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[G1 Android Development] 4qu4rius:
Thanks for your fast reply !

Ok so my Wipe+install COS-DS zip failed horribly and I somehow managed to boot the original CM 6.1 ROM ?

Wipe/factory reset

wipe cache

wipe dalvik

install zip

Is "superwipe" the Good Thing (tm) to do ?

EDIT: it's a Magic 32B running 28.25 radio, sdcard has 6Go FAT32, 500Mo ext3, and 100Mo Swap

the wipe action seems to be formatting sd-ext partition alright.

EDIT2: recovery is CW 2.5.0.7
[G1 Android Development] azrash:
try ohsaka superwipe or do at fastboot erase

fastboot erase system -w
[G1 Android Development] 4qu4rius:
Thank you, superwipe did the trick.

Here is what I did: I'm writing this mostly so that it can be usefull for someone else with the same problem.

Superwipe + apply zip. --> reboot . However, I was stuck at the pin code screen. the touch screen didn't work and no control worked. So I had to remove the battery, which apparently wasn't a good idea. It's now stuck on the spash boot image before the boot animation.

I have tried:

- Waiting for 10+ minutes in this situation.

- Removing the battery once more (same effect)

Finally I Superwiped again, applied COS-DS zip again. Rebooted to recovery then normally (Superwipe asks you to reboot to recovery, maybe I should have done that before applying COS-DS zip). Then it boots ok and I got to enter the PIN code and use my account normally.

Thanks a lot guys ! now starts the testing !
[G1 Android Development] Galaxen:
Seriously... you guys need to stop recommending wipe wipe wipe all the time when there is something wrong or apps forceclosing.. Ive used this ROM for a long time and I love it.. updated each build without wipe and everyting has worked great so far until the last builds where ex. browser keeps FC on startup and Im not alone. Whats the idea of updating if you need to wipe and setup your phone each time there is an update... its a pain in the A##.

Why not post logs on a issues tracker and see whats wrong instead of telling people to superwipe all the time!? I did a superwipe and updated to the latest but still browser keeps FC on my Magic 32A.... so Im back to 04072011 which I think was the best build.
[G1 Android Development] roalex:
The Browser its fine, if it FC for you, you did something, how do i know ? simple, i test it! The Browser on this ROM its different from he one on EzGB for instance, so you need to WIPE only when you come from another ROM, pretty simple.

People swap roms like some girls swap shoes:)

So your stuck with conflicting data(settings,etc) or "data" that is not in this ROM, or you have "data" from this rom that your next shoe, eh i mean rom, doesn't have, you get the drill.

Until you can replicate a bug on a fully cleaned system you should not!!! even report it. Chances are you did something!

p.s

Btw after you flash Superwipe you have to reboot the system again in recovery. As for any erase_image.
[G1 Android Development] 4qu4rius:
this is what is not explained at all in the Superwipe page. Explaining "why" and "how" seems to be a pain for most. It seems it's easier to just treat the "user" like sheep.

Anyway, yes, coming from CM, I fully expected I would have to wipe, no problem with that.
[G1 Android Development] Effdee:
super wipe is way over the top imo

I have never used it but had a peek at what it was doing

it be snake oil !

Honestly everyone should just move on to clockworkmod recovery and get some fine control
[G1 Android Development] stefanero313:
hmm I did a full whipe update, latest version, because comming from 03312011 build,

reinstalled the rom and then I wanted to enable wifi to speed up apps sync etc

but when I klick on "WLAN" , it just sais "error"

---

checked dmesg, sais wlan version module is for 2.6.35.11 but I am runnning 2.6.35.10"

uname -a also shows 2.6.35.10 ..

I downloaded the minimum "stock" version, because I figured it would not have AWD in it, but looks like it does :)

btw: there is always a talk about "COS" Settings, where are those?! I only have "cyanogenmod" settings under teh settings option, but no COS !?

sry if I am to blind :-/

cheers

stefanero
[G1 Android Development] Galaxen:
Wiping when coming from another ROM is clear as blue sky in may but Im not coming from another ROM. Ive been on COS for a long time now... and if you look back 1-2 pages you´ll see that another guy has problem with browser FC. When superwiped I did exactly the same procedure (reboot) when coming from CM6.1 to COS but got browser FC just like when I just updated from earlier COS to the latest build. One thing could be the update file.. im gonna re-download it and give it another go.
[G1 Android Development] 1r2R1:
My experience :

i came from Yoshi rom. I used superwipe once, and clean cache and dalvik cache. Flash the cos rom, and the boot animation was the Yoshi one and the calendar icone to (for exemple)

I have to use superwipe many times (3-4) before flash the cos rom in order to have a clean install.

So even with superwipe used once, the system is not cleaned.
[G1 Android Development] AndDiSa:
Forgotten to clean /sd-ext/dalvik-cache?
[G1 Android Development] Effdee:
maybe include

run_program("busybox", "mount", "-a");
run_program("rm","/*/dalvik-cache/*");

to look after the newbies

BUT just thought about it

stale dalvik wouldn't or at least shouldn't be causing issues as stale dex should just be deleted and recreated

has anyone with FC problems actually posted a logcat?

and I don't mean just the E/ lines , stuff either side is often more useful
[G1 Android Development] Effdee:
then superwipe is broken

look at what it is suppose to do

it is suppose to format your partitions

or do you think COS is magicking back the yoshi junk?

forget about superwipe and use clockwork partition formats

superwipe is for noobs
[G1 Android Development] Joskevic:
Thanks for the reply, but that's not really the problem. The first fix is usually very quick (max 1-2 minutes), whatever app I'm using. But then, after 5-10minutes of good signal reception, the signal is suddenly gone without any obvious reason. And it takes minutes and minutes before the signal is restored, which isn't so comfortable:(
[G1 Android Development] sb56637:
I don't think so. It simply doesn't touch your SD card, and that's where some of the leftover configs are stored.

My process is simple:

1. Mount the SD Fat32 partition, show hidden files, and delete everything except my personal files folder

2. Use Gparted to re-format the SD ext4 partition

3. Superwipe for the internal phone memory

4. Reboot and flash the ROM.

Never had a problem this way.
[G1 Android Development] 4qu4rius:
Which is exactly what I did: factory reset + wipe cache + dalvik + flash COS-DS-19042011. And I ended up booting a monster looking like a new CM 6.1 with FCs added as bonus.

Maybe my Clockwork recovery is too old, I wouldn't know, but it sure failed to erase the system properly. (and fastboot wasn't possible when I did it).
[G1 Android Development] roalex:
the stock is without the COS or CM settings, it should also have Launcher2, which it does btw!

Might be something with wifi on 32b magic we gotta look into it! for starters give me a last_kmsg please.

i will fix the visual "CM settings" link you are seeing on the next build (for stock) :D
[G1 Android Development] dw9906:
Latest build is great. No issues here. Thanks for using Rom Manager! This will make things easier.
[G1 Android Development] Unkjcr:
The bug where the apps get automatically transfered to the sd-ext and disappear from the system is still here when a clean install is done?
[G1 Android Development] hrk:
I am not sure the second command would work, since the "*" escaping is done by the shell and I doubt run_program acts like a shell [but I may be wrong since I don't know its inner workings]
[G1 Android Development] JuliusCes:
Use Gparted to deactivate the SWAP partition, and then use again Gparted to reactivate the SWAP should you wish to use SWAP again.

Gparted would delete the SWAP partition, but the space would still be there so that you can install the partition again. No need to reformat sd card or resize partitions.
[G1 Android Development] diamant-x:
Links on main post are down. Please upload them again, big thanks! ^^
[G1 Android Development] newellj79:
What is gparted? It doesn't show up in the market.
[G1 Android Development] azrash:
Gparted is a linux software, commonly found in Ubuntu, Fedora etc. Can install them in VirtualBox
[G1 Android Development] cityeyes:
There's also a self-contained live CD that you can download and run on any PC. That's what I use when I need to do some hardcore repartitioning.

Be careful though. If you don't know exactly what you're doing you can really mess stuff up.

Edit: I'm also having problems with the latest download link. None of the three work - they are all invalid for me.
[G1 Android Development] JuliusCes:
If you don't have Linux, then you could use an app like Partition Magic for windows.

Indeed, you always have to be careful when using partitioning applications
[G1 Android Development] roalex:
Fixed now!
[G1 Android Development] Effdee:
partitions => format => system
[G1 Android Development] Effdee:
the first "" holds the command , following ""s hold the parameters for that command

since the rm command is part of the shell it will know what to do with the *s
[G1 Android Development] Effdee:
then unset sd-ext as the default install location
[G1 Android Development] roalex:
Btw, can somebody confirm they can see/download the rom from RomManager ? my premium its locked to the other device so i can't check and since i'm known to mess with , { [ etc, who knows if i messed it up ^^
[G1 Android Development] ThdDude:
Here is my updated theme and ROM with theme cooked in

COS D/S 04212011 TD HCUL

COS-DS-full-04212011-signedTD Full ROM Theme Cooked in
[G1 Android Development] ringochan:
I thought that the original poster only wanted to change the swap settings. If that's the case, then he may only need to enter 'swappy', 'swappy on' or 'swappy off' in the terminal. 'swappy' command may only be available when the swap was activated using FireRat's aio script, though.;) I use it a lot to experiment with different settings.
[G1 Android Development] cj chitwood:
We don't explain why or how because the shee^H^H^H^Husers either don't care or aren't smart enough (or experienced enough) to understand. Those that are generally indicate they've done some kind of research and usually get the more detailed help they need. Those that aren't just fill up their posts with LOL and :) and "isn't there an app to do this for me LOL!"

It's also easier to treat users like sheep when many users don't follow threads as long as this, don't even TRY to search AT ALL, don't know jack about the inner workings of Android or the phones on which it runs, and effectively are nothing more than script kiddies wanting someone else to develop easy-peasy Market apps to do everything with one click without knowing what they're doing (one-click-root for newbs, for instance). I don't claim to be an expert, but at least I know Linux, and I know operating systems and computers in general and specifics, and all of that directly pertains to Android and these ROMs we use, and I can see how the different puzzle pieces go together. I'm not saying the inexperienced shouldn't root, but I do believe they should learn something before they do instead of going full bore cooked ROM then asking "why does it boot loop all the time?" without bothering to get a full logcat or, when asked to get one, reply with "haha what's that lol?"...

I personally use AmonRA and it does everything I've ever needed it to do. I tried clockwork so I could use Cyanogen's rom updater app but something borked with it which made the recovery and the app worthless so I went back to RA. Either way, your point is valid.

Frankly, I don't mind wiping with Fastboot now that I know how. Seems to be more direct, with no recovery middle-man to get in the way of the workings...

Thank you! You understood what I was doing.

I was going to reply to the other posts to thank them for the suggestions, but I'll do it here. Ringo's right: I prefer not to actually remove the partition because -- as safe as it technically should be to do -- something ALWAYS fouls up on me when I mess with partitions. Maybe not right away, maybe not for several times, but eventually something goes awry. So I would far prefer to simply disable the use of swap in the ROM, or with one of the RC/Init files, or whatever scripts the system uses (this is where my understanding of the ROMs fail me because each ROM is different, and some people use FireRat's scripts and some don't).
[G1 Android Development] dw9906:
It shows in rom manager under the check for updates. And when you click download rom your name and description is there but when i click your name no rom shows up, but that might be because im on the current version, not sure. Also when you click the check for updates nothing ever comes up. Normally.a popup would come up saying "There is no update available for your ROM" or an update. Tried several times. I know theres no update, but i wanted to check to be sure it worked.
[G1 Android Development] AndroidKills:
is it me or are the kernel files(111mb) larger than the rom itself
[G1 Android Development] cityeyes:
It's not working just yet. From the OP: "added RomManager and submited my manifest to them, hopefully RM updates will be working soon"

I tried Clockwork a while back and it was missing a few things that I really liked about AmonRa (I can't remember what exactly, I just remember it drove me back). I don't know if it's been updated to a point to where it's caught up, but it seems like the only real functionality that it had over Amon was the ability to interface with Rom Manager and start updates from in-rom. I don't need that functionality because it's easy enough to download and flash the roms myself.
[G1 Android Development] Effdee:
main advantages of clockwork

format system,userdata and cache (ra only does data and cache)

traverse folders for zips (organise zips)

scroll for zips
[G1 Android Development] cityeyes:
Maybe I'll give it another try. I think the thing that was missing from clockwork recovery was the "clear cache" option. It must've been added since I last tried it.
[G1 Android Development] dw9906:
Really? I realize that! I know how to read! Roalex wanted to know if it was working yet. So I answered him.
[G1 Android Development] ra100x:
SD-ext option lost

Hi,

I somehow lost the option to set istall location for apps (Settings -> Applications -> ...)

I tried to reflash ROM, no effect, but after full wipe and flashing, that option was there, but I want to know how it is possible to loose that option.
[G1 Android Development] crypticc:
fix_permissions did it for me??
[G1 Android Development] dw9906:
This ROM just keeps getting better. Heres the benchmarks from current 04/21/2011 build!
[G1 Android Development] Maxamillion:
What is the most stable release so far for this rom? Because i am thinking about flashing it.
[G1 Android Development] crypticc:
LOL - read post before yours
[G1 Android Development] Maxamillion:
Oh DUH! HAHA thanks. Um overalll how is the speed and stability on this?
[G1 Android Development] dw9906:
In my opinion this is a very fast and stable ROM!
[G1 Android Development] crypticc:
I think this rom now uses zram. Pershoot based ones, say like the battery saver one built by farmatito use ramzswap I think. I don't think zram supports backing swap which has now fallen out of favour.

Here's the script. push to /system/bin/compcache (without file extension) and set permissions. I don't recall the exact ones but experiment till matches the other files in ../bin. 755 or 4755 rings a bell for some reason.

If you open the file, the two commented # rzscontrol statements are B4, and the similar commands after are my edits.
[G1 Android Development] Maxamillion:
What exactly is ramzswap?
[G1 Android Development] dw9906:
Anyone else having issues where the sdcard wont mount to PC via usb?
[G1 Android Development] azrash:
nope, no problem here, dont forget to turn on usb debugging as well :p
[G1 Android Development] newellj79:
Only when using a biifmod kernel with it instead of stock (yes the biffmod froyo kernel does work, although personally I didn't see improved battery life).
[G1 Android Development] dw9906:
Crap, I knew that to. I forgot I had usb debugging off. Thanks man! Im an idiot. Lol
[G1 Android Development] hrk:
Here.
[G1 Android Development] kevinnguyen84:
Which ROM Is Faster??

HBoot 1.33.0013

Radio 2.22.28.25

Kernel 2.6.34.7-cm6-biffmod

Set CPU 576mb

Swap 64mb

This is the ROM that I'm Currently Using

Official AOSP 2.2 OTA -- [Installable on All Dream/Sapphire]

VS.

Gingerbread ROM

[ROM][Gingerbread][GRI40][04/21/2011]COS-DS

I've spent a lot of time perfecting my setup with the AOSP 2.2 OTA. I don't want to spend a crazy amount of time to set up everything again after installing the Gingerbread ROM if it's not faster..

For Example:

I've dexoptimized a bunch of system apps, including ADW EX Launcher.

Added Reboot, and Recovery options to my shutdown menu, modded my lockscreen, and custom dark-themed the entire ROM from status bar, to menus, to the dialer app

Please let me know if this new ROM is quicker and stability is >= ASOP 2.2 OTA.

Thank you very much!!
[G1 Android Development] azrash:
you can always do a nandroid backup or use switchrom to store your AOSP build, and then play around with COS, and switch back if you want to
[G1 Android Development] cj chitwood:
I'm still on whatever is in my signature below, and its doing very nice. First run on Quadrant sucked, but later on that day/night I actually still hit 324, so it's not bad.

Compared to old Cyanogenmod 6.1, this feels much smoother to me. I do notice in this version that when I open the apps drawer, I have to wait for the apps to populate the drawer nearly every third or fourth time, sometimes more often. Older versions did not suffer this problem. But, they were also a little slower.

Battery life is fantastic compared to CM versions 5 through 6. For me at least. I still would like to know how some people are getting 4 days -- I have trouble believing they are using anywhere near stock batteries, but my stock one is capable with care and minimal use of lasting 2 days on one charge, so I guess maybe it's possible.

However, everyone's mileage is varying. At the same time, they seem to vary together: a few people report 4-day battery life, some people report no battery life, some people report super speed, others super slug, but they seem to collect into groups of people with similar amounts of these traits.

Overall though, it's very stable. Very few F/C issues (in fact, I don't think I've had more than one in the entire month or so I've been using it, and I was having them regularly with CM 6.1). I don't receive many texts anyway, so I can't speak to loss of SMS messages, but all the ones my wife sends me seem to get through.

Apps can be installed on the phone, SD-EXT, or SD-FAT32, all from within the ROM settings (no need for special tricks, hacks, or scripts).

I do recommend this ROM. That said, I often jinx things with my recommendations, so if it starts sucking super bad, blame me :p;)

I never needed USB debugging for to mount the SD card as USB. In fact, I just did mount it with USB Debugging DISabled. When I plug it in, it pops up on my android a little USB Connected screen, with the option to turn on USB Storage. Now that it's mounted, that same screen gives me the option to turn OFF USB Storage. Works flawlessly for me, with no USB Debugging.

Now, I do recall several pages back (possibly a dozen or so for you -- I view 50 posts per page) that there were occasionally people complaining of the same thing, but they were few and far between. May even have been you. I would suggest your cable might be bad or failing, but I assume were that the case you wouldn't be able to use ADB or install new ROMs (unless you download them directly on the phone). So I assume you would know if it were bad, so IDK. I also assume you've wiped and reflashed from scratch -- you seem smart enough to have tried that. These are the only things I can think of. I might suggest, turn the phone off, eject and reinsert (a few times) the MicroSD card, and repower. Shouldn't make a diff, especially if you can still use the card in-ROM, but I HAVE seen stranger things happen.

Wish there was a :shrug: smiley.
[G1 Android Development] cj chitwood:
Kernel files are usually around 1 or 2 MB in Linux, so I can't imagine a kernel in Android being much larger or even smaller for that matter -- and CERTAINLY not a hundred and eleven MB! No offense, but are you sure the decimal's in the right place?

Sent from my HTC Swiss Army Phone using that XDA app that's based on Tapatalk...
[G1 Android Development] cj chitwood:
IDK, but if the option in Settings --> COS Settings to have apps-on-SD enabled is disabled, will that remove the option from Settings --> Applications to choose the location??

Sent from my HTC Swiss Army Phone using that XDA app that's based on Tapatalk...
[G1 Android Development] Maxamillion:
Hey your running AOSP by ezterry right?

How is it overall in speed stability, etc.? cuz i am considering that rom.
[G1 Android Development] azrash:
a possible bug?

pressing the trackball does not wake the device and i have checked 'trackball wake' in COS>Input setting

using the latest build 2104

Im not sure if others have this issue as well, but for me it is a low priority bug :)
[G1 Android Development] javon27:
So... From what I'm understanding, swap is highly discouraged at this point. So, prior to installing the 4-21-11 update, I disabled my swap partition via gparted. What I wanna know now is: what settings do I need to change in order to get the same multitasking as when I was using swap?
[G1 Android Development] AndroidKills:
hmmm im pretty sure, i downloaded from github and yes i was shocked too because kernels are around 1-2mb.

And also the direct link to the kernel isn't on OP anymore, but instead links to the different kernels.

I'm on pershoots kernels and its alright, i was wondering how the preferred kernel for this ran.
[G1 Android Development] Effdee:
the kernel source will be quite large
[G1 Android Development] tom0769:
Just tested latest release (COS-DS-04212011-stock-signed.zip).

Typed "free" in terminal and there was no swap, thought there should be swap reported because of the 10% cc.

Lock home in ram doesn't work for me, home is always reloading even when just going to settings and back.

Installed the rom twice after a full wipe each (wipe + flashing superwipe).

Is there a menu item to control COS settings?
[G1 Android Development] Pfeffernuss:
You can't. Leaving an app temporarily will usually result in a reload when returning to it. A GB-Rom on a Dream/Sapphire without any form of Swap is a single-app-at-once affair.

IMHO ofcourse, other people will apparently run numerous apps at once without any problems.
[G1 Android Development] ra100x:
maybe I am demented, but I've through all options in COS Settings, and can NOT find apps-on-SD, only thing I can change is Allow application moving (but everything looks like apps are being saved to ext)

and BTW, I've tried to wipe and flash [04/21/2011], option was there, but afterrestoring settings throught Titanium, I've lost it again, I've got feeling that my phone is kinda weird, or is it just me?
[G1 Android Development] dw9906:
Can't wait for next build to see whats next.
[G1 Android Development] roalex:
:)

Before Magpie was not Set install location on Settings, now there is, if you restore with TB the data from system it will overwrite, so it will be gona again !

A tip, only backup user apps with TB!

@tom0769 stock version has the CC set to 0.

About kernels this is the only kernel for you guys, since its the only kernel for Gingerbread that is being develop, its made by EzTerry (based on CM's 2.6.35 unified) i simply change some things to fit my rom's needs, Pershoot and CM do NOT develop for D/S at this point. I know Farmatito is fixing up/updating the old Pershoot tree but is not yet compatible with GB unless using froyo vold. Needless to say all this kernels are very similar !