yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] user7618:
It would be best to give everything a good wipe. Just in case. :)

I grew up around Plymouth and my mom lives in Nappanee.

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[Hero CDMA Android Development] Shelnutt2:
That did it! Thanks for the suggestion
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zanywood:
Sorry to jump ship but dark horse only themeing for aosp.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Kfunk:
I will have an update for DH tomorrow for this ROM. Been very busy lately!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rundmcarlson:
I don't know what I did, (i had to do some funky flashing during setup) but I get a straight 2 days of moderate use out of the stock battery. Overnight, my battery percentage only dropped 1% I had the screen off and left the 3g and gps on. During the day I sent a few texts, made a few calls, and watched a few youtube videos. If anyone else would like to try what I did and see if it works for them here are my steps.

I wiped everything, (including partitions menu), flashed cm7 (#12), and rebooted.

Then flashed gapps, rebooted.

Then installed all my apps with titanium, making sure not to install anything that already came with the rom. (system apps, and system data)

Flashed deca's kernel, and the his batt-tweak.

This made my entire system perform poorly so I reflashed cm7 (#12) over what I had. (without wipe)

I use the same settings I have in the past for my performance settings. (compcache 18%, no JIT, no surface dithering, lock home and messaging in memory, and vm heap of 24m). My cpu governor is ondemand 264-768, set on boot.

If anyone else tries flashing like this and gets success let me know. I know it doesn't make much sense why this would do anything, but my batt life has improved significantly over the previous build and this is the only thing I did differently.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rochford77:
Darch

any one hear if darch is going to post this himself any time soon? not asking for an ETA J/W if thats in our near future or not...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
Seems all the builds failed for the last 3 days. It'll be posted when it builds.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dlgltal:
zanywood,

Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. Didn't see the PM

I enclosed battery gauge mod for both #11 and #12 just in case you upgraded to #12 and #13
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zanywood:
Thanks bro!!!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] CrashV2010:
Number 13 dropped....
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
Yeah, I thought I understood their numbering system. I think it's like deca's numbering system for his kernels.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
I can't get 13 to flash. Starts to then dumps me back to the main recovery screen. md5 matches.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dmm5157:
Finished on for me, but seems a little slow on my first boot. Going to rebootand hope it gets faster.

I noticed Profiles got added. Very handy.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
Haha, the md5 of my download matched, but the md5 of the file on my sdcard didn't. Flashing now. ;)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] BlaqkAudio:
#13 is working well on my end. Plus I finally got the pulldown mod to work.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
Yeah, this seems nice and quick.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bravo1565:
I agree #13 running great and it is quicker and runs alot smoother
[Hero CDMA Android Development] btaylor545:
Did a fresh install of #13 anyone having probs with their sdcard failing? Every reboot it fails and I have to take out the sdcard and put it back in. It works after that fine. Also adw notifier also fc's. Anyone else having the same probs?

Sent from my HTC Hero CDMA running Aosp GB 2.3.3
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Kfunk:
fyi... I have updated dark horse for the latest version of cyanogenMod7 #13 complete with the latest animations mix.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zanywood:
Thank you kfunk!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] s0be:
Yep, same behavior here. 16GB, with 3 partitions on SD Card. What you got?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] borrowedchief:
On CM 6.1, there was an option to hold the back button down to kill a program. I cannot seem to find a way to enable this in 7. Does anyone know if it's included, and if so, where to enable?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] derekaug:
I tried 13 this morning after a clean wipe, got stuck at HTC boot screen a couple times, boot looped, etc. Got past and actually booted up once, but then I rebooted and the same thing happened.

This was with #13 and the latest gapps downloaded from goo-inside.me/gapps/

Anybody else having similar issues, I was forced to go back to #12.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zanywood:
I'm losing apps on #13 three apps don't show.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Benduchi:
On CM7 build #13 running great thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
settings > applicatons > development > 5th item
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zanywood:
I lost Google apps and had to fix permissions for apps like xda to work!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] borrowedchief:
Thanks =) Was looking forever
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jasonmaloney:
Context -- this post has none.

I'm going to assume this happened when you updated to the newest nightly. The only reason you should lose gapps is if you're coming from an incompatible ROM.

If you flash from aosp's ROM to the nightlies, you will lose gapps because he uses his own identifier. There are ways around this if anyone is interested.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zanywood:
Yep that's exactly what I did! I've done before but this was first time it happened.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] PRGUY85:
A bit off topic. Have any of you tested the new "Honeycomb" Music app on this ROM? I downloaded it to test the Google Music sync but whenever I open it, it Force Closes on me. I deleted the default Music app before installing it.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] borrowedchief:
Sweet. Looks like RC2 is up

http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/17322-cyanogenmod-7-for-hero-cdma-v700-rc2-03072011/page__pid__151729#entry151729

Um, it's gone now. Weird.

Well, I was able to snag the DL, so i popped it in my dropbox.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17638962/update-cm-7.0.0-RC0-Heroc-signed.zip

The original thread I linked to did mention that even though it is labeled RC0, it should be RC 2.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
we've got RC2 and #14 now
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zanywood:
What's rc2?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zanywood:
My battery is draining super fast on #13.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] srb7215:
Can you flash nightlies on top of RC? Basically can I wipe everything and flash RC2 and then use that too flash any new nightlies that come out or will I need to keep keep them seperate?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dedian:
No wipe necessary going from RC2 to a later nightly. If you DO have issues, wipe cache/dalvik and that should clear up force closes and the like.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] wild1z:
I am pretty sure it means Release Candidate # 2. If you look at the mirror link, you will see RC1, then the nightlies...2,3,4 ect. Then RC2 and more nightlies.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zanywood:
What's the difference between this and nightlies?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dedian:
Other than the naming, not much. a RC* is a "release" whereas a nightly is just a nightly build. The end product, given the same code base, would be the same save for the name.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] PRGUY85:
Coming from AOSP Gingerbread ROM to Nightly #13, battery drain is almost non-existent in this ROM. Don't know if Cyanogen fixed it in source and now AOSP has this corrected as well. In the past with AOSP, ANdroid System would cause my phone to wake 1/4 or more of the time it lasted on battery. Now, it's almost non-existent.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] BlaqkAudio:
Also, RCs are manually built whereas nightlies are automated builds.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
Glad you got it sorted out. Back in Froyo, I always got better battery life with CM than AOSP although I actually ended up running AOSP because it was faster, I would just count on plugging in in the evening. As for GB, I'm on CM now, but depending where aosp goes with his rom, I may end up on that. CM7 is more than quick enough though and I'm getting a bit weary of messing with my phone.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] maxpower47:
Yep :cool:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] gu1dry:
Also bugs/issues with an RC can be reported on the bug tracker, while bugs/issues in nightlies can not.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] il Duce:
also, they make me think of RC Cola, which I loved as a kid, lol.

also, they are slightly less habit forming than nightlies. O_o
[Hero CDMA Android Development] PRGUY85:
Would you go back to AOSP even if the phone awake cycles by Android System persist over there?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Drunkpilot:
Well I'll say it...I'm interested. I haven't learned anything all day.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jasonmaloney:
Pull the build.prop out of the zip you're trying to flash. Push it to your /system partition before you flash (if you're in recovery, make sure it is mounted first!). Then the automatic backup tool will preserve your gapps (as well as any system files you listed in etc/custom_backup_list.txt).

Don't hold me responsible if odd incompatibilities arise from doing this, but it always works for me.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] il Duce:
So I went into /etc and couldn't find that file, do I create it or did I miss it?

sent from my hero, which no longer sucks ass.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jasonmaloney:
You have to create it if you wish to use it. You only need it if you wish to backup things not already listed in the backup tool (system/bin/backuptool.sh if memory serves).
[Hero CDMA Android Development] il Duce:
Ok so I do want to, could you either pm me a how to, or link me to a thread if there is one, also could I edit the .sh file or is that bad?

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[Hero CDMA Android Development] jasonmaloney:
No point in editing the backuptool.sh file since it will get overwritten whenever you reflash anyway.

Say I have a file called Ascend.mp3 in the folder /system/media/audio/notifications. Say I also had files called sysro and sysrw in the folder /system/bin. If I wished to have the backup tool automatically backup/restore them during a flash, I would create the following etc/custom_backup_list.txt.

media/audio/notifications/Ascend.mp3
bin/sysrw
bin/sysro

As long as you specify the correct path, this should work for any files in the system partition.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ch1naski:
Thanks for the example, jm. Explanations like that make things a lot more digestible for those of us wishing to learn.

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[Hero CDMA Android Development] dgatlin:
RC2 to 14

Does 14 have the RC2 in it or do I need to install RC2 then 14?

Thanks...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] il Duce:
Thanks for this, one more for clarity) the created file goes in /etc or /system/etc. Also, inside the .txt, where you wrote the path as media, should it be /system/media? If it should be exactly as you wrote it, just say so, lol. And would this need to be pushed during the flash process or simply left in the system directory pre flash?

sent from my hero, which no longer sucks ass.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jasonmaloney:
Doesn't matter -- etc is just a symlink to system/etc.

No, you don't have to specify system because the tool only handles files in the system partition. It would be as I wrote.

Leave it in etc before you flash. Then the backup tool will restore everything in it as well as the list itself whenever you reflash (as long as the props match like I mentioned for the gapps).
[Hero CDMA Android Development] il Duce:
awesome info, thank you. Just made the file, hopefully it works next update.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Drunkpilot:
Thanks JM. I'm glad I asked.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
Not in the form that they were. I only stuck with aosp froyo because I could go until about 10pm without a charge. The recent battery problems I had were killing the battery around 8pm which was really annoying and as I said this is more than fast enough, I can't imagine anything getting any faster on this old hardware.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jviola:
Cyanogen RC just spins

I've uploaded the zip to my sdcard, went into recovery updated using the RC zip. Now my phone just spins on the cyanogen(mod)7 image? I've reflashed a couple of times, I've factory defaulted, I've wiped, I've cleared. Not sure what else to try?

Nevermind, I went back to previous rom. Open up ROM Manager and installed Clockworkmod again and tried again. It worked.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oohaylima:
Probably not. I went from 12 to 14 without a hassle.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jasonmaloney:
It will take a few minutes on first boot for DexOpt to generate Dalvik cache. Though if it sits at the logo for more than say 10 minutes, you likely have a problem.

I had some trouble with bootloops the first time I flashed the RC. Not sure what finally fixed it.

RC2 is discrete from the nightly builds. You can choose to either stick with the release candidates, or continue with the nightly builds. The difference (as posted before) is that you can submit bug reports to CyanogenMod crew when using release candidates. Nightlies are more of a work-in-progress than release candidates.

Nightly #14 and RC2 were built within about 20 minutes of each other, so they should be functionally identical.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] PRGUY85:
Hmmm after flashing #13, first calibration gave me 34 hours with normal usage. ANdroid System kept phone awake for 40 or less minutes. I charged it back to 100 now, turned it ON and unplugged. Android system is up to 29 min in 2 hours and I haven't touched phone much. Only thing I did was turn off Latitude which was causing Maps to keep phone awake on previous battery cycle....weird. Will continue to report.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ddgarcia05:
Anyone know how.to fix this problem. Everytime I get a call it rings but. The screen doesn't display the incoming call.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Benduchi:
Have you messed with your CPU settings?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] wild1z:
This is really weird. Maybe this is how it's supposed to work out but I when I installed #14 after a fresh wipe, format, Partition, dalvik, cache, format..... My Mod version is Nightly 03072011-NIGHTLY. And the Kernal version is 11. I have flashed all of these plus most of AOSP's and 40% of those were fresh from start flashes. Is my phone not flashing correctly or is this normal?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dedian:
That sounds right - #14 shows 3/8 on the mirror site, but may have just been built on 3/07, not sure what time all the devices get built, but I believe it's a few hours before midnight (CST, anyway)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] wild1z:
Ok Thanks, I figured as much but the #11 Kernal through me off. :) It's running great so why am I am concerned? :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] PRGUY85:
Are you guys recalibrating battery every time you flash a new nightly?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] wild1z:
Not me, I swap batteries so I have 12 of them to cycle through. I do wipe battery stats though just in case this is my last flash. ;) I guess I am an addict. :lol:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dedian:
Oh - yeah the kernel # is independent of the CyanogenMod #. The Kernel # is the number of compiles the kernel itself has gone through. Since the device tree includes a prebuilt kernel, this number doesn't increment in step with the CM build #
[Hero CDMA Android Development] wild1z:
All right, learn something new everyday. Thanks and Thanks button pushed. ;)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Nsandhu23:
Hey I have a question probably dumb, but what's the difference between nightlies and the rc version? Im holding off until CM7 is stable before I download anything.

And I know we can report bugs on rc, but performance and stuff?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dedian:
Edit: The differences have been discussed in previous posts. As for stability - I use this as my daily ROM and it works great. Performance is very usable as well. It's not going to make your HERO a newer phone :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] petcojunkie:
Fb upload problems.

Anyone else having issues uploading pics to FaceBook?, it just sticks at 0% in the notification bar. Any suggestions?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zanywood:
Mirror link for #14 anyone!? Thank you!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Nsandhu23:
Yea i know I just want some gingerbread that's reliable and a daily rom on my hero.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zanywood:
Can't get 14 to load any help androidians
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
check the md5 of the file on your sd card.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ehusidic:
Does anybody know which of the the new Droid X build.prop works with the latest #14 build?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ch1naski:
This is a known bug, I don't think any one had found the culprit yet.

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[Hero CDMA Android Development] steve19137:
#17 is up! downloading now, hope we can get camera fixes soon :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Benduchi:
Any idea when rom manger will have updates?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
The site indicates that it's been sent to Rom Manager already.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Benduchi:
Nope but its ok I downloaded it from the cynogen site

on it now so far so good wifi is fixed now to see if I can get vvm to work
[Hero CDMA Android Development] il Duce:
hopefully you see this Q: if I want to preserve an entire folder "media/audio/ringtones" would that work, or would I have to do the individual files "media/audio/ringtones/file.ogg" ???
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jaybob413:
After 30 seconds of exhaustive review, it looks like the backup_file function in backuptool.sh uses "cp -p" which will omit directory copies. To get the behavior you are looking for, you would need to add something like:

if [ -d $1 ];

then

cp -R $1 $C/$F

fi

to the backup_file and restore_file functions to check if the item in the list was a directory and if so, do a recursive copy.

So, it looks like the short answer is no it wouldn't work, you would need to list the files individually.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jasonmaloney:
Also, any changes you make to the backup tool itself will be ignored when you reflash, because it is extracted directly from the ZIP to a temp folder and run from there. The copy in the system partition is never actually used.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] CrashV2010:
18 is up people.....
[Hero CDMA Android Development] eldenmisty:
Guys I need help. I see that 18 is up but I have checked rom mgr and I am still on 13 and no. Updates. I confused
[Hero CDMA Android Development] stayclean:
Use the link in the OP. Enjoy.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oohaylima:
*shrugs* Good question. Sometimes you just have to download it and flash it yourself.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] eldenmisty:
Do I have to do the Google apps if I have it on my SD card
[Hero CDMA Android Development] trentonite:
anybody know if the screenshot feature has been implemented in any of the current builds? im currently on 12 and it's not there unless im missing something
[Hero CDMA Android Development] user7618:
Camera fc when zoom in/out set to volume rocker and i try to zoom in. Anyone else?

Also, for the poster above, no screenshot feature on 18 so I doubt it is on 12.

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[Hero CDMA Android Development] CrashV2010:
Use the menu settings not the tapping of the screenie, lol !!!!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dpeeps74:
What screenshot feature? The only screenshot feature I've heard about was Google making screenshot apps not require root, which wouldn't hold much meaning for us.

[dpeeps74]
[Hero CDMA Android Development] stayclean:
MIUI has a built-in screencap feature.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Nilxchaos:
No MIUI on Hero.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
yeah me too

sent via tappa tappa tappa
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oohaylima:
Talk about wierd....well, it's wierd and awesome at the same time. I've always had trouble with the Sprint VVM, and could never play the messages back, but today I flashed 17 and poof!! It freakin works!! Woohoo!!!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bravo1565:
Anyone know of a good keyboard that is responsive
[Hero CDMA Android Development] user7618:
Yeah, I got one or two. :D

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=875604

Protip: turn off the popups im the keyboard settings for improved performance.

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[Hero CDMA Android Development] bravo1565:
What kind of keyboard what is it called
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
I just noticed 19 is in.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Benduchi:
About to flash it now... Oh and rom manager is fixed thank you
[Hero CDMA Android Development] fowenati:
I'm wondering if I am coming from CM 6.1.0 RC1, what will I have to do?

Regular just flash the zip for the latest nightly?

Wipe Dalvic and Flash?

Wipe data (factory reset) and flash?

or all the above?

Also if I don't need to wipe anything, what will be gone? will I still have my personal apps from CM6.1.0 RC
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
http://romrepo.info/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
[Hero CDMA Android Development] fowenati:
This doesn't answer any of my questions at all. The site doesn't give my any answers, although the info is useful.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zwizzle:
It is actually on there, you just have to look around a bit. The answer is you'll need to do a full wipe: data, cache, boot, and last but not least system. All these are accessible under the Partitions menu in Clockworkmod recovery 2.x.

http://romrepo.info/wiki/index.php?title=Install_from_another_ROM

Btw, I'm running nightly #18 and it's excellent--very fast and I haven't noticed any bugs at all. If you want to take full advantage of your phone, I'd highly recommend CM7.

Edit: Your personal apps should download automatically when you first login to Google. However, I'd highly recommend you download Titanium Backup from the market before you upgrade just in case. Menu > Batch > Backup all user apps. Then you can restore all your apps with Titanium any time you like.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] quique18:
build #19, slow?

I was on build #18 and my phone was running pretty fast, I updated to #19 today and everything seems much slower, anybody else notice this? switching from screen to screen seems to lag. I tried fixing permissions 2x, but it still seems to be laggy. I think I'm going to reflash build #18.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] wild1z:
Make sure to check your CPU settings. I notice a big difference in performance on every new flash as it throttles the CPU settings way back.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] quique18:
I have the same cpu settings i just wiped cache and dalvik. On demand. Min 264 max 691

Rafael Garces

MCSA, A+, NET+, ACMT, MCP
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bravo1565:
#19 is running great
[Hero CDMA Android Development] steve19137:
so i am experiencing the same thing with #19, so im on #18 for now. i normally dont wipe dalvik and cache, and my cpu settings are still sticking. i have smart@ss governor, 176 min, 768 max. i have set on boot checked. so i guess im not sure why #19 is so slow. i would assume that wiping dalvik and cache when flashing a new nightly would be a good idea, and i can do that, but is that all?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] fowenati:
Thanks :)

Ugh I hate having to wipe. Then I have to reinstall my custom transparent stuff and relogin to everything and rearrange stuff.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bravo1565:
anyone know a good setup on cpu also when it is setup do I have to reboot the phone
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zanywood:
#19 started good but slowed down bad after about 15 minutes