CM7: Take the Dive? - Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So I've been holding out on CM7 because I've been very happy with Bionix 1.3.1..phone has been perfect, but I'm looking for something new...I know how to use Odin no problem, but I like to avoid it because CWM is safer...what I'm asking is some opinions on CM7 and compared to Bionix, would I be underwhelmed with CM7? Keep in mind, I use GPS probably once or twice weekly.
What are your thoughts on these two ROMs? Should I hold off on CM7?

Sdobron said:
So I've been holding out on CM7 because I've been very happy with Bionix 1.3.1..phone has been perfect, but I'm looking for something new...I know how to use Odin no problem, but I like to avoid it because CWM is safer...what I'm asking is some opinions on CM7 and compared to Bionix, would I be underwhelmed with CM7? Keep in mind, I use GPS probably once or twice weekly.
What are your thoughts on these two ROMs? Should I hold off on CM7?
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im really waiting for it man....but as you know, theres alot coming out so ill try them all.. maybe team wishkey comes out with something

Yea same exact scenario. I want to try CM7 badly but i need my phone to be fully functional with gps and everything working. Anyone know when the estimated time of a fully stable CM7 release will be?

Nirmalspeed said:
Yea same exact scenario. I want to try CM7 badly but i need my phone to be fully functional with gps and everything working. Anyone know when the estimated time of a fully stable CM7 release will be?
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April 14 at 12:59 pm

CM7 is remarkably stable. For me, the only bug has been the phone rebooting if its charging, but other than that my GPS works and all. Data wifi calling everything. Heck, can't even tell im on an beta rom.

Lol GPS working how did u do that
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Why not give the gingerbread one by WhiteHawkx a try i've been using it for awhile and everything but GPS works perfect for me. Stable and battery life is very good on it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=976318

Sorry friend, cm7 is not for you as of this time. The main issues I have seen people talk about are: NO gps, no WiFi calling and low battery life ( I've personally get 12-14 hours max). Other then that I'm a happy camper .
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if you use gps don't bother cause it doesn't work. otherwise battery life has been fixed. external sd mounting hasn't been fixed. also, if you want swype you need to get on the beta through swype and you have to reinstall it every time you update to a new cm version (don't know if titanium will fix this yet) everything else is great (on the 02/25/11 update calls were fine, but the 03/04/11 update people have said i sound weird but a mute/unmute fixes it).
i won't go back from cm7 to anything that isn't 2.3.x.

Sdobron said:
So I've been holding out on CM7 because I've been very happy with Bionix 1.3.1..phone has been perfect, but I'm looking for something new...I know how to use Odin no problem, but I like to avoid it because CWM is safer...what I'm asking is some opinions on CM7 and compared to Bionix, would I be underwhelmed with CM7? Keep in mind, I use GPS probably once or twice weekly.
What are your thoughts on these two ROMs? Should I hold off on CM7?
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I have been holding off until the next release/update........ Odin is Way safer then CWM............your statement doesn't make sense to me........

nomadrider123 said:
April 14 at 12:59 pm
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Love it!!!!!! At that exact minute cm7 will also magically appear on all our vibrants without us having to flash it.
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nomadrider123 said:
April 14 at 12:59 pm
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You forgot the year man. 2012......
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nomadrider123 said:
April 14 at 12:59 pm
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ROFLMFAO

oka1 said:
I have been holding off until the next release/update........ Odin is Way safer then CWM............your statement doesn't make sense to me........
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Most pbl corruption is due to bad odin flashes...

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[Q] Firmware Version: Gingerbread 2.3 update ?

Does anyone know when this update will begin in the U.S.?
Knowing samsung and tmobile I'll say 3 to 4 months. Let's hope I'm wrong. Since the update just started rolling in europe yesterday for public testing
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seriously, I'm guessing 2012.
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I'm so excited for this!!
It shouldn't take them long to just port the rom eh?
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Yeah I was thinking they could just port it over? Like they did 2.2 roms
the leak was already ported... just as this will be. i wouldn't expect gps, but hopefully we can get an actual recovery...
So when it is official could we just Odin back to stock and upgrade legitimately through kies?
yjqidt said:
Does anyone know when this update will begin in the U.S.?
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No one will know until Samsung or T-Mobile says so.
As a guess, given how the Froyo rollout went, I'd guess that we're in for several months of waiting for this officially.
pretty sure i'm getting gingerbread via kies mini as we speak. ill let you know
gruntmaster2 said:
pretty sure i'm getting gingerbread via kies mini as we speak. ill let you know
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Is this real life?
yea. i plugged my phone into my computer and it said there was an update available
might've ****ed up though. forgot i had voodoo enabled. now my phone aint working. oops
gruntmaster2 said:
yea. i plugged my phone into my computer and it said there was an update available
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that's KB5.
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iynfynity said:
that's KB5.
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ohh, sorry to get anyones hopes up. i just assumed.
lol..thanks for the chuckle
Lets not start a steady stream of these threads AGAIN (Froyo).
OP, if you want GB, Try CM7. Otherwise... patiently wait till you see something in the development section.
The i9000 JVK ginger along with the KB1 Vibrant modem running very smooth here with no issues yet. I mod my own rom
s15274n said:
OP, if you want GB, Try CM7.
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Lol, CM7 is a joke on the Vibrant. CyanogenMod is always a step ahead of the drivers available for Samsung devices, so it will *never* work properly on a Samsung. By the time they have what they need to make it work, they're already pushing out a new "no wifi no gps no nothing useful" version. Nothing against CyanogenMod, but... Try CM7 (or any version) is never much of an answer on the Vibrant and recommending it to anyone is pointless.
That said...
Every time anyone posts a thread asking when, T-Mobile kills a kitten, Baby Jesus cries, and another week will go by before the update.
lotherius said:
Lol, CM7 is a joke on the Vibrant. CyanogenMod is always a step ahead of the drivers available for Samsung devices, so it will *never* work properly on a Samsung. By the time they have what they need to make it work, they're already pushing out a new "no wifi no gps no nothing useful" version. Nothing against CyanogenMod, but... Try CM7 (or any version) is never much of an answer on the Vibrant and recommending it to anyone is pointless.
That said...
Every time anyone posts a thread asking when, T-Mobile kills a kitten, Baby Jesus cries, and another week will go by before the update.
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you obviously haven't tried cm7. it is hands down, by far, the best gb for the vibrant. pretty much the ONLY problem is gps doesn't work.
funeralthirst said:
you obviously haven't tried cm7. it is hands down, by far, the best gb for the vibrant. pretty much the ONLY problem is gps doesn't work.
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From the thread on CM7 for the Vibrant:
Known bugs:
You can't get into recovery/download without the 3 buttons combo. (You can't from inside the ROM, so do NOT flash if you can't use the 3 button combo.)
Problems switching between 2G and 3G when data is connected. (You may get un-reliable data.)
Compass. (works not at 100%)
Video playback may be choppy with some formats.
GPS is broken.
May have many other bugs that are unlisted.
Polling problem on RIL (Works after you lock and unlock your phone.)
USB Tethering is currently broken
Battery life has significantly improved with latest unofficial nightly (3/31) and the latest Additional kernel. See below. However, it is still not as good as stock.
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[Q] Any Gingerbread ROMs with GPS?

I'm aware that there are TONS of Gingerbread roms. But the thing that has been keeping me back from flashing is that GPS is broken. Does anyone know of any ROM that has working GPS in GB??
If there was a working GPS for TB,all but the CM7 builds would have GPS in the list of working features.
Short answer, no.
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Tynen said:
I'm aware that there are TONS of Gingerbread roms. But the thing that has been keeping me back from flashing is that GPS is broken. Does anyone know of any ROM that has working GPS in GB??
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Without working GPS drivers for GB, this will never happen. Eugene claims to have done it, but he's disassociated himself with XDA. Personally I've never seen any proof of that claim.
strictlyrude27 said:
Without working GPS drivers for GB, this will never happen. Eugene claims to have done it, but he's disassociated himself with XDA. Personally I've never seen any proof of that claim.
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Yup Neither have I........... GB is missing the drivers the wierd thing is the map still works though move by move gps does not.........
strictlyrude27 said:
Without working GPS drivers for GB, this will never happen. Eugene claims to have done it, but he's disassociated himself with XDA. Personally I've never seen any proof of that claim.
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Ugh, he never claimed tohave. He he talked about a method to get it working. Someone jumped the gun and assumed he had it working.....
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geoffcorey said:
Ugh, he never claimed tohave. He he talked about a method to get it working. Someone jumped the gun and assumed he had it working.....
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no, he actually did say he got it working.
eugene373 said:
You need to fix it with the Correct Drivers & Correct initramfs, How do I know? I had GPS working last night!... Just move along Troll...
And for the Record, I just started dicking with GB only a few nights ago..
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1057816&page=4
Dang guys.. I really want GB haha
I hear you, if the GPS isn't working, never mind. Is there any other roms that are really nice for the SGH-T959?
I like the rotation of the icons on the G2, I would like to add that feature to my SGH-T959.
I am also waiting for GPS working on Gingerbread. However, I might try CM7 this week. If map is working, it still can take me to the destination.
coolairG1 said:
I am also waiting for GPS working on Gingerbread. However, I might try CM7 this week. If map is working, it still can take me to the destination.
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I got impatient and installed CM7. It's very nice. I think I'll have to do without maps.
geoffcorey said:
Ugh, he never claimed tohave. He he talked about a method to get it working. Someone jumped the gun and assumed he had it working.....
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he said he made it work, read more
daddyhall2010 said:
I hear you, if the GPS isn't working, never mind. Is there any other roms that are really nice for the SGH-T959?
I like the rotation of the icons on the G2, I would like to add that feature to my SGH-T959.
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What's a rom? I wish there were a place that had stuff about do-dads that make my phone do fancy things. Do such websites exist?
bosina said:
he said he made it work, read more
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You didn't have to point it out AGAIN that I was wrong, especially when someone posted the actual reply link showing where he said he got it working.
If you're going to tell someone that someone else said a specific thing, don't just tell them, show them. Because telling them doesn't do anything.
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Doesn't it work in cm7? CM7 issues doesn't have GPS listed in it.
unikuser said:
Doesn't it work in cm7? CM7 issues doesn't have GPS listed in it.
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No doesn't work in CM7 either
Until we have a gingerbread leak or an ota for the vibrant, GPS will not work. It doesn't work on any 2.3 rom that runs on the vibrant.
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Dan Brutally crushed our hopes.
then how Eugene got it to work?
emonero said:
then how Eugene got it to work?
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He got it to work because he is a wizard. I would ask, but he doesn't answer pm's. I imagine we will have a leak soon. I hope.
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Dan_Brutal said:
He got it to work because he is a wizard. I would ask, but he doesn't answer pm's. I imagine we will have a leak soon. I hope.
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He is a busy man, hard to get hold of
Any Eugene's friends may want to try asking him on twitter ?

[script] speedy v7

seeing as this hasnt been mentioned figured i would share it since my buddy jrtduke an x2 owner shared this with me.. all credit goes to Overmind for this great scipt. Do not have to use the universal script.
And as always make a back up before any modding
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1246822
big thanks to Petr for showing us the way here.....
to remove it delete the scripts from /etc/init.d and reboot
spleef said:
seeing as this hasnt been mentioned figured i would share it since my buddy jrtduke an x2 owner shared this with me.. all credit goes to Overmind for this great scipt.
make sure to use the universal version since its made for the x2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1246822
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good find man
Does this work with locked and unlocked phones?
MikeyLee said:
Does this work with locked and unlocked phones?
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I'm rooted locked stock cwm bootstrap 198_6. using zeps v6 root toolbox tweaks motomizer app from market. stacks on top of all of that.
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will this work on CM7 ?
Kinda curious how this works for us but don't have time to mess with it right now lol anybody having any positive results?
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roundeye1987 said:
Kinda curious how this works for us but don't have time to mess with it right now lol anybody having any positive results?
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I'm going to make a nandroid then flash. I'm on CM7 as well and am curious to see if/how it works..
worse case scenario I gotta restore my nandroid..
EDIT: gotta get to bed. 5am comes around quick. Maybe I'll have time in the morning before work.
daddymikey1975 said:
I'm going to make a nandroid then flash. I'm on CM7 as well and am curious to see if/how it works..
worse case scenario I gotta restore my nandroid..
EDIT: gotta get to bed. 5am comes around quick. Maybe I'll have time in the morning before work.
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That's kinda my plan as well but Archam City has been very addicting lately haha
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should work on cm7 but like you said nand first to be safe please report if it works so others wont have to guess. thanks
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spleef said:
should work on cm7 but like you said nand first to be safe please report if it works so others wont have to guess. thanks
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fixin' to hit this up right quick... I'll report back shortly...
<runs off to nand... then flash>
ok, i made a nandroid backup.. then just flashed over my existing working daily driving CM7.. didn't wipe anything (wanted to just try a flash without wipe)..
Confirmed working on CM7 w/ Joker's 1.3 overclock kernel. First boot takes a while.. almost so long that I was pondering doing a battery pull.. but i waited.. (I had 45% battery left LOL).. after first boot I let all my widgets load etc.. then did another reboot (per the OP linked thread).. this thing seems SUPER snappy.. I'll report back tomorrow with my impression of battery usage improvements based on what's normal usage for me.
So far.. so good.. although the second boot seemed to take a bit longer.. it almost hangs a little on the moto screen.. but it WILL boot..
EDIT: forgot to mention, I have my phone set to 1gig max speed.. I am not overclocked (although I'm running the OC kernel).
Hope this helps (remember to hit the thanks button for me being the guinea pig)
so far I've ran it for a day phone boots faster, screen transitions are quicker no sign of lag any where not sure about battery cause I use my phone constantly but I get around 8-10 hours on a battery will see how that fares. but do far so good no fc, no lags, internet loads fast maybe just on my mind but I say its doing its thing me likey
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internet loads fast maybe just on my mind but I say its doing its thing me likey
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facebook usually takes for-damn-ever to load.. after this script/mod.. it's sper quick. That is the most noticable difference in addition to everything you've mentioned.
I'll report back tomorrow after playing w/ it to report back on battery life.
Thanks for trying this out!
Did you guys flash the Universal version or the Blur version???
WHYDavid said:
Thanks for trying this out!
Did you guys flash the Universal version or the Blur version???
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I'm on CM7 so I flashed universal version
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universal only
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So, just flash the file on bootstrap, and that is it?....
daddymikey1975 said:
fixin' to hit this up right quick... I'll report back shortly...
<runs off to nand... then flash>
ok, i made a nandroid backup.. then just flashed over my existing working daily driving CM7.. didn't wipe anything (wanted to just try a flash without wipe)..
Confirmed working on CM7 w/ Joker's 1.3 overclock kernel. First boot takes a while.. almost so long that I was pondering doing a battery pull.. but i waited.. (I had 45% battery left LOL).. after first boot I let all my widgets load etc.. then did another reboot (per the OP linked thread).. this thing seems SUPER snappy.. I'll report back tomorrow with my impression of battery usage improvements based on what's normal usage for me.
So far.. so good.. although the second boot seemed to take a bit longer.. it almost hangs a little on the moto screen.. but it WILL boot..
EDIT: forgot to mention, I have my phone set to 1gig max speed.. I am not overclocked (although I'm running the OC kernel).
Hope this helps (remember to hit the thanks button for me being the guinea pig)
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Damn XDA app needs to let u thank from it! And do polls.
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Can really tell the difference!
Sent from a Rocko solid Mopho!
Boots a little slower, easily an extra 30+ seconds, but once started seems faster.
Can anyone compare this to the V6 Superscript?

rom as close to stock....

hi... i have been searching for a rom which is as close to stock roms provided by samsung.... read sumwhere samsung i9000's rom has been ported to vibrant but i couldnt find any... ic anybody knows anything abt this or any other gb rom with touch wiz, plz let me know...
thanks.
Using Odin to go back to stock would probably be a best way to do it, but if you're dead set on a ROM you could look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1036193
And specifically here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24149078&postcount=224
Hopefully that link still works, but if it doesn't I think that Moped Ryder has a thread where he rehosted those files. You'll have to look around for it though.
Nice thing about that ROM is that it comes rooted, and busyboxed for you.
i want a gb rom, not 2.1 or 2.2. so i think i am stuck with either cm7 or those simply honey and simply stock roms wich are heavily themed. i dont like thems.... read a guide about porting gb roms of i9000 i think will have to giv it a shot....
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i want a gb rom, not 2.1 or 2.2. so i think i am stuck with either cm7 or those simply honey and simply stock roms wich are heavily themed. i dont like thems.... read a guide about porting gb roms of i9000 i think will have to giv it a shot....
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Heathen put up Xerxes which is unthemed right now with just a few tweaks for performance. I've tried it and it works nice. Has the multiple lock screen mod as well as the 19 toggles mod. Based on GB 2.3.6 JW1.
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explodingboy70 said:
Heathen put up Xerxes which is unthemed right now with just a few tweaks for performance. I've tried it and it works nice. Has the multiple lock screen mod as well as the 19 toggles mod. Based on GB 2.3.6 JW1.
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yep gud rom.. but video playback is not upto the mark in this rom...
I know your asking for a GB ROM but you should really move on, Chimera 1.1 is the future. Go ahead and install Chimera 1.1 ROM, if you don't like this ROM then something is seriously wrong. I would recommend Platypus kernel if you do switch over. Chimera comes with a custom installer with multiple options for kernels, apps, keyboards etc. The custom installer is awesome, you can literally set it up to install whatever you want and whatever you DONT want. www.team-passion.com is where you will find it, try it seriously! Worst thing that happens is you don't like it but its really the best ROM i have ever used, period. If you do install, choose apex launcer or even samsung launcher if you want the samsung look, the cndlauncher has problems so do not install it! O yea, 911 has been proven to work on chimera also, try it dude.
iTz KeeFy said:
I know your asking for a GB ROM but you should really move on, Chimera 1.1 is the future. Go ahead and install Chimera 1.1 ROM, if you don't like this ROM then something is seriously wrong. I would recommend Platypus kernel if you do switch over. Chimera comes with a custom installer with multiple options for kernels, apps, keyboards etc. The custom installer is awesome, you can literally set it up to install whatever you want and whatever you DONT want. www.team-passion.com is where you will find it, try it seriously! Worst thing that happens is you don't like it but its really the best ROM i have ever used, period. If you do install, choose apex launcer or even samsung launcher if you want the samsung look, the cndlauncher has problems so do not install it! O yea, 911 has been proven to work on chimera also, try it dude.
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Dude the OP asked for something else. Stop trolling every thread with Chimera, it's like recommending a very good dentist to someone with a pain in the middle finger.
iTz KeeFy said:
I know your asking for a GB ROM but you should really move on, Chimera 1.1 is the future. Go ahead and install Chimera 1.1 ROM, if you don't like this ROM then something is seriously wrong. I would recommend Platypus kernel if you do switch over. Chimera comes with a custom installer with multiple options for kernels, apps, keyboards etc. The custom installer is awesome, you can literally set it up to install whatever you want and whatever you DONT want. www.team-passion.com is where you will find it, try it seriously! Worst thing that happens is you don't like it but its really the best ROM i have ever used, period. If you do install, choose apex launcer or even samsung launcher if you want the samsung look, the cndlauncher has problems so do not install it! O yea, 911 has been proven to work on chimera also, try it dude.
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I cant seem to find any change log on it. I did find this:
http://www.team-passion.com/index.php/roms/galaxy-vibrant/19-chimera-v1-1
But it doesn't indicate that 911 works. One person on a forum does does indicated that it works. Each build varies and each area varies from what Ive seen.
I have no problem suggesting an ICS ROM, but I would like to see more folks at least warning of the ICS Encryption Unsuccessful bug.
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I cant seem to find any change log on it. I did find this:
http://www.team-passion.com/index.php/roms/galaxy-vibrant/19-chimera-v1-1
But it doesn't indicate that 911 works. One person on a forum does does indicated that it works. Each build varies and each area varies from what Ive seen.
I have no problem suggesting an ICS ROM, but I would like to see more folks at least warning of the ICS Encryption Unsuccessful bug.
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I agree with you. It's funny how you can screw your phone on ics roms without any warning. And i saw a guy reporting this bug on a passion rom and asking for help and nobody could help because they had no idea.
mikka06 said:
I agree with you. It's funny how you can screw your phone on ics roms without any warning. And i saw a guy reporting this bug on a passion rom and asking for help and nobody could help because they had no idea.
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From what Ive read it literally encrypts partitions making odin or Jtag useless. The "fix" is actually a work around from what I see. You substitute your external sdcard for android required partitions.
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The last ROM built for our phones by Samsung:
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Tweaked just a little to add lockscreens, shutdown menu, and rooted.
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Dude the OP asked for something else. Stop trolling every thread with Chimera, it's like recommending a very good dentist to someone with a pain in the middle finger.
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Trolling every thread with chimera? I think I have mentioned it twice and one is a chimera thread. Whatever, haters are gonna hate.
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I cant seem to find any change log on it. I did find this:
http://www.team-passion.com/index.php/roms/galaxy-vibrant/19-chimera-v1-1
But it doesn't indicate that 911 works. One person on a forum does does indicated that it works. Each build varies and each area varies from what Ive seen.
I have no problem suggesting an ICS ROM, but I would like to see more folks at least warning of the ICS Encryption Unsuccessful bug.
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I know nothing about this bug to be honest. I saw a thread named encryption bug but didn't think it was worth reading since I haven't experienced it, knock on wood.
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iTz KeeFy said:
Trolling every thread with chimera? I think I have mentioned it twice and one is a chimera thread. Whatever, haters are gonna hate.
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ok....just read one more time what the OP asked and tell us how close to stock is Chimera
iTz KeeFy said:
I know nothing about this bug to be honest. I saw a thread named encryption bug but didn't think it was worth reading since I haven't experienced it, knock on wood.
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No to go too far off topic, but if you are running ANY ICS rom, you need to be aware of the risks of this bug. It doesn't descriminate. Just yesterday, someone Odin'd to JFD and flashed all the way to ICZen (which has been the least effected ROM) and got it. Fortunately he was able to somehow get it back to full working status, but if you are unaware to what this bug is, I suggest at the very least to make a backup of your internal_sd. The internal is what gets Encrypted and right now there is NO key and only a handful of people have come back from it. There is no solution or concrete cause for this bug.
Good Luck.
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ok....just read one more time what the OP asked and tell us how close to stock is Chimera
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Your being an asshole, that's all there is to it. Chimera is a blend of AOKP and CM9, I figured the dude might like it so I let him know.
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Woodrube said:
No to go too far off topic, but if you are running ANY ICS rom, you need to be aware of the risks of this bug. It doesn't descriminate. Just yesterday, someone Odin'd to JFD and flashed all the way to ICZen (which has been the least effected ROM) and got it. Fortunately he was able to somehow get it back to full working status, but if you are unaware to what this bug is, I suggest at the very least to make a backup of your internal_sd. The internal is what gets Encrypted and right now there is NO key and only a handful of people have come back from it. There is no solution or concrete cause for this bug.
Good Luck.
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Thanks for the info. I am definitely going to read up on the encryption bug, sounds nasty.
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iTz KeeFy said:
Thanks for the info. I am definitely going to read up on the encryption bug, sounds nasty.
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Scared me back to Froyo....
Moped_Ryder said:
Scared me back to Froyo....
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Yea I hear you, I'm thinking about going back to a GB ROM myself lol. That's a very nasty bug that I want no part of.
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Moped_Ryder said:
From what Ive read it literally encrypts partitions making odin or Jtag useless. The "fix" is actually a work around from what I see. You substitute your external sdcard for android required partitions.
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JBQ from Google confirmed in a post on a Google group that Android will assume any partition that doesn't contain valid data or zero is encrypted:
JBQ said:
Yup, with encryption support in ICS, Android has become a lot more
picky about having all the filesystems initialized with valid data,
and mistakenly assumes that anything that's not zero or valid is
encrypted, refusing to go any further.
In Gingerbread and before, anything that wasn't valid was expected to
be invalid, and Android would just re-initialize it, regardless of
whether it was zero or not.
You're lucky you didn't have to work with Honeycomb, where zeros were
considered encrypted.
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Source: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/android-building/H9WfXZy_1kI
Moped_Ryder said:
Scared me back to Froyo....
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iTz KeeFy said:
Yea I hear you, I'm thinking about going back to a GB ROM myself lol. That's a very nasty bug that I want no part of.
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If you read the EU threads, it's obvious life goes on post-EU. I got hit a while back, partitioned an external sdcard, and then used the emmc / sdcard swap to deal with the loss of access to my internal sd. If I get hit again, it's much easier to manage the situation with a portable ext sdcard. For one person, it was as simple as a chkdsk from a pc fixing the issue without losing any data.
Everyone's risk tolerance level will vary, but the benefits / performance and dev progression of ICS far out weigh any reason for me to consider downgrading. Imo, it's nasty, yes ... yet a manageable situation as long as you know the risks (and be proactive about backing up your data to another device or cloud acct).
Since EU, I religiously keep my TiBu data sync'd in Dropbox and consciously steer towards apps with online sync / backup capabilities, etc.
Moral of the story is ... once you go thru it, it's only as painful as how well you've heeded this man's sage advice:
Woodrube said:
... I suggest at the very least to make a backup of your internal_sd. The internal is what gets Encrypted ...
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[ROM][AOKP][PORT] Jelly Bean AOKP build 6 for dx2

AKOP BUILD 6 FOR THE DROID X2
This rom was ported from the galaxy nexus. Only like one or 2 of the features are not compatible. also has a base of CM10.
What Works:
•Data and 3G
•Wifi
•SMS
•Camera (but not camcorder)
•AOKP features like Rom Control,Themes,Device options
•Alot else
KNOWN ISSUES:
•might bootloop because of boot animation, if so do a battery pull and try again.
•some crashes do occur (since this has a base of CM10 A2)
•same issues with CM10 A2
•MMS wont send or recive (looking into ASAP)
•SD card apps wont work
DOWNLOADS
•Rom download http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?k8r78cauq951d29
•Gapps http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?1ktbu94a9lft3a1
INSTALLATION PLEASE READ
•SBF to 2.3.4 or just come off of stock.
•Boot into recovery
•Nandroid
•Flash Rom
•Flash Gapps
•Wipe Data
•Wipe cache
•Enjoy JB AOKP
*If you are experencing problems with the camera or gallery take the gallery2.apk from cm10 and replace it with the existing one
Very cool. I'll flash when I get home to test drive it.
I'm exited. I will probably try this out later tonight. Thanks!!!
Awesome, Thanks! Can someone post some screens when they have it installed? Also are the GApps specific to the ROM or can you use Goo for them as well?
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Awesome, Thanks! Can someone post some screens when they have it installed? Also are the GApps specific to the ROM or can you use Goo for them as well?
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You can use the goo apps. That's what these are
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Thank you, just wondering since you used MF if they were special for AOKP. Awesome work!
Thinking of DLing, Anyone use it yet? How does it fair compared to cm10?
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dan123abc said:
Thinking of DLing, Anyone use it yet? How does it fair compared to cm10?
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Haven't used it but will be installing it later. I'm sure its the same as cm10 since it is based on it. It will probably run just as well.
With more options
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With more options
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Like what? Do u think all will work? (Sorry to be so inquisitive)
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dan123abc said:
Like what? Do u think all will work? (Sorry to be so inquisitive)
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You should check the CM10 thread such as the post below to find out about issuers before loading this ROM.
cjm2576 said:
Hi. I'm a new user of the CM10 Alpha 2 and am very thankful for the work put into it. I have encountered some issues I wanted to report. I did search the thread before posting this but it's entirely possible I missed something.
I use an app called AutomateIt to do some stuff on demand. One of those things is to enabled Bluetooth when I put the phone in the car dock. The trigger still works as the other actions I have scheduled (volume changes, etc...) still happen but BT never turns on. Oddly it IS able to turn BT off when I undock.
When I undock and turn BT off my audio appears to stop working. I no longer hear media audio nor the UI sounds when I tap. I haven't tested call audio yet to find out if that's broken. Rebooting the phone restores audio.
Apps that install themselves on the SD card disappear on reboot. I found a post where someone suggested moving these to internal, which I have done. I've had about a 50% success rate so far as some of the apps crash on launch after moving to internal.
Netflix closes immediately upon launch. Several apps close intermittently: Email, Gmail, & Flipboard are some examples.
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He was asking Bout customization options I believe... check out the aokp site for details. The OP says almost all things work when it comes to customization except a couple.
Edit: here is a list of some features https://sites.google.com/site/androidopenkangproject/feature-lsit
Nice (fast) work. Unfortunately MMS is a deal breaker for me, but as soon as you've gotten that going I'm happy to test drive it.
32BitWhore said:
Nice (fast) work. Unfortunately MMS is a deal breaker for me, but as soon as you've gotten that going I'm happy to test drive it.
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If this is like CM10A2, GoSMS should suffice as a workaround.
Man, I've been wanting to install this since yesterday but havent had the time. I'm contemplating flashing it at work but I already had one bad experience with flashing at work last week. lol
jsgraphicart said:
Man, I've been wanting to install this since yesterday but havent had the time. I'm contemplating flashing it at work but I already had one bad experience with flashing at work last week. lol
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same here. at work and got the itch to flash something.
booked said:
same here. at work and got the itch to flash something.
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Screw it, I'm doing it. lol
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Damn, I screwed up. I didnt restore an ICS ROM before flashing. So my phones screwed again til I get home. UUUGGGHHHHH!!!!
jsgraphicart said:
Man, I've been wanting to install this since yesterday but havent had the time. I'm contemplating flashing it at work but I already had one bad experience with flashing at work last week. lol
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jsgraphicart said:
Screw it, I'm doing it. lol
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Damn, I screwed up. I didnt restore an ICS ROM before flashing. So my phones screwed again til I get home. UUUGGGHHHHH!!!!
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I lol'd.
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I lol'd.
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Honestly, I have to LOL at myself sometimes. That was a stupid mistake on my part. I'm downloading the stuff needed to SBF at my work. The SBF file is taking forever though.
jsgraphicart said:
Honestly, I have to LOL at myself sometimes. That was a stupid mistake on my part. I'm downloading the stuff needed to SBF at my work. The SBF file is taking forever though.
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lol. I warned you
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