TurlCM9_V10_Photon 4/11/2012 - Motorola Photon 4G

hello guys let me fill you in on what ive done here....
ive taken turl's cm9 for the atrix forund here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500535 {thank you turl for such great work}
and transplanted the photons info into it.....
not going to post an incredible amount of info on it since it is cm9 and by now you guys should know what common issues are across the board with cm9
i am in no way suggesting this build is in anyway better than joker's cm9 i am simply providing the mopho community with more options and activity... dont ask me which is better or how is this different..... i will not answer you.... you will have to try and see for yourself....thanks guys
not working:
mms in stock use gosms or similar...or
open voice dialer say apns... then make sure that it is set properly like so:
first delete the cdma0 then click on cdma1 and fill out like below click save, then click on uscc and fill out like below click save and then back out and reboot you should have working mms now
1st one:
Name: CDMA
APN:1
MMSC: http://mms.sprintpcs.com
MCC: 310
MNC: 120
APN type: mms
APN protocol: IPv4/IPv6
APN roaming protocol: IPv4/IPv6
2nd:
Name: USCC
APN:internet
Port: 80
MMSC: http://mmsc1.uscc.net/mmsc/MMS
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 120
Authentication type: PAP or CHAP
APN type: mms
APN protocol: IPv4/IPv6
APN roaming protocol: IPv4/IPv6
Reboot after saving and setting up Both of them.
USCC apns: [thanks byte]
for mms to work with USCC
you need to enter username and password.
username is [email protected]
password is min
replace min with your actual min
min is usually your phone number..
delete all other apns
and you should be good to go
you tell us!
install instructions
V10 instructions for fresh flash:
use th3bills wipe all zip: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?09s7943ps87rwed or...............
format system, cache, data,
flash rom, flash rom a second time, flash gapps, reboot
V10 instructions for flash over:
use th3bills wipe cache zip: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?t0ctb4am6ftbw42 or....
wipe cache, dalvick cache flash rom, flash rom a second time, flash gapps, then reboot
V9 instructions for fresh flash:
use th3bills wipe all zip [link provided above] or....
format system, data, cache
flash rom, flash gapps and reboot
V9 instructions for flash over:
use th3bills wipe cache zip [link provided above] or.....
wipe cache, wipe dalvick cache, flash rom, flash gapps and reboot
*if a few fc's reboot to recovery wipe dalvick cache and fix permissions reboot and enjoy CM9
TurlCM9_V10_PhotonB2:
file size: 120.34 MB
md5: 5b9265df6c8def56afd2b10108dd824e
devhost: http://d-h.st/8ZR
TurlCM9_V10_GSM_PhotonB2:
file size: 120.34 MB
md5: 40f02ca9980f78bcd97b3fda5a2676e1
devhost: http://d-h.st/EeY
gapps:
http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-ics-20120317-signed.zip
blueesleep_fix: [ thanks oleg! ]
devhost: http://d-h.st/3sY
*A bug(?) this ROM and Jokersax's have this symptom. If your SIM has a lock, the phone loads, but doesn't ask you for the lock code. It behaves as if there is no SIM lock. As a result, you can't connect to the network. Work around. Go into settings and uncheck the SIM lock. It of course asks you for the lock to your SIM. You reboot and now the phone can access the network. If you don't do this, you can't access the network and APN doesn't work.[THANKS COOLQF!]
Previous Builds:
Turlcm9_V9_Photon:
file size: 116.50 MB
md5: e9ce85838f2ba6181b98cbe074776491
mediafire: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?l5esylr2w9w75i7
devhost: http://d-h.st/JQa
Turlcm9_V9_GSM_Photon:
filesize: 116.35 MB
md5: 861062f005ed5334b73466e4e59adad6
mediafire: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?7hhwnehkhrxqt2z
devhost: http://d-h.st/zRb
please report any and everything and as with any flash make a backup of your current rom and apps....happy flashes
big thanks to everyone making our phones better this includes testers original rom bases file diggers EVERYONE
THANKS!
*brought to you by the same group who brought you miui for the photon

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Does GSM work on this version?
Sent from my Photon

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coolqf said:
Does GSM work on this version?
Sent from my Photon
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i can make one or you can change :
# Default network type.
# 0 -> WCDMA preferred
ro.telephony.default_network=7
take the 7 make it a 0 then reboot should make it run on gsm
* yeah what bill said ill edit it myself and post a gsm version for you guys since we know how to do it now there is no excuse...lol
*edited and uping now guys will be called turlcm9_v9_GSM_photon will drop link as soon as its done

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spleef said:
i can make one or you can change :
# Default network type.
# 0 -> WCDMA preferred
ro.telephony.default_network=7
take the 7 make it a 0 then reboot should make it run on gsm
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Do before flash....after flash, it's hit or miss as to whether it works...most people say no

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this is actually older than last jokersax ROM, so it may have some small issues joker doesnt have. still, have better battery life time and almost everything works
please moderator dont delete my post... i may be just sleep answering!

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Th3Bill said:
Do before flash....after flash, it's hit or miss as to whether it works...most people say no
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First of, Th3Bill and spleef, thank you so much! Thank your also for uploading the file. I'm also very eager to learn. This is all a little new to me, but i'm a quick learner and actually googled instructions. I don't quite understand how to do it BEFORE flashing. Here's what I know from reading:
1) Install ROM (phone is rooted and unlocked of course)
2) Load ES File Explorer
3) Go into /System
4) Back up build.prop
5) Open build.prop
6) Make the following changes to reflect the following:
# Default network type.
# 0 -> WCDMA preferred
ro.telephony.default_network=0
7) Save build.prop
8) Reboot phone
What step do I add/change?

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coolqf said:
First of, Th3Bill and spleef, thank you so much! Thank your also for uploading the file. I'm also very eager to learn. This is all a little new to me, but i'm a quick learner and actually googled instructions. I don't quite understand how to do it BEFORE flashing. Here's what I know from reading:
1) Install ROM (phone is rooted and unlocked of course)
2) Load ES File Explorer
3) Go into /System
4) Back up build.prop
5) Open build.prop
6) Make the following changes to reflect the following:
# Default network type.
# 0 -> WCDMA preferred
ro.telephony.default_network=0
7) Save build.prop
8) Reboot phone
What step do I add/change?
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That works...(as long as ES has that level of capability. I use Root Explorer...like it's functionality better) but like I said before, the way that I know people have really had it working was to edit that file before flashing. It's the correct procedure to change that file on the phone.

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coolqf said:
First of, Th3Bill and spleef, thank you so much! Thank your also for uploading the file. I'm also very eager to learn. This is all a little new to me, but i'm a quick learner and actually googled instructions. I don't quite understand how to do it BEFORE flashing. Here's what I know from reading:
1) Install ROM (phone is rooted and unlocked of course)
2) Load ES File Explorer
3) Go into /System
4) Back up build.prop
5) Open build.prop
6) Make the following changes to reflect the following:
# Default network type.
# 0 -> WCDMA preferred
ro.telephony.default_network=0
7) Save build.prop
8) Reboot phone
What step do I add/change?
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in your buildprop
you will see this line;
# Default network type.
# 0 -> WCDMA preferred
ro.telephony.default_network=7
make the 7 a 0 save and reboot its almost done so i will be adding the link you should be able to flash over the gsm and it should overwrite making the change just wipe cache and dalvick cache then flash or....
use my man th3bill's wipe cache zip: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?t0ctb4am6ftbw42
then flash...lol
GSM version is up please let me know if it is working as i have no way of testing it... thanks

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spleef said:
in your buildprop
you will see this line;
# Default network type.
# 0 -> WCDMA preferred
ro.telephony.default_network=7
make the 7 a 0 save and reboot its almost done so i will be adding the link you should be able to flash over the gsm and it should overwrite making the change just wipe cache and dalvick cache then flash or....
use my man th3bill's wipe cache zip: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?t0ctb4am6ftbw42
then flash...lol
GSM version is up please let me know if it is working as i have no way of testing it... thanks
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Downloading now! I'm also downloading MIUI by you and Th3Bill. So it's going a lil slower. 30min wait... =/

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coolqf said:
Downloading now! I'm also downloading MIUI by you and Th3Bill. So it's going a lil slower. 30min wait... =/
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cool which version....lol we have two one based on turl one based on joker all the fixes work on both.... JuSt be sure if you need help to mention which version since they are based on different cm9's.... Thanks man enjoy
MIUI/ICS for the Photon
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1536161

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spleef said:
cool which version....lol we have two one based on turl one based on joker all the fixes work on both.... JuSt be sure if you need help to mention which version since they are based on different cm9's.... Thanks man enjoy
MIUI/ICS for the Photon
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1536161
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Very true on that!

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I love this rom, everything is working smooth! But i would like to go to miui for now...

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Installed GSM version you just posted.
Here's what I did:
1)Installed Jokersax's recover V3
2) Did a recovery reboot
3) Wiped partition, cache, and dalvik
4) Did a recovery reboot
5) Installed your ROM
6) Did a recovery reboot
7) Installed ROM again
8) Rebooted system
9) Installed GAPPS
-Camera works, holding the camera horizontal and vertical. Jokersax's would crash on me if I attempted to load it right after the phone loaded. I don't have that problem with this ROM. Takes pictures fine.
-Keyboard works. If you type too quickly sometimes the haptic doesn't work. (I always turn this off, so no biggie) Same problem in Jokersax's.
-Swiping through the apps is pretty smooth. You have to create longer swipes than on CM7, or else it might tap, but no biggie.
-It feels like you need to put more pressure against the screen for swipes and key taps to be recognized when compared to CM7.2
-Connected to my wifi without a problem. Works as expected.
-Enabled built-in sdcard. Works fine, can access data.
-Automatically loaded my APN settings after rebooting the phone. No need to enter them manually. (had to remove my SIM's lock though).
-Connects to EDGE and 3G (GSM) fine
-Restoring apps through MyBackup root was faster
-The only restore that was slower, SMS. On CM7.2 this took less than a minute. On CM9, it took closer to 5minutes. It was a total of 1101 SMS.
-Google Play works. apps that needed updating were updated without a hitch. It quickly recognized my restored apps after a reboot (normally this took about 10 min on CM7.2)
-Auto dim works when phone not being used for a couple of seconds
-WhatApp, linkedin, Skype & twitter loads and syncs.
-Facebook app can't sync contacts <--Problem with all ICS(the app works) (I use friendcaster for syncing, it's better anyway)
-Google maps works.
-Gmail works fine. It's at version 4.0, which is better. Something odd, the app was preinstalled, but couldn't see it in Google Play. I had to do a restore of gmail, and then it showed up in Play.
-Google Maps, it wasn't in the phone or in Google Play. Restoring it from a backup allowed it to update and show up on my phone, and in Google Play.
-All the other small things worked fine, recent calls, contacts (merged contacts w/o a hitch)
-Pattern unlock doesn't work too well. I had to disable it. It behaves as if I lift my finger some times....
A bug(?) this ROM and Jokersax's have this symptom. If your SIM has a lock, the phone loads, but doesn't ask you for the lock code. It behaves as if there is no SIM lock. As a result, you can't connect to the network. Work around. Go into settings and uncheck the SIM lock. It of course asks you for the lock to your SIM. You reboot and now the phone can access the network. If you don't do this, you can't access the network and APN doesn't work.
I hope this helps. Overall, I love the ROM and will keep using it and test it out =D

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coolqf said:
Installed GSM version you just posted.
Here's what I did:
1)Installed Jokersax's recover V3
2) Did a recovery reboot
3) Wiped partition, cache, and dalvik
4) Did a recovery reboot
5) Installed your ROM
6) Did a recovery reboot
7) Installed ROM again
8) Rebooted system
-Camera works, holding the camera horizontal and vertical. Jokersax's would crash on me if I attempted to load it right after the phone loaded. I don't have that problem with this ROM.
-Keyboard works. If you type too quickly sometimes the haptic doesn't work. (I always turn this off, so no biggie) Same problem in Jokersax's.
-Swiping through the apps is pretty smooth. You have to create longer swipes than on CM7, or else it might tap, but no biggie.
-It feels like you need to put more pressure against the screen for swipes and key taps to be recognized when compared to CM7.2
-Connected to my wifi without a problem. Works as expected.
-Enabled built-in sdcard. Works, can access data.
-Automatically loaded my APN settings after rebooting the phone. No need to enter them manually. (had to remove my SIM's lock though).
-Connects to EDGE and 3G (GSM) fine
-Restoring apps through MyBackup root was faster
-The only restore that was significantly slow, SMS. On CM7.2 this took less than a minute. On CM9, it took closer to 5minutes. It was a total of 1101 SMS.
-Google Play works. apps that needed updating were updated without a hitch. It quickly recognized my restored apps after a reboot (normally this took about 10 min on CM7.2)
-Auto dim works when phone not being used for a couple of seconds
-WhatApp loads and syncs.
-Facebook contacts can't sync (the app works) (Suggestions on workaround?)
-Google maps works. Although sometime the google maps screen would just be a cream color. Only way to the the map again is by backing out of the app and loading it again.
I installed the GAPPS from jokersax, version 11. I've logged into my account and it seems to work. (I didn't have the one from this thread in my SDCARD, oops).
A bug(?) this ROM and Jokersax's have this symptom. If your SIM has a lock, the phone loads, but doesn't ask you for the lock code. It behaves as if there is no SIM lock. As a result, you can't connect to the network. Work around. Go into settings and uncheck the SIM lock. It of course asks you for the lock to your SIM. You reboot and now the phone can access the network. If you don't do this, you can't access the network and APN doesn't work.
I hope this helps. Overall, I love the ROM and will keep using it and test it out =D
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thank you very good review and report....very much appreciated...i will add your workaround to op about sim lock
also the double flash isnt necessary but you can if you feel like you need it..
the gapps might be why some things arent working right.... idk for sure.... i think joker mods his gapps the gapps package i have is the one from goo unaltered..
the facebook im not sure i think cm9 did away with it at one point....again not entirely 100% on that ill look into it though and see if it was removed and if i can add it back
maps im not sure i will look into it.. but thanks again for running it and please do report the more you find
can also try to wipe dalvick and fix permissions might help with maps idk..can also try uninstalling maps and reinstalling it

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spleef said:
thank you very good review and report....very much appreciated...i will add your workaround to op about sim lock
also the double flash isnt necessary but you can if you feel like you need it..
the gapps might be why some things arent working right.... idk for sure.... i think joker mods his gapps the gapps package i have is the one from goo unaltered..
the facebook im not sure i think cm9 did away with it at one point....again not entirely 100% on that ill look into it though and see if it was removed and if i can add it back
maps im not sure i will look into it.. but thanks again for running it and please do report the more you find
can also try to wipe dalvick and fix permissions might help with maps idk..can also try uninstalling maps and reinstalling it
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Reinstalled fresh again. This time using the GAAPS in this thread. Let's see how things go =D Read up on facebook. Apparently Google is redoing the API and for this reason Facebook and ICS (by default) currently don't play nice for contacts.

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coolqf said:
installed gsm version you just posted.
Here's what i did:
1)installed jokersax's recover v3
2) did a recovery reboot
3) wiped partition, cache, and dalvik
4) did a recovery reboot
5) installed your rom
6) did a recovery reboot
7) installed rom again
8) rebooted system
-camera works, holding the camera horizontal and vertical. Jokersax's would crash on me if i attempted to load it right after the phone loaded. I don't have that problem with this rom.
-keyboard works. If you type too quickly sometimes the haptic doesn't work. (i always turn this off, so no biggie) same problem in jokersax's.
-swiping through the apps is pretty smooth. You have to create longer swipes than on cm7, or else it might tap, but no biggie.
-it feels like you need to put more pressure against the screen for swipes and key taps to be recognized when compared to cm7.2
-connected to my wifi without a problem. Works as expected.
-enabled built-in sdcard. Works, can access data.
-automatically loaded my apn settings after rebooting the phone. No need to enter them manually. (had to remove my sim's lock though).
-connects to edge and 3g (gsm) fine
-restoring apps through mybackup root was faster
-the only restore that was significantly slow, sms. On cm7.2 this took less than a minute. On cm9, it took closer to 5minutes. It was a total of 1101 sms.
-google play works. Apps that needed updating were updated without a hitch. It quickly recognized my restored apps after a reboot (normally this took about 10 min on cm7.2)
-auto dim works when phone not being used for a couple of seconds
-whatapp loads and syncs.
-facebook app can't sync contacts (the app works) (i use friendcaster for syncing)
-google maps works. Although sometime the google maps screen would just be a cream color. Only way to the the map again is by backing out of the app and loading it again.
I installed the gapps from jokersax, version 11. I've logged into my account and it seems to work. (i didn't have the one from this thread in my sdcard, oops).
A bug(?) this rom and jokersax's have this symptom. If your sim has a lock, the phone loads, but doesn't ask you for the lock code. It behaves as if there is no sim lock. As a result, you can't connect to the network. Work around. Go into settings and uncheck the sim lock. It of course asks you for the lock to your sim. You reboot and now the phone can access the network. If you don't do this, you can't access the network and apn doesn't work.
I hope this helps. Overall, i love the rom and will keep using it and test it out =d
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now this is a proper, helpful review! Need more like this on every rom out there....including joker's. Just putting "x doesn't work" doesn't help. Telling dev exactly what you were doing and how you were doing when x didn't work and the way it didn't work is the right way. Great review!

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I am so confused!!!! Now I have so many ROM options I don't know which one to pick. Lol (On CM7.2 now but was on Jokers CM9 prior)
You guys do great work and been a huge help for me with issues I have had so I wanted to thank you.
Sent from my MB855 using Tapatalk

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netengineer said:
I am so confused!!!! Now I have so many ROM options I don't know which one to pick. Lol (On CM7.2 now but was on Jokers CM9 prior)
You guys do great work and been a huge help for me with issues I have had so I wanted to thank you.
Sent from my MB855 using Tapatalk
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No problem. That's what this is all about....sharing information so that we can make all our "toys' work WAAYYY better

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Th3Bill said:
now this is a proper, helpful review! Need more like this on every rom out there....including joker's. Just putting "x doesn't work" doesn't help. Telling dev exactly what you were doing and how you were doing when x didn't work and the way it didn't work is the right way. Great review!
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yep was perfect well wrote thank you it even will hepl others coming who are curious in knowing what to kind expect but as always guys YMMV.... thanks again

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With this and other GSM capable roms, is it a "either/or" situation, where if you install the GSM rom you can't connect CDMA, or is it just like an additional feature, so you could use cdma by default and roam on gsm?