--with the GNM kernel. hopefully bobzhome will work out the bugs in his kernel so GNMs won't be needed (and will have better performance?)
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--with the GNM kernel. hopefully bobzhome will work out the bugs in his kernel so GNMs won't be needed (and will have better performance?)
i second the gallery crashing problem! whenever u scroll through gallery it seems to crash sometimes!
ATHORNFAM2
Lurker
I just want to say this made my phone a whole lot better and thanks for the support. wish i could donate to you but im still a minor but close to 18. Also how to do you fix the auto rotate on the phone its pretty hard to text my gf
I've been searching for answers to some questions without much luck. So if these have been answered forgive me.
I rooted with gingerbreak and installed the latest version.
What I noticed is my phone says its roaming under the status screen. It didn't before I flashed it. I don't get any indicator other than another app saying its roaming.
Is it actually roaming or is this just a glitch? If it is how does that work? I'm using page plus on the Verizon network in my town so i shouldn't be roaming.
The GPS won't work. I tried a fix in an earlier post which didn't work.
Of course the camera doesn't work but I haven't tried any fixes.
The phone wouldn't wake consistantly. I changed settings and got around that.
I did see that my signal strength seems to have improved. It went from 1 bar in my living room to 3 after I flashed it.
I flashed back to stock until I can figure this out.
Thanks for any ideas. And thanks to everyone who put so much work into this.
I rooted with gingerbreak and installed the latest version.
What I noticed is my phone says its roaming under the status screen. It didn't before I flashed it. I don't get any indicator other than another app saying its roaming.
Is it actually roaming or is this just a glitch? If it is how does that work? I'm using page plus on the Verizon network in my town so i shouldn't be roaming.
The GPS won't work. I tried a fix in an earlier post which didn't work.
Of course the camera doesn't work but I haven't tried any fixes.
The phone wouldn't wake consistantly. I changed settings and got around that.
I did see that my signal strength seems to have improved. It went from 1 bar in my living room to 3 after I flashed it.
I flashed back to stock until I can figure this out.
Thanks for any ideas. And thanks to everyone who put so much work into this.
Ok with much testing on the latest build 1/19/12. I messes around either to make it work with what I need it for. First off download the ROM with the latest gapps. Also pick up the overclock kernel, you will need it to overright the kernel the ROM comes with. You will also need set-cpu app from either the market or from XDA. Pay for it and help out the dev for a great app. Reboot into recovery and wipe everything except your sd card. Then go into mount and mount data then go back and wipe it. Do the same for system it will give the ROM a clean slate to build on. If you have the recent recovery go into others and fix permissions. Then flash the ROM and gaps then reboot. Skip and continue to you get to the home screen. Go into system settings-cm settings-display and disable screen-on and screen-off animation. Then go back to the main stem settings -display-screen time out and set it to 30 mins. Let the phone sit for 15 mins or longer to settle in the reboot into recovery. Clear only the cache and dalvic-cache the flash the signed_vortex_oc.zip and reboot system. Let the phone settle in again, you can reboot the phone every 15 min, I did mine about 3 times. Everything works except the camera which I hope he gets it running on the nexted build. Hope this helps. To overclock the kernel use the set-cpu app. You can also setup a set profile for the kernel to run at. At this point google is your friend. Enjoy
Add on just did the camera fix on post #139 and now have a fully working phone. Post updates if anything changes.
3 days of and still stable. WIF tether working great, lockscreen working terrific, and camera has been doing great also. If someone want this for the phone read through the entire tread. You will have to piece things together, reboot, and clear cache and dalvic-cache when stuff gets buggy. Also dumped Lancher Pro and went with ADW, just because of the ICS theme. Thanks alot for all the hard work with your build Bob, when I get a chance I will add on a nandoid to this post if they will let me.
ATHORNFAM2
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hi guys i just updated to the build 1.19.12 and it works like a charm but im still having some issues. im having problems with the screen when it locks i try to re open it and it gives me a black screen and i also have problems with the auto rotate. ive read everything in the forum about these problems and when i tried to download the sign zip files or other zips i was unable to download them because they were either taken down or just removed. please help me as i want to use my phone
http://androidforums.com/vortex-all...-wip-cm7-port-vortex-vs660-6.html#post3843837
Those links seem to be working fine
edit so I don't add another post: All of those links seem to be working fine, including the one for the kernel. I canceled the download halfway through, no 404.
ATHORNFAM2
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[GPL] At long last Overclock your Vortex - Android Forums
Try downloading with crome. Mediafire seems to like it better.
TyMiles2012
Newbie
Okay, as I said before, my phone is unactivatable, just in case it might be the problem.
It's connected to wifi, but I can't sync my Google account to it, and the market isn't showing up, even after wiping and flashing gapps (Latest and Custom).
EDIT: I just found out that the only fix for the black screen when trying to wake the phone is to use a different lock screen app. I tried GO Locker and the problem vanished. I guess try WidgetLocker or something. So we now know that the black screen issue is in the lockscreen.
It's connected to wifi, but I can't sync my Google account to it, and the market isn't showing up, even after wiping and flashing gapps (Latest and Custom).
EDIT: I just found out that the only fix for the black screen when trying to wake the phone is to use a different lock screen app. I tried GO Locker and the problem vanished. I guess try WidgetLocker or something. So we now know that the black screen issue is in the lockscreen.
If you go into the cyan mod settings under display, turn off the screen on off animation that will help the black screen issue
o yea try fixing your ext in recovery..then reflash gapps
TyMiles2012
Newbie
If you go into the cyan mod settings under display, turn off the screen on off animation that will help the black screen issue
o yea try fixing your ext in recovery..then reflash gapps
By fixing it, those two were already disabled, but the phone actually wakes itself up, as in shows the lockscreen without touching the screen. Like how it's supposed to. I'll try the gapps again later. Thanks for the info!
jacobmacek
Newbie
visit the link in my signature that I'll be adding soon, there is a full video walk-thru on rooting, installing recovery, and flashing roms for the vortex
jacob..... i actually had it installed and running for a day ( using ur info ) i was trying to show a friend how the recovery works, and instead of going to recovery it just restored to factory ..... and recovery would no longer work... i started over , reinstalled recovery ( which then worked ) flashed cm7 and it instantly bricked my phone.... so i had to use adb and some trickery to get my phone to unbrick.... now its just rooted and i only do recovery from adb ...... sick of resetting all my presets..... so i did the install like suggested, just second time everything went to crap 
Had the same problem a few times with no reason with several apps, I've tried to delete dalvik caches, uninstalled largest apps I had, but the solution each time was the same, uninstall this app and install it again. I was afraid at first since I could leave my device without current app, but it was ok
geofferey
Well-Known Member
Here is how to get everything working.
1. Flash the ROM and gapps
2. Flash GNM Kernel (fixes sensors & rotation)
3. Flash Camera Fix (provided by Kappacat)
4. Start rom and immediately disable screen animations in Settings>Cyanogenmod Settings>Display
5. Remove 01mvdalvik file in /system/etc/init.d use ES File Explorer with root/system write permissions enabled in app settings. (fixes market issues)
6. Wipe dalvik cache and cache in recovery. Then clear market cache in Settings>Applications
7. Remove camera_click.ogg and VideoRecord.ogg in /system/media/audio/ui (fixes no audio when recording video)
8. Finally enjoy your rom.
All this information can found throughout this thread, it's just scattered. Follow these steps and it will work properly.
1. Flash the ROM and gapps
2. Flash GNM Kernel (fixes sensors & rotation)
3. Flash Camera Fix (provided by Kappacat)
4. Start rom and immediately disable screen animations in Settings>Cyanogenmod Settings>Display
5. Remove 01mvdalvik file in /system/etc/init.d use ES File Explorer with root/system write permissions enabled in app settings. (fixes market issues)
6. Wipe dalvik cache and cache in recovery. Then clear market cache in Settings>Applications
7. Remove camera_click.ogg and VideoRecord.ogg in /system/media/audio/ui (fixes no audio when recording video)
8. Finally enjoy your rom.
All this information can found throughout this thread, it's just scattered. Follow these steps and it will work properly.
Re-installed with the 1.19.12 version. Rotation issues solved. The 1.19.12 version is not on the OP. Still no usb connection, however.
I can nand restore back to previous ROM and get it to connect. With CM7 When connecting to windows it shows a drive F: but when you click on this drive, it say's "please insert disk". Linux does not even see the phone. Any Ideas?
chezzyalfredo
Lurker
I have a question, is it just me or when I was flashing the 1.19.12 rom that it would have a semi non-responsive power button when the screen is off? i did everything from flashing the rom and the gapps first then the gnm kernel and then the camera fix. that is the only thing that is irking me from doing the full install? did I do something wrong?
That could be a known issue when using GNM kernel. Sometimes it takes a second for the screen to turn on. If the buttons light up and the screen doesn't turn on, it usually needs a touch on the screen. Just watch that the screen is still receiving input, so tapping the screen might press a button. Or, you can start sliding to unlock the screen before its on.