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Cyanogenmod 7.1 stable

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Susanno

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i read that cyanogenmod v 7.1 is finally out in its stable release, so has anyone tried it yet ?
i tried to make some researchs to find out about its advantages, but i couldn't find something in it that is missing in the other roms like revolution rom!

if anyone here that tried it, is it as fast as revolution rom ? what about the battery drain ?
 
I have been running it for about 2 hours ish and love it fast is a understatment my phone never moved so fast.

Other than that nothing i can say about it though. Give me a couple days and will get back to you on battery etc
 
I flashed it yesterday but had few problems so went back to revolution. But I thought this morning that I shouldn't right it off so quickly. So I flashed it again and have to say I'm impressed. Its quick and responsive and non of the problems that I previously had have come back.
 
This maybe worth saying as I don't think it was mentioned in the installation instructions (or I missed it). Cyanogenmod wont flash if you have cwm4 installed as it needs cwm5. So 2 options, reroot with the guide on cyanogen page or the method I used. Attempt to flash the rom then when you get into a boot loop power off and boot into recovery. The failed attempt will have given you cwm5 so just flash the rom again and this time it will boot.
 
^ thats exactly what I did.

Impressions - Its fast. Really fast. Battery is alright. Will take a few cycles though.

Although, I keep losing my network sometimes but it comes back on right away, I don't know why this is happening. Also I keep getting a Google framework forceclose all the time. I don't know why thats happening either. Also it doesn't seem to play video's. I had to download DICE player and then video was alright. Should I just reflash and check again? or is the problem elsewhere?

Can anyone shed any light?
 
I had a couple of force closes the first time when I restored system data with titanium. The second time I only restored apps and app data and haven't had any force closes.
 
Shotgun84 said:
I had a couple of force closes the first time when I restored system data with titanium. The second time I only restored apps and app data and haven't had any force closes.
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Hi Shotgun84!

How do you think it compares with your previous custom ROM's in terms of speed and battery?

Also, can you use other kernels with it as I seem to remember from my Nexus One days that you had to stick to the CM7 kernel.
 
I would say its easily as quick as villain and revolution. Moving around home screens and the app draw is nice and smooth. As for the battery, it seemed a little poor at first (drained 7% in a couple of minutes of browsing. But after charging it fully and calibrating its on par with revolution at the moment. I suppose that might improve a bit more after a couple of cycles.
I'm not too sure about the kernels I can use but i'm guessing kernels with cwm4 won't work as you needed 5 to flash the ROM. I will try and find some kernels, make a backup and give them a go.
 
Nimphetamine and siyah kernels don't work. I tried to find some custom kernels with cwm5 but couldn't find any. So if anyone knows of any I'll give them a try.
 
I couldn't find any kernels which work but while searching I did notice there were a few different kernels for cyanogen on the gs1. So you never know there might be some in the future.
 
Well just my 2 cent,

Battery seems to be good phone been on for 12 hours and down to 52% with good usage, Only fault i found is FM Radio dont work other than that very nice rom
 
Shotgun84 said:
I couldn't find any kernels which work but while searching I did notice there were a few different kernels for cyanogen on the gs1. So you never know there might be some in the future.
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Cheers Shotgun84!

What's it like on HD video recording and playback?
 
If you're recording a solid black object it works perfectly. :D
Seriously though I just tried it and when I try to switch to video all I get is a black screen then it force closes.:mad:
 
You can Flash different kernels with the ROM. Just flashed the new siyah kernel and everything seems to be working fine, well except video recording.
 
I've found a fix for the video recording issue. Here's the link if anyone needs it
Camera keeps force closing - CyanogenMod Forum

I would say the quality is an improvement on the original. There's also a nice mod which lets you use the power button as the capture button. I know a hardware button isn't anything new but atleast this way you still have the volume buttons to zoom.
 
Shotgun84 said:
I've found a fix for the video recording issue. Here's the link if anyone needs it
Camera keeps force closing - CyanogenMod Forum

I would say the quality is an improvement on the original. There's also a nice mod which lets you use the power button as the capture button. I know a hardware button isn't anything new but atleast this way you still have the volume buttons to zoom.
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Cheers for the link Bud Solved the video camera crashing for me. Well Number 3 did any how
 
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