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Root CyanogenMod 7 Unofficial Beta 5 02/20/12

cdaleman81 said:
Regarding the Google Maps app; I found that it worked initially as installed with the ROM but, I believe, as I installed other apps something caused it to slooooow down to the point it says it is not responding and asks if you would like to wait or force close it. Perhaps some sort of conflict. In my case I suspect it is the MyTracks app. It seems by reading this thread others are having similar problems.

I haven't seen any solutions posted as of yet, but I believe I have found a workaround for this problem. Took me a number of hours over the weekend, but my Maps app is working flawlessly now!

1. Force Stop Maps then clear data under Settings>>Applications>>Manage Apps>>All tab>>Maps

2. Uninstall (after backing up) Maps using Root Uninstaller (Titanium Backup should work fine too)

3. Download cm-7.1.0-HROARK-beta-35.zip (if you don't already have it) then extract the version of Maps from it (should be 5.8.0) - or you can Google it like wetbiker7 did.

4. Place this version of Maps into ApkInstaller.zip following the instructions located here.

5. Place the resulting file onto the SD card, reboot into CWM and flash the zip (i.e. "ApkInstaller.zip" or whatever you decide to call it). Thanks to Bloodawn for this tool!

6. Reboot phone and launch Maps.

7. Enjoy flawless operation of Google Maps again in combination with this awesome ROM of hroark's.

Perhaps others who are having the same problem can try these steps and see if it works for them. Please provide feedback and I will edit as needed.

Hroark, If this does work for others, perhaps there is a way to incorporate it (Maps 5.8.0) into a hotfix or the next revision of the ROM? Also, if you do include it I wonder if there is a way to block the market from offering the Maps update, as the current one does not work either (tried it as well to see if it would fix the hang problem). At least that would prevent people from updating the functional Maps version unaware of the problems they will have.
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Thanks for this. 5.8.0 Works great. But like WetBiker, I just downloaded an APK and installed that normally. Maybe a little dangerous if you pick the wrong site.

I had forgotten about the APK installer zip. That is a handy little tool too.


Maps will come in handy tomorrow. But the first location I needed was a pain to find in Maps. YP brought it right up. I can then switch to maps and then Nav. Think I will keep YP around a while.

Maybe they improved this search in the newer versions of maps. But, this is great. Thanks again.
 
Glad that I could be of some help. I had been screwing around for hours trying to get Maps working over the weekend and deleted some things manually. By the time I attempted to install Maps 5.8.0 and MyTracks, neither the normal app installer would install Maps nor would the market install MyTracks. Even manually copying the apk files to /system/apps and rebooting did not work. After flashing them with Bloodawn's ApkInstaller.zip and rebooting everything was golden.
 
cdaleman81 said:
Glad that I could be of some help. I had been screwing around for hours trying to get Maps working over the weekend and deleted some things manually. By the time I attempted to install Maps 5.8.0 and MyTracks, neither the normal app installer would install Maps nor would the market install MyTracks. Even manually copying the apk files to /system/apps and rebooting did not work. After flashing them with Bloodawn's ApkInstaller.zip and rebooting everything was golden.
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Copying the apk. and re-booting did not work for me either . I know this is strange but I had to go back in system/app and actually install Maps then I rebooted . I was surprised when I rebooted the first time and didn't find Maps installed . :D
 
Hroark , One thing I have noticed since switching over from CTMOD to CM7 is some loss of signal . I changed my PRL over while running CTMOD and was getting 2-3 bars . Since switching to CM7 , I am getting 0-2 bars with a lot of fluctuation . Any suggestions ? Maybe change PRL back to stock ? Thx



EDIT: troubleshot and posted results below .
 
wetbiker7 said:
Copying the apk. and re-booting did not work for me either . I know this is strange but I had to go back in system/app and actually install Maps then I rebooted . I was surprised when I rebooted the first time and didn't find Maps installed . :D
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Me too, Dude. I wondered how you did it.
 
wetbiker7 said:
Hroark , One thing I have noticed since switching over from CTMOD to CM7 is some loss of signal . I changed my PRL over while running CTMOD and was getting 2-3 bars . Since switching to CM7 , I am getting 0-2 bars with a lot of fluctuation . Any suggestions ? Maybe change PRL back to stock ? Thx
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I think it might be more useful for measurement and comparison purposes to go into CM7 settings and change the status bar signal strength to show dBm instead of bars. I am going to give that a try.

Of course, if you flash back to CTMOD you would have to record it from the About Phone screen to compare.

Now I just need someone to explain how to understand what the numbers mean.
 
wetbiker7 said:
Hroark , One thing I have noticed since switching over from CTMOD to CM7 is some loss of signal . I changed my PRL over while running CTMOD and was getting 2-3 bars . Since switching to CM7 , I am getting 0-2 bars with a lot of fluctuation . Any suggestions ? Maybe change PRL back to stock ? Thx
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Yeah I did the same thing a while back and had the same problem so I flashed a stock GB nandroid backup and updated my prl through the system to get the boost prl back and then flashed back to this version and my signal is back to what it was like on ctmod. I'm not sure why but for me cm7 didn't like me on the sprint prl.
 
wyelkins said:
I think it might be more useful for measurement and comparison purposes to go into CM7 settings and change the status bar signal strength to show dBm instead of bars. I am going to give that a try.

Of course, if you flash back to CTMOD you would have to record it from the About Phone screen to compare.

Now I just need someone to explain how to understand what the numbers mean.
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Yeah , it says -86 dBm right now and will jump up to -101dBm . The only thing is it's fluctuating like crazy . It'll go from 2 bars down to 0 and back up to 2 bars every minute or so . There is a possibility that Boost is doing some tower work or something . I may flash back to CTMOD and change my PRL back and see what that does .
 
wetbiker7 said:
Copying the apk. and re-booting did not work for me either . I know this is strange but I had to go back in system/app and actually install Maps then I rebooted . I was surprised when I rebooted the first time and didn't find Maps installed . :D
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I just extracted it from the cm7.zip to my sdcard and installed using root explorer and it works fine for me. I had all the same problems with maps as posted above..
 
wetbiker7 said:
Yeah , it says -86 dBm right now and will jump up to -101dBm . The only thing is it's fluctuating like crazy . It'll go from 2 bars down to 0 and back up to 2 bars every minute or so . There is a possibility that Boost is doing some tower work or something . I may flash back to CTMOD and change my PRL back and see what that does .
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yep mine was the same till I went back to boost prl
 
wetbiker7 said:
Yeah , it says -86 dBm right now and will jump up to -101dBm . The only thing is it's fluctuating like crazy . It'll go from 2 bars down to 0 and back up to 2 bars every minute or so . There is a possibility that Boost is doing some tower work or something . I may flash back to CTMOD and change my PRL back and see what that does .
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What PRL is 61007?
 
johnny424 said:
you shouldnt have to revert back to ct to switch back to boost prl huh? only to change to a sprint prl i thought
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wyelkins said:
My limited understanding is that CM7 does not support updating PRL or using hidden phone menu codes
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Shit ! I just PMed you Wyelkins . Read it ASAP . Dunno what the heck is going on . I just got blocked from this thread for about 10 minutes or so .

Anyhow . You are correct . The PRL cannot be changed w/ CM7 . You must revert back to CTMOD . I just changed back to the Boost PRL , restored to CM7 and I was getting a steady single bar . I changed back to my 11115.prl restored back to CM7 and I am now getting 2 bars steady . I have came to the conclusion that Sprint is working on the towers in my area . :eek:
 
wetbiker7 said:
Shit ! I just PMed you Wyelkins . Read it ASAP . Dunno what the heck is going on . I just got blocked from this thread for about 10 minutes or so .

Anyhow . You are correct . The PRL cannot be changed w/ CM7 . You must revert back to CTMOD . I just changed back to the Boost PRL , restored to CM7 and I was getting a steady single bar . I changed back to my 11115.prl restored back to CM7 and I am now getting 2 bars steady . I have came to the conclusion that Sprint is working on the towers in my area . :eek:
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oh okay..i understood hidden menu wasnt supported with cm7 inorder to switch to sprint prl..but i wasnt aware that cm7 didnt have the about phone-update prl menu settings...still getting used to settings myself fellas :D:o
 
must have been a problem with the site cuz i was blocked as well for about an hour. anyways, so you do have a better signal on cm7 with prl 11115? I'm sure it's not the same in my area but im going to try that out too just to see.
 
ron580 said:
i found this one as well *#*#2432546#*#* its named .checkin but i am unsure what it does after entering the code i get a notification in the status bar that reads "checkin succeeded."
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what i found on google:

*#*#2432546#*#*

Dial the above to check in (give it a minute) and then go to setting and about phone and update.

This is the safest way to get the update.

edit: *#*#197328640#*#* service mode main menu (hitting menu button brings up inputs)
 
mavrikmeercat said:
must have been a problem with the site cuz i was blocked as well for about an hour. anyways, so you do have a better signal on cm7 with prl 11115? I'm sure it's not the same in my area but im going to try that out too just to see.
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im also using prl 11115 with cm7 and my signal is just as good as it was with ct..never really all that impressive at home but out and about pretty good.as of right now..not saying that couldnt change
 
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