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Root [ROM] CM7 with GB kernel by RevNumbers

I hope battery life improves. New rom is going to hurt and gps was on all night so had 4% for maps, but had 80% after 8 hours idle, when 90% would be normal for my extended battery. Guess I'll charge it up and calibrate the battery.

I was under the impression that battery life had improved.

I was waiting for gb kernel for the 2nd init, so this is my first. Wasn't interested in sbf back to Froyo just to install a rom. :D

No place to set battery profile? I used to set it on "battery saver max".
 
this rom is very fast and smooth even at stock clock speed. I really missed all the nice CM setting tweaks. glad i gave it another chance.
 
*suddenly, a n00b stumbles into the thread*

How is this different from the nightly straight from the CM website?

Can anyone point me to a newb tutorial for installing this that's not outdated? I'm way back on Android 2.2.1, Rubix Focused 2.0.1.
 
From recovery, running 602: format data, system, cache, Dalvik.
Flash rom, flash gApps... done.

Easy as falling off a bicycle. :D
 
colchiro said:
I hope battery life improves. New rom is going to hurt and gps was on all night so had 4% for maps, but had 80% after 8 hours idle, when 90% would be normal for my extended battery. Guess I'll charge it up and calibrate the battery.

I was under the impression that battery life had improved.

I was waiting for gb kernel for the 2nd init, so this is my first. Wasn't interested in sbf back to Froyo just to install a rom. :D

No place to set battery profile? I used to set it on "battery saver max".
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I would have to say the battery has improved on mine. I first flashed the CM7 before this nightly on .596. Now I'm running the newest nighty after flashing the GB .602 and my battery is at 30%. That's after fiddling with it all night last night and letting it sit idle after going to bed.

I have calibrated the battery but havent killed it totaly yet so i'm hoping after charging it back up to 100% again it will improve. What apps you run plays a major roll in battery life. Having widgets such as facebook, weather, etc. really runs down your battery.

My phone is reporting 30% battery on 13 hours run time. That of course is from the last time I restarted the phone. I flashed CM7 lastnight around 8 0'clock. So that gives me what, 17 hours actual run time off one charge and having 30% battery left. Not too bad if I do say so myself.
 
bouchigo said:
Gaps link:
http://goo-inside.me/gapps/gapps-gb-20110307-signed.zip
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colchiro said:
I saw no link to gApps, which needs to be flashed with CM7. I think this is the latest: http://goo-inside.me/gapps/gapps-gb-20110307-signed.zip

I thought I could just download it from Rom Manager, but that wasn't the latest version. :D
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Here is the latest version of gApps: http://goo-inside.me/gapps/gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip

08/28 is also the latest version in Rom Manager.
 
was loving my rooted dinc until i rooted my dx. flashed cm7 for the gb kernel earlier today and it's as smooth as butter!!!
 
yawdapaah said:
Been on this since the first build and I like it but I want my OMGB back. :(
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Just flashed this today and there is one thing I miss from OMGB, the stability. Have had to do 3 or 4 battery pulls since I installed this and I did a clean install going back to .340 then tbh .602 and then this. Cleared cache/data/davlik each time too. I guess it's just bad luck. Shuji and OMGB were so stable for me, apex and this were/are not.
 
kg2128 said:
Just flashed this today and there is one thing I miss from OMGB, the stability. Have had to do 3 or 4 battery pulls since I installed this and I did a clean install going back to .340 then tbh .602 and then this. Cleared cache/data/davlik each time too. I guess it's just bad luck. Shuji and OMGB were so stable for me, apex and this were/are not.
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Not really any hiccups per say. Just OMGB is so clean and quick. I would never have switched were it not for the GB kernel upgrade.
 
I am having 0 problems with CM7. The GB version runs just as well as the Froyo version. Soooo glad I rooted my X because I loathe blur!
 
I'm at 10% after 24 hours with little use and Android Overclock has used 32% of my battery. I can usually go 3 days before I'm this low, but usually charge it every-other-night @ 70-80%.

I have the extended battery and am calibrating it now so might discover a few more hours before it dies.
 
Yup, that's all I got was a little over a day with extended battery and not a fan of the camera app (no panoramic pics).

So can I return to stock by just restoring my backup (since both are based on GB) or do I have to SBF?
 
I think SBF, because you installed a 2nd init rom. I may be wrong.
 
No need for SBF; I suggest you format system though (don't forget to mount system before applying your backup), and of course, wipe data and cache.
 
Too late, I restored my backup w/o any problem. :D

The newest stock 602 backup I had was after formatting data, but I mistakenly deleted the newer ones where everything was setup.

Installing Apex now. :D

I'd consider other 2nd init roms if they're based on GB.
 
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