Setting up CM6

[andygu3]

Dec released some new kernels

If your phone can handle 768 download these:

BFS #13 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9992367/UncappedKernel-Brainfuct-10122010.zip

CFS #9 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9992367/UncappedKernel-Stable-10122010.zip

If your phone likes 691, download these:

BFS #13 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9992367/UncappedKernel-Brainfuct-691-10122010.zip

CFS #9 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9992367/UncappedKernel-Stable-691-10122010.zip

Enjoy

 

[oOMavrikOo]

What is a kernal and partition?

 

[themadgreek187]

from time to time my cm6 gets quirky. when i press menu on the home screen sometimes i only have wallpaper, search, edit, and settings. the add option and some other stuff seem to be missing.

 

[Lobo89]

Newest gapps are out http://mirror.teamdouche.net/get/various/gapps-mdpi-20101008-signed.zip

What all needs to be wiped before flashing new gapps?

 

[andygu3]

What all needs to be wiped before flashing new gapps?

2 ways

First way(you will have to set up phone again): Nandroid first. Wipe data, davlik cache and cache. Flash a new nightly or stable CM6, then flash the gapps directly after. Then reboot phone.

Second way(This is something that 330D can confirm): Nandroid first. Wipe only Davlik cache and cache, then flash the gapps in recovery. Reboot phone

I have only done it the first way with no troubles but 330D did the second way with no troubles.

 

[andygu3]

from time to time my cm6 gets quirky. when i press menu on the home screen sometimes i only have wallpaper, search, edit, and settings. the add option and some other stuff seem to be missing.

I would flash a new nightly and that should solve the problem.

 

[Lobo89]

2 ways

First way(you will have to set up phone again): Nandroid first. Wipe data, davlik cache and cache. Flash a new nightly or stable CM6, then flash the gapps directly after. Then reboot phone.

Second way(This is something that 330D can confirm): Nandroid first. Wipe only Davlik cache and cache, then flash the gapps in recovery. Reboot phone

I have only done it the first way with no troubles but 330D did the second way with no troubles.

I tried the 2nd way; it appears to have worked fine. We'll see if it starts randomly rebooting or locking up.

 

[oOMavrikOo]

What is a kernal and partition?

???

 

[andygu3]

???

Answered in your other post, lol

 

[oOMavrikOo]

Huh? I'm confused.

 

[330D]

What all needs to be wiped before flashing new gapps?

Yeah, I just wiped the dalvik cache, and my phone was prime after. Short reboot, too. (as always nandroid before you try just in case)

 

[Lobo89]

Yeah, I just wiped the dalvik cache, and my phone was prime after. Short reboot, too. (as always nandroid before you try just in case)

I went that route as well. So far so good...

 

[andygu3]

Huh? I'm confused.

I replied in the 'Stable and Speedy Roms' thread

 

[oOMavrikOo]

Ooooooooooooooooh... Thanks!

 

[andygu3]

Ooooooooooooooooh... Thanks!

If you need help flashing a kernel, let me know

 

[oOMavrikOo]

I may already know the answer to this, but how will I know if I need to flash a kernal?

Also, will installing CM6 speed up Dolphin Browser HD? I really like Dolphin but am forced to use Opera or Steel because they are faster.

 

[andygu3]

I may already know the answer to this, but how will I know if I need to flash a kernal?

Also, will installing CM6 speed up Dolphin Browser HD? I really like Dolphin but am forced to use Opera or Steel because they are faster.

You won't really 'know' if you need to flash a kernel but if/when you flash CM6, I believe in general you will need to find out what your phone can handle first.

Flashing one of Dec's BFS kernels can be helpful if you are a gamer, but the stock/CFS kernels are great for multitasking.

Yes, after flashing the CM6, you may see a speed increase in DB HD and the stock browser

 

[oOMavrikOo]

If I ever choose to flash my nandroid, will the phone be restored exactly the way it was before I wiped everything?

 

[andygu3]

If I ever choose to flash my nandroid, will the phone be restored exactly the way it was before I wiped everything?

Yep, that's why it is highly recommended to do a nandroid before flashing anything. If something goes wrong during bootup or something else, you will be able to get to recovery and restore a nandroid. Everything will be as you left it

 

[oOMavrikOo]

Will I be able to run live wallpaper with CM6?

 

[330D]

Will I be able to run live wallpaper with CM6?

I can, but it crushes my battery. Seems like everyone has different experiences, some can, some can't. All you can do is try.

 

[andygu3]

Will I be able to run live wallpaper with CM6?

Yes, but only certain ones will stick. Hero does not have the hardware to support all live wallpapers.

The Mario live wallpaper will for sure stick

As will the new maps live wallpaper, clouds or rain float over your location, pretty cool

 

[oOMavrikOo]

I like the Matrix one. Will it work?

 

[andygu3]

I like the Matrix one. Will it work?

Again, its hit or miss. Some will stick and some won't. The only advice I can give you, try them

 

[revtime]

The Matrix one worked on my Hero with Fresh but I have not tried it with the nightly 2.2 I am running now. And yes live wallpapers will decimate your battery.
And just for the record I run my Hero on Wifi as I have an EVO as my daily phone. The Hero is just to test ROMs and such now.