Setting up CM6

[oOMavrikOo]

last I flashed CM6 for the first time. love it! bit when I did I didn't have titanium anymore, so o couldn't restore backed up apps. what's the proper method for doing this? do I just reinstall it from the market? will it update or something automatically and retrieve my backups from my SD card?

 

[330D]

last I flashed CM6 for the first time. love it! bit when I did I didn't have titanium anymore, so o couldn't restore backed up apps. what's the proper method for doing this? do I just reinstall it from the market? will it update or something automatically and retrieve my backups from my SD card?

Re-install it from the market, and run a batch restore (I think the actual wording is restore all apps). When it is complete, reboot your phone and all should be back.... (with the paid version anyway) If you have the free version, I'm not sure if it restores the apps, or gives you their names in a list so you can go back and restore them manually. I bought the paid version so it restores them automatically.

 

[oOMavrikOo]

I have the free version. guess I'll try it that way first. if that doesn't work, guess I'll spend more coin.

 

[andygu3]

I have the free version. guess I'll try it that way first. if that doesn't work, guess I'll spend more coin.

The free version should restore them automatically, but TB is for sure one of those applications you want to donate to the developer

 

[330D]

I have the free version. guess I'll try it that way first. if that doesn't work, guess I'll spend more coin.

I think if you pay for one app, this is the one to buy. It is so worth it...

 

[andygu3]

I think if you pay for one app, this is the one to buy. It is so worth it...

+1

 

[Fenga Papit]

I think if you pay for one app, this is the one to buy. It is so worth it...

Yup! I think the free version of TB will restore apps but you have to tap each one it lists so it can download it from the Market again. Or something like that. The donate version is so much better because it is a "one touch" batch to restore all apps and system data. (if the user backed up system data too) When restoring system data it is really nice even with a different ROM because some of the system data can still be restored (for me anyway).


Now I have a question for something that is pissing me off now. Hopefully someone has an answer.

First, I have done the "Fix permissions" thing several times and that doesn't help.

The problem is this.....I still get FC's for ADW Launcher and for Google system (gapps). The gapps one still happens even with updated gapps to the latest version. It's not a huge problem and usually happens a few times after rebooting the phone. Sometimes happens during regular operations but doesn't seem to affect much.

The biggest thorn in my side is ADW Launcher after rebooting. My icons don't load properly and most of my apps in the drawer view don't show up because of ADW not loading correctly. So I go into Settings>ADW Launcher and scroll down to tap "Restart launcher." Almost never helps. So I press the "back arrow" on my phone to kill the ADW Launcher so it restarts. This can go on for 10 minutes before it will sometimes load properly. Usually doesn't though. With any luck I get a FC and tap "Force close" and about half the time this makes ADW reload correctly with all my icons displaying on my Home screens and in the app drawer.

To get away from this circle jerk I have set up Launcher Pro with screens the way I want them too. I have chosen LP as my default in Home Switcher several times but it gets over ridden by ADW during regular usage often and always on a reboot. So this doesn't help me either since ADW does what it wants.

Sorry for the length but I hope the details help so this can get figured out!

 

[LLWesMan]

How do you determine what your phone can handle?

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

 

[andygu3]

How do you determine what your phone can handle?

If you can boot up with the 768 kernels, you should be able to handle them. Some can't get there phone to boot up after they flash the 768 kernels.

Nandroid, wipe davlik cache and cache, then flash the kernel

 

[oOMavrikOo]

if I use titanium to do a full restore (apps, programs, system items, etc) on CM6, will it restore only the stuff that CM6 will allow? it doesn't make sense to me that it would restore everything because most of the system programs are from the Sense UI. wouldn't those programs (idk the proper term atm) clash with CM6? wouldn't it be as if I were running two roms at the same time?

 

[thefley]

I tried flasing this rom lastnight, I wiped everything, flashed the rom and let it boot, nothing would boot but the splash screen then to a blank background. nothing else showed up... so I wiped again and reflashed same thing.

 

[andygu3]

I tried flasing this rom lastnight, I wiped everything, flashed the rom and let it boot, nothing would boot but the splash screen then to a blank background. nothing else showed up... so I wiped again and reflashed same thing.

Did you wipe Davlik cache also?

 

[oOMavrikOo]

I'm trying to do a batch restore of my apps from Sense over to CM6. I have Titanium Backup Pro. Do I just click on "Run - Restore missing apps with data", or something else? Will CM6 ignore the HTC system apps if I just try and restore everything?

 

[andygu3]

I'm trying to do a batch restore of my apps from Sense over to CM6. I have Titanium Backup Pro. Do I just click on "Run - Restore missing apps with data", or something else? Will CM6 ignore the HTC system apps if I just try and restore everything?

Anything HTC is NOT compatible with CM6

 

[oOMavrikOo]

Ok. So will it only restore 3rd party apps?

 

[Fenga Papit]

Ok. So will it only restore 3rd party apps?

TB should ignore the Sense stuff since it can't restore it to CM6. You can also scroll through what TB is going to restore and tap to uncheck anything you don't want restored.

 

[oOMavrikOo]

Which app is best for overclocking? Also, I keep hearing that I need to "uncap a kernal" in order to overclock. How do I do that?

 

[andygu3]

Yup! I think the free version of TB will restore apps but you have to tap each one it lists so it can download it from the Market again. Or something like that. The donate version is so much better because it is a "one touch" batch to restore all apps and system data. (if the user backed up system data too) When restoring system data it is really nice even with a different ROM because some of the system data can still be restored (for me anyway).


Now I have a question for something that is pissing me off now. Hopefully someone has an answer.

First, I have done the "Fix permissions" thing several times and that doesn't help.

The problem is this.....I still get FC's for ADW Launcher and for Google system (gapps). The gapps one still happens even with updated gapps to the latest version. It's not a huge problem and usually happens a few times after rebooting the phone. Sometimes happens during regular operations but doesn't seem to affect much.

The biggest thorn in my side is ADW Launcher after rebooting. My icons don't load properly and most of my apps in the drawer view don't show up because of ADW not loading correctly. So I go into Settings>ADW Launcher and scroll down to tap "Restart launcher." Almost never helps. So I press the "back arrow" on my phone to kill the ADW Launcher so it restarts. This can go on for 10 minutes before it will sometimes load properly. Usually doesn't though. With any luck I get a FC and tap "Force close" and about half the time this makes ADW reload correctly with all my icons displaying on my Home screens and in the app drawer.

To get away from this circle jerk I have set up Launcher Pro with screens the way I want them too. I have chosen LP as my default in Home Switcher several times but it gets over ridden by ADW during regular usage often and always on a reboot. So this doesn't help me either since ADW does what it wants.

Sorry for the length but I hope the details help so this can get figured out!

Flash build 95, it has the updated ADW that was just released. Maybe that would solve the issue with ADW

 

[andygu3]

Which app is best for overclocking? Also, I keep hearing that I need to "uncap a kernal" in order to overclock. How do I do that?

Either SetCPU or Overclock widget from the market, I use OC widget and it works just fine

You do NOT need to flash an uncapped kernel to overclock. Using setcpu or oc widget, you can set the frequencies with the stock kernel.

Dec's uncapped kernels may help in battery life and/or performance. Flash the CFS or BFS kernels from recovery if you want to go that route

 

[Fenga Papit]

Flash build 95, it has the updated ADW that was just released. Maybe that would solve the issue with ADW

Thanks, I flashed it earlier today. This time I did a full wipe with dalvik also and started fresh. That seems to have helped, or maybe it is the updated ADW. I also didn't flash the gapps since Market, Car Home, and other Google goodies showed up already with build 95. So far things are pretty smooth!

 

[andygu3]

Thanks, I flashed it earlier today. This time I did a full wipe with dalvik also and started fresh. That seems to have helped, or maybe it is the updated ADW. I also didn't flash the gapps since Market, Car Home, and other Google goodies showed up already with build 95. So far things are pretty smooth!

Cool

 

[Fenga Papit]

Cool

Life is so much more enjoyable when your choice of ROM works!

 

[oOMavrikOo]

Dec's uncapped kernels may help in battery life and/or performance. Flash the CFS or BFS kernels from recovery if you want to go that route

Ok, right there you lost me. Dec's? CFS? BFS? What does that mean and what does it do? Please...

 

[andygu3]

Ok, right there you lost me. Dec's? CFS? BFS? What does that mean and what does it do? Please...

Here are Dec's kernels [Kernel] UncappedKernel (CFS/BFS versions) [2.6.29.6][10/12/2010] - xda-developers

The CFS kernels are the stable kernels for everyday use

The BFS kernels are great for gamers, but may have trouble holding a solid gps lock

 

[andygu3]

Life is so much more enjoyable when your choice of ROM works!

Agreed