I'm guessing the drivers will be extracted from the ICS update. Hopefully the unofficial reports we're getting it before next month are true

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Then again, the drivers can be made from scratch, I think. After all, Nvidia didn't just pop a driver out of the air... just a matter of time. Everyone patient dman is super busy... Full time work and he spends a LOT of his time off hacking phones. Believe me...

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Sure, drivers CAN be made from scratch. But without knowing the intricate workings of the hardware-component you're making a driver for, it's really hard and time-consuming. The best that can be done in a short time is a general driver, whereas what you really want is a specific, and thus optimized, one. It's easy for NVIDIA because it knows the workings of its own hardware().

I know the waiting is a pain, but it really will be quicker to get the drivers from the update, or some other "official" source(picking drivers here and there from devices that already have ICS and use at least one identical component). The bonus being these drivers having undergone at least some testing, too.

In short: Reverse-engineering drivers is a pain, and very time-consuming. Chances are we'll have ICS before any really good "home-brew" drivers can be made.

agreed, just a matter of time now,I mean we waited this long 1 more month won't hurt.

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We'll see... Time tells :P dman ran inception v2 for weeks before release. Who knows, maybe ics is on his phone and has been! Ensuring we get the stablest pure vanilla ics

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A most welcome miracle that would be...! I'd love to be wrong on this, you can be sure about that!

I hate to bust everyone's bubble, but.... those drivers, and the impending official ICS update, are the reason nobody wants to seriously entertain an ICS port for the Glide just yet. They're waiting on official ICS to deliver nice drivers and make everyone's job a whole hell of a lot easier. And THEN things will get interesting.

Just be patient I bought this phone knowing I'd be waiting a while for ICS.

First of all great job, i love the full black theme on this rom.

Everything so far seems to be working fine expect for one thing, after i restore my titanium backup if i set launcher pro as my default launcher whenever i restart the phone it freezes on the unlock screen and the screen does not respond. I can use the power and volume but nothing else.

So i've kept it without selecting a default launcher, hoping i dont tick it by accident because i have to do a reinstall if i do

Seraphim Mesosphere released for the Note today... Ridiculous amount of effort and new features... Collective Quality takes time dman deserves a huge break that doesnt come easily... Our device might be next to be blessed... Not twice, but thrice!
As for the drivers, are they the same as the "kernel" that runs the phone? Ardatdat was able to port his to us... I understand ICS kernels probably are exponentially harder to make, although we might want more than just a stock samsung driver. We'll see what's in up dman's sleeve soon...


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Originally Posted by byaco

First of all great job, i love the full black theme on this rom.

Everything so far seems to be working fine expect for one thing, after i restore my titanium backup if i set launcher pro as my default launcher whenever i restart the phone it freezes on the unlock screen and the screen does not respond. I can use the power and volume but nothing else.

So i've kept it without selecting a default launcher, hoping i dont tick it by accident because i have to do a reinstall if i do

LauncherPro may not be compatible... Dman themed tw launcher to match the back-n- black theme and removed GO Launcher...

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