[Q&A] CM10.1 Nightlies SGH-I747

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kangi26

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Nov 8, 2006
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what kind of battery life are you guys getting? i flashed ktoonsez's kernel and am getting a little better battery but nothing like CM9 with faux123's kernel. CM10 was losing about 10% an hour with the kernel im losing about 7-8% an hour with CM9 and faux i was only dropping 2% an hour. these are all idle times with no use. i could leave cm9 on my desk all day and pick it up about 10 hours later with 80% still on it. was getting battery life comparable to an iphone 4s

I've been off charge for an hour and a half, down 6%, but signal is bad, and I've been farting around with the settings alot
 

thatg

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Mar 18, 2007
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if you havent flashed a kernel yet i suggest you do, definitely has improved battery. wish i was getting the same cm9 battery and focus worked on camera, the rom would work great for me
 

playboy71322

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Nov 29, 2007
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S Planner

Is there a way to get the the stock calendar app on CM 10? If so HOW??? That is the only app i want on CM10
 

scott8281

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I'm loving CM10 but have had zero luck with the MTP and my MAC running Mountain Lion, are there any good Android File Transfer alternatives? Preferably over USB not wireless?
 

M988

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Jul 18, 2012
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is there a way to turn off the soft key lights? i find them very distracting at night

i think in the stock version they only stayed on for 1.5sec or something
 

johnclevenger

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I'm loving CM10 but have had zero luck with the MTP and my MAC running Mountain Lion, are there any good Android File Transfer alternatives? Preferably over USB not wireless?

Airdroid works pretty well, and has a nice interface (of course it's over WiFi). Unfortunately I can't find any USB alternatives or, for that matter, any WiFi alternatives that allow dragging and dropping of folder (and their contents).

---------- Post added at 07:37 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:33 AM ----------

Does anyone know if an official Nav Bar option is planned? Relatedly, what about an option to entirely disable the hardware soft keys? Lastly, perhaps to re-map the home button? It'd be nice to have the option of just running a Nav Bar. The screen is so large (in my opinion) that I wouldn't mind giving up the very bottom if I could get a nice Nav Bar solution.
 

gmac1990

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I am aware this ROM is in its early stages but I'm trying to get a gauge in batter life. First I was having trouble getting it to charge but after a reset and re-rom, its charging. It took four hours to charge from 30% to 85% and then dropped to 80% in five minutes. Any ideas? I don't think its ROM related.

I have cm10 with nothing special running and am not having wake locks.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium
 
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kangi26

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I am aware this ROM is in its early stages but I'm trying to get a gauge in batter life. First I was having trouble getting it to charge but after a reset and re-rom, its charging. It took four hours to charge from 30% to 85% and then dropped to 80% in five minutes. Any ideas? I don't think its ROM related.

I have cm10 with nothing special running and am not having wake locks.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium

No, to start I might take a look at checking with wifi on and connected, just to see if its a drop from cell coverage
 

cloudyphiz

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Jun 9, 2010
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I'm getting okay battery life, I lose just under 1% per hour at home where my signal is about -95dBm and probably 3x that at work where the signal drops to less than -105. I would probably get just over 5 hours of continuous use on wifi, and I can just make it through a normal day without charging given the high drain at work.

My capacitive lights don't come on at all and my camera focuses with the latest patch. I would love to use the inverted gapps but they break exchange. All in all I'm still thrilled with how solid CM10 is and I know it will only get better from here.

My iPhone 4 is like a really bad memory now (okay, a bad memory that still works as a great audio player).

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S3
 

AmazingSpanoMan

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Dirty Flash??

OK dumb noob question. Does "dirty flash" mean that you just flashed the newest ROM over the old without clearing anything? Ive done that with the last two updates and haven't seen any adverse effects. Thx
 

radeon_x

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Jan 13, 2006
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The 7/27 build seems to be running really well, very impressed.

One question though: Anyone know how to get to the launcher (Trebuchet) settings? The menu item is no longer there in Settings, unless I'm completely blind.
 

Ghstudent

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Mar 31, 2012
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So can we get an updated bug log please..? The only things I am seeing is Bluetooth and my gps is messed up again however I think this is due to a "dirty flash" as people seem to be calling it now

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2
 

ThatJawn

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Kangi let me see if I can help you get to some of these questions.

So yes, dirty flashing is the act of flashing without clearing dalvik/cache factory/data reset. And just installing the zip right over your old one.


Bug log. Nothing official official.

But what I can tell.

Auto focus is a bit iffy. Use ICS camera+ if you need this.
Haptic is buggy as all hell.

I haven't touched theme chooser yet. Would be cautious. That's just me though.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium
 

Ghstudent

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Kangi let me see if I can help you get to some of these questions.

So yes, dirty flashing is the act of flashing without clearing dalvik/cache factory/data reset. And just installing the zip right over your old one.


Bug log. Nothing official official.

But what I can tell.

Auto focus is a bit iffy. Use ICS camera+ if you need this.
Haptic is buggy as all hell.

I haven't touched theme chooser yet. Would be cautious. That's just me though.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium

I used theme chooser already, it works fine

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2
 

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    An amateur FAQ

    I have consolidated some information regarding frequent issues with the most recent nightly releases. Hopefully someone finds this useful, since I've dealt with most of them myself and I see someone ask about these things daily. If any of the info here is wrong or misleading please don't hesitate to correct me (just kidding, I know you won't) ;)

    GPS
    • When the option was added to use an external GPS it broke the default source to be undefined. Go to "System Settings->Location Services->GPS Source" and make sure "Use Internal GPS" is selected.
    • Some other update changed something with the permissions of the location services settings. Go to "System Settings->Location Services" and uncheck and recheck all the options to force it to ask for the proper permissions again.

    4G LTE/Wireless Data
    • Make sure you are aware of the difference between the service providers' terminology and the "real"/CM terminology (AT&T 4G is actually HSPA+, AT&T 4G LTE is actually 4G).
    • Go to "System Settings->More->Mobile networks" and make sure LTE is selected under Network Mode.
    • Go to "System Settings->More->Mobile networks->Access Point Names" and verify versus known good LTE APN settings. Currently Rogers LTE APN is missing or incorrect. You will have to enter it manually or wait for the proper defaults to be merged.
    • You may have lost your IMEI. Check "System Settings->About Phone->Status". If your IMEI shows 0 you may have to follow the instructions in the IMEI recovery thread. After restoring your IMEI you may still need to do additional steps to restore LTE. To avoid this headache back up your IMEI before you lose it using the above thread. Make sure you try just rebooting first to see if that fixes the missing IMEI.
    • ** Seems to be fixed on 09/12 ** Currently you need to reboot after installing for the first time or upgrading to a new nightly in order to get any data signal.

    Wi-Fi
    • Some people report problems with Wi-Fi signal or connection. Try going to "System Settings->Wi-Fi->Menu/Advanced" and un-check "Avoid Poor Connections".

    Volume/Sound Problems
    • Audio drivers are currently a work-in-progress. Updates are still coming all the time.
    • If you have no sound try turning the volume all the way down then up again for alarms, calls, notification, etc.
    • Try re-selecting your ring tones in the app or clearing cache and/or data for that app.
    • Call volume is known to be a bit loud now. Try pulling the phone away from your face during the call so that the screen turns on and turn up/down the volume.
    • There seems to be an issue with Google Now voice recognition mic volume. Try talking into the noise cancellation mic (top).
    • If your phone is not speaking Google Now results or street names in Navigation properly make sure you are using English (US) in the language settings (other languages/nationalities are currently not supported).

    Camera/Gallery
    • There is currently no option to store to external SD (yet).
    • The built in gallery does not sync to Picasa. This is a known bug.
    • **Reverted and reportedly fixed in 9/10** Swipe to gallery feature was "broken" by the addition of pinch to zoom. To get it to work swipe outside of image and buttons (in the grey area).

    Battery Life
    • Battery calibration is wiped after first installing or upgrading. Wait a full cycle before trusting percent reported.
    • Install BBS to track alarms and wake locks.
    • Battery use after clearing caches after upgrading is high. Wait til it is finished rebuilding before gauging drain.
    • Other kernels give more control over battery and performance. You can try those but don't report any other bugs here if you do.

    Screen Flicker
    • Has improved recently but can be seen occasionally, particularly with 3rd party keyboards or graphics intensive apps.
    • Going to "System Settings->Developer Options" and choosing "Disable HW Overlays" fixes the flicker at the expense of performance.

    USB Storage
    • There is no UMS (Generic USB Mass Storage) mode by default on our phones. You may need to install MTP drivers or a different OS that supports it. There are apps that allow UMS access but there are drawbacks.
    • If you followed any of the procedures in the IMEI thread and did not properly revert to MTP mode you may need to do so before being able to access your storage via USB.

    Home button wake
    • Going to System "Settings->Performance->Processor" and increasing the minimum CPU frequency from 384 to 486 is reported to fix it.

    64GB+ SD Cards
    • CM will not directly support the exFAT format due to licensing restrictions
    • You can format as FAT32 (with the restriction of not being able to have files over 4GB each)
    • Not sure if it is supported at the moment, but in the future you should be able to format as ext (fixes the 4GB file problem, but makes the card unreadable by Windows without special tools)

    Anything gapps related involving non-recommended gapps
    • For example problems with text messaging when using inverted gapps
    • Use recommended gapps.

    Anything system related involving non-CM kernels
    • Use the default kernel.

    Installing/Upgrading
    When updating from Nightlies MAKE SURE you are downloading the CM10 zip file. The CM9 weekly files show up in the same list.

    The M flagged zip files are the same as every other nightly, except care is taken in the days/week before releasing the M edition to not introduce any new features into Nightlies that might break the system. This means that if you flash only the M files you are less likely to run into "show-stopping" bugs. After the M edition is released developers will continue adding new features to the Nightlies that may or may not result in instability.

    The recommended nightly upgrade procedure should be:
    • Backup/Nandroid
    • Format "/system" (under Mounts and Storage)
    • Wipe cache
    • Wipe Dalvik cache (under Advanced)
    • Install Nightly ROM zip
    • Install gapps zip
    • Reboot System

    You may be able to get away with only:
    • Backup/Nandroid (not technically required, but you're a crazy-pants if you don't)
    • Wipe cache
    • Wipe Dalvik cache (under Advanced)
    • Install Nightly Rom zip
    • Reboot System

    Apps Force Closing/Other Strange Behaviour That Other People Are Not Reporting
    • Try running Fix Permissions from recovery
    • After backing up, try a Factory Reset combined with the above flashing steps to see if the error occurs on a clean system (Factory Reset does not wipe/format your SD card(s), only erases all apps and app/system data)

    Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
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    Great bit of info put together by unit_vector

    I have consolidated some information regarding frequent issues with the most recent nightly releases. Hopefully someone finds this useful, since I've dealt with most of them myself and I see someone ask about these things daily. If any of the info here is wrong or misleading please don't hesitate to correct me (just kidding, I know you won't) ;)

    GPS
    -When the option was added to use an external GPS it broke the default source to be undefined. Go to "System Settings-> Location Services-> GPS Source" and make sure "Use Internal GPS" is selected.
    -Some other update changed something with the permissions of the location services settings. Uncheck and recheck all the options on the above screen to force it to ask for the proper permissions again.

    4G LTE/Wireless Data
    -Currently you need to reboot after installing for the first time or upgrading to a new nightly in order to get any data signal.
    -Make sure you are aware of the difference between the service providers' terminology and the "real"/CM terminology (AT&T 4G is actually HSPA+, AT&T 4G LTE is actually 4G).
    -Go to "System Settings->More->Mobile networks" and make sure LTE is selected under Network Mode.
    -Go to "System Settings->More->Mobile networks->Access Point Names" and verify versus known good LTE APN settings.
    -You may have lost your IMEI. "Check System Settings->About Phone->Status". If your IMEI shows 0 you may have to follow the instructions in the IMEI recovery thread http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1801997. After restoring your IMEI you may still need to do additional steps to restore LTE. To avoid this headache back up your IMEI before you lose it using the above thread. Make sure you try just rebooting first to see if that fixes the missing IMEI.

    Wi-Fi
    -Some people report problems with Wi-Fi signal or connection. Try going to "System Settings->Wi-Fi->Menu/Advanced" and un-check "Avoid Poor Connections".

    Volume/Sound Problems
    -Audio drivers are currently a work-in-progress. Updates are still coming all the time.
    -If you have no sound try turning the volume all the way down then up again for alarms, calls, notification, etc.
    -Try re-selecting your ring tones in the app or clearing cache and/or data for that app.
    -Call volume is known to be a bit loud now.
    -There seems to be an issue with Google Now voice recognition mic volume. Try talking in to the noise cancellation mic (top).
    -If your phone is not speaking Google Now results or street names in Navigation properly make sure you are using English (US) in the language settings (other languages/nationalities are currently not supported).

    Camera/Gallery
    -Swipe to gallery feature was "broken" by the addition of pinch to zoom. To get it to work swipe outside of image and buttons (in the grey area). **Reverted and reportedly fixed in 9/10**
    -There is currently no option to store to external SD (yet).
    -The built in gallery does not sync to Picasa. This is a known bug.

    Battery Life
    -Battery calibration is wiped after first installing or upgrading. Wait a full cycle before trusting percent reported.
    -Install BBS http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1179809 to track alarms and wake locks.
    -Battery use after clearing caches after upgrading is high. Wait til it is finished rebuilding before gauging drain.
    -Other kernels give more control over battery and performance. You can try those but don't report any other bugs here if you do.

    Screen Flicker
    -Has improved recently but can be seen occasionally, particularly with 3rd party keyboards or graphics intensive apps.
    -Going to "System Settings->Developer Options" and choosing "Disable HW Overlays" fixes the flicker at the expense of performance.

    USB Storage
    -There is no UMS (Generic USB Mass Storage) mode by default on our phones. You may need to install MTP drivers or a different OS that supports it. There are apps http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1711009 that allow UMS access but there are drawbacks.
    -If you followed any of the procedures in the IMEI thread and did not properly revert to MTP mode you may need to do so before being able to access your storage via USB.

    Home button wake
    -Going to System "Settings->Performance->Processor" and increasing the minimum CPU frequency from 384 to 486 is reported to fix it.

    64GB+ SD Cards
    -CM will not directly support the exFAT format due to licensing restrictions
    -You can format as FAT32 (with the restriction of not being able to have files over 4GB each)
    -Not sure if it is supported at the moment, but in the future you should be able to format as ext (fixes the 4GB file problem, but makes the card unreadable by Windows without special tools)

    Anything gapps related involving non-recommended gapps
    -For example problems with text messaging when using inverted gapps
    -Use recommended gapps.

    Anything system related involving non-CM kernels
    -Use the default kernel.

    Installing/Upgrading
    When updating from Nightlies MAKE SURE you are downloading the CM10 zip file. The CM9 weekly files show up in the same list.

    The M flagged zip files are the same as every other nightly, except care is taken in the days/week before releasing the M edition to not introduce any new features into Nightlies that might break the system. This means that if you flash only the M files you are less likely to run into "show-stopping" bugs. After the M edition is released developers will continue adding new features to the Nightlies that may or may not result in instability.

    The recommended nightly upgrade procedure should be:
    -Backup/Nandroid
    -Format /system (under Mounts and Storage)
    -Wipe cache
    -Wipe Dalvik cache (under Advanced)
    -Install Nightly ROM zip
    -Install gapps zip
    -Reboot System

    You may be able to get away with only:
    -Backup/Nandroid (not technically required, but you're a crazy-pants if you don't)
    -Wipe cache (It looks like dalvik-cache is included in the /cache partition on our phones - it isn't for all phones - so a /cache wipe should cover Dalvik as well. I'm no expert though, so don't take my word for it if you have problems NOT wiping Dalvik cache specifically)
    -Install Nightly Rom zip
    -Reboot System


    Apps Force Closing/Other Strange Behaviour That Other People Are Not Reporting
    -Try running Fix Permissions from recovery
    -After backing up, try a Factory Reset combined with the above flashing steps to see if the error occurs on a clean system (Factory Reset does not wipe/format your SD card(s), only erases all apps and app/system data

    Anything system related involving non-CM kernels
    -Use the default kernel.
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    Have a great Thanksgiving everyone. I hope you find things to be thankful for; because there is always something to be grateful for.
    Thanks for all of your contributions to this thread, you've all made our experiences better with CM
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    Hi all,

    For those of who on Rogers Wireless and having problem on WiFi tethering under LTE network on their CM 10.2, here is the solution I found on CM forum. Credit goes to op of http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/76413-wifi-tethering-and-cm-102-issues/.

    I tested it on my Rogers rooted SGS3 with the latest NIGHTLY "10/04" and working well to share WiFi under LTE network to my TouchPad!!!

    Cheers!
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    [SIZE=+2]This thread is designed ONLY for the support of the
    ATT%20Rogers%20Telus_logo2.png
    devices.[/SIZE]​


    This thread is designed to help keep the dev thread clean and clear for the dev's to do their magic. So please feel free to ask any questions about the ROM, but trolling and flaming will not give great results and will be reported.

    The main Dev thread is located HERE
    GAAPS can be found HERE
    ClockworkMod can be found HERE listed as "Samsung Galaxy S3 (AT&T)"

    THE NIGHTLY's Can be found HERE

    Post your findings/fixes with your install procedure, along with your CWM version, your kernel and any mods


    Thank you kangi26 for having created this informational thread



    Fixes and Mods:

    First Circle Battery Mod by Tiffany84! :)
    http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29092238&postcount=1070

    Crysis Battery Icon CM10 Build 7/29 by tiffany84:
    http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29761975&postcount=23
    http://d-h.st/2oH

    JT Inverted Productions JusTunBean Inverted JB
    http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=29343474

    Bypass Exchange Security settings:
    http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1117452
    Thanks r0ckvn for the link

    LogCat thanks to sublimejosh2000:
    Open your terminal on your phone and type:
    su
    logcat > /sdcard/log.txt

    It will continue to write to the file as long as terminal is open and when you experience the bug, it will catch it. When you reboot you should have a nice text file for uploading to the thread

    *** If you are getting errors playing Media Files or are seeing multiples of the same image or Grey items. This is "Ghosting", for some reason(what/why this is is unknown to me). The Fix:
    Go to Settings/Apps/All/scroll down to Media Storage, and Clear Data. Reboot, and Scan your media again. Depending how much you have will determine how long it takes. This will happen again when rebooting, maybe not the first or second reboot, but it'll happen again


    [SIZE=+3]I am having trouble installing/running/updating CM10[/SIZE]

    If you're seeing any problems other than the issues that are posted by the ROM dev's. Try this method.
    Big thanks to QuasiModem

    Wipe Data \ Factory Reset
    Wipe Cache
    Advanced => Wipe Dalvik Cache
    Mounts and Storage => format /system & format /data & format /cache
    Advanced => Reboot Recovery
    Wipe Data \ Factory Reset
    Wipe Cache
    Advanced => Wipe Dalvik Cache
    Mounts and Storage => Mount /system
    Mounts and Storage => Mount /data
    Flash ROM
    Flash Gapps
    Advanced => Fix Permissions

    Reboot system now.


    All steps must be followed