[ICS] CM9.1 Android 4.0.4 for the Defy - now with 2ndboot kernels

zakoo2 · May 30, 2012

coolwaves said:
Hi, I'm on 28/5 nightly and I noticed that when the time for a calendar notification arrives, the phone does show a screen with the event details, but it makes no sound nor does it vibrate.

I have correctly configured Calendar to use a ringtone and vibrate, but it just seems to ignore both settings.

¿Is there anyone else suffering this issue?

Thank you all.

did you set a reminder to the event?

sent from my cm9 defy...

coolwaves · May 30, 2012

Calendar notifications not working

Yes, I did. I set 30min, 15min and 10min reminders and none of them did sound or vibrate... I tested different events and ringtones, with no joy.

I did even reinstall the google apps package, delete the calendar data and reboot my phone. None of this attempts was successful.

It would be very helpful if anyone could just set his or her calendar to use notification ringotnes and set a test event, just to see if this is just me or is really a bug.

Thank you all in advance.

Azulfiel · May 30, 2012

Arjoma said:
There is not a "correct text", it depends on what you want. In the current build (at least Froyo kernel) e.g. hwui is disabled and you can enable it again by editing the build.prop file in system/ (do that with an application like Root explorer or Solid Explorer).
In a text editor you scroll down about 2/3 until you read something like "hwui", and there are entries for the whitelist (apps that "get" hardware acceleration) and the blacklist (apps thay don't get hwa ). You can enter the full process names of the apps there...
But say what you want to do exactly and if you need to change it at all. If you want to take a look at my build.prop, here you are: http://db.tt/yHCoowaA, I enabled hwui system wide again.

edit:zakoo's explanation may be better

THANKS, Now i'm testint Eppy 2905 for Defy+. It seems that battery drain faster than old versions.

Chem23 · May 30, 2012

Hi,

Could someone please check this for me as I'm a bit of a simpleton when it comes to roms and kernels. I have rooted my UK Defy+ and here is the screenshot from my Settings:

Can I just factory reset, cache wipe and flash this nightly ICS build straight away followed by gapps or do I need to flash any kernel first. If so which kernel?

Sorry if the answer is very obvious!

Thanks

niksy+ · May 30, 2012

Chem23 said:
Hi,

Could someone please check this for me as I'm a bit of a simpleton when it comes to roms and kernels. I have rooted my UK Defy+ and here is the screenshot from my Settings:

http://i45.tinypic.com/2u8yvsp.png

Can I just factory reset, cache wipe and flash this nightly ICS build straight away followed by gapps or do I need to flash any kernel first. If so which kernel?

Sorry if the answer is very obvious!

Thanks

No problemo that you asked, better safe than sorry

So, you want CM9? You can flash one of the defy+ builds by Epsylon, Quarx or FuZZ; links:

http://defy.wdscript.fr/defyplus-cm9/

http://quarx2k.ru/cm9-nightly-defy+/

http://fitsnugly.euroskank.com/skankwich/?id=jordanplus

The FuZZ one seems to be best in terms of features and speed, but the other two maybe a bit better on the battery life side.

These are the builds you need and you shouldn't flash defy builds as they are meant for Froyo (froyo kernel, that is). You asked about kernels and I guess you figured already - you have a Gingerbread kernel on your phone. (You can't flash any other kernel as those flashable kernels are meant for standard DEFYs that have a lower bl version than DEFY+. If you flash one of those on a DEFY+ you will end up being stuck in bootloader and having to flash a full sbf. A pain in the ass that you don't want

)

So, when you see defy or defy+ builds, think this way:
defy = Froyo
defy+ = Gingerbread

And now, the steps you should take to install one of those CM9 builds:
1. Install 2nd init (if you haven't already?)
2. Get into custom recovery (you should copy the ROM zip file you downloaded and a gapps.zip (link) on the root of your sd card )
3. wipe data
4. wipe cache
5. advanced \ wipe dalvik cache
6. install zip from sd card - install ROM
7. install zip from sd card - install gapps
8. wipe cache
9. wipe dalvik cache
(steps 8 & 9 aren't necessary)
10. Reboot!
11. Enjoy

Chem23 · May 30, 2012

niksy+ said:
No problemo that you asked, better safe than sorry

So, you want CM9? You can flash one of the defy+ builds by Epsylon, Quarx or FuZZ; links:

http://defy.wdscript.fr/defyplus-cm9/

http://quarx2k.ru/cm9-nightly-defy+/

http://fitsnugly.euroskank.com/skankwich/?id=jordanplus

The FuZZ one seems to be best in terms of features and speed, but the other two maybe a bit better on the battery life side.

These are the builds you need and you shouldn't flash defy builds as they are meant for Froyo (froyo kernel, that is). You asked about kernels and I guess you figured already - you have a Gingerbread kernel on your phone. (You can't flash any other kernel as those flashable kernels are meant for standard DEFYs that have a lower bl version than DEFY+. If you flash one of those on a DEFY+ you will end up being stuck in bootloader and having to flash a full sbf. A pain in the ass that you don't want )

So, when you see defy or defy+ builds, think this way:
defy = Froyo
defy+ = Gingerbread

And now, the steps you should take to install one of those CM9 builds:
1. Install 2nd init (if you haven't already?)
2. Get into custom recovery (you should copy the ROM zip file you downloaded and a gapps.zip (link) on the root of your sd card )
3. wipe data
4. wipe cache
5. advanced \ wipe dalvik cache
6. install zip from sd card - install ROM
7. install zip from sd card - install gapps
8. wipe cache
9. wipe dalvik cache
(steps 8 & 9 aren't necessary)
10. Reboot!
11. Enjoy

Firstly, thank you so much for taking the time to answer so comprehensively! It is much appreciated

The reason I want to flash the phone with a new ROM is that I want to use it predominantly as a navigation device and computer for cycling. Today I took it for my first test run on the bike and it crashed five times during an hour of cycling making it next to useless. What I really want is the most stable ROM available rather than necessarily the latest build. I was wondering whether any of the CM7 builds are more stable than the CM9 versions and if so, do you know which? Also battery life is an issue due to the need for the display to be active for as long as possible with GPS turned on.

I'm assuming the flashing procedure that you have kindly given would be the same in any CM version as, apart from the 2nd init, it is the same as I've been using with builds for my HTC phone.

Thank you once again

niksy+ · May 30, 2012

Chem23 said:
Firstly, thank you so much for taking the time to answer so comprehensively! It is much appreciated

The reason I want to flash the phone with a new ROM is that I want to use it predominantly as a navigation device and computer for cycling. Today I took it for my first test run on the bike and it crashed five times during an hour of cycling making it next to useless. What I really want is the most stable ROM available rather than necessarily the latest build. I was wondering whether any of the CM7 builds are more stable than the CM9 versions and if so, do you know which? Also battery life is an issue due to the need for the display to be active for as long as possible with GPS turned on.

I'm assuming the flashing procedure that you have kindly given would be the same in any CM version as, apart from the 2nd init, it is the same as I've been using with builds for my HTC phone.

Thank you once again

Comprehension is my middle name

Be that as it may, the answer to your question is yes - the steps would be the same! Just use Gingerbread apps instead of the ICS ones

(link to all gapps available so far - http://goo.im/gapps/ )

Okay, well, if stability is what you need, go for CM7.2. Again, having tested all builds available for defy+, I must say that the ones by FuZZ were the ones I used the most - http://fitsnugly.euroskank.com/gigglebread/index.php?id=jordanplus

But, as the rest of us, you will surely test all ROMs available in due time and make the decision on your own

Until then, both of my (cm7- and cm9-wise) recommendations go to FuZZ's builds.

Cheers, mate

Chem23 · May 30, 2012

niksy+ said:
Comprehension is my middle name

Be that as it may, the answer to your question is yes - the steps would be the same! Just use Gingerbread apps instead of the ICS ones (link to all gapps available so far - http://goo.im/gapps/ )

Okay, well, if stability is what you need, go for CM7.2. Again, having tested all builds available for defy+, I must say that the ones by FuZZ were the ones I used the most - http://fitsnugly.euroskank.com/gigglebread/index.php?id=jordanplus

But, as the rest of us, you will surely test all ROMs available in due time and make the decision on your own Until then, both of my (cm7- and cm9-wise) recommendations go to FuZZ's builds.

Cheers, mate

Thanks again!

I think I'll go with your recommendation of FuZZ's CM7.2 and see how the phone behaves. More than likely I will be experimenting with others down the line, as you predict!

zonte · May 30, 2012

Went back to 0528 after experiencing like 6 reboots within 12 hours on 0529 on my Defy green lens, this version seems much more stable for me.

Kaffeekranz · May 30, 2012

I've had the 0529 build on my green lens defy since 30 hours, smoothly that is, which makes me wonder why so many people complain about it.
Not a single reboot.

(Just the usual FCs on some things, like display settings, which are caused by me enabling hwui for everything, blacklisting nothing. But that's rather a willing decision on my side, since I'm not really annoyed by it.)

So what the hell are you people doing? Have you even tried installing it after a data wipe? (which is standard procedure for me, as gapps even automatically restores my apps)
Not to sound tacky, I'm just wondering. And deeply confused.

nameite · May 31, 2012

rebooted a few times also on the 0529, then bootloop, 0528 is also much more stable for me

Arjoma · May 31, 2012

Kaffeekranz said:
I've had the 0529 build on my green lens defy since 30 hours, smoothly that is, which makes me wonder why so many people complain about it.
Not a single reboot.

(Just the usual FCs on some things, like display settings, which are caused by me enabling hwui for everything, blacklisting nothing. But that's rather a willing decision on my side, since I'm not really annoyed by it.)

So what the hell are you people doing? Have you even tried installing it after a data wipe? (which is standard procedure for me, as gapps even automatically restores my apps)
Not to sound tacky, I'm just wondering. And deeply confused.

Tip: there are some settings menus that crash always, but they don't when the language is set to English (US)- at least for me.
Reboots: Oh yes, when my phone lies next to me I hear it vibrating every once in a while, loo at the screen and see the bootanimation (hwa enabled, standard CPU settings. Will change a bit at these now and see if something changes).

airwolf1544 · May 31, 2012

Arjoma said:
Reboots: Oh yes, when my phone lies next to me I hear it vibrating every once in a while, loo at the screen and see the bootanimation (hwa enabled, standard CPU settings. Will change a bit at these now and see if something changes).

It's a problem with wifi... seems there are no reboots with mobile data...

ntldr · May 31, 2012

nogoodusername said:
Look at my sig

Sent from my MB526 using xda premium

Thanks! I installed it. Also many thanks to the team that made this possible.
I have a question though: is there a way to have the ringtone volume(s) progressive?

Another question: how do I copy/paste text in ICS/CM9? When I long press on text nothing happens anymore.

l.e.: nevermind, it seems to work now

Moises_sto_zn · May 31, 2012

chrome

Chrome is working on the last build?

TheYama · May 31, 2012

Moises_sto_zn said:
Chrome is working on the last build?

No.

Sent from my MB525 using XDA

sebx_g1 · May 31, 2012

Not true I also have reboots with mobile date on / wifi off :-( (with CM builds after 25/05 green lens defy) ? Something is bad ,deep in this last builds

buizon · May 31, 2012

HI,

Does any one experince problems with games. I'm using 5/28 build and experience fc with shadow guardian and splinter cell conviction can't be launch.

Thanks!

vap_66 · May 31, 2012

Guys, did you notice that since 28.05 the notification led has a different color depending on the situation? Now it's green only for mails and texts and white for missed calls. Also, when you have a text/mail plus a missed call the led is also white.

Trimis de pe Defy CM9

Karthik K · May 31, 2012

Problematic lockscreen

For some reason, my phone doesn't seem to lock at all(CM9-NIGHTLY-120529). Anybody else having the same issue? any remedies?