[DEV] CM7 Developers Thread

dalingrin · Feb 19, 2011

Please limit this thread to development comments and questions!
The users thread is for all other posts.
When in doubt, post in the users thread.

After many long nights of banging our heads against keyboard, the CM7 port is finally shaping up.
In addition to nightly releases, we may from time to time be releasing test builds here for your feedback and enjoyment. If you find issues please feel free to post here in this thread. Leave all other feedback for the user thread.

Where to get progress news:

I will tweet progress from time to time.
Twitter: @dalingrin

We are usually in #nookie on freenode.

You can always check the Cyanogen git@ http://github.com/cyanogenmod

Current Issues

DO NOT FORMAT YOUR SD CARD IN CM7. DUE TO A VOLD ISSUE THIS WILL FORMAT YOUR /BOOT INSTEAD OF THE SD CARD!
****Should be fixed in nightly 13****

-Standy battery life is not as good as stock
Because of a kernel bug CM7 does not fully sleep. The result
is ~1% battery drain per hour while the screen is off. With normal use I usually go
1 - 2 days between charging.
***fixed in 2.6.32 builds***

-A few apps do not scale to full screen
In order to get Market and Maps to work fully the lcddensity has to be
set to something other than 160 causing a few apps not to scale properly.

-Wifi slow to reconnect at times
****fixed****

-Video playback is slow
****fixed****

-Default rotary lockscreen does not fit screen
****fixed****

-Market partially works
****fixed****

-Bluetooth does not work
****Update**** Bluetooth now works in CM7.
Bluetooth is working seemingly perfect except for the range. Unfortunately, the range is terrible.
Depending on the device you are paried with, the range is between 1-5ft. Any ideas on how to
fix the range issue would be much appreciated.

-Do not use SetCPU profiles
If you enable SetCPU profiles it will become a runaway process eating 100% cpu.
Setting your cpu clock can be done in Cyanogenmod Settings. Under Performance->CPU Settings

-Internal storage partition is not mounted on boot and is not shareable via USB
****fixed****

Download and Install

MUST USE 3.0.1.0+ RECOVERY:
This is installable ONLY with an ext4 aware Clockwork Mod Recovery.

*** Also it is critical to be aware that installing CM7 will write to the internal emmc of your device. You are advised NOT to try it. But if you choose to do so, understand you do so entirely at your own risk. Read sections 15-17 of the GPL for the gist of this disclaimer. There is no warranty or claim of usefulness or fitness for any particular purpose. No one but you shall accepts responsibility for what may happen if you download or try to use this development software. ***

Download for CM7:

Nightlies:
http://mirror.teamdouche.net/?device=encore

Install instructions:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11452450&postcount=19

dalingrin · Feb 19, 2011

Post Reserved.

fattire · Feb 19, 2011

Developer Tips

(Standard do-at-your-own-risk-and-responsibility disclaimers apply.)

* For those developers building from source:

In $OUT, you'll find a few files:

recovery.img --> rename to uRecRam
kernel --> rename to uRecImg

Now you've got the ext4 clockworkmod for mmc built from source.

* Also, there's also a script in $OUT called:

sd_ramdisk_packer.sh

Assuming this works, it should repack your $OUT/root (mmc ramdisk) into a uRamdisk that can be used with a bootable SDcard. The stuff in /system would go in the /system partition of the SD card (p2).

The result: a bootable CM7 on SD. It may not be wise to distribute as Cyanogenmod for encore is a fast-moving target-- unless you plan to create a new one every day or something.

* If you don't like the buttons at the top for some reason, there's the SoftKeys app as well as Button Savior.

* There is a slightly-themed u-boot.bin in device/bn/encore/prebuilt/boot/. It is simply a recompiled u-boot from BN's source.

Info about emmc geometry

If your emmc is hosed and you want to start COMPLETELY from scratch, understand that the underlying geometry (before any partitions are created) of your emmc must be set up correctly on OMAP machines such as the nook before any partitions are created.

You can read more about that stuff here. If you are booted into an "emergency" SD card and have a totally hosed emmc, you can use fdisk to format /dev/block/mmcblk0 to the correct geometry, and then create the partitions one at a time, with a vfat partition as your /boot partition (p1). Then put mlo, u-boot.bin, uImage, uRamdisk, uRecImg, and uRecRam in /boot (p1) and you should have a bootable system.

Read the link above about SD/MMC formatting for OMAP3. Your nook is an OMAP3621, so you gotta get that geometry right, otherwise it won't boot. Luckily, the instructions on using fdisk are pretty good.

More info:

your emmc: /dev/block/mmcblk0
your sd: /dev/block/mmcblk1

Partition Info

the partitions you should have created are at:

/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 == /boot
/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 == /system
etc

/boot, /rom, and /media are of type "vfat"
/system, /data, and /cache are of type "ext4"

/factory (p3) isn't used by cm7

partition 4 is just there to allow you to create partitions 5-8

Sample instructions for copying files from cm7 update.zip on local computer to emmc /boot

You should be able to copy those four files simply by getting the lastest cm7, unzipping it on your computer, then once you boot into your bootable SD card, do:

Code:

COMPUTER> adb shell
# mkdir /data/bootmountpoint
# mkdir /data/systemmountpoint
# mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /data/bootmountpoint
# mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /data/systemmountpoint
# exit
COMPUTER> adb push mlo /data/bootmountpoint/
COMPUTER> adb push u-boot.bin /data/bootmountpoint/
COMPUTER> adb push uImage /data/bootmountpoint/
COMPUTER> adb push uRamdisk /data/bootmountoint/
COMPUTER> adb push  my/path/to/sdcard/system /data/systemmountpoint/

thecubed · Feb 19, 2011

Man, everyone makes better (prettier) release threads than I do.

fabienk · Feb 19, 2011

oups, to delete

foxdl99 · Feb 19, 2011

I can mount SD card find from my PC on Ubuntu.

Some apps don't show up on search, only one worth noting right now is Dolphin browser. I can find all kinds of add-ons, but not the app itself.

The lockscreen defaulted to the slider, but when I rebooted it went back to rotary. I went to settings and changed it back to slider.

Edit: Also to note is when I first launch the market, I get a force close on search function unless I use menu->search first. Will try fix permissions. Edit: fix permissions doesn't work, I must use menu->search the first time.

Edit 2: Beautiful Widgets shows up in market but says it isn't there when I try to install.

faceman66 · Feb 19, 2011

I had no trouble mounting SD to my PC (windows 7 64). I don't remember which now, but many apps showed in market, allowed me to install, but when I tried to 'open' from their market page I was told they weren't there - just opening my app drawer showed them and they worked fine. Something in market for that one.

benlee337 · Feb 19, 2011

screen on/off notification

is the screen on/off setting working?

chemical1der · Feb 19, 2011

I've also been able to mount to sd via Ubuntu and OS X.

cosine83 · Feb 19, 2011

Is there any way to get/use the recovery without using a burn to SD method?

lafester · Feb 19, 2011

going to try it out now... thanks dalingrin

i notice the file name is the same as the first test release. hopefully i have the right file.

-edit-

so yes i did have the correct file. lockscreen fix works and am still able to change it to rotary although it 'appears' to be set on rotary already.
market works... so far i have not found anything missing.
i have not been able to connect to usb. first connect got me a failed driver install and i don't see any usb mounting option in settings. -edit- just tried again and now it works? probably a windows thing.

dalingrin said:
Fixes that need testing

-USB storage mounting
We need folks to test mounting your sd card from within CM7 onto your computers.

-Market Access
This build contains a partial fix for Android market filters. I don't expect all apps to be available yet but I'm not sure what is and not available in the current build.

-Default lockscreen
I have submitted a patch upstream to change the default lockscreen from rotary to the traditional slider. This is because the rotary lockscreen does not scale for the nook. This patch required changing some mechanics in CM and needs testing. In particular, it needs to be verified that the initial lockscreen is the traditional slider but can still be changed in Cyanogenmod Settings.

sd2649 · Feb 19, 2011

zpure awesomeness! I can't wait for the bugs to get ironed out

jkurl · Feb 19, 2011

here is a problem I have noticed. When I try to buy and app I get a force close and I cannot purchase an app.

UPDATE: I installed the newest market 2.3.2 and it does the same thing. I did the wipe cache, force stop on market and framework services, rebooted and still cannot purchase apps. Gotta be something in the build that is causing it to stop. I can download free apps just fine and the apps I already purchased.

lafester · Feb 19, 2011

jkurl said:
here is a problem I have noticed. When I try to buy and app I get a force close and I cannot purchase an app.

just checked this and i get force closes as well.

candre23 · Feb 19, 2011

It's a beautiful thing. Thanks for the great work, guys!

tubbymac · Feb 19, 2011

I flashed the update from the original version that thecubed released and can report the following market bugs:

Astrid, Facebook, and Flixster do not show up in the market.

In the market, clicking on All Games / Top Free leads to a loading circle that never completes (no results ever get shown).

FletchF · Feb 19, 2011

So there seem to be 2 different RC1s (both called the same thing) plus a single nightly. Which one should we be testing?

Cozmo85 · Feb 19, 2011

No maps, Facebook, or pulse in market running release from this thread

FletchF · Feb 19, 2011

FletchF said:
So there seem to be 2 different RC1s (both called the same thing) plus a single nightly. Which one should we be testing?

OK, I gather it went like this:

old RC1->first nightly->this newer RC1

so, test the RC1 from this thread until newer nightlys start to appear.

Narfx · Feb 19, 2011

These are the only apps I use I can't see in the market:

imdb
minimalistic text
google maps and street view
simi clock
wolframalpha
speedtest.net

I tried adb pushing all of them but wolfram from my htc desire. Imdb, minimalistic text and simi clock work, speedtest and google maps force close.

I also pushed Cyanbread.apk to /system/app and selected it from theme manager, it also seems to work great.

In the market, clicking on All Games / Top Free leads to a loading circle that never completes (no results ever get shown).

That only happens sometimes for me. Most of the times it works without problems.

(edit) Oh, and mounting the sd card also works ok.

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