For all you crazy kids out there who like to do that rooting and ROMing thing, listen up -- CyanogenMod 7 RC2 has been released. If you're rocking a Sprint EVO, that means proper Wimax access. notification profiles (huzzah!), Android 2.3.3 and a host of other treats. Snag it in ROM Manager, or from CM's site. [CyanogenMod] Thanks to everyone who sent this in!
briankurtz79 says:
I'm FIRST on it! Hope GPS is working!!!!
GottaHateDizPimp says:
GPS on the Evo is not working at all
treoo0#AC says:
What a lazy and completely incorrect statement. GPS works great. If you have a problem, search for the answer.
GottaHateDizPimp says:
Why don't you check some of the posts. GPS hasn't worked for a lot of people for quite some time. I forgot what nightly it stopped working on. And yes I tried the fixes as did other people. So don't make ASSumptions
majorhunadadun says:
The one step many miss is locking your gps in the sense rom before flashing back to cm7. Worked for me!
jaymoon says:
Agreed. Tried the following method below, and my GPS works FAST in CM7...
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g-rooting-roms-hacks/54633-offi...
bjones521 says:
Sorry GPS and wireless Wifi doesn't work either.
drdagreenphd says:
wireless wifi? is there a wired version of wifi i've never heard of? Evo 4G running CM7RC2, everything working fine.
Jerzyiroc says:
o_O
PookiePrancer says:
Only issue I've had was in DC. All I got was "searching for GPS." When I brought Navigation up on my Tab, however, I got the same thing, so I knew it wasn't an Evo or CM7 issue. Other than that, it's been working great for me.
Pyrot1c says:
Just updated my G2 :) Working Flawlessly.
nscott69 says:
Running very smooth on my inc
Dperks17 says:
Runs awesome on my incredible. Very smooooth
fkpalm says:
Working great for me
dan4patriots says:
what about the galaxy s devices?
DrMacinyasha says:
twitter.com/kmobs/status/43506448570912768:
Hey EVERYONE. No Galaxy S devices are considered official until merged upstream, which none have been so far. STOP calling them official.
DrMacinyasha says:
Remember to get the Google Apps package from the OFFICIAL mirror, and flash immediately after flashing RC2 (don't reboot in between)!
goo-inside.me/gapps/latest/7/universal/
As a disclaimer, these GApps will not work with RC1, or Nightlies prior to #11, when Android 2.3.3 was merged in. The non-Market Google Apps (namely, Talk and Account Sync) use API calls which are not present in Android 2.3.2.
EDIT: Also, as of this moment, ROM Manager's manifest (the magical file that tells RM what files to download, what they are, and where to get them) has not been updated from the 20110120 (Android 2.3.2/RC1) GApps to the 20110307 (Android 2.3.3/RC2) GApps. You'll have to download and flash them manually until Koush updates the manifest.
briankurtz79 says:
Worse than the nightlies.....
redtechjunky#ac says:
I used RM to flash with gapps, wipe and install no back up as I had a fresh one in the SD already, once it booted I was already having issues with Gmail fc as well as a few others, reboot to recovery, full wipe and flashed again then flashed gapps 0307 then flashed incredkern then booted, everything is great no problems as of yet, droid Inc, hope this helps
redtechjunky#ac says:
Titanium for all apps and launcherPro and I'm set!
fractalbit says:
If i already have RC1, can i flash this directly over RC1? Or i should do a complete wipe before?
davidnc says:
You dont have to do a total wipe when coming from RC1. Just wipe Cache partition and Delvik Cache. :D
jayjam99 says:
Total noob question.....I have Rc1 installed and would like to update to Rc2. Is it possible to do that without wiping all of my data? I see your response davidnc but i have no idea how to do that?? when i download the update with rom manager the only option that i get when i try to update is wipe cahce AND data. I dont think this is what i want to do is it? If someone can just point me in the right direction i will try to figure it out on my own. Thanks in advance for any help.
Examiner19 says:
You can boot into recovery (I use clockworkmod), wipe cache, wipe dalvik (under advanced), nand backup, install zip from SD card (CM7 RC2 and then the new GAPPS), and then reboot system. I always do it this way now. Should be good to go.
jayjam99 says:
Thanks alot examiner19! followed your instructions and they worked to the T! appreciate the help! One more question....can i use these same steps to swithch to a different rom all together? or will it only work for upgrades?
sota767 says:
If you're switching to an entirely different rom it's best to do a full wipe/factory reset. I've tried switching to a different rom just doing the above steps and it always seems like something doesn't work quite right.
jayjam99 says:
Thanks for the response Sota767.
Learned some very valuable information today.
eXpZA says:
Huge improvement over RC1, but still suffers from Automatic Brightness not working at all.
This + S2E = all you could possibly need.
Prefer this over LeeDroid 2.2d
HTC Desire GSM
CM7RC2
Simple2Ext
davidnc says:
Just went to # 14 , after the RC2 . GPS works great on the incredible , locks on faster then stock or other roms .The nightlies are great can get flash addictive lol :D
Dont forget to check out the CM7 Thread in the incredible section :)
htowngator says:
Still no RC1 even for the original Droid. What gives?
MowDownJoe says:
CM7 for the Droid is cursed. Every dev that works on it mysteriously disappears.
drathos says:
CVPCS (current DROID maintainer) has been moving and has little time to work on it. He tweeted this morning that he is "all moved in" and will be getting back to work on it.
radiation0512 says:
Flashed this first thing this morning on my EVO. GPS is rock solid for me. I'd been having trouble with the nightlies but this release seems to be tracking great. Just my .02!!
jerseyboy357 says:
X, X, X, X, X, X, X, we are still patiently waiting.....
sfasu77 says:
No cyanogen love on droid x
balthuszar says:
now if only we could get some OG droid love...
VDub2174 says:
Just recently flashed CM7 (RC1) on my EVO and love it so far!! Gonna try RC2 out when I get home.
drdagreenphd says:
Was RC2 not out when you flashed RC1? Why would you choose an older version first?
PhilR8 says:
RC2 has only been out for two days.
shhon75 says:
So far everything is working for me on my N1.
sookster54 says:
GPS works ok for me.
vedelorme#AC says:
working good so far (MT4G)...... bluetooth is even working a little better... computer still not able to recognize the obex/ftp and can not send from phone to computer but i am now able to send to phone from computer.... also.... sim card is still not available.... other then that... great rom!
slayerpsp says:
Works great on Evo all the problems from the last release seem to be fixed had a lot of problems with gameloft games but not anymore.My gps works fine 4g works all is good
thank you for all the hard work
PhilR8 says:
Flashed it to my Evo last night. I had been running a rooted stock for a long time, but I had been using CM6 before that. I was getting bored with my phone so I decided to give CM7 a shot.
So far it's working well. A little laggier than my rooted stock, and bluetooth doesn't work, but those could both be kernel issues. I'll have to look around for a new kernel tonight. I had bluetooth issues with CM6 as well... I never could get them sorted out. Hopefully I'll be able to find a kernel that will restore bluetooth.
Battery life so far is pretty poor, although I have my stock battery in the phone. I'll try my cheapo extended battery tomorrow and see how it works out.
Overall, Gingerbread is nice but isn't a huge leap forward over what I had. Still going to give the HTC Arrive/Pre 3 a good, hard look when the time comes.
PhilR8 says:
So after a couple of days, here are my thoughts:
Overall, I think I'll stick with it. I like a lot about it and right now, everything is actually working. The 4G speeds don't bother me all that much, mainly because I only use 4G at certain specific times and the speeds are still pretty fast.
jesusprice says:
CM is the way to go.
Everything just runs so smooth
finanandroid says:
Good Rom..No stable yet
vedelorme#AC says:
no theme chooser??
tkjtkj says:
2 huge problems:
re: Nexus One, CM7 RC1, 32Gb sdcard, RomManager 3.0.0.5 :
Using RM, i downloaded CM7 RC2 and the gapps .. The gapps wouold not download
(repetitive 'Download Error' msgs).
Nonetheless, (after backing up CM7 RC1 using RM 2.14.4 .. cuz 3.0.0.5 FAILS to finish any backup .. freezes 50% thru Lost+Found .. btw, L+F isnt even backed up by RM 2.14.4 !! Only 3.0.0.5 tries it and it fails) i did wipe cache and flash the new RC2 .. big mistake!
It wont see my sdcard! "not mounted" .. No contact data, etc avail, No gmail account! no nothin cept an offer to 'easily set up an exchange account' which didnt work either (failed ..)
Was able to flash back to CM7 RC1 and all is well , except i can never use RM 3.0.0.5 to backup)
Seems RC2 might be a lil premature ..
dextroz#AC says:
I specifically signed in to chime that I face the same problems with CM7 RC2. This should have been a beta not a release candidate.
Nonetheless, I am happy for the efforts the CM team does for lazy asses like me.
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