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Excuse the newb question, but the device i have used before was the Saamsung Moment which was a POS and was never possible of running cyanogenmod. i have pretty much ran stock on the MT4G, but have added a few tweaks like grankins kernal v03 and oc'd it and added a custom battery meter. So my question is, what is the big deal with CyanogenMod, im not trying to bash it, just want to know. what do the cyanogen mod settings let you do, etc. pretty much, what makes cyanogenMod so great. thanks in advance, and i have my flamesuit ready in case it is needed.
CyanogenMod is completely opensourced and offers many improvements over stock Android. Sometimes its the only way for device to receive updates or certain features. Take a look at CM changelog to see what it offers.
https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_vendor_cyanogen/blob/froyo/CHANGELOG.mkdn
At the end of the day, it comes down to a personal choice what you want use.
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its basically for someone looking to get a fairly basic and simple stock android with performance enhancments mostly and a bit more customizeable. not everyone like sense etc... It also is generally a very stable mod that is updated very quickly.
I wondered the same thing about CyanogenMod but was afraid to ask the question.
Glad someone else did.
If the members wouldn't mind leaving comments about why or what they like about CM6(soon to be 7 is what I read).
I think that would really help out the bunch of us who still don't get it yet when someone says
"Hell yeah I can't wait for CM7!"
Why don't y'all do a backup and just try it? Theres pros and cons with every rom, so u have to weight it out, its preference. Some ppl don't like cm, some don't like sense, shrug, try it
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Why don't y'all do a backup and just try it? Theres pros and cons with every rom, so u have to weight it out, its preference. Some ppl don't like cm, some don't like sense, shrug, try it
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Agreed! Nandroid backups and restores take five minutes. Easy to revert. I switch back and forth once or twice a week, lol.
If you go to my website (in signature) you can now access beta testing! I have opened it as my weebly pro account expired and it was expensive :/. So you can head over there and get v1.2 BETA for your kindle! Under members, no testers exist as everyone can be a tester and report bugs and/or issues they have. Also, I have a question: Should I include kernel 3.0 in the next release of my rom? I'm thinking of making 2 builds, 1 with 3.0 Kernel, and 1 with the current kernel. I say this because the current kernel, yes has no hardware acceleration; but kernel 3.0 has A LOT more bugs. Please post your opinion here and I will be sure to consider! Thank you for all of my donors who got me where I am. Donations are appreciated as I can pump builds for devices faster, especially as now I support FOUR devices.
Thanks again,
~ BiteBlaze via XDA Developers
I would suggest going with your two build idea since you have a great opportunity to be on the ground floor of this new kernel as it is a turning point in Kindle Fire roms. Also, hi, lol, sorry I went dark for awhile there, got crazy busy in classes and I wasn't able to do much more than post on the forums, my apologies.
The two versions idea sounds good, it'll be fun to try out
I second the 2 kernels idea.
Btw what is the change log for 1.2? I tried looking but couldn't find it. Is it significantly better than 1.1 or just marginally? I am on 1.1 and having this urge to beta test 1.2 but 1.1 has been so good so far and don't wish to leave this one
To flash or not to flash?
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Changelog (beta does not have all of this yet): New features on v1.2
1. New Soft Keys (stock soft keys are now blue and reflective)
2. New Lockscreen color (has a blue glow)
3. Flashable Mods (for soft keys and other things)
4. Updated Apps
5. Integrated Google Apps (single flash rom!)
6. Better CPU app
7. Graphic Improvements
8. Bug Fixes
9. Modified build.prop
10. Few other minor things
ETA: now - 4/17
v1.2 is going to be groundbreaking in the progress of ReloadedROM™
Cheers.
yes try kernel 3.0.
if nothing else it will be fun testing.
thanks
steve
I would be happy to test your builds I ran the first two you put out They seemed fine to me although I am a little leary on kernel 3.0 as it is still pretty buggy closer but buggy nontheless. Im not knocking hashcode hes doing an awsome job with his kernel development and will probably change the kindle as we know it exspecially related to hwa issues of cm9. Anyway wouldnt mind doing a flash or two what you have done has been stable so far
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yes try kernel 3.0.
if nothing else it will be fun testing.
thanks
steve
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+1 flashaholic here!
just posted in dev thread but thought i'd put it out here as well
nice job blaze working very smooth
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Nice job! Thank you for opening up the testing. Two hours since flash and so far and so good.
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Running smooth on 1.2, looks like kernel might have some progress soon, then maybe another beta with the new 3.0?
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Hey guys.
I've been using ics on my kindle for a few months now. And the only thing missing to improve on it is hardware acceleration.
Would the new kernel fix it? Is it the same one that hashcode is working on?
Thanks!
yes & yes
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I'm far from being an authority on this matter, as I am NEW to the Kindle Fire and flashing ROM's, but I like the idea of offering two builds with the different Kernels.
The best way to get a stable Kernel is to have as many people as possible using it IMHO, so this would be a good way since you have one of the more popular CM9 ROM's out there.
Keep up the good work!
Thank you for ur efforts Biteblaze. When do u expect the ROM based on the new kernel?
Totally appreciate the effort on this rom - definitely my fav.
Has anyone tired 1.2 with hashcode's 3.0 kernel yet?
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Is there a way to go back to the grey soft keys in v1.2?
And great work! First time for me that Google Play downloaded my v1.1 apps automatically upon first boot.
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BiteBlaze! Awesome work on the KF! just started mucking around with my second KF and your rom is by far the best one I have loaded to date! 2 builds also sounds like a great idea. hopefully it won't turn into a real mess for you to support though.
Keep up the great work and I sent you a donation as well!
Seriously great work here!
THANKS!
/hades
Hi guys,
Havent been on here for a long long while. Just bought a tab 2 as i was frustrated with the ipad. I have no idea where to start though with customsations etc.
Will need to root it i know, but can someone recommend a clean and smooth rom? dont want to flash it too much. Just general use really, transfer docs, browsing etc would ideally like something with flash still capable, but speed and smoothness is the most important thing for me.
Any advice would be appreciated.
many thanks
Aokp build 4 or cm10 from www.teamhacksung.org
I use cm10 as more updates but aokp is more customizable
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Try CM9 it works very well without glitches in CM10. I try all the roms and end up back on cm9 every time.
Good luck
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Try CM9 it works very well without glitches in CM10. I try all the roms and end up back on cm9 every time.
Good luck
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Other than a problem introduced by myself, I haven't had any problems with the AOSP JB builds.
go to the android development forum, read up the stickies first
you have 7 inch or 10.1 ?
root
flash may not be available on jb
AOKP build 4 , much more control over the ROM than say CM9/10. You choose what you want and how you want it. AOKP is more suited to the tab IMO as CyanogenMod has to cater for much more devices. Constant builds and updates. Id say AOKP is for advanced users :laugh:
If you like to twiddle with your devices thats the ROM for you.If you dont , then go for CM10.
If your not that bothered go for AOSP Loads of ROMs to choose from , no way of saying the "best" as it dosent exist. Its a personal choice and to be honest they are all pretty much the samething, just some slighty more customisable than others.
If you want a "Stock" experience go for anything that "RomsWell" builds as its generally stable and all the bloat/crap has been removed.
Search the forums for your specific device and check out the official threads for each ROM. If you don't know what to do ASK in the threads and people will help you out no problems as we are all mostly friendly and helpful to each other.
First thing you should be thinking about is do you want "root" access ( full control over the ROM) ? Search for your device and make sure you understand what's to be done and you have to correct tools to do it. Read it again, you be surprised how many people mess it up and then make posts for help lol.
Once you are more confident with Android , try all the ROMs out , wont cost you a penny and you can see for yourself then but say good bye to your warranty as it will be void as soon as you mess with your tab. If you read up on things you wont have any problems at all.
Good luck and have fun.
Not my thread but this is a good post above. Im a new user just reading and learning and this sort of post helps me alot.
Thank you
We all start somewhere and its what the forums for , So I'm glad to help.
Thanks :highfive:
No need to root, I've rooted the crap out of my phones, but have never felt the need to do the same with my tab2. And It's perfectly fine.
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I agree with the above commenter.
Usually I root all of my devices, but with the Tab2 I haven't felt the need to.
To be honest I have quite a few of the different Home Replacement Apps and haven't even installed one of them on it.
Runs great out of the box! Just download a few apps to get you started!
One thing I did have to do though is a full hard reset after a few days of owning it, as it was buggy and slow, but ever since I did that, it has been perfect!
I can't wait to see the progress that the official JB release brings!
The only reason i root mine is because of pdroid, feels naked without it
Looking to get a N7 soon when the price drops start. Was wondering what do you guys think the best ROMs out so far are. Looking for silky smooth usage for the most part. Mainly will be used for web surfing, so whatever can make web pages load faster would be nice!
Will be using a different kernel that will allow better battery life as well.
So opinions on best ROMs? Would be nice if you've tried many recent ROM's to provide feedback on
If its mainly for surfing then stay on stock, install aosp browser as chrome is slow and switch to franco kernel.
A rom will not make amything faster only a kernel can. You can turn off animations to speed it up but even stock rom can do that.
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I still want a different ROM. Such as Glazed Jelly bean, Paranoid or whatever they were. They were visually a lot more pleasing, and the ROMs themselves I believe were leaner as well?
Just wanted to see what everyone was using as their main ROM atm.
I really can't say there is a best ROM or even best kernel.. When I was new to Android a few years back I was a flashaholic.. OMG NEW ROM!!! AND IT HAS A COOL TITLE AND SLOGAN! MUST [email protected]!#@!! :laugh: Now a days... I pick a ROM, I pick a kernel that looks like it's frequently updated, well maintained and has an engaging developer and stick with it. There really is no best.. Just the one that suites your needs.. Speed.. Eh.. Unless you're a benchmark or FPS junkie almost any ROM on the N7 is going to fly.. This tablet is a beast..
Just read the threads in development.. Look to see what's up to 4.1.2 standards, see what is frequently updated, see what users feedback is, see how the dev responds to feedback, look at the features... Pick three and try them out.. I guarantee one will trap you and that's the one for you.. It'll just hit you.. A ROM that is the `best' for me may not necessarily be the best ROM for you.
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I really can't say there is a best ROM or even best kernel.. When I was new to Android a few years back I was a flashaholic.. OMG NEW ROM!!! AND IT HAS A COOL TITLE AND SLOGAN! MUST [email protected]!#@!! :laugh: Now a days... I pick a ROM, I pick a kernel that looks like it's frequently updated, well maintained and has an engaging developer and stick with it. There really is no best.. Just the one that suites your needs.. Speed.. Eh.. Unless you're a benchmark or FPS junkie almost any ROM on the N7 is going to fly.. This tablet is a beast..
Just read the threads in development.. Look to see what's up to 4.1.2 standards, see what is frequently updated, see what users feedback is, see how the dev responds to feedback, look at the features... Pick three and try them out.. I guarantee one will trap you and that's the one for you.. It'll just hit you.. A ROM that is the `best' for me may not necessarily be the best ROM for you.
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This is great advice! I've lost count of how many ROMs have been on my n7 now. I settle on one for a week or so, then get itchy feet and try another ;p Grass is always greener and all that!
I recommend stock rom ，stablet
I am using paranoid android. The screen looks much bigger in tablet mode + the option of expanded desktop. Combined with franco kernel its a winner. I use my device for gaming and now franco has gpu freq change on the fly so it suits me well.
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I'm running cyanogenmod with Franco kernel, after having a lot of trouble from another rom. My advice is to make sure a rom has been out a a day or so and read the thread to make sure there are no major problems.
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Guys, isnt there a similar thread already - > Which ROM are you running?
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There is no "best" ROM for a individual user. Different ROMs offer pro and cons, so it best for users to read the Development threads and make the own informed decision based on there needs. People often get a little over passionate about there preferred ROM, so these type of threads are best closed before the flames begin. The only exception to this is poll threads to determine the number of users using different ROMs.
Hi guys,
I come to request your help to get CyanogenMod 10.1 to work on the HDX 8.9.
Reading the cyanogen wiki, I get a booting ROM with logcat but no more (I get the pretty cyanogen logo sometimes ...)
I hope some of you can help with their knowledges in order to get a working CM on our beautiful tablet
I attached the current logcat, and you can find a git repo with device files here : https://github.com/ptiwee/android_device_amazon_apollo
There is for sure huge mistakes/leaks, so don't hesitate to help.
Thanks
I wasn't aware that with the locked bootloader that you could flash cm due to not being able to flash a kernel to run with cm.
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donharden2002 said:
I wasn't aware that with the locked bootloader that you could flash cm due to not being able to flash a kernel to run with cm.
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Stock kernel + CM ROM = Hybrid OS. It is doable.
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count me in
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Stock kernel + CM ROM = Hybrid OS. It is doable.
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So let's do it! One happy community working in concert to get cm working on our beloved device! I'm in and will help in any way possible.
I can try to build it. I don't have a HDX 8.9, I have an HD 2, so I can't test it. And I'm awful at building ROMS :silly: but I can try, and I know how.
AOSP user
Just an observation regarding my experience with my (7") HDX, to date. And I'm all for a CM or AOSP custom ROM. Like some other folks, I got the Kindle Hdx to have a good hardware platform at a good price - I can live without an Amazon OS!
I'm not a developer, just a tinkerer -- 'tho I've had a fair amount of experience playing with various ROMs -- on Motorola devices and now on my new Kindle HDX -- with a BIG THANKS to HashCode for his ongoing work with SafeStrap!
My current "ROM of choice" -- and the one that works best (and most stable) for me is Cpasjuste's aosp-4.2.2-thor-0 (ver. 0) first published in the HDX Android Development forum on January 12th. (Note: ]NOT his 4.2.2-1 published Jan. 24)
BTW: Another BIG THANKS to Cpasjuste for all his work, too! and thanks to all contributors!
I have tried all the thor-gapps roms available to date -- but the AOSP 4.2.2-0 works best for me. PS: I only use Kindle reader and that works on all roms if you use the older version that LinearEquation links to in different forums. If you use a lot of Amazon services -- well that's what the Amazon OS is for!
PS: for the few users who have commented on Google Maps not rendering properly on any of the Amazon based or thor-gapps roms -- it works perfectly on the aosp 4.2.2-0 rom that I mention above.
[instructor sa;50018690]Just an observation regarding my experience with my (7") HDX, to date. And I'm all for a CM or AOSP custom ROM. Like some other folks, I got the Kindle Hdx to have a good hardware platform at a good price - I can live without an Amazon OS!
I'm not a developer, just a tinkerer -- 'tho I've had a fair amount of experience playing with various ROMs -- on Motorola devices and now on my new Kindle HDX -- with a BIG THANKS to HashCode for his ongoing work with SafeStrap!
My current "ROM of choice" -- and the one that works best (and most stable) for me is Cpasjuste's aosp-4.2.2-thor-0 (ver. 0) first published in the HDX Android Development forum on January 12th. (Note: ]NOT his 4.2.2-1 published Jan. 24)
BTW: Another BIG THANKS to Cpasjuste for all his work, too! and thanks to all contributors!
I have tried all the thor-gapps roms available to date -- but the AOSP 4.2.2-0 works best for me. PS: I only use Kindle reader and that works on all roms if you use the older version that LinearEquation links to in different forums. If you use a lot of Amazon services -- well that's what the Amazon OS is for!
PS: for the few users who have commented on Google Maps not rendering properly on any of the Amazon based or thor-gapps roms -- it works perfectly on the aosp 4.2.2-0 rom that I mention above.[/QUOTE]
So is there any downside? Random crashes? Reboots? Anything?
@Mineturtle I'd be happy to test ish for you. What do u need?
Cpasjuste's AOSP ROM for thor has differing issues by release. Release 0 has rendering issues in which almost all games, youtube, and music were unbearable to use/broken. Release 1 has some rendering issues still, but youtube and music work. However, release 1 also has the quirk that no system dialog boxes actually render on screen. You can touch them, but you can't see them. It's weird and kind of frustrating, but do-able.
Ptiwee said:
Hi guys,
I come to request your help to get CyanogenMod 10.1 to work on the HDX 8.9.
Reading the cyanogen wiki, I get a booting ROM with logcat but no more (I get the pretty cyanogen logo sometimes ...)
I hope some of you can help with their knowledges in order to get a working CM on our beautiful tablet
I attached the current logcat, and you can find a git repo with device files here : https://github.com/ptiwee/android_device_amazon_apollo
There is for sure huge mistakes/leaks, so don't hesitate to help.
Thanks
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Looking at the logs it seems your primary problem is with the opengles drivers/libraries as it can't init opengles.
Cpasjuste said:
Looking at the logs it seems your primary problem is with the opengles drivers/libraries as it can't init opengles.
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So what do we do now? how can i help?
Lets push it harder
Guys i read through everything and i believe since this tablet blows the nexus out of the water.i think we should push kitkat i understand we need ot start somewhere and 10.1 is a great starter platform to get devlopers on it and ive been trying to get a starter rom to get this show on the road fo rmyself i think we should keep up this thread and submit it cm personally.:highfive::laugh:
wazedubstep said:
Guys i read through everything and i believe since this tablet blows the nexus out of the water.i think we should push kitkat i understand we need ot start somewhere and 10.1 is a great starter platform to get devlopers on it and ive been trying to get a starter rom to get this show on the road fo rmyself i think we should keep up this thread and submit it cm personally.:highfive::laugh:
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There is a thread about a bounty to unlock the boot loader. I think that's our best course of action. An unlocked boot loader gives us so many options. The bounty is for the 7 inch HDX but the hardware is almost identical I would be surprised if it didn't work for both. If we get the bounty high enough we could recruit some low level programmers to our cause.
This is my 69th post... hehe... I'm such a little kid at heart
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There is a thread about a bounty to unlock the boot loader. I think that's our best course of action. An unlocked boot loader gives us so many options. The bounty is for the 7 inch HDX but the hardware is almost identical I would be surprised if it didn't work for both. If we get the bounty high enough we could recruit some low level programmers to our cause.
This is my 69th post... hehe... I'm such a little kid at heart
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In. That case its settled let's start a bounty page and get this show on the road :laugh::laugh:
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In. That case its settled let's start a bounty page and get this show on the road :laugh::laugh:
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2580428
here ya go... do a little pledge and lets see if we can get a potential programmer a free hdx on our behalf
Could someone make this CM possible
So I need to make some posts
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The bootloader is locked down pretty tightly. I do not think it'll ever be unlocked.
Root is possible on previous updates and may be possible soon on 14.3.2.2
But that's probably all we'll get
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Would work on safe strap if we ever get root. My 16 gig is full as it is though... safe strap made the available memory show too small