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Hey Guys,
So flashed my phone with the cyanogen mod 7 2.4.1 and has been working great.
Yesterday arvo it ran out of battery and shut down, however it has enough battery that it can boot, but seems to get stuck at the little android man stage.
Ive tried alot of methods mentioned in a wp7 thread, however none have helped.
Is there anyway im going to be able to boot into my old rom or is it a matter of reflashing?
Its weird, cause it doesnt run out and then shut down, it just sits at the little android man...
Any help would be appreciated .
Cheers
Alex
So the battery is all good. It will just stay on the android booting stage, and not run out of battery, or reboot. Well sounds like you data got corrupted so you might need to reflash.
ugghh, corrupted just because it ran out of battery?
sigh
Well, im going to try one last thing- leaving it charge on tri colour screen for a few hours and then try booting. If that doesnt work ill reflash
note to self- set titanium backup up to do routine backups!!
Just reflash it. It only takes a couple of minutes, especially if you've got a nandroid backup. Running the battery down shouldn't corrupt the image. I've run mine down to 0 a few times without this happening.
but i cant reflash without losing all my msgs etc. can i?
thats the only reason im trying to save it.
alexc2005 said:
but i cant reflash without losing all my msgs etc. can i?
thats the only reason im trying to save it.
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just reflash and dont clear any cache ..
you will have all your old settings and msgs
Flash the same zip as before it will overwrite everything except your data
2.15 radio
2.2miui stock via cwm
CyanogenMod battery drain
Hi all,
has someone noticed that CyanogenMod 7 on HD2 drains battery ?!
Someone can tell me how to fix it ?!
Thanks.
actually cyanogen mod 7 drains my battery way more slowly than any deshd build i have tried before CM7. One charge lasts for like two days or so. All deshd builds usually had a battery runtime of less than a day for me.
fitao said:
Hi all,
has someone noticed that CyanogenMod 7 on HD2 drains battery ?!
Someone can tell me how to fix it ?!
Thanks.
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Using SetCpu, and setting up profiles has helped for me. Also, I noticed that the first couple of days, I had high battery drain, but once everything settled, the battery drains settled. I also use system panel which will tell you what apps are eating up the most power. If I notice that an app is hogging resources, then I'll uninstall, especially is it's something that I rarely use or don't need.
Ok for me. I simply restart my sd gingerbread androïd. And my android consums only 6mA in sleeping mode.
Hope it helps
Sent from my HTC HD2 Gingerbread using XDA App
Battery drains like hell.
Hi Guys, my HD2 on CyenogenMod7 Gingerbread 2.3.3 drains like hell. I mean if I charged to 100% at 8am and its already 50% by 12pm. Half in 4 hours. I'm already dead by 4pm or 5 pm max with regular usage. Any suggessions? Please help...
P.S. Cyenogen ROCKS !!! Android ROCKS !!! and HD2 HELL ROCKS !!!
Hi,
i noticed months ago the following on my IDEOS X5 (german) concerning bad battery life. It could be the reason why there are so many different reports regarding bettery lifetime of the U8800.
First - why did I start to investigate: because the phone sucked about 5-10% per hour while not beeing used / lying on my desk, so after max 20 hours the battery was empty. But this did/does not always happen....
What I did: it took some time to get used to android (its my first droid) and learn how to troubleshoot. A month after I got this phone I learned that the GSM-code *#*#4636#*#* will show you very useful information concenring battery/phone usage. I started to play around with the phone (factory reset, install/remove apps, enable/disable different options like 2G/3G/WLAN etc...) always keeping an eye on the 4636-infos.
Result: When I use WLAN the phone simetimes enters an "state" when it never again enters "sleep state" and the battery gets sucked as stated above. I switched off WLAN for a week and this did not occur while standby time increased to 48 hours and 4636 stated an "phone awake" percentage of below 20% (normal usage). Once I reenabled WLAN again it took about an day of WLAN usage to reproduce the bug and "phone awake" time increased to 100% while standby time decreased to below 20 hours. ONLY rebooting the device recovers from this "state". I further noticed that this does not happen if just WLAN is available but no 2G/3G (phone had no SIM). My conclusion is, that the
"You May Be Charged"-Popup is the culprit. It does lock the phone to this "state" for some reason, mybe when the WLAN connection is dropped while the phone is not used (traveling). Can someone reproduce this on his phone (maybe not german)?
Resolution: IMHO none. I send the device twice to reseller for service. First time the complete mainboard was changed without success regarding the battery drain. Second time nothing was done - they just returned the device to me.
Thanks.
This is a known problem, that already has a thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1043760
This is affecting ALL Froyo Roms, if you want battery life, install Oxygen or CM7...which are based on Gingerbread.
There is no point in discussing this issue anymore, this is a very well known problem and Huawei doesn't care.
Sending the phone back to manufacturer won't help at all.
Thank you for the hint - it realy looks like the same issue. Knowing more about the nature of this issue could give people not willing to install custom roms a possible solution. Can someone move this thread over to that one?
katu2006 said:
This is a known problem, that already has a thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1043760
This is affecting ALL Froyo Roms, if you want battery life, install Oxygen or CM7...which are based on Gingerbread.
There is no point in discussing this issue anymore, this is a very well known problem and Huawei doesn't care.
Sending the phone back to manufacturer won't help at all.
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But Huawei is about to release official 2.3 in Q3 atleast I hope...
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But Huawei is about to release official 2.3 in Q3 atleast I hope...
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Everyone is looking forward to official 2.3, but we'll have to wait and see if the "sleep" bug will be sorted.
katu2006 said:
Everyone is looking forward to official 2.3, but we'll have to wait and see if the "sleep" bug will be sorted.
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I hope some more bugs are straightened out like headphones and internal mic at the same time. Headset button to work. Battery time!
none of my android phones could use the phone's mic when headphones were plugged in
I saw a solution for the mic-with-headphones-problem a few days ago, either here or at modaco (do not know if it is confirmed working though).
fajabird, I know that you want this to work with the ROMs provided by Huawei. Huawei obviously does not care too much about providing the community with updates (they do not even have gingerbread-support by now). This is the downside of this low priced phone.
Let me just say this: It took me about one hour to understand the ultimate-guide at modaco. It took me another hour to decide which ROM I want to use. If anything goes wrong at the installation I can easily start over again. Now I have a fully working phone with Android 2.3.5 with a battery that lasts at least 2 days, sometimes 3(if I do not play any games within that time). Of course I understand that you are probably very pissed at Huawei for providing a ROM with a bug that serious.
if you find that fix again, let us know where to look
darkado said:
if you find that fix again, let us know where to look
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It is to be found at the Android-development-section, right here. Note that you cannot use the mic of your headset after applying this
too bad, it would be awesome to be able to use both
XphX said:
I saw a solution for the mic-with-headphones-problem a few days ago, either here or at modaco (do not know if it is confirmed working though).
fajabird, I know that you want this to work with the ROMs provided by Huawei. Huawei obviously does not care too much about providing the community with updates (they do not even have gingerbread-support by now). This is the downside of this low priced phone.
Let me just say this: It took me about one hour to understand the ultimate-guide at modaco. It took me another hour to decide which ROM I want to use. If anything goes wrong at the installation I can easily start over again. Now I have a fully working phone with Android 2.3.5 with a battery that lasts at least 2 days, sometimes 3(if I do not play any games within that time). Of course I understand that you are probably very pissed at Huawei for providing a ROM with a bug that serious.
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Hi, thank you for sharing your experience with me. I always wanted to update to some custom roms but the time I started investigating this issue there was no stable one out there. On the other hand I thought there might be a dev interessted in more details regarding this issue helping him to sort out this nasty bug for whatever reason.
Can someone tell me, if his U8800 also has the ambient light sensor but like mine does: it won't reduce the brightness, just increase works. Thanks.
fajabird said:
Hi, thank you for sharing your experience with me. I always wanted to update to some custom roms but the time I started investigating this issue there was no stable one out there. On the other hand I thought there might be a dev interessted in more details regarding this issue helping him to sort out this nasty bug for whatever reason.
Can someone tell me, if his U8800 also has the ambient light sensor but like mine does: it won't reduce the brightness, just increase works. Thanks.
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Mine reduces brightness but does it quite weird sometimes like adjusting several times without the light around me changing...
Mine always adjusts it way too low. If I am inside the brightness is always on minimum. I use the power-widget on the homescreen. I only change it at night, it is on max. for the whole day (the max. brightness is still kinda low, especially if it's sunny).
fajabird said:
Hi,
i noticed months ago the following on my IDEOS X5 (german) concerning bad battery life. It could be the reason why there are so many different reports regarding bettery lifetime of the U8800.
First - why did I start to investigate: because the phone sucked about 5-10% per hour while not beeing used / lying on my desk, so after max 20 hours the battery was empty. But this did/does not always happen....
What I did: it took some time to get used to android (its my first droid) and learn how to troubleshoot. A month after I got this phone I learned that the GSM-code *#*#4636#*#* will show you very useful information concenring battery/phone usage. I started to play around with the phone (factory reset, install/remove apps, enable/disable different options like 2G/3G/WLAN etc...) always keeping an eye on the 4636-infos.
Result: When I use WLAN the phone simetimes enters an "state" when it never again enters "sleep state" and the battery gets sucked as stated above. I switched off WLAN for a week and this did not occur while standby time increased to 48 hours and 4636 stated an "phone awake" percentage of below 20% (normal usage). Once I reenabled WLAN again it took about an day of WLAN usage to reproduce the bug and "phone awake" time increased to 100% while standby time decreased to below 20 hours. ONLY rebooting the device recovers from this "state". I further noticed that this does not happen if just WLAN is available but no 2G/3G (phone had no SIM). My conclusion is, that the
"You May Be Charged"-Popup is the culprit. It does lock the phone to this "state" for some reason, mybe when the WLAN connection is dropped while the phone is not used (traveling). Can someone reproduce this on his phone (maybe not german)?
Resolution: IMHO none. I send the device twice to reseller for service. First time the complete mainboard was changed without success regarding the battery drain. Second time nothing was done - they just returned the device to me.
Thanks.
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Hey there friend, I've detailed much of this and been through a lot of troubleshooting. It did not appear to be the "You may be charged" popup as I disabled that whenever I changed ROMs. I never did get a solution for any of the Huawei ROMs, it just seemed like bad code as Dzo pointed out with the WiFi driver.
A very simple solution for me was installing one of the 2.3 ROMs, they are quite stable at the moment, especially Oxygen (although I use MIUI). You will find much better battery life with these.
Best of luck,
Ryan
My stock rom 2.2.1 Shows Android System 97% battery usage and battery drains 50% in 19minutes! With wi-fi, 3g, Bluetooth, everything is off and even i do not use it.
Flash latest official 2.2.2, wait for official 2.3, flash the custom 2.2.2 rom void or flash a custom 2.3 rom. I would recommend flashing the latest 138 or 162 to get the latest modem baseband or manually install the AMSS.bin.
Sent from my Ideos x5
andreasha said:
Flash latest official 2.2.2, wait for official 2.3, flash the custom 2.2.2 rom void or flash a custom 2.3 rom. I would recommend flashing the latest 138 or 162 to get the latest modem baseband or manually install the AMSS.bin.
Sent from my Ideos x5
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I can't because phone do not use my external SD card somehow. In android i see files but in recovery-it does not use external sd.. I ask in forum why-but nobody answers
Backup ur data on it and format it. If that doesnt work ill send you a guide how i fixed mine, its just a partition error.
Sent from my Ideos x5
andreasha said:
Backup ur data on it and format it. If that doesnt work ill send you a guide how i fixed mine, its just a partition error.
Sent from my Ideos x5
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I formated it via phone, then via PC - it works in powered on phone in android, but in recovery it doesn't it only sees sdcard as internal memory, if i try mount sd-ext shows error, can't mount.
Also i have problem if i use pc to copy some files to internal memory-phone switches storage mode OFF! and i can't copy files to internal 2GB memory..strange
As a first time phone rooter, I read for several days on end through this and other forums, acquiring the knowledge to hack my streak. I was finally ready and successfully put Gingerstreak 2.4.4 on my Dell Streak 5 from stock Rogers/Canada following all the recommended procedures. Yahoo!
Used options in install file:
stageui
us160
It seemed to be fine at first, but got progressively worse. i.e., rebooting, freezing, choppy, sleep of death and huge battery drain issues. (the common problems) Then after a few days it was pretty much totally unreliable. I tried Green Power and a task killer app to no great avail. So I decided to put a more stable version on the phone. I had planned on putting the [ROM] [INTL] [WIP] DSC v0.62b on the phone and began to follow the great instructions in that post.
At some point I read it was required/recommended to move all my apps to the phone so I could keep them. I went ahead and did that and right away my phone stopped lagging. I waited a half day longer and no more rebooting issues. The battery would be at 60% or better by 5pm as opposed to almost dead. It's been 3 days now and it runs pretty darn snappy, solid and reliable. I do get a 4-5 minute SOD (sleep of death) after (some) disconnections from charging cable, but that seems to be it. I will now begin moving the apps back to the SD card (one or two a day) to see how it affects the operation of the unit.
Just thought someone would like to know...
Solved 99% of the WAIT/FC popups and 5-10 second freezes for me as well. I'm still on SimpleStreak 1.2 with PerfUpdate. Thanks brainsquishy!
Your welcome krazman325.
By the way...I put about 6 of my apps back onto the SD card to see what happened. It immediately began to act up again. Moved them back and I'm OK. I guess until someone has a fix for that, all my apps will have to stay off the SD card until I move to the DSC release.
Regards...
Awesome idea!
Fixed most of my issues (phone was freezing whenever I tried to install apps, but only a quick reboot to the boot image screen).
Thanks much!
I was hoping this would help, but even with half uninstalled and the other half moved to phone, I'm still getting freezes, restarts and now today (after working with no problems for about 24 hours, it's got into reboot cycle and won't recover).
I'm going to have to try another ROM as this clearly isn't working for my Streak.
Who'd think they could be so different?!
So which ROM is next best then?
Last night I followed the steps on the following thread:
[ROMS]NEW! Dualboot Mirage CM7 / ICS CM9 Image for SDcard [5/4] http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1448186
I was amazed by how easy it was to do it and how nice both CM7 & CM9 worked. Unfortunately CM9 only comes ups in landscape mode at the home level, which is inconvenient, but not terrible and I would like to thank "racks11479" :victory::good: for such a nice a detailed job.
Now, since I'm new to this forum. I'm a bit confuse about a few things and if someone could help me I would really appreciate it. Sorry if some of these questions were asked before. I did search for answers but didn't find it.
1. I follow steps 1 to 8 and everything seems to work. I'm suppose to make all 11 updates?
2. If so, can I do all of them at the same time and then do the gapps?
3. Is this how the flashing are done? : "6-Now power on nook again and this time hold down the button to get to the boot menu and choose SD Boot --> uRecImg/uRecRam. 7-Choose to 'Install zip from SDcard --> Choose zip from SDcard --> Now choose, gapps-GB-20110828-signed-DualbootSD.zip. Once that's completed now choose, gapps-ICS-20111125-2-DualbootSD.zip" Obviusly using the specif zip in each update.
4. What does V6 SuperCharger does? Makes it faster?
5. Does any of these updates helps with the landscape/portrait issue in CM9?
Thanks in advance for the attention and please excuse me if I'm making dumb questions,but I'm no expert
Zue
Also where do I download the following Flashable zips: (there is no dowload link)
Update 5/4/12 Flashable zip for Mirage CM7.2 / ICS CM9 OpenGL & Non-OpenGL
Update 3/26/12 Flashable zip for Mirage CM7.2 / ICS CM9 OpenGL & Non-OpenGL / MIUI GB & ICS
Update 3/6/12 Flashable zip for Mirage CM7.2 / ICS CM9
Update 3/2/12 Flashable zip for Mirage CM7.2 / ICS CM9 / MIUI v2.2.24
ZueKary said:
Last night I followed the steps on the following thread:
[ROMS]NEW! Dualboot Mirage CM7 / ICS CM9 Image for SDcard [5/4] http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1448186
I was amazed by how easy it was to do it and how nice both CM7 & CM9 worked. Unfortunately CM9 only comes ups in landscape mode at the home level, which is inconvenient, but not terrible and I would like to thank "racks11479" :victory::good: for such a nice a detailed job.
Now, since I'm new to this forum. I'm a bit confuse about a few things and if someone could help me I would really appreciate it. Sorry if some of these questions were asked before. I did search for answers but didn't find it.
1. I follow steps 1 to 8 and everything seems to work. I'm suppose to make all 11 updates?
2. If so, can I do all of them at the same time and then do the gapps?
3. Is this how the flashing are done? : "6-Now power on nook again and this time hold down the button to get to the boot menu and choose SD Boot --> uRecImg/uRecRam. 7-Choose to 'Install zip from SDcard --> Choose zip from SDcard --> Now choose, gapps-GB-20110828-signed-DualbootSD.zip. Once that's completed now choose, gapps-ICS-20111125-2-DualbootSD.zip" Obviusly using the specif zip in each update.
4. What does V6 SuperCharger does? Makes it faster?
5. Does any of these updates helps with the landscape/portrait issue in CM9?
Thanks in advance for the attention and please excuse me if I'm making dumb questions,but I'm no expert
Zue
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Been using Racks dual boot since a long time and definitely it's a good option for anyone who like to try both ICS and also use the more stable CM7.
SO concerning your questions:
1) No need to install all updates. Only the latest one will be fine
2-3) concerning flashing roms and gapps. Just remember this: for every Rom you flash (either the mirage[gb] or the ICS, then you must install corresponding gapps.every time you change Rom, you should do that
4) this script is Supposed to make system a bit faster, but with ICS ROM didn't work always much better and also sometimes creates boot problems. Personally I don't use it
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RASTAVIPER said:
Been using Racks dual boot since a long time and definitely it's a good option for anyone who like to try both ICS and also use the more stable CM7.
SO concerning your questions:
1) No need to install all updates. Only the latest one will be fine
2-3) concerning flashing roms and gapps. Just remember this: for every Rom you flash (either the mirage[gb] or the ICS, then you must install corresponding gapps.every time you change Rom, you should do that
4) this script is Supposed to make system a bit faster, but with ICS ROM didn't work always much better and also sometimes creates boot problems. Personally I don't use it
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Thanks a lot for answering my questions. I was really concern about applying all those updates specially because I can't see the folder sdcard folder in my laptop. I only c the partition with the Barnes and Noble folders. I think I'll just do all over again without botting BN while the card is in.
Also I found out where the updates are downloaded. It was a bit confusing because it don't have a corresponding name, just the date makes sense.
Are the gapps you talking about the 2 gapps that are flashed during the initial installation?
Thanks again
Zue:cyclops:
ZueKary said:
Thanks a lot for answering my questions. I was really concern about applying all those updates specially because I can't see the folder sdcard folder in my laptop. I only c the partition with the Barnes and Noble folders. I think I'll just do all over again without botting BN while the card is in.
Also I found out where the updates are downloaded. It was a bit confusing because it don't have a corresponding name, just the date makes sense.
Are the gapps you talking about the 2 gapps that are flashed during the initial installation?
Thanks again
Zue:cyclops:
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Yes, you should install appropriate gapps after installing each rom.
Produced by NookColor at ICS AOKP 4.0.4
RASTAVIPER said:
Yes, you should install appropriate gapps after installing each rom.
Produced by NookColor at ICS AOKP 4.0.4
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Thank you
Thanks (& battery drain issue)
Hi
Just to say this is fantastic OS update to the Nook - I'm a UK user and imported mine specifically with this ROM in mind. Really cool so far!
I do have a slight issue with battery use that's a niggling me. I took the basic Mirage CM7.2 / ICS CM9 OpenGL & Non-OpenGL ROM (ie the last update on the thread) and had no trouble getting it on my SD card. It all boots and works beautifully with gapps etc.
BUT... running in CM9 I find that unless it's plugged in, battery is draining fast even when it's in 'sleep mode' - ie I usually do a quick click on the side button, or when the device is set to switch display off after 10 mins. A bit of an issue as after a full charge at midnight, in the morning it's about 65% already. Basically with no actually use the device is often dead and needs to charge again.
Am I doing something wrong?? I've spent a few days searching threads and the Nook forums generally before posting here. I'm using Juice Defender and attempting to find a good technical reason. I'm wondering it's a voltage problem between UK and US? Should be using an adapter or just a standard microUSB mobile (cell) phone charger?
Regardless - still want to say a HUGE THANKS to the developers of this particular ROM and the Nook forum users generally. I'm truly amazed at the dedication and effort that's going into this stuff - great bunch of technical know-how made available to beginners. Amazing.
pandachilli said:
Hi
Just to say this is fantastic OS update to the Nook - I'm a UK user and imported mine specifically with this ROM in mind. Really cool so far!
I do have a slight issue with battery use that's a niggling me. I took the basic Mirage CM7.2 / ICS CM9 OpenGL & Non-OpenGL ROM (ie the last update on the thread) and had no trouble getting it on my SD card. It all boots and works beautifully with gapps etc.
BUT... running in CM9 I find that unless it's plugged in, battery is draining fast even when it's in 'sleep mode' - ie I usually do a quick click on the side button, or when the device is set to switch display off after 10 mins. A bit of an issue as after a full charge at midnight, in the morning it's about 65% already. Basically with no actually use the device is often dead and needs to charge again.
Am I doing something wrong?? I've spent a few days searching threads and the Nook forums generally before posting here. I'm using Juice Defender and attempting to find a good technical reason. I'm wondering it's a voltage problem between UK and US? Should be using an adapter or just a standard microUSB mobile (cell) phone charger?
Regardless - still want to say a HUGE THANKS to the developers of this particular ROM and the Nook forum users generally. I'm truly amazed at the dedication and effort that's going into this stuff - great bunch of technical know-how made available to beginners. Amazing.
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I'm having the same problem with both CM7 and CM9 and while I love how everything works and looks. I'm sad to say I'm considering going back to stock, which is a real shame, but unless I keep it plugged in, the battery just drains at a dramatic speed. Turning the Wi-Fi off helps, but I use the internet a lot, so that is not an option
battery issues [PARTIAL FIXES]
ZueKary said:
I'm having the same problem with both CM7 and CM9 and while I love how everything works and looks. I'm sad to say I'm considering going back to stock, which is a real shame, but unless I keep it plugged in, the battery just drains at a dramatic speed. Turning the Wi-Fi off helps, but I use the internet a lot, so that is not an option
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Zuekary
I'm not sure if this is any help to you (or anyone else??) but I've significantly reduced the battery drain in the last day or so by identifying and addressing a few issues (and basically using these forum search to 'thread title' to get a few more ideas).
NB: This does not constitute a perfect resolution, but has helped me regain use of the Nook, when I was beginning to wonder if I might have to sell it
1. BATTERY DRAIN whilst in 'sleep' mode: [PARTIAL FIX]
Upgraded to Juice defender to Pro. This enables: Turn off wifi when screen is off, schedule wifi usage off overnight.
Use Juice defender to dissallow certain apps web access.
Turn off Google Maps - I read this is a battery drain.
Disallow Google Calendar Syncing - yet another culprit apparently.
2. "Sleep of Death / SOD - Nook seems to randomly turn off completely [PARTIAL FIX]
When the Nook turns off and won't start press the power button for 5 seconds or so 3 times in a row, with a slight pause in between.
3. Perpetual Battery Drain [UNRESOLVED]
Return Nook to charge between uses
Reduce Screen brightness to 30%
4. Unsure of issues generally
Install Spare Parts+ and log battery killing apps
Thanks for the suggestion!
I'll try Juice defender.
As of now I'm going to Install just CM7.2 and see how that works:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
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Zuekary
I'm not sure if this is any help to you (or anyone else??) but I've significantly reduced the battery drain in the last day or so by identifying and addressing a few issues (and basically using these forum search to 'thread title' to get a few more ideas).
NB: This does not constitute a perfect resolution, but has helped me regain use of the Nook, when I was beginning to wonder if I might have to sell it
1. BATTERY DRAIN whilst in 'sleep' mode: [PARTIAL FIX]
Upgraded to Juice defender to Pro. This enables: Turn off wifi when screen is off, schedule wifi usage off overnight.
Use Juice defender to dissallow certain apps web access.
Turn off Google Maps - I read this is a battery drain.
Disallow Google Calendar Syncing - yet another culprit apparently.
2. "Sleep of Death / SOD - Nook seems to randomly turn off completely [PARTIAL FIX]
When the Nook turns off and won't start press the power button for 5 seconds or so 3 times in a row, with a slight pause in between.
3. Perpetual Battery Drain [UNRESOLVED]
Return Nook to charge between uses
Reduce Screen brightness to 30%
4. Unsure of issues generally
Install Spare Parts+ and log battery killing apps
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ZueKary said:
Thanks for the suggestion!
I'll try Juice defender.
As of now I'm going to Install just CM7.2 and see how that works:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
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Interesting - if possible let us know how it goes. I'm keen to find a nice stable build, Cm7/CM9 seems like the "best of both" however, if I find out Cm7.2 has a healthier battery experience, I'm likely to switch, or prep an alternative sd just in case!
I'll update back here if I find anything more re: battery on ROM
There is no way to make CM9 to reach the fine battery consumption of CM7.
On the other hand it's not normal to have problems like drainage during sleep.
Install Betterbatterystats and check the Partial Wake locks for possible reasons that create the problem.
Produced by NookColor at ICS AOKP 4.0.4
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RASTAVIPER said:
There is no way to make CM9 to reach the fine battery consumption of CM7.
On the other hand it's not normal to have problems like drainage during sleep.
Install Betterbatterystats and check the Partial Wake locks for possible reasons that create the problem.
Produced by NookColor at ICS AOKP 4.0.4
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Thanks Rastaviper - going to look into this further, meanwhile if possible can you recommend the most reliable / "vanilla" / commonly used CM7 ROM for SD cards?
I'm nervous about flashing the whole device and installing on the internal HD but still want something with good battery.... possible?
Thanks in advance!
For stable CM7, Mirage kang is the way to go.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1344873
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RASTAVIPER said:
For stable CM7, Mirage kang is the way to go.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1344873
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Wish you had posted that before. I installed 7.2 (stable) according to this link: http://taosaur.blogspot.com/2011/09/running-cyanogenmod-7-from-sd-nook.html which is suppose to be based on this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1000957 with a newer image file. I did this on Friday and so far everything works wonderfully. Battery life is excellent. I think even better that when I was using the Stock and I have NOT installed any kind of battery saving app.
The only problem I keep having, which I also had with the previous installation is the status bar disappearing randomly. I get an error message "the application statusbar (process com.android.systemui) has stopped unexpectedly)". The only suggestion I have found is to wipe the card which did wipe before installing this version using "EaseUS Partition Master 9.1.1". If you have any suggestion on how to fix that issue I would feel very happy with the performance I have.
Even a tip on how to reopen the status bar without rebooting will be greatly appreciated.
pandachilli said:
Thanks Rastaviper - going to look into this further, meanwhile if possible can you recommend the most reliable / "vanilla" / commonly used CM7 ROM for SD cards?
I'm nervous about flashing the whole device and installing on the internal HD but still want something with good battery.... possible?
Thanks in advance!
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My current installation is wonderful with battery life. If I can get a fix for the "the application statusbar (process com.android.systemui) has stopped unexpectedly)" error. It will be the closest to perfection I have tested so far and I had tested 3 different installations so far plus I used the stock for nearly a year.
I found the following recommendation in the link posted by RASTAVIPER (thank you!). I'm giving it a try right now. Will report tomorrow how it is working after unchecking "disable full screen".
Recommendations:
1) Regarding the status/notification bar force close issues, I recommend unchecking the "disable full screen" option in the Tablet Tweaks to avoid the status bar crashes. This also improves the app behavior especially movies and games that need full screen.
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So far working excellent, no status bar crash, battery is not draining any faster than expected, but enableling full screen is annoying in certain application including book readers, so installing the button savior is a must.
ZueKary said:
So far working excellent, no status bar crash, battery is not draining any faster than expected, but enableling full screen is annoying in certain application including book readers, so installing the button savior is a must.
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Great news - thanks for feeding back.. so you're using "[ROM][CM7] [v1.3] Size-agnostic SD Card image and CM7 installer for SD Cards." ??
RE: battery - no drainage during sleep, random power off's etc?
Going to wipe my SD and start again this evening BUT...can't decide between your recommend ROM or RastsVipers's suggestion of "CM7, Mirage"
Confused.
I experience only 3 percent drain Max overnight. I recommend you use a Task Killer and clean your RAM and turn off the screen when you do not need it. Another handy tip is to use System App Remover and delete the phone.apk to stop battery drain due to cell standby..
satya-1998 said:
I experience only 3 percent drain Max overnight. I recommend you use a Task Killer and clean your RAM and turn off the screen when you do not need it. Another handy tip is to use System App Remover and delete the phone.apk to stop battery drain due to cell standby..
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I like the handy tip of removing the phone.apk
Now can you tell me where is that thank you button? (Never mind. I found it )
Here's the rundown ...
Last night I was playing a little Nimble Quest before bed. I started to get tired so I quit out of the game and as I was turning the phone back into portrait mode the screen went black (still on) and seemingly froze. I let it chill for a bit, then it vibrated and I heard my notification sound. I let it go again and a few seconds later it did it again (vibrate/sound). This happened a couple more times before I decided to hold down the power button and attempt to shut it down. After holding the power down for about 5-6 seconds, the phone rebooted itself. It stayed on the CM boot screen for what seemed like 5 minutes--long enough for me to think it was bootlooping. Finally I saw the screen brightness lower and the lockscreen came up. My background was there but all of my homescreen icons were gone. All of my apps were there, but all of the data was gone. Rather than deal with it at 1AM, I put it on the charger and let it go.
This morning I did a full wipe and restored a nandroid backup from the 20th. Everything seemed back to normal. When I got to work I reflashed the CM10.1 stable that just came out and faux's mainline 16 kernel, effectively bringing my phone back to the state it was before last night's drama. I got up from my desk to get coffee and when I returned I noticed my phone was on with a yellow screen that read:
HW reset was detected!
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DemiGod Crash Handler : HW reset was detected!
There was some other stuff too but I decided to Google it before I did any of the things listed on the screen. I found a post in the Optimus G forum describing the same thing. One of the members said to hold down the power button until the phone shuts down, then restart and everything would be cool. No one else in the post seemed to see it as a big deal.
I went ahead and did what was recommended and my phone seems to be OK. Nothing weird has happened since then.
I guess my question is: what could've caused this? Is it my ROM/kernel combo or is it more likely the actual hardware? Should I be alarmed? My phone is less than a month old. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
I'm not an expert here, so I might not be the best source of advice, but I'll try.
The 'HW reset' message is kind of weird. I assume it means hardware reset. Out of curiosity, are you playing with the voltages or clock speed of your processor? Maybe it went out of the fringes of usability and crashed. Although if that happened, I'm not sure if the system would realize it and automatically recalibrate it (hence the 'HW reset').
You said you were playing a game called Nimble Quest when you first had issues? Is that a really resource-intensive game? Maybe your chip overheated, and the system freaked out and reset something. Then again, there was plenty of time between that and when you actually saw the screen so I doubt that.
I couldn't tell you, OP. That is very strange indeed. Did anyone in the thread you found about the Optimus G have any suggestions as to the cause?
Johmama said:
I'm not an expert here, so I might not be the best source of advice, but I'll try.
The 'HW reset' message is kind of weird. I assume it means hardware reset. Out of curiosity, are you playing with the voltages or clock speed of your processor? Maybe it went out of the fringes of usability and crashed. Although if that happened, I'm not sure if the system would realize it and automatically recalibrate it (hence the 'HW reset').
You said you were playing a game called Nimble Quest when you first had issues? Is that a really resource-intensive game? Maybe your chip overheated, and the system freaked out and reset something. Then again, there was plenty of time between that and when you actually saw the screen so I doubt that.
I couldn't tell you, OP. That is very strange indeed. Did anyone in the thread you found about the Optimus G have any suggestions as to the cause?
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At the time I was using faux's kernel and his FauxClock app. Processor speeds were set to his recommended for good battery life (384 min 1512 high, intellidemand). Also, I can't imagine Nimble Quest being very demanding. It's a 2D, 16bit style snake-type game. No one in the Optimus G thread had another other suggestions than holding power down to restart.
So the night before last I had another episode with soft reboots. I couple in a row. No data loss, but still annoying. This morning I decided to ditch faux's kernel and flash the latest CM nightly (people have been saying the nightlies are pretty much just as stable as the RC/stables). Just about 15 minutes ago, I was playing Nimble Quest again and had the same problem. I quit out of the game and the screen went black, but still on. I felt a quick vibe and heard my notification sound. Count a few seconds and it happened again. I held down power for a few seconds and the phone shut down. I booted back up and everything seems to be there except for my wallpaper. I've tried setting a new wallpaper and it's not working. I just get a solid black background.
At this point I'm really worried that it's my hardware and not the ROM/kernel/software. How should I go about testing this? I assume the most foolproof way would be to flash the factory image and run it stock for a while to see if I have problems. Before I go that route should I try a full wipe, CM install and forego restoring my apps with TiBu? Could it be a corrupt app or data causing this issue?
Again, any help is appreciated.
I used to have it too when I was using Faux kernel. Turning off C3 and C4 in FauxClock fixed it for me.
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At the time I was using faux's kernel and his FauxClock app. Processor speeds were set to his recommended for good battery life (384 min 1512 high, intellidemand). Also, I can't imagine Nimble Quest being very demanding. It's a 2D, 16bit style snake-type game. No one in the Optimus G thread had another other suggestions than holding power down to restart.
So the night before last I had another episode with soft reboots. I couple in a row. No data loss, but still annoying. This morning I decided to ditch faux's kernel and flash the latest CM nightly (people have been saying the nightlies are pretty much just as stable as the RC/stables). Just about 15 minutes ago, I was playing Nimble Quest again and had the same problem. I quit out of the game and the screen went black, but still on. I felt a quick vibe and heard my notification sound. Count a few seconds and it happened again. I held down power for a few seconds and the phone shut down. I booted back up and everything seems to be there except for my wallpaper. I've tried setting a new wallpaper and it's not working. I just get a solid black background.
At this point I'm really worried that it's my hardware and not the ROM/kernel/software. How should I go about testing this? I assume the most foolproof way would be to flash the factory image and run it stock for a while to see if I have problems. Before I go that route should I try a full wipe, CM install and forego restoring my apps with TiBu? Could it be a corrupt app or data causing this issue?
Again, any help is appreciated.
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Hm, this is an interesting bug indeed. I guess first, I would try
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I used to have it too when I was using Faux kernel. Turning off C3 and C4 in FauxClock fixed it for me.
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If that doesn't work, I would at least try a different kernel. If that does nothing, I would try changing ROM, and without restoring any apps or data. Is the only time you can get this problem with that specific game? If so, the game itself might be a faulty-coded game. If you get this problem elsewhere, try messing around on the newly-flashed ROM in the other areas you can replicate this. If you can't get it to soft-brick, try downloading that game and playing it on the fresh ROM/kernel. If you still get it, try flashing another kernel again. Basically, try 2 different ROMs, each with 2 different kernels, with and without Nimble Quest. Might seem like overkill, but I'm just trying to completely eliminated ROM/kernel problems, and any app problems. If none of that works, I really don't know what to say, maybe it really is a hardware issue.
Tonight, I'll try downloading Nimble Quest and playing it for a bit to replicate the issue. Is it just playing the game in general that crashes, or is it specific actions that you've found that really trigger it? From what I've read, the issue seems to pop up when you quit the game. I assume that just means hitting the Home key? I've read the reviews on the Play page and can't find one that complains about system-wide problems. I have a feeling it isn't the app, but it doesn't hurt for me to try and replicate the issue. If I get it, that means it's either the game, or specific settings both you and I share, and we will need to dig a little deeper to find out what it could be. Anyway, I'll mess with it a bit tonight and get back to you tomorrow if you haven't already found the cause/solution.
It happens every time the modem crashes. Earlier it just used to reboot without giving the message.
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