Rom – CyanogenMod 6.0.0 RC2 Droid released

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Jul 252010
 

The CyanogenMod team has just released the second stable CM6 release for the Droid. To get this installed, open up Rom Manager (Market app) and install via the CyanogenMod rom section.

I just loaded this up on the Droid, here are a few tips to get you going.

  • Clear your download cache in Rom Manager before downloading RC1. I didn’t my first time flashing the rom and it got stuck at the Motorola logo. It looked like the original download wasn’t playing nice.
  • Some users are reporting the version of su (superuser) in this rom not working too well. I had some problems with SetCPU gaining root access and remembering my settings. I ended up flashing down to version 2.1. You can download su v2.1 below. Just flash it via the update.zip method thru your recovery of choice.
  • No need to wipe data or cache if you were running RC1.
  • MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP!

Everything is smooth so far running with ChevyNo1′s ULV 1.2Ghz kernel and CM6 RC2. This release is still based off of the FRF84B build. The power widget has a 3G data switch now. There’s also a built in lock screen music control option – no more needing to unlock your phone to play or skip your music tracks.

I’ll report back with some battery results after a few more days of use. So far its looking pretty good.

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Rom – CyanogenMod 6.0.0-RC1

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Jul 182010
 

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After having ran Bugless Beast 0.4 for nearly 2 weeks on and off, I decided to try CyanogenMod’s latest Froyo (from source) rom, 6.0.0 RC1.

My steps on swapping roms:

  1. Titanium Backup all apps
  2. Nandroid backup current rom
  3. Download CyanogenMod via Rom Manager app

There’s a pre-requisite that you have to be rooted to perform the above. I’ll run through the root process in another update later on. Contrary to what everyone else suggests, I did not wipe data. I simply loaded CM over my previous BB rom. The process took roughly 15 minutes before I was back on my lock screen.

First impression is that its snappy and everything settled in quickly. CM comes with its own tweaking/settings section. My favorite by far is the ability to hide the clock in the status bar. I run Beautiful Widgets, so having two clocks looked weird.

Two tweaks I did was disabling dithering and changing VM size to 32MB. This seems to increase performance just so slightly without sacrificing the look and feel of the rom. I loaded up my current kernel of choice, ChevyNo1′s ultra low voltage 1.25Ghz 7 slot. Currently I’m running ondemand via SetCPU at 250/800Mhz.

I’m currently on hour 12 of running CM, I’ll need to update once I put this rom thru it’s paces over the week. So far, everything looks pretty good in CM land.

Update: so far so good, battery life with heavy 3G data and voice yeilded about 13 hours before needing a charge. One other neat setting is the ability to unlock the phone with just the menu key – VERY convenient.

Update: jdlfg has some updated kernels for CM6RC1 specifically. They’re at version 32.2.2, grab them here via his twitter feed. Supposedly these are battery life saving in nature.

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App – Call confirm

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Jul 162010
 

I’ve pocket dialed many a numbers while my Droid was in my pocket. I have a few local police precincts saved in my address book and since they start with a number, they are at the top of my contacts. You can imagine the weirdness when the police pick up on the other end.

I started looking for an app to stop this and I ended up with Call Confirm. It’s small and it does exactly what it’s name indicates. A pop up will show whenever a number is dialed and it will ask you to confirm or hang up the call. You can make the pop up show the contact’s picture, but I’ve found it to actually slow down the call from connecting in the beginning.

With the Droid X launching yesterday, this app should be in your arsenal.

Grab it in the Market or scan the QR code below.

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21 free Droid Xs, did you get one?

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Jul 162010
 

The Droid X hunt is over. A total of 21 Droid X units were given out at locations all across the US. Did you end up getting one?

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Droid Eris rooted for early leakers!

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Jul 162010
 

The time has finally come where a root exploit is available for early 2.1 leakers on the Droid Eris. wag3slav3 over at xda-developers has worked out a script to get even 2.1 leakers (v1 to v3) that sweet root access. This was made possible thru the same root method that Evo users had.

There are two versions of the script, one for Linux and one for Windows users. Reports are showing that it indeed does work correctly, albeit with users having to try 2-3 times before success.

Get your Evil Eris (or your custom rom of choice) ready!

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