Wow! Please! Do it again!: March 2013

Sunday, March 31, 2013

SGS2: Flash CM10.1 20130330 Nightly Build


Steps:
1. Downloaded cm-10.1-20130330-NIGHTLY-i9100.zip and copied to internal SD. Verified MD5 checksum (39b444063a8b27530a14eb694f80cfa2).
2. Reboot into CWM Recovery.
3. Created backup.
4. Flashed cm-10.1-20130330-NIGHTLY-i9100.zip
5. wipe cache partition.
6. advanced > Wipe Dalvik Cache.
7. Reboot.


Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Nexus 7: Flash CM10.1 20130327 Nightly Build


Time for some pie (with cream)

Steps:
1. Downloaded cm-10.1-20130327-NIGHTLY-grouper.zip and copied to internal SD. Verified MD5 checksum (2dae7fcdd17b8f6be5ff1f7eb0b5ee27).
2. Reboot into Recovery (TWRP).
3. Created backup.
4. Flashed cm-10.1-20130327-NIGHTLY-grouper.zip
6. Wipe cache partition + Dalvik Cache.
7. Reboot.







Saturday, March 23, 2013

SGS2: Flash CM10.1 20130323 Nightly Build

Had a SoD today.. bloody hell...

Steps:
1. Downloaded cm-10.1-20130323-NIGHTLY-i9100.zip and copied to internal SD. Verified MD5 checksum (76d28a8d093cc787336e8edda6bb97cc).
2. Reboot into CWM Recovery.
3. Created backup. (I forgot!!!!)
4. Flashed cm-10.1-20130323-NIGHTLY-i9100.zip
5. wipe cache partition.
6. advanced > Wipe Dalvik Cache.
7. Reboot.


Friday, March 22, 2013

Nexus 7: Flash CM10.1 20130321 Nightly Build

After running the "motley" kernel (default settings) for almost 2 weeks, concluded that performance is better compared to Stock CM10.1 (higher Antutu scores), but battery life ain't that great (about 5 hours of on screen time).

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

SGS2: Flash CM10.1 20130319 Nightly Build

Steps:
1. Downloaded cm-10.1-20130319-NIGHTLY-i9100.zip and copied to internal SD. Verified MD5 checksum (0feef8bcc50cf87a300bbc566ea2c550).
2. Reboot into CWM Recovery.
3. Created backup.
4. Flashed cm-10.1-20130319-NIGHTLY-i9100.zip
5. wipe cache partition.
6. advanced > Wipe Dalvik Cache.
7. Reboot.

What's different here? # Superuser




Sunday, March 17, 2013

SGS2: Flash CM10.1 20130317 Nightly Build


Steps:
1. Downloaded cm-10.1-20130317-NIGHTLY-i9100.zip and copied to internal SD. Verified MD5 checksum (10e752c7539e82a379cc361afc2712a7).
2. Reboot into CWM Recovery.
3. Created backup.
4. Flashed cm-10.1-20130317-NIGHTLY-i9100.zip
5. wipe cache partition.
6. advanced > Wipe Dalvik Cache.
7. Reboot.




Monday, March 11, 2013

Nexus 7: Flash CM10.1 20130311 Nightly Build + motley kernel #249

Found motley kernel here.

Steps:
1. Flashed CM10.1 20130311
2. Reboot.
3. Flashed motley_anykernel_N7_build_249.zip
4. Reboot.

CM kernel

motley kernel

Thursday, March 7, 2013

SGS2: Flash CM10.1 20130307 Nightly Build and gapps 20130301


Steps:
1. Downloaded cm-10.1-20130307-NIGHTLY-i9100.zip and copied to internal SD. Verified MD5 checksum (dd7b9058bfd0bd6dddd74d5632509147).
2. Downloaded gapps-jb-20130301-signed.zip and copied to internal SD. Verified MD5 checksum (b7e53e96e1c8b1a1c4865bf29418c8e0).
3. Reboot into CWM Recovery.
4. Created backup.
5. Flashed cm-10.1-20130307-NIGHTLY-i9100.zip
6. Flashed gapps-jb-20130301-signed.zip
7. wipe cache partition.
8. advanced > Wipe Dalvik Cache.
9. Reboot.

790 MB now?


All apps that required root access must be granted again

Something is new under System... # Superuser !

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SGS2 + CM10.1: How to solve WhatsApp freezing issue

I have had just about enough freezes while scrolling in WhatsApp, until I searched for "whatsapp" in this XDA thread.

Firstly, I tried the "Clear Data" way. Did a backup in WhatsApp (Settings > Chat settings > Backup conversations) and also in Titanium Backup. Then went into Settings > Apps > WhatsApp > Clear data. Restarted WhatsApp but didn't felt any smoother.

Next, enabled the Force GPU rendering option under Developer options. Scrolling in WhatsApp did felt smoother than before. I toggled a couple of times to compare. Yes, it is smoother.



But that wasn't enough for me, I checked on http://www.whatsapp.com/android/ that the version is 2.9.2871, while mine was still running 2.9.1547. Attempting to download it from the website on my phone would just load Play Store, so I downloaded it on my PC and copied it to the phone and installed it. Then only, I knew what Holo theme meant :P It's smooth without enabling the Force GPU rendering option.

Before

 After







Friday, March 1, 2013

Nexus 7: Flash CM10.1 20130301 Nightly Build

1. Updated to TWRP 2.4.2.0 via GooManager app. Originally running 2.4.1.0
2. Downloaded latest nightly from http://get.cm/?device=grouper
3. Downloaded gapps from here.
4. Reboot into recovery.
5. Flashed cm-10.1-20130301-NIGHTLY-grouper.zip
6. Flashed gapps-jb-20121212-signed.zip
7. "Factory Reset", "Clear Cache", "Clear Dalvik"

SGS2: Flash CM10.1 20130301 Nightly Build