HTC Desire Cyanogenmod: Starting Out

The_B_Man

I was getting that problem where CM7 would forget your defauls, and facebook sync, after a reboot, but I think i solved it by just moving all the apps back to the phone.

dlm

CM7 stable seemed to break the "swipe down for notification bar" option. Apparently it's the new tablet tweaks that screwed it up. I assume there will be CM7.1 soonish

The_B_Man

Ye, its a pity they dont have an ability to add patches without reflashing the whole thing!

hardCopy

Anybody have any recommendations on a dialer/contacts combination?

I'm using dialer one and stock contacts but dialer one just seems to ignore half the contacts in my phonebook. This is the one aspect of sense that I really miss.

I moved over to cyanogen mainly for the pull down notification bar power widget and would hate to go back to a Sense rom and lose that.

On a HTC Desire

elderlemon

I went from sense to cm7 and use GO contacts/dialer. I really like it now and find it more than a match for the Sense dialer.

hardCopy wrote: »

Anybody have any recommendations on a dialer/contacts combination?

I'm using dialer one and stock contacts but dialer one just seems to ignore half the contacts in my phonebook. This is the one aspect of sense that I really miss.

I moved over to cyanogen mainly for the pull down notification bar power widget and would hate to go back to a Sense rom and lose that.

On a HTC Desire

hardCopy

elderlemon wrote: »

I went from sense to cm7 and use GO contacts/dialer. I really like it now and find it more than a match for the Sense dialer.

Trying this out now, definitely seems like a runner so far.

Thanks

TheDoc

Well ran this cygmod thing last night, happy with it so far.

However cannot install/download google maps or angry birds.

Prettybig deal since I use maps alot and the misses is absolutley raging her angry birds progress is gone.

Anyone any ideas?

seanybiker

TheDoc wrote: »

Well ran this cygmod thing last night, happy with it so far.

However cannot install/download google maps or angry birds.

Prettybig deal since I use maps alot and the misses is absolutley raging her angry birds progress is gone.

Anyone any ideas?

if you go onto cynagenmod site you should find the "gapps" apk you need to install market properly.

heebusjeebus

TheDoc wrote: »

Well ran this cygmod thing last night, happy with it so far.

However cannot install/download google maps or angry birds.

Prettybig deal since I use maps alot and the misses is absolutley raging her angry birds progress is gone.

Anyone any ideas?

I had the same issue. I could not download any large apps.

You need to partition your SD Card with Rom Manager (I used 512mb/64mb swap) and then using Simple2Ext, move the downloads to the new partition. This will give you enough space on the phone for apps.

Check this out for the full solution:

http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/20328-solution-of-unable-to-download-big-apps-from-the-market

mono_mac

can someone please give me a step by step to do this on htc desire with 4gb memory card

ongarite

mono_mac wrote: »

can someone please give me a step by step to do this on htc desire with 4gb memory card

What state is your phone in now? Is it rooted? S-OFF? PVT1,2 or 4?

mono_mac

It's rooted and unlocked , the rest I don't know

ongarite

mono_mac wrote: »

It's rooted and unlocked , the rest I don't know

Did you root with Unrevoked 3? Do you have a Recovery Menu installed?
To check, power off phone, then hold volume down and power button and see what happens..

mono_mac

Yes have that

ongarite

I would download SMS Backup+ from the Market and save all your messages to Gmail. Make sure all your conatcts are synced with your Gmail too.

Then download Cyanogenmod 7.0 from their website and copy to your SD card.
Download the GAPPS package too here and copy to SD card.

Boot into Recovery Menu, wipe cache & data/factory defaults.
Then choose install from zip from sdcard, choose zip from sdcard & then flash CM7 and then GAPPS.
Press back and reboot system now.

Keith186

I'm on leedeoid but wouldn't mind a change. Main thing I missed on open desire before leedroid was copy and paste from browser.

Does cm7 have copy and paste like sense roms?

Didn't like android dialer either so.I'd give GO a shot too.

ongarite

Copy and paste is working for me in the browser.

unklerosco

I've been using the cm7 for the last few days and went back to stock this morn. Was anyone having issues with frozen screens, apps crashing? My lock screen would occasionally just show the background pic. Only way to fix it was to take the battery out and turn the phone back on. If it was that the lock screen would work but when I unlocked it i'd only get the background pic and nothing else.. The camera app crashed on me quite a bit (I updated the radio), the browser, dialler and messaging also crashed quite a bit..

Got annoying so I'm back to sense now.. Shame cause I like the clean look from the cm7. I only use the phone as a phone, email and calendar. Only apps I'd use would be a torch and google maps..

ongarite

Never had these issues. A wipe is always recommended for going to a different ROM.
You can't use Titanium Backup without causing some issues when moving Android revisions, 2.2 to 2.3 CM7.

Keith186

^^^^
Did u do a full wipe before installing?

Not wiping causes weird problems like what u have.

Ongarite, nice one might switch over tomorrow. Is it worth getting titanium back up pro for reinstalling apps or does it take for ever anyway?

Edit : looks like you've answered my q already! Whats best for reinstalling apps so?

ongarite

I didn't use Titanium Pro to backup my apps.
As soon as I booted into CM7, the Market app downloaded all my current apps automatically.

mono_mac

cheers dude

Mr E

I've been on CM7 for the last week, no problems at all.

mono_mac

anyway to get other keyboard back from 2.2 sense

mono_mac

and no camera flash

ongarite

mono_mac wrote: »

and no camera flash

What do you mean by camera flash?
The LED camera flash works correctly in CM7..

mono_mac

ongarite wrote: »

What do you mean by camera flash?
The LED camera flash works correctly in CM7..

mine wont, what quality is video etc

ongarite

I have no idea what you are on about?
Camera flash is on AUTO by default, you can force it on by pressing the camera on-screen GIU.
Video quality is 480p.

mono_mac

ongarite wrote: »

I have no idea what you are on about?
Camera flash is on AUTO by default, you can force it on by pressing the camera on-screen GIU.
Video quality is 480p.

forced on but wont work- works for video but

johnny_adidas

Going back to sense today. Like cm for its speed and options but missing my HTC Widgets and general integration. Must update to leedroid 2.4 as had been on 2.2f for ages