I don't believe in magic..

It is an APK, 14.3MB file. getjar.com doesn't just host JAR files, buddy..

pm sent, buddy hope u have invites to spare..

Yes.

Kesian the CM7 devs and the ROM. Battery drain complaints here and there, kena buta only. From what I've read and understood, the so-called battery drain is likely due to active-standby interaction issues between CM7 and the modem drivers provided by Samsung. It seems that Samsung for some reason or other cannot or will not provide full sources for their complete firmwares (maybe licensing agreements with radio chip manufacturer?) so the CM7 devs have to make do with a lot of educated guesswork and analysis without access to sources.

In any case, my advice to those considering CM7 especially those who plan to have 3G-data enabled 24x7, please get a bigger capacity battery to save yourselves a lot of headache.

Radio probably works, but I never use it. 720p recording seems smoother but not as smooth as in MIUI and Samsung-based roms. 720p playback not really nice for me.

Does this help to explain it a bit? Old article I found..

http://www.tiagoespinha.net/2010/08/samsun...-how-to-fix-it/

Wow..

Can't remember what it was like on stock or stock-based custom roms, bro I've been on CM7 since May ha ha. I do notice some significant improvements in battery life in the last 2 nightly releases, though.

6.5 hours on battery so far, 73% left on my fatty battery with 3G, BT, WIFI always enabled - 30 mins of screen-on time, 3 hours of wifi-running time, 33 mins of android-system-awake time..

With android, the choice is really in your hands

I beg to differ. no lag as far as i can notice on my sgs with latest cm7 nightly and stock cm7 kernel.

well, you are correct there about cm7 not being the solution for most users, but it does show that your broad sweeping statement about lagginess being an attribute of the sgs is not really true..

BTW, I've been on cm7 nightlies since may and its just been getting better and better..

This post has been edited by kmrdeva: Jul 7 2011, 12:03 PM

My friend, the moment we talk about custom roms and custom kernels, we are deviating from the mainstream.

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Added on July 7, 2011, 12:24 pmCM7 is so smooth that I'd still use it even if only 3G data, calls and sms worked on it ha ha. Can't even look at stock or stock-based custom roms/kernels now..


This post has been edited by kmrdeva: Jul 7 2011, 12:24 PM

That other 'OS' also lags in places, just that the UI does try to hide lagginess by showing flashy splash screens and pretty graphics transitions. I remember having about 200 apps on my other 'OS' tablet (first gen model) and experiencing massive lagginess everytime I tried to go into the settings screen, for one.

Dunno about Android because I don't have 200-300 apps yet on my phone or Tab. Maybe too many services (e.g. Skype) running at the same time will affect us?

I don't like to install and use system (cpu/memory/network) monitoring tools because the monitoring itself can sometimes affect the phone's performance. Therefore I just go to Settings / Applications / Running services to see what is going on under the hood.

In fact, I don't even kill running apps. I sometimes press the back button to come out of an app, or I press the home button, leaving the OS to manage itself by using AutoKiller to set minfree settings at boot (Moderate preset).

Note : In CM7, we can also enable 'long-press back button' to kill the actively running app. Good to have for emergency use since there is no actual Task Manager or Program Monitor like what Samsung-based ROMs have.

Currently on my phone, I see these apps/services listed as running:

Media - 4MB (1 process and 0 services)
Settings - 14MB (1 process and 0 services)
Voodoo Control Plus - 6.4MB (1 process and 1 service)
WhatsApp - 5.6MB (1 process and 1 service)
Maps - 5.7MB (1 process and 1 service)
Skype - 5.5MB (1 process and 1 service)
Bluetooth Share - 3.1MB (1 process and 2 services)
Google Services - 14MB (2 processes and 2 services)
Smart Keyboard Pro - 8.2MB (1 process and 1 service)

135MB RAM Used, 166MB RAM free

So far my phone has been fine, apps launch quickly, I can multitask with no delay and battery life seems OK for me especially after the recent CM7 nightly updates.

This post has been edited by kmrdeva: Jul 7 2011, 08:44 PM

Ya, saw it earlier and looked at the changelog - 1 change affecting motorola and 1 for the fascinate. Not sure if I should wait a few more nightlies and make it worth my time to update.. Daily releases by the buildbot is an automatic thing, I believe.

This post has been edited by kmrdeva: Jul 7 2011, 08:59 PM

Pros - stable enough for daily use, fast as hell, zero lag as far as I can see, no samsung bloatware, regular non-wipe updates, clean UI, very near to plain Android, loads of options under settings so it's fun to explore
Cons - higher battery drain than Samsung-based roms (not sure since I don't use the stock batt), forget about hardware video decoding (e.g. mkv), 720p video recording not as smooth as stock rom, FM radio not working well

Oh yeah, something I recently discovered about CM7 - with 0 degree rotation enabled, you can even use the phone while holding it upside down (the display orientates itself on all 4 angles).

This post has been edited by kmrdeva: Jul 7 2011, 09:37 PM

never faced the problems u mentioned about the external sdcard. dunno how to help, sorry.

i'm not sure who you are asking since you didn't quote, but no, cm7 nightly #49 here.