Color CM 7.1 Stable is Out! - Page 2

khalleron · 07-01-2011, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by GreenMonkey

Last I knew, the Netflix speed issue was fixed by editing your build.prop with a different model name... Takes about a minute with root explorer...? Or use this?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1119093

I'm a "if it's not broke" person too, but the nightlies have been WAY better than the battery-sucking 7.0.3 stable.

I'm updating to RC1 today. I'd think people that don't like to update much would be better off waiting for the official stable 7.1 though.

For some reason, my system files were not writable, even with Root Explorer. Someone on XDA made an app to fix this problem, but not until after I'd already reverted to 7.0.3. After spending 8 hours trying all the fixes that had been posted up to that point, to no avail, I'm not wanting to waste another weekend on this.

I'll wait.

advocate2 · 07-01-2011, 04:22 PM

If you used verygreen's size-agnostic SD installer, it's just a matter of putting his uboot update (toward the bottom of his OP) and the RC1 .zip on the boot partition of your SD card, then booting into recovery.

I tried the above method and it didn't work. I've tried it three times.

I tried to use Rom Manager to install the ROM from the SD card. It didn't work. I tried this method five times.

I give up.

noaxis2 · 07-06-2011, 04:15 PM

I've been running 7.1RC since I updated CWM about two weeks ago...it told me there was an update available and I installed it. Had the chipmunks but someone on XDA has written a small apk that you can install that fixes that! I think it's called NetFix.

SCION · 07-09-2011, 10:50 AM

So, how is the battery life with 7.1RC? The poor battery life on 7.0.3 really can't be ignored anymore. It's gotten to the point where I just have to turn it off when not using it in order to conserve. Even with WiFI off it drains ridiculously quick.

Apoc · 07-09-2011, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by SCION

So, how is the battery life with 7.1RC? The poor battery life on 7.0.3 really can't be ignored anymore. It's gotten to the point where I just have to turn it off when not using it in order to conserve. Even with WiFI off it drains ridiculously quick.

It's a lot better. I no longer have to turn it or the WiFi off to conserve.

SCION · 07-10-2011, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Apoc

It's a lot better. I no longer have to turn it or the WiFi off to conserve.

Thank you. I'll go for it and update tonight.

WillysJeepMan · 07-10-2011, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Apoc

It's a lot better. I no longer have to turn it or the WiFi off to conserve.

Is battery life with CM 7.1 as good as the rooted stock 2.1?

GreenMonkey · 07-12-2011, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by SCION

So, how is the battery life with 7.1RC? The poor battery life on 7.0.3 really can't be ignored anymore. It's gotten to the point where I just have to turn it off when not using it in order to conserve. Even with WiFI off it drains ridiculously quick.

Fantastic. It's been great on the nightlies for about a month now. I get 2-4, 5 days again, depending on usage.

SCION · 07-12-2011, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by GreenMonkey

Fantastic. It's been great on the nightlies for about a month now. I get 2-4, 5 days again, depending on usage.

Thank you. I've already noticed a difference. My battery's been at 80 for 12 hours. This was never the case before!

dieterpops · 07-12-2011, 09:45 AM

How does CM7.1 battery life compare to the stock software?

taosaur · 07-12-2011, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by dieterpops

How does CM7.1 battery life compare to the stock software?

With difficulty?

Maybe you could give us some details of what kind of battery life you're seeing and under what kinds of use. Most of us have only used one or the other for long enough to make any generalizations about battery life, and it's going to vary considerably even from charge to charge for each user, based on patterns of use, and even moreso between users.

I think there have been times I've seen as little as 4 hours of use with heavy browsing, video and/or games and a fairly bright screen, and others I'd swear I got 9 or 10 hours out of the thing just reading with Wi-Fi off. With deep sleep working, there is no appreciable battery drain when the device is not in use. I mostly do plug it in to top off when I'm not expecting to use it for a bit, but when I deliberately left it off the charger during a week that I was pretty much just reading for an hour here and there, it went over six days before it got in the red.

Keeping in mind that my NC is overclocked to run the CPU as much as 60% above the top stock speed, I'd say battery life has to be at least comparable to stock, but I haven't worked with stock enough to make an informed comparison.

advocate2 · 07-12-2011, 02:54 PM

I never could get my 7.0.3 sd card to update so I purchased another card and started all over with 7.1. All is working well and I look forward to better battery life. It was not that difficult to reset the screens as Market stored all my apps. Amazon for Android did not re-install them automatically, but was still easy.

GreenMonkey · 07-13-2011, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by taosaur

With difficulty?

Maybe you could give us some details of what kind of battery life you're seeing and under what kinds of use. Most of us have only used one or the other for long enough to make any generalizations about battery life, and it's going to vary considerably even from charge to charge for each user, based on patterns of use, and even moreso between users.

I think there have been times I've seen as little as 4 hours of use with heavy browsing, video and/or games and a fairly bright screen, and others I'd swear I got 9 or 10 hours out of the thing just reading with Wi-Fi off. With deep sleep working, there is no appreciable battery drain when the device is not in use. I mostly do plug it in to top off when I'm not expecting to use it for a bit, but when I deliberately left it off the charger during a week that I was pretty much just reading for an hour here and there, it went over six days before it got in the red.

Keeping in mind that my NC is overclocked to run the CPU as much as 60% above the top stock speed, I'd say battery life has to be at least comparable to stock, but I haven't worked with stock enough to make an informed comparison.

I'd say that's an accurate summary. I ran rooted stock for about 3 months on mine. It's comparable to stock - not quite as good (esp. given dynamic overclocking) but it's pretty dang good.

You can run it down quickly (I'd say video / youtube being the big one for me) but that's pretty obvious if you think about it.

nabour · 07-13-2011, 07:42 AM

I can't get CM7 7.0.3 to work with my wifi. Have you noticed any wifi problems with the new release? Thanks.

advocate2 · 07-13-2011, 08:33 AM

The effort to upgrade to 7.1 was worth it. The difference in battery life, even when shut down, is substantial. I use the battery widget. It was at 92% last night and 88% this morning.

07-13-2011, 07:42 AM	#29
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07-01-2011, 04:22 PM	#17
advocate2 My Kingdom for Karma Posts: 430 Karma: 7125 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Las Vegas Device: Sony 350, 650, 950, Nook Color	If you used verygreen's size-agnostic SD installer, it's just a matter of putting his uboot update (toward the bottom of his OP) and the RC1 .zip on the boot partition of your SD card, then booting into recovery. I tried the above method and it didn't work. I've tried it three times. I tried to use Rom Manager to install the ROM from the SD card. It didn't work. I tried this method five times. I give up.

07-06-2011, 04:15 PM	#18
noaxis2 Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SF Bay, California Device: Nook Color (rooted w/autonooter)	I've been running 7.1RC since I updated CWM about two weeks ago...it told me there was an update available and I installed it. Had the chipmunks but someone on XDA has written a small apk that you can install that fixes that! I think it's called NetFix.

07-09-2011, 10:50 AM	#19
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	So, how is the battery life with 7.1RC? The poor battery life on 7.0.3 really can't be ignored anymore. It's gotten to the point where I just have to turn it off when not using it in order to conserve. Even with WiFI off it drains ridiculously quick.

07-12-2011, 09:45 AM	#25
dieterpops Addict Posts: 258 Karma: 134567 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Always in flux	How does CM7.1 battery life compare to the stock software?

07-12-2011, 02:54 PM	#27
advocate2 My Kingdom for Karma Posts: 430 Karma: 7125 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Las Vegas Device: Sony 350, 650, 950, Nook Color	I never could get my 7.0.3 sd card to update so I purchased another card and started all over with 7.1. All is working well and I look forward to better battery life. It was not that difficult to reset the screens as Market stored all my apps. Amazon for Android did not re-install them automatically, but was still easy.

07-13-2011, 08:33 AM	#30
advocate2 My Kingdom for Karma Posts: 430 Karma: 7125 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Las Vegas Device: Sony 350, 650, 950, Nook Color	The effort to upgrade to 7.1 was worth it. The difference in battery life, even when shut down, is substantial. I use the battery widget. It was at 92% last night and 88% this morning.

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