Color CM 7.1 Stable is Out!

[rana]

Any idea when CM 7.1 stable for NookColor will come out ? It has been at RC for a long time, no?

Also, where can I find the 7.1 RC. I can only see the nightlies on this page:

http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?typ...&device=encore

[taosaur]

Originally Posted by rana

Any idea when CM 7.1 stable for NookColor will come out ? It has been at RC for a long time, no?

Also, where can I find the 7.1 RC. I can only see the nightlies on this page:

http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?typ...&device=encore

The only difference between the RC and the nightlies is that the nightlies are more up-to-date. My strategy if I feel like updating is to check out the last couple pages of this thread for any trouble reports, then download the latest at-least-a-day-old nightly. Also, just because you install one nightly doesn't mean you have to keep up with them night-after-night, or even weekly or monthly--if it works for you, just leave it be until you get curious again, or until 7.1 stable.

As for when that will be, who knows? Apparently the main hold up was just that the handful of people at the core of the CyanogenMod project have had a lot of other things on their plates. This blog post gives me some hope that 7.1 stable is not too far off, and doubles my anticipation because they'll be adding support for my recently acquired Xperia X10 phone: http://www.cyanogenmod.com/blog/sony...xperia-support

[jasoraso]

CM7.1 is now officially released, including for the Nook Color!

[goldberry]

Originally Posted by jasoraso

CM7.1 is now officially released, including for the Nook Color!

Any other info? did it change at all from the RC version from months ago or did they simply decide that it worked fine.

[taosaur]

I was beginning to wonder which we'd see first--CM7.1 stable or CM8 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

As far as what's changed, there have been two months of nightly changes. For one thing, it's Gingerbread 2.3.7 rather than 2.3.5. Otherwise, though, I don't think anything dramatic. I'm not sure if multiboot and fastboot came before or after the RC.

Supposedly my phone (X10) will be supported! No download available yet, though.

Originally Posted by jasoraso

CM7.1 is now officially released, including for the Nook Color!

Anyone installed this using Verygreen's SD card installer?

[goldberry]

Originally Posted by emt

Anyone installed this using Verygreen's SD card installer?

That's why I would like to find out if 7.1 stable is identical to 7.1 RC which I installed using his SD card installer.

Guess I will have to pose the question on XDA somewhere probably CM7 general or Verygreens thread. Hate posting on XDA though as the volume of posts is huge.

[GreenMonkey]

Originally Posted by goldberry

That's why I would like to find out if 7.1 stable is identical to 7.1 RC which I installed using his SD card installer.

Guess I will have to pose the question on XDA somewhere probably CM7 general or Verygreens thread. Hate posting on XDA though as the volume of posts is huge.

I'm pretty sure there's been a ton of small changes in the nightlies. I doubt it's the same as RC1.

In the official CM7.1 thread on XDA it sounds like 7.1 stable is basically nightly 215.

[taosaur]

Originally Posted by goldberry

That's why I would like to find out if 7.1 stable is identical to 7.1 RC which I installed using his SD card installer.

Guess I will have to pose the question on XDA somewhere probably CM7 general or Verygreens thread. Hate posting on XDA though as the volume of posts is huge.

You were looking for something more than this...

Originally Posted by taosaur

As far as what's changed, there have been two months of nightly changes. For one thing, it's Gingerbread 2.3.7 rather than 2.3.5. Otherwise, though, I don't think anything dramatic. I'm not sure if multiboot and fastboot came before or after the RC.

?

Sorry if I didn't make it clear I was responding to your question. I want to say the RC did not have the built in boot menu (so, for instance, you can boot into stock without removing your SD card) or the radically improved boot times. LCD Density default was changed to 160, to avoid Market errors. Otherwise, there haven't been many NC-specific changes, and mostly a lot of small performance improvements and tidying up the code.

[goldberry]

Originally Posted by taosaur

You were looking for something more than this...



?

Sorry if I didn't make it clear I was responding to your question. I want to say the RC did not have the built in boot menu (so, for instance, you can boot into stock without removing your SD card) or the radically improved boot times. LCD Density default was changed to 160, to avoid Market errors. Otherwise, there haven't been many NC-specific changes, and mostly a lot of small performance improvements and tidying up the code.

What you seem to be saying is that the stable 7.1 contains changes from the recent nightlies. I am not sure I agree with this ( the whole point of the stable is that it is thoroughly tested) and have posted a request to clarify on the forum.cyanogenmod.com

I have read that the lcd density is still 161 on the stable version which would indicate to me that it doesn`t contain the recent changes.

Hopefully this can be clarified, currently travelling but when I get back I will back up my card and then put on the stable to see if I see any difference.

[khalleron]

Originally Posted by goldberry

Hopefully this can be clarified, currently travelling but when I get back I will back up my card and then put on the stable to see if I see any difference.

Please let us know what the differences. I'm running the RC, and I'm happy with it. Let us know if there's a good reason to update.

Thanks!

[jasoraso]

Originally Posted by khalleron

Please let us know what the differences. I'm running the RC, and I'm happy with it. Let us know if there's a good reason to update.

Thanks!

I haven't seen a comprehensive list of all the changes, but basically, the new 7.1 release is the stable version of the nightlies, which includes many incremental changes. I'm not sure of the date of the 7.1 RC, to be able to say what changed since then, but some of the changes include setting the dpi to 160 (this is confirmed in the 7.1 stable release) which provides for a better experience with the newer Android Market. The Android Base has been updated to 2.3.7, from 2.3.4.

A few other changes include better dual-boot support, the kernel supports overclocking to 1200 mhz, the ability to use the Market App "Nook Tweaks" to adjust color bit depth to 32bit instead of the default 16bit (this may cause 3d rendering to run slower) or adjust the sound output level higher (to compensate for the weak system sound level).

The 7.1 release has many other smaller changes, including many other changes for other devices that aren't necessarily applicable to the Nook. I don't know if 7.1RC had the deep sleep issue already resolved, but if not that would be the most important reason to update.

Note that 7.1 stable is still susceptible to the "sleep of death" occasionally - that occurs from leaving the wifi on when the device goes to sleep.

[khalleron]

Originally Posted by jasoraso

The 7.1 release has many other smaller changes, including many other changes for other devices that aren't necessarily applicable to the Nook. I don't know if 7.1RC had the deep sleep issue already resolved, but if not that would be the most important reason to update.

It did.

Originally Posted by jasoraso

Note that 7.1 stable is still susceptible to the "sleep of death" occasionally - that occurs from leaving the wifi on when the device goes to sleep.

I frequently do that, but other than running the battery down, I haven't had a problem. Is there something else I should be worried about?

[GreenMonkey]

Originally Posted by khalleron

I frequently do that, but other than running the battery down, I haven't had a problem. Is there something else I should be worried about?

All it means is sometimes you have to plug it in, or hard-reboot it, to get it to wake up. It doesn't actually DIE.

I had no sleep of death for quite some time, but I've been getting them intermittently on the latest couple of dozen nightlies, a bit more often. Maybe once a week.

[advocate2]

I just installed the new stable edition and can't figure out how to get five slots in the app dock on the bottom of the page. I'm still at three, but I have seen screen shots with the five slots.

Can anyone tell me how to add the two extra slots?