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[Q] Problems with CyanogenMod 7 (mesmerizemtd)

I have a US Cellular Mesmerize and I recently installed CyanogenMod 7 (mesmerizemtd).
I am having the following problems and was wondering if it is just me:
1) USB mass storage doesn't work most of the time. If I connect my Mesmerize to my computer using the USB cable it will charge but it won't connect to the SD card and USB debugging doesn't appear.
2) LED flashlight apps don't work
3) Wi-fi hotspot doesn't work. I can get ad-hoc apps working but not the included hotspot.
I did a backup in cwm recovery before installing, can I restore this to go back to Froyo? And then can I go back to CyanogenMod by restoring another backup?

The flashligh apps won't work right now. They are still working on that.
The usb issue. Try installing the nexus drivers. If that doesn't fix it try a different usb cable
The wifi hotspot I have no idea as I personally never use it. I'm sure someone else will chime in with ideas for it though.
Tap-a-Talked from my Mesmerize
Running CM7 @1.2ghz w/ Tk-Glitch ML Kernel.
Thank you to all the Dev's working to advance the many names of the SCH-I500. You guys Rock!

+1 to scarmon... cm7 uses nexus s USB drivers so install those. torch is not working yet but will come in a nightly eventually.
As for wifi hotspot, it doesn't work with the built in one. I've had no problems running as ad-hoc with wireless tether and with barnacle tether.
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ongoing CM7 issue
I'm having quirky issues as well:
Can't stream for very long, not related to the screen timeout. It tends to be more aligned with a weak signal. I didn't have this problem with PnP or Heinz so I know it's not the location since I've always had a decent signal. I've tried *228 and reflashed multiple times and tried the 3 different governor settings with no difference.
Also related to this (I assume): my screen jumps back and forth and the keyboard posp up/disappears regularly with a low signal.
I like the ROM, speed, and options CM7 has provided but I need to stream since I commute 1 1/2 hrs to work!
Not complaining but I just wanted to discuss with others some issues and hopefully help each other out.
Thanks for the effort everyone puts into the community!

Are you us cellular or cell south. If uscc. See if its set to automatic under mobile networks. If cell south. Leave it on home only
Tap-a-Talked from my Mesmerize
Running CM7 @1.2ghz w/ Tk-Glitch ML Kernel.
Thank you to all the Dev's working to advance the many names of the SCH-I500. You guys Rock!

das1116 said:
I'm having quirky issues as well:
Can't stream for very long, not related to the screen timeout. It tends to be more aligned with a weak signal. I didn't have this problem with PnP or Heinz so I know it's not the location since I've always had a decent signal. I've tried *228 and reflashed multiple times and tried the 3 different governor settings with no difference.
Also related to this (I assume): my screen jumps back and forth and the keyboard posp up/disappears regularly with a low signal.
I like the ROM, speed, and options CM7 has provided but I need to stream since I commute 1 1/2 hrs to work!
Not complaining but I just wanted to discuss with others some issues and hopefully help each other out.
Thanks for the effort everyone puts into the community!
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As far as I know the Rom shouldn't impact your signal but I could be wrong. Your using the same radio as you did before. Try pulling the battery for 30 seconds or so and give it another try. Supposedly this reconnects your phone to the network with a fresh connection. Don't know if it's just tech BS or not but it seems to help me.

akellar said:
As far as I know the Rom shouldn't impact your signal but I could be wrong. Your using the same radio as you did before. Try pulling the battery for 30 seconds or so and give it another try. Supposedly this reconnects your phone to the network with a fresh connection. Don't know if it's just tech BS or not but it seems to help me.
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From the reading I've done its not BS. It resets some of the small componets that get trapped or gated or something. Apparently only removing all power for an extended period of time can fix this. Since finding this out I do it about once or twice a week. May be why I very rarely have issues. I don't know. Could just be luck
Tap-a-Talked from my Mesmerize
Running CM7 @1.2ghz w/ Tk-Glitch ML Kernel.
Thank you to all the Dev's working to advance the many names of the SCH-I500. You guys Rock!

scarmon25 said:
I could make it longer. I'm sure I could find some **** to add in there. I will browse the forums for ideas of what else to put in there.
Tap-a-Talked from my Mesmerize
Running CM7 @1.2ghz w/ Tk-Glitch ML Kernel.
Thank you to all the Dev's working to advance the many names of the SCH-I500. You guys Rock!
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You should put all of your glitch voodoo color and voltage settings, that would rock.
Sent from my MIUI SCH-i500

I tried the battery pull but didn't know it needed to be an extended period of time. Works like a charm for streaming now. I do still get the keyboard pop up when I'm at work because of the weak signal but no biggie. No other issues that no one else hasn't mentioned, but well worth the risk for the battery life and speed. As always, you guys kick a$$!

[Q] Anyone use tasker to work around wifi bugs?

I was wondering if it would be possible to use tasker to flick wifi off and on when wifi drops and/or 3g activates. Lately it seems on my phone that when I go out of wifi range and the 3g/4g connects the last wifi spot is remembered and almost acts like it is still in range causing issues when trying to connect to the next spot. I already installed the 7 day trial but haven't had as much time to research as I thought. Sound possible? Wasting my time?

rxnelson said:
I was wondering if it would be possible to use tasker to flick wifi off and on when wifi drops and/or 3g activates. Lately it seems on my phone that when I go out of wifi range and the 3g/4g connects the last wifi spot is remembered and almost acts like it is still in range causing issues when trying to connect to the next spot. I already installed the 7 day trial but haven't had as much time to research as I thought. Sound possible? Wasting my time?
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What ROM are you on? I haven't had any of the problems like you describe since moving to Gingerbread.

Sorry, still stock. I keep thinking about flashing a rom but like others I am hoping for an official release soon with all the updates/leaks. Also this is my first android phone and I don't have total confidence in flashing it. For instance for whatever reason rooting using the "regular" method didn't work and had to use superoneclick. The latest rom thread also seems like a bit of a hodge-podge of things needed to get everything working....no disrespect intended to the individuals working on it.
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rxnelson said:
Sorry, still stock. I keep thinking about flashing a rom but like others I am hoping for an official release soon with all the updates/leaks. Also this is my first android phone and I don't have total confidence in flashing it. For instance for whatever reason rooting using the "regular" method didn't work and had to use superoneclick. The latest rom thread also seems like a bit of a hodge-podge of things needed to get everything working....no disrespect intended to the individuals working on it.
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Superoneclick is the "Regular" method for most people...
Infused 2.x had a few rough patches as he tried to integrate UCKI3/I4 stuff to fix the known issues with the Rogers release, but that has settled down as people have figured out what's broken in I3/I4 and what's not.
Serendipity VII is still stable, Mikey didn't rush to bring in the I3/I4 stuff. If you flash it, you'll have the following issues:
No audio on first call after boot - toggling speaker on/off will fix it (Hellraiser known issue)
No HDMI (won't see this until AT&T releases Gingerbread)
Data speed issues (However the Hellraiser beta9 kernel or my DD kernel may improve this - I am STILL waiting for someone in an area with good speeds to do an A/B comparison between old/new kernels.)
Camera limited to 15 FPS video - but you can flash the UCKI3 camera libs to fix this, there's a separate flashable package with its own thread in the dev section
None of the above bother me significantly (In fact as I live in the boonies and shoot with an SLR, the data speed and camera issues don't bother me at all), so I have been on S7 for a while.
In general you will find that there are VERY few people here running stock Froyo any more.
Good news is that if you screw up, Samsungs are VERY easy to restore to stock. Download mode (aka Odin/Heimdall mode) is awesome.

Entropy512 said:
Superoneclick is the "Regular" method for most people...
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I guess that is where doubt started setting in about whether I should start flashing the phone or not. Both stickied root threads point to the rage against the cage method and one points to superoneclick being the old method. Thanks for all the info. I wasn't aware off the 30fps fix since I don't frequent the development threads. I honestly haven't had the time to do the necessary research if I get stuck so I have stayed stock.
Back on topic, I did get a chance to look up the some things in tasker and will try it out at work tomorrow since this is where it seems I have the most trouble. I'll post back if it works.

Jb rom questions and talk thread for bruce 2728 cm10 alpha kang thread

Starting this to clear up space hopefully in the developer thread as I am no developer just a user that really loves this rom and want to help by having questions that are not developmental here also if you want to say that this rom is the best just to say it please do it.
By not developmental I mean what kernels are working for you, possible workaround apps, your roms settings, advanced app that just works better than maybe a pre-installed etc.pretty much anything you would want to say in the rom thread that you know someone is probably gonna say that should be somewhere else.
If Bruce wants me to take this down I will but figured it may help some.
Here is a list of working and not working functions
Thanks to Bruce 2728 and cm team for great work also anyone else that is helping with development have a good day
Not working
??????
Working
F***king camera
Wifi
Audio
Radio
Hardware acceleration (videos need s/w decoder at moment)
button lights
vibration
USB
Charging
Notification led
Sensors
Root
TORCH
HEADPHONES
In call audio (Google now, voice dictation etc)
Bluetooth
for full screen video playback go into settings then developer options and check disable hw overlay box as a workaround
Here is a screencast of Rom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNKJqimJP70&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Haha it's very to the point, hopefully people take notice and use this. One suggestion: in your OP, you might want to make a list of what works and what doesn't, just to keep it up to date so that it mirrors the dev pages progress. Otherwise, thanks!
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monkor said:
Haha it's very to the point, hopefully people take notice and use this. One suggestion: in your OP, you might want to make a list of what works and what doesn't, just to keep it up to date so that it mirrors the dev pages progress. Otherwise, thanks!
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+1 totally agree with you bro, just some info on what's working and what's not in the OP would do it, hopefully ppl would use this and keep that dev thread clean:thumbup:
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Says in the original thread "Bluetooth partially working" and "Wifi Working" I have found this to be the other way round for me with Bluetooth working fine and Wifi partially working? Wifi just scans saying "Scanning for network" and never finds anything. Not sure if this is the same for everyone or not? Looks like a fix for wifi as well as Google Now maybe imminent though if you look here: https://github.com/febycv

chronic8000 said:
Says in the original thread "Bluetooth partially working" and "Wifi Working" I have found this to be the other way round for me with Bluetooth working fine and Wifi partially working? Wifi just scans saying "Scanning for network" and never finds anything. Not sure if this is the same for everyone or not? Looks like a fix for wifi as well as Google Now maybe imminent though if you look here: https://github.com/febycv
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Wifi working beautifully for me here. Actually getting reception in the back rooms of my house that I usually don't. As for BT... I can't say as I don't ever use it.

I'm using the Tamcore kernel for overclocking purposes and as a result, the Bluetooth behavior I'm seeing won't be the same as others are experiencing necessarily, but I'll add it for the sake of the few who are also using this kernel.
Pairing is working - I can see my laptop from the Sensation and vice versa. However, when I attempt to transfer files from the laptop to the phone, the transfer fails with an error that states the type of file cannot be transferred. Seeing as it's a simple .rtf file, that is a highly unlikely scenario and something else is going on there.
That's all I have re this issue, but hopefully it will strike a chord with the devs and point toward a fix.
Meantime, there is also some interference between music playback via Apollo and GPS activity - pauses happen seemingly in sync with the GPS doing stuff in the background. The rest of the time, playback is flawless.
Played some video on YouTube and had no issues. Didn't try full screen though but will update when I've had the chance to do so.
Camera, as noted elsewhere, cannot be found by the app.
Apps other than Phone are unable to use the mic so voice search, G Now, Gstrings guitar tuner and so on won't work as yet.
WiFi is working and I get 10Mb's down no probs. GPS is outstanding... getting GPS lock indoors in 8 seconds.
Occasional graphics glitches, but rare and not debilitating.
Not seeing the UI smoothness experienced by others, but should add that my ICS install was already smooth. Or maybe my expectations were unrealistic.
That's about it. No doubt the next fixes from bruce2728 will render these comments moot.
Cheers,
R2

R2D2_NZ said:
I'm using the Tamcore kernel for overclocking purposes and as a result, the Bluetooth behavior I'm seeing won't be the same as others are experiencing necessarily, but I'll add it for the sake of the few who are also using this kernel.
Pairing is working - I can see my laptop from the Sensation and vice versa. However, when I attempt to transfer files from the laptop to the phone, the transfer fails with an error that states the type of file cannot be transferred. Seeing as it's a simple .rtf file, that is a highly unlikely scenario and something else is going on there.
That's all I have re this issue, but hopefully it will strike a chord with the devs and point toward a fix.
Meantime, there is also some interference between music playback via Apollo and GPS activity - pauses happen seemingly in sync with the GPS doing stuff in the background. The rest of the time, playback is flawless.
Played some video on YouTube and had no issues. Didn't try full screen though but will update when I've had the chance to do so.
Camera, as noted elsewhere, cannot be found by the app.
Apps other than Phone are unable to use the mic so voice search, G Now, Gstrings guitar tuner and so on won't work as yet.
WiFi is working and I get 10Mb's down no probs. GPS is outstanding... getting GPS lock indoors in 8 seconds.
Occasional graphics glitches, but rare and not debilitating.
Not seeing the UI smoothness experienced by others, but should add that my ICS install was already smooth. Or maybe my expectations were unrealistic.
That's about it. No doubt the next fixes from bruce2728 will render these comments moot.
Cheers,
R2
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What radio / hboot versions are you using? I have forever had wifi problems with my sensation really trying to sort it out been bugging me for days, tried nearly everything i can think of and I been flashing android phones for years now. I know it is not a hardware issue as it works on stock roms but not on CM9 / CM10.

chronic8000 said:
Says in the original thread "Bluetooth partially working" and "Wifi Working" I have found this to be the other way round for me with Bluetooth working fine and Wifi partially working? Wifi just scans saying "Scanning for network" and never finds anything. Not sure if this is the same for everyone or not? Looks like a fix for wifi as well as Google Now maybe imminent though if you look here: https://github.com/febycv
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are you using the kernel that was included because I have found that tamcore's cm9 kernel had fully working Wi-Fi and Bluetooth works perfectly for me and is incredibly smooth also
I am currently using it on the Pegasus q governor just to see how it runs so far really smooth @1728 & 432 almost as good as intellidemand going to see how battery is on this governor though
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melo563 said:
are you using the kernel that was included because I have found that tamcore's cm9 kernel had fully working Wi-Fi and Bluetooth works perfectly for me and is incredibly smooth also
I am currently using it on the Pegasus q governor just to see how it runs so far really smooth @1728 & 432 almost as good as intellidemand going to see how battery is on this governor though
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Yes using kernel that was included and I also tried bricked 1.31 aosp kernel both with no joy. I am going to try tamcores cm9 kernel now you said working wifi though! Don't suppose you gotta link to the exact kernel your using do you?

chronic8000 said:
What radio / hboot versions are you using? I have forever had wifi problems with my sensation really trying to sort it out been bugging me for days, tried nearly everything i can think of and I been flashing android phones for years now. I know it is not a hardware issue as it works on stock roms but not on CM9 / CM10.
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I'm using firmware 3.33 with Radio 11.76A.3504.00P_11.24A.3504.31_M and stock kernel with amazing wifi.

chukis13 said:
I'm using firmware 3.33 with Radio 11.76A.3504.00P_11.24A.3504.31_M and stock kernel with amazing wifi.
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exactly same setup as me 3.33 firmware and 11.76A radio but with stock kernel no wifi? Is there different versions of the sensation or something? Very weird

melo563 said:
Not working
Camera
Video playback is buggy (temp fix http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29243391 )
Headphones.
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There's a headphones workaround that uses a Play Store widget to re-route the speaker though the headset. Not a fix, obviously, but enough to get by for those for whom no headphones is a deal-breaker for flashing onto their phone.
HTH.
R2

R2D2_NZ said:
There's a headphones workaround that uses a Play Store widget to re-route the speaker though the headset. Not a fix, obviously, but enough to get by for those for whom no headphones is a deal-breaker for flashing onto their phone.
HTH.
R2
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I concur with this. It works beautifully.

chronic8000 said:
What radio / hboot versions are you using? I have forever had wifi problems with my sensation really trying to sort it out been bugging me for days, tried nearly everything i can think of and I been flashing android phones for years now. I know it is not a hardware issue as it works on stock roms but not on CM9 / CM10.
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HBOOT version is1.29.0000
Radio is 11,24A.3504.31_M
HTH
R2

for me youtube full screen causes reboots
but if you download super video pop-up video player from the market you can drag the video pretty big almost full screen with no issues so far from me
all you have to do is go to youtube find the video you want them press share and select super video to play youtube videos
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do you guys think I should put some of the workaround apps we find in op as we go
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melo563 said:
do you guys think I should put some of the workaround apps we find in op as we go
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Yes, in hopes that retards might actually read it.

Girlfriend is out of town so I've got nothing to do for awhile so I'm going to flash this and test a bunch of stuff out. If anyone has any requests on apps to test, I'd be glad to download em and give it a whirl. That is, provided I don't bork my phone flashing this directly over Virtuous Inquisition.

melo563 said:
are you using the kernel that was included because I have found that tamcore's cm9 kernel had fully working Wi-Fi and Bluetooth works perfectly for me and is incredibly smooth also
I am currently using it on the Pegasus q governor just to see how it runs so far really smooth @1728 & 432 almost as good as intellidemand going to see how battery is on this governor though
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Well I tried with Tamcore's 3.0.38 00673 kernel and it doesn't break or fix anything. JB does run a little smoother than stock kernel but still broken wifi

did you reflash rom or just flash kernel maybe try full wipe and reflash with tamcore from start if you didn't already
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does the Kernel have any control over Bluetooth?

As the title really. Having trouble with my JellyBam rom not connecting with my cars bluetooth, and was wondering if a different Kernel could help?
Cheers.

Yes I think it does. In fact if I recall correctly the kernel controls all the hardware like the camera and the radios.
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no fit state said:
As the title really. Having trouble with my JellyBam rom not connecting with my cars bluetooth, and was wondering if a different Kernel could help?
Cheers.
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Depending on what is version jellybam is on it is the Bluetooth driver its self that is the issue. Android 4.2 changed the way Bluetooth is used and as such has broken lots of stuff for users. For example connection to a wii remote no longer works as the apps say that they cannot find the correct path. Others have complained about issues with headsets and cars sorry dude.

To follow this up, should anyone else be wondering the same thing. I have tried two different Kernels today, which have had no effect.

[Q] bluetooth headset does not work in cyanogen MOD ?????

I have tried 4 ROMs but none of them support my bluetooth headset (plantronics backbeat 903+ )???

cm 10.1.2 jenkins was a nice ROM ...but when I connect mobile with bluetooth headset ...it says "Bluetooth pin request rejected by device " ???

There's a known bug for bluetooth a2dp on the CM 10.1.x builds. It's gonna take a while yet before it gets fixed, so if a2dp is really important to you, you should probably try a different rom for now.
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Bluetooth Loops using ROM CM10.2-20131228-Nightly-p500
Syd_M said:
There's a known bug for Bluetooth a2dp on the CM 10.1.x builds. It's gonna take a while yet before it gets fixed, so if a2dp is really important to you, you should probably try a different ROM for now.
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I am running ROM 10.2 latest nightly (build cm_p500-userdebug 4.3.1) titled and phone's Bluetooth is not synchronizing, goes into a fast loop (on/off/on/off/on/off/...), detections works on occasion then never completes. I consider Bluetooth availability a safety issue for driving. My question is, has this problem been addressed or does your recommendation to go to another ROM still stand? I like this ROM otherwise, but have to back-out to ROM v10.1 to get Bluetooth to work. thanks.
Also, being the New Year, I wish the team the best of success, health & strength, peace & happiness for the coming year.

o0snoopy0o said:
I am running ROM 10.2 latest nightly (build cm_p500-userdebug 4.3.1) titled and phone's Bluetooth is not synchronizing, goes into a fast loop (on/off/on/off/on/off/...), detections works on occasion then never completes. I consider Bluetooth availability a safety issue for driving. My question is, has this problem been addressed or does your recommendation to go to another ROM still stand? I like this ROM otherwise, but have to back-out to ROM v10.1 to get Bluetooth to work. thanks.
Also, being the New Year, I wish the team the best of success, health & strength, peace & happiness for the coming year.
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I don't use bluetooth other than for file transfer, so I can't speak from experience. It's probably best to check the various ROM dev threads for more details regarding existing bugs and whatnot. IMHO, if you really want a completely bug-free experience, stick with GB or ICS roms. 10.+ roms are more or less still works in progress. If you're interested in trying out the latest cutting edge releases, though, you might want to give this pre-trimmed KitKat release a try. That, plus sweetnsour's version 13 kernel looks pretty good so far.

Bluetooth Loops using ROM CM10.2-20131228-Nightly-p500
Bluetooth is has been broken for a while then. Can you direct me to the Bluetooth code out of curiosity? Thanks for your reply, i'll take look at pre-trimmed KK. I like to live at the cutting edge so I am tracking KK/CM11 on Jenkins with anticipation and rooting for the team!:fingers-crossed: