[ROM][4.2.2][JDQ39][03/06/2013] CM10.1 for SPH-D710VMUB

bray462 said:

Download to phone or to PC? Sorry. Coming from Motorola Triumph where all I had to do was download and flash any ROM!

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Do it on you're PC. Its easy make sure you save important stuff to a file on PC. It will erase some stuff like pictures and things.

ajones23 said:

Do it on you're PC. Its easy make sure you save important stuff to a file on PC. It will erase some stuff like pictures and things.

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It sounds easy, but I can't seem to find the one-click version. I see links to them on the other thread, but they seem to be dead. Also, do I have to flash the modem and kernel seperately, or does all that come with the ROM?

No go to next page, FL14 rom link. Go to first page sxtp click it and go to second post. Download Rooted Restore fisrt one. Put it on PC and click it. Turn ur phone off and put in download mode. Hold power and volume down at same time and hit volume up connect phone. Click start.

ajones23 said:

No go to next page, FL14 rom link. Go to first page sxtp click it and go to second post. Download Rooted Restore fisrt one. Put it on PC and click it. Turn ur phone off and put in download mode. Hold power and volume down at same time and hit volume up connect phone. Click start.

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Thank you so much for all your help! I did as you said and it is working beautifully so far.

bray462 said:

Thank you so much for all your help! I did as you said and it is working beautifully so far.

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Alright glad I could help. My runs great love it, all my family has the S2.

Ha b_random 14 what do I need to change besides the buid prop to port a sprint Rom to virgin mobile?

Is there any way to implement the USB fast charge widget like the optimus v ROMs have?

I guess on touchwiz you have to just change the Build prop to virgin mobil I'm not shore ?

peter counias said:

I guess on touchwiz you have to just change the Build prop to virgin mobil I'm not shore ?

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There's more involved than that if you're wanting MMS and everything to work on a Sprint ROM. I couldn't tell you exactly but its more than editing a line in the build.prop I do know

Thank you I'd like to no all about it if you can tell me how to do this!!
Yes I'd be greatful if you'd show me how to do this!!

Can anyone tell me exactly what I need to do to get a touchwiz sprint Rom to working 100% on virgin mobile?

peter counias said:

Can anyone tell me exactly what I need to do to get a touchwiz sprint Rom to working 100% on virgin mobile?

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Only thing that doesnt work is MMS. So if you can live without that or if you find a fix then you should be good to go.

Cool if that's the only thing thanks.

This rom is awesome! Only thing that bothers me is the low signal while on 4g. Maybe I gotta find a different PRL?

First of all, thanks for the build, I flashed it to my Virgin Mobile Samsung Galaxy SII aka D710VMUB. It works mostly fine, there are small glitches here and there, for example:
- Inconsistent screen power up time when pressing power button, sometimes it comes up instantly, sometimes it takes almost 2 seconds, kind of annoying
- Sometimes when waking up I see unlocked screen flash for a fraction of a second, and then Lock screen comes up, again, kind of annoying
- I have had brightness stuck at the lowest possible setting requiring phone reboot to fix it
- I have had battery life indicator disappear from the notification bar
- Waking up by volume up/down buttons only works ~10% of the time

For the most part these are relatively small annoyances, I can live with them as long as they're fixed eventually. However, I'm having real trouble with the GPS working like crap. It takes a really really long time to get a fix, and sometimes it cannot get a fix at all. I installed "GPS Test" app to check the GPS reception, and at any given time the phone only has 2 satellites in the view. Never more than two, not even out in the open. And the two satellites that are in the view are always changing, it's like the phone locates the satellites, but cannot work with more than two at a time, and it never gets an actual fix on them, i.e. satellite bars always stay gray. I have ODIN flashed back to stock FJ12 rooted, and GPS works absolutely fine on stock ROM. However, if I flash to CM10.1 from this thread, the GPS reception goes to crap. I have tried flashing it every way possible, and it just doesn't work. I flashed FL26 kernel with aGat's recovery, and then CM10 over stock, I have reflashed the CM10 over itself with the CWM that's included in this build, every time I did a) wipe data/factory reset, b) wipe cache c) wipe dalvik cache and d) format data/system/cache in the advanced options and GPS just refuses to work properly. I will post a picture when I get home (assuming I can get around post requirement) demonstrating the difference in GPS reception between stock FJ12 and CM10. It really is quite dramatic. And it really bums me out because I like CM10, but the GPS issue just might force me to go back to stock.

Can anyone please download "GPS test" app and check how many satellites do you have "in view" and how many do you have "in use"?

JazzJackRabbit said:

Can anyone please download "GPS test" app and check how many satellites do you have "in view" and how many do you have "in use"?

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I too, was only getting two satellite bars in GPS Test and long initial lock times.The accuracy was good however, leading me to think there is incompatibility problems with CM10 and the software. The software worked correctly in 4.2.2, so it's not JB.

I gave up on CM10.1 in its current state, because in my opinion it was too battery intensive. My battery life would lose about a percentage point a minute when in use.

In comparison, today using ICS I came back with 94% on my battery after 3 hours of use, including getting directions to a restaurant, identifying a song in the mall, and taking several pictures.

I'm going to wait for CM10.1 to get a bit more stable and then give it another try.

mhlsilverdale said:

I too, was only getting two satellite bars in GPS Test and long initial lock times.The accuracy was good however, leading me to think there is incompatibility problems with CM10 and the software. The software worked correctly in 4.2.2, so it's not JB.

I gave up on CM10.1 in its current state, because in my opinion it was too battery intensive. My battery life would lose about a percentage point a minute when in use.

In comparison, today using ICS I came back with 94% on my battery after 3 hours of use, including getting directions to a restaurant, identifying a song in the mall, and taking several pictures.

I'm going to wait for CM10.1 to get a bit more stable and then give it another try.

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May I ask you what ROM are you using for VM SGS2?

I'm not sure what you mean by incompatibility between cm10 and the software. I really do think GPS is not working on this build. I have tried rebooting my device multiple times, I have tried flashing and reflashing it multiple times, I have played with gps.conf file putting different servers in it (not sure why it's necessary, my P509 gets a lock in seconds without any data connection). I just have real difficulty obtaining GPS lock. Past friday I drove to pick up a friend of mine to go skiing, I wanted to use phone's GPS and I literally drove for 10 minutes after getting off the highway and my phone would not obtain GPS lock, I even put it on the dashboard to give it unobstructed view of the sky, and it still wouldn't lock after 10 minutes.

I did manage to get a lock next day, which is consistent with the GPS Test app, occasionally GPS test app would show 2 satellites in view (not in use) and I would get a lock, poor lock with poor accuracy (anywhere from 20 to 200 feet), but google maps were smart enough to put me on the right road.

However, I've tested this over and over multiple times in the last couple of days and GPS lock is extremely flaky, I never know if it's going to get a lock or not. I hate bloated stock firmware and I hate Samsung interface, their messaging app, and all the bloatware, but at least GPS works. I have seen someone say that certain devs include samsung TW files to interface with GPS and that is the only way to get it reliably working, but I'm not sure if that's true or not.

I thought this ROM would have working GPS, since it says so in the release notes, but apparently it is not true?

PS apparently I still cannot post links, but there are multiple thread of GPS not working on CM10 on E4GT on xda forums.

JazzJackRabbit said:

May I ask you what ROM are you using for VM SGS2?

I'm not sure what you mean by incompatibility between cm10 and the software. I really do think GPS is not working on this build. I have tried rebooting my device multiple times, I have tried flashing and reflashing it multiple times, I have played with gps.conf file putting different servers in it (not sure why it's necessary, my P509 gets a lock in seconds without any data connection). I just have real difficulty obtaining GPS lock. Past friday I drove to pick up a friend of mine to go skiing, I wanted to use phone's GPS and I literally drove for 10 minutes after getting off the highway and my phone would not obtain GPS lock, I even put it on the dashboard to give it unobstructed view of the sky, and it still wouldn't lock after 10 minutes.

I did manage to get a lock next day, which is consistent with the GPS Test app, occasionally GPS test app would show 2 satellites in view (not in use) and I would get a lock, poor lock with poor accuracy (anywhere from 20 to 200 feet), but google maps were smart enough to put me on the right road.

However, I've tested this over and over multiple times in the last couple of days and GPS lock is extremely flaky, I never know if it's going to get a lock or not. I hate bloated stock firmware and I hate Samsung interface, their messaging app, and all the bloatware, but at least GPS works. I have seen someone say that certain devs include samsung TW files to interface with GPS and that is the only way to get it reliably working, but I'm not sure if that's true or not.

I thought this ROM would have working GPS, since it says so in the release notes, but apparently it is not true?

PS apparently I still cannot post links, but there are multiple thread of GPS not working on CM10 on E4GT on xda forums.

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I never tested the accuracy of the GPS with CM10.1. I was referring only to the accuracy REPORTED by the GPS Test software with two bars showing. I quickly became frustrated with the software trying to actually USE it opposed to sitting in a chair and playing with it. I have a device running 4.2.2 well, so I'd had little patience for CM10.1 in its current state of development on the Galaxy.

I'm on CM 10.1 and I just tried gps using google maps and waze and both apps got a lock in less than 5 seconds. Granted, I'm also showing 0/2 satellites locked; but it's narrowed the accuracy to within 40ft and I'm inside a warehouse office right now.

Try using GPS Status and Toolbox, I think it's the best app of its kind that I've used. it's got several tools to help get you a lock and gives you all the info you need from your GPS. I had the same problem for a week or so but after messing with it and resetting/redownloading GPS data multiple times, it started working to an acceptable level for what I need it.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2

mhlsilverdale said:

I never tested the accuracy of the GPS with CM10.1. I was referring only to the accuracy REPORTED by the GPS Test software with two bars showing. I quickly became frustrated with the software trying to actually USE it opposed to sitting in a chair and playing with it. I have a device running 4.2.2 well, so I'd had little patience for CM10.1 in its current state of development on the Galaxy.

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So are you still using Epic 4G Touch? If so can you post a link to the ROM you're using?

miediev said:

I'm on CM 10.1 and I just tried gps using google maps and waze and both apps got a lock in less than 5 seconds. Granted, I'm also showing 0/2 satellites locked; but it's narrowed the accuracy to within 40ft and I'm inside a warehouse office right now.

Try using GPS Status and Toolbox, I think it's the best app of its kind that I've used. it's got several tools to help get you a lock and gives you all the info you need from your GPS. I had the same problem for a week or so but after messing with it and resetting/redownloading GPS data multiple times, it started working to an acceptable level for what I need it.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2

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I have installed GPS Status as well. All these apps do is clear A-GPS info and redownload it. I've tried that already and it didn't help. Even if we assume the 0/2 satellites shown in the GPS test app as GPS test app simply not functioning, it is still a huge hit or miss to get an actual GPS lock while using google maps. I just can't reliably get a GPS lock using maps in my car on this build. It is not a GPS Test app issue if I can't get a GPS lock in google maps. It's a GPS issue for sure.

The most reliable work around as far as I understand is to flash back to stock or GB rom, get a lock, and immediately flash CM10. Sure that may work, but that is absolutely ridiculous thing to do even if it does work. I guess I'll be trying various Sprint ROMs, maybe those will work. As far as I understand, the only difference between Sprint and VM roms is logos and MMS which won't work on VM.

Good to hear and thanks for your work... I'm still on this rom, I still get that heat problem occasionally but its not everyday. Overall its a great rom and I can't wait to try the update

I will give it a shot after work tonight