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G1, Android 1.6, and Cyanogen 4.1.9999 ROM

October 21st, 2009

 

 

After self-inflicting some panic around the build and stability of my G1 but downgrading the ROM and firmware to V1.0, I was able to get the Android V1.6 (donut), root access, and CyanogenMOD 4.1.9999 installed within an issue.

The browser issues I experienced, specifically with forced close (FC) immediately on launch, are all now gone. Also, I am using a different camera application that gets me the ZOOM that I think any/all digital cameras should offer – to some extent.

The V1.6 build, with CYAN 4.1.9999, is pretty fast. I haven’t had any issues with being able to go from one app to another.

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Another new experimental mod from Cyanogen

September 20th, 2009

I downloaded and ran the .11.1 experimental ROM available from cyanogenmod.com

I ran into the same issues but some new ones cropped up:

  • Browser launch would generate a FC. It never opened.
  • The “end” (red) button would sometimes work… the other buttons would light up when I would hit the button, but it didn’t do anything – sometimes

Back to 4.04

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Windshield mount

September 13th, 2009

Found a windshield mount on ebay for $6.00 with FS. I figured this would be worth $6.

Post back when it comes in…

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G1 screen protectors

September 13th, 2009

 

Just picked up 3x of these G1 protectors for $0.69 with free shipping… I’ll update how well they work.

I DOUBT THIS WILL STILL BE AROUND

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New mod released from Cyanogen

September 12th, 2009

Just updated the Cyanogen ROM V4.1.7

This one has firmware V1.6

Will post any issues I find…

[[update @ 14:30 09/12]]

Wow! That took 40 minutes for me to decide to go back to 4.04. Issues I have:

  • Camera zoom is gone
  • Phone won’t lock
  • Home key doesn’t work
  • End key only acts as hang-up

[[update @ 19:47 09/12]]

All my stuff is back… whew.

I am a big fan of the Cyanogen roms, especially the camera and camcorder functions. Time to buy cyan a beer…

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