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[rehmondo]

In no particular order here are just some screenshots from my SGS2 running CM9 unfortunately I can't do a screenshot* of faceunlock but trust me it does work.

*EDIT to capture a screenshot you can use option via power off or hold vol down + power - see new pics further down below of faceunlock.

Edited by rehmondo, 09 January 2012 - 10:32 PM.

[rehmondo]

Edited by rehmondo, 09 January 2012 - 01:07 AM.

[JJ797]

Thanks this is great Could you add a screenshot of the battery usage page? I'd love to see how much juice the rom needs.

[rehmondo]

@JJ797 as you requested.

The last screenshot is to show that you can now finally assign static ip's* per wireless network as opposed to per profile in Gingerbread/Stock Samsung - this was a pain for me in the past as I'd have to turn on/off static as well as remember the various settings for ip's which didn't assign automatically as the auto DHCP doesn't work as well on old routers with new phones such as SGS2 and iPhone 3GS/4/4S etc now it remembers the static ip info per wireless connection so I never need to worry about remembering anything or turning static ip on or off

*This static ip per wifi connection was introduced in Honeycomb and then made its way to ICS - I haven't kept up to date with Gingerbread but as far as I'm aware it never made it as part of an update.

Edited by rehmondo, 09 January 2012 - 12:32 PM.

[JJ797]

Wow. Looks pretty good. The screen chews up most of my battery though and you didn't use it much so I can't completely estimate, but I'd guess it lasts you about 12-13 hours on a single charge of moderate/heavy use, no? (Lasts me about that long on Gingerbread.)

Oh and the wi-fi settings are awesome. I don't use any advanced options such as static IPs myself (don't really know what they're for honestly) but I do use proxy settings for university. I can see 'proxy settings' in that photo. Can I assign a specific proxy for a single wi-fi network as well? Could you check that?

Thanks again

[rehmondo]

JJ797, on 09 January 2012 - 12:55 PM, said:

I'd guess it lasts you about 12-13 hours on a single charge of moderate/heavy use, no?

Yeah I think first couple of days I was getting around 10hrs or so, however after a complete discharge and recharge with a day of moderate use I got just under 18hrs - but my battery is also 7 months old - so that can also play a factor.

JJ797, on 09 January 2012 - 12:55 PM, said:

Can I assign a specific proxy for a single wi-fi network as well? Could you check that?

I can confirm the proxy settings are also configured to be per wifi connection.

JJ797, on 09 January 2012 - 12:55 PM, said:

Thanks again

No probs just give me a shout if you want to see anything else, its annoying as the screenshot is done via option select and not pressing of buttons therefore because of the timings I can't easily show you some features such as faceunlock and the recent apps menu.

After the break I'll try and upload some pics of the browser as the way it handles tab browsing is pretty cool (well IMO at least).

Edited by rehmondo, 09 January 2012 - 01:17 PM.

[JJ797]

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I can confirm the proxy settings are also configured to be per wifi connection.

Thanks. I was under the impression there weren't any proxy address settings in ICS.

I also didn't know that the screenshot feature on the S2 is a software button. So it's not like the Galaxy Nexus with two hardware buttons then? Shame, but not a deal-breaker by any means.

Right now the only thing holding me back from installing CM9 is the broken video camera. I'll probably install it anyway, and update once the final build is up. (No need for re-adding media or apps or any of that when updating, correct? Just flash the new mod and GApps and that's it?)

I'm also going to miss the auto-rotate toggle in the notifications bar as well as the brightness toggle in the status bar/home screen power widget. But oh well

Anything else you feel like giving would be great. No pressure What's that weather widget you're using (2nd post 2nd pic)? Love the transparency.
Also, does normal video playback work? (adding a video from PC to S2, play it back..)
I know I'm asking a lot of questions but I like knowing what I'm getting myself into.

And one last thing: whenever you have time, if you could upload photos of the stock music player it would be great. I've heard literally nothing about it all over the web.

Edited by JJ797, 09 January 2012 - 01:42 PM.

[rehmondo]

JJ797, on 09 January 2012 - 01:25 PM, said:

Thanks. I was under the impression there weren't any proxy address settings in ICS.

I haven't tested them as I don't have any proxy settings to confirm but I can imagine it does work - this part of the ROM is standard ICS feature and not CM9.

JJ797, on 09 January 2012 - 01:25 PM, said:

I also didn't know that the screenshot feature on the S2 is a software button. So it's not like the Galaxy Nexus with two hardware buttons then? Shame, but not a deal-breaker by any means.

No it is in stock by pressing menu + power however in CM9 they haven't got that working yet so for now the by holding power you get the menu option for screenshot (by that time you've probably missed the shot)

JJ797, on 09 January 2012 - 01:25 PM, said:

Right now the only thing holding me back from installing CM9 is the broken video camera. I'll probably install it anyway, and update once the final build is up. (No need for re-adding media or apps or any of that when updating, correct? Just flash the new mod and GApps and that's it?)

Yip! When I was running CM7 a while back it was so simple to do a nightly build update via ROM Manager and not lose anything or have to re-add/sync accounts etc

JJ797, on 09 January 2012 - 01:25 PM, said:

I'm also going to miss the auto-rotate toggle in the notifications bar as well as the brightness toggle in the status bar/home screen power widget. But oh well

Part of Cyanogenmod is to customize whatever you want - this will eventually be possible for the notifications bar as it was there in CM7 - you could add remove anything for example the flash light (to use as a torch!), even have more than 5 options, you simply swiped left or right to see the others.

JJ797, on 09 January 2012 - 01:25 PM, said:

What's that weather widget you're using (2nd post 2nd pic)? Love the transparency.

It's the weather widget part of Fancy Widget Pro but I think they call it something else now - I can still get it as its a previously paid app that I can re download - the default comes with a darker back as seen in other screenshots but then you can customize it by making the background transparent etc

JJ797, on 09 January 2012 - 01:25 PM, said:

Also, does normal video playback work? (adding a video from PC to S2, play it back..)

Yes and no depends on the format - most of my avi's play using MX player but the mp4's I have have broken colours on screen (unwatchable imo)

JJ797, on 09 January 2012 - 01:25 PM, said:

I know I'm asking a lot of questions but I like knowing what I'm getting myself into.

Yeah I know the feeling mate but that's exactly why I posted these topics so people can ask before they jump into CM9

Edited by rehmondo, 09 January 2012 - 01:53 PM.

[rehmondo]

Some CM9 specific options currently available...


Browser [tab option top right]


Tabs showing [swipe up down to view then tap to select]


Tabs showing [swipe left to remove]


Hold Menu key to get recent apps list (or could be running apps I'm not 100% certain) [swipe left to remove app from list]

*screen usually gets darker however the timing of the screenshot captured it whilst rendering.

[JJ797]

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Yip! When I was running CM7 a while back it was so simple to do a nightly build update via ROM Manager and not lose anything or have to re-add/sync accounts etc

Ah. But I'm not running ROM manager you see... for some reason CWM doesn't work from there so it's practically useless. I'm going to have to flash updates manually using CWM 4.0. Hope that doesn't cause me any problems. Gonna flash ICS in a few hours when I'm home.

[rehmondo]

Nah you should be alright as long as when you hit vol up + menu + power it reboots into the CWM 4.0 based recovery and not the stock recovery - in stock recovery you get the E:failed signature errors people post about in this forum - I could be wrong and it could also appear in CWM but not in my experience - I am still a bit of a noob.

I think then the only reason CWM works for me is that I have an insecure kernal installed - don't ask me what that means lol


** Ignore what I said earlier about screenshots just discovered vol down + power takes a screenshot after 1 second delay - in stock this was just menu + power.

Recapture of recent list when fully rendered.


Faceunlock


Doh!


If it can't find a face or doesn't recognise one then it goes to the 2nd security option i.e. pattern, pin - something you have to specify when setting up faceunlock.

Edited by rehmondo, 09 January 2012 - 10:33 PM.

[janaha]

rehmondo, on 09 January 2012 - 02:37 PM, said:

I think then the only reason CWM works for me is that I have an insecure kernal installed - don't ask me what that means lol

I believe an insecure kernel gives adb root access

Where did you find the proxy feature.I thought I saw it the first time I enabled wifi, but can't find it anymore???        Found it

Vol down + menu + power for screenshot doesn't work for me.Only longpress power--->screenshot
Are you using a different kernel than stock CM9?

Edited by janaha, 09 January 2012 - 04:33 PM.

[mudferret]

I dare say CM9 has been one of the most stable ROMs for me.  My carrier isn't NITZ so even RIL wasn't an issue prior to it being fixed.  The things that aren't working are completely acceptable at this point.  If I absolutely, positively need video recording now now now, I can fall back on my CM7 nandroid b/u, but I'll do so begrudgingly ;-)

Not a single FC, crash, or reboot on any of the builds I've been on, starting with the 1226 build.

[rehmondo]

janaha, on 09 January 2012 - 04:28 PM, said:

I believe an insecure kernel gives adb root access

Ah thanks

janaha, on 09 January 2012 - 04:28 PM, said:

Where did you find the proxy feature.I thought I saw it the first time I enabled wifi, but can't find it anymore???

Long press on your wifi connection, if connected select modify network, then its not obvious but you can scroll on that little window that has appeared the proxy and static ip stuff is further down below out of sight - discovered that one in Honeycomb

janaha, on 09 January 2012 - 04:28 PM, said:

Vol down + menu + power for screenshot doesn't work for me.Only longpress power--->screenshot

Longpress power only brings up the shut down menu where I can select flight mode, screenshot etc Just tried vol down + menu + power all at the same time and again it took another screenshot

janaha, on 09 January 2012 - 04:28 PM, said:

Are you using a different kernel than stock CM9?

I went to Settings>About phone>Kernel version and it says...

3.0.13-I91900XXKP8-CL42141
se.infra@SEP-53 #3

Is this what you have? If not I'm not sure what I did to get it different

Edited by rehmondo, 09 January 2012 - 04:42 PM.

[rehmondo]

@mudferret totally agree with you, just hope I don't come across some crazy fail which I wish I had recorded lol

[janaha]

rehmondo, on 09 January 2012 - 04:39 PM, said:

Longpress power only brings up the shut down menu where I can select flight mode, screenshot etc Just tried vol down + menu + power all at the same time and again it took another screenshot

Aha...I didn't try them simultaneously.

I have the same kernel.I thought maybe you had another kernel, since I couldn't get the screenshot working

Edited by janaha, 09 January 2012 - 04:54 PM.

[rehmondo]

janaha, on 09 January 2012 - 04:53 PM, said:

Aha...I didn't try them simultaneously.

I got it by fluke when trying to put phone into Download mode

[JJ797]

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I got it by fluke when trying to put phone into Download mode

Glad you got it
Gonna fire up CM9 now. Here's hoping I don't run into errors and brick my phone.
*deep breath*
I'll report back.

[mudferret]

JJ797, on 09 January 2012 - 05:47 PM, said:

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Glad you got it
Gonna fire up CM9 now. Here's hoping I don't run into errors and brick my phone.
*deep breath*
I'll report back.

Kill the media scanning/storage process right off the bat (install ReScan from the Market), and disable screen unlock sounds, those two things will eliminate two potentially large sources of wakelock right off the bat.

Edited by mudferret, 09 January 2012 - 09:37 PM.

[JJ797]

^Couldn't find noscan. Should I proceed anyway?