[bweb]

Edit: Summary:
Various games may have graphic artifacts or issues using default settings on the common CM7 ROMs including Ath3nos, Drew, and thekraven.

Try to turn off a setting ... go to Settings..cyanogenmod settings..performance.
Uncheck Enable surface dithering.
Make sure JIT is checked.
Turn on 'Lock home in memory" Check mark that one. This one made a big difference.

Turn off Haptic feedback helps.

these changes did not work for me, but thekraven's 2nd suggestion of trying Drew's Gingerkernel solved the video issues. http://forums.androidcentral.com/lg-...ernel-v01.html

Does anyone have problems with games/graphics/phone calls?
-Previously I was using Ath3nos, minor setting changes only
-Now I'm on Drew's Stable2 release with data2ext, slight OC. (Thanks to all developers involved)
In both cases I tried to follow instructions and wipe or format data/cache/boot/system, so should be clean.

In general, the phone works great.

One of the games has text boxes and after just a few of them the box behind the text will not be there, and it will crash if i keep playing it. I changed the governor to interactive just to see if it made a difference, it doesn't.

Plants vs Zombies worked fine on my stock Optimus S, I can see half of the loading screen, then it sounds like its at the main screen, and if i click random places on the screen, i get a popup window which i think is asking for my name, but the screen still looks like the loading screen.

One of the tower defense games occasionally will start getting super bogged down. I could run maybe a couple of levels before I see this occur. If it does, I exit, and relaunch, usually fine for a while (continues exactly from where I left off)

I notice tiny hiccups in games occasionally, an now that I think about it, possibly an audio stream had infrequent hiccups too, i'd have to remember which app i was using...

Anyway, This doesn't affect the real use of my phone, but I would love for a solution and I'm not sure where to start.

possibly related... on the Ath3nos install, depending on the day i'd have problems calling people... if i called i couldnt hear them (or the ring after dialing). I'd reboot my phone to get it to work again. might have been related to google voice, a couple times i uninstalled it and could talk without rebooting.

I know this is a lot of text... Thanks for reading.

[pergerson6]

I installed chainfire3d pro with the beta driver. Its meant for 1 ghz devices but seems to increase my 3d capabilities. I use the powervr plugin also. I have my CPU set at 825 MHz.

sent from my Cyanogen Optimus

[manny29]

I installed chainfire3d pro with the beta driver. Its meant for 1 ghz devices but seems to increase my 3d capabilities. I use the nvidia plugin also. I have my CPU set at 825 MHz.

sent from my Cyanogen Optimus

How can I get that

Sent from my LG-LS670 using Tapatalk

[pergerson6]

From the market. Its free but to install the beta driver you have to pay for it. The plugin you have to find on the web. Type in lib glemu nvidia or lib glemu powervr. I use powervr. IMO I Think it helped my graphics capability out.

sent from my Cyanogen Optimus

[basketthis]

Probably more appropriate to post this in drew's thread.
But flash this after wiping everything in recovery and before flashing the rom:

[bweb]

yeah, i had these problems before Drew, so i didn't want to sidetrack it too much. not idea if its just my phone or not...

1) is it just my phone? I assume other people who run either Ath3nos or Drew's and can play Plants vs Zombies and other things without issues. but i'd like to know for sure.

2) debug.... i'll try that formatsystem to see if it'll help.

[gilbequick]

I assume other people who run either Ath3nos or Drew's and can play Plants vs Zombies and other things

I played PvsZ no problems.

[bweb]

I played PvsZ no problems.

good to know, thanks.

[gilbequick]

Yeah I played it a lot, after the game loaded it ran smoove like butta.

[bweb]

Here were my steps:

1) reboot recovery (loads into Xionia CWMA v1.2518.6)
2) "wipe data/factory reset"
3) "wipe cache partition"
4) go into "mounts and storage"
5) "format boot"
6) "format system"
7) "format data"
8) "format cache"
9) go into "Install zip from sdcard"
10) "choose zip from sdcard" - Debug-FormatSYSTEM.zip
11) "choose zip from sdcard" - update-cm-7.1.0.2-signed.zip
12) "choose zip from sdcard" - gapps-gb-20110613-signed.zip
13) reboot
14) log into google account
15) install amazon app store by running apk on flash
16) log into amazon appstore
17) download plants vs zombies for my account
18) install and run

the loading screen stays up even though the game has actually made it to the main screen.
if i click the home button and relaunch P vs Z I get the more basic loading screen (black with bar vs picture with bar) and i can properly see main screen. I played a few levels, and one screen was missing the window behind some text, i tried to screenshot it, but it failed. after reloading/playing a few times i captured the following: attached is the problem i get with this game and many others, and what it should look like.

it happened after I was playing the first level, the last zombies head popped off and it froze. (actually, it probably wasn't froze, but the screen wasn't moving...) i clicked home button, and relaunched PvZ, I ended up on on the screen where I left off, i just had to click the sunflower (reward for the first level), i then went back to the main screen and saw the attached files.

Here were my steps:

1) reboot recovery (loads into Xionia CWMA v1.2518.6)
2) "wipe data/factory reset"
3) "wipe cache partition"
4) go into "mounts and storage"
5) "format boot"
6) "format system"
7) "format data"
8) "format cache"
9) go into "Install zip from sdcard"
10) "choose zip from sdcard" - Debug-FormatSYSTEM.zip
11) "choose zip from sdcard" - update-cm-7.1.0.2-signed.zip
12) "choose zip from sdcard" - gapps-gb-20110613-signed.zip
13) reboot
14) log into google account
15) install amazon app store by running apk on flash
16) log into amazon appstore
17) download plants vs zombies for my account
18) install and run

the loading screen stays up even though the game has actually made it to the main screen.
if i click the home button and relaunch P vs Z I get the more basic loading screen (black with bar vs picture with bar) and i can properly see main screen. I played a few levels, and one screen was missing the window behind some text, i tried to screenshot it, but it failed. after reloading/playing a few times i captured the following: attached is the problem i get with this game and many others, and what it should look like.

I dont know if the graphics are the problem, or if something else is a problem and show up as graphic artifacts on my phone.

I just restored my sprint image and am re-installing PvZ just to make sure that its not just my phone.

[bweb]

after I restored my sprint image I went to amazon app store, installed PvZ, it loaded to the main menu first try. I was 0 for 4 while running CM7.

[bweb]

I just tried REBORN for the first time. no problems to report.

Tried again, also wiped the dalvik cache as mentioned in a different thread, back to the stable2.

Not Fixed

Seems very weird that its only me getting stuttering and video problems so consistently with only CM7 ROMs.

Anything I can do to debug this?

[sjc11221]

You're not alone; because of your thread I tried out PvZ on Drew's stable 02 and see the graphics errors you see.

I don't get any graphics errors or slowdown playing anything else however (grave defense, refraction). The only other issue I have with the ROM is that the thumbnails in Pulse newsreader are corrupt.

[basketthis]

Try changing the governer under cyanogenmod settings > performance to something other than smartass. Ondemand usually works well.

[watson387]

I play A LOT of games on Drew's Stable 2 build and have never had any problems whatsoever. I don't play PvZ at all though...

[basketthis]

Certain apps/games have issues on drew's kernel/rom with smartass. Dont get me wrong, its a great build, its just that certain configurations don't work correctly. Try running Netflix with smartass on.... You will see. Usually you will only have smartass on if you have flashed the Ph_collin battery tweak...

Drew's rom works great. Everyone has a different experience though. If everyone's worked the first time, that would be something to marvel.

[bweb]

first, thanks sjc11221 for giving it a shot, and basketthis for your comments.

Certain apps/games have issues on drew's kernel/rom with smartass. Dont get me wrong, its a great build, its just that certain configurations don't work correctly. Try running Netflix with smartass on.... You will see. Usually you will only have smartass on if you have flashed the Ph_collin battery tweak...

Drew's rom works great. Everyone has a different experience though. If everyone's worked the first time, that would be something to marvel.

The work that they all do is great, I'm just surprised that I have as many issues with apps as I do while most people say it runs great. We all have the same phone, same software. Are there underlying hardware differences or something?

I did read about the netflix and issues others were having, so i tried a few different governors. I don't see any changes in app behaviors using the different settings, are the changes immediate after selecting the governor? if so, i tried smartass, ondemand, performance, interactive.

[basketthis]

first, thanks sjc11221 for giving it a shot, and basketthis for your comments.


The work that they all do is great, I'm just surprised that I have as many issues with apps as I do while most people say it runs great. We all have the same phone, same software. Are there underlying hardware differences or something?

I did read about the netflix and issues others were having, so i tried a few different governors. I don't see any changes in app behaviors using the different settings, are the changes immediate after selecting the governor? if so, i tried smartass, ondemand, performance, interactive.

Try a reboot after switching governors...

[watson387]

OK. I have no problems with graphics and such, but I have my governor set at ondemand with setcpu. That probably plays a role.

Sent from my Drew Stable CM7/ XioniaRedux lg-ls670 using Tapatalk.

[ens04]

I never got graphical errors before but now when I play Fieldrunners HD, some characters are missing from the screen and some lag occurs. Is there anyway to fix this?

[bweb]

I never got graphical errors before but now when I play Fieldrunners HD, some characters are missing from the screen and some lag occurs. Is there anyway to fix this?

earlier i mentioned:

One of the tower defense games occasionally will start getting super bogged down. I could run maybe a couple of levels before I see this occur. If it does, I exit, and relaunch, usually fine for a while (continues exactly from where I left off)

It was actually field runners HD I was referring to. I suspect you have the same issues as me. As of yet, i'm unable to solve them.

[Masterjakeway]

I noticed, when I set up my dual g voice/sprint numbers, that the check boxes our checks show up in the browser.
not sure if it's Drews' rom. Could be android font switcher.
Or, maybe the fact that I've never flashed the debug file when flashing roms?

[bweb]

A couple days ago the amazon free app was Everlands, and I noticed they also had Everlands HD. I was curious so i downloaded both.

Using Drew's Stable2 release-
Everlands: Works mostly. Occasional ~15 second hiccups where nothing moves and if i try to do anything I get a force close option, but if I wait, its fine. and occasionally the animations (one hex attacking another hex) are extremely slow, lasting ~15 seconds.

Everlands HD: Would not load properly, once it mostly loaded, but there were artifacts.

I gave Everlands HD a try on Reborn, no problem.

Since Everlands is a pay app, I wanted to find a different (Free) app as an example. I searched HD found Robotek HD by the same company. It plays fairly well on CM7, but if you look at the attached picture, you'll notice there is a graphics problem. one of the layers appears to be missing. The CM7 is Drew's Stable 2 the only steps I did was install market, titanium backup, and sign in (with no restore) to my google account.

List of games I've seen similar issues to varying degrees during
Plants Vs Zombies (Pop Cap Games)
Inotia3: Children of Carnia (Com2uS)
Everlands HD, Everlands, Robotek (Hexage)
Fieldrunners HD (Subatomic Studios)

==> I would say it sounds like my phone, but in every case, Reborn works just fine.
==> It doesn't appear to be application specific or even developer specific.
==> please post if you have tried running PvZ, Everlands HD, Robotek HD, Inotia3 on a fresh installed CM7 ROM. I'm trying to find out if this is a phone specific problem or not. It sounds like only 2 people have the same issues. ens04@Fieldrunners and sjc11221@PvZ

PvZ - inital loading screen, if you dont let your phone sleep, will not appear to load (but kind of does)
Everlands HD - Doesn't load well
Robotek HD - the map is missing the land outlines
Inotia3 - occasional pauses, 80% of the time there is a dialog sequence, the dialog windows become corrupt or shortly after will crash

[ens04]

just tried a fresh install of cm7 (wiped everything & flashed the debug file).
Plants vs zombies - my game gets hung up on the loading screen and when it finally works (after a manual force close), the zombies on my screen are not visually there even though I hear and kill them.

FIeldrunners - yeah, still same problems. Unable to play because of the lag and invisible soilders running on the screen while lagging at the same time.

Both worked great without problems on Reborn 2.2.2 (that was when I was on that ROM)

[tlrsax54]

The regular (non-HD) Everlands freezes on me occasionally...freezes for about 5-10 seconds and then goes as if nothing happened. A few other games I were downloading do the same thing....