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[Captivate Android Development] startngate:
Restored apps. Battery drain has been bad since day one. Have reflashed, recalibrated the battery and tried several modems to see if I could get over it. I did have one other app that I thought could be causing it and uninstalled it on the first day so it hasn't been an issue since.

The only app that shows any significant drain is the stock email app from the kitchen, and I can't get rid of that one. I need email on my phone.
[Captivate Android Development] kegobeer:
Do a master clear, and don't restore any apps. Test your battery drain. Also, don't change the wifi sleep settings - leave it set to never.
[Captivate Android Development] Dungeon47:
Miren has been great for me.
[Captivate Android Development] H3llstorm:
Don't restore any apps? :eek:

How about, restore apps only, not data. :D
[Captivate Android Development] pittsm:
Ditto on the jk4, it cleared up alot of my issues.

Sent from my extremely awesome Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] psyfactor:
I have this same problem since S6.4. It worked well on S6.3 but from 6.3 email.apk from the kitchen always take up CPU resource (as stated by OS Monitor). This happens with 4 emails accounts: gmail pushed and 3 imaps polled in 30 minutes interval. Since then, I either stopped using the email app from the kitchen or flashed other ROMs.
[Captivate Android Development] kegobeer:
How about not restoring any apps to test for battery drain? :eek:

Sent from my Serendipity VII powered Cappy using telekenisis
[Captivate Android Development] Gurgs:
If you are just looking for a Mattedblues theme that works the one from the Apex theme thread works and I havent found anything that it screws up yet...
[Captivate Android Development] H3llstorm:
Approximately how many days do you propose someone test for battery drain without any apps on their phone?
[Captivate Android Development] iRide113:
If it's a certain email carrier, I'm sure they have their own app for Android.. :cool:

Maybe try deleting the stock email and downloading an app designed just for your email carrier.

The better question is how many battery cycles should you do. I say about 2 or 3....
[Captivate Android Development] reinbeau:
Do you have a link?
[Captivate Android Development] iRide113:
Also on a side note, Android OS drain is happening... :cool:

Kept trying the whole, reboot phone thing but it doesn't work for me..

Any advice guys, until 2.3.4 rolls out?
[Captivate Android Development] rootmepls:
Same thing happened to me. Switched to JK4 like many others and at least I have a connection. The dialing interface closes sometimes still when trying to dial and access recent call lists.
[Captivate Android Development] richsale:
Try Here for the Matted Blue Theme for 'Apex' :http://cyberbargins.net/captivate-stuff.htm
[Captivate Android Development] Gurgs:
I dont know about the one the guy above posted but here is the one I am using...I almost forgot it kills Swype though so if you want Swype you have to put the one from Serendipity back after installing the theme.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1050757
[Captivate Android Development] tietherope:
So I've posted this before, but never really got anywhere.

With this kernel, the voodoo sound app will not function. As people havementioned and I'm aware of, voodoo sound 9 is included , but it doesn't change the fact that I can not use the app to adjust anything. I can't use the headphone amplifier, the bass level, or anything else.

I also know the simple switch is to change the kernel, which I can do. I'm just reaching out to see if I can get the app working with this kernel. Please only answer if you have any ideas, I'm not interested in "well if you don't like it just change it" responses.
[Captivate Android Development] zerkai:
Try uninstalling the Voodoo app (if you can't, try using TiBu to uninstall), and then redownloading it from the Market.
[Captivate Android Development] gunderbum:
i did it ten times, no problem
[Captivate Android Development] halfsoul:
Sounds like something unique on your end. I'm using the S7 3.0 kernel, and Voodoo Control Plus functions as expected. Module inject isn't supported, but that's okay since it is current at v9.
[Captivate Android Development] Nickel Dime Bay:
anyone use xcals latest?
[Captivate Android Development] twvance:
I am using the sgs2 lockscreen. When I set the lockscreen wallpaper to "none," nothing changes. Is this a bug or is it functioning correctly?

I have a logcat...will upload when I get to a computer...if necessary.

Sent from a phone inside a phone inside a KFC inside a McDonald's.
[Captivate Android Development] tysj:
Pulled from the Symply GS II ROM thread:

SGSII lockscreen known issues :

Lockscreen Wallpaper can be set, but cannot be unset. This is because the Galaxy S 2 uses a different Gallery Application. To remove the Lockscreen Wallpaper and revert automatically to the default Wallpaper, delete this file

/data/data/com.cooliris.media/files/zzzzzz_lockscreen_wallpaper.jpg
[Captivate Android Development] twvance:
My search was not good enough apparently :\. Thanks

Sent from a phone inside a phone inside a KFC inside a McDonald's.
[Captivate Android Development] Dungeon47:
Freeze Maps with TiBu. That fixed it for me. A reasonable compromise until 2.3.4 S7, or an updated Maps.
[Captivate Android Development] Joecascio2000:
I have Maps 5.5.0 and I haven't froze it, nor have I had any A.OS drain. It's probably cause I don't keep my phone on at night.
[Captivate Android Development] loserskater:
Just flashed. Haven't had much time to test. BLN works.
[Captivate Android Development] RashaMatt:
Customizing your Notification bar icons

If by "Phone reception icon" you mean what's in the Status/Notification bar, those icons are pretty easy to customize manually. I made some color changes to a kitchen theme that wasn't quite what I wanted.

Copy /system/app/SystemUI.apk to your computer and unzip it. Find the res/drawable-hdpi folder - there are all the Notification bar icons.

Edit them per your taste (make sure to save them as PNG's with transparency), then re-pack SystemUI.apk (ZIP format, no compression - I use WinRar), and rename SystemUI.zip back to SystemUI.apk.

Use a root explorer to backup your original /system/app/SystemUI.apk on your phone, then copy your new version there. You should see your changes immediately - no reboot required.
[Captivate Android Development] pwnerman:
Can someone make me a Gingerbread battery mod from the UOT kitchen. It wont let me submit my work for some reason anyone that does will get thanked =]
[Captivate Android Development] low99:
here you go.
[Captivate Android Development] cappysw10:
Yeah but it starts on boot and restarts if you kill the process. Is Google tracking us?

*phone sig* If you're not on Gingerbread you should be flogged! *
[Captivate Android Development] low99:
It's possible to just force stop it under settings > application, or maybe freeze it with TiBu if you're not using it?
[Captivate Android Development] jerkysh:
will you make a new version based on xcal's new vG.1.3 ?
[Captivate Android Development] cappysw10:
If you freeze it, what are you going to do when you need it? Seems like a lot of trouble. I just use a copy of 5.2.1 that I have, at least you can kill that and it stays killed.
[Captivate Android Development] white00gt:
Just flashed it also, wifi toggle cause re-boot which hasn't happened on Chance's version
[Captivate Android Development] tbong777:
And so its done......$20 Confirmation number: 8LT43229AL711774U.
[Captivate Android Development] twvance:
Mikey/Chance,

Is there any way you can add the ability to rotate the screen 180° in portrait mode? When charging/listening to music it's easier/more comfortable to hold the phone upside down, IMO. I have read that CM7 has this feature and would love to see it in a future SVII build.

I absolutely love the current build anyway. Thanks for all of y'all's hard work!

Sent from a phone inside a phone inside a KFC inside a McDonald's.
[Captivate Android Development] Minced:
I am pretty certain maps isn't the cause of AOS.

First, I tried downgrading. Didn't work.

Then, I froze maps altogether. Even higher occurance of AOS.

So I installed the modded talon kernel. Not my favorite kernel, buuuut it helped with AOS. Now it barely happens making my battery and I all the happier.
[Captivate Android Development] clumsywob:
Okay, so I'm little confused on something..

Everything is running smoothly. One thing I've noticed is that I'm still running CWM v2.5.1.2 (green). I see alot of talk about CWM. Should I be running that instead? Did I miss a step somewhere?

Also in CWM Recovery, I have no options before for like lagfix, bln, etc.. Under Advanced, I have reboot recovery, wipe dalvik cache/battery stats, report error, key test, partition sd card, and fix permissions.

Should I have the similar kernel options to S6.4?

Currently running:

S7 with Kernel 3.0
[Captivate Android Development] axeman007:
S VII - Raging Rhino (wanna see it a bit more friendly!)

Almost two days testing this Great ROM. The best GB ROM available for cappy at present (atleast in my opinion). Brilliance of Mike & Chance really shows...:) And now... for all you guys working odd hours to make Serendipity a success...here are some humble suggestions to help this ROM reaching PERFECTION!!!

1. Update kernel to Support OverClocking OC/UV (Cappy's processor is comfortable @ 1.2Ghz)

2. Wi-Fi fix ( The module needs to be refined. Ad-Hoc Wi-fi Support is still a dream. Although I managed to replace wpa_supplicant to get ad-hoc support, the wi-fi module causes error, which requires a reboot quite often).

3. Stock Music Player with Equalizer and Sound Enhancements ( Yes, we missed it from S6 onwards!).

4. Root Explorer for S7 ( Very helpful for guys who aren't familiar to Linux shell commands.)

5. GPS Fix ( Serendipity 6.4 was great. Can't wait to get those fixes in S7)

6. CWM3 ( May be required in future, coz many GB Modems & Kernels are CWM3 compatible )
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
1. Never

2. Clearly

3. I'd like to make Google Music work with the lockscreens

4. Not only do I not want to include crap, but the SDK is far superior, and, you know, free

5. Not touching the GPS ever. The Froyo "fixes" aren't compatible regardless

6. Edify. Amend. Go read about it.

Sent from my Infuse 4G
[Captivate Android Development] twvance:
Aren't all CWM3(edify only) compatibles backwards compatible to CWM2.5 (amend and edify)?

EDIT: you beat me to it, Mikey. (vaguely)

Sent from a phone inside a phone inside a KFC inside a McDonald's.
[Captivate Android Development] mbc663:
you didnt miss a step your missing the whole set of stairs. u need to read up in the faqs a little.
[Captivate Android Development] SkitchBeatz:
This is all the ROM is missing in my opinion.
[Captivate Android Development] evanstapler:
So far switching to several different modems hasn't worked, including JK4. Just thought I'd ask once more before I redo the whole process, which will hopefully fix it.
[Captivate Android Development] flexmix:
what is a good modems for new york area? ^__^
[Captivate Android Development] smeltn:
I heard someone mention one time that there was a website somewhere that showed which modems were suggested for which area of the US. I wish I could find it, because I would like to know as well.

Which brings me to a question. I see talk of Gingerbread modems and Froyo modems. Same modems (JK4, etc) but ones for each version.. Is that something we need to start looking for or not worry about it?
[Captivate Android Development] axeman007:
Thanks for the corrections Mikey.
[Captivate Android Development] clumsywob:
Seriously? http://serendipity7.weebly.com/faq.html tells me nothing.

I followed the steps from: http://serendipity7.weebly.com/download.html to a T and am where I'm at now.
[Captivate Android Development] Dungeon47:
Green CWM Recovery is fine. You won't lose out on anything.

The other options in Recovery are from SpeedMod Kernel, which hasn't had a compatible release for Captivates running Gingerbread yet.

Was there something specific you needed to do, but weren't able to?
[Captivate Android Development] clumsywob:
Not really anything specific that I was looking to do. I had just became accustomed to how it was in 6.4 with the speedmod or onix kernel. As long as everything is okay, I'm fine. I just wasn't sure if I was supposed to see the options to enable lagfix, battery tweaks, etc..

Thank you very much for you response.

And because I haven't done so yet, shout out to Mikey for his Stellar works. Thanks d00d!
[Captivate Android Development] Dungeon47:
The lagfix is Voodoo (the creepy voice you heard that took forever to do its stuff). If you need to control BLN, I think there's an app that does it, but I don;t know if it works on GB or not.
[Captivate Android Development] clumsywob:
Thanks again Dungeon. I have BLN installed and appears to be functioning as it's supposed to.
[Captivate Android Development] twvance:
Question: is there an advantage to having logcat disabled? I enabled it to grab one, and now I'm wondering why it is disabled by default. Will disabling it again have any significant effects?

Sent from a phone inside a phone inside a KFC inside a McDonald's.
[Captivate Android Development] pwnerman:
If

If he updates his kernel to be based on xcals 1.3 wouldnt that mean that CWM would be CWM3 after?
[Captivate Android Development] wibs:
I can't seem to get any of the "Integrated Contact Accounts" to work underneath Accounts and Sync. I tried looking in the forum to see if anyone else was having that problem but I couldn't find anything. Has anyone else experienced this?
[Captivate Android Development] flof:
Seriously, could anyone from the "I can has CWM3" party tell me just one advantage of CWM3 over 2.5? This is not a rhetorical question, I really want to know and noone ever answers me. I'm starting to suspect they don't know why they want it so urgently ;)
[Captivate Android Development] Dungeon47:
Because 3 is a higher number than 2.5. I made the same assumption; I thought I wanted it because it was newer and must be better. Maybe it is, but everything I've heard from people smarter than me says to just stick with 2.5.
[Captivate Android Development] Zeros:
Has anyone found an email.apk that will show the number of unread emails on the home screen yet? The only way I was able to get it to work was to use an old email.apk in conjunction with the TW4 modded launcher from fr4gg0r. It seems to be an issue with the launcher and email.apk. I really prefer the AOSP launcher that comes with S7 and would like to fine an email.apk that shows the unread number on the home screen. Thanks.
[Captivate Android Development] cappysw10:
You didn't check the q&a thread for s7, did you. ;)

Had same trouble, only way I could add account up to a few days ago was through network data. Everything seems ok now, at lest for me.

*phone sig* If you're not on Gingerbread you should be flogged! *
[Captivate Android Development] Dungeon47:
Do you mean on the icon or in notifications?
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
CWM3 has Ext4 support, apparently.

Officially, anyway.

Sent from my Infuse 4G
[Captivate Android Development] Zeros:
I'm sorry, I mean on the email icon.
[Captivate Android Development] Dungeon47:
I didn't even know it did that. I know there are apps that can do that, though I haven't looked to far into it. I just use "Missed It" on my lockscreen with WidgetLocker.
[Captivate Android Development] Zeros:
Yeah, if you can get the right combination of email.apk and launcher it will show a small number over the icon. I looked into Missed it, but apparently it only works for Gmail and I use both POP and exchange email accounts.
[Captivate Android Development] smully1:
Any reason why i get reboot when using market app?

Rom : Serendipity 7

Kernel: Serendipity v2

Modem: Jl2
[Captivate Android Development] RLH:
@Zeros

K-9 emal does that in the notifications area, even one for each account in your email. I am not sure how it works with Exchange tho.
[Captivate Android Development] Joecascio2000:
Stupid question, but how on earth do I completely silence my phone?? Toggle in Notification bar only vibrates/Loud, Volume down only goes to Vibrate! If I go to settings and hit silent, then vibrate never, Will that work for all apps/notifications.

WTF Samsung. Why would you take that feature off. Anyway we can add "Volume down goes Vibrate then Silent" back?
[Captivate Android Development] rompus:
Just an FYI. I have been trying different modems for several days. Finally settled on KC1. Best signal and battery life I have ever had. For those still looking for the right modem, give KC1 a shot.

Again, great ROM guys. Smooth and stable for me.
[Captivate Android Development] kegobeer:
Where do you live? Modem choice depends on where you live, so posting that info might help others looking for a modem.
[Captivate Android Development] ChanceM:
Started last night.

ChanceM

Sent from a Serendipity Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] ChanceM:
Frees a little bit more memory to the system. Feel free to leave it enabled or not.

ChanceM

Sent from a Serendipity Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] jerkysh:
oh,thanks for the reply

i am looking forward for it! :)

i see that xcal released a JVP kernel, so we could be expecting a JVP update, right mikey?
[Captivate Android Development] TonyStark R.I.P.:
A great conversation between the two kernel guru's.

Just a heads up for all those scratching and banging there heads:eek:
[Captivate Android Development] pwnerman:
Go to Sound in setting then turn Silent mode off then tap on volume and move all the sliders to zero then re enable silent mode and turn vibrate to never
[Captivate Android Development] rompus:
Oops, sorry.

Using KC1 in Central Kentucky. Working great. JK4 works pretty well, but KC1 seems to have better battery life.

BTW, I see you are in Panama City. Heading to the Seagrove beach area in a few weeks. What is working best for you down that way?
[Captivate Android Development] Joecascio2000:
GEEZUS! Well at least I have Beautiful widgets, which includes a silent widget. I'm gonna test that.
[Captivate Android Development] kegobeer:
JK4 works better for me than the modem included with VII. I haven't tested any other modems.
[Captivate Android Development] SkitchBeatz:
New Swype Beta: http://www.androidcentral.com/swype-30-beta-honeycomb-optimized-grab-it-now

"Stroke it and Poke it"

(http://beta.swype.com/)
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
"expecting" is not the right word.

Sent from my Infuse 4G
[Captivate Android Development] iRide113:
So we will be getting a JVP update? ;)
[Captivate Android Development] jerkysh:
true that!

gb 2.3.4 is straight rockin'
[Captivate Android Development] kegobeer:
I just installed it. So far I like it better than the 2.x version. Bigger buttons, the suggested words are now listed under the text box instead of in a popup, and it looks better.
[Captivate Android Development] reinbeau:
Missed It! now will put up notifications for most any app that uses the notification system, at least that's what I think came out in the last update.
[Captivate Android Development] irishvandal:
yeah, beta has been rolling for a minute. but nobody is throwing this up "Themed". I have been on a hard core hunt for it in Blue/Black. Like the Bluedipity. Or even a Trans/Blue themed Swype3.0

Two drawbacks for me on that beta was going back to god-awful gray and its trial. I ran into swype problems under S6.4(Froyo) and havent healed yet. lol.
[Captivate Android Development] jerkysh:
can you post the swype.apk from system/app and the swypelibcore from system/lib ?

i can't get it to install properly from the installer :(
[Captivate Android Development] irishvandal:
and post it with a black/blue theme. plzzzzzzz. lol. jk. i just dont understand why nobody has grab it yet. maybe mikey and chance did a while back and that is what all the problems were from.

btw, short battery life today. only ten hours of moderate use. the day before was 19hrs with heavy use. today battery use said my email was soaking up alot of juice with display less than half the stats. so i re-did all of my syncs and see what impact that has on it tomm. other than that, this build is solid. Oh, one soft-boot with firefox for w/e reason. couldnt get it to dup for nothing. everything else solid. havent tested mobileAP yet either.

any questions, pm me.
[Captivate Android Development] ralphreyes:
Hello MikeyMike01 and ChanceM. Awesome work. Polished rom and UI. Just wanted to make you aware (or pardon me if you already knew :) ) that the colors of the incoming call lock sliders seem to be a bit off. screenshot is attached. Not to mention the default contact pictures are like wow ;) j/k
[Captivate Android Development] jerkysh:
the aosp lockscreen has the same issue, plus no vibration on unlock...
[Captivate Android Development] smeltn:
So how in the hell do I uninstall the swype already loaded on the phone to install the new beta? I go to apps and its listed but it will not let me uninstall it
[Captivate Android Development] Jumranb:
Am I missing something, or am I just stupid?

Problem:

In CW Recovery (v2.5.1.2) when I select "install zip from sdcard" and then select "choose zip from sdcard" I get the following:

E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0)

(Device or resource busy)

E:Can't mount /sdcard
​

I have tried to find this issue, but the hits I have managed to find on this error are confusing and dealing with other ROMs and phones and setups that I do not understand.

I had this problem with GR-12 as well, and so when updating to Serendipity VII I went through all install steps from step 1 on through, rather than just flashing the new ROM. Doing so allowed me to flash the ROM, as well as flash some of the apps from the kitchen a couple days later. I am still running Build 1 and Kernel 1. I need to flash a new modem that will allow me to get a cell signal to work in my house (GR-12 did, S7 does not), as well as update my Kernel and Build. However, since I seem to be unable to mount the sdcard partition. I get a similar error trying to mount /sd-ext

Any advice, or do I completely wipe and repartition, reformat, and re-flash everything all over again?
[Captivate Android Development] kegobeer:
I had the same problem. Just uninstall with TIBU, reboot, download the installer and run it, reboot, then select swype as your keyboard.

How do you normally uninstall a pre-installed app? <hint hint>
[Captivate Android Development] kegobeer:
You're copying the flash file to the root of your phone, correct?
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
No, it only does if you changed something.

Sent from my Infuse 4G
[Captivate Android Development] jerkysh:
thanks buddy!!!

i go to system/app and delete it ;D

i think that's from overscroll glow...it messed it up
[Captivate Android Development] dc5ftw:
So Im pretty much SOL if I don't want to register for the new swype beta huh?
[Captivate Android Development] kegobeer:
And the point of your post is...?

If you want to try the beta, register.
[Captivate Android Development] iRide113:
+1......... ;)
[Captivate Android Development] SkitchBeatz:
the best part about the new swype beta is the fact that you can double tap words again.
[Captivate Android Development] kegobeer:
Agreed!

Sent from my Serendipity VII powered Cappy using telekenisis
[Captivate Android Development] Jumranb:
The /sdcard "root", yes. Same place where I always put zip files before I flash them. Sadly, the problem is with the recovery not being able to mount the /sdcard location, not so much what is or is not in the folder.

Another thing that may possibly be significant(?): Root Explorer and ES File Explorer see only the "Voodoo" folder on the /sdcard location, nothing else (and trust me, I have much more in there.) The music folder that is not seen by these file explorer applications still plays my music just fine in DoubleTwist. The "Files" app that seems to be part of the OS sees everything fine as well. This is, of course, fully booted up, so I do not know if the errors in Recovery are related or not.