yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] dany__:
Hi all,

if you are using lightning ROM, you may have noticed that the CRT effect is not as it should be.

To get it working perfectly (as on the nexus s), I share with you this small method.

I have got it working on mine but I'm not responsible if you get any issue or brick your phone.

-You need Root explorer that you can download from the market.

-Download the framwork-res apk attached to this post and copy it to the SD card (internal or external, no difference).

Open root explorer and go to: /system/framework

Search for framework-res.apk and copy it to SD card (you will need it after)

Now, you need the framework-res.apk that you've downloaded before.

copy it and paste it to /system/framework.

At this stage you will get Force close of settings or something like that..don't worry and reboot the phone.

Open root explorer again and copy the first framwork-res.apk that you have saved to sd card and paste it again to: /system/framework

you will perhaps get some FC for the 2nd time but no problem.

Voilà...job done :)

Reboot and enjoy the original CRT animation
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Spartoi:
Mine looks worst now. Its got this checkered thing happening during the screen-off process.

The only thing I dislike about the current CRT-animation is that it is too fast. It should be a bit slower.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] cTrox:
Could you please tell us, what you have changed inside the framework-res.apk? It would be really helpful for Themers and Rom Developers.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] dany__:
Hi,

It's strange, if you've done as mentionned in my post, you get the real thing as on nexus S.

Did you rebooted your phone after the last replacement of framework-res?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] dany__:
Hi,

Will you believe me?..I haven't changed anything inside the framework-res :)

I have downloaded as is from hotfile (with the original gingerbread keyborad)

First I just wanted to change the battery icone as I like the original gingerbread one, but finally it fixed the CRT animation :)

I'm not a developer, then can't explain you what are the exact changes that have been done on it.

I just shared my little experience as I know that the CRT animation on litening rom is annoying especially for a person who had a nexus S like me.

And by the way, great thanks for litepro for his great rom.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Spartoi:
Yeah, I did everything in the OP. I'm on Lite'ning 1.4. I'll try again later.

Could you post a video of what the new CRT animation would look like in contrast the current one?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] dany__:
i'm using lite'ning 1.4 too.

I have just posted a video on youtube and the link is in the 1st post.

Normally you get the original CRT animation, I had a nexus S and I know what i'm talking about.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] cTrox:
I don't think it has anything to do with your framework-res.apk that it works for you now. For some people the CRT-Animation just works sometimes. Someone discovered that if you set the Screen Density with LCD Density Changer you get a working CRT Animation until you long-press the Power Button.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] dany__:
it works perfectly, without changing screen density or any thing.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Beefheart:
The problem, assuming it's the same on Lightning Rom as it is on VillainRom, is that it's hit and miss as to whether it occurs. Mine shows the corruption one minute then looks fine the next.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] johnavengers:
problem for me : after a new reboot the new CRT effect has disappeared...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] dany__:
I have it since 3 days and it works great..it doesn't show corruption at all.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Testraindrop:
Doesn't work for me, but in my opinion it can't work since nothing is changed if I put back the original framework.res
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] dany__:
it worked for me :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] laglessserf:
The corruption occurs whenever I play the game X Construction. it always looks corrupted afterwards. a reboot is needed to get it back to normal. if I don't play that game, it never gets corrupted.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] slikkie:
replaced framework with yours, stuck in a boot loop ! thanx dude
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s3v3nXDA:
This may sound strange, but this is what's happening.. I'm running the latest build of OpenSoju with the included kernel. When I go to send a text message that is over the 160char limit, the other party sees it as a bunch of random numbers and symbols.. I've tried reinstalling and reflashing & it still does the samething.. Anyone else have this issue?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paulb787:
Do we have a way to record calls like we did in bamf remix 1.6 in gingerbread?..

do the kernels have support now like imorsyns lean kernel? if so what programs are out there?

Thank u
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] billhilt:
+1

asked but not answered. anyone know?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lamoglinsgal:
I didn't notice until reading this thread that moving from BAMF 1.7 to 2.0 #6 that I've lost call recorder. No biggie, but I probably will find a reason to use it now that I don't have it. :o
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thetwiztidfreak:
no we do not have a nice intergrated call recorder like in froyo. For it to work properly it is something that has to be codded in the kernal from my understanding, and we may need to wait for the source code for an offical GB kernal for the thunderbolt in order to get that done.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the kid escobar:
Dreamkernel for gb sense supports it
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thetwiztidfreak:
thanks for clearing that up escobar will have to check it out
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidGraphix:
That kernel only works on cm7, correct?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chykal:
I restored callrecorder 2.0 with Titanium from BAMF 1.6.3 into my current 2.0-6 BAMF installation. It continually FC'd with the stock kernel so I flashed the norozehl dreamkernel 2.0.3 beta on Das BAMF 2.0-6 and I still get FC's each time I launch call recorder.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidTh3ory:
DreamKernel has recorder support and the latest app works fine... Only thing, it records incoming ONLY.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] igl007:
Bump... Anything yet for full call recording on both sides on any GB Rom or Kernel?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adrynalyne:
This^^^^^^^^^
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chimpsnest:
Do you guys mind if I ask why everybody seems to want/need a call recorder? I'm honestly curious and see these requests/questions all the time.

I kind of thought that recording somebody (*without their permission) is illegal anyway?

Thanks in advance

~
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adrynalyne:
So is pirating. Many do it, however.

Speeding, too. Smoking weed in most places, yep. Underage drinking? of course.

People don't care about the law, and its not illegal in all places.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] igl007:
It is state specific. In many states like NY, it's a 1 party recording state. So that means only 1 person has to have knowledge that recording is going on.

I am still on BAMF 1.8.6 which has it built in. I love it. I use it only for archival though, almost like a journal. To me, the thought of 30 years from now having every phone call I have ever made or received, and have it be searchable would be insanely cool! I don't know why other people want it, it can be a dangerous tool in the hands of an abusive person.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chimpsnest:
I realize that alllll that stuff is illegal in most places, lol, but I'm just trying to wrap my head around the "why" of it, it's kind of creepy :eek: :D

Tx

---------- Post added at 02:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:27 PM ----------

Ah, got ya, I never realized that it was different from state to state (never really thought about it).

Thanks!
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miketoasty:
Most kernels are based off of the basic linux kernel, not our new GB kernel. Which means they may have bugs this finished product (If you can call it that) does. Use them until we get source if you must have call recording.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Morkai Almandragon:
Ziggy's kernel is the only one with fully working call recorder. I sent a pm to neo to see if he planned to fix it in the dream kernel but he never responded.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yareally:
That's not exactly the best description of it so I'll add a bit to it :).

All Android kernels are Linux kernels. All gingerbread kernels that are not for Android Open Source Project (AOSP) ROMs come from the amazing work of Imoseyon to integrate and compile the kernel from the HTC Desire HD (Ace), which is basically the same phone as ours, only with GSM 3g radios. The kernel for Sense that's been out is already bleeding edge as far as it goes for Linux builds.

Having the actual source that was meant for our phones could help somewhat, but it won't matter as much as having a stable OS base that came with the latest Verizon/HTC update.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adrynalyne:
The problem is, the kernels, aosp and Sense included, have Froyo board sources still.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hinds73:
I use mine all the time and delete upon confirmation after call is complete. If I am talking to someone that I know I will want to keep the recording...I tell them that this call is being recorded. I do it with one of my clients all the time. I also use it on the ex...I have primary custody of our child and I'm not taking any chances with her...

This ^^^

I am on Gingeritis VIII with Ziggy's kernel and it works flawlessly incoming, outgoing, on bluetooth, or speaker. Works awesome! Even get the after call dialog box asking if I want to delete or not.

hinds73
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mustang302LX:
NO! Sense kernels are for Sense ROMs. CM7 is AOSP so you need a kernel designated as AOSP.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barbs666:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=18404892&postcount=44

I if you look at this thread, I have posted my sys details and some settings. All in all if you have gingerbread it should work! Use the link in the post to get the software.

It worked for me and alot of others I know so finally can put this need to bed.

good luck!
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giant22000:
It has been my experience so far that regardless of kernel or rom, custom or stock, call recording does indeed work on both sides of the conversation. But, the audio so low that you have to strain your ears and turn computer speakers up all the way to be able to hear it. I've even tried on the kernels that supposedly support call recording and get the same results. Other than this, it does indeed work!

Has this been others experiences as well?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tvotony:
How do you get the old htc keyboard on fusion
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mark manning:
Google search for the keyboard apk... i.e. HTC_IME.apk or worst case scenario download a different rom with the keyboard in it such as a desire HD rom. The use 7 zip to excract the file. Put it on the root of your SD card and install like any other app.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tvotony:
That didn't work. I'm trying to install it on evil d fusion Rom because of the arrows at the bottom
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mark manning:
What happens when you install it
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tvotony:
It force closes
[Nook Color General] nook-color:
I got a NC up and running CM7 of Micro SD card - followed the directions on the Mega thread to get er done.

Everything's worked great so far - using Amazon app store. But I wanted to try out a pdf reader - and my PC won't recognize my device via USB cable. So I pulled out formatted card - and saw it was mostly empty - so I dragged and dropped a .pdf document onto the MicroSD via card reader.

Logged onto my NC to grab a pdf reader to see if the file transferred - and now my Amazon App store says there are no apps compatible with my device. Everything I have on there - works fine - I just can't add any new Apps via Amazon. Is that because I clicked and dragged. I even deleted .pdf file and Amazon app store still isn't working. Perhaps Amazon is just having a technical glitch - I can always double check tomorrow a.m.

I can always start over - as I'm a greenhorn - but figured I'd try and learn something in the process...

* So - did I do a ( no-no ) with my drag and drop data file onto uSD card.

* What's the best way to transfer files from PC to NC device. I'm thinking of trying bluetooth next - if that's a good route - or is there a better way to do it < as I'd have to get a BT dongle to test out that >
[Nook Color General] fuul4nook:
If you followed verygreen's SD card install of CM7, you should be able to simply plug the NC into your computer via the stock USB cable. For me when I did this last night I saw two removable drive devices show up on the computer immediately.

Once connected, open your notification bar and say yes to enable USB mode. After you've done this, give it a minute and the removable drives on the computer should refresh and have actual names like MyNookColor and CM7 SDCard. Try opening them up.

I used the CM7 SDCard drive and went into the downloads folder and created subdirectories for music, videos, etc. You should now be able to drag n drop PDFs from the computer to the drive. When you're all done, very important... Right-click on both devices and eject the drive. After you've ejected, do safely remove, but do NOT disconnect the cable yet. After Windows says it's safe, I went back to the NC and turned off USB mode, THEN I disconnected the cable.

That worked for me last night, I hope it works for you.

Good luck!
[Nook Color General] nook-color:
Awesome,

Worked like a charm,

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] Anarchist310000:
I got my SGSII on Sunday and I am extremely pleased with it. Its like the phone of my dreams in almost every way. It's responsiveness, its camera, its form factor, its screen, everything about it was great. Until I noticed that the battery was being drained kinda fast. I rooted it within a day and tried every ROM available so far but none of them alleviated my battery issue. I've read and tried every solution on these forums but nothing works.

I lose approximately 10 percent of battery every 30 minutes and have gained a maximum battery battery life of 8 and a half hours. Ive Frozen most of sammy's bloatware and have optimized it as much as i can. i disabled fast dormancy everything.... I just dont know what to do.
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
Did you try restoring original Samsung firmware, factory reset with full wipe, and then doing initial setup prior to getting on wifi?

Try this, don't config any account besides google, don't install any software and certainly don't freeze any apps. Monitor phone for a few hours and then post screenshots of Battery Use app for us to see.
[Galaxy S II General] kurtkbee:
I get about 15+ hrs worth.of battery.

With heavy exchange (push) email and quite a few apps.

My problem is random reboots especially when playing music.
[Galaxy S II General] Cuspide:
Wait for some days. Battery need to calibrate and take some charge to be fully operational.

See pic, I got better battery life than my x10....
[Galaxy S II General] tuhinz:
Give it some time. Battery life improves quite a bit after some discharge cycles. Do a factory reset and reinstall as some have mentioned above.

And remember some apps can cause the OS to misbehave.
[Galaxy S II General] robart76:
That's the reason I sold mine. Battery life was unacceptable. Other than that, perfect phone!!! Still looking at this forum hoping for solution to battery problem. Would definitely buy the device back then.
[Galaxy S II General] Anarchist310000:
Thanks for the advice first thing in the morning ill flash KE7, which is what my phone came with, and report back with screenshots and after a few hours.
[Galaxy S II General] vegetaleb:
Any smartphone battery need at least a good month before reaching the maximum potential.

Just wait a couple of days and use custom kernel with SetCPU.

My ex-Arc did the same, first day battery droped 7% every hour on idle but after a week battery could last 3 days
[Galaxy S II General] Vahooli:
if u continue in this topic its very better. 1 topic about battery is more better :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1070324
[Galaxy S II General] biffsmash:
For me, it's simply because i'm battering the phone with internet use, and generally playing around with it constantly all day while at work.

I get a full day, sometimes two now, depending on how I use it.

My old HTC Desire used to need charging twice a day, until I got my SGS 2, now the Desire needs a charge once every 3 or 4 days, due to the fact I am playing with my new toy! lol :D

I'd say battery life will improve as time goes on and usage of the phone goes from all day, to normal smart phone usage :D

In all seriousness, the SGS two outlasts my Desire easily, which is good enough for me. I struggle to kill the SGS 2 in a day.
[Galaxy S II General] blue265:
If you are losing 10% per half hour, is that with the screen on? If so, that is fairly normal. I find that 5 hours of screen on time is the most you'd normally get. If its in standby mode (screen off) and you are losing that much per half hour then something is wrong.

Those you of who are getting amazing battery life, would love to see a screenshot with more than 5 hours screen on time - just to see if it is possible. 3 or 4 days means nothing if its in standby 99% of the time
[Galaxy S II General] krabman:
Yep, how you use the phone is huge. Screen brightness and many other factors like installed apps and what they are doing can have a major impact on batt life. IMO battery life is almost impossible to compare except your own in static usage after making changes. Even idle batt life is effected by push email, weather, etc. In my own usage I was getting poor battery life to start with (multiple charges per day) or was I? There I was screwing around with the phone constantly. Loading this, uninstalling that, taking browsers for test drives, trying launchers, flashing roms, seeing how different games played, showing other people the phone, and so on. The excitement wore off and I got to normal usage (for me) which since I unplugged 17 hours ago is 18 texts, 7 calls all of which were short, and assorted stuff like doing a search, a little web browsing following the search and so on. I'm at 61% showing on batt and my largest user was screen with 59% and then OS with 11%. So this is pretty obvious, cant make it through the day hammering the phone but no problems with what I think most people would consider light usage. Where I'm going is that I think some people may not realize how much they are using their phones in their wahoo new phone frenzy.
[Galaxy S II General] dinan:
Quoted for truth! With normal daily usage about 12-14 hours off the charger you'll see 5 hours of display at the most. GSMArena has done some tests and in airplane mode playing a video on loop on 50% brightness can last a bit over 8 hours. Once you add in having to maintain a cell signal, wifi, push email, idling for another couple hours, it reduces your possible screen time in favor for those other activities.

The best ways to conserve battery are to make sure you don't have rogue apps that are keeping your phone awake when it should be sleeping. Check your battery graph and actually CLICK on the graph to expand it to check if your "awake" bars line up with your "screen on" bars. If they don't, something is wrong and you have to find out what's causing it to stay awake. If you've been browsing (white) websites on wifi for 5 hours and complain when the phone says low battery... tough. You're using the display, wifi, maintaining a cell signal, as well as viewing sites that strain the SAMOLED display the most - white backgrounds.

Based on my experience, my battery life is actually quite good. After 4 hours of idling and only about 20m of display on (auto brightness) I'm still at 91%. After a day's use with about 1h of screen time and 14 hours off the charger (about my avg workday usage) I end up around 65-75% which I consider not too bad and can definitely go 2 days on my average usage. Basically minimizing the battery draw when the screen is off is key since when the screen is on, nothing can stop it from draining the battery.

http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_sensation_vs_galaxy_sii_vs_optimus_2x-review-608p7.php
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Mine,

From 100% to Full drain (Switch Off). Total usage 1d 19h. At 20% Brightness. On XWKE8. More than 5 or 5½ hours is NOT possible, whatever you do. It's not that I am impressed with it, 5 hours isn't enough, 7-8 hours would be good though ;)

Regards.
[Galaxy S II General] Anarchist310000:
Well i left my phone idle for approx. 5hrs and im dwn to 63% but now im noticing a problem that i havent noticed before... my Android OS is now taking up 38% with which is more than Display which only took 21% and the phone was constantly waking up. I have no apps runnin in the background nothing else out of the ordinary.
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
You must have SOMETHING that is eating up the CPU. If you are out of guesses, do a factory reset with data wipe, restore original firmware (if you flashed a custom rom), do another factory reset, configure only gmail, and then monitor the battery usage. It would be losing at most 2% an hour in standby. For me it was 1% every 2 hours (with absolutely nothing running except google) when I tested. I the slowly added my apps making sure I do not install crap and do not configure osmething to always do some **** I do not want.
[Galaxy S II General] greyhulk:
I don't understand these "battery life sucks" threads.

I have an Unlocked SG2 with stock ROM. It is not rooted, I have not frozen any apps. I have four exchange accounts syncing on push, social networks up and running and widgets on all of my screens. I text and check e-mail frequently throughout the day and I use the camera here and there.

I always get at least 15 hours out of my battery, if not more. For comparison, I was using an iPhone 4 under the same conditions (with the same accounts syncing) minus any widgets or automatic social updates and I was getting roughly the same battery life.

No, this phone won't last you a week with heavy use, but you should easily get a day out of it and I rarely find myself in a situation when I can't charge it overnight. This phone is on par with all of the best battery life smartphones out there, as far as I'm concerned. Those of you getting horrible battery life should probably look into an exchange or maybe an app you recently downloaded. The only time I got really bad battery life was when I ran a live wallpaper that was pegging my CPU.
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Well you are a lucky man then. But I/We do understand.

It's NOT about Frequent email checking or here and there photo shooting, as you can see we are talking about numbers here.

If you are happy with 15 hours back up with the stuffs you mentioned you do then I've nothing to say. And AFAIK, iPhone 4 has much better battery back up than GS II, in fact it's the only phone, rather smartphone(:cool:) which has the best battery back up atm.

With Heavy use even a Nokia 1200 will not last a week, so it's outta equation.

Regards.