yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abystus:
I had this problem as well on my first try to this rom on the previous version. What corrected the issue is this:

Open Oden.

Turn off your phone.

Unplug the USB cable.

Hold Volume Down+Power (This brings you to download mode.)

Plug the usb into your phone (Oden should detect.)

Make sure PDA is checked in oden and browse for the GB file.

Press Start and Let it do its thing.

After the reboot power your phone off again and unplug the USB.

Power the phone back into download mode (Volume Down+Power)

Plug in the usb cable again (Oden Should Detect.)

Now under the PDA section browse to the Talen Kernel.

Press Start and let it do its thing.

Now unplug the usb and power your phone down.

Power your phone up into Recovery Mode (Volume UP+Power)

You should be in clockwork, so go to select zip file and find the rom file and install it.

After its done choose go back and then choose restart.

My first time attempting install I had a repeating Samsung animated splash forming the symbol over and over. Then I tried a few more thing and it did an android screen looping over and over. After doing the above however (basically reloading GB, Kernel, Rom) I was able to finally make it past the looping screen (make sure you give it enough time as it did take a minute or so the first boot before going to the android setup screen). Actually before I performed the above steps I had the Phone (Alert) Computer screen every time I powered the phone on (I thought I had killed it for sure as I was trying to fix the looping by restoring to stock with one click oden, however it did not work most likely because the kernel this rom uses), but the above corrected that as well.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dartore:
do i need to flash to ApeX 7 wipe package, then ApeX 7 to ApeX 7-Update-1 non wipe package, then finally ApeX 7.1 wipe package? or i just straight to ApeX 7.1 wipe package? i flash back to stock 2.1 again.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abystus:
Well I would assume you could go straight to 7.1 wipe package if you reverted back to stock already. Use the steps provided but use 7.1 wipe rom instead. I have not installed 7.1 yet as I still have Update 1 installed and am just wondering if I can just go to clockwork at this point and install the new rom or if I need to load everything again (GB, Kernel, Rom).

Sorry if I'm not that much of a help as I do this (Mod my phone) on special occasions only (Stable Gingerbread :)).
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dartore:
#4 u mean hold volume up and down, and then plug in the usb? because it wont work until i install the GB file right?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dartore:
i got it, have u experience the lag and then it reboot by itself?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbasse:
I was on 7-update 1 and just flashed 7.1 from my SD card - no issues thus far!

(Still need to back up apps, since flashing 7.1 wipes everything...)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abystus:
So I put on 7.1 last night and everything went smoothly. I noticed however that the Samsung animation on boot is gone (replaced by an android load screen), launcher is not pre-installed along with some other missing applications, and when loading the home screen for the first time I had the option for Samsung or Sony Ericsson to handle it. Are these changes correct as I figured 7.1 would include the same things as Apex 7 Update-1? I ran a quadrant test and got a 2080 score (first time breaking 2k on this phone for me), where as the previous build (Update 1) scored me a 1450 so that's amazing. Just making sure I did not miss anything in my steps to load the 7.1 rom (I put the new 2.2 kernel in place and then used CW to overwrite update 1 with 7.1).
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abystus:
I'm glad that got it for you. I noticed one auto shutdown when connecting to wifi for the first time. After powering on the phone again it connected just fine and hasn't force shutdown itself since (it did this on both Update-1 and 7.1 installs). As far as lag I have not notice any outside of the media scan (normal lag) that initially occurs when going from your lock screen to your main screen for the first time. However after loading 7.1 I did notice default things such as launcher, boot animation for samsung, and other things missing from the build, however they could just be due to the author removing them for the wipe version and possibly including them in a later update to this build.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abystus:
I'm a retard, I thought this build was using launcher pro but instead it uses GB Launcher which he stated was removed. I feel like an idiot heh. All good installing it now, I still have to wonder about the Samsung boot screen though, maybe it changes with the kernel version used?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] watsa:
By launcher u mean GB launcher? That was removed since i added sony one and there is a GB launcher in market.

boot ani are not supported on JVP kernels with JVP voodoo initramfs, will have to wait
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 7JS14:
I am planning to switch to Apex rom

I am planning to use a new rom and came across the Apex rom. What caught my attention is that the OP is using the same carrier as me, so maybe this rom would work better than the one I'm currently on (Serendipity).

My questions are...

- Can someone give me a good reason to use Apex instead of others?

- How often does the OP update/support the rom? *important for me, I like having a rom that stays up to date with what's new*:p

Any help would be great, thanks :)

Update: I've read a few comments on the Apex rom thread and people have had a good experience switching over to Apex from different roms. I've made my mind up and will be flashing Apex today. Hope this all works out!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 96dogpound:
I'm currently running Apex 7.1 having gone from 7 to 7update to the newest build. The only issue I have had is with the music player. It seems that the tags from mpa files (iTunes encoded ACC) are not read by the media scanner. Since all the music players (Samsung, Google Music, doubletwist) use this database the music library is entirely filled with unknowns. When I convert the files to mp3s the media scanner reads the tags fine (expect it lists "The"..Album..Artist..Song alphabetically in the "t" section for the stock player. I though this was a gingerbread problem because the Nexus One has a similar problem. I tried the official Samsung Gingerbread (2.3.3) package and the problem was gone. Does anyone have any ideas how to fix this. I've deleted the database and rescanned but it's the same result.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gitah:
Hello there,

I rarely post for help but I'm out of solution right now...I can't get my GPS to lock properly and it's driving me nuts. I tried I don't know how many fix out there and none of them have work. The best my Captivate can do is to find 6~7 satellites after 5 minutes but can't never get a lock for more than 1 minute and if I move, I lose all sats :'(

I'm currently running Apex 10.1 with latest Talon test kernel 0.5.2 I think ( something like that ) and the modems from Apex which is KC1. I'm living in Quebec and from what I heard, I'm using the best modem for my region so I don't think that's the problem.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vpilli:
USB Storage mode

When ever I plug my phone via USB I get the Android icon with a button that says "Connect Storage to PC" even though the USB setting that I selected is Mass Storage.

This was not happening in Serendipity (my previous rom).

I want to know if there is a way to set that mode to Mass Storage and skip Selection screen that comes up.

Thanks.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bc_kimble:
Check if USB Debugging is enabled under Settings>Applications
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vpilli:
No it is not enabled.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bc_kimble:
I should have stated this before, enable USB Debugging and then it should give you the option to mount the SD card in your notifications pull down every time you plug into your computer, not the selection screen.

Sorry for the late reply.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yurkinator:
Battery Mod

Ok I have searched and cannot find an answer to this. I flashed one of the battery mods but want to switch to another one. This doesn't seem to be working. Do i have to somehow flash back to the default?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bc_kimble:
You should just be able to flash another battery mod on top of it (as long as it is one of the other battery mods on the APEX site) after wiping your dalvik cache.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shorty920:
Im not sure if this is apex specific, but home switcher app doesn't seem to work on my phone. Im using tw4 and im sick of the crashing so i want to switch to launcherpro. Everytime I set default to launcherpro, the second I leave homeswitch, default gets set back to tw. Is there any way to fix this?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pironic:
i've noticed a lot of people in their signatures commenting that they are using other kernels other than the one that comes with apex. Im running an SGH-i896 with apex 10 and CWM2.5... I must be doing something wrong, or something isn't working as expected.

when my phone hits the second boot loader im seeing many distorted pixels on my screen. (kind of how it would look if you set a monitor to an out of range resoultion). I can't navigate the menu for the CWM boot loader, and i can't load any kernels over this. ROM Manager will install rom/update files no problem, but if i attempt to install Talon or any other kernel, it bricks my phone.

If i wait for the rom to load up, i'll eventually get past the SBL and into the ROM no prob... then the phone works great. Is it something wrong with my SBL?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liquidzyklon:
Quick question on anyone monitoring the battery drain rate on idle. I am coming from Firefly 3.0 to Apex 10.1 because of Gingerbread. Back on Firefly 3.0, the lowest battery drain would be 0.8%/hr and I average 1% to 1.1%/hr. This set the standard.

Now on Apex 10.1, I am averaging 1.5% to 3%/hour. This is much higher and unacceptable. Nothing has changed from Firefly to Apex in terms of APKs. I've tried shutting down apps, using Better Battery Stats to monitor partial wakelocks, CPUSpy to monitor that phone still goes into Deep Sleep. Can someone post what they are getting as idle battery drain rate?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phishie:
I wish I had 1.5%/3% per hour - I'm getting like 1% per 5 or 10 minutes when using my phone. I lost 20% overnight when my phone just sat on my bed side table.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adamg99:
I am in a boot loop after installing Apex 10 and when I boot to recovery the screen is blank. I can access the fs using ADB but I need some advice on what to do next.

Thanks in advance.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adamg99:
I was able to flash a stock ROM with Odin 1.83. Recovery is still messed up but at least it works now. Other odin versions did not work.

Odin 1.83

I897UCKH3 - Android 2.3.4 i897/i896/i9088/i9010 - bootloader free
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galakanokis:
I am running Apex10 with the Talon Kernel. It appears I have root permissions on only a few applications but not on any of the apps I want. No Titanium, root explorer, pimp my CPU or memory freak but juice defender. I either get a can't get root access message or a superuser is busy message.

From searching I think it is a busybox issue but I cannot update through an installer or through explorer. Is this my issue? Is there a way to update or change busybox without flashing a different kernel?

Thanks guys. Loving Apex.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4n6science:
If coming from Mosaic, do I just have to wipe delvik/cache, factory reset and flash Apex 10.0?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] watsa:
you just need to flash apex 10. The install script will take care of clearing caches
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaychoutzj:
Where is the new version?

Thanks
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] catman09:
Version 11 seems to be running great... the only issue seems to be the "tilt" feature of the gallery being completely wack and making it unusable
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steveorg:
Try the

Apex 11.0 thread in the Captivate Android Development forum.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aex90832:
has anyone else noticed that the haptic feedback on Apex 11 is kinda jank? It vibrates twice...:p
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tiksi:
I just flashed over to 11pb1, and I love it. I've loved Apex since I started using it and haven't used a rom since. Thanks for continuing this!

I can't post in the dev thread but I do have one bug to report:

The hardware buttons sometimes tweak out and start "pressing" multiple times at random as was happening in (I believe) 9 and then fixed for 10. Not a big deal, just wanted to make it known, don't know if anyone else has this issue or if this is a BLN issue maybe.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sx4:
vcf file error

today i have flash this rom.it just too good but having one problem ,when i try to restore my contact from vcf file i am getting error and froce close massage againg n again .pls help me as contact are very important
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wjohnson:
Used to be on Cognition, then switched to Apex when it was version 8 and have been on it ever since. Best ROM IMO. Battery life is great and the development gets better and better. Maybe ICS theme soon?

---------- Post added at 09:56 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:52 AM ----------

I used to have this issue as well. Never found a concrete solution so I just backed up all my contacts to my gmail account and let them sync. That way when I was falshing different ROMS, all my contacts would sync back automatically. You can import a .vcf into your Google contacts and not have to worry about it anymore. Each time you flash a full wipe ROM, you have to set up your gmail account anyway. Just have your contacts sync to your gmail account.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tbcheese:
Deluxe Settings

I'm on Apex 11 pb3 and noticed that Deluxe Settings went missing when I wipe the phone.

Also, turning on "lockscreen in secure mode" resulted in not being able to unlock the phone. The lockscreen was just not reacting to my swipe.

Back on Apex 9.3 for now but 11 definitely has a lot of potential.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gabelvate:
Calendar

I've been on Apex 11pb2 and have had problems with calendar alarms not working. If the calendar app is open and the alarm is supposed to go off, it force closes.

I installed Apex 11pb3, didn't reinstall any apps and the problem still exists.

Any thoughts?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foit2:
Hello, I'm actually foit but I lost my password. *doh!*

But anyways, ever since I installed Apex 11pb1,2,3 I have been having 3G connectivity issues. Every 30 seconds, the 3G internet gets interrupted (for example, if I play an internet radio station, it will cut out completely every 30 seconds) and the H (which doesn't disappear) along with the bars turn grey. I'm sure it is not my 3G connection because I haven't had problems in my area with any other roms, even the previous Apex roms. Anyone else getting this?

I should also mention that I'm using Semaphore.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] subvana13:
I'm on 10.1, everything worked good for a while, but now am having all kinds of problems and need to pull the battery out to unfreeze it more than once a day. I was wondering how I flash back to stock so that I can start over...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gabelvate:
Tried again...

Wiped data/factory reset, fixed permissions- same results.

Noticed that calendar force close would only happen when vibration was set to always. If vibration set to only when silent, audible alarm would work and calendar wouldn't force close.

Turned alarm off and used Gemini Calendar, but still had alarm problems.

Then went to restore nandroid backup and when went to add recovery to power menu, customization fc'd.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] catman09:
11.1 with the semaphore kernel is the best thing to ever happen to my captivate, great work
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psych0phobia:
Sounds like you just need to recalibrate - last option under Display in Settings.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psych0phobia:
This is correct behavior, though it was added with JVT. It should vibrate once on push and once on release, just like it would feel if it were a real, physical button.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psych0phobia:
For posterity, this issue was fixed in public beta 2.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psych0phobia:
I understand this to be a firmware issue that can be corrected by flashing to a stock ROM and using a dialer code to request an update. Alternatively, try disabling "Lights on screen touch" in Customization in Settings.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psych0phobia:
JKay Deluxe settings is a user app, so it disappears after a factory reset.However, Apex 11.1 has added protection against this and will automatically reinstall the app if it goes missing.

As for the lock screen issue, it was not related to your changing of the setting. None of the settings for lock screens in the JKay Deluxe app are functional.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psych0phobia:
I believe this is fixed in Apex 11.1. Please let me know if not.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fontzter:
Battery % truncated in status bar

Hi, I'm on 11.1. It's a great rom. Thank you very much.

When I choose to show the battery % in the status bar, the left side of the text is truncated. For example, if the percentage is 85% it almost looks like 35%. Any ideas?

Thanks again
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaychoutzj:
I am on 11.1.Great work!

Is it a bug?"volume key skips track" does not work.No matter I disabled "Volume key wake" or not.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psych0phobia:
If you look at the features list, it's called out as not implemented.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fontzter:
battery %

Bump. Anyone else have this issue?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psych0phobia:
Only with larger fonts. In any case, I'll be using a different display technique for this in the next version.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkace007:
Ive been using apex 12.1 rom and doing great. The only issue i encountered was that it somtimes reboots like 6 hrs earlier. It happened after i missed a call and.tried.to unlock the screen. It then stopped for a while and the apex boot animation came up. Anyone else encountered this??
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cangzhang:
Apex is my favr rom and I'm on Apex12.1.

I try to add Chinese language to the Contacts.apk,however I have troubles when compiling that,as:

Could u give me some advice?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beebl3br0x:
I'm running v 12.1, and have never had any issues other than minor reboots slowdown due to Talon, etc. But I have a wi-fi sleep bug that I never used to encounter. But my question is: Can anyone supply their settings.db files for me to push to my cappy? There are two of them and they reside in:

--/data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/

AND

--/dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/

Since I'm never on 3g and prefer my wifi to sleep at night/while in my pocket as I don't care much for notifications on FB/Twitter/etc., it doesn't chew through my battery that much. I can usually get a day & 3/4 on 12.1 but used to be able to get a couple days out of it. Now my wifi never sleeps and i've pretty much given up but am hoping for one last ditch effort! :rolleyes:

If anyone assists I would greatly appreciate it.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psych0phobia:
You might try this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1361895

It's written for Kindle Fire, but just use your settings.db found under dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings. Also, instead of creating a new key in step 11, see if it already exists first.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaychoutzj:
Will next release contain new functions?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beebl3br0x:
Have already tried that :( Sent you a PM on it a few days ago requesting yours since mine are corrupted I believe.

Just to eliminate any q's that might come off of this, I don't use any battery life saving apps or any themes, or anything other than 12.1 ROM with a very basic set of apps (fb, twitter, google reader) and have all the notification checking stuff off.

Thank you though!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] polysci:
12.1 FC Ending Call

12.1 with Talon

Force Close when ending call.

com.android.phone

Also if call missed. Noticed it does not log call. Maybe cannot write log?

Also with 12.2.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gabelvate:
Upgraded from 10.1 to 12.2. (Had issues with calendar force closing on Apex 11.) Now calendar doesn't force close, but alarm won't vibrate, just get sound alarm. All settings are set for vibration to be on. Any thoughts?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manoly55:
Hi All,

I am a bit of a noob still, but not technically challanged.. I can still figure out most things on my own. Long story short, Many months ago had stock Rogers 2.2, flashed to CM7, didn't like it, flashed back to Stock 2.2 but this time with Speedmod kernal. I love it, however I feel a little behind the times and would like to experience the newer Android versions, and I'm sure there are some good roms out there since I last flashed my Cappy.

Instead of asking, what ROM should I get, and whats better, GB or ICS... I figured I would try them out myself and find out (which would have been your answers I'm sure!) So I want to try Apex

But herein lies my problem, after much reading on these forums, I still seemed to have hit a roadblock on how to actually get these newer ROMs on my phone. Things like bootloaders, kernals, and modems for each version have got me all confused! :confused:

So please correct me if I am wrong, I am just trying to understand the steps involved to go from Stock 2.2 w/Speedmod kernal to Apex. I understand I need GB bootloaders, and since Apex doesn't include, a kernal and modem as well.

-Backup current ROM with Rom Manager

-Update phone to official rogers 2.3.3 rom using Kies

-Root using superoneclick v2.3.3

-Install ROM manager from market, and install CWM recovery

-Backup Stock ROm

-Flash a kernal/modem package to phone using CWM Recovery

but what modem do I need?? For Rogers in Edmonton,AB,Canada?

-Flash APEX Rom

Please help, I'm really scratching my head on this one. I've read the instructions on the site, are these the right steps to take? I'd like to use TalonDev or Semaphore but will those kernel/modem packages work with my phone and with my Carrier??

Thanks

EDIT:

Got it working.

-Right from Speedmod Kernel CWM recovery installed Semaphore/UGKG3 package .zip

-Still in recovery flashed Apex rom .zip

-Got pixel screen bootloop - researched and figured I didn't have proper bootloaders

-Used Odin3 v1.7 to flash PDA.tar.md5 I897 GB bootloader upgrade from TRusselo's guide for flashing stock roms

-Got boot loop on Galaxy S animation

-booted into recovery and wiped all data and dalvik cache again for good measure

-Booted up into Apex!!

Seems the i9000UGKG3 modem is working for me in Edmonton, AB. Anyone know of a better modem I could be using?