yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strongsteve:
Contacts

I am still hunting for that other green that you guys want changed.. in the meantime..

I cleaned up contacts (removing unneeded pngs and changed the character when a picture is not assigned) I will give you that now

Extract, push to system/app
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strongsteve:
Now.. changed again
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chestonw:
I have noticed the lock screen wallpaper chooser is the wrong resolution and is compressing pictures.

Just thought I would mention that in case no one else has. Awesome work btw, I love it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strongsteve:
Its an EL13 thing

stretch your photo out to 1440 by 800
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mpcdata:
Steve Golauncher just updated to 2.71. I just got it odexed. Here is the link http://db.tt/BkTTH1Kq
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strongsteve:
great! I am in the process of of PNG opting framework res and systemui
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mpcdata:
John finally got time to show you this I think your method worked.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] donnyespo:
John C-

Do you happen you have larger files to download? I tried to download from phone and pics are extremely small and distorted.

Thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Let me know which specific wallpapers you want. If you PM me your email I will send them to you. That goes for anyone who wants any of the wallpapers they have seen. I also have cyan versions of my last screenshots
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Here's what the cyan ones look like. Please specify which you want if you PM me. Maybe I can put together a nice folder of all of them tonight ...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Tahde:
Going to get with you on GTalk. I encountered the same problem.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strongsteve:
PNG opting done... wow what a difference
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AestenD:
Smaller? Faster? Less green? :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strongsteve:
all of the above :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AestenD:
Sweet! I'm testing something out myself. If it works I'll have my preferred systemapps already ODEX ready to drop into your zip, after I remove all the bloat I don't like that is :D

Edit: Sweet, figured out how to mass push using adb into system. Just had to read more :D

As a side note, is there really any way to tell which apps don't like being Odex'd without trial and error?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strongsteve:
UPDATING.. back soon

Major change is PNG optimized

-minor changes to Contacts

-minor changes to SystemUI
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] donnyespo:
Ready to download as soon as I get home!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strongsteve:
12/28 is up
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AestenD:
Modified wipe ok?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ffkip911:
modified wipe, installed fine. and good god is this thing fast. way to go Steve, this thing is amazing!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strongsteve:
Thanks! Do you like the android in the pulldown? It took me two hours pixel by pixel to blend that in.. haha
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ffkip911:
everything look great on the rom---I just can't get over how freaking fast this is without OC.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strongsteve:
The power of odexed framework and optimized PNGs :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strongsteve:
I am running the new EL26 kernel packed with CWM.. so far so good..

modem too..

I wont be updating the rom unless something great is different..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AestenD:
By the power of StrongSteve...... We have the ODEX!!!

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AAAACK, forgot to edit build.prop with my preferred density! It's so HUGE!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AestenD:
Pics, just for comparison

Edit: Holy bejezzus.... so snappy. Big thing that I'm noticing so far is the screen on lag is wow faster. running EL26 modem and kernel
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Since I have received several PM's about my wallpapers and they aren't available anywhere else, I will put together a zip when I get home tonight so everyone can enjoy them. I will include the cyan versions so you have some nice ones when we get ICS. HUGE thanks goes out so strongsteve and Shane6374 for transforming all of the red into blue last night. I have been sitting on them for about a year because i dont put red on my phone. I should have them up in 2 or 3 hours. Steve, the pulldown looks great! I can't wait to flash it when I get home! Thanks again to Steve and Shane...two guys who stay true to the blue!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ashevillemike:
This ROM is totally amazing! The blue is nice and all but it wouldn't mean s**t without the speed and stability. Again, hats off to you Steve and all you other guys here who are so quick to help others out.

This is what our phone was meant to be! Thanks again.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strongsteve:
Thanks Mike! and Thank you for the wonderful donation!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dhoshman:
Thanks for the update Steve. Would you recommend the El26 modem and kernel over EL13? What Im hearing is basically its equal performance to El13 if so I think I might stick with El13 as my speeds and stability are excellent.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strongsteve:
Its hard to tell just yet.. definitely not worse.. maybe the same..

I am going to give it a day or two..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] aaron130:
Is anyone on 12/25 having issues sending picmail?

Sent from my Epic 4G Touch
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strongsteve:
Now that MMS does not compress under 2mb, it may take a VERY long time to send in a poor data signal area.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AestenD:
To eliminate it bring the ROM somehow, ##codes working on latest up?

Edit: To clarify a little bit now that I am at a real keyboard. Since flashing this morning the newest 28 build(after doing a bit of streamlining) my ##codes no longer work. But I know they worked on build 24. The only things I removed are stuff like touchwiz, SNS crap etc etc. Bloatware.

Other than build 28, I have EL26 kernel and modem flashed
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] taylortr:
Does anyone use google music and have it working? It may have been the el13 builds that broke it for me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] musclehead84:
Steve you always amaze me if what you come up with next. Just when I thought it couldn't get better. Thanks so.much.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AestenD:
Haven't tried google music since I flashed 28, but on build 24 it was working for me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ashevillemike:
Google music working fine here on EL13 and 12/28.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AestenD:
Anybody able to corroborate? I'm about to nandroid what I have, and flash the entire 28, or would trying different kernel/modem be a quicker test?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strongsteve:
Codes work fine. Liking EL26 kernel with standard CWM. Gonna bake it in next time.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AestenD:
Hrm..... maybe i'll try cwm rather than the ACS before I flash rom, though I doubt that would make the difference.

I flashed 26 via dropping the zImage into the romzip, would that have made the difference?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strongsteve:
I always re-sign a zip when adding something. John is about to flash. We will see if the codes work for him.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BigJPNut:
Did you remove any test apk's in system/app ??
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AestenD:
I didn't remove anything that I didn't have removed in my previous build, but I put anything of that nature back in....

Now i'm stuck at the yellow triangle screen, logcat seems stuck in a loop

Edit: To explain a bit further, I took steve's build28, dropped in my odex'd apps into system and flashed, removed Nothing. Found myself stuck at the first boot screen, wouldn't reboot into recovery, so I flashed a kernel via Odin, That's when I found myself stuck at the triangle

Going to try again with an untouched zip of steve28
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
I will be flashing within 10 minutes then I will get the wallpapers up....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Maybe you need to clean stuff up. Can you get into download mode to use Odin?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AestenD:
Just cleaned up my previous edit, I can get into odin.

Edit: Untouched zip flashes fine.... at least I didn't semi-brick lol. Once the dalvik is built i'll test the ## codes.

Edit 2: ... Hrm, think I'll try a full wipe, data and everything, because untouched zip, the ## still don't work.

Edit 3! :/ Well, it has to be something on my end again. Formatted system/data/cache/dalvik, and flashed steve28. After a bit of a delay, long enough for me to think it wasn't going to work, the ##3282 menu popped up :/ So you can stop worrying about something being wrong steve :p

Edit 4LoL....... Flashed my modded zip on a whim, and the ##works! How strange. This is without my personal data however. Going to try advance restoring that next.... sometimes this phone can give me issues when it shouldn't.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Hurry Hurry Hurry:D:D:D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
I just advanced restored data and everything is good here!!!

I am working on it now...just a few more minutes ...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
do you have a mirror, John?

sorry....Steve?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AestenD:
It's possible that my issue was having just wiped cache/dalvik/system, leaving data alone, when In the past I've had better luck with full wipe, advanced restore. Up until I tried the ## codes, steve28 was running AWESOME.

AAARGH, figured it out, after ALL this...... Using rom toolbox, in an effort to reduce stuff running on startup and whatnot, I had prevented com.android.sprintmenu.HiddenmanuBroadcastReceiver from running.

At least I know to leave that one alone :p
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Ok, this is a zip of all of the wallpapers from my shared folder with Shane6374. It includes the original version and custom blue versions. There are also some other random good ones in there. If anyone needs any of the earlier wallpapers I posted, let me know. Big thanks to Shane6374 and strongsteve. They both changed the color on the blue ones.

Download zip, extract, and enjoy!!!

http://db.tt/D1dqZCGe
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
you sure that's a zip John?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
I accidentally posted it as .7zip. Strongsteve is going to repost it as a regular zip...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strongsteve:
Here is a direct zip of John's Wallpapers

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47814275/Wallpapers.zip

and more here...

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47814275/morewallpapers.zip
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Right on. I'll hang tight. Thanks guys!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Use strongsteve's link above your post. I also just sent him the previous ones to zip up and post so after he zips those up, that should be all of my good blue ones
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Great!! So you have this one?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strongsteve:
I am really torn about starting over with this new leaked build.. things are running so good now and I have been spending a lot of time on this..

I am going to hang tight for awhile and get feedback from some of you about the new build.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
I say that's a good call Steve. How are the EL26 modem and kernel running for you?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Techvir:
Supercurio has confirmed that GNote has Yamaha audio codec , same as in galaxy note

Audio:

Codec: Yamaha C1YMU823 / MC-1N2 (Same as Samsung Galaxy S II)

FM radio receiver: Si4709 (Same as Samsung Galaxy S/Galaxy S II)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OSYgjDzPVaxzUIEOrc1RrPL2sWLJ5PziyEVt6Q7KeUs/edit?pli=1

This also appeared in engadget
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] calin75:
I guess I came late to the party. Please explain what's wrong with it?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] reinbeau:
Yes, I'd like to know also. If it's just a music sound thing, it isn't a problem for me, I don't use it for music, but I know many do.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Zemorg:
+1 [[[[[10chars]]]]]
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Techvir:
This is actually a long story but in short

The Galaxy S II uses Yamaha audio hardware. The Galaxy S II's predecessor, the original Galaxy S, used Wolfson's WM8994 DAC.

Galaxy SI has wolfson codec , which was open source.

Supercurio a well known developer and audio expert here in XDA was able to create good sound output using his voodoo app.

In galaxy SII samsung replaced wolfson with yamaha and this was closed source.

The sound quality for audiophiles using galaxy sII was terrible. ( not to my ears as I am a certified non-audiophile :D)

Being closed source no further development was possible.

IN the words of supercurio "

DAC Distortion

With today’s Android audio implementation, all kind of media are sent to the DAC as a 44100 / 16bit / Stereo stream. Despite the usage of a fixed rate, Yamaha’s codec is not able to provide a very clean output.

Galaxy S II DAC output quality is limited by several kind of distortions. So far, no firmware was able to fix those despite early Korean updates describing “audio clarity improvements”.

When playing music, those artifacts are perceived as “lack of clarity”, “reduction of stereo separation”, “loss of detail” and “lifeless sound” (opposite of lively)."

The good news is that with new firmware releases many people have said that the sound quality of Galaxy SII is much better. So i guess its going to be better in GNote.

However we wont get Voodoo sounds improvements.

You can see the links below for more detail

http://project-voodoo.org/

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1053978

https://market.android.com/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.controlappdonate&feature=search_result
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Niuseek:
Isn't there a chance that the kernel/software might be slightly different and will fix the issue?

Besides I've got my hand on for few minutes and I didn't pickup anything being wrong with the sound quality. However I didn't have a chance to plug in my headphones so I might be wrong.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kersh:
Fast answer

yamaha dac is pure crap if you listen music in headphones over 10€

GS2 + note = yamaha dac, so if you want to listen music with a little quality you need a dedicated mp3, the phone will not be suitable for that.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] pachi72:
I see no problem with the sound thru headphones.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] calin75:
Honestly, supercurio must have super ears, cause i've been using my sgs2 as my primary mp3 for 6 months already and I have no complaints. But dude, thanks for ruin it for me. I won't see my sgs2 the same again. =(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] appelflap:
Lol, there are no facts, only interpretations. BTW Yamaha produces great electric pianos. Don't see how this is relevant but lol, maybe it helps to restore your hardware :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] olympicchicken:
For me the included white head set is worse than the SGS2 one (less bass) but when comparing with the SGS2 headset the sound of the Note seems better as the SGS2.

Especially the noise when scrolling lists and so on is gone for me. In combination with Poweramp as player I'm quite satisfied with the sound.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] zas311:
No need to fix if the sound is OK. Improvement/fix comes to something that is not good enough.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ph00ny:
They're not that bad despite the dramatic title that this thread has

You do however need to pair it up with a good earbud/iem to get a lot out of it.

Currently i'm using phonak iems with the GS2 and it's been awesome experience so far
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] sauron0101:
Unfortunately with a good pair of full sized cans, the difference is very noticeable.

Guess I will be skipping this phone. Pity... I was looking for an XL phone. Looks like its Galaxy Nexus or something from 2012 for me.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ph00ny:
um good pair of full size will make a difference in just about any mobile device. Even a voodoo'd SGS1 won't be able to drive a quality set of cans like akg701/702 or hd800
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] mimstyle:
Sound on video record is better than sgs2. A big point.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Tatsuya79:
A bit unrelated but I'd like to see integrated stereo speakers on such phones.

I remember some Nokia that had a quite great set of speakers turning them into a decent mini jukebox.

Use this size more Samsung!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] DJKick_fr:
For those non satisfied with the Yamaha DAC, why not investing in a high end Bluetooth headphone ?

Here you would not pass through the DAC of the Note but through the DAC of the headphone supposedly better...

I think that the note is capable of streaming audio with the Bluetooth connection.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kersh:
Because there are not high end bt headphones with quality comparable as good iems.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] DJKick_fr:
Yes there are some, for example from Sennheiser but they are not cheap.

Anyway, one that says that there are noticeable differences without a good quality headphone is really making a subjective statement, since the non linearity and signal to noise ratio on an average headset even intra ears is usually horrible.

Even the best audiophile headphones have a THD that is only 0.02% at 1 kHz (about 74 dB). This is by far worse than even the crappiest DACs (some have less than 90 dB but the best ones have >100 dB THD).

Knowing this, in the combination DAC+Heaadphone, it is really the headphone that makes the difference in sound. The DAC non idealities are orders of magnitude below the headphone non idealities.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] betoNL:
Oops...looks like it wont work on the Note.....so far my experience is limited to the sgs1....sorry...

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=19038942&postcount=3

Edit: On a second though it will depend also on how resourceful you TV is...I got a HD Led TV with many built-in connectors and adapters....
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] matius44:
Oh crap, looks like I'll have to get that MHL adapter :-( was hoping for it to work but no worries, I got a 42" HD that would look better with an HDMI connection anyways :-P

Thanks for the response mate

Sent from my 7" slab with a tab
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] CalebG:
Just would like to chime in:

I have recently acquired a note and was curious about the sound. I connected my Grado S80i directly to the phone with no amp and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised.

The sound quality is rather good, and I would dare say that it could match up with my Cowon C2's sound quality. The only one major gripe I have is the bass. Unlike many who mentioned they needed to bring it down, I found that through my Grados, it was almost non-existent! But in it's defence, Grados are known for it's tight bass with a sharp attack.

Oh, in regards to the included headset, I thought the build quality was great for an included headset. The clarity of the sound is about 70% of my Grados. It has a focus on bright highs, and it might be a tad too bright for some people's liking. If you wish to use IEMs, I would suggest switching to something else, I have my eyes on the Klipsch S4A myself!

So there you have it. While it might not please a true audiophile, it works fine for those who are not too bothered about amps, FLACs or spending hundreds to thousands on their audio equipment.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] DaveC1964:
I have just done an AB test with the Note against the Infuse. I used the same music player (poweramp) same settings, cans, song.

I have to say I noticed the Note just sounded flat and boring with little "depth" and range compared to the Infuse. The Infuse sounded much more full and had a better soundstage. I am no audiophile so if even I noticed it then there must be a difference. I am actually dissapointed and will have to keep the Infuse as a media player now, the difference is that great.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] nikoceballos:
galaxy vs galaxy s2 vs galaxy nexus

I had these three beauties. I hace a sennheiser hd 650, senn ie8, senn ie80, sure 530.

The original galaxy can handle all of them, even The hungry hd650 (nota as a dedicated amplia, but works). The best t combination is with ie80, mainly because this babies are The bes in era on earth. So all my impressions are with The ie80 plugged.

Considering The galaxy s as The best sourse, i can say that galaxy nexus is absolutly close, is nota better. The soundstage is atonishing, The mids are clear, highs crispy but not whistling...base are there, youll notice them absolutly.... The best: they dont mudd The other instruments. The galaxy s pushed me ti sell my ipod.... The nexus confirmed i was on The right way when doing it.

About galaxy s2... i cant say it sound bad. But its not The kind of quality you expect from a producto like this. Anyway, using poweramp and equalizer, from market, you can solve it partialy.... but its not The nexus.

Honestly, this fact is The only one that tear me apart rom a very dessired galaxy note.

I'll hace ti wait ti sgs3.... hope samsung don miss with it.

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I had these three beauties. I have a sennheiser hd 650, senn ie8, senn ie80, sure 530.

The original galaxy can handle all of them in therms of power, even The hungry hd650 (not as good as a dedicated amp, but works). The best combination is with ie80, mainly because this babies are The best in ears cans on earth. So all my impressions are with The ie80 plugged.

Considering The galaxy s as The best sourse to start talking, i can say that galaxy nexus is absolutly close, if not better. The soundstage is atonishing, The mids are clear, highs crispy but not whistling...bass are there, youll notice them absolutly.... The best: theavey dont mudd The other instruments. The galaxy s pushed me to sell my ipod.... The nexus confirmed i was on The right way when doing it.

About galaxy s2... i cant say it sounds bad. But its not The kind of quality you expect from a producto like this. Anyway, using poweramp and equalizer, from market, you can solve it partialy.... but its not The nexus.

Honestly, this fact is The only one that tear me apart from a very dessired galaxy note.

I'll have to wait to sgs3.... Hope samsung dont miss it this time
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] guitarplayerone:
curious- NZtechfreak posted about using an external DAC and it not working. Perhaps we could ask Samsung about their implementation of this USB. I wonder if it's something as simple as shorting two pins together, such as what is necessary to enable AC mode on the charger.

If you have a multimeter, could you test for any possible connectivity between the pins on the adapter?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] gedster314:
Does not matter that much to me, my hearing is shot anyway. High Frequencies are gone and I have a slight ringing 24/7. I have to sleep with a fan on or something on or the ringing drives me nuts. Silence is maddening for me. Too many gigs with everything up to 11. I curse you Mr Marshall. Take care of your ears you young ones!

I actually use DSP Manager from a CyanogenMod rom. Works fine and I can roll off some of the mids and highs. It's not bad for freebie.

I don't like the Beats mod that's floating around, it seems to do funky things to a couple of podcasts I listen to.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] guitarplayerone:
It's like the old joke: guy walks into a store and buys a tube amp. He plays the amp and loves it, but it seems like he has to bump the mids and treble higher and higher every week...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Vulpix:
I gave up trying to make this damn phone sound good with my IEMs. Sleek SA6, Sony XBA-3, Klipsch S4i, combination of PowerAmp, PlayerpPro, Neutrino, nothing could make the Note sound decent. To my ears the Note seriously sounds like it's worlds apart from the excellent Nexus S which is a huge shame. Bought myself a dedicated MP3 player after throwing in the gloves.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] mcreego:
You are completely right... Now I have to walk around with a huge phone and my old Ipod:-)