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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] scapcom:
is anyone having gps issues? its take a long time 2+ min to get a lock. ive looked all over the forums and tryed what people have said some worked but only for a few hours
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bazirker:
No. My GPS has worked great since I upgraded to 2.9.1.

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Quick Office isn't included with this phone; you're thinking of Polaris Office. It's included in the Removed_Apps folder (shows up either in the root of the sd_card or in the external_sd).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] HeisRisen:
My modem change experience has been positive, sorry you are having issues! The following are the results from a stationary test. The device never moved, nor was anybody else in the room. The posted results are an average over five attempts.

EL29

Back Room Wifi – 4.7mbps / .9 mbps

Back Room 3g – 125kbps / 83 kbps

Back Room 4g – 9.7 mbps / 1.5 mbps

FB21

Back Room Wifi – 9.2mbps / 1.3 mbps

Back Room 3g – 325 kbps / 113 kbps

Back Room 4g – 10 mbps / 1.7 mbps
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] buggerritt:
Nice! I just switched to FB21 and this makes me happy. I wonder if any improvements were made with GPS
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bazirker:
With the release of 2.9.1, I did a full wipe (first one in a long time) and used titanium backup to restore my accounts and a handful of programs. I did this Friday night. Since then, my phone has been spending an inordinate amount of time syncing, i.e. the little green circle in the status bar shows up and spins a lot and the battery has drained more rapidly from data transmission. It's been doing this more often than not, and it has stopped several times and restarted. This has happened on 3G, 4G, and wifi, and I can't imagine it taking this long to actually sync especially given it has had many hours connected to a brutally fast wifi connection.

Does anyone have any idea what the deal is with this? Any suggestions on how to troubleshoot it, like to figure out what particular account is actively syncing? I have quite a few. At first, I just assumed my phone was downloading a ton of email and stuff, but unless it the bandwidth is being massively throttled server-side, it should've been able to download more than the internal memory of the phone several times over.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] socalborn:
This exact same thing is happening to me!!

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I cleared the RAM memory, in the task manager under RAM manager that comes with the ROM, and it has stop it for now but it will probably come back up again soon enough. I know this might not be a permanent solution but it works temporarily.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Maxx134:
Sounds like a sync wait problem.

Did U try a profile update?

Did U notice any Ur accounts delay sync?

Did U try the Airpush detector app?

Did U try a reboot?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ryououki:
Most likely, you have bad or mismatched data from the restore on one of the Google items. This is common for the Calendar and Contact data. Go to Settings > Accounts & Sync > Google account and check to see what item constantly has the sync symbol next to it.

If the Calendar is the item causing the issue:

Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > All tab > Calendar > Clear Data button

Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > All tab > Calendar Storage > Clear Data button

After that go back to Settings > Accounts & Sync > Google account > Sync Now button

If Contacts is the item causing issue:

Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > All tab > Contacts > Clear Data button

Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > All tab > Contacts Storage > Clear Data button

After that go back to Settings > Accounts & Sync > Google account > Sync Now button
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] socalborn:
Sync Issue

Updated profile-no change.

Checked Gmail accounts-BINGO! I have 3 gmail accounts and one of them WILL NOT SYNC. I have refreshed 5 times and nothing. I checked under settings and under one of my accounts the Sync Picasa thing was selected but and that was trying to sync something that was not there. Also my email was not checked to sync. WEIRD, but working now!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Maxx134:
Ur tests correlate with my gereral observations and also his heat observation,

as increased performance could give off more heat to a certain extent.

Also that doesn't directly mean increased battery as it may also have improvements in that area we would have to test and so far I not noticing anything out of the ordinary.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sweets55:
There's a few ways to get it to work better. I used the GPS status app. Go into tools and manage gps state. It should go from a few satellites to 7. There on the right. It should lock after a few seconds. Probably best to do it outside.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wrceuro:
I started at 99% this morning. I checked my exchange e-mail, app of the day on Amazon and when I checked the battery I was at 90%.

GPS - OFF

Wifi - OFF

Signal Strength - Superb

Sync - Gmail and Exchange on push only.

BT - OFF

Therefore the battery life Sucks A$$.

Rom: 2.9.1

Kernel: 1.4.1

Model: EL29

Launcher: Go Launcher

By the way, What theme are you running? I like the icons :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bg19978:
Why don't I have the removed apps folder with my calkulin rom 2.9 ?? it's not in sdcard or external sdcard
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] coiledwire:
Sorry, not sure. Something left over from the previous kernel, battery stats went crazy and thought you were fully drained, or other unknowns. Maybe its time to do a 1-click odin and start fresh again.

Sent via EM waves.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Maxx134:
Hello I gave you thanks for that!

Do I really have to do formattAll if the install has script that will wipe what is needed?

I am going to try now and I backed up in case I am commiting suicide.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bazirker:
I think my problem is also with a google account trying to sync a Picasa account that essentially doesn't exist (I don't use Picasa). I just deactivated it, let's see if that does the trick!

Thanks guys!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nitronet:
I flashed the zip to stop the volume buttons from waking the phone, but it did nothing and the phone still wakes up by pushing the volume buttons. Any other way to keep this from happening?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Maxx134:
ooo good app,

also I remember the "fasterfix" apk is in this thread and works great for locking GPS.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] socalborn:
Error 492??

What is up with this 492 error? I don't really want to do a reset..is there anyway around this?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
Dude don't say the battery sucks ass. How long have you been running the from before you start *****ing.

Sent from self nominated team "Z" member's phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wrceuro:
Easy there feller... I had this phone a few days before it even came out here in the States. When I was stock battery was fine. When I was on 2.7 and the previous ROM that he made battery was awesome. Something changed somewhere and the Battery sucks now. So relax be polite and chill. This is my opinion and the issue that I am having with the phone. I will not use another ROM on my phone because I have been using Calk's ROMs since the first EVO. So to answer your question, A very long time. The reason why I ask the question is because I have 5 other users that I rooted the phones for in the office and they all have the same issue so it concerns me that is all.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] HeisRisen:
He seemed to be conducting himself in a polite manner. Your post seemed to be Bit impolite however.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Maxx134:
I think it has to do with the kernal.

Check wich kernal you are using as I have read that new rom may now have changed kernal.

If you read back a few pages you will see posts on suggested kernal EL13 for best battery I have changed today on it using zip with CWM and no ill effects.

EDIT: okay I just updated to the 2.9.1 rom, and yes it changed my kernal and yes it states same exact kernal as my brothers stock phone...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] buggerritt:
Do you have to? No. I do it because a lot of the apps that are on present on the stock ROM will still be on the phone if I don't. I don't want GMail, Email, Allshare, and probably 20 other apps that I never use on my phone. I strip them from the ROM and FormatAll before I flash it. Then, I don't have to go through the trouble of uninstalling them all separately with Titanium. This is just my process. Everyone has their own way that seems to work for them. Many just flash over the previous build. I always figure that if I do that and I end up with problems, then I will have to go about doing my usual way just to knock that out of the toubleshooting. Also, I have always ended up with issues when flashing over other builds. It just seems pointless to even waste the time of doing it.

As with anything else, your mileage may vary. Best of luck flashing.:)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wrceuro:
Ok thanks :)

So I can use EL13 Kernel with 2.9.1 and FB21 modem?

By the way where can I find this Kernel I have been looking everywhere but I'm not sure which is the right one? Could you help me out please.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Maxx134:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1390393

Third post for el13

I am using EL13 with 2.9.1 and FB21.

I edited 2.9.1 zip in 7zip desktop application to remove the hideous samsung media hub apk. and any other apk I didnt want in the system/app folder.

Thanks buggerritt! editing rom zip file worked, and I didn't format before but the scripts for the rom cleared it anyway.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] scapcom:
5 home buttons switch

is there any was to add delete or change the home buttons (phone,messageing,email,internet,applications) on the bottem i want to switch the stock email with gmail? this this even possable
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Maxx134:
yes,

press applications, then goto left bottom icon settings then edit.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wrceuro:
Thanks for your help.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Calkulin:
Just a little teaser....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wrceuro:
And this is fair in which way?

Dude I can't wait :) How is the battery on it? :p
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nibrwr:
Niiiiiiiice
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] buggerritt:
Groovy. I was waiting for a custom ROM from you before I even tried ICS.

In your honor, I am dipping into a Klondike bar.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] scapcom:
thanks man helped out a ton
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
For those of you that have a large amount of sync going on, also check to see if Dropbox is uploading all of your Gallery photos..edit..I think its a feature on the newer versions of Dropbox. I hit cancel on that option after signing in
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
I have been sitting on the sidelines as well until I see a build that looks like it wasn't tested for 5 min...lol. Obviously that's the case here so maybe my first ICS flash on this phone.....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Who wants some ice cream?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] buggerritt:
Totally off topic but , this is the coolest **** I've ever seen with a great song to back it up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWfph3iNC-k
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] djjosh:
Wooohooooooooo what people will do to get ics. My adrenaline is pumpkin I've got to borrow my dads 750 katana and ride a wheely
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ja5oN:
Yeah that was pretty random, but.... TOTALLY SWEET!!!:eek::D:eek:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bazirker:
Why cancel it? Dropbox gives you a lot more space if you use it; I was given an extra 1.5 GB. Also, if you're on Sprint and have unlimited data, why not take advantage of it?

Turning off syncing with a non-existent Picasa account seems to have fixed it for me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lokko21:
I want to come back to this rom, in in stock rooted 4.0.3 ics with fb21 custom recovery, what should I do..??

Just Android back and that's it or I have to change my modem to EL29..??

Thanks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rickyq12:
Ha...been doing the same.

Waiting on calk to do his custom rom magic on ICS.

I think we're all excited about this.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] vulcZ:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1390393

I used Odin to flash that recovery, and then wiped and installed 2.9.1 as per usual though the recovery.

I enjoyed playing with ICS FB21 for a few days, but am now glad to be back to 2.9.1 (at least until all of the ICS bugs are fixed) :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lokko21:
I have that recovery already, so just nand back, nothing else..?? Different mode..?? Or anything like that..?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cheebahawk:
Is anyone having issues sending picture messages? I'm having no trouble receiving, but nobody is receiving any pictures I send
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Nyckrs:
Can someone tell me how to underclock to 1000mhz or 800mhz. I know its in system/etc/init.d and its in 3freq_screenstate_scaling. what do i do next?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Jimieo:
:D ~resists temptation to ask when it could possibly be released~

I'm very excited for this one. :p

Pretty sweet. Just saw his crash video.. Ouch!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mb3:
Any clue's on how to re-enable popups? No prob's with this ROM except for an update bug in one of my apps that borks it if popups blocked.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bazirker:
From the OP, 2nd post:

Link to "attached": http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=845027&d=1325871602
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Because I have so much unreleased test stuff in there. I got a free .5 for something but with all of my pics I would be full. I have a few shared folders with new goodies to test before release...mainly for NS4G. Everything is kept top secret on the Epic Touch
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mb3:
Thanks much! I'd been lucky enough to never need to know about host files until now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bazirker:
Ah, cool. Just as long as you knew that you are given more space as you upload photos...I almost didn't do it because of space constraints, but then, like I said, I watched an extra 500 MB appear as I started uploading...then another...and then another! And now I have a 4 GB dropbox, so even if I now disabled photo syncing, I'd still have the extra space. It might be worth you trying just to see if you can snag the extra space.

Just sayin' :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] I_FLY_Z3R0:
To undervolt it go to the first page and download which ever undervolt settings you want. Put it in internal/SD storage and flash via recovery. You don't have to wipe anything. I personally use the -100 mV and it still runs super smooth. I recommend it for better battery life with out hindering performance! Good luck!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SupahDave:
I had been getting mediocre battery life on all of the most recent releases so I decided to flash the trusty old Rogue EL13 repack... BAM! I got over 35hrs on one charge over the weekend. So far today, I've been off the charger for 13.5 hrs of pretty heavy internet usage, texts and phone calls and I still have 42% left.

Even with ICS being released soon, I'm going to be hard pressed to switch from what I'm running right now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Actually I didn't know that so I owe you a few thanks...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Admiral2145:
Stock battery? If so, I need to try that el13 with my 3800mAh battery
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Nyckrs:
How about under clocking? I'm using -75 mV right now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] I_FLY_Z3R0:
Oh wow didn't even see that sorry! But with Calkulin's rom it's already underclocked by default. If you would like to do it yourself use setcpu. It's the best I've ever had and I've used a lot!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] donp2700:
usb hosting

Does this rom support usb hosting? If so can someone direct me to the appropriate link for info.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] I_FLY_Z3R0:
But if you want to do it your self, without an application, Open your root explorer app and navigate to /system/etc/int.d. from there select the folder that says "3cpufreq_screenstate_scaling" and in there you'll see the battery level set and the Max CPU speed for that battery level. Make sure you make the system R/W read and write so it'll take the changes! Inside the quotation marks just change the values to what you want and click save and exit.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Nyckrs:
Do i change 1,2 or 3. I assume i change 1.

Do i have to change anything else if i underclock to 800mhz?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SupahDave:
Yep, stock battery. I remembered that when EL13 first came out I had gotten really good battery life with it but then EL26 and 29 came out pretty quickly after that and I flashed those and just figured that it was a fluke because I was back to the battery just barely making it thru the day. Then someone mentioned that they kept going back to EL13 because of the battery life so I switched back and I am DEFINITELY getting better battery life now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] I_FLY_Z3R0:
I changed 1,2 and 3. I always run them on 500mhz and it still runs very smooth. For 1 you would change from "1200000" to your desired value and also for 2. For 3 I dropped the Max to 80000 but it's honestly what you want.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Nyckrs:
what is your battery life under normal and heavy usage?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] I_FLY_Z3R0:
I just flashed calks earlier today. I was running blazer for a long time and I would get like 15 hours battery and it would still be at like 30-40% on that setup with moderate to heavy usage in class rooms at FSU for most of the day. with little usage like 12 hours and it'd be 75%
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Nyckrs:
sweet thanks a lot for the help and answering my questions.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] I_FLY_Z3R0:
Yeah you're welcome. Anytime.

Sent from my iPhone killer.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SSaxman:
I'm pretty happy with my battery life. Running 2.8.1, Gunslinger 1.4.0, and FB15 modem.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Carbajal3009:
I just flashed back to calks Rom v2. 9. 1 and I did a clean install wiped everything then did modified calks wipe just to be safe and flashed this. Got it booted and let it sit for like 15mins. Got everything setup then went back into CWM, and flashed the volume rocker mod and when I try to use it at the lock screen or when the phone is asleep it won't work. Any ideas? :p
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] HeisRisen:
How can I get voice talk back on my device?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Jimieo:
This should help. :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Maxx134:
Which modem are you using?

I am getting best signal performance out of fb21, BUT

I believe it is using more battery, and feels warmer.

I haven't tried fb15 yet but that is next.

I may just revert to el29 modem.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] HeisRisen:
I don't see the apk there. Can you share the apk?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SSaxman:
Follow the steps in my post here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20331247&postcount=4478
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Jimieo:
The file is too big to upload here, but I believe the one you are looking for is called VoiceToGo.apk
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] akarol:
Calk, any way to provide a .zip to remove the alarm icon again? I love that feature!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] buggerritt:
Just get vlingo from the market. It's the same app from the same maker (just not Samsung specific) and works better.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Jimieo:
This is an unedited file from the original rom. It'd remove it for you

goes in system/app
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Calkulin:
Done, it's in the FAQ but the above file will do that also
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] akarol:
Thanks bud, you're the man!

Sent from my Samsung Epic 4G Touch.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] buggerritt:
Everybody keeps raving about battery life on the EL13 kernel. I guess I better give it a shot and see what all the fuss is about...right before Calk drops the ICS custom ROM. LOL
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mr.BeBoT:
Anybody experience more battery loss with 2.9.1 I just noticed 2.9.2 is posted and will give it a try. I've been on EL29 for a bit now as it seemed the best for my phone. Flashed 2.9.1 a couple days ago and have had significantly worse battery life. My daily usage is pretty consistent and I did check for rogue apps.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
It was the best for me. If only I can find out why my phone went nuts after flashing it the other day. Odin may be calling me. Calkulin you snuck out 2.9.2 huh? Lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Calkulin:
With ICS around the corner, I wanna make sure this ROM is the best it can be
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] crypt0kiddie:
Yeah, I was running 2.8.1 and Gunslinger 1.4.0 on the EL29 modem and the battery life was VERY good. I was pushing 24+ hours easy and I work IT so I'm on and off my phone all day both data and voice.

I upgraded to the 2.9.0, then 2.9.1 and my battery life tanked by about half. I'm going to give 2.9.2 a shot and if that doesn't work, I'll have to dig threw my Nandroids to get myself back over to 2.8.1
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] akarol:
2.9.2 has only cosmetic changes over 2.9.1. I doubt you will notice a difference.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
...and I know many people appreciate that! I will always have a copy on SD and a nandroid, ICS or not. There are a couple of ROMs I KNOW I can count on. This is one of them. Thanks Calkulin!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kc_hubbard:
Hey Calk,

Have you noticed any LOS while testing your ICS build? I ran the stock/rooted version you posted and had LOS (using FB21 modem w/ the stock/rooted ROM).

Just curious.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Did you give it a good day or 2 to settle in? I always have doo doo battery when first flashing a ROM. That's why I never judge a ROM off of one day's use
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kingdazy:
Exactly. This is my "go to, always reliable" rom. That is until You (Calkulin) release ICS. ;)

Sent from my calculator watch.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] djjosh:
I tried clearing data but every time I manually sync I get logs provider FC.

Running 2.9.2 this has been happening since 2.8 how can I fix this?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] asbjörn:
Thank you!

Thanks so much Calk...your roms are always well written, stable, fast and efficient!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
What are you synching?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] parmend:
Sorry if this has been asked but is there a way to get the stock browser to fit text when zooming in?

Edit- nevermind
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kilthro:
Its in the settings menu. Its just not on but default. I had to turn it back on the other day when I reflashed.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] djjosh:
Sync all

Also screen capture gave incorrect file extention I had to rename to jpg
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] djjosh:
That was exactly the right question

I removed social hub cleared its data put it back no more FC!

Thank you thank you thankyou
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xb0n3z:
first off thank you for the ,2.9.2 update. I have been using this r since day 1. this is the first time I've had a problem with it. if I go in to edit mode from the home screen it won't exit edit mode no matter what I do. the only way out is to reboot the phone. yes I cleared the cache and delvik cache prior to install..

just wanted to throw this out there and see if anyone else was having similar problems.

thank you again

*****update*****

I just cleared the cache and delvik again and everything is working fine
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
You know, I delete and install so much stuff that I can't keep track either.

I finally bit the bullet and did a bare ROM install and only installed Titanium and my Kaiten email because I have no idea how these guys are getting 24+ hours out of their phones and I want that too! :o
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 6uPMAH:
Here's a fix that worked for me.

http://www.technipages.com/android-market-download-unsuccessful-error-fix.html
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nitronet:
I use Kaiten Mail too and it was killing my battery, had all my accounts set to check new mail via "push", changed it to polling every 5 minutes and my battery is much much better, and the slight delay is really no big deal for me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MongarEric:
Woah, I missed 2.9.1. Can I install 2.9.2 over 2.9?