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[Epic 4G Android Development] Tomcat5:
Advantages over ASC ICS 5.5

Is this ROM to the point where I should go ahead and backup my stuff, reOdin to EI22, CWM flash the EI22 modem, flash this ROM, and restore my stuff? I hear that there's a new theme and better battery life, but I don't think my battery life would improve much over <4 hours of usage.

Off topic -- What phone will be your next, Marcusant? I love your work and would love to continue using it. Thank you so much for your persistent contributions to the Epic 4G community.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mocsab:
What is the downside of freezing SNS - DRM and SYstem updates? I don't mind doing it as I can always unfreeze them - but I would like to know what won't happen if these things are frozen -?

I also keep a spare battery - along with chargers at work - home and in car - I travel a lot and getting another hour or two - or more can make a big difference when I don't have time to recharge and have burned thru both batteries - so any little bit I can get doing these kinds of things help -

Thanks for the tips - I would like to know the downside to any of these possible choices just to be sure I know what will happen -

thanks
[Epic 4G Android Development] Speedin07si:
Got a solid 12.5 hours on a stock battery. Only thing frozen is system updates. Running Shake and Bake 5.9 theme (i'm more a blue guy for now), Samurai 2.0.6.. Some apps were moving sluggishly but a simple clear app data fixed that issue. Loving the rom. Can't wait to see updates as they come out.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mrdavis55:
Is any one else having trouble with text reflow in the browser? Mine isn't working...

Sent from my Coconut Telegraph.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bigtimeweb:
how about the power widget? Does that work for anyone?
[Epic 4G Android Development] HanMan5000:
I seriously can't thank you enough for this rom, mainly because of the battery life. I know I'm new, but I've tried at least 6 different roms and none of them have had such a positive effect on battery life as this one has. I'm not one of those people that just use their phone for calling or texting, I browse the internet a lot to check the status of my website and the game server that I run. I also read the forums of my site pretty actively. I also use 4G since I'm in Texas. I drive a lot and because of that there are a lot of times where my phone has to search for 4G (which does drain the battery, but with this ROM it doesn't even matter .My phone is usually dead by the time I get home from school (around 4-5pm) and I have to charge it immediately when I get home. Now, the day is over pretty much (weekday anyway) at nearly 10PM and I'm still at around 15%. I've never went through the trouble to take a screenshot of my device and put it up, but for such results I definitely will.

There are some occasional lags or freezes but I think those are caused by the ADW Launcher rather than this ROM.

Note: I was looking around for some LED flashlight apps so I drained around 15% really really fast a few hours ago so I can test it out. I think I'd be over 20% still if I hadn't had done that, but dayumn.
[Epic 4G Android Development] sandman512:
So far, this ROM is running pretty smooth. My only problem, battery life. It just seems to be draining quickly. I will give it a few charges and see what happens. Any advice, anything to check for? I see other posters getting good battery life, so I know it achievable, how? Thanks!
[Epic 4G Android Development] :
What's the name of your SD card and where was it purchased?
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
it is a Kingston 32Gb class 10, i bought it online.. I had ACS ICS BML last night it was fine, soon as I convereted to this Rom and MTD, i noticed it...
[Epic 4G Android Development] travieso1208:
is a question.
[Epic 4G Android Development] :
I searched for your problem on google, your SD card could possibly be fake. Look up "H2testw" it's a program that will tell you weither or not your SD card is fake and it's total storage size
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
NVM, im an idiot... i realized i swapped cards, duh
[Epic 4G Android Development] :
It still could be faked. That's why it could be faked, Kingston being the big name it is would make people unsure of that possiblitiy. But, you do some research on your issue or post your problem in the Q&A sec. So you can get more help outside of MarcusantRom thread.
[Epic 4G Android Development] osiris2600:
He is saying "really" because Marcusant posted his beta version of EL30 a few pages back in the thread and there has been fierce discussion of the bugs of the ROM. Essentially it was stupid or lazy (or both) of you to post that question before reading any posts.
[Epic 4G Android Development] czechpunk:
I'd say 60%	lazy, 40% stupid. lol
[Epic 4G Android Development] wizzlewizzle:
Thanks RealTic... Yeah I use zeam... Is there any way to go the home button to work on 3rd party launchers?

-Wizzle
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
I installed the beta for v4 and couldn't get past all the twlauncher force closes so booted into recovery and did an advanced data restore of my CleanGB setup then chose Zeam launcher as default and all is well. I came straight from CM9 so that part works great. I installed my KGBlues theme over it and it works flawlessly. Just fix the launcher issue Marcus and you got a winner. Thanks for all you do!
[Epic 4G Android Development] johnp1991:
Is this bml or mtd?
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Just like the title of the thread says....MTD.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mrcollpepper:
Haha... I have made this mistake before. :cool:

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[Epic 4G Android Development] RealTic:
Like kenny said most threads will have brackets at the beginning informing clients of the partition type and thread type.... Ex... [mod], [rom], [mtd]
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Gallery FCs on the beta as well. I am using quickpic for now. Could that be related to the twlauncher FC?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Robalboa:
Gallery works perfect for me. But I totally uninstalled the tw laucher and put go launcher into system default. Everything seems to work good but getting ram issues. After bout a hour I have to manually free up ram to get things smooth again.

I may go ahead and V6 it and See how that works

MTD (EL30)

BLENDED CLEAN GB AND ERA LWTG

SHADOW V3.0

(in the voice of lil john)

YAAAYUUUUUHH!!!!
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
I will delete it and try a reinstall of Gallery. Thanks.

Edit: wiped data in TB on Gallery and it works now. I should have tried that first...sometimes I even forget the basics.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
getting quite a few quick reboots... using juicy orange theme... anyone have a suggestion for a theme with no soft quick reboots for this romm?? can i flash shake and bake on this?
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
My KGBlues works great...comes in purple passion too. It is in the Themes section.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Robalboa:
Thanks kenny

MTD (EL30)

BLENDED CLEAN GB AND ERA LWTG

SHADOW V3.0

(in the voice of lil john)

YAAAYUUUUUHH!!!!
[Epic 4G Android Development] travmofosho:
For marcusants roms a themer would have to base off his framework because his roms are set up differently. KG blues will work and so will shake and bake but for optimal theme layout these themes will look different in some places because of the framework.
[Epic 4G Android Development] raineyland:
Awesome so far....

Flashed v3, installed my launcher, (Go), flashed v4 (no data wipe), picked go as default, runs beautifully! I'll update ya after I trick it out...Thanks Marcusant!
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
Im not on EL30, still EI22.. Will that still work????
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
If you mean v3 instead of v4 there is an EI22 theme I put out. Will link you in a little bit. If you meant modem version, that doesn't matter.

Edit: The allblueRC22 from this thread works with V3 and keeps the scrolling quickpanel mod or Travis's Shake n Bake EI22 version:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1367503

Then for EL30 v4 you can use the KGBlues or Travis' Shake n Bake for EL30.
[Epic 4G Android Development] orlzzt:
So- if you download the zio of v4; is it possible to open the zip, remove TW launcher, replace it with your launcher, and then flash v4?

Don't flame me for asking, crabapples! Just wondering out loud...

Team Viper Lives!
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
Sorry should have said that at start, yes I am on V3... I will try the Allblue RC22... I really liked the orange!!! but i dont want ot deal with the reboots and having to change stuff everytime it boots back up. grrrr
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
did the all blue, booted up constant soft reboots... whats up?
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Sounds like something else with your phone. Did you add anything else? The 10 lockscreen mod? Odin back to stock, flash everything clean, redownload apps from the market and you should be fine.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
I put back on the juicy orange for now.. Its working fine, Just the soft reboots get annoying.. I will try to reflash, I did notice though that after i mount the system and flash it, It unmounts it for me? that all part of it?
[Epic 4G Android Development] bazidl:
Installed v4 beta right from v3 with no wipe and its running beautifully! The only issue I've noticed is when plugged in the charge indicator doesn't animate just shows the indicator in at low (red) icon with the charging bolt in it. It still charges though.
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Yes I have never had to unmount either.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
do you know any other themes that dont have the lock mod soft reboot that are good for this rom (v3) and EI22
[Epic 4G Android Development] Rocklee99:
if im coming from bonsai (EE03) do i need to do anything special to flash this rom? sorry im a little new to samsung
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Mine does not have the lock mod. That is why I asked if you installed the lock mod. You might try simply reflashing the ROM to wipe out all mods, check for the reboots, if all good flash a theme like mine or shake & bake and see if still good.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Rocklee99:
and where do u get the boot animation from the video review?
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
First flash CWM 5.0.2.7. Backup your data and flash.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Rocklee99:
why is the clock cut off in the lockscreen?
[Epic 4G Android Development] travmofosho:
Most likely the soft reboots are coming from the lockmod (as kenny stated i believe) or because of something in the framework like an edit in xml that wasn't done right (as i just did this earlier today lol). most people seem to be having good experiences so try to re download the rom and theme and then flash again..

Edit: about the lockscreen... can you post a pic of the clock? Im not quite sure what you mean
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
WTF? Mine doesn't do that. It may be the font. I flashed my KGBlues onto v4 beta and it has Roboto font.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Rocklee99:
I just flashed the rom, so idl what to say...I don't wanna wipe it again...should I reflash it or...I'm lost...
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
It is an issue with the theme the rom comes with. you can flash kgblues or wait for v4.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Rocklee99:
Would flashing another font work?
[Epic 4G Android Development] mrcollpepper:
Some people reported it to work by doing that. I am guessing maybe 20-25 pages back??? It has been a little while since it was initially brought up.

But a new theme does fix it. I used minimalistic black.

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[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
whens the v4 release (full) going to be?
[Epic 4G Android Development] adamdelozier:
Rule #1 never ask for eta's! But my guess... v4 may be a few days away. I believe marcusant is going on vacation.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
well i saw the beta, but then people were spotting issues, so I was curious about it. sorry, Noted now.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Lord Syrics Jr.:
Can't wait till v4 marc. as much as i love cm9, i love having a charge last me a day with decent usage more. This rom is fast stable n lasts. Aka great!

Lord Syrics Jr.

EPIC
[Epic 4G Android Development] amateurhack:
If you are on v3, and having problems with Voltage control, check this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1482933
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
I have been using the beta since it dropped. You just have to switch launchers. I did a clean install so had a ton of twlauncher FCs so hit the power button and booted into clockwork and did an advance restore data from my CleanGB install which had Zeam on it, then just chose Zeam as my launcher. You just have to make sure you have a different launcher than tw before you install it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
i only use zeam anyway. i like tht the best....

which version of kgblues should i use for v3 there are 2 diff versions? nt sure which one
[Epic 4G Android Development] adamdelozier:
Just went back and was rereading...

Didn't mean to come off sounding like a jackass, sorry about that!
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
V3 is EI22 so you need the EI22 one. Let me get a link for you.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1367503

Use allblueRC22 or AllgreenRC22 whichever color you like.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
remember I told you i did that yesterday and soon as it booted it up, it was stuck in a loop, i had to put the juicy orange back on... It was weird because it unmounted my system for me, not used to that,

I guess I can try it again..

if it doesnt work, I need another theme to go to or I can just reflash the rom and go back to stock v3 with no theme...

---------- Post added at 09:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:47 PM ----------

Just did it again and it booted up and got stuck in a soft reboot loop... Put juicy orange back on..

ANy ideas???????

---------- Post added at 10:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:58 PM ----------

I love the orange just hate the soft reboots. and then having to change the keyboard back to what I want and making zeam default... annoying
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Try Shake&Bake EI22 version.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
will try

i have tht on my phone. didnt know if it would work for mtd so hve not flashed it...
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
If you reflash the ROM do you still get these soft reboots?
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
All themes and mods work on MTD. The only difference is having to mount system on most.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
havent tried a reflash yet.... it was fine till i put juicy orange on it though..
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
That is your problem...it still contains the buggy lockmod. You need to reflash ASAP to stop these reboots and do not install the Juicy Orange theme again.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
the juicy orange theme has that??? I may flash the shake and bake theme

I will reflash at somepoint... Or should i just do the beta v4?
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
You need to flash a ROM to get rid of the lockmod. If you choose the v4 Beta remember that you will have to choose EL30 themes. This will fix your reboots.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
Thanks, I will reflash tomm
[Epic 4G Android Development] robrob:
Flashed the v4 beta with 3x wipe but getting the tw launcher force closes. Going to try another rom.
[Epic 4G Android Development] adamdelozier:
marcusant indicated there was an issue with the launcher FC. Just need to install a different launcher.
[Epic 4G Android Development] robrob:
How do you install another launcher without a working launcher?
[Epic 4G Android Development] agentsparrow:
Can't find a link to the v4 beta anywhere. Can someone post me in the right direction? Thx
[Epic 4G Android Development] amateurhack:
Install v3.

Install launcher of your choice, set as default.

Wipe cache/dalvic cache.

Do not wipe data.

Install v4.
[Epic 4G Android Development] lorenza:
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http://marcusant.com/android/epic/MarcusantROM-el30-beta.zip
[Epic 4G Android Development] Naddict:
Sleeper rom is the answer!
[Epic 4G Android Development] robrob:
That's funny, I installed the Sleeper rom a few hours ago. I'm going try it for a while but I'll probably come back to the actual Marcusant v4 release.
[Epic 4G Android Development] osiris2600:
speaking of which, I'm glad Marcusant is on vacation but I hope he gets back soon! I'm very excited for official v4
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
I've been back. I released MIUI4 :P I got back Friday. I have been primarily working on MIUI and will get this done soon.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
Cant wait!
[Epic 4G Android Development] osiris2600:
I'm so glad you're in the epic community Marcusant. Let us know where you plan to dev next so I can consider that phone when I switch next year. Any idea what phone you'll pick up next? I've been considering motorola.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mrcollpepper:
That is a good question. I am due for an upgrade in august, but I love what you develop. So what will the next phone of choice be??

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[Epic 4G Android Development] Death259:
I bet if everyone pulls together and buys him a good phone, then that might be his next one...
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
I will buy my own phone. It will probably be the galaxy s 3 or the next nexus depending on what is out when my contract is up.

I will be getting a Samsung phone...
[Epic 4G Android Development] kosai:
Sorry if this is a noob question but can I use this ROM to do Sprint Hands Free Activation? I'm on CM9 right now and want to transfer this phone to someone else but they want a custom ROM they can activate with.
[Epic 4G Android Development] crazyc78:
I believe you will have to go back to stock to do that. If you don't know how to go back to stock qbking77 has a few tutorial videos on how to go back to stock. If you have any questions just pm me and I can help.

Sent from my Samuraied tricked out smooth Epic 4G.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Rocklee99:
I have a flashed a new font but my lock screen still shows a scrunched up clock
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
You should be able to do hands free activation on any TW ROM that has all the necessary files like Sprintandroidextensions.apk and a couple of others I can't remember.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Lord Syrics Jr.:
Thats because it is not the font that causes the issue.

***Problem***

Think of the each of the part of the clock as an allotted space.

The hour part [_ _]:

And the minute part :[_ _]

So say its 1:00am, this reads [blank/0, 1:0 0]

Now for ease of explanation, lets just say that the minute part on this ROM reads like this; :[_] (<-- only one blank spot vs 2)

Because of this, the ROM is forcing the same number of digits into that one spot resulting in a scrunched up second half of the time.

***Solution***

A) There is a theme that looks just like the stock theming of this ROM in the themes section as found here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1444626

I believe this fixes the problem, I haven't tried so no guarantees ;)

EDIT: After looking closer, it would seem that the DL link has been killed so it looks like option B is your best bet.

B) Or just flash another theme.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mrcollpepper:
flashing another theme is the easiest fix. i used minimalistic black. and i also know that shake bake fixes it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] lorenza:
Wierd. I went to absolute stock in order to get a clean start then flashed the ROM. I added Shake and bake and it gave me the compressed/cut off time on the lock screen. KGBlues on the other hand, fixed it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Yay me! LOL.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mrcollpepper:
Haha. See you do do good work. Just like I always said. :D

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[Epic 4G Android Development] mrcollpepper:
Yeah, that is weird. I knew every phone was different, but I thought that was more towards oc/uv things.

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[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
anyone seen this.. My battery was at 95, i rebooted phone and now battery went down to 83??? Strange..... on V3 with Shake and Bake
[Epic 4G Android Development] mrcollpepper:
That is actually pretty common on our phones. I am kinda suprised that this is the first time it has happened to you. I know for me, and what I have read from others, doesn't matter what rom I am on including stock, this happens.

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[Epic 4G Android Development] osiris2600:
I've even had my phone turn off because the battery was dead and I turned it on a few minutes later and the battery was above 30% and continued to run for hours.
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
It is a bug that I believe is a combination of heat causing false reports. A reboot while plugged in or pulling the battery for a few minutes usually brings it right back up. Been around a long time too.
[Epic 4G Android Development] osiris2600:
Have they addressed this issue in newer phones?
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
If you mean like the Epic Touch or Note....no idea. There are a few Touch owners that pop in and out you can ask.
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
I'm sure that the problem is with the batteries themselves.
[Epic 4G Android Development] BoscoCosta:
i dont think its a battery issue as it happens to me with both the stock battery and the larger battery
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
He meant all batteries. The percentage is directly related to the voltage the battery puts out. 4.2 Volts is 100%. 3.7V is 0%. If the battery shows a glitch during a reboot and dips down you will get that percentage. Relieving the current on the battery by pulling it for a minute or rebooting on charge alleviates that incorrect reading.
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Batteries in general. Not just phone batteries.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Lord Syrics Jr.:
how's v4 coming? i read some folks got the beta and that got me excited! cm9 is cool n all but really gchrome is the only thing special in my opinion.. there should be a hack for lower Android haha. the battery is plain awful no fb contract sync which was nice for caller id, it eats ram like a mofo... THIS ROM is great! May try clean gb while i wait. i need good battery life n cm9 just can't deliver.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Xhyperion:
Yes this problem does not occur on the SGS2.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Nashdogg:
Agreed, cheep knock off batteries(stock mah and extended)= jacked up battery stats. My name band batteries still have this happen rarely. But have a couple cheap eBay generic batteries that it happens on every discharge cycle.
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Really? It occurs on all of my li-ion battery devices

Sent from my OG Epic running MIUI4 ICS powered by ShadowKernel
[Epic 4G Android Development] Xhyperion:
I still have my Epic and my main phone now is a SGS2 with tmo. The T989. I've had it rooted with various custom roms and kernels since November. I've never seen the kinds of drops in battery life that the epic has on my SGS2. The battery can drain quickly on the SGS2 but it never drops huge %s like I've seen my Epic do randomly after a reboot.

I remember the issue happened frequently with the first variants of the ACS roms. Fixed permissions and battery life would drop double digits after a reboot.

I have a seido 3500 for my Epic as well and it's done it too although not as big a %.

Although I will agree the batteries sucked big time for the Epic I think the issue lies with the rom/kernel combo.

The SGS2 is an entirely different beast than the original galaxy models.