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[Epic 4G Android Development] RealTic:
Please don't criticize amazing ROM's when you have no idea what your talking about. Some of these developers work day and night trying to improve this ROM, the small amount of issues these newly released alphas have are simply amazing. There are many things you can do to get better battery life on cm9. You could undervolt, try using a different kernel like Shadow or Samurai, mess around with different settings in voltage control, many things. I get a full day of battery life with Cm9. Cm9 does not eat RAM on my phone because i know how to MANAGE that. cm9 does not eat my battery because i know how to MANAGE that. Just because you lack the knowledge to address the problems you are experiencing does not give you the right to trash one of the best developments our phone is currently receiving.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mrcollpepper:
He could be right. It could be the rom. Lol. It happened more before I even rooted. So for sure this rom has helped fix my battery issues. :D:D. Not the rom. It is a battery problem

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[Epic 4G Android Development] Xhyperion:
Yeah I haven't seen it with this rom/kernel yet but my Epic is only used to play snes/gba roms now lol.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Mo6152:
OK so I have an epic that is still on the SFR 1.2 ROM. I want to upgrade to something gingerbread based. ICS eats up the battery too quickly and is still in alpha stage, so I'd rather not go with it yet.

Now I'm stuck on what ROM to go with, this or CleanGB? Which one is more stable?

If I go with this ROM, should I wait until V4 or is V3 solid already?
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
The only issue I noted with v3 is the clock getting crunched. That can be fixed by flashing my theme EI22 KGBlues. There are links in this thread for the beta v4 and the only issue there is twlauncher force closes. Fix is to make sure you have another launcher set as default before flashing. CleanGB is excellent as well. Try them..takes you 30 minutes tops to flash and play with it for awhile.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Lord Syrics Jr.:
"i don't have the knowledge..." you clearly don't know who I am or what i do for a living... i know damn well how to MANAGE the h***outta my phone. I stated specifically "in my opinion" thank you very much. I know how awesome cm9 is. I've been on it since its drop. And compared to other roms, the battery isn't as great, & it does use more ram. And like I stated before, the only huge difference (let me clearify here) in the android, is gchrome.

Is it awesome and great? Yes. Is it ONE of the best developments? Yeah its a damn impressive development feat. Is it THE best (in my opinion since that's what forums are for... many users stating there thoughts n opinions)? No.

If you care to reply to me, pm me. I don't want Marcs thread getting cluttered with banter. Next time you wanna trash me or anyone else pm them as well....
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Don't talk about other roms in this thread please. Leave that chat in that thread. Thank you. Post no moire about it. No need to delete your posts.
[Epic 4G Android Development] osiris2600:
Noticing your avatar ... when did you become a near sighted penguin? :D
[Epic 4G Android Development] Xhyperion:
Dont know if trolling or
[Epic 4G Android Development] osiris2600:
I'm not trolling, the avatar made me laugh
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
can we please get on topic here.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Naddict:
will version 4 have the V6 supercharger baked in?
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
What the heck is that?
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Yes. It will.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Ignorance1:
Can't wait for v4, v3 was so fast and smooth. Btw these forums are getting ridiculous with all the battery talk and off topic bs
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Thank you! If I see one more useless battery screenie I will throw up all over XDA. LOL.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
lil strange issue, not big but annyoing...

So in the market under my apps, Google search is there constantly and will never update, You go to update it and it completes and then says "Package File was not signed correctly, Unistall the previous copy of the app and try again".. But i have no option to uninstall???? any ideas????

Thanks
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Apps without an uninstall option can be uninstalled with Titanium Backup.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
Once agian, you are the Man!
[Epic 4G Android Development] Pacorocko:
Well played, sir. Well played.
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Inverted no less......wait...cough...cough...here it....cough...here it.....bleeeeeaaaaarggggghhhhhhh! Sorry. Didn't get any on your shoes, did I?

LOL
[Epic 4G Android Development] Naddict:
Lmfao...
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Just the miui one. Not inverted.
[Epic 4G Android Development] osiris2600:
Just putting it out there that I'd like to test out (and I'm guessing others as well) any more beta updates for v4 that you've made since TW was broken.
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Marcus, how is the v4 coming? I am not sure but on the beta I might have gotten that issue where if you turn wifi, then turn it off, then use 4G, then toggle to wifi again, then later 4G will not connect. I remember getting this on Legendary when I tried the speed tweaks on there.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
weird thing I have noticed with v3.. Anyone else seen this??

So now since being on V3, I have noticed within Handcent the Notfication sounds are not as loud as they used to be? does that make sense?

Normally In quick settings I keep the ringer and notification the same volume. Before I went to V3, I had them both set on 2 and it was plenty loud.. On this Rom I have to have it up to about 5 to make it sound like it did on 2 previously....

anyone seen this or know a fix? Its not an ER but it is annoying to me..
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
I have been working on miui and aokp as touchwiz is 'obsolete' IMO. I will get this updated (just add touchwiz 4 launcher) when I get the time and get aokp done.

Sent from my AOKP/MIUI Epic 4G. I am an überkanger and proud!
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Thanks. Your beta seemed really fast and would like to keep the finished product as my go to TW ROM when I am not on CM9 or AOKP or any of these other ICS ROMs popping up. I look forward to it. Thanks.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
umm Anyone?
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
I will devote my afternoon to working on v4. I may use this as a daily.

My reasons behind this:

On 4.0 and AOSP in general it seems that:

- Apps take forever to open (even when they are in the background). It does not seem like this until you go back to tw roms

- Colors are not as vibrant on the screen on ics

- ICS is luggish in general

- Battery life sucks on ics

What I will do:

- Try to bring some of the eye candy from ICS (it is sexy)

- Try to bring media to its peak (seems that AOSP is not the greatest in the media department)

- Make the rom stable as ****

- Implement GS2 features

My current projects:

- BetterCookies (renamed version of marcusantrom EL30)

- ColdSammich (ICS rom created using parts of MIUI, AOKP, and CM9)

- MIUI for epic and epic touch

- Sensation themed ROM based off the sense we may get (maybe)
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Awesome news man! I am ready to test whenever you need it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] RealTic:
Marcusant, do you plan on releasing an updated version of your v3 theme that has the unlock screen clock issue fixed? I really want that theme.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Naddict:
I will do my part too...! willing candidate to test v4 here!

---------- Post added at 12:45 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:43 AM ----------

No, no problemo here...have you tried and complete uninstall and reinstall of a freshly downloaded app?
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Working on themeing more
[Epic 4G Android Development] osiris2600:
so far it looks great, I can't wait. how does the sms (or is it mms I always forget) look?
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Didn't get to that part yet. Just themed basic stuff.

Sent from my AOKP/MIUI Epic 4G. I am an überkanger and proud!
[Epic 4G Android Development] younggangsta_s:
Hmmm, ColdSammich sounds interesting.
[Epic 4G Android Development] rulyskull:
You should take the one from the ice cream sandwich theme in the theme section it looks really nice. Also thank you!

sent from my Epic 4g running touchwiz for now.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
anyone have it when upon reboot its get to your homescreen and icons that have the android symbol take a few mins to load completely before it actually displays the correct icon???? Why does it take a couple mins to load the apps/icons correctly??
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
anyone with this ROM use Screen on?? for some reason now it does not work,,,

The app is there and all my stuff I dont want the phone to shut off on is active but it does not work... Things still shut off???
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Your sd card is taking awhile to finish scanning. Then your launcher has to reset. The apps with the android icon are the ones you moved to the sd card. Only kesp apps stored on your phone memory on your homescreens and that won't happen.
[Epic 4G Android Development] jkhrist:
Can this be flashed over cm9 or do I have to Odin back to stock first?
[Epic 4G Android Development] mrcollpepper:
Yes this can. Just wipe data>wipe cache>wipe dalvik>flash>reboot>????>profit! Happy flashing

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[Epic 4G Android Development] jkhrist:
Wow that was a quick response thanks a lot.
[Epic 4G Android Development] figgarro:
Missing Lockscreen

Just flashed v3 and my lockscreen is missing. How do I get it back?
[Epic 4G Android Development] mrcollpepper:
Just happen to be wondering around and saw it. Glad I could help. :cool:

sent from my only form of human interactions.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mrcollpepper:
Not sure about this one, maybe in setting in lockscreen settings. Maybe something got shut off or just needs to be retoggled. I didn't have that problem, and I don't remember reading about it from anyone else.

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[Epic 4G Android Development] Soldier_Rocks_08:
Hey Marcus will that beats audio work with this rom.and is cm9 a rom or something that mtd runs on?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Soldier_Rocks_08:
Yeah I seem to have the same problem cant seem to find the lock screen mod
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
CM9 is Cyanogenmod 9. Cyanogenmod 9 is an open source version or Android 4.0 operating system. On the Epic 4G, Cyanogenmod9 uses the MTD partition map and YAFFS2 file system.

Sent from my AOKP/MIUI Epic 4G. I am an überkanger and proud!
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
This rom doesn't have the lockscreen mod.

Sent from my AOKP/MIUI Epic 4G. I am an überkanger and proud!
[Epic 4G Android Development] Soldier_Rocks_08:
Okay thanks just getting back in the rooting process so need to get caught up with everything..so will beats work on your rom i have download it but last time installed on your v2 bml rom it corrupted my audio file...so a little afraid to install it
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Beats doesn't do anything. Placebo.

Sent from my AOKP/MIUI Epic 4G. I am an überkanger and proud!
[Epic 4G Android Development] Xhyperion:
Beats is garbage. Don't believe the hype.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Xhyperion:
I only use my Epic to play snes and gba roms. No service since I have the SGS2 on tmo. Just wanted to say that the battery life is really good. With my Seido 3500 I might loose 1-2% of juice a day if not in use. That's on permanent airplane mode and no wifi.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Rocklee99:
Anyone figure a fix for the clock being messed up on the lock screen? I already tried a different font and the last number is still squished
[Epic 4G Android Development] mrcollpepper:
Use a different theme

sent from my only form of human interactions.
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
It was mentioned a few pages back that themes that change the system font fixes that like KGBlues for EI22.

Use the allblueRC22.zip from here 2nd link from the bottom:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1367503
[Epic 4G Android Development] carsalbuja:
Pretty exited about V4 comming out! One thing i hope it gets better is that i get a lot of unexpected small reboots on v3 (like 3 up to 5 a day sometimes) does anyone else experiences them by chance??

Other than that great roms from marcusant. Thanks a lot man.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
I did only with the Theme i put on.. After i took that off i have not had 1 reboot since.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Soldier_Rocks_08:
I get a freeze up a couple times a day.buy one thing is that I recurve my texts late
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
This is touchwiz. Happens on stock too.... Switch to cm9.

Sent from my modded Epic 1x that I cannot love more.. Thank you EpicCM team, bbelos, and zeppelinrox.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
COnfused, Your telling people to get off your ROM and go to someone Elses???
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Yes. I use cm9. :). Touchwiz is outdated in my opinion.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
lol wow didnt expect that one... how is it running???
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Sooooooo....no v4?
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
I might make it. Not a top priority.
[Epic 4G Android Development] stevie13.xo:
working on anything new marscusant?
[Epic 4G Android Development] osiris2600:
I thought you said that touchwiz was faster and had better battery life, what has changed your opinion?

I thought touchwiz was just the launcher, or is it more? I'm using golauncher right now.
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Touchwiz is much more....it is embedded framework as well as apps with imbedded dependencies on that framework. Email, Calendar, Memo, Task Manager, the camera...lots of Touchwiz only apps are in TW ROMs.
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
I am more interested in 4.0 and the open source android distros like cm.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ashamir:
You've been pushing the limits of gingerbread with marcusantrom and it's almost perfect. A final v4 would put you at #1 for speed, looks, stability, and battery life. Keep up the good work, it's certainly in demand :)
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
whatever happened to this? You say you dont want to do it now? :(
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
I never said I didn't want to. I am just busy with other things.
[Epic 4G Android Development] alextjen:
powwweerrr trip.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ashamir:
I hope you're joking. If you ever want to see v4 you'll respect marcusant's time!
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
I am sure he respects Marcusant's time and efforts. He is a great asset to this community.

It's his ADD we have a problem with...LOL!
[Epic 4G Android Development] osiris2600:
For someone who wants his phone to work and have good battery life without bloatware, what does CM9 offer that V3 or V4 won't? Why are there 2 versions of CM in the forum, one for 7 and 9? Why are they in Beta?

I'm not asking for comprehensive answers, just a link or two to where I can do some research or a FAQ, etc.

thanks
[Epic 4G Android Development] stevie13.xo:
www.epiccm.blogspot.com
[Epic 4G Android Development] Grommish:
CM9 is android 4.0.3 ICS. Its beta because ICS is not slated to be officially released for the Epic by either Google or Samsung, so its a work I progress.
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
No... beta because there are still some bugs.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ProDriver77:
Marcus,

As always, I've loved using your roms, and was eagerly awaiting your v4 of this.

However, I have to agree with you: CM9 is the future for this device, and TW feels very "dated" in comparison (which explains why I've always used ADW or Zeam with GB ROMs).

I may give this a flash though if v4 ever becomes official, just to see what's what.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
CM9 looks to darn time consuming and a pain to load.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Epic4GPortTeam:
What do you mean?

1. Flash rom

2. Flash gapps

Not too hard
[Epic 4G Android Development] bpdfs:
Then I must have missed something? On the install guide it says all this...

Note: You are strongly advised to read the CM9 Status, guides on this site and these instructions carefully before proceeding. CM for Epic is provided with no warranty. You are installing this software at your own risk. You may be violating your warranty.

Download CM9 .zip and gapps-ics tarball and put in /sdcard

CM9 beta0 [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

md5sum 717b472498f50715e1b50d521968e102

gapps UPGRADE REQUIRED

gapps version 20120304 md5sum f171a647fcf8a0aae926006b90a78935 works best with beta0. Be sure to verify the md5sum to be sure you got the right one.

Before you Install CM9: Preparation

Install AppBak from Market, run it and save a list of all your apps.

Install SMS Backup and Restore from Market, run it and backup your SMS history.

Install Call Logs Backup and Restore from Market, run it and backup your call log history.

Boot into CWM5 recovery. Make a full Backup. You will need this backup later if you decide to go back to your previous ROM and data.

Wipe Everything

WARNING: Currently CM9 does not tolerate CM7 or other /data. Many apps will Force Close crash if you restore data from a previous ROM.

Install

Use CWM5. ACSRecovery is reported to cause broken CM9 installations.

Wipe everything.

Flash update*.zip.

Flash gapps*.zip. You must gapps after every upgrade to CM9 since /system is formatted, wiping your previous add-ons.

Reboot phone

After you setup your Google account, reinstall the three apps from Market in order to restore most of your apps, call log and SMS history.

Then it says

Warning: Do not restore backup data of system apps! Really?????? so you cant use Tit Backup

Seems like a lot to me?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Epic4GPortTeam:
You can use titanium backup but only for data apps that you got from the market. Just flash it like a normal rom.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ProDriver77:
I thought so too. Found out it only really consists of one extra download and one extra flash (for gapps).

Only P.I.T.A. is having to boot the Temp EL30 for PRL/Profile updates and if you need to recalibrate sensors.
[Epic 4G Android Development] carsalbuja:
Im confused with cm9..... is it a MTD rom??? I cant find that info anywhere , has anyone flash it over v3 ?? Is it even worth it? Any better than V3 in batttery life or anything special?

Probably wrong quetions to ask in marcusant's page LOL but oh well onesty is always better haha . Thanks guys.
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
It is ICS android 4.0... it is mtd as cm is the origin of mtd for the epic. It is the best rom out there right now. You should try it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ashamir:
Has anyone found a working fix for GPS accuracy? It says my location is accurate "up to 1700 meters" which is very inaccurate. Thanks! (I tracked down and flashed a gpsfix.zip I found around here, it didn't help)
[Epic 4G Android Development] lorenza:
I don't know...I loaded up CM9 on several occasions hoping it would act better each time ( I believe that's the definition of insanity) but I found that the battery just drained away each time. I might just stay with what I have until it's time for a new phone or they find a way to ease the battery pain.
[Epic 4G Android Development] toolegit:
I thought I had a problem with CM9 too, horrible battery life last night. Turns out one of the notifications looped. I've had the phone off the charger for 50 minutes now, just sitting there, still 100% battery.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Fire n mage:
Marcusant's AOKP port ftw?
[Epic 4G Android Development] mrcollpepper:
Have you set the permisions?? And I think there was a gps fix around pages 30to 40 somethin.

sent from your mom's room! ha ha
[Epic 4G Android Development] mrcollpepper:
sent from your mom's room! ha ha
[Epic 4G Android Development] Speedin07si:
Battery life depends on mainly on usage. If your a person who plays on the your phone a lot through out the day then yeah the battery is going to suck.

But make sure you aren't running useless things in the background. Reset Battery Stats. Turn brightness to the lowest setting. If you can run off wifi do that as much as possible (when you have a wifi connection). Leaving wifi on when not connected waste battery. Same with 4G,BT,GPS. Turn auto sync off....

I froze system updates.

I'm not overclocking or undervolting.

I believe my good battery life was mainly because I barely used my phone this morning till about 12:30.... When I got home and was on wifi I started to check things more and ate battery faster.

But still lasting from 8:45 to just before 11 PM was my goal.
[Epic 4G Android Development] sandman512:
Thanks for the reply. Really not on the phone that much and it seems like the battery drains quick. Just ran super freeze.

EDIT: Is there anyway to get the GPS toggle in the notification bar pull down? THANKS!
[Epic 4G Android Development] sephiroth009:
So if I freeze system updates 1.0.0 ill get better battery life?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Tomcat5:
Probably

Supposedly, yes. Not much though if you use your phone a lot. I do, so I never bother to freeze it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] elevans:
You might as well freeze it, since you can't get system updates if you're not using stock anyway.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Tomcat5:
It breaks settings menus

OH! Just wanted to be clear, when you freeze system updates Settings.APK will crash every time you enter the System->About Phone->System Updates menu. You will need to unfreeze it if you want to update your Profile and PRL, too.
[Epic 4G Android Development] robl45:
with everything running normally and not hooked up to a wifi connection, you should see probably 3% an hour drain with the phone just sleeping. if you seeing more than that, you need to fix the problem, not turn things off to bandaid it.

I got that same drain using SRF 1.2 and acs ics roms and I don't cripple my phone. now I haven't been able to achieve that on the new roms using the lockscreens and stuff so I might be time for me to return to a plain rom if I can't figure it out.

oh, does anyone know where i can find the clean kernel that was in one of the versions of ACS ICS?
[Epic 4G Android Development] alextjen:
What do system updates actually do? Is it just a background service that constantly searches for firmware updates, andriod updates, etc? :confused:

Do our phones get daily updates from sprint or samsung if we are using the stock rom? I've always wondered the purpose of that annoying, battery eating, service running in the background... :confused:
[Epic 4G Android Development] robl45:
not sure exactly what it does, but pretty sure it doesn't waste much battery, what wastes the battery is things stopping the phone from sleeping such as the widget my wife was using for facebook, it was crushing her phone with 50% wakelock.
[Epic 4G Android Development] alextjen:
so I ran into my first problem just now.

Everything was working fine... then all of a sudden I heard that weird sound your phone makes when it makes a connection to the 3g network. When I pull down my status bar, it says "sprint" vertically underneath the sound widget. any idea what caused this?
[Epic 4G Android Development] sandman512:
Just wanted to throw this update out there. Took the phone off the charger this morning, 8:15 am. Went to the Gym, threw it in the locker, 92%. Good signal there, Took it out an 1 1/2 later, down to 70%. Any thoughts/advice? THANKS!
[Epic 4G Android Development] Speedin07si:
Running services in the background keeping the phone awake?

Depending on the metal type of the locker. It can block a good bit of signal once you close the locker.