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[Captivate Android Development] rcllcr:
I have contacted the guy that does this and I think this is what I am going to do.

I have one question, if he fixes my IMEI number, can I backup my efs folder so this never happens again? Meaning, can I just make a copy of it and if I flash a new rom that corrupts my IMEI, I will simply be able to replace the corrupted efs folder with my backup?

Thank you.
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
Thats what I have a copy of /efs ;)
[Captivate Android Development] hitechchef:
Please post how your restoration goes. I am in the same boat. Botched up my IMEI and operating on generic one for 9 months on rogers. Tried every guide and nothing worked.
[Captivate Android Development] rodcpierce:
Hello fella's, had to come back to Slim. After using it, anything else just seems so slow. What are all of you guys doing for voice mail?
[Captivate Android Development] anishz:
The links are down for me, gives 404 error, can someone please upload captivate essentials file here. Thanks.
[Captivate Android Development] krarvind:
what about Vm? works fine for me, i use dialer one, long press one takes me there.
[Captivate Android Development] krarvind:
not sure where you are looking, links are fine mate, 2.8 is the version you should be looking at.
[Captivate Android Development] anishz:
Yes , i was trying the 2.8 ver. Strange :confused: may be something from my end.
[Captivate Android Development] geeve420:
I use Google voice, I like the visual voicemail end of it.

Geeve
[Captivate Android Development] orb_526:
I want to upgrade from 2.7 to 2.8 and to keep it easy I was planning to simply wipe cache/dalvik then flash the base and essentials. Do I also have to flash the 2.8 add-on? Does this method have a reasonable chance of working or should I do full wipe first?
[Captivate Android Development] Phaze13:
Full wipe not needed. A simple wipe cache/dalvik cache and install (Flash Base + Essentials)

Flashing the 2.8 add-on is up to you, not needed.
[Captivate Android Development] mopo01:
what is in the 2.8 add ons?
[Captivate Android Development] orb_526:
Thanks... I guess what I found confusing was that there is a new add-on. I have the 2.6 add-on installed so if I switch to 2.8 base and essentials, would I be missing something or would something not work if I did not flash the new add-on?
[Captivate Android Development] krarvind:
if you don't fllash 2.6 addon after 2.8 base + essentials, you will be fine, if you need to flash a removed apps addon after essentials,use 2.8 addon.
[Captivate Android Development] Phaze13:
Getting a lot of apps in market saying not able to install on your phone in this country. What country does the market think my phone is in?

How to fix?

There are a lot of really good apps on sale right now. Such as Dead Space for $.49

Would like to take advantage.

Thanks!

Guess I will try Market-Unlocker...........
[Captivate Android Development] krarvind:
try market enabler and set it to US t-mobile. alternatively, try clearing market data and retry or set dpi to 240, reboot, clear market data and try.
[Captivate Android Development] samb0rg:
Sorry for the basic questions, I only have limited flashing experience. I've got a used Captivate arriving today. The previous owner tells me that it is currently running "Stock_Plus_v1.2" and that to install it, he "booted into recovery, wiped and then just installed the zip".

So with that in mind, would it be correct to assume that the phone does not have CWM or anything else like that? And to install SlimICS, it would be as simple as booting into recovery, wiping, flashing base + essentials and rebooting? I have read the instructions and a few of your other threads, but still unsure. Any advice appreciated!
[Captivate Android Development] El Niche:
Stockplus v1.2 I believe DOES have CWM as it seems to have the KH3 kernel from boog. I am also planning to flash. per the instructions I think you have the order correct and I plan on following the same (different rom but still GB with CWM). Let me know how it goes and your thoughts on the ROM. Thanks and good luck
[Captivate Android Development] krarvind:
might have to flash my essentials first, reboot to recovery then flash base + essentials. If this didn't work, flash cm9, then mine
[Captivate Android Development] samb0rg:
Cheers, I'll give it a go hopefully in a few hours once the phone arrives, and report back.

So boot into recovery, flash essentials, reboot again straight into recovery (without booting the OS), then flash base + essentials and reboot into the OS. If that doesn't work, follow the CM9 instructions, then flash your base + essentials once CM9 is installed? Sounds straight forward. Thanks, I'll report back in a few hours :)
[Captivate Android Development] El Niche:
samb0rg, def let me know how it goes. I plan to follow the same steps coming from a GB rom. Instructions seem straightforward enough. so, good luck.
[Captivate Android Development] Phaze13:
Thanks, just changing DPI to 240 worked. Interesting the market looks at that to help determine what phone you have.

Wouldn't recognize I887 with 220 selected.
[Captivate Android Development] samb0rg:
Okay. Instant problem. Rebooted into CWM recovery, attempted to flash the base, received:

assert failed: run_program("/tmp/updater.sh") == 0

E: Error in /sdcard/Slim_ICS_2.8.zip

(Status 7)

Installation Aborted.

Tried the essentials first, etc. No go. Should I now look for a CM9 rom and try that?
[Captivate Android Development] rcllcr:
Is that all you need to do, just have a copy of that folder? Because I am seeing a lot of guides that show you how to backup your IMEI number which are all a lot more complicated than simply copying your efs folder.

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Dude, I would honestly just go for it. If you read the comments on his thread:

http://forum.samdroid.net/f70/repair-imei-s2-5729/

Many people seem happy with his service, I am sure you will be safe.
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
Yup that's what I've done past 2 times. There is also a app on the market that backs up and restores it. What guides you talking about?
[Captivate Android Development] rcllcr:
Here are a few guides, none of them just say to simply copy the efs folder:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1591997

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1308546

http://androidadvices.com/backup-efs-data-fix-imei-sim-detecting-issue-samsung-android-phones/#.UDPMl91lTng
[Captivate Android Development] AtoZ0to9:
I've used his service before, mine got destroyed and my drunk genius self had recently formatted everything I own including the phone.... My backups were gone... So I can vouch for his service... I also got him to unlock it as well... Just make a backup once it's correct again...
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
First one is for the wrong device. Second one is a app and the 3rd one uses 2 different methods using a app or a PC app. Just make sure you verify the permissions of the folder apply it to the new /efs folder and then to be sure when you reboot reboot to recovery and fix permissions. ;) Samsung isn't very smart by making that folder easy to rewrite on I believe SGS 1 2 and 3 have different ways of loosing it lol.
[Captivate Android Development] shimbob:
Every once in a while the keyboard freaks out when typing SMS or emails. I can press letters and the blue autowordpickerthingy shows what I'm typing but nothing shows up in the SMS or email input fields. I have to forceclose the app and restart it to fix. Anyone else getting this?
[Captivate Android Development] AtoZ0to9:
Yup...
[Captivate Android Development] kalda01:
Why is that emails and SMS notifications appear twice when pulling down the notifications screen ?
[Captivate Android Development] jpcdeux:
The slimmest rom takes the longest time to download
[Captivate Android Development] topiratiko:
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SII

CM9 Stable/Siyah 4.1.1
[Captivate Android Development] matase:
which files do I download for Slim ICS?I am currently on a JB rom.
[Captivate Android Development] diakonos:
I'm replying to my own message since I didn't see any other responses that the problem with the low space warning seems to be getting more prevalent. I've reset/wiped data three times now and each time I restore fewer and fewer apps and the low space warning keeps coming back. I only have a total of 97 installed and my /datadata folder is down to 2.3Mb available. I think it will go to zero in the next day or two and start all the force closing notifications again.

So, since I'm not ready to jump to JB just yet, can someone point me to a good guide for resolving this on SlimICS? I've been reading/Googling App2SD but that seems to have little to no effect. Link2SD seems a bit more powerful, but I've not partitioned my Captivate before and I'm a little hesitant to do it without a succinct guide/tutorial that I understand. What gets me though is that I normally carried about 150 apps on my phone with no notice of the low space issue on SlimICS for months and now it reappears after a wipe in less than a week with a fraction of the apps restored. I'm not sure if it is the new Maps or Facebook or other apps hogging system space or what, but it is annoying. Using the "Disk Usage" app, I know my "system data" size is 133.5 MiB right now and that was hovering around 100 MiB just a few weeks ago before I started seeing the warnings. I'm not sure what the system data area holds, but it is continually growing quickly every time I wipe/reflash. The last time I wiped data and reflashed my free space was about 45 MiB before restoring apps. Even that seems small. Any help or pointers to other sites would be appreciated.
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
Look at what app is causing it. All honesty the warning will be there regardless ass its the issue of a /datadata partition. Use a app like Diskusage to figure it out.
[Captivate Android Development] diakonos:
The problem is I can't seem to figure out what exactly the system data group section has in it. I totaled up all of the other apps listed at the top and it is only 18 MB. The vast majority of the space is used by the system data section. Is there a way to "see" what that section contains?
[Captivate Android Development] hitechchef:
Did you format system folder before flashing the rom, Or only factory reset/cache/dalvik.
[Captivate Android Development] diakonos:
Factory reset/cache/dalvik. I was reading that getting the "system data" portion to return to a small size could be done by redoing a full Odin back to GB then reflashing ICS.
[Captivate Android Development] so_iccy:
Worked for me. Have not gotten the message again. I backed up heavy apps data with titanium backup. Next I moved all heavy apps to SD card, uninstalled them, reinstalled and restored their backups. And didn't get the annoying message for weeks now. Maybe it will work for ya.
[Captivate Android Development] diakonos:
I bit the bullet and did a full Odin back to 2.3.3 ATT stock and then reflashed SlimICS. This is the result:

Needless to say, I think my "low space notification" issues will be gone for a while now.
[Captivate Android Development] scottcwhite:
can you link me to the files for going back to stick via Odin as I just started getting the low storage yesterday myself.
[Captivate Android Development] Veight:
Well, I wanted to keep a backup of Slim ICS if I got sick of JB. Been using slim JB for about a month or so and just upgraded to 2.2 tonight. After doing a nandroid and titanium backup. I flashed ICS on to my phone. Well, half way through it, after it rebooted into CWMR 5 it was stuck in a boot loop unable to mount. Well, I pulled the battery out and booted into CWMR and turns out that it now is unable to mount the internal SD card. Any suggestions?

Going to see if I can use an external SD card to re-flash slim ICS to see if it allows me to get access to the internal SD card again.

Add: alJHKLADSGFKShdgaLKJHDSYFGKLJFHDSGLKFHD!!!!! ARGH! Not only am I able to now see my internal SD card. It wiped it... Leh sigh... Time to re-install and setup EVERYTHING again.. I really need to backup my backups immediately so this doesn't happen anymore.

Add 2: Seems that there's a hidden partition on the SD card? Only shows 13 GB of total space. 16GB captivate. Note: I could just be dumb here and never realized my internal sd card was only 13 GB.
[Captivate Android Development] stew1411:
I now have a one x running stock. And I gotta say, my crappy running this rom was almost as good as and so fast as my hox. I love this rom

Sent from my HTC One X using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Captivate Android Development] Tsaukpaetra:
Yeah, the system and data partitions (not to mention boot and kernel) reside in the other 3 gb. I thought it was stupid at first until I realized it. It's also part of the reason messing with partitions is a very risky business (and also partly why with the bootloops). It's all on one 16Gb MTD disk.
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
Messing with partitions isn't that risky, worst case scenario wiping of sd card or boot loops. Both easily resolved. Mind the possibility of SDcard wipe is listed @ Slimroms.net bug list so if you lost anything its on you.

I know it's frustrating it happens to me while testing for krarvind it sucks however I did inform all SGS 1 variants supported by slim.
[Captivate Android Development] scottcwhite:
Well I fixed this problem very easily. Found something interesting by mistake. While doing a fresh TiBU I noticed it hung on on the email apk for close to 8 minutes and the same with exchange app. Thought to myself, that's a lot of data being backed up. Deleted both, restored and bingo, phone storage warning gone.
[Captivate Android Development] basily:
allshare

I have a TiBu backup of my original stock "allshare" app, but when I try to restore it, TiBu just gets stuck on that forever. Has anyone managed to get the allshare app working on Slim ICS?
[Captivate Android Development] whisky23:
I don't believe the Allshare app will work with Slim ICS. Samsung-based ICS rom only, I think.
[Captivate Android Development] ganaa1221:
Where is common.zip? should i just flash slim 2.3 i897 from download page.

what about slim_gapps.zip?

and has this version resolved 3G?
[Captivate Android Development] Wakamatsu:
Read the changelog.
[Captivate Android Development] scottcwhite:
Never been a 3g issue on any version
[Captivate Android Development] ganaa1221:
thanks looks like there is no more common.zip
[Captivate Android Development] diakonos:
10 days after full Odin back to stock and starting with only 4 mb of "system data" space in my /datadata folder, I now have over 108 mb of "system data" again and growing daily. Low space msg is back and I had to uninstall some apps today just to get back a little space. This is getting old. Do the scripts I've been seeing in the i9000 threads re: CM9 and the datadata fix really work? I'm getting desperate.
[Captivate Android Development] thunor:
Was Slim ICS discontinued. I haven't checked in on the thread in months since i've moved over to helly bean but my wife is still on Slim. All I see on the Slim web page is Slim Bean now. Confused!
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
Only thing left of Slim ICS is downloads of 4.2 rest is gone. End of life.
[Captivate Android Development] scottcwhite:
I just got an sgs iii but I still got love for my slim cappy
[Captivate Android Development] skezza:
First and last time I'll ever use a Slim ROM. thanks but no thanks.
[Captivate Android Development] psych0phobia:
Thanks so much for your incredibly detailed and specific feedback. We'll be sure to address all of your concerns immediately!
[Captivate Android Development] Tsaukpaetra:
Please don't resurrect dead threads. It helps no person. :mad:
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
Locked, asked by OP.
[Captivate Android Development] mopo01:
Flash glitch kernel reboot recovery and you should be able to flash base....
[Captivate Android Development] samb0rg:
Alright, I grabbed an CM9 alpha mod for the Captivate from here: https://faramir.eriador.org/pawitp/update-cm-9.0.0-RC0-Captivate-KANG-BUILD16-signed.zip

And that is now currently installing. I'm assuming it'll update CWM recovery version and then flash SlimICS okay.
[Captivate Android Development] mopo01:
That should work but it's mainly the kernel
[Captivate Android Development] samb0rg:
Well, it's all up and running now. CWM was different on the reboot from CM9, flashed the base + essentials fine after a wipe/davlik. All looking good so far!
[Captivate Android Development] krarvind:
Excellent, have fun.
[Captivate Android Development] ganaa1221:
hi krarvind

could you pack h3llstorm GPS fix with Slim ICS.

Cause it works much better than default files.

here is the link. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=22455870#post22455870
[Captivate Android Development] rodcpierce:
Awesome! I have the same problem every time I try and come from something else to slim. I end up having to Odin back to stock, and start over. Its OK though, as I have a backup now, so just restore that each time.

But, its well worth the work, as I keep coming back to Slim over the rest. Its alot faster and smoother then any of the other ICS releases currently out.

I do have one question for everyone though. Is your bluetooth transmitting any data? I can get mine to connect to my car radio, and it shows that it is connected, but wont transmit any data to the head unit. I know it works fine, as the Optimus that I came from would stream pandora all day on it. Might be something simple, or a setting I dont have checked right? Not sure.
[Captivate Android Development] Time_Zone:
I can't seem to get voice dialer working with my BT headset on 2.8. It worked fine on 2.7.
[Captivate Android Development] krarvind:
I am on BT all the time and sounds transmits fine between them. not sure if thats what youa referring to?
[Captivate Android Development] rodcpierce:
My head unit in my car has BT streaming. So I can usually stream pandora from my phone, to my head unit in my car.

I can connect to the radio (it shows a connection) but it says no audio. And pandora doesnt seem to stream to the radio at all.

I just automatically figured it was a BT setting issue of some sort, as my old Optimus worked flawlessly.
[Captivate Android Development] Time_Zone:
when you long press on your BT reciever it launches "voice dialer" and she whispers in your ear (literally... its really low) "Speak Now" and then you can say "call Mark". Now she still whispers in your ear and then it errors out with "failed connection" on the screen.
[Captivate Android Development] Wakamatsu:
I'm having the same issue now on 2.8. The install button is unresponsive. The problem is intermittent.
[Captivate Android Development] b-eock:
did you really just quote yourself like your having a conversation with someone else :P haha ROFL XD
[Captivate Android Development] Wakamatsu:
I reported that the problem seemed to have been resolved and now I'm retracting. I don't expect people to know what I posted xx number of days ago so I quoted.
[Captivate Android Development] b-eock:
ohh ok :P hahha sorry I was trying to have a laugh!
[Captivate Android Development] toonwar:
After searching the thread and a few others I still have a question. I may have missed over it somewhere so I am sorry if I am asking a question that has already been answered. I have tried to download a lot of apps and they never actually download. They just say they are in the process of downloading but never download. I have tried changing my dpi through apps because supposedly that can work. Some of that apps include Facebook, Netflix, Shazam, and 3D watchdog pro. Half of the apps that I normally have on a phone wont download.
[Captivate Android Development] Wakamatsu:
Is it just happening yesterday/today? I had that same thing happen but it cleared up. It may have to do with the Market being merged into Google Play and not the ROM.
[Captivate Android Development] scottcwhite:
Is the widgets not being a part of the app drawer (an ICS feature) because of the launcher being used ?

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Also I cannot for the life of me find the Haptic feedback adjustment setting. Not the on/off in sound settings but the slide bar where you can dial it back a notch
[Captivate Android Development] mopo01:
That feature not in any ics ROM that I have seen....... yet :eek:
[Captivate Android Development] scottcwhite:
Was it in GB roms ? I know I remeber it from somewhere, lol.
[Captivate Android Development] Wakamatsu:
Yes, but it wasn't implemented well. There wasn't separate sliders for haptic feedback and notification vibration so you had to go with the same strength for both.
[Captivate Android Development] scottcwhite:
Loving everything about this ROM except for now my phone shows incompatible with the market so ofcourse alot of my paid apps like "HD Widgets" say "not compatible with this device"

I was able to restore it with TiBu but I'll never be able to recieve Martket updates for it

Anyone know a fix for this ?
[Captivate Android Development] krarvind:
yes, have you checked my market workaround tips in the main thread?

Try

Clearing Market data

or

Set DPI to 240, reboot, clear market data

or

Market Enabler, set it to US T-mobile
[Captivate Android Development] scottcwhite:
Tried the first two and no luck. And it's not just paid apps. If I search for Youtube on the market and click "install" it also tells me "device not compatible with this device"

Where do I find Market Enabler setting ?

I don't understand how the device cannot be compatible with google market when it's a google OS on the phone.
[Captivate Android Development] krarvind:
it's the new google play causing some issues. Market Enabler is an app.
[Captivate Android Development] scottcwhite:
Is this something that will be worked out in a future update or a fix patch or should I remove play and reinstall the old market and hope it doesn't auto update itself
[Captivate Android Development] krarvind:
if you remove marketupdater.apk, it won't. if i can't reproduce the error, pretty hard to fix it. so far i haven't.
[Captivate Android Development] scottcwhite:
Ok, updater is not installed. I'll try putting market 3.4.4 back on and see if my device shows compatible

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Reinstalling 3.4.4 fixed the issue so definitely a Google Play 3.4.7 issue.
[Captivate Android Development] orb_526:
I am using the LCD density modder pro app. There was an update today that includes the new modded Play Store. I could not get the store to update itself so I just forced the update with the new modded app. It is working perfectly on my phone. No compatibility issues so far...
[Captivate Android Development] scottcwhite:
Do you mean the LCD deensity app gave you the update ? I forced loaded it into system app with this one found on XDA thread

http://www.mediafire.com/?03kuzaic45fb9rd"]http://www.mediafire.com/?03kuzaic45fb9rd"]http://www.mediafire.com/?03kuzaic45fb9rd

It worked fine other than my device was not recognized as mentioned above. Went back to old and everything is fine again

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Before I go back to NOVA launcher can anyone confirm?

Does this launcher not have app stacking to create folders ? One of the main new features touted by Google as new addition with ICS ?
[Captivate Android Development] orb_526:
Yes, modder pro has the option to download and install a modded market. The app was updated to point to a new market file. Using this functionality, I was able to download and install the new market even though I still had the old market installed. I highly recommend the modder app. This is the official changelog for the app:

"v2.2.0

- New modded Play Store v3.4.6 available to download and install

- Improvements to the modded market install process"
[Captivate Android Development] Phaze13:
Setting dpi to 240 took care of my similar maket issues. However I think I am still using the old market, not the google play market.