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[Fascinate General] Heoxoma:
Hi,

So far I've spotted several misfits:

1. If you are trying to flash CM go with full version of Semaphore not S and get both .tar for ODIN and .zip for CWM.

2. Don't play with fascinate, stick with galaxymtd.

3. If you are going from 2.2/2.3 ROMs do full wipe and flash 2-3 times (for new partitions sake).
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Re: [TELUS T959D FASCINATE] One Stop Shop (updated Sept 2012)

I'll provide some tips tomorrow as well as I just flashed cm 10 on my wife's phone.
[Fascinate General] jefari:
Gracias!

1. If you are trying to flash CM go with full version of Semaphore not S and get both .tar for ODIN and .zip for CWM.

Will try the full version next. Didn't know what the difference was. Not sure what the difference is between flashing the Semaphore via Odin and installing it via ZIP from SD card after?

2. Don't play with fascinate, stick with galaxymtd.

Gotcha, wasn't sure.

3. If you are going from 2.2/2.3 ROMs do full wipe and flash 2-3 times (for new partitions sake).

Yes I am going from stock 2.3.3. I am wiping with all the options in CWM on the mainscreen of CWM.. I take it this is it?
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Re: [TELUS T959D FASCINATE] One Stop Shop (updated Sept 2012)

Out drinking but will give you some more details tomorrow.
[Fascinate General] Heoxoma:
I am using Cyandelta now and it turns my Storage calculating normally.

I also put Semaphore and small self-made .zip to substitute gps.conf and cypress-touchkey.kl.

Unfortunately my .zip does not work. I made it with help of D4UpdateZipMaker but it seems either can't mount /system with write permission or something else.

Did somebody make any similar .zip to flash in CWM?
[Fascinate General] Dayfid:
If you upload your broken zip for me I can look into it for you and see if I can fix it.
[Fascinate General] TheMegosh:
I just noticed that my search button wasn't working, tried editing the /system/usr/keylayout/touchkey file but when I do, I loose the ability to use the home key, the search key noe works, and the rest stop vibrating. I left VIRTUAL on all of them and only changed the SEARCH key line. What could be wrong?
[Fascinate General] Dayfid:
Re: [TELUS T959D FASCINATE] One Stop Shop (updated Sept 2012)

Make sure your permissions are set to: rw-r--r--

Or flash this in recovery. https://www.box.com/shared/0xbfhu23ehaw3kqh1q20
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
That is exactly the issue - you can change the properties by selecting view properties when long pressing the file name in ES Explorer.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
So even if you want to put on CM 10.1, I would start with just CM10 stable - that will give you a base to work on. As mentioned already, stick to the i9000 ROM, not the t959. We have more success with that.

So using CM10 as a base, remember its JB 4.1.2 - so the best semaphore is 2.6.6s. Follow the instructions exactly for loading as provided by Karma using his files, and ENSURE you back up your EFS folder - or you will be screwed. For CM 10 note the following:

- AT STEP 10 ENSURE YOU ARE USING THE 2.1.0S FILE FOR SEMAPHORE. This will be the tar version you are going to flash with Odin - this will give you the recovery you need to flash CM10.

- Step 14 - when flashing cm 10 you WILL get errors - first a status 7. Flash the ROM 3 times - that will solve it. As well, after flashing the ROM - me personally - I would flash 2.6.6s version of semaphore following by the huge mem fix after that. For the mean time, if you cannot find the huge mem fix, just flash the 2.6.6 version without the 's'.

After that - you are running CM 10.0 stable - but should be relatively easy to flash 10.1 after that.

Hope that helps - let me know if you get stuck on the way but those slight variances above coupled with the instructions posted by Karma should get you there.
[Fascinate General] jefari:
You the man! This worked... the confusion on my end was the version of semaphore to flash via Odin. Jumping in the last few days recognizing the versions and such on your guide may be a bit dated, i flashed what I thought would be the latest version, 2.9.8s via Odin to install CM 10.1 which didn't work. Flashing 2.1.0s via Odin, followed by CWM to install CM 10 stable, then to install 2.6.6s via CWM worked.

I must confirm a few things from my experience. Yes I had to flash a magic # of 3 times to finally get CM 10 to install fully, HOWEVER, I installed semaphore 2.6.6s after, tried booting it up and it did not start, I had to flash CM 10 2 more times and it finally booted.

Thanks again for your help. I'll think I'll stay with CM 10 for now till I am feeling adventurous again.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Re: [TELUS T959D FASCINATE] One Stop Shop (updated Sept 2012)

Did you flash semaphore via recovery or Odin after you Cm ?
[Fascinate General] Heoxoma:
Semaphore in .tar you need only once cause after you can reboot in CWM and in CWM you will flash .zips.

Flashing Semaphore .zip in CWM you need to keep your phone bootable cause it is not fully supported in CM and you need kernel supporting your phone.

---------- Post added at 06:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:04 PM ----------

No need. I looked up your SearchKey.zip and I believe mine doesn't work cause I missed delete command.

Here is my script:

run_program("/sbin/busybox", "mount", "/system");

package_extract_file("cypress-touchkey.kl", "/system/usr/keylayout");

set_perm(0, 0, 0644, "/system/usr/keylayout/cypress-touchkey.kl");

package_extract_file("gps.conf", "/system/etc");

set_perm(0, 0, 0644, "/system/etc/gps.conf");

run_program("/sbin/busybox", "umount", "/system");

How about set_perm in yours? Or it will stay cause you're using package_extract_dir.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Hey - if you guys have a working script for the search key + the GPS configuration, I can upload the zip to the OP if you like.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
I'll aslo mirror it on my webserver.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
I updated one of the OPs now for the big mem file and a few notes on Karma's instructions to reflect what we run into with the partition change on CM 10.x and Slim 3.x.

We have some new users hitting our threads - if there are ANY changes ANYONE would make - let me know - I tend to look at the thread differently now that I have flashed things every which way, so a fresh set of eyes is always good as the purpose of the thread is to provide a starting point and some how tos for t959d users. :)
[Fascinate General] Heoxoma:
Sure. My previous script worked funny (one side effect for ex. Home button stopped working) so I have used Dayfid's just put there gps.conf for Canada and couple commands in script. All works for me with Cyandelta.

If somebody needs any extra files to put it's quite simple to modify this .zip

UPD: (for Windows users) Make sure all files you will add/modify should have Unix new line.
[Fascinate General] jefari:
2.1.0s the first time via Odin, installed CM 10 (3 times) via recovery, installed semaphore 2.6.6 via recovery, then install CM 10 two more times via recovery
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
so you do not have semaphore now - reflashing CM 10 would have overwrote that. If you want to try it, I would flash that again.
[Fascinate General] jonnyb16:
nexus 4 is in stock today. Ordered one. we'll see if it actually ships.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
Got an i9000 with smashed glass and a dead power button given to me yesterday after I pulled the data off of it. Debating repairing it but a new screen will cost about $80 and a new housing about $20. I could pick up a used one off Kijiji for that much. I mean, the phone is a bit long in the tooth but it's a great MP3/FLAC player what with the Wolfson DAC and Voodoo Sound. And just for that alone I'd love to have a spare.

I dunno.. Anyone care to add their thoughts?
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Re: [TELUS T959D FASCINATE] One Stop Shop (updated Sept 2012)

Always fun to have a project, and you could use it as a XBMC remote as well.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
That was my thought. It's only about a 2hr project but I'll have a cosmetically new phone and a scratch free screen (and a front facing camera). I've ordered the new power button assembly as it was only $3 and if that repair goes well I'll order the rest of the gear. You can turn it on right now by bridging the metal contacts inside the phone so I'm certain it can be repaired.

When I do it I'll post some pictures. I really wish I had photographed the process of taking my t959d apart when I did the housing. The i9000 is identical except for the buttons.
[Fascinate General] ebenze:
This is probably as subjective as the Coke vs Pepsi debate, but what is the 'best' combination to run on a T959D on Telus these days? By "best", I mean stable, fast, battery-conserving and not prone to all the lockups and freezing that is plagued by stock firmware. Is ICS better than JB? Do the extra features and animations with JB bring the phone to a crawl since they were originally planned for faster processors? Does it not matter? Have the ROM authors trimmed out all the excess baggage to not have any issues?

I want to reflash my phone, but to be honest, don't want to spend days/weeks testing out different ROMs/kernels to figure out the best combination. I figure that with the plethora of people in this thread, there are bound to be recommended ROMs/kernels to run, and by the same token, combinations to stay away from.

Thanks for any tips!

Eric
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Not sure what Karma is running but he had a config he loved - me I'm flash happy so always flashing the latest.

However, I recently bought a used T959D for my wife and she does not like me mucking about her tech, so she just wanted something on it quick and easy. She's not a heavy user, but getting a more than a full 24 hours on her phone. So here's what I put on for her:

1) Followed the steps in the OP provided by Karma to get on 2.3.3 (rooted, back up EFS, etc.).

2) I flashed CM 10 STABLE - so not 10.1, 10.0 - still Jelly Bean, but a very nice ROM.

3) flashed 2.6.6s from Semaphore along with the big mem lib patch.

I also just used faster GPS to tweak her GPS settings, and used the semaphore app (to select simple I/O, reduce the vibration to 30%, read ahead 256 kb) installed swype beta then just set it up for her.

That's pretty simple - very usable. If you like a smaller display you can change DPI, but if you do that you will need to find a multi-DPI play store (lots in XDA).

That's my 2 cents.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
A few more responses.

Coke. Vanilla Coke if you can find it.

Gave you the response earlier - sounds like you want to go stable and not nightly - so I'd go 10.0 stable. I would normally recommend slim, but I think I would wait for their new release - some folks seem to still find a lot of issues with slim 3.1.

I generally like JB better than ICS. The only thing that draws power (IMO) is location services (shut it off for apps and google) and Google Now (don't set it up). CM is a bit heavier, but slim got rid of almost ALL the bloat for sure.

I would go CM 10.0 or Slim 3.1 - latest slim should be around the corner of a release, 10.1 is in nighlties and are great BUT 3G and sync will kill your battery on them.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
CM10 Stable with Semaphore 2.6.6 or SlimBean 3.1 with Semaphore 2.6.6s. KG3 modem works best for me.

Slimbean 3.1 is what I use and I've got a few self inflicted FCs at the moment, but it's stable and quick enough. Just disable local phone search and Google Now. Oh, disable Location & Google Search too.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Well, you and I are in sync :)
[Fascinate General] ebenze:
FC? Sorry

Sounds like you are disabling most of the searching. Disabling Location will help stop battery drain for sure. Will disabling local phone search prevent indexing and preserve more juice?

And Google Search? Aren't you just disabling Google in that case?

Eric
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
FC = Force Close

And yeah, I have ALL the google search stuff off my phone. Removed Search with Titanium Backup. Disabling local phone search will just make Search work a whole hell of a lot quicker. Not sure it'll save battery or disable indexing.
[Fascinate General] ebenze:
Okay - now this will sound like a really stupid question. If you've removed all the google stuff, including the Search with TB, then which "search" will be quicker?

---------- Post added at 04:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:50 PM ----------

Thanks for the info. I realize that I am being quite dense right now (lack of sleep maybe?), but I tried to find CM10.0 JB from http://get.cm/?type=stable but don't see anything for either the t959 or the i9000. What am I missing?

Similarly for Semaphore, I checked on http://www.semaphore.gr/changelog/jb-version but 2.6.6 isn't even listed.

Do I need to find them at other sites/locations/xda instead?

Tx,

Eric
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
http://get.cm/?device=vibrantmtd&type=stable CM10 for i9000

http://www.semaphore.gr/kernels/Semaphore_JB_2.6.5s.tar / http://www.semaphore.gr/kernels/Semaphore_JB_2.6.5s.zip < for SlimROM JB

http://www.semaphore.gr/kernels/Semaphore_JB_2.6.5.tar / http://www.semaphore.gr/kernels/Semaphore_JB_2.6.5.zip < For CM10 (non-bigmem kernel)

2.6.5 and 2.6.6 are essentially the same, but 2.6.6 has BLN enabled.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Karma has it - but I would not use the vibrant version of CM10 - get the I9000 version which is here ... http://get.cm/?device=galaxysmtd
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
oops, good snag.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Re: [TELUS T959D FASCINATE] One Stop Shop (updated Sept 2012)

You and me buddy! :)
[Fascinate General] ebenze:
Thanks. So if I wanted 2.6.6 (although not entirely sure that BLN has that much value, short of battery drain), where would I find it? Like I said, the semaphore site only seems to have 2.6.5.

What is the latest version of Odin recommended for the T959D? I've read some complaints that later versions of Odin don't work well with older hardware...

Thanks,

Eric
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Re: [TELUS T959D FASCINATE] One Stop Shop (updated Sept 2012)

The zips in karma's links have the version of Odin required.

Search the semaphore thread for 2.6.6.
[Fascinate General] Appetisaac:
Slim 4.2.1.RC 2 is working perfectly on this phone.All the features from 4.1.2 are there.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Re: [TELUS T959D FASCINATE] One Stop Shop (updated Sept 2012)

Might have to try that again now.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
Just installed SlimBean 4.2 RC2. Installing all my apps from market and blew out the /sdcard partition because there was some corruption going on there. Seems really smooth so far. Like extremely smooth. We'll see how it is once I actually start using it though.

Edit: This is spectacular so far. I like a lot of the changes. Hopefully it stays spectacular.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
Anyone see this "beta release" of Google Music yet?

https://plus.google.com/104025431341062052230/posts/1n8v1jDa2Ax

Looks pretty good. I might throw it on my i9000 tonight and play with it. It apparently doesn't have feature parity with the current release of Google Music so I'm not touching it on my daily driver handset. Looks worth trying though.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Hey Karma - high praise - does slim still have that occasional screen flicker where it sometimes does not come on when you hit the power button - you get a dulled out screen and then have to hit again a couple of times.

Do you know what I'm talking about?
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
I do know what you mean and I've not noticed it, no.
[Fascinate General] ebenze:
So how did you install all your apps if it killed the /sdcard partition? Or did I misunderstand, and you had to resintall all your apps b/c installing SB4.2 blew up the partition?
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
I downloaded them all from Play again manually. I backup my Ti Backup files sync to my Google Drive so there was a few items I did put back that way too.

Everything was backed up from the /sdcard partition too before I manually nuked the /sdcard /cache /data /datadata and /system partitions.

... One thing, lock screen widgets are... awful. Good idea, poor execution.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Re: [TELUS T959D FASCINATE] One Stop Shop (updated Sept 2012)

Yeah. They are a bit better on a tablet, but a far cry from something like widget locker
[Fascinate General] Heoxoma:
Karmatose,

Can you check how smooth is 720 video recording/playback working in your new environment?

I have a feeling with every next step from GB 2.3.3 my video becomes more jerky and it was totally smooth with GB/TouchWiz.

Thanks,
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
Re: [TELUS T959D FASCINATE] One Stop Shop (updated Sept 2012)

Just watched an episode of Adventure Time on the bus in 720p with mxplayer. Works great. Very smooth.

Edit: Recording is buttery smooth too.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Looks like a fair bit of complaints on soft reboots (I used to experience that on slim when updating apps through the play store).

Let us know how you make out. Have to say, CM 10.1 is still very stable for me.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
Re: [TELUS T959D FASCINATE] One Stop Shop (updated Sept 2012)

So far, so good. No showstoppers or soft-reboots to report. I don't really do too much with the phone though.
[Fascinate General] chris19000:
Very happy with it as well. Did have to update gapps but otherwise loving how smooth this is.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
Re: [TELUS T959D FASCINATE] One Stop Shop (updated Sept 2012)

Update your gapps.? Did you upgrade from 4.1.2?
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Just nan-droided and TBed everything on my phone. Might give RC2 a roll this weekend as I'm envisioning being snowed in until Sunday - but first, hockey tonight. I think when I leave the rink about 1AM the snow will be good and started - save that after game BEvERage for when I get home :)

Cheers folks!
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
Good stuff. I'm curious to know your thoughts between the two. I'm thinking about loading CM10.1 on my i9000 this weekend to play with it. I mean, the screen is smashed to ****, but it still works. Might as well play with it while I wait for parts to come in.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Might try sooner - I'm at 80% and charging (I only flash at 100% - superstitious). Have the RC2 downloaded along with updated AIO package.

EDIT: Might try flashing dirty so I don't have to restore stuff ... so first errors will be blamed on that.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
LOL... I have four spare batteries in my bag. I'm never worried about running out of juice.

Also, I've flashed as low as 15% before. Still fine. These phones are UNBRICKABLE! ;)
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
I'm a goalie AND caper ... very superstitious, stevie wonder like.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
A caper, eh? I'll keep that in mind on my summertime road trip.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Born and bred ... live in Cole Harbour now though :) Go Pens!
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Nice - just flashed slimbean rc2 ... rebooting.
[Fascinate General] Heoxoma:
Great.

JP, can you (while still fresh on this ROM :o) to shot 720p video and compare with my sample in attachment?

I'm just curious will you have similar jumps between frames when you move camera or not?

Thanks in advance,
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Re: [TELUS T959D FASCINATE] One Stop Shop (updated Sept 2012)

So your recording seems fine to me. Mine jumped a bit while moving while recording but the video playback was fine when I watched it after taping.
[Fascinate General] jonnyb16:
Re: [TELUS T959D FASCINATE] One Stop Shop (updated Sept 2012)

Well my t959d finally bit the dust, it had a little run in with the wall last weekend.

But on the bright side I picked up a nexus 4. Really loving this device so far, would recommend to all.

Thanks everyone for all the great help over the past months, made the ol fascinate bearable for sure!
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Re: [TELUS T959D FASCINATE] One Stop Shop (updated Sept 2012)

Ok. Loving slim...again. lol more thoughts later.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
Re: [TELUS T959D FASCINATE] One Stop Shop (updated Sept 2012)

That didn't take long very long.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Re: [TELUS T959D FASCINATE] One Stop Shop (updated Sept 2012)

Pretty much the same as CM10.1, but feels snappier. See how battery behaves after a few days
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
My battery is settling in nicely. No different than 4.1.2 really. That said, I have so many batteries now that I don't concern myself with battery life. I just swap them out and throw them on the charger.
[Fascinate General] Appetisaac:
3 batteries + charger for 12 bucks on ebay is the way to go.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
Watch out for the China brand batteries. They're often much worse than their advertised mAh rating. OEM or bust.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Re: [TELUS T959D FASCINATE] One Stop Shop (updated Sept 2012)

i think battery is slightly worse on slim than CM 10.1 - but to be fair I flashed dirty, so maybe need to reflash.
[Fascinate General] hhp_211:
Re: [TELUS T959D FASCINATE] One Stop Shop (updated Sept 2012)

As spoken from the great jt1134 himself:::
[Fascinate General] ebenze:
I got all set to do this tonight, but had a few last minute questions.

1 - Couldn't find the semaphore thread - where do I find 2.6.6?

2 - Karmatose's instructions in the OP require an external SD card to flash. Out of curiosity, is there an equiv way of doing it without it? Or is external SD flashing preferred?

3 - The modem files listed in Karmatose's site are all listed as ICS modems. Is the the same file(s) for JB?

4 - What Kernel version are you using for Slim 4.2.1-RC2?

Thanks!

Eric
[Fascinate General] Heoxoma:
1. Get 2.6.5 or search in XDA for link to 2.6.6.

2. How would you flash from internal SD if you need to format it for new partition layout.

3. ICS modems are good for JB.

4. Latest Semaphore - now 2.9.9
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1786220 ... its likely a link in the thread as I don't think it was an official release. You will need to search the thread.

I will have to re-read that - but the internal SD card is sometime referred to the external one (as it is not the system one) but that is how you would do it - put it at the root of your SD.

EDIT: It should say internal SD card when you are placing the files you want to flash through recovery. Where you want an External card (or cloud drive) is for your EFS - put in on your computer or somewhere so you have it.

Yep.

OK - so if you are going to use the semaphore kernel - 2.6.6 is the best you can get for 4.1.2 - BUT the CM 10.1 and Slim RC2 are all 4.2.1, and in that case that latest is 2.9.9 - so keep in mind though, Slim comes with a version of semaphore - so since this is your first flash - just flash the ROM itself and a modem, Please -

PLEASE

- make sure you back up your EFS folder though per the instructions. I can almost guarantee you are going to lose your IMEI number.
[Fascinate General] ebenze:
Awesome. Thanks. Found it at: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=35157350&postcount=3935. Hopefully can help someone else from searching through the whole thread.

Ok - now I'm even more confused. From what I read from the instructions and the install instructions on Slim, once you flash the new kernel using Odin, reboot into CWM and then wipe everything clean. Once you wipe everything clean, if it isn't on an external, removable SD card, how would you then be able to flash from within CWM? Speaking of which, do you not get tired of wiping and then reinstalling/restoring everything each time you flash a new rom? I know sync'ed things are automagic, but what about local content that you want to maintain on your phone (ex: photos, videos, ebooks, etc)?

That part is covered. Have it in at least 3 or 4 different places just to be safe. :)