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[Fascinate General] karmatose:
I'll give those things a go in a bit. Just got 3.0 on and restoring my junk.
[Fascinate General] moosehead11:
Semaphore 2.6 out now
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Already on it ;)
[Fascinate General] moosehead11:
Going to flash it later tonight after i get the kids to bed
[Fascinate General] cobyman7035:
Crappy antutu benchmarks score but fast on darky rom11
[Fascinate General] Dayfid:
4.2 is nice. Nothing big but it's nice.

Also, I flashed directly from SlimBean 3.0. I formatted my System and caches and everything works great.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
which 4.2 rom?
[Fascinate General] Dayfid:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2004118
[Fascinate General] cash2387:
Hey guys, been awhile. Trying to flash over to SlimBean or RemICS JB and im getting caught in boot loops (Stuck on Semaphore screen). Im currently sitting on AllianceROM JW4 w Semaphore 2.7.4

I went back to the main post and started at Step 12 to flash JB, However when I flash the .tar and attempt to get into Recovery I can't. The phone doesn't want to let me in. I've tried for like 20 minutes doing battery pulls. It just sits on the Semaphore screen.

I've even went from AllianceRom JW4 up to OneCosmic's ICS 4.2 and then attempted to Flash SlimBean and or RemICS JB. But still no go.

Any thoughts?
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Personally, I would go to SlimBEAN instead of SlimICS - but what semaphore kernel are you using ? Make sure it IS the ICS one if you are on ICS. In terms of getting into recovery, three button should work and letting go of the power button BUT holding down the vol keys after you get to the semaphore logo.

That's my quick thoughts - if that doesn't work - provide more details - which steps are you following (Karma's or bucks), versions of odin, semaphore, etc.
[Fascinate General] moosehead11:
Also if you are flashing slimbean it usually takes three flashes to get it yo work
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Right! There will be an error, a reboot and then a correct flash.
[Fascinate General] cash2387:
It was Karma's steps I was using. So I downloaded the JB Semaphore Kernel in the steps there , plus I event downloaded the newer one from their site.

Once I flashed the kernel via Odin thats when i hit the Semaphore Screen i couldnt get into Recovery to actually flash the ROM.

Plus right now when I go from my current Setup (AllianceROM JW4 w/Semaphore 2.7.4). I go into Recovery and flash the main JB ROM for SlimBean and it give the error saying the partition layout is different, so then I select to reflash again and at that point the phone reboots and gets stuck at the splash screen and stays there, like I said no 3 button combo seems to work.

So Version of Odin is Odin3 v1.3

Downloaded SlimBean 3.0 and the Gapps to go with it.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
I had that issue too, all you can do us keep trying I think.
[Fascinate General] moosehead11:
Did you format /system in recovery along with wiping everything?
[Fascinate General] yaaa4:
Hey guys

I just want to know if installing a rom like slimbean unlock the phone (to change cell company). I found some tutos on the net but its for froyo or gbread.

Another question : some of you told that you have flash too many times and you need to start from scratch. What,s that mean? When i upgraded to jelly bean, was is a dirty flash? If i upgrade with the new kernel and rom to often, would i get some problem?

Thanks!
[Fascinate General] moosehead11:
No just installing Slimbean will not unlock your phone...not sure if the froyo/gb way will work i've never tried

I think most people start from scratch (i assume you mean going back to stock) if they loss there emei number or if they are having alot of issues that just a wipe won't fix
[Fascinate General] cash2387:
Yes i have tried that but still didnt work right
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
I had a similar issue - I find three buttons works, but once you get passed the T959D logo, let go of power BUT maintain the hold down the vol up and done. Was totally unaware of that until recently. Other than that, just persistence - sounds like if you go the 1st and 2nd flash down, you are almost there.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
try using an older JB kernel and flashing SlimBean 3.0.

Load GB with Odin > Flash an older Semaphore JB kernel with Odin (2.1.0s) > Flash Slimbean 3.0 (x3) > Flash newest Semaphore kernel.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
That is exactly what I did on the last flash - from the semaphore thread there is a link to older versions.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
In other news, my battery is borked and stopped charging all the way so I just ordered a few new batteries. Our batteries are 1500 mAh, but if you look up part number EB575152LA it's 1650 mAh and the exact same size. A little extra capacity is always a good thing.
[Fascinate General] jonnyb16:
The Galaxy as unlock app (root version) worked for me.

Also i find i have the best success installing slim when i first put cm10 on
[Fascinate General] yaaa4:
Did it work with stock rom or a custom one?
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
Either or.
[Fascinate General] cash2387:
So I finally got JB running. I was following the guide but I did start at loading the ROM, Step 12.

So I had to go right back to full 100% Telus Stock. I think the whole screw-up on mine was that when booting the phone up it said "GT-I9000"....Which screws up the 3 button combo...When going back to stock I was able to keep the inital boot screen "SGH-T959D".

I guess when I first started flashing I changed something along the way. Darkys was the 1st I flashed way back when.

Although on another note, anyone get Spirit FM working on JB?
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
That's great. On FM I don't use it but lots out there do, so should work IF you turn on FM via the tweaks in the semaphore app available on Play.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
SlimBean 3.1 is out. Update Me didn't seem to notify me this time around though.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Me either but on it now. So far so good.
[Fascinate General] canadagolfnut:
been out of the loop for a while, but finally installed slimbean to my telus fascinate, and am liking it so far. UPgraded form slimics.

And it didnt clobber my EFS folder.. thats a first. lol

Is it same procedure if I want to change modems? ICS modems compatible with JB?
[Fascinate General] moosehead11:
Yes...ics work for jb
[Fascinate General] cash2387:
Lovin JellyBean, Sooo much better, my wife and I were still chillin back on GB.

I dont know why but I lost my wifi, kept saying "Turning on wifi" and wouldnt move, went from Semaphore to Devil and its working.

The odd thing was that with Spirit FM was that it needed the newest Semaphore to work.

Plus first time ever my IMEI went south lol....dont know why, never happened before.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
That's an ics/jb "feature". ;)
[Fascinate General] cash2387:
Haha well for me its more of a JB feature. I've put OneCosmic's ICS and Slim ICS on the phone before and not a problem...Glad I backed up the EFS ages ago. Before I did my wifes phone with JB i did the same thing :p
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Hi guys - a few quick notes. So I am upgraded to Slim 3.1 - fantastic release. I ran it plain jane for a while just flashing the ROM as well as the updated 3.1 AIO package (which is not in their install instructions).

I did notice some random reboots, my phone would reboot out of play sometimes, etc.

I have since flashed semaphore (newest test version - but just wanted to install the original) along with the launcher and SQL Lite enhancements that I'm fond of.

After doing that - charging seems to be better (goes to 100% as opposed to 99%) and I'll have to watch for reboots.

All in all, very fast and great. There's a new speed script for init.d but I have not tried that yet.

Just an update.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
Just thinking out loud here, but... Since the Nexus S isn't getting updates any more, past 4.2 the party might end for us as well if there's any huge core os changes. Or we'll get half assed roms that only sorta work with no hardware acceleration.

I really hope not, but I think it's getting near time to upgrade.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Agreed Karma. We had a great run though given this phone was out about the same time as the 3GS and what is that good for now LOL
[Fascinate General] bbrad:
I think it can handle 5.0 then were probably gonna have too upgrade whether we like it or not or I'm just gonna be sitting here by myself because i refuse too go too the tried data plans.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
Spec wise I'm sure these phones could handle 5.0 (or whatever the next revision ends up being), it's whether or not the "drivers" from 4.2 continue to work with the next OS. We got pretty lucky because the hardware was so similar to the Nexus S that the kernel modules to make the hardware work could be kanged and used to make AOSP roms for our devices.

Anyway, upgrading isn't so bad what with the T959D being GSM. Just gotta decide on what to do now. I don't really want to be at Samsung's mercy with Exynos source code, but the version with the MSM8960 would be just fine. However... I like the idea of the Nexus but would miss interchangable batteries and expandable storage.

Oh well, I'll wait until the next major release and see what do.
[Fascinate General] bbrad:
Will I'm on the cspire showcase so upgrading is not gonna happen they want 80$ just too stream YouTube videos so i hope the drivers still work or in more skrewed than a buttercup
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
GSM?
[Fascinate General] bbrad:
No CDMA
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
Lame. Us Telus guys are GSM. Our hardware is pretty much a cross between the i9000 and the i500.

I already sold my soul (gave up unlimited data and a 3 year contract) to go from CDMA to GSM.
[Fascinate General] Dayfid:
I have absolutely no clue what's going on with my phone at the moment. I reflashed Gingerbread this morning, planing on starting "fresh" I suppose, but when I tried to go through the update process for Jellybean it would just throw a "Status 0" error at me and when I would get it to finally flash the update, it would just reboot into recovery. I've tried multiple times, Two different roms (SlimBean3.1 and the latest 4.1.2 Cyanogen Nightly), and multiple different kernels. Any suggestions? I've also followed the OP strictly after the first few failed attempts and it still wouldn't update. I was stuck on completely stock Gingerbread 2.3.3 all day. :/
[Fascinate General] Dayfid:
I believe I finally figured it out. I reflashed Gingerbread for the 4th or so time and updated to SlimBean 2.6 which booted. Hopefully upgrading to 3.1 from here works.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
It's because of the different partition layouts. You need to flash 3 times.
[Fascinate General] bbrad:
Wait there's slim bean for our devices?
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
We have the SGH-T959D, not the i500. It's closer to the i9000, not the phone you have.
[Fascinate General] bbrad:
Well yea but i figured if it was close enough i could port it and run it for personal use :D
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
+1
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
You're welcome to try it, I guess... But none of us here can really help if (read: when) things go horribly, horribly wrong.
[Fascinate General] bbrad:
Pssshhh please fool *slaps karmatose* Iza expert in the.forums(besides jt, Stephen, deoterfuel) but besides them I'm the expert in these forums LOL
[Fascinate General] Dayfid:
Swiftkey Flow Beta was released.

SwiftKey Flow Beta APK (smartphone) http://bit.ly/skflowbeta

SwiftKey Flow Beta APK (tablet) http://bit.ly/skflowbetatab
[Fascinate General] Matt5606:
Just checking in with everyone, seeing what's up. I've been cheating on my android for almost 3 weeks, I broke down and bought a very cheap iPhone 4 ($50) and fixed it up. I love it, however android is definitely my favorite.

Did you end up upgrading to the s3 jp? I think I'm going to hold out and wait for the s4 whenever that gets released.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Nope. Leaning towards the Nexus 4, but will wait now.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
Got my new batteries today. The stock 1500mAh battery (left) and the 1650mAh battery from the 4G version of our phone (right) are identical in size. The back cover still fits fine. Charging one up now, will give usage impressions in a few days. Can't really go wrong with a bigger battery though.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Man - just reflashed 3.1 + 3.1 gapps + semaphore 2.6.6s (as well as lazeroid, super launcher, lockscreen handle fix). My battery was dying. Also tweaked some semaphore for 256kb read ahead and SIO. Exchange continues to be the culprit with the stock email.apk. Man ... that thing just EATS battery.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
Since my car is put away for the winter, I've been taking the bus to work. This leaves me a lot of time to do... nothing. Anyway, I stream music (Sky.FM Premium 64k AAC+ stream in xiialive) for 1hr+ and tether to my tablet. Only used 20% battery on my 1650mAh battery the last few days. Compare that to 50%+ on my 1500mAh battery.

Now I'm not sure if that's because I'm using a fresh battery or if the 1650mAh battery is that much better, but if you've been rocking your original battery from day one until now you might want to replace it.
[Fascinate General] wildblack:
What Semaphore for the T959D

Hi everyone!

Im on SlimICS. 4.0.3 with CWMR Touch 5.5.0.4

I want to go on SlimBean 3.1 with Semaphore JB 2.8

Must i go back to stock ? or i can make this it the configuration i have.

To be sure i take the right file i write it below :

SlimBean 3.1

Slim-I9000-3.1.0-OFFICIAL

Size	77.01 MB

Created	2012-11-30

Semaphore JB 2.8

Semaphore_JB_2.8.0s.zip

This is correct ?

Other question :

I have many problem with Play Store (Google said the application are not compatible) but i can use it for other store) There is a way to fix that ?

Thx alot everybody i love XDA dev ! This is why i love Android too!!! :victory:
[Fascinate General] moosehead11:
You can go right to 3.1 from SlimICS just make sure you back everything up that you want to keep because you will need to do a Full Wipe and Format \System...follow the instructions on the Slim site and you should be fine...oh don't freak out if you get an error the first time you flash you will have to flash the ROM 3 times for it to work

Also Semaphore 2.8 is for JB 4.2 so i don't think you can use that...you need 2.6.5s (think thats the most recent) for SlimBean
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
There's 2.6.6s as well if you dig BLN. It's in the XDA thread
[Fascinate General] wildblack:
Ok i make all the installation (Semaphore and SlimBean)

I have a problem with IMEI

i alrealy make a backup of the EFS directory

How i fix this ?

I must install a ICS or JB modem or its will be work by default ?
[Fascinate General] moosehead11:
Just replace your efs folder with your backup using a app like es file explorer

Any ics modem will work
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Very busy with Christmas concerts and recitals but might try the cyan 10.1 soon based on 4.2.1.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Running 10.1.
[Fascinate General] jonnyb16:
i was on a kick a few weeks back trying a bunch of different roms. nothing ever felt as smooth and right as slim. maybe its all in my mind but im pretty much spoiled for slim now hehe
[Fascinate General] moosehead11:
Hows it running JP?
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
I will have to give more impressions after some use - so far - fast, smooth, awesome. I flashed the pre-nightly + semaphore 2.8.0 + super launcher and changed the DPI. thought I would need the multi DPI play store, but no issues so far downloading apps.

Missing a LOT from Slim, but really need to give it a few days before I make any big judgements - one thing I don't miss, none of that 'sometime the screen is dead when the phone wakes with Slim'.
[Fascinate General] moosehead11:
Thanks JP

Look forward to hearing your observations
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
I'll definitely post some thoughts, also need to stop screwing with it to get a realistic position on battery ---- but so far, have to say - cannot see me switching back.
[Fascinate General] moosehead11:
Did you update straight from Slim or did you do a fresh install
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Right from slim.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
May need to retract that - really hard to say about battery after being first flash, and I'm using it more - BUT already down to 50% where as on Slim I'd be sitting in the high 70s.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
Give it a day or so and let your bat stats adjust themselves.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Totally. With the nightlies as well, I'm wondering if I should flash only at 100%, plus I'll likely need to reflash all the things I've added namely - super launcher, gps.conf changes, dpi changes, dpi play store and the semaphore kernel :)
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
So still rocking CM 10.1 - updated to the latest nightly, but haven't flashed the newest semaphore yet (2.8.3). I essentially run stock + semaphore + multi DPI playstore + DPI of 200.

I'm really digging it - and some things seem much better than Slim. I'm sure I'll find other differences - really haven't played with camera or GPS yet. Not sure if MMS has the in line responses like Slim had (thought that came from CM though). Don't seem to have the exchange issues I had before either.

If anyone is curious about anything, let me know and I'll give something a whirl.
[Fascinate General] spacekobra:
The replying is on my nexus. Don't see why it wouldn't be on the s1.

And whats super launcher?
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
On MMS. Its awesome on 10.1. Better than slim (I hadn't gotten a text yet when I wrote this).

On super launcher it's a script that helps keep the launcher in memory so there are less redraws. There's a few of them out there.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Also awesome, Mister Beer bottle brew. On my second glass now.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
I had one of those once. A guy I lived with tried to make it and did it horribly, horribly wrong. It ended up super sweet and relatively nasty tasting.

I have had a few successful u-brew experiences since then though.
[Fascinate General] jonnyb16:
I brew all my own beer, wouldn't have it any other way. got a home keg system too.:good:
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
I'd love to get a kegarator and do some real brewing, but the mister beer is super easy. Not sure what he could do wrong Karma - put together bunks beds last night and that 3 pints of Red went down nice and easy!
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
Yeah, I have NO idea what happened. I think he added sugar because there was almost zero carbonation and a pile of sugar at the bottom. This probably means the yeast didn't do it's thing. It was like drinking sludge.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
LOL - yeah, I've made like 20 bottles since July 1st - just put in your yeast pill and place teh pressure cap and wait (all at room temperature) then deep freeze for 2 hours, and you're ready to go with some frosty brews :)

Back on topic - still using yesterday's nightly, but loving it - cannot even remember what I miss from Slim - everything is fast, smooth - no gltichy screen unlock, notifications are perfect.
[Fascinate General] moosehead11:
How's battery life?
[Fascinate General] wildblack:
i flash CM 10.1 too.

Im from SlimBean 3.1 and Semaphore JB 2.8.0s

i wipe User/Data, David Cache.. etc

i see the resolution not like the resolution on slimbean 3.1 or mayble icons are just biger with cm 10.1.

I will test it too more (i just flash it 2 minutes ago ;) )
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
Change your DPI. I believe it's 182 on SlimRoms
[Fascinate General] wildblack:
Ok i don't have anything lol. No GoogleApps there is a package like AIO_ADDON for slim on CM 10.1 ?

---------- Post added at 04:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:15 PM ----------

I reply to myself :

http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121212-signed.zip
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
About the same as slim for me. Maybe a bit worse.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
You will also need a multi DPI play store if you alter your DPI
[Fascinate General] Edgeman16:
So what do I need to do to go from slimbean to CM?

As a complete noob who has never used CM, and is still surprised he was able to get slim onto his phone in the first place ;)

I didn't see an i9000 version on the nightlies page, are we this one?:

galaxysmtd - Samsung Galaxy S

Where do you get the Play store app/etc from afterwards (assuming it doesn't come with one which is what I gathered from the last few posts here)?
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Hey - so what version of slim are you running - 3.1? If so, its really quite easy but there are lots of optional flashes you can do. Essentially I following the instruction this post:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2039755

Note that you are going to want to install the ROM (I'm using 122020 at the moment) AND gapps (ensure it's the 4.2 gapps).

That will put you on cyanogen everything else is optional like:

1. I flash the semaphore kernel (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1786220)

2. I also mod my DPI to 190 in build.prop - use an editor or there are DPI apps in play store for free that are quite easy.

3. I also mod my gps.conf as described in the OP in this thread.

4. IF you change DPI, you'll need to flash the multi DPI play store for 4.2 - I get it from here - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1839871 - and yes, it says galaxy sII but doesn't seem to matter :)

5. IF maz has a super launcher for the nightly build I'm using, I flash that too ... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1844787

Lastly, don't have a link, but search and you'll find it - I flash the big mem video fix (not sure you need it though).

So its not an easy set of steps in terms of quantity, but its not the worst flashing experience either - I would read up - determine what you want, go from there. I still have to write up some impressions - other than battery being worse (still trying to determine how much worse) its VERY stable with a LOT of functionality.
[Fascinate General] Edgeman16:
Thanks JPM.

Just booted into CM.

Do I need to flash a modem onto this now? Or does it come with or reuse the one I had on Slim?

Edge
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
http://slimroms.net/index.php/news/220-4-2-beta-1

... I'll just leave that there.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Should reuse what you had in slim but any ICS modem will do.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Awesome Karma. Cannot wait to hear what folks think.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
I'm not touching it for a while. Let 'em get a few builds under their belts first.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
I'm likely staying with cm...
[Fascinate General] Appetisaac:
....'til I try new Slim that is.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Lol too true