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[Fascinate General] spacekobra:
I tried this on my brothers phone. I couldn't transfer EFS so I had to restore to stock. in other words follow the guide directly
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
Having written a guide myself, I should have done that, but I'm a curious dude. If I can find an easier or better way to do something, why not. Also, playing with technology is fun!

Anyway, in between the now and the next time I flash, I'm going to try and make a package that includes all the necessary stuff, but no actual OS. Just a kernel and a bootloader. I think that would work. Worth a shot anyway.
[Fascinate General] nereis:
Slim Bean 2.6 is amazing!

The new partition layout is definitely a keeper.

I must say feature-wise this has fully surpassed Slim ICS 4.2 and got everything I had been missing from earlier builds working.

The only thing left is the Search Button but I don't see that coming anytime soon considering i9000 doesn't come with such button.
[Fascinate General] jonnyb16:
Loving 2.6 for sure. I've also installed Mnazim's inverted apps for the first time. If you haven't tried it I would highly recommend it. Looks really awesome and I guess you save a but of battery displaying blacks instead of whites. Maybe a link on the op to his add ons would be in order?
[Fascinate General] nereis:
Mnazim's mods are great, but I am considering kufikugel's Unofficial official SlimBean stuff and more - all devices instead on next version update. I think they do very similar things, but you get to flash kufikugel's zips instead of the Official Addons then you are done.
[Fascinate General] jonnyb16:
I've never looked at his stuff before, looks great! In either case a link to both would probably be useful.
[Fascinate General] Dayfid:
Has anybody else been receiving really random lock ups on SlimBean 2.6? My screen will remain on and my Menu, Home, Back, and search will still light up but my power and volume buttons don't do anything. It goes away after a few minutes though but still rather annoying.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Haven't hit that, occasional lags but that might just holo
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
No issues here. Using Nova though so not sure if that'd make a difference.

I do miss back to kill though.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Me too but kill all is nice.
[Fascinate General] Matt5606:
Nope, i haven't had any lockups like that either. I'm still using holo launcher, with the super launcher script by mnazim (locks the launcher in memory, cannot be killed) and everything seems to be running good.
[Fascinate General] Edgeman16:
Does anybody else have problems with their GPS?

Mine has a hard time locking and a hard time staying locked.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
Locking, no. Staying locked, yes. I need to maintain direct line of sight with the sky.

PS: I cheated on my T959D with an S2 today..... And I liked it. Threw SlimBean on it for a friend. Nice hardware.
[Fascinate General] Dayfid:
Hm.. Never had the locking up issue since I mentioned it.

Do you guys use screen protectors or cases on your phone? I just bought a new battery cover, my old one was starting to crack from dropping my phone so much. lol. My case is breaking too so I'm looking for a new one. Any recommendations?
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
I've been looking for a battery cover as mine is cracked to.... Can't find any I like though.
[Fascinate General] Dayfid:
I just went for one of these: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/270754006790?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

They look like the stock ones so it's good enough for me. Haha. I got the Green.

I also bought this case: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/300776186076?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

and these screen protectors: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/271059815801?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

Can't wait until this stuff gets here. I don't need my phone breaking. :P It was under 14 dollars for it all together. Good deal if you ask me.

Oh and I'm expecting a 10 foot USB charging cable too. Also in green. I get bored so I buy useless stuff on eBay.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
I've bought a few of those battery covers on ebay. They're less flexible than the OE ones and will crack easily. I have a few borked black ones in my desk drawer.

As far as a case, I use an Xpal PowerSkin for the i9000. Such a *****in' case. I can get two full days of battery life with it on heavy usage. I also have a slim silicone one I picked up on ebay.
[Fascinate General] nereis:
Just flashed the KP1 modem from Perka's File Stash and I must say I am impressed.

I get wifi from a 2wire router bundled with Bell's DSL modem, and I used to get choppy signal in the bedroom behind 2 walls from the router.

Upon flashing KP1 it seems I am consistently getting two bars of wifi and sometimes three, where as the popular modems suggested here gives me around one to two bars. The internet now seems more responsive with the bedroom door closed, but I'll have to see about battery life overnight.
[Fascinate General] Dayfid:
Well that kind of sucks that they crack easily. Oh well though, I have the case which will be on it most of the time anyway. :P Hopefully it won't break too quickly.

That seems like a nice case. The sale price is cheaper than the current broken case I have too. Haha
[Fascinate General] Matt5606:
Those power skin cases look sweet, i need one of those cuz it seems like i can never put my phone down and just burns through the battery. Have to remember them when i upgrade ;)

I use the i9000 otterbox for a case, i love it, full protection and looks nice too. And screen protector is a zagg shield, by far the best protector I've ever bought hands down. They are a little pricey ($20) but worth it for touch screen devices.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
let me know, i just switched back to kg
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
Mine only broke quickly because I was always pulling it off to change SD Cards or pulling the battery when flashing.

.... Which is why the original one broke too.

Just be gentle and you'll be okay.
[Fascinate General] spacekobra:
The otterbox is epic. It kept my phone in one piece when it flew out of a tractor.

I rooted my brothers t959d so I'll be sticking around if he has issues
[Fascinate General] nereis:
After a day or so with very little use I can tell kp1 at least idles fine. (Average 0.7%/h while screen off, sync on, gmap disabled) There may be more drain when using the radios but I won't mind trading juice for performance.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
A few things.

First : SwiftKey is an amazing keyboard. It makes typing on this phone so much more tolerable. Almost as good as my old HTC Touch Pro2.

Second : I mentioned earlier my disappointment at the lack of back to kill. I found it under development options. Hope it helps someone else who may have been looking for that.
[Fascinate General] Dayfid:
^ that made me decide to try SwiftKey and I actually like it quite a bit. I can type a whole lot faster now. I also love the themes. Currently using the pumpkin one in the spirit of Halloween this month.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
Since I'm boring, I'm just using the Holo theme. To quote The Big Lebowski, "It really ties the room together, man".

That said, Its a toss up between Nova Launcher, Titanium Backup and SwiftKey for best app on my phone.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Benn using swift since I got the phone really - love it, my only beef is that they have a separate paid version for tablets.
[Fascinate General] Dayfid:
You guys should check this out: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1908269

It seems interesting. Downloading it now and I'm going to give it a go.

Edit: Be careful with it. I've been using it since I posted it. Made the phone.. uh.. a tad bit slower. Probably because I had nearly every option select. I'm going to remove it. It just made my phone reboot after tweeting a picture. lol
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Found one on ebay - ordered it as the shipping cost on the product site was pretty high. Also bought one of the less flexible cases - a few bucks.

That's all that is really damaged on my phone - the battery case - screen is still good and I've never used a protector.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
SlimBean 2.7 is released. Anyone flash yet?
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Downloaded, did not flash. A few notes

1) You will need a new Gapps or AIO - it is updated for this release.

2) I think if you use slim 2.3 it does not mount /system, so you may need to mount that in order to flash.

I'm recharging to 100% here at work before I flash it.
[Fascinate General] Dayfid:
I was about to flash it then some stupid error "Status 7" thing or something came up. So other people who have had this error in the past said they just reflashed back to stock which is what I am doing right now, then I am going to flash it.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Flashed and rebooting - no error 7 BUT I did get that when I went to 2.6 - so you may see that if you are coming from 2.5 or something as a result of the framework change with CM10.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
I just flashed it on an i9100. Gonna flash it to my T959D in a few minutes. Seems okay, hate the new lock screen icon though. Need to find a way to revert to stock.
[Fascinate General] jonnyb16:
you need to mount /system in cwm in order to get around that

I havent flashed yet myself just read that on the i9000 fourm. I'm at work now, probably wait untill tomorrow to flash. Also wanna wait for the new inverted gapps before I flash as well. Excited for this one, with 4.1.2 beging released the other day.

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Mnazim has a file you can flash to go back to stock http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=32718108&postcount=4044
[Fascinate General] Dayfid:
After a long process filled with upgrading, Downgrading, flashing kernels, factory resetting, and many other tasks, I've finally got my phone to run the update.

Note: Please don't be stupid and try flashing a new rom or update when you're completely exhausted.

Yeah, I've done that but it turns out you need to be on Slimbean 2.6 too D; (which I wasn't at the time)

Now I'm all booted up. I just need to fix my IMEI and I'm all set. :) Thanks for the tip though. :)
[Fascinate General] jonnyb16:
ah, good to know, im on 2.6 already so no problems anticipated here.

I wish I brought my cable to work today, I would be flashing right now too heh
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
I keep two at my desk. One on my Mac and one on my Windows machine. Just for times such as these when I'm bored.

Back in the day I'd flash WinMo ROMs all the time too.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
What, no linux machine? ;)
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
If you count my ssh session to my Linux server at home as a Linux machine then, yes... Linux machine too!

EDIT: Updated successfully to 2.7 from 2.6. Got the Code 7 (IIRC) error, but mounting the partitions solved it.
[Fascinate General] thescot33:
Odin fail to update either Stock roms???

So My friend gave me his Fascinate t959d to try and un-brick for him. Pretty sure you would call it 'Soft bricked' Still pretty new to the forum. Anyways I got it to stop looping into the Recovery and can now see the boot screen and get into Download no problem. Even made a USB jig today to try and boot an SII he gave me and it works great!

My problem is I can't get either of the first two post to flash onto this phone? I can get odin to flash all files except the main PDA file? t fails every time...I'll post my last attempt at odin. Can anybody direct me on how to do this? My next search is how to flash CWM to see if I can do it that way...It's getting late and I've been trying to figure this out for some time. Hope someone can chim in here and give me a hand?

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> PDA_KG2.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/003> Sbl.bin

<ID:0/003>

<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Use the version of odin in the zip file.
[Fascinate General] thescot33:
<ID:0/003> Added!!

<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> Enter CS for MD5..

<ID:0/003> Leave CS..

<ID:0/003> Enter CS for MD5..

<ID:0/003> Leave CS..

<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/003> zImage

<ID:0/003> boot.bin

<ID:0/003>

<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Still Failing Pretty much at the same spot with every version of odin. I placed all the files in the correct spots. I can flash all the files on their own without problem. The Voodoo Kernel will flash as well. Just not the main file placed in PDA? How do I get into recovery to perform factory reset, I read somewhere that might help but can't seem to find it. And I believe I read I need to getto a certain point in flashing\rooting where I can install CWM?
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
you using a .512 pit?

re partition that phone with nothing else in any other fields (*except the .pit field) and try to flash the rom again.
[Fascinate General] thescot33:
I'm using the .pit file from the download. (s1_odin_20100512.pit) I've re partition with the pit file then tried flashing the rom (T959TLJL3-REV03-ALL-low-CL763100.tar.md5).

I will try again right meow!

Thanks for the reply's

---------- Post added at 10:15 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:08 AM ----------

Same thing? Re-partitioned fine and fails when instally the ROM Do I need to still have the .pit loaded when flashing the Rom?

<ID:0/006> Added!!

<ID:0/006> Odin v.3 engine (ID:6)..

<ID:0/006> File analysis..

<ID:0/006> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/006> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/006> Completed..

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)

<ID:0/006> Removed!!

<ID:0/006> Added!!

<ID:0/006> Odin v.3 engine (ID:6)..

<ID:0/006> File analysis..

<ID:0/006> Enter CS for MD5..

<ID:0/006> Leave CS..

<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/006> zImage

<ID:0/006> boot.bin

<ID:0/006>

<ID:0/006> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[Fascinate General] jonnyb16:
maybe you got a bad download?
[Fascinate General] thescot33:
I thought that too and re-downloaded it this morning...gave me the same problems. I am now copying files over to my Laptop Vista to see if it works with the new download. Tired on my laptop yesterday and was no different then trying to flash from my XP machine. I am at a lose as to why it keeps failing?

Thanks fro the reply

---------- Post added at 10:57 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:53 AM ----------

Still does the same on my laptop? Any other advice out there?
[Fascinate General] Matt5606:
Anyone that upgraded to SB 2.7, have you found that you can't find the weather network app in the market? I had it before on 2.6.....
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
I have TWN. That said, I use the OLD version from an APK.

I can see it in Play because it wants me to update it. http://karmatose.org/t959d/apk/WeatherEye-30.apk

http://karmatose.org/t959d/stock_roms/T959TLKG2_Gingerbread.zip

Download it from there. I guarantee it works because I've used it myself and well... i put it there.

If that doesn't work, we try something else.
[Fascinate General] thescot33:
XD Downloading now, My fingers are crossed!
[Fascinate General] thescot33:
Same thing?

<ID:0/015> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> PDA_KG2.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> PHONE_KG2.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> CSC_TLSKG2.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/015> Odin v.3 engine (ID:15)..

<ID:0/015> File analysis..

<ID:0/015> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/015> Initialzation..

<ID:0/015> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/015> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/015> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/015> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/015> Sbl.bin

<ID:0/015>

<ID:0/015> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
might sound strange, but try another cable. Preferably the OE cable.
[Fascinate General] thescot33:
Again, it will flash ALL other files with no problems...as soon as it tries to flash the PDA file in fails
[Fascinate General] moosehead11:
Try flashing just a kernal from odin and the a rom from recovery
[Fascinate General] thescot33:
As I said it's not my phone but I have TWO cables I got my Mine and my wifes i927 and It happens with both cables as well almost every USB port on both my Laptop (Vista) and Desktop (XP). I have one more port to try on the XP machine...will let you know how that goes??? Really confusing me why it wont flash...Goes into download mode no problem and all other files flash?

---------- Post added at 12:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:41 PM ----------

How do I get into recovery?
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
One other possibility... Is it a T959P?

I mean, the files are checking out from your Odin dumps. and if you're using Odin3 1.7, you've got the right version for this phone.. But I don't really know what to tell ya.

Maybe try throwing a DarkyROM RE on it?
[Fascinate General] thescot33:
So I was able to flash "Semaphore_2.7.4.tar" and it now boots into recovery...Does it matter which Kernel I used? How do I get the zip file to run in CWM?

I get a bunch of error messages after CWM loads:

E:failed to open /etc/recovery.fstab (No such file or directory)

E:unknown volume for path [/cache/recovery/command]

E:can't mount /cache/recovery/command

E:unkown volume for path [/cache/recovery/log]

E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log

ETC or do you want me to type them all out for your info???
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
NOpe.

I had an i9000 i tried to recover for a friend of mine a while back and when I was looking into it, I was getting errors like that after trying to flash a ROM. Turns out the internal memory had given up based on some research. This could be the case here.
[Fascinate General] thescot33:
YUP!!! it's a T959P??? I'm feel really bad for wasting your time. I guess my lighting isn't good because I swear when I first looked at the model it said 'D' at the end

Thanks for letting me waste your time and I will be sure to make sure I read and then RE-read the part numbers next time. He gave me another phone he bricked a T989D and you can barely see the model it's so small

Loved ready through your guys forums for the last two days and I hope to one day get my hands on a 'D' not a 'P' so that I can finish what I started and see your guys work

So on that note, Off to see what I can find on a T959P

PeACe and again sorry for wasting your time, but not really as much as I have wasted the last two days! XD Wooops
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
No worries. That would explain a lot.

http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&model=SGH-T959P&pcode=TLS&os=1&type=1#firmware

Start there.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
No issues here.
[Fascinate General] jonnyb16:
semaphore 2.4 released today
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Yep. Works great with 2.7.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
Thanks for the heads up on the new kernel, guys. I'm gonna flash it in the AM when I have some more battery life.
[Fascinate General] jonnyb16:
I've been playing around with the kernel mods as well, I'm sure my phone has never run better then it does now.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
My battery life at idle has greatly improved with Semaphore 2.4.0s. Unplugged for 3hrs doing things it'd normally be doing and has only dropped 5% battery. Normally, it'd be a lot less than that since upgrading to SlimBean.
[Fascinate General] wildblack:
Hi Jpmccarthy

What file you use on

SlimRom

Slim-T959-2.7.0-OFFICIAL ? Is it correct for the T959D or we need to take I9000 rom ?
[Fascinate General] nereis:
Take the I9000 rom, flash t959 then all hell breaks loose.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
What he said +1
[Fascinate General] Appetisaac:
Hi jp, just wondering if you're still fluxing your modems.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Always. On KG3 the last little bit.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Anyone having issues with some apps (cut the rope experiment) unable to download from play.

As well, headphones. Music plausible, can make calls but all other sounds come out of the external speakers.
[Fascinate General] Matt5606:
Haven't noticed jp, I'm having some weird connection issues. I switch off data to save power, and sometimes my phone will lock up, with data still enabled. Only way to fix it is to restart it. Not sure if it's related to my modem or with the rom itself.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
I had a couple issues related to deep sleep when I had it enabled in Semaphore Manager, but other than that... things have been stellar. No showstopping issues.

Audio works fine, data works fine. I am using Voodoo Controls to manipulate my audio stuff, but I'm not sure that makes a difference. Also, using KG3 as noted in my sig.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Yeah, that deep idle doesn't work on our phone unfortunately.
[Fascinate General] Edgeman16:
I've noticed that when I use a web browser (on a computer) and tell something to install via the play store there, it won't install on my phone.

But installing things from the phone seems to work fine.

Not sure if it's a problem with the phone or not...
[Fascinate General] nereis:
Strange, mine seems to dovdeep idle albeit the fact that I've seen random reboots on slim ics 4.2. Slim Bean has been fine though, only had to wifi pm fast on sb2.6, and so far sb2.7 works without wifi pm fast.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
i would get SODs myself when i used it - remember its deeep idle and not deep sleep. Strat says only useful if you listen to lots of music.
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
Check on Google Play on the web. See if there's a duplicate device there. Happened to me. Registered with a messed up imei and boom, it thinks its a different phone.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
Karma, got my power skin, any tips on usage?
[Fascinate General] karmatose:
Charge it, put the phone in it and turn it off. Turn the power skin on when your internal battery reaches 15% and enjoy a full battery.
[Fascinate General] Edgeman16:
That was it. It was in my settings, not shown in menus.

I have the right IMEI though, so idk what was up. My build.prop was still set to I9000 though, I changed all that just now and flipped my play settings around and now all is well :)

** EDIT

I spoke too soon... it seems like most of the Play store is incompatible with my device... I wonder what I screwed up in build.prop...
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
There's a known issue with 2.7. I had it too - go the Faq on the website, there's a fix with a new play store and some hoops to jump through. I'll post later if I get a chance. It worked for me.
[Fascinate General] jonnyb16:
There was a note on slimrom.net for people with playstore issues. I think it entailed re-downloading gapps and wiping and re-flashing. A friend of mine had the playstore issues and did this and it fixed it all up for him.
[Fascinate General] Edgeman16:
I see it:

http://slimroms.net/index.php/faq/slimbean/160-playstore-issues-2-7-faq

Guess I will re-download and flash that later today when I have a charger.

Thanks guys!
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
That's what I did. Get the latest play store, two versions up there.
[Fascinate General] jonnyb16:
the friend of mine dident need to download a new playstore, he just redownloaded and flashed the gapps, all good.
[Fascinate General] jpmccarthy:
I followed the instructions on the thread and it resolved my issues. Got updates for a few apps I wasn't before as well.