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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rlmiller:
awesome battery life

Well each device, and modems, will give different results...but I'll be glad to tell my setup... hopefully I will not get bashed again by some others... I am just trying to offer "work-arounds" until developers get time to fix.

"FOR ME" I removed the auto sync for gmail. I just refresh when I want to check... no problem FOR ME. Also any other apps running with auto sync, just reduce the timing to a longer refresh where possible... or remove auto sync and update when you want...again not a problem FOR ME. Lastly, I reduced the screen brightness to be as low as reasonable "FOR ME".

I emphasize FOR ME because others have a problem with my setup and reply with negative useless info. The main factor is that I don't have a problem with MY SETUP...and I get AWESOME battery life in return while they are lucky if they get close to 1/2 of what I get.

For those people that have a problem with MY set up, just keep your negative comments to yourself and let those asking for info decide for their self if it will work for them or not... after all they are responsible adults :)

rlm
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mattykinsx:
I usually don't reply to this but I will in this instance because I know you're directing this at me and its such nonsense.

Your battery life has

nothing

to do with disabling features of your phone.

As the screenshot shows, you used your phone about 10 times in those 14 hours.

You could have every 'feature', including Bluetooth and GPS enabled the entire time and still get great battery life not using the damned phone.

:rolleyes:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brooksyx:
Agreed. I wish people would just stop talking about good/bad battery life. No one cares.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] omarllamas:
Thanks plenty good ideas..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rlmiller:
Hummm.. I slept last night like you during those 14 hours... explaining only accessing phone around 10 times or so... go figure, I did not use it while sleeping !:confused:

LOOK AT MY OP.... with 4 hours of screen time and more than 30 hours...so obviously it does help to "control" your settings.... why else are the settings there if you don't utilize them?

BTW: I will not reply to any more of your ridiculous post. Grow up. None of this is helpful in this forum... thanks for your input.

rlm

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with everyone asking... they must be...

rlm

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Your welcome.... hope it helps....

God bless

rlm
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dcowboys2184:
Somebody said they was nightlys.. Where would they be located if true
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rlmiller:
Not aware of nightlies as of yet

rlm
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Vrekk:
Does anybody have a mirror of the sbrissen23 build? The link a few pages back isn't loading for me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brooksyx:
As part of the CM9 epic 4g touch team I can honestly say no one who works on this rom cares about people's battery life because everyone uses their phone different and gets different results. My battery lasts all day and if I use my phone more than usual I carry a spare. If you need a rom with better battery life then please switch. Any battery life posts in the dev thread will not be tolerated. Please post in the general section CM9 thread. Your current post has been reported.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wilderckw:
Can someone tell me what's the best way to flash modems on cm9 when I go to recovery it a stock Android one I have never seen bit looks like I could or is it best to use mobile Odin? Thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] batting1000:
You don't need to be telling people you've reported their post...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Specialksg1:
mobile Odin doesn't do modems on our phone. You'll have to either go regular Odin, or mobile Odin stock el26 cwm kernel, flash the modem, then reflash cm9 or a cm9 kernel.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] honest1212:
Use modem tar file and flash with mobile ODIN or Desktop ODIN. You can do it on your current setup.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wrceuro:
Which modem would you guys recommend?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] barnacles10:
Everyone has different results with modems. Try em out and see what you think. Ive been using EL29. I'm sire there is discussion in the modem thread sticky on peoples results with modems. You might want to check there for modem talk.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JLine05:
Can someone please point me to the CM9 kernel? Thanks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] samsmalls:
I've noticed what seems to be surefire way to bring back 3G Data after a random loss. It seems to return after every try, what I've found is that opening your phone dailer after a loss, then using the back button to exit out of dailer with a return to browser brings it right back! This is the only method I've found to work flawlessly, as airplane mode & data toggle were hit or miss. To those who were still dealing with 3g data loss im am using alpha 3 with modem.bin fd 26 pulled from qb's post & Darchstar's fd 16/26 kernel on page 179 of this thread.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] riassan:
use this link it will give you latest cm9 fd26 kernel;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JLine05:
Thanks, but does anyone have a .zip? Just trying to restore a nand backup then flash the kernel and trying to avoid the triangle thing.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] awoolf:
What a **** thing to say. I understand that it's not a primary concern for the developers at this stage of development, but battery life is a concern to every user.

With this type of attitude, I'm not sure I want to support the CM9 developers on the device.

(CM9 A3 is currently my daily driver)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] batting1000:
Yeah, who's gonna donate to or support a dev team that says they could care less about battery life? Doesn't matter how good the ROM is, battery life is still important. It's useless if it can't make it through the day.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] :
i wasn't going to say anything, but this is exactly what i thought when i read that. i appreciate the work the epic 4g touch team is doing but not caring about battery life.... really? seems, for lack of a better word, stupid.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] neuteboomt:
Battery life will come once we have a solid kernel. So just be patent. There is not much a dev can do until they build a kernel from scratch or wait for Samsung to release a final kernel.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] barnacles10:
edit: i will just say this. I encourage you all to look at the way you use your phone, the apps you use, the services you use, your cell reception, and use all these facts to help understand how you might improve battery life. Most of all, please remember, you are running cm9 on an engineering prebuilt kernel from a non-final ics build which no one here has control over yet.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] batting1000:
Never said it sucked, just making a statement.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] barnacles10:
Right, I think what brooksyx is trying to say is that there are so many different reports on battery life, with so many different contributing factors, how can anyone make everyone happy?

It's not that people "don't care" about battery life, it's that its such a variable from user to user that "fixing" everyones battery life is like finding a red marble in a bag of 1000 blues, trying to track down why each individual experiences varying battery life based on their use.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JLine05:
I get the point but the way he worded it was kind of dicky.

I get good battery life on this rom so Im not worried about it. Now about that kernel .zip file... :p
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rlmiller:
PLEASE ... lets just let it go... I sent PM's to you all.. Lets keep the thread clean.

God Bless

rlm
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] slick4mitch:
This right here ... I support it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] faststang00:
Hey guys just have a couple of questions.. I did try and search this and also watched the how to vid.

Do you need a sd card to install? I dong have one and if not needed is their any extra steps to take?

I come from a hd2 is installation similar?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] coiledwire:
Badass battery monitor app is causing soft reboots for me. Its repeatable. Running stock alpha3, no mods.

Launch the app

Expand app usage list

Scroll/Fling up and down the list several times

Open detailed app info

Go back and scroll through list a bit more

Soft reboot.

Here is the log of this action. Seems the app collects some system data and thats it. No errors to trace back to the reboot.

http://pastebin.com/JMaB4ci1

I'm unaware if this is a known issue. If this is an app problem only, let me know and I'll forward this to the app dev. Thanks.

Sent from my SPH-D710
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rlmiller:
you have an internal, so you are good. Just save the files there and follow directions

http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/p/cm9-install-guide.html

rlm
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DevilStrider:
I looked around for the FD24 kernal but I keep finding repacks and stuff. I got the modem from another thread.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rlmiller:
FD24 Kernel

Are you looking for the FD24 kernel? if so I uploaded it here http://db.tt/Q4rY9TW8

rlm
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] air2k57:
Since profile/prl update doesn't work, is there a work around? Any news on that feature eventually getting worked on?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rlmiller:
There may be another way that I'm not aware of, but I think I read that you need to go back to GB and update then flash back to ICS...(nand backup first of course) but don't hold me to that.

Maybe others will chime in with verification?

rlm
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] elliwigy:
Didnt see post from darch for the fd26 kernel fr cm9a3? Im still on fd02.. dont want to flash anothr aosp kernel and lose root
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] riassan:
i posted a link to darchstar specific version only:D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rlmiller:
FD26 http://db.tt/P08qJmpQ

rlm
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] qfnol31:
I've been following the new updates upstream. I know it's finals season so I'm not in a hurry, but are you planning on making a new alpha with some of the newest updates included in the nightlies? It looks like themes and lock screen are about to be changed and I was wondering if we can expect to see those or if you're hoping to finish the kernel before any more updates.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DevilStrider:
Do I need to do anything special to install the FD24 kernal with mobile odin?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rlmiller:
You can just find the .tar file and flash

rlm
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jbagel2:
Has anyone else had issues with vibration not working after the phone has been on for a while? I have to end up rebooting before any vibration functions will work again. ( I probably just missed the post from someone else )
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] los82:
mms fix at least for me..dont know if im late

the mms on alpha 3 for me had been inconsistent and i flashed different modems did probly 4 cm9 re-installs wips everything! and i still had inconsistent mms. so while doing some modding like inverted apps I switched my mms system ui and installed some ics reloaded setting that went hand in hand with this system ui. after the installed i noticed a few hrs later that i wasnt having any issues any more with my mms saying message not sent. (so annoying) etc. it worked for me but not sure if I just got lucky.. anyways here are the files and what i did... with root explorer copied and moved current mms from apps to just the system folder. (I do that all the time just in case new mms apk. doesnt work or fc's i still have original and can just push it back). then pushed system ui and reloaded settings. changed permissions rebooted. here are the files.. by the way I love cm9. best rom ever!!!!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Scuddster:
I have that same issue. Sometimes it works, others it don't. I tried to determine if it works during certain times such as only when attaching or maybe capture and attach. Complete inconsistencies as you mentioned. I then get fc's on the whole messaging app. I'll try this too and see what happens. Thanks!

sent from Transformer Prime cranking it out with CM9.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wizky911:
Can anyone confirm whether mms can be sent if you're on a call AND connected to 4G or wifi? Thanks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brooksyx:
It should be able to be done. I have never had issues with it. When sending mms on wifi or 4g the phone activates the 3g radio to send the mms.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wizky911:
Can you try it out before I flash please? It doesn't work on my AOKP rom, and I don't wanna switch over for no reason...resetting up my phone is getting annoying. M,y flashaholic days are coming to an end
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brooksyx:
It works. Never had an issues with this.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Vrekk:
Umm isn't this not a rom problem but a phone issue? When your phone is connected to a phone call you can't move data over the 3g radio. Try surfing the web on a phone call while NOT connected to 4g or wifi.

When im connected to wifi and I send a mms (not in a phone call) it connects the 3g radio and sends the picture over that so i think its safe to assume that while being connected to a phone call and wifi, mms won't work. (This is an assumption based on experiences not facts)

Becuase of the nature of 4g you MAY be able to send an mms while connected to 4g and a phone call. In my mind its not the 4g connection that i think is the issue it is the lack of a 3g one.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wizky911:
OK well the reason I'm asking is because before I started using AOKP I COULD send mms while on the phone. I know I know I KNOW you can't do it over 3G! While connected to my home Wi-Fi can surf the internet. But I can't send and receive mms. I just wanna know if this is true on CM9 also before I just say screw it and use a rom built from a leak which I know this problem doesn't exist...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blackroseMD1:
I can send MMS in call while on wifi on both CM9 and AOKP M5. I am using GoSMS though, so it may just be uploading it to it's servers and sending it over wifi.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wizky911:
It really doesn't work for me
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] :
I'm waiting to see if he will update
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] spitefulrain:
Where did you get a 4/28 build? The most recent I've been able to find is 4/16
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rlmiller:
SORRY

rlm
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lady vixen:
A

Is this an update to alpha3 rom? If so is a full wipe needed or just wipe dalvik & cache and flash over 4/16 version

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch!®
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rlmiller:
Full wipe NOT needed... reflash GAPPS

rlm
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dgr581:
Is this a nightly?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rlmiller:
Just an update that was posted, no nightlies as of yet (afaik)

rlm
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bpschoon:
I've searched this thread but couldn't find an answer, so here it goes.

I set my dpi to 190 and now the market won't find alot of popular apps (urbanspoon, the weather channel, scoremobile, etc) when I search from my phone. I can install them just fine if I go only, but that is a pain in the a. I've tried resetting the market data, clear cache and dalvik cache, and even doing that after I set the phone back to 240. Any suggestions, or am I going to have to do a fresh wipe and install?

If it helps, the apps I am able to see seems to suggest the market thinks my phone is a tablet running HC.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] b0tes:
First set your DPI back to 240, then reboot.

Afterwards, go into Settings > Apps, and then Clear Data under Play Store.

When you reopen Play Store, and you'll be asked to re-EULA, and your apps should be compatible again.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brooksyx:
That link is supposed to stay private and is not meant for the public...

Darchstar did not give you permission to link to his private server.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rlmiller:
Please check your PM Again

rlm
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hermeticist:
Not to mention that with the FD24 kernel, the sd card locations are switched- lame. I'm back on FD19.

Can a link to the working kernels be added to the PM?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rrmzr1:
Soo. Are there big differences between the 4/16 and 4/28 builds. Are we denied access to a better build. Or is 4/16 fine before I download and flash.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brooksyx:
These builds are tests builds that are not necessarily stable for daily drivers. Also there are not significant enough changes to warrant a public release. And honestly darchstar is the main guy creating this rom and its his choice what he releases to the public and what he keeps private. Also its not unheard of for devs to have private testing builds.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] huskerpat:
In the interest of fairness, hanging out in the irc channel does have its perks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] locoboi187:
Can someone link me to the kernel that comes with alpha 3? My phone is not playing nice with the AOSP FD26 version. Thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Art Vandelay:
Eff.

All of a sudden started getting FCs on some google apps and browser, so I rebooted. Now my phone is stuck at the CM9 boot animation.

Anyone else have this problem? I've pulled the battery already to no avail.

Thanks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rlmiller:
did you just flash?

rlm
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Art Vandelay:
No. Been working fine for a week. I just flashed the cache too and same results. If I can't figure it out, I'll just reflash.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rlmiller:
follow OP instructions again http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/p/cm9-install-guide.html

wipe data & cash

rlm
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dudebowski:
ugh... im itching for a new release, haven't flashed anything in a week :D

Anything I can help with to move things along? I code php and the like, and tier 2 IT support for a wide range of hard/softwares. I'm willing to pick up a new language and start helping out though :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brooksyx:
Well what's stopping you :p. The phone always needs more devs!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] h20wakebum:
Am i missing something or did the IRC channel suddenly become private?

I can no longer access it by going to the link on the Google+ page.

Would someone mind inviting me/sending me the link?

-KLA2012
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rlmiller:
I think they may be having server issues??? or down for maint. Just keep trying

rlm
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] huskerpat:
Try again. it's working.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] air2k57:
Flashed the fe07 kernel that tcp posted, anyone else try it on cm9? So far so good. What are the downsides of flashing kernel made for aokp? How come he says not to flash it on cm9?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hermeticist:
Because past versions have taken away root.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] scuzzy19:
So is it safe to flash the new FE07 modem and kernels in our alpha 3 builds?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dadoc04:
This link is now for fe07 kernel if anybody wants it

sent from my sgs2e4gt
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TeamERA:
Are the mount points correct in that fe07 kernel, anyone test it yet?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] spitefulrain:
They are flipped :( or the "CM Standard". It'll get worked out
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dadoc04:
its using the external sd.... PERFECT!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hermeticist:
Is external sd under emmc in this one? Is that what you mean?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TeamERA:
Im going to say I think swapping mount points on a system already using it in reverse is a bad idea. My games stop working, double folders internal/external, many other issues.

edit. Plus I like to keep all info system/app related on the phone storage, so when I do a backup its complete, and I dont have to rely on having my external sdcard installed for apps/games to work.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dadoc04:
Correct

TeamEra, under settings/storage hit menu then select storage config... then put a check in the box

sent from my sgs2e4gt
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TeamERA:
That only fixes certain things. Still messes with my setup. Ill wait thats all ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dadoc04:
^gotta do wut ya gotta do

sent from my sgs2e4gt
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] vuo69:
I am currently on alpha 3 but I need to restore back to stock rom. I flash back to el26 but I don't have back up. What can I do. Please help
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] barnacles10:
If you have Odin you can download the el29 one click restore and just run that.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] spitefulrain:
I've not seen this asked directly, So once these changes are made, is there going to be a way to run cm9 the same way a fresh install of a previous version could be run without an sdcard? Id like to continue not having an sdcard in without losing functionality if possible.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TheGman125:
I am really getting some bad battery life with alpha 3 rom.

Does anyone have some options to getting better battery?

(I have purchase and 2300 mhz slim extend life battery from Andido. I am only getting about 5 to 6 hrs.)

Sent From NS4G, E4GT, and Mopho all running CM9
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] schlag:
Check out the customization guide on the ET4G website: http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/p/customization-guide.html

Also, this should be asked in the General thread as it's not dev related. Peace.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TheGman125:
You know that is weird bc if you do a search in the thread you will find people asking the same battery question minus the speak of the battery.

Sent From NS4G, E4GT, and Mopho all running CM9
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Wabem:
I'm not sure what you mean, you should be able to run this ROM fine without an SD card.. you just have to enable your internal SD card in the storage settings menu (settings->storage->hit menu->storage config->check use internal storage). If you mean will this be enabled by default in future builds then I have no idea :P but I would assume so.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] coiledwire:
You'll also see people asking to continue battery topics in the general thread.

If you are really looking for help instead of just making a statement of poor battery life, then what did you try to fix it? Did you try returning back to the oem battery? Did you check better battery stats for rouge apps? Did you consult the customization guide? Did you run for a few charge cycles? Etc, etc, etc.

Sent from my SPH-D710
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SantinoInc:
Are there any known fixes for apps that will randomly freeze and then cause the phone to automatically reboot? So far these are the apps that this happened with: Temple Run, Amazon and EBay. All other apps I have tried have run just fine. Right now this is probably the most annoying remaining bug for me. LOS has been pretty tame since I flashed EL29 modem.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] coiledwire:
You can add badass battery monitor and the stock music app to this list of freezes with reboots.

I took a logcat of the battery app causing a reboot and didn't see any errors. :confused:

Sent from my SPH-D710
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] qwasz123:
it's really stupid Cyanogenmod is doing it this way. And it kind of works until you reboot then it just doesn't work...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SantinoInc:
I really don't want to leave this rom but since we can't pinpoint what the problem is it probably won't/can't be addressed. I'm going to wait till the next build is released to see if somehow helps with this issue...if not I'm going to have to shop around for something a bit more stable.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Nextelian:
Same here, thought I was going crazy. Once I jammed a 2 gig SD card in it fixed itself and seems to be stable. For some reason the OS sees the internal storage as the SD card even after you tell it to use the internal RAM for storage. Plugging it into a PC does nothing and TI backup can see its backup files, but cant access the folder to do anything with them.