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[Epic 4G Android Development] jdelano:
FCs after dead battery

Hey Random, weird thing. Wife let her phone's battery die Saturday night. Which resulted in a bunch of FCs yesterday. gapps, framework, tgalk

I had a backup of when I setup the phone for her so no biggie, quick backup of call log and sms/mms and nandroid restore + restore of call log and sms/mms and she was good to go.

Thing is; I thought journaled EXT4 should prevent this?

Maybe I should convert her phone to MTD after all as that has less chance of corruption than that of EXT4.

Sure would be cool if there were a zip that converted and flashed a MTD kernel :D

lastly; no retort to my wise ass comment about FC09? ;);)
[Epic 4G Android Development] flastnoles11:
There is still a good chance of corruption on ext4 even ith journaling on... mtd erases almost al chance.. I have had no corruption yet runing anything mtd
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
I have a zip. It's slightly glitchy and won't back anything up. If I can't come up with anything else, I'll be posting that and adding steps to my site. Yes, I fully reommend MTD.

As for FC09... I was just waiting for the FC19! I treat Samsung/Sprint like the video game industry and Windows OS... always use every other system. (Come on PS4!)
[Epic 4G Android Development] DaKillaWilla:
Anything new going on with osprey?
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
Digging through the forums for something new. The wifes tablet can standby for a month in the current osprey.

-Sent from my Random Epic.
[Epic 4G Android Development] thecamarodude1669:
TSM Parts?

Hey Random... is there any way to get TSM Parts on this new ROM. I just came from Thunderhawk III MTD and I was spoiled from having all those extra customization options.
[Epic 4G Android Development] lcovel:
I second that!
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
I tried to port it over myself once and couldn't get it to function. Unfortunately, I don't really have the time to figure out what I did wrong right now. The expert is maddoggin. If you can get him interested, it would be worth having him invest his efforts into FC19 since that's the latest and my goal for TH V.

On a side note, does anyone use the Vlingo app I ported in from the Galaxy S II? I use it for safe road texting (as safe as that can be). If you talk clearly and normally, it can pick up sentences and questions and translates to a text pretty well. It also does a lot of other stuff I haven't tried.

-Sent from my Random Epic.
[Epic 4G Android Development] jeerkahn:
Maybe a silly question, but it's been a while since I've flashed anything to the wifes phone and I can't remember if I flashed BML or MTD. Is there a way to tell?

The only thing I can think of is in about phone but it's jsut showing ThunderHawk 3.5 EI22.
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
If you've made a backup through CWM nandroid, then go to your SDcard:

/sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/xxxxxxx

If your files are yaffs2.img, you're on MTD. If your files are ext4.img, you're on BML.

Quickest check I can think of.
[Epic 4G Android Development] jdelano:
Cool; i'll give it a whirl. If I get something that works I'll let you know.
[Epic 4G Android Development] tempt:
Ok, so for those of us still on TH3 BML, any advice on how to bring it to TH4 MTD? I assume from reading TH4 doesn't have the conversion script in place?
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
I am dreadfully disorganized since before the baby was born. I was in the middle of several projects in various states of progress. One was an MTD conversion that can successfully preserve a rom. It wasn't working for me, I don't know if someone else has accomplished this.

My advice is to convert via CM9 or some other method for now. Use some backup program to import your apps after flashing TH4. A clean install at this point appears best anyway, even if it's inconvenient. For reference, I love my incremental feature, but I clean install eventually anyway.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Trident:
One method that works well is CleanGB. It's something that Toad's ROM has done correctly from the start.

Thunderhawk has been rocking my EPIC since this latest release. I still have wifi/4G issues on an irregular basis, but zero lag, zero FC's and the phone always works.

[I stand corrected.]VVV
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
Not entirely correctly from the start. I had borrowed some of his scripting from the start and there were some issues he was correcting at the time. Unfortunately, to tie in MTD/BML in one as well as Full/Lite Installation, Incremental, Backup/Restore methods... I had to hybridize the hell out of it, and in the end, BML suffered. Thus, I amputated it for the time being.

That said, I haven't been on the scene since I released EI22, so perhaps he filled in the holes I never managed to work out. I supposed I could tear it apart.

My ideal setup at this point would detect your BML setup. But then, rather than preserve your format, it would back up your setup, convert to MTD, install RandomROM, and then restore your data.

The redundancy in a format-preserving script made my installer twice as large and insane to debug. Every time it had to detect the format, mount appropriately, do this that and that, unmount, re-detect the format, mount... etc.

Sorry folks, MTD is the way to be so that's how I'm going. I could make 2 roms... but then I'd have to maintain both, make sure the themes install both ways, different instructions... No, no, no. RandomROM is supposed to maximize configurations while minimizing steps. The same reason I'm torn over separating gapps. I like to give you one .zip that installs and gives you everything you could need or want on boot.

Not ranting, just explaining my current stance. :D
[Epic 4G Android Development] tempt:
Anyone noticed that the Storage settings section no longer has the Unmount SD Card option?
[Epic 4G Android Development] whitfield77:
I noticed this last night also, but figured it was just me.

Still haven't been able to get my 2nd google calendar to show up either which, unfortunately, is a show stopper for me. Just trying to decide if CM9 is ready for DD yet, roll back to thunderhawk 3.4, or maybe try CleanGB again.

Thunderhawk is still my favorite though, so I'm sure I'll be back. I know RandomKing is a new Dad, so spare time to play with ROM's is definitely at a premium for him. Been there - done that, so I understand.
[Epic 4G Android Development] tempt:
What are you trying to do? I see all my google calendars (2 personal, and 2 more for holidays) in the Calendar app.
[Epic 4G Android Development] whitfield77:
That sounds like what I'm trying to do. There's 'My Calendar' (which I think is just stored in the phone & I never use anyway), the main calendar on my google account, another shared calendar on my google acct (which is the one I couldn't see on my phone), plus one holiday calendar.

Maybe it was just a fluke? I'll re-flash TH4 & try it again.
[Epic 4G Android Development] whitfield77:
Reflashed TH4 & my calendars work fine now. Musta had too many bourbon's the other night??

Unmount SD card is still missing though.

Regardless, glad to have TH back!
[Epic 4G Android Development] Cluefree:
I believe you will only see this indicator if you are using the lattest cwm version...which I doubt you are if it's been a while since you've flashed anything...:(
[Epic 4G Android Development] lilajrestnom:
I don't have unmount sd card I think it may b a tiny bug within the rom but still very amazing.
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
Is it on other EL30 roms? It's an odd one, I didn't change anything that should affect that. Then again, I've never used it for any reason so I wouldn't have thought of it.

Getting ready to release the Blue and Green themes and update more info here and on my website. I've tweaked the theme further. Here's a screenshot:

In case you're wondering, that is the same lockscreen. I just copied the honeycomb lock for a fresh appearance and made the arrows to match. Plus, the more simplistic button doesn't hide my sons face. :-D
[Epic 4G Android Development] tempt:
So do you unmount the SD card first or just pop it out?

LOL, awesome.

PS: I think you need to charge that phone ;)
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
Well, in theory, MTD has none of the journaling issues originally brought up with EXT4. So you should be able to just pop it out safely and it will re-scan when you pop it back in. Or you can turn off the phone before taking it out, but I've had no problems.

Psh! This is ThunderHawk... 20% will carry me! Hahahah
[Epic 4G Android Development] tempt:
Hmmm...does that mean we should convert the SD card to MTD as well? Not sure how to go about doing that...
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
No No No! You don't have to do anything additional, especially to the SD card. All I meant was that MTD will handle and prevent data loss both on the system and on the SD card.
[Epic 4G Android Development] orlzzt:
Is journaling on by default with TH4?

BTW; Prince Random is adorable! Congratulations...
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
Journaling is on, yes. No effort required. And thanks!

A Screen of My Phone:

I've changed the lockscreen image, and I've also updated the statusbar icons to be more vibrant and uniform on the blue.

Still haven't uploaded the blue or green theme. Be patient. :D
[Epic 4G Android Development] RickyRage:
Curious but is there a screenshot option? Without having to use a third party app....
[Epic 4G Android Development] DaKillaWilla:
Anyway to permanently remove the am pm from the time? Without turning on military time of course....
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
Probably, but I don't know off hand. Don't really see the point. It does more good than harm being there.

Anywho...

Blue, Green, and Sprint Themes have all been posted to my website.
[Epic 4G Android Development] orlzzt:
I think that was a feature on Maddoggins Lock Mod, but Random's right; its probably better to live with it than risk breaking something else.
[Epic 4G Android Development] siirus09:
Kind of a strange thing, not sure if its a bug or not, but my phone vibrates when it receives a text message even when I have it set to "Only in Silent Mode" and I have my volume up.
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Messaging has it's own vibrate setting in the app. Hit the menu key and settings while in messaging. Check your vibrate setting there.
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
Nope. I believe CM9 is the only current rom with that capability.

ATTENTION: I have not had the time to look into FC19 fully. But I have taken a few looks into this rom in regards to what may be causing issues with 4G, etc. I'm hoping to release the final version and move on to FC19.
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
@Random: do you want a topbar background?
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
You mean opposed to solid black?
[Epic 4G Android Development] DaKillaWilla:
Try hitting *#0*# and hitting blue. Take a look at the top where the status bar would be. That am/pm seems to burn into the screen. That's the only reason why I asked. Just something to consider... Thanks for a great rom randomking, for this one and the tab's.
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
Tried it, but I don't see it. No mark there for me. LCD screens don't burn like old monitors do. It's possible, but difficult to manage. Your screen would have to be consistently on for many hours at a time, regularly, without break, ever. And even then, that's assuming you don't open any full screen app in between.

Here's some more info.
[Epic 4G Android Development] DaKillaWilla:
Maybe its just my phone then...

Thanks for a great rom randomking, for this one and the tab's.
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Yeah, like a gradient
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
You know, it had bothered me at first, but I was too lazy to fix it. Go figure, right? But the solid black has actually grown on me, I rather like how the notification icons stand out from it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] siirus09:
Did not know that, I feel dumb now! :rolleyes: Thanks. Too bad though, if I turn it off then it never vibrates even on phone vibrate. If I leave it on it vibrates every time even with a ringtone setting.
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
You may have imported settings from a previous install? You can try clearing your settings.apk and redoing them.

P.s. My current files may be moved, but new ones certainly will be uploaded to dev-host or goo, as Minus has become unbearably slow. Can't win with this... :confused:

ALSO!

I will be enabling the AOSP lock. Directions will accompany new .zip files, but inside of the same options.cfg file, you will simply have to create/change the line:

"aosp.lock=no"

to

"aosp.lock=yes"

Flash your chosen theme (blue, green, blue-sprint) and BAM. Simple. Low tech. Just one more configuration.
[Epic 4G Android Development] VassagoX:
On my first replacement phone, I was upset to notice burn in. There was obvious burn in where a browser was probably used constantly. There was a browser window and the address bar, constantly on the screen. You couldn't see it all the time, but it was definitely there. Also, the AM/PM was definitely there. So yes, it is possible.

I'm on my second replacement. This one doesn't seem to have any burn in that I've noticed so far.

As for the rom, the only major hiccup I see is the disconnection issue going from WIFI to 4G or 4G to WIFI requiring a reboot to connect. Other than that, a solid, battery sipping rom. :D
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Are you using or does this ROM utilize Marcusant's speed tweaks? That 4G is a known issue. Deleting all tweaks in init.d folder and rebooting should fix that.
[Epic 4G Android Development] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Also a 3g turbocharger bug.
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
Nope. Its a different bug. Contamination from my EI22. I just fixed it at last using fresh coding. I'll be posting an update to the themes, and they will also patch the issue. Its a wifi/4g/bluetooth issue. I can't test the 4g personally, but my bluetooth immediately started working again. It was an issue in the framework.jar, which just happens to be part of the theme anyway. :-)

Should have at least the green up tonight.

-Sent from my Random Epic.
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
Bluetooth/4G(Hopefully) Fix

HELLO ALL!

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I have uploaded the latest themes for this rom HERE. These should also be flash-able over any EL30 rom you may still be using on BML OR MTD.

More importantly, they contain the fix I have built for the Bluetooth and I'm assuming 4G. Once again, I can't confirm or deny that second one, as I have no 4G to test with. But the corrupt coding seemingly affecting Bluetooth, Wifi, and 4G connections WAS in a Wimax file, so I believe it's a safe assumption.

I have now tweaked the overall theming in slight ways, as well as the lock screen change I've already displayed. More importantly, options.cfg now can contain a line for:

"aosp.lock=yes"

This will enable, yes, an AOSP lock. As with the power menu options and the pulldown toggles, you can adjust any of these features at any time, and they will change instantly after flashing one of my themes.

While not as nice as, say, an app interface... You can quickly edit the options.cfg file with the ES File Explorer I include. Then "Flash an update" through the CWM manager I include. The phone will reboot, install, and re-load all on it's own. Takes no time at all! Enjoy! :D

​

Just an FYI: If you notice some screenshots on my site are gone... it's because they were linked to my romgeeks site. PPCGeeks has apparently shutdown romgeeks without notice. Good thing I already mostly abandoned it, eh? :rolleyes:

If you're an active Epic 4G user, show it with a vote in this thread! I'm taking a tally.
[Epic 4G Android Development] VassagoX:
Good news! I'll give it a go and do some testing on the 4g issue. :)

I have run into one more problem which I'm sure is more user error. My voicemails are playing through the speaker! There doesn't seem to be any way to stop it. Is it a bug or a feature I can turn off easily? :confused:

EDIT: The settings say Speakerphone is automatically off, yet it still plays through there.

EDIT AGAIN: Actually, turning that on and then off again seems to have corrected the issue. Weird. I'll let you know if I experience it again.
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
Let me know if there's an improvement. It definitely brought my bluetooth back. For the last few days, if I activated it, it would sit in limbo for a minute and then give up without turning on. Now it works in... 5-12 seconds? Seems good to me.

I've made efforts to better organize my theming so I can finally make a red version I so want...
[Epic 4G Android Development] v4g480nd:
Theme/Fix Test

Baller-status. Thanks for the fix! I can confirm that wifi and bluetooth are fixed here. Can't test 4g because i'm in an underground lab today but it appears to try to connect correctly :-/
[Epic 4G Android Development] VassagoX:
The issue I always had was it would show connected, but not actually be connected, switching from WIFI to 4g or 4g to WIFI. I'll test it when I have access to a WIFI connection. Right now, 4g is working fine for me.
[Epic 4G Android Development] VassagoX:
Ok, I tested it out. Unfortunately, the issue is still present. It's not the phone. I just got this phone last week as a replacement from Sprint. It's brand new. The issue was on both of the phones.

It appears to turn on and connect when switching. There just isn't a connection. You can't surf the net or use internet apps until you reboot unless you go back to what connection you were using or use 3G.

Example, at work I stay on 4g. It works all day. I go home and connect to my WIFI, no connection, even though it shows I'm connected. If I turn off WIFI and go back to 4g or use 3g, it connects and works fine. When I reboot with WIFI on, it works on boot. If I turn it off and try to go to 4g, no connection again. Now, only WIFI and 3g work until my next reboot.

This has been true when connecting to other WIFI networks as well, so it's not specific to my network.

Is no one else experiencing this exact issue?

On a side note, the Bluetooth issue appears to be resolved. :D
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
That's so bizarre. The bluetooth has been the issue for me personally. I'm rebuilding the rom in my spare time (over lunches). I've matched nearly all stock files against CleanROM. Very few files were different, and aside from the ones I fixed to solve the bluetooth, none SHOULD cause a problem.

Just the same, I've cleaned up the installer-script. Again. I was going to make the rom autoconvert BML to MTD, but I've thought better of it. Size mostly. Instead, I will try to create a converter that will attempt to preserve your setup. Meanwhile, the RandomROM installer will simply bail out if you haven't converted.

All of this will be carried into FC19 to hopefully avoid these issues in the future.

Hopefully somewhere in the cleanup I will magically fix 4G.
[Epic 4G Android Development] VassagoX:
Sounds good. This is the only rom I've seen this issue on. I've specifically tested it with other roms to see if it was the phone.

Keep up the good work!
[Epic 4G Android Development] Trident:
Exact same thing was happening with me. When I wasn't using the phone much, it was tolerable. When I'm switching around a lot- not.
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
Recognized Developer Status

I am apparently now a Recognized Developer! Thank you everyone for your support. As long as Android stays popular and interesting, I'll still be modifying it! :D
[Epic 4G Android Development] jeffro18:
Nice! It's about darn time lol. I haven't tried the latest rom mainly because I'm not sure I can deal with not having folders on my home screens anymore. I bought some 1800mah batteries a while back when switching to cm9 and they provide tolerable life on ICS roms. It still doesn't come close to the times I could pull on a stock battery with thunderhawk though. It's always great to have choices, and I'm glad you still support the epic community.
[Epic 4G Android Development] orlzzt:
Random, we "recognized" your talents ages ago. XDA is obviously operating at "Sprint speed". ;)

I've been on Team Bring It, working for Kenny's TPR, but I sampled TH4 and it lives up to RandomGoodness! Thank you for all you do for us!

TouchWiz 4 Ever!
[Epic 4G Android Development] mrkevo3000:
Hey random this is a very very nice ROM, but my Bluetooth won't activate is this a bug or is there a mod for the fix! Thanks in advance...

Edit: okay I got it to work rebooted back into recovery wiped both caches and it started fine.
[Epic 4G Android Development] jdelano:
yyyuuuuuuuupp!

+++1000
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
Hmmm. This could be an interesting catch. The cache is getting too clogged? That would be the only symptom of MTD... I'll have to do some testing on the wifes phone.

Again, thank you everybody!

-Sent from my Random Epic.
[Epic 4G Android Development] TheRidge69:
Great looking ROM! But I have some more dumb questions as usual that I usually get reamed for: Will this work on 4.0.4 and will it play nice with the new FC19 modem, or do I have to Odin back down to something else?

Thanks,

Ridge :)
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
That depends on your phone. If that modem works well for you then it will continue to do so.
[Epic 4G Android Development] jeerkahn:
I have had the exact same issue with this ROM as well. Rebooting seems to clear the issue until I switch between data modes (3g, 4g or wifi) once I do everything looks like it connects, then drops connection and connects again in a never ending cycle. Might have to switch to something else for a bit until this get resolved, but the battery life is what's kept me working with it for a while.
[Epic 4G Android Development] VassagoX:
I don't know, I think we all recognized you as a developer. ;)

Congrats and well deserved!
[Epic 4G Android Development] Tirregius:
Yeah, thought it might have been the new modem not jiving with my HW, but I had the same issue. Would switch 3g/4g and/or turn off wifi and voila - no data no matter what I do - toggle airplane mode, data, etc. Have to reboot. Became a dealbreaker recently.

Otherwise a very nice, efficient ROM. Nice work!
[Epic 4G Android Development] jeerkahn:
I'm running EL30, but I had similar issues on the previous version of TH with EI22 as well. That was BML though and I've switched to MTD with this release.

Suppose it could be hardware, but I doubt it since the signal is rock solid if I reboot and don't change any data connection settings.
[Epic 4G Android Development] VassagoX:
I doubt it's hardware. I've had the issue on two phones as well as multiple modems. On other roms, the issue has not appeared. It only appears on this one for some reason. :confused:

EDIT: I've also had this issue on MTD and BML. It started on BML with an earlier release. At this time, I switched to CM9 and went MTD, but then came back to RandomRom for stability reasons. The issue reappeared in MTD.
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
Is this after flashing one of my newest themes? I have compared every file of my rom and Cleanrom. The only difference left that could potentially cause the problem is my build.prop customizations. Originally, I put them in to combat the random reboots of the lockmod, but they could be causing this.

For the record, clearing my cache seems to have made my bluetooth more responsive for the time being as well. Well, it gives me something new to tweak and test before I seal it up and move on to FC09 :-D.
[Epic 4G Android Development] VassagoX:
CleanRom I have not tested, but I can test it out later to see if I have the same issue. This is still after flashing the newest theme. I don't use the lockmod. Could it be causing issues if you don't use the lockmod but have that build.prop customization?

I don't have any devices to test Bluetooth on. I'm finally actually looking at getting a stereo bluetooth set for phone calls and music/media. :)