yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Dathaeus:
Anyone others who have been unable to take screenshots 100% of the time with the awkward buttons:

I finally found a "foolproof" way of taking screen shots! ( I hope)

If you hold the home button first by more than a ~decisecond and then hold the power button, it takes you to the task manager.

If you press each button within a decisecond (home can even be first! but try to do same or home slightly earlier to be safe) and then the key is to HOLD each button UNTIL the screenshot takes. Voila!

I have tested and been able to replicate over 10 times in a row, which is good enough for me!

BATTERY

Since i have installed this ROM, very weird... One day I had the battery last for 26 hours with average usage (about 1 hour talk, 20-30 txts, K-9 and Draw Something running all day + all the stock crap, avg screen brightness, no JD). Then two days later (same battery), it lasted about 7 hours. Then a couple of days later, it was somewhere in between but a couple of times, the battery meter would be stuck at a certain % for over an hour or two, which seems impossible with all the normal stuff on. Now some would say that is a simple temporary glitch, but the funny thing is, one time it was stuck on 1% for over 2 hours!!!

My engineering degree is not in EE but that seems a bit illogical even to me. I know someone mentioned an app that regulates or cleans up the battery process... wondering if something like that is necessary or am I just experiencing some plain weirdness?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ItsDon:
Dude! I was reading your post and thinking "yeah right, like this will actually work" but.... it did! Ya gotta HOLD the buttons (if you don't go to task manager). Nice. Proof? My first ever screenshot with my Skyrocket! Took 2 more after just because I could :o
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] the k9:
Screenshots are working ok...

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Xparent Red Tapatalk 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] the k9:
Noticed the ram handling isn't as good with this update though... I blame twux (does anyone actually use stock launchers??)

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Xparent Red Tapatalk 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] punksnotdead83:
apex all the way
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] -Graff-:
I'm using Nova. Favorite so far.

Scribbled on my I727 running SkyICS 4.2F v6

Jelly beans!? F5F5F5F5F5
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ItsDon:
Agreed. Nova with "Faster than light" setting rocks. Used to use Apex but it just wasn't fast enough.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] LimaI896:
Just tried out this rom pretty nice so far. Big issue I am having is when I placed the agenda widget on a page touchwiz crashes every time I go to that page. Can't delete or add pages now any more because of it... any one have a fix?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] NoSpamDan:
EDIT: Wrong thread, sorry.

I would highly recommend the SkyICS ROM in my signature, unless you ate partial to the Rogers version. There are two flavors, Dragons, which is bare bones and FAST, and another official AT&T one with some tweaks and debloating applied. ;)

Sent from somewhere in Galaxy SII...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] LimaI896:
I was able to get rid of the agenda. Not gonna use the widget.

I'd prefer a rogers rom, but now I am having an issue downloading Canadian apps as it won't allow my device anymore. Can't get realtor.ca app now :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] the k9:
Tried apex and nova... They will be awesome when they have as many customization options as go launcher ex... Solid though, very solid.

Vaping since: a while

Cigarettes avoided: lots

Money saved: probably not

Devices: Yes

(insert crappy graphic and vendor logo here)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] seanzscreams:
Will try and get an update out

Atleast one or two more
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mymusicathome:
Finally for around to updating from 4.2F-6 to F-7. Thanks again for all your hard work Sean.

Is there a stock music widget? Had one with the SG3 music player but lost it with the update when reverted back to stock music player.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727R running SKY-ICS 4.2F3-7
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] matt0323:
links not working
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] quinting:
Just went from 4.2E to 4.2F - 1 word - AWESOME!

Thanks Sean!

Q
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] deezhemi:
I have now fixed the black/black text issue for the Contacts/Phone apks in this ROM. (Sorry it took me a while to get to it).

You can find the fix here: Sky ICS 4.2F Rogers Contacts Update.zip
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mymusicathome:
Just wanted to note that this is the AT&T dialer and not Rogers :s.... Yellow pages is back.

Thanks for sharing but will sick with the original for now

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727R running SKY-ICS 4.2F3-7
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Dathaeus:
I have seen the call recorder listed in the OP, and read someone else mention where is it stored, but unless I am blind, I do not see a call record button or option anywhere during a call.

The last ROM I used was Sean's ICS multiple Flavor and he made an awesome call record add-on there which was absolutely perfect... great sound quality, little popup button that automatically started to record every call but could stop at any time (only caveat was it was not movable so you would never be able to access the top right icon on your desktop; might be better if it popped up with the options touch button)...

So we do we not have a similar function for this ROM?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] FlKTION:
Is there any way to revert back to the original Rogers dialer?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] denenatse:
It's not in settings, display, remove the checkmark from the "help text"?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] deezhemi:
I could have sworn I took the Contacts straight out of the Rogers release.....maybe I mistakenly modded the wrong one....or uploaded the wrong one.

Give me a few hours and I'll get both the "stock" Rogers and the "themed" Rogers fixed. Sorry about that.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mymusicathome:
I was able to by using the one in the OP.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727R running SKY-ICS 4.2F3-7
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] nighthawkmckenzie:
If you flashed the Rogers dialer you wont find it. Seems the record button is only in the AT&T dialer.

...sent from my Rogers GII LTE
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] umirza85:
In speedtest with the latest update on rogers i got 16498 Down, 7312/up, 32ms ping. I only have one small bar of signal but is this a good speed? First time using lte

Also is there a list of the mods that used to be in the OP, or where I can download them? i just missed them
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] nighthawkmckenzie:
Ive hit 51mb up and 18down, but I find it fluctuates up and down between 30-45 most places, assuming strong signal.

...sent from my Rogers GII LTE
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] acidnitr0:
Great ROM i uploaded it last night but i notice I dont see my LTE anymore only 4G... is there something im missing or is this a symbol change with this ROM?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] megarave:
Did you check your apn settings? I had the wrong apn for rogers previously.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] acidnitr0:
just did a double check and everything looks right for att. my speeds on 4g see faily good. about 20mb down and 18up... but my LTE was better.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Mike:
I remember someone posted about Systemui fcing when repeatedly pressing flashlight in notification bar. I can't remember if it was in the thread for this rom or his new att ics based rom but I tried to see and after about 10 clicks on flashlight the phone went unresponsive and systemui fc'ed. I was able to reboot without issue. Just thought I'd throw this out there

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Sent from my Skyrocket i727 running Sky ICS

For a one stop shop are Vincom's threads

Everything Root: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1773659

Returning to Stock: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1652398
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] velveteen71:
My text messages that I send are being received as emails on the other person's end. I've checked my apn settings. All appear to be correct. I tried a search of this thread but didn't see anything similar. Any suggestions? Thanks!

PS: I've cleared cache/Dalvik/fixed permissions....I've done superwipe....I've tried 3rd party text apps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droseph:
Can someone please post the stock mms.apk from this rom?

I screwed up something and my original that i backed up is missing
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] nighthawkmckenzie:
http://db.tt/4fnfwtl0

Voila

...sent from my Rogers GII LTE
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] nighthawkmckenzie:
Just one person or many? Are they using an iphone?

...sent from my Rogers GII LTE
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] elliottdp:
Changing boot animation

This may have been covered, (thought I have seen mention of this somewhere, but I'll be damned if can't find it again)...

I've been trying to change the boot animation for weeks now and finally remembered how I did it on the last ROM I was using, 4.2D. I had to flash a different Kernel, such as mohan's, in order to be able to support changes to the boot anim.

Would I need to do the same for this ROM? I thought I read that this 4.2F3(running Rogers on ATT) supports changing the boot animation.

Do I still need to flash a different kernel or am I missing something?

I'll keep searching, but I've already read through this thread twice. eyes are buggy now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vincom:
try one of the kernels sean has posted in the op, dont use the stock ones, sean doesnt state if the modded kernels support boot animation, but i suspect they do since they are modded for a reason, you can just flash a new kernel w/out wiping your data but maybe wipe the caches
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] elliottdp:
Thought I had flashed Sean's modded UXCLF kernel. heh. It's been awhile.

Getting old...er ;) don't remember. Let's see what happens.

Thanks for the quick response vincom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] velveteen71:
Ah, please disregard. I figured it out. Me so stupid: 'twas a contacts-related issue.

But now I have another thing happening: after I reboot, or whenever I leave my wifi area and then return to it, my wifi will not connect automatically; I have to switch wifi off and then back on for it to connect. WHY? Anyone? :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] nighthawkmckenzie:
I've had this happen before as well, but off and on. Are you using any third party apps to control wifi? I worked around it by assigning a static IP for my wifi vs DHCP. Not only does it connect faster, it seems to be more stable.

...sent from my Rogers GII LTE
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] withoutd0ubt:
Message to noobs from a beginner.

This was my first root, flash, ROM and everything. I came from a 4s.

First I was pretty scared but I read most of the stickies and learned the "lingo".

I then researched and found that generally most folks thought very highly of Sean and his ROMs so I decided on this one. I wanted an official release and most posts thought Rogers was better than ATT. I'm an ATT customer btw.

First flash bootlooped. Had to switch to touch CWM from regular. Flashed the new touch cwm via Odin instead of buying it. Why it makes a difference I have noooo idea but the exact same steps allowed a perfect ROM install.

Next I was confused on radio choices. Used the RAT UNLOCKED Rogers at first but freaked out bc it want giving me any data. Had to switch from any option looking for LTE since its not available.

Touch UX is better than twlauncher but there are still some bus with settings, that don't stick even after saving sometimes.

Everything came in so easily from my google account and TiBu. Thanks for making that so easy. No APN work needed by me.

Eventually decided to flash the 6 radio and the 6 sky ics modded kernel. The combination of these two took my average ram, everything cleared, from 340ish to 240ish and the battery practically sits still. All I did was clear cache and dalvik for each flash and had zero problems.

This ROM is a very good one and ICS is much smoother than GB.

Don't be afraid to flash kernels or radios, just have a nice nandroid backup ready! I haven't needed one yet with these files.

Check out YouTube to see walkthroughs if needed, there are so many.

I thought about switching ROms yesterday, to Mohans new one. Even had it downloaded, but decided against it bc people were reporting awful battery life and is still based on an ATT leak instead of an official.

Noobs, read and learn. Doing this stuff is so easy if you do. If you haven't understood this post, itself very basic, don't flash anything yet!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] wantowan2:
Depends on what is important to you. Remember, everytime you mess with odin/recovery you are risking your phone. So on a Rom that takes 17 updates to get there, your in for a ride. End result is great forsure.

Mohen's stuff is not for the flash addicted. His kernels/roms tend to be daily drivers. So they are done almost in version 1.

Just say'n
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] withoutd0ubt:
Yeah I agree it would have been a good one. I started this one at the latest update so I didn't have to do all the flashes. I might switch to his once he has one more update to iron out some of the minor issues. For now though I'm really happy with this ROM. Only thing I'm missing is some of the inherent things with aosp/aokp ROMs
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] wantowan2:
Like what? Carrier stuff? I think there are some revert flashes in op.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] elliottdp:
wifi and data toggles

Hey guys.

When I tap Data toggle to turn it off. it won't. If I hit Wifi, then wifi and Data will turn off, then i just have to tap Wifi to turn that back on.

No big deal, but I am curious if that is by design or what?

AndI'm knocking my head against the wall trying to set up by boot animation. Still got a few more kernels to flash before I start asking more questions. Lookin' at you vincom. :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] wantowan2:
Whoa! Slow down. Let it settle and get a few reboots in before you start troubleshooting w diff kernels. Do you even have the right radio yet? lol look into your provider/area/etc. Search in here to see what matches. Things like apn. Where that is... Are you w Rogers/ATT?

Also: as far as I know, ICS still has known issues w wifi. Pretty much no matter what your setup is.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Bruno2123:
When you tap data toggle it doesnt grey out like its turned off but it is turned off you can go to settings data usage and see its off when you power off your screen and turn back on then look at toggles with will grey out it just doesnt grey out right after tapping it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] elliottdp:
Flashing kernels for boot anim

heh. I'm just flashing kernels a couple per day to make sure it sits well. haven't had any adverse problems.

Been on 4.2F for about 1 month now. Only one radio works well where I am. BFE in Florida. :)

I'm pretty sure it's not the kernel that is preventing a custom boot animation from working. 9 times out of ten I can attribute it to user error, mine. :confused:

This probably isn't the correct forum, but 4.2F is still relatively new and I don't know if the other boot animation forums have much experience with Sean's Roms.

If anyone wants to shed some light re: boot anims.... Can not figure out what I'm missing and/or doing wrong.

My Desc.txt file reads as:

480 800 15

p 0 0 part0

I've put the PowerOn.ogg file and the Part0 in the bootanimation.zip file with the Desc.txt. Used 7-zip and set to store when I zipped them and placed it in /System/Media. I have also put the PowerOn.ogg file in the /Etc folder.

Can't remember which Etc folder to put the PowerOn.ogg in. /Etc or /System/Etc.

I put it in both just to be sure.

In the past Sky ICS rom, 4.2D, my desc.txt file read as:

480 800 15 s PowerOn.ogg p 0 0 part0 The custom animation was working with sound just fine under 4.2D, but that was months and months ago.

Then I changed to 4.2F and forgot how to do this... obvously.

I've tried every combination, I think. Pointers?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] wantowan2:
NH

You just put whatever animation ZIP into system/media. Then rename it to "bootanimation.zip " then change permissions . Reboot
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] elliottdp:
yup. It was user error

:D

My desc.txt file was wrong. kept overlooking a digit.

Now for the sound...

If anyone else has any issues with boot animations, there are exceptionally detailed posts (1st and 2nd) on droidforums by JaeKar99 (developer) explaining every little digit and spacing of a desc.txt file and how to make your own boot anims. Here is the link if anyone wants it.

If I shouldn't be linking to outside forums, I'm sorry. Just trying to help. If the link gets deleted, then just PM me.

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/ja...ng-boot-animations-android-systems-basic.html
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] umirza85:
Agreed, the biggest thing I miss from my old phone is the ability to use the touch buttons at the bottom for led notifications?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] haloeight:
Did you flash the UCLF6 kernel and radio overtop an existing installation of UXCLF3 kernel / radio? I am thinking about doing this but wondering if I need to do a complete reinstall or can just flash the kernel and radio overstop an existing.

Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] umirza85:
Does bln (backlight notificatioins) from the play store work on this rom? It says you need to have a kernel with the bln mod.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] r3a1ist:
The transparent bar mod posted during 2.2 named

SkyICS_4.2F6_2.2_100%

Can I flash that over 2.3 seeing as how the bar went back to stock with the 2.3 update?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] chunkers:
Wow that's a lot of work just so I can post a thank you to Sean. I've read a lot of threads on different roms etc and your name come ups a fair bit and as far as I can tell well respected around these parks.

I finally got around to flashing my droid and glad i choose your rom. Good stuff so far the only thing I need to figure out is the weak signal I seem to have most of the time. I've tried all the radios you currently have on this thread.

Thanks again and beign an ex software developer (not mobile but everything else) I know the work and dedication you must put in constantly keep up with the release, so I'd like to donate some $$ to you in appreciation. Don't got much at the moment but shoot me a link or something and I'll ante up.

Looking forward to more of your work. Cheers from the Great White North (for those that don't know the reference; Canada)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] withoutd0ubt:
Not a complete reinstall! Clear cache and dalvik for kernel flash, reboot after flash. I cleared the same for radio flash (mixed responses on whether you need to but it won't hurt). Check md5 sums and go to settings, phone properties to verify.

With the radio, average about half a bar higher cell reception in Virginia and people comment I sound clearer. Kernel has taken my ram usage way down. After that I dled ROM toolbox pro and now show about 210 ram with everything cleared. Phone is fast and stable. At work at 7am, use it all day and walk in my house at 5 with 55% remaining.

Again, great ROM.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] DudelePOWski:
This may apply to many ICS roms. I Quite from the general forum :
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] sudosub:
Flashed this update - every time I try to Power Off or Reboot it freezes up and have to pull the battery out. Any ideas?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Mike:
Make a nandroid backup in cwm and restore it. This happened to me on the initial flash and the nandroid restore fixed it

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Sent from my Skyrocket i727 running Sky ICS

For a one stop shop are Vincom's threads

Everything Root: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1773659

Returning to Stock: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1652398
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] FLHXRider:
TouchWiz is acting the fool...

Well, up to now this has been working without any problems. Other than allowing apps to update automatically, and updating manually when required, I've pretty much left this alone. But all of a sudden I have 5 more (blank) screens than I had before. :confused: When I tap Menu and Edit, nothing happens for a while, then I get the "Unfortunately, TouchWiz Home has stopped." I've tried rebooting, closing apps... nothing seems to work. All I want to do is delete the blank screens I have no intention of using. But clearly something has changed and I don't know where to begin. :eek: Any ideas?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] E--Man:
Clear app data for touchwiz
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] FLHXRider:
Thanks, E-Man! That did the trick! :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] SeraldoBabalu:
It happened to me too. After I upgraded to cwm touch, the problem went away.

Sent from my Android.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] daveyglow:
How do you do screenshots on this ROM?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Datron:
Power and home key at the same time. Hold them for like 2-3 seconds and it'll snap. Cheers.

Unclefest v2 alive and kicking - support SeanZ! http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1771446
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] SeraldoBabalu:
is it possible to get a couple of things on this ?

1. stock ics messaging

2. stock ics volume control (looking to lock ring and notify volume without add-ons)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] the k9:
Is Sean still supporting this ROM, our are the Americans getting all the love?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Datron:
I believe this rom is dead, although it still functions just fine. Us Americans have indeed recaptured Lord SeanZ, the rom savior.

Unclefest v2 alive and kicking - support SeanZ! http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1771446
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xcrazydx:
Lol I'm on att and this is the only one i can use. The att project margarine doesn't work for me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Dathaeus:
GPS Weirdo + Power Issue

1. My GPS Google Navigation is screwed... no matter the start and destination, on every voice prompt, it repeats the first line in voice, like "Go south on Main St and then make left on 2nd street." I've tried that AGPS Patch, nothing... not sure what else I can do.

2. When my GPS is on, the phone gets hot and burns thru the battery in unreal fashion, lasting less than 40% if not on. This wasnt the case with the previous ROM. So if I go on an hour drive with GPS, all of a sudden my battery is down from 90 to like 40-50. This cant be right can it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Bruno2123:
Clear the maps cache and it should stop the repeating which is probably the cause of the battery drain
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Dathaeus:
Is that just the external map cache thing, or is there another place for a different cache I should also be clearing?

Also some said Better Battery Stats is good, and XDA members can get it free, but all the links I found either go straight to the store or is broken... is the free offer over?