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[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
Nope. Holidays, internet issues, and trying to iron out the theming issues in Messaging.apk are preventing me from doing it.

Another reason I did the PMR thing is so users can experiment to see what the best set up is for them.

Wifi issues, I can't say what is causing it. If the ROM is showing it's connected I can't correct that. And GOv4 is based on GOv3.3. Nothing pertaining to wifi connectivity was removed or changed. So this is highly puzzling me.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] TheLastSidekick:
I didn't read through everything. But I noticed you put a PRO (wares) version of your keyboard. I'm here pertaining to fixing the problem. Have you opened the .apk in WinRAR, and checked the /lib folder? Look for /lib/armeabi in the .apk and all files in there should be moved to the /lib/ directory in the ROM before re-packaging the ROM.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
The Pro version was removed when I rolled out 4.0.1 the day after the initial release and yeah, RicAndroid already informed me that copying the libs inside the apk fixes a majority of the issues with apk's not working. RicAndroid's also looking into the theming issue with the white on white in the Messaging app. I owe a great deal to him by pointing the libs fix out to me.

Although, I am a tad puzzled with the LEDs and wifi acting up. LEDs aren't that big of an issue, imo since it's been noted since GOv3. Only fix I've seen thus far is to grab an LED app from Google Play, like LED Me Know BETA, and set the frequency to fast. I find the apps version of fast is like the SK4G's version of normal.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] shadowscott:
Hey I don't know if anyone else has been having this issue but it arises when the battery gets around 15-18 percent, my swype input stops working and the whole entire phone seems to bog down, forcing a restart of the device. Anyone else having this issue?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
Not really, because I don't let my battery ever get lower than 30%.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] TheLastSidekick:
Glad you learned something. I learned the /lib fix a much harder way and on my own. (Took days, and days to figure out.)

I noticed the LEDs stopped working but it's always been that way for me. It could be from any removed .apk...or any changed build.prop setting. I'm not sure I know about the wifi problem however..?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] stryfe1986:
anyway to get the google apps?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
Either download them separately or grab ROM Manager from Google Play. Those are the only ways I can think of.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] rdr4g0n:
LEDs

It's been really important to me that the LEDs work, so I used the messaging app from GOv2 in GOv3.3 and that resolved the issue (have to copy to apks into the rom then flash. trying to install the apk after flashing wouldnt work for me). I don't really mind the stock messaging app anyway, so it's not problem for me. I imagine whatever magic sauce is making it work/not work is related to that.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
Hm. Weird. If you could, could you upload the messaging.apk from GOv2 somewhere and PM me a link to it? I'll include it in 4.1 after RicAndroid figures out the white on white theming in the contact drop down when sending a message.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] stryfe1986:
How through rom manager can I get them? Is there an .apk I can dowload somewhere? All in all the cpl I really want are the calendar and calculator(I know there are multiple more apps that offer the same or better but i just really like the google ones)
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
Waitwaitwait. You're talking about the calculator and calendar that came stock with the device? Because I've seen no Google branded apks out there for calculator or calendar apps. If you are talking about the ones that originally came with the phone, I'll gladly include them in 4.1 for you(I just grabbed them from GOv2).
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] rpmccormick:
LEDs: Use lightflow, then you can have leds for gtalk, gv, any messenger, and any other app you want.

Calculator is a standard google app I think. Don't know why anyone would want it though.

Calendar is definatly a standard google app, syncs under accounts, and I don't know how anyone could live without it.

News& Weather widget is another standard google app, and I like it better than any available in market.

None of this is really an issue for me though, as I have Ti backups of everything and can easily restore anything missing from the rom.

Question: I have rooted a stock KG2 odin, but can't get CWM on the thing. Help! (by pm as it is offtopic, or in another thread)

Observation: Now that I have been stuck on stock KG2 for a week, I realize it NEVER crashes and reboots (while using Google Navigation) like every KJ2 rom does. Maybe the cooks should all back out the source to KG2?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] stryfe1986:
Yes plz if you can that would be aweeeesooomeee!

I have some business and do a lot of calculations and the stock one is so simple and just grew acustom to it as well as the calendar.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
Okay. They'll be in 4.1.

Good news too. So far testing is doing much better than expected. May be ready for a release tomorrow. Depends on if my new place to host the zip doesn't take forever to get set up or not. Meh. Probably will roll out an update anyways and just migrate it to the new place to host it from.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] vikramkhalsa:
Can you help me figure out the settings for light flow? I cant seem to get it to work.. are we supposed to use direct mode? and enable any of the additional LEDs?

thanks
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
Hold your horses. A fix for the LEDs and theming issue will be released soon. I've done all the testing I can. Only problem is finding time between running and paying bills in the next few days. PMR 2.0 alpha was just released and I was waiting for that so I could grab it.

Sad thing...with all the stuff I've had to readd and change...the ROM's zip is gonna be hefty. Like 230MB+ hefty. It still runs very smooth, imo.

Looking into getting a HTC Sensation for myself in about 3 months or so. Might take a crack at back-porting Sense 4.1's launcher to work on 2.2.1. Depends on how difficult back-porting is(yes, I've yet to do such a thing.)
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] vikramkhalsa:
Well LEDs work fine for me.. I don't know why others have a problem.. (I use handcent btw) but I just thought it would be cool o assign leds to other apps too
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
Ah, well the update is uploading now. Won't have it in its proper location until sometime later tomorrow. And so far only one System App has an update AFTER I packaged the ROM. The new media player, Meridian. _just_ got an update. But, eh, cbf to keep people waiting.

I should probably set up a rom kitchen thing on my VPS so I can do all the work there and just move the resulting zip. But the way I'm doing it now allows me time to see if there is something I forgot to include before the upload is done and before I move the zip to the correct location.

I hope that if I get the phone I want in 3 months, I can port GO to it as well. But, if I can't, I can't.

Anyways, update is uploading like I said. I'll update all the proper things when I get back from running errands tomorrow.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] rpmccormick:
The following is a list of checked Settings (all others unchecked)

Enable Light Flow

Direct Mode

Enable "Clear All"

led2-red control (at the very bottom)

Then in notifications, you can use "Enable Mixer" and "led2-red LED" to do any combo of our 4 LEDs, for any app you want (no brightness, and I think flash doesn't work either, just on or off for each of the 4).
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] vikramkhalsa:
Thanks! I think thats pretty much what I was able to figure out too.. but i dont like the fact that it stays on continuously..I was trying to find a way to make it flash but couldn't. That sucks.. Won't it kill more battery that way?

LED me know works with our leds and makes them flash too but they only have a limited set of apps you can use it with.

I don't use the stock email app because it doesnt delete the emails from the server so i wanted to find a way to use that leftover LED, preferably on the hotmail app or whatsapp..
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] rpmccormick:
My experience with "LED me Know Beta" is that it would work when testing notifications, but not when they actually happened.

Further more, none other than Light Flow address the 2nd red LED (the dev added that at my request and I beta tested). I can make the left LED off/Green/Red/Yellow, and the right LED off/Blue/Red/Purple giving me 15 combinations of notifications and an all off (or 6 notifications with 3 of them independent of the other 3, so I know when I have both a new GMail and a missed call). I only use GMail and freeze the mail apk, so an app like this is required if I want email notifications at all (which I do, as well as GTalk notifications, and GCalendar event notifications). I also only use GoogleVoice for texting and freeze messaging/universalcomposer.

I think battery impact is minimal, but I will contact the dev and see if we can get it to flash.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] vikramkhalsa:
that was my experience with it too. if only it worked!

Oh cool.. Yeah there are a lot of combinations possible but then do you just have the LEDs turn on and stay on for a certain amount of time? I'd rather have it blink forever than stay on for a long time.. too bad whatsapps own LED notification doesn't work on the sk4g. handcent works fine for me.

Another question - what does "freezing" an app do? I just deleted the system apps that I didn't use with titanium backup. do you freeze so you can restore them later?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] rpmccormick:
If you freeze then when you install a new rom it will refreeze so you dont have to manually delete them each time.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] achaps81:
i would love to delete some of the apps that come with the rom, like adw launcher cuz i have adw launcher ex, and a few others, but it seems like when i uninstall them with titanium that my phone just bootloops, any ideas why?

EDIT: yep, tried uninstalling adw, swype, and a few other, and bootlooped, yep, had to volume + and - plus power to get into recovery, but its in the middle of restoring, cant wait for my inspire 4g so i can rooot/unlock, im so tired of this phone
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] RicAndroid:
I use root uninstaller (the one with the green trashcan icon). Works for me. Also... are you first installing adw ex and then removing with Titanium? Remember that you cannot leave Android without a running launcher.

I'm almost finished with the editing of the GOV messaging apk. Let's see how it works out.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
I always download the app, install as-is, rename to ADWLauncher.apk(in this rom only) and move it to /system/app with Root Explorer or ES File Explorer. Bit of manual work, but it works without a hitch.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] achaps81:
yea, i install adw EX after the install, just didnt want 2 adw's running at the same time, an extra 17 meg ram wasted, EX has the features i want, when i uninstall regular adw it just bootloops, seems like anything i take out or freeze with Titanium Pro causes a bootloop so i have to restore every time. The apps i uninstalled with titanium are adw launcher, amazon appstore, swype( i use swiftkey 3) twitter, task manager, and xda(i have premium). nice rom otherwise, i used the v6 supercharger script last nite and it flies.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] vikramkhalsa:
The OTA updater app doesnt show you an progress while downloading the rom? I tried to do other stuff while doanloading but couldnt tell if it finished or completed downloading or not.. and if it keeps downloading while i switch to other apps. didn't get a push notification either..Maybe I'll just dl it manually...
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Jurai:
fyi the news and weather stock widget is in 'GenieWidget.apk' from what I recall

does 4.1 fix the white on white issues?

looking forward to trying i tout, I hope the latest Skype isn't laggy, I use an outdated version simply because the latest beta was slow when i first tried
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
Hm...weird that it didn't show a push notification. And no, no progress bar in OTA Updater. Hopefully the devs fix the push notifications and add a progress bar soon.

So far, the white on white was only fixed in the Messaging.apk. Probably a framework-res.apk issue if the white on white is present in other apps.

Grabbed the GenieWidge.apk from GOv2 and will include it in 4.1.1 or 4.2(whichever happens to be the next release.

If there is anything else anyone wishes is in the ROM(not removing anything atm aside from Android Weather) let me know here or via pm.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Jurai:
the 'removing anything causes a bootloop' bug would be nice to fix if it happens to everyone, personally I always ditch ADW for LauncherPro and just run in a very minimal setting. I don't need 50 widgets, 20 screens, icons everywhere, etc etc, I just run with a clean screen and my lil thumb tray to scroll. I prefer less apps integrated as possible, if you can download it easily in the Play store, it doens't really need to be shoved in there
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
Well, removing everything because it's in Google Play would mean half of the "stock" apps wouldn't be included. (I.E. YouTube, Google Maps, Streets, Google Talk, Google Voice Search, Gallery(the stock one), etc. So, yeah...removing it for that reason alone is ludicrous in my opinion.

Removing it because of the boot loop issue would be nice if I knew if the issue was caused by something I changed/added/removed or if it was present in GOv3.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Jurai:
I don't think stock Gallery is in the play store

Personally I still prefer the original 2d Gallery app, I find Gallery 3d to be a bit behind in terms of pure performance.

Removing an app should never cause a bootloop unless it's a core system app, theres definitely something wrong if removing something like the Amazon app is causing bootloops

I'm just big on stability and speed over wizbang features, some people want their phone to be some flashy show off toy, I just want something that works and works well
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
Well, the apk name from stock is Gallery3d.apk, iirc(from the KJ2 CWM zip)

As far as removing the app...try opening the cwm zip in 7zip or WinRAR on a PC and deleting it BEFORE you flash the zip. That is what I usually do when I want to remove/add system apps to someone elses custom ROM.

And a little off topic, wtf is up with XDA Premium not installing on this phone? Removing support for a brunt of Android users is a backwards move, imo.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] achaps81:
xda premium installs on mine
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
You sure it's XDA Premium 2.2.1(or wtfever is the latest version?)?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] achaps81:
ill look at it in a few, trying to upload the 4.1 with some apps taken out of the zip

EDIT: ok, it says i have installed 2.0.1, seems to be the latest in the market, logged in, works ok to me
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] shadowscott:
So in an attempt to try out the ICS fonts, I instead of flashing and overwriting the current ones, I removed DroidSans and DroidSans-bold from /system/fonts and was going to replace them with the ICS ones from the ICS-fonts zip that is provided, but my phone decided to shut off repeatedly and keep rebooting. Had to flash ICS-fonts from CWM in order 2 get my phone turning on again.

So now that I did that, I notice that my app drawer looks like this, names all messed up, until I rotate and they restore. Everytime ADW goes out of memory, this happens again.

http://postimage.org/gallery/5obtzxua/

Any way to flash the default fonts back on and make this stupid thing go away? If I use one of the other 3 font types (not Default Font) I don't have this issue. Seems to only be Default.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
Yeah, it's better to flash them than to do it manually. Although you could do it via adb.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] shadowscott:
Well what should I do now that for some reason this is messing up?

I managed to replace them since I had them backed up, and the default fonts are back, but any idea why ADW is not showing names?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
Hm. I've never had that happen so I'm not sure. Check the ADW Settings and make sure icon labels are enabled.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] shadowscott:
They arent completely gone, they are just messed up. it's due to changing fonts for some reason. IDK why.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] achaps81:
SammaelAkuma did you manage to get xda premium to install or no, if not pm me
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] RicAndroid:
Messaging APK Update

Well....I tried editing the recipient_filter_item.xml in the layout-finger folder. It didn't work. Which leads me to believe that this may have to do with the actual font used in the framework-res.apk. Will you allow me to make changes to the framework? It did work for my Epic SK4G rom.

EDIT: Nope...didn't work. What the hell, man? Editing the global_actions_item.xml resulted in the endless boot loop. Back to the drawing board. SMH....
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
Do what you need to, man.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] eMJaaay:
Great seeing some dev work on this device :D quick question, how does this fare in terms of stability with GOV 3.2? Also, (and sorry if this is a stupid question) .. does it still have the same lock screen / general interface as GOV 3.2?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
Pretty much the same as GOv3.2 but with a few additions behind the scenes. No UI changes other than the MMS apk from GOv2(because of the white on white issues)
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] eMJaaay:
Ah okay, thanks :D
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
Debating on ditching this and trying to use GOv2 as the base(less issues, I believe).
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] RicAndroid:
Better to do that. Start from an unchanged base from ayoteddy.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] shadowscott:
I've honestly had very little issues. Other than faster than normal battery drain and the occasional lock up, seems fine. Froyo is just a bad version for this phone. Nuff said
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
Can anyone verify an issue with sending an MMS?

Also, PMR can't be updated to 3.0 alpha. For some reason, that version is incompatible with the SK4G.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] shadowscott:
I've sent multiple mms. What's the issue?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] rpmccormick:
As I said in the other thread, I would love to see a rom without "the occasional lock up". To me that alone is a very big issue. Do you think you could release a ROM based on the KG2 odin image, stock-kernel, but with all your optimizations?

Wish List:

Zeam Lanucher (2nd smallest [after Lightning], 5x5 grid, 5x widgets, vert drawer])

Kill dumb system apk's like all the test ones and remote wipe ones.

Integrate V6 supercharger if you can.

Keep News&Weather and Calendar.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
Well, since I seem to be at a stand still with GOv4(can't find any decent fix for a brunt of the issues other than to replace some of the system apps with ones from GOv2), I'll take your wish list and use it to fuel another custom rom I've got in mind. As of now, it'll have the stock look(minus the launcher, of course) but it will be as optimized as I, personally, can make it. I'm toying with names still. Optimized Prime sounds too geeky...but it's the best fit I have thus far. And the base I'm going to use is the KG2 w/ Root and Bali.

Oh, and before I forget, here's a thread with a rehosting of all the kernels to date. Stock and custom.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1887832

@shadowscott, it was that the MMS would "send" and then go back to sending after a few moments of standby. I have all APNs set properly for my carrier(made sure to back them up using APN Backup & Restore when I first got the phone.)
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] RicAndroid:
I hear ya...what a shame but it makes no sense to keep swapping out apps with GOV v2 so you're doing the right thing.

Did you get the flash within the browser issue fixed? I ran into that problem with KG2.

As far as names go....how about Maximus Prime? Kind of toying with some world play there. Smooth Maximus with Optimus Prime.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
That sounds good. But I thought there was an Autobot of the same name. One of the former Primes. Eh, I'll have to think about it.

Edit: Yeah...the KG2 CWM zip isn't available and I'm not savvy enough to turn an ODIN tarball into a CWM zip. So, it'll still be KJ2, unless the zip resurfaces before I get started on the custom rom.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] RicAndroid:
I just had the funniest thought. Since everyone here is going back to stock, I should also release a plain, vanilla stock Rom.

I'll just upload an unaltered KD1 and maybe go the extra mile and not include superuser.

I'll call it "Samsung Sidekick 4G". I'll make it even more tempting by using the original wallpaper and apps.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] rpmccormick:
I know you are being sarcastic, but seriously... stock KD1 & 2 lock up. Stock KJ2 locks up (or at least it does with the NXP kernal). By accident I found that KG2 NEVER locks up... just trying to share that knowledge with you devs.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
Well that does us good with no CWM zip of KG2 deodexed. And I am not going to attempt to make one from scratch. I don't wanna end up having to redownload the ODIN files to restore my phone to stock if something goes wrong. Small HDD prevents me from keeping important things like that.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] RicAndroid:
Have you tried using MagicISO to extract the tar file? After that, I believe it's just a matter of adding the kernel.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] TheLastSidekick:
Well made point.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] RicAndroid:
So what will happen to GOV now? Will it return to the hands of TLS?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
Eh, I'm not quite done with it as of yet, Gotta relocate files for now. My VPS hoster is having issues with their internet distribution. As I type, I'm uploading the zip to dropbox to change the links in the OP and at OTA Update Center. After the holidays, when I'm not busy worrying about fixing food and gifts for the holidays I'll add the stuff I've promised. GenieWidge.apk mainly. Then I'll go get the ODIN tarball and grab a portable version of MagicISO(that way I can keep it on my phone's SDcard) and then clumsily piece together a KG2 base...then try to deodex it(assuming all I have to do is delete all the .odex files...derp) and then upload that to Dropbox and post the link in a new thread. I might even go further and try to make an AROMA package that will let one choose to install KG2 with or without the Bali Kernel w/ keylogger removed. Of course...that'll be a massive zip by itself. So I may not do that.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] TheLastSidekick:
If I had the phone still, I would odex a themed ROM to gain RAM, battery and speed but I can only do it on the device with my method.

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Edit : NO! DEODEXING IS NOT simply removing the .odex files. Doing this without running a deodexing script will cause instant force closes for that app or worse, a boot loop.

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Look into cygwin on Windows or use Linux and run dsixdas ROM kitchen. This may help you. But its a walk through command line based script. You can deodex, add root, add init.d support and even extract a working RAM disk for kernel play.

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Once setup click on cygwin and type in...

CD C:/Users/username/Desktop/cygwinfolder/ then type in ./menu to begin. You will need to install Java JRE6 before beginning this.

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[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SammaelAkuma:
Quick question before I grab the kitchen. Do I need to do the Non-YAFFS device add?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] TheLastSidekick:
No clue what you mean, sorry.