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[Captivate Android Development] They Drew First Blood:
RE: Icon pack, Captivating X7

tl;dr: Thanks for this recommendation by the way, these icons really blend well with your theme. The author's XDA thread is here.

The long version: I really like your ROM. I also really like Hellybean 4.1.2- it runs nice for me and I love the features- with a crimson theme applied. I ported an i9000 rom by F4k, version ICS 4.0.4, that I ran for months and months because it was so great. The Captivating theme is just so well done...I have a hard time leaving it. I have flashed the other new i897 ROMs and always come back to this one. It runs really smoothly for me and any issues I may run into are always resolved one way or another. Look in any ROM thread in this forum to find posts about the "best" i897 ROM, you will find them in every thread. AOCP, Avatar, C-RoM, PAC, RemICS, SaltyBean, Sky, Slim, Xylon (alphabetical order here) may all be really fast and great, everyone will have their preferences over which is their favorite. Most of these ROMs continue to evolve. All of these developers deserve our thanks. I try not to disrespect anyone here because I have received so much knowledge and support. Thanks again sepphi.

(I just had to try to post this bootanimation since sepphi posted those gifs earlier, wish I could credit someone for the animation, I can credit nozerogravity for the zip package I put it in, I always get a chuckle out of this boot, back up your current bootanimation.zip in system/media and flash this in CWM if you want to check it out)
[Captivate Android Development] sephhi:
That boot animation is hilarious, lol. Also, thanks for the level-headed commentary.
[Captivate Android Development] x0ne215:
I did love the look and feel of Captivating, but too much tweaking to get it how I liked. Currently running SlimBean which seems to run a lot smoother on MY captivate, but I do miss the look and feel of Captivating. Was also kind of fun to brag about how my $70 Captivate was basically an Xperia lol.

But to each his own, and different devices will behave differently with different ROMs. I still have my x7 backup in case I miss it too much ;).
[Captivate Android Development] sephhi:
Exactly, your last line sums it up beautifully.
[Captivate Android Development] They Drew First Blood:
X7 battery

Let's revisit this question- Any recommendations for voltages, etc.?- nothing in the OP regarding X7. To be honest, I am not getting the battery life I had with X6 (which was the best version for me to this point, both battery- and performance-wise). This Xperia launcher is pretty laggy too- better with wallpaper scrolling disabled, but I love the weather widget so I have stuck with it. I applied the settings recommended for X6 onto X7, and performance of X7 at 1200MHz 110%OC (1320MHz) is still not on par for me as compared to X6 at 1000MHz no OC. I was using the unofficial 2.9.21sc kernel with X6 too.
[Captivate Android Development] x0ne215:
I was never able to get my voltages to work without freeze/crash, same with OC.

Every captivate treats them differently, which sucks.

Also, is that weather widget available separate from the rom? Or will it not work if extracted from a nandroid backup.
[Captivate Android Development] They Drew First Blood:
RE: weather widget

It's crazy how much our phones vary, I have had really good luck with mine (build 1101)... other than the GPS never working.

The animations did not work for me when I restored just the widget from TiBu, and used Nova launcher, but the weather did update correctly.
[Captivate Android Development] sephhi:
Yeah they vary a lot. I'm working on the S2 version at the moment but I see some bug fixes from the cm team that might warrant an update. Maybe a 7.5 simultaneous release for both phones, lol.
[Captivate Android Development] Bane99:
Hey sepphi. Here are the screenshots. Second shot is after I click on the ok button.
[Captivate Android Development] x0ne215:
I know, it kinda sucks because certain things that work for others won't work for some etc. Makes troubleshooting very difficult!!

Hmm alright, that kinda sucks I really liked the size and look of the weather widget. Is there any others you'd recommend? (Pay or free doesn't matter)
[Captivate Android Development] They Drew First Blood:
RE: weather widget

I don't have much experience with this, but GO weather is one- might need the GO launcher to get the full effect though. Others to try are AccuWeather and Android Weather. All three of these I ended up removing though. :shrug: There might have been an MIUI weather too.
[Captivate Android Development] era246:
I used this OC very long and it was and it is still stable and HD-Videos run well :) What would you suggest on the official Kernel if you mean this is the problem? :) I use captivating since 5.X , so I had only this installed. It's not important to change keyboards for me because I love XPERIA keyboard,I only wanted to tell you this bug :D

Ps. The performance iis so amazing, but the battary life discreased a lot ;) but it's okay :)
[Captivate Android Development] kevnuke:
Holy cow that's a big boot animation zip lol

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I believe Sephhi (or somebody) said once before that quality control at Samsung wasn't at a high standard when the Captivates were manufactured which accounts for the huge range of reactions each individual device will have to a ROM, OC/voltage setting, battery or even modem or GPS tweak.

Hopefully this isn't such an issue when I get my GalaxyS4 in a couple weeks..oops did I say that out loud? :p

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Have you tried Swype beta? Version 1.4 (current version) is pretty good :thumbup:

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I use Weather Bug. Especially good if you live in an area with a lot of weather alerts. It has a notification window widget that can be updated with an app setting or manually with a click.
[Captivate Android Development] godd:
Hey guys, do you know why my Google Play is NOT inverted in X7? Did the clean flush with wiping everything. How to know what version is it?
[Captivate Android Development] sephhi:
Did you flash gapps? If not, the zip is on goo. Check the goo manager app.
[Captivate Android Development] godd:
So, inverted market is not part of X7 zip?

After I flashed X7 and noticed I have white market I downloaded and flashed from CWM inverted_play_store_4.0.25.zip from your folder on goo but it does not help. Did I get the wrong file or should I use Goo manager specifically to flash it? I usually don't use it.

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Also, now after I change status bar settings (brightness, power icon style) I have to reboot to apply them
[Captivate Android Development] Shortelz:
Same issue for me. Tried reinstalling rom and swift key quite a few times. Also tried the suggestion of flashing CM 10 then this
[Captivate Android Development] droyd666:
Quick question. Will we ever be getting back those extra settings like status bar customization and dpi changer? I'm guessing that you would have to switch back to helly as a base right?
[Captivate Android Development] sephhi:
Try enabling the keyboard from settings>language & input
[Captivate Android Development] merikgvr4:
sepphi, how do you add your own ringtone for calls and texts?

disregard, figured it out.
[Captivate Android Development] Shortelz:
That just causes settings to crash
[Captivate Android Development] kevnuke:
I remember on other versions having to:

Install Swype

Use TiBu to uninstall the default keyboard (might need to reboot after this step)

After that I could enable and set Swype as the default normally
[Captivate Android Development] rmntruexjr:
One thing I like about captivating and how it is developed is that lately instead of looking at it as updated versions, with the minor bugs I might have, I look at updates more like variations (other than obvious fixes and theme). I like that updates have different bases and kernels. I think it helps users that care to test, find a combination that works for them. For whatever reason the X5 combination works for me......Only one problem....no theme updates.....

Sooo, my question, Is there a way I can acquire and flash just the roms theme updates on my X5 setup???

I have been taking advantage of any app updates posted on goo. I also really like the facebook app from X5 but it needs an update as well.
[Captivate Android Development] godd:
Had to uninstall updates on Google PLay to make it black (had 4.0.26 build for some reason).
[Captivate Android Development] droyd666:
I actually prefer the normal market colors. How did you get it to look normal? Will it cause any complications if I uninstall the current version and install the normal apk?
[Captivate Android Development] Shortelz:
Just tried this. Left me with no keyboard and no way to enable a keyboard :/
[Captivate Android Development] Avikar:
Can anybody suggest where can I find blacked xda app?

Captivating my captivate, Thanks to Sephhi :)
[Captivate Android Development] rmntruexjr:
I am using the paid app and it is an option in settings....not sure if the free app does though... More/ Settings/ Display style.
[Captivate Android Development] godd:
Did nothing - I guess, market was updated by itself to 26th build.
[Captivate Android Development] kevnuke:
Wow your bug must be more serious than mine was. O.o
[Captivate Android Development] htrowpiks:
which version?

If I remember correctly captivatingx5 had the semaphore kernel right? If so does it support the bigmem patch? (link below)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=30725734&postcount=61

Edit: Nevermind I missed it the first time I looked (hugemem patch enabled)
[Captivate Android Development] Sofwhitewolf:
So my biggest problem is how slow Google search is using the widget or the text in sms. Is there a way to remove Google now and put back the old Google search?
[Captivate Android Development] Bane99:
Those screenshots were after I uninstalled my titanium backup version of Swiftkey (losing my statistics), reinstalled the keyboard from the market, and enabled from settings --> language & input.

I also did a reinstall from stock and a full wipe.

On other ROMs there is no issue, but I cannot set Swiftkey as default on Captivating =/
[Captivate Android Development] htrowpiks:
I have been looking for lockscreen mod. Nothing compatible so far. Anyone have any suggestions? I'm on x5 currently.

Sent from a cellphone.
[Captivate Android Development] ArchTyriel:
Yeah I'm in the same boat. Every time I accidentally hit it I cringe. The lag is unbearable. I would even be fine with flat out disabling it. Would simply uninstalling it take hold or what?
[Captivate Android Development] rmntruexjr:
One of the first things I do after a flash is disable, freeze in tibu, or uninstall search/now:D ....I have no problem just using the browser or dolphin.

You can also disable the search button in settings if that's what you meant by "I accidentally hit it".
[Captivate Android Development] Darkangels6sic6:
I'm so happy I get to play with my Cappy again!!!! Bout to come from X4. Sephy. What are the chances of us getting boot sound again?
[Captivate Android Development] Darkangels6sic6:
Also. What does everyone think the candy cane is hinting towards
[Captivate Android Development] rehan512:
Is there any chances of getting phone locked after flashing this rom.

My colleague has unlocked captivate installed ver 2.1
[Captivate Android Development] Sofwhitewolf:
Well I use Google search alot. It just sucks how slow Google now is. I would rather just use the old Google search.
[Captivate Android Development] rmntruexjr:
sent you a pm^
[Captivate Android Development] ArchTyriel:
Ahh much better! Nuked it with tibu and then unmapped the buttons. Any good apps you use to map the buttons to anything useful like the old search?
[Captivate Android Development] rmntruexjr:
Yup, the old one works for me....on X7 and X5:good: k, now I'm uninstalling it lol...

Edit: The version I used was from Captivating 10.1. it was a user app in that version so I just pulled the apk. No install issues for me, Way faster than google now. It's just the search.

You just have to go through the google now tour on first load, then decline at the end.
[Captivate Android Development] rmntruexjr:
Or maybe not yet.....the widget looks kinda nice...:confused:
[Captivate Android Development] They Drew First Blood:
RE: theme

+1

Version X6 works best for me, performance and battery. Theme updates would be awesome, but I think some of these elements go pretty deep into the ROM and I don't know if sepphi would be able to provide standalone theme updates. Just speculation, but there also may be issues in regards to which base (CM/Helly) a user is trying to flash a theme on top of.
[Captivate Android Development] htrowpiks:
The theming in captivating is by far the cleanest and most professional looking Xperia theme out there. I have searched and nothing even comes close to it. But as far as updating wouldn't it just be easier to create an actual theme either with its own XDA Thread, or on the play store and updating would be pretty simple then.
[Captivate Android Development] severinca:
X7 is the smoothest and fastest to date
[Captivate Android Development] Darkangels6sic6:
Yes. Thank you so much Sephi!!!! This ROM has our Captivates running so beautiful and has brought support we would have been dead without. I have the LG Spectrum 2 with HD display and Snapdragon S4 chip... I still like my Cappy better thanks to this outstanding marvelous ROM and the help and community of this thread. I had my doubts in the the beginning, but you have put so much time and effort into making this a new race car
[Captivate Android Development] Darkangels6sic6:
You're awesome!
[Captivate Android Development] kevnuke:
For anyone interested, I was told by a friend who works for AT&T that the GalaxyS4 is being sold on Saturday on a first come, first served basis.

I hope Sephhi begins Captivating support for the S4 soon after it becomes available.

I wonder if the CPU governors will allow an "all out" mode where you can have them all on/OCed simultaneously or in various combinations as needed.
[Captivate Android Development] era246:
Yeah X8!!!! :D
[Captivate Android Development] htrowpiks:
CaptivatingX8

sweet, downloading now..... Ughhh, Goo is Slow....10.3/311 MB, 3 hours left.....
[Captivate Android Development] rmntruexjr:
Careful..... no official announcement yet....
[Captivate Android Development] They Drew First Blood:
RE: X8

I'm hoping for Helly base because the 2013/04/24 Hellybean is running really great on my phone right now :fingers-crossed:
[Captivate Android Development] htrowpiks:
Say Hello to the Devil...
[Captivate Android Development] sephhi:
Be sure to check out the DCikonZ icon pack. Launcher settings>appearance
[Captivate Android Development] Shortelz:
So uh, is it safe to update to X8 on goo.im? Could you post a changelog when you get a chance?

Thanks

Edit: Just updated to X8. Everything looks good so far. Finally swiftkey is working!
[Captivate Android Development] htrowpiks:
The DCikonz do look pretty good, and so far x8 is running smooth, 2%live OC, swap enabled, and flashed the bigmem patch. I do like the inverted color widgets as well (google now, search bar). Also the theming looks a little more refined.

In case anyone is interested, here is great Xperia boot animation that was made by ahmadasraf.

If anyone has figured out how we can get those sweet xperia blind effects on our lock screen, please let me know! (searched but no luck)

Thanks again Sephhi
[Captivate Android Development] sephhi:
It's safe:D

X8

-Helly Bean base

-fixed pattern unlock offset grid

-fixed seek bar in some video players

-lots of framework changes

-reverted a lot of helly bean changes

-slimmed the rom a bit

-X5 kernel(best gaming performance)

-inverted google now

-inverted play store

-new cm defaults

-inverted email

-removed notification shade bar for seamless look

-icon pack incleuded(go to launcher settings>appearance to apply)

-updated holo dialogs

-tuned lmk some more
[Captivate Android Development] Shortelz:
Any specific voltage settings we should use? I am using 118% OC
[Captivate Android Development] rmntruexjr:
can anyone mirror?.....I think goo has goo in their servers
[Captivate Android Development] sephhi:
I'm uploading to dev-host, ETA 18 mins.
[Captivate Android Development] sephhi:
Whatever your phone can handle. This kernel is very oc'able.
[Captivate Android Development] sephhi:
http://d-h.st/l9p

http://d-h.st/R02
[Captivate Android Development] htrowpiks:
hey sephhi, might be time to check you gmail.....999+
[Captivate Android Development] sephhi:
I think you're right xD
[Captivate Android Development] kinggame992000:
I still gonna download and flash this rom but give it to my dad... he a starter..so I don think he will know how fast ur rom is... just got me an s3 at best buy for 50 bucks today... im gonna miss this rom lol... I will still go back and flash everytime new version for my dad lol. thank shephi for x8.. time to flash
[Captivate Android Development] anwarkhan25:
The xperia blind effects your talking about it the new xperia z lockscreen i believe. [MENTION=2749956]sephhi[/MENTION] , Can you port that for us? It'd make your ROM even more Xperia loooking! :laugh: (sorry if it's been already asked)

Will flash soon and report back.
[Captivate Android Development] htrowpiks:
Xperia Z blinds effect

There are a few lockscreen ports already for the blinds effect on xda already, but unfortunately none for us yet (unless I missed it somewhere).

If I did miss it, please let me know!
[Captivate Android Development] rmntruexjr:
Ok, so I have only flashed X8 on my media device setup that was on X5. I just cleared cache and dalvik and dirty flashed over X5.....So far so good. I got my wish lol... As good if not smoother than X5, all the overclocking of X5, and of coarse all the theming I was missing staying with X5.....Just awesome so far.....Today I'll flash a fresh copy on my phone with a SIM card in it and test from scratch........ Thanks Sephhi for keeping this Rom going!.... It continues to live up to its name. Keeping my cappys captivating.......as opposed to sitting on a shelf collecting dust!
[Captivate Android Development] hazedabeast:
What's the captivate dpi
[Captivate Android Development] rmntruexjr:
240 I believe....
[Captivate Android Development] godd:
There is no weather/calendar on the lock screen anymore. cLock widget is set up correctly in settings. Is it known issue?
[Captivate Android Development] rmntruexjr:
Like this?....I set it from the actual lock screen....lock phone then hold finger on screen I think to get options....can even add screens from there....using the slide lock.....

Edit: hold finger on the left side of the screen above the lock and slide to the right. Set up the widget from there.
[Captivate Android Development] htrowpiks:
The perfect add on for Captivating!!!!

Here is the link for the Blinds effect I was talking about....

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/xperia-jelly-bean-lockscreen-ported-to-all-ics-xperia-devices/
[Captivate Android Development] godd:
Great tutorial, thx! I created a widget page - but it is not "default". Whenever I unlock I have to slide right to see it - is it a way to make it "default" ?
[Captivate Android Development] htrowpiks:
So by the looks of it you are running that Cappy wide open! Are you just using the step OC in performance? What voltages are you using with that? Gov/Scheduler?
[Captivate Android Development] rmntruexjr:
Actually, I think I should thank you....I never really messed with it before, but I like this!!..... just scroll to the main one and hold and drag to the x and make a new one setting it all up the way you want it......also after you can tap on the lockscreen weather widget to update to the new settings....like I changed from metric to get °f....
[Captivate Android Development] rmntruexjr:
:thumbup:
[Captivate Android Development] hazedabeast:
Sepphie I pmed u
[Captivate Android Development] rmntruexjr:
First thing I do is uninstall nstools if it's there lol:D

In devil manager ..Bigmem....cpu: 120% liveoc... gov: minmax (for now)..I/O: noop..that's it...

In settings/performance I step the cpu up to 1440 (1200step+ the liveoc). Then I make sure gov and I/o match devil and tick the set on boot for them....all other settings in performance I keep off/unchecked...that's it

In setcpu (got the paid app for free when it was Amazon's app of the day)...voltages: 1440= 1350or1375(2 diff phones)/ 1200=1325or1350/ 960=1275/ 400=1075/ 200=975/ 100=950.....I set it and set on boot...that's it.

I have used these settings for the hellyBean base versions since X1 (X5 since it was available) I think...no issues on 3 diff phones :)
[Captivate Android Development] htrowpiks:
Do you get any FC's or reboots running like that?
[Captivate Android Development] rmntruexjr:
I edited above but no....I did on one phone with the lower voltages I listed so I bumped em up to the higher number listed and all has been good.

Edit:It is stable on 3 actually, I have my daily, a media device setup, and a spare/work phone with an identicle image of my daily.
[Captivate Android Development] godd:
Works like a charm!:good:
[Captivate Android Development] htrowpiks:
well.... no dice

Well, I followed every step,even picked up the paid version of SetCPU, tried both voltage setting you listed (for either of the devices) results...

Booted up faster than I have ever seen it do before.

Runs for about 1 minute before rebooting (enough time to get into SetCPU and try the voltage variations)

Also my battery went from 67% to 8% in about 10 minutes...

Saw the toast notification for superuser granted to SetCPU, but not devil kernel manager.
[Captivate Android Development] rmntruexjr:
not sure what the difference is, but it works for me....I would check to make sure all 3, devil, performance, and setcpu are working together meaning any shared setting is still set the way you set it. For example all 3 have a place for the gov. make sure they all say the same. Make sure in setcpu after you change voltages you click the check at the top to actually change to your new settings, then check the set at boot.....

I'll try to think of anything else I might do different......I also use a different launcher (zeam) but I have used the xperia launcher for a few days and didn't have any effect on my stability I don't think......The funny thing is I use these phones for everything and stress the heck out of them in real world conditions (music, video, games, social, web, ect.) and they are smooth even after a week without rebooting....The battery is not really that bad, for me no matter what I flash I only get about 3 to 4 hours heavy use, and being in control of the rest of it with settings and apps like greenify is what counts when it comes to battery life during light use or standby/sleep....

Edit: Gps and bluetooth are off too but I turn them on when I need them and I get no issues.

I use voodoo sound instead of the dsp manager but its still installed...

I use my media device setup with these settings plugged in for hours on end in tv-out mode with the directv app to stream tv from my directv receiver through my router to the phone and out to any tv in reach with rca in..(free portable extra receiver lol)...Works great.
[Captivate Android Development] htrowpiks:
well I will give it a try again later tonight, from what I saw for the minute or so the speed was very impressive.