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[Epic 4G Android Development] samep:
If you're referring to Titanium Backup, I'd delete the backup of MIUI music so it doesn't interfere with new one. If you take another backup now, you can restore your other system and data after flashing. Once restored and satisfied, make a Titanium backup of MIUI music.

Edit: Or you can wait until I upload another NonSuper version with Miui music installed. Reason: SuperSU doesn't get properly installed so the older su and superuser get restored by kernel. I'll fix that and add the player also.
[Epic 4G Android Development] eigerzoom:
well i rezipped and am reinstalling now....

but a new version will be handy down the road plus the su fix

well scratch that it doesn't like my zip

guess i'm waiting
[Epic 4G Android Development] RodimusConvoy:
Better late than never...

Risky = not trying it.

Is the "existing gps mod" already active or something I would have to manualy activate or toggle?

I didn't do any of that, but I did go ahead and get a new battery (two Anker 1800s). Its like night and day. Plus my phone doesn't feel like its about to melt anymore (it would get piping hot).

The thing is, it only happened on your ROM. When I went back to CM10.1 (the monthly), the GPS went back to acting just fine. I'm trying to see what to do about the GPS on your ROM cause, well, seems your ROM has a functioning bluetooth feature. Never miss something till its gone, apparently (the bluetooth on CM10.1 is wonky, to put it mildly).

I think the Stratosphere II is the future, the successor to the Epic 4G, so I want to keep the Epic 4G alive long enough until developers finally notice that phone exists and root it. So it might be best, at least for me, to do as little tinkering with the Epic 4G as possible until that happens. Before switching ROMs, I lived on bluetooth and GPS, so I just need those two back (not one or the other) to survive until that glorious day when I see a "Successfully Rooted Stratosphere II" thread. :D
[Epic 4G Android Development] samep:
NonSuperv1.02 uploaded. Those that installed NonSuper1.01, please download v1.02 and flash. Just wiping cache and dalvik, for me, had me wiping Email.apk data due to loss of server connection. It's safer to backup, wipe data and flash.

Updated post # 107.
[Epic 4G Android Development] samep:
The GPS_FIX is a flash-able you can find in the OP of linked thread. No harm in flashing it over an Epic gingerbread ROM again; just wipe cache and dalvik and flash.

The mod is integrated into the ROM as well as another GPS fix. When testing GPS, you'd need to have a radio signal; Sprint signal AFAIK. Indoors may be weak and slow to locate. The mod makes weaker or indoor GPS lock quicker. I'd suggest a CM baseline test of where you intend to test TouchWiz. You had a number of problems before. If you'd like to try again, I'd recommend ODIN to stock with repartition, root using CWM .tar No battery until ready to three-finger-salute, wipe data and flash the CleanRom.

If I'm right and you have spotty Sprint service, CM may be offering a better solution for GPS (your tests may confirm that) in your preferred areas of use. I did the riskier antonymous gps mod on my phone because even the roads near my house have no Sprint coverage and GPS navigation was always reminding me that I had no signal. Either way, let us know your test results.

Glad to hear the battery gave you some relief. Best wishes for your next ROM choice and phone choice.
[Epic 4G Android Development] RodimusConvoy:
:eek: I didn't understand any of that. I know how to go back to stock and to root thanks to QBKing77's videos, but nothing more beyond that. But I can follow instructions so if there's a guide I'd give it a shot.

Thing is, on the CM10.1 ROM, well GPS is perfect, just fine. Very rarely have I suddenly lost GPS signal, I think once when I was driving between cities but it regained it so quickly it didn't make a difference.

I haven't been with Sprint since 2011. I am on the Cricket network. However, its my understanding Cricket has roaming agreements with Sprint and other lesser companies, since it technically doesn't have its own towers (there's no such thing as a Cricket tower, for instance), so I guess in a way I am with Sprint.

Well hope I haven't spoken too soon. 10:30pm, when the Anker was all charged up, I switched batteries. 11:00pm, still at 100%. It is now 12:20am and it is at 73%. I only used whatsapp to talk to my girlfriend. Otherwise, no other usage (unless you count the data itself to talk to her). I always keep the screen brightness as low as humanly possible (that always confused me, who wants a screen as bright as a flashlight unless you're USING the flashlight function. :eek: ). And I'm sending this reply through my laptop (I very rarely reply through my phone, and when I do I use a browser, not the app).

In any case, like I said I just want to squeeze a little more life out of my battery until people realize the glory of the Stratosphere II (I don't know if you can tell, but I am in love with that phone. :laugh: ). So if I have to go back to Gingerbread-based ROMs to get my GPS and bluetooth back in the meantime, well guess I'll do just that.

12:33am, battery life at 70%. :eek:
[Epic 4G Android Development] Xinlitik:
Thanks for your hard work samep. Installing clean to see how it purs.
[Epic 4G Android Development] samep:
There's a good guide in this thread.

Just so you don't have to go looking for it, here's the CWM tar

The QBKing77 video is linked on post #12 but his method may link older files. I prefer to ODIN the stock tar file with PIT file & partition option checked (checking all three options is OK, too) then close ODIN and re-open ODIN and ODIN the CWM tar file with only auto-boot checked (still won't boot without battery). I don't boot the stock ROM but go directly to CWM when the battery is installed. (three-finger-salute to CWM and flash a custom ROM with rooted kernel. It's important to not boot the stock ROM unless flashing a bml rooted kernel first; otherwise, your one recovery/root opportunity is lost. Flashing the MTD ROM with rooted kernel saves a couple of steps.)
[Epic 4G Android Development] RodimusConvoy:
:eek:

Honestly all of that makes me nervous. Seems above my paygrade, as they say. :laugh: I'd rather just stick with flashing unless I really screw up, then I'll just ODIN back to stock then root again and just wait for development on the Stratosphere II.
[Epic 4G Android Development] samep:
[MENTION=1719245]eigerzoom[/MENTION] & anyone else interested in MiuiMusic app,

In this thread, I found 3 different players.

1) Original purple (post 8- downloaded & successfully tested )

2) Deep blue (post 34- downloaded but not tested but the color screenshot seems to match some of Legacy's deep blues)

3) version 3 in black and white (post 104- downloaded & successfully tested)

Seems 2 or 3 (above) would be better alternatives for the theme of this ROM. The first one is already included in nonSuper1.02

Any requests to include the others? In the other versions of Legacy?
[Epic 4G Android Development] eigerzoom:
the gps_fix is something i think most people have used on roms with success

i have many times

editing the gpsone info in qpst is something i've done and failed

i dont recommend it at all

as best i can tell, making changes to gpsone required also the rom to be reinstalled to take effect.

also, the gpsone settings are preset in a preconfigured state which cannot be duplicated...

once they are changed you cannot put them back to how they are from factory.

their is a main setting checkmark which is half greyed out.

once you click on it, then it can only be either checked or not-checked.

you can never get it to the 'half-checked' greyed-out state again.

this is not a problem if you change it in qpst and NEVER 'write' the setting to the phone

you must 'write' any changes you make in qpst for them to take effect

unfortunately i did write.

my gps hasn't worked the same since saving those settings.

as far as miui player...v3 is the newest that still works on pre-4.0.4 roms...so i would say go with that one moving forward.
[Epic 4G Android Development] nyr35blue:
Cool Rom

I like this ROM and even though i searched this thread i cant find the answer. I'm curious why i cant find google talk anywhere in the play store.

Looks like it didn't come with this rom which is fine but i cant find it either. Any ideas? I use that all the time.

Thanks.
[Epic 4G Android Development] samep:
Searched and found what I think is the Gtalk2 app with fixed A/V with front camera for Samsung S1. I don't use the app but I just installed it in my latest test ROM if you care to test it.

Changelog:

added MiuiMusicV3

updated Google Play to black inverted with white text (again; seems temporary fix)

moved ADW Launcher to /system folder and removed TW30 Launcher (let me know if there is a better GB Launcher for this ROM since ADW does not appear to support shortcuts on homescreens... loss of name and icon for me... also suggest not re-adding homescreen widgets after ADW data restore until a couple of reboots because they tend to duplicate on top of each other, for me)

added Gtalk2 for experienced users to test & report (please)

removed loopy_smooth edit_tweak and added Thunderbolt! script

thanks pikachu01; his credits go out to:

Zacharias.maladroit

XDA's devs for some reference of some tweaks in Zach's scripts

zeppelinrox Supercharger engine

Special Instructions:added ScriptManager (required for Thunderbolt! Please use it to navigate to /system/etc/bolt_scripts/S98TCPbuffers and set root and boot permissions (select the file and highlight the icons that appear as skull and crossbones and wheel) . Also, in same manner, set /system/etc/bolt_scripts/CFS/S98CFS root and boot. Reboot to activate; it's smoother for my phone.

Optional: add a quick widget:

open ScriptManager and navigate to location of script (ThunderROM uses /system/etc/bolt_scripts/CFS), press and ensure Su (as a minimum) is highlighted and "Save"d (You can mark as many as you like but only one should have the boot option highlighted

find open space on preferred home-screen, press/hold empy space (1x1 is the widget size), scroll left and select "Widgets", scroll to SMWidgets (available from google play if missing; should be in flash included /data/app), click "Add one script widget" and select your desired widget previously marked in first step.

Note: the quick widget also functions as a cache drop foe freeing unneeded RAM cache when exiting a app that may be using a lot of RAM that wish not to retain for upcoming tasks. Just press it and exit/continue if feeling a lag. Future releases of V6 scripted ROMs may not have the V6 scheduled flush but have the quick-widget as an option.

The script also seems best enhanced for scaling governor Smarta**V2 so I've added /system/etc/init.d/S_volt_scheduler to default to it with no under-volting or over-clocking. You can tweak this with ControlFreak (included in flash) but be careful; tweak at your own risk (refer to OP for risks). It's a noted nature of ControlFreak that requires two steps to set as boot properly: use both options ("Apply For Now" and "Save as boot settings" for successful copying to /system/etc/init.d/S_volt_scheduler

Download and test LegacyThunderRomv1.01 This version has the AOSP lock-screen and omits the pull-down animation. I'll update the others soon, if testing goes well. Please participate with feedback if you're using a previous version of this ROM or want to try it. Thanks for feedback in advance. Thanks nyr35blue for feedback; looking forward to reply.
[Epic 4G Android Development] lmsomb:
After trying all the currently available roms in the forum, I settled with this one because of the stability, responsivenes, great battery life and supercharger goodness :D

I do not have service on this phone so i mainly use it to play music, videos, surf the internet, chat and other things. I am pleased with the overall performance of the rom. Great job you did here. Will try thunderbolt next
[Epic 4G Android Development] eigerzoom:
i recommend zeam launcher for the free options out there, though its been a long time since i've used it.

there is a Legacy launcher which is free and built on ADW...name is just right for your rom lol

i think most people have their own favorite and usually replace whatever a rom comes with

I recently tried next launcher and the features are pretty cool so i stuck with it for now, its not free though.
[Epic 4G Android Development] lilajrestnom:
Flashed this ROM earlier today and its pretty good. Zeam launcher was the best option for me so far. That was one of the biggest problem I've had but its all good. I changed the lcd density to 185 (how I like it) but now my phone app is a lil off it stays to the upper left corner. All the other apps are working normally. Does anyone know how I could fix this? I'm guessing I'm supposed to edit something from within the app. If its a big deal I don't mind the way it is its not that big of a bother but I would like to fix it if it was simple.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Xinlitik:
One day into Thunder, no hitches as of yet. Google talk runs but I dont have any friends to talk to so I cant test that functionality :crying:
[Epic 4G Android Development] samep:


I could only guess that the problem is gingerbread coding in one of the xml files in DialerTabActivity.apk Not a problem I think I could narrow quickly but others may be able to find it. Ticklefish maybe could rewrite it to center differently so it looks more centered with density changes.

That density setting also makes my SMS Chat bubbles look distorted. I noticed the thicker edged ones from your theme tolerate extreme density better. I see only limited advantage for using that density so I never tested appearances. It really tasks my reading vision with my reading glasses on.

Still developing? One of us could post a help question in Ticklefish's Tickle my android thread. My best advice.
[Epic 4G Android Development] lilajrestnom:
Heyy I didn't notice this was youuuu lol. Great job on this ROM man lol.

And the dialer isn't a problem I rarely use it anyway it doesn't really bother me. I did find out another thing and this one is a pretty big problem lol. When my phone goes to save battery mode (when it dims the screen after about 30s) or when I have less than 15% and the screen dims, my screen turns all green and messed up at that level of low brightness. I think its voodoo color but I'm not sure what should I set it to so I could get rid of the green disorted low brightness.
[Epic 4G Android Development] samep:
Ok; glad you remember we've worked together before. I know my OP is long but I did credit you as a mentor. It's all good; we've been out of contact for some time, now. I've decided to hold my phone upgrade until Galaxy Note3 releases to consider it as my next upgrade rather than the GS4.

About the color issue... My guess is that although the kernel is compatible with voodoo color, TW is not. I've gone on the suggestion that TW color is better than voodoo for a long time; therefore, I never tested voodoo compatibility with my mods. If you want to stick with voodoo color and this ROM, a minimal brightness setting may be required. How low do you want to go? My screen does turn greenish at screen level of 5 or maybe lower; add this to your build.prop and reboot to see if it helps ("ro.lcd_min_brightness=5", omit the quotes). I use a minimal brightness of 8 for night-time use; maybe set it 8? Sounds like another add-on mod for next release. Let me know what you find, please.

@all users: To update the preferential Launcher request I've asked for in recent posts, I've discovered that Zeam Launcher lacks an edit-mode for existing icons on home-screens. Aditionally, Zeam fails to update icon pics that are shortcuts like XDA shortcuts. It turns out that the solution is to restart the launcher. I'm late to this fact but ADW also updates the shortcuts by restarting the launcher. Reason I ask for the requests is that I want the most capable and featured launcher in this ROM. Some features I use myself are lacking in Zeam like editing icons, home-screen folders and gestures to apps. ADW has these features but ADW EX seems to have a recent update while the free version does not. At least for myself, looks like I'll be putting my paid ADW EX in my phone's system folder. /system folder integration of your favorite launcher can be done easily by opening the ROM archive and dropping one in /system/app folder prior to flash. Titanium Backup can do this also with a long press preferred launcher in TiB in backup/restore menu and scrolling to last option. There's also rooted methods coupled with setting permissions at 0644 that work as well. Anyway, my goal is place the most requested free launcher in /system/app folder. If that doesn't suit all users, then use an alternate methods to install preferred launcher. Based on new findings mentioned, does this change your request? (so far, Zeam looks to be front runner if no further requests/updates are given)...
[Epic 4G Android Development] eigerzoom:
did you check out that legacy launcher on app store? its based on adw, maybe has the features you desire still...?
[Epic 4G Android Development] samep:
Thanks; I'll test that one.

Edit: Initial impression of this Legacy Launcher is nice. Some of the transition effects can be set as low as 150mS without noticeable lag. Presets look a bit laggy to me. ICS transitions default to quicker settings 150, 220, 300mS.

On another note... I've been thinking of going back to default swype input method. I think Swypre beta may be a lost cause seeing that Samsung teamed with SwiftKey for GS4. I have SwiftKey Tablet and I'm not impressed with it; it doesn't flow (swipe) in all applications (some just aren't supported). SwiftKey Tablet also modifies the operation of the physical qwerty keyboard as well. IDK if that applies to the standard SwitfKey app but I see no point in buying it, too. I just want swype back and I like that the original defaults to swype input method; no fuss. Any thoughts on that one? Comments welcomed.
[Epic 4G Android Development] lilajrestnom:
I'm going to try that. And I keep the brightness at the lowest possible at all times and even use screen filter to lower it even more sometimes but the green screen never happens with screen filter. I'm gonna add the line you gave me and see what happens.

And you're right about the launcher, zeam does lack some useful stuff that even I use but as long as its running smooth I'm okay with it. Ill try out a few more launchers and let you know if I find a better one too.
[Epic 4G Android Development] samep:
Greenish tint issues

[MENTION=4196115]lilajrestnom[/MENTION] and anyone else having his problem with voodoo color. I remember the issue came about with screen brightness was set too low. If you like the lower brightness settings, you may need to raise RGB multipliers to prevent the effect. Default gamma settings may not look ideal on every phone so Punchy , alternate or personal voodoo color gamma offset settings in voodoo sound app are recommended for those not satisfied with defaults.

You can most likely find settings that more closely match your preference or tweak from some reference point to find relief and happiness. Here's one post I found by elevans for voodoo settings. Using default RGB multipliers and Punchy settings with auto-brightness, I can't tell any difference (no better or worse so the kernel defaults are fine without voodoo color app adjustments). I took my battery down to 15% and 5% and could not reproduce the greenish distortion with screen at brightness setting of 5.

Default settings can be reverted by pressing the reset button in Screen RGB multipliers if you need to start over. Punchy seems best for Screen v1 gamma settings. The alt and default seem too bright.

Someone once suggested that TW ROMs don't need voodoo color tweaks; at least for my phone, I agree (even with EB's custom kernel) .
[Epic 4G Android Development] lilajrestnom:
I tried the settings you suggested and had the same problem. I tried these settings that I used to use a while back and they seem to fix the problem.

Screen v1 gamma hack

-60 (textview)

-60 (textview)

-60 (textview)

Screen RGB multipliers

230*

256*

429*

(thanks to Marcusant)
[Epic 4G Android Development] samep:
Excellent; thanks for sharing! Good find as well.
[Epic 4G Android Development] cerchiara:
Hi guys,

Anyone have there DPI reduced using this rom? If you do can you point me to the location of a good modded/hacked google playstore.apk that plays nicely with multiple dpi. I have one for Jellybean but its not backwards compatible with gingerbread.

Note: My DPI is 192

Thanks...
[Epic 4G Android Development] cerchiara:
Thanks!!
[Epic 4G Android Development] samep:
Announcement: The TW kernel in this ROM resists updates to SuperSU. I think the only is to manually apply the update from the zip found below.

I will update after vacation. If you run into problems, just flash the ROM again and wait for update. Thanks.

Or another possible temporary fix is to uninstall SuperSU update in manage applications and disable Google Play's auto update in settings.

http://download.chainfire.eu/331/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.32.zipUpdate for SuperSU
[Epic 4G Android Development] samep:
Update: my vacation is nearing an end and I'll be updating ROMs, soon.

Making a comeback will be the Earthbound kernel with red kernel splash but no functional notification LEDs.

Reason: last two vacations I went on, my phone suffered battery drain due to lack of sleep mode. Flashing different ROMs with same kernel seemed to only help, occasionally. Seems I don't have this problem at home syncing at home with Wi-Fi but I do with motel Wi-Fi or radio syncing. Notifications seem to trigger battery drain due to lack of sleep.

Any thoughts on losing notification LEDs or should I release updated versions with and without Notification LEDs enabled? IDK, but maybe this is broken in TW FC09?
[Epic 4G Android Development] kvan1707:
Never hurts to try.
[Epic 4G Android Development] DaKillaWilla:
That's the kernel I been running due to the same problem. I was thinking of giving CleanGB kernel a shot. No voodoo sound, but you could enable it with the voodoo app.
[Epic 4G Android Development] DaKillaWilla:
Give the kernel from cleangb 1.0.5 a shot. The led alerts don't seem to drain as much with it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] eigerzoom:
nice update man...

my epic sits on a shelf...but i'll download this for a cold rainy day :p

i'm pretty sure your gb roms are all that device has seen since you started dropping legacy
[Epic 4G Android Development] samep:
New LegacyBlackDogROM1.00

New LegacyBlackDogROM1.00_MTD.zip; details and link at top of OP this time.
[Epic 4G Android Development] samep:
Update due to /system/app updates

LegacyBlackDogROM1.01_MTD.zip

details and link at top of OP.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mirth18:
Thanks! This ROM seems to stay snappy unlike the 10.1 cm roms I have tried. Miss swype though.. I will have to see about loading that up.
[Epic 4G Android Development] samep:
Thanks! Swype is now available on Google Play. Free and paid versions are there. Paid has been on sale for $0.99 for a while now. I removed Swype from ROM so it could be updated in Market; the developer told me that the libswypecore.so is no longer required (removed it for same reason). Also, the swype beta has been discontinued.

I have the paid version on my phone and recommend it; it's a bargain at $0.99! Custom keyboards!

edit: oops I may have misread; you know where Swype is. Sorry.
[Epic 4G Android Development] samep:
Update: LegacyBlackDogROM1.02_MTD.zip

Sorry about the updates; apps are updating due to compatibility with Andriod 4.3

LegacyBlackDogROM1.02_MTD.zip

Change log:

Updated SuperSU and Titanium Backup