yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate Android Development] carbon12:
Great... flashing this wiped out my IMEI... I've been hacking around on the Cappy since 2010 and never once lost my IMEI...

Thanks guys.

I did run a back up script years ago and have it stored on my wife's laptop, but I don't have any idea what I need to do to restore it...

---------- Post added at 04:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:25 PM ----------

Woot... just a one-click back to stock GB and the IMEI returned. Whew!
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
This is a WELL know problem with galaxy s. It happens. Back up your /efs folder and restore if it happens again. Set permissions and profit
[Captivate Android Development] carbon12:
Yeah... just tried Slim 4.2.2 as well. Lost my IMEI again. Well known? Apparently. Ever happened to me before this? Nope. Not ever with Slim ICS either, I dunno...
[Captivate Android Development] geminihc:
just got this working fine (so far) on my i896 captivate that was on hellybean 4.2.2 before. wiped everything, formatted /system. i did get the process.media constnatly error, but it went away after i did a reboot. so far so good.

but as with previous slimbeans (stable 4.2.2), i still am not able to get the notification backlight on my hardware keys working...
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
4.3 is using cm kernel so I'm unsure if it has it. Prior builds used semaphore and you needed to enable bln on semaphore app
[Captivate Android Development] ajeesh vijayan:
nice work
[Captivate Android Development] whisky23:
BLN won't work on the CM kernel. I'm assuming we'll get Semaphore for 4.3 in the near future?
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
Whenever Stratos has time to updat yes.
[Captivate Android Development] carbon12:
Well, I tried a couple of more times and I am out of ideas... I don't know what the deal is, but on my SGH-I897 I cannot get Slim 4.3 to load without wiping out my IMEI no matter what I do(clean, dirty, formatting, wiping, etc)... :eek:

It's not really lost, like I said before, because I can Odin back to a stock GB image and it's fixed, it just will not persist through CWM flashing Slim... :( The odd thing is I had no problem flashing the current CM 4.3 nightly from stock GB.

Kinda bummed, I like the Slim aesthetic... :good:
[Captivate Android Development] BTRL30NTM:
I was having the same problem, when flashing straight From stock to 4.3 my IMEI was gone and I flashed 3 times. It had never happened to me, yes in the past I had lost my IMEI a couple of times but this time it was different. This is what I did:

Odin back to stock

Flash any 4.2.2 ROM (for 4.3 to be able to recognize baseband and stuff, I would like to assume, I am no professional.)

Let that 4.2.2 ROM fully boot up (no need to flash gapps)

Reboot into recovery

Flash 4.3

Flash Gapps

You should have your IMEI.

That's what worked for me. Flashing 4.3 straight from gingerbread would wipe my IMEI.
[Captivate Android Development] ~wolverine~:
This might help.

Instructions
[Captivate Android Development] geminihc:
Just an update, BIG issue... I realize that there is no sound for in-call volume, I cannot hear any sound from the other party. either the volume is set extremely low or it is off altogether.

I did get BLN working though by flashing devil kernel 4.3.

Thanks!

---------- Post added at 09:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:01 PM ----------

sorry now i sound like a dummy. i reverted back to the default kernel that came with slimbean 4.3 and in-call sound works again. so WARNING to those who want to install other kernels, it might kill your voice! really miss my BLN tho :(
[Captivate Android Development] galakanokis:
Just wanted to say thanks for this great ROM!!! Running great so far. Haven't picked up my cappy in awhile but this is a great phone and I am happy to see it is still getting some love.

Great work Slim team.
[Captivate Android Development] carbon12:
Good call! I had been following this from the first post...

There was no note in the change log, or even a link to the Installation page in the OP.

From the Instructions page:

Doesn't change the fact that I originally installed from a working CM10.1(4.2.2), which was right before my first post when my IMEI was wiped out the first time... eh, whatever, maybe I'll try it again later when I'm not at work.
[Captivate Android Development] ~wolverine~:
@ carbon12

Just curious if you ever got 4.3 to install and keep your IMEI?
[Captivate Android Development] Nihar:
Just make the backup of your efs folder..

Then install your 4.3 rom

After it boots copy the files from the backup efs folder and paste it in the efs folder and then reboot and voila.....

Your IMEI number is back...:);)
[Captivate Android Development] raz123:
What may look like a wiped IMEI is sometimes simply caused by a lack of or corrupted modem file. In other words: try flashing a modem file.
[Captivate Android Development] aliver.dun:
slim beta 2 is out...thanks dev...
[Captivate Android Development] ~wolverine~:
Thanks to all who work on Slimbean. My problem seems to be solved on 4.3 beta 2.
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
Ya was the lack of hugemem for kernel. Lol. Fixed it thiugj
[Captivate Android Development] diakonos:
Fast Charge

I did not see an option to enable Fast Charge in the Power Widget buttons in 4.3 beta 2. Just checking to make sure I didn't a setting.
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
That's a kernel feature. And kernel is pretty basic right now
[Captivate Android Development] ~wolverine~:
Blacklist Calls

In call settings with blacklist on, on any number listed, the screen doesn't light up but the phone still rings. This didn't happen on previous versions.

4.3 beta 2 weekly-282
[Captivate Android Development] diakonos:
No problem. Huge thanks to the devs for keeping the Cappy love alive.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
[Captivate Android Development] carlosgardel:
4.3 beta2

Hello, I like the ROM and is very good to have latest Android version in a 3 year old phone. Im getting very bad battery life, Its me or is a known issue. Started from scratch wiping everything.

Thanks a lot
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
I'm getting my avg 3-4 days with baseband off. So I'd have to see its you. What's your device saying that's eating up battery?
[Captivate Android Development] carlosgardel:
Mostly Google services and AndroidOS. Even with screen WIFI and network off it consume 10% of the battery in 2 hours.

Thanks!!
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
I mean what specifically. When you click the knit says the apps it includes in border of usage
[Captivate Android Development] bcflyfisher:
My battery life is good, same as it has been on every Slim Bean version. :thumbup:
[Captivate Android Development] elroy944:
What governor and io are you using? Did you overclock or underclock?
[Captivate Android Development] bcflyfisher:
120% live OC

Smartass V2

ROW

512 read ahead

Bigmem, fast charge, BLN on

I think my battery lasts a bit longer without the OC but it's still good.
[Captivate Android Development] elroy944:
Oke so not the stock slim kernel, wich kernel are you using?
[Captivate Android Development] bcflyfisher:
Oops, sincere apologies. I was on 4.3 with stock kernel and no OC or anything but went back to 4.2.2 because I want BLN.

But I noticed no battery difference with 4.3.
[Captivate Android Development] elroy944:
Haha oke no probs.
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
This weekly will have semaphore ;)
[Captivate Android Development] aliver.dun:
Glad to hear that...thank you
[Captivate Android Development] TheSoaresan:
Awesome sauce
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
Beta 3 is out
[Captivate Android Development] ~wolverine~:
I hate to clog up the thread with useless info but, build 3 is working perfect. No problems to report. Thanks to everyone who works on this.
[Captivate Android Development] htrowpiks:
just flashed latest build and lost imei. in fact the entire efs folder was empty and my modem disappeared. I used my backup copy of efs and flashed a new modem and all is well now. I did a clean install from cm 10.1 before flashing.

Edit: I was flashing from a non stock kernel. Devil 4.2. Think that was the issue. Thanks dave.
[Captivate Android Development] ~wolverine~:
Do we need to do a full wipe if coming from 4.3 beta build 3? Thanks.
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
Shouldn't unless your using a disabled SELinux kernel.
[Captivate Android Development] ~wolverine~:
OK Thank you.
[Captivate Android Development] bcflyfisher:
OK, so

now

I'm running all the above Semaphore kernel settings on 4.3 Beta Build 4 and am getting

fantastic

battery life.

Over night with Bluetooth and WiFi off, network on .... 0.5% battery drain per hour and 96.2% Deep Sleep. That's even better than I was getting on any ROM in the past year, ICS or JB.
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
Build 5 is rolling out. Keep an eye on site as builds are available.

http://slimroms.net/index.php/changelog/374-slimbean-4-3-beta-5
[Captivate Android Development] bradddo:
noob question. does the full wipe and format/system delete all other media and stuff or just the partition.? i always forget what does what besides the usual stuff.
[Captivate Android Development] elbonnor:
It will delete your system ringtones/notifications ect. from /system/media but they will be reflashed anyway when you update your ROM. Any media or other "stuff" stored on your internal SD will still be there unless you go to mounts and storage and format /sdcard, which you don't want to do.
[Captivate Android Development] bradddo:
riiiight , thx
[Captivate Android Development] m1batt1:
Tried out build 5 and in the beginning it was very fast and responsive. After about a day of use it slowed down substantially and lag was terrible. I'm personally inclined to believe that we've reached the point where the software is too much for the hardware of the cappy... Or maybe there's still just bugs that need worked out.
[Captivate Android Development] yaibakt:
take it easy now, have a tea and relax. 4.3 now is still at beta stage for all slimbean users, so...:laugh:
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
Nope he has some merit.
[Captivate Android Development] Wakamatsu:
I had a lot of lag after flashing beta 5. The soft buttons would intermittently not respond. Re-flashing the ROM seemed to have fixed that problem. Right now, it's at least as responsive as 4.2.2 build 8.
[Captivate Android Development] ~wolverine~:
Might be a stupid question but is there a way to change the digital clock widget color?

Slimbean Build 5
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
New build
[Captivate Android Development] bradddo:
just got OTA, downloading now, will report back....
[Captivate Android Development] mrsubway:
Before I take the plunge, two questions.

1. What kernel does 4.3 use?

2. It says only use Slim gapps. Can I flash the aio? Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
1) Semaphore

2) Sure
[Captivate Android Development] mrsubway:
So far awesome! Phone was a little laggy until it settled down after my TiBu restore, but it's running like butter! The Cappy is still alive! Great job guys.
[Captivate Android Development] Bystorm:
If anyone here has lost root....

For Build 1 , I lost root, so for anyone here who needs help with this, here's a little guide:

If you got a Linux/Mac configuration running use this:

Have USB Debugging turned on and do the following:

-Download the latest SuperSU update. For us currently, it is v1.65.

-Download the latest Android SDK and unzip. Go into sdk/tools and you'll find an android unix file.

-You won't have to click that because it's already included.

- Under the sdk/platform-tools folder ,remove adb and fastboot and place them into a folder of your choice. Best if its Desktop.

You don't have to use TWRP, but rather once you got all that code stuff worked out, you should make sure its connected prior to rebooting into a recovery by typing:

./adb devices

If a numerical code shows up, you are in the clear. If not, you didn't have USB Debugging switched on. If you can't get to it due to Build 1 , install USBDebug from the Play Store to access it and turn it on.

Once it does, send it into recovery mode and go either:

CWM- Install ZIP -> Install ZIP From Sideload

TWRP- Advanced ->ADB Sideload [Unlikely for us, but whatever, it's a good point of reference.]

Type in ./adb sideload first and then drag the file to the Terminal for a cleaner experience. This is how it should look:

./adb sideload <location of supersu.zip>

If successful, it should work and you'll have root back. I recommend you use Root Checker Basic to make sure the procedure worked. Worked for me :)

Credit goes to this thread right here and Teamwin, with my own experiences recorded with it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1917237

http://teamw.in/ADBSideload

For Windows:

http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-set-up-android-adb-and-fastboot-on-windows-tutorial/
[Captivate Android Development] mrsubway:
Looks Like I'm Stuck

Phone has been working fine, but reboots are VERY slow. Phone sits on the Slim animation for like 6-7 minutes. Now today, I installed a theme, which is Mixer from the market. Now, the phone was okay until I rebooted. Now, it's stuck on the Slim Animation indefinitely, and won't boot fully. I can get into recovery. Any suggestions other than reflashing? I notice in recovery "fix permissions" is missing as well.
[Captivate Android Development] anusthegreat:
Wi-Fi issue

I have just flashed the latest 4.3 build 1 to my Cappy, the thing is it doesn't see my home wi-fi spot, what kind of problem can it be? Has anyone esle experienced anything like that? My device is able to scan networks around me, I can see 2 other wlans, but not mine. However, it's properly working.

P.S. My wireless network turned out to be working on 13 channel, which is not officially allowed in Russia. Changed the router settings (channel 4) and it worked out.
[Captivate Android Development] invasmani:
Thank goodness for no more beta's of 4.3 and a stable release again finally. The only thing that really gave me trouble with the official 4.3 release was I lost root access along the way or rather it was disabled along the way and had to figure out how to enable developer options to enable it again.

One of these days I need to look into SlimSizer more in depth to determine what the different apk's are and which I can safely remove. Overall SlimBean is a great rom in my experience.
[Captivate Android Development] soumian:
Since i'm usually too excited about new updates to google apps i always tend to uninstall the ones that come with the package and install hte Play Store original version to get the updates immediately. I never had any issues doing that so the worst thing would just be a FC which you cna solve by re-installing said app. (I'm talking abour regular apps like Gmail, Calendar, Hangouts, Youtube, etc)
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
Wipe cache and dalvik?
[Captivate Android Development] droyd666:
Only glitch i notice so far is that the volume buttons and back key stop working after about a half an hour whenever I'm playing a game. It seems to only happen in games for some reason though.
[Captivate Android Development] aliver.dun:
new weekly is out!!!
[Captivate Android Development] Bystorm:
Here are issues I spotted in Build 1

-I use Nike+ Running , and while it was stable on the first day of use, it has so far erased a couple of my recent runs, erased my history until I synced and then force closes randomly whenever I click on the "tracking your run" selection. Very unstable unlike in the 4.2.2 build 8, and unreliable for a record. Would it be possible to revert to build 8 , or would I have to wipe everything?

-A delay in the recent apps folder, and or it doesn't show the current apps. Clicking onto the home button has a noticeable lag to it in its transitions.

-Reboot time. Another instance that needs improvement. I'll try to wipe the cache and see what happens.

-Stalling and slow loading in Smart Launcher. Alongside Nike+, this also force closed for the first time. Unlike Pac Rom for my N8013, it has great scrolling and its smooth but Smart Launcher somehow takes time to load.

-Any attempt to OC it like another's method led to a fabulous loss of battery life. Something seemed to have hanged in the Semaphore settings or somewhere to keep it on consistently, but how I got it set up now? It runs as well as it did on 4.2.2 build 8.

-Loss of root. I had to adb sideload the latest supersu to get it back rolling, but many roms are a hit or miss with this on 4.3, so I don't blame you for this at all since this like many of these other reasons, this is a newer platform for Android. To be honest, learning how to adb sideload was easy, just finding where it was for the Mac is another.

The one thing I love about this rom is that in comparison to my N8013 Pac Rom, the Camera app is very stable and doesn't get the device to reboot. In general, it has been a delightful experience to use Slimbean, so I'd love to help it.
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
1)Logs? We have bug report feature that you can use after it fcs.

2)Prob old device

3)Old device

4)Old device

5)Works fine for my device, but no 2 are the same 6)RTFM
[Captivate Android Development] SynGamer:
Everything working so far for your captivate + 4.3? I'm currently running 4.2 and would like to upgrade. Have you noticed the Captivate respond better, or is it more sluggish with 4.3? My phone has been really sluggish with 4.2 :(
[Captivate Android Development] SynGamer:
I took the plunge, wipe data/factory reset + format system. Everything installed fine, but my phone seems to be lagging. Are there any settings I need to tweak to improve performance? Multiple reboots? Any help would be appreciated :)
[Captivate Android Development] bradddo:
no help here, just wanted to agree. seems very stable. but cappy is slower to respond to input . getting frustrating. i know slim is the lightest rom but i may need to cheat with another to see some comparisons
[Captivate Android Development] ~wolverine~:
Well something is borked. I tried to dirty flash Slim-captivatemtd-4.3.build.1.4-WEEKLY-1166. I wiped cache and dalvic cache like I've done everytime. Now I'm stuck at Semaphore screen. I can't get it to boot into recovery either. Any ideas?
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
Ya hold on. Recompiling.
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
New build on site. Boots up fne.
[Captivate Android Development] ~wolverine~:
Well I never could get it to boot to recovery. I ended up using odin to get back to stock. Then I worked my way up from there. I guess I won't be the first one to download for a while. :D Anyway thanks for fixing the problem.
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
Next time just Odin kernel
[Captivate Android Development] elbonnor:
Thanks for the tip! Flashed Semaphore 3.2.0sc thru Odin and all is well. Is it ok to run 1.4 weekly-1166 or better to flash weekly-1175?
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
Better to flash build. Semaphore isn't exactly the same, we have SELinux enabled
[Captivate Android Development] poprocksncoke:
I cant find the kill app setting for the back key, anyone can point me in the right direction? Thanks
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
Settings/Navigation/hardware keys
[Captivate Android Development] droyd666:
Still on stable 1 and im having trouble with the back key and volume buttons. They just wont work in apps sometimes. Usually i have to press home for them to start functioning properly again. Just want to know if im the only one with this problem.
[Captivate Android Development] bradddo:
No help here. Getting same problem. Figured it wqs my phone. So I bought a new one
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
Seems to be plaguing sgs1 devices on 4.3
[Captivate Android Development] samsgun357:
I've actually had this on my gs3 on slim 4.3 builds. It seems to be fine, for me, on 1.4. Going to give this a go on my cappy soon.

Official Team Pipe Me production!
[Captivate Android Development] LaKsHaY1997:
RE: BUGS

is it Stable?! Whats are the bugs?
[Captivate Android Development] Val D.:
Stable enough for daily use. Test and report the bugs you find.
[Captivate Android Development] 7he8ob:
Has anyone had a problem with flashing other roms after having slim bean? I've had build 6, 7, and JB 4,3. I was just gonna try some other roms and CWM wont let me flash. I get a status 7 error. I factory wipe, wipe cache, delvik cache, and format system. Same thing every time with 3 different roms. CM10, Captivating, and Avatar. Slim Bean flashes every time no problems. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] aluvn:
Anyone tried out Themer by Mycolorscreen? I can't get it to work under SlimBean. Although i can install and launch the app, but there's no theme for me to choose. I think this is caused by the dpi setting.
[Captivate Android Development] soumian:
I just tried it yesterday and worked just fine, the only problem for me is that the custom DPI messes around the themes so some widgets are out of position. Apart from that, nothing strange happened to me.
[Captivate Android Development] sam_777:
Status 7 error.

In cwm recovery mount internal and external SD card. Then install zip. Alternate way is to copy the zip in internal card. And happy flashing.
[Captivate Android Development] prbassplayer:
1.9 weekly is out

Look at our new forum http://forum.slimroms.net/
[Captivate Android Development] samsgun357:
For some reason the nova launcher in the ROM keeps asking for su rights, warning says not in manifest. This is on build 1.8.

Has anyone tried 1.9?

Lies, spewed poetically from galaxy S3!
[Captivate Android Development] aliver.dun:
Hi dev,

Thanks for the awesome ROM I have use your ROMs for one year,it is very fast and steady ,just got the info that android 4.4 is out ,so can we see slim 4.4 this week ? Thanks
[Captivate Android Development] soumian:
I'm not a dev but i can assure you you wont see a build this week, I think the 4.4 AOSP was just dump yesterday at night so it's to early to ask for a ROM. Maybe next week we could start seeing a weeklies build considering that 4.3.1 build 2 should is the last stable one for 4.3.1 but it will be and early build not recommended for daily driver and just for testing it out.
[Captivate Android Development] zingzing09:
i can't change LCD Density

Settings > Interface>LCD Density -> 240dpi

but phone say : ''an error ocurred please check for root access . to activate go into superuser setting an enable root access ''

please help me because icon on my phone is very small

thanks
[Captivate Android Development] zingzing09:
i go into sdk/tools but i can't find an android unix file. what name unix file and how do i with it

you can not get a better guide?
[Captivate Android Development] MercilessLTD:
Have you turned on root access to apps in the Developer Options?

Starting 4.3, you must explicitly set root access. However, you first must enable Developer Options. Google started hiding them to prevent non-developers from messing with powerful options.

First, go to System Settings > About Phone (at the very bottom). Tap the "Build Number" section 7 times. It will start warning you when you are about to enable the Developer Options via a Toast message.

Second, go back to System Settings, and right above About Phone should be Developer Options. Tap this. There is an option somewhere about root access. It may be set to either "ADB only" or "No access" (or something similar). You need to set this to include apps (either "Apps only" or "ADB and Apps").

That should do ya.
[Captivate Android Development] Tyannt:
From SGH-I897 on STOCK UCKK4, rooted

- Flashed "cm-10.1.0-captivatemtd.zip"

*** FROM CWM RECOVERY ***

- Full wipe (Means: wipe data/factory reset)

- Format system ( in mounts and storage)

- Flash Slim 4.3 ROM

- Flash ( MUST flash Slim 4.3gapps)

*** If the flash happens like ( < 5 seconds or so), reflash device before flashing

common or other zip files.

I USED:

"Slimcaptivate-4.3.build.2.2-OFFICIAL-1767.zip"

"slim_minimal_gapps.4.3.build.2.zip"

PERFECT!!