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[Epic 4G Android Development] Elixis:
bbelos -

Would it be possible to add in settings under the sounds menu to choose startup/power-off sounds for further ROM customization? I think it would be a great CM11 option for every device if it is possible to tackle.

PS - If I receive a call in landscape mode, I get a FC and don't see who is calling and everything bugs out. I cannot tell if this is the theme that I am using or if it is a global issue. Can anyone else confirm this?
[Epic 4G Android Development] syntax_erorr:
I have tried to install both the M7 build and the latest nightly 2014-06-18 and I cannot get google play to install on my device. I have installed the recommended gapps from the cyanogenmods website.

Every single other gapp installs. I get play music, play games, etc. I do not get the actual play store installed. I also cannot add a google account to my phone. The option just isn't there, and when I launch gmail it just closes.

Any one have any ideas on what I can try?

Thanks!
[Epic 4G Android Development] didhiy:
Maybe caused by low space in system partition issue... You can try to search & install small/core gapps
[Epic 4G Android Development] spartasr:
I would try M7 along with nathan951's gapps from the following post:
[Epic 4G Android Development] bbelos:
Well, I just updated to a fresh build this morning. I used my usual suggested step of formatting /system, flashing the rom, then flashing the 1209 gapps. Play store and gmail are both working.
[Epic 4G Android Development] syntax_erorr:
Thank you very much sir! I Really appreciate what you are doing here, it has enabled me to keep using my epic and not having to upgrade.

Installing gapps 1209 does the trick. I now see that my /system is 100% full and this smaller gapps is needed.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Isira:
Ouch. 20140606 gapps really got bloated.

I deleted all APK's from \system\app within the zip except for MediaUploader.apk, Google*SyncAdapter.apk, and GenieWidget.apk as I believe all other apks can be downloaded from the Play Store. After flashing, I got 80KB left on the system partition.

Edit: Well, I went to double check to see if gapps really managed to flash 100%. Turns out not to be the case as I deleted Calendar.apk and reflashed gapps and still got 80KB. I went ahead and deleted VideoEditor.apk, Email.apk, and Exchange2.apk and reflashed gapps and only got 5.82MB free, though the total of the 3 apk's well exceeded 5MB.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Isira:
Has anyone noticed their GPS not working at all after a short time on M7? I always have to reset it before the GPS starts working again when I don't use the GPS for a while (after a matter of hours?)

When the GPS isn't working, clicking on "High Accuracy" doesn't change the icon, but internally, the system is switching between "High Accuracy" and "Battery Saving" modes. I have to toggle Location to Off and back to On for GPS to start working again.

I have GPS Status and Toolbox so I can see if the GPS is working or not, and the signal icon will not appear when GPS stops working.

GPS was always working for me without such intervention in CM 10.1
[Epic 4G Android Development] samep:
Yes, I was thinking GPS requires a toggle of location switch after each boot to get a lock. I see this on nightly 0618 also.
[Epic 4G Android Development] djstr0be:
Hey guys I was reading through this thread cause I recently gave my mom my old Epic to replace her LG Rumor Touch (LOL) and Im seeing how much of a pain it is with the limited internal storage this phone has. I found an app called FolderMount on the play store that lets you move apps to the SD card then does something that makes the phone think its still in internal storage. Im not exactly sure how it works but Its the only app I could find that is compatible with Kitkat/CM11. I've been running it with a 32gb Class 10 card for about a week and haven't had any issues or lag whatsoever. Sorry if its been mentioned before I just figured it might help some people out that are having the same issue.:good:
[Epic 4G Android Development] Isira:
From what I have read on FolderMount, it doesn't do what you think it does. FolderMount only maps an internal "SD card" storage to an external SD card storage, which is completely irrelevant for the Epic 4G as we only have external SD storage. Link2SD is what you want to use as it can map the internal data storage to a partition on the SD card, beyond the capabilities of Apps2SD, freeing up our limited storage space.
[Epic 4G Android Development] djstr0be:
Oh ok sorry bout that. Its been working on my Photon Q I didnt realize that it handled internal storage differently. I should be getting my Epic back from sprint tomorrow (broken earpiece) and Im gonna try out CM11 with Link2SD hopefully everything goes smooth. :laugh:
[Epic 4G Android Development] BillyBob3:
Suggestion: once installed and updated all system apps, use titanium backup to uninstall any system apps you won't be using to free space... then merge the updates into the rom.

Sent from my SM-G900P
[Epic 4G Android Development] spartasr:
Be careful merging updates from google services as it causes the phone to become unstable.
[Epic 4G Android Development] xplus93:
My phone just downloaded an update. It was 20140608-SNAPSHOT. Somehow the the keyboard isn't working right anymore. I have to hold down the shift and fn keys instead of them being toggle like.
[Epic 4G Android Development] spartasr:
Anyone else having trouble getting GPS to lock on the latest nightly?
[Epic 4G Android Development] jcruz767:
Could I flash this rom on the boost version of this phone? I know that this model is sph-d710 and the boost is sph d-710bst
[Epic 4G Android Development] Mr_You:
This model is SPH-D700 Sprint Samsung Galaxy S Epic 4G.
[Epic 4G Android Development] InfDaMarvel:
No you can't.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Elixis:
I am having issues with the lockscreen. Often times when I go to unlock the phone, it has an error or when I push the side button to wake the phone up, I will receive a black screen that will not show anything, forcing me to do a battery pull to get visuals again. Anyone else experiencing this periodically?
[Epic 4G Android Development] mbellot:
Nope, I've been running pretty smooth, but haven't updated in several weeks (running 06/12).

Seriously looking at the Nexus 5, but the cheap bastard in me refuses to buy a new phone when my OG Epic is still running the latest version of Android...

:laugh::laugh::laugh:
[Epic 4G Android Development] xshawk:
looking to resurrect my OG Epic... where can I find the 06/12 release?
[Epic 4G Android Development] octantcomp:
Yes I'm experiencing it too rarely, but didn't need to pull battery. Just wait for a while and slide the keyboard open and wait again, then the lock shows (in lanscape mode) then I close the keyboard, the phone back normal. Btw I'm using 0619 nightly right now. Did anyone know how to see changelog for the newest nightly (0702)? Thank you..
[Epic 4G Android Development] Elixis:
Interesting. I tried that, maybe I need more patience. Thanks for your response.

Changelog: http://www.cmxlog.com/11/epicmtd/
[Epic 4G Android Development] samep:
I get that occasionally. I enabled double tap status bar to lock. If I get a black screen on press power button to unlock screen, just double tap the status bar and try again.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Veeshush:
Were we affected by this, and if so, any idea when the fix could be applied (patch to wpa_supplicant)? https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/your-android-device-telling-world-where-youve-been
[Epic 4G Android Development] samep:
I read the article, the temporary solution is one I've been using since it's a conditional fix for Wi-Fi draining the battery in sleep. I use an Xposed framework module named Xposed Wi-Fi Deep Sleep Sleep. The module requires the advanced Wi-Fi setting to have Wi-Fi enabled only when plugged in or never. The module helps save battery by preventing Wi-Fi wake locks while sleeping. Also seems to limit data wake locks to save battery but I don't think I saw that in the description. If not familiar with Xposed framework, search it in XDA. I've got fifteen modules enabled for gestures, transitions, center clock, music skip, torch, rootcloak and toast messages to notification ticker. Clever tweaks.

I haven't read the change logs for this but depending on the date of the fix, CM most likely will make the change soon, if it applies. I recommend the module; it helps the battery to last through the day.
[Epic 4G Android Development] BillyBob3:
Deleted pocket gibberish. Lol

Sent from my SM-G900P
[Epic 4G Android Development] octantcomp:
Thank you too.. I've read the changelog but it seems that I didn't understand any of it.. :silly:

I guess I just have to flash again. Downloading 0704.

Update : new setting : heads up. Actually it is good, but kinda annoying because it's often popup (said BBM connected, etc) when I'm doing something with any app. I had to turn it off, so far everythings good.

Oh.. a little problem with theme. When restart the theme like back to default even if it still at the theme i choose.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Elixis:
Does anyone know where to get a sprint VVM (voicemail) apk that is compatible with this rom?

Update: Nevermind, I found it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] churninern:
I just installed the M8 update, & it seems to be working pretty well so far.It's based on kitkat 4.4.4, Has anyone else tried it out yet?:
[Epic 4G Android Development] nimaim:
I'm back on my S3 after getting it fixed but I'm still using this guy offline (just WiFi) and M8 is working just fine.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Mr_You:
Installed M8 recently. So far so great! Right now I'm just dealing with internal data space issues and life with a Class 4 SDcard, but besides that I love it! Definitely go for a Class 10 SDcard and you'll want to consider buying Link2SD Plus.

FYI, anyone wanting to use Link2SD will need to free up a very tiny bit of space in /system in order to install the mount scripts. I uninstalled Google Text-to-Speech using Link2SD to free up some /system space. Anyone know if this will be an issue? I figured since Android comes with Pico-TTS and I'm not aware of any use for me personally that I should be ok. I also thought about uninstalling Google Talkback, but it doesn't take up much space. Others have mentioned removing the LiveWallpapers.apk file which also works.

Thanks to bbelos for his hard work and everyone who worked out the bugs. I think a CM11 appreciation thread might be due. :victory:

EDIT: The only major issue I've run across is when switching to the ART runtime Link2SD/cache problems result. Obviously this is unsupported and not a show stopper. Comments?
[Epic 4G Android Development] mbellot:
CMWallpapers is 11-12MB, much larger than any of the other wallpaper groups, makes it an easy one to cut.
[Epic 4G Android Development] didhiy:
Latin ime = 40mb [emoji6] I use lg g3 keyboard port here

http://www.cultofandroid.com/64013/lg-g3-keyboard-ported-android-devices/

Which a little bit smaller in size & more feature added

Xda thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2767660
[Epic 4G Android Development] spartasr:
Thanks, any tips on installing this keyboard?

I tried both the apk and installing through recovery but neither seem to work...
[Epic 4G Android Development] didhiy:
I did it manually from root explorer, however I think you can try the installer with busybox & make sure you already delete original aosp keyboard before flashing
[Epic 4G Android Development] spartasr:
Thanks uninstalling first did the trick, it was a little confusing at first since the LG Keyboard installer indicated that it was doing the uninstalling for me, so much for that:P
[Epic 4G Android Development] mbellot:
I'm feeling like an idiot here, I can't seem to get this going...

I go into CM file explorer and delete /system/app/LatinIME.apk, reboot to recovery and flash the Cloudy_G3Keyboard_alt.apk (busybox version) and then reboot back into KK.

When the system is done booting I don't have a soft keyboard option, only the hardware keyboard and voice input.
[Epic 4G Android Development] spartasr:
After uninstalling the default keyboard, place this onto your sdcard and install it as you would any other app.

Once the app is installed you will have a new icon call LG3 or something to that effect, open the app and click backup and then install. Reboot and profit!

EDIT: Once you install the new keyboard make sure to uninstall the app as it is just taking up space.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mbellot:
Thanks!

Got it installed but didn't really care for it so I removed it, but now my hard keyboard is partially messed up (the function keys don't work).
[Epic 4G Android Development] evilmrt:
Dusted off the ol epic4g for a little emergency backup phone action. Installed CM11 M8. Awesome! Left the comfort of wifi.....and....

3g data doesn't work!

No matter how many wipes or reboots, nothing. Phone calls do work, however.

Any ideas?
[Epic 4G Android Development] didhiy:
Alternative carrier fix?
[Epic 4G Android Development] evilmrt:
Thanks, but it didn't have any effect.

Nobody else uses Sprint 3G data here?
[Epic 4G Android Development] mbellot:
Yes and no... I've got an Epic 4G on Boost and 3G works fine (well, as fine as Sprint's 3G data can be).

There have been issues with no cellular data on clean install in the past, but I thought that had all been sorted out.
[Epic 4G Android Development] evilmrt:
I'll try a clean nightly and let you know.
[Epic 4G Android Development] samep:
I just used Sprint 3G data on a recent vacation. I find that I have to toggle both location (for GPS lock) and data off then back on after each reboot. Example: daily swapping battery to avoid plugging in; toggle data and location after boot.
[Epic 4G Android Development] spartasr:
I use 3g data, sometimes I get an iffy connection but I assumed that was just my area...

Also anyone else have any issues with "Ok Google" no longer working when using the Google Now launcher?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Arson Smith:
Just to let someone know...

It seems like within the past few nightlies that I'm getting "freeze-up" issues during fairly routine tasks.

This hasn't really happened in a long time, but now it's happened three times in the last two days.

1st time: while using Facebook

2nd time: while using Shazam

3rd time: while using Cyanogen Gallery

What happens is that the screen just freezes (display remains lit up with whatever you were last doing - does not ever time out to go dark)

The only thing I can seem to do at that point is a battery pull.

I've been pretty good about making sure I have enough space everywhere, so I don't think that's the issue...

Anyhow - hope that helps - this whole thing still works a lot better than I ever thought it would have here in mid-2014 =)
[Epic 4G Android Development] evilmrt:
3G data seems to be fixed on nightlies after I flashed back to stock and then re-provisioned. No idea why I had to do that. :confused:
[Epic 4G Android Development] Arson Smith:
4th time: while using Link2SD Plus to remove a few wallpapers, etc from /system (although there was already plenty of free space there...)
[Epic 4G Android Development] Maverick923:
Does anyone know if the new build will work with Metro 3G?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Arson Smith:
And (as an update) I am happy to report that this no longer seems to be happening... knock on wood. =)
[Epic 4G Android Development] churninern:
Snapshot M9

I just installed Snapshot M9 and all is working good so far. Anyone else tried it out yet? I had been using the alternate Messaging so that I could send & receive MMS pics, For grins, I tried it on the stock one with this ROM & it worked!. It may have been working for awhile, but I never saw any mention of it. Anyway,just wanted to chime in, with what I've seen so far on M9.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mbellot:
Just wanted to say thanks to bbelos one last time!

My Epic took a dump today, it must have known I was replacing it... The N5 arrived a week ago and the new SIM card arrived Thursday.

:good::good::good:
[Epic 4G Android Development] AndyYan:
Passing by and thought I'd say hello to familiar faces, bbelos, xboxfanj (not here, I guess), kenny, Unjust, and much more :)

Got myself a semi-working E4GT (bought it cheap but found it has broken headset port, vibration and notif light :mad:) which reminded me of E4G. Man it's hard to get a cheap yet good CDMA phone these days.

Anyway, glad to see E4G still kept alive by CM11, and good luck to all of you!

Sent from Google Nexus 4 @ CM11
[Epic 4G Android Development] samep:
Gosh, my Epic is tough. Still my only smart phone purchase to date despite being dropped several times and not always in a case. The screen has a couple of superficial scratches that are mostly unnoticed with screen on. Visible only when oil from my fingers gets in the scratches. Could have been worse dropping the phone on concrete with no protective case or scratch proof screen protector. I tried to catch it on the bounce but instead dragged the face of the phone on the sidewalk as I scooped it up. Ouch; lesson learned. I use a case with a raised protective edge now.

Can't think of anything that doesn't work properly, although I very seldom use the physical keyboard anymore since virtual keyboards have improved so much.

Enjoy your Epic Touch. It was one the best designed phones in its day. Isn't the vibrate function a part of the battery? Try a replacement battery and get a BT headset.
[Epic 4G Android Development] AndyYan:
Thank you. Vibrator and headset jack are bundled on one small circuit board, so I reckon replacing it could deal with the two problems. But who knows whether the problem is in the circuit itself or the connection between it and the motherboard? I'm so unsure that I decided not to repair it for now.

(and since when do we have a phone with its vibrator in the battery?)

These defects all sound like deal-breakers, but since I use E4GT only for GPS and tethering on local CDMA network, the aforementioned issues aren't really that annoying.

I think if I could find another competitive CDMA phone, I would sell this defected E4GT for a cheap price to a worthy person later.

Sent from Google Nexus 4 @ CM11
[Epic 4G Android Development] samep:
Cool. I'd like to get more into the internals of these phones but there's little that can be done when phones are making generational leaps so quick. There is an opportunity to save money by learning to do what swap repairs can be done. I recently looked into some repair costs; the screen alone justifies picking up a warranty on new phones (I'm seeking a warranty but may have to consider where to upgrade phone first unless square trade warranty can be purchased separately? Need to look into that before I upgrade). But older phones have cheaper repair parts and labor. Example: my daughter dropped her iP4s; screen replacement is $80 including labor. Same repair shoppe also quoted me $300 on a S5 screen replacement. Good luck!
[Epic 4G Android Development] octantcomp:
Please add call recording support to this great ROM. Thank you..
[Epic 4G Android Development] bbelos:
It won't be enabled in official builds due to legal restrictions.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Dante of the Inferno:
Including the code in the build is enough. There's an Xposed module that'll give users a GUI to enable it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] epicboy:
If you guys want, I can port a few roms from other galaxy s1 devices to keep this beast alive. What roms would you guys like?
[Epic 4G Android Development] ernest-sora:
Slimkat please. It would be great, specially with our storage limitation
[Epic 4G Android Development] octantcomp:
Yes I've seen like "enable call recording" in xposed module but not working, maybe because the ROM not support?

Call recording is very useful for me, to replay what people talking about when they called me..

Update : Just for info, the latest nightly often blank/black screen after reboot. Call log empty..
[Epic 4G Android Development] octantcomp:
Please help.. I just flashed build 0409, but when restart it blank on boot screen, need 2 or 3 times remove battery to normal. Then I change bootscreen at theme setting, now it always blank, never go normal. Is there a bootscreen.zip that I can flash at CWM?

Thank you for any help..
[Epic 4G Android Development] samep:
I know this reply is late but here's a solution for next time: CM11_stuck-boot-recovery.zip credit: roshan2989 for modified bootanimation (I placed it in a flash-able zip re-purposed for recovering from incompatible CM11 Theme bootanimations.)

Notes:

Use at own risk.

To make this a temporary fix, reselect a compatible bootanimation in CM11 System settings/Themes then use a root browser and navigate to /data/local and delete bootanimation.zip

(Otherwise, it continually overrides the Theme engine)

If you run into incompatible boot animations, just have this pre-loaded on sdcard to flash in recovery which is easy to get back to.

(avoids having to delete user data to recover; been there, done that)

adb alternative method for PC users:

grab a known good bootanimation.zip or pull the bootanimation.zip from CM11 ROM /system/media/bootanimation.zip, highlight target folder, hold Shift+right-click>>Open Command window here, click

(In command window):

adb root

adb remount

adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local/bootanimation.zip

adb shell chmod 0644 /data/local/bootanimation

adb reboot
[Epic 4G Android Development] octantcomp:
This is very helpfull, maybe next time will need it, thank you. yeah I've already flash it again, and again lately with 0907 and nothing wrong for know.
[Epic 4G Android Development] keith.valdez:
Why is WiMax disabled? Any way to enable it? I'd like to use this as my daily driver, but not at 3g all the time, and STOCK SUCKS on this device. Hopefully WiMax gets fixed on this rom eh...
[Epic 4G Android Development] isangmahal:
WiMax won't matter soon since the network is going to be shut down in less than a year.
[Epic 4G Android Development] z31k:
Right... But in the meantime... :fingers-crossed:
[Epic 4G Android Development] spartasr:
Anyone else having the Camera app force close on the latest snapshot build?
[Epic 4G Android Development] bbelos:
Test build

Alright, who's still here? :p

New test build for you.

I'm planning to switch to the mini phone configuration (I should have done that long time ago), which removes this stuff from the builds (mainly live wallpapers and video editing stuff). I'm sitting on ~26MB free space in /system when paired with the "small" gapps package from the cm wiki.

Also, as a bonus, it includes a mostly (i think) working WiMAX thanks to m4t who has been working out the kinks. Check it out if you're a wimax user, let us know what's working, what's not. I know tethering doesn't currently work, but we're looking into it.

Anyway, here you go: cm-11-20141001-UNOFFICIAL-epicmtd.zip and as always, make your backups.
[Epic 4G Android Development] labumm:
I'm still here. But I'm still on CM10-20130217... Wimax would be nice, but BT is more important to me. I regret I have not had time to follow this thread like I used to do.
[Epic 4G Android Development] samep:
[MENTION=4000778]bbelos[/MENTION], I'm still here. What's different in this ROM? I'm working on a method that automatically minimizes the ROM, removing the bloat prior to restoring updated gapps to avoid over committing the system partition and leaving 58MB system space free; no Google Play or Google Play Service updates get pushed to data partition, at least until Google pushes next round of updates. Google Play 4.9.13; Google Play Services 6.1.09 It's basically an updated and modified version of the wiki. Following the links you provided, I could also remove some more lib files to free more space. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2823806

Compatible with what you're doing or is it more of a duplicate effort? Just updated the thread after working on this 3 days.