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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droiduzr2:
oops

Yes I did flash full Gapps that was 240mb before install.

I went into System/App and deleted apps then reinstalled using playstore so they would be moved to the /data section. I got back 140mb.

Note to self- use minimal gapps from now---there should be a note next to Gapps download to let ppl know this will happen.

Hey PR...any luck that we can get BLN to work.

Can you let me know of a good app that I can use in the meantime as a work around. Thanks:good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] prbassplayer:
I haven't messed with bln in a very long time mate. I doubt it will be implemented the kernel needs a lot of work
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Andrw0830:
If you are used to code, I've found this entry: https://github.com/bryan2894/androi...mmit/f06d84e67ec6bae1cee8620c74759787c1aac0a7. For the first file listed in arch/arm/configs, just edit the skyrocket file with the entry listed to see if it works. PA has this commit already so give it a try.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] NoSpamDan:
Yeah, I think it was added then reverted back in April. Don't see myself doing anything with BLN at all either...

I've found the full gapps tends to fill up /system/app, and then wierd stuff happens like fc's, things disappearing, unpredictable behavior. Normally I use the full to get TRDS stuff, but things like G+ or Chrome are big so I either go to SlimSizer and remove them or move them and other big unused apps out to /data/app.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droiduzr2:
So what do you guys use as a visible notification since BLN is not impmented?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] anomalya:
The power button.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] NoSpamDan:
I've used NoLED myself in the past, but you might scope these out:

http://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/app-notific-lockscreen-notification-t2804624

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2707698

EDIT: Tried out the first link and it's pretty cool. Donate version lets you select apps to hide.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] NoSpamDan:
Or sweep2wake in the new kernel lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Bone_Enterprise:
Any way to utilize custom ring tones?

I have two tones I use for my ringer and notification sounds that I have been using throughout every ROM I have flashed, I used root explorer to copy said custom ringtone and notification sound to /system/media/audio/notifications and ringtones respectively. (enabled/disabled the RO/RW option so the file could be copied properly)

I have rebooted so the system picks up the new files within the media storage browser, however when selecting them it only generates some random tone, I have tried both .ogg and .mp3 files and both respond the same way.

What would one need to do in order to use their own media files?

Any help would be appreciated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] NoSpamDan:
Assuming you do have the correct file permissions on the ringtones you placed in /system/media that should work.

What I do is place the files on my SD Card and browse to them in the phone and notifications... Have you tried this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Bone_Enterprise:
I drop the files there like I do on every other ROM I flash.

IE: RootExplorer -> Locate media file and copy -> Navigate to /system/media/audio/(folder I am placing media file) -> Tap on Mount R/W and paste file -> Tap on Mount R/O and then exit

For whatever reason I am unable to browse the SD card via the media storage menu under the sound options.

However double checked and saw the permissions were different than the other files in the respective media folders, the permissions were rwxrwx--- vs rw-r--r-- so changed them to match, it now works properly!

Guess the "others" group needs read permissions in order for the media to be played, now I can go back to my loud ass vintage lg ringtone. =)

Thanks, was throwing me for a loop!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Andrw0830:
Slim Recents Menu

Hello all, I was wondering if any of you experience a problem with the Slim Recents menu when you try to clear a program from the list? I will try and swipe to remove a program from the list, but once you hit the home button again, the program is still there. I experience this with the Browser app and no matter how many swipes I do to get rid of it, it doesn't work. The only way to fix it is to reopen the App, go back to the home screen and then swipe to get rid of it.

Lastly, does anyone notice how the recent menu usually takes a couple seconds from minimizing the app to show up in the menu? None of these issues are present in the AOSP recent menu so I am just wondering if others are experiencing the same issue. Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] zoofer:
Thank you!

Thanks for a very nice slim ROM that installed on my Skyrocket with zero issues. I have been on the AT&T stock ROM for the last year, but got the itch to try something different when I started running into insufficient internal memory issues. First tried BeanStalk as it appeared to be the more popular (at least in terms of the number of forum replies) but couldn't get either SMS or MMS to work. After fiddling around for hours with different APN settings and still getting no where, I abandoned BeanStalk and decided to give SlimKat a try.

I couldn't be happier, especially since SMS/MMS worked right out of the box.

I've flashed dozens of ROMS on my (several) Skyrockets over the last few years and probably have less than a 50% success rate on MMS functionality (SMS almost ALWAYS works, with the single exception mentioned above). I'm guessing it's likely due to my being on Straight Talk cellular and it's less-than 100% compatibility with AT&T. A functioning MMS is always the first test I perform on a newly installed ROM - after jumping through all of the configuration hoops - and I am pleased to see SlimKat passed with flying colors.

Nice job!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Phatboyj420:
Is there a way to adjust Volume/Speaker Gain Levels

Thanks in Advance
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] NoSpamDan:
Stable 8 is up...

SlimKat 8.0 ROM

Also, check out the new Hangouts and other TRDS GApps in the Addons Beta section.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Smittiegee19:
I'm not on a skyrocket anymore, but kept it for nostalgia sake. I always ran slim and put the old rocket on the charger on my way out the door just to try slims New offering. Looks cool
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] _Jax_:
Skimmed through the thread quickly... this is still using moretz right? Were the bluetooth fixes/drivers from sultan's kernel merged here?

Thanks for keeping the rom alive Dan! :good::highfive:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] NoSpamDan:
Yes, "Mo" (non-overclocked Moretz). As far as the BT fixes/drivers, no but I will try to look at that. I can't say I've had issues myself with BT with mostly headsets, but maybe he can offer some quick insight as to what he's done. I wish I had more time to dig into that.

I did see a user report good results connecting to his car stereo (I think on the Herc build, which is also using "Mo"), but not if the address book or call logs or something else was shared? It was repeatable from what I recall.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ocd_amp:
SlimKat 8.0 official here, I found a few quirks on the Galaxy S2 Skyrocket similar to yours.

1) Phone takes twice as long to boot as it did with Stock 4.1.2 ---> 1 minute 5 seconds before full usable state vs 30 seconds Stock 4.1.2

2) Stock ROM from Roger's/Samsung, is noticeably MUCH Faster at starting Dialer, SMS, Email, Gmail, Calendar, Maps, File Explorer.

3) Dialer App has The Great Big END Call Button which I believe is from Stock Android is horrendous and 1 mistake touch and the Call Ends.

The solution to this should be to end a Call a person must HOLD the END Call Button rather than 1 touch.

4) Starting Dialer App in KitKat 4.4.4 starts up with your Favorite contacts right up front. This in my opinion is not right. It should start the Dialer with the numbers so are ready to dial. That IS the point of the Dialer. Google is messing with Android too much and constantly changing things is not always a good idea unless its an absolute proven to be better. I believe they are just messing around with things they don't need to, and touting them as useful without giving user the option to change this.

5) Contacts app should have a Setting where they allow you to start it up with a list of All Contacts, or just Favorites. It does not. There is no option to change this.

6) Last but not least, the SMS App.

a) There is no padding between Threaded SMS.

b) There is no option to have Picture/Avatar or Not should we chose to.

c) Text is all White, Both Incoming and Outgoing. Makes it hard to tell who wrote what.

7) I had to change DPI setting to 220 to make everything appear larger, that was not such a big deal. But there should be a DPI changer built in.

The Majority of the issues are with the way Google redesigned Android 4.4, and I believe there are a lot of mistakes. Google has to quit messing around with things that do not need to be 'fixed'

With such a large presence XDA Community has, there has got to be Google devs in here reading these posts.

Stop changing the U.I. so much unless its absolutely a good thing, and also provide Options to be able to use what works for people and what people are USED to. I do not like clicking on the Phone icon and it starts with My Favorites. I want The Dialer. Because I intend to dial. If I want Favorites, I should have that option from the Contacts/People App, and be able to Chose if I want Favorites or whole Contact list at startup.

SlimKat is a Beautiful ROM. Streamlined, Smaller Size than Stock. If only the Dialer, SMS, and few other changes are made, it will be near perfect. Would like to see 30 second boot times like on Stock Rom.

I am sure these small little changes Google makes to Android are annoying other people as well. Hoping Slim Devs are able to show Google how its done. For now I reverted back to Stock Roger's 4.1.2 for my SkyRocket i727r simply because it is faster and easier to use than stock based Android.

Thank you for your time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Andrw0830:
I have my source with the Bluetooth changes if you want to take a look: https://github.com/Andrw0830/kernel_samsung_msm8660. The commits I used was from PA [MENTION=2107489]bryan2894[/MENTION]. I hadn't update it since last month but the commits are near the top.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] NoSpamDan:
You can always install third party apps like GO Launcher/GO Dialer/GO SMS, etc. to customize much of your experience if you don't like the Google/Slim/AOSP native app defaults. Grab Textdroider to change DPI to your liking.

Huh?

While constructive feedback is certainly appreciated here, this isn't the place to air your Google grievances. You can always write to them directly if you want to change how they do things...

Peace~
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ocd_amp:
Talk about constructive criticism. You deleted my Reply. If you cannot take opinions and comments from people, then please try not to belittle other people with your own.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] EQ811977:
[MENTION=5882238]ocd_amp[/MENTION]....I got something for you![emoji16]
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] _Jax_:
If anything I'm sure a mod deleted your post because it was ridiculous and childish.

On a more productive note, I hope [MENTION=4435460]NoSpamDan[/MENTION] takes a look at Andrews kernel! That would be great. Just saying.. No pressure haha l.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] NoSpamDan:
There were some Bluetooth stack updates merged in the 8.2 weekly. It'll need testing. (hint, hint)

I'll try to look at the commits Andrew referred to later tonight if I have time. I'm currently traveling for work...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] js380:
Hi I just did a clean install of 8.0 slimkat official and several apps like real racing 3 , golf now etc...... Are telling me they are not compatible with my device. These apps worked and installed without any issues when i was on slimkat 7.0 . thanks in advance for any tips or advice .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] prbassplayer:
Addons?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] NoSpamDan:
What Slim GApps version did you use and what is your DPI set to? The incompatibility is typically a symptom of using a non-multi-DPI version of the Play Store, or a funky resolution setting.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] js380:
EDIT: I just did Another clean install of 8.0 and it let me install those apps.

fingers crossed :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] NoSpamDan:
Good to know. There have been no related device-level changes of which I am aware.

Good luck!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] js380:
Bad news to report on my ATT galaxy skyrocket using 8.0. It was working fine with the apps mentioned before until today.

i went to use my phone and noticed it had locked up ( black screen but touch keys lit up) so I rebooted the phone and

decided to check the same apps I had issues with before. after deleting them they was no longer compatible with my device. I did a clean install 2 times on 8.0 and had this same issue. I'm just going to go back to 7.0 until I hear news on this issue.

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] prbassplayer:
Yup sure Dan can look in his crystal ball to get logs :/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] NoSpamDan:
Please address the following items:

Verify downloaded ROM zip MD5 hash. If it doesn't match, re-download.

Deleting apps? You mean uninstalling them?

Where are you installing these apps from, a backup like TiBu or from the Play Store directly?

Clean flash the ROM and GApps, no Xposed, no custom kernels, blah blah, and ONLY those apps? Seems like something else is changing your DPI automatically. App restore from the Play Store (with settings)?

Sorry, but you are the only one I've seen reporting this issue. Where's your Slim bugreport showing the issue happening?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droiduzr2:
Hi Dan,

Can you let us know of items that are not working. I would like to install this ROM but did not see the list of working and non working items in the OP.

thanks, it looks cool:good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] js380:
hello just another update on 7.0 its running fine but i just noticed that its doing the same thing with the apps "real racing 3" and "golf now". if i uninstall them and try to get them from the play store again just as i did when i first installed the rom it doesn't find them. and when i do a direct link to real racing 3 or the golf now app in the play store it tells me these apps aren't compatible with my device.

so to summarize

1) yes i redownloaded both the rom and Gapps from slimrom site

2) yes uninstalling them

3) the google play store ( they install fine after install of rom but after several hours they arent compatible with my device. if i uninstall them and try to re-install them i get the message telling me they "aren't compatible with my device")

4)yes a clean flash as the instructions state on the slimrom site. only the rom and gapps package

I also would like to Note that 8.0 crashed a few times requiring a full reboot and I havent had that issue yet on 7.0

Thanks for all the help, and I still use slimkat as it is my favorite rom by far on the skyrocket.:good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] NoSpamDan:
Updated OP.

All I am aware of is the power off charging animation not being clear.

What else isn't working? It's only going to be an official issue if someone reports it with official logs ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droiduzr2:
I understand about people reporting issues.

It is very helpful when a user comes to the OP and it lists the working items.

It also helps to see what is not working or might work.

This reduces thread clutter and repeated questions.

As for BLN, as I recall I think the OmniRom made by Indie for the S2 i9100 works. The model with a physical home button.

Perhaps you can look at the code they use for the BLN and maybe it will help with the Skyrocket.

LED BLinker Pro works great. I use the screen for notifications.

Perhaps we can approach the problem another way for notifications.

Have a setting to turn the screen on x amount of times in y amount of minutes to a max amount of z time.

So if I have a notification my screen will turn on in 15 minute intervals to check or 30 minutes then turn off and repeat this until the timeout set.

Does the phone use less power using the speaker? maybe use the speaker for the alerts as an option once battery life dips below 25% or have screen and speaker sound work at the same time.

Just some thoughts. I prefer having a solid stable ROM that is GOOD on BATTERY life.

It's a phone first.

I believe Team Slim can implement some cool stuff.

Also, strip out all the crap to reduce the download size and (speed).

Why do we need 50 ringtones and 20 wallpapers?

Have a look at the size those files alone consume.

Why not just add 2 or 3 basic notifications and create an add on pack (.zip) to download separately to install the removed files.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dzee206:
just remove those files from the zip prior to flashing no big deal really and slimrom live ups to its name being pretty slim as is. can't please everybody, some users might actually enjoy the things you want removed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droiduzr2:
And they will have the OPTION to add it back.

It will make the ROM slimmer plus FASTER to download for everyone.

Just sayin'
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dzee206:
That's just adding to the maintainers workload and as someone who ports roms and shares with the community I wouldn't want to do that and I'm sure most will feel the same way as I, plus the rom has slimsizer which does what you want. The rom weighs in at 148mb's and downloads pretty fast even when I'm tethering and if download speeds are an issue request a mirror or upgrade to a faster isp... Not everyone can be satisfied.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] NoSpamDan:
What problem?

Those items come standard in ALL SlimKat builds as they're shared across devices. I don't have discrete control of that. If I pushed changes to remove all but a few of those I'm certain they would not get committed, and I would be questioned about it. [MENTION=4284290]dzee206[/MENTION] is correct.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droiduzr2:
ahh ok I get how it works now

let me ask you this then

1. if i open the rom.zip with 7zip can I remove files

2. can I add my own file, drag and drop

then just close and save the rom.zip file then flash

will that work?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dzee206:
1. 7zip or winrar will do but i prefer to extract the rom into a folder so the whole process goes a bit faster

2.yeah pretty much just be careful what you add in as sometimes apps just won't work, they'll show up in your app drawer but won't run.

just zip everything back up and transfer and flash away. One last thing i would use winrar over 7zip as winrar give better compression in my experience. also if you want to slim the rom down even more I've attached nameless roms keboard files they weigh in about 4mb, just be sure to replace the files in its appropriate directory. (system/app/latinime.apk, system/framework/ime)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droiduzr2:
thanks

can you explain what the latinime.apk is

I thought it was just spanish keyboard

what does your nameless app do?

so simply rezipping will work, cool

that makes life easier

hey just an idea to Dan and PBR

is there some app or saved setting you can make for slimkat that keeps our phone settings so when we flash a new rom we can just restore that file and it will put everything back such as screen time out etc...

just wondering:cowboy:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dzee206:
Google is your friend.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droiduzr2:
strange name for the english keyboard app

ok so it's the system default keyboard app
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] NoSpamDan:
If you're going from Slim to a newer version of Slim, you can typically dirty flash and keep such settings, but if you run into problems, please try with a factory reset (full /data wipe) before reporting issues.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droiduzr2:
are you able to get lock screen notification working in this rom?

the other useful feature in beanstalk or carbon is screen will turn on when you remove phone from pocket (you can see notifications) and will turn back off after set time or pocketed again.

BLN is nice but not really needed because if the phone is in your pocket you can't see the bln:D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] NoSpamDan:
Slim has chosen to implement Heads-Up, but not lock screen notifications. There are apps for that, if desired.

Good news: It appears the power-off battery charging images are fixed with the 8.4 weekly and newer. I'm looking at possible Bluetooth updates for the future.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] NoSpamDan:
Folks please stick with the 8.4 weekly update for now. There seems to be a boot loop issue introduced on 8.6/8.6.1.

Can anyone confirm this?

EDIT: It was on my end, no worries!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Phatboyj420:
Just flashed the 8.0 Stable coming from Candy Kat I switched to this because I was experiencing problems with CK and since it was based from this anyway I thought it would be my best alternative.

FYI all Probs I was experiencing in CK are now gone running this Whoot Whoot!!!

First ?

Does slim not implement the peek function from PA? " it is the only setting I can't seem to find that was available in CK 1.6.0 & 1.6.1 "

If Not, how might I go about adding it myself

I really wish, I would have started here to begin with

I see you recomend 8.4 weekly above does it implement any additional features as compared to the Stable 8.0 Release I'm now running?

If so, What might they be

Thanks in Advance,
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] godlessfather:
8.6.1 without issues

I've been on 8.6.1 for 24 hours without issues. I've only been experiencing Google Play Services not showing as installed despite being flashed with 8.* using any Slim gapps on a dirty flash. I wiped system and reflashed 8.6.1 among with PA mini gapps and can connect with Google servers.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] NoSpamDan:
I edited my last post. It was my error, but I wanted to prevent any others from having an issue until I could sort it out. Bad timing, I lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Phatboyj420:
Is it normal for this rom to never enter deep sleep?

I'm running 8.0 on both mine and the wifes SkyRockets Clean installs and neither one has utilized Deep Sleep

Thanks in advance
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
No it's not normal - Are you using the built-in kernel?

Check for rogue apps that are preventing the phone from going into deep sleep (better battery stats and Greenify).

http://slimroms.net/index.php/faqandmanual/slimbean/120-kitkat