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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] _Jax_:
Questions for you guys:

So I saw that the nightlies are switching to F2FS filesystem.

#1 - True? Has it happened?

#2 - If so, Do you we need to switch recoveries to a compatible one? I'm not sure if Philz has it but I know Twrp does.

That's all. Just wondering if it's been implemented or if it is even going to happen for the SR.

Posting here instead of the official because, obviously (to me) theres no point in flashing if Sultan's kernel isn't part of it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Sultanxda:
Where did you see that? Ain't no way they're switching to F2FS.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] _Jax_:
I got this from a link on /r/android on reddit.

http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/61238/

Edit: and heres the thread if interested: http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/2g2n5y/flashfriendly_file_system_officially_merged_into/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Sultanxda:
They just added F2FS support to vold. This means that if your kernel supports F2FS then you can format your SD card as F2FS. There's no way in hell that they'd migrate the /system and /data partitions to F2FS right now. I've heard of people having data corruption issues while using F2FS, so it's still a long way from ever being used officially anywhere. CM would only switch to F2FS for the /data and /system partitions if Google did that for a new, official version of Android.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] SoCalHTCFuze:
Has anyone experienced distorted YouTube videos lately where the video is broken into 5 or 6 disjoined black and white video fragments? I seem to be getting this a lot on the latest ROM.

On further review, this may be a cross device Youtube problem.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] onealvideo:
I have seen the YouTube problem on other Roms as well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jshamlet:
I see new nightlies, but no change log. I also saw the new dev branch with the 3.4 kernel, so I was wondering if this branch still being actively developed?

I'm a bit behind, as I went ahead and splashed for a new HTC One m8, but I'm keeping my old skyrocket around as a hot spare (and tiny tablet). I have been very impressed so far with this kernel/ROM. It seriously made me think carefully about whether or not to upgrade.

As an aside, I have only had one RR in the last week. When I hit > 136 hours of uptime, I was pleased. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] SoCalHTCFuze:
[MENTION=6005385]jshamlet[/MENTION] , Nightlies follow the CM Official change log and yes they are up to date. This version fixes the instabilities with the official for our device by back porting more stable libraries. The new thread is to try and gain the same stability with CAF.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xonelith:
You can reference these change logs; http://www.cmxlog.com/11/skyrocket/#
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] SoCalHTCFuze:
[MENTION=4800121]Sultanxda[/MENTION] I've had build errors with the kernel the last few days which are preventing nightly builds from completing . Have you checked in changes that might affect this build by chance?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Sultanxda:
The manifest has been updated. Use the celox manifest.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] SoCalHTCFuze:
I was just coming back to report I found the manifest updated two days ago with Hercules stuff... and now its building. It also coincided with some Android App development I started 2 days ago so I thought I had bjorked something. Thanks! I should have a build back up shortly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] hooha23:
So glad I finally tried this rom. I had been using the official CM nightlies and was getting ready to throw this phone out the window!

This rom seems to have breathed new life into my phone. Many thanks!! I look forward to the 3.4 kernel build.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] SoCalHTCFuze:
Yeah, the Official CM didn't get nearly the love for our device that this unofficial one has, night and day stability difference. In fact I would say this is the most stable Kit Kat ROM for our device albeit less feature rich than the alternatives.

I should probably add I exclusively use the Google Now launcher with PA Gapps Micro. I haven't tested Trebuchet on this in Forever!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] _Jax_:
Thanks for keeping up the builds.

As for the customization, nothing xposed can't fix :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xonelith:
I use Nova Launcher and I used to use PA Gapps Mini, but had to switch to Micro due to the increase in size of CM. I do find this very stable, even using the nightlies. I'd personally like a few more options (lockscreen notifications, BLN etc) and the use of Viper4Android instead of DSP.

One day I'll figure out how to successfully do this myself:) Until then, I'll keep using this one and testing out all the other great offerings by the other developers :good:

Which Xposed modules do you use? (statusbar mods, xblast?)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] _Jax_:
Enable BatteryStats

Exchange Bypass

Greenify

Play Store Fixes (I don't even know If I need this one. I just use a really low density - 160)

Smooth System Progress Bars (I like to give them google colours. Looks cool)

Tinted Status Bar (on PA right now and it has Dynamic system bars. Switch back and fourth every now and then to compare them)

Xblast tools (I don't think I have anything activated though, just have it)

Xuimod (same as above lol)

xhover (Colorize text and background for hover on PA)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jshamlet:
I will be honest, stuff like this is why I wanted a phone that I could mod. I've already pulled the trigger on my new M8, and I really like that phone, but I feel like this could have seriously given my old Skyrocket another year at least had I not been able to upgrade. It really feels like a new phone. Maybe not a current flagship, but definitely mid-grade even by today's standards.

It really makes me wonder what these new phones are capable of in the hands of an experienced developer...

I am curious, though. When I did the first install on my newly repaired Skyrocket, I nuked everything. Since then, I have only been wiping cache between nightlies, retaining /data. I know that is a dirty flash, but is that likely to cause a problem with these nightly releases?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] _Jax_:
You should be fine. When you download via OTA, i'm pretty sure it just wipes the cache and Dalvik.

Worst comes to worst, if you think things are going a little screwy just do a clean install (after backing up what you want of course)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] SoCalHTCFuze:
As I test each nightly, I find it important to validate if something is missing, not just changed. I delete System and Cache, then install ROM + PA GApps in that order. This is basically what the stock CM OTA would do if it were enabled in this ROM.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] NoXion1:
I just wanted to say THANK YOU for this rom...seriously. I was drooling so much looking through GP @ all the shiny new themes "for newest theme chooser only" and wishing CM11 would get stable enough for my device to warrant switching. Thank you guys for making that happen.

This is, by far, the most stable CM11 rom available right now.

I am curious about one thing, but I'm sure it's in the hands of TeamChopsticks...

Is there a work-around to the "App2SD not surviving reboot" problem?

What do u guys do to help alleviate the lack of having App2SD?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] titanic_fanatic:
[MENTION=4800121]Sultanxda[/MENTION], I noticed you updated the audio drivers. Does this fix any particular error?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Sultanxda:
Nope, I just updated them for teh lulz. Now all the big Qualcomm driver subsystems in my kernel are inline with CAF kk_2.7-stable :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Sultanxda:
If you haven't noticed already from installing the nightlies, the kernel version number has been steadily increasing. I've updated the changelog to reflect the ROM and kernel changes I've made over the past few weeks. There is no new build available; today's changes will be available in the next nightly. I'll upload an Aroma installer with a Sweep2Wake option once the next nightly is built.

EDIT: I noticed that there is already an October 5th nightly available. It probably has some old derps I made earlier today (and it doesn't have all of my latest changes), so it's probably best that you don't install it and instead wait for the next nightly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xxboarderxx:
I installed the oct 6th nightly. Just wondering how to turn sleep2wake on.

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] legnison:
When the cellphone is fully discharged when powering the system fails to start unless you remove the battery and reinsert. I tried to turn it with the charger attached but it is annoying to be doing the same thing every time you download from the Android system, when i had the stock rom had not passed this. I just wanted to report this. Thank you for your work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] SoCalHTCFuze:
While I rarely allow my battery to drain to 0 percent, there have been a few occasions recently that it was unavoidable. In both cases I simple hooked up the charging cable, waited for the battery charging to display, and powered on with the power button without removing the battery. As these functions are prior to the Android system boot, perhaps you have a hardware or recovery issue rather than a ROM issue.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] deeruck:
The October 13 nightly is running well. Seems smoother, with non of the random app crashes I've been getting in the other October versions.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] petemjones:
Hi,

Did you figure out how to turn on the sleep2wake feature?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] swh skyrocket:
Android 5.0 Lollipop

I wonder if Android 5.0 Lollipop (out today 10-15-14) will ever make it onto the skyrocket or is that wishing for too much? Per the PR it seems less piggy than even 4.4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] _Jax_:
This isn't the best place to have this discussion. HOWEVER, I would totally donate (paypal) to someone if they got it working lol.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xonelith:
Could we get a flashable kernel only? I'd like to try the WildKernel , and will be using the nightly from the OP. I can always do a full restore (as I normally do when testing other ROMs) but thinking it would be a bit more efficient to just reflash the latest kernel:)

Thanks!

I was having some problems with CM a week ago, but ended up doing a clean flash (been dirtying it up for some time now). Everything is working great and looking forward to the next update!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Sultanxda:
No other kernel is compatible with my ROM, including WildKernel. If you flash it over my ROM then it will not boot (black screen).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xonelith:
Thanks. You saved me some time and creative use of profanity.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] SoCalHTCFuze:
[MENTION=4800121]Sultanxda[/MENTION] It seems a GPS issue has been introduced to the ROM. While GPS can successfully poll available and lock onto satellites, it constantly cycles the pool every minute or so which disconnects all available and restarts the lengthy scan all over again. This makes navigation near impossible. I tried several of the latest nightlies with the same results and began thinking it was a hardware issue. I still had a 9/27 backup and with that loaded, the issue is gone. Perhaps this was introduced with the new kernel or CAF? I'm going to load up official CM as well as a slew of other variants including the stock JB and compare the results just to make sure.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] GS2 Relic:
Just want to say a big thanks to Sultanxda and others who have contributed to this project.

Phone's running at 1784MHz with no glitches at all after 1 day so far, scored over 15000 on AnTuTu vs only 10000 before the update.

Was running CM11 Alpha 2 for a year until now.

Significant improvements with WIFI speed amongst others.

Never had a phone this long (going on 3yrs) and with this artwork might squeeze another year or so out of it.

Question...

Since I installed the ROM with Kernel together, there was no Aroma installer so is there anyway I can still undervolt the display??

I am using Kernel Tweaker (per comments in this thread) and am able to UV the CPU only, which I have done so by 75mV accross all frequencies, seems to run fine like that. No idea how it's affecting battery life or performance though. The app also allows GPU overclocking, which I have also enabled with no issues.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Sultanxda:
GPS is controlled by the GPS HAL in the ROM, which works independently of the kernel, so no kernel change could have caused this. Furthermore, I have never touched the GPS HAL in the device trees on my GitHub, so this was probably caused by a freaking upstream CM change :mad:

Display-undervolting is a custom feature that I wrote myself, so you can't find any apps on the Play Store with display-undervolt support. However, [MENTION=4193353]Emmanuel U[/MENTION] has added support to control my display-undervolt interface to his Tame app, so you can probably use that to undervolt the display. You can find his app here: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s2-tmobile/themes-apps/tame-v1-0b-kernel-settings-september-1-t2864917
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] swh skyrocket:
Gaps

I want to go to the latest version of this rom nightly. Is there a way I can save just my current apps as they are then do a clean install of the latest nightly ROM then install essentially my custom gaps package. reinstalling apps one by one is a pain but my ROM is now from Aug 2 (3.0.31-sultan-pure-v.1..3.4). no issues. but the gps does like to drop on occasion. just randomly
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xonelith:
I do a Nandroid backup then follow these steps:

wipe system/dalvik/cache (do not wipe data)

flash ROM and GApps (PA Micro, Playservices, and chrome)

boot up the ROM and flash anything to the system partition (Xsposed, Viper4Android, BetterBattery stats)

The step that takes the longest is the backup.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] GS2 Relic:
Tame seems to do the job, thanks!

Not sure what it's related to but suddenly my soft keys (menu/home/back/search) stopped functioning but would still light up.

Rebooting did not help so I pulled the battery and also nothing, until just as suddenly everything seemed fine.

Is there any logs I can post if it happens again?

WiFi seems to disconnect sometimes also.

Both 'kinks' not easily reproduced and could be related to some conflicting apps of course.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] SoCalHTCFuze:
[MENTION=4800121]Sultanxda[/MENTION] and all, after reviewing the stock JB Sense and running up the various ROM'S from there is clear that GPS stability among other things is degrading as the ROM versions step up on this old hardware. With everyone using the same CM repositories it's not just on CM builds but most roms. I started comparing the S3, S4, and S5 against our S2 KitKat which is still the best performer for the Skyrocket even with the degredation in hardware support for things like GPS. The S5 really gripped me with its speed and advanced feature set... and today I bought the S5 which means I will be retiring my faithful Skyrocket and moving shop over to the S5 forum. I will continue the CM Nightlies for a while longer but I will no longer be testing or actively involved. It's been a fun run that has lasted far longer than any other phone to date. I hope you all get lollipop support to bring it more like in the future, and hope to see many of you continue with the S5 when your time comes.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jshamlet:
I switched up to an HTC One M8 a while back, and am loving the new phone. However, I have kept my old Skyrockets up and running. One is my bedside music player / alarm clock. The other will eventually get stored in the car to play music on the road, and maybe serve as a GPS (if we can figure out how far to go back to regain solid GPS support)

I will say that I'm amazed at what Sultan has been able to squeeze out of these old warhorses. They could still be credibly used with this kernel. However, I've noticed a very sharp difference between them and the new phone. I do plan to stick around as long as there is active development, though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Sultanxda:
Yer free!!!

Oof, I'm never going to buy an HTC again. They set up their kernel source code in a way that makes it hard for developers to understand their programming, thus making it extremely difficult to make large upgrades to the kernel. Samsung and LG are much nicer in this regard.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] a2_oOo:
I am having AT&T Skyrocket unlocked and CM 10 installed. What is the procedure to install this ROM? I know this is not a general/FAQ section, so please don't tell me to look somewhere else. No hard feelings but I've seen such things happening on this forum. It will take hardly few seconds to copy and paste a link here. So I request if somebody could please tell me the procedure to flash this ROM. I've found this thread. Just tell if it's okay to use it for flashing this ROM or not?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] _Jax_:
This makes me sad lol.

Have fun SoCal! and thank for everything!! :D

[MENTION=4800121]Sultanxda[/MENTION], so I did a quick search, couldn't find what I was looking for but I know it was discussed. With SoCal's upcoming departure, can the kernel be installed on any other KK rom here? If not, is there any chance of it being made available as a standalone? I know there are links in the OP but I was under the impression they are strictly this rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jshamlet:
I'm with AT&T thanks to a company discount. The only way I could go with Samsung or LG, and not have the bootloader locked and encrypted, would be to try to buy one up-front from T-mobile or Europe and hope I could get a working AT&T radio installed on it to get the additional LTE bands. The HTC One M8 can, at least, be bootloader unlocked officially, or S-off'ed and bootloader unlocked (unofficially).

It sucks that Samsung has started pulling that mess, as I would have preferred the S5. I keep my phones in Otterboxes, so it's not like I actually *see* anything other than the screen anyway. Unfortunately, for people who buy AT&T branded phones (other than a select few), you might good root if you are lucky, and just forget about kernel development.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Sultanxda:
My kernel is exclusively for my ROM, as my kernel requires changes in the ROM in order to even boot.

Ouch :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] raj3366:
After running the June version for four months, updated to Oct 13 nightly. ROM is running fantastic except for one major glitch and a minor one.

After clean installing (wipe everything including data) and no restoring of apps, Oct 13 nightly is not allowing "Preferred network" to be set to LTE. The phone is resetting back to 3G. I tried *#*#4636#*#*, the phone is resetting back to "WCDMA preferred" no matter what I select. Could anyone help me with this?

Minor: going to home page sends music to loudspeaker even when headset is connected. I seem to remember someone was discussing this. But could not get to the thread where any workaround or solution was proposed. I would appreciate if anyone could help me with this too.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jshamlet:
Do you, by any chance, still have that nightly? It's dropped off the list. I plan to convert one of my skyrockets into a dedicated "car computer", and working GPS would be nice.

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] SoCalHTCFuze:
Don't let other people's blog drama take away from the hard integration and development work you put in on XDA, especially your contributions to the skyrocket. Let your accomplishments speak for themselves.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] SighIsAnonymous:
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Well, Mr.17 year old developer.:p Just pulling your chain.:) It has been a ride! I've learned a lot from you alone, I mean honestly before you started working on this cyanogen custom mabober' :p, I really wasn't into or up to the challenge, than I saw your kernel development. Really motivated me. I'll hate to see you go, and really hope you reconsider. I don't want to enlighten a flame but what one person writes doesn't effect our opinions.. I mean to me it seems like the blog he posted pushed you towards leaving. I still support and love you 100% man!:) Wherever you go from here I wish you the best of luck!!:D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] NoSpamDan:
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Surely you're not letting that affect your determination... You've helped me in the past, and I think the test of a true dev lies not only in commits and authorship, but actually in finding and fixing issues which you have demonstrated.

Open-source and authorship? Kind of a conundrum if you ask me... Expected but not mandatory.

Not sure who this Chet guy is, but airing this crap on G+ is not cool. PM is called for here. Period.

Bowing out after that does not line up with your history here. Have you no rebuttal or ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] _Jax_:
[MENTION=4800121]Sultanxda[/MENTION], like everyone else here said, forget this guy. Its a complete cowardly move by this douche to air his dirty laundry on G+.

You've given this aging device new life. Seriously, its almost like a brand new phone. Obviously the hardware may not be there but you can't exactly change that lol. Everyone hopes you'll reconsider. Don't let some punk bring you down.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xxboarderxx:
[MENTION=2560027]SoCalHTCFuze[/MENTION] Any chance you can provide the 9/27 nightly again since the development of this had been discontinued? Would greatly appreciate it. Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] cylverbak:
[MENTION=4800121]Sultanxda[/MENTION]

ah damn man . . .

Your work is the only reason I've got 4.4 permanently installed on my Skyrocket. Proper usb support, working Bluetooth, smooth and fast.

Best of luck with your future endevours.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xonelith:
Don't let one guy make you throw in the towel. As many have said here, we appreciate your work on this. I for one would have replaced my skyrocket long ago if it wasn't for this ROM/Kernel. I like to test other ROM's but this is my DD and selfishly would like to keep getting updates:)

Either way, if you do discontinue it, good luck in whatever you do!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] technoid1964:
It's a sad day... None of the other ROM came close to working as well as yours, the guys a jerk. You have a large thank you to everyone else in the OP.

Truly a sad day...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] tsew2674:
Welllll, that's unfortunate. I'd like to thank you again for your work and as others have said making this old device hang in there a while longer.

While I hope you change your mind about open-source development, we all have to respect your decision. Based on your age and that I get a feeling you're planning to make a career out of programming, I suspect you have a bright future ahead.

Don't let the opinion of others knock you off track.