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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] JesusWazBlack:
GPS: Works fine

Wifi hotspot: Works fine and it turns off too now from the notification menu o_o

Bluetooth: Works fine

Camera: Works fine

Freezing and rrs: None so far, and I've been running since you posted it

doesn't any problems for me and its pretty smooth too

Im on all stock settings and haven't changed anything
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
Thanks, good feedback!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
Another solution

I am sorry I haven't stepped up to test (especially since I asked for this ROM), but between work and other stuff I simply don't have the time called for to be an "official" tester. However if a few other folks are willing, I'd be happy to help contribute up to $25 toward buying you a Hercules. All I would ask is if that happens, that we get a verbal commitment to maintaining this device. I just had a bad experience recently doing that same deal (dev got the phone and has never been heard from since) and I don't want that to happen again. Every dollar comes dear to me as it does to the others who pitched in and got zero in return.

I probably asked you to do this during the down cycle for this old device but appreciate you pushing to keep this going despite the low user feedback. Just not a lot of people around here anymore. Also I'd say if we can't get enough people willing to help buy you a phone, then you have your answer as to whether this project is worthy of moving forward. At least IMHO.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
Thanks. I appreciate the offer, and will consider, but honestly, the Skyrocket is so close in hardware that it's not that big a deal for me to look after it without having the actual hardware. I just can't test it myself.

I was saddened that the Slim site had zero builds for both devices on SlimKat, since Slim was my first custom ROM love. Now that we've got the SR going, I'd like to get the Herc into the official cycle, too, and it sounds like its ready for the most part, unless I hear of any major issues. Device-specific fixes should only be few, here and there. ;)

I'm sure there are some who are interested in this who visit the Slim site but don't necessarily participate here. Maybe... lol. The download count will tell all.

I'll request weekly at this point and see how it goes. Worst case is it gets pulled. Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
No, thank you man! Hang in there.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] smokenbiskits:
So here is a bug report no gapps just WiFi https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1cgWp7yUjvuVlJYWHhxR0p1bW8/edit?usp=docslist_api

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What can I do for the newest build to test? I SK because I don't know what you're looking for
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
Thank you for the bug report. Please refer to the Slim bug reporting instructions linked to in Post #2 that outlines troubleshooting steps and explains the process.

Posting links to logs here is fine for now since I asked for this, but I didn't see an issue mentioned related to the bug report. Since there were no GApps installed, were you having a problem with the ROM itself?

As far as testing, right now I'm really just looking for overall functions, GPS, Bluetooth, Phone, Camera, Random Reboots, freezes, screen upside-down (kidding but not really), that kind of core stuff.

I have asked to include the Herc in the next SlimKat weekly cycle, so if all goes well, a

new UNOFFICIAL build should be available

sometime on Monday or so. :good:

Once this gets into the Slim weeklies, please submit any bug reports in the forthcoming Hercules thread, which will hopefully soon be created in the Slim Galaxy SII forum. That way, some other very knowledgeable folks there could help out there, too.

Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] smokenbiskits:
The only trouble u was having was power drawing being to high during WiFi ap mid in charger. The phone would door from loss of power after about an hour. I will be more stringent with posting next time.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
New Slim Hercules Subforum for bug reporting is here.

Please post all bug reports there going forward, and as a convenience provide a link here in this thread to your Slim forums support topic.

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
First SlimKat weekly is up...

http://slimroms.net/index.php/downloads/dlsearch/viewcategory/615-hercules

Has the new per-app Heads Up, and more granular Quiet Hours settings. Many tweaks, improvements and enhancements...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
Hey official! Thanks, giving this a go now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] agentaaron:
Just dug mine out of the closet...always love testing a new slim ROM. Will run it for a day or so and keep you posted
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MattSpec:
Great to see slim back for the herc! Running the last stable build from what feels like forever ago. Looking forward to a face lift and some new features :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
Well, UNOFFICIAL for now, at least. ;) We would hopefully see a stable/official build at the next PRCF cycle if all is stable.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
I'd say you're on the right track. Since installing late last night this has been a joy to use. Only bug (if you want to call it that) so far is that turning off the backlight doesn't stick after reboot (can confirm with stock and Wild! kernels). No other issues and latest Wild! working seamless on this ROM. I'll add more comments later after I've had a chance to put everything through its paces.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
Stable

Just noticed after booting this morning the backlights came on initially after boot for a BLN (which I have turned on, had a VM) but after acknowledging stayed off. So disabling backlights setting is sticking after all. Last night I tested SMS, 1080p video recording, dialer and Wi-Fi settings. All were fully operational. Also I've had to make several calls & texts in the last 24 hours and the phone did not stutter or freeze once. IMO I would call this stable as I can't find any bugs on my end. Battery life is nominal, got 15 hours with 2 hours screen, 20 minutes of calls, 1 hour of music with Viper audio mod running. CPU OCd to 1674 on Hyper governor with Wild! V8 kernel.

Once this gets Theme Engine this ROM will be No.1 or a very close 2 for this device. This is my new DD barring any issues. Thanks again [MENTION=4435460]NoSpamDan[/MENTION] for being the one to bring us SlimKat 4.4.4 and continuing builds despite much low user participation. I think folks are missing out a bit but this will catch on hopefully once the word gets around more. I think a lot of users recall the previous Slimkat we had which did not even have video recording at the time because it was in the early stages of development and then we lost support when other issues arose with builds.

Edit: one other thing, phone is charging fast like on some other ROMs, got a full charge in about 2 hours and some change.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Muffycheeks:
Could you test to see if tethering hotspot is stable.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] monkeybuttons:
Slim is one of my all time favorite roms for this phone.

Behind AOKP ICS slim has spent the most time as my dd. AOKP only won because ics ran so darn well without any bugs. This phone was still top dog back then!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
I'll try later tonight for you unless somebody beats me to the question, I normally never use that feature.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] smokenbiskits:
It's stable for me I use all the time as home Internet, no problem
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
A screenshot of today's battery life. I'd say not too shabby at all!

[IMG="Battery life with Slim today"]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-BYgSnTraTEs/U9nHl7cKbDI/AAAAAAAAAhY/81Fo9v8kUUc/w289-h481-no/14%2B-%2B1[/IMG]

Thanks for letting us know that, wasn't able to get to try it tonight. Plus better feedback from someone who uses that feature frequently.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jalialar14:
Running latest version with Wild V8 and I just have to say WOW! I forgot how amazing Slim is! Everything working perfectly, including Netflix out of the box, plus, here you can move apps to sd. Yes, it lacks the theme chooser feature, but who needs that when as of now I have a 45% battery after 16:26 hours since the last charge? This, with 1:30 screen on time, amazing! Thanks to the dev, keep up the good work!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
Glad to hear good reports, and I'm also glad to be able to provide this to the Herc community.

SlimKat also runs great on the Skyrocket, with comparable battery life under what I would call "normal" use. :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
Yeah I really miss the theme engine (especially since I have purchased a few themes lately) and I was hesitant at first after learning of that. However I am learning to live without it real fast. At least Real Dark Slim works.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] monkeybuttons:
Finally took the time to install this. It's fantastic!

Also, it's good to see so many options for hardware button customization. I always wondered why they were limited to just a few options for so long on so many Roms.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jalialar14:
Yes, the Real Dark Slim is really nice!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dstars33:
Agreed. Problem with the facebook app though, it is really hard to read. I thought turning off Dark Slim would help. It didn't.

Also, anyone know a way to change the lockscreen wallpaper (without going the xposed route)? Maybe I am missing the setting.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jalialar14:
Haven't notice the Facebook look until now, it can't be read like that, but I don't use it that much so lets see. Haven't tried to change the wallpapers yet, I really like the Slim one, and yes, I'm trying too to avoid xposed, I've experienced some issues with it in the past. Will keep posting any important finding on the rom.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] snooker15:
Great ROM ... Smooth and stable.. Everything is working fine for me..Thanks for bringing this ROM to us.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] monkeybuttons:
I've noticed large file operations seem to really slow the phone down, even to the point of freezing or rebooting. This happens when restoring apps using Rom Toolbox. Other read/write operations seem to cause lag as well, but file operations using a file explorer seem normal. I have given up trying to restore some of my very large apps.

I'm not sure how to go about capturing this behavior in a log. Would warning level be sufficient? Is it better to use adb, or is a logging app (like logcat extreme) sufficient? I've seen mixed opinions.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
I stopped using ROM Toolbox a long time ago as it became more of a hindrance than a help. Between the awful way it manages the CPU (got a lot of freezing when using the CPU management) and other things that caused problems it became dispensable. Get rid if it and watch your freeze ups quit. My preference is Titanium Backup for app restoration and Performance Control for CPU management. No lag here is all I can say.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] roblou56:
+1, also use paid Root Explorer for file management.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] monkeybuttons:
I have root explorer, but I find myself still using es file explorer for the majority of my file management tasks.

Does root explorer have a backup function?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] roblou56:
Not to my knowledge, but that's where Titanium Backup comes into play.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
Yeah TB isn't always perfect (can't restore system/priv-app files and schedules don't run for example, have to do that manually), but it gets the job done and is a handy tool for people who switch around ROMs. It's the only app I would trust to safe guard & backup my apps and I've been using it for over 2 years.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dstars33:
OK, changing DPI to 240 fixed issue with Facebook and maps. Is anyone using a DPI less than 240 with no black text issue on fb or maps? 240 is a bit high for my taste.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jrleathers:
Luvin slimkat! Thankyou! But can anyone tell me why my phone keeps downloading swproxy.bin

I think it happens when I open a browser for first time and if I delete it will download again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kintwofan:
Close all the tabs in your browser. You probably are on a page that downloads it so every time you open the browser it redownloads
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jrleathers:
:o boy I feel stupid

Thanks I'll try it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kintwofan:
It happens to the best of us sometimes
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
Welcome aboard! Slowly but surely gaining momentum guys. Even though the latest weekly has 123 downloads, that's 3X more than the Skyrocket weekly (although the stable version has about 700).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kintwofan:
I've got to say since I destroyed my lg flex and got this s2 given to be I've been hating this thing. I've tried multiple ROMs and they were great, but none of them were what I was looking for..... until this was released! I've been running it for a couple days and got to say it is exactly what I wanted and so smooth with battery life better then stock. This will stay on my phone for good!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
A lot of us can relate to the experience you've had with this phone. This ROM, Frostie's Carbon and PA make this phone tolerable. Other than that, well I'll leave it there.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
Anyone like to test the stable 7 build for me before it's released? PM please...

I'm at the lake right now, with limited Internet access, so I'm not sure what I'll be able to do right now, but I'll try :)

Good to see the positive responses here...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] raptor170:
Can't wait to get home and flash slimkat I've headed nothing but great things about this rom. Thanks for the continued development for this aging device!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jrleathers:
Almost had another blond moment thinking I'd lost root when root access was just disabled in settings. Wfew
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] raptor170:
Roms running great, at first wasn't sleeping but once settled in, been working great, just one thing is that fonts, icons etc are pretty small I'm guessing the DPI has been changed with this ROM. Can't remember what the stock DPI settings are for the t989. Other than that has been smooth as silk.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dstars33:
I think stock is 240 dpi. Using the Texdroider DPI app from the play store, I changed the dpi to 240. Helped fix the black text issue with facebook and map which I couldn't get rid of. Do you see this issue on a clean install and the default dpi?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
Official is finally back for the Hercules

Official stable release: http://slimroms.net/index.php/downloads/dlsearch/viewcategory/1040-hercules
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] raptor170:
Thanks man, no issue with Facebook here, think once I flash the stable release that artfuldodger has posted I'll change to 240

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Sweet thanks will be flashing soon :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dstars33:
Dirty flashed update...reflashed wildk v8...working great!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] smokenbiskits:
help with build

i need help w/ build. i get this error no matter what I'm trying to build CM/Carbon/Slim

make: *** No rule to make target `/home/android/slimkat/out/target/product/hercules/obj/lib/libaudioalsa.so', needed by `/home/android/slimkat/out/target/product/hercules/obj/SHARED_LIBRARIES/audio.primary.msm8660_intermediates/LINKED/audio.primary.msm8660.so'. Stop.

make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....

thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] JesusWazBlack:
Don't ask here, ask over here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1798056

Also I think a couple members of slimteam frequent that thread as well so you'll be in good hands :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] raptor170:
Running great so far, changed DPI to 240, found out that to get advance reboot its under settings-security-advance reboot took me a bit Lol, also its great having the built in call blocker :) seems to be a very stable ROM! Going to use BT over next few days and hoping that I don't have to do a reboot to get BT back ( problem I've had on most ROMs, so far so good). Also In one sense I'm hoping cm theme engine will be incorporated because I've bought bunch of themes lol but on the other hand the theme engine may be the cause of a few problems on other ROMs......... Tho happy to find a solid daily driver. Great job dev!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] JesusWazBlack:
The vibrations really strong on the keyboard in build 7
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
A few general comments on this latest official build. Not much to report because everything is working like it should. I love the new Quiet Hours feature and ability to set two schedules for every day. Also there is a vibration duration feature that I just discovered.

A note on kernels. Although Wild! has done well, I opted to go with the stock Moretz kernel henceforth now nicknamed "Mort". Reason I did this was lack of control for second core and I was getting some crashing when installing/updating some apps from Play. This has stopped since going to stock. Also it needs to be noted Mort doesn't just have the usual stock governors & schedulers like you get with CM and similar ROMs. GPU can be overclocked too. I have gone back & forth the last few days with different kernel management apps, and it seems Kernel Tweaker is going to be my final choice until there is something better (for me).

People ask about themes & such and I wanted to share this G+ post from one of the Slim devs that should put to rest questions for the short term: https://plus.google.com/114396732102734833524/posts/MoaDN4Ye5pp
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] raptor170:
Running wild I've had one aosp browser fc and when someone called me the dialer never showed up. Might give stock kernel a go, thanks for the insight. Also seems link is broken, page deleted maybe. Thanks for the info tho artful

Edit: how is battery life with stock, thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
I find little difference as in standby use is about 2% an hour, on screen around 2 to 2.5 hours. Charging is ultra fast, full charge in 2 hours.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jrleathers:
I get dialer not showing up on incoming calls as well (stock "Mort" kernel). Happens quite often.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] raptor170:
If it happens to me again I'll try to pull log cat, seems to be the only problem that's happened with this ROM, other than that its been running very well
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
Need some more details on this, like a bugreport and some description on how to reproduce the problem. Governor, scheduler, min/max CPU freq?

Best to start a new topic with details here:

http://forum.slimroms.net/forum/137-hercules/

And I hope to soon update the "Mo" kernel README.md file in the source. I unfortunately lost my pending changes when updating to Mint 17.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] raptor170:
It only happened to me once but if it happens again will send off bug report and post on that link, thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
I got a call last night with no issues, so something else might be at work besides the ROM/kernel for some, IDK. BTW it's "Mort", not "Mo", LOL. :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jrleathers:
If I get the time I will definitely do the report and post the zip file where you specified along with these details:

All settings are set to default.

Sometimes with an incoming call there is no heads up notification. Which now makes me guess its a heads up issue. The only way I've been able to answer the call is to tap the phone dialer app icon and tap "return call in progress".
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NoSpamDan:
Well, what governor are you using in "Mo"? ;)

I'm using smartassV2 with good battery, incoming-call screen power-on, and what I would consider overall reasonable screen wake-up times.

I've seen issues with incoming call wake-up on other devices using the OnDemand governor, so I would try a different governor if incoming calls are not turning the screen on...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
I keep switching back & forth between Mort and Wild! to see what will eliminate all lag best. I think what is making it so difficult are these kernel apps from which I'm getting inconsistent results. So ATM it's Wild! with Samsung governor for stability, BFQ scheduler, 96 min 1620 max. Just tried the latest Kernel Tweaker beta which FCd & froze up my phone. So in TWRP I got rid of it, installed Performance Control again and rebooted. So far so good and if installing updates from Play don't crash the phone again I SHOULD be good for the time being. Dalvik is being run again to see if that helps too.

Edit: As usual spoke too soon, froze and crashed. Took two hours this time instead of 5 minutes but nonetheless, still happened. Until there's an update to Wild! just going to have to stay on Mort.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dzee206:
the in call delay is a hardware issue which I'm surprised this device suffers from on kitkat. i know that's the cause for this issue on my og galaxy (SGH-T959) which is about a second or two or even more at times, really all depends on what rom I'm running. some roms have terrible in call lag while other are barely noticeable and tolerable.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
This phone is Samsung so in other words, the hardware is questionable no matter the make or model. Worst major name brand in electronics, but that's just my opinion. I speak from three different products from this manufacturer.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jrleathers:
Have not been able to recreate the un-waking screen or no heads up notification for an incoming call. Tried calling myself from another phone many times while on interactive, since that is what was already set on when I looked using kernel tweaker, also on smartassv2 and ondemand. The screen always turned on with very little lag from initial ring and heads up worked every time screen was already on. So I'm not going to mess with the bug report at the moment, especially if it's hardware related, as there would be no point.

Edit: BTW I get screen flicker and jumpy scrolling on smartassv2 vs interactive. Keyboard was laggy too. This is all on MO kernel and haven't changed min/max frequencies from default.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dzee206:
honestly I never looked at Samsung like that, I've always thought they had pretty solid devices with great hardware. now you've picked my interest and I'm gonna have to look into it and try to get a better understanding as to why you dislike sammy.

Edit: on a side note this ROM is running great on my note. still keeping the ports to myself but I do need to update to the latest.

Sent from my Half Baked Vibrant
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
I have had a Samsung Blu Ray player and two Samsung phones. All were awful to be blunt. Far as ports funny you mention it because I just did one myself. If you know what you're doing just about any of the Skyrocket ROMs can be ported.