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[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
I'm glad you have found this thread useful :-)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] mat111193:
v.good hoto. however my "homescreen" menu bar didnt change the icons only look differennt but it doesnt look like it should + on step 30 I never got "reiserfs" in the system option.... plz help
[Galaxy S I9000 General] mat111193:
V.good how to. however my "homescreen" menu bar never change, only icons look a little bit different, other than that it looks all the same, also in step 30 i never got "reiserfs" in the system option.... plz help
[Galaxy S I9000 General] apollag:
do have the paid fuguapp? then you should have options for the filesystem.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
Another thing is, that you have forgotten something...maybe theme install.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
First post updated for JVQ 2.3.4 firmware.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] yairman:
Hi,

Is there an option to upgrade from your previous version without wipe?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
It is too dangerous. Just backup you contacts, your apps with it's settings (Titanium Backup, only user apps, not system data!) and your SMS with SMS Backup, and then flash. Don't forget to copy over data from your internal SD to your PC. Delete everything on internal SD then. You can restore those directories and files once Flash is complete. Every single upgrade without wipe raises chance of corruption of your data and unstable behaviour of your phone. Do not fear at all, you'll be finished in almost no time.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] yairman:
Thanks.

1. Do you think your cuurent ROM is faster than the previous (even with many apps)?

2. I've notices that current HowTo don't use FuguApp, right?

Thanks - Your HowTo guide is probably the best on the web...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
Surprisingly, yes. It is much faster then before. I have more then 200 apps installed, so I can really feel the difference. Samsung has made big progress in the android framework and kernel, so did Ficeto with his voodoo addition in the DarkCore kernel. So, it is really worth it. I have flashed this ROM to my dad's phone, and to my wife's phone (that is why I have updated DeepPurple theme after so long time), my phone aswell.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] abdallarassol:
nice work

but is this rom supports arabic? if not what can i do? thanks in advance
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
This is european firmware, so it does not support arabic. You will have to wait till arabic 2.3.4 is released by samsunh. But you can use english :-)

EDIT/UPDATE: Both themes has been updated. You can download updated version in the theme threads (see first post for links to separate threads for each theme.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] amayle:
FuguApp?

Hi V,

Installed JVQ successfully, thanks again. The last poster mentioned whether or not FuguApp is used in your new how to, can you confirm please?

Thanks

Maggle
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
This new howto do not use fugumod kernel anymore, so no need for fuguapp at all.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Prateek G.:
Please advise.....

Hi,

I am currently on firmware JVQ (2.3.4) with galaxian kernel and JUWE's 5.1 ROM. Can i install this theme? If yes do i directly have to install it's zip file from sd card via CWM recovery or do i have to follow some other steps?

Thank you.....
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
Yes, you can install it. But keep in mind that you will have to download full theme package from separate theme thread, and it will overwrite your modem to JVQ and kernel to Ficeto's DarkCore 2.9And btw, this is not theme thread, this is rom flash guide.

Links to both Theme threads are in the first post
[Galaxy S I9000 General] joaofneto:
JVQ with DeepBlue rocks!

Virniko,

I updated my SGS to JVQ 2.3.4 and applied DeepBlue yesterday. I'm really impressed with you work! Thanks! :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
No problem pal, I am glad you like it :-)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ninox92:
lag

Hi man,

I installed blue mod and android 2.3.4 today and it looks GREAT !:D

but only my browser laggs like hell... is there something i can do about that ?

before i installed it I was running 2.3.3 and there was no lagg at all
[Galaxy S I9000 General] gogoad:
This is a well known problem on deodexed JVQ.

Check out this post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1155129
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
I'm not using stock browser a lot, but it didn't lagged at all. Install Dolphin HD, and you will even not remember any stock browser :-D

UPDATE: New DeepBlue Theme 1.0 have this issue fixed. See DeepBlue Theme thread. I will update big RAR package for this ROM too soon.

UPDATE2: DONE
[Galaxy S I9000 General] SamuraiHQ:
If you're absolutely certain you can only get 2mbps, then a standard ADSL ISP is what you would need. Anything over 8mbps, then you want an ADSL2+ ISP. The reason I ask if you're certain is because BT's telephone checker is actually wrong in many cases. I was initially told, I could only get 12mb despite me being on 16mb (at the time). I signed up anyway knowing it would be fine, and I'm on 24mb with zero caps.

If you have 5 mins have a look on SamKnows Broadband Checker and see what they have to say about your line. There's also a few ideas that might interest you in increasing your speed, if you're interested. If you're serious about leaving AOL though, speak to me first. I happen to know the staff at the ISP I'm with who could definately look into helping you out big time ;)

I don't want to threadjack anymore, but if you're interested - send me a PM.

OT - I shall be finishing the rest of the howto Virnik0. I'll let you know how it goes.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
Did you updated directly to JPM from your previous firmware version? Without sidestep with JPK? If so, it is not so obvious, your problems with wifi and browser comes from there, as I stated before - updating directly from different firmware version can't be garanteed, some users are stating that they have ****ed their phone up, others are saying that everything went OK. This problem comes from JPM compatibility, and thus here it comes again - direct JPM update from different firmware is denied by Kies (samsung) by default in many countries. That is also why I have prepared this howto using JPK first, because there is assureance about success.

To your second question:

Language selection depends on the firmware used. Basically, America/Australia has not been granted JPM firmware yet (due to not prepared compatible JPM version). So many Americans and Australian users are using EU firmware in the first place, if they want to update to JPM.

I have not tried JPM over american or australian firmware.

You can allways try my howto, see if it works for you, and if not (regarding band selection, or langugage selection to your liking), you can allways revert back to American/Australian 2.1 firmware and 512 PIT File, with Re-Partition ticked, no big deal. In this case (reverting back), you will be where you have started earlier...with stock 2.1 firmware supposed to run devices sold by american/australian vendors.

So I will strongly recommend to you to follow whole howto as described:

1) Full JPK firmware flash with re-partitioning, sdcard wipe and factory reset after successfull flash (you will be forced to it)

2) Update JPM flash after step 1)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] detonazione:
Thank you very much for your help!

Yes, I did. I did not know that I had to go through JPK first :(

I will follow your recommendations. Will I find all the files I need in the big rar file you uploaded?

Again, thank you for your help :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] SamuraiHQ:
All the files you need are indeed included in the compressed file ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
I am glad that you have found this interesting and helping your cause

I have though that... I knew it, from what symptoms you have described.

As written in the first post, yes. You will find all tools and files in the rar file.

No Problem pal...just try it out, and enjoy.

I suppose that you shall proceed with complete howto (with additions at the bottom of #1 post), you will absolutelly not regret that. :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] SamuraiHQ:
Virnik0 - I'm currently on this stage...

23] In phone, startup OCLF.

a) Install EXT2 Tools.

Upon trying to install EXT2 Tools, it says "Root is required to run this fix". I thought installing 'CF-Root-JPM-v1.2-Busybox-1.17.1.tar' did just that? I have the option to 'Force Anyway' or 'Cancel'.

Have I missed something?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
Search for Superuser app in app drawer. If its not there, then you have forgot to flash it with root-cf package.

If it is actually there, run it, and look if you have mistakenly denied acces to OCLF app. sometimes you press on the display for some action, and such notifiation for authorization to root access can be missed. if so, you will see in superuser app, that OCLF has been denied access. just allow it and run OCLF again.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] SamuraiHQ:
No it was definately flashed correctly, and OCLF is in the apps section in SuperUser. Permissions are set to allow.

Oh wait... After starting up OCLF again it's fine. Sorry to bother you.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
No offense taken, you don't need to sorry. Let us know your Quadrant score, once you are done ;-) OCLF is really important one. I suggest you to add OCLF in hidden apps list in Launcher Pro settings.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] SamuraiHQ:
Quadrant Scores:

Android 2.1 (no lag fix): 951

Android 2.2 (w/ lag fix): 1818

:D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] maesebit:
Hi.

Thaks for this Howto! ;)

So. I have a branded and simlocked phone, but download and recovery button combos are working properly. Do I need to flash an unbranded ROM first using the reg hack? or can I just jump onto part 2 and flash JPK and JPM?

After flashing JPM, will my phone be SIM unlocked?

Thank you!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] SamuraiHQ:
Technically, you should be able to jump on to part 2. Part 1 (AFAIK), was to ensure the download and recovery button combo was working. You're in a lucky position as it is, as most handsets are being rolled out with this function missing.

Your sim will not be unlocked after flashing, that's a totally different kettle of fish. However... it's easily fixed. Best option would be to install the 'SGS Unlock' app on the market, written by some kind folks on these forums. The unlock code is stored on the device itself so it will find it for you and unlock it. Just ensure you follow the instructions.

Most importantly, follow the instructions on part 2, to the letter.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
Very nice, indeed. It's as I promissed. ;) My is showing 1835 now... if I kill all remaining unneeded services, I got 1916 points :-D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
You can proceed with block 2.

It will automatically Unlock and Unbrand your phone (at least I think so, because new firmware takes care about SIM and cell connections, I suppose that it also allow SIMs of other providers to be used. You will have to try). SIM lock is part of the firmware (if I am wrong, correct me please somebody).

Block 2 rewrites and reformats it, including internal storage (if you'll run it that issue, or you can do it manually right after flash from recovery menu). I cant imagine where else shall lock instruction code be stored.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] SamuraiHQ:
Yeah I've run the test a few times and it's average is about 1840. If I ensure everything is turned off, I get an average of 1925 (some higher, some lower).

I decided not to do the Battery icon part, as I read on the guide (on the other thread) you may need to re-sync contacts etc...

As much as I like how better looking they are, I've done what I needed to do :)

I'm also impressed by the GPS that was fixed in 2.2. Before I was very lucky if I could connect to 1 satellite. Now it locks on to all of them that's in view. Plus if I test it out in Google Maps / Places / Navigation, I'm no longer standing on railway tracks lol. I was using it last month on the bus, and I was somehow told I was driving through a shopping centre!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
HM? Baterry mod is just baterry mod. It do not touch anything else. So I suppose it depends on your choice, nothing else. If you want percentage shown (to know how many percents of the baterry power are available) you'll have to do it, or you dont.

Syncing contacts is normal procedure, which happens even without your notice in the pocket, so do not fear. To be sure, just enter your contacts, select Import/Export in options, and export them on your sdcard. If something happens, you will just delete all your contacts (to be sure, just switch your airplane mode on, wifi off before deletion), and import them again. Syncing will start automatically after airplane mode is off.

I have done manual export/import of my contact 6 times already, and I have never lost single one.

You have nothing to fear of. As I said, only thing which matters in this case, is if you want or don't want new baterry look, nothing else.

For the GPS, do you want to know another trick, which makes your GPS lock much more faster?

Search for gps.conf file inside phone's memory. You will need file browser which can operate as a root, for example ES File Explorer or Android Mate.

For security reasons, you cant edit this file directly, so you will have to copy it somewhere on your sdcard, edit it, and then place it back, overwriting original one.

And what you shall edit in it? It contains few lines to network time pool servers. So I dont know which servers is Great Britain using, but you will find yourself. Just insert there adresses of your own ntp servers used in the Great Britain. GPS system will not have to search time servers in different country then yours, which will make whole gps system faster.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] onahum:
MS Exchange issue after upgrade to 2.2

Thanks for the great guide ! did the upgrade and all went well.

Branded and Sim Locked SGS (Vodafone NL) now running 2.2 :)

Anyone having issues with exchange sync after the upgrade ?

Email - working fine

Calendar - not syncing at all :(

Contacts - partial sync, some contacts were not synced and new contacts are not being synced at all.....

Any ideas ?

thx.:confused:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
First post updated (the bottom). It is problem of Email application, but I have no problem with syncing. Only thing which worries me is the signature. All other functions are working well. Try new Email version, it will help.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] SamuraiHQ:
Yes, you must ensure you're running the latest version.

Also, I was looking to fix something with my mail sync (I prefer not to sync Calender & Contacts) but I decided on this too late, so when I started the Contacts button, it was showing me every account I have (Gmail, Twitter etc...)

To remove these, it's simply a case of going to:

Settings > Applications > Manage Applications

Select 'Running' tab

Click on 'Contacts Storage'

You can choose to 'clear the data' which will remove all trace of contacts from every application that is synced. Then, if you wish, re-sync using the latest version.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
To the new Email application:

I have it tried now.

First two times, it crashed. I had to delete it's cache.

New in this version:

Account names can have chosen colors.

New mails previews...

Undependent signature for each account

Can sync more then one month back (for example, whole bunch of emails)

much more...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] amayle:
Hi V,

I've been running the new 2.3.4 for a week now and I have to say this is the best yet. My battery was lasting half a day on 2.3.3 and now lasts nearly 2 days. Thanks so much.

Anyone having browser lags I can thoroughly recommend Boat browser mini as it is the most lightweight fastest browser I have tried yet, incl. Dolphin and Xscope.

Andy
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
Browser has been fixed in the latest theme version. Download DeepBlue Theme v 1.0 (released today), and install it. Except other things, new stock Browser has been added to it, which do not lag at all.

And to ensure long battery live, flash DarkCore 2.9 too.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] gogoad:
I have one comment to the form of a main post.

It would be nice if it were stated somewhere that it is enough to flash only stock firmware to have JVQ. Deodexed version of rom and custom skins flashing is optional.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
Well, I suppose that it is clear from it's nature. Theme itself adds features which are mostly required by general users, such as extended power menu, various animations, and few otjer tweaks. This is how I do it, and how I can guarantee that it will work. Nobody MUST follow it, but I do help only people who do so. I do understand that some users may want simple JVQ without any aditional tweaks, but there are plenty of howtos for them elsewhere.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] cyanide1973:
why is it asking me to confrim a password as soon as it starts to turn on
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
What is asking for what password when?

EDIT/UPDATE: There is test fix for Phone.apk FC at the end of phonecall. This FC BUG affects ONLY DeepPurple Theme, not DeepBlue Theme. You can read about this fix (which was not yet added to the full theme zip) here.

EDIT/UPDATE: I have released new version of DeepPurple Theme, 0.9.3. It fixes FCs after end of call (Phone.apk FC).

DeepBlue Theme was not affected by this bug.

I will update big RAR archive in the first post tomorrow. It is too late here...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] timiboy:
Hey Virnik0,

nice job again and muuuuuch better than the 2.3.3 with FUGU! I'm running the version a couple of days now and have experienced some crashes ("The process com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly") ..... I do not know what this is and the phone is working ok! Maybe just a ghost in the system ;)

Also I noticed Skype crashing twice before i logged in!

Timiboy
[Galaxy S I9000 General] cyanide1973:
On part 2 step 8 when the phone reboots it asks to confirm password this happens as soon as the phone starts.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
Install latest theme version, if you are running DeepPurple Theme. And for Skype, it's Skype's fault, it is not optimized for 2.3.4

Have you read first part of the howto properly? Because it seems to me, that you have locked phone. You should unlock it in [Block 1] first.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] cyanide1973:
I did read and so I tried a different sim and it worked in it but it is a bell phone and the other sim i tried is virgin so since they are basically the same company maybe the phones can work on either carriers sim. So i will try the unlock.

Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
Do so, and then report back. I think that your phone is really locked, because no SGS (Captivate, GT-9000, GT-9000M, GT-9000I, etc) asks for password every boot. It is doing so only in case lock have to be overriden....
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rodirodi:
Thanks for useful information
[Galaxy S I9000 General] apollag:
my signature

Juwe's ROM 5.2

GalaxianEEFinal1.9
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
DarkCore 2.9.

BTW,

I am repacking it to the Flash RAR archive in the first post, because there was 2.8 which was not supporting this.

Whole big package will be updated within few minutes. I am adding new versions of both themes and new kernel update (in the Deodex ROM package).

BTW, DeepPurple Theme has been updated again. Actual version is 0.9.4, so if you do use older one, install latest one.

UPDATE:

Big RAR package in the first post has been updated. I have also added poll to this thread, which will be closed after 31 days.

Then I will decide if I shall make green theme, or not.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] shalanthas:
Thanks for the awesome guide!

I've been flashing my phone using your guide quite many times now, but after the latest i've encountered my first problem.

I'm not able to connect to the internet using 3G connection. It was working fine before flashing but not anymore. I checked with my operator for any problems but there was none. I've made factory reset and ticked and unticked quite a lot of boxes but nothing seems to work. What can i do? I'm from Finland.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
have you checked APN setup? Previous ROMs was based on northern firmware, which means that they had pre-configured APNs for Finland, Island, and some others.... that is why you had no problem at all. All you need to do is specify APN setup for your operator.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] catfinger:
I gotta say mate, thank you very much.

I tried this once before on another website and bricked my phone (noob). I managed to (somehow) get it replaced under manufacturers warranty and have been wary of it since but your howto was clear and concise and everything went brilliantly.

I only signed in to say thanks but while I'm here... I love the blue theme you've kindly made and I intend to keep it on. But should I want to change it back to the original, how would I go about it?

Thanks again dude, you're a bloody god-sent
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
If you'll want to switch it over back to stock, then it is very easy. Open ZIP containing Theme itself, and then overwrite files in the system directory inside zip with files from stock deodex ROM's files (included in the large RAR file), which you can find in the deodexed ROM zip. Then install your modified ZIP containing revert theme, and you are done. But why you should do that?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Blackwatch:
just read the guide in full but beofre I go ahead and do this can i just check the above please.....my SGS is from vodaphone so would i just the second guide and start from

02] Power off your phone and make sure you have SIM card out, SD card out. Disconnect USB.

03] Press and hold 3-button combo, to boot your phone in Download mode (Volume down, Home, Power)

04] Connect your phone to the PC via USB cable.

ETC ETC....
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
It is very strange...Vodaphone do not lock their phones...At least here in CZ they don't.

I do not understand what password it is asking for... If your phone is really SIM-locked, have you tried to unlock it with some app from Market? It shall work. Have you tried it with SIM from another Operator?

First post is little bit messy....I will have to reorder it, to be more clear to the people...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Blackwatch:
checked the phone with my old orange sim card and it worked fine. so i took the plung and bingo worked like a charm.....thanks v much cool guide and works perfect.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
I'm pleased that you have found it useful. Enjoy :-)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
Which version? Phone.apk has been fixed in 0.9.9

If Theme zip you have installed didn't contained both Phone.apk and DialerTabActivity.apk, then you are using version in which it was not fixed yet. It works in recent version, at least for me, my father and two colleagues. What was your base ROM? The one from the big RAR archive in the first post, or something else?

The base files of Phone.apk in the recent theme version 1.0 was used for recent version of DeepPurple theme, it which it also works fine.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] GoThere123:
I am new in flashing stuff, this guide really help a lot for newbie like me.

Thanks !!!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
UPDATE:

DeepBlue Theme has been updated. Added GTalks with video/audio chat, fixed some missing smilies in MMS.apk, and added themed Market 3.0.27

Download DeepBlue Theme v. 1.1
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Virnik0:
That is very strange, because you do have exact same version like I do. And in my case, it works properly. I dunno why it is crashing for you, it should not happen. Both DialerTabActivity.apk and Phone.apk has been fixed, and proven working on more then 6 phones, all of them SGS GT-9000.

I had few crashes previously, until 0.9.9-8 release (or so), when I had it fixed. But none crash from that time... and I am calling pretty often.

Only thing which I know that may help is reflash, but I do understand that it is not acceptable for you... ;-(