yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Droid 2 Themes and Apps] javroch:
In short, unfortunately, no. I don't have the time to keep up with two ROMs with all of their updates for all of their devices all at the same time continuing development myself. At some point when both ROMs stabilize more / when the theme nears finalizing, maybe I'll reconsider.
[Droid 2 Themes and Apps] javroch:
Preview 7.1 posted. Fixes battery indicator issue. Now the numbers should match up to what your battery actually is at.
[Droid 2 Themes and Apps] kp432:
This theme is the shiznit! Not complaining, but on the phone dialer the back space and middle button is not 'blacked out' other than that diggin the theme. Thanks
[Droid 2 Themes and Apps] kp432:
And 1 more thing, the photo widget does not work...thanks again :)
[Droid 2 Themes and Apps] javroch:
That its because those buttons are disabled until you type in numbers. I couldn't find a better way to signify that. Let me know if you have any suggestions.

As far as any photo widget, I don't know what you're talking about to be honest. I don't theme or modify any photo widget that I know of. Fill me in with more specifics tho and I'll try and look into it.

I'm glad you like my work.
[Droid 2 Themes and Apps] javroch:
happy holidays everyone!
[Droid 2 Themes and Apps] droidfanatic:
Thanks you too!! Hope you had a great New years!
[Droid 2 Themes and Apps] WebKaiser:
javroch, if you want to, you can use my black market from frm in your theme. Just give me credit. :-)
[Droid 2 Themes and Apps] javroch:
I appreciate it. For now, I'm probably going to try and do my own since it's really just a pet project for me and for my enjoyment. Especially since yours is already on FRM and easily installable for everybody anyway. I also like to make things as closely matched to the core theme as possible. If I get lazy / decide I like yours better I might take you up on that though and will obviously give credit where credit is due. You did a really good job on it

Facebook, Twitter, and the Market are on my short term list of things to do
[Droid 2 Themes and Apps] inssane:
I am still having issues with the FB and Twit apk files.

Simply says "Application not installed"

This is directly from your Blackout folder on my SD card with a freshly installed Fission 2.4.3.

No idea why it's not working and not sure what else to tell you in order to get a solution...

EDIT - it turns out that I uninstalled Twitter, then installed your apk and it worked.

Why it didn't simply overwrite, IDK - never had an issue like this before.

Looks REAL nice too!

LASTLY - Gmail app is nice, but hard to distinguish bold (new) mail from read mail.
[Droid 2 Themes and Apps] javroch:
That's how themed APK's always work, for any theme / ROM. You always have to uninstall the actual Market version before installing the themed version. I'm glad you figured out the issue though. Gmail I've experimented with updating a little bit for that reason but don't have anything finished / fixed to release yet. I'd expect some small tweaks for that purpose in the future. I'm glad you like my work.
[Droid 2 Themes and Apps] inssane:
Any idea when your theme will be updated to latest fission 2.5.5?

Of course I was just perfectly comfortable, now I can't have a theme, lol.

I guess it's just a framework update, nothing else.
[Droid 2 Themes and Apps] javroch:
Gotta touch up my themed sliders to match AOSP style and probably black out the rotary lock screen too. I also want to try and get more work done on the theme before another update. Possibly totally blacking out Facebook. Probably this weekend though.

And, possibly with an Obsidian/GEM version alongside the Fission versions... More on that to come :)
[Droid 2 Themes and Apps] ksgoh88:
Eagerly awaiting the update for 2.5.7. It's the only theme I've used for Fission so far.
[Droid 2 Themes and Apps] JDunc:
Agreed. While Third Eye is a great theme, Black Out is my favorite and I'm hoping this is ported to 2.5.7
[Droid 2 Themes and Apps] javroch:
It should be. Just been incredibly busy and been working through some issues I've been having with the notification shade/pulldown. Hopefully this weekend, though I have some family in town. I'm definitely working on it though. It's like 95% done.
[Droid 2 Themes and Apps] ksgoh88:
I really miss this theme. Anxiously awaiting an update.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Elegy:
My desire z is real jerky (compared to my brother's desire) when scrolling through the app drawer. Especially when it gets to the easing at the end... I have seen a thread about specific desire Z's being a bit more laggy than others, but how is this possible...

OC to 1.2GHz didnt fix it.

Linpack scores = 44

Quadrant = 2100

I dont think these scores are too bad, and scrolling through the homescreens as well as opening and closing apps is really smooth. Its just the scrolling through the app list thats jerky and I think it is pretty annoying.
[G2 and Desire Z General] steviewevie:
Which ROM are you running exactly ?
[G2 and Desire Z General] Elegy:
It is not ROM specific, I had this when the phone came right out of the box. Now im running villainROMZ 1.0 and its the same. I thought it had to do with the launcher (on my good ol' G1 it went a lot smoother when using LauncherPro) but its not on my desire z.
[G2 and Desire Z General] steviewevie:
Have you installed tons and tons of extra apps ? I've added about 10, and my app drawer scrolls without any problem (on the original stock UK ROM). I've seen people talking about it lagging on some of the custom ROMs though.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Elegy:
no extra apps. first boot on stock ROM since i unpacked it and it was already laggy.
[G2 and Desire Z General] steviewevie:
Was it just setting up initial stuff, syncing with Google etc though ? I think you need to allow it to settle down.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Elegy:
i did , i let it run for about a day and after settling down its still not as smooth as my little brother's desire. I can live with it though, its just weird it does that. Everything else runs as smooth, if not smoother.

The other thread is about a guy who's Desire Z is made in China and runs slow as well. Mine's made in China too.
[G2 and Desire Z General] steviewevie:
I wonder if it's something to do with the Asian ROM ?
[G2 and Desire Z General] Elegy:
yeah this was discussed before, but i find it hard to believe. Why would HTC make a ROM for the same phone, but laggier. Makes no sense at all.
[G2 and Desire Z General] steviewevie:
Maybe it's a long shot, but it could just be through a mistake, they obviously wouldn't do it deliberately. Like any bugs in the shipping ROMs.
[G2 and Desire Z General] liory:
Hey friend,

My DZ is made in Taiwan and I too feel that it lags while scrolling through the apps menu, contacts etc..

I was just going to root my phone inorder to flash the VillainROM.. but now, after reading that it doesn't solve the problem, I will wait for a different solution I guess..
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omar790732:
I just rooted my samsung vibrant, can anyone let me know what good custom 2.2 roms are out there, thanks
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spdrcr999:
It all depends on your preferences. Read some of the posts regarding the different ROMs and developers to see what you are looking for. Personally, I like Axura, but I have tried all of the others and some are stronger than others in different areas. I just boils down to what you like.

Happy flashing.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xtone:
1. wrong section

2. ROM preferences vary from people to people. try as many as you want and decide what's best for you!

Here hope this helps:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=850556

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=771111
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omar790732:
I'm looking for speed,what do I do?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xtone:
for now i suggest you do some personal research (go to the Developer's original thread and read people's comments and thoughts about their ROM).

2.2 ROms available:

Stock

Axura

Onyx/Obsidian

Mcnut

AOSPish

FroyoCollab

that's all on top of my head

well anyway, dont rush coz there's plenty going on..

Mcnut r13 released today, i haven't tried it tho

Axura - Master is just about to release 2.0.6

Onyx/Obsidian - v6 coming very soon

+ New firmware leak!!!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omar790732:
How about overclock kernels,how do I get them?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] willsnews:
Overclock kernels are only 2.1 roms

Still flashing , thanks to odin & tw
[Captivate Android Development] mpencexda:
Hello,

I was wondering if anyone was familiar with the control plane option in SUPL settings.

The reason I ask is that I was playing around in the secret code area of SG Tools and noticed an area marked GPS

SGS Tools -> Secret Codes -> ServiceMode, Debug, Netz, Audio, Common -> Common -> GPS -> Display and Change CP Status.

I enabled the Control Plane and then set SUPL settings in lbstest to supl.google.com etc and change SUPL Mode to Control Plane. My gps has been crazy awesome since then. Also change application settings Accuracy to 25.. I do have the jupiter file gps fix installed but GPS would still loose me until I made these changes. I was hoping someone could explain Control Plane and or someone would test these settings for themselves and let me know how it works. I am running Axura Beta 5 with Setiron Kernel 1.4.2
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
None of those settings "fix" GPS.
[Captivate Android Development] mpencexda:
Thanks for the reply. Are you aware of what the control plane setting is for?
[Captivate Android Development] norcal einstein:
Not that I'm actually interested in this "fix", but is your "crazy awesome" GPS just giving you faster initial position locks?

Getting a position lock is one thing, but having the GPS actually be able to track your movement and be accurate is different...which many overlook when they say their GPS works. If you were to use to Captivate in the car to navigate with, would it be accurate? If you can say yes to that, you could consider your GPS working then.
[Captivate Android Development] mpencexda:
I am getting faster locks.. more sattelites.. I also tested while driving and it stayed good the entire time.. I am going to test again on my hour drive home tonight..

Sent from me to you over wires using only 1's and 0's
[Captivate Android Development] mpencexda:
Also my main interest is in finding out more information on what this setting does as well. It is my opinion that this has helped and I wanted more imformation and also to see if it helps qnyone else..

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[Captivate Android Development] drancid:
+1

I dunno why but set as control plane gives me more sats and faster locks even better tracking.

This is the first thing i do every time after flashing a new rom to my cappy.

ms base mode, google supl sever with control plane mode and secure socket off.

Sent from ATT Captivate operated by Perception build 5
[Captivate Android Development] mpencexda:
Have you checked to see if the control plane is enabled via sgstools?

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[Captivate Android Development] drancid:
nope but i'll check it now..

Sent from ATT Captivate operated by Perception build 1
[Captivate Android Development] mpencexda:
Thanks for the info.. that was amazing. I really hope that you get some time to devote to this as you seem informed

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[Captivate Android Development] bleeman:
Thanks

DA G,

Thanks for the information, glad to have you in cappy land!
[Captivate Android Development] CLShortFuse:
Da_G? In my Captivate thread? This brings me back to playing with with GPS on the HTC Touch Pro...

It's crazy that was 2 years ago.
[Captivate Android Development] Da_G:
Hi, CLShortFuse, long time no see :)

Actually i've been lurking for a while now, just trying to learn things before I get down to the nitty gritty of modding source code (and writing some new stuff of my own!)

To be fair, I was a GPS fan before I became a PDA fan :) I remember doing firmware hacks to the SirfStar III chipset to enable functionality above 18,000m, faster than 515m/s, and bypassing the acceleration and motional jerk limiters :) Why? Because my GPS should work to its full ability, dammit! :)

As I understand, we don't have access to any of the baseband source. This is probably where a large amount of the GPS calculations are handled (It is so with Qualcomm, at least) and so it may not be something we can address. But a good thorough look at the kernel driver(s) should answer that question.

I wonder if the chipset is even SBAS Capable (WAAS/EGNOS, i'm quite sure it doesn't have a receiver for any land based solutions). The accuracy reminds me of GPS back in the days when Selective Availability was up (artificial GPS accuracy limitations put in place by the military) before DGPS came about.

Ironically, my hacked bluetooth GPS from 2005, a Globalsat BT338 remains the most accurate consumer level GPS I have used to date, with accuracies down to .3 meters in ideal conditions. (During normal in the field conditions like stuck in a backpack, in the back seat of a car, with perhaps a 5 degree view of the sky, and wicked multipath from skyscrapers it's accurate to around 2 meters) - basically, you can count on it to be accurate down to what lane of traffic you are in :)

The same chipsets are made available to smartphone manufacturers. (The current model being the SirfStar IV, and capable of even better accuracy than that older one) - I only wish more manufacturers would actually use them!

I actually currently use that BT GPS for any navigation I do. But nonetheless, we don't have such a nice platform to work with, so let's see what we can do with what we have :) Perhaps tomorrow i'll take a drive with 2 captivates, both loaded to stock firmware (updated to the "gps fix" build) + the samsung GPS fix on the market (which we know is worthless, but just for S&G)

I'll record raw NMEA output from both GPS units (Captivate using internal GPS, and Captivate using BT-338 GPS through bluetooth serial NMEA), and post that up along with a google earth .kml for easy comparison. The difference between the two is quite striking. I'll be using that GPS unit as my baseline for "great performance" when the hackery begins :P

(edit: taking a quick look at the kernel source it looks like we have a BCM4751 and i'm fairly certain all the relevant calculations are handled in the baseband. The good news is that chipset does support SBAS. I doubt it's properly handling it however, as it doesn't even perform up to the level of a GPS without SBAS. If everything IS being handled in baseband, i'm going to need to get my hands on source code to the radio to fix it, which won't be the easiest thing ever :P)
[Captivate Android Development] gtg465x:
Getting interesting now... :cool:
[Captivate Android Development] Philux:
Did anyone come across this yet? Is this real or a joke?

Quote from Android Police
[Captivate Android Development] darkamikaze:
Is there a validity with that GPSSamsungRestore fix.

and +1 on awesome person joining this awesome group!
[Captivate Android Development] cnigro1279:
Wow..very informative read there. Looks like we've found our Cappy GPS fixer-upper! Nice to have you aboard.

Sent from my couch on my phone.
[Captivate Android Development] ace518:
Da_G I'm glad to see you have a captivate. Used your roms all the time on my Touch Pro. Glad to see another great dev on this phone. Looking forward to any work you do with it.
[Captivate Android Development] Cezar`:
Amazing explanation, we are all aware of the AGPS -GPS relation but we like to lie to ourselves that some of these tweaks are actually working and that our devices are as good as any other. The truth is that our device is waaaay better with the latest developments than any other device on the market, and mine is simply perfect.

Honestly, I've been running Cognition 2.3b6 with the Jupiter v6 tweaks and had no problems with the GPS on a trip in the mountains, between trees and under heavy snow (300km round trip). Absolutely none! A bit slow lock but great tracking.

Now I'm using 2 different tweaks, the JM9 GPS drivers + this control plane thing on the same rom, Cog 2.3b6. Got a lock in 10-15 sec on 7 sats (tested for about 10 mins) but didnt have the chance to take it for a test drive. Hopefully will get the same results like before. If not, I'll just revert back to "stock" Cog with jupiter tweaks, that was the best.
[Captivate Android Development] Cezar`:
Bounty

Da_G, I'm up for a bounty.
[Captivate Android Development] jaxf250:
Welcome to Captivate-land Da_G - glad you are here. Wow, felt like I was in a classroom reading that first post... whew.... :D

Between you and others here with GPS background, we are in the best position I can think of to get this resolved or an installable workaround created.

Best GPSresults I have seen thus far since owning this device (90 days) has been with Axura RC1 ROM and the supl.google.com / 7276 tweak coupled with the JM9 files (info courtesy of adamholden85).

Hope you are enjoying your new phone!
[Captivate Android Development] wigwam357:
take the good with the bad

Good news = yes the app exists.

Bad news = reviews are very mixed. Either it makes the initial fix faster and more accurate, or it completely Fs things up. No data on tracking while moving.
[Captivate Android Development] buddy17:
i take back all my statements about the GPS in my captivate NEVER working properly after seeing that Da_G now owns a captivate!!

There is some serious work to be done on these danm things, and i'm definitely down for a bounty to get the GPS fully functioning. (I bet samsung would like to know too)
[Captivate Android Development] Brian_W:
Holy crap! Da_G is working with a Captivate! Definitely good news. Your ROMs for the Fuze were the ONLY ones I used!

Cheers

Brian
[Captivate Android Development] emuneee:
I also heard that the BCM4751 offloads all (or most) GPS calculations onto the baseband for processing as well. It's my guess that is where the problem lies. Too bad we don't have access to the source code for the baseband chipset. :(
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
If Samsung were smart, the source code for all the GPS files would "leak"...
[Captivate Android Development] aleadam:
Is the gps clock dependent on the processor clock? The reason I ask is because with the last two kernels I flashed (setiron 1.4.1 and 1.4.3) I was OCing at 1.2 and 1.28 GHz and tracking was VERY improved. I mean coming at 40 mph, then stoping and seeing the gps stop immediately, instead of going for another half a block until returning to the real position. I was testing it with one eye on the traffic and the other on the maps (not the safest way to drive, I know...). Yes, this is totally correlative. Yes, there are so many things that changed also by flashing a new kernel. Yes, the jupiter and jm9 hacks are installed and give me locks in seconds with 10 m accuracy. I'm just sharing an observation.

I don't know anything about gps programming, but to me it always seemed that the problem lies in the soft and not the chip, and thus is fixable. My feeling is that there is some code there trying to predict the position based on the previous trajectory, instead of giving you the position in real time. Maybe this is normal gps coding, but if that's the case, samsung overdid it.

Can you log the output of the gps clock to see how far off it gets?
[Captivate Android Development] zelendel:
Well well Day_G nice to see we are back on the same device. Long time no see. How have things been? Is there hope to see some butta in the future lol?

Sent from my DarkDroid
[Captivate Android Development] boomerod:
Glad I stopped by this thread. Always hesitant to spend any more time reading about possible GPS fixes as I am worn out with this crap.

So, the other day while driving around Dallas, TX running errands I decided to take my phone off the dash mount (situated such that it does get windshield access, but just barely) and propped it up at the end of the dash so that it had as much windshield access as possible. It did much better than it ever did in the mount. I was and still am running Axura RC1, and had not done any tweaks or mods of any kind. Well, because it was working pretty well (at least locks) and I had read of issues with Axura RC1, I copied over the files from Perception. Anywho, it seems logical, based on what I've read, that there are driver or kernel or baseband coding issues, but could it also be that the chip is placed in the worst possible location in the phone and/or an antenna issue, and/or all of the above? It's a damn shame cause this phone is pretty cool.

OP, thanks for the breakdown on this matter. I'm humbled by guys like you - just wish I had the aptitude and memory for that level of analysis and engineering...but I'm a damn good technician (I know how to read and follow directions :D)!
[Captivate Android Development] drancid:
It was disabled..

I changed it to control plane at the lbstrstmode but it hasn' changed.. didn't know that..

so i enabled it with sgstools. gonna test gps tom.

Thanks for the info.

Sent from ATT Captivate operated by Perception build 5
[Captivate Android Development] nsaia:
You know, this is the way it always happens for me. And I know that this post does nothing but contribute to the entropy of the universe, but... /rant

Tomorrow is day 30 for me. I've tried everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, to get my GPS working because I really like this phone. I now have very little doubt that the necessary people are involved to get the GPS working. However, a non functional GPS on this phone is just not acceptable, and I cannot take a risk that Samsung/AT&T did something that does not allow the intelligent and knowledgeable members of this forum to fix the problem. I now get to go back to my four year old Tilt that has a functional GPS. Like Da_G said, I want a working GPS in a phone because it should dammit. I guess my hopes now lie on the Motorola Olympus. /rant off

Good news for everyone else. As soon as I send my phone back tomorrow a fix will be delivered. You can count on it.
[Captivate Android Development] bunnsguy:
After selecting GPS to go to Display and Chang CP Status, I see:

_____________

GPS

GPS MODULE IS IN AP SIDE

_____________

I cannot select either and don't see any place you can change any values or settings.

Running 2.3b6 with no Jupiter mods
[Captivate Android Development] mpencexda:
Your sig tells me that you are runnng a different kernel then me.. also you should be running a different modem as well. I have not sorted out if one or both control some or all of these options but I apologize that I did not thnk of that when I posted... I am running setiron 1.4.2 oc 1280 with b5 of axura.

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[Captivate Android Development] Shammyh:
As others have said, glad to hear you're over in the Captivate world now. Still have an old Samsung SGH-i607 lying around somewhere with a cooked WinMo ROM from you :D

I'm actually a bit of a GPS buff myself, and also own and use a fairly old and rather beat up BT338 as well. Good ol' SiRF Star III. And anyone who can read raw NMEA is good company.

FWIW, I think the hardware side of the GPS is fairly decent for a mobile phone, and as you stated the chipset does support WAAS (and perhaps other DGPS). Clearly the majority of problems being had lie somewhere in the software. I've never once had an accurate lock down to within 3-4 feet. And it also seems to have a really hard time with the multi-path issues in cities. Seems unfortunate that the solution may reside in the baseband/radio somewhere, since I sincerely doubt AT&T or Samsung will ever release source code for it.

Yet where there's a will, there's a way, and I think enough people desire a real "gps fix" that eventually a solution will be found. Or so I keep hoping.
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
Changing it with the SGS Tools did make an improvement.

I wouldn't call it fixed, but it's better.