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[Captivate Android Development] Phoenix-Lead:
Question

I have to know you guys,

Are any of you liking what I am doing with Axura? I know this is an odd question, but it seems as though there are a lot of requests coming in, a lot of negative stuff like this and that does not work and so on. I personally have had zero issues and love the way it runs. I am not looking for thanks or anything, I just want to know if this is going how you would like it or not. I put a lot of work into configuring and testing, which is time away from my family and school and I want some feedback, more than this does not work. I hope this does not upset any one.

Edit: I just want to know if I should continue or let it be.
[Captivate Android Development] TexUs:
Flashing it today, I'll let you know. I'm on Cognition B6 at the moment.
[Captivate Android Development] madjsp:
I'm reflashing the new 2.4 version since my signal kept disappearing.

It took me 6 reboots to get a signal, and then overnight it disappeared again.

That is my only issue as of now, but it's a big one. Thinking it could just be a bad flash!
[Captivate Android Development] iceman198:
So, I take it that there really isn't a way around this?

I absolutely love the Axura rom but no voicemail notifications is a deal breaker as I use this as my personal phone and my work phone. Google voice is my personal number and the cell number itself is my work.

So...any ROM that is awesome that I can use?
[Captivate Android Development] Chargerdude70:
Is there any way of getting back what I lost?
[Captivate Android Development] devadvance:
you could always have the cell number use Google Voice for voicemail as well.

the only issue with that is that its occasionally difficult to figure out which number the person called.
[Captivate Android Development] Scarchunk:
You can use google voice for voicemail only. You don't need to use your google voice number. Google offers a voicemail only option that just reroutes your voicemail to google. I'm using it and it works great. I even use it on roms that support native voicemail since its like having visual VM.
[Captivate Android Development] Keland44:
could always set up call forwarding on your cell number to use youmail as the voicemail service it's free and it gives you a ton of options should look into it www.youmail.com

i use google voice as a house number which usually rings my wife's phone and my phone and my roommates phone depending of the downstairs door or not

and i have youmail setup on my personal phone for people that call my cell number direct

you can download the youmail app for android along with getting emails and or text messages to your phone of when you have new voicemails. That's just as effective as getting a voicemail notification.
[Captivate Android Development] Keland44:
i'm still using 2.2 at the moment which is working pretty good for me i didn't the battery recalibrate last night along with doing the gps fix and it all seems to work great for me

i was having the charge of death issue but i think the battery recalibrate took care of that

i'm goin to use this for a day or so and if i can't wait i have 2.4 waiting for me but

i think most of the major issues are fixed i though the main issue probably the battery life.

thanks for all your hard work with this I know how important family time is along with school

your efforts are really very much appreciated

and whatever you feel needs to be done to axura i'm down
[Captivate Android Development] lanisan:
Browser

My browser has disappeared and I'm not sure how to find it on the market.. can someone post the apk?

(application is not installed - no its not in the app drawer either)

thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] lanisan:
was your phone in landscape mode? It did not work (again) for me in landscape.
[Captivate Android Development] Scarchunk:
I appreciate all your doing and think you should definitely keep it up. My wife can't stand my flash obsession, so I can't imagine what yours must think. :p

All roms that I've used have little quirks here and there. I have yet to find a thread that didn't have a ton of people having issues. I guess I'm lucky in that I rarely have issues that I didn't create myself while screwing around. I've been using Axura since B5 and I've flashed just about every other well known rom out there. Currently on Darkys, but I'll probably be heading back to Axura soon. It seems to me that Axura's problems got worse when the decision to switch kernals was made. Maybe you're giving the masses too many choices?
[Captivate Android Development] TexUs:
Windows thinks there's another portion to the zip file (asking me for the second disk in the set)???

I'm re-downloading it fresh and will try again but did anyone run into that?
[Captivate Android Development] Phoenix-Lead:
Landscape and portrait, did not make a difference.
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
all the apks you need are in the roms zip file. just go pull out what you need from /system/app/
[Captivate Android Development] JPxM0Dz:
Running perfect for me, zero issues to report.

Keep up the good work! ; )

btw Very nice wallpaper

Sent from Axura RC 2.3 Captivate Edition
[Captivate Android Development] lanisan:
Sorry Mac, I was using my mobile and was extremely tired and replying the wrong places, the wrong times and not making sense. :)
[Captivate Android Development] Phoenix-Lead:
I will probably be switching back to Voodoo for the next build. I agree that the kernel may be the culprit. For me it has been awesome, but I do not build this for myself alone, I build it for all of you.

BTW, my wife hates that I do this. She does not see any benefit.
[Captivate Android Development] lanisan:
Hmmm.. that's very strange.. I'll keep testing it.
[Captivate Android Development] lanisan:
I looked through that entire folder and didn't see it in there...

Edit: sometimes a reboot fixes things.. Will try that and update this post.. rebooting now

Update: Nope, reboot did not cause the browser to re-appear. can someone tell me the name of the apk? I don't know what it's called

Nevermind, I figured it out.. Sorry was looking in the system folder not the 2.3 .zip folder.

Found it, extracted it, tried to install but it wont install. A little nudge in the right direction would be awesome.. obviously I'm doing something wrong.
[Captivate Android Development] TexUs:
Alright so because of the issues with 2.4, and since you'll be going back to VooDoo anyway, and since 2.4 didn't really bring any features I cared about, I'm installing 2.3 as we speak...
[Captivate Android Development] joedon3:
Wait until the donations start rolling in. :-)
[Captivate Android Development] jwildhirt:
Ignore the negatives!

Adam....keep doing what you're doing...AXURA is one of the best rom's out there for the Captivate. I know it can be discouraging to read negative comments, but I believe it's mostly coming from people who are disappointed in their phones performance overall, not due to one person's rom implementation. If they are not happy, there are plenty of other roms to choose from. To each his own.

Keep up the good work and I look forward to future work from you. BTW, AXURA 2.3 is running just fine on my Cappy!

Jesse
[Captivate Android Development] Scarchunk:
Actually I was referring to the switch to voodoo. I feel that seti's 1.4.3 1200 is the most rock solid kernal we have for any rom. I'm testing out 1.4.6 on Darkys right now but it's too soon to tell any benefit/disadvatage.

It felt like Axura rc1 had fewer issues and it was seti based. It seemed to me that once 2.2 hit then problems escalated. Just my opinion.

I support whatever you decide. I'm the kind of guy that unzips the rom and swaps out my favorite kernal/modem/bootanimation/apks before flashing anyways.
[Captivate Android Development] joedon3:
Adam, I LOVE LOVE LOVE Axura! I don't have ANY complaints about it! I even like not having that damn VM notification. it pisses me off. :-)

If it wasn't Christmas and I wasn't broke right now, you'd be getting donations from me! In a few weeks, you will be!
[Captivate Android Development] bkeaver:
Adam keep going the direction your heading. This is probably the most stable one out there, well yours and MikeyMikes ROM.
[Captivate Android Development] lanisan:
Update to end of thread
[Captivate Android Development] Kizzmiazz:
Your doing great bro. Remember you will never make every one happy ;)

Sent from my SuperDuper!Captivate | AXURA Captivate Edition RC 2.3 | SetiroN's SuperOptimized v1.4.6 UV/OC @ 1200Mhz
[Captivate Android Development] Roof King:
+1 - I know this varies by user but I have had much better experience with 1.4.3 as well. I am running it again after trying 2.2 with xcal, but do what is best for everyone because I can always flash the kernel my phone gets along with the best.
[Captivate Android Development] Phoenix-Lead:
I am not looking for donations. I am looking to make all of you guys happy. I just want to know that I am doing a good job or not. I just see a lot of this went wrong and this does not work, but when it works fine on my device, theoretically it should work fine on all other devices. You guys all get the exact same download version I get. I do not make myself one that works and give you guys one that does not for a laugh, although that woudl be funny for about a minute.
[Captivate Android Development] joedon3:
I agree with this 100%. Adam, you are one of the most polite and helpful devs I've seen in these forums. Kudos to you for supporting your fans!
[Captivate Android Development] sanners38:
Voicemail notifier on the market
[Captivate Android Development] darkovin:
Great ROM

OK, so here is my 2 cents. Adam, your awesome, please keep up the great work.

I installed 2.3 w/ setirons yesterday after a flash to base & then master clear, restored with TiBu (Anyone else noticing that all your apps aren't backing up? Good thing I had another backup of my backups, lol. Didn't notice til after flashing & restoring. this has happened 3 times now...) Tried to setup the OCLF lagfix, and softbricked my phone.

Reflashed, and restored apps (with backed-up backup) configured GPS, skipped OCLF, and went. from 4:30-6:00 had medium to heavy use (music, GPS, games, and various other tweaking) only lost 30%. I do use Juice Defender. Went to the movies (another 2 hours) and only lost 2%.

Used GPS when driving, approx 20 miles. While not perfect, it is the best it has been since I have gotten this phone.

Again, thanks Adam, please keep up the good work, and condolences to your wife for the lost time. My wife doesn't understand my flashing obsession either. I don't understand why... I have only bricked my phone 4 times in 3 months... ;)
[Captivate Android Development] junior_capt:
I'm a long time reader/flasher, first time poster.I've flashed alot of roms but since I've found this newer Axura gotta say LOVE IT! Heck my wife even let me put it on her cappy. I've had only a few issues with it. Can't change voicemail number to google number...but no big deal theres a widget for it. And my gps sucks...also no big deal...got one in my car... And can't for the life of me get that dialer to flash...and my battery life kinda sucks...trying to figure out a good combo...but besides that this is by far the best there is. Thought I'd share that. Great job and thanks to everyone that is involved with this build.

Sent from my Samsung CaptivAnt running Axura 2.3
[Captivate Android Development] dizx:
The problem with this is that I deactivated my cell number in my Google Voice acct and now I cannot reactive it even if I wanted to. No selection tab could be found to do this in my GVoice settings on the web page.

No one in the Google help forum had any solution to date.

The VM isn't a deal breaker for me, but I'm really hoping for a solution other than GVoice.

Axura 2.3CE Captivate
[Captivate Android Development] alabamaroping:
great work

Adam,

I love your ROM. GREAT WORK.

alabamaroping
[Captivate Android Development] joedon3:
Well, keep doing whatever you're doing! people like to complain when it doesn't work and don't speak up when it does. you're doing a great job! and I love the ROM! This is my favorite thread, most helpful thread.
[Captivate Android Development] fruitpunch36:
Why are there still no release notes for 2.4? I want to know what's new :(
[Captivate Android Development] Janax99:
I definitely appreciate the time, effort, and care you're putting into Axura and the thread here. I'm sorry to say that I'm one of those that posted a small issue, but as I mentioned in my first post, I think that the phone, as sold, isn't nearly as pleasant to use as when I'm using Axura! Thanks!!
[Captivate Android Development] Phoenix-Lead:
I will look into the changes from 2.1 to 2.2 and see if I can bring back some of the stability it had. Maybe I will just continue creating a voodoo and a seti version.
[Captivate Android Development] dizx:
This is the perfect opportunity to try the Dolphin HD browser.

Axura 2.3CE Captivate
[Captivate Android Development] Phoenix-Lead:
What version are you running? There was only one version where the GPS was sub par and it has since been fixed. There are a handful of devices that did not take to the GPS fixes implemented in the more recent version as you can tell by the poll, but I will see what I can do for those devices while maintaining it for the already working devices.
[Captivate Android Development] Phoenix-Lead:
Give YouMail a try!
[Captivate Android Development] dizx:
+1 and then some.

Axura 2.3CE Captivate
[Captivate Android Development] Phoenix-Lead:
Changes for 2.4 are on the OP.
[Captivate Android Development] junior_capt:
I'm using 2.3CE with xcal/voodoo jl3 modem
[Captivate Android Development] dizx:
Hmmm. Will look into that later today. :)

Axura 2.3CE Captivate
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
you cant install them. you just copy them to your /system/app/ directory
[Captivate Android Development] AlsoNamedBort:
Kudos

Personally, I love what you're doing, and what Hans has done before you, and all the shoulders you two are standing on. It's thrilling to have an ATT phone that beats the snot out of the iPhone, and even more so knowing the people who've put so much time into it. I for one enormously appreciate your efforts.

As a PC dev, I know the feeling where you release something you think is awesome and all you hear back are complaints. It can be discouraging... but people wouldn't be complaining if they weren't using it, and they're using it because they think it's awesome, period. You're doing a Very Good Thing (TM).

+1 - the more choices the more variables the harder it is to determine what's causing the problem. Plus the Cappy is notoriously inconsistent, even within release revisions, so pinning things down is very, very hard.

The question comes then, what should the ROM be shooting for, and how do you get there from here? For some, the answer is peak performance across the board, and they're willing to kiss a lot of frogs on their quest for the prince. For me, the answer is a stable Froyo, preferably with improved GPS, and I think 2.3 anyway was very, very close to that mark. (On my wish list, I'd like to see battery life tweaks, but that's low priority.)

Anyway - it could be that the ROM may have to split at some point if the user base is split between performance-above-all-else and stable and cool. A lot also has to do with how much time you and Hans want to spend on things... I cannot believe how quickly you've churned out ROMs since 2.1, and that's when I came aboard.

If it were me, I'd take one I was very happy with, maybe 2.3/Voodoo, and tag it "final". Have a thread open for support on that one. Then begin releasing (as you apparently did last night, yikes) 2.4 RCs, i.e. RC1, RC2... until you reach a point where you can mark a final. Or, as I said, maybe the ROM splits... someone takes a new track with a bleeding-edge Axura with frequent drops, and another maintainer works a stable branch with drops every month or so, with plenty of testing in between.

Just some ideas. Most importantly though, yes, we like it. Each direction you go will have supporters and detractors. Remember, you (and your team) decide where it goes... don't let the community force your hand. And please, don't feel like you need to put in 8 hours to whip out a new ROM just because one of the underlying components was rev'd.
[Captivate Android Development] Phoenix-Lead:
OK, you win!

Ok, I wasn't digging for reason to continue on, but after the great feedback I will. I will also take the advice of some of you and not ignore the problems others are posting out of frustration, but will try to fix where I can and offer advice if possible. Just keep in mind everyone. I will not release a version of Axura to you unless it works for me. Why would I do that to you. So chances are that if something is not working for you it falls into one of the following.

1. bad flash

2. device issues

3. You restored system data even though I said not to

4. Your device has a mind of its' own.

Thanks everyone!
[Captivate Android Development] ifederov:
+1 Keep doing what you are doing.

I'm flashing 2.4 as I type. Came to Axura after not being happy with my experience on Cognition and Perception. 2.2 was the first version I was on. Went to 2.3 with voodoo, but want to give seti a try and see how it works for me. I'm curious about my battery life on 2.4 - and compare it to 2.2. I'll let you know.

I flash odin, then master clear just to start from square 1. Not had many of the issues some of the other posters have stated.

GPS works really well for me. Didn't work at all stock or on the other ROMs.

Bluetooth works great with my Jawbone Icon. Had issues with it before as well.

Reception and call quality are both great for me.

Axura works really well for me. I'm very happy with it. Keep it up!

Fed
[Captivate Android Development] lanisan:
moved as directions stated, restarted and it's working. Thanks..
[Captivate Android Development] lanisan:
Which phone are you using?
[Captivate Android Development] NOSintake:
Interesting. I thought you wanted to keep that to "Never" to help save battery.
[Captivate Android Development] Phoenix-Lead:
is that a joke or have you been drinking again!?!:confused:
[Captivate Android Development] lanisan:
not at work.. for some reason I thought you were using a vibrant

I just turned all my notifications to silent to test the alarm.. it did the same thing. I'm trying to figure it out and wanted to verify we're using the same devices. I want to see what's causing the issue so I can fix it. I do a clean install w flash to stock and MC on each install. (although I know there's more ways to do that) I never restore data because I did that on cog and it massively messed things up.

I'm about to shoot myself... with an invisible feather..

You are *SO* free to kick me.. God how did I miss that.. I assumed this would have automatically checkmarked when you chose the repeat time.. HOW DID I MISS THE CHECK MARK TO THE RIGHT!! .. (the assumption that when you selected snooze 3x @ 10 minute intervals kinda left me assuming it would automatically do that)..

wow.. yes Adam, it works. Glad I figured out the huge glitch w the ROM..

User

Error!!
[Captivate Android Development] iceman198:
Thanks guys for this! I didn't know you could do that! Shows how much I know. I don't mind not knowing which number they dialed...i can tell that by who it is...but I definitely need to know when I get a voicemail. Might be flashing to 2.3 today! =)

Adam, definitely love the Axura ROM! Devs definitely don't get enough credit...and it's unfortunate that most of what you hear on XDA is people needing fixes (which was me at first too but looking to change that)...I was on RC1 and the only issues I had were with the GPS and Voicemail....other than that, this ROM is awesome! I haven't even flashed a different one (except stock) because Axura is the one that everyone raves about! And to my understanding, the GPS thing is more of a hardware issue and there are only 'improvements' that can be added in.

Anyhoo...Axura is awesome!
[Captivate Android Development] sanners38:
Voicemail Notifier on the market
[Captivate Android Development] Phoenix-Lead:
I told you it worked. I believe I even gave you instructions at one point.
[Captivate Android Development] joedon3:
I've noticed that when I'm on my way to work, WiFi on, but getting HSUPA signal, it KILLS my battery. but when in range of a WAP, battery is awesome! so I think HSUPA is the culprit for battery drain.... for me at least.
[Captivate Android Development] Roof King:
Dolphin HD Mini Browser

Kizz was talking this browser up yesterday and I finally tried it and it blows the stock browser away. Fast and some really trick touches like swipe gestures to set bookmarks and other stuff. Plus, no TMobile bookmarks!

Try it!
[Captivate Android Development] Phoenix-Lead:
If you havent already done so I recommending trying the newest release. It fixed the GPS for most users. Check out the poll.
[Captivate Android Development] Phoenix-Lead:
This is because when you have your wifi on but are not in range of an AP your wifi is draining your battery trying to scan for an open AP. turn it off when you do not have a valid AP.
[Captivate Android Development] Felklaw:
Possible reason for massive battery drain overnight ??

We know you aren't looking for donations. But as all us married guys know, maybe we should term them "Spousal Appeasements..." hehe

I first came to Axura from a Vibrant friend. I did my first ever flash to 2.2 RC1

Ran beautifully. I then disabled Voodoo lagfix and was trying to run OCLF when it soft bricked...

Odin --> Attempted MC (appears now that didn't work) and then back to 2.2 RC1 all good.

Next day you release 2.3 .... gah!

So yesterday I Odin --> MC (now it truly MC and wiped everything...nice surprise) --> 2.3 Setirons 1.4.3

I love it. Taking longer time to restore everything fresh again, but also allows clean restore.

Running ULF on it, and about to flash JL3

Now, after a full flash yesterday, I actually woke to an almost dead phone this morning.

Installed OS Monitor as battery stats wasn't telling me anything (50% - 11% in 7 hours of sleep, WiFi on, BT + GPS off)

OS Monitor showed me that /system/Bin/mediaserver was constantly running at about 13%-18%. I was seeing battery drop about 1% every 5 minutes or less.

Did a reboot and that fixed it.

Just wanted to mention this as not sure what it is meant to be doing, and why it would enter a run away state.

EDIT:Forgot to mention, the GPS fixes you have provided, freaking GOD-like!! I love it.
[Captivate Android Development] joedon3:
I just found a sweet app in the market: Auto WiFi Toggle. it will automatically turn on and off your WiFi to save battery. check it out.
[Captivate Android Development] Scarchunk:
You can download a free app called mybookmarks and hit delete all bookmarks. It blows away all the tmobile crap. Then just delete the app. The other option involves using an sqlite editor...boo.

This used to drive me nuts. Axura isn't the only rom to leave carrier bookmarks behind.