yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate Android Development] iNFRiNGE:
It's just a suggestion not to unzip I've heard problems have happened so I explained to him not to unzip it completely since he's new at this therefore there's less chance of fubarring the rom.

The toggling you see is most likely your phone bouncing between 3G GSM and HSDPA/HSPA+ which uses 3G plus fiber or ethernet backhaul. Their 4G rollout they're doing this year should help those in key markets get up to if not 4G speeds. Here's a quote from at&t network news: "Today, AT&T is already seeing 4G speeds on its existing HSPA+ network with enhanced backhaul in areas of key markets. In these areas, AT&T is seeing network speeds up to approximately 6 Mbps** -- and expects these speeds will increase as it accelerates its LTE build and further deploys expanded backhaul."

Not that I know of but no worries because your rom is actually Froyo based modded to read 2.3.1 but if you check the system it says Froyo.

EDIT: For those interested here's AT&T's announcement yesterday from CES in Vegas. AT&T CES 2011

Pffft, now I want to get the SGS Infuse ffs. Infuse Phone Arena Hands On
[Captivate Android Development] jtavrisov:
Ever since I flashed this ROM Ive been having problems receiving calls. The first time I did it, anytime some one called it would hang up and I'd get some kind of SIM card error.

I wiped data/cache and reflashed once more. It worked for a bit now anytime someone calls I lose service for that single moment and the call goes to voicemail.

I've reflashed a couple of times. This last time worked for about a week until just now I noticed the call was dropped.

I never had this problem on stock and Cognition, but I really liked this ROM.
[Captivate Android Development] Kagoshema:
are you flashing/replacing the speedmod kernel from the I9000 thread (or the captivate speedmod kernel?) over darky?
[Captivate Android Development] iNFRiNGE:
You need to use the Captivate Speedmod so that all your buttons work correctly if not you'll end up with the problem of landscape and auto rotate not working correctly.
[Captivate Android Development] Endless9:
thank you:D
[Captivate Android Development] Greatminds:
Just FYI -- Non Issue issue

Not sure if anyone observed this, but on both the versions v7.8 and v8..the phone goes into boot loop if we select 'Epic' Unlock Screen. Once you select it, the phone stops responding...reboots itself..and goes back to boot loop...I was able to re-produce it twice. Just caution. ---

But the ROM is awsome ...excellent work Darky. Keep up the good work. We love you.
[Captivate Android Development] iNFRiNGE:
all lock screens work for me with no fc or boot loop.
[Captivate Android Development] Greatminds:
hmm...its good that its working for others...but for some reason its not for me. , I was just curious to see the 'Epic' unlock screen. Eitherways I'll stay away from it for now :-)
[Captivate Android Development] ooo.stephen:
yep, it worked like a charm, 2 times now.
[Captivate Android Development] matt310:
^I would say this a significant issue, actually. Throwing the phone into boot loops? How does one remedy that outside of re-flashing the rom?
[Captivate Android Development] bluemoon1221:
yall should put in the glass theme for the dialer. i think thats much better.
[Captivate Android Development] ooo.stephen:
maybe toss in the swype from v7.8 too. it has a better keyboard with a microphone button next to the 'go' button. tres cool!
[Captivate Android Development] ksimilie:
Yes I dont see why they remove glass dialer, I'm pretty everyone likes it. And you broke swype :/
[Captivate Android Development] GGXtreme:
Any chance you could work this into the next release?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=903227

I don't think Darkyy would bother with it, since his ROM is for I9000 phones.
[Captivate Android Development] evoic:
I'm starting to be pretty happy about my question on how to get the original i9000 Darky ROM and port it over in case Ytt3r stops updating this one.....

From what I see, he's working with "Team Kommin" and they're going to release their own ROM for the Captivate.

Not sure if that will be his main focus or his side project, and whether it will make THIS ROM a side project (or dead project)......but an update from him would be nice so people have an idea of what's in store.
[Captivate Android Development] CHorden:
For those having issues with the EPIC lockscreen, I had a similar issue, but a clean install of the ROM with a wipe of data worked like a charm.
[Captivate Android Development] RonH54:
Good point about what Ytt3r does in the future with his Ported Darky. I had been starting to think about this also and that is main reason I think I might start just getting the Original Darky from the i9000 Fourms then Flash the Kernels and modems I want. I have seen a few guys posting here that this is what they are doing now and the process isn't that hard. The Ported Darky is the only Custom ROM I have ever used and I just always Flashed over the previous without a Wipe. When I do try my 1st True Darky I assume it better I flash to stock before I do anything.
[Captivate Android Development] nissy86:
i hope so too...
[Captivate Android Development] adius1234:
the rom is good, but i have some problem occur, play music no sound, even youtube no sound, orientation alway horizon at setting, any solution?
[Captivate Android Development] nosenuggets45:
I'm still running 7.8, but is Darky's rom notorious for killing battery life? On my old cognition ROM, battery life was much better. I took my phone off the charger about 3 hours ago and I'm already down to 87%. All I did was check my email twice, send maybe 10 texts, and downloaded 2 apps. Not much else.

When I'm using the phone, such as browsing, I can actually watch the number on the battery go down every minute or two.
[Captivate Android Development] Gobosin:
Looks like wifi is not going to sleep.
[Captivate Android Development] daCLOUD:
Nope! This Rom is awesome for batt life. I'm running v8 with voodo enabled and I went to bed at 12 with battery showing 22%. Woke up at 6 and it shows 21%. This is with Wifi sleep set to Never and 3G off.

What is your brightness set to? That can eat your batt quick. Also if you downloaded 2 apps over 3G plus all your data usage 87% may seem fair. If I use my phone a lot the batt goes faster. If it sleeps it hardly uses any battery at all on v8 with default JL3 modem.
[Captivate Android Development] nosenuggets45:
My screen is set to auto brightness. I know 3G eats battery, but 13% for such little use seems excessive. I don't recall it draining as quickly on Cognition. I'm going to give v8 a try later today and see how it works.

Also, I'm assuming if I haven't touched the modem, it is still default JL3?
[Captivate Android Development] cumanzor:
Is anybody else having problems with the Android market? First, it didn't update to the latest one (it did in previous ROMs I tried) and now I can't install anything. All downloads get to 100% and they get stuck in there.

:confused::confused:
[Captivate Android Development] bocha:
Hi, I was trying to install your ROM on my captivate with ROM manager but booting takes forever and system never starts.

After watching looping those colors for 20 mins, I´ve tried again, wiping data, and the same thing. So, I had to go back to other roms.

Any Suggestions what to do?
[Captivate Android Development] ooo.stephen:
default gsm bands...

i noticed v8 defaulted to the 1900 band, which produced 1mbps speeds. going into settings=>wireless networks=>mobile networks: confirm set to auto, then choose a network operator. it takes a while, but eventually att and t-mobile show up as options. doing this seemed to change the default band to 850, and produced 3mbps speeds. using sgsTools=>secret codes=>band selection confirmed it. i'm now running v8 for almost 24hrs, and haven't noticed anything.
[Captivate Android Development] CHorden:
Dude... Sounds like you took the wrong ROM.

You want this one:

http://www.mediafire.com/?5knnu0tugd21d71
[Captivate Android Development] nosenuggets45:
Just flashed v8 with a wipe cache/data after flashing back to stock. So far so good, except I keep getting an error with Swype. If I select it as my main keyboard, it just constantly force closes.

Also, was the gingerbread keyboard removed?
[Captivate Android Development] viny2cool:
gingerbread keyboard is still there, just not installed..if u see ur sd card tere will be folder named gingerbread key board...it will have apk...

there was a discussuion about swype...read back 2-3 pages
[Captivate Android Development] viny2cool:
try this

application>>find market>> clear data....try to start market again....

if not wipe...or flash to stock
[Captivate Android Development] nosenuggets45:
Thanks. I ended up just downloading the Gingerbread keyboard .apk separately since I thought it wasn't there.
[Captivate Android Development] cellgeek:
I started using the Original Darky when I couldn't get the first V8 port to work. It's pretty straight forward to make the original work for the captivate, you just won't have any of Ytt3r's cool mods. . .

I unpack the original CWM zip file. Then I replace the kernel (zImage) and modem.bin in the updates folder. I rename shutdown.ogg in the system/media/audio/ui folder and add a few apps to /data/apps folder, mod the apps folder (including replacing Swype.apk with the JPA version and add the transparent dialer) create a /data/gps folder for my GPS updates and reZip using the same file structure as the original zip file. Plop it on my /sdcard/, reboot into recovery using RomManager and install. . .

Seems to work fine for me. I've been using Speedmod kernel, but Xcaliberinhands kernels also work with this method.

If I softbrick the phone, I pull the battery, reinstall the battery, run ODIN one click stock OS restore, hold the up/down volume and plug in the USB cable.

Voila' instant download mode. Reflash JF6 and start over. . .

Probably better ways to do this, but this always works for me. . . .
[Captivate Android Development] cellgeek:
Wow! I've used 7.8 and now 8 with the Speedmod kernel (all "R" options on) and my battery life is amazing!! Have you tried the battery recalibrate procedure posted here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=765656 ?

That helped my battery life quite a bit. Other option is to delete battery.bin and see if that helps. You should be getting better battery life . . . .
[Captivate Android Development] LeighB:
So after watching this thread for a month, I finally flashed my first

ROM (the 8.0 version, with the wipe option) onto a completely stock

Captivate, using the ROM Manager/Clockwork Recovery. Amazing

improvement in overall experience, much more then I thought was

possible! Thanks.

Two issues I have noticed, and have been talked about quite a bit, but

I am still not sure how to proceed.

1. Battery life is not great. I did the wipe battery stats procedure

mentioned a few pages back, but that did not help.

2. Upload/Download speeds have gone done considerably, like 1/3 of

what they were. I gather I got the JL3 modem that comes in the ROM

package. I did check to make sure that it is on auto mode, and

defaulting to 850. Other then that, the whole modem topic is really

hard to follow.

Any thoughts on the above? Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] cellgeek:
Good idea! I was worried I was doing something that was going to brick my phone!! :eek:

You're right, it's probably not a good idea to unzip unless you understand the file structure and how ROM zip is constructed. And if you don't "rezip" it correctly - you're definitely toast!!
[Captivate Android Development] RonH54:
I can't find the Gingerbread Folder. I am looking under Parent Folder---->sdcard Folder. Correct?
[Captivate Android Development] nappent:
I can't find it either... I'm kind of wishing now that I didn't upgrade from 7.7.
[Captivate Android Development] ksimilie:
What are these R options you speak off? Are you talking about the tweaks or lagfix?
[Captivate Android Development] RonH54:
They are Tweaks for Speedmod. You go into Recovery>>Advanced Speedmod features>>Tweak Options>>Anything that has (R) next to it which stands for recommended then>>back out to main screen>> then reboot.

You Click to enable the (R) recommended tweaks and a list will show you what you have enabled.
[Captivate Android Development] matt310:
Are you leaving wi-fi on? It's my understanding that 2.2.1 doesn't kill wi-fi till 15 minutes after the phone's been put to sleep or is idle. That can drain the battery quickly. There are fixes for this but I don't have a direct link to the flashable zip at the moment.

Edit: Try this first: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9994342&postcount=173

Depending on where in the US you are you may be better off using WCDMA1900 instead of WCDMA850. I am in SoCal and WCDMA850 seems the better of the bands to use. Forcing the modem to use only one of them may result in slower up/down speeds if you're not close to a tower that supports the frequency. Try enabling all the bands (I think it's option 1 in that sub-setting via SGS Tools and run a bandwidth test.) If it's appreciably faster than what you've previously recorded, see what band you're on and make a note of it.

Also keep in mind that if you travel and you've forced your phone to only use a certain band/frequency, the signal strength/quality may be very different depending where your travels take you.
[Captivate Android Development] nosenuggets45:
Hmmm, any idea why my PC won't read the external SD when connected via mass storage? The phone itself reads the external SD fine, but my PC just shows a blank drive where the external SD should be in My Computer. Also, the Format option for the external SD on the phone is greyed out.
[Captivate Android Development] mloc33:
I`ve just flashed Darky`s v8.0 Gingerbread Edition, now what`s the next best step to take?

My SGS is fast now but I dont want to go and downlaod a load of crap like I had before, I want to try and keep it smooth and FAST...........so is there anything else I should get to make it that little bit better?
[Captivate Android Development] matt310:
@nosenuggets45: do a search for 2.2.1 and vold.fstab and you should see why the attached file is needed. Boot into recovery and flash it and you should be all set. But read before you do anything to make sure you understand what you're doing. :)
[Captivate Android Development] nosenuggets45:
Thank you! :D Just flashed that and it all works now! All of you here at xda amaze me. Any question I've had, there is always an answer!

Just wondering, but why didn't that happen to me on the v7.8 flash?
[Captivate Android Development] viny2cool:
Here u go...I had it in v8.0 which i used from original darky (I9000) thread....just extracted it from there...
[Captivate Android Development] nosenuggets45:
I believe this ROM comes with voodoo's lag fix? Do I have to disable it before installing the speedmod kernal?
[Captivate Android Development] marefin:
i don't have the ginger bread keyboard in my sd card either. also how can the swype fc be fixed? thanks.
[Captivate Android Development] Killemalll:
Yes you should.
[Captivate Android Development] viny2cool:
this has been answered million times here already...

if u r using Yttr's port its enabled...so disable it before flashing kernel

if u r using darky's I9000's rom...its disabled...
[Captivate Android Development] LeighB:
> Are you leaving wi-fi on? It's my understanding that 2.2.1 doesn't

> kill wi-fi till 15 minutes after the phone's been put to sleep or is

> idle. That can drain the battery quickly. There are fixes for this

> but I don't have a direct link to the flashable zip at the moment.

Thanks for the tip, although I do not actually have wifi on at all.

> Depending on where in the US you are you may be better off using

> WCDMA1900 instead of WCDMA850. I am in SoCal and WCDMA850 seems the

Okay, I am in a rural area and so I need to do some investigation and

reading.

Worse though, is that my phone turned itself off a little while ago.

I have not seen too many comments about that in this thread, so it has

me a bit worried.
[Captivate Android Development] switters1:
So is it Darky's or Yttr's that the OP has for download? This is not clear at all, since the thread is called Darky's but the OP author is Yttr....

I'm simply looking to flash the speedmod kernel onto Darky's ROM because that was recommended in the speedmod thread. I've read a number of the posts, but this stuff can still get pretty confusing (I've been flashing DG Perception ROMs for a while, and these have been more straightforward in that I always flash to stock, then do the ROM. I haven't had a need to flash a different kernel until now-- cuz I want good battery life :)
[Captivate Android Development] ksimilie:
if ur using SGS Kernel Flasher you dont have to worry about lag fix, its a sik app.
[Captivate Android Development] JamieD81:
dont listen to above posters

read speedmod's FAQ

if your running voodoo5 you are FINE to flash speedmod over without disable

i did it and my phone is perfectly fine.

i made sure to read his thread and FAQ before doing so

also do a backup with titanium and threw recovery just to play safe.
[Captivate Android Development] Exostenza:
Seems like ytt3r is getting lazy with this port as he is obviously concentrating on a new project. Everyone has FCs with swype and the mountfix needs to be manually applied. I would recommended future versions being flashed straight from darky with your own kernel and modem custom included.

Just my opinion.
[Captivate Android Development] ksimilie:
How do i get 7.8 skype, that one was good and yes im pretty sure he's attenttion is somehwere else, hopefully its towards something awesome for us.
[Captivate Android Development] nappent:
I would love to know how I can take that theme and install it on other roms..
[Captivate Android Development] iNFRiNGE:
What section are you in? hmmm :rolleyes: you are in the Captivate section therefore it is ytt3r's.

You can always be safe by disabling it, it doesn't hurt.

Saying "dont listen to above posters" like they gave the wrong information is wrong of you IMO. The above posters are correct, the question was should I disable it, the answer was yes which is correct unless the other variables are involved. You could have simply said yes you should unless blah blah blah.

You guys that answerd thanks for helping out here it's appreciated by many I'm sure.

yttr3r is a member of team komin now so chances are they are working on their own rom to release.

Pull it out of 7.8 and add it to the rom of your choice provided it is for that version your are adding it too.

Do everything at your own risk as always.
[Captivate Android Development] WickedNite:
I just tried this on my sister's phone and it seems to be that the Calibration settings doesn't correct my phone's display? Any help please?
[Captivate Android Development] iNFRiNGE:
Here's the Swype Keyboard From Darky 7.8

Here's the Gingerbread Keyboard from 8.0 for those that needed them;)
[Captivate Android Development] iNFRiNGE:
If you UTFSE you would find a hundred posts on this question. You Downloaded the wrong rom. You downloaded the one from Darky's OP and not the one from here, you are using a rom for the i9000 so the orientation is not correct.

Here is the one you need Darky's 8.0 ported to Captivate
[Captivate Android Development] adius1234:
thank you brother, problem solve
[Captivate Android Development] sbhatcher:
Okay, I've got a problem that I can't seem to solve: my home button and lock screen will work properly for a bit, but will fail after a short period. The only way to get them back is a full wipe and reflash. I've also noticed that half the shutdown options, such as flight mode, disappear at the same point. I thought this was a 8.0 issue, but it its happening with 7.8 as well. I'm going to downgrade back to 7.5 for now and see if it works properly.

Oh, for the record, yes I'm using the Captivate version, and I have tried reboots, reflashing, etc.
[Captivate Android Development] daCLOUD:
Do another flash back to stock then full wipe and reflash V8. Don't restore any backups or install any apps. Just run your phone fresh out of the install for a day and see how it goes.
[Captivate Android Development] chvybeatsford:
Duno if this is Rom or just google but got a weird bug..

Seems my gmail and picasa or sync from the future. Im running Darkys 7.7 but in middle of flashing 8.

wifes is stoc and its showing correct sync.
[Captivate Android Development] tnayrbj:
speed mod is OK

I loaded the speed Mod ontop of the original Darky's from the i9000 like a person here showed and it works great. It will be fine for either of the darky's.

Have Fun
[Captivate Android Development] chvybeatsford:
Ok Ive flashed a dozen roms. Now i finally have a issue,...

When installing with rom manager when i click install from sd i choose darky and all i get is reboots into normal recovery... Not CWM recovery.
[Captivate Android Development] willcwells:
Does 8.0.1 wipe?
[Captivate Android Development] RonH54:
I am on 8.0 and though I don't use swipe if do want to try it without Flashing the new 8.01 will installing the swipe apk that someone posted here do the same thing to get swipe going as as Flashing 8.01?

Thanks
[Captivate Android Development] viny2cool:
I am not very sure. But yes he just added working swype and fixed mount issue. Flashing without wipe should work fine in my opinion. Just taking apk and installing should fix it too.

Yttr should give the right instruction tho.

sent from heaven :P.

darky's 8.0 with speedmod kernel and jl3
[Captivate Android Development] viny2cool:
Thanks for saying I m wrong. But as I posted earlier lag fix changes file systems. Voodoo and universal lag fix used by speedmode different. So it always better to disable and use other.

To be safe. But as you sound so expert I am ready take my advise back.

I am glad it worked for you. I just hope it doesn't mess up someone else's phone.

Always take a Safer route if u like ur phone.

sent from heaven :P.

darky's 8.0 with speedmod kernel and jl3
[Captivate Android Development] HAYDENB:
I just flashed 8.0 yesterday and i like it alot. The only thing that i wish he didnt get rid of was the transparent dialer
[Captivate Android Development] viny2cool:
There is a cwm file few pages back to get back transparent dialer. u just flash it using recovery.

sent from heaven :P.

darky's 8.0 with speedmod kernel and jl3
[Captivate Android Development] ksimilie:
This worked perfectly thank you! Should be in the OP cause its in high demand imo
[Captivate Android Development] pha|anx:
just flashed to this 'supposed' 8.0.1 (at the URL on the 1st page) that fixes 'Swype'. big surprise, Swype is still ****ed. great ROM but that keyboard is the best IMO, and this is really killing it for me. did a complete wipe and fresh install, same thing as 8.0

:(

EDIT

apparently still has a mounting bug too...

EDIT 2

I'll just go out on a limb and guess that the link on the first page is still 8.0 as opposed to 8.0.1? linkage anyone?
[Captivate Android Development] ytt3r:
It was :o I updated the title but apparently not the link... It should be fixed now.
[Captivate Android Development] pha|anx:
sweet. Swype works! still seems to have a mounting issue though... won't connect via Kies or mount in windows explorer. did a full wipe before flashing... hmm.

EDIT

I have unfucked myself. PICNIC error. rom is sweet! thanks for all the hard work for us retards to experience sweet phoneness!
[Captivate Android Development] nosenuggets45:
After some help from everyone, I finally have an awesome phone. Running v8 + speedmod + JL3 and it is awesome! Super fast and great battery life. Thumbs up to darky, yttr, and everyone else in here!
[Captivate Android Development] Shadow416:
Has the boot loop problem with v8 been fixed in v8.0.1? Also has anyone experienced any problems with v8.0.1 yet? I quickly scanned through the past few pages of posts, but didn't find anything.