yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate Android Development] xreflection:
So I just flashed 8.1 and the first boot is far from the 30 seconds that ytt3r states in the change log.

I also don't like the new boot screen >_>..the nexus S "X" was much cooler.
[Captivate Android Development] Dlev7:
If you dont like it go back to your old Darkys v8, (system-->media--->bootanimation.zip) place that in Darkys v8.1 where you can delete the bootanimation.zip from Darkys v8.1 first, then place the copied Darkys v8 bootanimation.zip (i.e. the Nexus S "x") in the system media folder for the Darkys v8.1 and there you go back to the better boot screen.

Regardless v8.2 will have a new "better" bootscreen according to Darky
[Captivate Android Development] xreflection:
Thanks. I was about to search the thread for how to go about doing this. Also, 8.1 seems to fly compared to 7.8. Speedmod is awesome.

Currently calibrating battery, but played around a bit with my phone and everything is much smoother. Me likey a lot :D
[Captivate Android Development] Exostenza:
Ok here is one I hope someone can help me with. I wanted to have the normal skin for the launcherpro calendar, so I deleted the version that comes with Darky's rom and re-downloaded it from the market and now not a single setting will stick and I cannot activate it to the pro version.

Anyone???

I ended up getting so frustrated with it I bought ADW.Launcher EX, but I don't like it as much...

Also on another topic when ever I comment in the market it makes my name anonymous and everyone else has a name and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to set my name.
[Captivate Android Development] xreflection:
I recently started to have a force close/freezing problem with launcherpro. Whenever I restart, the media scanner scans twice and on the second time it causes launcherpro to not respond (nothing works on the touch screen). But I am able to get into task manager by long press on the home button and killing launcher pro, then restarting it. This fixes it, but its a weird problem. I only started having it today (I installed shootme off the market when it started) I've been running 7.8 for a week with no issues, and the same issue with 8.1. Any ideas?

I'm about to reinstall launcherpro to see what happens.
[Captivate Android Development] Dlev7:
Did you wipe before you installed the ROM typically problems with force closes and other Android system related problems are due to flashing over a ROM. Which I have done without trouble the last 2 versions but everything I've read is if your having force close problems Wipe Date and Cache thru CWM, and reflash the ROM. That should fix it for you.

But report back on if reinstalling works.
[Captivate Android Development] iNFRiNGE:
Don't be sorry better to get told to UTFSE then to bork your phone.

IMO at least :)
[Captivate Android Development] iNFRiNGE:
I think you download got corrupted some how. Still checking and havn't read into the thread to see if someone answered already if so please disregard.
[Captivate Android Development] iNFRiNGE:
Again I stated "this is what works for me". I'm basing that this would be the best method due to the fact that the charging system must know what the lowest portion of a batteries cycle is as well as the highest, therefore it's my belief that the most logical way to achieve this is to run it through a 100% complete cycle.

Personally my battery has sustained incredible charges for extended periods of time. I also use Ultimate Juice Defender which I believe is a big factor of the improvement also. The results of these things combined has me a firm believer that this works.

YMMV depending on a number of factors including degraded hardware etc. I can't speak for anyone else, but it works for me. Now this is wear others try it and post back if it helped them also, then it's no longer theory it becomes fact with every success. Those that it doesn't work with should note if they have hardware or software issues in general to eliminate them from this method.

EDIT: P.S. I need to practice what I preach and use Multi Quote :)
[Captivate Android Development] schahr01:
+1

I have also noticed that the sound quality is better, really clear voices.
[Captivate Android Development] schahr01:
Hmm... I was thinking that you may not have properly associated a gmail.com with the phone but if you didn't you wouldn't be able to get into the market in the first place. How about following the steps to clear market cache (in SGS Tools as well)?
[Captivate Android Development] whiplash453:
Nice work but your killing me just flashed speedmod kernel a day before the one that includes it for better sound anyways ill install yours for the fixes later on this week, keep it up
[Captivate Android Development] s0n1cm0nk3y:
so whats the way to go about things if even a 100% (both in os and hardware) before flash (always), a full charge (both in os and hardware), and a wipe of battery stats from cwm does not clear up that as soon as I unplug my charger cable, I drop to 97%?
[Captivate Android Development] digitlman:
i followed the directions on page 1 and now have my phone flashed:

1.Place the ROM on the root of your SD card.

2.Backup your apps using Titanium Backup.

3.Open ROM Manager (Downloadable from the market)

4.Choose "Install ROM from SD card". If after you flash and you have problems like force closes and you can't receive calls, wipe data/cache.

5.Let the phone sit for 5-10 minutes after booting.

6.Be happy.

i did all those steps but now my contacts from my phone all seem to be gone, it is only showing me sim card contacts. did titanium not restore them? or do i need to do something else? it is set to show me phone contacts but they dont show up. I normally put my contacts in phone only because it allows all the extra options.
[Captivate Android Development] GGXtreme:
In Titanium Backup, you would have had to select "Backup all user apps + system data" to include contacts. Then in the Backup/Restore tab of TiBu, restore "[CONTACTS/CALLS] Contacts Storage 2.2.1" and reboot the phone.
[Captivate Android Development] digitlman:
well again i answered my own question apparently, i got an error when i enabled bluetooth, so i tried rebooting the phone, after it booted up things changed. all of my messaging history came back and all my my contacts came back! so now i see everything from sim, phone, and gmail

/me is much happier now :)

now im told to ignore that error and my BT will still work anyways?

only other question right now is to get the bottom lights to stay on, they only light up after i hit a button. but normally they used to light up when i would touch the screen. now it is a little hard to hit hte back button in the dark cuz it never lights up. i would also love to make them, stay lit up longer, like 10 seconds maybe?

thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] GGXtreme:
Search the market for "Keep the Lights On".
[Captivate Android Development] nybmx:
Use an app from a fellow xda member called keepthelightson. Its by guardian Bob and can be found in the market.
[Captivate Android Development] ooo.stephen:
dittos on the lit keys. i don't remember them lighting up when i touched the screen, but they would light up for a few seconds upon screen on. i'd like to see them stay on while the screen is on, and they should prob be a little brighter.

i've been wondering about BT, but i don't have a way to test it. please report back once it's definitively failed, or worked.
[Captivate Android Development] JuliancitoD:
The battery life in 8.1 is great :) Thank you
[Captivate Android Development] cwgannon:
Had the same problem. Mine was resolved by clearing the data for LauncherPro (via Settings, Applications).

Worth a try.

Sent from my GT-I9000
[Captivate Android Development] Postal76:
Sigh ... looks like the browser is back to using whatever laggy rendering method the stock browser in 2.1 uses. Before 8.1, I believe it was using the GPU to render pages, resulting in a much smoother browsing experience.

I like to keep up to date, but the lack of consistency in this ROM is frustrating. As another example, the GB keyboard was added, then removed, and now it's added again.
[Captivate Android Development] RonH54:
Version "O" is out for Speedmod. Change log indicates better Mic and auto brightness improved versus "N" version.
[Captivate Android Development] GGXtreme:
I believe this was to fix rendering issues with the JPY browser. I honestly preferred the smoother browsing experience. I also don't like the non-configurable ad-blocking in this ROM.
[Captivate Android Development] DarrellRaines:
Clear the gps cache. Also turn on sensors.
[Captivate Android Development] Misled3k:
The first one is to be used with Odin, the second one is to be flashed with ClockWorkMod recovery.
[Captivate Android Development] yummybar:
I managed to clear cache ( clear gps data right??)

how do i turn on the sensors?
[Captivate Android Development] sjavvaji:
its not necessary to flash it unless u want to overclock or undervolt but the tar one is if u wanna flash it through odin (which has a higher success rate) ...the cwmupdate is just flashed through clockwork...they are both the same thing..if u wanna oc/uv, just use whatever is more convenient
[Captivate Android Development] joeshmoe08:
What is the verdict on 7.5 + Jl3? Does it make battery life equal to 7.0.2?
[Captivate Android Development] sjavvaji:
nothing scientific but i have been using it for 2 hours w/ listening to music, checking fb, and a few websites...im at 92% (wiped stats btw)

fyi...im also at 1.4ghz with undervolting so that might make a diff...i am definitely seeing battery life on the level of 7.0.2
[Captivate Android Development] RonH54:
Thanks so much. So I am at 7.01,I flash to 7.5 then use CWM to Flash the Kernel,Modem and GPS fix? Or would you advise to Flash to Stock 1st and I assume I should always Wipe Data and cache.

Thanks again
[Captivate Android Development] RonH54:
Thanks. I don't plan at moment to do oc/vu so I might not fool with Kernel then.
[Captivate Android Development] shinigammi:
nice nice i like this rom, for my is the best, i try it now
[Captivate Android Development] ZeroG1:
I can also confirm that this fix works. Google maps locked on really fast while driving. GPS Test showed me connected to 8-10 satellites at 16 ft accuracy also while driving.
[Captivate Android Development] Gurgs:
I went to stock with odin and tried to flash this Rom but I got a failure at line 85 (something SD card related) and the installation aborted. Now it is stuck in a recovery loop. Does anyone know any possible solutions I can try? 7.0.1 gave me the same error btw but it booted up fine so I didnt give it much thought.
[Captivate Android Development] sjavvaji:
unless u have issues, don't waste the time to flash back to stock...yea thats what u should do
[Captivate Android Development] RonH54:
Stupid question. Does removing the disable lag fix in Voodoo "overclock" you or to OC you need to change Kernels?
[Captivate Android Development] Gurgs:
Removing the folder will enable the lagfix but overclocking will require a different kernel. In my opinion this Rom is plenty fast without either enabled, or 7.0.1 was at least I haven't been able to get this one running lol
[Captivate Android Development] sjavvaji:
no but if u did enable lagfix...disable prior to flashing a non-lagfix kernel like setirons
[Captivate Android Development] schahr01:
Excellent - Thanks. Uninstalling the 3 helvetica fonts worked.
[Captivate Android Development] schahr01:
Yeah - I'm with you. Hope people aren't flashing an OC kernel just because they can :D I am not sure what the use case is for 1.2 or 1.4GHz really. I'm happy with the lagfix itself - Having ext4 filesystems makes the most difference as far as I'm concerned.
[Captivate Android Development] shaolin95:
Oh I can give you one quick example mate, Emulators ;)
[Captivate Android Development] sjavvaji:
Plz...flash runs soo much smoother...and loading times for games like nova are so much quicker...emulators work better...and it rlly doesn't waste battery because the phone scales to the frequency needed

Sent from my 1.4ghz Cappy on Darky's JPY
[Captivate Android Development] schahr01:
Ah - Ok, I can see that.
[Captivate Android Development] RonH54:
I just Flashed to "O" of Speedmod and I notice now when I Hit a Widget to open something or when I move from one Dock screen to another I don't have the "Click" sound. Where is the setting for this so I can check to see if "O" turned something OFF or "O" screwed something up.

Well it seems all my Sound is gone. I even flashed back to "N" Speemod and nothing,everything was working fine last night?

Edit: This is weird. I can plug in Headphone and the Sound now comes from the Phone but no sound in Headphone. Unplug Headphones all sound stops?
[Captivate Android Development] nappent:
I have to say the china modem that comes with 8.1 is a little faster than other modems I've used but the GPS tracking and time to lock is very much lacking. I went back to jl2 as it seem to have the best overall performance.
[Captivate Android Development] RonH54:
I never could get Sound thing figured out so I just Cleared everything thing and Flashed all new 8.1. Now where is the Market app? I need to get TiBackup so I can restore. Also when I do restore is it "restore missing apps and data" or "restore all apps and data?

Thansk
[Captivate Android Development] ooo.stephen:
we're in the same region, and i'm leaning towards the same conclusion, though its hard to really tell with so many over cast days, but previously on v8.0.1, i regularly got 32ft in ~30sec, in my apt with double pain windows. so far, v8.1 often takes a good deal longer, but it does get to 32ft. i'll have to wait for a clear day to test, but i'm used to getting 16ft while walking around the hood.

i've also started to notice what seems like gps freeze. not sure if its an app issue or not, but after letting GPS Test run for ~10min, the screen will sometimes stay frozen. not even the clock moves, and i've let it stay this way for minutes. once i pick up the phone, the screen clears and it begins to find sats all over again. it doesn't do this every time, and i've already reinstalled the app, and wiped dalvik cache.

*follow up*

anyone know if this is the expected behavior with the gps. in LBSTest mode, using the 'get gps loc', the gps stopped working after ~10min. the gps icon disappeared from the notifications and the clock (in the gps test app) froze. moving the handset around restarts the gps. i thought i remembered the gps running non stop indefinitely, but maybe this a battery saving measure.
[Captivate Android Development] nappent:
I highly suggest we add this widget to the future rom release.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=917441

Just add it as a widget and the all of the home, back, search , and settings lights stay on when you are using your phone.

Finding this app totally made my day!
[Captivate Android Development] wmbenham:
Was installing and came back with an error message

E:Failure at line 93:

copy_dir PACKAGE:data DATA:

Installation aborted.

I just restored to my previous ROM, but am still trying to switch.

EDIT: Didn't mean for that to come off as rude as it did. I'm sure it was user error and was looking for any advice as to what may have gone wrong.

I just loaded it up on the SD card again and ran into the same error.
[Captivate Android Development] LinuxNewb:
So it looks like the Gingerbread Keyboard doesn't work nearly as well as other ROMs. Seems like the stock 2.2 keyboard. Doesn't have the green effects, keyboard doesn't light up green because there's no words for it to suggest.

The speedmods kernel K12O was just updated today so we need to update this ROM with that :)
[Captivate Android Development] GGXtreme:
The market is missing? Maybe you should flash back to stock and try again. Also, "Restore missing apps and data" should be fine unless you have settings in included apps you want to preserve.
[Captivate Android Development] RonH54:
Thanks for reply. Yes I can click on the Market widget and is says app not loaded. Can I just sideload the Market? I have found the vending.apk and I also see Marketupdater.apk.I pulled both these OFF a ROM and I have place both of these on my SD Card, how/can you sideload an apk on 8.1 and also which of the 2 should I load?

Thanks
[Captivate Android Development] GGXtreme:
You can place the .apk files into /system/app using Root Explorer or Super Manager. And what Market widget are you talking about? Is the market in the App Drawer? Also, if Market is listed in the 'All' tab of Settings>Applications>Manage applications, open the Application info page by clicking on it, Clear data and Uninstall Updates. Then, using SGS Tools, clear the market cache and reboot. Try to launch the market again.
[Captivate Android Development] RonH54:
On my Homescreen there is a app button or I guess widget that says "Market" but when I hit it it says this app not installed. In the Application Info under "ALL" there is a listing for "Market Updater" but that the only thing listed related to Market that I can find and when I click it the Options you are referring to are "greyed out".
[Captivate Android Development] ankitb4u:
You make my dream come true. I was overlooking every other rom, because I was in love with Phoenix and now Firefly Adam makes some awesomeness as far as captivate roms go. But, I have to let him go for Gingerbread.
[Captivate Android Development] Dlev7:
Hey sorry if you dont know yet but is v8.2 expected tonight?

And does anybody know (Im assuming this is true), but we are staying with Speedmod right? I dont understand all the fighting about it I personally like it a lot, good battery life and snappy. But just making sure, because today Hardcore just released K12o.

But ya if 8.2 comes out tonight does that mean we will see it tomorrow morning or late tonight also? Excited and keep up the good work loving 8.1.
[Captivate Android Development] RonH54:
Does 8.1 root your phone? In the past I was always Rooted when I Flashed the ROM but this time since I Clear everything and did Clean 8.1 install I wasn't sure about Rooting?

Edit: I see Superuser asking permission and it allowed so I guess Rooting comes with 8.1

Thanks
[Captivate Android Development] GGXtreme:
Did you copy the .apk files into the /system/app directory and reboot? If that still fails, Odin back to stock and reflash 8.1.
[Captivate Android Development] Phoenix-Lead:
Build prop says it is a 2.2.1 build. That is not GB.
[Captivate Android Development] RonH54:
Since I didn't have Market access I could get Root Explorer or Super Manager to Copy the Files. So I just reflashed 8.01 and I got Market back and I am getting TiBackup now. Since 8.2 is coming out tonight or tomorrow I'll hang a 8.01 until 8.2 here and not fool with 8.1.

Thanks again for all the Help

Ron
[Captivate Android Development] joeup24:
no landscape??

hey i just flashed 8.1 and loving it....have always liked darkys roms over the rest....but with 8.1 i get no landscape....videos will play in landscape but like when im in the browser or txt messaging and i tilt the phone it doesnt do anything. ive clicked the auto-rotate on and off from the notification and settings....any else have this problem??...thanks in advance!
[Captivate Android Development] Dlev7:
Are you sure you flashed the ROM from this page?

That sounds like a kernel issue.

If you flashed it from Darkys i9000 thread then theres your problem.

Its a kernel not the ROM
[Captivate Android Development] whattheh:
no power off?

Anyone else having an issue powering off and connecting the charger? I can power off but when i connect the charger it auto restarts the phone so i cant recalibrate the battery properly. Also its very annoying i cant c what im typing right now while in landscape mode what gives?
[Captivate Android Development] carlc64:
Thanks for your help iNFRiNGE, I eventually figured out the problem. I had install speedMod kernel 12M and it seems that this was causing the failure at line 5. Uninstalling the new kernel and reflashing the old kernel solved the problem.
[Captivate Android Development] GGXtreme:
Usually, if the phone turns on when plugging something into the USB port, it's either a damaged/dirty microUSB port on the phone, or a damaged/dirty USB cable. I'm also having trouble with typing in landscape, but I haven't seen anyone else report on this issue. Unless if you're referring to the page moving over when entering a text field, which I thought was supposed to be fixed in this ROM.
[Captivate Android Development] Dlev7:
v8.2 base changelog

Just in case y'all havent seen it this was posted last night by Darky, these are the base changelogs he said that will be also packaged in with major performace increases as well so enjoy if you havent seen it.

Darky:

v8.2 is really behaving well.

No more installation issues.

Fixed all script errors.

No more Market (boot loop) issue.

Better bootanimation

Newer SpeedMod Kernel with better auto-brightness (k12o 500HZ)

patched WPA_Supplicant (Ad-Hoc networks)

Installing all apps & sdcard extras correctly

Fixed Root

Fixed small graphical glitch in notification bar

But as I said he also went on to say later in the forum that there will be major performance upgrades, and some other packaged goodies when he finishes. Its currently in beta testing and should be released late tonight for i9000.

Dont know what the means for the Captivate users, if it comes out tonight Im assuming we should see it for the captivate tomorrow sometime?
[Captivate Android Development] ooo.stephen:
KP1 modem pings...

woot-woot! new modem in v8.1 seems good.

here's the results from 100 lan side pings to phone.

Minimum = 6ms, Maximum = 116ms, Average = 58ms​

i'm used to seeing 1000ms+, so this is great. GPS appears normal, that is, it's functioning well, but not noticeably better than other modem/kernal combos.
[Captivate Android Development] Exostenza:
I have the new kernel flashed and it fixes auto brightness very well. I am stoked for 8.2 and hope ytt3r gets around to porting a slim version of it as well!
[Captivate Android Development] ooo.stephen:
yeah, but i thought the power on w/ battery thing was normal? landscape issues indicate i9000 kernel, instead of the ported captivate ones.
[Captivate Android Development] xreflection:
Did you flash the rom listed in the first post of this thread? Or did you download the one form Darky's thread. If you didn't flash this thread's rom, then you flashed the wrong one and either A) can flash a reoriented kernal or B) download the rom in the link in THIS thread and reflash. I have no issues with typing in landscape.
[Captivate Android Development] xreflection:
Jeez..the moment I decide to flash a current version of Darky, a new one gets released within a day or two --;
[Captivate Android Development] ytt3r:
Don't worry, you don't have to wipe :)
[Captivate Android Development] Killemalll:
I'm running 8.1 with speedmod k12o. I'm getting twice the battery life I was getting before. Unbelievable! :D
[Captivate Android Development] schahr01:
As an alternative - I usually use the "Export to vcard" option within the contacts app. It saves your contacts to a .vcf file on the sdcard - Easily importable as well.
[Captivate Android Development] schahr01:
+1 k12o is awesome so far + the default brightness is now acceptable too :D
[Captivate Android Development] schahr01:
While taking the i9000 rom directly from Darkyy's post and dropping in a captivate kernel and/or modem may be frowned upon I don't think simply dropping a new speedmod kernel (or modem, etc) into an existing ported rom is that big of a deal. If there's a compelling enough reason to do so why not - With k12o the brightness fixes were enough for me. :)
[Captivate Android Development] Dlev7:
Oh Im not taking anything from Darkys i9000 I wait for it to be offically ported to the captivate im just wondering if any one has heard anything yet about an eventual release