yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate Android Development] reinbeau:
Nothing is based on 2.3 yet, they're still playing with it.
[Captivate Android Development] WickedNite:
Flashed Serendipity 5.0 and restored the backups, looking good so far.
[Captivate Android Development] sdricke:
TiBu

When doing a fresh flash, after using Titanium Backup for apps, etc., is there any way to restore text messages, phone call logs, home screen layout, etc. without restoring missing apps + system data? I've read in several places that after flashing a new rom, you should never restore system data, but it's the only way I've found to restore the messages, call logs, etc. Any input?
[Captivate Android Development] crossover37:
Cool thanks.
[Captivate Android Development] crossover37:
Cool, thanks.
[Captivate Android Development] smeltn:
Whats the new battery that comes in 5.0 ?
[Captivate Android Development] WickedNite:
Haven't noticed it also.
[Captivate Android Development] reinbeau:
New Website for Serendipity

Looks very nice, guys! Much nicer than just a 'first post' for info :)
[Captivate Android Development] ewingr:
Serindipity Web Site

MikeyMike...your Serindipity Web site looks nice!
[Captivate Android Development] loueichjr:
Correct me if I'm wrong Mikey. But the green color in the old battery looked like it was spilling slightly outside of the battery. The new one looks like the green fill fits correctly.

Sent from 1995 using CompuServe
[Captivate Android Development] bdpyo:
You are right, I like either or, but the new one is pretty nice.

I had 2 random reboots so far. Weird

Sent from my Craptivate.
[Captivate Android Development] adamskub:
I use MyBackup Pro. Veryyy good apps, you can backup: Contacts, Call Log, Bookmarks, SMS, MMS, Alarms, Dictionary, Calendar...

Hope that helps :D
[Captivate Android Development] WickedNite:
Or you can download SMS Backup & Restore if you just want to back up messages. But MyBackup Pro has many features and might be good.
[Captivate Android Development] loueichjr:
I like the new one much better. The old one never looked right to me. But I'm slightly OCD.

Sent from 1995 using CompuServe
[Captivate Android Development] ua549:
I've been running 5.0 since early this morning. Bluetooth is working perfectly with not a single FC.
[Captivate Android Development] reinbeau:
Holy moley, is this zip file taking a long time to download!! Too many of us are anxiously grabbing it! :)
[Captivate Android Development] xdahgary:
The torrent is fast.
[Captivate Android Development] keitht:
For those having issues downloading, I am providing a mirror for two hours only.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15218297/Serendipity_5.0.zip
[Captivate Android Development] upNsmokeAllDay:
Nice job with the camera. No more flip camera option to click by accident only to crash the camer.apk. Nice Market but im sticking with the baby blue market i have.
[Captivate Android Development] blazin619:
The previous version has awesome battery life. Any feedback for 5.0?
[Captivate Android Development] keitht:
30 minutes into standby test with wifi and bt on. Still at 100%. This is sort of my benchmark for battery drain but will not know for sure until several hours. Also, I am using Firebird kernel and not Speedmod which comes with the ROM.
[Captivate Android Development] caleb4992:
Try My Backup Root. It's free in the market.
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
Been bugging me since the day I made it.

Thankfully I had a giant .psd of every battery image. Just had to take the outer glow off the fill layers.

A bit monotonous, but worth it.

Sent from my Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] crossover37:
Originally Posted by Milkshakes00

http://xdaforums.com/show...postcount=4595

As said above, it really depends on your location, I find KP1 works wonders in New York State.

Installing a modem is as easy as flashing any zip file.. Throw it on your SD card and use ROM Manager(See: CWM) to flash it.

Cool, thanks.

Originally Posted by loueichjr

JL2 and KP1 are popular choices. Personally JL3 still works best for me. It depends a lot on where you live. There is a great modem thread in here that has all of the modems uploaded. Just download one and reboot into CWM recovery, select it from your sdcard and flash it. Good luck.

Sent from 1995 using CompuServe

--- I tried JK4, and JL3 and my calls still don't work. I called my phone and a box pops up for a split second and I can't see what it says and then the phone doesn't ring ever. I wonder what's the problem. I master cleared my phone after i went back to eclair, this is frustrating...any help please??
[Captivate Android Development] loueichjr:
Sounds like you're having the incoming call FC issue that was in the previous version. Maybe when you restored your apps you overwrote the new callsetting.apk file. Try flashing the attached file (fix Mikey created for previous version). If this doesn't fix it then I would recommend a full re-flash. Sorry but that is all that I have.
[Captivate Android Development] matthewpapa:
Been using 4.3 for a few days now. It really couldn't be running any better on my phone. I have finally found a rom that seems as reliable as stock. Battery life and speed, both important to me, are great with this rom.

Why would I want to upgrade to 5.0 if everything seems perfect in 4.3? Lol
[Captivate Android Development] keitht:
You don't if you are happy :)
[Captivate Android Development] stuff:
Sweet flashing now. :)
[Captivate Android Development] caleb4992:
How can i create my own flashable zips? I want to be able to add just the things that I want.
[Captivate Android Development] Damager:
Didn't look properly but yes facebook emails are white on white. Not a major for me though. Circle battery mod works fine for me too.
[Captivate Android Development] crossover37:
THANK YOU!!! I think you're right, I replaced some files in titanium backup I shouldn't have. I reflashed the phone from scratch and it works fine now. Thank you again!
[Captivate Android Development] doreyu:
You mean private messages in the facebook app? or emails sent to you by facebook?

My facebook app is fine.
[Captivate Android Development] xyanide14:
Would I have to do a clean flash for 5.0, or is there an easier way to flash from serendipity 4.3 to 5.0?
[Captivate Android Development] WickedNite:
Clean flash is better than just upgrading from 4.3 to 5.0 to avoid problems like FC issues.
[Captivate Android Development] xyanide14:
Ahh well that sucks. I literally just flashed 4.3 :(
[Captivate Android Development] drizzle67:
No offense man, but goodness sakes.. literally a few pages back this was asked like 3 times... it's the same as any rom. You don't have to flash back to stock, but you are not guaranteed a clean flash. Flash over 4.3 and see how it goes... it doesnt take much more effort to do a clean install, plus it erases all crap from past installs.
[Captivate Android Development] Gurgs:
Just flash over the top...don't go to stock unless you have problems.
[Captivate Android Development] WickedNite:
Then you can just flash 5.0 like what you did on 4.3. Better safe than sorry. :)
[Captivate Android Development] evoic:
WickedNite, how's that suckerpunch kernel?

I'm using MikeyMike's Serendipity 4.01 with GB 1280Mhz OC kernel and everything works so nicely that I literally do not want to touch a thing.

Are you on the 1400Mhz version of the kernel or different?

Impressions?
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
Take any of the additional apps on the site, add your apk files, and delete the original apk.

Sent from my Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
It's likely that they are using a white image our something as the background.

I gave facebook my junk email to send their crap too. Problem solved.

Sent from my Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] Majortom420:
Dropbox doesn't create a folder for downloads with 5.0 :/
[Captivate Android Development] sdricke:
Not that it's a major problem, but I've noticed that after a phone call, if I don't lock the phone, all system sounds/notifications route through the earpiece speaker until I lock. If I lock the phone, at unlock, the sounds go through the rear speaker as usual.

Not sure if it's an Android quirk, or simply a Serendipity thing, but it's interesting.
[Captivate Android Development] caleb4992:
I actually had this issue on 4.3 after they updated the app. It would actually make a folder on my external sd card.
[Captivate Android Development] WickedNite:
Everything seems to run great. Smoothness is perfect, that's for me, the battery life is great as well. That's what I'm after, the battery life. I'm running the latest version is #30 and yea, that's the 1400Mhz version. But I don't overclock it to the highest, I'm only at 1120Mhz.
[Captivate Android Development] Milkshakes00:
I'm curious if anyone knows a way to disable to Android Lock screens given in the rom.

It normally doesn't bother me, but lately it has as I prefer WidgetLocker.. Is there a way to entirely disable the Android lock screens and just leave WidgetLocker?
[Captivate Android Development] Prototype159:
No Lock is what I use.
[Captivate Android Development] Milkshakes00:
Works like a charm, thanks!

I'm surprised they don't just have an option for "No Lock" with all the other options. X_X;
[Captivate Android Development] daveyian:
Thanks for the rom Mikey.

Can I has my gmail back please?

I'm not that excited with the black theme but what's worse is that when I send an email with quoted text in it, that text does not show up.

I tried renaming gmail.apk and installing from the market but it told me it was incompatable. Any way to get the regular gmail back please?

thanks
[Captivate Android Development] cfili:
Yep same here on 5.0. I installed the apk from the dropbox website and it fixed it for me.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6993309/Dropbox.apk
[Captivate Android Development] keitht:
I don't see the issue where you cannot see quoted text. Do you have an example or steps to duplicate?
[Captivate Android Development] UGotMe:
Hi! I'm currently using Serendipity 5.0 and since then my connection became Edge. Serendipity uses K4 modem. I also tried JI6, KP1, JL2. Any suggestions on what can be the problem? I reflashed 3 times without success. On other ROM I have 3G. Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] adamskub:
Have you tried forcing it into WCDMA mode? Although its odd that it's happening to the other modems too?

Which network are you on?
[Captivate Android Development] Milkshakes00:
Have you tried the KP1 Modem? I've not heard of anything negative about it, and I love it, personally. :)

Make sure you have "Include Text" checked when you send the email?

And in the gmail client, you have to click "Show quoted text" below your email, remember.
[Captivate Android Development] keitht:
Not seeing that here with JK4 and 5.0 ROM but I am using a different kernel. Not sure if that makes a difference.
[Captivate Android Development] wretchedlocket:
Gmail HTML mail with white background

If I get an email that is HTML formatted and styled with a white background, I can not read the text because the text in the new theme is white.

Does anyone have a link to a light theme or at least suggest a fix for this?
[Captivate Android Development] blazin619:
I agree man. I have very very good speed. Zero FCs. And more battery time than i know what to do with. Sometimes i dont even do a charge over night and i still am fine. 4.3 is really really good. But is 5.0 better?
[Captivate Android Development] Milkshakes00:
Tell them to stop sending you HTML formatted emails in white background?

Disable Pictures being displayed in the email?
[Captivate Android Development] Coldheat1906:
Is there anyway for me to download 5.0 with my mobile browser? I'm stuck in the airport and need something to do.
[Captivate Android Development] keitht:
I haven't received one of these yet but I am sure I will. I don't think telling senders to stop sending in this format is the right answer. I don't want to lose the dark theme but if there will be problems like this, we will need a solution on the themed gmail side.
[Captivate Android Development] nuwayman:
I downloaded it with my phone. Couldn't do it with the default browser though. Did it with skyfire. Just flashed and seems fine so far. More testing to be done.
[Captivate Android Development] tysj:
Download Astro File Manager and go into settings>preferences>check the "Enable Browser Download" box.
[Captivate Android Development] keitht:
Confirmed. Here is an HTML formatted email from a company (and this is common). All the text is not visible except the links. This is a problem. Second image is how it should look.
[Captivate Android Development] sdricke:
I have apps making folders on my external sd card too.

I don't have an external sd card.

The apps and folders still work. Cool.
[Captivate Android Development] daveyian:
I just sent a gmail to myself from my pc.

I'm not sure when gmail decides to put the vertical lines next to quotes but it may mean that the text next to it gets displayed in another color on the phone. When I hit reply to that email then the text shows up again since the reply background is white.

What I did to duplicate it was (on my pc) copied an email's text that has the lines and pasted it into another email and sent it to myself.

I tried pasting here but the vertical lines running to the left of the text are not showing up
[Captivate Android Development] ChanceM:
Notification Mod

Okay guys posted the notification mod on the website HERE.
[Captivate Android Development] daveyian:
I should clarify that I am pasting from a received email so there actually is no quoted text.
[Captivate Android Development] Loggik:
Been using this ROM since around 7:30 this morning. The only change that I've made is I installed the JL2 modem. But so far, my battery life has been great. I've been using it moderately throughout the day. I actually left WiFi on by accident for two hours after I left my house earlier, while it wasn't connected to WiFi, and I have HSDPA enabled. All together, that took about 29% of my battery: I'm at 71% (according to MinimalisticText). That's quite amazing...

Anyway, I'm flashing Firebird v0.6 right now, gonna see if there's any difference.

Oh, and I haven't noticed any phone FCs yet, and I've gotten an abnormally large amount of calls today. Hopefully you got that fixed :p
[Captivate Android Development] silverslotcar:
What does the notif. mod do eactly couldn't tell from the pic??
[Captivate Android Development] oda11:
Awesome rom Mike!
[Captivate Android Development] UGotMe:
Somebody? I tried messing with WCDMA, no effect. Also sometimes I see 3G sign in notification bar for a second or so but then again goes to H.
[Captivate Android Development] WickedNite:
It has transparent window.
[Captivate Android Development] keitht:
H is what you want. 3G is also good. It is common for it to switch between the two. H is the best so I would not complain when that is seen. Let the phone settle down, reboot and see what happens. I sometimes get Edge but overall have H and 3G. This has been the same for me with various ROM's and Modem's. Run speed tests to see what you get compared to what you had.
[Captivate Android Development] UGotMe:
Oh, so H is the new standard? Better than 3G?

I can feel with Youtube app that when on this it doesn't even open video opposed when on other rom with 3G.
[Captivate Android Development] keitht:
H=best

3G=better

E=sucks
[Captivate Android Development] UGotMe:
Just did a test. 1385/1325 on H
[Captivate Android Development] Dungeon47:
So far 5.0 has been magically delicious. Smooth, problem-free install. Very responsive, and it doesn't have the issue I've experienced with previous versions of not being able to sideload certain things. Battery, GPS, and data speed tests to come. So far this one looks like the best of the bunch yet. Time will tell.
[Captivate Android Development] keitht:
Looks good to me.
[Captivate Android Development] adamskub:
I wasn't liking the new Gmail as well (not due to the problem you had) but I didnt like the theme. I just pulled the Gmail.apk from 4.01 (was the only one I had left on my hdd) and now its all good :cool:
[Captivate Android Development] UGotMe:
Another test. 2626/1274 considering ping 319ms.

Thanks for clarifying on H-3G issue.
[Captivate Android Development] keitht:
I actually love the dark themed gmail in all respects, but I cannot have emails that I cannot read. :(
[Captivate Android Development] adamskub:
Ya I just tested too. Never been happier with my modem speeds!!!
[Captivate Android Development] UGotMe:
Which modem you use?
[Captivate Android Development] adamskub:
I haven't flashed a different modem yet! So I believe JK4. I was actually shocked as well, but it might just be cause it's not peak time right now. But I am pretty far from the nearest tower...-95db
[Captivate Android Development] UGotMe:
JK4 is actually fast. I did couple more test and got around the same results as you.

P.S. Have no problem with Serendipity for now. Very nice ROM. Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] bay_wolf:
Agreed. I get about 2.5 to 3.0 download and 1.5 upload with JK4 all the time.
[Captivate Android Development] Fortune090:
THANK YOU for the torrent download option! Much faster than anything... Downloading now, but I recommend other devs to do this too! ;)
[Captivate Android Development] slifer315:
that is one badass update script on the battery mods.
[Captivate Android Development] lateralus1082:
Does 5.0 have the stock email app included? I know 4.3 didn't have it.
[Captivate Android Development] keitht:
No. You should add it to /system/app before flashing. Other things I had to add personally are MusicPlayer.apk (Stock Music Player)and VideoPlayer.apk (Stock Video Player).
[Captivate Android Development] lateralus1082:
Thanks! Much appreciated.
[Captivate Android Development] blazin619:
Yea. Have you even tried downloading it? It should work. Other wise use dolphin hd browser and set to desktop mode. But i dont know how your gonna flash back to stock... also you should have a full charge.
[Captivate Android Development] silverslotcar:
Got 5.0 up and running with the kp1 modem and all is well. Having no issues so far. Also installed the circle battery mod someone posted earlier. Loving the fluidity and smoothness, its incredible!! This is the most complete theme by far!!
[Captivate Android Development] Minced:
Help! D:

:confused: So, was running 4.3 and wanted to update to 5.0, naturally. Backed up, opened odin, went to download mode, and clicked start.

Odin got stuck on "do not turn off target" for a good 10-15 minutes and never takes that long to re-do it all.

So I pulled it and to my dismay saw a "phone+!+computer" screen before my eyes.

I've tried everything I can find except the jig, are there anymore things I can try before either making a jig or returning my captivate? :(

tried holding all till 2nd black screen, letting power go

holding vol buttons + usb (also this plus holding vol buttons for 30 seconds+)

hold one vol button exclusively with usb, hold one with power, hold one with power then let go

tried throwing it at the wall, nothing :(

Anyone have any ideas? Thanks

I love Serendipity by the way, best rom hands down.
[Captivate Android Development] designgears:
He is right....

http://ipadpockettees.com/
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
No matter what you do, there will be crappy emails that don't show up properly.

That's why you have a computer.

Sent from my Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] eyekyu:
maybe this was answered but i missed it,

what does the voodoo contol app do?
[Captivate Android Development] ThisWasATriumph:
Same thing happened to me but I could still get into DL mode. All it takes for me is, from power off, hold both volume and insert usb. However, it wouldn't work on my normal usb ports. I had to switch to one i haven't used yet so try that.
[Captivate Android Development] keitht:
Lame. It does not need to be that way.
[Captivate Android Development] xdahgary:
I had that before. I just hold vol +/- and power button. Screen goes dark, let go only power button and plug usb. And you will get download mode.
[Captivate Android Development] Minced:
I tried and no luck D: I waited till second black screen, quickly let go of power, plugged in usb, still holding vol, but went back to that demoralizing screen 2 seconds after.
[Captivate Android Development] flashman2002:
Does anyone else have contacts issues? It shows only black and I have to hit the home screen to get out.

This is my captivate. There are many like it buy this one is mine.
[Captivate Android Development] reinbeau:
Hold all three buttons. Plug in USB cable. Release only the power button, then the up button. That has worked for me when it was being difficult.
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
Edify is awesome. Unfortunately it won't work for installing the ROM.

Sent from my Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
Working fine....

Sent from my Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] flashman2002:
Too bad its not working fine for me.

This is my captivate. There are many like it buy this one is mine.
[Captivate Android Development] kennonk:
Yes this happened to me recently too. I thought I was bricked for sure. Just keep doing it until it works. It is kind of tricky but for me at least the 4-5th try was a charm. Good luck!
[Captivate Android Development] Minced:
Damn, no dice. Any specific time I should do each step?
[Captivate Android Development] reinbeau:
As others have said, just keep fiddling - and sweating, I know. I'm sorry I can't be of more help.
[Captivate Android Development] bpodz34:
Try having your phone off. Hold down up/down vol for about 2 secs than as you keep holding the volume buttons down, plug in usb. Keep holding vol keys down untill you enter download mode. It should work
[Captivate Android Development] junktzu:
The voodoo control app allows you to change sound settings in kernels that have voodoo sound.
[Captivate Android Development] loueichjr:
If you are only pressing vol up and down buttons then the phone should not be powering up and bring up any screens. All you should be doing is pressing the vol up and down at sametime and then plugging in the usb cable. Do not touch the power button.

Sent from 1995 using CompuServe
[Captivate Android Development] Minced:
These two methods DID work before, but I guess now that I F'd it up, this method (my favorite method) doesn't seem to work any longer.
[Captivate Android Development] WickedNite:
Remove the battery, sim card and external sd if you have then try it again. It should work after that.

Sent from my Muscles using Brain Cells
[Captivate Android Development] slifer315:
damn, that's a shame lol
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
It doesn't remove the old rom stuff properly.

My guess if that it's because there's no CWM 3 for the Captivate.

Sent from my Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] sixstringsg:
Makes it slightly transparent.

Edit: apparently my quote didn't work, someone asked about the notification mod.
[Captivate Android Development] ls377:
Check under your battery. Does it say 1010?
[Captivate Android Development] Minced:
Been doing it this whole time without sim/sd.

Also, my phone is a 1009 model if that helps with any confusion.
[Captivate Android Development] ls377:
Give these links a try. It worked for my phone when I was sure I bricked it (mine's a 1010, so I don't know if the second link will apply to you, but the first one should work to get you into download mode).

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=889128

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10056254&postcount=36
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
I had the phone computer screen once, a long long time ago.

One of the methods in the Odin thread got me into download mode.

Sent from my Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] RuizGT:
I've had it happen about 5 or 6 times now, it's always from messing

up the order of odin, then plug the phone in.