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[Captivate Android Development] Soccer_Dad:
In the quest for complete honesty, I don't think saying that a new flash takes ten minutes is really accurate. I felt like my procedure was pretty streamlined, and it took me about 2 hours to go to 5.2 from 4.3 last night. Sure, the flashing takes ten minutes, but the prep work in front of the flash, and the tidying up afterwards, makes the process go a bit longer.

I reinstalled apps from TIBU one at a time, so that took maybe 10 minutes. I suppose that I could have figured out how to do it in a batch and not have apps that I no longer needed, but that would have been more time on the front end. Anyway, for anyone contemplating any flash, this rather detailed procedure worked well for me - I'm a list guy, so I just went down the items.

Phone: Backup all apps and data with Titanium backup

Laptop and Phone: Backup full directory structure to the laptop

Laptop: Download the ROM

Laptop: Modify the ROM, adding modem.bin (modem) and zImage (kernel) of choice [I left them as the defaults]

Laptop: Add Apps of choice to the ROM (that won't be restored by Titanium)

-----[open the ROM in 7zip and drop in additional apks to the system/app directory]

Phone: Remove external sd card

Phone: Make sure phone is in debug mode

Connect phone to laptop

Laptop: Start Odin

Phone: Reboot into download mode [thru power menu on 4.3]

Laptop: Set up Odin as per [http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10056254&postcount=36]

Laptop and Phone: Reload stock in Odin by pressing Start

Phone: Wait for reboot

Phone: Settings...Privacy...Factory data reset

Phone: Activate USB debugging

Laptop and Phone: One-click root

Laptop and Phone: load cwm update.zip to root

Phone: Reboot into recovery by powering on with both volume keys pushed

Phone: Reinstall packages (until you get green text)

Phone: Flash the update

Phone: Confirm lagfix

Phone: Insert the external sd

Phone: Install Titanium Backup

Laptop and Phone: Transfer main TIBU backup to phone

Phone: Restore apps in TIBU, then restore GoLauncherEX

Phone: Flash blue_battery_mod_c_v08.zip [my choice]

[Phone: Add mods/themes of choice]

[Phone: Update with any JPY theme]

Phone: Check to make sure I have the unthemed Swype, Black Gmail, original email [my choices]

Phone: Recreate look and feel in GoLauncherEX

Phone: Go through all settings, including advanced WIFI menu

-DONE-

If any of this is redundant (I did factory data reset and tried to delete everything at the time of flashing, but didn't see an Odin master clear) please comment.
[Captivate Android Development] :
Our inboxes would be flooded with Serendipity updates and new features...
[Captivate Android Development] bdpyo:
That's fine with me! Haha
[Captivate Android Development] calvinwong:
I9000UGJK4 now what? i still cant recieve calls....
[Captivate Android Development] loueichjr:
Hey Mikey. Curious if you have tried the xcal 2.3.2 kernel. Been running speedmod all day but just flashed back to xcal. Just seems to work best for me.

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[Captivate Android Development] lrs421:
We're trying to get an idea if you changed the kernel and modem to diagnose what you're experiencing. No one else seems to be experiencing this with stock kernel/modem so its probably an anomaly. Flash the full 5.2 or swap a modem. Jl2 is a popular one.
[Captivate Android Development] xdahgary:
That kernel has voodoo sound?
[Captivate Android Development] :
I say fresh flash of 5.2 since nobody has mentioned this kind of behavoir with any of the roms.
[Captivate Android Development] loueichjr:
Yes. V4

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[Captivate Android Development] calvinwong:
i just flashed when 5.1 was the latest and didnt do anything else... youre saying i should just flash to 5.2 now and it should work?
[Captivate Android Development] lrs421:
I'm saying you should try. No one else is experiencing this.
[Captivate Android Development] calvinwong:
ok thank you ill flash to latest later tonight and let you know ... appreciate the help! :D
[Captivate Android Development] lrs421:
Let us know what happens
[Captivate Android Development] djfrost40:
Nice ROM, i think the black is a little over done, some color would have been nice the black and green is getting a little old, still nice theme though a little too dark for my taste and a bit depressing with all the black colors.
[Captivate Android Development] dennka:
anybody knows how to turn lights off on menu buttons after phone is locked. those are always on after screen turned off. any help appreciated
[Captivate Android Development] lrs421:
Sounds like you have BLN enabled. Download BLN Free from the market and uncheck "Activate BLN"
[Captivate Android Development] merlin903:
Either disable BLN or clear out all of your notifications like SMS, missed calls, emails... etc.
[Captivate Android Development] dennka:
thnx you for the pointers
[Captivate Android Development] lrs421:
Thanks for the battery mods and misc. framework edits ChanceM.

Donation sent! Sorry it couldn't be more :( Darn Holiday bills!
[Captivate Android Development] tysj:
I agree. This was probably the closest you could get to Gingerbread AOSP (albeit still Froyo). I'm cool with the lockscreens as I really like the modded puzzle unlock recently released, but stuff like Gmail or maybe even the market should be left untouched. Changing the colors in Gmail only caused problems for people trying to read emails (which is counterproductive to the idea that it's easier to read white text on a black background on screens) and even after the tweaks it still looks a bit off/tacky. Everything doesn't have to go with a green/black theme. It's not like that on an official Gingerbread build.[/rant]

Besides that, this is still my favorite ROM and I can easily change out the apks of the stuff I want unthemed; I was just giving an opinion.
[Captivate Android Development] bdpyo:
Is this depressing?
[Captivate Android Development] sixstringsg:
Is there somewhere I can download the wallpapers used or some way I can extract them?
[Captivate Android Development] bdpyo:
You know what would be a cool wallpaper? The crayon android start up screen. B-)

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[Captivate Android Development] s1l3nt:
i like black
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
It may seem repetitive, or something, but it's rather difficult to make a theme, and have it not end up looking like this:
[Captivate Android Development] slifer315:
you can unzip the bootanimation.zip file in /system/media and take your pick for the wallpaper.

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[Captivate Android Development] TheBassman369:
The theme is awesome.

/thread
[Captivate Android Development] Minced:
This is the only uniform theme out there, so sexy.

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[Captivate Android Development] PotatoJ:
Not sure if this has been pointed out. But when copying text in the web browser (via long press and selecting copy), it says "Charged.", as apposed to "Copied". I'm on 5.1.
[Captivate Android Development] WickedNite:
I agree. Other roms' theme is too loud for me. Like their screaming at me even if I'm not doing anything, but just staring at it.

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[Captivate Android Development] boomerod:
A bit loud, no? LOL...looks like one of those crazy Italians...they love color!
[Captivate Android Development] bdpyo:
Using astro it said "directory is empty"

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[Captivate Android Development] bdpyo:
I can't find it..

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[Captivate Android Development] LimaI896:
black and green ftw on my phone ;)
[Captivate Android Development] keitht:
OMG LOL I am hanging myself now!
[Captivate Android Development] pillz424:
This ROM = bad ass. Thank you.
[Captivate Android Development] bdpyo:
Pics? :p

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[Captivate Android Development] bdpyo:
I added some color.

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[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
Apparently the Camera.apk doesn't have the low battery mod included.

Today was the first time I've gotten under 10% battery and wanted to take a picture.

Guess that's for 5.3. ;)
[Captivate Android Development] WickedNite:
Can you share that dock image and app drawer icon? :D
[Captivate Android Development] WickedNite:
That's good news. I thought there's no way for it to work under 10% when using your modded Camera.apk that's why I never ask. :)
[Captivate Android Development] Endoran:
Mikey, one question regarding your orb lockscreen - have you considered adding in sound control like in the aosp lockscreen? I know you can still long press the power button on the lockscreen to bring up the menu and toggle it on/off there but that's an extra step. Looking at your design I don't really see an easy aesthetically pleasing way to add it in BUT I'm not artistically talented like you and Chance. Just curious if you were toying with this idea as that's the only thing that I miss from the aosp lockscreen.
[Captivate Android Development] CougarBroker:
Tried to use Voice search to send an email

Tried to use Voice search to send an email today, git a force close on the Voice Search App, anyone else?
[Captivate Android Development] gluvox:
Same here. I tried to leave a 'note to self' and got FC'd.
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
No such FCs here.

Make a logcat. Note, you'll need to enable logcat in recovery.
[Captivate Android Development] King Shady:
Mike, just wondering, what's gonna be your next phone? The Atrix, Infuse, Inspire!? All look great, I sorta wanted the Atrix but the pricing is a bit much, leaning towards the Infuse because I love HTC Sense!
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
Definitely not the new Samsung one.

Mulling over both the HTC and Motorola one. If the Atrix has a locked bootloader, that's out. If there's no modding community for either, then I'll just stick put.
[Captivate Android Development] King Shady:
Hmm sounds like a good plan. My only concern for the Inspire is the weak 1230 battery
[Captivate Android Development] lrs421:
Same here. I dont have a good feeling about the Atrix, regardless of specs. I'm leaning towards the new HTC which will likely be dev friendly.
[Captivate Android Development] Minced:
You could always press the search button when it shows low battery window. Voila.

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[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
I don't do workaround. ;)

Plus I already did it. Just trying to get my battery under 10% so I can test it.
[Captivate Android Development] LimaI896:
wickednight: I believe its called dreamlyfe, try n google it.
[Captivate Android Development] mcg:
Just got my Captivate, almost a year since from the Nexus One. This ROM brings back the good old vanilla Android experience. Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
That's the goal. ;)
[Captivate Android Development] Minced:
Phew, I hate work arounds. Also, are the gif problems still prevalent? Or is that just me?

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[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
I think they might be. Haven't gotten around to that.

Right now I'm working on the Camera battery. Since the one Frogger (sp) posted only fixed the battery popup for camera and not video.
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
Found a wonderful tool called Windows Grep, and I did a search through all the smali files for "battery". Then filtered it with "low". Then "handle". Found the files, and now it's good to go. No more battery popup.

:cool:
[Captivate Android Development] SkitchBeatz:
So I will finally be able to drain my battery the way I want to? :D No more 15% threshold?
[Captivate Android Development] hakim7489:
my rom manager is not working, when i want to download cwm for my cappy it says 'an error occurred while downloading your recovery'. does anyone know how to fix this?
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
Well, in the Camera app.
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
People on the IRC were complaining of ROM Manager being down.

I personally don't use, and just put these files on my SD Card.

http://www.multiupload.com/URFPN92LG4
[Captivate Android Development] SkitchBeatz:
Why not wait until gingerbread phones that can truly utilize the dual cores? Also. aren't quad core phones on the horizon for Q3?
[Captivate Android Development] hakim7489:
unzip it? got 1 folder 'clockworkmod' and 1 zip file 'update'. put them all on the sd card?just like that?

edit:nvmd, got it now, thanks....
[Captivate Android Development] King Shady:
I highly doubt that a quad-core would be released in 2011
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
5.3

Low Battery notification removed from Camera

UI Tweaks
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
If you play the waiting game, you'll be waiting forever.
[Captivate Android Development] TheBassman369:
Buy the Samung Infuse. It has Froyo and the processor runs at 1.2 GHz, which is something our phones can't do...oh, wait...

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[Captivate Android Development] gerbick:
Was just gonna talk about how I can't use ROM Manager to restore my Clockworkmod data... but it seems like ol' Mikey has a solution around that too.
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
Perhaps.

But HTC is far better than Samsung, and Sense is better than CheeseWiz (although what isn't?).
[Captivate Android Development] korgmotif:
Great rom, and I love all the constant updates. The new lockscreens are very cool looking. I just have two small issues, and I was wondering if anyone could help me with them.

I'm having the same trouble with the themed Gmail app as a few other people. Someone sent me an HTML formatted email coded with black color text. I am unable to see the text in the Gmail app since the background there is black. I like the black theming so I don't really want to use the stock Gmail. Is there a workaround for this?

Also, I had installed the Samsung music player apk into /system/app (posted by Mikey in this thread), but it has since disappeared from the all apps drawer and is also not listed under Manage Applications in the Settings, even though the apk is still in /system/app.

Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] tysj:
If you want to use the Samsung Music Player, you have to delete the Music.apk already in the system/apps.
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
Yes this.

As far as the black on black text, the only thing we can do is make the background a dark grey.

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[Captivate Android Development] korgmotif:
Thanks for your help! I removed the default app and rebooted, and it seems to have worked. The two apps did both show up in my phone's app list before. How come android doesn't allow you to have both music apps installed?
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
Has to do with the music app now working with the lock screen controls I believe.

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[Captivate Android Development] H3llstorm:
Yep, and I fixed it back here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11062355&postcount=5147

:D
[Captivate Android Development] reinbeau:
The v08 battery mods will still work with 5.3? Flash again after updating?
[Captivate Android Development] djfrost40:
All of that black is still a little too much, black email black text...it's depressing. Personally i think it's time to move on pass the black gingerbread theme, but thats just me. All n all it's a nice ROM very stable and fast...a battery killer but fast still.
[Captivate Android Development] reinbeau:
I'm not a huge fan of dark themes, but I just brighten it all up with my own wallpapers and other tweaks. As for battery life, this ROM has had the best battery life for me, especially with the new SpeedMod kernel.
[Captivate Android Development] H3llstorm:
I had green_battery_mod_a_v08 installed over 5.2, flashed to 5.3 and it kept the battery mod, so I'm guessing the v08 battery mods will still work with 5.3.
[Captivate Android Development] reinbeau:
Well, if your battery life is that bad there's something wrong. What is your Wifi sleep policy set at? If it's on all the time, it's going to drain your battery. I use the heck out of my phone and it lasts for a good 24 hours. I used it all day yesterday from a full charge, and this morning it still had 27% battery left.
[Captivate Android Development] djfrost40:
WOW!!!...hmmm, i never use my gps i always have it turned off, i wish i could delete it altogether. I have gps in my car which sweet so when i got the phone I turned off the gps and never turned it back on again. Whenever i flash i make sure the gps is off afterwards because i notice evertime i flash a new ROM the gps is enabled by default.
[Captivate Android Development] H3llstorm:
I'm using ADWLauncher EX with the Minimalist theme, which makes my phone even darker/blacker. It even replaces many app icons with black & white versions.

I just don't get why a dark/black theme is depressing. Maybe I'm not sensitive enough. :cool:
[Captivate Android Development] djfrost40:
LOL very funny...im an artist as well and whenever we do paintings we use black or dark colors to make a statement in our work. Im just saying I wonder if there is anyway i can get the email back to the white background and the market back to the white background but still use the rom.
[Captivate Android Development] reinbeau:
Well, the GPS is used by some apps, so I don't disable it but I've also got a GPS that I far prefer to anything on this phone. That hasn't been much of a drain. I've seen more people having issues with the Wifi than anything else. Look at your sleep policy and see what it's set at.
[Captivate Android Development] djfrost40:
Ok...how do i do that, would you mind helping me out?
[Captivate Android Development] H3llstorm:
I keep the GPS off. When an app needs it, I get a pop-up asking if I want to enable the GPS in the settings. When I'm done using the app, I turn the GPS back off.

I don't use a lot of GPS-enabled apps, so this may not work for people who do.
[Captivate Android Development] djfrost40:
I always keep mine turned off...hmmm maybe it's coming on and running in the back ground for maps or something...I don't know. But I love these ROMs on this site they all are awesome im never going back to stock, i just have to carry a charger in my pocket...lol
[Captivate Android Development] reinbeau:
Go into Settings, Wireless and Network, Wifi Settings, then hit the menu button again, Advanced, and set your Wifi sleep policy there. Mine is set to When Screen Turns Off.
[Captivate Android Development] djfrost40:
Awesome...hopefully this helps!!! i just did it mine was set to "never"...lol im pretty sure it eating up my battery like a pacman...lol Thanks!!!
[Captivate Android Development] H3llstorm:
You can try this Gmail 2.2.1.apk...

http://www.techpetals.com/gmail-2.2...ngs-ui-enhancements-to-gmail-for-android-1878

... and this Android Market Version 2.2.11.

http://aliwaqas.info/download-and-install-new-android-market-version-2-2-11-guide/

I haven't tried either - since I'm perfectly happy wallowing in the darkness of my phone - so let us know if your phone blows up (or just backup the gmail & vending apks). :cool:
[Captivate Android Development] djfrost40:
LOL!!! thanks man i appreciate it ill try it now and let you know how it works out.
[Captivate Android Development] slifer315:
if you don't like the theme of this rom, you can always flash any of the JPY based themes in the i9000 forum since they're completely compatible. as for getting the unthemed gmail and market, you can grab that out of any unthemed rom. precision is a small download (~75 MB), so download the whole rom, unzip it, grab vending.apk and gmail.apk from /system/app and put them in /system/app on your phone using adb, root explorer, etc. it sucks I can't upload files to xda from my phone, or i'd make a cwm flashable zip for you. :/

edit: tooooo sloooooow. D:

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[Captivate Android Development] H3llstorm:
Another day, another Speedmod kernel (k12u) to try out...

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11145079&postcount=1698

:D
[Captivate Android Development] djfrost40:
awesome thanks for the tip!!! i just did it, i was able to untheme the market but i think gmail is themed for life...LOL!!! it won't change oh well....at least i was able to get rid of the black background in gmail and replace it with white background with black letters.
[Captivate Android Development] H3llstorm:
... and for people who feel this theme is too dark & depressing:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=872254#9800197

:D
[Captivate Android Development] djfrost40:
Hey does anybody know how i can get that sand dune wallpaper from the preception ROM and other roms without having to flash my phone again?
[Captivate Android Development] djfrost40:
Very nice!!!
[Captivate Android Development] bdpyo:
Jeez. I go to sleep for a few hours BAM another update. Lol

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[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
If it's the default wallpaper it's in the framework.

Otherwise in the launcher.

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[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
Gotta keep up. ;)

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[Captivate Android Development] bdpyo:
The exact reason I mentioned a newsletter via email. :-P

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[Captivate Android Development] PotatoJ:
I know this has been brought up many times; the motor for rumble and vibration is not strong at all! I recently became frustrated when attempting to use the app "Dildroid", and I was left very unsatisfied. :mad:
[Captivate Android Development] gergregg:
Then go back to stock.
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
At first I thought you were some moron, then I read the last line and started laughing. :)

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[Captivate Android Development] hitekdude:
everything is nice and smooth. no gripes from me bud. keep up the good work. im flashing up to 5.3 from 5.1.
[Captivate Android Development] hitekdude:
"Dildroid" works best on a stock rom for sure. you will have better results if you insert the device sideways. LOL
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
Like the GPS, you're probably better off with a standalone device. ;)

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[Captivate Android Development] dennka:
Hi, after 2 day from install, today, when someone calls me, I get one buzz and then call id dropped, I can even see who is calling, however, I can call out no problem, any idea?
[Captivate Android Development] smokestack76:
That is the best ever quote :D
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
I thought it was quite nice. :D
[Captivate Android Development] bms231:
Hey Mike, two suggestions:

1. On your FAQ page put how to go from 5.2 to 5.3. There are some of us n00bs out there. I assume you go into CWR and select the zip. Can we also assume it doesnt wipe any data?

2. Something HUGE for most people who use this phone as a pager I noticed your ROM doesnt have...... the ability to select multiple sms messages to delete. Basically it is either delete all (which deletes my friend's messages) or individually click each one. Kinda suck when a system goes nuts and you get 200 pages. Maybe you can add this in your next version.
[Captivate Android Development] loueichjr:
You can go to the Serendipity website and download the Samsung SMS app. It will give you the ability to select which sms messages you want to delete.

Edit: Oh and to answer your first question... If you install just the update it doesn't wipe any data.
[Captivate Android Development] s1l3nt:
1. yes you use CWM and it wont wipe

2. you can flash the samsung mms app in CWM too
[Captivate Android Development] dennka:
any help please
[Captivate Android Development] bms231:
cool thanks for the heads up. however, if it is the actual same exact samsung sms app, thing had issues with drafts. if i wrote something, went to another window, came back... no draft/sms. a few minutes later it would magically show up. it was kinda annoying.

plus, the pages i get contain URLs and every time i clicked on one it would always ask me to view or open in a browser (no default action button). serendipity is plain and simple... click... view. done. i really hated the samsung sms app.