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[Captivate Android Development] xtremekilla09:
FireFly Thursday

2.6 is out!!

All of the battery mods are compatible with 2.6

CHANGELOG:

Version 2.6 - Mar 17, 2011

Updated Fancy Widget

Updated Titanium Backup

Updated Voice Search

Updated Market

Updated Voodoo Sound

Added FireFly Clock Skins

Applied Swype Fix

Enabled Fugu by default

Applied Malware Patch

Quite a few Framework changes

Modified update-script and build.prop

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[Captivate Android Development] neonlazer:
I JUST decided to try firefly 2.5...amazing timing :)
[Captivate Android Development] jde984:
Awesomeness. Unfortunately my battery is drained from watching the tournament... Hate for it to die mid-flash. Guess I'll have to wait it out a while until I can get a charge.
[Captivate Android Development] neonlazer:
Wierd, just updated to 2.6 and now it boots all the way up..starts loading widgets..then it goes back to the F logo...boot loop it seems. Probably should fresh flash lol
[Captivate Android Development] xtremekilla09:
Thats not good, let me test it out to make sure it does not happen to everyone.

You used the upgrade package right?
[Captivate Android Development] neonlazer:
Yes, Altho no sure if the honeycomb theme is messing it up.
[Captivate Android Development] modmyphone:
My update went fine. Just had to enter recovery manually as my phone didn't want to recognize Busybox for some reason.
[Captivate Android Development] neonlazer:
Same, first try thru app had the same busybox not found..but restarted and it worked fine.
[Captivate Android Development] WirelessMike:
No issues on update here.

I also re-installed "circle battery" after.

Seems like media update after reboot is a bit faster?
[Captivate Android Development] xtremekilla09:
Oh ok.

Ya, if you have a theme installed and you apply the update from 2.5 to 2.6, it will give you bootloops. This is why I didn't include the framework changes in the update packages before. I knew most people swap out themes and batteries and including the framework changes only works if you are using the stock FF theme.

Oh well, these changes were pretty important, so it had to be done.
[Captivate Android Development] Johnny Paranoid:
Smooth update, no problems. Download thru FF app, reboot into recovery, install from SD, good to go. Thanks again for all your hard work!

also: Sweet graphic!
[Captivate Android Development] djnoicatse:
Updated to 2.6 and now my calculator is missing.
[Captivate Android Development] xtremekilla09:
yeah, just found this out as well, I am not sure why that is happening. I will include a calculator fix in the app. Sorry for the trouble.
[Captivate Android Development] apparition:
I always liked the touchwiz calc more that you posted a while back anyhow :P
[Captivate Android Development] jde984:
Updated applied, no issues seen so far.
[Captivate Android Development] geokilla:
Only solution is to either drag and drop whatever honeycomb changes with the files in FireFly 2.6, or do a complete reflash. Good luck.

@xtreme. For the next update along with stuff I posted a couple pages back: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=995975

Themed MIUI looks awesome
[Captivate Android Development] xtremekilla09:
Awesome, just what I wanted. It will be in the next update.
[Captivate Android Development] djnoicatse:
No worries X....awesome work as always!!!
[Captivate Android Development] Haighter:
FireFly Thursdays!

FireFly Thursdays = New Signature Picture!!!

...not that it's my favorite part of FF Thursdays, but keeps me on my toes...

Smooth update. Nothing hinkey to report so far. Great work as always, X!
[Captivate Android Development] Barbarian:
I love updates. Thanks, X.
[Captivate Android Development] xThe Enforcer:
Updated and it's amazing. Thanks like always!
[Captivate Android Development] studacris:
Yes! Updated before I started my saint pattys drinking! Now i dont have to do it drunk or hungover. :p
[Captivate Android Development] WirelessMike:
I may have found one minor issue, but as with any bug, it could easily just be me.

After update, I've rebooted a couple times to install a batt mod and the calc fix (didn't really need the calc fix, as I'm devoted to realcalc, but like Dyson, I feel things should just work properly).

Anyway, I set the stay awake option before one of the reboots, but after reboot, it's not set.

So, since I was rebooting into recovery, I tried a standard reboot after setting the option. Again, it was not set after reboot.

Can anyone duplicate this bug?

**edit**

Also-- The calc fix doesn't appear to have worked for me. Has anyone else tried it?

**/edit**
[Captivate Android Development] Primus76:
On 2.6 now. So far only 2 issues I've seen. Phone locked on turning on mass storage mode and had to battery pull and my speedtest is only clocking about 300k down instead of the 3mb i was getting before and the upload is very bursty. Could just be the network and no I don't play with the modems etc, just leave them as is.

Any ideas?
[Captivate Android Development] Johnny Paranoid:
My mobile network speeds are slower than normal also. Getting about 300k down/250 up rather than the normal 2.5mb down/2.5 up. This is on 3G with HSDPA/HSUPA enabled. Thankfully, I'm almost always on WiFi.
[Captivate Android Development] djnoicatse:
Calc fix didn't work for me either.
[Captivate Android Development] loganpimpman42o:
downloading 2.6 right now....
[Captivate Android Development] xtremekilla09:
Try now. Should work now.
[Captivate Android Development] Phoenix-Lead:
Nice job yet again X!! That is all.
[Captivate Android Development] geokilla:
Are you able to update the E-mail app so we can choose the refresh interval? Syncing e-mails every hour is too frequent for some users, such as me. Also I dunno if it's a bug but even if I delete the new e-mail, it still sends me a notification saying I have a new, unread e-mail.
[Captivate Android Development] xtremekilla09:
Send me link to the updated e-mail. I don't use the email app so I don't usually know about its bugs.
[Captivate Android Development] WirelessMike:
It does, indeed.

Good call, xtreme! Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] alcatraz20:
I just loaded 2.5...this is awesome. I appreciate your work.
[Captivate Android Development] apparition:
If that is awesome, what does that make 2.6? :D?
[Captivate Android Development] WirelessMike:
So does anyone else have the stay awake setting issue on reboot?
[Captivate Android Development] WirelessMike:
For what it's worth, I seem to be clocking better wireless data speeds since the upgrade... :)

Again, it could be just me.
[Captivate Android Development] Delicate Donut:
Once again, another awesome update keep up the good work!
[Captivate Android Development] xThe Enforcer:
I get like a minimum of 10mbps down on wifi!

Even getting 3-4mbps data down in a suburban city.

Using UGJL2 and I live in South Florida.
[Captivate Android Development] caanda45:
X, fantastic, fantastic and if I have not said it before fantastic!!!!!;):D
[Captivate Android Development] loganpimpman42o:
just downloaded 2.6 seems good the only thing is in market it keeps kicking me out not sure if its the rom or the suckerpunch kernal i flashed
[Captivate Android Development] Johnny Paranoid:
It's not SuckerPunch. It's most likely a sync issue. It happens sometimes when updating or installing a new ROM. Open SGS Tools and select Market Fix. Make sure reboot is checked and apply. Alternately, you can go into Settings > Applications > Manage applications and under All select the Market. Force stop it (if it lets you) and wipe data, then reboot. Wait a min after reboot for the whole boot sequence to finish and go into Settings > Accounts and sync and toggle Auto sync off and on again. Wait for the sync to finish (sync icon on status bar will probably show) then open up the Market again and see if that did it.
[Captivate Android Development] tmhung:
I 'm very like call recoder . Can u put it in ur rom
[Captivate Android Development] Johnny Paranoid:
The dev has stated multiple times that he will not include call recording in his ROMs due to legal and technical issues.
[Captivate Android Development] FlKTION:
Hey, I just updated to 2.6 and was in the market downloading an app. As it was installing the bootanimation (the firefly F) popped up and it just sat there looping. I pulled the battery and flushed the dalvik cache. On boot it did the same thing just looped the "F" and vibrated one and a while. This has never happened to me and i dont know if it was the recent 2.6 update or not.
[Captivate Android Development] Johnny Paranoid:
If you had any themes installed it could cause a boot loop.
[Captivate Android Development] tupirujp:
Impressed whit these rom very nice
[Captivate Android Development] SeanHacker:
this is one hell of a rom dude. just thought i test it out last night for fun and i'm not heading back to phoenix for a little while. this thing is smooth bro. exellent work!!!!
[Captivate Android Development] caanda45:
It seems like the T959TLJL3 modem (telus) is a winner as far as the my bluetooth goes. Stable and so far always connects, but it kind of sucks battery life. Oh well I guess I will buy another battery.

Thanks for all the modem choices boys, so if anybody else is having a problem with a AT&T/Rogers Captivate this looks like a good choice if you want bluetooth to connect to a Parrot Mki 9200.
[Captivate Android Development] :
How do I check the version of my current FireFly installation? Also, why does the first boot up after I install fail at recovery? there's some yellow text that is displayed on the screen, as if the ROM is trying to install, but then red text appears and it says it failed. When I try to select "Reboot", I think my phone crashes because I get an image of an android with a ! sign next to it. I have to battery pull to get it to reset. The second boot up, it is in Clockwork Recovery and installs successfully. Is this normal behavior?
[Captivate Android Development] caanda45:
Go to settings and about phone ( the very bottom) and it has all the information....
[Captivate Android Development] chinesedevil:
To check version, go to settings -> about phone -> scroll down to Build Number
[Captivate Android Development] JGGW:
Give it a day or two with a full drain/ charge. Clear battery stats and dalvik cache in recovery advanced options and the batt should settle down.
[Captivate Android Development] :
Indeed Do exactly what he said. I am using the JL3 Modem and my battery life is incredible.
[Captivate Android Development] :
Is it normal for battery life to completely suck when Wifi Sleep Policy is set to 'Never'?
[Captivate Android Development] Johnny Paranoid:
Not really. Mine is set that way and I have decent battery life. Are you making sure you turn WiFi off when you're not connected to a WiFi network? Did you just flash a new ROM or kernel or modem? You may want to calibrate your battery if you did. Check out this thread for troubleshooting info.
[Captivate Android Development] Haighter:
Maybe not completely suck, but it will certainly suck. It will especially suck if you leave something open in the background that is feeding itself data through WiFi. I forgot to set the WiFi sleep policy a few FireFlies ago and left a website open that auto-refreshed... went to bed with over 50% and my battery was screaming uncle in the morning, which was actually good that it was screaming because I forgot to set my alarm.
[Captivate Android Development] Johnny Paranoid:
AT&T

just

sent me a text informing me that the 2.2 update is now available. LOLOL!
[Captivate Android Development] geokilla:
I don't have an updated e-mail app. I'll keep an eye out for it though.
[Captivate Android Development] :
What would you consider decent battery life with WiFi sleep policy set to Never? If my phone is sitting on my desk at home, connected to my Wifi Network but never used, it will drain to 0% and turn off before night time comes around if I unplugged it in the morning.

If I keep Wifi Sleep policy to "Always", then leaving my phone idling on my desk will keep it alive for 2-3 days.

Having Wifi disabled doesn't really help my battery life. When I'm actually connected to a Wifi network, and the phone remains connected to Wifi when it is idle, it will drain very quickly.

It's been doing this for quite a while now. I may try recalibrating and wiping battery stats. It gets annoying having my 200MB cap being consumed while my phone is idle.
[Captivate Android Development] LNJ:
Battery life is gonna suck on this phone regardless. Especially if you are coming from a non touch phone.

I could let my Bold 9700 and E72 go for 2.5 to 3 days before plugging in and I believe they both also had 1500mah batteries.

Our disadvantage is this gorgeous power sucking screen.

Too bad higher capacity batteries are thicker.

I would love a 2000+mah battery on mine.
[Captivate Android Development] Raul77:
first of all thanks for the amazing rom.

just wondering which lagfix (if any) do folks use here?
[Captivate Android Development] Johnny Paranoid:
I don't have any screens to show you but basically my typical day is @100 SMS, @1 hour of browsing with Dolphin HD, @1 hour of playing a game (Angry Birds or similar), checking facebook and twitter about every 15 minutes, @1 hour of listening to music via PowerAmp, @1 hour using GPS and Google Navigation w/ voice commands and maybe rebooting 2-3 times for various reasons. This will generally garner me at least 24 hours and up to 36 hours on a full charge.
[Captivate Android Development] Primus76:
Sorry for the noob question but how do you tell what modem you are currently on so you can go back if you experience issues? Thinking about trying the 959 too.

Thanks
[Captivate Android Development] WirelessMike:
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Dude, that's awesome!

You have right there in your text messages the answer to why we flash this phone.
[Captivate Android Development] Johnny Paranoid:
Settings > About phone > Baseband version
[Captivate Android Development] Johnny Paranoid:
IKR?!?!

Thanks for nothing Death Star!
[Captivate Android Development] Barbarian:
I just got that text too. LOL @ at&t.
[Captivate Android Development] caanda45:
Under Settings

Go to settings and under settings it is at the bottom and it is about phone click on that....here is a screen shot!!! Baseband Version is the modem. It is working way better for me than the JK4 but still not 100%.
[Captivate Android Development] modmyphone:
Oh man... I lost root upgrading to 2.6. :(

Guess I know what I'm doing when I get home. :)
[Captivate Android Development] Haighter:
SpeedMod k13c

LagFix Options:

DATA_FS=ext4

CACHE_FS=ext4

DBDATA_FS=ext4

DATA_LOOP=ext2

CACHE_LOOP=ext2

DBDATA_LOOP=ext2

BIND_DATA_TO_DBDATA=false
[Captivate Android Development] Delicate Donut:
You set this manually? Also when I go to spare parts and go to battery history then network usage there its something called 0 that's all the way up anyone know what this is?
[Captivate Android Development] caanda45:
Root is part of the rom, check again, superuser icon should be present!!
[Captivate Android Development] Delicate Donut:
If you've lost it simply go into recovery then advanced speedmod options. There should be a root option there the simple one will suffice
[Captivate Android Development] Haighter:
My Rant/Question

OK, it's been eating at me for a few days, so I have to ask...

What is actually a "proper" question in this thread? Every once in a while someone comes along and makes a polite (or impolite) suggestion that a topic being discussed here should be handled in another thread/forum and not here.

I mean, by that logic, anything having to do lagfix options should be asked in the SpeedMod or SuckerPunch thread. Any app questions in the Captivate Themes & Apps forum... you get my point.

My stance is that the thing that makes FireFliers so damn cool is that you can pretty much ask anything you want here on pretty much any topic and someone will at least try and lend a hand (without any attitude).

Or does this post actually belong in the Captivate Q&A forum... :o
[Captivate Android Development] LNJ:
I lost root yesterday too after a fresh flash of 2.6 from stock.

But what caused it was the fact that after first boot, I updated busybox in Titanium and rebooted without restoring anything to flash SukepPunch #58.

Then booted back and opened Titanium and it said I did not have root.

So went to Recovery again and used the SuperUser/Root option in the SpeedMod kernel options and booted back again with root.

So try the root option in your kernel first!
[Captivate Android Development] Haighter:
Yes. Go into Recovery, advanced SpeedMod ULK features, LAGFIX options, Advanced custom conversion options, then use the volume rocker to select and power button to toggle your choices for each option, go all the way back and reboot. It will ask some damn question about backing up something or making toast with jam... I've been on SpeedMod so long and the settings stick, so I haven't done it for a while, but pick YES (I think the first option...) and the phone will run through setting the new LagFix options. It takes a bit, so be patient. And voila! Your phone will now run hella faster.

EDIT: As to your second question, I haven't really used Spare Parts, so I can't lend an opinion there.

EDIT #2: And I've really only used SpeedMod for quite some time, but I imagine other kernels have a similar Recovery menu/setup.
[Captivate Android Development] jde984:
Haha. I think it depends entirely on the opinions of the dev and other posters as to what makes a post 'proper'. Like you said this thread is awesome because you can ask questions not directly related to the firefly rom. It helps to have the coolest dev ever and a relative small number of posters (at least compared to cog and cm7 and such).

So as I'm on the unrelated topic note... Has anyone tried the new jq1 modem yet? I just flashed it to see how it goes.

http://s148368836.onlinehome.us/modem_xxjq1.zip
[Captivate Android Development] Johnny Paranoid:
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe X has stated before that he's not very picky about what is discussed in this thread and him being the OP he has final say. He (and most of us) would rather we be able to help each other as much as possible, not only to take the load off of him but also for expediency reasons. That being said, there is also a FireFly Q&A thread available that is specifically for questions related to FireFly. Also, you're generally going to find more support for questions in the threads that are directly related to them. Questions about SuckerPunch lagfix issues should probably go in the SuckerPunch thread as you're more likely to find someone (maybe even the dev!) who can answer your question.
[Captivate Android Development] modmyphone:
Thanks. I forget that Speedmod has it built in. :o

Worked perfectly.

Now if only fixing my shot bracket were just as easy......
[Captivate Android Development] caanda45:
Let me know what you think and how it goes. Do you know what it was in and where it came from? Thanks
[Captivate Android Development] ruger94:
Rant/Question

I don't know about others but...I believe this is a two part thread, since your title is Rant/Question...Do we have a two part forum section?? mmm...so I for one am confused on how to answer your Rant/Question sir!

LOL...good post, and good explanation too! FireFliers Rule!
[Captivate Android Development] Johnny Paranoid:
Just flashed JQ1 and did some speed tests and test calls. It doesn't seem any better or worse than JK4 or KP1 for me. It may actually be draining battery faster than either of those on my phone. More testing is required.
[Captivate Android Development] Johnny Paranoid:
Posting that screen without any config info (or any info really) doesn't do anybody any good.
[Captivate Android Development] jde984:
Sorry guess I should have posted the source thread instead of just the download link.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=876391

After several speed tests, it pretty much came on par with other modems I've used, however one time I almost hit 3Mbps, which is pretty much unheard of for me (let's just say I had to take a seat behind my desk after that one). And obviously way to early to make any determination on battery. Also I'm one of the lucky ones with good GPS out of the box, so I won't be a good tester for that aspect of it.
[Captivate Android Development] WirelessMike:
AT&T Cracking Down on Tethering?

Nevermind...

I see this was already mentioned in the general forum here.

Sorry about that. I don't like duplicates any more than anyone else.
[Captivate Android Development] LNJ:
I used tapatalk for that and got trigger happy and posted before typing anything in it.

2.6 on SukerPunch #58 @ 1.4Ghz
[Captivate Android Development] Johnny Paranoid:
Unsure with the info given. I suppose it all relates to how people are tethering (via radio, usb, bluetooth, etc.) and how they are monitoring the usage. Rest assured though, if there's a way that the Death Star can charge you more money (especially without your consent), they will most definitely do so.

EDIT: It makes sense that they are just assuming people are tethering if they are going over the 5GB mark. I personally have the 2GB plan and I have tethered and used mobile AP a bit (mostly for testing purposes and to show other people) and I have yet to get such a notice. I guess I wouldn't worry about it unless you plan on using your phone as your primary internet connection for your home or office.
[Captivate Android Development] Johnny Paranoid:
Ah...overclocked can and will give you results like that. I personally don't overclock because I can't really afford another phone if I burn out the chip and really have no use for processing of that caliber on my phone. Running FF 2.6 w/ SP-Voodoo #9 and undervolting 75-100 per step gives me over over 1500 on Quadrant, which is still faster than the comparisons. Nice score though! :cool:
[Captivate Android Development] LNJ:
You're not gonna burn out the cpu because it is rated for 1.6Ghz anyway.

At it's current state it is underclocked.

We are not really even touching the rated specs.

You'll only need to worry about damaging it once you start exceeding the rated specs!
[Captivate Android Development] Johnny Paranoid:
Hmm...I didn't know that. I read somewhere (don't remember where) that anything over 1.2Ghz would possibly cause damage. Either way, I would imagine that it's not very energy efficient. Battery life is more important to me long term.
[Captivate Android Development] jde984:
Where did you see it was rated for 1.6Ghz?
[Captivate Android Development] LNJ:
No you're just increasing heat and battery consumption when playing with voltages that's all.

Heat and clean power is the major issue here.

When these cpu hit the mobile market, they were speced lower to conserve battery and run cool.

But the voltage it needs to run at 1.6Ghz will not be feasible for mobile use.

It would probably need about 1.5v or so and your battery would die loads faster.
[Captivate Android Development] LNJ:
It datasheet before the chipset became available. I looked it up when they announced it and thought to myself that it would be kick ass if this cpu ever made it to the mass market.

It's like any CPU out there, they are all binned for certain specs depending on the device they go into iregardless of what they are actually capable of.
[Captivate Android Development] tsachi:
You have to be careful with the email apps, they are not always interchangeable. I like the one we currently have because it supports sync of all dates in the calendar, but if I try to put it in Fusion or just rooted stock froyo it FC like crazy. It is linked to at least the accounts, calendar, and contacts, but as is obvious from the barcode scanner issues - there may be other unknown links.