yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] :
john.. i was having exactly the same issues as you. update to the JVE modem.. fixed the MMS and "H" flickering that you speak of.. I still have probs with facebook notifications though..

same as you.. works on wifi, connections reset by peer when on cellular data..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
Hi guys, I'm currently using darky's 9.3 and getting a little bored of it. Wondering what you guys recommend as an alternative rom (good battery life, fast) and preferably one which works well with damianGTO ultimate kernel ? (too many to test/try myself)

Cheers
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TheKoomba2010:
try utibread" its awesome and a battery saver! it survives me 3 days straight!! its a blue version of gingerbread! im running it now and its hectic! check it out!

Sent from my GT-I9000
[Galaxy S I9000 General] silashack:
I've cooked from the kitchen and use Damians 1.2b and runs slick as, when battery settles down, 2 days plus easy
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
Hmm looks really really good, only thing putting me off is the 'stability' and random freezing that many are reporting.

What base rom are you using ? ZSJPG (v9.9) ?

Too many choices ! :/ or maybe I should just stick with darky's for now until official 2.3 is released...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] silashack:
JPG, agree about the GB stuff, had a look, but WAY too many issues to be stable, and I need 'some' stability, I use this thing as a phone as well ;-)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
hmm so I went for it...tried the ultibread rom...only just got it working, guess it ain't compatible with damianGTO ultimate kernel..But so far it seems really fast...like really really fast :D let's see how long it lasts ;) haha
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sxi200:
Try disabling wifi and use data (3g etc), or at least check if you have data on, not deactivated.

I tested it heaps of times and using wifi was the problem. Maybe because when using wifi it disables data and mms settings.

Not 100% sure if it will work but worth a try.

I also noticed that if a received mms commences downloading with data off/wifi on, it never completes.

If still no go, check again on the ausdroid/apn website to be sure you have the correct settings.

For instance, I have previously flashed firmware that changed apn details to optus zoo where it should be optus yes internet (postpaid).

Edit: just realised beaver2233 gave you the same answer. Still it may be worth checking apn details again. Virgin uses one apn for data and mms, while optus has one for each.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sxi200:
I believe in the jv1 thread it has been mentioned that although jve modem does show the 850 band it is not activated. Or something like that.

Maybe because the sgs radio doesn't actually support both bands at once. JVE may just be a test modem for the sgs2 who's radio does.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] smakked:
Now new problem , been messing with roms but went back to darkys now i cant get 850 band working ?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] smakked:
Nevermind me just dont have reception on that band here, near the window it is all good :| Nightshift.......
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sxi200:
I'm on docs jpy + zsjpe + k13c but I don't find much difference between the roms in terms of speed. All run very smoothly. Heck even stock 2.2.1 is pretty good.

Only thing for me is the themes. Don't like the green on darkys. Good thing is themes can be flashed over the rom, just like modems and kernals. Tried many but for me docs theme is the cleanest of them all. Galatassia (I think its spelt that way) has the nicest notification drop down menu.

Been swapping to/from cm7 and man its nice. Some things aren't fully working yet but recentlyl skpe fixes and navigon upgrade to 2.3.4 make it almosr perfect. Uses more battery than Samsung fw, but its quite stable for daily use.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dtswk:
Hi guys,

Thanks for everyone sharing in the thread its been a great way of learning.!

Just wanted to share some back. I'm running DocRom 2.6.32.9 speedmod K13c with JVE modem.

Whilst a lot better in main cities I spent the weekend out in the sticks and found when I was out of coverage it went through 50% of a 3000ma battery in about 3 hours.

Not sure if related to the JVE or just a general issue. All fine now I am back in town.

Matt
[Galaxy S I9000 General] John.frisina:
OK, its working again. Tested with two different people sending me a pic and it came through.

Still cant download the ones in my inbox on the JVE modem but JVE is working great for reception and GPS. Better than JL2 IMO..

However, battery life sucks! Have a feeling its related to the theme I have installed (SENSE). Looks great is snappy and minimalist.

Can anyone recommend some battery tweaks?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] silashack:
I too used and loved that theme, but it isn't getting updated, so I looked and found this one http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=898491 and liking it, just about to install the 5.1
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sxi200:
Thanks silashack. Will definately give it a go. Looks the goods.

Might just need to reflash dialer.apk over it because I have the record function. Good to see he has one to match the theme.

Even though blue is said to cause screen fade more than any other colour, I couldn't care less. Most often my wallpapers are blue so this theme will compliment them. Anyway, by the time screen fades noticeably I will probably have another phone (S2).
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sxi200:
Just wondering, anyone tried CM7 (Cyanagen Mod)? It is now on version 2.3.3 and last update is 1303. CM7 is pretty much just pure android like nexus.

Must admit it pretty sick and most problems have been sorted. Boy is it fast.

Navigon has now been updated to work on gingerbread 2.3 and skype also fixed. Really just the front camera, tv out and FM radio remain. Normal camera works but quality is not the best yet but constantly improving. Battery? Well I think I could get a full day as opposed to 2 or more with light use.

I have 2 cwm / nandroid backups - one for CM7 and one for Docs. Takes about half an hour to switch over to either.

Had pretty much reached the limits with galaxy s custom roms etc. CM7 has opened up a completely new chapter.

WARNING: If you are new to or never have flashed custom roms, don't bother.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] John.frisina:
Kernel Question..

Hey Y'all,

On a different line of thinking, has anyone tried DamianGTO kernel?

Currently on speedmod but always looking at other possibilities.

Also considering Fugutweaks but it seems complicated. I'm confused if its just a matter of flashing through CWM or if there is more involved..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
DamienGTO Ultimate kernel is well...ultimate...with the right settings is probably the best kernel (imo). Just be sure the rom you are using is compatible (docs, darky's, most are). Only downfall for some is the lack of support for BLN, but NoLed does the job.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rlorange:
Yeah no bln on ultimate kernel is a bummer... no led sucks balls and battery lol!

Fugutweaks... can't notice much but it helps for sure, cmw zip didn't work for me I had to copy the files over manually to the system/bin directory replacing the existing ones. Easy really use speedmod kernel tweaks in cmw recovery to allow system rw otherwise you will not be able to do this.

Stock JPY, Insanity SpeedMod OC-1200Mhz/UV, ext4, JVE gingerbread Modem,
[Galaxy S I9000 General] silashack:
Running both, all OK, fugu was cwm for me, no brainer
[Galaxy S I9000 General] goughymachine:
These nandroid backups, are they the sort of thing that happens when flashing new roms - I've never taken much notice of whats happening when I flash a new doc, but noticed the other day that it was doing a backup of some sort. Do you do these through cmw? I haven't even looked - lazy ass I am.

So the nandroid backup takes a snap of how your system is right now - and you can restore to that exact point again easily?

edit - ok, just had a look in cmw. Do you use back up all, and restore all to do this? So it lets you run to different os's switching when you wanna play with the other.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sxi200:
No. Not when flashing new roms. Backup occurs when you start it in cwm or rom manager or automatically when converting file system in cwm (eg from rfs to ext4).

Yes, if you do a full backup then full restore the phone will be exactly as you left it (system, apps, missed calls...everything). I prefer backup all and restore all. I have at times just restored only part of a backup, like system when I stuffed up a system file. Takes less time.

Just remember, to restore a backup you need same/similar base first. For instance, when I want to go back to docs from CM7 which is completely different to custom roms, I flash jpu (has all the 3 files) + reparation in odin to get system back to stock rfs. Then I flash cf root to obtain 2e recovery again, apply update zip to get cwm, then speedmod through cwm (I think cf root isn't needed if you flash speedmod Odin version).

At this point if you previously had ext4 system, convert it before restoring backup. It takes much less time. Then I flash darkys then restore backup of my preferred rom (docs jpy). For some reason if I flash docs rom then restore backup it boots to a black screen.

If you just want to switch between normal custom roms (eg darkys, docs) you only need to do the restore pretty much and avoid all the other stuff.

Backups are saved on the SD card in the clockworkmod/backup folder. Remember to name them so as not to mix them up if you have too many.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jim5055:
Nice description.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] silashack:
The main thing to remember and sxi200 eluded to this... If you make a backup, then you must be on the same base to restore it.

For instance, I did a backup (nandroid) when I had installed my first ever custom rom, a darkys, but then I found I did not like the major green theme and flashed myself a rom cooked in the romkitchen, this was based on the speedmod kernel, I managed to bugger that up :) and thought no problem, restore the backup... DID NOT WORK.... masses of errors.

It would appear that the kernel chefs implement different 'options' and 'settings' when they hook the clockworkmod function into the roms they cook, and what works on some, does NOT work on others, and because none of them allow you to do a full clean working install of the Rom Manager itself, then you have some issues when attempting to recover.

This is aside from any lagfix you may have applied as well, these settings basically affect the file system format and make for more issues, think fat32 V NTFS in windows.

I have also found on a few occasions that even when the same things appear to be in sync, I get md5 checksum errors, these then fail to let me restore. Still not sure why, but found it easier to just do a full new clean install.

Although it feels like a minefield when you starts, a few messed up installs and backup/restore nightmares, will teach you soon enough the better ways to do things.

I think this post http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=991792 offers a good way to understand the process and I now tend to use this to clean up any **** ups and start from scratch, all my apps and data is backed up with titanium backup and ALL my contacts are kept in google, so a reload is pretty painless.

On my sdcard I had nandriods of full working systems, a doc rom, an insanity rom and an ultimate rom, but with each one I had a different kernel and like a **** I forgot which one was used in which one, so I lost the ability to 'jump' between them, I 'THOUGHT' I had standardised on DamianGTO 1.1, but when I tried to restore the insanity one, it worked then FC'd like a bastard when I tried to run it :(

Also... some kernels give slightly different options, backup all, restore all, backup, restore and once again these are not always compatible, so something else to consider when you think you have made your special backup...

Would be nice if there was a ghost/acronis type product that did bit level backup :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sxi200:
Cheers Jim.

And thanks silashack for adding more useful info. I guess because I use speedmod kernal on all my custom roms I've had no issues.

I use custom cm7 kernal as well but the restore only works with the initial kernal that comes with the package. No probs there either.

I also have full titanium backup, SMS, bookmarks and apn backups (all great free apps from market) and copy all contacts to external SD card with the inbuilt function just in case. But the cwm restore is so much easier and faster.

So just in case and to avoid problems/mismatch, after cwm backup just rename to include: rom/kernal/date.

You can always flash another kernal after the restore.

I backup at least once a week and delete the old one. But before I do that I check that the new backup is ok with a quick test.

I simply go into advanced restore and restore only part if it, like cache or boot. If there is no md5 mismatch then all good. Only ever had that once out of maybe 50 backups.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sxi200:
Just want to share some handy apps, some I've mentioned above:

-Titanium backup (need root)

-Sms backup and restore

-Apn backup and restore

-BookmarkSB

-Adfree

-AU weather

-2g-3g on off (use as widget)

-Gtunes

-Home switcher

-NoLed (prefer it over BLN)

-Quick boot (root I think)

-Screen filter (nice)

-Soundhound

-Virgin usage meter (for me at least)

-NAVIGON (just in case someone doesn't know about it and its free for us Aussies :))))
[Galaxy S I9000 General] optima2004:
Did everyones Samsung Apps update? mine did but looks no different, while my friends has different tabs and looks totally different
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sxi200:
Yeah, mines updated. Pretty sure it updated a week or so ago and just went in now and it updated again.

I'm running docs jpy with xeu (UK) product code.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rlorange:
Hey anyone know if Telstra has finally updated to 2.2 or 2.2.1? Laziest bloody carrier my dad is with the bastards and has a galaxy s.... not very tech savvy either lol!

Stock JPY, SuckerPunch i9000 beta#1 kernel 1.3ghz, all ext4, JVE GB Modem,
[Galaxy S I9000 General] droidgt:
cache.rfs with optus csc (JP4)

Does anyone has the cache.rfs file with optus csc? If so, can you please share.. I need this to flash XWJS8 PDA via ODIN.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] goughymachine:
Thanks for the descriptions on the backups etc guys. Sounds like a good thing for me to avoid ;) ;). In the end, docs jpg is going great guns for me, and with my custom setup on go launcher ex or launcher pro themes really mean nothing to me.

Can't believe I just said that. Slap me please.....
[Galaxy S I9000 General] beaver2233:
I just have one thing to add about backups in CWM..when renaming the backups (if you do) do NOT put spaces in the name. Put a . or _ or something instead otherwise when going to restore you will receive a md5 error. I only discovered this a few hours ago...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] smakked:
Is it possible to get the telstra bigpond icon or how do i get to my packages i paid for :P

Cheers

Posted from my work keyboard :P
[Galaxy S I9000 General] John.frisina:
Kernels and Modems

Hi All,

Noticed that XWJS8 has now been released with a JQ1 modem.

Was wondering if anyone is using it yet and how it compares to JVE.

Also, I'm trying to work out the best kernel out there.

Can anyone recommend some settings for Damian GTO ultimate kernel?

Is anyone using the Fugutweak kernel offered in Doc's Kitchen?

Also, File Systems.. Anyone have any input as to the most optimal one in terms of speed and stability?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Bonta768:
Speedmod kernel is reliable, high performing and easy of the battery - recommended. Other kernels are also good.

ext4 is also speedy and stable - recommended.

I consider both optimal. YMMV.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] silashack:
I'm (currently) running

DamianGTO

fugutweaks

JS8/JPG from Docs Kitchen

Not used any tweaks or f/s in DamianGTO as my device flies without them :)

And after a few battery charges, I was on 58 hours at 89% available this morning :)

WELL happy with this setup

For once I am leaving well alone to get some long term results, I was u/g as and when ANYTHING came out ;-)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sxi200:
+1 for speedmod & ext4. System & data.

Tried most but always keep going back to speedmod.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Bolder2011:
My input hope it helps

Hello i live in North Queensland & use Telstra as my provider after using so many roms and doing this and that i have found using Darky's ROM Version 9.2 Extreme Edition the best all round for me just so simple to do and use i get better reception and battery life http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=940671 its personal pref i know but check it out and no i dont follow or like the Cowboys or the Broncos lol enjoy.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] gbatman:
any news on the Telstra Froyo release? I wonder if they will release it. I gave up and cooked up a ROM in Doc's RomKitchen. Such a good decision.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sxi200:
Agreed. Heck, if we were to wait for our provider updates half of us would have given up on the phone.

I've helped a few friends upgrade when they were on stock firmwares and were suffering major lag etc. Now they love their phones.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rlorange:
Telstra are beyond belief... probably be the last carrier in the world to get froyo going... and probably just as the first official gingerbread is released lol!

Stock JPY, SuckerPunch i9000 beta#1 kernel 1.3ghz, all ext4, JVE GB Modem,
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kar200:
Best choice, I have removed the stock firmware from all my phones since I moved to smart phones (last 4 or 5).I actually did not keep up with the official releases (I am with voda).

Telstra is probably getting Froyo tested and approved by 100 layers of people/managers. By the time they all agree We would have beta 2.4 (whatever that is :D)

By the way, I stream Al Jazzera news channel on the way to work in Brisbane and use skype as well. If anyone here is from Brisbane and with Voda can you comment on the network?

I mean I know it is crap but my streaming and Skype work fine until I reach the inner city bypass. After that it gets pretty unstable.

Once I am on the other side towards the end of Milton road and onto the Western Motorway.

The weird thing about this is that the network is meant to work better in Brisbane City but it feels like it is the opposite???

K.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] zziggy:
how to get music only

Okay this is not really Aussie only but anyway..

Is there a way I can get music players, either samsung music player or winamp (my 2 choices for music players) to just show me my songs from one directory(apart from a playlist). It shows me all my sound files including recorded calls, soundboard files, sound affects, ringtones. Crap to do a shuffle, listen to a song then the next song is an old recorded phone call.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] tonymy01:
Put a file called .nomedia into any folder you don't want to show up in the gallery or media player. It can be an empty file, use root explorer to show hidden files and you can simply copy this file from another folder that already had this in there if you aren't comfortable using the terminal or adb shell to "touch"these files.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kiwimongrel:
ffs

cheers tonymy01

(friday arvo)

knew theyre had to be a better way than drag n drop /search lol

i have a Q

anyone with sgs on telstra and have backup ?

bloatware included lol

ummm came straight to xda/read most common rom etc

im basically after the TDVJH3 pda, phone and csc origanal files

and apps just for some testing purposes

anyway cheers n have a good weekend
[Galaxy S I9000 General] tonymy01:
P.s you need to restart your phone so the startup media scanner builds the new cache.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] zziggy:
Thanks man, I started doing that and then I thought "wonder if theres an app for this?"

StudioKuma .nomedia manager

Almost perfect.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] me_ashman:
Hi, did you use the dre(wipe) or other method to install the rom?

Just asking as I'm looking at giving it a go.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rlorange:
Go for mort music player, it and some others have a folders option for selecting music

Doc JS8, SuckerPunch i9000 beta#1 kernel 1.3ghz, all ext4, JVE GB Modem,
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Spectrejester:
Is this what you are looking for?

http://www.multiupload.com/U5ZUT43SB1

From Whirlpool forums.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kiwimongrel:
cheers Spectrejester

took a bit of reading/searching to find post for password

but tis what i was after

'again thank you
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Spectrejester:
Sorry about that. I hadnt had much sleep when i posted that and forgot about the password.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] xchasa:
Don't know if its been mentioned here but for awesome GPS in Australia get fasterfix from market or docs kitchen and select custom and type au.pool.ntp.org then ok.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rlorange:
Gingerbread 2.3.3 out today! Jvk

Doc JS8, SuckerPunch i9000 beta#1 kernel 1.3ghz, all ext4, JVE GB Modem,
[Galaxy S I9000 General] John.frisina:
Hey all,

Just went to docs JPJ, hardcore kernel and JQ1 modem. Phone performs fantastically but GPS is vague even though it fixes fast. Anyone else have this issue?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] bvd81:
JQ1 Modem

G'day all,

I have been flashing my Optus SGS quite regularly (about once every four days. I think I have ORD).

The JQ1 modem seemed a bit funny for me on GPS as well so I have flashed back to ZSJPG which seemed alright.

I am looking at flashing JVK whilst I am on holidays this week to see how it runs.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] John.frisina:
Ok. Changed gps settings for better accuracy and all is well. Locks fast, is accurate and good on the battery.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] zziggy:
What did you change?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] me_ashman:
Use fasterfix and change the setting to custom and enter au.pool.ntp.org then press go.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rlorange:
Or you can use root explorer.

Go to system folder

Mount r/w

Find gps.config (search gps)

Edit in text editor, long press on file

Change the north-america.pool.ntp.org to au.pool.ntp.org

Save the file, root explorer will automatically make a back up!

Done!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] me_ashman:
That too.

Sent from my ****ing awesome GT-I9000
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Callumgw:
Very P'd off! >:

Just got of the phone with Samsung Aust. after several emails that didn't quite answer a direct question, and they stated they do not intend to release 2.2.1 in Australia, because the SGS2 has been released and it has 2.3.

I have lag issues with some apps on my 2.2 SGS and the app developer said that 2.2.1 should fix them. But now Sammy has decided we down under don't deserve this fix!

I didn't want to root the phone and go for an unsupported install, but what else can I do to make it work correctly when they won't help! And from what I understand going ahead with 2.2.1 will mean that KIES wont talk to my phone....and I need to sync with outlook (a work thing...).

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: samsung :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] silashack:
From your details, it looks clear 'for you' that samsung is not going to support you, so why do you have issues running an unsupported install?

I would just go for it, many of the customs roms on here work without need for any lag fix at all, have a little read, choose your poison and stick it to samsung, after all it is 'your' phone and recovery to stock if needed is pretty easy.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Scared27:
Damn you Samsung!

Is there any problem with flashing the PHONE and CSC files included with the latest gingerbread firmware on an Optus Galaxy S (on 2.2.1)?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] zziggy:
Ah yeah.. Done that. Still not great for geocaching but passable.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] zziggy:
Man, if I were you I'd do anything to get to 2.2.1. Find another solution for the outlook thing because 2.2.1 blows away 2.2 for speed. When you do decide I suggest a JS8 based version such as Docs or Darky's. Doc's for rocksolid reliability.