yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate Android Development] Uncle Irish:
OK, I know it's been mentioned already but Im about 10 mins into the android boot screen. Should I reflash?

Im probably just impatient as hell but.....
[Captivate Android Development] xpakage:
Wait more and remember the possibility of a black screen for a few moments.
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
U were on rfs or ext4
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
Uhm, when I downloaded the 7.1 non wipe package, it just links me to the 7-update-1 package. Can someone fix the link or do I have to use the wipe package?
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
There is no non-wipe for 7.1
[Captivate Android Development] Bruce Inman:
7.1, stellar release!

Thanks Watsaa!
[Captivate Android Development] Uncle Irish:
rfs.. I know the ext4 is converting. I have 1.25GB free on my internal so it''s probably working its ass off
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
Does anyone have a Netflix that works with the newest version of Apex?
[Captivate Android Development] xpakage:
Try this one.
[Captivate Android Development] Uncle Irish:
OK, I know the boot doesn't take this long. Should drop to stock and go from there?
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
try it, just stock GB.. dont flash bootloaders
[Captivate Android Development] Uncle Irish:
man on a mission I am... I'll give it a go
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
I flashed 7.1 today, took alot of time. More than usual. But it will boot. Just don't touch the phone and wait for it to finish.

If you were on rfs it will convert automatically to ext4. The process takes sometime.

Shutting down the phone could cause bad things to happen.
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
Does anyanyone know why I get a weird screen that says Force Upload with an android head any time I use the volume buttons forcing me to do a battery pull and restart the phone? This is the most annoying thing I've ever run into and has happened numerous times.
[Captivate Android Development] Uncle Irish:
It was a good 25 mins booting. I did was watsaa suggested and am getting ready to try 7.1 again in a few. I've had it happen a couple times with this phone. 1103 build date. Newer and finniky it seems sometimes
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
force upload with an android head? :confused::confused:
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
What the hell are you talking about?
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
Damn so it is only me. I'll need to find a camera to take a pic cuz its on my phone itself.
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
what exactly happens?
[Captivate Android Development] mrhaley30705:
You need to reflash stock, with bootloaders and pit. Should fix you right up.
[Captivate Android Development] mrhaley30705:
Stock gb, not jf6.
[Captivate Android Development] smully1:
Anybody getting reboots when downloading updates from market? i have gotten it with all gb roms i've tried. plus most updates fail

Rom : Serendipity 7

Kernel: Serendipity v2

Modem: Jl2
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
works fine for me. have u tried using market before using TiBU to restore on any of these GB roms?
[Captivate Android Development] smully1:
I downloaded a few apps bedore running tibu and a few after. some worked most didnt.

Rom : Serendipity 7

Kernel: Serendipity v2

Modem: Jl2
[Captivate Android Development] Uncle Irish:
OK that was weird as hell...

I wanted this on my tester first, which was running an older 2.2.1

Flashed to stock Froyo and followed steps in OP with bootloaders and older talon. Went straight to 7.1 and failed.. Android boot screen for 25+ mins

Went to GB stock w/o bootloaders then the 7.1 and failed again for 25+ mins on Android screen

Went to stock, followed steps and went to 7, booted normally

Flashed 7.1 and here I am on 7.1

Just flashed 7.1 update to my daily running 7 update 1 and on 7.1 on both.

Maybe it didn't like coming from a nasty old Froyo rom and wanted to be on Ginger from the get go? A I know it this thing is smokin'. TiBu'n and restoring now.
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
I'm either watching a video or using the music player and tried to adjust the volume, then I get this:

http://i.imgur.com/y493y.jpg
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
Also, to flash the newest 7.1, do we still have to flash the stock Apex 7?
[Captivate Android Development] diminished5th:
No you don't.
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
Ok thanks. Now if I could just figure out that weird screen. Maybe it'll go away if I just flash 7.1
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
Ok. What pit file? I only have what was needed in the first post.
[Captivate Android Development] diminished5th:
Maybe a bad flash? Try flashing back to stock 2.1. Then starting fresh from step 1.
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
Ok. Followed the instructions in the first post and now I'm flashing 7.1. Its supposed to sit at the boot screen for 25+ minutes right?
[Captivate Android Development] Uncle Irish:
No that's only supposed to happen to me I think. It will sit there a while, 10 mins or so.
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
The good part is u are on Apex now. u were on Apex before too?
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
watsaa you said when flashing 7.1, not to touch it if it went black after the boot screen, correct? just wait until something pops up?

I master cleared before so I don't think it should take super long converting from the other file system since there isn't a whole lot there. Or is that a wrong assumption?
[Captivate Android Development] mrhaley30705:
Use this one Here

It stock I9000 GB. After flashing this, follow the instructions for flashing Apex
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
And if I didn't use this and just followed the instructions in the first post, am I screwed? :(
[Captivate Android Development] davefeelsright:
love the rom, only thing i was wondering if this is possible:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14843131&postcount=3132

i would love to use that camera
[Captivate Android Development] Uncle Irish:
I was on my daily, which was no problem to update. My tester was on a 2.2.1 and that was the one that gave me hell.

7.1 flies my friend. Also, oddly, this is the only ROM I have ever had great results with KC1 modem. Good clarity and speeds. GPS worked well from day 1 on this one (1103 build)

edit

Yes, being on the latest Apex IS the good part!
[Captivate Android Development] mrhaley30705:
No, but the few times Ive heard about the forced upload message, the only way I remember it getting fixed is by flashing stock with loaders and the pit. All you have to do is never push volume up.

If anyone else knows another way, please speak up.
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
Ok thanks for the info man. If I still have the problem with 7.1, I'll go back and do what you said.
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
U can try flashing that camera, It should work.. but before take a backup of camera.apk from system/app
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
Been on the boot screen for 28 minutes
[Captivate Android Development] pwnerman:
Can someone please fix netflix to work with this rom i tried the apk the guy posted a few pages back and the app makes you update and that app wouldnt let me it have me errors
[Captivate Android Development] Uncle Irish:
I flashed back to stock Froyo, followed watsaa's steps to get to Apex 7, then flashed the 7.1 from the internal SD card through CWM. Strange that it happened to someone else. I chalk it up to us flashing i9000 ROMs to i897's and there is always room for something odd to happen. Watsaa def put out a solid ROM. Once you're on it, you'l be back here banging ur keys looking for updates, mods, etc :D
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
I'm hoping I'm just being impatient but its been 41 minutes on the boot screen. If I reach an hour, should I keep waiting or what? :(
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
Ok so whats the exact process I should do if I'm still on the boot screen?
[Captivate Android Development] xpakage:
No, it should not take this long. Where are you at in the flash process?
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
It was weird. I got up to the final step of flashing Apex 7.1 from clockwork.

It began to flash but instead of doing what it normally does like every other rom I've flashed where it finishes the entire process in clockwork, it stopped midway then went straight to the boot screen. And this is where I'm at 44 minutes later
[Captivate Android Development] Uncle Irish:
@ mirrored

Flash back to stock Froyo using Odin 1 click. NOT THE 3 BUTTON ONE

Follow the steps watsaa posted in the first post to get to Apex 7. Once it boots, drop Apex 7.1 on the SD card and reboot into CWM. Flash Apex 7.1 from CWM. This will get you on the latest version of kickassness commonly referred to as Apex

I am heading to my pool league so hopefully you will get you rolling. I am sure someone else will be able to help you if you need help. xpackage is good like that also. Follow what he said and you'll be good
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
Thats weird, there is no reboot command at all in updater-script
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
ok. Will do.

yeah I saw that and was like wtf :confused:
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
flash apex again from CWM
[Captivate Android Development] pwnerman:
what is this issue with people waiting like 45 mins at the boot screen? ive never heard of this on any other rom. id just boot into download and use odin one click back to stock
[Captivate Android Development] neubauej:
Can i flash apex 7.1 from cwm3 (im on continuum 5.6) directly? I assume yes, but it seems maybe something weird may be happening if i dont flash 7.0 first?
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
nope 7.0 and 7.1 are both wipe versions. u can flash any of them
[Captivate Android Development] neubauej:
Thats what I thought. Thanks!

Ps. Do you have an irc channel?
[Captivate Android Development] cbasse:
Just tried flashing 7.1 from 7.0-1. said failed "bad". i'm redownloading and will try again. should i be able to just flash it directly over 7?

also, is the download file called 7-2.1? thought it would be 7.1...
[Captivate Android Development] pwnerman:
install this
[Captivate Android Development] xpakage:
You do not have to flash ApeX 7 first but I always flash to stock with JF6 Odin One Click. When it boots and Odin says "Pass" in green, unplug USB and plug it right back in, Odin will find a comm port, then I Master Clear, when it reboots I put ApeX on the SD card, Now follow step 6 and on that Watsaa has in the OP.

You will be good unless your download got corrupted, then re-download ApeX 7.1 or you may have a bad USB cable.
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
download file is Apex_7.1. yes you should be able to flash 7.1 over 7.0-1 thats what i did
[Captivate Android Development] bigbooty:
Installed this over apex 7 update 1 and had the black screen for less than 5 minutes. I'm running att boot loaders which I think make things run more stable. Had a reboot after I rebooted after restoring my apps but alls well now. Nice rom.
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
I think if you have the time, try just flashing 7.1 from stock without 7.0 and see what your experience is.

I just flashed 7.0 successfully, gonna boot then put 7.1 on the sd card and flash that. I'm betting its going to work this time.
[Captivate Android Development] mrhaley30705:
What about the forced upload?
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
Well I haven't really had time to test it (since I was waiting damn near an hour for the first attempt at flashing 7.1 from stock, lol), so I just finished putting 7.1 on the sd card and now I'm in clockwork about to flash.

Once 7.1 is up and running, I'm going to try and recreate the forced upload screen. If it doesnt happen, yay. If it still does, I'll go back and flash the bootloaders/pit file like you said.
[Captivate Android Development] xpakage:
What bootloaders are you using now? Did you install a kernel with Odin, have reboot unchecked, pull the battery and get into recovery with vol up + power, release as soon as it boots/you see anything on the screen, and use CWM to find and start the zip file?
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
I'm using the GB Bootloaders from the first post.

Yeah I did that process exactly. I'm on 7.1 now and everything seems to be good.

I know it was just my personal experience but combined with that other user who had the same problem, I'd advise people to flash 7.0 then 7.1.
[Captivate Android Development] cbasse:
Redownload worked...all seems to be in order for now. More testing to be done!

Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
well i dont agree to that since both 7.0 and 7.1 use same script. I will test it to see how it goes
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
yeah I wasn't making an official statement. I'd advise everyone to trust you over me with your own rom lol
[Captivate Android Development] DigitalEagle:
Why was Google Talk removed? Isn't that the point of 2.3.4? That has got to be the most important app for me, that you can't simply get from the market place......
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
lol i know buddy
[Captivate Android Development] diminished5th:
I want to take this spot to thank watsaa for a beautiful rom he has going on here.
[Captivate Android Development] stuey25:
awesome rom

First off i would like to say great job on this rom watsaa..i just flashed 7.1 and im lovin it. ive flashed a couple ginger roms lately and it seems my youtube is laggy wether its the app or full site, lagfix, rfs or anything else i do..also all internet video playing is just very slow and cannot keep up. ive tried diff roms,kernels,modems with no luck..and everthing else on the phone runs great as usual.my webpage browsing is fast and smooth.Anybody else having this problem? or do i need to go back to stock and start over?..thanks in advance
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
definetely. kudos to watsaa! :D
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
Oops that wasnt the idea at all, human error.. will add it back and upload a new file... for those who already have flashed i will create a CWM
[Captivate Android Development] jazua:
Is it possible to edit the sony launcher? Like limiting the home screen for 3 only?
[Captivate Android Development] mrhaley30705:
Menu/preferences/home screen settings/home screen count

3 is the minimum.
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
To all who have flashed 7.1, i missed out google talk in the ROM. If you need it flash this package
[Captivate Android Development] DigitalEagle:
Thanks buddy! :) Saved my life. Keep up the good work!
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
Those having 30+ mins first boot, did you flashed with your phone plugged in?
[Captivate Android Development] cbasse:
This might be for the general forum, but hopefully you'll allow me to ask here...

I keep seeing "make sure to flash on a full battery" -- what could happen if you don't? Say, for instance, I flash Apex with only 91% battery - is that going to permanently screw up the phones ability to truly tell how much battery I have left?

Just curious...
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
I didn't, dunno about the others
[Captivate Android Development] WickedNite:
Nope, but it'll mess up the calibration I think. But you could always recalibrate your battery using the bump charging method, etc. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Captivate, ApeX 7, XDA Premium
[Captivate Android Development] xtremesv:
Has anyone experienced a problem with the Music Player? When I start playing a song on the speaker and lock the phone, the sound goes up/down by itself or the phone simply reboots :confused:
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
I think its more to avoid this scenario:

Attempting to flash with 5% battery. Phone dies midway through flash = Brick

You should be safe with 91% lol
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
Is there anyway to uninstall the Sony and Default Launcher? I'm just using ADW EX and don't need the other 2 running
[Captivate Android Development] cbasse:
How do you get to the preferences screen? i only have "add", "wallpaper" and "settings" as options when I press the menu button...

:confused:
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
It's just that installing a ROM wipes your battery stats. If you flash and you are not at 100% it will just take more time for the battery stats to be regenerated properly.

Just let the phone completly discharge before charging it after flashing. Battery will be back to normal after 2 or 3 cycles.
[Captivate Android Development] cbasse:
Thanks (to you and others!)!
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
They won't be running if you don't use them. But you can uninstall them with titanium backup if you really want to.
[Captivate Android Development] xpakage:
Titanium Backup will uninstall them. I would freeze any apps first, wait a day or two to see it it affected anything else and if it did not, then remove if you want. I once removed the email app because I use Touchdown. Next time I went to take a picture, I got FC and reboots. Some things which are not obvious are tied together.

Froli13, you are fast :)
[Captivate Android Development] Chuckd610:
Not here...stuck on the Apex android screen forever, then black screen, then back to Apex android screen. Finally had to abort. I followed the install instructions precisely.
[Captivate Android Development] jazua:
I cant seem to find the sony launcher setting? Is there any or it cant be customize...
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
thanks 10char
[Captivate Android Development] mrhaley30705:
When you press the menu button, 4 panels should pop up, the 3 you mentioned, plus preferences.
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
What is weird is that most of us didn't have any issues...

What bootloaders are you guys using? Maybe it's caused by att bootloaders? :confused:
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
Can't be customized... Keep in mind it's a Sony software ;)
[Captivate Android Development] cbasse:
hmmm...only 3 are showing for me. Any idea why, or how to get the 4th showing? Only thing I've done so far is set it as my default launcher (until I decide whether to use it or go back to LPP)...
[Captivate Android Development] Chuckd610:
Used everything listed in the OP.
[Captivate Android Development] stuey25:
So am i the only one with really laggy youtube?
[Captivate Android Development] xpakage:
I do not use Youtube but going to take a shot and ask if you changed your modem or if you are in a bad reception area? Could buffering look laggy? Again, just guessing :confused:
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
No problems here
[Captivate Android Development] stuey25:
3-4 bars of reception. on 850 band.tried several modems..my downloads are fast..only thing i could possibly think of is i flashed to a cwm2.5 rom from a cwm 3 rom a few flashes ago but everything went fine. Ive done some master clears and data wipes and still just laggy.the videos picture is a bit fuzzy sometimes..im pretty stumped, my youtube used to always load waay fast.thanks for your input frolli
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
To all who had problems flashing and were in bootloop:

Instruction updated in OP. The kernel to be flashed is now updated to 0.2.2 Talon. Everything works now
[Captivate Android Development] mrhaley30705:
Is the app installed on your internal or external sd?
[Captivate Android Development] stuey25:
Its the app that comes with apex 7.1 so im guessing internal..
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
dont know whats wrong but youtube works fine for me, no lag whatsoever
[Captivate Android Development] Mortem Tuam:
everything worked perfect..thanks watsaa:cool:
[Captivate Android Development] pwnerman:
just a little bonus Apex is now the top no sticky thread WHOOOOOOOOOHOOOOO
[Captivate Android Development] 88EVGAFTW:
WOW I actually really like the SOny launcher :eek: I never thought I'd be able to leave TW 4 but I am content :) Nice rom, runs good.
[Captivate Android Development] Uncle Irish:
Apex got me drunk and won my pool match.
[Captivate Android Development] Mortem Tuam:
my crt lock animation doesnt work?

Sent from my Captivate on Apex 7.1 Matted Blues xda premium
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
animation should be set to "some" or "all" in settings
[Captivate Android Development] Mortem Tuam:
Thanks. Fixed now :)

Sent from my Captivate on Apex 7 Matted Blues xda premium
[Captivate Android Development] phoenix2217:
Hey Guys,

Posted earlier about the android splash screen boot loop. Just wanted to update. After installing, I pulled the battery and installed the serenity kernel 4. It booted right up after applying the lag fix. This however caused issues with WIFI; so, I rebooted into recovery, re-flashed apex 7.1 without wiping and now Im up and running. Definitely an issue with the original kernel and an EFS file system. Funny thing is, when mine would get stuck at the android splash screen, my phone was actually up online :)I can hear screen clicks and even hold power and reboot the phone. Weird.
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
Sorry to tell you buddy but watsaa already rigured that out. Install instructions are updated. You are right though ;)
[Captivate Android Development] phoenix2217:
hah just noticed that. Oh well :3
[Captivate Android Development] erickgoldner:
Can't tell if this behavior is expected.

Was on Continuum 5.6, placed the apex file on SD card, rebooted into recovery and installed from zip. When the progress bar was about to finish the cel rebooted... and now is on ANDROID with a light passing over the letters...

All the roms i installed before always would come back to cwm and you needed to choose to reboot! Somenthing went wrong , i guess?!
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
try installing Apex again from CWM
[Captivate Android Development] civicr95:
Went from Serendipity 7 to this ROM. Started with 7.0 then update 1 then 7.1. Have to say not worrying about the charge bug is nice since my cappy is my alarm too. Excellent battery life. I really appreciate the work put into this rom. I wish i had the time and patience to port roms. Great ROM bro. Wish i had the means to donate right now. Will try in the future.

Sent from my Gingerbreaded Cappy.
[Captivate Android Development] erickgoldner:
I've downloaded the file again and noticed that it was 1mb smaller!

So i went to jf6 stock, placed the new downloaded file and the kernel from the 1 post.

Flashed the kernel with Odin, turned it off, booted into recovery and installed from zip. It went ok this time, but now i'm on the ANDROID and black screen loop.

Tried reinstalling again from cwm but it's doind the same thing again... :(:(
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
Did you use the newer instructions with the updated kernel?

If that still doesn't work, go back to JF6 stock and follow the instructions and install 7.0. Then once you boot up successfully in 7.0, put 7.1 on your sd card and then go back to CWM and flash 7.1
[Captivate Android Development] smully1:
which JF6 should I use to flash back to stock?
[Captivate Android Development] mirrored:
http://www.mediafire.com/?0w2y31maz8mdom4
[Captivate Android Development] erickgoldner:
Tried again and now it worked! Weird because did exactly the same thing before...

Going to bed now... thanks for the help anyway!
[Captivate Android Development] roidsmith:
I used the odin one click for mine.

This is my first gingerbread rom and i am liking the sgs 2 feel. Everything went smooth thank goodness lol.
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
It worked because i changed op
[Captivate Android Development] pwnerman:
I'm going to bed finally but before I go can anyone tell me why this rom runs on so.much ram? With no apps running I'm at about 295mb of ram out of 340

Sent from my Captivate
[Captivate Android Development] cbasse:
Not sure what to do - if I flashed last night and didn't have problems (no bootloop, etc), do I need to re-flash anything? Were just some folks having problems, or was the file itself bad/causing problems?

Thanks as always! From the little time I've had to play with it, 7.1 seems very smooth & fast!