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[Captivate Android Development] RichMD:
A little clarification about kernels, bootloaders, modems, etc

I've seen multiple posts about which kernel (I897 or I9000) version to use as well as bootloaders, modems, etc. I thought I'd try to clarify it a bit but I'm no expert so if anyone wants to correct, please feel free.

Bootloaders - They are the first software component to load and at a "basic" hardware level, the I9000 and the Cappy are the same. The secondary bootloader affects your recovery/download buttons and can affect a few apps (music, etc) depending which model they were designed for and "I think" the fact that they can be accessed with the phone "locked", etc. Basically, either will work but it seems most people feel the I897UCKF1 bootloaders should be used.

Kernel - The secondary bootloader then loads the kernel. The kernel you choose depends on which of the 3 types of ROMs you plan to run (I9000, Captivate, or AOSP - Cyanogen, etc). Most of the ROMs you see are based on source from the I9000 model (2.3.4 is released) and therefore, the kernel has to be "reoriented" for the Cappy since there are some HW differences such as softbuttons and sensors. If you choose the I9000 kernel, it will boot but your screen orientation, home button, etc will be wrong. If you choose a Captivate based ROM (Cognition, etc - all 2.3.3 I think) then the kernel was designed for a Captivate such as I897UCKF1 - a "leaked" Captivate Gingerbread release. I have no experience with the AOSP ROMs such as Cyanogen, MUI, etc but I believe they have their own kernel versions.

Modem - The modem you use should be based on the ROM/Kernel you use. If you are running Cognition, Atomic Fusion, (or other ROMs designed for the I897) then you need to use a modem designed for it too. You will likely have audience chip support which helps with call clarity, etc but doesn't have HUSPA (I believe). If you are running an I9000 ROM/Reoriented kernel then you should use an I9000 modem or some things will not work - bluetooth I think, audio may not work, etc.

Sorry for the long post but I hope this is helpful for some. Again, I'm not an expert but this is all basically correct I believe.
[Captivate Android Development] tylercarter:
Waiting for 9.2 as well. Maybe we'll see apex slim soon haha
[Captivate Android Development] marcopolo1:
Apex 9.2

hey watsa dont forget to include the bigger SGS II weather widget .. thanks!!
[Captivate Android Development] pcguy23:
Yes it actually made my useless gps usable

Locked quickly and only dropped the lock once in an area where it is normal to lose lock anyway

Used it for about 25 miles and yes it works

Thank you
[Captivate Android Development] pcguy23:
+1. ---- please

Same here on DC 3.1

Had video anomalies in clockwork recovery with talon also
[Captivate Android Development] bigblue95z:
Anyone do successful usb tether on ubuntu? Won't recognize my cappy.
[Captivate Android Development] axeman007:
Watsa everything is alright with jk4 except gas locks. Pls mention any method to get good gps locks

Galaxy S™ XDA App
[Captivate Android Development] apparition:
You're supposed to resize it.
[Captivate Android Development] smully1:
How is 9.2 coming along?
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
yea as apparition said, have u resized it? long press on weather widget and u will be able to resize it. If you want a bigger size by default I can do that
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
Try this fix http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=16846769&postcount=8405 and see if it improves your GPS
[Captivate Android Development] apparition:
I found some launchers dont even support widget resizing. So it's launcher-dependent?
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
Yep it is, and even though you are using TW4 there are only some widgets that can be resized. Weather widget is one of them
[Captivate Android Development] yobbei:
Hi watsa is there a widget for the exchange tasks? Love to be able to sync tasks with exchange and it would be perfect with a widget.

Thanks
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
There might be some in market, there is none for tasks app that we have in apex :(
[Captivate Android Development] killer_raj:
hey ppl...all of a sudden i hav a weird problem....its not related to rom...but just want lil help...may be i m not thinking straight

but i just wanted to go back to DC from talon..and i opened odin...which did recognize my phone..and then i added tar file to pda and hit run...

this is what i get,.

<ID:0/027> Added!!

<ID:0/027> Odin v.3 engine (ID:27)..

<ID:0/027> File analysis..

<ID:0/027> SetupConnection..

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

and not able to flash kernal...though i downloaded sgs kernal flasher and flashed DC...but i need to know why is it happeneing..coz if i m not able to take care of this problem..i will not be able to use odin to go back to stock..if i mess up somethin...

i already started my laptop few time...

i had 3 usb ports..i changed all ports and checked..

i changed usb wire...

i reverted ext 4 and disabled lagfix....

though i know it shdnt be the issues..as odin is showin the com port..

i m still able to use data transfer using usb...

what m i missin..

EDIT : grrrrrrrr..i already wrote..that i m not thinking straight...i was tryin to flash...without goin into download mode...and i m not even drunk......
[Captivate Android Development] kitkitfok:
Apex 9.1 screen lock break sca lite (camera app), please fix...........
[Captivate Android Development] apparition:
ahaha, yeah i tried to flash when i was in recovery mode once. then i wondered why it wasn't working :mad:
[Captivate Android Development] killer_raj:
i wasnt even in recovery..my phone was on..and i connected my phone to usb cable..and odin showed yellow port...

and i didnt think anythin...after doin every step i mentioned...i was bugged and thought may be my phone's usb is messed..i was just taking out necessary tool to open my phone and check the usb connected to board..and i just remembered..that i had to go into the download mode...

grrrrr....i reaally need to see a doctor...or i m just gettin old.. :confused:

:cool:

anybody knows anythin abt boot manager..or anyone used....???i just saw in teh market..to run an dinstall 3-4 different roms on the phone's sd card....

i guess its gonna be too much fun for us flashers.. :p
[Captivate Android Development] morpheus_1987:
It had been 5-6 days since I had last rebooted my phone. It finally slowed to a crawl where I had to battery pull since it was so unresponsive. Screen would still timeout and once it did, I would hit the power button thinking I would unlock the device again and perhaps find out that something FC'd. However, it took nearly 5 minutes for the phone's screen to turn on and when it did, I was still in the browser, not my pattern lock screen. Everything was still unresponsive - I tried scrolling, zooming, hitting the home button, back buttons, and rotating the device. Buttons did not even light up and device would not rotate. Screen would still timeout after I set it down.

I was on Opera Mobile at the following page:

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sams...lly-produced-units-Samsung-debunks-it_id21442

I have Apex 9.1 with Matted Blues Theme and DarkCore 3.0 JVR C. I don't know if it was placebo, but phone was smoother after battery pull than it had been in the last day or so prior to it becoming unresponsive.

Is this a memory leak? I thought that was only on Talon not DarkCore. Any ideas?
[Captivate Android Development] xTRUEx:
If its a problem just reboot your phone once every couple days. Not really a big deal.
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
I am confused. Phone was getting slow before FC or after? What FCed?
[Captivate Android Development] RichMD:
After 5-6 days, it could be a lot of things. It could be a memory leak for an app rather than the kernel. Perhaps items like cache space filled up - just wild guesses but the point is that it could be a lot of things other than the kernel. The whole ROM is based off ported and "leaked" Samsung code that is not "official" so it's not surprising that it might not work properly for that long without a reboot to clear things out....
[Captivate Android Development] RTBee:
lol You're not the only one who's made that mistake. I've been using the jig now every time I need to do those sorts of things. It always works.
[Captivate Android Development] asrrin29:
I've replaced the email app with the CM7 email app and my battery life improved from 6 hours fully drained to 12 hours fully drained, but it's still no where NEAR my 30+ hour normal battery life prior to the 9.1 install. Again, email is using 58%+ of my total battery time, and the stay awake on the email is killing things. Reflashing hasn't worked, and I've redownloaded the ROM to ensure it's not a bad ROM. at this point, I don't know what else to do.
[Captivate Android Development] tkjeeper:
Yikes, I'd be trying a different rom brah. If I can't get 18+ hrs, I'm pissed. ****e, I was getting 18 on that crappy cm7 based biffmod!!

Sent from the frozen tundra known as Canada.
[Captivate Android Development] asrrin29:
I'm going back to 8.x. I'll get the charge bug back, but the charge bug doesn't matter when you can go a full day without needing a charge! Hopefully watsa can figure out what's going on and fix it it, because I love this ROM compared to everyone elses.
[Captivate Android Development] Crash:
Hi Watsa

The Samsung keyboar from GB stock when tou press a key the key goes blue but in apex goes white

Can i put the original without damage apex ?
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
The samsung keyboard in stock GB is for galaxy S I, the one included in apex is from Galaxy S II.

Edit: yes you can add original back, Just copy AxT9IME.apk to system/app and reboot
[Captivate Android Development] tkjeeper:
Not sure what it has to do with watsa, I get 18 with ease, haven't heard too many issues with battery with this rom. Time for a new battery dude.

Sent from the frozen tundra known as Canada.
[Captivate Android Development] asrrin29:
It's a specific bug with the ROM, not my battery. Any other ROM, including 8.x will give me my 30+ hours. Force closing the email app so that it's not running will extend the battery. the included email app was sucking battery dry like a vampire, the one I put in to replace it (The CM7 redistributed) fares a little better, but doesn't give me anywhere near what I'm supposed to be getting. The problem is that the email app is "staying awake" which is causing the battery drain. Previous versions and other ROMs don't do this.
[Captivate Android Development] TonyStark R.I.P.:
I have 8.3 on one phone and 9.1 on another (both Capy's). I have DC 3.0, 3.1 and Talon .19, .21 on both phones on 8.3 DC's gives me 1day 5hrs hrs and w/ Talon .21 I get as much as 1day 16hrs. I GET ROUGHLY THE SAME W/ 9.1:D
[Captivate Android Development] arabcamel:
Not to say this is your best option, but if I were you, I would flash back to stock and start from scratch to see if that helps.
[Captivate Android Development] topiratiko:
Nonwipes dont replace the kernel do they?

Sent from my Apex Blue JVR Samsung Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] Crash:
Watsa where i can find a compatible one i find one but FC anytime
[Captivate Android Development] irishvandal:
nope, sure dont.
[Captivate Android Development] olo567:
Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't. Depends on if there's one in the package/script or not.
[Captivate Android Development] asrrin29:
I'll try it. Flashed to stock, and now flashing Apex 9.1. I'll update you guys.
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
If I include kernel in update, then yes u will have it
[Captivate Android Development] yobbei:
Didn't see anyone reporting this but on MIUI lock screen if you unlock to messaging (slide down on the messaging icon) would cause the phone to restart. (not reboot but the home screen and everything is reset)
[Captivate Android Development] eep2378:
Did you make sure you assigned messaging app to open with miui lockscreen? This can be done via device customization. I'm pretty sure this is in the OP or in the directions when installing Apex.
[Captivate Android Development] eep2378:
Been running DC 3.1 since yesterday and its running like a champ. I don't know why but my phone like DC more than Talon. I was running latest talon release(.21) for a few days and lag began to creep in. Battery is ok right now, but still need to calibrate.

Hopefully, 9.2 close, I'm starting to get the flashing itch(hell I'm still on Apex 9.0, thats huge for me, :))
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
:eek::eek::eek::eek:
[Captivate Android Development] yobbei:
I looked at Device Customization > Lock Screen > Picked MIUI unlock and there is no option to customize which messaging app to open.

Please let me know if I missed something.
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
once u select MIUI from device custom. and then select some other lockscreen, mms app is assigned as default. There is no way to change it in 9.1
[Captivate Android Development] talleywhacker:
I keep reading where everyone is getting 18+ hours out of their battery. I've only been able to achieve that once, when I didn't touch my phone for the whole day, on a different rom. What are some of you doing, what apps are you deleting/freezing to get this battery life?
[Captivate Android Development] Crash:
Captivate (Apex 9.2 - Talon .21 - RFS) Watsa Firm

WOW where is the link to download 9.2 !! :eek::eek::eek:
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
Thanks dude! You're the man! ;)
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
i still say you should release your modified theme for ApeX
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
Well, I don't have any credit in this. I simply mix things from current and previous version of Zeubug theme plus Armani Captivate's fonts. And now I just added you blackout dialer and lockscreens.

I didn't create anything :P
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
Added colored settings and extended power menu mod... see mod 6
[Captivate Android Development] xpakage:
Excellent!!
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
you can always give credit to zeubug and me :D
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
Then you have to help me finding a name for it! :D
[Captivate Android Development] xpakage:
And mention that I had nothing to do with anything....
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
Of course... Not trying to take credits from other themers/devs hard work. Just sharing what I have achieved mixing their stuff to my liking...
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
no no it takes a good amount of time to even mix them together. I am sure you will do a good job. BTW i am poor in naming, remember what was ApeX called before 5.0? :D
[Captivate Android Development] xtremekilla09:
hmm..the honeycomb lockscreen looks quite familiar. ;)
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
lol xtreme, the credit is given where it is due.. see OP

Edit: Thanks for those awesome images
[Captivate Android Development] xtremekilla09:
I am just having some fun, nice ROM btw. Looks really polished.
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
thanks xtreme, u and adam are my gurus... learning from you guys :)
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
If you can send across your theme to me i can add home haptic to it, and then you are good to go
[Captivate Android Development] mopo01:
Just as ordered. So can you also order up the mortgage payment also . lol

Thanks tons when at a computer next will hit the thanks button.

So far liking ApeX especially the prompt support.

Next item. I noticed in the phone mode it opens to cal l history not the key pad. Is there a setting to change ? Never had that happen b4
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
There's a couple of things I want to change before. Then I'll try to fix haptic myself and if I can't, I'll send it to you.
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
ok... thanks for taking my suggestion so seriously lol
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
Every time someone suggest you something you see what you can do and add it to the rom/theme if you can. So why the opposite wouldn't be true?
[Captivate Android Development] yobbei:
Thanks watsa works now.
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
no download link yet :p
[Captivate Android Development] Crash:
Watsa try a diferent apk for the keyboard and FC to much does the Apex 9 have the keyboard with blue key press ?:D:D
[Captivate Android Development] eep2378:
Yeah I know, I'm way behind the times ;). Your putting out so many updates I figured I can skip one :eek:

And I'm supposed to get first dibs on new releases, right? :D:D JK lol
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
which keyboard did u try? can u link me to it?
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
Only 2 updates in more than a month, Is that too much :(
[Captivate Android Development] burr:
Really enjoying Apex so far. I haven't changed the radio yet on 9.1 as I've been quite content with it. Was debating on upgrading to DarkyCore new kernel or Talon but will see.

One pet peeve. Why is the "Battery Full" notification still enabled here? It has that annoying beep when it is fully charged. First ROM in some time I've used that had that enabled. Is there a way to disable it?
[Captivate Android Development] olo567:
I have a feeling it was left in for those who have the charge bug so they can unplug or to troubleshoot that issue. My phone is on silent at night when I charge, it hasn't bugged me.
[Captivate Android Development] Coldheat1906:
No that's not too much!!! I'm ready for v9.2!!!
[Captivate Android Development] topiratiko:
I dont get why people would have an issue with a battery full notification?

Sent from my Apex Blue JVR Samsung Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] eep2378:
Just kidding lol, you know I'm a flash addict. keep em coming! :p
[Captivate Android Development] airtower:
Can someone do a me solid one and pull the arclauncher apk out of a recent Apex zip and post it? I'm in a pinch and for some reason multiupload is crawling through the 230mb download.
[Captivate Android Development] Crash:
This one

and a couple more but dont remember the link
[Captivate Android Development] Jack45:
Here 'ya go:
[Captivate Android Development] Jack45:
I think it wakes them up.
[Captivate Android Development] airtower:
you are the man now dog! Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] topiratiko:
Not tryin to be the smartass...but turn volume off? Alarm has its own volume control? I just dont get it. I for one like to know when my phones charged.

Sent from my Apex Blue JVR Samsung Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] Coldheat1906:
What way would you recommend flashing the Darkcore 3.1 Kernel?
[Captivate Android Development] killer_raj:
same here..had to come back from talon to dc again..though batt life is good in both the kernal..but dc doesnt lag..

and yes even i m on 9.0...and now i m waitin for ful wipe 9.2

r u using 3g??? then its normal....no rom will give u 30 hours with 3g..atleast thats what i hav observed

either use an app sgs kernal flasher from market...or use odin...put ur phone in download mode...opne odin..put dc tar file in pda and press start and u r done
[Captivate Android Development] Crash:
Watsa i find one that works and looks nice too here you go if you want to put in 9.2 or 9.3 ;)
[Captivate Android Development] TonyStark R.I.P.:
Abso-Fn-lutely NOT!
[Captivate Android Development] eep2378:
Neldar's SGS kernel flasher is the easiest way. Very dummy proof. It's never failed me once. :)
[Captivate Android Development] Rrryan2:
Yep. This.

There's a pretty funny cartoon about it somewhere that I can't seem to find now, but the notification can get really annoying if you put the phone on the charger by the bedside. I don't mind the beep but there's just no reason the screen has to come on.
[Captivate Android Development] morpheus_1987:
Nothing FC'd. I was expecting an FC though since it wasn't responsive Maybe I hadn't waited long enough? It had been a good 15-20 minutes. It simply slowed down to a crawl.

My screen's timeout is 1 minute so after waiting for the phone to respond to my panning around the webpage, the phone's screen would go off. It would then take a good 5 minutes or so before it would turn back on after having pressed the power button (had me worried I was experiencing sleep death). Each time, the browser never responded to my commands before the screen would go out again.

I'm not sure if it was placebo affect but the phone might have been getting slower over the days it had been up prior to being unresponsive. If there was any delay prior to being unresponsive, it was at most a few tenths of a second.

What's the longest someone has gone without rebooting their phone on DarkCore 3.0?
[Captivate Android Development] burr:
I have Alarms setup so need volume up. I have used the battery mod to indicate percentage so I know when it is full. That is good enough for me.

Its just a preference and not that big of a deal. There have been active threads on it which is why several ROMs disable it.
[Captivate Android Development] topiratiko:
In my eyes...the ONLY thing that needs to be improved is when selecting something that prompts a different screen to come in sideways, ie settings/about phone/batt usage, sometimes the screen freezes/pauses for like 1/100 of a second...i dont know if that can be helped any way other than turning anumations off....other than that Apex is a total 10 for me

Sent from my Apex Blue JVR Samsung Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] jimlmackjr:
Theme in Red

Is there anywhere or can some one make a Theme in RED for APEX 9.1
[Captivate Android Development] topiratiko:
I smell 9.2

Sent from my Apex Blue JVR Samsung Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] Crash:
Watsa

when can we download 9.2 !!! im out of nails wating :D
[Captivate Android Development] topiratiko:
I used to have an app..video game emulator, all of em, bunch of games to choose from but forgot what is called. Any suggestions?

Sent from my Apex Blue JVR Samsung Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] topiratiko:
Mainly lookin for genesis games...altered beast golden axe streets of rage eternal champions etc

Sent from my Apex Blue JVR Samsung Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] Sarius24:
Just saying, if you're using the TW4 launcher expect those little lags here and there. It happens. I just deal with it now.
[Captivate Android Development] oriveradel:
same here, I moved to my toenails but it is too hard on my Back1:D
[Captivate Android Development] olo567:
Any chance we could get the stock battery w/ percent to show percent below 10 rather than the "X"? Same goes with that indicator in Matted Blues? I know at that point you should know you need to charge anyway, but just something I like to know.
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
lol sorry I am trying to add something very new to a captivate ROM. So far I have failed but I will keep trying
[Captivate Android Development] morpheus_1987:
I basically had my phone freeze again but this time with just about 24 hrs worth of uptime. It was Opera again with like 12 tabs open. The screen timed out and phone locked when I went to wash some dishes after breakfast. I hit the power button and the screen turned on instantaneously but the lock screen would not detect my touch. I use a patterned lockscreen. Does it matter if I could see my homescreen behind the lockscreen already? Is that a symptom of something?

I'm going to check Opera Mobile's forums for a solution since that was what I was running up to each incident as I hadn't read such an issue from other users with Apex. I may have to just fall back onto Dolphin Mini for a while to see if it occurs anymore.
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
No that is not an issue, and here is a stupid fix for it. Open settings and press home, you wont see homescreen behind lockscreen after that. Yea I have never heard of a freeze due to Opera, try another browser to see if that solves your problem
[Captivate Android Development] oriveradel:
No rush bro...keep up ur awesome work
[Captivate Android Development] Uncle Irish:
Running like a champ on my Infuse :D

Apex is EVERYWHERE!