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[Captivate Android Development] irishvandal:
Devz,

I am currently rolling v8.3. Kinda wondering a few things before i make a jump to 9.x.

1. I cannot get my custom bootanimation(.sanim) to work for shi*. any leads on this? is this a rom or a kernel issue? from my low-level knowledge, i have always been under the assumption that it is rom related. i am also used to replacing the sanim in system/media, is this still the place for our custom boots? under 8.3? the same question for 9.x, before i possibly make the jump.

2. i seen a reference to no more UOT under 9.x, will we still be able to pull the framework and system files for our own little custom tweaks? there are a few items in UOT that i am married to.

3. 9.x rom/kernel question, with 9.x being jvr, can i still bang TalonDev inside once Exists is done doing his BETAs? i believe exists is still rolling jvq, does jvr and jvq play nice?

4. what is the preferred stock method(before a rom flash) for 9.x, such as odin pack and what-not? i am one that likes to clear the ENTIRE sd and clean any dirt left behind. right now i use the old odin stock pack that S7 gave out and afterwards i flash the bootloaders given from the APEX site itself.

froli, this one is for you - i running GO launcher with ur port of MattedBlues, i have a green highlight when i open the menu from the home screen, would this be a GO issue or Matted issue? i suspect a GO issue. just tryin to nail it. Hence the BlueBanshee title for my phone.

i love the solid ROM that APEX has become. keep up the great work and I will def be a fanboi for a long time. also, whenever i get some side-cash, i will try and drop some loot for a dew or something to ya'll. i prob forgot something, who knows, lol.

tnx again for all the hard work, it really shows.
[Captivate Android Development] apparition:
Thanks for the update on 9.1, watsa. Browser works great. I'd donate... but I'm pretty strapped, being a student :confused:

I'm currently giving the new G2.1 kernel from xcaliburinhand a go with TW4.5. DarkCore freezes with TW4.5 and Talon is too laggy in its current state. Everything seems pretty smooth with G2.1 so far though.:D
[Captivate Android Development] Rrryan2:
Huh? The past several iterations of Talon have been JVR-capable already. I'm running test .16 now too on Apex 9.1 without issue so far.

Apex includes the DC kernel mostly for simplicity and noob-readiness, but any I-9000 GB kernel reoriented for Captivate should work just fine.

I'm unqualified to state as much definitively, but most seem to have best results with the KF1 AT&T GB bootloaders. Others however seem to do just fine with the I-9000 JVB+ GB bootloaders too, so it's not strictly necessary.

The "always flash to stock before flashing anything else to clean out the crap" mentality has mostly fallen out of vogue to those in the know. Strictly speaking, flashing bootloaders is always slightly risky, and flashing JF6 bootloaders etc. and then a second set of GB bootloaders is potentially reckless and often unnecessary.

EDIT: Just make sure you're running some sort of GB bootloaders before flashing Apex or you WILL DEFINITELY brick your phone.

I'm running the AT&T KF1 bootloaders because a) They came with Cog 5x I was running previously and I was feeling lazy about re-flashing, b) flashing bootloaders is a potentially risky process that I try to avoid when I can, c) the KF1 bootloaders seem to work just great, and d) I'm mostly convinced that the Captivate-specific stuff is the best for us when it will work. Just wish I could have the Audience chip working on I-9000 ROMs/kernels, which still leaves me enviously eyeing Cognition 5 v2. ;/
[Captivate Android Development] irishvandal:
lol, as i said, low-level here. lol. i havent been paying much attention to the forums like i was and should lately, just got done with finals and now can take a break from frying my brain with numbers.

i wasnt aware of existz running jvr compatible. thats a def plus. i have seen where ppl have flashed the mix, but i wanted to ask the proz first before i just gassed it and hit a tree or something.

yeah, i wasnt talking about a total stock flash. just a GB stock flash. guess i so used to it with froyo that i just cant kick the habit. so this means all the dirt under the rug will be cleaned even when flashing dif roms back and forth or updating versions? i had always been under that assumption something would get left behind when flashing and lead to poss issues.

tnx for the quick post brotha, def appreciated. now for some of the other questions to get answered. lol.

i gotta hit the bed for a few hours before this seminar, grrr. lol. nite folks.

edit - btw, this is the stock flash pack for GB that i was talking about. it is on the S7 site. and yeah, i am rolling GB bootloaders for quite some time know. and they are the Bootloaders from the APEX site itself. wont be flashing those now with ur input.
[Captivate Android Development] mtcarey:
Talon vs. DC

I don't know how Talon is any more complicated or less "noob-ready" than Dark Core... they're both just "install-and forget", over-clocked or not. One thing I noticed using both of them is that Talon (4.2-1200) seemed to have a memory leak somewhere... performance started to degrade after a few days. I haven't experienced that at all with DC.
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
1. Custom bootanimation is supported by kernel. I know some older versions of Talon did not support it but recent versions do. You wont see it for first boot but second boot and onwards it should work

2. lol No more UOT means the standard battery created using UOT kitchen is not present in Apex stock or MB anymore. If you look at battery icons from UOT, ii loses texture. You can still use UOT

3. I am using Talon without issues.

4. Preferred method would be to flash KF1 through ODIN. That way you get At&T bL. Then you can follow apex flasher readme.txt
[Captivate Android Development] mystichobo:
Well, it's been close to a day now, and I'm very happy with this ROM.

Only bug I've noticed is in the aosp lock screen, the sliders are a whitish colour instead of the regular grey offscreen.

Other than that, it's an excellent rom, was very easy to install using the instructions provided :)
[Captivate Android Development] mrhaley30705:
@irish

If you want a flash to stock without bootloaders, look in my sig for the safe KF1. Its stock kf1, no bootloaders.
[Captivate Android Development] ex-28:
dialer.apk ?

i seem to recall in this thread somwhere where the dialer had a record button , cant seem to find it now , but on the dialer pad was thre a record button , when in a call you just press it and it records both ends on conversation ? , just wondering where i might be able to locate it , and is it just an apk file ? , install and thats it ?
[Captivate Android Development] Oxicottin:
KF1 Key combos

Watsa, I finally figured out why I thought the KF1 bootloaders didnt install. Because I couldn't get into recovery using the vol up + Power button combo. It states in the Apex Flasher directions for 9.x that you need to use the vol up + Power button combo to get into recovery and that isnt true for the AT&T KF1 bootloaders. Its like Froyo so you have to use the key combo you used for that. Can you please change the install directions or "Read Me" file on the site? I attached altered ones that worked for me. Thanks!

**KF1 KEY COMBOS**

Vol UP + Vol Down + Power = Recovery

Vol UP + Vol Down + USB insert = Download
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
whoops... fixing it now :)

Edit: Fixed
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
that was a feature during froyo days. Not present in GB.

Edit: that was change in phone.apk
[Captivate Android Development] topiratiko:
Watsa, Where can i find that pack of wallpapers you had for Apex? My dumb ass deleted them

Sent from my Apex Blue JVR Samsung Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
here http://www.mediafire.com/?7if3ogbl9qm9kxm
[Captivate Android Development] topiratiko:
Thank you kind sir!

Sent from my Apex Blue JVR Samsung Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] mystichobo:
Hah I had the same issue with the instructions, so I just used adb to boot into recovery while the phone was bootlooping :D
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
If you want custom bootanimation to work

Talon kernel > /system/media/sanim.zip

DarkCore kernel > /system/media/bootanimation.zip

It is because of Go Launcher, I used this launcher for awhile and I noticed that too. Try a different Go Launcher theme, maybe it'll change this hilight color as well.
[Captivate Android Development] cnu4u:
I am unable to download from default browser... Any ideas if I have to change any settings?
[Captivate Android Development] white00gt:
Must have missed it but watsa are you still on the captivate(kf1) boot loaders or i9000- I'm still on i9000 and have had zero issues(except in the beginning of version 9.0 issues with apps disappearing )

do you think I should switch boot loaders or stay with the i9000?
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
I would say: Stay with i9000 bootloaders, but if you randomly starts getting random issues, try to switch to i897 bootloaders and see if that helps.
[Captivate Android Development] IlluminatedOne:
Browser works perfectly fine. goodbye to opera & dolphin HD.

Music Player is fine you but haven't used it for long.

Thanks watsa!

Sent from my Awesome Captivate! :D
[Captivate Android Development] OBatRFan:
Just to be sure, my internal SD won't be wiped if flashing over Serendipity VII? Going to try and do this without my computer.

XDA App, Samsung Captivate, Serendipity VII
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
Nope it wont be wiped. u will lose all your apps and data, but files on SD card (like mp3 etc) would stay
[Captivate Android Development] OBatRFan:
That's usually the case, but just making sure. Thanks!

XDA App, Samsung Captivate, Serendipity VII
[Captivate Android Development] rapsucks10:
Hey Watsa,

It is posible that you make a flasheable grey notification bar that dont broke the Blue Mod please????

Thank you very much for all your work, you are a genius!
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
give me 10 mins, I will add it to this post.

Edit: here http://www.mediafire.com/?j1l4n7avd43j3r8
[Captivate Android Development] rapsucks10:
Wow thank you very much, that was quick, i will flash as sonn as i finish my update to 9.1! Thanks!

EDIT: Works perfect, thank you so much!!!!
[Captivate Android Development] TonyStark R.I.P.:
Dude welcome aboard
[Captivate Android Development] TonyStark R.I.P.:
Hmmmmm still showing allegiance to Team Phe! Where's the APEX love?
[Captivate Android Development] RichMD:
I posted earlier about apps disappearing. Is that due to bootloaders? I've been running KF1 since before apex 9.0 so they didn't change recently.
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
Nope it should not be due to bootloaders.

Its a random issue that seems to happen with CWM3.x, and may very well be related to your current setup. If you already have KF1 BL try ODIN'ing KF1 (the one without BL) and flash apex from there
[Captivate Android Development] mrhaley30705:
The link is still in my sig if you need it:)
[Captivate Android Development] oriveradel:
Calibrating Battery

which method of calibrating did you use?
[Captivate Android Development] olo567:
Froli thanks for all the replies. Just one other thing. In the theming of the music player, the shuffle button doesn't seem to behave properly. The slash line shows when depressed.
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
It should be fine. I didn't changed that. The only things I themed in Samsung music player are the notification controls background color and selection color (when you select an item in a list).

As far as I can remember it was fine for me the last time I used it. :confused:
[Captivate Android Development] RichMD:
Thanks. I'm really liking this ROM. It's my new standard :) I will send a donation when I get back from camping. Since I don't have a pc handy and the market was gone I flashed 9.0 again and the 9.1 over it. Working great so far...
[Captivate Android Development] RichMD:
Is there any theme or other way to add some color to the menu when you hit the menu button?
[Captivate Android Development] d_gritza:
any news on the AOSP theme? :)
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
dialer is done. so 5% complete lol

working on it
[Captivate Android Development] d_gritza:
Haha didn't mean to pressure you! Thanks again buddy and I will be waiting for the nexus prime!

Sent from my captivate
[Captivate Android Development] mrhaley30705:
Breaks over, back to work.

Just kidding.
[Captivate Android Development] Jep56:
Tried this ROM because I missed Matted Blyes! The other I was on, didn't support it anymore. (Thanks froli). That being said, this ROM is great...fast and smooth. No lag after 24 hours of use. Did swit to TJJJV5 modem, it's always worked best for me for GPS.

Thanks for the work watsa!
[Captivate Android Development] sa1yan:
Don't know if this has been covered before, but my android os takes more battery than my display...any fixes?

I did a reboot and still draining like crap D:
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
Re-flash :(
[Captivate Android Development] marcopolo1:
i charged the phone on up to 100% or near.. unplug it .. turn it off. plug it again and charge the phone (off ) up to 100%, then unplug it.. turn it on and plug it again up to 100%.. then unplug and you are ready to go.

give around 3 full cycles
[Captivate Android Development] Rrryan2:
Eh. Talon can require more patience and experience to run, manage and troubleshoot, as well as to flash the steady stream of updates as new things are tried and/or reverted. Not a fault of Talon per se, just comes with the territory of pushing the envelope. Memory leaks (though seems fixed on .16 test, so far so good), flaky bluetooth, wi-fi and tethering etc. happen now and then. The sort of thing that would frustrate a novice but others are happy to tolerate for the sake of pushing the device to its limits.

I agree completely with the inclusion of DC in Apex: it's a great kernel for mass appeal, and for those who want a phone, not a hobby. Might not be the slickest or the sleekest, but pretty much everything in it just works. But I usually flash over it within a few hours. :)
[Captivate Android Development] IlluminatedOne:
After doing this, drain your battery fully (that your phone shuts off automatically) by using phone. Turn it on and charge your battery to 100%. Repeat what you have done for 2 or cycles.

This process gives better battery calibration and it works for me at least.
[Captivate Android Development] OBatRFan:
Just flashed, excellent so far! Love the data toggle, scenery wallpapers, and all the customizability. One question, is there a way to prevent the signal, Wifi, and data signs in the status bar from turning green?

XDA App, Samsung Captivate, Apex 9
[Captivate Android Development] mrhaley30705:
Don't turn on background data
[Captivate Android Development] OBatRFan:
Eh. I need that. I'll live. :p

Also, does DarkCore not support BLN? I tried installing neldar's app, but I can't get it to work.

XDA App, Samsung Captivate, Apex 9
[Captivate Android Development] mrhaley30705:
Don't think it does.
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
1. Pull out /system/framework/framework-res.apk from your phone

2. Open it on your computer with your favorite archive manager and go to /res/drawable-hdpi/ folder

3. Extract all stat_sys_signal_*.png (which means the white ones) there's 4 images

4. Rename them stat_sys_signal_*_fully.png then put it back in framework-res.apk

5. Reboot your phone in recovery then push your modified framework (adb push framework-res.apk /system/framework/ )

Edit: for wifi, do the same, images are named stat_sys_wifi_*.png
[Captivate Android Development] eep2378:
It's working for me on Apex 9.0. It wasn't working when I was on JVR-FUN(odexed). Both were using DC kernel. I'm not entirely sure why its working now, but not before :(
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
BLN wasn't working on JVR-FUN because it wasn't implemented in the rom because of odexed framework.
[Captivate Android Development] eep2378:
+1 When is that damn thing coming out?!
[Captivate Android Development] eep2378:
Gotcha. Thanks
[Captivate Android Development] d_gritza:
When ice cream sandwich comes out?
[Captivate Android Development] eep2378:
By the end of the year? Some leaked shots of ICS running on Nexus S have been online for a few days already :)
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
Another example of what happens if u get 2 weeks vacation :eek:
[Captivate Android Development] ou812bkewl:
I flashed Apex 9.1 last night from CM7 without any problems and have had about 20 hours of uptime (no reboots). The browser moves like lightening and uses "true" desktop UserAgent mode (this means that there are no "x_wap or x-wap" references in the browser http headers. I hope the next update can include provisions to make the UA options persistent. Great work!

Since the steps I used allowed a painless flash, I thought I'd share them here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1216974

Sorry if the instructions are a bit long-winded, but I wanted to be as detailed as possible while including some ROM-flashing best practices and eliminating any guesswork. Specifically for those who want to move to this ROM from CM7 in the safest way I can think of.
[Captivate Android Development] marcopolo1:
browser

thanks watsa, browser works great.. thanks! very smooth, fast
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
lol :D
[Captivate Android Development] tkjeeper:
Hey Froli, found my first bug/problem with apex...ever. I'm on 9.1, and for the first time ever I tried out matted blues, looked great but after a few hours and while charging I had a freeze, had to do a battery pull. Then another freeze within the hour, screen just freezes, have to pull batt to get it back. I've since flashed the revert, I'll keep you posted. First freezes I've ever had with apex.

Sent from my jvr/apex powered cappy.
[Captivate Android Development] ex-28:
incall volume

just noticed when i am on a call and i turn up the volume it wont go up all the way , can others please test and see if you have same results , i press to turn it up all the way but the slider bar is about 3/4 the way up and thats all.
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
I am able to get it all the way up and down
[Captivate Android Development] ex-28:
hmm i dont know why mine wont when on a call , i checked my sound settings as well and there all maxed . aarugggg
[Captivate Android Development] ex-28:
hmm after i treied it a few times, all ok now , that was odd
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
dont think it is related to MB. While it froze u were using any app?
[Captivate Android Development] rohith8055:
You were right watsa, reverting the MB to stock didn't help. MB is working perfectly with Apex 9.1.

Guess the issue is with TW or it was just a bad flash, I re-flashed 9.1 (then MB on it and restored user apps using TiBu) everything is running smooth so far.

except for the volume rocker not silencing an incoming call.
[Captivate Android Development] tkjeeper:
Nope, just on the home screen, just froze again for the third time, this time while trying to get on facebook. Now that I think about it tho all the freezes were while using the tw launcher (on matted blues) and the samsung launcher (on revert). Going back to my usual go launcher, see if I freeze there.

Sent from my jvr/apex powered cappy.
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
u r on 9.1 buddy? or 9.0?

Edit: I am blind. U said u r on 9.1. Could it be a bad flash?
[Captivate Android Development] Time_Zone:
Try switching out KC1 modem for jk4. This made my crashes stop on my 1106.
[Captivate Android Development] jgchaval:
I need help flashing the Talon Kernel using the ApeX_Flasher package.

I think it must be a dumb thing, but I can't get it right :(

How can I flash Talon-DEV 4.4.4.17 using the ODIN_Kernel_Flasher that comes in the ApeX_Flasher zip?

The ODIN_Kernel_Flasher just supports .tar, .md5 and .smd. and the Talon-DEV is a .zip file :(

I tried the obvious of unzipping the file and creating a tar out of the contents, but I get an error on the ODIN_Kernel_Flasher :(

Has someone flashed one of the latest versions of Talon-DEV Kernel?

Can someone help me out our guide me on how to flash it after I flash the bootloader that comes in the ApeX_Flasher package?

Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
flash the kernel that comes with flasher as tar.

I believe u want to get .17 working with Apex, for that pull ZImage from talon17.zip and add it to updates folder in Apex rom zip. Then flash apex
[Captivate Android Development] tkjeeper:
Nope, been running 9.1 since it came out. Only problems were when I flashed mb, but now I'm thinking it's the launcher, because I noticed when I flashed mb, the launcher name changed from samsung launcher to tw launcher, so I said hey I want to see what all the fuss is about the stock launcher so I set it up and that's when the issues started. No problems so far on GO LAUNCHER.

Sent from my jvr/apex powered cappy.
[Captivate Android Development] rohith8055:
It was a bad flash the 1st time for sure as I experienced FC's right away.

the second time I might have restored my wi-fi ap's and bluetooth pairings through TiBu (usually I backup TiBu sys data like contacts calender wifi ap's Bt pairings) then flashed MB and rebooted to notice that TW had vanished and also the options above power in the power button menu.

So, I tried reverting MB thinking its got somthing to do with tht. But MB is perfectly alright as I'm able to run it smoothly after flashing 9.1 again.

But the volume rocker doesn't silence an incoming call, guess the ROM is built that way. I miss that feature, it comes in very handy at times.
[Captivate Android Development] olo567:
Hmm, must be like that stock then. It definitely seems weird though. The behavior is shuffle indicator lit/unlit rather than crossed out/not crossed out, yet when depressed going from one state to the other the "crossed out" image appears. Thanks for the info. I might play around with those images myself.
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
I pulled out images from sgs2 music player. I may have messed that up. Seems I have missed _pressed image
[Captivate Android Development] olo567:
Ah so its different behavior for captivate and sgs 2 for that toggle then. Makes sense.

Sent from my Captivate on Apex 9.1
[Captivate Android Development] oriveradel:
I found a nice set of HD wallpapers, with Special Girl edition from our brothers from the windows mobile forum, work really good with BlueMattes... awesome you are going to love it...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=636109
[Captivate Android Development] froli13:
Must be a bad flash because I'm running MattedBlues all the time and I never get any problems other than know Apex bugs.
[Captivate Android Development] tkjeeper:
Yeah, sorry froli, seems it was the tw launcher, didn't mean to tarnish the mb name, no problems since switching back to go launcher.

Sent from my jvr/apex powered cappy.
[Captivate Android Development] hossiam:
Battery life?

I dont know but this rom has bad a@s battery life. Miui is beautiful but battery would only last 4 hours....after following the instructions on your site with the flash and what not.....11h 10 m and im at 60%...really? I do not do any management of my battery and no re calibration. For this i will not change a thing. Thank you. I do have a few issues...I need mms, still not working on MY rogers cappy, I am new to roms so it could be my fault. The other issue is my gps does not lock on as fast as Miui, stock or the I897UCJF6 i flash when going back to stock. Thank you for all the hard work and I love the battery life. If anyone can help with the other issues great.
[Captivate Android Development] watsa:
damn i may have the wrong APN again. Anyways change your APN. Set mmsc from http://mms.grps.rogers.com to http://mms.gprs.rogers.com

For GPS I would suggest you to try H3llstorm' GPS fix and see if that helps. here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=16306082#post16306082