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[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bane99:
Whoa there, i just installed firefly 2.7 about a week ago... 2.8 is out :(

Anyways to get 2.8 on my phone, is it required for me to flash back to stock using odin3 and then flash 2.8?

Secondly: is there a way to get the Quickoffice for Captivate back on my phone? I backed it up using Ti-Backup, but it wouldn't restore for some reason. Is there a way I could sideload it? You know, the version where we can actually create new files and not just read them

Thirdly: After installing FF 2.7, the Battery would read Full after charging. Now it reverts to 98% as soon as the phone is taken off the charger?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BWolf56:
Reset your battery stats, it should fix it.

For the flash, you can simply update over 2.7 :)

Sorry, Idk for your "secondly"
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bane99:
Thanks. However with the speedmod kernel, i'd have to flash it separately (as per the firefly dev thread)? And where would i get that?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BWolf56:
I believe X made 2.8 with speedmod, so you could just flash the full ROM.

If you just want the Kernel, it has its own tread in the dev section. Although, make sure you DONT get he I9000 version.. It works for the most part beside: no speaker sound and rotation isn't completed.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] InfinityGone:
To update, just grab the update zip from the "FF mods and fixes" app (it should be installed already). You want the 2.7 to 2.8 one under firefly updates. Using cwm, clear cache and dalvik cache, flash the update zip, then flash your choice of battery (so you get the latest ui changes). You can also get the battery in the FF app.

The battery reading less than 100% is normal. When the phone reaches 100%, it stops charging to protect the battery. After the battery drops down a bit, it will charge it back up. So what percent you see depends on where it was in this cycle when you unplugged it.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bane99:
Ok thanks guys :)

Just to clarify, installing full 2.8 over 2.7 wont have any detrimental effects?

If not, i'll be doing the update.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BWolf56:
Nope, anything really from Team Phoenix can be flashed over. Then again, I suggest a quick full clear and flash after every few flashs if you are a flashocholic ;)

You don't have to worry for updates, go for it!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WirelessMike:
Speedmod kernel thread

Links in first post.

You want the attached file called:

speedmod-kernel-i897-k13d-500hz-CWM.zip

That is the version you can flash in cwm.

There is a 250 hz version of this kernel, too, but you don't get noticeably better battery uptime with it, and it's not as responsive as the default 500 hz, so I wouldn't bother with it.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drdealer:
Sorry to beat a dead horse guys but needed your help.

I am currently on FF 2.7 with Onix kernel. In order to upgrade to FF2.8:

1) I will download the 2.7->2.8 from the FF app.

2) I will download the K13D Speedmod

3) First go into CWM and install zip from SD and upgrade the FF

4) Then do the same for the Kernel

5) Then clear cache and Dalvik

6) Reboot

Is that right? Is full backup required with Titanium Backup?

Thanks so much for bearing with me.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fractaline:
Backup apps+ data only, not system....

Clear cache partition and dalvik cache first...

Then the update, then the kernel... You can stay with onix if you're happy with it.

I am.

Good to go man....

Sent from a fire fly's abdomen using morse code
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] InfinityGone:
I do the caches first, but it doesn't really matter what order you do it in.

As for backups, its no wipe so I just do a nandroid (cwm backup). It doesn't hurt to do tibu though, just in case... In theory you wont need either.

Edit: too slow :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drdealer:
Oh ok, so clearing cache doesn't wipe your settings/apps (I guess I confused that with wipe data)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fractaline:
Yes, I've been doing updates since 2.3 .... Never done a nandroid backup our flash to stock yet.

guess I should just so I know I can.

Sent from a fire fly's abdomen using morse code
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drdealer:
Thanks guys. Just got updated and changed Kernel too. Hopefully this one will give better battery life. :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fractaline:
I actually get better battery life with onix. It just takes a few charge cycles to settle in...

couple'o pennies.

Sent from a fire fly's abdomen using morse code
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bane99:
So are the benefits of speedmod outweighed by poor battery life? I get a little more than 24 hours of battery with 2.7 on onix. Granted it's only gone through about 5 cycles (full discharge and recharge).

Also, does anyone know about getting Quickoffice for Captivate back with the Firefly ROM?

_____________________________

Edit:

So, I go into FF Mods and Fixes --> Firefly Updates --> Firefly 2.8. I press it, then hit d/l

The box comes up for downloading then goes away. I check my root folder later, and it's not there. I do the option boot to recovery and I get into Onix recovery and the only thing i can use is update.zip. Can I install the new FF 2.8 from Onix recovery? Or should I just d/l the 2.8 full myself and use CWM to update? Thanks guys.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fractaline:
You can certainly install the update from cwm.... try downloading again, then in recovery go to install zip from sd, choose zip from sd, flash, reboot. Once rebooted go back to ff app, choose a battery mod and install the same way to get the newest ui improvements.

I've been updating ff for six weeks now this way, brilliant system!

Sent from a fire fly's abdomen using morse code
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bane99:
Hmmm have everything backed up to Ti-Backup

Here's the screen I get when I boot to recovery.

Android System Recovery <3e>

Samsung Recovery Utils

- for BML -

Enter: OK Key, Select: Vol UP / Vol Down

reboot system now

apply sdcard:update.zip

wipe data/factory reset

wipe cache partition

format internal sd-card

_______________________________________________________

Update media, please wait

Update media, finished

-- Install from package...

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Verifying update package...

E:failed to verify whole-file signature

E:signature verification failed

-- Appling Muti-CSC...

Installing Multi-CSC

Installation aborted.

Ok now last time I went ahead and applied the update.zip twice which got me into Clockwork Recovery. Then again, I was in Android System Recovery <2e> not <3e>. Is there something i'm missing? Should I be flashing back to stock first with odin? Oh, and what's the OK key now? It's not recognizing the power key for selection. And instead of the android guy in a construction hat there is the android guy with a triangle exclamation mark.

____

Ok so i need a digitally signed update.zip file. Something I didn't realize Clockwork Recovery Mod failed to produce when I flashed Clockwork recovery again....

So should I pull my battery and try to reboot? I don't really see how I can walk through the process without a selection key.

____

So i pulled the battery and rebooted the phone.

Now i get:

Onix Recovery v2.5.1.0

And the usual Onix recovery options. Should I install zip from SD Card?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fractaline:
That's the one man.

I'm not sure why you ended up with 3e recovery.....

But onix recovery is what you want.

Clear cache partition, then dalvik cache (advanced options).

Install zip from sd card/choose zip from sd. Reboot

If you still have trouble, do a factory reset/wipe data or flash to stock and install the full rom in the same manner.

If you flash back to stock you'll need to reinstall a current update.zip to get cwm recovery (you know that by now I'm sure)

That should be it....

Hope that helps. :)

Sent from a fire fly's abdomen using morse code
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bane99:
The only way i can get into onix recovery from ROM Manager is to boot into recovery, pull the battery, then reboot the phone.

Or just going into download mode.

Now i'm flashing the 2.8 Full update.... and done.

Firefly 2.8 now on my phone :) with speedmod kernel
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fractaline:
Rom manager is not recommended for captivates.

That was probably your issue.

Next time just boot into recovery thru the extended power menu or the three button method....

Glad you got it going though...

Sent from a fire fly's abdomen using morse code
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spartan062984:
Is it just me or did they remove the "multi- quote" function? I know its a bit off topic, but in a way not really.

I have been reading the posts and wanted to multi quote.

?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bane99:
Doesn't CWM = ROM Manager?

And I'm able to click multiquote, but then i dont know how to incorporate it into a post.

Anyways I'm sorry for hijacking the Q&A thread. Hopefully though, it will be helpful for another person trying to flash in the future. :)

BTW, is there an issue with the 2.8 Full battery "mod"? Do i still need to install a new battery mod?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fractaline:
Rom manager incorporates cwm but the app is not to be used on the captivate...

The battery mod will give you the newest theme enhancements.

X left it out of the update because it doesn't mix well with custom themes.

So unless you plan on using a theme, I recommend flashing a battery mod , there is some nice additions....

That's what q and a is for....

I'm sure our chat will help someone else also.

Cool.

Sent from a fire fly's abdomen using morse code
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aasheet:
i noticed tht firefly now comes with call recording option

i wanted to know , can this be added to ne other rom as well ? as in by the dev

and wht all phones can do this, cause i heard tht htc is against call recording

just asking as i really love this feature
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fractaline:
There it's some legal issues with call recording...that is why it is a "use at your own risk" option.

I believe most 2.2.1 roms come with call recording now.

Be warned however, that fire fly + call recording + custom theme do not mix well. So if you want call recording , don't use a custom theme.....

;)

Sent from a fire fly's abdomen using morse code
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] capocaccia:
Yes. I think it takes a bit but everyone finds out that the most stable rom is the one left alone.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Primus76:
Hey do you mean the thinkoffice? Yeah you need to get thinkdroid.apk but hopefully you did a tibu when you had it as after install it looks for the key that came with the phone. If it doesn't work you can dload thinkoffice lite from the market.

Do a search for thinkdroid on the xda forums. I have it here but it won't let me attach it.

Edit. Here let me try this http://db.tt/mBTpkgf
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BWolf56:
Sms

EDIT: nvm about that.. I forgot to get the fix ^^ Leaving it for other ppl to whom it might happen

Ok so I really feel like a noob asking this but man I just can't figure it out :(

I'm curently trying out FF 2.8 (and loving it! Great job X!!) but since I switched over, my text msg are showing kinda weird..

Instead of having it show the conversation (one reply after the other), it shows what the other person says on top and what I say under.

I tried going through the settings but I simply can't figure out how to set it so it goes to show the conversation.

Anyone knows how to change that? lol :facepalm:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vorbo:
BWolf56

The problem is your messages are coming in with improper time stamps. If you look it will say that your messages were recieved 4-5 hours before you actually recieved them. That is why they are being sent to the top. There is a fix for this in the ffmods and fixes app which comes with firefly. Just flash "mms/sms time stamp fix" from that app.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vorbo:
Random Reboots

I'm having some issues with my phone rebooting on its own at random times during the day. Does anyone know some causes of this type of error or is anyone else experiencing the same thing?

Current set-up:

ROM: FireFly 2.8

Kernel: Odin 2.0.5 (OC/UV) - currently not using UV and I am not exceeding 1.4 GHz

Launcher: ADW - using the minimalist theme.

I had this issue once before while using stock + LauncherPro but that stopped once I switched to ADW.

If anyone has any idea as to why this is happening I would very much appreciate the input.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BWolf56:
Noticed my "Edit" ? ;)

I knew I had a good reason to feel noobish :rolleyes:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BWolf56:
Onyx is known to have that problem. I suggest you try speedmod if you want something stable.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vorbo:
Thanks I'll give that a shot.

Also, thank you for not bashing me on typing odin instead of onyx. My head is in the clouds today. Monday morning requires extra coffee.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BWolf56:
Hehe no worries, I did the same thing this morning.. Tried to help some1 by giving him a solution that if I had read with my brain turned on, would've known that I was actually giving him a solution that needed his "problem" to work :rolleyes:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xtremekilla09:
Hey guys,

For all those who are looking for IRC for this ROM, look no further. HaiKaiDo has hooked us up with our own channel.

http://irc.shadowcard.net:1337/

Change the channel to #FireFly

Note: If you are using anything other than the webirc

the port is 6667

For those who already have an IRC client here is the server: irc.shadowcard.net

Channel: #FireFly

Port: 6667

For those who want an IRC client get a free one here - http://www.icechat.net/site/

I will be available most of the time to help out and just chill with you guys.

Hope to see you in there.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xThe Enforcer:
Had an identical issue. I would suggest doing a fresh 2.8 install.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TomMelee:
2.8 and crazy freezes

For the first time, I actually bothered to do a full wipe and reinstall for 2.8, because I was getting weird WiFi issues. I actually tracked it down to wifi screwing up when I came OUT of "do not disturb" mode with Gvoice, but I figured it couldn't hurt.

Now I'm getting some really weird crashes---sometime this morning the screen blacked out and I had to force reboot via volume up + power and when it came back it had sucked down 15% battery in an hour. I've been getting freezes too, first time ever with FF.

In case it's app related, these may be the issue:

-ADW Launcher Pro

-Skype (skype ALWAYS Freezes the phone in a call. Screen blacks and won't come back for a while, means I can't hang up.) Autostart is turned OFF.

-Vidiom (just installed last night, freezes happening before)

I have other apps--but these are the ones that consistently fail.

I'm also having a weird issue with ghost files on the SD card that show 0 filesize but won't delete. Halp?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fractaline:
If you did a full wipe 2.8 and that is happening I'd say a flash to stock is in order.....

I feel one coming myself... I've got some similar random issues that are hard to pinpoint.

That seems to less to a flash to stock.

(that is unless you flashed an oc kernel and ready pumped up the oc, in which case chill it down a bit)

Sent from my fire fly'n liberated captivate

{onix enhanced}
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TomMelee:
Nope, it's exactly as 2.8 installed itself. I just did 2.9, will be interested to see if issues persist.

I wouldn't even use ADW launcher except that I want a 5 button dock.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tkjeeper:
All ok until I did the update. Only thing is my fancy widget pro clock weather. It's fine till I touch the weather for the upcoming week forecast. It used to open in a new window, now opens on top of my home screen, really unreadable.

FF 2.9, paragon 1400kernel, also one silly fc shows up regularly, I'll write it down next time I see it.

I tried cleaning the cache and the dalvik cache with no change. Please help

Sent from my igloo, with my seal skin mitts removed, in the frozen tundra known as Canada.

Edit. Ok got home, did a restore to 2.8, all was ok, then flashed again 2.9 via cwr, went through a loooooong process, not that experienced but the scripts were going fast and furious, restoring etc. Long story short all is well now, not sure why it went the long way on cwr, usually flashing updates are so quick with very little script, either way all is well now with weather and some fc issues that I think were calendar sync related. thanks all, especially X for such a nice comprehensive rom.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cal4877:
under what file or foder I can find that so I can put the code for automatic updates.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vibhav:
Old FF wallpapers

Hi guys,

First of all, I have to state that I LOVE this ROM! Each update gets better and better! 2.9 totally rocks!

Second, I'm still new to this, so please forgive me if this question is not relevant to this thread, or if this has been answered. I searched for an answer in previous posts, but was not successful.

My question: Is there any way to get the wallpapers from a previous version of FF? I used the space shuttle wallpaper from 2.8, and changed to a different one just to experiment. But I want shuttle wallpaper back. Can wallpapers from previous versions of FF be found and downloaded form somewhere else?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noside12123:
Here ya go. Just took it out of the launcher apk :D
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vibhav:
Awesome! Thanks a lot!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bane99:
Oh man... and I JUST flashed 2.8 on my phone :P

Time to back up and re-flash :P
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryman27:
there's a no-wipe update version for people already on 2.8
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RandomZero:
Is it better to reflash or just update? I noticed that ny battery life was better after reflashing 2.8 and now its kind of getting worse. Is this just my imagination or really happening?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drdealer:
So I updated from 2.8 to 2.9 and noticed two things. (Sorry I am not allowed to post in the actual FireFly development thread yet):

1) camera zoom isn't working (edit: resolved by installing hacked camera from SGS tools)

2) i didn't get the updated FF fixes and mods 1.5 app. Anyone know how I can get this?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KayvinM:
Here you go. You can also just grab it from the first page of the FireFly site.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spartan062984:
I personally prefer to run a FULL flash, unless of course the changelog from the prev Roms is minimal. Plus the Kernel would be a factor as well. Some have had best luck with Onix, and most have not. The new one is included in the full 2.9 (wipe) package that i hear was built for stability.

:::currently flashing the new 2.9 with a smile:::::

:::all while playing "eye of the tiger" in the background::::

:D
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rapsucks10:
Camera Zoom it's working fine for me without install the hacked camera.

Anyone know if i need to disable lag fix before updating my kernel from Speedmod K13e @ 250Hz to Speedmod K13e @ 500 Hz????
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Verfassergeist:
Alright. Question time. I know when you first flash, it's going to take a while. But I've been sitting here for 'awhile' and while I'm not concerned for my screen, I would like to see this rom rocking and rolling. As of right now, CW is saying it's looking for the rom package, which leads to me to think something went awry. I did post in the development section asking for a MD5 sum to make sure I had a complete archive, but I thought to ping here to see if any enlightenment is to be had.

Right now, I'm sitting at 168,534 KB for the rom package. I'd be much obliged to a confirmation as to if this were the correct value.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bane99:
So the question I have is this. I'm enjoying 2.8, but want to upgrade to 2.9 for stability and updates. This would mean I would flash the new speedmod with the upgrade package correct? Wouldn't it just be easier just to update with the full 2.9 rather than the upgrade? What benefits are there for the no-wipe upgrade version? I upgraded last time to full with no issues. Was told that I don't need to flash back to stock with Odin before installing the full package.

Downloading the update or full from firefly has never worked for me, so I have to d/l via computer and move the zip file to my phone manually.

Just downloaded 2.9 full. The total package size for the 2.9 full is:

Size: 164 MB (172,578,425 bytes x 1KB/1024bytes = 168,533.62 KB)

Size on disk: 164 MB (172,580,864 bytes x 1KB/1024bytes =168,536KB)

Hope that helps you..
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fractaline:
The benefit of updating is no backup and restore.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bpderby:
I updated from 2.8 to 2.9 and like most of us, is loving it. On 2.8 when I would charge my phone at night there would be a green digital clock that showed after I turned the screen off and I liked that. Last night after flashing to 2.9, it did not show up. Is this something from the rom that changed or is it from something else I have on the phone that I did not realize I had enabled (not an expert).

edit: never mind it is working now
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rapsucks10:
Can you tell me what app are you using for that?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pranna:
upgraden

Using FF2.7 now with onix 2.0.4-oc Kernel. If I want to go to 2.9 and the SpeedMod K13E Kernel, do I flash 2.8 then 2.9 then the kernel? Or the kernel first, 2.8 then 2.9?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MurphyZombie:
The updates do not affect the kernel. So either method should work just fine.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pranna:
The reason I ask is, I did the ROM first last time then the kernel, it was stuck at the fierfly boot logo for what seemed forever so I took the battery out and bricked the phone. I am thinking now I didn't wait long enough, it may have been converting everything to the ext4 file system.:eek:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MurphyZombie:
Ya it does sound like you took the battery out too soon. I still don't think it matters which order you do it, but you may want somebody with more experience to pipe in so you don't run into anymore problems.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryman27:
Couldn't have said it better myself. I don't know if I count as a person with more experience or not, but MurphyZombie is correct on this one.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Verfassergeist:
Question: So I've flashed the rom and everything is okay. The only question I'm having is about the battery life. I'm experiencing crazy battery loss, and I don't have the faintest idea as to why. Should I reflash? Or is there a way to investigate?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryman27:
No need to reflash.

Give it a few charge cycles (fully deplete and charge full) before commenting on battery life (true for any ROM or kernel)

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bpderby:
That's just it, I don't know how or where it came from. I had assumed it was part of Firefly. Last night I noticed that if I charge my phone off my computer the green digital clock shows up. However, when I charge it through the wall charger the green digital clock does not appear. On Firefly 2.8 it was just the opposite. Anyone have any thoughts or ideas on this? Just as a side note, the clock moves every now and then as if it is a screen saver.

Edit: Discovered it was an app: "alarm clock plus"