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Installed i9000 JPU + Setiron's kernel and my battery came back from the dead :D

You might say 'a useless post' but losing just 8% of battery with a 1.3Ghz max freq CPU over night -8h- is not the only good thing that this rom does. I believe because of the kernel scheduler tweaks and maybe the the GPS improvements added to this rom by default (i believe samsung did something or maybe is just the behavior of 2.2.1) doesn't need any kind of tweaks. I just installed the ROM, started GPS plus and I had 11 sats, with 10 locked in 10 secs. Didn't have chance for a test drive yet...
Any other experiences like this?

I'm using excaliburs kernel... battery life was so-so. Gps is good for stock, can actually pinpoint my exact location. I hope devs start cooking with this build its awesome. The browser is smoooooth
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alex4lex said:
I'm using excaliburs kernel... battery life was so-so. Gps is good for stock, can actually pinpoint my exact location. I hope devs start cooking with this build its awesome. The browser is smoooooth
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Which modem are you using with this ROM?

mikejames07 said:
Which modem are you using with this ROM?
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Nothing fancy, just a jk3 modem. Getting around 1600kbps down and 1461kbps up. I think devs need to start rocking this JPU build...it's beast.

I'm actually flashing now

mikejames07 said:
I'm actually flashing now
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Oh man, I love it... there's just something about not having to do a lagfix and the phone is already super fast...gives me a hope for the future for the captivate Wishful thinking.

How did you apply setiron's kernel? I have the ClockworkMod update.zip on my sd card to boot in to CWM recovery but I did't know if this is compatible with this Firmware

I figured out how to install the kernel, but I have one more problem. I can't get my internal sd to mount on my MAC. I have USB debugging on. You guys having this problem?

mikejames07 said:
I figured out how to install the kernel, but I have one more problem. I can't get my internal sd to mount on my MAC. I have USB debugging on. You guys having this problem?
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It's a bug with that kernel, he just updated the kernel to fix that issue.

Pointless upgrading to froyo ?

So who be upgrading to froyo now that its available ?
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Pointless thread.

The only think that The update is good for is the source code.

just updated. now ill wait for some ROMs to finally start flashing.

Its been available, only people who will upgrade to it are on stock anyways.

How is it ? I'm running. Firefly 2.2 suckerpunch kernel # 51 and a theme by darky u think its worth for me to flash back to stock and upgrade
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tupirujp said:
How is it ? I'm running. Firefly 2.2 suckerpunch kernel # 51 and a theme by darky u think its worth for me to flash back to stock and upgrade
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If you ask me, not a chance.

basically upgrade if you're bored. its for folks who dont want to flash custom roms more or less. all the customized stuff the devs on here offer is way better than official 2.2
all in all not worth it. still havent found a lagfix yet but have figured out how to root/install cwm
now i wait for the first dev to create a rom i can test

I'm only curious if gps is actually better, but sounds like it's not. Shocking...

tupirujp said:
How is it ? I'm running. Firefly 2.2 suckerpunch kernel # 51 and a theme by darky u think its worth for me to flash back to stock and upgrade
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There's a whole thread full of posts from people who already upgraded. The title is secret, though, so you might have missed it. It has the words "Official Froyo" in it.

qwertyaas said:
I'm only curious if gps is actually better, but sounds like it's not. Shocking...
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locked location in my apt and it took over 5 min

rjblack11 said:
locked location in my apt and it took over 5 min
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Ouch... So much for it being fixed..

qwertyaas said:
Ouch... So much for it being fixed..
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ya its strange
i was getting locks with torch and cog4 8-9 sats
haven't been able to get a lock since flash and 3 sats is the most i have seen (usually not seeing any or just 1)

rjblack11 said:
basically upgrade if you're bored. its for folks who dont want to flash custom roms more or less. all the customized stuff the devs on here offer is way better than official 2.2
all in all not worth it. still havent found a lagfix yet but have figured out how to root/install cwm
now i wait for the first dev to create a rom i can test
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If you haven't tried it, how do you know if it's better or not?
You might want to see this post. Supercurio, who developed SPeedMod, has injected Voodoo Lagfix into the Rogers Froyo Kernel, it will work for AT&T Froyo. I have better speeds and performance than on any custom ROM or SpeedMod. Try it out.

qwertyaas said:
Ouch... So much for it being fixed..
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Have you tried getting into LBS test mode and resetting your GPS Data?
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Then select delete GPS Data
Also, first locks on new software take longer the first time. If you do the above, it should help.

clemmie said:
Have you tried getting into LBS test mode and resetting your GPS Data?
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Then select delete GPS Data
Also, first locks on new software take longer the first time. If you do the above, it should help.
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Didn't take longer when I flashed Cog or supernova.
I didn't flash KB1 but not surprised there are still issues. GPS data, servers and all that won't fix broken hardware.

qwertyaas said:
Didn't take longer when I flashed Cog or supernova.
I didn't flash KB1 but not surprised there are still issues. GPS data, servers and all that won't fix broken hardware.
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Well, maybe just give it a try. It can't hurt.
I guess we're lucky in Canada, haven't seen anyone here with these GPS issues.

You guys act as if these custom roms are without bugs. I have flashed many of them and im back on stock because there is always something wrong. besides its not that hard to remove the bloatware yourself. My gps hasnt ever worked on any custom rom dont know if it will on knew one since it wont let me upgrade. problems with call logs showing incorrectly or problems with txt, bt crashes. I have no problems on stock at all, removed all att stuff and it is the way i want it, I dont even use the themes that come with em only a few i seen that i liked and had to buy seperately to make it complete.

jc2470 said:
You guys act as if these custom roms are without bugs. I have flashed many of them and im back on stock because there is always something wrong. besides its not that hard to remove the bloatware yourself. My gps hasnt ever worked on any custom rom dont know if it will on knew one since it wont let me upgrade. problems with call logs showing incorrectly or problems with txt, bt crashes. I have no problems on stock at all, removed all att stuff and it is the way i want it, I dont even use the themes that come with em only a few i seen that i liked and had to buy seperately to make it complete.
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Well put. Custom ROMs are basically skinned stock I9000/2.2 ROMs anyway, with bloatware stripped out, other functionality added, and custom kernels and modems.
The beauty of a stock ROM, rooted, with boatware removed(TiBu) and a voodoo injected kernel is better stability, functionality, and reliability. A lot of people here who use custom ROMs have never had access to a native 2.2 stock ROM, and thereby have nothing to compare it to, yet they are stating that custom ROMs are better than 2.2 stock, but how would they know? They've never tried it. Why not try it out? We already have a working 2.2 kernel with Voodoo Lagfix, and I can't say it enough: for me, better speeds, better reliability, faster performance, etc.
However, I'd like to see what happens when we can start making custom ROMs based on 2.2 rather than I9000 though. Non of this wishy washy kernel/modem compatibility etc. It will be better for everyone.

clemmie said:
Well put. Custom ROMs are basically skinned stock I9000/2.2 ROMs anyway, with bloatware stripped out, other functionality added, and custom kernels and modems.
The beauty of a stock ROM, rooted, with boatware removed(TiBu) and a voodoo injected kernel is better stability, functionality, and reliability. A lot of people here who use custom ROMs have never had access to a native 2.2 stock ROM, and thereby have nothing to compare it to, yet they are stating that custom ROMs are better than 2.2 stock, but how would they know? They've never tried it. Why not try it out? We already have a working 2.2 kernel with Voodoo Lagfix, and I can't say it enough: for me, better speeds, better reliability, faster performance, etc.
However, I'd like to see what happens when we can start making custom ROMs based on 2.2 rather than I9000 though. Non of this wishy washy kernel/modem compatibility etc. It will be better for everyone.
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Andromeda is built on a stock 2.2 Captivate ROM. So is Cog 4.

Help Picking A Rom

I rooted my device with a kernel and I have EE4. What rom will be good? I had the thunderbolt and used CM7. I know the droid charge dont have that yet. Im a bit confused about all the different numbers that i see around the forums. With the thunderbolt all you needed to know is which radio to have installed with the rom. Some please point me to the good roms that will work.
Im stock right now with root. EE4

I'd recommend Eclipse 1.3.1 for SURE. Having tried both GC and Humble beforehand I can seriously say Eclipse is great. I just like how much better Eclipse looks over the other ones. Sure themes can change that but just try Eclipse out and see how it goes. If you don't like Eclipse then Humble is certainly the one you will like.
If you're worried about losing apps or other such things just download Titanium Backup(just pay for the full version, it's much better if you are going to backup/restore alot).
also, this should be in the general section

blarrick said:
I'd recommend Eclipse 1.3.1 for SURE. Having tried both GC and Humble beforehand I can seriously say Eclipse is great. I just like how much better Eclipse looks over the other ones. Sure themes can change that but just try Eclipse out and see how it goes. If you don't like Eclipse then Humble is certainly the one you will like.
If you're worried about losing apps or other such things just download Titanium Backup(just pay for the full version, it's much better if you are going to backup/restore alot).
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can you shoot me a link? Also same way to install like on my thunderbolt right? Either use rom manager and select the rom on my sd card or boot into recovery?

gummy, eclipse, and humble are all great. I have found trade offs with each but the developers are actively involved in the forum and are constantly working on their roms to you just have to find which one you like best...but you will switch from time to time anyway if you are like the rest of us
I have stayed away from the GB roms since there seem to be a few bugs and I was never really impressed with GB on my DX. I still run froyo on that phone.

Ya, stick with Froyo for now.
I've used both Eclipse & Humble and both have benefits. I prefer Eclipse 1.3.1 for now...very fast, decent battery & good looking GUI.

if i install eclipse 1.3.1 will i lose root since i used a kernel to get root?

idle0095 said:
if i install eclipse 1.3.1 will i lose root since i used a kernel to get root?
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Nope.
Purchase Titanium Backup if you have not. Back up all your apps/system aps. Download an app to back up your SMS if you want and boot into recovery.
Wipe data, cache, go to advanced and wipe delvik. Back to main screen and install rom from sd card and reinstall your info and data.

if i install eclipse 1.3.1 will i lose root since i used a kernel to get root?
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No you won't lose root. You need to read the faq in the general section. Charge is very different than TB. Don't use rom manager for any thing. It doesn't work w/ the charge.
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mrpickem said:
Ya, stick with Froyo for now.
I've used both Eclipse & Humble and both have benefits. I prefer Eclipse 1.3.1 for now...very fast, decent battery & good looking GUI.
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I tend to disagree with the froyo. IMO from a rom developer standpoint, even a buggy GB rom is better than froyo, it lacks many things. Im using the Eclipse GB rom now, and really very little in buggy. Now GB roms are lacking a solid kernel that you can undervolt and overlock, the Eclipse GB does lag at times (no i have not yet tried to do the EXT4 hack then used a GB rom.
One thing im not fond of with this phone coming from a EVO 4G and MT4G is that its super laggy, i know it works better with ext4... also the recovery way... when i reboot into recovery... i have to reboot to it.. then pull the battery then it will boot into recovery.

Idk, but I can't get away from Eclipse 1.2. It runs the fastest out of any rom.

SavagedZen said:
I tend to disagree with the froyo. IMO from a rom developer standpoint, even a buggy GB rom is better than froyo, it lacks many things. Im using the Eclipse GB rom now, and really very little in buggy. Now GB roms are lacking a solid kernel that you can undervolt and overlock, the Eclipse GB does lag at times (no i have not yet tried to do the EXT4 hack then used a GB rom.
One thing im not fond of with this phone coming from a EVO 4G and MT4G is that its super laggy, i know it works better with ext4... also the recovery way... when i reboot into recovery... i have to reboot to it.. then pull the battery then it will boot into recovery.
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Unless I am missing something somewhere I don't believe there is lagfix for GB? If so it would tend to be more "laggy". I notice no lag using froyo and lagfix enabled. I do not overclock.

Samsuck said:
Idk, but I can't get away from Eclipse 1.2. It runs the fastest out of any rom.
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wait till imnutz finishes the aosp vendor repo for the charge... when AOSP 2.3.4 roms start coming out... it will change the whole face of the ROM world for the charge.
only need to odin for radios... recovery included in rom.... boots into recovery right... all crap removed(OS level crap not just bloatware)... i check his github everyday.

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so everyone said to use eclipse 1.3.1. i noticed here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1144015
that it says no kernel is included with rom. So do I just keep the kernel I have that gave me root or do I flash the rom then the new kernel the dev recommends?

twistedlim said:
Unless I am missing something somewhere I don't believe there is lagfix for GB? If so it would tend to be more "laggy". I notice no lag using froyo and lagfix enabled. I do not overclock.
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Navenedrob has an ext4 kernel for gb.

idle0095 said:
so everyone said to use eclipse 1.3.1. i noticed here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1144015
that it says no kernel is included with rom. So do I just keep the kernel I have that gave me root or do I flash the rom then the new kernel the dev recommends?
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Check out imnuts's 7/31 voodoo kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1104634
Here's some info on voodoo lagfix: http://project-voodoo.org/
Read as much as you can and make sure you understand the risks/ rewards before flashing custom roms and kernels.
Like others, I'm on Eclipse 1.3.1 and imnuts's 7/31 kernel. Right now, I don't think that gb offers anything more than the froyo roms for this phone.

how are people's battery with the eclipse rom?

It may have been mentioned but do not use ROM manager. I am not sure of the exact reasons why, but but it doesn't play well with this phone or the Fascinate
Charged up post!

Joe T said:
Check out imnuts's 7/31 voodoo kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1104634
Here's some info on voodoo lagfix: http://project-voodoo.org/
Read as much as you can and make sure you understand the risks/ rewards before flashing custom roms and kernels.
Like others, I'm on Eclipse 1.3.1 and imnuts's 7/31 kernel. Right now, I don't think that gb offers anything more than the froyo roms for this phone.
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so flash the rom then flash the kernel?

Just flash the rom. You only need to flash a kernel if you are planning on changing it. If you already have the kernel you are planning on running with the rom just wipe data and install the rom.
I am running the froyo eclipse with the honeycomb theme and it is awesome. Battery life is great and I would highly recommend it. I am running it with imnuts non overclocked voodoo kernel.

Best GB Leak Rom/ How to Install

What is the best GB leak rom for droid charge?
How do I install it?
Right now running Eclipse 1.3.1 froyo ee4.

There's Eclipse, Humble, GummyCharged, and stock/debloated Gingerbread versions. It's your pick. You install the same way you installed that Froyo rom, but going back you have to repartition and restock your phone.
Sent from my Droid Charge running GummyFroyo 1.9.1

what do u mean by this "but going back you have to repartition and restock your phone"
what is the better one to use?

I mean if you ever want to go back to Froyo you have to COMPLETELY re-stock your phone (stock rom, kernel, and partitions) before you can flash your EE4 rom of choice. Instructions are somewhere in the stickies...
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okay. thanks. dont know which one to try. which one is better to users? humble or eclipse?

idle0095 said:
okay. thanks. dont know which one to try. which one is better to users? humble or eclipse?
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Humble hasn't been updated in a very long time, and I have never tried Eclipse. GummyCharged GB has a lot more stability issues than the Froyo version, but then again, all of them do.
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alright so i should just stay with froyo then? If i understand you right all I do is download the rom and install it like i did eclipse and humble correct? Nothing else special?

idle0095 said:
alright so i should just stay with froyo then? If i understand you right all I do is download the rom and install it like i did eclipse and humble correct? Nothing else special?
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Froyo is generally considered more stable, due to having source available. Given that it's your choice (the really good part of Android IMO).
I'm not sure how you installed the other ROM's, but you are going to need to ODIN to get to gingerbread, and ODIN to get back. Obviously all data is going to be wiped etc, what I tell guys at work that want my help with this, is to make sure they read the thread of whatever they are doing, as I won't help them without them understanding the terminology at the very least....
The big difference I think for most is voodoo support on froyo, vs non on gingerbread, most see a bit of a performance boost.
The only real one that can decide is you...

thanks for all the help

idle0095 said:
alright so i should just stay with froyo then? If i understand you right all I do is download the rom and install it like i did eclipse and humble correct? Nothing else special?
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Yes, the dev should have some instructions in their OP. It's completely your decision if you want to go GB. I've been to GB twice, and I keep going back to Froyo because it's more stable and there's no real reason to switch yet. YMMV, and you may fall in love with GB, but that was my experience.
EDIT: There is EXT4 for GB, so Voodoo is kind of negligible.
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Freezing when unlocked

My friend has this phone. She's always had freezing issues with it, but I got running better with a custom kernel, ext4, and cwm but now at times when she goes yo unlock it it'll freeze up and she has to pull the battery. It's better then freezing up all the time but still not a good thing.
Anyone have tips or fixes?
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Did you put a custom ROM on it?

lumin30 said:
Did you put a custom ROM on it?
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Nope, I wanted to make things as similar to stock as possible and just smooth things out.
Here's what I used http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194032
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dre89 said:
Nope, I wanted to make things as similar to stock as possible and just smooth things out.
Here's what I used http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194032
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That kernel is old try using one of Anton's kernel and ICBINB rom is pretty much stock but debloated from all the sammy and T-Mobile crap and with a bunch of tweaks that dsexton made for our phone.
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