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Ultimate setup. Post what your setup is on your captivate

Hey guys I just wanted to start a thread where people can post their setup including rom kernel modem or anything else that seems fit. This does not mean that any are the best but it may give other people cool ideas on how to make theirs better.
Here's mine and its nothing special.
I have cm7 with a kernal that allows me to overclock it to 1.7 (its a beta and is version 12 or something) then I use voltage control to overclock to 1.2 and undervolt. I also just use the stock modem. Some cool apps I use are widgetlocker which allows Widgets on your lock screen and circle launcher.
I am definatly not an expert so sorry for any mistakes.
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I also wanted to add in that I do not think mine is the ultimate setup cause I'm sure its no were near it. The title is just there as a subject.
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gregnetz18 said:
I also wanted to add in that I do not think mine is the ultimate setup cause I'm sure its no were near it. The title is just there as a subject.
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Just for next time there is an edit button if you want to edit a post.
I'm running latest Miui with stock kernel and modem. Overclocked to 1.2Ghz with voltage control. Work has been crazy lately and I've been too lazy to experiment with different modems and kernels

Im on Cog 5. No overclocking, no nothing. Just stock Cog 5.
I am using the gingerbread launcher, though, instead of touchwiz. I prefer its simplicity.
This is the best my phone has ever worked.

Victory rom2.0 here with go launcher ;-) like butter

Thanks for the feedback guys!

Pinnacle 1.3
Boog's KH3 kernel version 5 (I think)
KE3 modem
Really smooth even without lag fix.
Best battery life I've ever had.
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Latest MIUI
Latest Glitch kernel
JW2 modem
OC'd to 1.3GHz
UV'd -125mV
Runs ultra smooth for me, with great battery life.
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LATEST MIUI
1.6 GHz OC'ed
-150 UV'ed
Glitch V12 b3
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so u guys are running the same thing as me basicly but with miui. sorry if i spelt that wrong. do u think i should go to it from cm7

gregnetz18 said:
so u guys are running the same thing as me basicly but with miui. sorry if i spelt that wrong. do u think i should go to it from cm7
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It is a personal preference. I like MIUI over CM7
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Victory Rom with KH3, Boog's kernal, TW launcher was buggy til revert to TW3, great battery life.

b-eock said:
It is a personal preference. I like MIUI over CM7
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Agreed, for me MIUI has a few things over cm7 that I liked more. You just have to try it and see
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Unbrickable mod multi rom's per week
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Unbrickable mod multi rom's per week
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Same here! Its great, no worries!
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Currently Apex 10.1 with the KC1 modem and the latest Talon kernel. Runs great.

CM7 Nightly 134, Glitch 12 beta kernal, jl3 modem, overclocked to 1.2Ghz with Smartass Governor.
Silence Will Fall

Well, I just got my Captivate (old version), and I'm loving it!!
I've switched ROM's a lot, but now I'm on Dlev 4.2 - Talon kernel.
I'm pretty sure this is overclocked, given the Quadrant scores. Battery life is pretty good - a little more than a day with regular use (games, browsing, talking, texting).

So if I went to miui would I have to reflash my v12 kernel that you other guys have to? I like the way miui looks but I wish it had touchwiz
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MIUI 1.9.16
NEO 17r12, OC to 1200mhz, no UV
V51 Screen state script, ondemand/powersave governors, vr scheduler
BVJJW2 modem

[Q] Best Infuse ROM

what is your favorite rom for this phone ?

Dri94 said:
what is your favorite rom for this phone ?
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mosaic atm

Zeus!(oh..my bad...I'm partial..LOL)
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dman3285 said:
Zeus!(oh..my bad...I'm partial..LOL)
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Regardless of your partiality, you are still correct. To back up this statement, I point to the current battery life on my infuse. I am sitting at 11% after 3 days, 50 minutes with a screen on time of 2 hours over those 3 days. One hour of voice calls and HEAVY text usage.
ZEUS, quite simply put, ROCKS.
--Mike

!!!Zeus!!!​​

Is ZEUS the most stable as well?
Stability is the #1 factor for me. That and lack of amateur theming. Can't stand it when authors choose to put in weird looking fonts and other stuff. I watched the video that showed off zeus rom though and that is definitely not the case. EXTREMELY pretty.

threi_ said:
Is ZEUS the most stable as well?
Stability is the #1 factor for me. That and lack of amateur theming. Can't stand it when authors choose to put in weird looking fonts and other stuff. I watched the video that showed off zeus rom though and that is definitely not the case. EXTREMELY pretty.
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ZEUS! it is!!
All normal fonts and colors! Been running it for weeks now and I don't want to switch to anything else. Had problems with other roms like Bluetooth not working (which is important for me) but not this baby!

I used stock rom Roger 2.3.3 XKG3 changed kernel to InfusionGB-CoreB2, Thunderbolt tweak and Go-launcher-ex themes, it's stable work well.

Yeah definitely Zeus. I run it and it is pretty much the ****.
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I also say zeus, just make sure to follow the installation instructions properly and youwon't have any issues, so rad the first two posts in the thread
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Zeus and galaxian
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Stock Froyo...
Um.. Zeus, Mitra and Dlev. Caty's nice too.

Let me see um froyo has a problem with droiddream and lame blues
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Stock KL2 with my own tweaks
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Zeus... period. I'm very partial to version 3.

So is the ZUES rom safe on the Rogers infuse then?

Yes it is
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I've enjoyed using CM7, but am looking to switch to a ROM that sites basic 'phone' functions better.
Any recommendations for a nice ROM that sites a superior job at: accessing data, making and receiving calls, Bluetooth headset operability, etc?
I have constant trouble with all of this on CM7, and need to do better...despite living the ROM's other features.
Warren
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Best is Zeus 5.2 smoothest, quickest and has great Dev support Period!
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Been bouncing around to different roms. All that I've tried are pretty good. Zeus, Infused, CatyRom, Saurom...but I keep coming back to Zeus.
You guys (The Collective) have done a great job. Thanks for all the hard work.

GTA III?

ive been trying to get gta 3 to play smoothly but to not much success as of yet... im wondering if anyone has been playing it on this device, well playing it smoothly that is... and how they got to that result. im on barebone, with antonx's most recent kernel, thanks for the help, you guys havent let me down yet! (fingers crossed)
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you can't get it to to run smoothly because it isn't supported on our device

mierkat09 said:
you can't get it to to run smoothly because it isn't supported on our device
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Really? it starts up fine and i can play it; its just really laggy at times.
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mierkat09 said:
you can't get it to to run smoothly because it isn't supported on our device
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yea you can use it and everything, but since it's not supported, it wont work as smoothly asa you want it to be. If you uninstall it, go to the market and look it up, it'll say not supported on our device

ive been screwing with chainfire 3d trying to get it running better, ive gotten it to be on the verge of playable but it could be better, im gonna tinker with it some more and see what i can come up with. thanks for the info though.
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Have you oc'd at all? Or set scaling to performance?
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Off you are on a bml ROM (haven't cheeked out bare bonne so i don't know) you can flash lightning zap then adjust the governor settings... There are instructions on how to do so linked in the OP... That should smooth out fps refresh rate...
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QUIETLYloud said:
Have you oc'd at all? Or set scaling to performance?
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Im on the oc kernel so yeah i got that bad boy cranked up to 1400, it was my understanding that only ondemandx and smartass worked in regards to scaling on this particular kernel, but hey i'll try just about anything, if that makes a difference i will let you know.
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thomas.raines said:
Off you are on a bml ROM (haven't cheeked out bare bonne so i don't know) you can flash lightning zap then adjust the governor settings... There are instructions on how to do so linked in the OP... That should smooth out fps refresh rate...
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Do you suppose id have better luck on a mtd rom in general? But ive installed lightning zap plenty of times, so i will give it a go and if i get something real smooth and playable i will report back how that came about. i appreciate all your work thanks.
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Works fine for mine.

skorpion12 said:
Works fine for mine.
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What Rom and tweaks are you using?
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mierkat09 said:
What Rom and tweaks are you using?
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Each phone is different, tweaks and such that improves your phone performance may not help the next phone. That is also why the game might be unplayable on your device. Also most newer roms have the various tweaks built in. So installing them twice can end up harming your performance.

I was in the same boat as OP. I used Gremlin Remover, and started from scratch, and now I'm getting decent performance from GTA. Still lags some. But not as bad as used to. Definately playable.

It works just fine for my wife.
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[Q] [ROM] Ethereal 1.2

hi everyone,
this is actually directed to Jscott, regarding the ethereal last build 1.2
my question is:
I was using your stock at&t gb with root and cwm.
specifically your option 3 in the threar you posted over in development,
a few days ago ive been using the ethereal rom v1.2
ive been experiencing some differences vrs the stock gb uclb3.
is it possible that battery life is shortened with your rom?
could this be because of the kernel change? (stock has entropy's dd, ethereal infuzion core a)
lets assume kernel could be the cause, is it possible to flash entropys kernel into the ethereal rom? would it affect its performance?
lidroid toggles work partially in some cases, like flashlight wont turn on sometimes.
can the rom have issues regarding the response of the screen, in some cases it seems to fail to respond. have to push my finger a lil bit more to the screen.
im very new to this area of flashing roms and stuff. just wanted to say ethereal is very cool, you did a very nice job with this! thanks!

Since you directed your question to..the op of this ROM, question relayed....
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leortez said:
hi everyone,
this is actually directed to Jscott, regarding the ethereal last build 1.2
my question is:
I was using your stock at&t gb with root and cwm.
specifically your option 3 in the threar you posted over in development,
a few days ago ive been using the ethereal rom v1.2
ive been experiencing some differences vrs the stock gb uclb3.
is it possible that battery life is shortened with your rom?
could this be because of the kernel change? (stock has entropy's dd, ethereal infuzion core a)
lets assume kernel could be the cause, is it possible to flash entropys kernel into the ethereal rom? would it affect its performance?
lidroid toggles work partially in some cases, like flashlight wont turn on sometimes.
can the rom have issues regarding the response of the screen, in some cases it seems to fail to respond. have to push my finger a lil bit more to the screen.
im very new to this area of flashing roms and stuff. just wanted to say ethereal is very cool, you did a very nice job with this! thanks!
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Glad you're enjoying Ethereal. I'll tell you a little "secret". Ethereal is Option C from the Odin UCLB3 packages I put together. A few images and graphical values have been changed to make it look more custom, the launcher has been changed to AOSP, and lidroid toggles have been added. If lidroid toggles get a little wonky, as they have from time to time in most custom roms, a reboot should clear things up. As for battery use, I've had about the same for both stock and Ethereal. Most have reported good battery stats on the rom, but your mileage may vary based on how you use the phone and what apps you use. You may notice a slight difference when using Entropy512's daily driver kernel, as it was designed to provide good battery life. You can flash it with this rom if you would like to test. If you aren't comfortable flashing kernels, you may want to give Zen Arcade's Infuse Toolkit a try. It gives the option to try different kernels.
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Thank you jscott...

your response much appreciated!
can I flash the kernel same way as in the post you made about using different kernels?
it's impressive it is option c. in performance they have alot of difference, ethereal has no lag whatsoever.
thats why I was asking if I change to entropy512 dd from infuzion, would that affect ethereals performance?

leortez said:
your response much appreciated!
can I flash the kernel same way as in the post you made about using different kernels?
it's impressive it is option c. in performance they have alot of difference, ethereal has no lag whatsoever.
thats why I was asking if I change to entropy512 dd from infuzion, would that affect ethereals performance?
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I personally get good performance with Entropy512's daily driver and Ethereal, and you can use any of the kernel flash methods (easiest being SGS Kernel Flasher from the Play store).
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I've changed the kernel with sgs kernel flasher, gonna give it a shot how it goes. Where can you see what version of kernel the phone is using? I've tried in settings/ about phone, but that doesnt seem to change. Im not a heavy user like gaming and alot of texting, I just feel, what would you consider good battery life?
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leortez said:
I've changed the kernel with sgs kernel flasher, gonna give it a shot how it goes. Where can you see what version of kernel the phone is using? I've tried in settings/ about phone, but that doesnt seem to change. Im not a heavy user like gaming and alot of texting, I just feel, what would you consider good battery life?
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You can see the kernel information in Settings / About Phone. The kernel info is the same for both Zen's Infusion-Z and Entropy's Daily Driver since they are based on the same kernel. For battery life, I can get about a day and a half if I hardly use the phone. With moderate use, I have to plug it in when I go to sleep each night. That's about as good as I get for battery life on stock, on UCLB3 based custom roms, and on CM9. This is with keeping the phone in airplane mode and with wifi on when there is bad cell reception. This phone eats up battery when it searches for cell towers and can't find one. I also keep my screen as dim as possible, unless I'm outdoors, keep GPS off unless needed, and keep auto-rotation off unless needed. If I have a day where I use the phone heavily, and the screen is on for several hours at a time, I get about eight or nine hours, but top it off at work or in the car to make it through the day. This is pretty average for most modern smart phones.
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Yeah thats right, everything is working quite alright with the kernel. seriously congrats on this Rom, works pretty damn good, i like how fast it is compared to the stock touchwiz based rom.
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Jscott,
Whats different in the new 1.3 ethereal release?
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leortez said:
Jscott,
Whats different in the new 1.3 ethereal release?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28517766&postcount=101
That's about it. If you like Ethereal, it's worth flashing 1.3 as this is the final release.

Ethereal
Love the mod , keep up the good work

Should follow same procedure as installing a new Rom right?
Thanks for all your quick responses.
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leortez said:
Should follow same procedure as installing a new Rom right?
Thanks for all your quick responses.
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Yes Sir, wipe data and cache in recovery, then flash.
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Jscott, I have another question regarding the signal and h+ icons, for some reason in some cases it uses the stock icon for h+ and later it changes back to the blue h+ icon modded into the rom, is there a way this never switches between stock and Rom edited icon. Appreciate your help, thanks!
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leortez said:
Jscott, I have another question regarding the signal and h+ icons, for some reason in some cases it uses the stock icon for h+ and later it changes back to the blue h+ icon modded into the rom, is there a way this never switches between stock and Rom edited icon. Appreciate your help, thanks!
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Yeah, I've seen this also. The only way to make that not happen is if I go in and change the remaining stock icons to match the ones that I've already modified. I'll get to that eventually.

Ok ill have to wait on that tweak! Thanks!!
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Jscott, I have another question regarding the signal and h+ icons, for some reason in some cases it uses the stock icon for h+ and later it changes back to the blue h+ icon modded into the rom, is there a way this never switches between stock and Rom edited icon. Appreciate your help, thanks!
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Just fixed this, by the way, and will get an update out in the next day or so. There are a few other things I want to work on before putting out another release.

Disable CPU Rendering

This tweak has made a big difference on my phone. It could also be the combination between imo's .9 kernel and this tweak, but my phone is running really smooth and I didnt get passed 75% all day yesterday on my battery. Also when playing NOVA 3, I noticed it was smoother. Check it out and try for yourself, heres the forum link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877183

Interesting, how did you install it? The flammable file or manual install?
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Ok got it installed manually, download the zip, extract it and move it to the according folder, and delete the recommended file. Gonna take some time to see the diffrefences.
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I noticed the difference throughout the day. Less lag in some apps plus amazing battery life.
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What roms are u all using??
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Installed this mod.. not sure if it's really working or not.. I ran a sunspider bench which tests rendering speed of the browser and I got a 1450ms speed on CM10.. seems like it's def faster? I'm not sure though.. I want to say I used to get a 1600ish score beforehand.

ROM/Kernel combination?
I am on Paranandroid's Hybrid CM10 based ROM with Imosyen's Lean Kernel. Has someone tried this tweak with this (or any other CM10 LK combo)? Also, does this have any improvement on HDMI/MHL connectivity? If i play vids using MHL, the video kinda flickers and frames overlap.

I asked this in the main thread but figured I'd pop it here as well. I'm on a T999v GS3 (rooted), and the flash file failed in recovery and my phone doesn't have a system directory to manually put the ecg folder in. What do I do next?

Just curious.
How is this any different than selecting this in developer options?
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Tried tonflash and it failed I'm running synergy r73
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I have the same question as WolfePack. Would enabling gpu acceleration in developer settings do just about the same thing?

The guy states...
"On ICS and JB I don't think this tweak is really necessary, GB never had it as an option, I guess that's why it feels more effective on GB roms. It's almost as if it's already rendering for UI with GPU on ICS and JB, correct me if I'm wrong it just seems that way to me. "
"Yeah I noticed that, doesn't make much of a difference on ICS for me. If you can try GB you may see a big difference."
"On ICS I can't really notice a difference, but on GB the difference is very well noticeable."
and
"debug.sf.hw=1 does that, which is very default in most build.prop I think you don't have to mess with egl.cfg if you have debug.sf.hw=1"
and on the SGS3 default is debug.sf.hw=1 already so.....
so.. are you sure your really seeing anything? I think this is bunk for us given the above points.

installed... makes ZERO difference, in feel or scores of bench marks.
but it does install just fine

Well either it's imo's .9 kernel or this mod because I'm getting 14 hours at 48%. Your benchmark scores should be lower. At least the 3d ones. But I'm not sure what the difference is for the option in the dev options
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Does LeanKernel work with TW ROMs? Where can I find it?

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Does LeanKernel work with TW ROMs? Where can I find it?
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There is a separate version for TW ROMs.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/31329-kerneltouchwiz-leankernel-minimalistic-kernel-v09-914/
I've been running them on beans ROMs for a while now.
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