I've been trying out all the captivate roms in the past few weeks. And all of them seem to have their quirks. I'm hoping that with all this 2.3 developing going on, captivate development will go in a new direction. Especially looking at battery life.
Every rom I've tried has battery life problems. probably due to overclocked kernels designed for a totally different phone. Assonance seemed to have the longest life for awhile but it seemed to get worse over time.
I've never had GPS problems. I've walked around my yard a few times and it follows me around to a tee. The lagfix did seem to do the trick.
And the backlight notification is a cool feature, but I can't seem to get it to turn off, even after I disabled it from clock work recovery.
I'm not trying to rag on anyone here, I'm just trying to say that now that development for our amazing phone is being given a break with official source code from the nexus hopefully features and roms won't to be for other phones that just happen to work on the captivate. I understand that these new things will be based on the nexus s, but is imagine that with the firmware leak from samsung, a real captivate version could be made some where down the line.
Thank you, and I wish you the best in development.
Battery life, along with many of the items you listed, is relative. I for example get amazing battery life with many of the roms I have used, much better than stock. I am using the OC/UV kernels too without any undervolt. I am not saying the problems dont exist, but that I dont expect the issues that others are having to be fixed because of the Nexus material flying around. Mileage just varies by make and model. I am actually not sure what my point is, but then again, I am not sure what the point to your post is either haha. No offense.
I understand what you are trying to say.
To summarize "stop putting i9000/Vibrant ROMs and re-orient kernels on Captivates and calling it a Captivate ROM".
If we lived in a perfect world where a certain manufacturer would release source code instead of breaking GPL licensing rules...it maybe easier. But for the time being...we still are going to be the bastardized cousins of the great, almighty i9000.
So...if you want to do something about it...call Samsung . The devs are working with the tools they have...even if that means they have to borrow from the neighbors .
Thanks
-h8
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Please explain what this has to do with development? Be happy these guys are doing things to make the phone better than stock 2.1.
This is my captivate. There are many like it buy this one is mine.
Ryukeima said:
Battery life, along with many of the items you listed, is relative. I for example get amazing battery life with many of the roms I have used, much better than stock...
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Some users have done tests, it shows that the stock jh7 has a lot better battery life then all of the custom ROM's mostly in part that the ROM's were made for different devices... just sayin...I don't mean to bicker, but golly has Samsung been... lazy? I don't even know what to call it. The Captivate hasn't got a good leak in sometime. but Samsung could at least be more specific with their ETA on Foyo being out.. I understand AT&T has a thing to do with it but still...
flashman2002 said:
Please explain what this has to do with development? Be happy these guys are doing things to make the phone better than stock 2.1.
This is my captivate. There are many like it buy this one is mine.
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I rather would like to see people stop posting non development related threads on the Development forum....
shaolin95 said:
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I rather would like to see people stop posting non development related threads on the Development forum....
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Is this non development due to the fact that there is not a rom to download? I've read through thousands of posts on the Captivate Android Development section of the forum and I really don't see the difference so why are picking on this thread in particular? Your post has absolutely nothing to do with development ....
h8rift said:
I understand what you are trying to say.
To summarize "stop putting i9000/Vibrant ROMs and re-orient kernels on Captivates and calling it a Captivate ROM".
If we lived in a perfect world where a certain manufacturer would release source code instead of breaking GPL licensing rules...it maybe easier. But for the time being...we still are going to be the bastardized cousins of the great, almighty i9000.
So...if you want to do something about it...call Samsung . The devs are working with the tools they have...even if that means they have to borrow from the neighbors .
Thanks
-h8
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
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2.2 for that captivate hasnt been officially released, so they don't have to release the source until then.
ritchmonty said:
Is this non development due to the fact that there is not a rom to download? I've read through thousands of posts on the Captivate Android Development section of the forum and I really don't see the difference so why are picking on this thread in particular? Your post has absolutely nothing to do with development ....
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First learn what development means so you can understand the point.
Second, just because you have seen thousands (hyperbole much?) of non development threads does not mean they were posted in the right place....the MODs can barely keep up with people that cannot read or lack reading comprehension.
Thirds, my post has nothing to do with development? Was that a joke...am I supposed to turn a non development thread into one?
In summation: more pewpew, less QQ.
I don't notice much difference in battery life between using Captivate ROMs and reoriented i9000 ROMs. I get great battery life with both (usually about 40 hours with moderate use). Maybe you're seeing poor battery life because most ROMs posted for the Captivate use Setiron's kernel, which is overclocked and has all sorts of other tweaks built in. Lagfixes don't help either. If you want decent battery life with an i9000 ROM, try xcaliburinhand's no voodoo kernel (JPU and JPX ROMs don't need a lagfix) or disable overclocking, lagfix, and tweaks on Setiron's kernel.
40 hours doesn't even seem possible unless u put your phone down and don't touch it.....I have used vibrant and i9000 roms and noticed since switching back to cronus (jj4) and voodoo stable (jj4) which are all captivate parts that my battery life has almost doubled. Im going to stick with this setup for awhile and see what happens.
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I wasn't trying to to start no fight here! Like I said I wasn't trying to call anyone out, but yes I probably did post in the wrong forum. I had chosen Development, because that was what my post was aimed at.
I appreciate the work being done one the Captivate, because without it our phones would be pretty boring don't ya think?
Really, all I'm trying to say is that I hope we see some new kinds of ROMs in the upcoming future. Something similar to Ultimate Droid would be crazy, with all of it's extra phone settings.
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40 hours doesn't even seem possible unless u put your phone down and don't touch it.....I have used vibrant and i9000 roms and noticed since switching back to cronus (jj4) and voodoo stable (jj4) which are all captivate parts that my battery life has almost doubled. Im going to stick with this setup for awhile and see what happens.
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I can go a lot longer than 40 hours if I put it down and don't touch it... 70+ hours. With really heavy use (couple hours of tethering, a little gaming, couple hours of browsing and reading xda, lots of texts and gtalk, couple calls, hour or so of music listening, random time and email checking) I can only go about 14-16 hours, but it's still enough for a full day.
h8rift said:
I understand what you are trying to say.
To summarize "stop putting i9000/Vibrant ROMs and re-orient kernels on Captivates and calling it a Captivate ROM".
If we lived in a perfect world where a certain manufacturer would release source code instead of breaking GPL licensing rules...it maybe easier. But for the time being...we still are going to be the bastardized cousins of the great, almighty i9000.
So...if you want to do something about it...call Samsung . The devs are working with the tools they have...even if that means they have to borrow from the neighbors .
Thanks
-h8
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
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The Captivate source has been released.
Source for what?
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MikeyMike01 said:
In summation: more pewpew, less QQ.
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lol +1 10 Char
As much as i would like to to test these ROMs on my own, i dont have all the time in the world, so can you guys just tell me what you are running, i just want to see whats the best out there right now so i ca flash and have no problems
Thanks in advance!
I posted a similar thread with the exact same mind set.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1230363
You are going to get various responses from many people. Many of them are going to recommend many different roms. And the truth is different roms/kernals perform differently on different Sensations. I'm not sure why but right now that is the verdict.
Everyone told me that InsertCoin was the best, and for many it is. But in my case, I tried the top 3 roms with various kernals and at the end of the day the Revolution HD rom with the Unity V7 kernal OCed at 1.7Ghz is by far the best performing for me. I will be stickign with it for a long time.
Hi, I have a rooted Evo 4G, with the rooted 2.3.3 rom on it, and I have been looking for a new kernal. I have tried many, and every single one has hindered one vital aspect of the phone (White camera screen, No Sound, ect.) And I have searched for a comprehensive list of all the kernals, but every link I found was dead. All I care about in the kernal, is if everything works just fine, plus, 720p fullhdmi output, and netfilter for the wireless tether. If somone could please send me a link to a good one, That'd be great!
(oh, and I think I know what I'm talking about, but please, correct me if I'm wrong in my post.)
I have tried:
Netarchy toastmod: Camera problem, tried 3-4 versions.
Freedom (idk the rest): No sound, At all!
And I would like to stay on the stock(ish) rooted rom, if at all possible. I have tried CM7 and Fresh, but I keep coming back to the stock(ish) rom.
I don't ever run Sense, so I'm not really familiar with Sense kernels. The two you've tried are compatible (I believe) with what you're running. You need to be sure that the kernel you choose is for Sense and Gingerbread. You also need to know what you're hoping to get from a custom kernel & what features you need - such as cfs or bfs, havs or no havs, etc. This is a great resource with information about kernels: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=894880
It may not be up to date on available kernels, but it will help you understand the terms. Each kernel that you find might have different types, so if you try a bfs kernel and it causes problems then try a cfs. I suggest cfs anyway, unless you're mostly playing games or something. You can try asking in that thread, someone may be able to help you find a good kernel.
Just run through the Evo 4G Development subforum & try out the 2.3 Sense kernels once you know what you're looking for. Of course always make a nandroid backup just in case, and wipe cache and dalvik when you flash. What works well for some might not play well with your phone, so don't get frustrated.
Here's the Evo 4G Development section, just in case: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=653
Good luck!
Sent from my Evo + MIUI using Tapatalk!
Im sure that there are some awesome alternative kernels for cm7 here, but I cant seem to dig them up as there's multiple versions of kernels and Im having a hard time telling if they're gingerbread or not. Do you guys have any recommendations?
Hello to you all
Now I'm using ThiaiZ03D Prada version, which is fine for me. But I was wondering (...not if it blends) but if is necessary or if is good to overclock the CPU.
Is it useful, safe and/or necessary to do OC? And which is the best speed to take it to safely. On which ROM? Acura, Rushdroid, Meemo23's XPlay3D ROM or...
And what about battery life, normally it would drain faster...or not?
And which of all these ROMs made for speed is the most complete - I mean for 3D (cause for this reason I bought the phone), HDMI and all other stuffs that some people are saying that in some ROMs are not working.
Thanks for taking time to read my thread and, hopefully taking time to answer it, cause there are lots of ROMs and lots of people are getting confused of all these choices..
Thanks to all the devs for feeding us with ROMs... Maybe someone from LG would take a peek to all these and, even more, hire some of these guys.
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Hello to you all
Now I'm using ThiaiZ03D Prada version, which is fine for me. But I was wondering (...not if it blends) but if is necessary or if is good to overclock the CPU.
Is it useful, safe and/or necessary to do OC? And which is the best speed to take it to safely. On which ROM? Acura, Rushdroid, Meemo23's XPlay3D ROM or...
And what about battery life, normally it would drain faster...or not?
And which of all these ROMs made for speed is the most complete - I mean for 3D (cause for this reason I bought the phone), HDMI and all other stuffs that some people are saying that in some ROMs are not working.
Thanks for taking time to read my thread and, hopefully taking time to answer it, cause there are lots of ROMs and lots of people are getting confused of all these choices..
Thanks to all the devs for feeding us with ROMs... Maybe someone from LG would take a peek to all these and, even more, hire some of these guys.
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Custom roms to be honest is all the same it's the tweaks we put into them that separate our roms from each other.. You have to try them to really make a choice. You can't just guess and say this one is better before you actually go about trying the roms.
And oc is not really needed 1ghz is just fine but if you do have overclock of 1.2 use set cpu to put it back down to 1ghz and when you game and it feels laggy bump it back up to 1.2ghz again...
All stock custom roms hdmi works no questions about it.. Only cm7 and cm7.2 roms are the ones that have no 3D function and hdmi function as of yet..
And people on here confuse them self's without actually reading and flashing a rom or either the dev makes a mistake in which case we fix it right away.
Like i said a custom rom is dependent on the users choice you have to try it to love it but before that you really can't take someone else's word for it. So go out and explorer and find what you like the best..
Thanks Meemo... at this very moment I'm downloading your XPlay 3D... I'll give it a try