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Ok, I must say that I have not had any reason to complain regarding the ROM's that I'm using, I will make this thread a bash of them either, but Ineed to understand a few things....
Ok so I have been running CM6.1.0 stable for a few weeks (since it was made available) and really have not had many issues. As a matter of fact it runs very smooth. I have since installed Pershoot's kernel and it much improved my battery....and here lies the issue I have tried to run many scenarios to improve my battery duration (about 8 hrs on ChiChis 1800 mAh).
So I have installed the following apps:
- Advanced task Killer - set on agressive
- Juice Defender - set to turn off all connections while screen is off
- Juice Tracker - Plots battery consumption (very nice!!!)
And while my battery performance has increased greatly...I'm getting anywhere between 13 to 17 hrs depending on use and gaming.
The other thing that I found rather odd was the fact that I no longer have the 5 different options on SetCPU. I am limited to:
- Performance
- On Demand
- User space (recommended not to be used by dev).
I am missing:
- Conservative
- ???? I forgot what what the other level
Nayone having or had anything like this?
As I'm typing this I'm downloading the Pershoot Kernel, but I am still hesitant about the CM 6.1.1.
Thanks!!!
Hello,
I'm reactivating this thread since I cannot talk with samm every now and then to update the OP from this thread here.
What works:
It is stable for a daily driver but there are definitely things that doesn't work. For starters, the Hero is too small for ICS since we don't have any GPU posibility. Adreno 130 drivers are oh, too small and too bad for animations on ICS, they suck even in GB and Froyo. Still, the statusbar and fling are much smoother than other android releases because that's how ICS is built. It is more RAM friendly and it looks, well, sexy!
Will try and update this rom when it will be possible. We might jump on the bandwagon of 4.0.4 if I can make it to move faster than it moves right now (yes, I have an experimental build).
If one of you want to join me to develop this rom further, send a PM and I will send you some details about what is in the works, how far it is. I know there are few people that can work on builds here on Hero thread but if we work together, we can pull this out one more time.
FLASH THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR:
- YOUR BRAIN
- YOUR HOUSE
- YOUR PHONE!
ON with the ROM. What has been changed:
Added:
Code:
- Google Music apk (yes, official google music app);
- Explorer.apk
- Latest and greatest LV Kernel 1.2+
- Revert to Evtoolbox back from 4.0.3 builds
- Set the cpu to scale at 352-672 from startup
- Tweaked the build.prop a little (added some experimental lines)
Why this is v3?
Because the memory management inside the kernel (remember, INSIDE THE KERNEL) is tweaked and fixed to nice values in order to allow our hero to better multitasking (you can find these values in my other rom called 1ceCream BEAST Flavor). No need for tweaks in init.d to do the job, no bull****.
Just plain and simple!
If you are texting someone, sending an email, playing a game, doing something, and you are locking the screen, after unlocking you will find that the application is ON the screen, and is not closed how it is in many other roms for hero. The multitasking with my values is so much better, you will definitely like it!
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The rom moves fast, even if it is ICS, I have the animations on and no force GPU in Developer settings and it is still moving so much fast than the older builds.
Overall, I am happy with this release and I hope you will be too! Post me some of your opinion and tell me if it is fast or am I dreaming!
Some user's feedback:
Loxxy said:
wow 'HeroICS v3' is running on rocket power !!! what the hell
amazing job
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Carrier Internet connection issue:
- Create Manual APN for provider's internet connection.
DOWNLOAD HeroICS v3
If you make these changes maybe you'll see better performance, the hero can't handle dithering on anything higher than stock GB or Sense froyo and doesn't have enough RAM for 48mb of dalvik heapsize. I may be wrong but these always worked for me in the past altough ICS is supposed to be better on RAM.
dalvik.vm.execution-mode=int:fast
dalvik.vm.heapsize changed to 24m or 32mb
persist.sys.use_dithering=0
Good work. Flashing now.
How about keeping this as lite as possible, only the absolute essentials pre-installed, everything else as optional zips / apk. For instance, I personally have no use for the music player.
I would really like to see a bare bones, fast and stable ics rom where you just add what you need.
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Unexpected reboot just as I was about to install Opera Mini. Followed by: "New Sim Detected, reboot required." Never seen that before.
I've applied CSL00's values.
Wonder if V6 Supercharger or Auto Memory Manager can improve things.
Play Store is noticeably faster. Unsure if was CSL00's values or the introduction of AMM.
Regarding the error message: 'No more room on this home screen.'
In Play Store app. Menu > Settings > Deselect Auto-add widgets.
Second unexpected reboot, otherwise things are getting faster. No wifi issues, BT still won't pair.
Running AMM on 'Aggressive.'
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If you make these changes maybe you'll see better performance, the hero can't handle dithering on anything higher than stock GB or Sense froyo and doesn't have enough RAM for 48mb of dalvik heapsize. I may be wrong but these always worked for me in the past altough ICS is supposed to be better on RAM.
dalvik.vm.execution-mode=int:fast
dalvik.vm.heapsize changed to 24m or 32mb
persist.sys.use_dithering=0
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dalvik execution mode was on fast until I changed it in the last second to "jit".
vm.heapsize was changed to 48 because I was testing 32 mb and I saw that it takes a little while to enter in one application. With 48 mb the time is reduced somehow. Please feel free to change it to 32 mb if you want. Dithering, well here is a mistery, I don't know if this works in ICS. It does look a little better than with it changed to 0 and my phone can suport dithering pretty well.
About the reboots, please install set cpu and set your max cpu frequency to a respectable value such as 691 or lower. I suggest using governor smartassV2.
The whole rom does feel a little snappier but we have an issue when someone calls you and after 20 seconds the call gets interrupted. I'll look into that today after work and see if I can fix it somehow.
I've tried Supercharger, the V8 doesn't wanna start on ICS and when applied V6 with option 6, the phone just got stuck on bootloop.
The reason that I've made it like this with apk.s that you can easly uninstall is that I didn't want you guys to have to flash any other optional zips or anything. But as I said, feel free to do what ever you want and uninstall those unused apps.
Oh, If you want to try supercharger yourself, you have to first delete these scripts from /etc/init.d:
03tweaks
04netspeed
05fixsdcardspeed
06loopy_smoothness_tweak
15cleanup_init_ram
16sqlite_optimize
17speedy_modified
Just to avoid any unexpected issues.
L.E:
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE, make a LOGCAT while you are in a call and save it to a txt? I want to see if we can narrow down the problem of disconnecting. I am unable to make a logcat atm.
1ceb0x, back to using your original build.prop, and Setcpu. Things seem more stable.
I'm looking for a notification toggle (cm-style) that has no icon when running (or only hides it, leaves a space.)
I will make a logcat, but I've tried aLogrec and all it seems to produce is an empty file. Should it not be dumping info on any activity I do?
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1ceb0x, back to using your original build.prop, and Setcpu. Things seem more stable.
I'm looking for a notification toggle (cm-style) that has no icon when running (or only hides it, leaves a space.)
I will make a logcat, but I've tried aLogrec and all it seems to produce is an empty file. Should it not be dumping info on any activity I do?
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Seems stable than samm000's build.prop?
Glad to hear this.
As for the logcat, you cannot use any of the readers on the market because they will not work on ics. I've tried to make a log using android sdk but it seems that we need a file called 'main' in /dev/logs. I tried to make the file manually but then I've encountered an EOF read error on cmd. I forgot to make permissions for the respective file. Will make it again now and see how it goes.
As for cm notification toggle, I don't know what are you talking about. The notification toggle on ICS is nicer than any other available .
Tell me if you have calls issue (your call is disconnected after some seconds)?
Well it is probably more stable because I reduced the cpu speed.
In a voicecall now, 2mins+. Call lost around 3 mins.
6mins+ this time and still going...
lost101 said:
Well it is probably more stable because I reduced the cpu speed.
In a voicecall now, 2mins+. Call lost around 3 mins.
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Did you checked the box "Force GPU rendering" in Develop Options?
Is it stable because I've added graphical tweaks and some tweaks to speed...
Yeah, 'Force GPU rendering' is enabled. In a voicecall now, 10mins+.
I ended the call myself at 22mins.
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Yeah, 'Force GPU rendering' is enabled. In a voicecall now, 10mins+
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10 minutes without disconnecting? What's your settings on network? GSM ONLY, or WCDMA preferred?
(to see this, please go to dialer and dial *#*#4636#*#* , then go to Phone information, scroll down and you will see the value above the button "Turn Off Radio").
as default the version is WCDMA preferred. What Radio firmware are you using?
also, did you installed Habarug's tweak to hide the end button call during a call? (it's in samm000's thread).
this information will be helpful! cheers
WCDMA preferred. Radio: 63.18.55.06PU_6.35.15.11
I have not installed Habarug's tweak.
lost101 said:
WCDMA preferred. Radio: 63.18.55.06PU_6.35.15.11
I have not installed Habarug's tweak.
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and you had 10 minutes without disconnecting? you were able to end the call normally?
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and you had 10 minutes without disconnecting? you were able to end the call normally?
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It was 22mins when I ended the call myself.
Regarding notification toogle this is what I mean: 15 toggle status bar as implemented in this rom. Check the video.
Very ODD.
I have 63.18.55.06OU_6.35.15.01 on my device with WCDMA preferred but I keep getting call disconnected after 10 seconds or so.... regarding the notification status bar power widget, I don't know what to say. I'm not a dev so...
i'm trying to find a way to make a log cat of the calling issue because I don't really want to change my radio because my version seems to be battery friendly...
thank you for your support
Obviously the notification thing isn't even important right now. I shouldn't really have mentioned it.
I thought this radio was considered one of the best to be using, and find the battery life to be good on it.
Don't know if its the best really. But I've flashed it anyway. Since this will end my calling interrupt, it will be a small price to pay if the battery doesn't play well.
Will test the voice calling. Btw, I am maybe working on RC2, with some new tweaks and fixed latinime.apk keyboard..
can confirm right now that the latinime.apk is fixed.
@Habarug: are you using my mod or sam's rom?
Thanks lost, will try your radio, im on .14 atom
Just to clarify, the radio I am using still has calls dropping with ics. It seems to happen at random times. 1 minute into a call, 3 minutes or not at all. Maybe it's because of the numbers I am ringing. I can't be sure they would not drop anyway. But it sounds like it is doing better than some other radios.
Also, what about having a build based off ics 4.0.4?
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Just to clarify, the radio I am using still has calls dropping with ics. It seems to happen at random times. 1 minute into a call, 3 minutes or not at all. Maybe it's because of the numbers I am ringing. I can't be sure they would not drop anyway. But it sounds like it is doing better than some other radios.
Also, what about having a build based off ics 4.0.4?
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we have to fix this issues first and then talk about another version. anyhow, 4.0.4 is much laggier than this version. i saw a bit of logcat and some awkwardly errors regarding the "animations" but i was unable to save the log for future use.
I've asked Maclaw, a dev from Galaxy Gio/Fit/Mini who made CM9 possible on those device to look at our build and maybe with some luck he can see something that make this calls drop...
managed to past 3 minutes in call with your radio version lost101. cheers
L.E: I am unable to send PM's. so i cannot ask Maclaw for help.. too bad! I'll just have to post on their op!
Come on people.. test the build!
Get the most out of the T989 T-Mobile Stock ICS/Unrooted without rooting
I thought this should be a separate thread as this should serve as a good way to fix a good number of issues as well as improve your overall device function quality, as well as having all of this in one post.
(Note: I know not many of us use stock unrooted, my personal T989 stays stock unrooted, my dev T989 is currently in the Dark . This thread is intended soley for those of you that do not wish to void your warranty).
Problems After Upgrade from GB > ICS
If you have issues after upgrading from stock/unrooted GB to stock/unrooted ICS, A factory reset is confirmed to fix these issues (tested by me because I had them):
- Near zero stutter/stagger now
- Huge improvement on battery life (using the same battery saving techniques, settings, and apps).
- Mobile Life contacts no longer hangs after reboot
- Task killer now appropriately determines which apps shouldn't be in the kill all list (Apex, Nova, Juice Defender, Avast!, Lookout, Badass Battery Monitor, etc).
- Voicemail working properly now (icon wouldn't show before no matter what I did).
- Apps no longer hanging and freezing entire device for 20-30 seconds.
- Wifi Calling now working
- Facebook For Android app no longer sets itself to sync all my contacts regardless how I had the option set.
- Wifi stabilized. No disconnects in an hour and a half.
- UI artifacting no longer showing when switching between apps.
- Swype no longer stutters and freezes.
My advice with stock unrooted ICS, if you upgrade from GB and have issues, go ahead and factory reset. Worth it.
Screenshot
You can take a screenshot of your T989's screen by pressing Home softkey+power button at the same time and holding for about a second.
Keep From Being Monitored
If you scan the T989 on stock unrooted ICS, yes, it does in fact have CarrierIQ installed. However, you don't need to worry about this because you can disable it. If you don't know what CarrierIQ is, it's a company all of the major carriers went through to anonymously collect diagnostic data from our devices. They call it "data needed for device diagnostics and troubleshooting". The problem, which is pretty much why they got/are getting sued, is that it collects well... pretty much anything it can get it's hands on. I compare it to killing a quota of 3200 whales per year for "tissue samples". It's completely unnecessary. Don't trust it or the reasoning behind it.
To disable this, go to Settings > Back up and Reset. Click Collect diagnostics. Uncheck the box. Save and close. You will now no longer send, or even agree to send, T-Mobile any "diagnostic" data.
Apps OK To Disable
In ICS you can disable nearly any unnecessary application or service permanently. This will hide it from the app drawer, keep the app/service stopped, and disable it from being checked for update via Google Play. Disabling bloatware apps and unneeded apps will save you RAM, Data, a tiny bit of battery, and a lot of headache.
To disable an app simply go to Settings, go to Applications, and go to the All tab. Click the app. Click Disable. (Some items listed below may have an Uninstall Updates option instead of Disable. Simply uninstall the updates, go back into the item, and click Disable.
Here is a list of apps/services that are OK to disable (tested by me).
Note: This is just a list deemed safe. You do not need to disable every single item listed. Disabling these makes them functionless. Please do so only if you do not/do not intend to ever use them.
- 411 & More
- AccuWeather Weather Daemon
- AccuWeather.com
- AP mobile news (Use Pulse News instead)
- Asphalt 6
- Blio eBooks T-Mobile
- Buddies now
- Days
- Digital clock
- Dual clock
- Face Unlock
- IM
- Talk
- Media Hub
- Memo
- Messaging (You shouldn't be using the default anyways, disabling this will not disable SMS, you can use Go SMS or Handcent just fine without it)
- Mini diary
- Mini paper
- More for Me
- News & Weather (Use Pulse News instead)
- Samsung keypad (Use your favorite keyboard instead (i.e. Swype, Go Keyboard, Swiftkey X, etc)
- Slacker
- Social Hub x3 (There are 3 of them, it's safe to disable all of them.)
- Swype (Use your favorite keyboard instead (i.e. Samsung Keypad, Go Keyboard, Swiftkey X, etc).
- TalkBack (Note: disables TalkBack feature needed for accessibility options)
- TelNav GPS Navigator (Use Google Maps/Navigator instead)
- T-Mobile Mall
- T-Mobile TV
- Tags
- Task
- Yahoo! Finance
Battery Savings
Note: Everyone's device use is different and these items are based on my own personal testing on the T989 based on my use (which I can assure you is pretty heavy as I have kids and basically use my T989 to do all the things I don't have time to sit at a computer and do).
Also please note: With these settings and apps, you are not going to notice an instant increase in battery life, however if you use Badass Battery Monitor [Play Link] you will be able to see the improvements on the bottom right (Average Battery Life time).
1.) General good battery saving advice
Note: These are just general advice, if you use these features constantly, you don't have to disable them, and besides the screen brightness and GPS, the amount of battery life you will save by disabling most of these is very small, but this list is intended for maximum power savings, not superuse.
- Disable GPS unless you are using it
- Keep screen just bright enough for you to see clearly (Settings > Display > Screen Brightness) unless you are editing something
- Stick to either Mobile Data, or Wifi. Never leave both on at the same time. When you're using Wifi, only enable Mobile Data when you are sending an MMS (SMS's still work on Wifi only)
- Disable Wifi Calling unless you need to use it
- Disable Bluetooth unless you are using it
- Disable Motion Controls (Settings > Motion) unless you need them. (Note: The Gryoscope and Accelerometer will always remain on).
- Disable Animations - Disable both animation options (Settings > Developer options) - This will improve the speed at which you can do things, as well as improve battery life.
- Disable unneeded syncing - Settings > Accounts & Sync - Disable all items that you do not need to have sync'd 24/7, if you can change the sync interval set once every hour, two hours, or once per day depending on the item and how important it is for you)
- Disable or decrease App notification settings. Unless necessary, disable automatic update notifications on your applications individually. Keeping automatic updates enabled keeps a service for that app running in the background 24/7.
- Limit background process count. Set the maximum number of background processes to 4 or lower (Settings > Developer options > Limit background processes. This will allow only 4 or less apps to be running at once. Note that this will pretty much destroy your multitasking capabilities, but if you're a lower needs user, this can increase both battery and performance.
2.) Battery Saving Apps
The following are apps I use (all installed together) to make the most out of my battery on the T989. They have improved my battery life so much I can't begin to describe to you what I would do without them. All of these apps are free of charge, some features disabled:
- Apex Launcher [Play Link]. I am probably going to catch a lot of flack for this one. First and foremost, the default TouchWiz homescreen is a battery hungry and nearly useless piece of crap (the first part of that is fact, the latter observation is of course my opinion). There are two really good ICS-only homescreen replacements. The first is Nova Launcher, the second is Apex Launcher. Both do about the same thing, each has their own feature sets, but more or less they are pretty much equals. Why do I list Apex Launcher instead of Nova? Well this is the Battery Saving section of this post, and well, Apex uses less battery over time. Use Badass Batter Monitor if you do not believe me. And no, I don't have a grudge against Nova. I actually like both equally but again, battery saving section.
- Power Controls [Play Link] is a widget that lets you quickly change items that can eat up your battery and it is much better and more configurable than the default T989 power widget. I highly suggest using it.
- 2x Battery Saver [Play Link] will turn off 3G/4G connectivity when your phone is idle (screen off or locked while you're not using it). This does not keep you from getting calls and texts, only data is disabled, not the entire radio. This will save you boatloads of battery as well as data since we're all on caps with T-Mobile) by killing data when you are not using your device.
- GO Power Master [Play Link] is an application that optimizes your device by using a variety of different things. The first is a widget that allows you to manually kill tasks and clear services and apps you are not using. I recommend doing this pretty much every time you go to lock your device as it will save you additional battery. The second is an option you have to manually enable that, like the app above, disables connectivity when the device is idle (locked/screen off) except this app only disables Wifi. The third and best feature is that based on a profile, Go Power Master can automatically disable features at certain battery percents as your phone battery gets lower and lower. All of these profiles are customizable.
- Alternatively, you can use Juice Defender [Play Link] which disables both Mobile Data and Wifi when your device is idle, however from my experience with it on the unrooted T989 it is very unstable as to when it decides to disable things. Sometimes it does nothing, other times it does. It just doesn't seem to work well with the unrooted T989 at least for me. This is one of those apps that really does need root permissions to function properly.
Increase Performance
These are things I do to increase performance of my T989. As above, note that everyone's use is different so these may or may not help you.
- Class 6+ MicroSD card. I can not express to you how much of a difference this makes in speed of saving pictures, opening the gallery, apps that read/write data from the SD card. I currently use a Class 10 16gb MicroSD card and before it, I used a 8gb Class 4. I was able to notice the difference almost instantly.
- Keep your device and SD card clean! Norton Utilities [Play Link] can remove unused .apk files from your SDcard, And SDMaid [Play Link] can clear duplicate and temporary files from your SD card. (Note: SDMaid advanced features require purchase of the full app)
- Disable Animations - Disable both animation options (Settings > Developer options) - This will improve the speed at which you can do things, as well as improve battery life. Note that your devices Gyroscope and Accellerometer will always remain active.
- Some users tell me forcing GPU Rendering (Settings > Developer options) can improve performance, however I have read that this will break some things like the Gallery displaying pictures incorrectly. The opinion is still out on this, so enable this only if you want to try it for yourself. Note: Apps that can take advantage of GPU Rendering already use GPU Rendering, this option checked or not. This option simply forces it on every app.
- Kill tasks before gaming or high performance app use. Use Go Power Master (listed above) or the built in Task Killer to clear apps and free RAM before you launch a high-performance app (i.e. Shadowrun or N.O.V.A. 3) to increase gaming/2D/3D performance.
- Set the maximum number of background processes to 4 or lower. (Settings > Developer options > Limit background processes). This will allow only 4 or less apps to be running at once. Note that this will pretty much destroy your multitasking capabilities, but if you're a lower needs user, this can increase both battery and performance.
Best Replacement Apps for T989 (in my opinion)
Note: List includes paid apps
- Music - Poweramp [Play Link] - The reasons you should use this instead of the default music player is a list longer than I have the will to type out, but include fixing your album art, equalizer, a great ICS theme (separate download), and lyric support. Try it for 30 days for free. You won't regret it.
- Home Screen/Launcher - Apex Launcher [Play Link] - A great ICS style launcher that has a great featureset and saves battery compared to stock TouchWiz.
- SMS/MMS/FB Chat/Chat - Go SMS Pro [Play Link] - Do I need to explain this one? It's free. It's awesome. Use it.
More items/help/tutorials will be added as I get time to add them.
Coming soon: Apps/Bloat OK to disable and how to do it
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Looking forward to this.
factory resets keeps ICS right? it doesn't revert back to GB?
I think I may do this. I'm not experiencing anything major - just some slight lag here and there.
You keep ICS yes. Minor lag will happen though but if you think it's worth giving it a try...
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Nice, A thread for stock unrooted users. I also decided to do a Factory Reset and haven't had major issues aside from a few apps lagging when I turned on the Force GPU Rendering.
Minor Issues/Annoyances:
Ringtone and notification volumes can't be linked. (Anyone got any suggestions?)
Loud chirp when starting and stopping video recording.
Wallpaper scrolling missing.
Light Swype Keyboard lag here and there.
06/15 - Updated OP.
HUGE list of things you can do to make the most out of your stock/unrooted T989.
Again this thread is for those that don't want to break their warranty, not for those that are looking to actually make the absolute most out of their T989 in which case you will actually need to root/rom.
Question - is using superwipe the same or better than doing a factory reset?
budjb said:
Question - is using superwipe the same or better than doing a factory reset?
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Better. Superwipe wipes the entire partition and cache.
Justananomaly said:
Better. Superwipe wipes the entire partition and cache.
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Hey man, i did a factory reset and all clear cache and stuff but not a format SD and still ICS so laggy for my test i see my CPU is underclock to 1.2ghz. what gives? Im use to 1.5 steady or 1.7mhz
I must chime in and say that I decided to do a factory reset and now the rom is way more responsive. Definitely smoother and havent had any lockups like i was having before... Yet
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how do I get usb hosting to work on stock unrooted ics? i have a dslr camera and want to get chainfire's dlsr app
How you take a screenshot has changed, it is now volume down and the power button.
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mth785 said:
How you take a screenshot has changed, it is now volume down and the power button.
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Yes, much easier this way, it also works with home/power, but much more of a pain to get it to work that way.
how does one go about doing a factory reset and/or wipe the phone completely? My phone has been buggy since day one, I think its time to wipe it clean and install from fresh.
From Kies? Mines a completely stock, unrooted phone with ICS
mth785 said:
How you take a screenshot has changed, it is now volume down and the power button.
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You can do it either way. I prefer home+power but thats just because I have a really strong case and the volume rocker is hard to press.
jonnythrice said:
how does one go about doing a factory reset and/or wipe the phone completely? My phone has been buggy since day one, I think its time to wipe it clean and install from fresh.
From Kies? Mines a completely stock, unrooted phone with ICS
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In stock ICS, Settings > Back up and reset > Factory data reset
You may be required to delete your Samsung account first via Settings > Accounts & Sync > Samsung Account, press it and click Remove Account at the bottom.
Is it possible to install the google apps from ICS?
firechicken24 said:
how do I get usb hosting to work on stock unrooted ics? i have a dslr camera and want to get chainfire's dlsr app
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Any know about this topic?
I have up and rooted it. Then tried all the kernels that supported ORG and yet still can't get button to work. I need help
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firechicken24 said:
Any know about this topic?
I have up and rooted it. Then tried all the kernels that supported ORG and yet still can't get button to work. I need help
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No idea.
Most of this info was already available, but it's nice to see it all in one place for noobs. Good job!
Welcome to Lightning ROM
MAJOR UPDATE, REV3, CHANG LOG IN SECOND POST**********
The goal when creating this today has been simple. Squeezing the most performance out of the T-Mobile Galaxy S III as I possibly could, without destroying your battery. This ROM was build with two things in mind - optimization and speed. Nuff said. It is based off the official Jelly Bean leak as of late last night and wild child's deodexed version he was kind enough to throw down. It will probably impregnate you, with twins, then not pay you child support. If you are ready to propel your device to levels above 9 thousand, you should probably keep reading. You have been warned. IT IS FAST! ..... yet... friendly...
Like myself, in the spirit of android, I am sure you all love customization. I am doing something a little different with this. Rather than add all the toggles, mods, themes, etc, I focused today on the performance aspect and will leave the theming up to you, and after you get it set up the way you want (as there will soon be and already is tons of pretty extras for this build) revert to post 2 of this thread for a nice little guide to odex this bad boy straight from Android UI via terminal emulator. I'll take care of the tweaking, you theme it the way you want, then wrap it up with some memory optimization of your own, or don't. Sound good? Thought so
Getting right down to it - a quick list of things modified here, and I know I am missing some things:
-Init.d support
-Busybox
-Deodexed (until you odex - see post 2)
-Rooted - duh
-CIQ removed***
-Debloated: removed a lot of stuff, but it is all avail' in the market, youtube, etc, you would have had to update it anyways -__-
-File system and SD read optimized for speed
-added freeza's custom CPU script to init.d ***see changelog in post 2
-Build.prop has been modified.
*added the 0 ring delay script
*wifi scan adjusted to 600
*media streaming optimized
*media recording optimized (video and image)
*data speeds optimized
-Database df on each boot / sql support - totally kanged this from somewhere else it was kanged... all credits due
-Memory optimizations
-Default IO scheduler optimized for flash-type disks (android devices)
-Carefully modified CPU parameters with performance in mind. Tweaked values to optimize IO throughput during heavy workload and multi-tasking, yet on the other end, CPU cycles are greatly reduced when system is not under heavy load. You will see this in performance :highfive:
INSTALLATION - follow this to the T, or I will ignore you. And keep in mind you might still have issues. Not every device is the same.
1. download ROM, put it on your external SD card, and verify it is good with an MD5 check
2. once all is well, boot to recovery
3. do a factory reset/data wipe (I have always been in the habit of being thorough and formatting anything 3 times)
4. format/wipe system (3 times recommended)
5. flash ROM
6. reboot (it will take a couple minutes)
7. once the device boots, let it stand alone for about a minute or so (i typically wait until it shuts off the display on its own) and ENJOY
NOTE: DO NOT TRY TO SIGN IN TO DROP BOX. I REMOVED IT. DL FROM MARKET!!
Also, some other things removed: browser, YouTube, calculator, some other stuff. I didn't remove anything that was not available in the play store. Wanted to keep it light weight. Do not try to sign in to anything other than your google account when you boot. Again, enjoy.
thanks to wild child, freeza, virus, steelH, dj, luke, ktoonz, and many others. mad respect to you all. i have implemented things that are either your direct work or things i have learned from you. so here is my humble shout out. if there is something i left out, somebody i didn't mention, please forgive me and post in this thread and call me out, i will happily update the OP with thanks. respect to you all
REV_3 - ready, set.. ok click now!
With morfic's kernel..... clocked at 1.83
ok... so if you are like me, and you REALLY wanna get intense with this, and just make it as bad A as you possibly can, keep reading....
This will essentially odex all files in your /system/framework and it will do it straight from the Android UI via my personal favorite app ... this is good because it frees up mem, and reduces DVM size. OPTIMALLL
1. download the odex.zip here --> PURPLE
2. extract all files with a file explorer, i prefer root explorer or fx file explorer
3. place the extracted folder and all of it's contents in /data/local/tmp ... so you should have /data/local/tmp/odex/+(misc files in new odex directory)
4. give the new directory and ALL contents FULL permissions. full read, write, and execute perms. your file explorer, if it has taken you this far, should be able to accomplish this
5. download this app TERMINAL EMULATOR dont worry it is free. open the app
Type the following commands - each new line should be executed with the enter key:
su (hit enter, it will ask for root)
/data/local/tmp/odex/odex (hit enter, you will see
you will see a bunch of outputs. there will be a message when it is done (honestly, like 10 seconds if that) saying something like "enjoy your hybrid ROM"
type "reboot recovery" (without the quotes)
device will boot into recovery immediately after you hit enter...
wipe cache and dalvik cache once more each, and reboot your device.
viola <--- this was spelled wrong. but i am going to leave it. because i can. rofl
THANKS*** freeza for sending me the the odex script, and you're welcome, for the bootclasspath for the script.. lulz. and thanks freeza for convincing me to download titanium backup again... and you're welcome for giving you the peace of mind that you can odex framework from android. el o el
****change log*****
rev3-December 1st, 2012 -uploading
-added morfic's alpha 23 kernel. OC'able to 1.83, no UV, L2 cache tables optimized, CPU hot plugged (for now, panel of=cpu1 off), pretty much an overhaul here. performance is ridiculous.
-removed CPU tweak by freeza (i still love you tho)
-optimized IO, AGAIN. adjusted ondemand parameters for a little bit better performance
-removed unneeded scripts from init.qcom.post_boot.sh file - positive effect on IO
-cleaned up build prop, added scripts for TCP windows, added network hack by... somebody... can't remember. File is in /etc/init.d/ "internet"
-optimized BT audio streaming
-added properties for optimal accessibility of T-Mos spectrum/towers
-disabled unneeded logging - save CPU cycles and power
-debloated some more. lightweight. DO NOT... try to sign in to dropbox upon first boot (if it even gives you the option) download the latest version of the app on the play store.
rev2-NOVEMBER 19, 2012
-removed some UI audio sounds (charger connection [for those that listen to music], lowbattery sound, volume toggle sounds, other annoying useless sounds such as boot up and power off)
implemented freeza's CPU control script for some amazing performance and battery life. thanks bud, as always, great work. i have been running this since he was finished with it, and it is absolutely amazing. your device with tons of unique and user friendly, editable scripts.
-freeza's CPU script adjusts CPU parameters for both cores based upon whether your device is charging, and how much battery you have left. it is a performance and battery friendly script that is power efficient and editable depending on what YOU want your device to do.
beta1-
initial release
all the things...
In rev 2, with freeza's CPU mod, you can navigate to init.d and you will see a "70cputweak" file. if you open that up, you can adjust CPU values and parameters of governors to your liking. for now, i left them as is - the way they were when freeza gave them to me. edit them with a file explorer and reboot and you are now adjusting your OWN values based on the performance and battery YOU desire. follow instruction in OP to flash
Thanks will try this later today
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Does teathering work on this?
ScottBroker said:
Does teathering work on this?
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wireless/native? no. but my easy tether app works perfectly. i'll implement it, if i have time, in beta2... i haven't slept in two days lol
OP updated
Will the odex.me app work with this rom? I'm not lazy, just curious if there's an easier way to odex..tia
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Yeah does the odex me app work the same way than doing all that other stuff?
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which tether app you using ?
Thanks
Odex me app will not work
great Rom thanks
Is this still running Touchwiz? How much RAM available? Other then your optimizations for speed what has been added or removed? Are animations gone due to the optimizations?
EGBTMagus said:
Is this still running Touchwiz? How much RAM available? Other then your optimizations for speed what has been added or removed? Are animations gone due to the optimizations?
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All I have done is tweak properties listed. Didn't mess with animations, or anything. You guys can do all that with a theme, kitchen, etc... I would recommend wild child's work. It's great stuff. Like I said the reason for this is because after you get it the way you want, you can go in and odex it and finalize your OWN build the way you want it to look. I'm not too big on aesthetics. But I can make your device run better
And to answer your question, yes, it is still running touchwiz launcher by default. Again I would recommend apex or nova. touchwiz is awful IMO. nothing unique about it.
Rom looks great will be testing it tonight!
Can anyone confirm wildchilds kitchen is working?
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Liking the rom so far, only issue I have come across is that I can't get App2ExtSD2 working.
Can we use your Odex wizardry in any deodexed TW Rom?
SiNJiN76 said:
Can we use your Odex wizardry in any deodexed TW Rom?
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yeah
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994048
Thanks...didn't know he created a separate thread.
Anyway, the first thing I noticed was that when I try to sign into Drop Box from the initial boot sequence, it FCs... I also got nowhere near the Quad score the OP got. Mine was in the 3Ks. Just my experience.
CIQ?
SiNJiN76 said:
Thanks...didn't know he created a separate thread.
Anyway, the first thing I noticed was that when I try to sign into Drop Box from the initial boot sequence, it FCs... I also got nowhere near the Quad score the OP got. Mine was in the 3Ks. Just my experience.
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I got over 5K in Quadrant, but I also came from a 100% stock phone (reset it to make sure there were no issues). DropBox fails intially because he removed dropbox from the rom.
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I can't seem to find the stock web browser... has it been removed?
Hello everyone, what's the most SOT you got on your sgh i747 ? I am now running official cm12.1 and the highest SOT was 3h30.
If you had more than that, please tell us how.
Cheers
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I think this should've been posted in AT&T Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting.
Any-who, I can't even get 3 hrs of SOT but battery can easily last ~30hrs of deep-sleep/light usage. I'd love to know a fix T.T
The most I've gotten was 4 hrs SOT using the S3Rx ROM a long time ago.
Flashed the 5.1.1 OctOs-OctL M4 rom with latest regular DKP kernel and pico GApps, and got the black-out theme from playstore: Intellidemand governer and zen schedueler; read ahead set to 1024 for internal and external; westwood tcp congestion, undervolted -100mv across the board, simple GPU algorithm from faux, gpu voltage intact, underclocked to max freq 1242mhz. ~10% battery for every ~40-ish minutes of youtube. adaptive brightness; stock battery, NJ2 modem. Not too shabby, eh?
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Flashed the 5.1.1 OctOs-OctL M4 rom with latest regular DKP kernel and pico GApps, and got the black-out theme from playstore: Intellidemand governer and zen schedueler; read ahead set to 1024 for internal and external; westwood tcp congestion, undervolted -100mv across the board, simple GPU algorithm from faux, gpu voltage intact, underclocked to max freq 1242mhz. ~10% battery for every ~40-ish minutes of youtube. adaptive brightness; stock battery, NJ2 modem. Not too shabby, eh?
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Whoa! Thanks for sharing your settings. I'm on OctOs too!
@canodroid15, have you been able to get results like this? I know you also tweak your kernel a bit on OctOs.
Some stuff I missed in the first post: GPU gov is "simple," along with faux's simple algorithm, KSM(?) Is disabled (the option where it takes less CPU, not sure if that was enable or disable) GPU clock is 480, read ahead was actually 2048 for ext and int. Screen timeout is 30 seconds, live display is set to automatic. Results: (lots of WiFi, YouTube, and general browsing/messaging. Little to no data/GPS usage, sync is off, greenify stuff)
By this day I'm able to acquire such sot on Mokee rom. It's quite fast. But unstable. Self reboots on typing and calls.
Is OctOs rly stable to be daily driver?
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By this day I'm able to acquire such sot on Mokee rom. It's quite fast. But unstable. Self reboots on typing and calls.
Is OctOs rly stable to be daily driver?
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OctOs is good for a daily driver, but I heard that bluetooth is no good on M4. You have to update to the latest weekly of OctOS to fix that. I think the weeklies are stable in that regard. I've been playing around with the CyanogenMod With a Twist by matrixzone; using the deathly kernel. Getting really good results with that too. Some more tweaking, and I'm confident that I'll hit the 4 hrs of SOT.
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By this day I'm able to acquire such sot on Mokee rom. It's quite fast. But unstable. Self reboots on typing and calls.
Is OctOs rly stable to be daily driver?
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OctOs is good for a daily driver, but I heard that bluetooth is no good on M4. You have to update to the latest weekly of OctOS to fix that. I think the weeklies are stable in that regard. I've been playing around with the CyanogenMod With a Twist by matrixzone; using the deathly kernel. Getting really good results with that too. Some more tweaking, and I'm confident that I'll hit the 4 hrs of SOT.
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Yes, the latest weeklies are extremely stable and much preferred over the M4 release.
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Yes, the latest weeklies are extremely stable and much preferred over the M4 release.
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Yay. I'm enjoying it right now. But I've found a bit of bug for me. I'm unable to switch network operator. It just gives me an error. I need it to use 3g cos my operator uses roaming with other one for 3g... Yay, it's Ukraine Bros.
I747 unlocked NJ2 modem and bootloader.
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Yay. I'm enjoying it right now. But I've found a bit of bug for me. I'm unable to switch network operator. It just gives me an error. I need it to use 3g cos my operator uses roaming with other one for 3g... Yay, it's Ukraine Bros.
I747 unlocked NJ2 modem and bootloader.
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Bug confirmed!
You might want to report that to the devs at OctOS. Anyone else got some crafty stuff for SOT? Here's what I got so far:
ROM: matrixzone's CM OS with a twist (7/21)
GApps: PA modular Pico universal
Kernel Auditor settings:
CPU:
max clock @1242mhz
Interactive gov
Multi-core power saving set to aggressive
-75Mv across the board for voltage
Disable MPDecision and enable Intelliplug with Eco Performance profile
486 max freq for screen off
I/O:
Tripndroid schedueler
int read ahead set to 2048
ext read ahead 1024, and bfq sched
Misc:
Disable KSM (optional)
Westwood tcp congestion.
As always, disable sound and vibrations on touches, adaptive brightness, Greenify with root. Oh, and chummy dev team's Black-out theme
I'm playing with dkp kernel, and such pretty stuff..
I'll attach screenshot to this post after uni. There are will be different settings than previous in this thread.
So here is result of heavy use when 50%+ of brightness when playing MMO and mostly surfing via chrome. OctOs last nightly. With last dkp. From 04.10
Min mhz 54, max 1026.
Multicore PS aggressive.
Freelunch gov.
Undervolting - 25 each freq.
GPU to 300 mhz with simple algorithm by faux.
Laziness to 1.
Ramp threshold to 8.
All other is like listed some posts before mine.
I think you can get up to 5 hrs with moderate use. I'll try tomorrow.
@SirLaughsalot, thanks for sharing your settings!
CAUTION: Excessive moisture may develope in your pants. Keep the tissues handy.
Crazy sh** coming soon. Stay tuned peeps
EDIT: Hold on to your butts people. This one's gonna take a while .
FIRST AND FOREMOST: THE RESULTS
Everything about my phone's hardware is stock, other than protective casing. Stock 2100mAh battery. It went through two full charge cycles before this, and charging was done %0 to %100 when the phone was turned off. Everything you see below is real. I sh** you not. No point in making stuff up. An important thing to note is that these settings are not keeping gamers in mind. Simple users who are willing to sacrifice 720p video streaming (videos are laggy @720p. Happens to me on every LP rom.) will find these settings useful.
1. Scenario one: Normal college day. Phone taken off charge at 7:30 am. Full brightness til ~5pm. Battery lasted well over 12 hours. Battery finally ran out because I forcefully drained it by watching a few episodes of a show via firefox. At standby, I am very confident in it lasting well over a day or two.
2. Scenario two: Non-stop screen-on the moment I took the phone off charge. Started a youtube video (all cutscenes from the game Asura's Wrath; ~5 hrs long @480p) using youtube app, volume with speakers, lowest brightness the whole time. Mt. Everest was toppled by my crotch after I saw these results.
Yep. 7 hrs of screen on time. Again, I'm not here to troll. I have better things to do (like tweaking my phone ).
Here are the long awaited settings (first system settings, then Kernel Auditor):
THE ROM/GAPPS:
ROM: Latest BrokenOS (v3.9) taken from their G+ page.
GApps: tk modular PICO universal
Flashing method: Latest TWRP, first wiped everything in advanced wipe options except for ext sd and usb-otg. Then I formatted data, and hit factory reset. After that, I rebooted the recovery via reboot options in twrp, and selected the flashing order as follows (flashing from ext SD card, btw): ROM, GApps, SuperSU. Reboot once done.
SYSTEM SETTINGS
.25x animation speed in dev options, "faster than light" animations speed in Nova launcher settings.
Sync is off, mobile data is off unless necessary; same goes for WiFi.
Applied "Pitch Black Free" layers via built-in Layers Manager.
Adaptive screen brightness, Livedisplay set to automatic, Screen time-out set to 30 seconds. Daydream is set to off. Ambient display is off.
Hardware buttons backlight set to 1 second timeout. Disabled on screen nav-bar by going into settings>broken pieces>navigation>0dp nav bar height. Disabled Broken recents menu (using stock recents menu for convenience).
Disabled NFC, Hotspot search, and Location.
Dark material keyboard found in settings>language and input>android keyboard (AOSP)>appearance and layouts
Backup and reset is off.
Vibrate on touch disabled for the keyboard.
Dial pad tones, Screen locking Sounds, Touch Sounds, Vibrate on Touch are all diabled under "other sounds" found in settings>Sound and Notification.
Adaway is installed and running
Greenify installed and running. Do NOT greenify AdAway and Pitch Black. Wakelock detector should be left alone too, if you have that installed as well
Brightness usually kept at minimum via quick settings slider bar.
Uninstalled Amaze, Browser, and Email via built in system app uninstall tool. Replaced them with inbox, firefox, and ES File explorer. This is a personal preference, and not really necessary.
Kernel Auditor Settings:
CPU:
Frequencies: 1134 max, 384 min.
Governor: darkness
leave everything else stock.
CPU Voltage
MAY NOT WORK ON EVERY PHONE. Proceed at your own risk. Be sure APPLY ON BOOT is DISABLED
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CPU Hotplug
Disable MPDecision and enable IntelliPlug if it isn't set this way already.
Conservative profile for intelliplug
Max screen off freq set to 486MHz. Leave everything else stock.
GPU
Everything stock because they revert back. If you can change it, then try "simple" governer for GPU.
Schedueler
sio for internal, bfq for ext.
Read-ahead: 1024kb for bot int and ext.
Kernel Samperage Merging
disable KSM (you choice on this one)
Misc Controls
optional: 100% vibration
Dynamic FSync enabled
TCP Congestion: Westwood
Well, There you have it. I hope this helps you lot, @sjamie , @#000000 , @youssefkr . Be sure to hit thanks, and if you can; SAY NO TO WINDOWS: http://www.linuxmint.com/, as well as https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/mint-cinnamon-first Be sure you get the Cinammon edition if your computer can run Windows 7 and above. Second URL follows Cinammon, but the same site has the same guide designed for other distributions as well.
That's all for now folks. Cheers!
Lol Bros. 150mv undervolt... Still no bugs. With awesome OctOs ^^ and dkp kernel
Will try to undervolt more.
And battery lasts more longer and longer
My best battery performance with my 4 years old device and original battery presently on pac rom and dkp 4 Oct kernel
This is my BBS results with 50 MV under volt on board and using greenify with xposed
Total ON time 21 hrs 27 minutes
Screen on time 4 hrs 44 minutes
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Whoa! You guys have some amazing battery life. The max I have gotten was about 12 hours of use and 2 hours of screen on time. Of course I dont really mess with the frequency and volts. I just like it stock.