Samsung Galaxy S

Razedtothegroun · 10-10-2011 11:01pm

Any advantages of using a custom Rom over 2.3.5 that was just (unofficially) been released?

Anyone using it/opinions?

lewis · 11-10-2011 12:02am

Razedtothegroun wrote: »

Any advantages of using a custom Rom over 2.3.5 that was just (unofficially) been released?

Anyone using it/opinions?

Well since its a custom ROM there lies all the advantages..make it yours

Squeeonline · 11-10-2011 1:48am

Back to DarkysRom and trying JVT. Seems good so far. We'll see about battery over the next couple days. I've added the honeycomb version on top which gives it the theme I've been looking for since Darkys froyo builds.

G1032 · 11-10-2011 7:31am

lewis wrote: »

Tell me this girls, with each update of the nightlies, do you notice any difference in anything?

Thats like asking do you notice any difference with each update of Insanity..........:)

Changelog is released with each nightly. Sometimes very little will be done and I wouldn't bother updating. Other times you can see several changes. All depends really, but you can update as often or as little as you like.

Ghandee · 11-10-2011 8:10am

Given up on insanity lads.

The issues I had were as follows.

Since updating to 42......

Market kept telling me random apps weren't compatible with my device.

Both my number calling out, and people calling me would display as ’unknown’ this isn't great for my job as I would be left unable to return a call as I couldn't see whom I had missed one from, also customers refusing to answer a call from me as I displayed as number unknown on their screen (making them think it was a spam call)

Couldn't get GPS fix, using jv5 modem, refused a lock on to satellite, currently on jv6 so will report how that behaves later.

Random loss of signal from network

On cyanogenmod at the minute, will see how I get on.

lewis · 11-10-2011 9:06am

Ghandee wrote: »

Given up on insanity lads.

The issues I had were as follows.

Since updating to 42......

Market kept telling me random apps weren't compatible with my device.

Both my number calling out, and people calling me would display as ’unknown’ this isn't great for my job as I would be left unable to return a call as I couldn't see whom I had missed one from, also customers refusing to answer a call from me as I displayed as number unknown on their screen (making them think it was a spam call)

Couldn't get GPS fix, using jv5 modem, refused a lock on to satellite, currently on jv6 so will report how that behaves later.

Random loss of signal from network

On cyanogenmod at the minute, will see how I get on.

I never went to 42, there was a few issues with it.

That's the new market for ya, you should have went back to the old one.

Did you have you're number sending set to show?
Can't remember what and where it is exactly.

Don't mean to be a smart arse but did you have the callers phone numbers in you're contacts?

GPS and signal is down to modem, you usually have to try a few to find one that suits you.

I'm nearly done testing all on the modems, thank feck.

Sully · 12-10-2011 11:42pm

Where is the water damage indicator on these phones?

lewis · 12-10-2011 11:45pm

Sully wrote: »

Where is the water damage indicator on these phones?

It is indicated when the phone doesn't turn on, lol

Sully · 13-10-2011 12:03am

lewis wrote: »

It is indicated when the phone doesn't turn on, lol

Some phones have a strip that changes colour or fades when water interacts with a phone, voiding the warranty.

Padraig Mor · 20-10-2011 3:17pm

lewis wrote: »

Odin will flash what ever your flashing clean, so that way there`s no problems, but do what ever makes you comfortable...remember tough, it`s virtually impossible to "brick" (break) the SGS.

nicebutdim wrote: »

Just back on and saw your post

Lewis is definitely the expert ( or one of ) on this thread. Can I suggest have a look at the video, there really isn't a lot more to it than that. I put it off for ages, and then decided to go for it. You can go from 2.1 to 2.3.4 if you need to. I'm really not tech savvy when it comes to phones so I reckon that if I can do it, most people should be able for it. Just back up what you'll need again and you'll be fine. I'm sure you ll get an answer here if you run into problems.

EDIT: Just to say that Kies is the biggest piece of crap in the history of technology ( aside from iTunes that is ! )

FINALLY got around to doing this (flashing 2.3.4 using Odin) and........it worked great! Cheers for the help guys!

Johnny Storm · 22-10-2011 5:38pm

I'm really liking this rom for the Galaxy. It's fast, stable and not pointlessly tarted-up

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1258378&page=48

It's from the same guy who does the Galaxian kernal.

thebison · 29-10-2011 10:54am

Well guys,

I'm getting a brand new Samsung Galaxy S this week.

Any tips or tricks on essential things I should install or do to the phone to increase its performance?
Thanks

lewis · 29-10-2011 11:23am

thebison wrote: »

Well guys,

I'm getting a brand new Samsung Galaxy S this week.

Any tips or tricks on essential things I should install or do to the phone to increase its performance?
Thanks

Choose a custom ROM, there's plenty out there, just got to find one that suits you.

thebison · 29-10-2011 5:18pm

lewis wrote: »

Choose a custom ROM, there's plenty out there, just got to find one that suits you.

Sorry mate, can you exlpain abit futher. I'm clueless when it comes to these kind of things

lewis · 29-10-2011 6:34pm

thebison wrote: »

Sorry mate, can you exlpain abit futher. I'm clueless when it comes to these kind of things

Well when a man and woman get together things happen, lol..basically custom ROMS is firmware without all the crap (bloat ware) that is in a stock ROM, which is what you have.
They can improve battery/performance/look of the phone, its what Android is all about.

thebison · 29-10-2011 6:39pm

lewis wrote: »

Well when a man and woman get together things happen, lol..basically custom ROMS is firmware without all the crap (bloat ware) that is in a stock ROM, which is what you have.
They can improve battery/performance/look of the phone, its what Android is all about.

haha cheers...I've heard Gingerbread is one of the best ones? Also its safe & easy to install??

Would I be correct?

Anyone recommend me a good one?

Also is there a guide on how to do it?

lewis · 29-10-2011 6:46pm

thebison wrote: »

haha cheers...I've heard Gingerbread is one of the best ones? Also its safe & easy to install??

Would I be correct?

Anyone recommend me a good one?

Also is there a guide on how to do it?

GB is good, but you could also find Froyo good, down to personnel preference.
When anyone flashes anything, there is no 100% guarantee, that's why your should read, read, read and read some more.
The SGS is virtually impossible to wreck or"brick", there's always a method to fix something that's gone wrong.
Go to XDA, look for your phone and have a look through the ROMS and try one.
Ever ROM has its own instructions with it.

Zonda999 · 01-11-2011 11:39am

zhayat wrote: »

Hi there

I have a Samsung Galaxy S phone running Android 2.3 Gingerbread and have the exact same problem with an sms message that refuses to go away.I've deleted the sms but the notification still persists even after rebooting my phone.The message is:"you have entered an invalid address.Please correct the recipient(s) or they will not receive the message.Please help!

Thanks

Its not the viber setup message by any chance is it? I had a similar issue last month with that on my galaxy s..

zhayat · 01-11-2011 11:41am

No but I just got this message on my phone now when trying to open an sms notification.The message will not go away can you help with this?What was your fix...

lewis · 01-11-2011 11:44am

zhayat wrote: »

No but I just got this message on my phone now when trying to open an sms notification.The message will not go away can you help with this?What was your fix...

Do use the stock SMS?

If you long press the actual message you should be able to delete it from there.

Zonda999 · 01-11-2011 11:45am

zhayat wrote: »

No but I just got this message on my phone now when trying to open an sms notification.The message will not go away can you help with this?What was your fix...

Not so sure what to do in that case, my issue was different..

dedaw · 01-11-2011 11:48am

Guys,

"Unable to scan Networks" appears when I try to go onto wi-fi. This has only appeared since the weekend, never had any problem before.

Any suggestions???
Thanks.

lewis · 01-11-2011 11:59am

dedaw wrote: »

Guys,

"Unable to scan Networks" appears when I try to go onto wi-fi. This has only appeared since the weekend, never had any problem before.

Any suggestions???
Thanks.

A little more info, does it scan alright?

zhayat · 01-11-2011 12:05pm

Yes I use the stock sms and I have deleted the message but the notification is still there at the top of screen drag down bar.Also the count on the messaging icon at the bottom of the screen shows 1 message?

lewis · 01-11-2011 12:13pm

zhayat wrote: »

Yes I use the stock sms and I have deleted the message but the notification is still there at the top of screen drag down bar.Also the count on the messaging icon at the bottom of the screen shows 1 message?

I do know that with the stock SMS you have to go right into the message in order for the notifications to go, you sure there are`nt any other SMS there that have`nt been looked at?

dedaw · 01-11-2011 1:15pm

lewis wrote: »

A little more info, does it scan alright?

It appears to be attempting to scan for a couple of seconds but then the message "unable to scan networks" appears. Even when there is a wifi network available.

Raoul · 01-11-2011 1:44pm

Lewis, I am back on insanity after a rocky time on darkys. Phone went to poo after a while.

However, I am having trouble downloading apps. Loads of apps say that they aren't compatible with the phone. Should I downgrade my market? Or any other ideas? I'm not even using the most up to date market.

Ste- · 01-11-2011 1:46pm

Raoul wrote: »

Lewis, I am back on insanity after a rocky time on darkys. Phone went to poo after a while.

However, I am having trouble downloading apps. Loads of apps say that they aren't compatible with the phone. Should I downgrade my market? Or any other ideas? I'm not even using the most up to date market.

Some of the newer markets have this problem. Are you on version 3.x.x ?
Get version 2.3.6 Works like a charm also freeze or rename market updater to remain on this version.

lewis · 01-11-2011 2:45pm

dedaw wrote: »

It appears to be attempting to scan for a couple of seconds but then the message "unable to scan networks" appears. Even when there is a wifi network available.

Can you connect to the networks it see`s?

Raoul wrote: »

Lewis, I am back on insanity after a rocky time on darkys. Phone went to poo after a while.

However, I am having trouble downloading apps. Loads of apps say that they aren't compatible with the phone. Should I downgrade my market? Or any other ideas? I'm not even using the most up to date market.

Yeah, the new market is crap, this is what I use, this way you get the best of both worlds.

Ste- · 01-11-2011 3:23pm

lewis wrote: »

Yeah, the new market is crap, this is what I use, this way you get the best of both worlds.

Changed from the last time I tried it, used to need market enabler aswell.
Might have to try this again.

lewis · 01-11-2011 4:15pm

Ste- wrote: »

Changed from the last time I tried it, used to need market enabler aswell.
Might have to try this again.

I only use market enabler for apps I can`t get here.

That app is good, I don`t remember freezing the market updater in Titanium, once I use this, I might have, can`t remember.

dedaw · 01-11-2011 9:19pm

lewis wrote: »

dedaw wrote: »

It appears to be attempting to scan for a couple of seconds but then the message "unable to scan networks" appears. Even when there is a wifi network available.

Can you connect to the networks it see`s?

Raoul wrote: »

Lewis, I am back on insanity after a rocky time on darkys. Phone went to poo after a while.

However, I am having trouble downloading apps. Loads of apps say that they aren't compatible with the phone. Should I downgrade my market? Or any other ideas? I'm not even using the most up to date market.

Yeah, the new market is crap, this is what I use, this way you get the best of both worlds.

I can access internet via edge but it won't see any wifi conditions

Raoul · 02-11-2011 2:00pm

lewis wrote: »

I only use market enabler for apps I can`t get here.

That app is good, I don`t remember freezing the market updater in Titanium, once I use this, I might have, can`t remember.

The old market is working perfectly for me, might not bother installing that app. Forgot how good insanity was. Darkys was a load of turd now that I think back

EDIT - Can someone try this app please:http://blog.myccstudio.com/wp/?p=40 it was in the same post as that market app.

lewis · 02-11-2011 5:01pm

dedaw wrote: »

I can access internet via edge but it won't see any wifi conditions

There's an app in the market called wifinder, try that it should get you connected.

Raoul · 07-11-2011 1:09pm

lewis wrote: »

There's an app in the market called wifinder, try that it should get you connected.

I am having trouble with insanity 51. My phone keeps randomly turning off in the middle of the night.

Any ideas?

Ste- · 07-11-2011 1:43pm

Raoul wrote: »

I am having trouble with insanity 51. My phone keeps randomly turning off in the middle of the night.

Any ideas?

Stock kernel, oc & uv ?
These are usually most likey the culprit.

Raoul · 07-11-2011 2:07pm

Ste- wrote: »

Stock kernel, oc & uv ?
These are usually most likey the culprit.

I was on darkys, flashed insanity 51 and didn't change the kernel or oc uv.

The kernel is: 2.6.35.12-gdf10700 pawitp@pawitpmbp #1.

Whatever all that is.

Ste- · 07-11-2011 2:40pm

Raoul wrote: »

I was on darkys, flashed insanity 51 and didn't change the kernel or oc uv.

The kernel is: 2.6.35.12-gdf10700 pawitp@pawitpmbp #1.

Whatever all that is.

Yeah that's the stock kernel.
Did you restore any system apps or anything like that ?

Raoul · 07-11-2011 3:47pm

Ste- wrote: »

Yeah that's the stock kernel.
Did you restore any system apps or anything like that ?

Totally clean install. Restored factory settings before flashing. only apps i have on it from nitrality are theme chooser, music, android & insane theme, calendar and provider, file manager, fm radio, google backup, sync, partner set up, plusand feedback, media uploader, music, net location, one time intialiser, setup wizard, and google talk.

Its really puzzling me

Ste- · 07-11-2011 5:24pm

Try flash again ?
Can't think of anything else atm that would cause SOD on a fresh install.

Raoul · 07-11-2011 5:32pm

Ste- wrote: »

Try flash again ?
Can't think of anything else atm that would cause SOD on a fresh install.

Going to reflash and hopefully it will work. My nitrality doesn't seem to like flashing things and when I try to flash something through it, it makes me close the app.

Ste- · 07-11-2011 5:37pm

Raoul wrote: »

Going to reflash and hopefully it will work. My nitrality doesn't seem to like flashing things and when I try to flash something through it, it makes me close the app.

Just boot straight to recovery and do it manually.
You can see any errors then.

Raoul · 07-11-2011 5:39pm

Ste- wrote: »

Just boot straight to recovery and do it manually.
You can see any errors then.

All done, hopefully thats that. Thanks for the advice.

lewis · 07-11-2011 9:13pm

Raoul wrote: »

I was on darkys, flashed insanity 51 and didn't change the kernel or oc uv.

The kernel is: 2.6.35.12-gdf10700 pawitp@pawitpmbp #1.

Whatever all that is.

Did you factory reset/wipe caches before moving to Insanity?
Also did you disable any lagfix?

With CM you do have to flash twice, its just how it is, I did when I first moved.

Ste- · 08-11-2011 10:56am

One other point, I think lewis had this problem with a radio he was using maybe try a different one.

Raoul · 08-11-2011 11:01am

lewis wrote: »

Did you factory reset/wipe caches before moving to Insanity?
Also did you disable any lagfix?

With CM you do have to flash twice, its just how it is, I did when I first moved.

Had everything done correctly this time. Too many times I skipped parts.

I have flashed it twice now and it was fine last night.

As per the radio, I had 1 radio the first time it happened, then I changed the radio and it still happened.

lewis · 08-11-2011 12:38pm

Raoul wrote: »

Had everything done correctly this time. Too many times I skipped parts.

I have flashed it twice now and it was fine last night.

As per the radio, I had 1 radio the first time it happened, then I changed the radio and it still happened.

Well there's loads out there, what are you using now?

Raoul · 08-11-2011 12:54pm

lewis wrote: »

Well there's loads out there, what are you using now?

JPE at the moment, finding it pretty good. So hopefully flashing insanity again yesterday worked and that I get to keep this radio.

lewis · 08-11-2011 1:00pm

Raoul wrote: »

JPE at the moment, finding it pretty good. So hopefully flashing insanity again yesterday worked and that I get to keep this radio.

Cool, well I've about 2 or 3 left and then I'll post up my results for them, more bad than good.

Ghandee · 08-11-2011 2:43pm

Am off to try JPE so.

Been on JVR which id pretty hit and miss tbh, when its good, its good, but when its bad its brutal lol!

Samsung Galaxy S

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