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Root [ROM] CTMod 3.80 (04/06/13)

That's good news. I was thinking of playing around with being as "stock" as possible, yet avoid CIQ and internal memory space issues. Will try loading CTMod 2.5 w/ KK1.3 and reinstalling all the removed modules.

I'll let you know if any FC afterwards.

Thanks Bloodawn.

Well, after playing with the phone non-stop for about 8 hours, I can tell you that the combo of ClockWorkMod v5.0.2.7 + CTMod 2.5 + all the Gingerbread apps reinstalled + hroark13's KoumaKernel 1.3 works fine.

I set the partition to 512MB on my Class 10 8GB SD card.

I loaded it up with all the apps I have ever used and tried them all. I've tested Bluetooth audio as well. No problems.

Lookout's Carrier IQ Detector still says it sees CIQ, but a thorough exam of all the services running doesn't show it (usually hides as Android System - not be confused with the actual Android System that *is* supposed to be running). So I don't know what it is using to determine that it is running.

SD partition shows as internal memory for both the system and Titanium Backup (no SD-Ext anymore!).

I'm very happy with the setup.

Bloodawn / Koumajutsu / hroark13... any testing you would like me to perform?
 
Ok I thought I may ask this here because maybe someone will know of SOMETHING, I been recording my calls on my phone with AndroRec, only problem it does not record bluetooth headset calls, anyone know of a program that will?
 
If anyone cares, I just got my LG Tone Bluetooth headset and it works great with CTMod 2.5, both with voice and music. The only thing is that I replaced the included music app with the stock Music app for two reasons 1) the other music app will not recognize my existing playlists 2) it will not respond to the Bluetooth music controls (play/pause, next, etc)
 
Ok I thought I may ask this here because maybe someone will know of SOMETHING, I been recording my calls on my phone with AndroRec, only problem it does not record bluetooth headset calls, anyone know of a program that will?

If you use Google Voice with your phone, you can record incoming calls by pressing "4" on the phone at any time during the call.

Google Voice won't record outgoing calls though.

Not exactly what you were asking for... but if there are no other options...
 
Riotpump:
BloodDawn is all knowing ;). Seriously though it's his mod so yes. The stuff he changed behind the scenes(kernel, apks, etc) are why CIQ is not in his ROM in the first place. Some of the stuff removed are bloatware which literally just wastes precious space on our already limited memory for the Prevail. Thankfully various ROMs support A2SD, L2SD, and S2E coupled with a fast SD card to get around that hurdle.
I understand that. There are some apps I would like to re-install back to the phone that were taken out. I absolutely Love the CTMod, I think it's great. In fact, I can thank New Optimus for introducing me to it, he was a huge help in showing me how to mod the phone alltogether, now I'm able to it myself. When I have 2GB of internal memory thanks to the combo of the CTMod and the KoumaKernel combined using my sdcard, putting some useful "Bloatware" back on the phone is not an issue for me.
-This is only a question of the ciq junk, everyone seems to have their own opinion about it, I'm looking for the final answer.

Bloodawn:
nothing you or anyone else installs or adds to CTMod will put CIQ back on the phone

if a app uses CIQ all its going to do is force close when you open it since its trying to access something that isn't there
ok. When I have put some of the removed apps from removedapps.zip back on the phone, they worked and never forced closed. So then they are ok and I should not ever have to worry about the ciq thing at all again. And thankyou for letting me use your hard work on my phone.

~Thankyou
 
Don't know why but ever since I updated to 2.4 sometimes my touchscreen just stops responding. It's almost like there is a force close somewhere but it's not showing up on the screen (this is an assumption not a fact). I had a situation happen where I couldn't even get in my phone because the pattern security feature I use wouldn't work because the touchscreen was unresponsive. I've had this happen to me already a few times. I never had this problem with the previous versions.

I even had it occur when I was in the middle of a phone call. I couldn't 'END CALL' cause the screen wasn't responsive.

When this has happened I've had to forcefully take out the battery and put it back in. Sometimes that didn't work the first time so I had to do a restore on a CWM backup I had to fix the issue.

Does anyone know what this is?

Also one last problem. Sometimes for no reason my ringer doesn't go off for incoming calls. I don't get it. The phone isn't on Silent, the volume settings are maxed, and every setting I can think of is set to on and high. This shouldn't be happening but there are times where the phone goes into silent mode for no apparent reason for incoming calls. I would say this happens roughly like 40% of the time. I have Zeam launcher.

Any advice or help with these issues would be welcomed!
 
When this has happened I've had to forcefully take out the battery and put it back in. Sometimes that didn't work the first time so I had to do a restore on a CWM backup I had to fix the issue.

Couple of things.

1) You should be able to hold down the power button for about 8 seconds and it will power off, even if the phone is locked up. Saves the hassle of having to pull the battery out.

2) I know the above, because like you, I've experienced the same once in a great while. It seemed to me to be possibly the SD card being inaccessible for a moment (running dt-a2sd at the time). Then the phone would be totally screwed up and I have to restore from a CWM backup. -- I'm hoping using KK1.3 is going to prevent further issues. So far, so good (knock on wood).
 
Hey Xruptor, I had all of those exact same problems before, but only when I was using the EJ06 Gingerbread Rooted Image with CWM5 made by Chin Checka image file alone buy itself with no other mods/etc. ~ I think. - It's been a while so I can't remember or say for sure, but I think that's what I had installed when it was happening to me. Only going on what I remember, not trying to bash the image or the creator, it's a little fyi to go on.

I now have the CTMod 2.5 with the KoumaKernel 1.2GB and a SanDisk 16GB sd card class 4 with a 2GB (2048) partition, and have not had any of those problems anymore.

These more exp. guys here would know more than myself, but I was told that the file called InputEventApp.apk might have something to do with the touchscreen and finger touches to it, so maybe, see what happens by putting that back into system/apps and see if that clears it up, or see what anyone says about that first before doing so, just my opinion on it.

Also I noticed big differences in the way the phone responds after installing the CTMod & KKernel, depending on how you do it. For example, at one point I was getting error messages on the screen after installing the ctmod, and then did a fresh install and did something different and never got it again.

This is how I installed it when I was getting all kinds of problems and error messages:
[1]Odined to EJ06 Gingerbread Rooted Image with CWM5 made by Chin Checka
(at this point right after the 1st boot it gave me a logon error)
[2]Updated CWM
[3]Installed CTMod 2.5
(at this point right after the 1st boot it gave me a logon error)
[4]Went into CWM and partitioned sdcard
[5]Installed KoumaKernel 1.2GB
(at this point right after the 1st boot it gave me a logon error)

This way below is how I did it that gave me my current "perfect" install:
(at this point sdcard is already partitioned with a 2gb ext(2048) and CTMod2.5 & KoumaKernel1.2GB is installed, but I had to start it all over again due to something unrelated to all of this)

1st-Backup sdcard to your PC.

[1]-Odin to EE14 STOCK VERSION
[2]-After 1st bootup put in google account info under settings/accounts&sync and let it sync
[3]-Odin to EJ06 Gingerbread Rooted Image with CWM5 made by Chin Checka (let it bootup after the install)
[4]-Turn off Airplane-Mode and in Application Settings: turn off Unknown-Sources/USB Debugging & Mock Locations (these should all be on automatically)
[5]-Format SDCard (right after 1st bootup the usual way through the settings menu and it will delete everything including the partition)
[6]-Repeat step #2 & put SPH-M820-CWM-5027-UPDT-FIXED2A.zip on SDCard
[7]-Boot into CWM & install SPH-M820-CWM-5027-UPDT-FIXED2A.zip
[8]-Bootup phone, and then shut off and boot into CWM
[9]-Through CWM partition your SDCard to your choice
[10]-Bootup phone and put CTMod 2.4, CTMod 2.5, & KoumaKernel 1.2GB ON SDCard - (make sure your google account info is still setup)
[11]-Boot into CWM and install CTMod 2.4
[12]-Bootup and repeat step #2
[13]-Update PRL through settings menu
[14]-Boot into CWM and install CTMod 2.5
[15]-Bootup and repeat step #2 & step #13
[16]-Boot into CWM and install KoumaKernel 1.2GB
[17]-Bootup and repeat step #2 & step #13

[18] If all is good at this point, I transferred everything back to my sdcard, went into Superuser and updated the binary, then booted into CWM and made a backup. From this point I would install some of the RemovedApps back in, and then reinstall some of my market apps, where as of now I no longer need all of them due to the new mod.

This is what worked for me, and I tried it different ways, the more exp. people I'm sure probably don't see a need for some of these steps I've taken, but again this is what worked for me through several attempts/different ways.

What I do know for certain is that I found I had to partition the SDCard after the install of EJ06-Chin Checka, and had to enter in the google account info each time otherwise upon bootup I would get an internal unkown logon error, each time. Besides that, I found if I did not install it the way I described above, then I would have other issues like connection problems, screen lags, force-reboots out of nowhere, and some other wierd stuff, most of what I can't even remember off hand.

For me doing it exactly like I did it above seems to have given me a "perfect" install, and I have no problems at all after doing it this way.

-just a thought
 
I have a question about getting repeat notifications on the phone for texts, I cant get them is there a way to set them up on the phone so that you get more than one notification?
 
I have a question about getting repeat notifications on the phone for texts, I cant get them is there a way to set them up on the phone so that you get more than one notification?

use handcent for sms and you can set them. you just cant do it with stock messaging app i believe
 
use handcent for sms and you can set them. you just cant do it with stock messaging app i believe

I dont think I am using the stock messaging app if the one that is in CTMod is not stock then thats the one I am using but I will look into handcent. Thank you.
 
Nope no email app, he removed them both. Here is the list of stuff he removed and you can put back in any of them if you like, it's very easy to do. I put a hand full of things back in on mine. The ones in blue are apps I put back in and use.

Android_Boost-Hookt.apk
BooksPhone.apk
Camera.apk(replaced with MIUI Camera)
Dun.apk
Email.apk
FactoryTest.apk
Gallery3D.apk(replaced with QuickPic)
GenieWidget.apk
Gmail.apk
GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk
InputEventApp.apk
JobManager.apk
KeyBoardSlideUpCounter.apk
Keytracer.apk
Launcher2.apk(replaced with Zeam Launcher)
Layar.apk
lcdtest.apk
LiveWallpapers.apk
LiveWallpapersPicker.apk
MagicSmokeWallpapers.apk
Maps.apk
Music.apk(replaced with MIUI Music)
Poynt.apk
Protips.apk
scvngr.apk
SlateTest.apk
SoundRecorder.apk
Street.apk
Swype.apk
Talk.apk
talkback_2.6.0.apk
TeleNav.apk
ThinkFree.apk
VisualizationWallpapers.apk
VoiceDialer.apk
VoiceSearch.apk
VpnServices.apk
WlanTest.apk
YouTube.apk

To add them or others back of your choice go back to Bloods very first post in this thread and he has a link and how to for putting them back in, very, very easy to do.
 
Couple of things.

1) You should be able to hold down the power button for about 8 seconds and it will power off, even if the phone is locked up. Saves the hassle of having to pull the battery out.

2) I know the above, because like you, I've experienced the same once in a great while. It seemed to me to be possibly the SD card being inaccessible for a moment (running dt-a2sd at the time). Then the phone would be totally screwed up and I have to restore from a CWM backup. -- I'm hoping using KK1.3 is going to prevent further issues. So far, so good (knock on wood).

I could have sworn I held the power button and it didn't reset. I'll try that next time. Also the current version of KK is 1.2 am I missing something? Your listing 1.3 in your post :) Thanks for the reply btw.


Hey Xruptor, I had all of those exact same problems before, but only when I was using the EJ06 Gingerbread Rooted Image with CWM5 made by Chin Checka image file alone buy itself with no other mods/etc. ~ I think. - It's been a while so I can't remember or say for sure, but I think that's what I had installed when it was happening to me. Only going on what I remember, not trying to bash the image or the creator, it's a little fyi to go on.

I now have the CTMod 2.5 with the KoumaKernel 1.2GB and a SanDisk 16GB sd card class 4 with a 2GB (2048) partition, and have not had any of those problems anymore.

These more exp. guys here would know more than myself, but I was told that the file called InputEventApp.apk might have something to do with the touchscreen and finger touches to it, so maybe, see what happens by putting that back into system/apps and see if that clears it up, or see what anyone says about that first before doing so, just my opinion on it.

Also I noticed big differences in the way the phone responds after installing the CTMod & KKernel, depending on how you do it. For example, at one point I was getting error messages on the screen after installing the ctmod, and then did a fresh install and did something different and never got it again.

This is how I installed it when I was getting all kinds of problems and error messages:
[1]Odined to EJ06 Gingerbread Rooted Image with CWM5 made by Chin Checka
(at this point right after the 1st boot it gave me a logon error)
[2]Updated CWM
[3]Installed CTMod 2.5
(at this point right after the 1st boot it gave me a logon error)
[4]Went into CWM and partitioned sdcard
[5]Installed KoumaKernel 1.2GB
(at this point right after the 1st boot it gave me a logon error)

This way below is how I did it that gave me my current "perfect" install:
(at this point sdcard is already partitioned with a 2gb ext(2048) and CTMod2.5 & KoumaKernel1.2GB is installed, but I had to start it all over again due to something unrelated to all of this)

1st-Backup sdcard to your PC.

[1]-Odin to EE14 STOCK VERSION
[2]-After 1st bootup put in google account info under settings/accounts&sync and let it sync
[3]-Odin to EJ06 Gingerbread Rooted Image with CWM5 made by Chin Checka (let it bootup after the install)
[4]-Turn off Airplane-Mode and in Application Settings: turn off Unknown-Sources/USB Debugging & Mock Locations (these should all be on automatically)
[5]-Format SDCard (right after 1st bootup the usual way through the settings menu and it will delete everything including the partition)
[6]-Repeat step #2 & put SPH-M820-CWM-5027-UPDT-FIXED2A.zip on SDCard
[7]-Boot into CWM & install SPH-M820-CWM-5027-UPDT-FIXED2A.zip
[8]-Bootup phone, and then shut off and boot into CWM
[9]-Through CWM partition your SDCard to your choice
[10]-Bootup phone and put CTMod 2.4, CTMod 2.5, & KoumaKernel 1.2GB ON SDCard - (make sure your google account info is still setup)
[11]-Boot into CWM and install CTMod 2.4
[12]-Bootup and repeat step #2
[13]-Update PRL through settings menu
[14]-Boot into CWM and install CTMod 2.5
[15]-Bootup and repeat step #2 & step #13
[16]-Boot into CWM and install KoumaKernel 1.2GB
[17]-Bootup and repeat step #2 & step #13

[18] If all is good at this point, I transferred everything back to my sdcard, went into Superuser and updated the binary, then booted into CWM and made a backup. From this point I would install some of the RemovedApps back in, and then reinstall some of my market apps, where as of now I no longer need all of them due to the new mod.

This is what worked for me, and I tried it different ways, the more exp. people I'm sure probably don't see a need for some of these steps I've taken, but again this is what worked for me through several attempts/different ways.

What I do know for certain is that I found I had to partition the SDCard after the install of EJ06-Chin Checka, and had to enter in the google account info each time otherwise upon bootup I would get an internal unkown logon error, each time. Besides that, I found if I did not install it the way I described above, then I would have other issues like connection problems, screen lags, force-reboots out of nowhere, and some other wierd stuff, most of what I can't even remember off hand.

For me doing it exactly like I did it above seems to have given me a "perfect" install, and I have no problems at all after doing it this way.

-just a thought

WOW thanks for a great informative response! I really do appreciate it! Lets see now..

I do have the CWM5 and chin chicka rooted GB. You're right I haven't experienced these issues till I did that and updated to CTMOD 2.4. It just seems odd that's all.

I don't have InputEventApp.apk installed in fact that's one of the first things I made sure to get rid of. I've only had issues with it in the past turning on/off my screen randomly for no reason. I think it works side by side with the sleep features on the Android.

Now in terms of your directions. It seems to me like you're repeating steps that aren't really necessary. I meant I understand the google login thing but do I have to do that it that many times? I'll follow your steps though and see what happens.

oh btw where did you get SPH-M820-CWM-5027-UPDT-FIXED2A.zip? I don't think I've seen this one on the forums. It's been awhile for me so lol.

I believe a bulk of my problems has to be the A2SD stuff. I'm a bit confused but we shall see. Seems to me that I don't need to install that anymore because of the new KourmaKernel.

Thanks again for your help!
 
I could have sworn I held the power button and it didn't reset. I'll try that next time. Also the current version of KK is 1.2 am I missing something? Your listing 1.3 in your post :) Thanks for the reply btw.

hroark13 posted a version that he labeled as KoumaKernel 1.3. It is not officially KK1.3 though. I decided to try it as it had a lot of stuff removed that was no longer needed. It frees up a bit of RAM. Please read from that thread post onward to get all the details.

I believe a bulk of my problems has to be the A2SD stuff. I'm a bit confused but we shall see. Seems to me that I don't need to install that anymore because of the new KourmaKernel.

That is correct. You don't need DT-A2SD anymore with the new KoumaKernels.
 
The SPH-M820-CWM-5027-UPDT-FIXED2A.zip is here:
DOWNLOAD CLOCKWORKMOD 5027 FOR ODIN FIXED
CWM5027-SPH-M8200-FOR-ODIN-FIXED2A.zip

If you have Chin's version installed it gives you v5026 this will update it to 5027, and you probably don't have to keep entering in your account info, or even downgrade to ee14 first, I'm just saying that's what I had to do myself, when I didn't, I had problems, it doesn't mean I'm right or you should do the same, I'm just given you something to consider, what worked for me, that's all. I do have what seems to be a bunch of unnecessary horse beatin steps.

For some wierd reason if I did it any other way other than the way I listed, I had issues I've never seen before. No idea why.
 
Im having a bit of a problem with the voice command on my phone, I got voice search off the market and now when i try to do a search it says that the app has stopped unexpectedly, it was working the other day now its not, what gives any ideas anyone?
 
Im having a bit of a problem with the voice command on my phone, I got voice search off the market and now when i try to do a search it says that the app has stopped unexpectedly, it was working the other day now its not, what gives any ideas anyone?

May also need the SoundRecorder.apk file? Just a guess.
 
Im having a bit of a problem with the voice command on my phone, I got voice search off the market and now when i try to do a search it says that the app has stopped unexpectedly, it was working the other day now its not, what gives any ideas anyone?

Uninstall the voice search you got off the market and add this from the removed apps zip

GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk
 
I just had that wierd thing happen again where my signal is gone, and even after odin'ing back to stock froyo, then stock gingerbread, chin's gingerbread, removed the sd card, formatting the sdcard, went into cwm and tried a bunch of things and no go.

Right now I am stocked back to froyo ee14 stock version, and when the phone boots up I have and can't get no signal.

A few hours ago it was fine, I had that Xiia radio app running, it would not close, so I rebooted the phone, and then the signal was gone. Then I tried all of the above. Last time this happened I posted about it a few pages ago, the only way I fixed it was I put in an old sdcard, installed ed13 stock, turned off the phone over night, then the next day did not even turn it on, just hooked it to odin and put ee14 then gingerbread and it was fine. Before I do that what else could be the problem, anyone?
 
I just had that wierd thing happen again where my signal is gone, and even after odin'ing back to stock froyo, then stock gingerbread, chin's gingerbread, removed the sd card, formatting the sdcard, went into cwm and tried a bunch of things and no go.

Right now I am stocked back to froyo ee14 stock version, and when the phone boots up I have and can't get no signal.

A few hours ago it was fine, I had that Xiia radio app running, it would not close, so I rebooted the phone, and then the signal was gone. Then I tried all of the above. Last time this happened I posted about it a few pages ago, the only way I fixed it was I put in an old sdcard, installed ed13 stock, turned off the phone over night, then the next day did not even turn it on, just hooked it to odin and put ee14 then gingerbread and it was fine. Before I do that what else could be the problem, anyone?

Have you tried messing with your prl lately?
 
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