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[I896] Firefly or Phoenix 2.2.1 version 4.5

Hello All,
I have the Rogers Captivate i-896 and recently moved over from a Bell I-9000 GTM. Reason why I moved from I9000 is due to the scare that most of the Bell Versions weren't flash friendly.
Due to my bad experience in the past, I just want to double check before I flash any roms. My two big interests lately have been either the Firefly ROM or Pheonix 2.2.1 version 4.5. Just wondering, anyone on XDA with a Rogers I896 that is currently running any of these ROMs with no issues at all?
Sorry if this is a repeat. I'm just not about to read 800 pages through the thread. Thanks a lot and your feedback will help a lot!

I too would love to know the answer to this.
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Firefly all the way!
The only flaw I have found in it is the SMS timestamps, that can be fixed by installing SMS time fix from the market.
Its infinately customizable. (there is a huge thread based on it and pheonix here, alot of the Pheonix stuff will work on it as well)
It also does not apply the AT&T boot screen on startup, so if you do have any warranty issues getting back to stock is all that much easier.
I'm currently running it and its great!
Its also based on our stock rom.........Whats better than that

GPS working?
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djnoicatse said:
GPS working?
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Yes I can get 9 sats in 10 seconds. 5meter accuracy

@nickm50 Sweet! Thanks for the reply..
Anyone else on here? What do you guys recommend? Firefly or Pheonix?

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Sorry its better than I thought!

Sweet! How do you do that test?

nickm50 said:
Sorry its better than I thought!
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FireFly = Outstanding...
Check my untouched screen shot using the GPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What do you mean by untouched?

fluidd said:
Sweet! How do you do that test?
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Dial *#*#1472365#*#*

I'm gonna try out firefly right now. Will post if I run into any issues. Thanks
PS @nickm50 so my understanding is that you said that Phoenix themes is compatible with firefly right?
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Some of the parts of them are. I don't believe the whole themes are. But there are firefly themes in the thread as well.
I know the dialers and boot screens work 100% for sure.

Flashing as we speak.. thanks for the feedback

Can I theme the Stock Dialer on the Fire Fly ROM? Or, will I screw things up if I flash this?
As per this URL: http://www.phoenix-hq.com/images/themes/dialers/dialers.html

fluidd said:
Can I theme the Stock Dialer on the Fire Fly ROM? Or, will I screw things up if I flash this?
As per this URL: http://www.phoenix-hq.com/images/themes/dialers/dialers.html
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That will work! I'm running their green one right now

Dammit. Now I feel like a noob, with the question I am about to ask...........
Sooooo, the old way I flashed the rom is not working for me. I am installing Clockwork Mod Recovery via Rom Manager, and then I keep clicking "Reboot into Recovery Mode".. I've done this process over and over atleast 5 times, and its not booting into CWM Recovery. What do I do?
I am trying the OneClick ODIN, but it doesn't give me an Option of which ROM file to flash..
HELP?!

Have you got firefly installed?

What do you mean? I downloaded the ROM and put it on my SD Card.. But, its just a matter of getting into Clockwork Mod Recovery so I can flash it.. I know what to do in Clockwork, just don't know why its not booting into Clockwork Mod.. :??

power down the phone.
boot into recovery manually vol-/vol+ and power
when you get into recovery choose reinstall packages.

[ROM]Slimbean Rom - Ported

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This is not my work.
This Rom is ported by spegelius. I've found this here: http://forum.slimroms.net/topic/100-galaxy-s4-active/
Everything seems to be ok.
Bugs:
720p video recording produces crap video(but 1080p works fine)
HDR
Download:
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-Gapps
Screenshots:
I am sorry I posted in General but i couldn't post in Development.

Thanks for making this more public, this way more people will get the chance to try it
Just one important hint, @spegelius didn't port it, he compiled that beast from Source, which is an important fact
I can confirm that this is a good, daily driver for sure!
Greetings
Thomas
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Oh hey, thanks for putting this up . I never got around to it, didn't seem that too many users were interested about it. But good to hear it works for people. And about the build, i used LeJay's kernel sources etc to make it happen.

Happy to know about this! Already dowwloaded it but I need my phone working this weekend and I can't risk to have any kind of problem, I will surelly try it as soon as I get home next week.
Thanks a lot! Hope more people start working on I9295, my son's Moto G just got the OTA 4.4 update, lucky him!

fantastic @spegelius , why not open a thread in development section :silly:

mythi said:
fantastic @spegelius , why not open a thread in development section :silly:
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I completely agree! I think that for been in here pleople don't see it!

Great, i'll create a new thread sometime this weekend

Aaand done: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2640732

What Android version is this based on? 4.2, by any chance? I was foolishly hoping that it could work with Safestrap for us suckers without the international variant.

trevorftard said:
What Android version is this based on? 4.2, by any chance? I was foolishly hoping that it could work with Safestrap for us suckers without the international variant.
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It's 4.3.1. For non-international S4 Active, there would need to be proper kernel at least...

spegelius said:
It's 4.3.1. For non-international S4 Active, there would need to be proper kernel at least...
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hey how can you install it

alphabeast said:
hey how can you install it
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Install the rom? Flash it with CWM. Install the kernel? Well i don't know about other devices than Intl S4 Active, but inst it like, even if there was such kernel, it can't be flashed due to locked bootloader?

spegelius said:
Aaand done: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2640732
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Please move to this
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This looks good. Has anyone (besides spegelius) flashed it? I'm reasonably satisfied with my rooted 4.2.2 stock ROM and really want to move to 4.4. On my SIII I already had KitKat and now I have to settle with 4.2
Cheers

I installed this ROM but google play acts strange. It doesn't reinstall all my packages and still refuses to install for instance swype. I chose for the aroma gapps but will do a new wipe and try another gapps
Cheers

Must have been the gapps. Up and running now and reinstalling apps. Looks good
Cheers

I have several issues. My titanium restored Wi-Fi passwords are disappearing each time. The phone discharges as fast as it is charging. It will probably be empty after 1 hour on battery.
I think I will switch to my LG G2 I recently acquired... any ideas?
Cheers

Thread in dev. Look above your posts
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[Q] Custom Kernel Instalation

So I'm reading up as much as I can about flashing a custom kernel for my m7att and have some questions:
1. I am looking mostly at Elementalx, but I run SlimKat, what version should I use.
2. What is Aroma installer, is that instead of Clockworkmod?
3. Can I brick a device by doing it wrong, or will I always be able to get back to the recovery?
I know these are basics, but any help is greatly appreciated. I am looking at this mostly for battery savings and to cool down the device.
Thanks again!
Edit: meant Aroma, and I see that I would just use Clockworkmod. Is it running more stable now on the ONE, I've seen some bad reviews...

Aroma is the script Language used to automate the install. Helps keep us beginners from completely messing up. I use twrp so I can't speak about CW
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jmb6420 said:
Aroma is the script Language used to automate the install. Helps keep us beginners from completely messing up. I use twrp so I can't speak about CW
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I switched over to TWRP so I know it'll work
Will Viper 1 work with the Elementalx kernel?
Thanks!

Don't know. I'm on Insert Coin. Maybe someone familiar with Viper 1 will come in.
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JDH313 said:
So I'm reading up as much as I can about flashing a custom kernel for my m7att and have some questions:
1. I am looking mostly at Elementalx, but I run SlimKat, what version should I use.
2. What is Aroma installer, is that instead of Clockworkmod?
3. Can I brick a device by doing it wrong, or will I always be able to get back to the recovery?
I know these are basics, but any help is greatly appreciated. I am looking at this mostly for battery savings and to cool down the device.
Thanks again!
Edit: meant Aroma, and I see that I would just use Clockworkmod. Is it running more stable now on the ONE, I've seen some bad reviews...
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1. We will not recommend you a particular kernel, you'll have to try which one works best for you
2. Like said before aroma installer s a script that allow you to install things (i.e kernel) via a graphical user interface. When you choose ''install'' in twrp and select the kernel, it will lauch the Aroma installer and from there you can install the kernel and choose some customization. It looks like this (this one is the aroma for the bootloader reset tool):
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3. Yes you can softbrick a device if you flash an incompatible kernel for your rom. In most cases this will result in a bootloop and you should be able to restaure your device either by flashing a proper kernel or restoring using a ruu or other solutions.
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JDH313 said:
I switched over to TWRP so I know it'll work
Will Viper 1 work with the Elementalx kernel?
Thanks!
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ElementalX is for GPE based rom or Sense Based rom ONLY. So if your rom is GPE or Sense based, it should work without any problem. ViperOne is based on Sense so afaik it should work.

Date in the status bar

I have tried the xposed modules I am familiar with but I haven't found a way to get the date in the status bar like Wanam does for Touchwiz. Coming from the Samsung S4, I got used to having it there for quick glance. Any one know of a setting or module I might be missing that could achieve this?
I should also note that the apps in the Play store are cheesy looking. I want something that matches the fonts of the phone and doesn't create an entry in the pull-down notification either.

Use a custom rom such as Mahdi and you can have this feature.
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zephiK said:
Use a custom rom such as Mahdi and you can have this feature.
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I think I might do just that. It's nice to see all those options available. Thanks.

GravityBox works for me

fiz:ik said:
GravityBox works for me
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I have been reading that GravityBox causes issue with some built-in functionality,is that not correct?

hamzer11 said:
I have been reading that GravityBox causes issue with some built-in functionality,is that not correct?
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I would simply test it out and if it does not work for you simply delete it. But custom rom is the way to go. Also try SlimKat since OPO asked them personally to create a rom for there phone

hamzer11 said:
I have been reading that GravityBox causes issue with some built-in functionality,is that not correct?
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Do you know which functionalities are meant? I didn't notice any issue

playya said:
I would simply test it out and if it does not work for you simply delete it. But custom rom is the way to go. Also try SlimKat since OPO asked them personally to create a rom for there phone
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Do you know which functionalities are meant? I didn't notice any issue
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I ended up trying it and it works for what I needed. Thank you both. I am still going to look into one of the custom ROMs. I just get tired of keeping up with the updates since there is no OTA (except for PA I believe).
For the functionality, I'm not sure, I just read various things about conflicts between CM and xposed/gravitybox tweaks.

hamzer11 said:
I ended up trying it and it works for what I needed. Thank you both. I am still going to look into one of the custom ROMs. I just get tired of keeping up with the updates since there is no OTA (except for PA I believe).
For the functionality, I'm not sure, I just read various things about conflicts between CM and xposed/gravitybox tweaks.
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Slim has a OTA and to be honest if it is running right why do you need to update. Updating is not mandatory but so many feel like if they dont have the latest they are going to burst.... :laugh:

hamzer11 said:
I have tried the xposed modules I am familiar with but I haven't found a way to get the date in the status bar like Wanam does for Touchwiz. Coming from the Samsung S4, I got used to having it there for quick glance. Any one know of a setting or module I might be missing that could achieve this?
I should also note that the apps in the Play store are cheesy looking. I want something that matches the fonts of the phone and doesn't create an entry in the pull-down notification either.
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If u have xposed installed u culd use the xui mod for this. This is what I used for this.
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Bad roms with no deep sleep or missing links.

So far out of 9 roms I have tried here most of them have deep sleep issue's and bugs.
No offence meant but this is very frustrating for me as the downloads cost me a lot "don't try resolve my internet problem it's a paradox"
I'm thankful for all the developers efforts but I have seen better roms on lesser phones developed in much much less time.
On top of this everyone here is SOO helpful.
Just getting a verified safe to use rom and Gapps seems to be hell.
Would rather be on stock bloatware.

OmegaRED^ said:
So far out of 9 roms I have tried here most of them have deep sleep issue's and bugs.
No offence meant but this is very frustrating for me as the downloads cost me a lot "don't try resolve my internet problem it's a paradox"
I'm thankful for all the developers efforts but I have seen better roms on lesser phones developed in much much less time.
On top of this everyone here is SOO helpful.
Just getting a verified safe to use rom and Gapps seems to be hell.
Would rather be on stock bloatware.
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I'm using CM11 with the default kernel (& even when I used custom kernels) & deep sleep works perfectly. Regarding the bugs, there's no ROM without bugs even the stock ones. Roms without bugs is an urban mith. Good luck

mauam said:
I'm using CM11 with the default kernel (& even when I used custom kernels) & deep sleep works perfectly. Regarding the bugs, there's no ROM without bugs even the stock ones. Roms without bugs is an urban mith. Good luck
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What rom would you suggest that will accept exposed framework?

OmegaRED^ said:
What rom would you suggest that will accept exposed framework?
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I'm using cm11 with xposed for a long time. Cm12.1 works too, but the is not so stable for my needs right now nor xposed, since it's in an alpha stage yet.

Thanks a lot for all the help buddy.
One last question i did a search and clicked a few links .. is there a flashable xposed framework?
And what Kernel would you suggest?

OmegaRED^ said:
Thanks a lot for all the help buddy.
One last question i did a search and clicked a few links .. is there a flashable xposed framework?
And what Kernel would you suggest?
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Don't know, I installed xf as an apk. All the kernels that I tried, still prefer the default one. It has some limitations but it's more stable.

mauam said:
Don't know, I installed xf as an apk. All the kernels that I tried, still prefer the default one. It has some limitations but it's more stable.
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Checked the links in your sig.
Thanks again dude. :good:
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Warm fuzzy feels.
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Having a few weird bugs.