[ROM] DarkyROM v11.0 Black Edition - Based on Android 4.0.4 ICS

TotallydubbedHD · 03:47 AM

[ROM] DarkyROM v11.0 Black Edition - Based on Android 4.0.4 ICS

I might not be able to answer all questions any more, due to the give-away of my SGS i9000.

Hi there everyone

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Introduction

Been a long time since there's been an update of DarkyROM via XDA.
Well - I'm setting out to change that.
In case people didn't know I'm an admin over on DarkyROM known as "Totallydubbed"
Anyway, I'm sure most of you know me from my ROM flashing videos, but just in case...I thought I would mention that to break the ice - not quite winter, but still.

We are very proud to present DarkyROM Black Edition!

Warnings & Disclaimers:
-This ROM is only for the Samsung Galaxy S (GT-I9000) ONLY -> I can't stress this enough. Please do NOT flash this on another device
-Please respect one another in this thread - any bashing and/or flaming will be directly reported to moderators. Respect to be respected, that's my motto; And please no comparing or asking for comparisons of other ROMs
-If something goes wrong, report it here and/or on DarkyROM, we will try to resolve it, but cannot guarantee it
-We are NOT responsible for you damaging your phone in any way, be it bricking or you literally throwing it at a brick wall, and bricking it.

Download links:
-Sourceforge Link
-Mirror link on Dev-Host

Features:

Based on Android 4.0.4 AOSP
Extras from CM9, AOKP and Slim
Clean stock Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich theme
Fast & responsive user interface
Fast & reliable GPS
Good battery life
BLN support [backlight notifications]
Voodoo Sound
T9 Dialer
Extended statusbar toggles
Smooth Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich Launcher
Google Apps
Fully rooted
Galaxy S III ringtones, SMS and alarm sounds
Easy & fast install engine
Semaphore ICS 1.2.5s Kernel

Installation guide
Before you even think about installing this, please make a backup of your current configuration.
No one is responsible when your data gets destroyed.

Here is a video guide:

Here is the written guide

0-If you're coming from an older ROM, like Froyo; follow these steps;

Flash a GB ROM via ODIN to get the GB bootloaders
Then follow the guide bellow

1-If you're coming from a Gingerbread (2.3) ROM, follow these steps;

Have your phone rooted with CWM
Make a NANDROID backup & Titanium backup & backup anything you need or find important on a PC
Download the latest CM9 (nightly) - its the one at the top of the list (ensure it's CM9, and NOT CM7) & Download DarkyROM v11
Put both ROMs on your INTERNAL SD card
Enter Recovery by switching off the phone, and holding the 3 button combo (VOL UP + Home + POWER)
Once in recovery, flash the latest CM9 (nightly)
As it's trying to flash, it will get into a bootloop - so re-enter recovery (by either holding: VOL UP + HOME + POWER, until it reboots, OR by pulling the battery, then entering it)
Once back in CWM, re-flash CM9 - however this time it will not bootloop, and fully install
Reboot phone
Once the phone has booted into CM9 (give it a good 5mins to boot) - Re-enter recovery, by holding the power button, which will then give you the option to go straight into recovery via the extended power menu on CM9
In CWM Recovery "wipe data / factory reset" and "wipe cache" and in "advanced" wipe dalvik-cache"
Go to "Mounts and storage" and mount all availaible partitions (like /sdcard) -> Don't worry if you can't mount "emmc", it's just the external sd-card
Flash DarkyROM v11.0 Black Edition
Reboot (give it again 5mins to boot)
Enjoy!

2-If you're coming from any other ICS ROM (or upgrading from DarkyROM v11.0), follow these steps;

(Wiping is optional - ie factory resetting via CWM - but I would personally advise it to avoid problems, but again, it isn't needed nor obligatory)

Go to the CWM Recovery (Press Volume Up + Home + Power when phone is switched off)
and "wipe cache" and "advanced >> wipe dalvik-cache"
Go to "Mounts and storage" and mount all availaible partitions (like /sdcard)
Don't worry if you can't mount "emmc", it's just the external sd-card
Flash DarkyROM v11.0 Black Edition
Reboot

3-If for some reason you want to change modem, after having flashed the ROM:
-Grab Perka's file stash
-Buy the pro if you want too (I have the pro version )
-Open app
-Navigate: samsung -> ICS_CM_Modems -> flash one of the ones you want - I just flashed and tested ZSJPG, and it worked/flashed fine.
-The files are stored in your internal sd card - in "perkafilestash" folder
-Go into CWM and flash the modem.
-Now after reboot, go into settings, and in about phone, your baseband (modem) will now be changed!

Tips & Tricks:
-To take a screenshot press VOL DOWN + Power
-Enabling Wi-fi Direct -> Just enable "Netfilter" in the Semaphore app, and wi-fi direct/tethering will work
-OC'ing and under-clocking -> Use the Semaphore app
-To make the phone seem faster/snappier, make the window & transition animation scales to 0.5x under settings -> Developer Options
-If you have problems with your launcher (like zeam launcher after a TB restore, doubling apps) - then restart the launcher and/or clear data/cache
-If you want some stock apps, check out this thread - here it will flash some stock apps found in the S3 - There will be some things that would have changed (like settings menu etc), to get back to DarkyROM's look, just flash the backup that would have been made (from flashing this), which will be located on your internal SD card -> under the folder "universalflasher" -> I have tested it myself, and it works as intended

-To have FM radio, install Spirit FM -> If it means that much to you, then paying for an app like that, is very much worth it.
-To have additional languages (for the time being), you can install "Swift Key"
-Download link to the DarkyROM v11 Boot Animation - This is a CWM flashable zip, for people that want it back on ICS.
-If you want a lower DPI - Use the Nitrality app to edit the DPI settings - The default DPI is 240, although you can go as low as 182 DPI !

Finally, if you like the ROM - please do give the thread a 5 star rating, give this post a healthy Thumbs UP, and last but not least, donate to the man himself, Joel:

Happy flashing!
-The DarkyROM Crew

TotallydubbedHD · 08:08 PM

Things that don't work or aren't right:
Hopefully we could try to fix them, especially with your help - but there are no guarantees

-FM Radio -> Near impossible to fix
-CSC Selection window
-Dialler seems to be having issues with some people -> When you use the T9, and click to call a contact, it FCs
-Under "Data usage" in settings, the graph has an odd glow
-Power widget looks a little blurred
-When charging the phone whilst off, the battery doesn't change to green, but stays "loading"
-SD card issue - "space full" -> Explained by Harlekin, here & here

Features that might come & Wish list
These are certain wishes, requests and whatnot from users. Again nothing can be guaranteed.
-More languages (so far requested: Dutch, Russian, Polish, Finnish, Greek, Swedish & Korean, Chinese, Japanese and Romanian)
-% battery icon
-More wallpapers
-Toggle customisation
-Gamma customisation
-Lockscreen customisations & more variety
-ROM Control (like in CM9)
-Theme chooser
-Notification counter
-More keyboards
-UX launcher from SGS3

Changelog:
-First public release

Pictures:
As dev host couldn't keep up with the pictures here. They are now attached in this post, on xda.

TotallydubbedHD · 10:59 AM

Credits/Thanks to:

Google
Samsung
All beta testers
DarkyROM staff / crew
CyanogenMod
Team Hacksung/CM team
krarvind
kamma
Vlad Redkin (RemICS-UX)
RemICS team
stratosk
Supercurio
AOKP team
SLIM ICS team
XDA developers for the awesome forums & for the people within it

There are probably some I have forgotten, if there are - please do not hesitate to PM me!
I like giving credit where it's due!

bassie1995 · 3rd July 2012, 11:49 PM

Maybe I'll try this, loved Darky's GB ROMs

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BoBoGrEy · 3rd July 2012, 11:52 PM

Maybe you should say what languages are included...
Because there are only 6 or 7 languages... I really like to try this ROM for more than 5 minutes but there isn't my Portuguese Language :(

Anyway... Glad to see Darky on ICS... Maybe when a multilang version is released I'll try it again!

Cheers

Sent from my GT-I9000 using xda app-developers app