yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Fascinate Android Development] djp952:
Yeah, that isn't hard, I think it was just a shell script that basically did exactly what the init.d script does, write a value to a kernel device. I was hoping to maybe just break down and make an APK to control it, but I dislike Java so very very much :)
[Fascinate Android Development] AmanteNJ:
I noticed that the lock screen is gone ... how can i enable it? Puzzle or Glass once i pressed the power button it goes straight to my home screen
[Fascinate Android Development] djp952:
??? :confused: ???

I swear I did nothing to the lockscreens in 2.7 (it was a pretty minor update, actually). I checked my dev phone and my wife's phone and both have the Puzzle Lock in full effect. Switching to Glass also works.

Is it possible that some third-party app like WidgetLocker or even something like PowerAmp is messing with it? Did you maybe flash something extra on top of the ROM that might be incompatible (theme, battery meter mod, etc - they can all potentially cause weirdness).

I absolutely believe you that it's not working, I just can't come up with an explanation for it. The modules involved with the lockscreen are exactly the same as they were in 2.6 (probably all the way back to 2.3, but I didn't check that far back), so I'm pretty sure it wasn't something I did, and am certain it wasn't on purpose if I did do something.

Would you mind sharing what apps/mods you have installed? I can install them and see if I can duplicate the problem, and perhaps even find a solution for it. It may very well be a mistake on my part, but I haven't been able to find a scenario that kills the lockscreens yet. Sorry :(
[Fascinate Android Development] lord dredd:
i guess a bump is needed ;) for this awesome ROM and thread :)

regards
[Fascinate Android Development] yohobojo:
It also happens in Gummy 0.9... Still don't know why this happens....
[Fascinate Android Development] atomD21:
I have no idea what's up with some people's phones and the lockscreen issue, but I'm running the current Nightly of Gummy and my wife is running GW 2.7, both of us have perfectly functioning lock screens... :confused:
[Fascinate Android Development] rxwookie:
I'm running the 2.7 version of all 3 (Rom, Kernel, and Recovery) and my lock screen is working fine.

Assuming no 3rd party add-ons are running...

1.) Try going into Settings --> Display and

change

your lockscreen type (glass to puzzle or vice versa). Then test it. That might reset the ROM's understanding of your lockscreen.

2.) If that doesn't work, try going back into Settings --> Locations/Security and

changing the type

to get the phone to re-recognize your setting. For example, if you have no lock (puzzle or glass) enable a password or pattern. Then test it. If password/pattern works, switch back to no lock which should reset your puzzle/glass lockscreen.

If you have a 3rd party app running that changes your lockscreen (such as Mixzing player) turn that function off, reboot, and try the lockscreen again.

(Edits for this post are due mostly to the overly aggressive autocorrect on my keyboard.)

Sent from my Fascinate running GeeWiz Rom, Kernel, and Recovery
[Fascinate Android Development] lord dredd:
I donno but i have never faced the lockscreen issue ever TBH, although now a days i am using the aosp lockscreen that is posted by Nitsuj in his SC thread and its been working flawlessly since past few weeks.
[Fascinate Android Development] AmanteNJ:
For some strange reason i went to glass and puzzle lock screen for like 5 times and now it's back hmmm. dont know what caused it and nope i did not flash anything else besides the rom and kernel. now that it's back everything looks good. thanks again.
[Fascinate Android Development] djp952:
Wanted to give a quick update on what I've been working on the past few days. I've been trying to "properly" remove CDMA completely from the base ROM to create "GeeWiz Player", but have run into a great deal of trouble doing so.

So ... I've instead started taking a look at migrating the YP-G1 (Galaxy Player 4.0) ROM to the Fascinate. Had a lot of problems getting it to boot, but it's booting now with a couple ugly hacks. Some things are not working, but the majority of things ARE working. I just got Wifi up and running, as a matter of fact. GPS looks like it may be the biggest hurdle to overcome.

So anyway, I will spend a few more days on this with the intention of putting out an Alpha release for people to munge on a little.
[Fascinate Android Development] QuattroMechanic:
So is your "Geewiz player" rom for the people with non-activated fascinates?
[Fascinate Android Development] djp952:
That's the plan but it's being far more difficult than I was anticipating so far! I want a final ROM for when all our Fascinates have been deactivated and replaced :)
[Fascinate Android Development] QuattroMechanic:
That's cool.

So what's keeping the sch-1500 from 4G? Is it lack of the proper hardware?
[Fascinate Android Development] AuroEdge:
Trololo?
[Fascinate Android Development] QuattroMechanic:
Seriously?
[Fascinate Android Development] djp952:
Yes. The SCH-I500 "Fascinate" is a CDMA 3G device. There is no hardware support for Verizon's LTE "4G" network.
[Fascinate Android Development] djp952:
FYI, I've given up on the "GeeWiz Player" concept for now. Trying to get the YP-G1 ROM (Galaxy Player) to work properly has proven to be as hard as removing the phone/CDMA options from the stock EH03 ROM for me. These are changes above my skill level.

I think I would be better off and spend less time porting AOSP Ice Cream Sandwich to this device, and of course that's already been done, making the effort somewhat moot. The only value-add I can think of would be to bypass the "MTD" nature of all the current high-level mods and make something that would work with the stock partitions and RFS, but that doesn't seem like something anyone would want :(

I have one more idea to try, that would be to code up a custom RIL (Radio Interface Layer) that just kills CDMA/Phone and allows other things to work, but that would still feel like a pretty big hack that doesn't add a lot of value for anyone. What do you guys think? I gave it a couple tries and it's just not working out. Is this something that would really benefit us as our devices become obsolete and get replaced, or is this just a waste of time? I would honestly like to hear your opinions ...

FWIW, I am also working on GeeWiz 2.8, which I expect to be the final EH03/Gingerbread/GeeWiz 2.x release and is looking more and more like the "end" to GeeWiz altogether. I'm going to add some scripts to deal with the newer experimental kernel settings as requested and I have a really cool custom boot animation that was made for GeeWiz that I've yet to share, but unless Samsung releases that "Value Pack" for the Fascinate in the near future (which I find extremely unlikely), I think this may be it. I honestly believe that my contributions have run their course, and frankly it seems the lionshare of folks have understandably moved on from the Fascinate (or at least Gingerbread) at this point. All good, I'm very content knowing that for a short time I was able to make a few people's lives a teeny bit better :) :)
[Fascinate Android Development] scarfman4:
Speaking as one who hasn't been brave enough to try the new ICS MTD builds, I know your contributions will be greatly missed. You and the other devs (you know who you all are) have made our phones enjoyable, especially for a device that's been discontinued for so long.
[Fascinate Android Development] phxshadow:
I would like to say thanks for GeeWiz, it is a great development of the gingerbread os. I hated the stock version that Verizon had pushed out. Once i found this rom all was well again. Both me and my wife have it running on our fassy's. It makes this phone both stable and functional.
[Fascinate Android Development] JJ5150:
Sad to see it all go. I absolutely love GeeWiz... so much in fact that even tho I deactivated my Fascinate, I still find myself picking it up and playing with it. I use it to play my music on my home stereo, but the player kicks off after about 20 mins or so. I'm not sure what you were intending but I'm assuming it has something to do with this. I for one would love to have something on the Fascinate that allows me to use it for music and media without any hassles, even tho it's deactivated... I miss it.

The only reason why I use the Charge now, is the HDMI out. Pretty easy to throw a movie on in the bedroom on a whim... if only the Fascinate did that, I wouldn't be lugging this super heavy 4G LTE Charge around.

Much thanks and much love for GeeWiz... Indeed it was the best ROM I've ever used. :D
[Fascinate Android Development] AuroEdge:
Your talents will be missed!
[Fascinate Android Development] mezster:
I don't believe your efforts are a waste of time at all. I for one would love to have a rom that turns my phone into strictly a media player. Weather using voodoo sound or dsp manager, music on this thing sounds great and I will always use it to that end.

Oh and scarfmon, don't be afraid of ics, aokp is a dream. Phone flies now.
[Fascinate Android Development] weiserbyte:
Many Warm Thank You's

I am a closet Crack Rommer. I have been following you and Nitsuj for quite some time, and I must say, I know a great rom when I see it, and this is a great rom. The only other rom that has come close to its stability is Powerwash, stopped back September of last year. Hardware, functionallity, size, comfort in hand, ease of use, ease of modification, viewability...etc, the Fascinate is by far the best phone I have ever had.

I have been able to upgrade my phone for several months now, and cannot find a phone that has anything better than my phone going for it, except 4g. 4g is very nice, but not worth another 2 year contract or $499 in costs. As my wife said, about a Verizon commercial that says "That was so 29 seconds ago." She replied, "So this means I would have to wait a whole 29 more seconds than them? Not a good sales pitch."

Anyway, off topic, sorry. To get to brass tacks about your comment that people are moving on to bigger and better things, and away from the Fascinate, or GB at least, I cannot help but wonder how many are still dedicated to the Fascinate. Some people may just like to play with their, phones, but mine is my only phone and means of phone communication. I have never had a replacement, but have rommed this phone over 200 times, I am sure. Have "Potentially" bricked about 50 of those times, but the Fascinate is a beast when it comes to getting it back up. Even with an EFS clear in Odin. A quick call to Verizon, and I was back up with 3g.

Now, as for those whom have moved onto other roms, like AOKP, ICY, Gummy, and whatnot, I have been flashing all of those since build 27, and still have not found a rom that I feel completes EVERY task that I desire. In short, I ALWAYS return to a GB rom. If it isn't, Stock, it is Geewiz. To put it mildly, I see AOKP has potential, but it still doesn't give me that "comforting" feeling I get from a touchwiz rom, namely yours. Even Gps is workable. So, what I am saying is, if you decided to keep running builds on this rom, you have a loyal updater right here, as long as my phone's hardware still works. :)

Thank you Djp952
[Fascinate Android Development] scarfman4:
I second your views. It's not that I'm afraid to try the AOKP roms. It's that I don't have another phone to use so experimenting is few and far between, especially with all the travelling for work I've done lately. So I need a rom/kernel combo that just works. The combination I'm using right now (GW 2.6 w/ latest KGB kernel) is pretty stable and I don't want to jinx it just to try out the latest builds. I'm not eligible for an upgrade until October and can't afford multiple lines. So I'm glad that roms like this are still out here.

Btw I've had my phone on this combo for 520 hours without a reboot.

EDIT: I jinxed myself. A few hours after posting this I was trying to open a photo in the XDA app and it froze and rebooted. Oh well, 22 days without a reboot is very good.
[Fascinate Android Development] bmeek:
Maybe this isn't the best thread for the discussion, but what's wrong with just going into airplane mode to shut down phone service & data, then toggling on wifi if needed? Doesn't that make a simple player out of a deactivated fassy?

from my SCH-I500 using xda premium
[Fascinate Android Development] lord dredd:
guyz i am running this Rom since ages on my fascinate and really havent faced any issues whatsoever

just 2 days back had that lockscreen thingy people were talking about but thats about it really ;P

btw i wanted to update that i am using that FC27 radio from cspire Rom that was released a few days back I500USFC27

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1596662

i wont recommend anyone to flash it coz they might lose 3G , but would suggest you folks to use only the modem.bin instead ,

my data speed has got a real kick i gotta say :P

try it
[Fascinate Android Development] myi500:
battery popup and icons

How do I re-enable the battery full popup and put back on the stock battery icons, and disable the bootup/shutdown chime?

I have tried the hidden menu codes to re-enable the battery message but that does not work.

Any help anybody?
[Fascinate Android Development] scarfman4:
To reenable the full charge sound, go to Settings>Sound settings and check Charger Activation.

To disable startup sounds go into /system/etc and rename or delete PowerOn.wav.

To disable shutdown sounds go to /system/media/audio/ui and rename or delete PowerOff.wav.
[Fascinate Android Development] myi500:
Thanks for the help, any ideas about the stock battery icons?

again thanks.
[Fascinate Android Development] scarfman4:
Do you mean the stock blue horizontal battery that comes on EH03? If so there's an add-on for it in the OP.
[Fascinate Android Development] djp952:
First and foremost ... aw, shucks, thanks gang :D I really appreciate the nice words and well wishes from everyone. It was my pleasure to be able to be of service for a (short?) while and I'm both thrilled and flattered to have been a contributing member of the community!

GW 2.8 was *almost* posted tonight (it's actually uploading to MediaFire now - lol - oops), but I got a couple PMs that I want to address, one of which is from Zong00 who couldn't post here yet, and points to a nice Bluetooth audio fix. The other is from my friend JJ5150 asking for one final battery gauge mod, and I will honor that as well. I also keep teasing about a custom boot animation that was made for GeeWiz, and I assure you it will be available with 2.8 FINAL.

The Bluetooth audio thing will take me a day or two, since I have to find my old BT receiver and see if it does stereo to do a before/after check. If that doesn't have the capabilities I will contact Zong00 to test it for me :cool:

As for "GeeWiz Player" ... I took yet one more crack at it, and while I failed miserably again I have made a seemingly minor change in GW 2.8 that should help regardless. I changed the ROM such that Wifi will not be disabled when entering Airplane mode. That change needs a data wipe or a database edit that I intend to post with 2.8, but when you combine that with some other hacks/tweaks that can be entered with the hidden menus, it gets you really close to a "Galaxy Player" experience. It's not going to be ideal, but I think it's workable. I'm sorry I wasn't able to build you guys a clean "Player" experience that just eliminated all the CDMA/Phone stuff, but I assure you I spent many many many hours (weeks, actually) trying :(

Oh, one more thing .. I've opted to not include any kind of scripts that manipulate the LED backlight timer or in-call volume boost with GW 2.8 after all. I know I said I would, but that would once again link the ROM with the GeeWiz Kernel and I don't want to do that. I think it's really important for people to be able to mix and match to get the best possible experience. I will try to remember to post how to make such a script that would work against the GW 2.8 kernel, it's not difficult at all and is almost identical to the init.d sample scripts I've already posted. It's just using the ECHO command to write a value to a virtual file.

Short version:

- GW 2.8 was ready, but I need another couple days to address some new requests

- GW 2.8 is still intended to be the final version (sorry!!)

- GeeWiz Player concept was a bust due to my non-mad skillz, but I was able to tweak one thing that should make it a little easier and intend to post a reasonable set of steps to get there DIY-style.

- I'm both honored and flattered to have been a part of your lives for a short time :cool:
[Fascinate Android Development] djp952:
scarfman has the important bits totally covered above, but I just wanted to add that it's not possible to re-add the full battery pop-up notification with the GeeWiz ROM, it's been disabled in the source code. You would pretty much need to run stock to get this back, it's the first thing custom ROMs will kill off on you.

Out of curiosity, why would you want this notification? There is no real reason to unplug a fully charged Fascinate as the battery charger will disconnect at 100% anyway (this applies to both stock and custom kernels). Custom kernels like the GW kernel may kick the charger back on when the battery falls to a certain level to mimic how the device behaved with Eclair/Froyo, but even in those "olden" days the notification was seemingly useless.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to insult or flame you here. I'm just curious as to the rationale behind wanting the notification and what value that adds for you ... if I can be made to understand the usefulness, I can perhaps add an "extra" that re-enables it. No promises on that, you are honestly the first person that has ever asked to put it back, and that includes Mrs. djp952!! :D
[Fascinate Android Development] myi500:
I mainly wanted the custom battery and popup back to see how my battery lasted and to see if I still get the instant drop too 98% when I disconnect my battery, well that and to compare battery life. I swear my battery life is pathetic now adays. I mean it doesnt even last all day anymore, I might get 15-20 hours depending on use.
[Fascinate Android Development] myersw:
djp,

thanks for this kernel and will be using the new one once it is available. Thanks for not putting links into the ROM as I use the TSM Resurrection 2.2 ROM. This makes a very solid combination for me. My Fascinate works the way it should have when purchased FINALLY with this combination. I used your older GeeWiz kernel and ROM which worked well for me, but like the look and feel of TSM 2.2 ROM better. Good to have choices ;-)

--bill
[Fascinate Android Development] djp952:
You're welcome! It's always a toss-up whether to link thinks together like an OEM or not ... on one hand you get much better integration / user happiness, but you also ruin it for people like you that want to mix and match. I've been very pleased with the results of keeping things separated, not only does it allow for configurations like yours, it let me explore and learn Linux and Android as the two separate entities that they are :D
[Fascinate Android Development] djp952:
It is with both pleasure and remorse that I have posted the final base version of GeeWiz Gingerbread for the Verizon Fascinate:

GeeWiz 2.8 - ** FINAL ITERATION **

April 16, 2012

GeeWiz 2.8 ROM - 4.16.2012

Updated Google Play Books to v2.4.2

Updated Google Play Store to v3.5.16

Updated Google+ to v2.5.0.329322

Updated Google Maps Street View to v1.7.2.0

[MOD] SettingsProvider: Don't disable wifi in airplane mode (requires a data wipe or a manual DB edit to make this work)

[UPDATE-ZIP] An empty /system/init.d is automatically created and permissions are properly applied to it

GeeWiz 2.8 Kernel - 4.16.2012

Configurable touch-key timeout (see fourth post)

Configurable in-call volume boost (see fourth post)

GeeWiz 2.8 Recovery - 4.16.2012

No changes

As always it's already out of date as Google updated Maps after I uploaded all the files. It wouldn't be a GeeWiz release if you didn't have to download some manner of update after flashing it!

There are still a couple outstanding to-dos on my plate that I am working on, but they will be released as "extras" or patches rather than a full release. I am also working on a "howto" guide to configure a GeeWiz-based Fascinate as a "Player" device that does not require a contract/CDMA access to work. Stay tuned, I'm not dead quite yet (but the body is getting kinda cold)

I also want to reiterate one more time how much fun I've had working on this. I learned an amazing amount of things about Linux/Android, but the real fun for me was communicating with all of you. I know I haven't been able to make everyone happy and from time to time have even backed out of changes I said I would do (sorry), but I am thankful for and extremely pleased with the way everything has ended up. I hope that I will become a contributing member of the community again someday soon, albeit with a different device (and hopefully with source code - lol).

I hope that GeeWiz 2.8 holds up for everyone until their Fascinates are long gone and replaced. Mine is now a couple weeks away from it's contractual demise, but it's been a great device and I look forward to passing it along as a wifi-only device permanently in airplane mode to my niece and nephew so they can play Angry Birds well after they were supposed to go to bed and be asleep. My sister-in-law will love me forever for this.

:cool:

djp952
[Fascinate Android Development] lord dredd:
Its SAD , but then it had to happen really !!

I am personally Thankful for your efforts DJ

Its exactly a year when i bought this device and during this time i have used plenty of Roms , but GEEWIZ ran the smoothest and without any glitches whatsoever,

Infact just 2 days back i couldn't resist the temptation of trying out the AOKP ICS , but ultimately last night had to switch back to GEEWIZ :)

Thanks for the awesome work mate

God bless !!!
[Fascinate Android Development] JJ5150:
You even took the Fascinate out of your sig. OHHH THE HORROR!!! :eek:

Downloading the last piece of Fascinate History as a reminder that 'there shall be like no other'. :D

BTW... how's the Nexus working out for you? I heard reports of bugs, but love the demo of it. Got a new upgrade available on a line on the family plan... Thinking about getting it $150 with 2yr contract.
[Fascinate Android Development] rmtobler:
Funny this ROM saved me at least $250 upgrading to the galaxy nexus when I was frustrated with the Fascinate, and now the rom creator is giving up his Fascinate for the Nexus :(
[Fascinate Android Development] phxshadow:
I curious how everyone else's battery life is? Since i installed 2.7 i have been getting around 40 hrs on charge with light to moderate use. Today i used my phone heavily at work with emails,text,phone and web and still have 75 % battery after 15 hrs off charger. I have never seen this kind of battery life out of my phone.
[Fascinate Android Development] lord dredd:
mine is good considering SKYPE remains on all day

I am currently on 2.6 ROM only and trying out the FC27 kernel and modem coz they are giving me DREAM DATA speed.

but 40 , wow !!! great

looks like time to hit 2.7 again and may be 2.8 as well , ( with no data wipe of course )
[Fascinate Android Development] lord dredd:
DJ , Today i updated to 2.7 Systema and kernel both

but somehow the SAMSUNG TV bootanimation is gone

did u intetntionally remove that in 2.7 or its just me

coz i have been using 2.7 kernel but 2.6 ROM

today i flashed ROM and Kernel afresh for 2.7