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[Fascinate Android Development] djp952:
I have started a full 3G version, but it will take some time and a lot of theft from Cyanogenmod to get it working. I can't promise that a full version will ever come to pass, but honestly I would prefer that than going back to update the old Gingerbread GeeWiz :(
[Fascinate Android Development] djp952:
What ROM are you coming from?

Booting into Recovery once is expected when you use the "fullwipe" ODIN as it contains a sneaky automatic "wipe my data" command , but that should only happen once and then boot normally.

If you were running something that uses the "MTD" partitioning that the community has developed to try and make the Fascinate work more like a standard Android device, that has to be un-done first. I'm guessing this is the problem, but if you can give me more information as to what you were previously running, perhaps I can take a look and give you more appropriate advice? That's my best off-the-cuff guess ... if you have nonstandard partitions all kinds of weird stuff can happen if you flash something that's expecting the OEM layout
[Fascinate Android Development] lord dredd:
looks like am late to the parteh !!!

awesome as ever

Thankies and more thankies
[Fascinate Android Development] kuronosan:
Yea, I thought just Odining the partition with your Rom from work would work but I had to go ahead and Odin eh03 first. Everything works great so far. :)
[Fascinate Android Development] partaker:
Does it matter which version of CWM is used?

Is ODIN'ing the 3.0 fullwipe the best way to come from CM10?
[Fascinate Android Development] rxwookie:
No matter what your current Rom is... I would recommend ODIN'ing the stock, bloated Verizon EH03 first, get it here...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=23171859

That will reset your recovery partition and file system back to stock. Note: This is REQUIRED if you are coming from CM10 our any other AOSP Rom. Otherwise, you'll get stuck in a Recovery bootloop or worse.

From there, you can ODIN the 3.0 full wipe GeeWiz Media edition... and finally you can then ODIN any recovery you want so you can easily flash up/out (ie. CWM or DJ's own GeeWiz Recovery).

Just to repeat the warning again... this Rom has no 3g connection and has no phone AT ALL. It is basically to turn your phone into a Galaxy S Player.

Hope this helps.
[Fascinate Android Development] cuebask:
Put it on my kids (my old one) runs great. jb runs slow on those old phones I think. Lag between opening apps. Other than that prefect for wifi only/ kid/game phone
[Fascinate Android Development] djp952:
Yeah, I think we have to live with some lag here and there, especially with the way I chose to implement the OS (as close to how Samsung did it as I could). I've seen some data-heavy applications really slow down on me in daily use too. The Google version of the Browser seems especially annoying, I may ultimately opt to use the AOSP one, I've been very disappointed that they haven't fixed some issues that have been around since the first Jelly Bean builds. I also have trouble occasionally with my "Sonos Controller" application ... it just gets really slow on me, and takes the rest of the device with it. At least with the Browser I can say "hey -- my Galaxy Nexus does the same thing!" lol.

But hey -- thanks for the props! I'm really glad it's coming in handy for a couple other folks out here besides myself!!
[Fascinate Android Development] djp952:
GeeWiz Media has been updated to version 3.1 and removed from "Beta" status. Version 3.1 updates the core Android platform to version JRO03R (android-4.1.1_r6), and includes a small kernel change. The updated ROM/KERNEL can be applied to an existing GeeWiz Media 3.0/3.0.1 Beta installation without the need to wipe data. I would consider this to be an "optional" update, Jelly Bean R6 didn't appear to add much that this ROM benefits from at all, and the kernel update solves a problem that may or may not be something you've even noticed.

I need to add a changelog, but here's what's new in GeeWiz Media 3.1:

- No longer considered a Beta after a week of full daily testing

- Updated kernel with patch from pawitp that addresses a "microlag" issue in my video driver

- Updated core Android OS to version JRO03R (android-4.1.1_r6)

Check the first post for the links, and THANK YOU for trying out GeeWiz Media!

PS - There have actually been more than a hundred downloads of this ROM .. wow. It's about 8% of what GeeWiz 2.8 had in it's first week (and about 2% of what GeeWiz Froyo had in it's first week!), but this is a very niche/special implementation without much mass appeal and I wasn't expecting more than 20-30 people at most. I'm very glad that the ROM has some level of usefulness even without 3G support, and I hope to steal, er... borrow, er.. implement ... the necessary stuff to make a fully enabled 3G version soon. Not sure how that will go, and this Wifi-only setup is honestly my original intention as an endgame, but we'll see! Thanks everyone! :laugh:
[Fascinate Android Development] djp952:
GeeWiz Media has been updated to version 3.2. This is mainly just a refresh to keep it up to date with AOSP, but a few things have been changed/fixed as well.

Updated AOSP to v4.1.2, Build JZO54K

Updated Google Apps to build JZO54K (Galaxy Nexus)

Added support for Bluetooth Tethering

Enable bugmailer service for JZO54K, accessible through Settings/Developer Options/Take Bug Report

Increase default screen timeout to 1 minute **

Change default Notification Pulse (BLN) setting to off **

Change default lock screen to "None" **

FIX: Disable menu key when lockscreen is active

FIX: Automatically re-apply advanced settings when activity is launched

FIX: Support "recovery" and "download" commands when using ADB REBOOT

** These are only default setting changes, so your current settings will be preserved on an upgrade.

Also of note is that the "Full Wipe" version of the ROM will now format the main data volumes (DATA, DBDATA, CACHE) as EXT4 on first boot. The SYSTEM volume will not be converted automatically since there is no guarantee that an SDCARD will be present to handle the backup/restore involved. This provides a much smoother out-of-the-box experience for new installations.

Enjoy, hope this is useful to keep some Fascinates alive and out of the scrap heap!
[Fascinate Android Development] djp952:
A couple patches were posted yesterday for GeeWiz Media 3.2. These primary affect the 3G version of the ROM, but they are applicable to GeeWiz Media and have been tested:

GeeWiz Media 3.2.1 Patch (EDIFY Update-Zip)

- This patch addresses sporadic issues where the Wifi on/off toggle may hang, necessitating a device reboot to resolve it.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/dc1o1l3nj6371av/geewiz-media-3.2.1-patch-10232012.zip

MD5: 86b7d6720eb1e5e04a2aea23b1b4ce9a

GeeWiz Media 3.2.2 Patch (EDIFY Update-Zip)

- This patch addresses a compatibility issue with certain applications (WhatsApp Messenger, for example) that are incompatible with the way GeeWiz Media has implemented the DBDATA volume to store SQLite database files.

- After applying this patch you must uninstall and reinstall the affected application(s), clearing data on them is insufficient to resolve the issue, they must go through the entire Android install process again.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/2sz1mo4zrb137em/geewiz-media-3.2.2-patch-10232012.zip

MD5: 15caf7de590fe2669d2a28442e56db92
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The next couple patches to GeeWiz 3.x are not likely to be applicable to GeeWiz Media as they are targeted to addressing In-call issues, but if there is any overlap, I will post those patches to this thread as well.

This is a really quiet thread, but I can see from the download counts on mediafire that the ROM is *mildly* popular ... THANK YOU for trying my ROM, and I hope it proving to be useful for you. If you find anything that doesn't work, please let me know ... I will be out of pocket for the next 7 days but will catch up when I get back from Europe :silly:
[Fascinate Android Development] ice.candi:
This Rom looks perfect for my 5 year Olds game movie music phone...just 2 questions...1 does it have ggalaxy s settings for tv out capabilities? And 2 is there any dialer in it for 911 calls (single mom...just me and him and he has no idea how to use my s3 n no landlines around)
[Fascinate Android Development] not balanced:
Thanks

This has been running fine on my recently "retired" Fascinate.

No issues to report so far, everything is running smoothly.

Thank you for providing a use for phones that just can't be parted with.
[Fascinate Android Development] rxwookie:
@ice.candi

Sorry no one has answered you. DJ is out of pocket for a little while.

Unfortunately, there are no TV out settings that I'm aware of.

Additionally, there is no support for Cellular voice or data. The ROM is Wi-Fi only.

You could set up a Skype client on your sons device and on your own device that he could ring in case of emergency. You could, in turn activate 911.

I hope those things don't keep you from using this ROM. It's great for turning your phone into a Galaxy player.

Cheers!
[Fascinate Android Development] djp952:
Hi everyone! Back from Europe and have everything Hurricane Sandy dished out while I was away cleaned up, so it's back to business here for me tomorrow :)

> rxwookie, thank you so much for your response above, I appreciate you having my back like always :)

I used GeeWiz Media on my Fascinate while on holiday, and I had a couple problems that I intend to solve. The "3G" version has precedence right now as it has a more serious issue still, but I wanted to let you know what I found:

> The system alarms/notifications don't always appear as selectable items when the device is booted, and in turn that can cause them to default and not use the one you selected. It affects ringtones as well, but that's not really an issue for "GeeWiz Media". I haven't looked at this yet, but it's on the list.

> The GPS is terrible on the Fascinate, that's a known fact, but it turned out to be completely and totally useless outside of North America. In 5 days of trying I never got a single GPS lock. Granted it was overcast/rainy the entire trip which is bad for the Fascinate, but GeeWiz uses North America A-GPS (the Google default) data, and I really didn't expect it to be as bad as it was. I hope to find a more global set of settings for A-GPS that can be used here. I was stunned at how completely worthless the GPS on this phone is without that A-GPS data to work from.

Anyhow, just wanted to let you know that I'm back and that there are more fixes to come at some point. I'm kinda hoping that the Android 4.2 source becomes available when I have the solutions to these issues so I can give you a nice proper update with more than just a couple minor deltas in it :D

PS - I highly recommend Vienna, Austria as a travel destination for folks here in the US. Very very friendly people that are extremely tolerant of those of us that can barely speak German. The beer isn't as good as up north in Munich, but everything else was as good or better. We also hit Budapest over in Hungary which honestly is kinda like an old Baroque version of Queens, NY and wasn't really my cup of tea. If you like beer, pretzels and schnitzel, I think the ultimate vacation would be to spend a week in Munich, Germany followed up by a week in Vienna, Austria. I could very easily live in either of those places, I love them both. (My surname is "Brehm" and my heritage is German. Being anywhere near Bavaria invokes some weird genetic "home" response I can't claim to understand, so your mileage may vary of course - lol).
[Fascinate Android Development] rxwookie:
Anytime brother!
[Fascinate Android Development] ice.candi:
Thanks for the reply...I suppose I could also set up an internet calling account for calls too...only reason I really care is cause I have health problems where I randomly fall unconscious...and well the tv out is no longer really relevant being it was mainly for our summer home with an old school tv with no hdmi...but being that that was on a bad area of the Jersey shore doesn't look like we'll be there anytime soon...so this roms looking good for what I need it for...glad people are keeping these alive...as soon as I get my roms on my s3 to my liking I'll be working on his being cm7.2 just hasn't been working quite right or something...or he's been getting into things he shouldn't...lol...
[Fascinate Android Development] rxwookie:
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The best option is probably to set up a Skype account. Since you can't dial 911 via Skype, you'll want to find and program your local police number (traditional area code + number). As soon as you connect to them, tell them it's an emergency and they'll route you automatically to EMS.

As for CM7, it's likely the ROM and not your son. It's sweet and cutting edge, but not as stable as Gee Wiz.

Make sure if and when you switch from CM to either...

GeeWiz (full phone version)

- latest stable release (I'm currently running this one): http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=17899380

- latest beta release: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=33011149

or GeeWiz Media version (player only) - this thread

that you first flash back to full, bloated stock... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=23171859

Then make the conversion to GeeWiz.

Best of luck!
[Fascinate Android Development] ice.candi:
I have one more question about this Rom being it will be my first jb rom on the fascinate as my main focus has been my s3...I know with ics you couldn't get into recovery with the 3 finger method...does this work again ? When the phone shuts off the only way to turn it back on is by plugging it in or using a dongle and booting into recovery...not sure why but I'm sure it has to do with my husband dropping it in a fishtank, hence I've stayed on gb for so long...or if anyone has a suggestion to fixing the booting problem would be nice to but I find that unlikely...doesn't matter if the battery is full of dead same prob...looking forward to finally taking a break from tearing down my house and trying this out...I know if I flashed an ics Rom then odined recovery back to cwm for cm7 I could 3 finger w/o a bootloop...but that seemed to cause other problems especially with kernels. Sorry for the lengthy question, just want to make clear why this is even a question

Sent from my blackened liquid galaxy
[Fascinate Android Development] djp952:
The 3-finger recovery method relies upon the Samsung boot loaders, which are expected to be stock with this ROM, so my quick answer is "yes" on that. That said, a device that has been modified with any custom boot loaders won't necessarily work properly just by flashing what I've provided, even the ODIN version, as I do not include the boot loaders (too dangerous for my tastes). The *best* way to figure out if it's software or hardware would be to flash the complete stock EH03 (should be a link in the first post) via ODIN. That will put EVERYTHING back to stock for you, and if the problem is software will fix it :) If that works, I can all but guarantee that flashing anything I've provided won't break that particular functionality as I won't touch those partitions with a 10-foot pole :D

I had a Fascinate I got from eBay that wouldn't cold boot at all unless you went into Download (Yellow Triangle) mode and flashed something, that was a definite hardware issue. Something was fried and it always thought it was connected to USB, so it needed to be appeased and actually connected to USB before it would become useful. Worst $89 ever. lol.

My advice right now would be to try and restore the device to 100% stock (Gingerbread EH03) first to make sure that whatever is wrong was caused by software. If you are happy with the stock functionality working (google how to bypass 3G/CDMA activation as necessary), all your options are available again. Something like this Wifi-only ROM, or it's 3G-enabled counterpart could then be installed with a reasonable expectation of success, or you could go back to the more advanced "MTD" ROMs (Cyanogenmod/AOKP).

I'm not sure this was helpful, but the short version is to "do whatever it takes to get back to 100% stock. If it works, this ROM should work for you. If it doesn't work, it's probably a hardware problem and we can try to help you work around that problem" :)
[Fascinate Android Development] djp952:
GeeWiz Media 3.3 has been posted to the main page:

GeeWiz Media 3.3 ROM/Kernel (EDIFY Update-Zip)

http://www.mediafire.com/file/ys78u8vu4eskl5x/geewiz-media-3.3-syskernel-20121205.zip

MD5: 08ede7274908ec7775efc1b3be098060

GeeWiz Media 3.3 ROM/Kernel/Modem/Recovery/Data Wipe Full Update (ODIN)

This will delete all user data from your device, replace your RECOVERY with GeeWiz Recovery as well as replace your modem with the EH03 revision. Your data volumes will be formatted with EXT4 on the first boot

http://www.mediafire.com/file/kmmcfd0dei61wk4/geewiz-media-3.3-fullwipe-20121205.tar.md5

MD5: f52fe8f94b0f48b6ea776db496e6dbbe
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Version 3.3 is a minor but recommended update as it improves the battery life when Wifi is enabled, which is pretty much all the time for this ROM!

Changes:

[3.2.1] Fixed problem where enabling/disabling Wifi would appear to hang and necessitate a reboot of the device

[3.2.2] Fixed an incompatibility with some applications (WhatsApp Messenger, for example) that are incompatible with the way GeeWiz Media 3 has implemented the DBDATA volume to store SQLite database files

Completely new audio HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer). This HAL was developed to solve a ton of voice call problems with the 3G version of GeeWiz, but it does have some tweaks to the input microphone gain that could be valuable for this ROM as well. For the most part, you shouldn't notice any difference here, but inside it's all shiny and new

Removed an ill-conceived file system tweak that was actually slowing the device down and I believe was causing the semi-random missing list of available Notification and Alarm tones.

Disables an internal Bluetooth setting that was incorrect and causing a small amount of extra battery drain, even with Bluetooth OFF

Enables enhanced Wifi power management while the device is sleeping. This change should notably improve the battery life of the device when Wifi is ON

It's mentioned on the main page, but you can upgrade GeeWiz Media 3.2.x in-place to 3.3 without wiping data. Just install the EDIFY update-zip version using your favorite recovery, sit back and wait while the "Android is upgrading" process takes place (I suggest a nice cup of English Breakfast tea), and you're done

As always, please let me know if you run into problems and I'll do my best to resolve them for ya. The folks out here are great as well and are always willing to jump in and help ... ask away!

Enjoy! :highfive:
[Fascinate Android Development] Necromancyr:
I'm definitely thinking of using this - I want to setup my Fascinate as a Squeezebox and IP-remote in my basement/theater room. Had one quick question - what exactly does this mean:

Fascinate Dock audio simulates a true USB audio device for seamless output path switching

Is it just that the audio out on the dock works? Or something else?
[Fascinate Android Development] djp952:
Mainly yes, but I changed the kernel and the OS level stuff around a bit so that it's much more seamless than it was originally with Samsung's code. If you turn on the "Line Output" setting in Settings/Dock, whenever the device is docked, audio will be played through the dock automatically without needing to push any extra buttons or any special support from the applications. Essentially, it works like I think we would have expected it to out of the box :)

On this ROM, I also have another setting in Settings/Dock called "Maximize Volumes" that can be enabled if "Line Output" is enabled. What this does is automatically set all volumes to 100% when the device is docked, since it's supposed to be a line-level output. When you undock, it restores the volumes to what they previously were so your speaker won't blare at you. I made it optional since people might be using the output for headphones or something where line-level audio isn't desirable.

I bought another Fascinate from eBay and an extra dock from Amazon, and now that device is in the living room running this ROM. We use it to control our Sonos audio system, and on occasion the Media Center PC (although a real remote still rules that roost). When it's docked it provides a nice digital clock that replaces the one on the old Roku Soundbridge that was there prior to the Sonos system. My original (dev phone) Fascinate has a dock on my nightstand and it serves as my alarm clock as well as being another system controller. Hint: when the clock is on the screen, tap it to dim it.

Sorry, rambled a bit on you here. I'm just excited to see somebody else that may want to re-use their old phone rather than tossing it :D It blows my mind how many smartphones that could be used for other things are discarded.
[Fascinate Android Development] rxwookie:
Going GeeWiz Media

Looks like my Fascinate will join the ranks of GeeWiz Media editions. Ran across a great deal (straight up, no contract) on a Razr Maxx that I couldn't pass up. 4G alone was worth the price.

My son has been begging for an iPod Touch... I think I'm going to give the old Fassy to him to play around with. The ODIN of 3.3 was seamless and very well done. Good job!

Thank you so much for keeping the old phone alive and kicking for so long. It's going to have a second life... not bad for a phone I dropped $50 to begin with 2 years ago! I plan on staying very active in the threads, as long as djp is here... I'll be here too.

As an aside, I find it amusing that I've had Jellybean on it (a 2 year old device) for awhile now and the Razr Maxx doesn't have it yet!

Cheers!
[Fascinate Android Development] djp952:
Guess I better start working on the Android 4.2 update and get that camera/gallery fixed up for ya! Glad to know you're sticking around and yeah, once you've gone 4G anything less becomes a glorified MP3 player rather quickly ;)

This ROM is my personal favorite. Working on the 3G version has been challenging (and fun too), and many things came to light over there that made this one better as a result, but this was always the project I wanted to accomplish. With most (all?) of the 3G version specific issues taken care of, from here forward they should move pretty much in tandem.

Up next ... Android 4.2! :fingers-crossed: It's gonna be a big job and much will break, undoubtedly the camera will get worse - lol, but that's what makes this stuff so much fun. Well, sharing it is actually the most fun and rewarding part, but you have to build something before you can share it with others!!
[Fascinate Android Development] Necromancyr:
Ok, that's what confused me. I thought that's just how it worked! :)

And definitely. I'm redoing my media setup now that Logitech killed Squeezebox (morons) and it seems putting SqueezePlayer + a SqueezeRemote App on my Fascinate is WAY less than trying to grab a touch at this point...and much more versatile.

Only wish there was a way to do a digital out to my receiver but...in the grand scheme of things...I doubt it would make streaming audio and mp3's sound better :)
[Fascinate Android Development] bbrad:
Will be using this when i finnaly deactivate my fascinate :thumbup:
[Fascinate Android Development] Shakes The AssClown:
How long should it take to boot up? I Odin'd back to stock...repartitioned. I Odin'd the full wipe version but it is just taking forever on the boot up animation X. Did something get messed up cause it's been like this for about 10 mins already.
[Fascinate Android Development] djp952:
10 minutes is definitely too long, the initial boot after flash is long but more like 3-4 minutes. Did it boot ok after the stock eh03 flash? I realize this was several hours ago I apologize. My initial suggestion is to reflash in odin, battery out, and remove tbe sd card before booting. Ive seen random ( and back in froyo days probably not relevant) stories where stuff on the card can be problematic when upgrading. Long shot buf definitely reflash at least once more without the battery installed