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[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Re: [ROM][US/INTL YP-G1][V1.1] R.E.D.D - Now In Blue!

I'll look into overscroll. The thing is, I like ics and higher's overscroll, but gingerbread isn't as smooth and kinda bugs me (at least the overscroll on klassic did).

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] diazlaz:
REDD on Player 5

Hi All,

OK - i tried to flash REDD on my Player 5 and could not get it to work, stuck in the samsung screen. Here are the steps i followed:

1. Using odin3 - i flashed back to factory stock

2. Using odin3 - installed US Kernel DD_01142012.tar

3. Booted into recovery

4. Cleared All Caches, Factory Reset

5. Installed heimdall-suite-1.3.2-win32, installed driver

6. using heimdall, flashed factoryfs.rfs in redd_1.1_heimdal.zip package

7. rebooted

8. re-applied installed US Kernel DD_01142012.tar using odin3

9. Booted into recovery

10. installed YP_G70_patch.zip

11. rebooted

Is that right ?

Thanks

-LD
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Re: [ROM][US/INTL YP-G1][V1.1] R.E.D.D - Now In Blue!

Thank you for testing!

Did you try seeing if it worked before flashing the patch? Your procedure sounds proper. I think I am going to change approach and just port all my changes to a 5.0 rom.

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] diazlaz:
RE: [ROM][US/INTL YP-G1][V1.1] R.E.D.D - Now In Blue!

Yes I tried without the patch. That would be great. I will test your next update when ready ?

Sent from my RM-820_nam_att_100 using Board Express
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] the playa!:
Looks like I ran into a brick AGAIN because i forgot to wipe data.. IM SO DUMB!! D:

Now, EVERYTHING I try to fix the brick isn't working, even the YPG1HeimdallRestore... What should I do? :crying:
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Re: [ROM][US/INTL YP-G1][V1.1] R.E.D.D - Now In Blue!

Hold on, can you please describe what exact state your device is in and what you did to get there? You can't get a true "brick" by not wiping data, only a bootloop. What were you doing when something went wrong?

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] the playa!:
Its stuck on the Samsung logo..
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Re: [ROM][US/INTL YP-G1][V1.1] R.E.D.D - Now In Blue!

The solid one or the pulsing one?

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] the playa!:
Solid... There's no glow on it.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Re: [ROM][US/INTL YP-G1][V1.1] R.E.D.D - Now In Blue!

Can you boot into recovery? (power +volume up)? Also what kernel are you using?

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] the playa!:
I actually didn't have any kernel... And no I can't boot into recovery.. When I press power+volume up, it goes to the Samsung logo.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Re: [ROM][US/INTL YP-G1][V1.1] R.E.D.D - Now In Blue!

You always have a kernel, lol. If you haven't flashed a custom kernel that means your on the stock kernel. Can you boot into download mode? (power+volume down)? Also, what rom were you on and what rom were you flashing when this happened?

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] the playa!:
Well... I can boot into download mode, that's why I am trying to flash the recovery but so far I'm having no luck. :(

And I was on stock ROM.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Re: [ROM][US/INTL YP-G1][V1.1] R.E.D.D - Now In Blue!

Does heimdall recognize your device? (go to the utilities tab, then hit detect device while your device is plugged in and in download mode).

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] the playa!:
Yes it does, my bad.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Re: [ROM][US/INTL YP-G1][V1.1] R.E.D.D - Now In Blue!

Okay, and what recovery package are you using? Zaclimon's full recovery or just factoryfs.rfs and zImage?

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] the playa!:
The YPG1HeimdallRestore...
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Re: [ROM][US/INTL YP-G1][V1.1] R.E.D.D - Now In Blue!

That is the one from zaclimon's thread, correct?

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Re: [ROM][US/INTL YP-G1][V1.1] R.E.D.D - Now In Blue!

Can you describe your procedure of flashing the recovery?

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] the playa!:
Uh.. In the Heimdall Firmware Package section, you put the thing over there. And then when it finishes extracting, you load the package, repartition and flash. That's how I've been doing it
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Re: [ROM][US/INTL YP-G1][V1.1] R.E.D.D - Now In Blue!

Okay, can we switch to PM?

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Re: [ROM][US/INTL YP-G1][V1.1] R.E.D.D - Now In Blue!

Check your inbox

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] the playa!:
Check your inbox now. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Didn't you get my reply?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] the playa!:
Ok, I unbricked it AGAIN.. LOL
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] WHib96:
Is it possible for you to allow for the screen brightness to be turned down further than stock in your next update?

Man, if that is possible, that'd be so great with aiding battery life. I don't even know if it's possible though lol.

Question for you, concerning v6 and your rom. From what I've read, in order to get "100%" supercharged you need you patch the services.jar. However, I did not do this and I'm currently at 100% supercharged. Have you made a tweak in the rom that has already patched it? If not, I might need to see about doing that in order to help boost v6...Because right now, it is not making my device run like a "bat out of hell". It almost seems that just turning up the minfree values seems to have done more than this...Which is sad.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Re: [ROM][US/INTL YP-G1][V1.1] R.E.D.D - Now In Blue!

Concerning screen brightness, I have wanted this myself for a long time, but I don't think it is very feasible, since other devs far more experienced than me have failed to figure it out.

Concerning v6, I never heard of it needing a patch to fully work, and I have implemented no such patch. I have had the same experience as you with v6 (meaning not a lot of improvement), so I think it is more for those budget phones with 256mb of ram and such. Our devices seem to have sufficient ram and ram management, so that I/O deficiencies cause problems long before ram does.

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] the playa!:
Ok look... I have TerraSilent on Stock Rom, how do I fix EFS now? Yes, I know there's already a post, but if someone can explain it thoroughly, it would be great. :D

I just NEED ICS on my player, and sorry again for giving you guys difficulties.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] WHib96:
Man...That's a let down. The minimum brightness on the 4.0 is in my opinion, far too bright to be the minimum. It's annoyed me ever since I bought it how it drains the battery. And even with rootdim locked on the minimum setting, it likes to crank itself back up a little bit...Blech.

Yeah...I guess I'll try more aggressive settings and we'll see what they do. However, it seems that turning up minfree values works best for me. People demand that multitasking is a good thing, but I sorta disagree...Multitasking on a mobile device simply to me just doesn't seem very practical. I mean I do like it, but for what it sacrifices I don't think it's worth it, at least on our ram starved devices.

I'd actually like your opinion here. What have you personally found works best for you when it comes to ram management and I/O and all that good stuff?

---------- Post added at 07:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:16 PM ----------

I'm no expert here (practically just a novice), but from what I've seen, Zaclimon would be the person to send a PM on that. He seems kinda like the ICS on the 4.0 expert. At least the expert that is still around.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] goldflame09:
do NOT send zac a pm. he is not in the best mood to deal with this again

playa, i want you to answer these questions:

1. if there a file on your sdcard called efs.tar

2. do you have a backup of the efs on your computer.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] the playa!:
Yes, there is a file by the name of efs.tar but no I don't have a backup of the efs on my computer.... ACTUALLY, is the file that I uploaded the one?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Re: [ROM][US/INTL YP-G1][V1.1] R.E.D.D - Now In Blue!

Remember those instructions I pm'd you about flashing terrasilent with heimdall? Do the same thing, only instead of selecting "kernel", select "EFS", and instead of choosing the zImage, choose the efs.rfs that you backed up. If your efs backup is called efs.tar, I am not sure if it will work with heimdall. You could ask zaclimon about that, but PLEASE don't bug him to much, as I am sure he has other things he is occupied with.

Note: please try not to fill this thread with unrelated stuff such as this. A better place to ask would be in a recovery thread. Personally, I think zaclimon explains how to restore the efs pretty clearly in his recovery thread.

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] goldflame09:
ill post this here for your info also.

the efs.tar CANNOT be flashed in heimdall. i dont think that the playa has a backup of his efs in general which sucks because there is no way to recover that info.

and ya. pls do move BACK to the recovery thread

---------- Post added at 07:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:32 PM ----------

yes it is. TAKE THAT FILE DOWN NOW. that is it but you dont want people stealing that info.

you are going to have to manually install that again.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] the playa!:
So how do I manually install it? Can you send me the answer through PM? I think I'm filling up all threads...
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Re: [ROM][US/INTL YP-G1][V1.1] R.E.D.D - Now In Blue!

Really, since coming back to stock gingerbread, I haven't had to tweak much in these aspects. The stock I/O scheduler is cfq, which I think is pretty good. Many people say converting to ext4 is a huge boost to I/O performance. While benchmark scores support this, I find the custom kernels needed to perform the conversion minimize any improvement. Tegrak is a great tool to overclock if you don't want a custom kernel, and is well worth the money. I use that tool the most right now, since I can adjust overclock, cpu governor, I/O scheduler, and cpu levels all with the one tool. I don't like overclocking past 1.2ghz, since performance gains are small over that, and I'm sure it stresses your hardware more.

As far as ram management about the only thing I do is clear all background applications in task manager before playing a heavy game. I am very hesitant to use apps that are constantly running such as Tasker, grooveIP, and Skype. I am also careful in keeping the number of apps installed down. When you get more than 75 apps, expect to have less and less free ram. One final tip is be very careful in choosing a launcher to use. Go launcher may run smooth, but when you use it all other apps will suffer. Try to find a launcher that has the right amount of features and is lightweight enough for you. I personally use lightning launcher, but it is a nightmare for new users.

Hope this helps you out!

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] natkingcole:
Why are you even bothering ijimaniac in his thread about a GB based ROM if you want ICS on your player. How do you even eat, cook or go to toilet if you act this helpless all the time? People need to ignore you (at least things that were already mentioned) for some time so that you learn how to help yourself by searching and reading through threads.

If you don't have EFS (like me) then you have to stick with GB, if you want a lockscreen+shutdown menu you need to flash Ethereal ROM by Hanthesolo. Media scanner will run all the time because of missing EFS: Download "rescan media root" to disable media scanner.

Seriously, why do you want ics so badly? It's a nice to have, but GB is still more stable, the Terrasilent Kernel is still offers the best battery life and camera does not work in ICS. Our player is pretty fragile, old stuff.

Get yourself a new android phone with a stable stock firmware, so you don't have to flash anything. There are FullHD phones from China for less than $200.

Yes cfq as mentioned works best with our player IMO. If you want a fast daily ROM follow ijimaniacs instructions. I personally ONLY use it as a music player since I have a tablet. As a music player I don't need performance but very long battery life. I undervolted minus 75-125mah for 1000mhz to 100mhz. Set min clock to 100 and maximum to 200mhz. Governor is OndemandX. PowerAMP plays just fine, no lag. If you want to do other stuff you can set the clock speed with the widget of antutu cpu master higher with just a swipe.

Battery life is insane for a only 1200mah Battery. More than 30 days standby and more than 50 hours music playback with stock player. around 35 hours with PowerAMP
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] the playa!:
I'm assuming ICS is faster.. and better, even though GB is stable.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] goldflame09:
sent you a pm

one of the last few i have going to you
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] the playa!:
After efs' restored, HOPEFULLY i won't have any more problems.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] joemhewitt:
Re: [ROM][US/INTL YP-G1][V1.1] R.E.D.D - Now In Blue!

What would happen if I flashed the CWM version on my 5.0?

Sent from my ZX Spectrum
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Nothing good, since the /system partitions are different on the 4.0 vs 5.0.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] WHib96:
Righteo. Thanks man. Might try out that lightning launcher. I found this, and I thought you might have interest in it http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1691169. It's a list of a bunch of launchers, and it shows approximately how much ram each of them use.

You say you have the paid version of Tegrak? Answer me this. Is it possible, with the paid version of Tegrak, to undervolt on our stock kernel?

V6 did not seem to do anything for me, so I'm just putting that away. I think I'll just try messing around with the minfree values in auto memory manager. It's crazy how so many of these speed hack things don't actually do anything, and are just placebos.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] augiem94:
Re: [ROM][US/INTL YP-G1][V1.1] R.E.D.D - Now In Blue!

Does this have the CRT off animation? I didnt see it in the changelog.

Sent from my USA Galaxy Player 5.0
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Re: [ROM][US/INTL YP-G1][V1.1] R.E.D.D - Now In Blue!

Yes, I can undervolt with the paid version of Tegrak. I read an article about undervolting somewhere on xda by some guy who really knew what he was talking about, and he showed how undervolting can only save an average of 2-5 percent of your battery life. I have found that to be true as well, and I don't find it worth it considering it drops the stability considerably.

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Re: [ROM][US/INTL YP-G1][V1.1] R.E.D.D - Now In Blue!

Nope. I tried implementing it, but never figured it out.

Just an update for you guys, I am really torn right now between staying on gingerbread to keep developing this rom, or switching back to ics. The latest cm9 builds are pretty stable, and now that the home button is working, I love it even more. The app quality of ics apps is astounding compared to gingerbread. At the same time, I would hate to leave you guys with gingerbread in a lurch. I am leaning towards releasing one final version of R.E.D.D, then switching back to ics. What do you guys think?

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zamuz27:
That'd be great. I'm on CM9 right now and it's fantastic, but there are still issues that make me want to go back to Gingerbread until they are resolved, most notably the camera, and in general Gingerbread just feels snappier. If and when I go back to Gingerbread I'll definitely be using R.E.D.D., so It'd be good to have one final release (hope you haven't forgotten about overscroll glow, if at all possible!).
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Re: [ROM][US/INTL YP-G1][V1.1] R.E.D.D - Now In Blue!

Overscroll is on my Google keep to-do list (another reason I like ics) :D

I agree with you 100% about gingerbread being snappier, and it seems to play games slightly smoother. While NOVA 3 can actually sorta run in HD mode on ics while gingerbread can't (the effects make it freeze), low quality mode actually runs smoother on gingerbread.

One last question; would you guys be okay with me removing the clock from the status bar, since I put a clock in the notification pane? I have removed it for personal use, and like it better that way (much less cluttered), but what do you guys want?

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zamuz27:
Personally I wouldn't mind not having the clock on the status bar, I always look at the time somewhere else (lock screen, notification pane, home screen widget).
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] WHib96:
Ah, okay. I'll let it be then.

Concerning you moving on back to ICS, what ICS rom would you move to (just curious)? I personally bought my player with it being a universal device in mind. I practically bought it so that I could use every feature it has. I bought the sucker having gaming, camera, web browsing, email, school, alarm, and music in mind. I want everything to work, because I use everything. Thus, I'll probably always be on Gingerbread, since ICS may never be fully stable on the 4.0. They say ICS is faster, but a slight speed increase is not worth the loss of stability in my mind.

Plus, I'm already getting great battery life. I don't want that to change. The only thing that could improve my battery life is being able to make the screen darker, and that's impossible. So any rom I flash, whether it be ICS or not, I can almost guarantee will drain my battery faster, which is a BIG no for me.

Concerning the clock on the status bar, I actually would like for it to stay. I don't find it to clutter the status bar at all, and do look at it every now and then.

If you do choose to release a final version of REDD before you move on to ICS, I want to request that some of the button colors be changed/fixed. For example, go into the clock app. Go into any alarm settings, and you'll have the choice to pick what time and what sound the alarm will make, etc. The save and cancel buttons LOOK like they're grayed out. The same is with the "force stop" button for apps. It personally bugs me, and that would be the only thing I ask you do before leaving this rom. I'd show a screenshot, but I don't feel that's needed. Let me know if you want to see one though.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] augiem94:
Re: [ROM][US/INTL YP-G1][V1.1] R.E.D.D - Now In Blue!

If you upload the framework-res.apk i can implement it for you if you wish

Sent from my USA Galaxy Player 5.0
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Re: [ROM][US/INTL YP-G1][V1.1] R.E.D.D - Now In Blue!

I'm actually on ics right now, but I'll get you the framework-res.apk when I go back to Gingerbread (should be today).

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Nvm, I got it! I don't remember what guide I used before, but boy was it wrong. All I had to do was modify one line :P
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Okay, just got overscroll done, I'm on a roll :D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] augiem94:
Re: [ROM][US/INTL YP-G1][V1.1] R.E.D.D - Now In Blue!

Woot!

Sent from my USA Galaxy Player 5.0
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Argh, so much for being on a roll!

I've been trying to edit some XML in SystemUI's resources.arsc (which I have done before without a problem), but for some reason whenever I push the modified apk, the device freezes when I unlock it (and there is no status bar). I've tried every trick I know (reinstalled framework for apktool, restarted with a stock apk, etc), but can't get the stupid thing working. :(

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zamuz27:
Would it be at all possible to make the notification area controls customizable?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Like lidroid? I'll work on it.

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zamuz27:
Awesome, thanks a million!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Nvm.

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
I got lidroid working, now I just gotta make it look good :rolleyes:

Does anyone have anymore requests?

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] WHib96:
Well just to confirm, you did see my request, right? You never did reply to my post affirming or denying my request, so I kinda just assume you saw it...

IF you didn't, my request is that some of the buttons in certain apps be fixed so that they don't appear grayed out. I've attached a screenshot as an example. The save and cancel buttons appear to be grayed out. It just kinda annoys me a bit.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Yeah, I've been trying to fix that, but there will inevitably always be a few apps where it looks like that, since I inverted the button text color in the framework but some improperly designed apps will use their own text color (xda app as an example).

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] TheKryptonite:
So does it work on the 5.0?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
My plan is to get all the mods done, then make the 5.0 version. Since i think I'm about done with modding, expect the next release in the next few weeks.

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
So, I just experienced a weird bug in my rom. So we all know how if you rapid tap the android version in about device settings it will show that crazy picture of zombies? Well, I went to do that, and it crashes and reboots when I try. Bummer :P

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zamuz27:
That's weird. I just tried it on the current version of redd and it shows up fine. Maybe the bug has something to do with toast notifications? (Like the one that pops up when you see the zombie thing - "Zombie art by Jack Larson")
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] WHib96:
Wow, I never knew about that. Haha, works fine on my device.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] WHib96:
Have you seen this? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1576356 Supposedly a mod that allows you to decrease the minimum brightness levels on Android. Looks legit, and has good feedback. I'm still on a quest to find a way to lower the minimum brightness :) Then surely I could make my battery life last a week lol
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Thanks, I just tested it with the terminal command he gave to test it, but still no success.

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] augiem94:
Thats because the file is at /sys/class/backlight/s5p_bl/brightness not /omap_bl/ it may be different on the 4.0 but that worked on the 5.0

Sent From My USA Galaxy Player 5.0
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Yeah, I know - I changed it to s5p_bl before testing it.

You say it worked for the 5.0, how low did your brightness go?

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] augiem94:
It seemed to go down to the normal lowest level. Not sure if the result was impacted by my kernel though. The exact command i used was "echo 1 > /sys/class/backlight/s5p_bl/brightness"

Sent From My USA Galaxy Player 5.0
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Yeah, it went down to the lowest regular level for me too, but what we are looking for is a way to go lower (As in so low you can't see it unless it's dark).

Sent from my YP-G1 running R.E.D.D