yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] omvir:
5.5 uses the normal driver, and 4.8 uses the super quality driver...I think. Also because we are on a similar setup in terms of ROM/SuperSU so I just told you to do what worked for me lol.[emoji14]
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] Joy Bangla:
5.5 uses v4a version 2.4.0.1 and 4.X uses the 2.3.4.0 version of the app. OP recommends 4.8
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] unibombz:
Cool man, makes sense to me -- I am really enjoying your recommendation -- I hear the difference big time. Solid mod ! Love it, can't go back now lol

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Appreciate that too man! Thanks :)
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
Stock audio effects disabled?

What music player(s)?

Is that right?!

I was afraid the omissions in 4.9 would not sound as nice as 4.8. That proves to me that Z5 Premium Marshmallow audio calibration database is definitely worth the effort to make it as compatible as possible! :good:

You can experiment with build.prop lines by reading the contents of /sdcard/TweakProp thoroughly. :good:

He provided perfect, sound advice the whole way just so you know! :good:

Just dirty flash between roms, SuperSU remains if systemless. :good:

Attach your stock file from your rom zip and I'll take a look. Oddly enough, I haven't tested auxiliary since this new edit method.

Thanks for the info, as soon as I get a chance I'll post the Permissive method I came up with using a discovery from another user. :good:

Thank you. :good:

Attach your audio_policy and I'll take a look. :good:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] whizinc:
here it is, attached and yes its stock and original without any changes straight from rom zip! Thanks alot man! :good:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
Flash this in recovery while on Android N to avoid forced reboots into Safe Mode. :good:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] nericollin:
The latest version I'm seeing is 4.8.1.xyz

Is there a 4.9 version that was posted somewhere in the thread?
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
Any issues with using your stock audio_policy that you've noticed?

Here you go. :good:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] miladmaz12:
Stock audio effect are disabled. Spotify works. The one that doesn't is Soundcloud.
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] whizinc:
Nope i haven't noticed any issue whatsoever. Whats up with it? Is it not capable to be edited to your policy?
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] hunting_:
Thanku sir here is my d855 audio policy
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
Attach your audio_policy. :good:

It looks to need no modification. :good:

:good:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] whizinc:
So what can i do to make SoundCloud work? Is there any possibility? If not, then its totally fine. :) Thank you so much for your constant assistance!
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] miladmaz12:
:eek:

How do I do that?:cowboy::cowboy:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] whizinc:
So what can i do to make SoundCloud work with V4A? Is there any possibility? If not, then its totally fine. :) Thank you so much for your constant assistance!
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] derekr44:
Awesome. Thanks! It got rid of the safe mode.

Funny thing is, after flashing this fix, flashing any of the Viper zips doesn't seem to install anything... (LOL, never can win, can we?)

I went through the updater-script and walked each line through one by one, and it seems like TWRP can't push files to /system. I mounted system under Advanced, but I get an ERROR: 1 whenever I try to manually copy a file, like one of the lib files in the Viper zip.

This is low on the priority pole. I'll keep poking.
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
Flash in recovery. :good:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] unibombz:
Quick question about the audio-profile in the op which is a zip

zip contains folders "kernel" and "profile"

you copy both of these folders to >

/data/media/legacy/ViPER4Android

/storage/emulated/0/ViPER4Android

Results:

/data/media/legacy/ViPER4Android/kernel/

/data/media/legacy/ViPER4Android/profile/

&

/storage/emulated/0/ViPER4Android/kernel/

/storage/emulated/0/ViPER4Android/profile/

Then you "load effect profile" from settings tab in the viper app ? correct?

I don't mind my settings, but someone suggested I try the op....
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
Ohhh, not good. I shouldn't have used the permissive zip updater-script as a base looks like. Here's one with the lines I always use and sets permissions individually. See if this helps. :good:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] derekr44:
I'll grab this in a second. Trying to wipe and recover from a backup to see if flashing order is pertinent.
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
Restore to backup before flashing the previous Permissive zip and flash the new one instead. :good:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] derekr44:
set_perm_recursive() expects 5+ args, got 4
Updater process ended with ERROR: 7
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
Yes, but I think I finally figured out how to do a proper flashable zip with the correct permissions if you want to test it for me. :good:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
Geez, I forgot to change that part of the line lol! Incoming...

Edit*

Here you go [MENTION=66313224]derek44[/MENTION], my apologies. :good:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] derekr44:
You're doing too much at once, man!

Marriage first. Marriage first. Marriage first...
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
Lol, no doubt! When I'm absent for stretches of time you know exactly what I'm troubleshooting lol! :good:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] derekr44:
Been there, done that. 15 years and 5 kids will do that to you. Plus you can't exactly be a crack flasher in that aspect of life. :laugh:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] pkgnex:
I've searched the thread and couldn't find answers on these questions I have:

What is the difference between the 4.8 versions in the OP and the 4.8.1 version I've seen floating around here and another thread or two?

and

What is the "driverless" version for?

TIA to anyone who knows the answers and has the time to reply!
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] adm1jtg:
[MENTION=4445176]guitardedhero[/MENTION] no idea if this helpful at all but if you recall I had the issue on 4.8 where after 5-10 minutes the called on the other end wouldn't be able to hear me at all. Disconnect and call again and would be fine for a few minutes then do it again. Very consistent. Well I know your playing with all kinds of "4.9 changes" with audio policy and such but I have been following the thread and seems the issues aren't completely resolved. So I loaded up 4.7.1 stock viper thereby simplifying the entire setup. Even on this base setup I still had call volume issues they could just barely hear me. restored the exact same backup but BEFORE I installed any viper and the problem is completely gone.
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] derekr44:
Alright, gotta come back to this later tonight. I think I borked some system files in between all of this. I get a createtarfork() error when attempting to backup and I can't seem to flash anything at the moment due to ERROR: 7. Finishing up work and driving home.

Thanks for the guidance!
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] unibombz:
Flashed the zip, but I think the files went to the wrong location

check via screenshots

those 2 folders SHOULD be under the Viper DIR should they not ?
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
No doubt about it! :good:

4.8.1 adds the Xperia Z5 Premium Marshmallow audio calibration database which introduced volume issues for many. The driverless versions do not preinstall a driver, allowing v4a to install the appropriate driver as the chosen Super Quality driver preinstalled in other versions is not compatible with every device.

Out of curiosity, does your v4a speaker profile lower the Output Gain at the very bottom?

Be sure to get in the habit of selecting Copy Log to SDcard in TWRP before rebooting. This will tell you and me exactly what's happening. :good:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] chikimonke:
Married 8+ years, 2 kids, what do you think those long bathroom breaks are for? Gives a whole new meaning to "crack flashing"...
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] pkgnex:
Thank you!
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] adm1jtg:
Out of curiosity, does your v4a speaker profile lower the Output Gain at the very bottom?

I would have to reload back 4.7.1 as I cant stay with a partly working phone even short term. If its important enough I can reload and test again but if that what you would like let me know whatever you can think of you want me to test as I will have to revert shortly after running whatever tests you want.

Just as a reminder I am on a shamu with yasop rom ver 1.10 which is r24 and running the roms own custom kernel.
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
Lol, no doubt about it! Married 13 years next month and have a ten year old son named Jackson (Jack). :good:

:good:

That's what is so weird, as you have the same device I have and test everything with. I strongly suspect a setting or profile that is causing this.
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
Copy /system/etc/audio_policy.conf to /sdcard, rename /sdcard/audio_policy.conf to audio_policy.conf.zip, and attach /sdcard/audio_policy.conf.zip to a reply in XDA by tapping Manage Attachments. :good:

Disable stock audio effects. I'll take another look at your audio_policy. :good:

What is in the ViPER4Android folder? And what permissions are the files?
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] whizinc:
My rom does not have stock audio effects because its already debloated and i read in its changelog that stock audio effects has been removed from the rom, however i also flashed the zip of v4a which cleans and deletes stock audio effects so im pretty sure stock audio effects isn't present. And thank you so much for taking a look again. You the man! [emoji106] [emoji106]
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
If you're still experiencing no processing after disabling all stock audio effects then try flashing this in recovery. :good:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] whizinc:
thanks alot man! Going to flash right now. Thanks again! Really appreciate your work!
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
You flashed MusicFX Installer and AudioFX Remover? After that, disable MusicFX:

Settings > Apps > Menu > Show System > MusicFX > Disable

Reboot
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
What exact ViPER zip did you install? What does /data/media/0 look like?
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] whizinc:
Looked the system apps section and disabled the audio fx also. Flashed the zip you provided and still no processing of SoundCloud on both fx compatible and normal mode, however i noticed that after flashing the zip you provided i have to select fx compatible mode to even get processing on stock music player app. Anyways I really appreciate your help man! Thank you! I think my device's audio policy is really stubborn haha. Thanks alot again man. [emoji106]
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] unibombz:
What is in the ViPER4Android folder? And what permissions are the files?

-----

storage/emulated/legacy/kernel > (applies to profile directory as well)

owner + group = r-w-execute

others = execute

OP stated this path = /storage/emulated/0/ViPER4Android [path currently does not exist]

data/media/legacy/kernel > (applies to profile directory as well)

owner + group = r-w-execute

others = execute

I am thinking the .zip you had me test; extracted directories to the wrong path... because MY profile I saved is in: /data/media/legacy/Viper4android/Profile/

I am assuming I should move both kernel + profile folders into /data/media/legacy/Viper4android/

as for /storage/ not sure, as it conflicted with the OP... or that .zip when flashed, extracted to: /storage/emulated/legacy/ and not /storage/emulated/0/ViPER4Android

Guess all I need to know are the correct paths in /storage/ and in /data/

I am not too concerned, I like testing and learning this mod on-the-go.

hope that helped... no rush, hit me back whenever, I am content with V4a , great mod !
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] derekr44:
Hahahaha! Best post today.

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Yup. I saw the error in the twrp log. It was a corrupted Daydream.apk that broke the backup process. I took the opportunity to completely wipe and try out the new permissive zip on a clean slate. I'm happy to report that viper is fully functional on N with MVK and Atmos.

Booyah
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
So you flashed MusicFX Installer and AudioFX Remover and still had AudioFX installed? What about MusicFX? Can you provide the exact name and location path of AudioFX?

Thank you very much for testing and reporting! :good:

This zip should do it I think.

:good:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] hilfloskind:
Sorry if this was already asked, but can you flash 4.8.1 atmos directly over an existing 4.8 install or do I need to dirty (or clean) flash the phone before I install 4.8.1?
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
Here's another to try. I noticed you had no 48000 hardware output at all. :good:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
Yes, 4.8.1 will install just fine over 4.8. Installing 4.8 over 4.8.1 would require a dirty rom flash to remove the extra files that 4.8.1 contains that 4.8 does not.
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
I downloaded the new ALSA update the other day which was released on 20163103 in a .tar.bz2 format. I have been unable to do anything with it and was wondering if someone could help me out. It looks like the files have to be built once extracted. Here is the archivefor those who want to see what can be done, thanks! :good:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] tatomolina11:
I have a question, does it works on Sony Xperia Z3+ Dual Marshmallow 6.0
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
I see no reason why it would not. :good:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] krepsz:
Hello!It is compatible with my Viper M8 5.01 rom on Htc Desire EYE?
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
For sure. :good:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] krepsz:
wich mod i have to use to listening music on my Charge 2?
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] mns:
Pls advise which V4A version for S4 I9500, Omega V28 rom 5.0.1 rooted Enforcing (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2232887). I've tried ViPERAtmos 4.8 & 4.8.1 Sony Beats Edition but always asked to install driver and Atmos fc when opening.

Thank you.
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] simple man:
ViPERAudio 4.8 Sony Beats Edition.zip, is what worked for me Nexus 6 Shamu.
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] pandza88:
[MENTION=4445176]guitardedhero[/MENTION]

Just wanna report my experience.

I did clean ROM install, removed audiofx and flashed musicfx. Then flashed 4.9. Disabled musicfx.

Sounds on my phone were so quiet. Everything sounded wrong.

I changed audio_policy. Still no luck.

Dirty flashed 4.8 over 4.9. And still quiet sounds.

Then dirty flashed my ROM, changed audiofx with musicfx and I got the best quality yet.

Hope this was somehow helpful. :D

Edit: my device is nexus 5 hammerhead running Android 6.0.1.

Послато са Nexus 5 уз помоћ Тапатока
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] mishko:
Sorry to bring this up again but I get a Dolby Mobile Audio Effect FC upon every reboot although I have permissive kernel, enabled storage permissions, disabled Musix fx and so on. All the effects seem to work though.
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] heleos:
If you dirty flash 4.8 over 4.9 it wouldn't have removed the 4.9 specific files, so that's likely why you didn't notice a difference until you dirty flashed the rom to remove those files
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
If you dirty flashed your rom without installing a ViPER package but installed MusicFX, then you are only using MusicFX with your rom's stock sound libraries and effects. Unless your rom doesn't wipe system in the process which is rare.

Dolby Mobile Audio Effect is not in the mod and should be disabled.

It's confusing but this scenario actually would have made 4.8.1. 4.8 has ALSA that 4.9 does not contain but the acdb that 4.9 has would remain.
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] dingermtb:
Yes, both Kernel and Profile folders should be inside the Viper4Android folder (DDC folder as well, if you have it)

Sent from Outside the 9 using my ZombieKnot SGS3
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
I was brainstorming something fierce all night long and might have finally broken through my biggest obstacle yet since creating 4.8.1. I want you guys to furiously test this and let me know what you think, especially those experiencing any volume issues in the past. This release also seems to perform best with MusicFX ENABLED and I am experiencing the greatest sonic enhancement by far in my initial testing this morning. It's unreal. This is a return to my favorite 4.8.1 with even more additions and is working flawlessly on Android N which 4.8.1 never did and required a stripped down version. This bodes well for everyone I believe. :fingers-crossed:

ViPER|Atmos™ 4.8.1-TP REDUX Audiophile™ Sony™ Beats™ Edition​

Changes from 4.8.1:

/acdb installed to /etc as well as /system/etc.

/system/lib/acdbmapper.so returns.

/system/lib/libV4AJniUtils.so symlinked to /priv-app returns.

An even more complete audio_effects.

tweak.prop support with a suggestedtweak.prop of ALSA entries.

Audiophile™ Profiles preinstalled.

MusicFX is recommended to be Enabled before or after flashing.

Copy suggestedtweak.prop.zip to /sdcard and rename as /sdcard/tweak.prop before flashing 4.8.1-TP REDUX.

:fingers-crossed: :fingers-crossed: :fingers-crossed: :fingers-crossed: :fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
Fixed now! :good:

I sure hope 4.8.1-TP REDUX is as epic as I think it's going to be! The absolute most banging version that is the most complete ever! I was like a kid lying in bed Christmas Eve night. I had to pretend to sleep until morning so the wife wouldn't blow a fuse lol! :good:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] dingermtb:
I still need to familiarize myself with tweak.prop lol. Been testing experimental builds of Exodus 6 on my d2spr, testing new test version of SkyNet Rising, getting myself more familiar with my new OnePlus X (thanks again to the Exodus team) before unlocking bootloader and rooting (tomorrow), and having a 3 year old (he's so needy, lol). So yeah, been slightly busy. Oh, and playing Dead Island: Riptide, lol. Gonna try today to get familiar with it though. I wanna know what i'm doing when it's released instead of blindly flashing (no pun intended)

Sent from Outside The 9 using my Exodus ZombieKnot OnyX
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
Blindly do it this time. ;)

It is plain and simple, your /sdcard/TweakProp folder and information is way more comprehensive than is necessary. :good:

Download the suggestedtweak.prop.zip I added under 4.8.1-TP REDUX.

Copy suggestedtweak.prop.zip to /sdcard and rename as /sdcard/tweak.prop before flashing 4.8.1-TP REDUX.
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] mishko:
Oh I see. Don't really know where that app (?) came from, I assumed it was related to your mod. Found something called "Dolby Service" in my apps-list. Is that related to your stuff or should I remove it you think?
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] dinaps86:
When you say place suggestedtweak.prop.zip to /sdcard I'm guessing you mean through twrp file manager I'm clean flashing
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
Dolby Atmos and Dolby Service are the apps and share icons. :good:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] derekr44:
Don't tease me
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
If you're clean flashing, go ahead and boot up, make sure sufficient /system space is available, make sure MusicFX is installed and Enabled. Download 4.8.1-TP REDUX and suggestedtweak.prop.zip, copy suggestedtweak.prop.zip to /sdcard and rename as /sdcard/tweak.prop.

Boot to recovery

Wipe > Advanced > Dalvik Cache, Cache

Install > 4.8.1-TP REDUX

Reboot

:good:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
Don't worry, friend!

Ever since the first report of unacceptable behavior from 4.8.1 I have been going insane to get it to work without any compromises, by far the most difficult challenge I've faced with this entire series. 4.8.1 was too good and better than all consecutive versions to restore compatibility, that I simply could not toss it and act like it never existed. 4.8.1 absolutely did not work on Android N, which I'm still on, and this REDUX version blows it away! :good:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] shah.bhavik4:
M currently on 4.8 so can i directly flash through twrp or dirty flash the ROM is recommended
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] ramrastus:
Hi bro I have two doubt,

#1 I have already uninstalled/removed music fx. I'll flash this latest version without musicfx installed ?

#2 wipe anything or dirty flash ROM before flashing this latest version?

And I have already tweak.prop n sdcard just replace with your suggestedtweak.prop ?
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
Should be fine. I would delete the build.prop lines first.
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
You can add the lines under BACKUP=y to your existing one while ensuring a blank, empty line exists at the very bottom and save changes.
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] shah.bhavik4:
Can u suggest what to delete and from where to delete as m new to it and sorry for such silly question
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] derekr44:
Yup. This is much better already. Install was flawless. Sound is cleaner. Highs are much more crisp. Feels like I'm listening to FLAC files.
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
# ViPER|Audio™ # and # SONY effect # lines.
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] ramrastus:
Bro when i extract the suggestedtweak.prop zip always its show bad zip can't extract it..

So can you upload it once again pls :)

Edit : Got it bro
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
Get some FLAC if not already in your library. MusicFX ENABLED or disabled?

Just need to hear reports from users unable to use 4.8.1 in the past. :good:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
It's not a zip, I meant to include .zip in the renaming instructions if I missed it.
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] unibombz:
I will manually delete the directories now. However I am curious what the kernel folder is needed for, I understand the profile folder, was curious... thanks

I will try to flash the zip and see what happens

So the op has the correct path, or has that changed (I am mainly concerned about the /storage/ path)

Thanks
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] guitardedhero:
IRS files for Convolver (UI Setting > Expert) are stored in /ViPER4Android/Kernel. :good:
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] derekr44:
(Sorry, meant FLAC, not OGG... I blame that on driving to work.) MusicFX enabled. I defrosted it and turned it on before flashing.

I stream everything (G Music, Spotify, DI).
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] stueycaster:
Is the tweak.prop needed on my Verizon Note 4 Dev Ed with a permissive kernel or is it for the Nexus? Also by sdcard do you mean /storage/emulated/0 or the physical sdcard?
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] dingermtb:
Wrote the info in my handy, dandy notebook (sorry, 2 hours of Blue's Clues). Gonna flash now (clean flash). I wanna check out the awesomeness today, then put on my OnyX tomorrow??

If it's even more epic than any of your other builds, I can't wait till phone boots up.

Sent from Outside The 9 using my Exodus ZombieKnot OnyX
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] shah.bhavik4:
K thanks done it successfully

But there's one problem music fx is not getting installed even though m experiencing audio improvement so any suggestions for installing music fx
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] unibombz:
Perfect, the new .zip worked fine for file location. I couldn't delete the older files from /storage/ oh well -- I will be doing a clean flash in the upcoming future I am sure when new ROM revision comes out. Thanks for the .zip makes it much easier :) I will be handing this off to my friend as well

Thanks agian v4a RULES !
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] -iHackerz-:
Is there really a noticeable difference between 5.5 and 4.8 driver? I always flashed 5.x but does 4.8 produce a better sound or? Thanks in advance, sorry if the question has been asked before.