yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] raptor170:
No you do not, if you are coming from sultans lp ROM than you will have to undo his virtual partition, but if not, flash and enjoy ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] modrate:
i have no idea why , i love this rom but 0 luck in stability :/ i flashed it in both ext4 and f2s2 and it startsup and everything be normal until sometimes i unlock it and it reboots , when playing games it heats up alot and shutdown , how do i make a logcat ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] raptor170:
Next time it shuts down or RR, if you could before it starts up again, pop the battery, boot straight into twrp and copy both kmsg and last_kmsg from /proc/ and paste the file elsewhere on your phone, SD card etc. And post those files if you could. Logging is disabled by default to speed things up can't remember the terminal command off hand to re enable, I get back to u on that
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chris4824:
To enable logging enter echo "0" > /sys/module/logger/parameters/log_mode

Into terminal..

Also what governors and CPU speed were you using..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] aadi90:
Thanks brother downloading it right now ;). Lets hope for the best
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] raptor170:
I should add in the op tho that the first boot after installing ROM can be long , like 10-20min long so refrain from battery pull lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] aadi90:
Sure

Haha sure brother i knew it already so no issues with that i will be flashing it in few minutes.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] raptor170:
Cool cool, keep us posted :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tekkieg:
anyone had the issue when clicking the WIFI button in the pulldown to shut it off and the system reboots......
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] raptor170:
Next time it shuts down or RR, if you could before it starts up again, pop the battery, boot straight into twrp and copy last_kmsg from /proc/ and paste the file elsewhere on your phone, SD card etc. And post the file if you could.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Xx Jafours xX:
Same exact thing just happened to me this morning.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Xx Jafours xX:
I have a couple questions for you guys regarding this Validus ROM. Please take your time to read them.

I installed Modern Combat 5: Blackout on my phone (T989D) running your Validus ROM and upon entering the game, the screen becomes dark blue. I can only see the controls then - nothing else. I tried re-installing the game, but to no avail. Apparently, it seems to me that it's a problem with the Validus ROM, as even after extensive research I was unable to find a solution to this problem - or even a single person with a similar problem. Please provide any help you can. I'm really looking forward to having this game work on my phone.

Another problem I've been having ever since I flashed this Validus ROM on my phone is that some things respond to me with a little delay (such as much of the Setting page buttons). In addition, the Apps Drawer seems to be 'lagging' when I swipe left or right. Same thing happens to the stock internet. Is that intentional or possibly a fault in the ROM? Don't get me wrong, the Launcher and plenty of other things are wicked fast. It's just these select few things that make me rethink whether this ROM is fast as advertised. ;) It most certainly is in many aspects.

What I've also noticed is that the phone heats up more than it should on, for example, having 4 different apps (such as Play Store, Internet, and other small apps) or playing games such as Temple Run. I'm not an avid phone gamer, but I'm almost certain that on my previous ROMs this problem was non-existent.

I also managed to soft-brick my device while changing the partitions to f2fs from Ext 4. Instead of only changing the /Data, /Cache, and /Internal SD Card I also changed /System and /Preload, thinking that it would also buff the speed of the System. When I went ahead to reboot, I got a message saying "No OS installed! Do you want to reboot anyways?" Sure, I rebooted into a black screen. No OS. ;) Luckily, I was able to install the Validus ROM again (transferred file from my computer, NOT using USB Storage due to it just not working. I downloaded it when it was on main TWRP screen. I suggest you tell them to change /Data, /Cache, and /Internal SD card and put emphasis on NOT changing /System and /Preload to f2fs.

Disregarding these problems (and that animation full of skulls when you reboot into recovery from system, update apps, etc. ;)), I think it's safe to say that this is the best ROM out there for SGH-T989/D phones.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tekkieg:
ksmg file from last RR

when i try to upload this file as a .txt file this is what it says "Your file of 896.0 KB bytes exceeds the forum's limit of 512.0 KB for this filetype. "
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Xx Jafours xX:
Try either one of these:

1. Try compressing the file.

2. Try changing the file type.

3. Put the file in a folder and upload that.

4. Give up? ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tekkieg:
I zipped it....last_ksmg inside

enc. is the zip with last ksmg
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chris4824:
there is nothing wrong with that last_kmsg.. You restarted the phone into recovery with no problems.. do what [MENTION=5212860]raptor170[/MENTION] said

The idea is to do it when the problem happens
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tekkieg:
will try again when it does it

this was from the last RR ....

will try to catch it again and see what happens..

thanks for all your help Dev!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chris4824:
no prob.. that file gets recreated everytime the rom boots up..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] vakkah:
best lollipop rom for galaxy s2 sgh-t989 "hercules"!!!

i must say this is easily the best lollipop rom that i have used for "hercules"..

i find it to be quite stable and fast..

apart from a few quirks while using a wired headset during phone calls where the audio "disappears" as soon as the call is sent to the background, everything else seems ok so far.

battery life is looking good and will test it after a full charge/full day of use over the weekend..

additionally, i'm using a modified pit file with /system@1.2GB, /data@8GB, /internal sd card@4.7GB..

sure feels good to me..

good work xda!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chris4824:
Glad you like.. Enjoy..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Xx Jafours xX:
I've had this Recents panel problem as well, and was very disappointed when I noticed this... That was until I found out about the "Omni Switch" app that comes with the Validus ROM. Enable the "Omni Switch" app to replace that (access it from either from the "Settings menu" or by accessing the app from the Apps Drawer). It has many more options, pops up EVERY time you press the home button, and can be customized!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cdnron:
Great ROM but having a few issues with it so far. I understand, to be expected with a WIP. The issues I have come across are:

1. Phone reboots when turning WIFI off/on

2. Notification lights blink on an alert but then constantly stay on until the notification is cleared

3. Sometimes on reboot the phone will stay on the Validus logo and never make it to the OS (this happens very infrequently, just have to hold the power button until it resets)

4. Issue with the recents panel as other people have noted (I just use Omniswitch)

5. The install process is rather tedious. I ran into issues that others have as well. After install, it just either sits at the Validus logo forever or keeps rebooting before it ever makes it into the OS. I tried official TWRP and the recommended one with no difference. What I finally had to do was:

a) install the recommended TWRP

b) boot into recovery, wipe, install Slim LP, reboot and let it settle

c) reboot back into recovery and format the data, cache and internal SD as f2fs

d) install the Validus ROM

e) reboot and let it settle into the OS

f) reboot back into recovery and install gapps

g) reboot back into the OS and all is good!

6. This one's not really an issue, just a suggestion. I love the theme. The only thing I would change is the flying skulls animation on reboot. I'm sorry if I offended you raptor170, for me, it makes the experience kind of cheesy. Other than that, the theme is awesome.

Overall though, this is a great ROM, best LP ROM I've tried on the T989. It's fast, battery life is decent, definitely recommend this one.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] raptor170:
Wow great writeup. With regards to the notification light it is meant to stay on to signal that there is a pending notification. I'll notify Chris hall about the issues stated above and about the skull animation. And more updates are coming in the near future :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Xx Jafours xX:
I myself would give this ROM a two thumbs up for the overall experience and performance. I have also experienced every one of your issues listed (except the problem with installing the ROM). However, I personally am not too concerned about any of these problems. A problem that I feel needs to be addressed more is the ROM's incompatibility with many of the games. I tried many, and I repeat, many times to get the desired games to work on this ROM, unfortunately to no avail.

Modern Combat 5 would work, but upon entering the game, everything becomes blue. Worldoftanks Blitz would heat the phone up quite a bit (don't feel it too much due to the phone cover), and for no apparent reason would close on me after the end of every battle. Other games wouldn't even run. It would seem that the CPU is by default tuned up higher than other ROMs, which makes the phone heat up (others complained about their phones shutting down due to overheating). Raptor170 and Chris4824, this ROM is, as I previously said, hands down the best T989/D ROM yet. But please have the listed problems fixed (especially the problem of overheating and not being able to run many games) so that we can also game on this ROM. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cdnron:
The problem you are having with games is likely compatibility with Lollipop, not the ROM. For example, do a Google search on LP and Modern Combat 5, numerous people are having problems with it, even on stock current gen devices. I've loaded a couple of stupid little games and they work fine. I'm more concerned about phone functionality over whether it will play games though.

---------- Post added at 12:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:35 PM ----------

Ah ok. With regards to the notification light, would it be possible to add in an option to have them stay lit for a certain amount of time? If not, it doesn't matter. I just ended up turning them off because they were pretty much lit all of the time.

Thanks for supporting this device.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Aahz Pervect:
While I've also experienced quite a few of those problems, the major one for me is having app data/settings reset after the reboot caused by turning wifi on/off. I did skip a release or two as I was on Sultan's CM12 and only recently decided to do a proper partition resize with the PIT file and go back to Validus.

Anywho, I noticed that the instructions for how you got things working are also the default install instructions for Candy:

Wipe in TWRP -> Install ROM only -> Boot and let it settle for 10mins -> Finally reboot into TWRP and flash GApps.

I wonder if that above order would simply be helpful on all of the 5.x ROMs until things are more sorted upstream. I've been testing Candy, Slim, and Validus since doing the partition resize and, so far, Candy has been the most stable but now that I've seen your post I'm going to go back to Slim and Validus and install them using Candy's instructions and see what shakes loose.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Xx Jafours xX:
You can disable notifications from showing up on your Lock Bar (thus disabling the notification lights from lighting up after every notification). Hope this helps!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chris4824:
Whats up guys.. Been working hard on 5.1.. Google made alot of changes.. Try to answer some of the questions for you.. As for the games.. Personally I don't play games on my phone.. Maybe a few but as stated please check compatibility with lollipop and also look at reviews for the games to see if others are having issues.. You could also grab a logcat.. As for bln notification. I'll try to explain why it would not be a good idea for timer to go off.. The s2 does not have a notification LED so we are hacking the button LED for notification.. In doing this (flashing) needs to have a wakelock set since there is no official notification control led for the s2.. Now after the set flashing timeout, the wakelock is released and since no wakelock is needed to just have the LED on then that way is better.. The LED uses very, very little battery but it is an eye sore but we make due with what samsung gave us.. Now with the shutdown skulls you can try this.. find a shutdown ani zip from the web or take the startup ani from /system/media and make a copy and name it shutdownanimation.zip.. That should work.. Thanks for supporting Team Validus..

Chris
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] raptor170:
For the app settings data loss, might be because beastmode is built into the ROM and fsync is disabled by default for speed. You could DL trickster mod and enable fsync and set at boot
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Aahz Pervect:
Enabled fsync; first reboot Trickster complains about an 'improper shutdown' and the setting doesn't stick. Second reboot fsync sticks but 3 apps were magically uninstalled (XDA being one of them of course lol)

Restored the apps via Titanium and everything seems fine now...I'll just leave that WiFi toggle alone and wait patiently for whatever you're working on. :p

Thanks for your help and thank you and everyone else doing awesome work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] junio07:
Theme Problem

great rom. smooth and a lot of extra features.

but themes are not applying or working with this rom :( .
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chris4824:
This rom is already a themed rom.. Meaning the theme has to support Validus Roms.. Its not a bug.. Try different theme
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] vnation:
VoIP and Video call working?

voice call and video call working in this rom??? i.e tango ,skype video call working?? whatsapp voice call working in this rom??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cdnron:
I know sometimes the theme engine can be buggy but any theme built for CM 12 should technically work.

---------- Post added at 09:04 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:41 AM ----------

Thanks for the clarification on the notification LEDs. I guess I'll just leave it turned off since I don't like having the LEDs constantly lit. I did as you instructed for the shutdown animation and that works great, thanks! One question though, why not just use the same animation? The startup animation is polished and unique and the rest of the ROM is polished (though I just noticed that the Settings/The Void/Lockscreen/Clock widget menu bar isn't themed, just white). The shutdown/reboot animation reminds me of the After Dark Flying Toasters screensaver for Windows 3.1. Wow, showing my age with that reference, but that's what it immediately reminded me of. It just doesn't seem to fit the polish of the rest of the ROM. I'm sorry if I've offended you at all.

Thank you for all of your work on this ROM and looking forward to the 5.1 release!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] junio07:
in these screenshots i'm using minimaterial theme. it works with other lollipop rom that i've tried with no problem. i know that this rom is Already Themed. but what is the point of putting cm theme engine if it doesn't work??? I've tried other themes too

like euphoria, jolly b&w etc.. but same problem. i like the darkness of this rom but i'm not into green. ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chris4824:
Tell you what.. Our source code is up on github.. Change the theme to your liking and compile it.. If not then enjoy what I give you for free.. In the mean time look at this theme

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smooth.material.dark&hl=en

It supports our Rom..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Xx Jafours xX:
I've tried every one of these applications and they all work flawlessly on my phone. Instant messaging, etc. work on this ROM too. This ROM is definitely something to keep.

P.S. Chris4824, I think the problem with game incompatibilities was the Lollipop version. I got MC4 to work on my phone, and it has very impressive FPS! Not a hint of lag in this game. Thanks a truck load for your hard work and bringing this ROM into existence for SGH-T989/D phones!

Regards,

Xx Jafours xX
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] vnation:
AHA, i should try then,,btw what about battery draining?? i found it drains so fast than kitkat.:confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] raptor170:
Battery drain is about normal, this ROM tho has been optimized with beastmode by [MENTION=5105835]Cl3Kener[/MENTION] or chet kener, for superior performance, user experience. Tho with lil tweeking with the kernal (change gov/scheduler, max CPU etc.) You could conserve battery but take hit on performance
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Xx Jafours xX:
In my personal experience, that's not the case. I think its battery life is exactly the same (if not better) as compared to KK, JB, or even ICS for that matter. The phone lasts me days on end even after continuous usage.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Lumamaster:
EDIT: Never mind, fixed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] raptor170:
Original post updated. Alright guys 5.1 is here thanks to [MENTION=993377]chris4824[/MENTION]

Here's also additional installation notes https://plus.google.com/102963633024291347601/posts/GPdFfbgkyRB
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] modrate:
this time , the rom works perfectly but when i try to connect to wifi and enter password it says failed to save network , i tried to reboot but wont work until i made my wifi unprotected ( without password ) then its connected , wonder why this happens ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wvuravens-fan:
This is a known issue. The development team is working on it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Xx Jafours xX:
I tried the updated ROM the day it was release onto XDA. but seeing as the were to many problems with it, I decided to switch back to the previous one (I had made a backup.) Here are my issues with the updated version of this ROM:

First off, once I update the ROM, I was unable to connect to any WiFi network - it just said it was unable to connect. The Mobile Network was not working either, this rendering my phone/messaging apps useless. This must mean that my radio requires an update, but the problem is that I cannot seem to find any new/compatible radio (don't know too much about radios...) It's funny how the previous version of the ROM was compatible with its radio version, when is updated version is not.

Second problem is with the Omniswitch. Now, in the previous version of this ROM I was able to activate the Omniswitch app by long-pressing the home button (if Omniswitch is enabled, this button is automatically enabled.) Unfortunately, that's not the case with the 5.1 ROM. So now the only way that I can enable Omniswitch is by swiping the side of the screen; long-pressing the home button activates the default Recents panel.

Another problem I've encountered with the updated ROM is that the notification bar is rather plain now ;it status one colour, unlike the previous version. It doesn't change colours as you switch between apps (something I thought was cool.)

So overall, think I'll just stick to the previous version of the Validus ROM and wait for another update. I might switch over to the updated ROM if I'm able to find a compatible radio (if any of you guys know of one, please tell me.) I've also noticed that the phone tends to lag when swiping the homescreen and such. But until I get my WiFi and Mobile Network to work on the updated ROM, I'm sticking to this one.

Regards,

Xx Jafours xX
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Aahz Pervect:
Chris posted a test kernel for the wifi issue: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=96039337900114828

edit: Just flashed it and both my wifi and mobile data were up and running on-boot. (before I'd have to manually get them going after each reboot)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chris4824:
Alright.. So alot of you has been asking about a donation link, so I got one set up for those who feel the need.. Also don't forget that alot of the credit goes to Team Validus.. I merely maintain the Hercules to work with LP5.1, along with a couple of other devices.

Donation link is below

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=JHKXZW7NJ52V6
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RealPariah:
Nope, damn, same issue after reboot. I had to let Wi-Fi fully connect to something before mobile data kicked in at all. I screenshot APNs screen in mobile networks to show error I see before I Wi-Fi connect and attaching [if I kept restarting it prolly would have also eventually connected] feels like something is starting too quickly and tripping a security measure of some kind like maybe is SE Linux started in a restrictive state then toggled to permissive at some point during boot maybe? I did flash newer kernel earlier.View attachment 3274754
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chris4824:
did you wipe cache and dalvik cache?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RealPariah:
I hadn't, but just did and this went oddly...

First boot after clearing cache it froze on package 5 [com.Google.Android.gsm (or swap Google and Android or could have been just Android and gsm could have been gms but auto correct likes gsm which should be the correct acronym for mobile data related package I believe (sorry my short term memory can suck at times)). By froze I mean spinning icon froze. It rebooted itself several seconds later, and didn't drop to cache generation screen so I ended up after 10m holding power button for 10s to force restart. This this boot it went through but I saw above listed package was like 53. Now it could be 2 separate packages with gsm one with Google and one without not sure, but odd if it was totally different order (not impossible just odd).

After this third boot and 2nd run through cache generation didn't freeze and loaded the OS.

I had same issue with same error in APNs section of Mobile Networks (I did see the mobile signal indicator blip twice real quick with ! And signal indicator mostly filled. So, it was like it was trying, but it was REAL QUICK if I wasn't paying close attention I'd have missed it. After trying twice it stayed empty and basically just failed. I had to again connect Wi-Fi and as soon as it connected my mobile data connected just fine and is fully working with Wi-Fi disabled and will until next device restart.

It's odd all the way around, but I paid close attention so hopefully added bits of detail help.

I can deal with it as I have a battery pack USB charger I keep on me and can keep phone from needing restart when away from Wi-Fi networks I can connect to, so not a total deal breaker (for me) as this ROM otherwise is fully working and I LOVE the extras like OmniSwitch and having my Expanded Desktop back. It will prolly annoy others and would be great to have fixed obviously, but thanks to you and the devs for having this ROM available to us on the T989 :D !
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chris4824:
possibly database corruption. You can try this

Using a File Manager go to Root Folder -> data -> data -> com.android.providers.telephony -> databases

And delete telephony.db and telephony.db-journal

Restart..

It will regenerate those files on reboot.

If you try it just make sure to do a backup so you can go back..