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[Vibrant Android Development] Dragoth12:
^woah there big guy, no need to shout. It gets frustrating but no need for a wall of red text. People won't likely read your post anyways because as the quote below this states, keeping up with this thread is a full time job. :D

Fusion is a "Hybrid" ROM that Viral and SomBionix are working on in parallel with his normal Bionix ROMS (I know, these guys are monsters!) It will be a (relatively) TWiz free ROM. They are stripping the TWiz interface from the phone as much as they can and replacing it with a heavily skinned version of Launcher Pro. I'm sure it will have more features than that, but that's all the info I have or need at the moment.

You shouldn't use "Set on Boot" due to a bug with SETCpu that can cause problems, I'm not sure what those problems are, but I know it's a bug in the SetCPU program, and not something to do with the Kernel.

Flashing a different Kernel without a ROM is perfectly okay. Sombionix packages his ROM with an easy one time flashable ROM/Kernel package as a convenience for the end user, however, in all honesty, it creates more work for him (he has to package and upload 4 different ROMS instead of just one) and it creates a mess in the forum because everyone posts their problems here when a lot of them are kernel related.

Are you using the stock kernel? If not, try going to stock kernel and try again. Some phones cannot handle different kernels and some cannot handle overclocking. Sombionix, myself, and many others can confirm that Pandora works without issue on this ROM. If you are having problems like this, try re-flashing your current setup. If that doesn't work, try a stock kernel, if the problem persists on stock kernel, get a logcat so Sombionix or Viral can look into the problem.

GPS hasn't worked right on the Vibrant from the get go. It's either a problem with Hardware (doubtful) or a problem with incorrect software settings. The DEV's here have done their best to remedy the GPS woes of many Vibrant users, and tbh have done an amazing job. However, it really comes down to the fact that they can only work with what they have been given (or have stolen in some cases ;) ) from Samsung/T-mobile.

Installing 1.9.1 will wipe your system again. That being said, if you want to get the lock screens back you can push the file from 1.8 into your 1.9 ROM and it will work. (Couple users have confirmed it working, I am still on 1.8). I will see if I can find the correct file name and edit this to include it. The file is called "framework.apk" I'm not sure where in the 1.8 files you will find it, but according to creator2456 you can push it to 1.9. However, be warned it does still include the "bugs" some people were reporting in 1.8. 1.9.1 has them included but with additional fixes for those bugs. Good Luck!
[Vibrant Android Development] atlaswingpasaway:
it got bad when i read 10 more pages that contain same questions from before.

dav3wash, every Bionix ROM will wipe unless he says otherwise in the first post. i think only the separate update zip files don't wipe anything when you flash them. but 1.9.1 is a ROM (from 1.9) so it will wipe.
[Vibrant Android Development] ebullient:
Also on GPS, make sure you turn off wifi.
[Vibrant Android Development] floepie:
So, you seem to be saying that T-Mo engineers say that the phone needs to be connected to the towers in order to assist with the initial triangulation. Why then is the default setting in lbstestmode set to 'standalone'? And, the actual server set to a non-working domain?

Does the 'standalone' setting not correlate with actual communication with the nearby towers, which happens irrespective of the setting?
[Vibrant Android Development] floepie:
You also need the new framework, as the 1.9.1 has XML edits and additional PNGs from 1.9.
[Vibrant Android Development] adm1jtg:
Am I the only one experiencing poor battery on 1.9 and 1.91? When I was on 1.8 with JI2 modem I tested and went 26 hours plus with the 1.9 and 1.91 series I have burned 20% in an hour. Yes I have tried the modem swap back to JI2 and while that does seem to slow the drain slightly its nothing like what I get with 1.8 any suggestions. Since I don't see any other postings like mine I will assume it is something I need to do on my end. I LOVE the roms and am not complaining just trying to maximize the battery life.

I have also reflashed a few times and even tried changing modems and kernels. I have tried both KK and JAC. I do not use voodoo as with these roms there is very little need. for that (didnt wanna fight the dragons).
[Vibrant Android Development] ebullient:
There's only dragons with Voodoo if you forget to disable it. As far as battery life goes, you need to recondition (a misnomer, you're really recalibrating) your battery. Read the OP.

Disabling Voodoo is easy to forget, so I'm not knocking your choice by any means.
[Vibrant Android Development] BruceElliott:
Originally Posted by BruceElliott

Speaking of setCPU, what is the problem supposed to be with checking "set on boot"? I am not over-clocking, but have set min=200 MHz as instructed. This setting (min=200) survives a boot just fine. There does seem to be a bug that causes the sliders to be greyed out, but the setting is maintained. Pressing the back arrow key resolves the "sliders greyed out" problem until the next boot.

You shouldn't use "Set on Boot" due to a bug with SETCpu that can cause problems, I'm not sure what those problems are, but I know it's a bug in the SetCPU program, and not something to do with the Kernel.

Uh, thanks; but you just repeated my question, more or less. Does anyone know the answer?
[Vibrant Android Development] M5devil:
This Rom is simply amazing, but I don' have an issue at the moment. I replaced the swype.apk with the one i had saved from before that includes a dozen other languages, including Russian. Stupid me forgot to save the original file from this Rom. Now my swype is not working so I want to know can I simply reflash the ROM - I am using Jac's kernel with VOODOO? Or maybe someone can just send me the swype.apk file from this ROM, I would really appreciate it.

Thanks.
[Vibrant Android Development] daleandla:
Bionix Fusion ETA?

Do we have an ETA on some "Bionix Fusion" action? Muahahahah? I cant wait for that! We are so spoiled. :p
[Vibrant Android Development] Dragoth12:
TBH, I have no clue. I use my phone a lot during the day. That being said, I can usually get 8 to 10 hours out of a charge, doesn't matter what ROM/Kernel combo I am using. I have simply came to grips with the fact that Samsung shafted us in the battery department. If I don't play on it all day, it will last MUCH longer, but I am using it a very good portion of the day.
[Vibrant Android Development] daverod:
I don't understand how this procedure is supposed to help if we've never gotten a GPS fix. Step 4 assumes that an accurate location is able to be determined. It isn't on my phone.

I tried it anyway, but, as I expected, I can't get past Step 4. Thanks for trying, though.

UPDATE: WHOA! After responding to a couple posts, I picked up my phone to flash it back to Stock JI6, but GPSTest was still running. It had established my location with a much better degree of accuracy than ever before. The dot was in my back yard, whereas I'm sitting on a porch at the back of my house.

I opened Google Maps, walked out front and found that it had me at 20 meter accuracy. Not perfect, but better than anything I've seen before. I'm very happy to see that it doesn't appear to be a hardware issue.

Thanks again!
[Vibrant Android Development] Dragoth12:
Not to be a ****, but if you have a question with a bug within SetCPU, you need to go find the DEV's website for SetCPU. I gave you the relevant information that pertains to use on the Vibrant, if you want more information about a bug within the program, please go post in the appropriate forum so this one doesn't keep filling up with questions that aren't ROM related.
[Vibrant Android Development] Duntkno:
Hey is the 1.91 kk version 3?
[Vibrant Android Development] Lavundra21:
@ atlas.. i hope all of your tough red writing wasnt directed towards me. i have tried all tips from the bible and other threads which means i did search for a solution. i was simply trying to see if i was the only person who has tried pretty much everything possible software wise and see if anybody had any tips that werent documented. like i said before i think my problem is a hardware issue.

anyways... when i use my gps it does locate me pretty fast, but i get no locks on the birds. how is that possible?

thank u to those who have tried to help. much appreciated
[Vibrant Android Development] daverod:
Understood. It's why I'd lived with it to this point. But my understanding is that the latest ROMs include the GPS fix from JI6 (earlier maybe?) which is supposed to be the official fix from Samsung. And it still isn't working for me.

I'm super grateful to the devs for making the experiene about 100 times better than stock. And I'd like to continue to use these 3rd party roms, which is why I'm looking for any other tips xda might have to offer. Not to mention, everyone here is much smarter and more helpful than anything I'd be able to get from T-Mobile.

But, if I'm in the unlucky minority, then I think I'll get onto Stock JI6 to see if that helps. I'll try it later today and report back for the others in my boat.
[Vibrant Android Development] BruceElliott:
Prevent Screen Timeout

Can someone please tell me where the setting is to prevent screen timeout while using phone as GPS, mounted on car dash, with power plugged in?

Thanks!
[Vibrant Android Development] moonfire711:
Can I just say that after playing with Bionix 1.9.1 for much of the night, I still think it's the shizzel manizzel! I can't find a single bug using it the way I do personally. Still conditioning the ROM for the Battery (yes I said that right), but other than that, it's hard to see how this can get any better! Thanks Sombionix!
[Vibrant Android Development] moonfire711:
I have only found setting in "GPS Test." It is in the setting under "keep screen on" I think. Other than that, I can only set mine to 30 minutes in the normal phone settings. I don't know if there is a way to do it with navigation or maps. Sorry.
[Vibrant Android Development] Lavundra21:
i was thinking about doing the same damn thing.. i wanna how it turns out for you before i do.
[Vibrant Android Development] rjscott2005:
Battery, yes. I've had significant issues since my phone was new and stock. That means it had nothing to do with subsequent custom ROM installations. With that said... Since flashing 1.9 it looks like my battery life is much improved.

I've done the battery refresh half a dozen times without the least bit of improvement. The last one I did was yesterday after flashing 1.9 by following the OP instructions to the letter. The reconditioning steps contain one seemingly insignificant difference from the steps I had been following- leave the phone plugged into the charger until AFTER resetting the battery stats. I have no idea if that made the difference or not. When I rebooted my battery level read 98%, which it always does after a full charge pop up and I unplug it. But then after about five or ten seconds it changed to 100%. First time that ever happened so maybe I've finally 'fixed' my battery. Was it the 1.9 ROM? Was it due to leaving the charger attached? Either way, sombionix gets all the credit. Word
[Vibrant Android Development] M5devil:
Can someone please tell me if I can reflash this ROM on top of itself? I am using the Voodoo version with Jac's kernel
[Vibrant Android Development] Tempestrs4:
Gps seems to work better when "use wireless networks"is not checked. Weird.
[Vibrant Android Development] blackoakx22:
menu-->settings-->sound and display-->scrool all the way down to the bottom and click screen timeout
[Vibrant Android Development] Tempestrs4:
Yes you can flash it on top of itself BUT disable voodoo first! Flashing again WILL wipe your data and settings.
[Vibrant Android Development] los0325:
I have no idea... we can try , I'm at work right now I don't know how to post it for u help me help u....
[Vibrant Android Development] daverod:
I'll be sure to let you know how it turns out.

I did try a GPSTest procedure posted a couple pages back and it got me to 20 meter accuracy. It doesn't show "locks" within the interface, but I did open up GPS Status to find that it's showing locks for the first time ever.

I still have to play with it some more. The satellite fix took forever, so I hope that isn't the case everytime, but it shows that it isn't a hardware problem. I'm gonna take a ride to test before I flash JI6.
[Vibrant Android Development] M5devil:
Thanks for the answer... maybe someone can simply send me the swype.apk from this ROM.... really don't feel like doing the reflash by disabling VOODOO. I don't want to screw things up.

Thank you.
[Vibrant Android Development] blackoakx22:
or if you have a car charger go home then press menu-->settings-->applications-->-->development and click stay awake. this will only work if you have the car charger attached
[Vibrant Android Development] rkenley:
oi, I broke it.

I deleted the disable-lagfix file from my sd and rebooted. now my phone takes a few min to get past the Galaxy S screen and then the screen just goes black. does this mean i have to do the froyo that does not brick routine? I ran voodoo on the 1.4 version and am not real sure what i did to lock it up. I have scanned this thread for a long time but am still very unsure what to do as this is all new to me.

However, I still praise sombionix and his team of peps along with all the other help that comes across this thread. Havent been happier with this phone since I started running bionix 1.4. Truely you guys are amazing!

Thanks for all your help!
[Vibrant Android Development] Insomaniac10:
this happened to me to. it simply turned out to be my impatience. once you disable or reenable voodoo and reboot...you HAVE to let your phone do its thing. just wipe and try again, or disable voodoo and restore. you shouldnt have to use Eugene files, or at least i didnt have to.
[Vibrant Android Development] nastynateyj:
Thanks for this build Bionix. I've had it installed for 2 days now and I feel like I have a completely different phone in my hands.

Good work my friend.
[Vibrant Android Development] BruceElliott:
Oh, ok; thanks! You gave me an idea where to look under settings, and I found it under "Development"---> "Stay awake."

Some of these settings are in pretty weird places. Why would this not be under the "Screen" menus? Go figure!
[Vibrant Android Development] rkenley:
Thanks for the info, I just fired it up again and will let it run. I will report back in bit. Do you happen to remember about how long it took yours?

Also, how do i foind out about the NAND chip. more a curiosity thing.
[Vibrant Android Development] BruceElliott:
Super; thanks!
[Vibrant Android Development] Dragoth12:
What Nav program are you using? I have the screen time out on my phone set at 30 seconds, but when I'm using my Nav it will stay on during the entire trip without changing settings. (I use Google Navigation, I have tried a few navigation programs and ironically the free nav program provided by google has provided me with the best experience.)
[Vibrant Android Development] castro_OO:
Same here...i just reconditioned and im losing like 20% an hr....

Samsung Vibrant 1.6 Bionix/Voodoo on Zeam Launcher
[Vibrant Android Development] floepie:
Someone mentioned that reconditioning is really simply re-callibrating, which is what I had thought all along. Does this procedure outlined in the OP really extend life between charges? Or, does the "batt life remaining %" simply become more accurate at any given time? I just can't imagine that you get more *actual* life out of the battery, but stranger things have befallen me.
[Vibrant Android Development] Dragoth12:
The battery meter just is more accurate. The actual battery life will not change. The batteries in the Vibrant do not hold a memory.
[Vibrant Android Development] castro_OO:
Well I have had great life from 1.4 then it went downhill...the rom made a huge dufference...but now for some reason my battery life is terrible....i think my stats arent wiping or something cuz I plug in till it says full..then as soon as I unolug it reads 98% plug it right back charges for a few...i unolug and it will read like 96% so something is mos def off

Samsung Vibrant 1.6 Bionix/Voodoo on Zeam Launcher
[Vibrant Android Development] floepie:
That's what I thought. I don't know how people's meters become so non-linear, but I have always found mine to be relatively accurate no matter what the ROM. And, perhaps, the way it's worded in the OP, the procedure give people false hope that their batteries will remain charged for a longer period between plug-ins.
[Vibrant Android Development] moonfire711:
They will just think their battery will last longer before their phone tells them it's time to plug it in. From other reading in the past, I wonder if it's a good idea at all to keep running down our li-ion batteries all the way just to get the percentages on the meter to read the way it should.
[Vibrant Android Development] ebullient:
Did you try it with wifi turned off?

Google Nav is awesome. It will keep the screen alive even when you're on battery (while giving directions, otherwise it lets the screen lock), but you can still lock it to turn the screen off and it will continue to give you audible directions.

I reconditioned one night but I lost power halfway through the second charge. So I reconditioned again the next night and discovered that after the first recondition my battery life was better (it's horrid now). I don't think it was losing power partway through the charge but the first time I had left the phone on during the second charge. I'm still on 1.8, decided to wait for Fusion before I reflash, so I'm still experimenting with what exactly is the best method for reconditioning.

To be clearer, this is what happened:

Fully charged, reboot into recovery, clear battery stats, unplugged just before the 'Vibrant' screen popped up (but after hitting reboot).

Drained it all day, battery life was good but not noteworthy.

Once drained, put it on a laptop to charge and turned the phone back on. During the night the laptop reset (hate windows) so I figure it messed up my stats. Phone is fully charged now so I go ahead and reset battery stats (unplug after reboot but just before Vibrant logo comes up).

Drained all day. This time, I put it on the wall charger and leave it off. Today my battery life is total crap.

So, I'm going to go ahead and charge it up to full, reset battery stats, charge it tonight from the wall charger with the phone left on and see what I get tomorrow.

Unless someone can point in the flaw in my steps. It's frustrating that it seems like there's some mystical hoodoo we have to perform to get this thing to work right.

AFAIK, this implies that the phone could shut off earlier than its supposed to, or report charged before it really is. I think that's where the perceived life of the battery changes. Frankly though I wonder if just letting it drain fully is enough, I've had it sit at 0 for 15 minutes or more. I can't imagine that once its finally dead it wouldn't know to change the stats to match that.
[Vibrant Android Development] sombionix:
REBOOT REBOOT REBOOT! It works, trust me. I've tested this, I just tested it. IT WORKS.
[Vibrant Android Development] daverod:
Yes, I haven't enabled wifi since I flashed Bionix 1.9.1 last night.
[Vibrant Android Development] Dragoth12:
Just an FYI, the first gps lock can take awhile. After flashing 1.8 I sat outside for about 10 minutes before I got any locks. I now lock in to 8-10 birds in less than 5 seconds. The first lock is always the longest.

Heh, I'm Impatiently waiting.....gotta get me some Bionix Fusion lovin'!
[Vibrant Android Development] msw1382:
Love your work Sir.

Patiently waiting for your Fusion version!
[Vibrant Android Development] gbakabg:
i know this is off topic a bit but i was wondering i just flashed the newest 1.9.1 rom and today playing with the phone i had a notification saying connecting to dm server i believe which im assuming was gonna update something... but it stop and just went away..
[Vibrant Android Development] vinterchaos:
ya i think i'm in the same boat, not sure.... when i went to bed it was at 97%, when i woke up 6 1/2 hours later, still at 97% with about an hour and half of moderate usage (no wifi, few text messages, little bit of angry birds) it is down to 63%
[Vibrant Android Development] meldedchaoz:
New Bionix ROM missing the black theme?

I had Bionix on my phone (flashed before the 1.9.1 release), and it had a few features (skin features) that I'm severely missing now!

I had to restore my phone back to the original T-Mobile ROM (for some interesting reasons), and when I reflashed with the 1.9.1 Bionix ROM, I noticed a couple of things (primarily with SMS):

There's now no way to increase/decrease the font size in the SMS app

The "bubble" style SMS is back, instead of the slick style that was previously there

Was this change intentional, or will I only get those features if I downgrade to the old ROM, and then actually go through the upgrade process? :confused:
[Vibrant Android Development] defconoi:
yea, I too am experiencing extreme battery drain, flashed this a day ago, drained the battery to 1 percent, fully charged overnight, 4 hours later im at 47% battery with medium usage on google.com/reader in the browser over wifi. Before I had 20-30% more battery, and I use the phone about the same amount each day. What are some good apps to monitor cpu/io usage? Gotta get to the bottom of this, its quite annoying, im gonna have to charge my phone 2x today
[Vibrant Android Development] castro_OO:
It was never this bad since my org post I have lost 15% its like a 1% every 2mins...im doing something wrong I wonder if flashing to oem and then back would help? Anyone know?

Samsung Vibrant 1.6 Bionix/Voodoo on Zeam Launcher
[Vibrant Android Development] rkenley:
Ok, i have let the phone try to boot up for about an hour now and nothing, its still stuck at the black screen (the touch keys glow non-stop). Any advice?
[Vibrant Android Development] PolishDude:
okay i got my other issues resolved with the market but notice my phone now drops calls switching between 3g and edge, anyone else have this issue? On 1.9.1 with the KK kernel
[Vibrant Android Development] ebullient:
Bummer, then I guess just wait a while for that first lock? My GPS is working better than it ever did in stock (but only with wifi turned off).

Can you get into recovery mode? If not then you're probably going to have to use Odin. Killing it the first time likely screwed something up.
[Vibrant Android Development] SkOrPn:
1.6 is a known gas hog. I lost more than 20% an hour on 1.6, but on 1.8 with the same JI6 modem Im only losing 20% every 6 hours with normal to heavy usage. Just got to find the right setup for your phone.

EDIT: Figure I would go thru the exact process I went through as maybe thats why. I flashed 1.8 with OC/UV/Voodoo, then I fully charged it and did the battery reset and then fully discharged, then I used it part of the next day and still hated the fact I could not get any bars so I decided to try JI6 modem. So essentially AFTER reconditioning my phone while still on JI2 I flashed the JI6 modem and the battery actually got MUCH better than when it was on JI2. Now its safe to say I have great call quality and bandwidth plus extremely insane battery performance. Sucks though, lol, because Im now needing my phone to stay this way as long as possible so I have to refrain from flashing anymore. All my friends are thankful that we can finally talk again.... lol