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[Vibrant Android Development] phonepersonality:
Slow your roll, kid :)

Blanket calling everyone...including those with legitimate problems "whiny b***es" is immature at best.

And just plain rude at its worst.

I don't know if you've had any experience with software development, but this is what is commonly known as the discovery/bug fixing phase. After an application has been deployed to a much larger test group, originally unseen issues often arise. It happens. It's not that the ROM isn't great. Its that there are a lot of variables involved on a large scale.

Some problems are real, some imagined and some just flukes.

No one here is saying they don't appreciate the ROM. It just doesn't work as fluidly and as perfectly for some as it does for others.

If your phone is working fine, then we're happy for you. I suggest you enjoy it and stop berating others trying to get to where you are.

I'm not trying to be the 'hall monitor' or anything, so please excuse me if I've offended anyone.

I just don't think name-calling people looking for help, no matter how tempting it might be, is called for.
[Vibrant Android Development] flipper2006:
Videos dont play out of the speaker? I went to Youtube and it played for me, is this what you are saying?
[Vibrant Android Development] phonepersonality:
Mediahub has NEVER played purchased movies to my knowledge. Not even stock.

Samsung hasn't gotten it to work right just yet.
[Vibrant Android Development] nealante:
Okay I'm back on Bionix1.4 w/jacs OC/UV/Voodoo and this rom is just a work of art! No issues at all and I do mean none!!!
[Vibrant Android Development] ttabbal:
I created a shortcut to the lbstestmode app a while back in ADW launcher. It still works. I set it for MS Based, but aGPS doesn't seem to work in this version. Using the JI2 GPS files on the stock ROM, it does work quite well. Not sure what's up. WiFi disabled, both location settings enabled. I can get a lock if I go outside and wait for a while. 1.4 GPS worked much better for me.

The ROM itself is working quite well though, snappy, even without a lagfix. :)
[Vibrant Android Development] NWolf:
Well, after leaving it for 20 minutes, it finally obtained a lock. Now it seems to be locking on fairly fast. I guess I didn't wait long enough the first time... never has taken 20 minutes before.

EDIT ... it keeps popping in and out of lock for the GPS sats. Never has done that before.
[Vibrant Android Development] jesrazo:
I can confirm, when watching movies or video theres issues with volume.

Sent from my SGH-T959
[Vibrant Android Development] rahduke:
Sombionix: do you test these roms before you release? Thing works well but no gps is a deal breaker, OP says gps works great but I cant get a lock on either of my vibrants....

edit: going to try leaving it for a while as suggested in post above.....
[Vibrant Android Development] richan90:
In Video Player. YouTube also works fine for me.

Are you an idiot? Every ROM has bugs. If you don't like it stick to stock.
[Vibrant Android Development] rhcp011235:
I shall wait on this :)
[Vibrant Android Development] jesrazo:
There's a search function here for a reason, most are reporting the same thing that was said a couple of posts before. Btw, thanks for calling me a kid, makes me feel young again.

Sent from my SGH-T959
[Vibrant Android Development] boodies:
There's no need for name calling. He politely asked a legit question and deserves the same back. Grow up kiddo.
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
@sombionix GPS locks take about 4 seconds in 1.4, but several minutes in 1.6. I'm also noticing some lag in the settings menus in 1.6.

I love the new default wallpaper and camera :)
[Vibrant Android Development] richan90:
It should be obvious that he does test the ROMs before releasing.
[Vibrant Android Development] Perpetual_enigma:
Actually when I was on JI5 it was working.
[Vibrant Android Development] boodies:
Yeah i'm also getting the GPS issue with 1.6. FYI Bionix I was on

JFD Stock -->1.4 Stock [great GPS] --->1.6 Stock [bad/?? GPS]
[Vibrant Android Development] neur0t0xin64:
1.6 is working great for me. I've seen no issues with GPS, sound or video. Using LauncherPro.

Very nice! Thanks for the hard work and the slick ROM!
[Vibrant Android Development] jesrazo:
Yup tried several different format movies that worked fine before but now have very little our no volume from rear speaker.

Sent from my SGH-T959
[Vibrant Android Development] Jdom58:
No sure but I'll just throw this out there since folks are experiencing different problems. There are 3 different versions of 1.6 so it may help to indicate which one you have running to maybe help isolate the problem or problems.

I'm running 1.6 OC/UC with SET CPU set a Min200 Max1200 and the only thing I have found not working so far is sending pics through MMS and my volume is fine with everything I have tested so far EXCEPT while playing a loaded movie (avatar is the only movie I have) then it's very very low.
[Vibrant Android Development] damngood98:
is there anywhere i can get the wallpapers from? the default in 1.4 is sweet. don't know what the new ones look like but can anyone post?
[Vibrant Android Development] :
Two quick notes that might be considered for the OP:

1. It's easier to create the disable-lagfix file with Touch, as it doesn't add an extension, and also then you don't have to copy it

2. It take a REALLY long time when you reboot after the disable-lagfix. Mentioning it might be helpful so people don't think their phones are locked up
[Vibrant Android Development] quest4fire:
Here are 2 quick Bionix 1.6 UV/OC fixes:

I fixed my GPS with Bionix 1.6, turn on use Wireless Networks...go to settings/location&security/click "USE WIRELESS NETWORKS"

My battery was sucking too until I went into ROM Manager, click REBOOT INTO RECOVERY and when Recovery boots up then select "Wipe Battery Stats"

GPS is quick and battery life is much better now!!

Thanks Sombionic!!
[Vibrant Android Development] jesrazo:
^^^^ Jdom explained the sound issues perfectly, ty

Sent from my SGH-T959
[Vibrant Android Development] megatherian:
Will do, thanks.

Just curious though why this is needed? Shouldn't we be able to get satellite reception anywhere (even out of wireless network range)? Isn't that kinda the point?
[Vibrant Android Development] rahduke:
Clearly your an idiot, the OP says gps works great, why do you waste time and thread space responding to other ppls replies. Just shut your hole you douche

PS: left it looking for gps signal for twenty mins, no lock....
[Vibrant Android Development] glensta:
Same here - video sound output is very quiet. Also, I d/l Avatar and it doesn't play through bluetooth and is also very quiet coming out of the phone speaker.
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
Folks, please don't resort to name calling, there are ways of making a statement without resorting to this type of thing. Name calling only makes you appear less than mature and makes others want to place you on ignore.
[Vibrant Android Development] stepinmyworld:
With all of these Roms, I am noticing my battery getting melty hot.... I'm sorry if this has been addressed already but I need to know if any of you found a solution to this. It normally happens while I'm charging it.
[Vibrant Android Development] Silrocco:
oops, I meant ON, as in a green check mark. sorry if that was me you gave that info. :o
[Vibrant Android Development] techpreneur:
Gps does not work for me
[Vibrant Android Development] razormy:
Same here. GPS not locking. waited 25 minutes. Rebooted, waited again and nothing.
[Vibrant Android Development] D-REW:
Ok, so for the GPS issue, make sure everything is turned ON!

Settings > Location and Security > Check both "Use wireless networks" and "Use GPS satellites"

At first, Google Maps couldn't figure out my location.

Also, when you load up Navigation to get directions, it will take about 15 minutes to search for GPS. I loaded it up and left it there to see how long it will take. After that, your Navigation should only take a few seconds to figure out your routes.

How do you guys know how many birds are locked on? Also, is there any way for the Navigation to figure out the routes faster?
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
I'm using GPS Essentials (free market app) to get number of satellites.
[Vibrant Android Development] megatherian:
personally, I use "GPS Test" from the market.
[Vibrant Android Development] PolishDude:
For some reason my phone would lose internet connection after about 5 min of being on even though it was showing perfect signal, nandroiding back to 1.4 for now
[Vibrant Android Development] megatherian:
btw, I'm running the Bionix 1.6 w/Jacs OC/UV kernel flavor, since someone asked us to post which build we are on when giving feedback.
[Vibrant Android Development] mobilebone:
Worked awesome in 1.4. At least locked on 8 out of 10 birds. I went back to JFD, applied the JF2 gps zip, still nothing.
[Vibrant Android Development] MrGibbage:
On page 50 of this thread, sombionix mentions a flashable.zip file to get the stock look back, but I cannot find a link for it. Does one exist for this ROM that we can use to keep things easy?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=782027&page=50
[Vibrant Android Development] Silrocco:
I use GPS Status from the Market and find it very informative. Try it out.
[Vibrant Android Development] emceeskwaird:
I dont know if anyone else is having this issue but I use ubuntu 10.04 and I can no longer connect my phone to usb and use it as a broadband 3g internet connestion when cinnected with usb debugging on.....i also see that after connecting to my pc with debuggimg on i still can access and mount my phobe as a mass storage device whitch I was not able to do previosly when debuuging was enabled .....anyone else see this ?
[Vibrant Android Development] D-REW:
Cool, thanks for the quick response!

Also, before I installed this ROM I installed the Captivate Camera. I'm pretty sure when I used Titanium Backup, it backed it up as well. So how do if the ROM is using the Captivate camera or the I900? I'm trying to get this phone setted up for the FFC soon.
[Vibrant Android Development] cfymobile:
I was one of the people who was having issues with Pandora in 1.5. All was good with 1.4 and stock kernel, and now on 1.6 with stock kernel and everything is still good.

Actually, scratch that, it's not still good. It's better.

Hats off to everyone involved with this fantastic ROM.
[Vibrant Android Development] ttabbal:
1.6 w/Stock here. Also tried adding JAC 1.1 OC/UV and my own kernel build. Same issues with GPS. Odd that it seems to work really well for some people and not at all for others. I did test under a clear sky. I get a lock after 15min or so, after it bounces on and off a number of times. It seems to work well after it gets that first lock, but it shouldn't be necessary to do that with a phone GPS. With Bionix 1.4, as long as WiFi was off (seems to be a Samsung bug) aGPS would get a fix from cold start in less than 30 seconds. Stock with JI2 GPS files was about the same. You would see the data connection get hit for a few seconds, the list of satellites pops up, then the signals start rolling in. Bionix 1.6 doesn't show the data traffic and the list doesn't populate quickly. In LbsTestMode, GPS is showing as being in standalone mode. I tried changing it to MS Based, but that didn't help. I also tried changing the SUPL server to the google address from the old GPS fixes, no change.
[Vibrant Android Development] Silrocco:
Now, just a thought...people who are having issues with GPS which baseband are you guy using: JI5 or JI6?

Well, what I'm trying to get at is that when I flashed last night to 1.6 I flashed over JI6. I notice that some post back some one member posted a screen shot with a baseband of JI5. Maybe If you guys try flashing JI6 it may resolve the GPS issue; now, it's just a theory!

Post what you guy find.
[Vibrant Android Development] boodies:
Yeah download a program called GPS Test. It will show you all the information.

I actually did the test with all settings turned on. I am not sure if any of you guys realized this but if you leave your WIFI on, the GPS will lock faster since it calculates where that WIFI location is. In other words, with WIFI on, you will get that initial lock really fast, not accurate tho at about 70 meters. Then it will make it easier for the GPS to lock on from there. [Using Google Maps]
[Vibrant Android Development] jtitus0583:
I flashed it this morning and everything worked great except for a random reboot and I couldn't get mms messages. I dunno if that was a bug you were dealing with but it's a great build. Thanks alot for the build though!!
[Vibrant Android Development] megatherian:
I flashed over JI6.
[Vibrant Android Development] jgiard6:
Sombionix, can you PLEASE add the Samsung Apps zip back to your OP.
[Vibrant Android Development] D-REW:
What is everyone's Quadrant score after the install? Before the install, mine would be right under Samsung Galaxy S at around 800.

After installing 1.6 w/ UV Kernel, its at 957. I was expecting it to probably be better. Anyone else?
[Vibrant Android Development] Silrocco:
Random reboot...umm, you may have to reflash again.

As far as the MMS goes, Sombionix (OP) is working on correcting the issue with .ZIP file. So hang in there! :)
[Vibrant Android Development] megatherian:
They are working on the MMS fix today (as posted earlier in the thread) ;)

(d'oh Silrocco beat me to it)
[Vibrant Android Development] w_bovine:
I had a very similar thought. I might give that a shot when I go out at lunch time.
[Vibrant Android Development] CLopez92868:
Smooth Rom!

I have to say, this ROM is running smooth, fast and stable. I still haven't tested the gps.

The only thing I have noticed is that the app 'Advanced Task Manager' fc's.

I did a backup of all my apps and this app seems to be the only one fc'ing.

I uninstalled and installed a few times with no success, I also ran 'fix permissions' through the rom manager without any success either.

Anybody else having this issue?

I just noticed mobi.tv keeps fc'ing too.
[Vibrant Android Development] son0vabych:
my google maps has been crashing ever since 1.6. it just freezes the phone. anyone else having the same problems? i have setcpu installed and set to 1200/200.
[Vibrant Android Development] Silrocco:
Then my theory is trash!!

I have no issues with GPS, it even gets a lock at my work which is cynderblock building.
[Vibrant Android Development] Paging Dr B:
This post ^ has to go in the wall of shame.

Translated: "SOMBIONIX YOU BROKE SOMETHING THAT HAS NEVER WORKED!"

LOL! GPS is hit or miss and works when it wants to. That has nothing to do with this rom as the OP didn't modify your GPS hardware. Sammy gave us a crappy GPS receiver and that's that. It will literally work one day and not the next. But what am I telling you for; You should already know this.
[Vibrant Android Development] megatherian:
maybe I should try it outside of the Faraday cage I built in my basement...

(weirdness is in Bionix 1.5 I locked on just fine here at my desk - now, nada)
[Vibrant Android Development] Silrocco:
LMAO...:D...lol
[Vibrant Android Development] phonepersonality:
Epic Response!
[Vibrant Android Development] Lithium98:
I haven't been able to get my gps to lock on or lock on accurately with the past and current builds (1.4, 1.5, 1.6). I'm almost ready to give up on the gps in general and go out and buy a map and compas.

Any ideas why it still wouldn't lock?.
[Vibrant Android Development] BrasilNut:
Reality of the ongoing GPS issue

People!

You must understand that: "use wireless networks" is intended to acquire a quick sat fix, when inside a building and the real GPS signal is not possible.

Yes, it does work - BUT ONLY IF THERE IS WIFI AROUND YOU.

The way it works is, there is a master database (perhaps it is maintained by Google) of WiFi MAC addresses, cross referenced with collected GPS coordinates - much of this information has been collected by "wardrivers" and uploaded into sites like wigle.net

By submitting a query, consisting of the MAC addresses heard by the WiFi receiver in your phone - a approximate location fix can be achieved...

It is EXPECTED, that one should be able to drive to an open field - open a application, and get a reasonable/accurate sat fix WITHOUT THE USE OF WIFI.

Think about it - you are in the mountains of Vermont, and you want to use the Google Sky application - if the Samsung phone's GPS hardware is not sensitive enough to lock into the sats correctly (without WiFi), it is a FAIL.

We must stay focused on the real issue here, NOT obscure it with a WiFi cheat.

Perhaps, there is a hardware problem - that cannot be fixed.

And when someone claims that they have fixed it,

don't take their word on it

try it yourself, with "use wireless networks" disabled

Think about it...
[Vibrant Android Development] Silrocco:
1.6 OCUV Voodoo Quadscore: 1594 :)
[Vibrant Android Development] BlackVision:
1.6 is a little buggy

Sorry to be negative. I love the Bionix ROM but I think we pressure Sombionix to push these ROMs out too fast. My GPS is not working very good either but sometimes it takes a while to get first set of locks. Once I get the initial locks on GPS it usually is fast. But having a tough time on getting locks for this ROM. Then the mms issue, but that is an easy fix. They probably all are.

So dude take your time. I love your ROMS.
[Vibrant Android Development] Silrocco:
NO WIFI around me and I don't enable WIFI on my phone and I can use Google Sky with no issues, aswell, I can connect to 8 birds out of 12. :rolleyes:
[Vibrant Android Development] ttabbal:
Baseband: JI6

Applying the ZIP from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=782242 (JI2 GPS files) makes it work just like 1.4 and other builds have for me. While I agree that Samsung dropped the ball in some regards to the GPS hardware, the receiver is sensitive enough to get the job done. The antenna appears to be a little crappy, but whatever. Various software changes seem to make a significant difference, so it can't be all about the hardware.

Overall, I really like Bionix 1.6. Now that I've installed lagfixes and the JI2 GPS files, I'm thrilled with it.

For Samsung's sake, I sure hope they aren't pushing what we got with JI6 out as a GPS fix. People are going to be PISSED. :D
[Vibrant Android Development] rudyavalos49:
I love you dude 1.6 is awesome so far everything is running smoothly, besides the GPS but we all know that is all on Samsung. I'm using 1.6/Jacs OC/UV kernel with the ext2 lag fix and received a quadrant score of 2700 (although from what I've heard Quadrant score is unreliable) none the less this rom is awesome
[Vibrant Android Development] Jdom58:
I had a bunch of the bloatware return with 1.6
[Vibrant Android Development] megatherian:
Like what?

I didn't notice any when I installed but we may have a different impression of "bloatware"
[Vibrant Android Development] jhobbs47:
GPS still sucks

I flashed the JI6 ROM with Voodoo this morning and I really like it so far. The only issue I have had is with the GPS, which is a problem in general with these phones, but I had flashed the leaked GPS fix files on my phone a couple of weeks ago before I flashed the ROM and my GPS was spot on. My question is if I were to flash those same GPS fix files with this ROM would it mess anything up?

Also I am unable to look at my GPS settings with the *#*#1472365#*#* since I have flashed this ROM.

But very nice ROM. Thanks for your hard work.
[Vibrant Android Development] crxforya:
Same thing here battery mod broke rom, also having google map gps issue, any fixes??
[Vibrant Android Development] RobBull69:
This is an excellent explanation of the Voodoo lagfix in layman's terms for newbs and would probably get rid of some of the clutter on Voodoo related threads. Sticky the link to the post in the Rom Bible?
[Vibrant Android Development] FRuiTBoOT:
Gps not locking, pandora and last fm freeze up, doesn't matter what I set clock speeds to, same result. Only fix for apps licking up was to use the stock rom. Great ROM overall though.
[Vibrant Android Development] FRuiTBoOT:
Oh and can't send or receive mms messages.
[Vibrant Android Development] RobBull69:
Are you using the version with JAC's Voodoo kernel? If so, you may want to flash the 1.0 version of JAC's kernel instead. It works flawlessly for me.
[Vibrant Android Development] megatherian:
This post is not directed at anyone in particular, I know we are all just posting our first impressions.

It just strikes me funny, people are like...

Can't make phone calls anymore, GPS doesn't work, all applications crash, phone caught on fire... great ROM, keep up the great work!!! :D

(for the record, I think it's a great ROM too, again, just struck me as funny)
[Vibrant Android Development] Viralblack:
Phone calls can be made, the call tone is MIA so it crashes when it looks for it.

No, there are no known issues for all apps crashing.

My phone is currently not on fire.....

as far as rom testing is concerned yes, there is extensive testing done but not always enough, as is apparent. This is a new release and ALL the bugs will be worked out, everyone just relax and maybe later this evening youll be able to flash an update. Things just take time.
[Vibrant Android Development] Gerr1985:
Dont forget a very important factor that it is NOT JUST wifi but also mobile network towers I would not think this a cheat at all or even a work around it just helps the satellites find your location much easier and often faster. When i use my standalone GPS and drive downtown Chicago the thing gets jittery from all of the buildings and the same happens with my phone unless I turn on the mobile networks option then it works better. I've not had issues at all with my gps not working well on the phone (except for when I opened it and used the defaults the first day before root/rom). I do not see any difference between it and how my last 2 android phones worked except in that it is better ;P I think people just cry about it too much.
[Vibrant Android Development] megatherian:
yea, I definitely wasn't meaning any disrespect - I greatly appreciate the work that is being done to supply me with a FREE Rom (minus the whiskey fund ;) ). Reading this thread just makes me giggle sometimes.
[Vibrant Android Development] techpreneur:
So with ji2 gps it works perfect?
[Vibrant Android Development] Viralblack:
Without tweaking I have yet to find any of the service releases that work perfectly. We have had the GPS working before, and it will work again shortly.

Everyone can make calls, use data, and cleanly use their phone.

If you need a substitute for MMS use flickr or twitpic in the interim.

The ROM is running faster and with the features most requested, with that some other features that have been found defective are being fixed.

Im quite sure if the general population would prefer it, a two week upgrade cycle with two layers of beta testers could be set in place to ensure perfect results if need be, which after the commentary today it kinda seems like it should be.
[Vibrant Android Development] w_bovine:
Using 1.6 w/ JAC's w/o Voodoo (big NAND, dammit)

GPS not working here either, but I'm not stressed about it right now.

RE: the lag fix, and I've seen it asked a few times but have not seen an answer: I can't do the lag fix because there is no userinit.sh to move, as per the first command after getting #.

Why is this? Can anything be done about it? Am I just a blindingly stupid dolt who is more clueless than Lindsay Lohan? And lastly, will the Cubs ever win the World Series?
[Vibrant Android Development] rudyavalos49:
The GPS problem has nothing to do with software but rather with the hardware and there is no way to fix it (in my newbish opinion). Using the GPS alone does not work(for me anyways) and if it does it takes a good 10 min to find a satellite. Whenever i need to i just use the wireless networks.
[Vibrant Android Development] crxforya:
What are u using to test quadrant. I downloaded quadrant standard, and the max I show with 1.6 and the Jac OC/UV kernel was 924. Am i missing something???