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[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
W00T! You folks ROCK!
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
After what I've seen sombionix do with these ROMs, I wouldn't bother with an update from Samsung/T-Mobile. It's blatantly clear that sombionix can do more with these phones than Samsung can :)
[Vibrant Android Development] brie987:
I did. And I know. Its just so odd when I read the article because I really love this ROM (and donated) to Bionix the idea now to flash "Their" update is crazy to me, I am so comfotable with Bionix 1.6 I just cannot see any improvement by updated to the OTA update. ;)
[Vibrant Android Development] gl3nng:
i second that...
[Vibrant Android Development] Trev420:
Guys after flashing 1.6, new 1.1 kernal, and mms/gps/video fix my messeging icon is no longer in dock and I can't figure out how to put it back.

My orientation is still messed up.
[Vibrant Android Development] techpreneur:
Samsung Says Vibrant OTA On The Way?

http://www.tmonews.com/2010/10/samsung-says-vibrant-ota-on-the-way/[/QUOTE]
[Vibrant Android Development] Master™:
+1.. :) 10<char
[Vibrant Android Development] doubleohseven:
i seemed to have fixed the orientation problem... i just flashed back to stock through odin, and flashed back to bionix 1.6, applied the fixes, and enabled voodoo. seems to be working now... hope it stays that way. lol
[Vibrant Android Development] jcc332006:
I installed this rom and now everytime power phone off and then on it seems to be reflashing over and over again. Is their a fix for this?
[Vibrant Android Development] Lithium98:
I've flashed the gps fix a few times and am getting locks in under a minute. Accuracy is way off though. Do I need to calibrate the gps or something or should I try going back to stock and reflashing everything from the begining?
[Vibrant Android Development] darksandz93:
I have the same issue....i second that question
[Vibrant Android Development] flipper2006:
I'm glad you guys said that. I thought it was only me and something I did. It now locks quickly, but it's not correct location.
[Vibrant Android Development] gordon.mott:
For the record: thank you sombionix. Works BEAUTIFULLY.
[Vibrant Android Development] johnnyh64:
I did some testing previous to the 1.6 Bionix Rom with just the modem.bin files as GPS accuracy is more important than anything to me. I found JI4 to work pretty well, but JI5 stock modem.bin was incredibly accurate, but JI6 was fast but HORRIBLY INACCURATE COMPARATIVELY .

I love the 1.4 KK Bionix Rom as it's super stable and fast, I did however flash the JI5 modem over it and I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER!! The GPS is soooooo much better with the JI5 modem.bin. Perhaps others can try to Odin the JI5 modem.bin over 1.6 Bionix or 1.4 Bionix and see if they come to the same conclusion as I have.
[Vibrant Android Development] Superfrag:
Flashed the ROM, works beautifully. Very fast and snappy. Although for now the Vibrant is going on the side, tinkering with my new G2..
[Vibrant Android Development] ram130:
Ok guys I'm confused..is anyone having a syncing problems with Facebook sync?? I've tried reinstalling facebook but when I sign in I don't get the option to merge with Existing Contacts..Anyone else?? I know you can add a facebook under accounts and sync but the ONLY option is to bring over ALL your facebook contacts but I don't want that:mad: Twitter sync works fine..all I want facebook to do is just merge with my existing contacts..HELP:confused::confused:

+2

lol you guys should be the official programmers along with bionix..;)
[Vibrant Android Development] jamez243:
It seems like you have to use the Samsung facebook sync and check sync with contacts but uncheck under that one that says sync all. Then you have to go through and pick the ones. This is a pain to me too but it works.
[Vibrant Android Development] BruceElliott:
Johnny,

Which of these Bionix 1.4 ROMs are you referring to?

Bionix 1.4 w/stock kernel (no oc/uv/voodoo)

Bionix 1.4 w/KingKlicks OC/UV kernel

Bionix 1.4 w/Jacs OC/UV kernel

Bionix 1.4 w/Jacs OC/UV/Voodoo kernel

??
[Vibrant Android Development] BruceElliott:
Ok; I see the "KK" now. Why do you prefer KingKlicks over JACs? Are you using no lag fix at all?
[Vibrant Android Development] lotherius:
Won't work at all if you're on a flexpay account, even with an official rom. Just saying.
[Vibrant Android Development] ram130:
I have over 500 contacts!! You think I got so much time on my hands..this use to work perfectly on the nexus one...what in the world mess it up?
[Vibrant Android Development] lotherius:
This is an issue with the voodoo kernel. The only way to prevent it from coming back that I've found is to but use any voodoo kernel at all. Nobody has stated this as a confirmed big but a number of people have made this connection.
[Vibrant Android Development] PepeLasNoches:
Did samsung just put that update out?

My girl friend just called me at 4 in the morning talking about her phone got some update and it said she can't use the phone for 10mins, but now it hangs at the boot screen.

If they didn't update, she may have just been messing around with the phone and killed it. lol
[Vibrant Android Development] lotherius:
Another voodoo kills orientation post. The only permanent solution I've found is not to use voodoo at all. I believe this bug is in voodoo, not simbionix.
[Vibrant Android Development] johnnyh64:
I'm not using a lag fix because I have the bigger Nand chip and don't have any options at the moment. Actually it's all pretty fast without it but I would love to have the Voodoo option eventually when the next Voodoo beta comes out...

I can't seem to get RyanZa's lag fix (ext2) to work either with the 1.4 rom...oh well... I'm still happy. Perhaps someone else has a lag fix that will work for me?

I also chose KingKlicks because of the better battery. It's also VERY stable.
[Vibrant Android Development] PepeLasNoches:
I had to go pick up the phone or she was seriously going to hit it with a hammer, now I gotta try and unfuck it. I let her know she wasnt the only one with this problem.

GG Samsung.
[Vibrant Android Development] BruceElliott:
Very helpful; thank you!
[Vibrant Android Development] smashmouth:
Is anyone else having an issue with the in-call volume? It's been set as low as possible and still it's very loud.

Possibly just an issue on my phone, luckily it's the only one. Black Butter is great, really nice rom..
[Vibrant Android Development] rizzxx7:
I just saw the post with ppl stuck in the vibrant boot screen, these ppl are most likely the ones with voodoo lagfix installed and the only remedy is odin. I had to do it the other day after forgetting to disable it before flashing but I had a recent nandroid on my computer so it was fairly painless just time consuming :-)
[Vibrant Android Development] lou0611:
Did my ota no issues and no backup all apps still there I lost nothing.
[Vibrant Android Development] PepeLasNoches:
The problem is, her phone is only rooted to remove bloatware and nothing else has been changed.

Wiped user data in recovery does nothing, so i'm not really sure what to do since I cant mount it.
[Vibrant Android Development] mikeku:
Not update yet for me, south florida. I'm currently running JI4 rooted stock kernel. Would I still received the ota? Thanks.
[Vibrant Android Development] gunked:
Hey just so you know, I think this rom is great. I actually enjoy and appreciate the hard work you put into it. Thank you very much.
[Vibrant Android Development] phonepersonality:
Same issue here, I'm afraid.
[Vibrant Android Development] phonepersonality:
I reconditioned all three of my batteries. Still draining like a sieve.
[Vibrant Android Development] Michaelr219:
anyone know which files to push to get the ffc support on bionix 1.4

i prefer that rom :/

ive got everything to port that i like from 1.6 but that...

help?

sombionix?
[Vibrant Android Development] sheek360:
mms fixed worked, thanks

how do i go about moving the messeges icong back into the dock? i tried dragging it there but the trash thinggy pops up everytime i long press and move the trash can, any ideas?
[Vibrant Android Development] Dragoth12:
heh, I tried to drain my battery before bed last night....I set brightness to 100%, turned off power saver, turned on bluetooth, turned on GPS, put on a live wallpaper, than played avatar.....wife wanted to get to bed a little early so I said I'll do it later, after all this was going on for an hour, my battery was down to a whopping 91% capacity.....

Going to run with it today and see what happens, but I don't think I could improve much on that.
[Vibrant Android Development] zaphod_fl:
Original Samsung Apps.zip... USE WITH CAUTION

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=W0CFNF28
[Vibrant Android Development] adamboyd83:
Thinking of flashing this ROM seeing that all the people I have seen getting the update and are rooted are getting stuck at the Vibrant screen. Im just rooted with the stock android lock screen and clockwork recovery. But I dont wanna take the chance of having to deal with the hassle.

So my question is. What do I need to flash or use to get this back to looking stock. Not a huge fan of the all black.
[Vibrant Android Development] lqaddict:
I guess I'm better off with Bionix 1.6 than the official TMO update that bricks the rooted phones :eek:
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
Yeah, lol, how dare they release a ROM that makes it difficult to intentionally run the battery down.
[Vibrant Android Development] bert269:
here you go.....thanks killster...

Not sure if it's the same on the Bionix ROMs (have not installed 1.6 yet), but on Eugene's rom, with the TWLauncher, do this:

1. Goto Applications.

2. hit menu and change view to customize. (important to change view or you wont see edit on step 4)

3. Then goto applications again, if it took you to home screen.

4. Now goto menu and you should see edit, select edit.

5. Now you can drag the MMS application down to that empty spot.
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
The OTA update is bricking rooted phones? I'm glad I'm running Bionix :D
[Vibrant Android Development] castro_OO:
So ill just deny the ota.....is that even possible?

Samsung Vibrant 1.6 Bionix/Voodoo on Zeam Launcher
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
From my experience with rooted and ROM'd phones, you can't get the OTA updates when running a ROM. From what I'm hearing about rooted phones and the OTA update, it's a good thing we can't get it :)
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
Battery drain alert

I'm noticing that the Fancy Widget causes severe battery drain. If any of you are using the Fancy Widget that was pulled from the android market some time ago, try running your phone without it for a day and see how it affects the battery.
[Vibrant Android Development] Maverick777:
Maybe a bad app? Last night I didn't have my phone on the charger when I went to bed. It was at 98% when I went to sleep. 7 hours later, my phone was at 92%.

That's the lowest overnight drain I've experienced on any rom so far.
[Vibrant Android Development] JD76:
Noob question - can I use LauncherPro on top of Bionix?
[Vibrant Android Development] nealante:
What all did you port?
[Vibrant Android Development] nealante:
Where is it now?
[Vibrant Android Development] bootsie99:
Yes you can
[Vibrant Android Development] necromancerr:
GPS issue

Anyone Else having GPS issue???

i dont get a lock on my positiion untill i hit the "Use wireless Location".

If i have to get the location from my wireless, then what's the point of the GPS?
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
You can but it's a heck of a battery drainer. Many of us have switched from LP to Zeam.

EDIT: With a nice ROM like this, we're starting to see which apps are battery friendly and which are not :)
[Vibrant Android Development] castro_OO:
I meant to say thanks for the zeam rec you made a few days ago ardchoille I love it!

Samsung Vibrant 1.6 Bionix/Voodoo on Zeam Launcher
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
You're welcome :)

Zeam is pretty nice and so far the developer has resisted the urge to add a bajillion features to it.
[Vibrant Android Development] neur0t0xin64:
All my movies were playing through the earpiece, for some reason it occurred to me to toggle silent mode. Problem solved. Movies play fine now. VERY STRANGE.
[Vibrant Android Development] beren28:
I was running both of these and wondering what the hell happened to my battery life. I'm a newby for sure, but is there any others I should be aware of? :)
[Vibrant Android Development] glitterballs:
Did JI6 remove the "Use 2G only" option, was it taken out of the ROM, or did it move somewhere I haven't looked? I'm pretty sure 1.3 had that...and now I'm getting significant drain because I live in an area with weak 3G so my phone is always switching back and forth between EDGE and 3G.
[Vibrant Android Development] ibuddha:
what do you mean toggle silent mode? i downloaded Kick-Ass and it also was as low as Avatar while using the stock player, I used RockPlayer and it played fine.

ps. did anyone know that the stock player can play MKV files? i didn't know! lol
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
It's hit and miss really, you'll notice the apps that hog the battery and I'll continue to post those that do.
[Vibrant Android Development] lgcage:
I think the options are now under the Network Mode GSM/WCDMA. Choose GSM only for 2G.
[Vibrant Android Development] oklahomatulsa:
toggle silent mode avatar?

Great.Rom. Many thanks..currently road tripping..and daughter is watching avatar. How do I TOGGLE Silent mode? For movie to play thru speaker phone. Thanks
[Vibrant Android Development] adamboyd83:
So does the mms not work on this ROM. I keep seeing talk of a fix being needed and that it works just cant see it anywhere. Also for the OC/UV kernel is setcpu needed? I ask cause on my hero all the OC/UV kernels didnt require it.
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
Have you tried sending a picture?
[Vibrant Android Development] glitterballs:
Thanks...I was kinda thrown off by the CDMA part of that.
[Vibrant Android Development] frankencat:
Just flashed this to try it out and it looks pretty good. Any way to disable the startup and shutdown sounds? Also how about the black theme? And please don't tell me to read 500+ pages for the answer. Thanks :)
[Vibrant Android Development] Beefvvl:
Cool. Bionix is the best ROM hands down. I bet Tmobile's developers have had their eyes on this forum.
[Vibrant Android Development] Beefvvl:
WCDMA isn't the same as CDMA.
[Vibrant Android Development] castro_OO:
Ok so 2hrs of a little trolling on here ..checked gps and sent a few emails and my battery is at 84%. Thats ok..

Samsung Vibrant 1.6 Bionix/Voodoo on Zeam Launcher
[Vibrant Android Development] stepinmyworld:
Flahed stock rom (tar) via Odin but nothing works

Hi, I hope someone could help me out. This rom kept freezing my phone even after following the instructions to have the overclocking set at 1.2 and the lowest at 200.. after sitting for a while with the screen off, it doesn't turn back on. So I decided to flashing stock rom (tar) via Odin but forgot to disable lagfix.. now when I flash via odin, it doesn't work and says Data wipe failed... so the tmobile logo shows, then the samsung S and then there's a black screen basically because the stock rom isn't goiing to work because lagfix wasn't removed...

can someone let me know what I can do?
[Vibrant Android Development] lqaddict:
The reports are in from Tmo forums that the OTA even bricks the stock virgin phones. Way to go Samsung/TMO - you should click the donate button for the devs in this forum!
[Vibrant Android Development] Beefvvl:
Try flashing back to stock and then flash back to 1.6 again. The messaging icon is no longer on your dock on Twiz Launcher or a different Launcher? Or are you talking about the unlock puzzle screen?
[Vibrant Android Development] adamboyd83:
I havent flashed yet. Just trying to get all my ducks in a row so I dont have to come back with a problem.
[Vibrant Android Development] aohmer:
So .. has anyone tried barcode scanner? It runs but the scanner does not pick up anything. Is this due to the different camera?
[Vibrant Android Development] blackoakx22:
i am a noob so dont take my word for it just ask around but what you might have to do is flash eugenes FROYO that does not brick in ODIN then fash back to the stock then you can flash the rom i BELIEVE i am NOT sure but go back to the very first page on here and read all the directions carefully it shoulld work but if you would rather wait for a more expirenced person to tell you how to do it then wait im just trying to help out cuz i have personally bricked my phone 2 times in being stupid.
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
+1

Man, Samsung can't even get the software right on their own hardware, tsk tsk.

@sombionix thanks again for doing a better job than Samsung can :)
[Vibrant Android Development] rjscott2005:
My question seems counter-intuitive to me but I'll ask anyway. What about the automatic brightness setting and the power saving mode setting? I always disable both of them because the display always seems to be too bright for my needs and no power savings is apparent to me when they're enabled. With that said, my battery life is horrible with every ROM I've used; from stock to 1.6 which leads me to think that it's not ROM related. I'm currently using 1.6 without anything installed and the battery life is still horrible.

Other possible places to look for the answer might be to start from scratch using Odin and stock as suggested by some folks, asking those with battery life issues to supply info on their battery such as sku's or serial numbers, etc so we can determine if there's a bad lot. Anyway, I'm just thinking out loud and loving the ROM's, regardless. Thanks for all of the great work! I would like to see a stickied list of power hungry apps.
[Vibrant Android Development] Beefvvl:
Yeah they are doing OTA updates all this month but not everyone will get it at the same time. They will trickle it out.
[Vibrant Android Development] Dragoth12:
This is essentially correct. You have basically soft bricked your phone. Get it back in download mode, flash eugenes froyo that does not brick rom, (it will error out, this is normal), than flash the stock rom right after. If done correctly you will be back at stock and can than proceed to root and re flash other roms.
[Vibrant Android Development] LovellKid:
Have you tried to calibrate your battery? If you calibrate it right, it works everytime for me. When I flashed Eugenes TW final I had screwy battery readings, calibrated, and its normal now. FWIW.
[Vibrant Android Development] blackoakx22:
i did i had it set at 400 just to be safe but i flashed 1.6 amd i was having the same problems. this is what i did, i downloaded both 1.6OC/UV and 1.6 with OC/UV/voodoo and i tried flashing the voodoo and i was getting the random restarts (with set cpu set at 400) so i flashed 1.6 with the OV/UV and once i flashed that i immediately flashed to the one with Voodoo and its working perfectly now i also made sure that i disabled voodoo becaus ei came from 1.4 w/ voodoo but thanks for the work on the ROMs
[Vibrant Android Development] ttabbal:
I just tried on a QR code and it worked fine.

Bionix 1.6 is sweet with the GPS fix.
[Vibrant Android Development] aohmer:
I will give that one a shot thanks!
[Vibrant Android Development] Jaynrb:
so i tried my GPS without using wireless networks and it wont lock... i flashed the GPS fix and still no lock at all. This gps issue is sucking horribly on the vibrant. everything else seems fine.
[Vibrant Android Development] glitterballs:
See the very first post where he says "Did You Flash Something Before Disabling Voodoo? 2 Fixes to Help You Out." Follow that exactly, and you'll be fine.

As far as the CPU settings, when I had screen off at 200/200 I had problems, and 100/400 I had problems, but with 100/600 I've not had any problems, so I don't know if that's a phone specific thing or what, but unplugged I have it set to 100/800, charging 100/1200 and it's been fine.
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
Works great here with QR codes and product barcodes on 1.6 JACs OC/UV kernel. I'm using the Barcode Scanner from ZXing team if that's the one you're referring to. Try reinstalling the app and see if that resolves the issue.
[Vibrant Android Development] stepinmyworld:
blackoakx22

thanks alot both of you. I actually looked at the first page and found the answer there. I have to wait until i get home because Im at work and the net won't allow me to go to them sites... it only does mirrors. Imma just bite the bullet and be without my phone until 5pm when i can handle it. Thanks!!
[Vibrant Android Development] necromancerr:
i am also having problem with the GPS...
[Vibrant Android Development] Beefvvl:
Unfortunately thats how this "GPS" works. They did this to get faster locks.
[Vibrant Android Development] necromancerr:
Really??? kindda makes sense i guess...

but would rather have the gps only... kindda hard to trust the accuracy of my gps..
[Vibrant Android Development] Dragoth12:
Just out of pure curiosity, why are people so hell bent on keeping "use wireless networks" off? I keep that option on all the time for easier internet searching, map integration, and overall convenience. Is there some inherent problem with keeping it on?
[Vibrant Android Development] D-REW:
Has anyone tested a FFC with this ROM yet? Should it be as simple as replacing the camera and thats it? Or would you still have to download drivers?
[Vibrant Android Development] glitterballs:
I had this exact problem yesterday, or, well, I think I did. I thought I disabled the lagfix (pretty sure I did, but obviously I must've f-ed something up), and flashed 1.6, but the phone would boot startup display occurred normally, but I only had a black screen afterwards.

Anyways, after flashing 'FroYo that doesn't brick', I had a hard time getting into download, phone would start at recovery, but the power button was unresponsive. Kept pulling the battery and getting the same thing. What eventually worked for me was pulling the battery and leaving it out for 30 seconds or so and then try to manually get into download. When I did this, the Vibrant screen would flash for a second and then GT-i9000 would flash, and Odin would report it was connected, at which point I could do an 'adb reboot download' and got it working again.
[Vibrant Android Development] Beefvvl:
Here's the fix for GPS/MMS/VIDEO PLAYER
[Vibrant Android Development] epakrat75:
No, not really. I have never turned on the "use wireless networks" setting using Bionix 1.5 and the GPS has still worked wonderfully for me. Accurate to about 20-50 feet it would seem. I've yet to upgrade to v1.6 yet, though.
[Vibrant Android Development] Viralblack:
Once you have obtained your initial lock its not a problem, most people are trying this at their house. When you get your first lock it needs to be on straight 3G or else it will just see your network and calls it a day.
[Vibrant Android Development] bootsie99:
FINALLY!!!! 500 plus pages and have an answer! hahaha

Awesome ROM
[Vibrant Android Development] Beefvvl:
Yeah I feel ya. I noticed that the GPS isn't every accurate compared to when I was 1.4. When I zoom in on the map my location jumps a lot even though I'm not even moving or my phone is on a table. I tried this in different locations around my city and still get the same issue. I used GPS ESSENTIALS and it will find and lock 4+ satellites every time but on google maps my locations jumps a lot. I've tried reflashing several times and also tried the non Voodoo versions and still with the same result.

I did notice when using Google Navigation it is accurate so I'm happy with that working with no issues with accuracy.
[Vibrant Android Development] adamboyd83:
Thanks. Cant believe I missed that.
[Vibrant Android Development] Beefvvl:
This may be true with 1.5 but someone mentioned it was this way with 1.6 earlier. Maybe 100 pages back. Tons of people could not get a lock without it activated.
[Vibrant Android Development] kolyan:
watch out. i think this MMS fix breaks puzzle lock screen.

the only reason i use stock MMS/SMS app is because i like the puzzlelock, otherwise i would just use Handcent