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[Vibrant Android Development] ebullient:
I have been seriously abusive to my phone. I flashed without disabling Voodoo (twice!) simply because I forgot, one time right after writing a long-winded post about how not to do it. I tried flashing to stock just to see if I could and see if it made things better with 1.7 (it did) and soft-bricked a couple times until I got the hang of it. I've flashed about 10 times overall and right now my phone is practically perfect, smooth as silk, and the battery seems fine even though I haven't 'reconditioned' yet.

I have had this phone less than a month and had zero knowledge of android phones beforehand. Take the time to read, double-check the steps, learn what you can about the process underneath, and above all relax. People make mistakes when they panic.
[Vibrant Android Development] winhwah:
Sorry to hear that, I guess I was pretty lucky since I tried different methods as well. My lesson from this is before flashing anything; you better know how to get in d/l mode first just in case you screw things up you will still can get in d/l mode and ODIN back to the stock ROM.
[Vibrant Android Development] SkOrPn:
Very good advice... Yeah the phone seems like a piece of cake once you figure out how yours works...
[Vibrant Android Development] w_bovine:
Viral...you be punch-drunk at this point. Take a step back and chill señor. Es bueno, si?
[Vibrant Android Development] w_bovine:
You are in your 20's, no? At my age you don't care soooo much.
[Vibrant Android Development] creator2456:
I came in the same way. I had the MT3G for a couple weeks before this, but didn't tinker with it at all. The Vibrant was my first look underneath the cover of Android. I spent a good week or two just reading up on how things worked, what issues people were having, how to fix things once something went wrong, and what not to do.

People need to TAKE TIME and READ.Treat the phone like a computer. Would you simply replace Windows 7 (or equivalent) with something you found online and expect it to work first go? I wouldn't.

The work every dev has done in such a short time is simply amazing. Do them and everyone else a favor and SLOW DOWN and learn.
[Vibrant Android Development] Jdom58:
++++1 on this, I'm going on 12+ hours of moderate use and I'm at 25% from a full charge, pretty good in my book :D
[Vibrant Android Development] Master™:
I'm getting about 16 on heavy use :)
[Vibrant Android Development] w_bovine:
You, sir, are a star among devs. I am new to all this, but I know greatness when I see it. Take your time; those who know better will wait and appreciate. Oh yeah...and that Viral guy...I guess he's okay. :rolleyes:
[Vibrant Android Development] pphi:
What's the protocol with the T-mobile JI6 OTA update? I'm getting that notification with 1.7. Should I just kill the device management service?
[Vibrant Android Development] smashpunks:
im also getting about 16 heavy, bad boy is a beast. Im loving this rom....
[Vibrant Android Development] Acid_Wir3:
could i use my nandroid to go back to stock? coz im planning to sell my phone
[Vibrant Android Development] glitterballs:
This might be a stupid question, but with the whole modem/battery thing with 1.6, I hope I'm not out of line for asking here: Would using a Vibrant on AT&T cost any more battery than on T-Mo?

I reconditioned my battery last night, did a full AC charge, and I'm 12hrs out and down to 35%. It's underclocked to 800MHz, all brightness settings are absolute minimum, no games, no widgets, flat black background, restricted to EDGE, no calls, little bit of browsing over wifi, but nothing crazy. 12hrs out and between cell standby and phone idle, 33% of the battery is gone. I had a Vibrant on T-Mo for a couple weeks, long story short they have bad service in my area, called the network engineers out and all that. But I feel like I was getting way more battery out of it when I had Bionix 1.3 & T-Mo SIM in the phone.

Was the modem in Bionix 1.3 have the JI2 modem as well? That seems to be gone from the changelog.
[Vibrant Android Development] Acid_Wir3:
i dont think that's the problem if its just battery consumption try flashing 1.7 coz it extended my battery life for some reason btw 12 hours = 35% of battery left? your lucky man coz i charge 3 times a day using 100% of my phone
[Vibrant Android Development] glitterballs:
I already did. I posted something about this yesterday, but then I decided I'd recondition the battery since it wasn't at a full charge when I flashed 1.7.

edit - If I go by the cell standby and phone idle, my phone would last 36hrs on a full charge with absolutely no use. That doesn't seem right. And when I had 1.3 on T-Mo I was using it way more and getting 30+ hours with moderate or a little above moderate use.
[Vibrant Android Development] eunkipark92:
Im running 1.7 bionix with voodoo.. For somereason i cant send picture message. Anyone else having same problem as me?
[Vibrant Android Development] :
can you post a pic of this? lol j/k

seriously.... pls don't.
[Vibrant Android Development] vapotrini:
The hardest part about all of this is that my phone was set up EXACTLY where I wanted it and I was already getting fantastic battery life. Don't know why I just couldn't let it be. The battery wipe wasn't necessary. Anyway, off to call t-mobile. Not sure how I'm going to convince them to ship to another country but I'm sure gonna try.

Anyway for those who have hardware locked phones, apparently there's a fix out now. Of course I find it after I fuxored my phone lol.

Fix is here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=804305
[Vibrant Android Development] :
yes... we are in the same boat.
[Vibrant Android Development] w_bovine:
Too European I'm afraid.
[Vibrant Android Development] w_bovine:
I haven't quite gotten to the end of the thread yet. Yet I will suggest what has worked for me. That is, turn off the phone. Then, hold the Vol Up/Down buttons down. Then, plug the phone into the computer, of course via USB. If all is well, you should find yourself in Download Mode. It has not failed me to this date.
[Vibrant Android Development] Darksurf:
How do you know which modem you are using? I downloaded bionix 1.7 before we had all these different versions with different modems. I also had to reflashed Jacs OC/UV/Voodoo kernel cause my phone started acting like 1.7 had the color fix which drains battery and screws with brightness settings.
[Vibrant Android Development] w_bovine:
You must remind me of my failings with the fairer sex? Damn you man! :D
[Vibrant Android Development] beren28:
Then you have and ji2 modem.
[Vibrant Android Development] Master™:
+1

He is right.. You have JI2 then
[Vibrant Android Development] kolyan:
whats wrong with color fix ? i was gonna try that myself......
[Vibrant Android Development] Master™:
You have to run the colorfix at 100% Screen Brightness witch takes battery away faster :)
[Vibrant Android Development] w_bovine:
Please no.
[Vibrant Android Development] mrssmartypants:
YaY Fallout Vegas.
[Vibrant Android Development] CBung:
Hello' I copied the file to my external sd, ie /data, and my /sdcard but rom manager recovery mode won't open it... Need help, thanks !
[Vibrant Android Development] SkOrPn:
What do you mean recovery wont open it? What error are you getting?
[Vibrant Android Development] CBung:
Sorry meant to write its:

Can't open ... (bad)

This is after I confirm install screen

Edit: file I had was only 19mb sorry
[Vibrant Android Development] :
with all these pages, im not sure if anybody already posted it but im using 1.7 with JI2 modem and jacs xmod kernal 1.1...and when i turn the sound down to vibrate, i dont feel the phone vibrating. when i power the screen on, i see my missed notifications. im also using the mms_asop with the fixed puzzle piece
[Vibrant Android Development] Duntkno:
I have Bionix 1.7 w/Jacs OC/UV/VOODOO kernel with jI6,

and getting freezes when I have music playing for a while

does re flashing really help?
[Vibrant Android Development] wendellc:
OK. Been using this on my wife's phone for the whole day. Flashed 1.7 with ji6 modem non vodoo. It is really fast and no FC or problems. Only problem, I gave her back the phone and she is complaining that SIMs3 is gone. ANyone know how I can put this back on, easiest way if possible. Don't know if that would be apk or zip?
[Vibrant Android Development] rjwisniewski:
Just flashed this. Was simple and a breeze. Loving it so far.
[Vibrant Android Development] sombionix:
Ok, fixed the camera issue. Fix will be up tomorrow. Fixed some other small bugs too.
[Vibrant Android Development] :
Will it be a new rom that wipes or just a .zip that we flash over the rom?
[Vibrant Android Development] Dragoth12:
Thank you for your hard work Sombionix, your work is truly amazing. It doesn't go un-noticed.
[Vibrant Android Development] doubleohseven:
was JUST gonna ask that. lol.

thanks for your hard work though!!
[Vibrant Android Development] Viralblack:
A large number of system files are changing, for the sake of your stability and user experience, this will be another full wipe revision.

Soon as we get the major system file bugs out, you will get new features and addins as flashable .01 updates
[Vibrant Android Development] eunkipark92:
Im going through the whole forum and i still cant find anything about picture messaging....

Is it still being fixed or is it already fixed..
[Vibrant Android Development] adm1jtg:
Search on MMS
[Vibrant Android Development] jasonmlit:
Is it normal to have a quadrant score of just over 2700? No voodoo for me, just the ext2 lag fix on jac's kernel. This thing rules. Thanks for all the hard work devs.
[Vibrant Android Development] SkOrPn:
On EXT2 yes, it is quite normal
[Vibrant Android Development] kolyan:
Is anything different with Samsung software ? I've been running and updating Nexus for like 6 month without a single wipe or battery reconditioning.....everything works 100% and battery never been better....
[Vibrant Android Development] SkOrPn:
@anyone, is the market links going to be fixed in 1.8? Just wondering because after a full day market still does not see most of my installed or owned apps. If this has been mentioned on one of the million pages here, please forgive me, search gave me no hits. I do remember seeing something about fixing the Market links but I cant seem to find that info now...
[Vibrant Android Development] kizer:
Works on mine as it sits.

Send a SMS to somebody.

Send a MMS to somebody, if it fails

1) Reboot Phone

2) Delete MMS and send again.

I've done that after two rom flashes and/if I had a problem it magically fixed it. I can send to anybody anytime after the first issue. Of course I don't think I really had an issue the second flash, but none the less that is how I addressed it and now I have zero issues.
[Vibrant Android Development] kolyan:
Market works, just sometimes it takes several tries
[Vibrant Android Development] Darksurf:
hey where is the samsung widget for Social Networking? I used it for my twitter. It was fast and pretty nice. Also which app must I remove to get rid of the daily briefing?
[Vibrant Android Development] richan90:
To answer your second question, remove InfoAlarm.apk from /system/app
[Vibrant Android Development] smutek:
Don't know if it is related (something to do with sound management maybe?) but I posted a few pages back about an issue with Pandora freezing the entire system after playing music for about 15 seconds. Adjusting media volume while playing pandora would also freeze the system. One other person confirmed this issue with Pandora.

This was on 1.7/jacs. Flashed back to 1.4/kings (no voodoo on either) and same issue. Flashed to 1.4/stock and Pandora plays back fine.

I posted a logcat with my post. Again, probably completely unrelated, but I really don't know. Could be something to do with how the kernal handles audio.

I'm interested to know if anyone else is experiencing this problem, particularly with Pandora.
[Vibrant Android Development] :
I have had this market problem on some ROMs but not on others, not sure why it is hit and miss .. but it usually works if I install the eris market fix from the market, not sure why this fixes it but it has every time ...
[Vibrant Android Development] Master™:
The market (Vending.apk) works fine for me :)
[Vibrant Android Development] SkOrPn:
Ok my bad. For some reason I thought I was missing some links, but upon second look I cant seem to find anything missing after all, lol. I did notice I had several apps set to update automatically, so I removed that option from all my apps. Now just need to see Market notify me of an updated app, as I have not seen one update notice since flashing to 1.7.... weird
[Vibrant Android Development] atlaswingpasaway:
ok so after a second recalibration, my vibrant is having a wonderful battery life.

(i didnt realize that i had to charge longer, because sometimes it shows 100% but actually its only around 97%, which can cause inaccuracy)

so far with wifi on and cpu at 1.2Ghz with a live wallpaper, 1% can last 40+minutes.

but im also having random shut downs. i cannot boot up by holding the power button after these shut downs. i have to take out the battery then boot again. And so I will revert to ship day state, and reflash again. pain in the ass if you ask me. but for the glory of overclock, i will still do it. at least i know i can get more battery life now!
[Vibrant Android Development] lotherius:
Seriously.... if you're getting freezes like that, it is 100% due to the overclock. Don't see why 1000->1200mhz is so important you'd want to deal with crashing. Phone is blisteringly phast without the overclock and there's no need for constant battery pulls.
[Vibrant Android Development] :
I agree with on that some people experience freezes due to OC'ing but that is not always the case.

Some phones do better at OC'd speeds than others due to the CPU production process and microscopic differences in the manufacturing process.

My phone for example actually runs just fine at 1.2 as a lot of peoples do, but some cannot even handle 1.01, so IF you get freezes at 1.2 a good indicator is heat if you are running at 1.2 and not doing much and your phone is hotter than the surface of the sun, then you may be one of the unlucky ones ...

IF you are one of the lucky ones and your phone runs fine at 1.2 ... go for it , but just be aware that if you start getting FC's and freezes , try clocking to normal , 1000/200 in setcpu, and see if that solves the problem.

Just an FYI post.
[Vibrant Android Development] Sdobron:
I installed the stock kernel version because I was not sure if JAC's in Bionix 1.7 was 1.0 or 1.1...does the stock version of this rom require flashing eugene's back support for older kernels to be flashed?
[Vibrant Android Development] dancegrenade:
woah speak for yourself bro

sent from shinra
[Vibrant Android Development] SkOrPn:
JAC's kernel in Bionix 1.7 is version 1.1. The stock kernel version of bionix does not require you to flash back to stock (if thats what you were asking).
[Vibrant Android Development] jslee1020:
I flashed 1.7 w/ JI6 modem w/ stock kernel

Since I don't want OC/UV.. I didn't go with the other kernels...

BUT... I DO want voodoo... so my question is.. will the regular voodoo beta4 kernel work with bionix 1.7? Has anybody gone this route before as well?
[Vibrant Android Development] joe.kerwin:
+1. I just came to mention it. Pandora plays for about 2 seconds for me and freezes requiring a reboot. Oh and I don't OC but I'm using jacs oc/uv nonvoodoo.
[Vibrant Android Development] SkOrPn:
Yes many people flash voodoo on bionix 1.7. I would think most are using the voodoo kernel but not sure. I am and it works perfectly. Just download the bionix version that already has that kernel...

EDIT: I just re-read your post. Good question and I do not see why it wouldnt. May I ask why you wouldnt want OC/UV kernel? It is NOT overclocked by default so there is no reason as far as I can tell and since it makes your phone faster and the battery last much longer, it seems to be the preferred kernel atm. Give it a try and let us know, lol...
[Vibrant Android Development] rogerchew:
it might not be overclocked, but it could be UV'ed, which might cause problems? correct me if i'm wrong. I too want the voodoo kernel without the OC/UV features.
[Vibrant Android Development] Darksurf:
yeah, that is possibly why its unstable @ 100mhz, but there is a simple fix for the instability. use setcpu to set the min to 200mhz. My Vibrant runs great, but @ 100mhz it freezes and runs like crap. I can even overclock mine to 1200mhz stabily, but I don't just cause I prefer battery life. trust me, setcpu is a great investment and helps save battery!
[Vibrant Android Development] jslee1020:
I will try beta4 voodoo first... then try flashing bionix w/voodoo and see if there are any differences
[Vibrant Android Development] jslee1020:
I had originally thought that bionix did not OC on default... but in the OP for 1.7 there was no mention.. so I assumed OC'ing was on automatically. I still find bionix1.7 pretty fast... not too much lag... but would like voodoo...
[Vibrant Android Development] ScooterG:
No issues with Pandora or adjusting volume while Pandora is playing.
[Vibrant Android Development] karimsaud21:
+1

none here either
[Vibrant Android Development] SkOrPn:
ahhh, ok I see said the blind man. Hmm, good point, if you have already discovered that your phone does not like being undervolted I can fully understand why you would not want the OC/UV kernel. Makes perfect sense now. lol

I now see someone else needs to answer your original question because I have no clue....
[Vibrant Android Development] Darksurf:
+2

ditto
[Vibrant Android Development] SkOrPn:
Nope, bionix 1.7 using JAC's kernel is set to the stock kernel clocks 100 min 1000 maximum. You have to install a program or a script to take advantage of the extra clock settings. If your phone can handle the undervolting which I believe most can, you are in for a real treat using JAC's v1.1 kernel, especially if you voodoo it.
[Vibrant Android Development] miikey_:
i flashed 1.6 a couple weeks ago as my first experience in messing with the stock set-up for my smartphone. i am obviously not too experienced in doing this, but i've tried searching for too long and cant find how to "reflash" to an updated custom rom (1.6-1.7 for example)

can someone please help answer my question/redirect me to a previous post that will?
[Vibrant Android Development] richan90:
You don't need to do anything special. These ROMS wipe the system completely, so you can flash from 1.6 to 1.7 directly. I did that with no problems.
[Vibrant Android Development] atlaswingpasaway:
Guys about this faq item:

i have my setCPU at these settings (200-1200) but it still randomly freezes and shuts down. so, my CPU really can't handle OC right?
[Vibrant Android Development] p()()pypants:
this rom lags and seems to get hung up a lot.... Also even after conditioning battery it drains way fast.... Vibrant 9 rom from eugene is still my base... Always going back to it.
[Vibrant Android Development] Dragoth12:
Same way you flashed the first ROM. Simply download it, backup your apps/info using Titanium Backup or Mybackup Pro, than using Clockwork Mod, reboot into recovery and select the ROM file and flash away.

The ONLY exception to this is if you flashed a ROM with Voodoo. If you did, you MUST disable Voodoo before trying to flash anything! Unless you feel like turning your Vibrant into a $500.00 paper weight. (okay, I may have over-exaggerated a little, but it still makes your life a bigger pain in the butt when you don't disable voodoo first.)
[Vibrant Android Development] richan90:
Mine does the same. We can't handle the overclock, so just remove SetCPU and go back to stock speeds.
[Vibrant Android Development] miclflores:
So I know the JAC kernel doesnt OC automatically, buy does it UV automatically? Does the JAC kernel even help the battery life?

Also, would I need to recondition the battery again if I flash a new modem or new kernel on top of the ROM? Trying out 1.7 with JI6 modem and stock kernel but if battery sucks I was going to try the JI2 modem and/or JAC kernel. Thanks again for the amazing work.
[Vibrant Android Development] atlaswingpasaway:
aww.. was hoping for another OC'd phone..
[Vibrant Android Development] Raceves:
Yeah I agree. I am getting 10-14 hours, when before I was getting 20-24 easily on stock.

Sometimes it lags a bit but isn't too bad. When there isn't any lag the phone feels amazing! The GPS is spot on.
[Vibrant Android Development] weighates:
Okay I had bionix 1.5 and its worked great. I downloaded and flashed 1.7 oc/uv kernel and my phone eats my battery while its in standby bad. There had to be a change somewhere between 1.5 and 1.7 cause My cell will only last around 9 hours in standby with 1.7. When I reflash 1.5 everything is great again. Thanks for listening, love bionix :)

Chris
[Vibrant Android Development] rizzxx7:
I've used v9 for a while and I don't know what the you're talking about this Rom lagging. You must have a bad flash/install because this rom is superior to v9
[Vibrant Android Development] harabinger66:
Remove battery. Put battery back in. his down only volume buttons and plug in usb. Should get you into download Mode. Had the android screen of death yesterday and this did the trick for me.
[Vibrant Android Development] eunkipark92:
Im on my phone. Can u put a link to that post..im really sorry i did the seach on MMS. And i clicked bionix post and it takes me to the last page... Thanks
[Vibrant Android Development] eunkipark92:
And i did the battery recalibration. Im using ebuddy and xda app back to back. Its consuming about 1% per 3min. Is it normal?
[Vibrant Android Development] TheSneakerWhore:
Yea...battery sucks pretty bad.

/Not many apps

//only Setcpu/romManager/Mixzing

///barely used recently

////Didi the battery "reset" as described
[Vibrant Android Development] Master™:
Well hmmm.. Are you using JI6 modem or JI2 because JI2 is a beast, I am getting 17+ hours with heavy use on it
[Vibrant Android Development] weighates:
1% per 3 min on standy? If on standby no thats not normal under heavy use yeah thats normal. I am talking about watching a movie with screen brightness up.

Chris

Samsung Vibrant

Bionix 1.5 oc/uv @ 1.2
[Vibrant Android Development] Master™:
Well if you gave us more info it would help.. There are serveral people with excellent battery life.

1.) Are you using JI2 or JI6 modem?

2.) Did you recondition your battery?
[Vibrant Android Development] memorito:
pls do.

...in a box.

.......with a bow.
[Vibrant Android Development] eunkipark92:
Ji2.and yes
[Vibrant Android Development] weighates:
Yes I reconditioned the battery. I am using JI6 modem but I am also using that with version 1.5 so I doubt thats the problem. Its just my cell standby eats the battery like crazy. I can even close all running apps and battery still drains. I switch to 1.5 and the battery life is great.

Chris
[Vibrant Android Development] eunkipark92:
My brightness is the lowest and im running ebuddy and xda with launcher pro...the battery is drainnibg so fast...

I just fully charged and wiped out the batt stat...

Im at 83% from 100% in 50min.

All i did was some wifi, some texting eith ebuddy and xda on launcher pro
[Vibrant Android Development] TheSneakerWhore:
I'm using the posted 1.7 JAC oc/uv NO voodoo flash...I reconditioned the battery, and with minimal use (less than normal) I am almost dead--whereas I would be in the 50%-40% range right now. I have had nothing running, 1 phone call, 17 texts, and nothing more.

It is draining as bad as my bladder after 13 beers.
[Vibrant Android Development] weighates:
eunkipark92 under battery usage what does it say on yours. On mine during the 7 hours the battery lasted from full charge it was display 43% cell standbye 42%. 42% of the battery gone in 7 hours during which its was on standbye for 6.5 hours is not normal.

Chris
[Vibrant Android Development] Master™:
JI6 Modem is known to eat the battery
[Vibrant Android Development] eunkipark92:
Baseband says ji2 build version says eclair ji6. ?????