yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Vibrant Android Development] nealante:
I totally agree!

Samsung vibrant

Bionix 1.4

Jacs OC/UV/Voodoo Kernel
[Vibrant Android Development] damngood98:
did you just agree to someone agreeing w/you? wtf?
[Vibrant Android Development] nealante:
Lol

Samsung vibrant

Bionix 1.4

Jacs OC/UV/Voodoo Kernel
[Vibrant Android Development] theking52:
thats what it was , just had to delete and reinstall rom manager : )

i got the donate version of TI backup so when i get the key file for that, ill backup everything and then install this rom.
[Vibrant Android Development] phonepersonality:
This has turned into a "Personals" page all of a sudden.
[Vibrant Android Development] haiishq:
Battery mod Works perfect thanks alot
[Vibrant Android Development] Viralblack:
Proof of Concept Art

Pay attention to the home icon and the google replaced with a light bionix in lieu of finding the graphics for the rest of the search widget skin
[Vibrant Android Development] cashyftw:
Anyone excited for 1.6?! I sure am lol. Addict here.
[Vibrant Android Development] ram130:
Show off!! LOL carry on..:cool:

thanks for fixing it so fast!! cant wait for my notifications to come out from the dark :D
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
As much as I love 1.4, I'm looking forward to 1.6. From what I've seen of sombionix's work, this is only going to get better :)
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
I've been using the 1.4 ROM since its release and I have some info for some of you. I have been keeping a close eye on my battery life, it has improved, decreased and improved again. The last improvement was after uninstalling 7 apps that I no longer use. I haven't been able to pin down which app was causing the battery consumption but I'm willing to bet its not the only market app that does this. I said all of that to say that, if you're having less than excellent battery life perhaps it's due to an app and not the ROM.. this ROM is outstanding. Open home seems to start by itself and run constantly even when I haven't used it in weeks, I'm sure there are other apps that use more than their share of battery life. I'm back up to two days of battery life per charge with moderate use (gmail, email, IM, SMS, web browsing, no voice plan on this phone.)

Maybe uninstalling some apps and checking things would be good for some of you who are experiencing low battery life.
[Vibrant Android Development] theking52:
im confused... should I install 1.4 or 1.5? lol since youre all praising 1.4 like the second coming of jesus. i dont have either installed btw
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
You can flash one and see how it works, then flash the other and see how it works and then flash back. I actually tested all of the 1.3 and 1.4 ROMS, you can flash over any of them. Just remember to disable Voodoo before each flash if necessary.
[Vibrant Android Development] ram130:
Wait for 1.6 in a few hours.:cool:
[Vibrant Android Development] Yankee0750:
I thought it was only me. My battery decreased, improved, and decreased again. I haven't installed any games on my phone since I flashed 1.4 so that is out of the question. I had installed a couple of things in the last couple of days so I'm going to start cleaning up my phone by uninstalling apps I no longer use. Thanks for posting that.
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
You're welcome. I knew I wasn't the only one :)
[Vibrant Android Development] jamez243:
How-to Confirm Voodoo Lagfix is Disabled:

1. In adb shell or terminal type 'mount'

2. If it is disabled is should read '/dev/block/mmcblk0p2'.

3. If it is not disabled, it will read '/dev/block/mmcblk0p4'.

What if mine reads mmcblk0p3.... ?

Sorry I am a little confused.
[Vibrant Android Development] cashyftw:
Exact same story here, I though I was just seeing things lol, I too monitor the battery A LOT, and at first, I realized it was dropping like crazy, and I couldn't figure out why, Let say I had 94%, and then I would go to the xda app, and then I check the battery again, it would be on 91% in just a couple of minutes, and it's not until today I figured out what it was. It was freaking launcher pro! It caused my battery to drain like crazy, and I had it every since I installed 1.4, it was actually the first thing I downloaded from the market, so of course I though it was the rom, I removed LP, and downloaded adw launcher, and now I see why majority of the people praise the battery life, it's GREAT. I started on 90% went on the xda app, and made a couple of ringtones, and checked the weather, and guess how much battery life I have now, 90% :D I love bionix!

PS: @ardchoille what's your pertake on task killers? Just curious, I have it, but iv'e been getting mixed answers.
[Vibrant Android Development] Silrocco:
Go to sleep know and when you wake tomorrow it'll be like Christmas. Then again, when I'm anxious for something new I can't go to sleep. :D
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
There is a very good article about why task killers are bad for android, read it here. The article explains a lot and even quotes the android developer pages. I used to use a TK but uninstalled it after reading that article and things have been much better. Basically, killing an app that isn't ready to be killed just makes that app have to restart from scratch to complete the task it was trying to complete - uses more resources than letting it go ahead and finish its job. Froyo is going to put an end to task killers anyway :)
[Vibrant Android Development] nealante:
Save ur self some trouble and flash 1.4 w/jacs OC/UV/Voodoo Kernel its the best!

Samsung vibrant

Bionix 1.4

Jacs OC/UV/Voodoo Kernel
[Vibrant Android Development] cashyftw:
Sweet thanks! I just removed ATK. Wow, I just backed up all my apps, and my call log/messages ect, and my battery is still on 90% This is truly amazing.
[Vibrant Android Development] Charlie Brown:
Word to the bird.

And I was on 1.5 for a few days then went back to 1.4 w/jacs OC/UV/Voodoo Kernel. It really is a great rom and very stable IMO.
[Vibrant Android Development] CompConfig:
First, Thanks To Somb and all involved, great work, I cannot wait for 1.6.

I read and even agree with the articles about task managers. That said can someone explain why Samsung has built one into its new JI ROMS?

Not my place but what the heck.. can we start a new thread for 1.6 ?
[Vibrant Android Development] BruceElliott:
To Voodo or Not to Voodo?

Several noobie-like questions:

(1) Sombionix has made many improvements over the versions which positively affect speed.

(2) Sombionix provides two ROMs, one with the Voodo lag fix and one without. With the lag fix, one must be careful not to flash anything or even do a nandroid backup without first disabling the lag fix. Forgetting to do this can waste a lot of time doing a recovery. So, it seems to me that there is a trade-off between the potential liability of using Voodo versus speed/smoothness improvements attributable to Voodo.

---->How much does Voodo increase speed/smoothness over the speed/smoothness improvements already build into Bionix V1.4? All things being equal, one might wish to skip Voodo if the speed/smoothness difference is not very significant.

(3) Does Voodo change the file system format, like formatting from fat32 to NTFS in Windows?

(4) After flashing Bionix 1.4 or 1.6, can I just batch-restore my apps and user data from Titanium?

Thanks!

Bruce
[Vibrant Android Development] Master™:
I was expecting Christmas when I woke up :D

Oh well.. Just have to wait till a bit later :)
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
I actually hope sombionix takes a longer break. He works hard to bring us the best ROMs and we don't want him to get burned out.
[Vibrant Android Development] Master™:
+5,000,000 :)
[Vibrant Android Development] Dragoth12:
I agree completely. Hopefully he releases 1.6 and takes a well deserved extended break from it. Come back when 2.2 is officially released so he can fix the crap T-mobile/Samsung is going to call "release" worthy.
[Vibrant Android Development] mobilebone:
:D:D:D Mee too!
[Vibrant Android Development] MisterKrispy:
Quick question, and I'm sorry if this has been asked. I'm at work and can;t let the boss catch me searching through a thread....

Anyway, is it safe to flash this lock screen mod over this?

http://ip208-100-42-21.static.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=797431
[Vibrant Android Development] Darksurf:
I know sombionix is working hard and I hate to create any more burdin on him, but will 1.6 support FFC? I'm planning on getting the I9000 camera and installing it in my phone. It supposidly works under Eugene's froyo, but I'd much rather stick with sombionix. From what I understand you install the camera, then add a camera data file (probably firmware file) to /system/cameradata, then flash Eugene's froyo and it works fine.

Sounds like its mostly the firmware file that gets the camera working. Is there something special about Eugene's froyo kernel that would add support?
[Vibrant Android Development] w_bovine:
Support for the FFC is included in 1.6.
[Vibrant Android Development] cfymobile:
I'm having this exact problem now.

Tried everything I could think of (repairing permissions, disabling lagfix, trying different versions of Bionix) and the phone still freezes when using Pandora or listening to something in BeyondPod.

Went back to a Nandroid of my phone before Bionix, and now I get an occassional freeze in Pandora and BeyondPod that I never got before.

:(
[Vibrant Android Development] InvisibleHero:
I had this problem when I had my phone OC'd. When I set the cpu back to normal speed my phone stopped freezing when using Pandora.
[Vibrant Android Development] Jdom58:
Guys, just in case it may work for you I'm running Bio1.4 with the stock kernel and Pandora works fine with that version.
[Vibrant Android Development] mobilebone:
I can confirm that.
[Vibrant Android Development] cfymobile:
I will totally give this a shot and see how it works.

Thanks for the suggestion guys
[Vibrant Android Development] warsteiner00:
Noob question:

Does bionix 1.5 rom include lag fix?
[Vibrant Android Development] damngood98:
haven't had any problems w/pandora and i've been using his roms since 1.3. are you using set cpu? it's been recommended using min 200, max 1200 (or 1000 depending on your kernel) w/no profiles.

although i did flash back to 1.4 last night after using 1.5. i've had a few 3g problems w/his roms. usually it's when i'm in the city though. i get hspa speeds at home out in the suburbs but not at work in the city. i'll lose 3g when i'm downtown periodically. usually i can get it back going in & out of flight mode. last night i couldn't get it back no matter what i did or where i was. since i had to reflash something, i just went back to 1.4.

for whatever reason this did happen once before using one of eugene's rom too. :confused:
[Vibrant Android Development] Master™:
If you select the Lag Fix version...
[Vibrant Android Development] warsteiner00:
Voodoo=lag fix?

Another question:

If i flash Bionix 1.4 w/Jacs OC/UV/Voodoo kernel. Am i going to be able to set the brightness manually?
[Vibrant Android Development] Master™:
Yeah.. It doesnt include colorfix. But make sure your vibrant can use the voodoo because some have a larger NAND chip (Or somethin like that)
[Vibrant Android Development] castro_OO:
Anyone having sync issues

Ie twitter or facebook?

My widgets wont reftesh unless its a manual refresh.

Samsung vibrant running bionix 1.5 voodoo
[Vibrant Android Development] cashyftw:
Also confirmed.

Sent from the iPhone killer, G2 killer, or any other phone that tries to compete.
[Vibrant Android Development] InvisibleHero:
Ooops... I meant to add that I was having that problem on 1.3. 1.4 is fine.
[Vibrant Android Development] castro_OO:
Ok thought it was just me.

Samsung vibrant running bionix 1.5 voodoo
[Vibrant Android Development] martin0641:
Some people might want to consider using the Froyo-Odin method of totally erasing everything on your phone and starting over clean. It worked great for me, I just copied my content back over.

Second, when an app says that a setting will be applied after the program restarts, that's when a task killer is handy. I don't want to reboot my phone every time I want to test a setting. I use the one Som provides in his rom in those cases.

Sent from fone...
[Vibrant Android Development] warsteiner00:
Ok, thanks. I checked and i have the normal size nand.

But i have no idea what colorfix is. I just want to know if im going to be able to set the brightness at, lets say, 70% if i want to. Because i cant use the phone with the brightness set at 100% in the dark.
[Vibrant Android Development] FlipnKraut:
Help? Why aren't all the apps I had before this rom showing up in the Market?
[Vibrant Android Development] Master™:
Yes, Auto brightness & Manual both work :)
[Vibrant Android Development] Foobyte:
Ok, I've been using 1.5 for a few days now.

I've noticed that it cleans up background processes while idle? It's like as soon as the screen turns off it won't check check for notifications or do any updates, such as:

- Kills Battery Time status icon

- no Facebook notifications (30 min)

- no OkCupid notifications (30 min)

- No updates to widgets, they just get stuck (engadget)

- e-mail retrieval, I'm not sure if it works or not

Either way, what is causing this? The TaskManager perhaps? It doesn't seem like I can configure it to ignore certain processes, like with Advanced Task Manager or whatever it's called.

What should I do because I like this rom and would like to continue using it...
[Vibrant Android Development] warsteiner00:
Oh, ok. Thanks for your quick answers!
[Vibrant Android Development] Master™:
Just wait for 1.6 it is about to be released
[Vibrant Android Development] ram130:
In a few hours and counting..
[Vibrant Android Development] Master™:
wah wah wah..... Wait what?
[Vibrant Android Development] Foobyte:
Ok, cool! =)
[Vibrant Android Development] ram130:
:D:D:D be patient.
[Vibrant Android Development] w_bovine:
Patience?! I don't have time for patience! :eek:
[Vibrant Android Development] Paging Dr B:
Lol I read this post and was like wow, sounds like you might be having legit issues, but then you mentioned a task manager. Is the built in task manager causing issues or are you using another task manager to kill everything?
[Vibrant Android Development] Viralblack:
All systems are operating normally, 1.6 is becoming more and more stable by the hour as bugs are patched and systems are aligned.

Be patient ;) 1.6 should serve to be the best one yet.
[Vibrant Android Development] Foobyte:
:D

Well, the task manager was included in the ROM. I like it, actually. ;-)

I use a lot of different apps and sometimes I check the task manager and have like 10 running processes which I may not need again for a few hours. They still seem to use resources, it's convenient if you can kill them off...

CoPilot is one of the apps which continues to burn resources (and battery) after exiting it because it seems to crash and continue to run in a loop. It can drain my entire battery within 3 hours if I don't reboot my phone or... well, use a task manager. ;-)

Edit to your edit: No, I just use the one that came with it and it doesn't allow excluding of processes, nor does it show low level processes.
[Vibrant Android Development] MrGibbage:
Take your time. I don't care if you have to work on it all night! :)

jk

We are all very excited about the upcoming release.
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
bahahaha I almost fell out of my chair reading that.. adding it to my list of "keepers" :)
[Vibrant Android Development] speed145a:
Same here! :-D
[Vibrant Android Development] Master™:
Quote from Carlos Mencia:Dee Dee Dee....!
[Vibrant Android Development] cashyftw:
I seriously can't wait!

Sent from the iPhone killer, G2 killer, or any other phone that tries to compete.
[Vibrant Android Development] Viralblack:
lol, I crashed out at about 5 finishing some skinning things, have a few more things to accomplish today :)

Looked into GMail skinning, there really isnt anything worth turning black in there, so kind of a no go.
[Vibrant Android Development] Master™:
Viral isnt the one making it.. Sombionix is :D

Unless I am missing something??! Witch I don't think I am ;)
[Vibrant Android Development] junkdruggler:
Could you get the heading to change from grey in the gtalk? And have you been able to change the colors of the tabs in dialer and contacts? And I made a dark calc if you want to use it...
[Vibrant Android Development] Viralblack:
Ill take a look at it here in a minute, eclipse is being an ass and Im having trouble compiling my .9s
[Vibrant Android Development] jamez243:
Anyone care to help?
[Vibrant Android Development] Dougefresh91:
Why is it recommended to not use profiles in SetCPU?

Curious because I've been having issues this past week with AppAlarm Pro. First the snooze stopped working, and this morning it went off 30 minutes late. I use Slacker radio with it, but maybe it's connected to the Pandora issues. It was working flawlessly for months, and hasn't been updated since August. The only things changed about my phone since then are the Bionix ROM and SetCPU. And I do use profiles. It's odd and I can't help but think it's somehow related.

I saw someone mention doing Restore Permissions at one point in the fast moving thread. What's the process for that, and might it help?
[Vibrant Android Development] Sym_Link:
I think everyone has that whether Voodoo is installed or not and it is what /data_tmo is called. You want to look at what /data is, which every time I have looked, it was near the top of the list. Maybe scroll up a bit in the cmd window.
[Vibrant Android Development] speed145a:
Sounds like you have applied an ext3 lag fix?
[Vibrant Android Development] megatherian:
Liars!

what the hell! I came on here today expecting 1.6 to be out! It was PROMISED to me today and now I'm told it's coming SOON. What the hell does that even mean? I spent valuable time signing up for this site - I am entitled, I DESERVE a new release everyday! GIMME GIMME GIMME! :D

hehehe...

I downloaded 1.5 as my very first custom ROM yesterday and have been pleasantly impressed :) Thanks for all the hard work, I really do appreciate it.

(and I really am looking forward to your next release even more than I am that "Froyo" thing I keep hearing about ;) )
[Vibrant Android Development] Viralblack:
*stabs megatherian*
[Vibrant Android Development] sombionix:
Viral has been helping me with some image edit and mods which has allowed me to focus on the coding end of things. He's taken a HUGE work load off my shoulders which I'm VERY thankful for. Coding, image mods, working a full-time job, etc., has been burning me out so his help has been amazing.
[Vibrant Android Development] Paging Dr B:
Welcome megatherian. Oh nevermind, looks like viral stabbed him.
[Vibrant Android Development] w_bovine:
That Viral guy...ruthless I tell ya.

But hey, if he's helping sombo this much, I guess we have to put up with him. :rolleyes:
[Vibrant Android Development] jamez243:
Much appreciated thank you! :)
[Vibrant Android Development] ram130:
and send him some donations!:D
[Vibrant Android Development] Silrocco:
Way to go Viral...you're awesome dude! Thanks for taking some load off Sombionix.

Some Mt. Dew coming your way. :)
[Vibrant Android Development] castro_OO:
I feel like im in line for a ps3 on its release date

Samsung vibrant running bionix 1.5 voodoo
[Vibrant Android Development] w_bovine:
Vodka-spiked Mountain Dew of course. :)
[Vibrant Android Development] MichaelB91:
Thanks Man :) +100000000000
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
I was hoping you'd end up doing this. Nice to see some of the work taken off your shoulders.

@viral, thank you very much, dude, you ROCK!
[Vibrant Android Development] Viralblack:
Stoked to be a partner in Sombionix's project, more than words :) I look forwards to being able to assist and code as able.

As far as donations go Im more than flattered but this is still primarily Sombionix's project, Ill never turn down a dew, but just take care of the man first and foremost :)
[Vibrant Android Development] MrGibbage:
Awesome. Perhaps I can help out too???

I'm good at begging, being impatient, and asking stoopid questions.
[Vibrant Android Development] speed145a:
read: "plus a-bizillion!"

WTH? :p
[Vibrant Android Development] Silrocco:
lol...I think he perfers Caffeine over alcohol. :D
[Vibrant Android Development] Viralblack:
lol, both sound good.

My instructions usually include a shot of goose ;) Its neccessary for all good modifications, A lot like firearms and fireworks.

^ win/win lol. Mt Dew/Rum and Goose and RedBull are both Abby approved.

As a side note, and more importantly for most of you, there is a more than decient chance (barring catastrophe) that you will have new toys this evening.
[Vibrant Android Development] Silrocco:
lol. Is that a Big-Gulp in the picture?
[Vibrant Android Development] Silrocco:
Swweeeet....Now that is great news my friend. :D (ignorring the barring catastrophe) Take your time.
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
W00T! toys.. toys are good :)

@sombionix and viral, I'm retired military and have tons of time on my hands. Let me know if I can be of any help.
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
One question.. will 1.6 have the three lock screens with chooser and the battery icon mods?
[Vibrant Android Development] Viralblack:
I believe both, I know the battery icons are in place, to the best of my knowledge this should be back to 1.4 features but on JI6 speed.

And definitely, I know youre wicked with imagry, so as we continue thorugh this id definitely like to fully skin TouchWiz3 into Bionix flowing images. I just started taking apart the peices, but as I have more id be happy to :) Hit me up on GTalk sometime.
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
Ok, I have more news on home replacement apps and how they affect battery life.

LauncherPro, Open Home and ADW.launcher all seem to use a ridiculous amount of battery life. It's no coincidence that these three home replacement apps are laden with features and options, they seem to be trying to one-up each other and that's not a good thing as far as phone resources go.

The only reason I dislike the TouchWiz home app is that it doesn't change modes when I change the orientation of my phone - it stays in portrait mode. I have found that Zeam launcher is a nice home replacement app without being bogged down with a bajillion features and it includes an option to change orientation as the phone is rotated. I have been using Zeam since yesterday and it doesn't seem to drain the battery as fast as those apps I mentioned above - I'm at 80% battery life left after 11 hours of use.
[Vibrant Android Development] kaine13x7:
Wish I could be of assistance but I have no knowledge of the workings of android. All I'm good for is beta testing and throwing money at you. Thanks viral and sombionix for your work and dedication to this project.
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
That's awesome news!

Sent you an invite :)
[Vibrant Android Development] Silrocco:
Yup, ZEAM launcher rocks, I've been using for quite a long time now.
[Vibrant Android Development] w_bovine:
Dang...I really like LauncherPro, but I read another post not long ago that indicated the same thing regarding battery life.

I do know LauncherPro is in the midst of a ground-up rewrite...perhaps the situation will improve.
[Vibrant Android Development] ardchoille:
Yeah, Fede is going to re-write it from scratch and it's likely that will improve battery life. I'll try it again after the re-write and see how things have changed. Currently, LauncherPro lists as 2.33MB in the market while Zeam lists as 489KB.. that should give some indication as far as system resources.
[Vibrant Android Development] JoeSkeen:
Excellent news! 1.4 I'd absolutely wonderful, I can't wait for this! :D
[Vibrant Android Development] rizzxx7:
Didn't he just update it?