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[Vibrant Android Development] RaymondPJR:
phone contacts and mms history

OK, we all know I'm a noob and some of us know I just did my first flash last night. Those that know that know that I got my *ss bricked and recovered. Now, I did not restore app data from Titanium as it was advised this would be a problem coming from 2.1 to 2.2. I just restored the apps and now don't have my contacts that were saved to phone or my mms history. (by now I think I just answered my own question, but I'm still reeling from yesterday) I should be able to go back into Titanium (as soon as I'm untethered) and just select restore the contact info and the mms? Yes?:)
[Vibrant Android Development] willsnews:
Just go to contacts if there on your sim just push import from sim select all and your good

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[Vibrant Android Development] w_bovine:
You can restore app data...it's the system data you don't want to restore unless you're careful and specific as to what you restore.

Not sure about the contact data...but that sounds reasonable. It's not a situation I've come across before.
[Vibrant Android Development] RaymondPJR:
phone contacts and mms history

I did that last night, I'm sure and all I got was the T-Mobile utilities, my account, etc... I'll try again.:)
[Vibrant Android Development] RaymondPJR:
phone contacts and mms history

Thanks, Bo, I'll so that.:)
[Vibrant Android Development] damelanalga:
Great rom but I have a question does the auto rotate feature work in v5 I just came from v3 n my homescreen does not rotate
[Vibrant Android Development] willsnews:
Pull down bar top right corner

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[Vibrant Android Development] nonmindo:
It was said on a post earlier. If you did a search you would know that homescreen rotation is no longer enabled, all other rotation works
[Vibrant Android Development] MiaS13:
After a couple data with the Rom the battery life blows and I'm getting some serious freezes its driving me nuts. Honestly considering flashing back to stock then to macnut r13
[Vibrant Android Development] RaymondPJR:
phone contacts and mms history

Thanks, Bo, I finally got it working! Just so someone else down the line will know, the contacts were there but disappeared the first time I restored the data. The second time I went into CWM recovery and clicked 'Reinstall Packages', then I rebooted and this time everything stayed put.:D
[Vibrant Android Development] villaparv:
Good to see this last night. Quadrant score went up from less than 1k to almost 2k. Awesome!
[Vibrant Android Development] djzen:
gps

can anyone confirm? my GPS is not working (no signal) in v5 beta

Is there a way to check if there are GPS satellites around? I tried a couple apps, but still am not sure.

google maps with wifi works.. but i dont get a gps signal i think.
[Vibrant Android Development] w_bovine:
I had no trouble with GPS on Beta5 (now running JK6). You might reflash the ROM, try a different modem or even try the app Samsung put out to reset the GPS to factory settings. Many people have reported it actually seems to help.

Go to the Market on your phone and look for "GpsRestore."

And yes, the satellites are still up there...it's just that your phone isn't seeing them. Anywhere on earth you in sight of at least a few.
[Vibrant Android Development] Lenuin:
I had a strange issue where my modem wasn't working, and i ended up reflashing, and voila, worked fine. Your situation might be similar...

As far as the GPS goes, i get connects inside of buildings where i could barely get anything before, and outside it connects in seconds. Definitely better than what I saw previously.
[Vibrant Android Development] ekoandrew:
My GPS been acting odd. When I was on v2 rom, GPS locks dead on in few seconds. Now v5beta been taking more than 3min to lock on. I am using Google maps and NDrive, GPS taking it lovely time to lock on.

Is it recommended to flash other modem to be better lock on, if so what is the better modem to use?
[Vibrant Android Development] 651stp:
Try the stock jk6 rom or modem. it should help a lot. :D
[Vibrant Android Development] ugokind:
mah

I did anythong except flash v5 beta.. gps is running fine

so remember to clear gps data ad repeat the procedure to initialize.. in the hidden menu

mine take about 20-30 sec to chain sats.. but only by car.

If I walk it take more and more time!

here is my attachment for the post of yesterday. .

I repeat the problem:

I've uninstalled a lot of apps.. and left only gmail and market and tweetdeck.. but every morning I never seen the suspend process more than 34 minutes respect of 8 hours of sleeping!
[Vibrant Android Development] slegrand:
Outstanding! I just flashed this on to my T959 and right from the first boot its been stable and lightening fast. I had hemmed and hawed since I got my Vibrant last week on what I was going to do with it.

I tested out a few of the other Froyo based rom's that are available and while they were good, I personally feel that they lack the polish and stability Team Wiskey has provided in Obsidian.

The install was a breeze and since the first reboot the phone has been starting up remarkably fast. Good work guys! Keep it up!

Now off to test the battery life but so far from what I have seen and heard this should not be a problem. :)
[Vibrant Android Development] neil_clavano:
When is TW coming out with their own custom JK6 ROM?
[Vibrant Android Development] w_bovine:
Unknown. Should be within a week or so I would expect. I've not heard anything specific other than that they're already at work on it.
[Vibrant Android Development] moonfire711:
You need to try reflashing. You can see that your cpu is at 30% or more all night. That's not good. Make sure to go back to stock via Odin first and then flash a new rom. Right now I like sXe 3.1 but whatever you choose, a fresh install should help. Remember that stock kernel will be best for battery life.
[Vibrant Android Development] ekoandrew:
Where would I find the right JK6 modem to work with TW rom?
[Vibrant Android Development] Pedamann:
Don't come in here *****ing.... If you can't fix your issues on v 5 you sure as hell won't be able too on Macnut... work through things... geez... freaking noobs....
[Vibrant Android Development] sil3ncer7:
AMEN Brotha!!! Agree 100%
[Vibrant Android Development] igrowrice:
What happened to silent mode? And it just barely vibrates on vibrate mode, maybe for like a 10th of a second
[Vibrant Android Development] bobbbb:
I head #120 is good. However i just flashed the froyo collaboration Rom with ulf and this thing blows any other Rom out of the water. Average 2200 quadrant score and this thing is like butter :) i hope tw brings ulf back bigger and better!

sent from australia
[Vibrant Android Development] Sic87:
OCLF is causing my phone to soft brick with this rom.
[Vibrant Android Development] gberrios123:
...

Im waiting for the TW V6. For me V5 beta is the best rom right now. Its the only one that support Skype.
[Vibrant Android Development] harpocrates:
Listen, you are right about macnut and obsidian....if he can't fix his problems with obsidian his "solution" won't help, however we can't attack people for not knowing any better...

yeah...his statement wasn't that experienced....but we have all been there...he is frustrated about his bad battery life and crashes...see if you can help him out and be patient....otherwise you provoke him to respond badly and he won't learn what he can do to fix the problem...but even worse...

i think bad experiences with bad responses is how we end up with more internet "trolls".

And please..no one misunderstand me here...I'm not attacking anyone or preaching love :p ....just want xda to remain the cool place its always been...

For the crashes I recommend a wipe and clean install..all bionix roms tend to be extremely stable unless otherwise stated...for the battery life I believe moonfire has a walk through on how to troubleshoot what is causing the battery drain. It involves system panel and titanium backup...both paid versions and I can vouch for it.....following his steps I am getting a full day of battery life as opposed to 7-8 hours. (sorry I never thanked you in your post...it was awesome)

Search for vibrant directory bible..it has links to that battery post and a lot more stuff....another awesome post by another awesome xda member...

I have become a member of over 100 forums in the past 10 years I've been active on the internet and I've never come across any other forum with so many great members....lets keep it that way.
[Vibrant Android Development] harpocrates:
By the way I'm still on v3 cause when I was about to flash 4.2, v5 beta came out (bionix always does that :p just when you decide you are ready to flash he comes up with an update...and its not even cause the version that was available had anything wrong...its just the updated one ous even cooler!!!).

And anyway the beta said...just putting it out there in case anyone catches this post and wants to flash it..so I figured....he is gonna do out again....update right away..and for the first time ever i decide to wait...of course now we haven't had an update in 2 weeks...its like he is waiting for me to flash v5...just to verify murphys law I want to flash 5....restore with titanium...come back here to see that 6 is out... :p
[Vibrant Android Development] RaymondPJR:
obsidian

Huh! I'll have to look into that! If true it will be great for when the cam issues are solved. I am loving this Rom although it is not as smooth is some actions as my previous stock. Many things are lightning fast like louding up webpages and the Gallery. I like that the cam can zoom in and out much further. And you guys will be proud of me, noob that I am. There was one glaring mole on the face of this Rom and I couldn't live with it so I deleted it. Then after 2 days of struggle, research, aggravation, cursing...I finally figured out-all on my own-how to get rid of that hideous 'Daily Briefing' widget and now have the glass one back! LOOK MA, I'M MODING PHONES!

I finally found the right .apk in a Rom called 'sXe.V3.1.DeOdex' downloaded, unzipped and pulled some others from it too like the Avatar Icon. Yep, old blue is back. I placed them on my interal SD card then used Root Exlorer to move them to both the /Data/App file and the /System/App files. Had to long press to change the permissions to match everything that was already in there. Reboot and, VOILA-there it is! (The long winded explanation was for the Benefit of other noobs.) And if anyone is interested, I have that new LiveWallpaper 'Beach' that wouldn't work on 2.1.:D

Edit: BTW, the .apk you are looking for is called infoalarm.apk not DailyBriefing.
[Vibrant Android Development] Jerzeeloon:
I heard last night in irc sombionix said the beta for v6 will be out today.
[Vibrant Android Development] Pedamann:
I have helper more noobs then I can count... Ask anyone here that visits this thread often.... I draw the line at noobs that come in here making threats... Pinning one Rom against another... Tw works hard on their releases... he showed them zero respect... that's not acceptable.... its stingy and in poor taste.... you want to help that sort be my guest....
[Vibrant Android Development] harpocrates:
There you go being aggressive again...even when i said i wasnt attacking anyone..especially not you...In any point in my post did you get the impression that i was stating that you did not help people??? Why should I check your posts or ask to verify....the fact you help people or how many you helped is irrelevant. I don't doubt you probably do a great job here and are one of the awesome members this forum has. That doesnt give you the right though to attack members! Someone who gives to charity doesnt go around being mean to everyone and justify it by saying "I give to charity, i can be mean to anyone I want".

Every dev works hard on their roms and we try them all and compare....and which one is better is always a matter of opinion. I agree, thr can be some very annoying members which say some stupid things and ive caught myself attacking various forum members on different forums. Im just trying to say, dont shoot down someone for his opinion. Yes...what he said wasnt the best thing he could have said..but it wasnt the worst either..Have some patience.

I did try to give some advice to him in the previous post..and maybe he'll try that. I dont give out much advice any more....im like a retired internet forum guy :P...i retired when i noticed that my patience was fading..

stay cool ;)

still waiting for that v6...although im convinced it will only come out if i flash v5 beta...lets see...ill wait till 10 pm tonight and if v6 is not out..ill flash v5...then if 6 comes out right away we'll know :p
[Vibrant Android Development] RaymondPJR:
obsidian

Hell, I flashed it! I'm not sorry I did either, learning curve went way up when I screwed up! LOL! Can't wait to flash again when V6 comes out.:)
[Vibrant Android Development] Pedamann:
I wasn't trying to attack you or anyone else... My bad on coming off that way... It was more just explaining why I reacted the way I did.... I hold a very high standard of respect.... Anyway I am over it.. everyone have a great Sunday :-).
[Vibrant Android Development] harpocrates:
Hey I understand you...I've been where you are many times...as I am sure you have before...its hard helping people and seeing some of the comments....its just the older you get you realize you have to hold back when the rage kicks in...and its hard...i know....just worried that when I let go in the past ive contributed in my share of leading people into the dark side...turning them into trolls :p

Have a nice sunday as well....to obsidian v6 :)
[Vibrant Android Development] bdveteran18:
I was just going to ask this? Any luck?

Figured it out. Wow I wish I would've installed the lag fix immediately. What an improvement
[Vibrant Android Development] krntehknik303:
I haven't really checked out this thread in a while and I haven't been on the TW site. Quick question, are they focusing more on Obsidian and not much on Onyx now?
[Vibrant Android Development] jmcghee1973:
I saw last night on TW forums that they have an Obsidian V6 and Onyx R6 in the works...Beta yesterday or today..
[Vibrant Android Development] Carpet161:
Amen
[Vibrant Android Development] Jerzeeloon:
I dont think theres any more emphasis on one vs the other.I believe the way it works is tw creates the base rom then obsideon has touchwiz and seems to be sombionix's baby,then onyx is no touchwiz and seems to be overlooked by viral black.dont quote me on this as it is just a guess based on the fact they both usually release simultainiously but som is usually is the,op in obsideon threads where as viral black is the op on onyx threads,but Im sure they both do alot of work together with tw.either way they all work hard to bring us a choice of awsome roms and Im very thankful that they are developing for vibrant,there the reason I love this phone.
[Vibrant Android Development] MiaS13:
My post was out of frustration not meant to offend anyone . Members or devs. I am just gettin into roms and what not so I am a bit of a noob and being a member of and owning forums over the gears I can understand the rage that kicks when someone makes a comment like I made. But at the same time you sometimes like hapocrates said tone it down and remember that you were a noob once upon a time. Thank you for the tip and I will give a full wipe a try.
[Vibrant Android Development] harpocrates:
That's what I was saying...i didn't think your intentions were to offend anyone so it was a bit aggressive for a response... :) ...

Btw..i an supposed to flash v5 beta now...so we can finally get v6...but I just know I should wait...one more day :p
[Vibrant Android Development] nealante:
Good to see a good guy on deck!
[Vibrant Android Development] black spirit:
Quick question, and with amount of pages, and limited search for 3 characters or less, I cant find much info.

Is 3G disabled in this current ROM?

Ive tried two different networks, one with 850mhz (which i know wont work, dam Telstra) and one with 900/2100 supported by my carrier. But im always limited to EDGE, or GPRS.

I tried flashing the jk6 modem, but no difference.

I know this may be obvious, but god I cant find anything.
[Vibrant Android Development] sipbkk:
I found 850 not enabled. Try this:

Enter *#2263#

select COMBI BAND select WCDMA 850

hit MENU > select back > the Back on the Phone

reboot.

Regards,

sip
[Vibrant Android Development] Sic87:
Please inform. When I restore boot animation and then apply oclf my phone soft bricks on the accompanying reboot.
[Vibrant Android Development] Pedamann:
What kernel are you using?
[Vibrant Android Development] ThC23:
All I want for Christmas is V6. :)
[Vibrant Android Development] ohnoezmahfone:
How to disable Exchange remote administrator?

I posted this in the Onyx thread, but I thought someone here might be able to help me:

I set up my work exchange account, but it requires a numeric password to unlock. Is there some adb shell magic I can do to get rid of this?

I really hate this feature, I just want to swipe to unlock. I found an app to do it but it's for HTC Sense only.

Thanks in advance for the help, I really appreciate it!
[Vibrant Android Development] dangerpuppy:
Re: How to disable Exchange remote administrator?

I think you're SOL. I set up my exchange work e-mail with JFD and had no lock. I set up my exchange work e-mail with JI6 and I was asked for a password. About one out of every 3 or 4 times I'd go to use my phone I'd be asked for the password. With Obsidian V3 the e-mail client will ask you if it's ok to have the exchange server remotely administer your phone. I hate it asking me for an unlock password all the time so I keep my work e-mail disabled and only enable it (and the password) when I need to check my e-mail.

To disable the password (and your e-mail checking) from the home screen go to menu -> Location and Security -> Select Device Administrators and uncheck the e-mail client. When it says something like "there are no device administrators" press back then "Set Screen Lock", enter your password and then select "None".

This is a royal pain, but the security settings are coming from the exchange server. I'm not too sure of any way around it. The only thing I can think of (and haven't tried yet) would be something like the original samsung e-mail client from Macnut's R13, and I'm not even too sure if that will support an exchange account.
[Vibrant Android Development] harpocrates:
Ill install v5 tonight so we can get v6 the next day...its usually what always happens to me.... :P But you have to thank me after
[Vibrant Android Development] Thareal1:
I used Obsidian/Onyx and experienced the same issue, and it was annoying as all hell.

I'm not sure where the actual app is, but Macnut r13 uses "Samsung Email" as the default client. It seems to be nearly identical to the stock email app besides a few small aesthetic changes, and for some strange reason it doesn't require the passcode to be put in after each time the screen locks.

I'd ask Eugene if he can extract the Samsung Email app, or for Sombionix to include it in Onyx/Obsidian. To tell you the truth, it's such an annoying issue, that I'd be willing to stay on Macnut over Onyx.

Edit:

Just saw this...

Yep..the Samsung app supports exchange and bypasses the passcode somehow. Even with the exchange server pushing down the security requirement.
[Vibrant Android Development] ohnoezmahfone:
I don't think there's any particularly difficult technological issue here-- as I understand it the phone reports to the server whether it is a remote administrator, so all you have to do is report that you are applying the lock screen requirement, whether you are or not, right?

I'll try downloading the macnut e-mail app and pushing it to my phone and see if it works on this ROM, thanks for the tip.
[Vibrant Android Development] Sic87:
Whatever flashed with V5, which I believe is the stock kernel. Right?
[Vibrant Android Development] ThC23:
Thanks, lets hope it happens!
[Vibrant Android Development] perroh:
Yo guys got a few questions about the GPS and this ROM.

Do the ROMS that we run on the phone affect the GPS positioning or locking on satellites at all?? It takes about a minute to lock on to satellites, no problem... but then always put me like a block or two away from where I'm actually at.

I've done some reading about the service menus and GPS tools on the market, etc, but I've seen so many different "solutions" and "fixes", that I dont even know which one to follow or which one works?!?!

Can you guys give me any insight on whether or not the ROM affects anything?!

*** ALSO ***

I'm still getting the "MMS SERVER.." - sending issue... and yes I've tried searching the forums and yes I did the whole "put a 1 in front of the contact number" and I've also gone in and cleared data in the MESSAGING app link in the MANAGE APPS page/section of the phone.
[Vibrant Android Development] RaymondPJR:
obsidian

Ray the adventurous noob here. I finally got this looking and working the way I want it. Just flashed Eugene's B_1120_100 over this Rom because something I did made it too laggy to live with. I'm sure it was something I did and not the Rom itself. Replaced Daily Briefing widget with the glass one, restored Avatar icon Layar, Amazon Mp3 and a few others that I would actually use. Replaced the dial pad with a mod that retains the letters when you are on a call (the letters disappear with the phone.apk that's in this Rom). Installed a modified Touchwiz launcher that has dock with five icons and rotates to landscape (works well). A few other things that I can't remember right now. Anyway, most of the lag I somehow introduced is now gone. Even OCLF didn't result in smoother scrolling before I flashed this although the quadrant scores were not bad. So far I haven't researched whether OCLF is compatible with this kernel or if there are other options built in.:)
[Vibrant Android Development] ohnoezmahfone:
Tried it, using the Email app from macnut does not allow you to get around the numeric pin requirement, unfortunately. So it must be baked into the operating system, which is interesting.

Please, please consider implementing some way for us to opt out of this-- I don't want some random IT firm to have remote wipe capabilities on my phone, and punch in a numeric code every single time I use the phone, just so I can access my work e-mails on my phone.
[Vibrant Android Development] ohnoezmahfone:
The plot thickens somewhat. I flashed back to AOSPish 1.1 (this issue is a dealbreaker for me unfortunately, I like the ROM generally though). The e-mail app from Obsidian/Macnut had extra fanciness though, so I thought I would push that onto my AOSPish ROM.

To my surprise, it started requiring a numeric unlock-- which would indicate that it is the app, not the system. That makes more sense actually, since I've read that Touchdown does not require a numeric pin every time the phone is unlocked, just when you access your mail. A much more sensible approach.

I've attached both versions of the apk if anyone wants to play with them.
[Vibrant Android Development] DroidDavi:
i have been trying other roms but i keep coming back lol som and the team are just great
[Vibrant Android Development] yungsir2:
+1
[Vibrant Android Development] Lenuin:
If anyone is interested and happened to miss it on the main vibrant page, Som posted a stock froyo rom. I've been putting it through it's paces and haven't been able to break it yet.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=857974
[Vibrant Android Development] harpocrates:
As you see we still have v5,...ive been lazy and busy at work so i didnt install v5 yet...i just went home and hit the xbox with kinect...than some magic the gathering on PS3 :P Sorry :P
[Vibrant Android Development] sombionix:
V6 beta coming soon. ;)
[Vibrant Android Development] CamachoInc:
So when is this ROM updating to V6??? I'm not complaining at all. I'm on the V4. something and no problems at all. I love this guys Roms. Keep up the great work!!!!
[Vibrant Android Development] willsnews:
Exciting news!

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