yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Fascinate Android Development] Grondinm:
i know where they are. sorry i kinda forgot about this. will power up comouter its on and upload giv me 20min or so.

EDIT: Here they are. This should be all the files from the OP if your missing anything else let me know i probably have it somewhere(i knew i was keeping all these files for a reason) Enjoy.
[Fascinate Android Development] qingz:
Got it.

You are great!

Thank you!!!
[Fascinate Android Development] a_ham_sandwitch:
I too have this problem is there any way to fix this?
[Fascinate Android Development] spydr11:
I never found a solution, fortunately I bought my phone from future shop with extended warranty so I have a new one now. I thought that Nero was compatible with this phone?
[Fascinate Android Development] cowvun:
Not sure whats happening but I got Nero v5 on my Fascinate running successfully. All I did was follow the steps properly.
[Fascinate Android Development] cowvun:
Maybe the new rom Bionix-v will work?

OP know if it's possible to get that on the T959D?
[Fascinate Android Development] wwowz:
I have a question about the odin. Did you include any .pit file? or did you just follow the step (i.e. .pit file was not mentioned in one of the steps XD)
[Fascinate Android Development] daoom:
Bionix-V flashes a bootloader update, so I wouldn't install it.
[Fascinate Android Development] roccos_van:
Hey daoom, if you don't mind me asking...what rom are you running? Also thanks for the heads up about bionix i was going to flash it! I'm going to download and extract it anyways to see if I can learn what you are telling us to check first...
[Fascinate Android Development] 08cherd4:
So I just flashed Bionix-v. Now nothing is happening? I'm i bricked?
[Fascinate Android Development] spydr11:
That is what I flashed. Whats different between that and Nero 5? I clicked the link from this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=907347 and it took me to the Bionix-v download...
[Fascinate Android Development] daoom:
I'm running stock 2.2. Most of the ROMs I've tried have annoying little quirks and no FM Radio, and I happen to use the radio pretty often while sitting on public transit. Before upgrading I had ported a 2.1 Vibrant ROM but don't really have the time (or the interest) to work the quirks out of a 2.2 ROM right now. The only thing I'd like right now is an overclocked kernel, but really have no idea how to work at that level or where to get started :)

When it comes to Bionix, you could try removing the bootloader update form the ROM and flashing it. I'm pretty sure it wouldn't brick without that, but don't know what else in the ROM might depend on it and make the whole thing ustable.
[Fascinate Android Development] cowvun:
I didn't even use odin, because i had supercurio's kernel flashed onto my phone before this guide came out.
[Fascinate Android Development] roccos_van:
Are you running the supercurio kernel? If yes, are you running the voodoo lagfix?
[Fascinate Android Development] wwowz:
If its ok, can i ask you where you got your nero 5 rom from?

Thanks!
[Fascinate Android Development] a_ham_sandwitch:
Would there be a way to restore a boot loader? or revive a dead phone?
[Fascinate Android Development] daoom:
Yes, and yes. Is there a point to all the questions?
[Fascinate Android Development] daoom:
If you can't even get into download mode, not that I know of (mind you I'm not an expert, just someone who's made mistakes and learned from them).

You could look into the field maintenance jig, but from what I've read if the phone won't at least power up then you're pretty much SOL.
[Fascinate Android Development] roccos_van:
Well...sort of...since you seemed to "know your $hit" and really did keep me from bricking my phone with bionix, I got curious about your rom/kernel setup. If you were running stock 2.2 with voodoo I was also going to ask you how its running for you...you don't have to answer I honestly was just curious no harm intended.
[Fascinate Android Development] roccos_van:
Guys if you have bricked because of sbl.bin read this thread and try...http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=926586

Even though they could not start download mode; Odin still recognized the phone (the comm port lit up) and they were able to restore...its worth a shot.
[Fascinate Android Development] daoom:
No harm, your questions just sounded leading.

Older versions of Team Whiskey's ROMs didn't include the bootloader update since it's a recent thing. I messed around with one of their 2.1 ROMs in the past and if you can live with the glitches you could probably just edit the bootloader update out of Bionix, re-sign the zip, and flash it (and do the kernel and modem while you're at it). Just make sure you have the stock 2.2 files on hand to recover if it's unstable. A backup with ROM Manager might be handy to ;)

I'm happy with stock + supercurio's kernel with voodoo enabled so I'm staying that way ... until something convinces me otherwise. I use my phone for work so I while I like to experiment, I need a stable device for day to day use.
[Fascinate Android Development] daoom:
Lucky as hell if it works.
[Fascinate Android Development] s44:
Instead of flashing the kernel twice, I would suggest the following Steps 5-8

Step 5: Open the zip of the ROM you want to flash with 7zip or some similar program. Go to whichever top-level folder in the zip has a "zImage" file in it (often the folder's called "updates").

Step 6: Download the zip of supercurio's Voodoo kernel for Telus (Clockwork version) -- the same link as in the current step 7. Open it as you did the ROM zip and go to the kernel_flasher folder. Move the zImage file from this zip to the ROM zip. This will overwrite the Vibrant kernel on the ROM with a Telus Fascinate kernel.

Step 7: Download the zip of the Telus JL3 modem (Clockwork version) -- same link as in current step 8. Open it as you did the previous zips and go to the updates folder. Move the modem.bin file from this zip to the ROM zip. This will overwrite the Vibrant modem on the ROM with a Telus Fascinate modem. Close the ROM zip and download it to your phone.

Step 8: Same as current step 5.
[Fascinate Android Development] spydr11:
My phone does not even get the phone to computer screen. It is just all black all the time.
[Fascinate Android Development] wwowz:
So this should fix any bricking problems? Thanks in advance!
[Fascinate Android Development] daoom:
NO.

Seriously, did you even bother to read the thread? The bricking is due to the ROM flashing a bootloader update (Sbl.bin).
[Fascinate Android Development] roccos_van:
I just opened bionix with 7-zip, and in the 'updates' folder there was sbl.bin, which I deleted. I also overwrote the modem.bin and the zImage as in the instructions above.

Now i'm wondering if I should flash it. Should I risk the brick? I just checked my nero5.zip, and guess what? No sbl.bin under updates...that explains why nero5 didn't brick the phone and bionix will...just like daoom said....

EDIT: Did some more reading, and also went into the update script and removed the reference to sbl.bin there as well. (navigate to update script with 7zip, right click it and choose 'edit', then delete the reference to sbl.bin near the bottom)
[Fascinate Android Development] roccos_van:
Some more healthy reading material for n00bs...(about sbl.bin)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=882189
[Fascinate Android Development] wwowz:
Yea.. I have been following the thread...since day 1 actually.. the thing is noobs like me can't understand some terms/files like sbl.bin. Sorry if my question annoyed you.

I really want to flash nero v5 to my telus fascinate but I just can't seem to find a way to successfully update it. Some people were successful with it, some weren't.

So I was wondering if the new updated method fixed the bootloader problem that you defined.

Again, sorry if you were annoyed :(
[Fascinate Android Development] roccos_van:
Nero V5 won't brick your phone...it does not have a sbl.bin update. I just went to the TW website and they removed Nero from the list of roms. You can only download bionix now. My guess is people tried to get nero and were re-directed to bionix (the nero link directs you to bionix now!) and they flashed bionix instead of nero and bam! Instant brick. Follow my steps with bionix i posted before, I'm going to test flash it tonight and risk the brick. I'm not worried about it, my phone is in the 30 day warranty period still.
[Fascinate Android Development] wwowz:
Thanks! yea.. I noticed that the link to nero v5 is directed to bionix rom.

I wanted to make sure that this was the right rom :)

I hope the best for your rom flashing >.> keep us posted.

p.s. thx for the extra reading for n00b like me:)
[Fascinate Android Development] s44:
You should perhaps post the Telus-ized and sbl-free version of Bionix here from your Dropbox or something once you get it working. Not to take credit for TW's work, but to avoid n00b bricks.

If you're bricked, assemble a jig (see this thread) to try to force download mode via hardware.
[Fascinate Android Development] daoom:
Editing the update-script file should do it and if you're flashing with CWR I don't think you need to sign it (signing it is necessary to flash it as update.zip using standard recovery).

P.S. I hope the flash goes well.
[Fascinate Android Development] daoom:
It's worth a try if you can't exchange the phone, but if you've messed up the bootloader the odds are against you.
[Fascinate Android Development] roccos_van:
I'm starting to get cold feet...I did some checking and bionix is not much of an upgrade over Nero.

I *may* post my telus version but probably won't until I get the nutz to try it. What I can do is post nero so people can flash that instead...we at least know that works...
[Fascinate Android Development] wwowz:
That would be great actually. All I want is a custom rom that works perfectly fine.
[Fascinate Android Development] s44:
No, that's exactly the situation the jig fixes. If you build it correctly, it should work.

Ahh, c'mon. If the only things flashed with redbend_ua are the modem and the kernel, you can't screw it up.
[Fascinate Android Development] roccos_van:
Haha...I'm uploading to dropbox right now....pm me if you want the link. Although its really slow 15kb/s???
[Fascinate Android Development] daoom:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=819551&highlight=jig

If you messed up the bootloader, then the odds are unfortunately against the jog working.
[Fascinate Android Development] s44:
That mean your phone accepted it without croaking? ;)
[Fascinate Android Development] roccos_van:
Hahaha...actually it means i'm too chicken $hit to try it, but will upload so anyone with ballz can pm me for the bionix link. I will post bone stock nero publicly some time tonight (9:30pm pst) after my hockey game.
[Fascinate Android Development] roccos_van:
This is bone stock nero5; i did not touch anything. Flash at your own risk.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19500159/nero-5-voodoo.zip
[Fascinate Android Development] wwowz:
Just to make sure, this is the stock nero v5, not bionix correct? Thank you sooo much!
[Fascinate Android Development] roccos_van:
Yes...make sure you follow the first post carefully.
[Fascinate Android Development] wwowz:
Thank you sir! I shall do :)
[Fascinate Android Development] wwowz:
Thank you guys. I have successfully installed nero v5 by team whiskey on my phone!

Thank you and Thank you :) :cool:
[Fascinate Android Development] koocheese:
i followed s44's directions of placing the modem & kernel into the rom and tried flashing that way.

how long does it go through the boot up animation of the 4 lines converging in the middle? i dont think im gonna like the answer to this one... lol
[Fascinate Android Development] roccos_van:
Takes quite a while...be patient, and let us know how you made out with the flash.
[Fascinate Android Development] wwowz:
mine took about 5-10 min i think. nero v5
[Fascinate Android Development] koocheese:
It would constantly give the force close, short vibe, followed by 2 more vibes, all while the boot up animation was cycling so I gave up on it after 6-7 attempts, I wasn't panicking cause it was booting into cwm.

I followed the instructions on pg1 instead.

Only difference was after flashing the initial kernel with odin, the lady was speaking to me and formatting the drive to voodoo.

Step 5 was to flash rom zip with cwm, but ensure lagfix was disabled, but it wasn't so i disabled it, rebooted, then install rom. That bootup animation only lasted for 5 min and wasn't vibrating like it was earlier.

Hope all this formatting doesn't degrade my internal sd.

So far so good.
[Fascinate Android Development] roccos_van:
You got it..so far so good. The process from page 1, post 1 is how I did it as well...always disable voodoo before you change kernels or roms. TW roms always install with voodoo enabled fyi...and your internal sd card should not be affected by rom flashing....i've flashed 20-30 roms on my old desire without any problems, and this sgs i've done 6 or 7 times.
[Fascinate Android Development] roccos_van:
This is strange...owners of the T-mob Vibrant are starting to brick thier phones with bionix-v...sbl.bin to blame apperantly...

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10885582&postcount=721
[Fascinate Android Development] cowvun:
That is very odd indeed. Maybe they take it out nd we can use it xD.
[Fascinate Android Development] roccos_van:
from what I can see there is no advantage to flashing it over nero. Very small upgrade imho.
[Fascinate Android Development] daoom:
Dude, flashing anything to do with the bootloader is a risky proposition, even when it's meant for your phone.
[Fascinate Android Development] cowvun:
Heard it was a bit smoother nd faster. Mostly KA7 is making it a worthy upgrade, but we cant use it, I think.
[Fascinate Android Development] wwowz:
oh what.... lololol I hope they remove it =/
[Fascinate Android Development] chaosthebomb:
Awesome guide, makes it really easy for a nub like me to figure out what I'm doing. Also thanks for the Nero link.

The part I'm stuck on is rooting my stock rom. The program goes through the process and eventually says "rooted" but all it does is disable haptic feedback till I reboot. I've tried a few other root methods and none have worked, any suggestions?
[Fascinate Android Development] spydr11:
I tried editing Nero 5, from the link that was posted, with the Telus modem and kernal but it didn't work, same thing as someone said before a lot of vibrating going on. So I rebooted into clockwork and followed the steps, worked great. There must be some other settings that need to be changed in order to do it in one flash.
[Fascinate Android Development] koocheese:
Cool, it wasn't just me that had the issue with trying to do it in 1 flash.

Has anyone tried 0mega1's faded froyo (cyanogen 6.1) with this kernel? Or any other rom?
[Fascinate Android Development] nosaj97:
sweet flawless...
[Fascinate Android Development] Matridom:
Pardon my noobish questions, I'm just trying to get a good feel for my options here.

I'm currently looking into using the voodoo kernel instead of the stock but i would like to know, what are the avantages of Voodoo over Stock kernel?

I know there is the lagfix, but I aplied that through an app: "one click lag fix". Is the lag fix the same?

Are there other improvements that Voodoo has made that would make it worthwhile?

Since this is a work phone, I would want to keep the ROM as stock as possible. I noticed in the guide that there are 2 different kernels that get flashed in:

stock+Voodoo-Froyo-T959D-TLJL3.tar

and

stock+Voodoo-Froyo-T959D-TLJL3-unsigned-update.zip

If i'm planning on using stock ROM, do i flash the first kernel, then the second kernel (skipping step 5 all together?) or do I just jump to the second kernel?

Thanks in advance!
[Fascinate Android Development] roccos_van:
Disable OCLF...voodoo is 1000 times better.

Here is what you can do if you like the stock rom:

1. Disable OCLF FIRST!

2. Flash back to stock with ODIN

3. Re-root with super one click root

4. Download SGS kernel flasher from the market

5. Use SGS Kernel flasher to BACK UP YOUR STOCK KERNEL.

6. Download the .zip voodoo kernel and put it on your internal sd card

7. Use SGS Kernel flasher and flash the voodoo kernel

8. Boot into clockwork by holding power and volume +- keys together

9. Enable voodoo lagfix from clockwork.

Enjoy.
[Fascinate Android Development] wwowz:
I suggest you to remove one click lag fix first. After that, skip the first step (because you already have stock kernel + stock rom!!!), and apply the voodoo enabled kernel.

I used SGS kernel flasher and kernel flashing was a breeze! go download sgs kernel flasher from the market :)
[Fascinate Android Development] marcusivany:
Hey guys, just a question. I was one of those people who jumped the gun on the new bionix rom and now have a $600 paper weight. Just black screen, no life out of the device no matter what I try. i even went as far as to try the resistor jig but no luck. I've spoken to telus and Futureshop (where I bought the phone) and they told me there is a 1 year maufacturer warranty and if they can't fix it they will give me a new phone, but if they find anything different about the phone it could be a problem. Is it possible they could figure out that I was messing around with my phone? I guess it's always worth a shot though. Never know until i try. Any input would be great. Thanks
[Fascinate Android Development] roccos_van:
You just answered your own question. Send it back and hope for the best, and if you don't mind tell us the outcome.
[Fascinate Android Development] spydr11:
I don't think they will be able to tell. Just say it happened when upgrading through Kies.
[Fascinate Android Development] cowvun:
Can anyone link me to stock Telus 2.2?

I need to odin back to stock because i just realized my sms doesn't work, as well as my email. They just force close on me.

Need to get back to stock to flash again.
[Fascinate Android Development] marcusivany:
Just dropped my phone off at Telus this afternoon, hopefully I will get a phone back and not a paperweight. I will let you guys know what happens with the whole thing, only problem being that it could take from 4-6 weeks! Hopefully it won't be that long though. Either way, I'll let you know how it goes.
[Fascinate Android Development] nosaj97:
hey just wondering about how you guys who have done this as well feel about the gps? I dont know if its just the crappy sgs gps or if it stopped working because of the rom, but i cant get a lock no matter what i try.

Also: it says we have voodoo, but has anyone tried the voodoo sound fix thing from the market? it said i didnt have a voodoo enabled kernel.. its supposed to be really good.

Other than that, this thing is sweet.

Thanks for the super clear guide... these things are never that well put together. Kudos on that.
[Fascinate Android Development] Matridom:
I used this method, was super easy, thanks
[Fascinate Android Development] spydr11:
I haven't tried voodoo sound, but gps has never worked for me, before or after flashing this. If someone has had any luck with gps post how! I've been thinking of trying the hardware fix posted in the vibrant forums but haven't got around to it.
[Fascinate Android Development] joethc:
I also cannot get gps to lock on nero v5, but with a free bluetooth gps app I can use my holux BT GPS adapter which works better than the stock a-gps anyways. If gps is that much of a concern to anyone here I recommend you should probably buy a better one anyways, a-gps is sketchy at best compared to standalone GPS devices. Dont get me wrong I know it is nice to have an all in one package, but a-gps is horrible, buy a bluetooth gps and have working gps instead. I have never looked back, I use one and would never rely on the stock radio again. Also I am have issues going back to stock froyo with the stock kernel or with the voodoo kernel. Gallery crashes when I odin back to stock using the froyo files leaked in Omega1's thread, repeated attempts do not fix it. Anyone else have this issue since flashing nero? .... From what I can tell voodoo sound is not in the supercurio kernel likely because its still very, very new and we are really lucky that he added voodoo lagfix for us. So for now I suggest donate to supercurio, it might possibly change this?. Any telus fascinate users do the ffc mod yet?
[Fascinate Android Development] roccos_van:
I had the same problem with gallery when I came from Nero - I have since re-installed Nero. I re-dowloaded the OMEGA1 ODIN package a second time, and have not gone back to stock since so I have not installed it yet. You can delete gallery with adb or supermanager after you root and then push the stock android gallery to get a working gallery or even download the android gallery from the market...
[Fascinate Android Development] wwowz:
gps is working fine for me actually. lock within 5 sec
[Fascinate Android Development] Matridom:
I took the plunge and installed Nero 5 following the guide, worked perfectly!

I'm encountering a small problem however, text messages and MMS message application is crashing, anyone have pointers for this?
[Fascinate Android Development] cowvun:
This is happening for me too. Im thinking of just reflashing.
[Fascinate Android Development] Matridom:
Did you restore with TB?

Edit:

I reflashed Nero and the MMS worked, I suspect it's TB restoring system apps. Just reset up your phone.
[Fascinate Android Development] cowvun:
Did u flash back to stock or just flash it on top, then flash the kernel and modem? Im not sure how to go about this.
[Fascinate Android Development] Matridom:
I was lazy, all 3 needed zip files where still on my phone. so i ran the update.zip, let it reboot back to OS, then went back into recovery and flashed the modem and kernel. all good now. I used TB to restore *some* of my user data (mostly games and i think the total was 4 apps) and then re-downloaded everything from the market that i needed

i found the solution here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10704686&postcount=2549
[Fascinate Android Development] joethc:
Thank you everyone for helping out, I did end up removing gallery through adb and installed the gallery app from market and it worked ...I feel a bit better knowing I can get back to stock froyo without issues now. I obviously just flashed back to nero v5 with the telus voodoo kernel from supercurio, and I am loving it. LCD density set to 200 and tv-out working with a good bt stack...mobile insanity. :D
[Fascinate Android Development] cowvun:
Oh, alright thanks. Good thing someone tried it so i know just flashing over it works.

Btw, did you turn off voodoo before reflashing?
[Fascinate Android Development] Matridom:
if you stay with the same kernel, you don't need to remove the lag fix

However i'm now encountering a problem where my GPS radio won't turn on. The icon in the notifications won't ever show up, even though it's "on"

Similar problems?
[Fascinate Android Development] cowvun:
I just reflashed, need to turn on voodoo.

I'll check if there's any issues.

But man, when my phone was on KA5, it was blazing. Then after flashing the custom kernel, it slowed down.
[Fascinate Android Development] Matridom:
Further update:

Nero 5 following the instructions on the first post:

Everything seemed to work, however, i would not call it 100% working. GPS would not initialize and that was a killer for me.

Stock Nero 5 kernel would run the GPS, however i would get reboot issues with power/usb connected.

I looked at option and found an alternative kernel, "Dragon Kernel" found here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=922510

This kernel works very well on my phone, USB is stable, GPS works, I've found that the volume rocker is still reversed (though i can live with that). This kernel has 2 advantages over stock, it is based on the i9k kernel and it runs all of VooDoo's audio enhancements.

Sorry to the FM radio folks, I've not used it and with my data plan (6 gigs) I'll use In-Tune as it's more powerfull. so FM radio remains untested.
[Fascinate Android Development] cowvun:
Dont we have to use JL3 in order to get signal from Telus?