yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Epic 4G Android Development] deathleprechaun:
Before I go flashing, I am a little confused on which one to flash.

I know I want ext4 but what is the difference between Journaling ON and No Tweaks??

also, where did the standard upgrade zip go inside midnight extras?
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
Thanks for all the nice things said.... I appreciate it. Still at the hospital but should actually be home soonish. Just trying to kill some time while we are waiting ;)

The bonsai kernel by default runs at stock clock. I suggest if your having issues with the blackscreen that you kill setcpu and reboot. Let it run stock and see if you have problems. Not every phone can handle the OC....... I hope to release an update in the next day or so.... Thanks for all the support...
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
The v5 BYOR with Journaling OFF has the standard upgrade included in the Extras folder. If you flash the BYOR with Journaling ON then the Extras folder isn't included but is available to download on its own. However the Journaling ON version should copy a folder called "standard upgrade" or something to that effect on to you sdcard after flash.

I don't have time for the Journaling on or off explination at the moment but it has been discussed a few times here so check eariler posts ;)
[Epic 4G Android Development] jdelano:
Journaling is a bit slower than no journaling because it makes sure that if files are modified (a setting is changed, new incoming data, etc.), if the process gets interrupted while the file is being modified (like if battery is pulled or phone is hard-rebooted), the file doesn't get corrupted. It does this basically by keeping the file in a cache until the change is finalized. Having journaling enabled makes the device a tiny bit less responsive (because it has to manage this cache) but safeguards against corruption in case the phone reboots unexpectedly.

(borrowed that nice explanation from Jinded on Android Central)

I have been using no journaling since it came out; as long as you don't run your battery down to 0 and the phone shuts off or use the 4 finger boot to recovery then you're just fine.

I just always power down to get to recovery; just to ensure all data is written properly before the phone shuts down.

A small price to pay for the added speed, imho.
[Epic 4G Android Development] lloydcabraham:
Been using this rom for a while and I must say it's the best so far. Was wondering if I could get a battery pop up killer zip. I know it was supposed to be removed from this version but for some reason, it still pops up.
[Epic 4G Android Development] aleph23:
Thanks, but it's a full lock up... Doesn't come back after a few minutes, three finger death grip is unresponsive. Only a battery pull fixes it. I've set set cpu to the safest settings imaginable.

Also, I thought the three finger reboot also risked data corruption?
[Epic 4G Android Development] professoroak:
Been using v5 since it came out, and it has been awesome to say the least. However, in the last two days or so, things have been somewhat sluggish, as in definitely not as fast as how it started when I first flashed. Benchmarks have dropped a bit, and overall responsiveness is still a bit slow. Don't get me wrong, though, it's still every bit usable, just not as polished as before. Is it normal for ROMs to sorta slow down after a bit? I reboot every night and use cache cleaner once a day, so idk what might be the problem. And v5 has only been out for a little over a week.

And another problem I've had was with WiFi having troubles turning on. Sometimes it gets errors and I have to retry or even reboot to get it working. Never had this problem pre-v5. I actually had this problem on Nebula 1.0.7 (seven sisters), a ROM that also had no-journaling. Would this be related?
[Epic 4G Android Development] mis3:
You've probably already fixed this by now, but if you can't open camera or gallery, it can be sd card related. You may need to copy all files to pc, format card, then copy, file back on card.
[Epic 4G Android Development] WunderXDA:
I'm starting to regret purchasing SetCPU. It froze my phone constantly until recently, and I never saw any real world advantage. In fact, after uninstalling, my phone feels faster.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
v5.1 patch is coming today.......

- New kernel

-voodoo sound

-voodoo control app

-new boot and shutdown animations

-battery modded apps

- +more
[Epic 4G Android Development] Death259:
You sir, are a god among men! Thanks for all your hard work, I'm super stoked. You just made my day.
[Epic 4G Android Development] jdelano:
:D

dang ran out of thanks today
[Epic 4G Android Development] omair2005:
coming from ACS, i wiped everything 3x, flashed 5.0, it auto rebooted. went back into cwm flashed standard zip, let it load. rebooted back into cwm, wiped cache and dalvik cache, and flashed the patch. the camera is giving me FCs. I will retry without wiping cache.

**update: GOT it working! Awesome work!
[Epic 4G Android Development] softtrex:
I've been running v5.0 (ext4/no journaling) for a few days just fine but today while listening to a podcast and surfing the net (a daily thing during my commute) the phone froze and I had to 3 finger reboot. When it came back up I had suddenly dropped from 68% battery to 14%. I had calibrated the batter right after fully wiping and flashing v5.0 too. So since the phone's battery was so low when I got into work this morning I powered the phone down to charge it up to full. Once it was full I rebooted and found myself stuck in a reboot loop for about 5 minutes, 3 finger rebooted, and when it booted back up this time (no loops this time) it took me to the Android Startup screen to have me log in to a Google account (like after a fresh wipe). Immediately after this just about everything on the phone started force closing, continually. Android processes, Swype, Facebook, titanium backup, launcher pro, etc etc, you name it it was force closing.

So I tried rebooting a few more times, cleared dalvik and tried fixing permissions just in case. All reboots brought me back to the same start screen and force closes. Even pulled & replaced battery and SD, no luck.

I finally made a backup in CWM, and then restored the data of a previous backup (from 3/27/11) and after a reboot it seems fine once again, although I lost the last 3 days of customizations I was doing with Launcher Pro, it wasn't a major loss. Still, it would be nice to know what went wrong and why it happened. Would like to avoid this happening again. :(
[Epic 4G Android Development] kwazytazz:
hi rob i was wondering if you will incorporate the ringer fix located here for the next update, or if a patch

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1016556

really missed it from the old android -_-
[Epic 4G Android Development] prem2k55:
If I am flashing "midNIGHT ROM v5 (BYOR Edition) EXT4 Journaling ON" over "midNIGHT ROM v5 (BYOR Edition) EC05 NCIQ", will I loose all the settings and apps?

Please let me know, I want to have EXT4 with Journaling ON.

Thank you so much in advance.
[Epic 4G Android Development] omair2005:
You need to download the journaling ON rom (midNIGHT ROM v5 (BYOR Edition) EXT4 Journaling ON).. then flash the update which has been pulled atm.
[Epic 4G Android Development] omair2005:
I would like to note, I cannot download any apps from the Market. Tried to clear data, cache and still no go.. I'm on 5.1 and noticed the update has been pulled due to bugs so I will wait it out. For those of us who already flashed 5.1, will we be able to flash the fixed patched over it w/o wipe

**spoke too soon. The apps downloaded, just took a minute or so.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
I think the problem was a mistake I made in the script. I'm testing now. Sorry...
[Epic 4G Android Development] kwazytazz:
was just wondering what problems was in 5.1? i just flashed it b4 it was pulled -_-, will there be a patch/fix for us who are already on 5.1?
[Epic 4G Android Development] greatlakesghost:
Is the original 5.0 no journaling? I thought it used to say that and other goodies like zip aligned and stuff in the op?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Anon9mouz:
Ima wait till rob puts it all together so I don't have to flash patches so all I have to do is flash rom and kernel that's it too much stuff to do just to get this new 5.1 up. And what's this journal on and off thing and what's the difference bc I was running v5 and I think it was off so what's on gonna do. Its just so much I'm confused and feeling like a noob again sniff sniff
[Epic 4G Android Development] buggerritt:
Journaling has been discussed in this thread and others. Do a search and you will find the long drawn out answer you're looking for. :^)
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
Patches are back up and I have successfully installed BOTH several times.

I don't know if I'll release a full ROM. The patch is simple and does the exact same thing....
[Epic 4G Android Development] Anon9mouz:
it would be nice tho but thanks for the info and great work on everything
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
Honestly this is where the having multiple versions gets difficult.. Ideally, I would like to have a FULL ROM release but it isn't a "huge" upgrade and patching gets you the exact same results. I would have to build 6 ROMs and get them tested. That would 2GB+ worth of uploading... That would take FOREVER :) Right now I just don't have the time or energy. I do appreciate everyones understanding :)
[Epic 4G Android Development] Anon9mouz:
so whats better to goto the one with Journaling or without it
[Epic 4G Android Development] Anon9mouz:
also so all 5.1 is just a patch not actual rom unless u get the one with Journaling but if u stay with no Journaling then the 5.1 is patch???
[Epic 4G Android Development] buggerritt:
We should all pitch in and get you some better cable.
[Epic 4G Android Development] prem2k55:
If I am flashing "midNIGHT ROM v5 (BYOR Edition) EXT4 Journaling ON" over "midNIGHT ROM v5 (BYOR Edition) EC05 NCIQ"

I don't want to loose my apps and settings, will it get restore automatically?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Overstew:
:'( Why was Swype removed?!!! I loved it so.
[Epic 4G Android Development] kwazytazz:
how bout those that are already on 5.1 before it was pulled? do we flash it again?
[Epic 4G Android Development] flyers2114:
Its in the add-ons folder...

Yes......pretty sure Rob change some things...
[Epic 4G Android Development] Overstew:
I meant the Pre-installed version of swype, I cannot stand the Beta...

The preinstalled version was included on MidNIGHT v5.0, and removed when you flash v5.1???

I'll just stick to v5.0 then.
[Epic 4G Android Development] punwik:
bad ass boot up man!!!
[Epic 4G Android Development] eddieyee:
Which patch should I flash if I originally installed v5 No journaling initially and then did a nandroid/restore to get EXT4 journaling on? (I did this becaue there wasn't a journaling version at the time).
[Epic 4G Android Development] Anon9mouz:
whats better journaling or non and plz explain the difference so i can either stay with no journaling or goto the jornalling rom i need help thank u
[Epic 4G Android Development] mis3:
The 5.1 flash changes some apps like camera and music player, but it doesn't remove any apps. It's a patch that goes on top of your existing rom.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mis3:
I hate to be a jerk about this, but I just don't think I can answer a question when you ask it 3 times in the same thread in the past few hours. Especially when it's a topic that has been discussed several times in this thread, and dozens of times on xda. Please learn to use the search function.
[Epic 4G Android Development] carlosaf1020:
Why cant my swype be themed anymore with 5.1 I came from syndocete 1.1 and its running well but when I flash the bionix black theme everything changes but my swype? Any help please
[Epic 4G Android Development] strauss0829:
why the sideways android though ...why does this happen ..i just followed ur steps to the T and got that same flashing sideways android
[Epic 4G Android Development] punwik:
Im not real sure why this occurs! I have had this happen many times b4 when flashing ,Midnight rom 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 from stock. But when i did it in the past i would get a boot loop and i would have to start all over again and just flash whatever rom from a backup. This time it is at least fully functional and no other problems. Im just gonna stay with it for now unless i find problems, and i will post them if i do...
[Epic 4G Android Development] apatcas:
Yeah I'm wondering that too. I'm on eb13 ext4 with oc kernel and I was wondering if I could just flash this on top of my rom
[Epic 4G Android Development] punwik:
midnight 4.0

Do you think Medic will release it tonight with the hang ups that have happend???
[Epic 4G Android Development] strauss0829:
not looking good ...as of right now im on Daemons Deodexed EB 13 with EXT4 CWM 3.0.0.6 and Rodd's 1.2 Genecide Kerenl with unwanted apps removed with Root Explorer and this **** is flyinnnn

All i want is a AOSP lockscreen for now and ill be fine
[Epic 4G Android Development] decalex:
Sorry.. totally not thread related, but I thought Dameon's current EB13 was only RFS (not EXT4)?

I'll edit/delete this post after :)
[Epic 4G Android Development] SladeNoctis:
Its RFS but you can run EXT4 on top of it. I realized this when i was going to EB13 EXT4. After you flash Dameon's rom and run EXT4 on top of it the rom is still running good. I guess Dameon's rom is not edified yet since you cant rom on top of EXT4 but you can run EXT4 on top of the rom.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Caballero777:
Wow thanks thats good to know!!! :-)
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
The android flashes during boot because it supports custom boot animations and you don't have one...yet...
[Epic 4G Android Development] flyers2114:
Please stop hijacking this thread.....all this information can be posted in the thread that it pertains to....when Rob drops the rom we will have full instructions and help in any way we can after that...:D

The last 2 or 3 pages have not really been related to this rom at all.....hence the custom boot animation has been explained in daemon's thread more than once....thx!
[Epic 4G Android Development] omair2005:
So 4.0 can't use the genocide kernel because of auto rotation?
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
Everyone.... The wait is over...well at least in 10 minutes it will be.... PLEASE READ BEFORE ASKING QUESTIONS. I'm really tired and have a lot to do today.

Also PLEASE help me to accomplish my mission of spreading Autism Awareness. While your waiting stop by my wifes blog and read our life from her perspective...

Thanks for your patience and support... I will continue to work will my AWESOME group of testers to work out the remaining small issues.. Nothing major but just annoying to me... IF anyone has any insight into these please let me know...

Thanks....
[Epic 4G Android Development] durhamite:
Thanks for all of your hard work Rob. I don't see how you do it with all of the stuff you have on your plate but I really appreciate it. I used to be a ROM jumper until I discovered Midnight.
[Epic 4G Android Development] superradrudeboy:
Just letting you know ptfdmedic, i will be doing a 5 mile walk for autism on april 2nd to help support the cause.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dnathan13:
Thanks rob, this is awesome I have been waiting for this!
[Epic 4G Android Development] ttieder:
I have been looking through the change log what Is the differnce bewteen this and stock which is what demonhead is
[Epic 4G Android Development] dnathan13:
This has almost nothing in it so you put your own aps back in. Click on the link that goes to his blog and then look under android development in the top right corner. It is much faster because everything is more optimized and streamlined. I haven't tested 4.0 yet, but I am getting ready to flash it and will report back.
[Epic 4G Android Development] aal1:
have you guys tested this one with the OC kernel aka Genocide ?
[Epic 4G Android Development] zman0900:
Can we still use the midnight theme v3 files with the the 4.0 rom? If not, how do we get the midnight theme on 4.0? I haven't flashed yet, so maybe its already built in?

Love the rom! Keep up the good work, I don't know how you do it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] aal1:
Was looking at the known issues - wouldnt flashing the OC kernel also fix the auto rotate problem ? anyone tried the differences between the two in beta for 4.0 so far ?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Anon9mouz:
man whatever if it was answered i wouldnt be asking so yeah u do sound like a jerk and i did search and it didnt explain what im asking all it explain what journaling is and so on so if u dont have ne thing nice to say dont post
[Epic 4G Android Development] Anon9mouz:
And to top it off im sorrie its new to me and im sure there are a lot of others that feel the same way but maybe scared to ask and so forth so u acting like that is rude and all im trying to figure out if i need to go from this thread to the other. Idk whats going to help me more with rom thats why im asking but i forgot ur one of those people but im going to leave at that for respect of the op but totally not cool and all i wanted was an opinion thats it not a smart ass comment
[Epic 4G Android Development] professoroak:
So I triple-checked my app drawer, but I don't see any voodoo control app.. am I missing something?
[Epic 4G Android Development] imdjenk:
I'm not exactly sure but its kind of like if you have journaling off and you improperly shut down too many times you will get the blue screen of death. I chose to use this rom journaling on version. Many also argue that the speed improvement with journaling off is not worth the risk. Hope that helps. :)
[Epic 4G Android Development] k0nane:
You're not missing anything. Rob will have it taken care of soon, I'm sure. :) In the meantime, download Voodoo Control for free from the market.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Overstew:
My swype is removed in the 'upgrade' and leaves me with only the gingerbrsad keyboard. I love the OP and his effort. But I gotta have my preinstalled swype. :p
[Epic 4G Android Development] Anon9mouz:
Ok thank u so I guess meaning journaling is a lot safer ok I guess I might have to make the switch but I see rob's the only one with it on his rom
[Epic 4G Android Development] Anon9mouz:
I have it on my SD card saved I think let me look

Edit: idk if this is the right one but here u go http://www.multiupload.com/O1VFG4OUGW
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
k0nane,

Thanks for catching that. One of those days staring at something for to long.... I've fixed the issue and reupped the patch. You don't need to reflash it. All you would be missing is a free market app and nothing else.

Thanks again k0nane for picking that up :)

Also this only affected this version of the patch. The patch for the journaling ON was correct...
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
That should have nothing to do with the v5.1 patch..... No data was removed by this. I wold suggest you just pull it out of the extras folder or off the blog and simply reflash swype.... :)
[Epic 4G Android Development] marioc21:
Just installed the updated patch and I'm having an issue with the video camera. When I fire the camera app and switch to video I get a "camera failed" message pop up. Then when the screen goes to sleep, it won't come back on. I have to restart the phone for the screen to work again. I had the same problem with the first patch that was put up yesterday.

Update: Wiped cache and went back to v.5. Camera worked properly again. Re-applied the v5.1 patch and camera/screen error was back. Wiped and re-applied v.5 again. Guess I'll stick with this until the next update. Miss the boot-up/shutdown animations though.
[Epic 4G Android Development] smark72:
Pftmedic,

I am on midnight 5 and would like to flash the new kernel only. Is there a zip for just the new kernel? I tried running the update5.1 and having problems with launcher pro. Even with clearing data and cache I cannot get it to run without force closing. As soon as I unlock the full version and try to add a scrollable bookmark widget from lp widgets it begins force closing . I figured maybe I will try the kernel only, to see if I get any different results.
[Epic 4G Android Development] greatlakesghost:
So totally agree!
[Epic 4G Android Development] jdelano:
Checkout post # 1571 in this thread; some talk about journaling versus none
[Epic 4G Android Development] jdelano:
Download the zip for a kernel only flash, like twilight or genocide.

Open the zip with 7Zip (must use this, the windows zip stuff android doesn't like)

Open the 5.1 patch zip, find zImage in system/kernel folder

copy that zImage into the kernel only zip you download previously overwriting the zImage in that zip.

Always backup with recovery first before flashing anything like a kernel. Just in case.

Then flash that updated kernel only zip (can rename the zip if you want as well, so you remember what it is)

Hope that helps
[Epic 4G Android Development] jdelano:
Download the zip for a kernel only flash, like twilight or genocide.

Open the zip with 7Zip (must use this, the windows zip stuff android doesn't like)

Open the 5.1 patch zip, find zImage in system/kernel folder

copy that zImage into the kernel only zip you download previously overwriting the zImage in that zip.

Always backup with recovery first before flashing anything like a kernel. Just in case.

Then flash that updated kernel only zip (can rename the zip if you want as well, so you remember what it is)

Hope that helps

*** didn't mean to post this twice; xda was giving an error when I tried to post the reply.
[Epic 4G Android Development] smark72:
Thank you. Sounds easy enough. I will give it a try.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ptfdmedic:
You can ask whatever question you'd like in my threads. That particular question has been asked at nauseium. I would suggest you look at a thread in the general section called How to turn journaling on. Well something like that anyways. There was a lot a good information on the topic there....basically unless you are having trouble the there's no need to change what works. I personally use journaling OFF...... ;)
[Epic 4G Android Development] buggerritt:
OK, I flashed 5.1, booted up, and I had a phonegasm. TYVM
[Epic 4G Android Development] swear0730:
How do I enter owner information?

I installed the midNIGHT them with the red battery gauge because I like that heads up on my battery. When I do so I get a different unlock screen that goes left to right. Great. I like that better then dragging up anyway. It also though shows the time date and "belongs to". Well, I could've swore I could find the place to enter owner information when I first got this thing with 2.1 but I cannot find it. Where do I enter owner info?

Tx
[Epic 4G Android Development] prem2k55:
I am on midNIGHT ROM v5.1 (BYOR Edition) EXT4 ONLY/Journaling ON EC05

I noticed just now that, I am getting first incoming SMS in thread properly. However I don't see incoming reply message to my sent SMS in Thread.

I can see incoming SMS popping in notification bar however it doesn't save in the SMS thread.

Please help.
[Epic 4G Android Development] WunderXDA:
While following this thread I've come across the Journaling question

numerous

times, as well as the answer, complete with links to more in-depth explanations. Over and over again. There are also a few threads in the general section that ask the question. Over and over again. I don't think that guy was being a total jerk just asking you to search a little.

For the record:

Journaling: The process by which an operating system regularly caches un-finalized data so that in the event of an abrupt shut-down (battery pull etc..) the data that was being written at that moment is not corrupted when the phone reboots. Mac OSX does this amazingly well. The reason some people like to turn it off on their phones is because there is a small performance drop when the system is writing cache all the time. You don't see this slowdown on your macbook because it's a beastly laptop, but on your poor little phone the constant caching does take a small toll on overall speed.