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Help Newbie questions about Triumph
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marc12868
Android Expert
1. It's a cdma phone meaning there is no sim card.
2. You can root it and get rid of it, or intstall any custom rom since they all have the sound removed. Or it you don't want to root it then just don't have the sound on if you turn it off so when it turns on no sound plays.
2. You can root it and get rid of it, or intstall any custom rom since they all have the sound removed. Or it you don't want to root it then just don't have the sound on if you turn it off so when it turns on no sound plays.
Butterxbean
Lurker
In response to your first question, the triumph and all virgin mobile phones are CDMA, which means they don't use a Sim card. All the network settings are programmed directly into the phone itself.
I believe the audio played when turning on the phone can be muted if the ring volume is set to vibrate. If that doesn't work, you could always root the phone and replace it altogether.
I believe the audio played when turning on the phone can be muted if the ring volume is set to vibrate. If that doesn't work, you could always root the phone and replace it altogether.
I'll have to remember the sound thing, since I'm not bold enough to root the thing (my husband has, but he's that type).
agentc13
Daleks Über Alles
It's not too hard with this phone, if you ever decide to do it there are some helpful guides in the all things root section. And there are always plenty of helpful people around as well.
It does both? The description said it doesn't affect shutdown blaring.
Update: it in fact does not affect the shutdown blast. I'll keep hunting. Thanks anyway.
Rolo42
Android Enthusiast
That obnoxious bootup sound is the reason the stock ROM lasted about 5 minutes on my (and wife's) phone. (these are our first androids)
Follow the directions in the aforementioned thread; flashing, backup/restore on these things is incredibly easy.
I recommend trying Minimal Triumph if you want to stay near stock and/or like a minimal OS to build upon and CM7 if you like a more robust OS. You can build both and use CWM backup/restore (mentioned in the directions) to switch between them.
Follow the directions in the aforementioned thread; flashing, backup/restore on these things is incredibly easy.
I recommend trying Minimal Triumph if you want to stay near stock and/or like a minimal OS to build upon and CM7 if you like a more robust OS. You can build both and use CWM backup/restore (mentioned in the directions) to switch between them.
Bob Blaylock
Well-Known Member
If I were to go the rooting route, would I have to re-install my apps and such over again? That was enough of a nuisance when I had to exchange a defective phone.
I didn't lose anything when I rooted mine.
stef7
Android Expert
Right, to assert root does not mean you are changing the SW load or deleting apps or even putting on a new ROM. It means you are running with more authority or privileges.
It's potentially dangerous if you don't know what you are doing, or you download a rogue app that detects the phone has root, and then acts in a destructive manner.
That said, you will be able to manually delete LOG files that grow in the \data directory, and also run a program like SetCPU for modifying the CPU governor. Here is another benefit: you can download a "freezer" app that lets you place apps that you don't use in a quarantined or frozen state - therefore they will not run and take CPU cycles... I think they won't even load.
You don't need to "flash a new ROM" to get improvements in performance.
I think I mentioned this in another thread... while I'm thinking of it: it seems you can get more run time out of your battery charge using the free version of JuiceDefender. On the phone I have now (gave the MT to my son), it's proving to be a real useful download! You don't need to assert root to benefit from it.
HTH
It's potentially dangerous if you don't know what you are doing, or you download a rogue app that detects the phone has root, and then acts in a destructive manner.
That said, you will be able to manually delete LOG files that grow in the \data directory, and also run a program like SetCPU for modifying the CPU governor. Here is another benefit: you can download a "freezer" app that lets you place apps that you don't use in a quarantined or frozen state - therefore they will not run and take CPU cycles... I think they won't even load.
You don't need to "flash a new ROM" to get improvements in performance.
I think I mentioned this in another thread... while I'm thinking of it: it seems you can get more run time out of your battery charge using the free version of JuiceDefender. On the phone I have now (gave the MT to my son), it's proving to be a real useful download! You don't need to assert root to benefit from it.
HTH
agentc13
Daleks Über Alles
If I were to go the rooting route
No, rooting gives you administrator access, it doesn't change anything else. You have to switch out the sound files after rooting to get rid of the sound.
Rolo42
Android Enthusiast
Superuser app controls which apps have root/system access. Just don't blindly answer "yes" to the allow prompts!
agentc13
Daleks Über Alles
And you can always see what permissions an app asks for. Don't install anything that asks for some permission it doesn't need. And don't get apps from shady places.
Now that I have root, where do I find the offending files?
Bob Blaylock
Well-Known Member
The relevant sound files are at these locations:
- /system/media/audio/ui/VMU_Power_Down_48_24.mp3
- /hidden/data/Power-on\ sound/VMU_Power_Up.mp3
As we have now discovered the hard way simply deleting these files creates a different issue. The fix is to create new MP3 files, with the same names, but containing less obnoxious sounds, and to put them in place of the stock files.