Root [ROM][PORT] Sharp ROM 2.2.2 for the Triumph (Updated: 12/16/12)

[ecarlson]

More info: As I indicated, my phone deep sleeps with WiFi on when the WiFi sleep policy is set to turn off WiFi when the screen goes off. When I set the WiFi sleep policy to Always On, then it prevents Deep Sleep.

At home, where I barely have any cell/data signal, the battery dies more quickly than in a good signal area, especially if I don't have my WiFi connection "always on", because the phone is trying hard to connect to the cell/data network.

The excellent battery life I mentioned in my previous post was in a better cell/data coverage area than at home.

 

[ziddey]

More info: As I indicated, my phone deep sleeps with WiFi on when the WiFi sleep policy is set to turn off WiFi when the screen goes off. When I set the WiFi sleep policy to Always On, then it prevents Deep Sleep.

At home, where I barely have any cell/data signal, the battery dies more quickly than in a good signal area, especially if I don't have my WiFi connection "always on", because the phone is trying hard to connect to the cell/data network.

The excellent battery life I mentioned in my previous post was in a better cell/data coverage area than at home.

Off topic, but figure you (and others) may be interested. Seems we all live in areas with lousy reception. I don't have the Triumph anymore, so can't speak of how sipdroid (with a more tolerant codec like speex or even gsm) handles over wifi (use in conjunction with pbxes.com and google voice), but if it works, there are some nifty apps. There's one that can toggle airplane mode when there's a wifi connection. There's another app that makes it so wifi and bt don't turn off in airplane mode (and allows for bt to be usable in airplane mode. don't know about the triumph but a lot of android implementations prevent bt in airplane mode)

Then you could make/receive calls with "great" quality (again I never had luck back in the day with the triumph but maybe things have changed) and have good battery life. This is assuming that wifi on without deep sleep nets better battery than weak cell service.

 

[ecarlson]

google voice

Useful idea for those who use their cell phone for voice a lot, but the one call I had today on my cell was a rarity, but I do text regularly, so being able to text is important.

One thing I can do at home is put the phone in airplane mode, then turn WiFi on, and that helps the battery last longer, but then I don't receive texts (voice calls are almost a non-issue when I'm home anyway since I have home phone service via FIOS).

 

[exProphecy]

Anyone tried Skype using the front camera yet? Last time I tried, the option for front camera wouldn't show up but that was before I flashed the Hybrid 2.2 (is that what it's called oops I forgot XD) kernel. Oh and anyone got a solution to using the volume button to go to the next song in any music app? I'm willing to switch from the stock music app.

 

[Jong31]

I'm having problems with apps restoring their settings on boot. For instance, setCPU and MinFreeManager never seem to restore their settings when I reboot. Also, and this could be an entirely different issue, compass calibration doesn't stick

 

[phatboyslim12]

hey so im downloading the rom now, i have 5.0.2.6, running whyzors great cm7reloaded, anything i should think about before installing the rom other than wiping cache/dalvik etc??? plus is there actually a 7/5 version or just the 6/27? in the op

edit: so the rom has been running for less than 10 minutes and i love it already, one thing to ask now, with whyzors reloaded and gapps, playstore will restore my downloaded apps automatically, can i do this to save time with this rom???

i also noticed that my sevice goes between 1x and 3g prior to installing this rom my service would stay in 3g???, and at the momentthere are 2 seperate icons with 1x and 3g "not like in the op picture"

 

[BSydz]

Anyone tried Skype using the front camera yet? Last time I tried, the option for front camera wouldn't show up but that was before I flashed the Hybrid 2.2 (is that what it's called oops I forgot XD) kernel. Oh and anyone got a solution to using the volume button to go to the next song in any music app? I'm willing to switch from the stock music app.

Skype does not support the front camera on froyo, there is a hacked version floating around the net, should be easy to find.

I'm having problems with apps restoring their settings on boot. For instance, setCPU and MinFreeManager never seem to restore their settings when I reboot. Also, and this could be an entirely different issue, compass calibration doesn't stick

SetCPU settings don't stick, it was discussed in page 2 or 3, it has to do with Mobsterz hybrid kernel, use no-frills. I have never used MinFreeManager so I can't comment on that, but if you read the description it is an app bug.

hey so im downloading the rom now, i have 5.0.2.7, running whyzors great cm7reloaded, anything i should think about before installing the rom other than wiping cache/dalvik etc??? plus is there actually a 7/5 version or just the 6/27? in the op

Only thing you should do that I didn't see in your post is backup, but you probably already know that. The fixes to the two bugs are the update, just apply those and you should be good. It is best to apply the network location fix on a fresh instal as it will mess with installed apps, but to remedy that just uninstall and reinstall the apps that give you any trouble.

edit: so the rom has been running for less than 10 minutes and i love it already, one thing to ask now, with whyzors reloaded and gapps, playstore will restore my downloaded apps automatically, can i do this to save time with this rom???

i also noticed that my sevice goes between 1x and 3g prior to installing this rom my service would stay in 3g???, and at the momentthere are 2 seperate icons with 1x and 3g "not like in the op picture"

Being froyo some apps may not be compatible but you should be fine. The 3G icon is not in the OP pic cause wifi is on. It still pops out the 3G icon when you use it or wifi is not on. If you are using gps it will knock it down to 1x, it is a hardware thing, I think it has to do with the phone lowering radio strength to give gps a clear signal, but that is only speculation. It happens in most of the ROMs available.

 

[phatboyslim12]

yea, i didnt do the backup because i wasnt planning on going back to tgreloaded, i did a nandroid backup of the stock rom last night so i figure im pretty set.

ok, so i got es file explorer. after i enabled root access i followed your directions to do the voicemail fix, "up, data... then empty folder"??? im not in sd card, so i am currently stumped not a big deal its not hard to dial my number just thought you would like to know

also so i like the sharp weather widget but is there a way to get local forecasts yet? if not ill use goweather

 

[BSydz]

yea, i didnt do the backup because i wasnt planning on going back to tgreloaded, i did a nandroid backup of the stock rom last night so i figure im pretty set.

ok, so i got es file explorer. after i enabled root access i followed your directions to do the voicemail fix, "up, data... then empty folder"??? im not in sd card, so i am currently stumped not a big deal its not hard to dial my number just thought you would like to know

also so i like the sharp weather widget but is there a way to get local forecasts yet? if not ill use goweather

I forgot to put that in the instructions, send yourself a VM then the file will be there. I was playing with the city.db but I am not to that point of experience to be able to get it working for other than major cities, yet.

Edit: I just updated the OP, thanks for bringing that to my attention, I forgot about that.

 

[darknight88]

BSydz this ROM rocks. Keep up the great work.

I may criticize it but only bc its Froyo.(was never a fan) I hope mods in the future will make it more "modern". (did the GB theme+holo launcher)

Anyways I have a problem. I cant stream music using the following site: html5.grooveshark.com ; it closes every time I go to search a song. This happens on all browsers such as Stock,DolphinHD, Boat browser etc. In MIUI, it ran off properly. Any ideas why? thanx

 

[ecarlson]

Does the stock (Google) News and Weather work with this? I noticed it was in an earlier version of this ROM, but is gone now. How can I put it back?

 

[phatboyslim12]

I forgot to put that in the instructions, send yourself a VM then the file will be there. I was playing with the city.db but I am not to that point of experience to be able to get it working for other than major cities, yet.

Edit: I just updated the OP, thanks for bringing that to my attention, I forgot about that.

lol, yea thanks. also about the 3g icon, i thought it strange because the 3g/1x icon is there i figured it wouldnt throw the 3g icon in the bar, just something interesting, also all the apps i have used are working with this rom, goweather is great, and i think it may have sharp theme also, if not the devs take requests... ill screenshot it.

 

[BSydz]

BSydz this ROM rocks. Keep up the great work.

I may criticize it but only bc its Froyo.(was never a fan) I hope mods in the future will make it more "modern". (did the GB theme+holo launcher)

Anyways I have a problem. I cant stream music using the following site: html5.grooveshark.com ; it closes every time I go to search a song. This happens on all browsers such as Stock,DolphinHD, Boat browser etc. In MIUI, it ran off properly. Any ideas why? thanx

Thanks. There is an app for grooveshark. On my computer it does the same thing in firefox but works in IE.

Does the stock (Google) News and Weather work with this? I noticed it was in an earlier version of this ROM, but is gone now. How can I put it back?

You can just use root explorer to copy it to system/app and change the permissions to match the rest of the files, then reboot. It is called geniewidget.apk. Or, open one of the old versions and copy it to Ver6 or the system theme and flash it.

lol, yea thanks. also about the 3g icon, i thought it strange because the 3g/1x icon is there i figured it wouldnt throw the 3g icon in the bar, just something interesting, also all the apps i have used are working with this rom, goweather is great, and i think it may have sharp theme also, if not the devs take requests... ill screenshot it.

Thanks. This is a GSM/CDMA ROM so some of the functions of displaying which network are a lil confusing, but it sees it as a regular network not CDMA. There are a few small details that need to be touched up but they are so far and few that getting this fully functional was my highest priority. Also try out the GB system theme in the second post.

 

[ecarlson]

You can just use root explorer to copy it to system/app and change the permissions to match the rest of the files, then reboot. It is called geniewidget.apk.

Thanks, that worked. News and Weather Widget works great. BTW: It's 100

 

[tcross8361]

" 3. Add this line: "<string name="vm_number_key_cdma">##########</string>", without the main qoutes, where ########## is your 10 digit phone number, right above the vm_id_key property "

So when you do this part of the Voice mail fix it says to add this above the ID key Property? I don't see that line in there. I have that file but not the line vm_id_property.

Also does this fix *86 so it dials your voice mail instead of VM customer service?

The reason I ask is because I did this but I just added the line at the bottom, in other words its the last entry on the file. I dial *86 and it still goes to VM customer service. Not sure if I'm understanding what the end result is suppose to be.

 

[jjohn7293]

" 3. Add this line: "<string name="vm_number_key_cdma">##########</string>", without the main qoutes, where ########## is your 10 digit phone number, right above the vm_id_key property "

So when you do this part of the Voice mail fix it says to add this above the ID key Property? I don't see that line in there. I have that file but not the line vm_id_property.

Also does this fix *86 so it dials your voice mail instead of VM customer service?

The reason I ask is because I did this but I just added the line at the bottom, in other words its the last entry on the file. I dial *86 and it still goes to VM customer service. Not sure if I'm understanding what the end result is suppose to be.

I simply copied the /data/data/com.android.phone/shared_prefs folder from my previous working setup into the voicemail fix flashable zip. worked like a charm, but had to flash after booting up once. Otherwise, it would lead to a bootloop.

 

[BSydz]

" 3. Add this line: "<string name="vm_number_key_cdma">##########</string>", without the main qoutes, where ########## is your 10 digit phone number, right above the vm_id_key property "

So when you do this part of the Voice mail fix it says to add this above the ID key Property? I don't see that line in there. I have that file but not the line vm_id_property.

Also does this fix *86 so it dials your voice mail instead of VM customer service?

The reason I ask is because I did this but I just added the line at the bottom, in other words its the last entry on the file. I dial *86 and it still goes to VM customer service. Not sure if I'm understanding what the end result is suppose to be.

I simply copied the /data/data/com.android.phone/shared_prefs folder from my previous working setup into the voicemail fix flashable zip. worked like a charm, but had to flash after booting up once. Otherwise, it would lead to a bootloop.

Just send yourself a voicemail and the info should be there. Also I think jjohn7293 means the network location fix.

 

[BSydz]

Hey guys, I just updated the network location fix cause it had entries for root explorer. It may cause issues trying to install root explorer. Sorry about that, I installed root explorer to get the files. If you get this error you can just use es explorer to open data/system/packages.list and delete the root explorer line and in packages.xml delete the root explorer entry from package to package. Example:

<package name="com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer" codePath="/data/app/Root_Explorer_2.19.apk" flags="0" ts="1217592000000" version="60" userId="10044">
<sigs count="1">
...
</perms>
</package>

 

[darknight88]

Regarding grooveshark, yes there is an app that you pay to use. The html5 site let's you use the service without paying a fee kinda like the desktop site. But there is another app called "Tinyshark" that streams music without fee. Guess I'll use that but stinks I can't use the android browser. (PS: its legal to use the html5.grooveshark.com site and stream freely just in case anyone is wondering)

 

[jjohn7293]

Just send yourself a voicemail and the info should be there. Also I think jjohn7293 means the network location fix.

Yes I did lol

 

[BSydz]

Regarding grooveshark, yes there is an app that you pay to use. The html5 site let's you use the service without paying a fee kinda like the desktop site. But there is another app called "Tinyshark" that streams music without fee. Guess I'll use that but stinks I can't use the android browser. (PS: its legal to use the html5.grooveshark.com site and stream freely just in case anyone is wondering)

I'm on GB right now and the site works. I'll have to see if it is a froyo vs GB thing, or some thing I can fix. The app is free just go to mobile.grooveshark.com. Thanks for the feedback and leading me to that app.

 

[phatboyslim12]

Ive run this rom for a full day now, the more i use the rom the more i like it, just a few things...

The virgin mobile audio during boot sounds when the motorola symbol comes to life??? Instead of with the virginmobile graphic.

Google car home doesnt show an icon and no way to use app, may be an issue with google and the region the rom came from possibly i have no clue...

The typing seems a lil wonky typing this reply out but only time ive noticed this, could be site.

Everything else is great and gps connects instantanious here, and everything works so far.

I would like to see power control in status bar
And the stock sharp launcher would look even better with a dark status bar but yea i know its froyo... lol

 

[BSydz]

Ive run this rom for a full day now, the more i use the rom the more i like it, just a few things...

The virgin mobile audio during boot sounds when the motorola symbol comes to life??? Instead of with the virginmobile graphic.

Google car home doesnt show an icon and no way to use app, may be an issue with google and the region the rom came from possibly i have no clue...

The typing seems a lil wonky typing this reply out but only time ive noticed this, could be site.

Everything else is great and gps connects instantanious here, and everything works so far.

I would like to see power control in status bar
And the stock sharp launcher would look even better with a dark status bar but yea i know its froyo... lol

It sounds like you flashed gapps, they are included, that may cause issues. I think all of the other stuff is covered in the second post. Also I use touchpal and it seems fine to me.

 

[phatboyslim12]

It sounds like you flashed gapps, they are included, that may cause issues. I think all of the other stuff is covered in the second post. Also I use touchpal and it seems fine to me.

Actually downloaded car home from play store, only flashed the fix

 

[BSydz]

Actually downloaded car home from play store, only flashed the fix

I can't even get it to install in playstore for some reason, too many tests I guess, but I extracted the two apks out of gapps-hdpi-20101114-signed.zip and just installed them and they work fine.