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

[BSydz]

Is anyone experiencing Wi-Fi drop ?
You can't notice it with Pandora streaming, because Pandora buffers enough, but you can clearly see it when you Skyping for more than 5 mins or streaming Sirius XM or Tune In. Looks like Wi-Fi drops for a few seconds, then comes back.
Yes, I have Wi-Fi sleeping policy set to "never". No problems with Stock or CM7

I have not experienced this at all, which version are you using? I changed the wifi drivers back to the original Triumph drivers in Ver7 cause a few people were having issues. In Ver6 only the libra.ko from the Triumph was included. I still have to do some more research in to what drivers do what, but everybody uses their phone differently so it is hard to figure out what is actually causing an issue.

I think we can say this ROM fixes gps. I can also get a lock in about 10 seconds inside my work building walls...and they're thick concrete. Nice ROM man!

Thank you, I know this is only Froyo but it is the best Froyo experience I have ever had.

I can also say this rom is the best rom i have used, little slow typing this but hey im at work also and with the stock rom i wouldnt be able to get online soo...

Anyway we are all very happy bsydes has come to the triumph family, and must say i am looking forward to a final for this rom, i am slowely learning the dev part of modifying roms etc. But at the moment im best at installing roms and fixing bricked devices, and with bsydes help in another thread im learning a bit faster...

Thank you very much, if you ever have any questions feel free to ask. I will at least try to point you in the right direction. The more people we have working on issues, and posting results, the better chance we have of making some real progress. Everybody thinks differently so, just like the Sharp ROM gave the devs some ideas on how to improve other ROMs, every little detail counts. I started out by screwing the pooch on my phone and then learned from there, so I know anybody can do it. Things have kinda slowed down on the feedback, so a final version is gonna be a ways out, I can't put a "Final" title on it unless it is flawless as it can be. I was able to get the activation into the U9000-81 ROM but it was acting kinda funny, so I took it out before I released it. But if I could add it to that, then I can add it to this. And once I figure out the voicemail issue then I should be able to fix it in both of them. Any and all help is welcome.

Thanks everybody for the feedback and bug reports keep them coming! I don't ever want to let this backslide so if I changed something that is causing issues let me know. Most of the older builds are available in the reference section in the OP, so if you run into a problem with a new version the older ones will be available to test if the problem is what has changed in the new one. Also, please remember to include which version and any tweaks that you may have applied. Thanks again to everybody for the support and kind words.

 

[skearton]

I have not experienced this at all, which version are you using? I changed the wifi drivers back to the original Triumph drivers in Ver7 cause a few people were having issues. In Ver6 only the libra.ko from the Triumph was included. I still have to do some more research in to what drivers do what, but everybody uses their phone differently so it is hard to figure out what is actually causing an issue.

Thank you, I know this is only Froyo but it is the best Froyo experience I have ever had.

Thank you very much, if you ever have any questions feel free to ask. I will at least try to point you in the right direction. The more people we have working on issues, and posting results, the better chance we have of making some real progress. Everybody thinks differently so, just like the Sharp ROM gave the devs some ideas on how to improve other ROMs, every little detail counts. I started out by screwing the pooch on my phone and then learned from there, so I know anybody can do it. Things have kinda slowed down on the feedback, so a final version is gonna be a ways out, I can't put a "Final" title on it unless it is flawless as it can be. I was able to get the activation into the U9000-81 ROM but it was acting kinda funny, so I took it out before I released it. But if I could add it to that, then I can add it to this. And once I figure out the voicemail issue then I should be able to fix it in both of them. Any and all help is welcome.

Thanks everybody for the feedback and bug reports keep them coming! I don't ever want to let this backslide so if I changed something that is causing issues let me know. Most of the older builds are available in the reference section in the OP, so if you run into a problem with a new version the older ones will be available to test if the problem is what has changed in the new one. Also, please remember to include which version and any tweaks that you may have applied. Thanks again to everybody for the support and kind words.

Something was keeping me out of deep sleep all the time, and my phone also wouldnt disconnect from the wireless network when I was out of range. I could drive a half hour to work, it would show I was connected to wifi. When checking the connection it said I was still logged on at home. Happened with the included kernel as well as Mobstergunz. I imagine it was my phone or an app I use, but after a reinstall the same thing was occuring once I had all the apps I use again.

 

[Izzard]

Is anyone experiencing Wi-Fi drop ?

Disregard this. Nothing works better than re-flashing it wiped and clean.

 

[BSydz]

Something was keeping me out of deep sleep all the time, and my phone also wouldnt disconnect from the wireless network when I was out of range. I could drive a half hour to work, it would show I was connected to wifi. When checking the connection it said I was still logged on at home. Happened with the included kernel as well as Mobstergunz. I imagine it was my phone or an app I use, but after a reinstall the same thing was occuring once I had all the apps I use again.

Thanks for the feedback. Which version are you using? The last sentence kinda sounds like the problem is with an app if I am reading it right. I have never seen this happen before, and have not seen any posts with anything similar. My wifi disconnects before I get to the end of my driveway. I would suggest doing a backup then doing a fresh install. If it does the same thing after a fresh install with no apps then post back or send me a PM with as many details as possible. If it works then only add a few apps at a time to find what is making this happen. I know some of the "get the most out of your device" apps cause issues, like juice defender and others of that sort. Hope this helps.

 

[skearton]

Thanks for the feedback. Which version are you using? The last sentence kinda sounds like the problem is with an app if I am reading it right. I have never seen this happen before, and have not seen any posts with anything similar. My wifi disconnects before I get to the end of my driveway. I would suggest doing a backup then doing a fresh install. If it does the same thing after a fresh install with no apps then post back or send me a PM with as many details as possible. If it works then only add a few apps at a time to find what is making this happen. I know some of the "get the most out of your device" apps cause issues, like juice defender and others of that sort. Hope this helps.

My first suspect after thinking about it is probably autokiller memory manager. Not sure on the wifi. Anywho, thank you!

 

[tcross8361]

Something was keeping me out of deep sleep all the time, and my phone also wouldnt disconnect from the wireless network when I was out of range. I could drive a half hour to work, it would show I was connected to wifi. When checking the connection it said I was still logged on at home. Happened with the included kernel as well as Mobstergunz. I imagine it was my phone or an app I use, but after a reinstall the same thing was occuring once I had all the apps I use again.

I get the WiFi disconnect thing to. I can't confirm if it was like that on the stock rom or not, I can't remember. I just turn it off manually when it does that. I guess I never really thought of it as an issue really.

 

[gatorglenn]

Hi,

I just started using this ROM and so far it is great. I am not sure about the voicemail fix but so far I have not needed it.

Thanks,
Glenn

 

[BSydz]

My first suspect after thinking about it is probably autokiller memory manager. Not sure on the wifi. Anywho, thank you!

Thanks, let me know if you have any more issues.

I get the WiFi disconnect thing to. I can't confirm if it was like that on the stock rom or not, I can't remember. I just turn it off manually when it does that. I guess I never really thought of it as an issue really.

Thanks for the feedback, if you can give more details, like how often and what happens, that would help a lot.

Hi,

I just started using this ROM and so far it is great. I am not sure about the voicemail fix but so far I have not needed it.

Thanks,
Glenn

Thanks, the voicemail fix is basically just manually setting your voicemail number, cause it is locked in the system settings, and is built into the framework of the stock ROM. It is more of a convenience thing, being able to get to voicemail by way of the notification.

 

[Wpz2000]

Don't use memory managers. It conflicts with a key feature in Android which fills up available memory with popular programs so they are ready. Any program the manager kills will just reload when Android realizes there is too much free memory.

My first suspect after thinking about it is probably autokiller memory manager. Not sure on the wifi. Anywho, thank you!

 

[Wpz2000]

I have tracked the issue with my phone not going into deep sleep with the app 'MyTracks' from google. When I boot up the phone, the GPSLocationProvider puts a partial wakelock on the system so it never goes in to deep sleep. If I start up a GPS program such as maps and exit, it releases this lock and the phone can go in to deep sleep.

Anyway, I froze the program using Titanium (or uninstall it) and the issue is gone.

Thanks for the feedback. Which version are you using? The last sentence kinda sounds like the problem is with an app if I am reading it right. I have never seen this happen before, and have not seen any posts with anything similar. My wifi disconnects before I get to the end of my driveway. I would suggest doing a backup then doing a fresh install. If it does the same thing after a fresh install with no apps then post back or send me a PM with as many details as possible. If it works then only add a few apps at a time to find what is making this happen. I know some of the "get the most out of your device" apps cause issues, like juice defender and others of that sort. Hope this helps.

 

[phatboyslim12]

im not seeing any deep sleep issues, matter of fact the battery life is amazing, i charged it mid day on the 25th and it just died this morning, i am on wifi and ran pandora for 4-5 hours yesterday i did notice the wifi icon going from full bars to no bars except the little dot on the bottom, this happens about once every 1-2 minutes only using data intensive apps i havnt noticed any buffering etc because of this, jjust an obsrevation

 

[tcross8361]

Thanks for the feedback, if you can give more details, like how often and what happens, that would help a lot.

It only happened a few times to me. It's not an everyday thing for sure. I guess thats why I never gave it a second thought. I've got a clean install of Version 7.

 

[whohasaquestio]

Thanks for the feedback. There is a bloat remover in the MOD section(second post), that is very easy to customize to your liking, it is just an updater script that deletes files. You can just add lines for the apps or files that you want gone. I thought it would be a good tool for advanced users that wanna strip this down to bare essentials. As soon as I get some more feedback about any issues that remain, I am gonna release a not so stock themed version. I just want to get this as bug free as possible before I start work on that. Let me know what options you would like to see for the interface, I will probably be using the GB system theme and some widgets in the status bar if I can get them to work.

Hi Bsyds,

Are you still planning to do this? This is my first root experience and it's great! I am not a fan of Sharp interface, but free tethering and hotspot? Are you kidding me?!

I am starting to see the magic of Android now. Have always been partial to iOS... Could you give more instruction to the remover? There are just two lines of instruction to follow on the 2nd post.

 

[BSydz]

Hi Bsyds,

Are you still planning to do this? This is my first root experience and it's great! I am not a fan of Sharp interface, but free tethering and hotspot? Are you kidding me?!

I am starting to see the magic of Android now. Have always been partial to iOS... Could you give more instruction to the remover? There are just two lines of instruction to follow on the 2nd post.

Check out the U9000-81 ROM, if you don't like the UI, but once you get used to it, it grows on you.

It is that easy, if you can not figure out how to use or modify the bloat remover, give it some time, sometimes you just have to jump in. Give it a look over before you get discouraged.

 

[redoscar3]

Overall, I am liking this ROM very much. Did a fresh install of v7. I have had no new issues with bluetooth or WiFi compared to the stock ROM. The fast GPS operation is wonderful.

The only real issue I have had is that the stock browser seems to want to restore to the default settings automatically for some reason. So I switched to the Dolphin Browser and this seems to work fine for me.

Great job BSydz, this ROM is a keeper!

Red

 

[BSydz]

Overall, I am liking this ROM very much. Did a fresh install of v7. I have had no new issues with bluetooth or WiFi compared to the stock ROM. The fast GPS operation is wonderful.

The only real issue I have had is that the stock browser seems to want to restore to the default settings automatically for some reason. So I switched to the Dolphin Browser and this seems to work fine for me.

Great job BSydz, this ROM is a keeper!

Red

Thanks for the feedback, I haven't seen the browser act like that, but you can install firefox now. It now supports flash and I haven't seen any issues like it had a few months ago. Glad you're liking the ROM, I just can't seem to pull myself away from it, it just grows on you.

I have been very busy lately, but hopefully I can dive back in to GB soon, I have been trying to build my own kernel but am kinda lost right now. Hopefully, if I can get better with kernels, I will be able to get us an ICS kernel along with a GB kernel. I have a bunch of source code to go through, but I have a good idea what needs to happen.

 

[whohasaquestio]

Check out the U9000-81 ROM, if you don't like the UI, but once you get used to it, it grows on you.

It is that easy, if you can not figure out how to use or modify the bloat remover, give it some time, sometimes you just have to jump in. Give it a look over before you get discouraged.

Thanks! I got it to work!

1. Put zip on SD card
2. Boot into recovery (holding power, volume + and -)
3. install zip from SDcard
4. choose zip from sdcard
5. scroll to the zip file
6. apply
7. Voila!

Just in case another newbie like me wants more instruction.

 

[tcross8361]

I have been very busy lately, but hopefully I can dive back in to GB soon, I have been trying to build my own kernel but am kinda lost right now. Hopefully, if I can get better with kernels, I will be able to get us an ICS kernel along with a GB kernel. I have a bunch of source code to go through, but I have a good idea what needs to happen.

So I've never really understood. What is the difference between a ROM and a Kernal?

 

[Prinny]

Kernels are for popcorn.


Joking aside the kernel is responsible for the hardware functionality while the rom is mostly software functionality.

There may be more to it...but that's the general.

 

[retrospective]

This rom is smooth i had my hopes up for the minimal triumph v 2.0 gingerbread that has everything working exept data it broke my heart lol

 

[rcsrich]

Kernels are for popcorn.


Joking aside the kernel is responsible for the hardware functionality while the rom is mostly software functionality.

There may be more to it...but that's the general.

Right, and the two are somewhat independent in that you can often use the same kernel across multiple ROMs for the same phone & version of Android.

 

[redoscar3]

The Linux kernel used on our ROMs is the part of the overall system that allows the Android software to talk to the phone hardware. You could build and install a kernel which offers modified features such as overclocking. The kernel is a small, but very important part of the Android experience.

 

[pearlheartgtr]

Nice rom! Very slick and smooth. Unfortunately, it doesn't fix my GPS woes. I don't remember it ever working. So a call to VM is in store for a replacement phone.

 

[tcross8361]

Nice rom! Very slick and smooth. Unfortunately, it doesn't fix my GPS woes. I don't remember it ever working. So a call to VM is in store for a replacement phone.

Better flash the stock rom and recovery before you send it in.

 

[pearlheartgtr]

Better flash the stock rom and recovery before you send it in.

Of course. This isn't my first dance with VM replacements. I sent in 7 Intercepts in 2 months time.