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Root [ROM] Sleipnir v2.4.0.5 - 10/24/13 - VM & SPRINT

artine, you mentioned a few posts back about sleipnir's final release...do you have an actual version number or "end-of-life" vision as to what it will take to satiate your technological genius for this project?

also, any progress or triumphs for the previously inquired aspect of swiping individual notifications?
 
Why does long pressing the menu button open up quick search? Lol. And the search button doesn't do anything. Not complaining. Just curious. Lol.
 
billpenny78clo said:
artine, you mentioned a few posts back about sleipnir's final release...do you have an actual version number or "end-of-life" vision as to what it will take to satiate your technological genius for this project?

also, any progress or triumphs for the previously inquired aspect of swiping individual notifications?
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As far as the swiping individual notifications, that's on my list of things to look into. As of right now, the final version number (ideally) is v2.4.1, unless there are any bugs to work out in which case the final build will be something after v2.4.1.

Namely, any issues with v2.3.9 will be worked out for v2.4.1, and when either I, myself, or giantpune edit the kernel to have a modified init.rc file for complete init.d support then that will be in the final revision as well. With working init.d support, I then plan to see if I can't symlink the dalvik-cache to /cache, so it takes up less space in /data and makes use of the ridiculous amount of unused space in /cache. Also, CM Swipe Notifications I will try to get working, and looking into INT2EXT again. As far as the AROMA Installer is concerned, it's not necessary with regards to Sleipnir as Sleipnir is bone-stock with a few extra features and very high efficiency and performance (which should increase even further with complete init.d support).

... and yeah. That's about it, actually. After Sleipnir is "finished," (always open to suggestions, but I will be keeping to the goal of Sleipnir being bone-stock) I will update Hydra's base ROM with the system updates/upgrades of the "final" build of Sleipnir. Then I'm pretty much done, unless there's good suggestions that fit with the goal of Sleipnir, or there needs to be another guide written, or I switch to another device (unlikely in the near future). All in all, there's not much in the way of places to go from here, but there are still some places left.

OptimusV123 said:
Why does long pressing the menu button open up quick search? Lol. And the search button doesn't do anything. Not complaining. Just curious. Lol.
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Dangit! That was a small oversight on my part, I apologize. It seems that the keylayout file containing the relevant line for the Search button was removed (as a result of my, albeit successful, attempt at the Search Button Remap) and ended up staying that way for v2.3.9. That'll be another correction in the next build, it seems :p

Actually, I just corrected it in the next build as I was typing this out. Thank you for bringing it to my attention :) But, as far as the menu key doing that weirdness, I have no idea :p It's not doing that for me, and I haven't flashed the test build yet (meaning I'm on what's been released, identically).

brianmay said:
I have a ? About the new update sleipnir 2.3.9. can the mms messagin screen be changed to another color besides white?
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I apologize for not getting back to you sooner, it seems I missed your post! As far as that being a setting in the app itself, no you unfortunately cannot change the color. The messaging app in v2.3.9 is from Stock, as I went on a mass-app-replacement from Aeneas and that seemed to fix some other issues from v2.3.8. I hadn't added the black messaging app back in, but be rest assured that it is in the next build.
 
Johnnysparks said:
Question: How do I get Wifi to turn on? It's still not working.

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I'm on the same build as everyone else; wifi works fine. And has worked just fine for a long time. Did you follow the steps to reporting an issue, listed in the OP? And did you follow the installation instructions outlined in the OP, as well? You can get wifi to turn on by going to System Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Wi-Fi (tap to turn on). You may have to go to Wifi Settings afterwards to tell it which network you would like to connect to, if you formatted your /data. Also, if you've used a Network Spoofing app, I've heard that they can sometimes "break" wifi and so you'd have to re-flash the ROM.

EDIT: For anyone wondering why I chose Total Commander to include over other file browsers, read this review. That about sums it up. And it has also been updated more recently to be even better than was described in the review, and is available in the Play Store.
 
I agree on the choice of Total Commander. I tried it some time ago but set it aside for Solid Explorer Beta, since at the time it had similar features, including the dual pane which is super useful, and what I considered a cleaner interface. Now Solid Explorer is a pay product and suffers from feature bloat. I like how Total Commander uses plugins for extra features and leaves the core program simple and clean.
 
Total Commander is great. I have it on all my devices now.
Like miediev says, I used to use Solid Explorer myself until it became a pay app.
To be honest if it was not included in Sleipnir I would not know about it. Thanks for throwing it in your ROM Artine.
 
Artine said:
On the stock rooted ROM, with GPS, Wifi, Data (3G), and Bluetooth off, not playing music, barely using the phone, and paired with JuiceDefender, and screen brightness as low as possible, you could maybe get 18 hours of battery life. That was the most I ever got, anyway. Now I'm getting two and a half days' worth with all that's been put into Sleipnir. And I'm using wifi and 3G, GPS on occasion, moderate use and occasionally heavy, and still only have to charge every other day or every two days. So how you would manage to get more than that on the Stock ROM, I don't know but I'm sure we'd all love to learn a thing or two if you can do it :D
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well it is hard to tell for sure because I don't use my phone in the exact same conditions every day and the 3g service at my home isn't the best. Next time I reinstall stock I'll try to compare again. My reply was based on using stock for 1 week in random scenarios then using ur rom the next week.
 
anthonypaige said:
I keep running into problems with Sleipnir it keeps rebooting my phone

Hall of Fame lvl. 4,6,7,8
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Follow the installation instructions provided, verbatim, after verifying the MD5Sum of the ROM. Make sure the ROM version you have is appropriate to your carrier (Virgin Mobile for Virgin Mobile, Sprint for Sprint, and they are different). Did you follow the steps to reporting an issue, since those were provided? Just saying you get random reboots doesn't provide much in the way of usable information. Since no one else seems to be getting random reboots with v2.3.9, not even myself, this could very well be attributable to your CPU Tuner app of choice if you have one, and this was mentioned just a page or so ago in posts.
 
Artine said:
Follow the installation instructions provided, verbatim, after verifying the MD5Sum of the ROM. Make sure the ROM version you have is appropriate to your carrier (Virgin Mobile for Virgin Mobile, Sprint for Sprint, and they are different). Did you follow the steps to reporting an issue, since those were provided? Just saying you get random reboots doesn't provide much in the way of usable information. Since no one else seems to be getting random reboots with v2.3.9, not even myself, this could very well be attributable to your CPU Tuner app of choice if you have one, and this was mentioned just a page or so ago in posts.
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Sorry Ok so before I reverted back to stock ROM I had Sleipnir installed and then I ran good for about a day or so and then I began to have issues when running certain apps like I would go into setting and the screen would go black for a second then come back on show the screen is was just on and then reboot at first it didn't happen alot then it began to happen alot more requently.

Hall of Fame lvl. 4,6,7,8
 
anthonypaige said:
Sorry Ok so before I reverted back to stock ROM I had Sleipnir installed and then I ran good for about a day or so and then I began to have issues when running certain apps like I would go into setting and the screen would go black for a second then come back on show the screen is was just on and then reboot at first it didn't happen alot then it began to happen alot more requently.

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Alright, try this: verify the MD5sum of the appropriate version of Sleipnir for your carrier (Virgin Mobile, or Sprint). If the MD5sum does not match, redownload the ROM because it corrupted in transit. Also, only download the ROM with a computer or, if downloading directly to your phone over Wifi or 3G, use any file browser except the stock one. The two best ones out there, as far as I'm concerned, are Dolphin and FireFox. Use either of those. Once the ROM has been downloaded and placed on the internal or, hopefully, external SD card, reboot into recovery. Wipe the cache and dalvik cache, then make a Nandroid backup. Now wipe/format /data while still in recovery.

Now flash/install the ROM. Reboot back into recovery, then go to backup and restore -> advanced restore, and restore only /data from your most recent Nandroid backup. Now reboot the phone normally, and you should be good. Stability issues were corrected in v2.3.9, so my guess is either a download that corrupted in transit, perhaps a simple mistake in the flashing procedure, or one of your apps is giving you trouble.
 
Ok, so I generally stay far away from internet forums, but this amazing ROM brought me out of my shell. :)
So, first off, thanks to all the devs who worked on the precursor ROMs leading up to Sleipnir. Of course, huge thanks and props to GiantPune for cwm, his ridiculously awesome kernel, and the rootinest, tootinest, pootinest (not to mention noob-proofest!) root method ever..and for just being the shiz! ;) And the whole point of registering and posting here: Artine, YOU THE MAN!! Now I need to get this out of the way; I'm one of those people who really misses the search button function. I use it all the time and find it a huge time saver, especially from in-browser. That being said, WOW!! Seriously, Sleipnir is incredible and exceeded my hopes for smooth, speedy slickness. Thank you for making my phone all it can be. I'm having one small issue which I'll save for a separate post because I don't want to detract from what's most important here, which is that you've done an amazing job. I have a little experience in coding from back in the day (waaaaaay back), so I can appreciate a bit just how much time and effort goes goes into a project like this. Thanks, thanks, and thanks again!!
 
ShanyangHu said:
Ok, so I generally stay far away from internet forums, but this amazing ROM brought me out of my shell. :)
So, first off, thanks to all the devs who worked on the precursor ROMs leading up to Sleipnir. Of course, huge thanks and props to GiantPune for cwm, his ridiculously awesome kernel, and the rootinest, tootinest, pootinest (not to mention noob-proofest!) root method ever..and for just being the shiz! ;) And the whole point of registering and posting here: Artine, YOU THE MAN!! Now I need to get this out of the way; I'm one of those people who really misses the search button function. I use it all the time and find it a huge time saver, especially from in-browser. That being said, WOW!! Seriously, Sleipnir is incredible and exceeded my hopes for smooth, speedy slickness. Thank you for making my phone all it can be. I'm having one small issue which I'll save for a separate post because I don't want to detract from what's most important here, which is that you've done an amazing job. I have a little experience in coding from back in the day (waaaaaay back), so I can appreciate a bit just how much time and effort goes goes into a project like this. Thanks, thanks, and thanks again!!
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Thank you :) And I'm sure the others thank you as well :)
The search button will fully function again by the next build, and the apps necessary for activation will have returned as well (those seem to be the only two small oversights at this point) :)
 
Very cool to hear about the search button function! You can bet I'll be recommending Sleipnir to all my friends on the OE. Oh, and your Paypal will be hearing from me once I get paid..won't be a LOT, but at least a little token of appreciation. ;)

Ok, so I'm totally loving this ROM. I've had no problems, only the occasional glitch opening one app which clears up by simply pressing the back key..all in all everything is smooth as silk. The only thing I'm not getting yet is the awesome battery life. Yesterday was my first full day running on Sleipnir and I think I got good battery life. Was a heavy use day and still had about 15% when I got home. So better than stock (I think), but not the extreme boost some are getting. I tried wiping the battery stats through CWM, rebooting, fully charging overnight and today actually seems considerably worse than yesterday! Juice Defender reported x1.87 yesterday, x1.54 so far today. It's still early and I'm already down to 65%. I think (hope!) my problem is I don't understand how to properly set up CPU Tuner with the Smartass V2 governor. So if anyone getting great battery life would be willing to handhold me through it, I'd sure appreciate it!

So right now I've got frequencies set at 245 min, 1612 max. All the triggers right now have a different profile, from performance down to extreme power save. Do I need to apply SmartassV2 to all of the profiles? Create a new profile for SmartassV2 and apply that to all the triggers? Something entirely different? Much thanks to anyone ready to help a newb. =D
PS. Dang, already down to 60% battery. Definitely not as good as yesterday before I wiped battery stats. I'm baffled! :)
 
ShanyangHu said:
Very cool to hear about the search button function! You can bet I'll be recommending Sleipnir to all my friends on the OE. Oh, and your Paypal will be hearing from me once I get paid..won't be a LOT, but at least a little token of appreciation. ;)

Ok, so I'm totally loving this ROM. I've had no problems, only the occasional glitch opening one app which clears up by simply pressing the back key..all in all everything is smooth as silk. The only thing I'm not getting yet is the awesome battery life. Yesterday was my first full day running on Sleipnir and I think I got good battery life. Was a heavy use day and still had about 15% when I got home. So better than stock (I think), but not the extreme boost some are getting. I tried wiping the battery stats through CWM, rebooting, fully charging overnight and today actually seems considerably worse than yesterday! Juice Defender reported x1.87 yesterday, x1.54 so far today. It's still early and I'm already down to 65%. I think (hope!) my problem is I don't understand how to properly set up CPU Tuner with the Smartass V2 governor. So if anyone getting great battery life would be willing to handhold me through it, I'd sure appreciate it!

So right now I've got frequencies set at 245 min, 1612 max. All the triggers right now have a different profile, from performance down to extreme power save. Do I need to apply SmartassV2 to all of the profiles? Create a new profile for SmartassV2 and apply that to all the triggers? Something entirely different? Much thanks to anyone ready to help a newb. =D
PS. Dang, already down to 60% battery. Definitely not as good as yesterday before I wiped battery stats. I'm baffled! :)
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It sounds to me, and I'm also drawing this conclusion from the reports over the month or so, that the battery problem is in switching governors and/or profiles. I myself noticed less battery life by having multiple profiles or switching through multiple governors, or both. Here's how I manage to get only having to charge every other day or every two days: In your CPU Tuner app of choice (mine is just CPU Tuner, some use AnTuTu), set up one profile (only one). Have this profile active from battery levels 0 through 100, so it's active all of the time. Set the governor to smartassV2 (this is the default governor in Sleipnir, I was able to change it to that a few builds ago). Then just make sure it's on/active, and you should be set. One governor, one profile, active all of the time, and then your CPU doesn't get taxed (and thus battery life lessening) by having to switch governors nor profiles. And if your CPU Tuner app of choice has an I/O Scheduler, just set that to noop.

Some use Powersave or Performance governors, but smartassV2 actually has the best of both worlds and provides a no-lag, high battery life experience, and changes through the full range of frequencies you specify. And, usually, provides a smoother/quicker experience, and provides more battery life, than either Powersave or Performance alone or combined. I usually recommend 245MHz as the bare minimum, as 128MHz (the lowest possible) will actually cause various problems including problems with waking the phone up (in other words, the lowest is, in fact, too low), although some prefer the 3xxMHz setting because they have had problems with 245MHz (I haven't, but every phone is a little different). 1.6GHz is the highest, and unless you're experiencing issues (few have) the maximum should be the highest possible (some use 1.5GHz or 1.4GHz).
 
Excuse me for cutting in but I don't have a cpu tuner does everyone need that? I thought the cpu was tuned with the Rom?

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Johnnysparks said:
Excuse me for cutting in but I don't have a cpu tuner does everyone need that? I thought the cpu was tuned with the Rom?

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While it may be possible (I don't think so), you have to manually tune your CPU. It's not listed in the features list in the OP, because it's not tuned by default (in none of the custom ROMs available for the OE is it already tuned, actually). I personally recommend CPU Tuner, myself. And, if you don't like the icon it places in the status bar when it's running, you can turn that off too. In order to get the most out of the modified kernel (which allows extended overclocking), you have to tell the CPU to take advantage of that. This is done through a CPU Tuner app.
 
I installed CPU TUNER, it gave a choice for beginner normal etc I chose beginner that have 4 choices, sophisticated etc wut do I choose? I want the same settings u chose.

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With the default CPU values as they are, I don't personally see a need for a CPU tuner. If it's already using the governor I want at the speeds I want, why muddle things with more overhead from a tuner that isn't really changing anything? I stopped using any CPU tuners a few builds ago and haven't noticed any differences.
 
Johnnysparks said:
I installed CPU TUNER, it gave a choice for beginner normal etc I chose beginner that have 4 choices, sophisticated etc wut do I choose? I want the same settings u chose.

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I would recommend switching to Power User instead of Beginner, and don't choose any of those choices, you can ignore those default configurations altogether (I think just hit the back key will take you to the main configuration panel).

There are a few tabs you can scroll through left to right, the first is Current, second is Triggers, third is Profiles, fourth is Virtual Governors.

Add a new Virtual Governor, giving it whatever name you want but making sure the governor option is set to smartassV2.

Next, go to Profiles and make a new one. The only things you need to change is the name (add one) for the Profile, and selecting the Governor you just "created" by its name you chose, and the minimum (245) and maximum (1612) frequencies. Leave the rest unchanged.

Triggers is next, create one and give it a name. For "Battery Level," change it to 100. Change the rest of the settings to use the profile you just created - the same profile for everything.

Now onto Current, for the Profile option select Auto: YourProfileName. Change Governor to the governor name you "created," underneath which it should tell you that the governor is actually smartassv2. Here, also, make sure the frequencies set are a minimum of 245 and a maximum of 1612. And make sure that CPU Tuner is actually on/running/activated.

And that's it :) It'll run silently in the background, and you'll never have to mess with it again.

Johnnysparks said:
So it does not improve battery life?

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For me, it does. For others, it might not. Then again, the default governor recently was changed to smartassV2.
 
I think CPU is generally one of the lower consumers of battery. Looking at my cpu stats, it's at max only a few minutes a day compared to minimum or deep sleep. The exception then is CPU heavy apps that are keeping the processor running at top speed for extended periods.

I'd recommend CPU Watchdog, it gives an alarm if an app is using high CPU for extended periods, Better Battery Stats is also very helpful in showing what apps keep waking the phone out of deep sleep. Watchdog has a free lite version, better battery stats is $2.89 in the play store.

Another one I like is Autokiller Memory Optimizer which can be useful for tweaking how and when apps are killed. Its got quite a few tweaks that can be performed that may or may not interfere with the tweaks already present in this ROM so be careful. Also I'd liek to warn against killing off running programs too aggressively as that can be more detrimental than helpful for battery life

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rs.autokiller
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zomut.watchdoglite
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asksven.betterbatterystats
 
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