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

[DsyMnapTic]

On most modern chargers, I do believe they have a sensor built in to trickle the charge. Also, on one of the more recent studies I've seen, the short-term effects of overcharging (leaving the phone on the charger for hours after it's been at 100%) are very little. Up to even a few months of this, there isn't much in the way of adverse effects. However, long-term, 6 months to a year or more of this, there's an exponential increase of damage that can be done. But probably for the foreseeable future of having this phone, you'd be alright.

I just read a pretty good thread over on android central and most people there are saying that the phone basically tells the battery to stop charging once it hits 100. Then the phone just runs off of the AC current from the charger and periodically kicks the battery charging back in as the battery drains. So seemingly it's all handled by the phone.

 

[Artine]

I just read a pretty good thread over on android central and most people there are saying that the phone basically tells the battery to stop charging once it hits 100. Then the phone just runs off of the AC current from the charger and periodically kicks the battery charging back in as the battery drains. So seemingly it's all handled by the phone.

That sounds about right. The issue with overcharging comes with what's called "bump" charging, meaning that the phone is powered off while charging, hits 100%, then you unplug the charger and plug it back in, and the phone takes in more juice, damaging the battery over very long periods of time (several months).

 

[anthonypaige]

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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How should I set up the CPU tuner

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[Artine]

How should I set up the CPU tuner

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Just look on the page before this one.

 

[giantpune]

...meaning that the phone is powered off while charging...

Our phone is never powered off while charging. The same kernel with all the same drivers is running when the phone is on and being used normally and when it is "off and charging". The only difference being that when it is "off and charging" it stops to run one program (the one that is busy drawing the charging animation on the screen and responding hen you press the power button) instead of booting a bit farther and running the program which starts the android system.

PS -
you can actually run both at the same time. While android is running, you can start the charging program and they will fight back and forth. Its like putting 2 of those chinese fighting fish in the same bowl and watching them fight to the death.

 

[Artine]

Our phone is never powered off while charging. The same kernel with all the same drivers is running when the phone is on and being used normally and when it is "off and charging". The only difference being that when it is "off and charging" it stops to run one program (the one that is busy drawing the charging animation on the screen and responding hen you press the power button) instead of booting a bit farther and running the program which starts the android system.

PS -
you can actually run both at the same time. While android is running, you can start the charging program and they will fight back and forth. Its like putting 2 of those chinese fighting fish in the same bowl and watching them fight to the death.

That. Is. Awesome.

 

[anthonypaige]

That. Is. Awesome.

Artine I have a question for you I installed CPU tuner with My Elephant ROM I just flashed but how do I set it up have you got any recommendations. The reason I asked again was because I wanted to know if I do it differently for Elephant Rom because it does not use Smartassv2

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[Artine]

Artine I have a question for you I installed CPU tuner with My Elephant ROM I just flashed but how do I set it up have you got any recommendations

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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.

 

[anthonypaige]

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

Problem is the ELEPHANT ROM DOESNT HAVE smartass

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[Artine]

Problem is the ELEPHANT ROM DOESNT HAVE smartass

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That's because it doesn't use giantpune's custom kernel, as far as I know, so it doesn't come with extra governors. Part of the reason I put Hydra out there is for others to use as a base, so that users can get a bunch of extra features like overclocking and extra governors, and all of Tagged's, Aeneas',

 

[anthonypaige]

That's because it doesn't use giantpune's custom kernel, as far as I know, so it doesn't come with extra governors. Part of the reason I put Hydra out there is for others to use as a base, so that users can get a bunch of extra features like overclocking and extra governors, and all of Tagged's, Aeneas',

 

[Artine]

I want sleipnir really bad



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Well, there's installation instructions in the OP. You can download and flash it if you wish (just make sure it's the correct ROM for your carrier - Virgin Mobile or Sprint). However, I would try some of the other ROMs too, and I encourage you to go with what you like best

 

[Johnnysparks]

I booted up my phone this morning and to my surprise all my videos were deleted on my external sd card but my music and backup Rom are still on there, does anyone have any knowledge of y this would happen? It's extremely frustrating.

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[DsyMnapTic]

Just curious Artine, how did you go about modifying the power menu? Are there more things that we could add on our own? (Without a computer)

 

[cfreeman90]

I booted up my phone this morning and to my surprise all my videos were deleted on my external sd card but my music and backup Rom are still on there, does anyone have any knowledge of y this would happen? It's extremely frustrating.

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Happened to me before, I remounted it & it was back!!

 

[Johnnysparks]

I tried that, no luck so I went on Google and it said to look in the lost directory, there was a bunch of stuff in there even thumbs of pics but no movies, maybe it's in the blobs i have a huge amount of those i want to delete them but don't want to inadvertently screw anything up, it's in the cwm folder. I don't kno wut to do its the third time

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[Artine]

Just curious Artine, how did you go about modifying the power menu? Are there more things that we could add on our own? (Without a computer)

I would say yes. I believe it (mostly) has to do with xml and images in framework-res.apk, and xml in both android.policy.jar and framework.jar, all located in /system/framework. As for adding more things, I don't plan to (nor can I decompile an .apk in order to edit it in the first place). I think what we have is more than enough (for me, at least ). But yes, you could add more. Since KTB did that editing, though, he is more knowledgeable about it than I am.

 

[KSC7]

I have been experiencing some random reboot issues lately. Is there a log stored somewhere that may be keeping track of crash data or that might offer some insight as to why this keeps happening? I recently flashed the 2.3.9 update, but it doesn't seem to have helped with the issue. Occasionally, the phone will reboot several times in a row until finally booting into safe mode. Any suggestions? :help:

 

[Johnnysparks]

I have been experiencing some random reboot issues lately. Is there a log stored somewhere that may be keeping track of crash data or that might offer some insight as to why this keeps happening? I recently flashed the 2.3.9 update, but it doesn't seem to have helped with the issue. Occasionally, the phone will reboot several times in a row until finally booting into safe mode. Any suggestions? :help:

This issue was addressed several times just read the entire thread it will help u to find answers to common issues. From what I experienced and read it could be a corrupted download u can check the md5sum to see if it matches what u downloaded and what I did after asking the experienced one's, was to go to recovery and wipe the dalvic cache twice then reboot. Maybe that may help. If not you might have to redownload the Rom. Hope it works for u if not they have a lot of awesome ppl on Herr who can definitely help u.

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[Artine]

I have been experiencing some random reboot issues lately. Is there a log stored somewhere that may be keeping track of crash data or that might offer some insight as to why this keeps happening? I recently flashed the 2.3.9 update, but it doesn't seem to have helped with the issue. Occasionally, the phone will reboot several times in a row until finally booting into safe mode. Any suggestions? :help:

In addition to the below, did you follow the included installation instructions in the OP? If you just switched to Sleipnir from another ROM, and didn't wipe /data, you're gonna have a bad time. This is known, and there is even a guide about it. And make sure that the build is the right one for your carrier

This issue was addressed several times just read the entire thread it will help u to find answers to common issues. From what I experienced and read it could be a corrupted download u can check the md5sum to see if it matches what u downloaded and what I did after asking the experienced one's, was to go to recovery and wipe the dalvic cache twice then reboot. Maybe that may help. If not you might have to redownload the Rom. Hope it works for u if not they have a lot of awesome ppl on Herr who can definitely help u.

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[KSC7]

Thanks, wiping the dalvic twice, along with re-downloading 2.3.9. seems to have sorted the problem out. The MD5 for the download of 2.3.9 was different that the MD5 for the previous version of 2.3.9. Must have been a corrupt file.

 

[Artine]

Well, I did say that v2.4.1 should be the final build. Over the next few days I will be moving and getting settled in with my girlfriend (finishing up packing right now), and getting high-speed internet back up in the new place, so I'll be offline for I don't know how long. That being said, I don't feel it fair to hold back on what I've been working on (especially since I'll be off for a while), so I'll release what I've got. v2.4.0. Check the Changelog. Also, I reverted the MMS app to the black version, fixed the search button, etc. like I said I would before/with the final update. This post will be edited when the builds are fully uploaded - enjoy. Also, for anyone who'd like to know, I found while poking around that SMS/MMS is stored in /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db. Now you don't have to pay for an app to back that up.

EDIT: v2.4.0 is up. Enjoy. Now I'm off to finish packing - see you all in a few days

 

[mrkrause]

When I downloaded 2.4.0 VM, my browser (Google Chrome) identified it as malicious. Any ides Why? Never had that happen before and I've been on this ROM since AEgir.

 

[Artine]

When I downloaded 2.4.0 VM, my browser (Google Chrome) identified it as malicious. Any ides Why? Never had that happen before and I've been on this ROM since AEgir.

Last post before I pack up my computer too

With the latest Google Chrome update I've been getting bogus malicious-content alerts (even on androidforums.com and msn.com, hell once even on google.com), so I think (pretty sure, 99.9% positive) that's a bug. However, if you look at the DevHost links, they have a virus scanner and it clearly states that both versions of the ROM are virus-free. I myself didn't add anything malicious either, so it's expected that they would be virus-free. So, other than a bug, I've got no idea but, even after scanning them both with Kaspersky Pure 2.0 (since your post prompted me to), they show up as virus free

EDIT: Since I use Chrome, I just downloaded them both from DevHost to my computer, and Chrome didn't flag either version as malicious. So maybe it's just the Chrome app? I have heard that the app version of Chrome has some weird bugs at times.

 

[mrkrause]

The download was from Sendspace, so I tried it with DevHost and no problems at all.

Thanks for the quick informative reply, much appreciated. That's definitely the sign of a good developer.