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

Fresh build is up, hopefully this solves some problems and it won't be as finicky. Normally I would say that this might not affect anything, but it's Android - and even LG has a note in a file about a line that doesn't need to be there because it doesn't do anything, but has to be there or things get screwed up. Android has a mind of its own, more or less, so who knows. Even if it doesn't help anything, having a fresh build couldn't hurt anyway :)
 
Artine said:
Fresh build is up, hopefully this solves some problems and it won't be as finicky. Normally I would say that this might not affect anything, but it's Android - and even LG has a note in a file about a line that doesn't need to be there because it doesn't do anything, but has to be there or things get screwed up. Android has a mind of its own, more or less, so who knows. Even if it doesn't help anything, having a fresh build couldn't hurt anyway :)
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The signal is so bad here in Riverside county I won't be able to download the new Rom:(:banghead:

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my phone reboots and wifi freezes sometimes even on stock. One way to fix this problem is to fix the code, i think. So even if it reboots without you overclocking your phone it is not sleipnir's fault
 
kenharkey7 said:
Richard Branson rent part of your personal island out and buy your own friggen cell towers cause virgin is crap and as soon as I can get Verizon I'm switching p.s. ur 3g coverage map is wrong big time.

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Artine good morning, I have a question awhile back as I was messing with partitioning the sd card I think I screwed something up cause I always lose my movies on my sd card as I was making this latest nandroid noticed it said no sd-ext found skipping back up of sd-ext. And when I wiped the dalvic it says no path for sd-ext somehow I erased that do where do I go to restore it if u use total commander or es file manager?

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The phone doesn't support basic sd-ext partitions and even so I don't know if the recovery on the Elite reads it. Johnisherenow made a guide on how to make it work but it's a little involved so follow every step. :] If you actually think you damaged the partition on your sdcard tho there are programs you can download for Windows that allow you to look at it, repair it, or anything else lol.
 
Johnnysparks said:
Artine good morning, I have a question awhile back as I was messing with partitioning the sd card I think I screwed something up cause I always lose my movies on my sd card as I was making this latest nandroid noticed it said no sd-ext found skipping back up of sd-ext. And when I wiped the dalvic it says no path for sd-ext somehow I erased that do where do I go to restore it if u use total commander or es file manager?

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HaTrEd360 said:
The phone doesn't support basic sd-ext partitions and even so I don't know if the recovery on the Elite reads it. Johnisherenow made a guide on how to make it work but it's a little involved so follow every step. :] If you actually think you damaged the partition on your sdcard tho there are programs you can download for Windows that allow you to look at it, repair it, or anything else lol.
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ClockWorkMod sees the SD Card partitions as follows:

Internal SD = Internal Phone Storage
SD Card = Physical SD Card
SD EXT = Should be the external SD card, IIRC, but this is actually nothing.

There is no SD EXT, so you don't have to worry about it. If it's trouble with partitions, in CWM go to Advanced, and then Fix Permissions. That should help. I may add that to the FAQ-Guide, actually.

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Also, if anyone noticed a problem with copying and pasting large quantities of data (such as a Nandroid backup) to/from the SD card, where it would cause a random reboot about 1/4 of the way through, this is apparently now fixed with the fresh build. Oh, and the changelog's been updated. I figure the new description might make more sense than the earlier one from last night.
 
I've flashed the new release & I'd like to report "No issues" at all, Smoothe sailing all the way,...Thanks for all your work!!!
 
My opinion but i don't think ext is even needed. We have about a gig internal plus the storage space plus sdcard. Unless your downloading large games it seems ok to me.
 
So, I haven't seen anything about this, but if I install a custom ROM (this one or any other one) will Google Wallet still work?
 
Does anyone know if this rom uses A2DP profile while streaming audio as opposed to using the basic bluetooth phone call profile?

EDIT: Sorry, I meant to ask if the kernel makes use of A2DP, not the rom. Thanks.
 
More of a security issue than anything else but I noticed you can still reboot/recovery when your phone is locked. Is this common with custom ROM?

Also, not sure what you did but MMS group chats from iphone users work fine now since 4.0 update. Thanks or maybe VM got their act together.
 
bennyhinn said:
More of a security issue than anything else but I noticed you can still reboot/recovery when your phone is locked. Is this common with custom ROM?

Also, not sure what you did but MMS group chats from iphone users work fine now since 4.0 update. Thanks or maybe VM got their act together.
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Not really sure how this is a security issue. I'm guessing most thieves don't know how to get into Recovery mode or operate CWM, and I don't believe you can delete Nandroid backups through CWM either - so even if your data was erased, as long as CWM is available you could restore from a Nandroid if you got your phone back.

Also, if you want a security issue, according to giantpune you can access the filesystem through ADB whether or not the phone is unlocked and delete stuff that way. A thief doesn't have to reboot the phone or unlock it to screw it up. And all of this applies on both Custom ROMs and the stock ROM. In fact, it's probably universal for all Android devices, but that's just my guess. Though it's not really an issue if your phone isn't stolen in the first place.

Fortunately, there are also apps that will completely lock down your phone (not sure about the rebooting part or the ADB exploit, how they're handled if at all), and allow you to track the device's location online and do other crazy things.

All in all, not really a problem if your phone doesn't get stolen in the first place. And unless they know the location of your Nandroid backups and remove them, you should still be fine.
 
kenharkey7 said:
My opinion but i don't think ext is even needed. We have about a gig internal plus the storage space plus sdcard. Unless your downloading large games it seems ok to me.
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Try to download nova 3 let me know if that works for u:thumbup:

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Artine said:
Not really sure how this is a security issue. I'm guessing most thieves don't know how to get into Recovery mode or operate CWM, and I don't believe you can delete Nandroid backups through CWM either - so even if your data was erased, as long as CWM is available you could restore from a Nandroid if you got your phone back.

Also, if you want a security issue, according to giantpune you can access the filesystem through ADB whether or not the phone is unlocked and delete stuff that way. A thief doesn't have to reboot the phone or unlock it to screw it up. And all of this applies on both Custom ROMs and the stock ROM. In fact, it's probably universal for all Android devices, but that's just my guess. Though it's not really an issue if your phone isn't stolen in the first place.

Fortunately, there are also apps that will completely lock down your phone (not sure about the rebooting part or the ADB exploit, how they're handled if at all), and allow you to track the device's location online and do other crazy things.

All in all, not really a problem if your phone doesn't get stolen in the first place. And unless they know the location of your Nandroid backups, you should still be fine.
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Question regarding our data that is recoverable through nandroid, if we delete emmc will that wipe away our ability to recover because cwm is stored there? If so the phone will brick and can't recover without usb tether correct?:confused:

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