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

Johnnysparks said:
Try to download nova 3 let me know if that works for u:thumbup:

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Exactly. Trying to download something that should be for the PC, and not a Phone, even a Smartphone, is going to end in failure. It's too big in size because it belongs on an actual console or platform, not an Android device. There's no point for it to be on an Android device :p

Johnnysparks said:
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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No. Emmc is the internal SD card, the internal 1GB of storage the phone comes with. And that storage statistic is more or less a lie of sorts - the memory could be expanded by trimming down the /cache partition to 10% of it's original size without issue, and pouring that trimmed 90% into /emmc, expanding it by little over 250MB alone. The /system partition is also unnecessarily large, and could be trimmed down as well to add to internal storage space. Potentially we have up to 1.5GB of internal storage, that extra 500MBs would be only gained through tweaking the partitions, however. CWM is stored on a different partition, so wiping the internal SD card will not erase CWM. IIRC, Factory Reset wipes both the /data partition and /emmc, and yet CWM remains.
 
Hi there! Radio Shack recently slashed the price on the OE, so I picked one up. I get the feeling you will soon be seeing a lot more people like me :)

Just installed this ROM, looks great so far. I have a few questions...

- Other ROMs I have seen have a swipe-down menu that lets you toggle wi-fi, Bluetooth, etc. What is the best way to replicate that functionality on this ROM?

- You mention that DroidWall can increase battery life. How should this be set up?

- In JuiceDefender, under the "Mobile data AutoFix" option, it says "do not enable this if your SIM requires entering a PIN code (or disable the PIN code)." I don't know what a SIM is (besides a video game of course ;) I do normally set up a PIN on my phones... is this what is meant?

- Is there a way to have the Nandroid backups saved to external SD, rather than internal?

Thanks!
 
Notification toggles from the play store will add the switches to the notification panel. Cwm should default to the external if it sees your sdcard. There will be an extra option to specifically pick "backup to internal" below the backup option. Verify that is formatted with the phone, and seen by the phone.
 
Johnnysparks said:
Also try rocket music player it has a ten band eq and you can change the look of it plus it has a pre amp and another one I like most of all except the learning curve is the neutron player check those out if u haven't already:thumbup:
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Hey, I checked out Rocket Player and it is awesome! Loving the tag editor and equalizer! I even downloaded on my L9 :)
 
Mean Dean said:
Hi there! Radio Shack recently slashed the price on the OE, so I picked one up. I get the feeling you will soon be seeing a lot more people like me :)

Just installed this ROM, looks great so far. I have a few questions...

- Other ROMs I have seen have a swipe-down menu that lets you toggle wi-fi, Bluetooth, etc. What is the best way to replicate that functionality on this ROM?

- You mention that DroidWall can increase battery life. How should this be set up?

- In JuiceDefender, under the "Mobile data AutoFix" option, it says "do not enable this if your SIM requires entering a PIN code (or disable the PIN code)." I don't know what a SIM is (besides a video game of course ;) I do normally set up a PIN on my phones... is this what is meant?

- Is there a way to have the Nandroid backups saved to external SD, rather than internal?

Thanks!
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The other ROMs aren't on Android v2.3.7, which is the version of Android this phone uses. Typically the swipe toggle feature is found in CyanogenMod ROMs, and Android versions 4.0 and up, because it's only on those that it can function aside from the back-port mentioned in the following quote.

DroidWall can be set up however you like, which is why a configuration isn't listed. What may work for me may not work for you, but controls what apps can have access to WiFi, or 3G data, or both, which can save you battery if you have either of those enabled and an app silently uses either of those in the background. Like Angry Birds with ads, for example.

The Optimus Elite doesn't have a SIM card. Go ahead and enable that option.

Nandroid backups by default are saved to the External SD Card. There is an option in CWM to have them saved to the Internal SD.

sneaky_1 said:
Notification toggles from the play store will add the switches to the notification panel. Cwm should default to the external if it sees your sdcard. There will be an extra option to specifically pick "backup to internal" below the backup option. Verify that is formatted with the phone, and seen by the phone.
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Yep.
Yep.
Yep.

HaTrEd360 said:
Artine, have you tried to port Visual Voicemail to Sleipnir before?
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Leslie Ann once stated she was either working on it, or was going to work on it. Haven't heard anything on that since.
 
Do you think you could give it a go on trying to get Visual Voicemail to work then? :) I haven't seen her on this forum in ages and I think she's working on other phones. Traitor! :P lol
 
Thanks all for the very helpful responses!

Re: DroidWall: If there's anything on my phone that I never use, I don't keep it around; I delete it. So given that I have at least some need for all the apps I have, how should I determine which apps need Internet access and which don't?

One more thing I've seen and liked on other ROMs (as Artine says, they were not 2.3.7) is the ability to set it so that it only asks for the PIN after a certain number of idle minutes, even if the lock button has been pressed. Is there any way to replicate that in this ROM?

Also, the phone doesn't seem to show up in LGNPST or QPST. I'd like to be able to use these programs to back up my system, and maybe change the PRL. I've installed the appropriate Windows drivers (found them in one of the old "how to root" threads). Any ideas?

Again, thanks so much.
 
Mean Dean said:
Thanks all for the very helpful responses!

Re: DroidWall: If there's anything on my phone that I never use, I don't keep it around; I delete it. So given that I have at least some need for all the apps I have, how should I determine which apps need Internet access and which don't?

One more thing I've seen and liked on other ROMs (as Artine says, they were not 2.3.7) is the ability to set it so that it only asks for the PIN after a certain number of idle minutes, even if the lock button has been pressed. Is there any way to replicate that in this ROM?

Also, the phone doesn't seem to show up in LGNPST or QPST. I'd like to be able to use these programs to back up my system, and maybe change the PRL. I've installed the appropriate Windows drivers (found them in one of the old "how to root" threads). Any ideas?

Again, thanks so much.
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Because 3G data is so limited for VM users, you may for example want to only have the Play Store have a data connection when WiFi is on, and prevent it from utilizing 3G in the background, eating up your data without your permission, when you have 3G on. I'll use the Angry Birds example again: if you allow it to have access to data, it will give you ads. If you prevent it from accessing any data connection - in this case either WiFi or 3G - no ads will show up. It's really up to you and how you decide to customize things, but some apps will eat up data in the background without your knowledge, and sometimes it's for anti-ads purposes. Or both. Just make sure you apply the changes - which can always be undone or altered if you change your mind.
 
So, flashed this to my phone. My first attempt to flash a rom.

Great work and thanks.

After flashing I restored my data. However, the background wall paper changed to the LG Wallpaper I was using. I didn't see how to change it back.

A few questions.

Does the 3G indicator change to 1X accordingly?

I'm curious why you left swype out?

Does restoring the data from my nandroid backup remove the apps that the rom included? It seemed that after I restored Juice Defender was no longer on the phone.

thanks.
 
Installed your rom. Very slick looking and fast. However I now only have 109 mb of ram free, when only 92 mb are in use. Where did 300 mb of ram go to? I formatted cache, data and dalvik cache before install. Reinstalled again just to make sure. Still only 109 mb of ram free. What went wrong? Any help?
 
Artine said:
Because 3G data is so limited for VM users, you may for example want to only have the Play Store have a data connection when WiFi is on, and prevent it from utilizing 3G in the background, eating up your data without your permission, when you have 3G on. I'll use the Angry Birds example again: if you allow it to have access to data, it will give you ads. If you prevent it from accessing any data connection - in this case either WiFi or 3G - no ads will show up. It's really up to you and how you decide to customize things, but some apps will eat up data in the background without your knowledge, and sometimes it's for anti-ads purposes. Or both. Just make sure you apply the changes - which can always be undone or altered if you change your mind.
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So you are saying VM is screwing with our data before we have hit the monthly cap? That might explain the data lockups I have been getting even though everything reports a stable 3G connection. If true I find it completely BS I know our plans are cheap but that is only meant to happen if you go over the cap which I definitely have not been doing.
 
Should have mentioned I'm on Virgin Mobile. And rom version was 2401v. Hate to keep asking questions but also what is com.android.qualcomm? Patiently awaiting any assistance. And thanks ahead of time.
 
DankVader said:
Installed your rom. Very slick looking and fast. However I now only have 109 mb of ram free, when only 92 mb are in use. Where did 300 mb of ram go to? I formatted cache, data and dalvik cache before install. Reinstalled again just to make sure. Still only 109 mb of ram free. What went wrong? Any help?
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You might have a bad app with a memory leak. Have you installed any new apps?

DankVader said:
Should have mentioned I'm on Virgin Mobile. And rom version was 2401v. Hate to keep asking questions but also what is com.android.qualcomm? Patiently awaiting any assistance. And thanks ahead of time.
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I don't know what it does but I know that it is important!
 
PilotBob said:
So, flashed this to my phone. My first attempt to flash a rom.

Great work and thanks.

After flashing I restored my data. However, the background wall paper changed to the LG Wallpaper I was using. I didn't see how to change it back.

A few questions.

Does the 3G indicator change to 1X accordingly?

I'm curious why you left swype out?

Does restoring the data from my nandroid backup remove the apps that the rom included? It seemed that after I restored Juice Defender was no longer on the phone.

thanks.
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As has been explained earlier in the thread, Swype was removed because it was unnecessary and also outdated. You can freely download the current Swype keyboard from the Play Store (apparently no longer possible) that has been updated, if you wish to use it. There are better keyboards out there, though, but it all comes down to personally preference. Swype wasn't critical to the system, or compatibility, and was therefore removed, because Sleipnir is barebones. Which means you have none of what you don't want, and are free to install anything you like without being stuck with anything you don't.

If there is a way to change it back, I don't know how. But the wallpaper settings are in /data, hence why restoring /data reverted the wallpaper.

As far as I know, and was stated in other threads, while the icons may be correct for 3G and 1X, for some reason Android refuses to use the proper ones. This is the case for all ROMs for this phone, and IIRC for some other phones as well. No one is really sure why, and Android has a mind of its own (even LG has a note about this weirdness in one of the system files).

There are three apps included in /data for Sleipnir. JuiceDefender, Total Commander (which is currently, and likely will be for a long time, the best file explorer/manager for Android), and Flash. Flash is for compatibility, and is more or less unusable. However, yes, restoring /data likely will remove those apps. However, they are easily re-installable from the Play Store.

Also, I'm glad it works for you. Another advantage of the ROM is that the bugs found in the other top ROMs have been fixed, provided the bug was specific to the ROM. For example, the bugs specific to Tagged were fixed in Sleipnir. However, some bugs that are just a part of the phone in general, like a known Bluetooth bug, are not fixed. Most bugs for the phone have been fixed in this ROM, though.

DankVader said:
Installed your rom. Very slick looking and fast. However I now only have 109 mb of ram free, when only 92 mb are in use. Where did 300 mb of ram go to? I formatted cache, data and dalvik cache before install. Reinstalled again just to make sure. Still only 109 mb of ram free. What went wrong? Any help?
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Sounds like a memory leak to me. This would be caused by any other apps you've installed, provided you verified the MD5 sum and the build is correct for your carrier.

DankVader said:
Should have mentioned I'm on Virgin Mobile. And rom version was 2401v. Hate to keep asking questions but also what is com.android.qualcomm? Patiently awaiting any assistance. And thanks ahead of time.
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No worries. As Ken C mentioned, it has to do with the radio. All-things-Qualcomm have to do with the radio, IIRC.

snorge said:
So you are saying VM is screwing with our data before we have hit the monthly cap? That might explain the data lockups I have been getting even though everything reports a stable 3G connection. If true I find it completely BS I know our plans are cheap but that is only meant to happen if you go over the cap which I definitely have not been doing.
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No. Not that I've noticed, anyway. Apps can and will silently use up data or send and receive data in the background to generate ads or perform other unnecessary and unwanted functions in the background. Angry Birds is one of these culprits. It's all in the apps, and while some/most don't, some do. Droid Wall prevents that if you choose for it to do so. Just take a look at what's running in the background to see the apps running without you firing them up. Maps is one such culprit.

And I agree with Leslie on this one. Apps running in the background without your permission, unless they are system-critical apps, have no good reason to be running. Period. And therefore either manually force-stopping them or using a task manager is a good idea if you have any apps doing this (running in the background without your permission).
 
I converted to this ROM before I activated the phone. The usual activation mechanism would not work. Do I have to go to the original ROM (restore from BU)?
 
ObviousMan said:
I converted to this ROM before I activated the phone. The usual activation mechanism would not work. Do I have to go to the original ROM (restore from BU)?
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To activate? Use the original or harmonia, they are the only two that I know of that still include the activation software
 
kenharkey7 said:
Slight correction, the new Swype isn't in the play store but anyone can freely download the beta version Swype | Text Input for Screens the installer is also included in my rom :thumbup:
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That is the new Swype. Lol. There's the outdated version, which is included with the phone out of the box, and the Beta version, which is the newer version and is being updated.

ObviousMan said:
I converted to this ROM before I activated the phone. The usual activation mechanism would not work. Do I have to go to the original ROM (restore from BU)?
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Restore to stock, activate, then flash any ROM. Having the phone activated is integral for it to function properly, as I understand it. Interestingly enough, you don't even have a MSL (Master Subsidy Lock) until the phone is activated.

kenharkey7 said:
To activate? Use the original or harmonia, they are the only two that I know of that still include the activation software
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The activation software is still included, or no one would be able to use their settings. The Settings.apk may have gotten compressed weirdly, when it was modified for the ICS Elite ROM, that breaks activation for Sleipnir. This has been a known issue for some time now.
 
Yes that's the new Swype but it's not in the play store as you had previously stated

Also I didn't know that about activation, I thought you had to have the ssa apk installed for it to work
 
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