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[Q] Getting Supercurio's I896stock+voodoo to work after SpeedMod

SO, earlier today Supercurio put together something special for those of us in Canada on the i896- a stock Rogers Froyo kernel with voodoo injected into it. Following logic, those of us on the stock Rogers Froyo should be able to have our cake and eat it too: a kernel modified especially from Froyo, intended for the Captivate, with voodoo lagfix but without the need to reflash an i9000modem or kernel. Here are the files:
Kernel: stock Rogers Froyo i896 w/ voodoo injection
Modem: Stock Rogers I896 UXJL1 Modem
Before trying a flash, I unlagfixed and backed up via Titanium Backup.
First I tried the kernel flash. I knew it wouldn't work with the modem, but I flashed it first to make sure there were no issues.
Rebooted into recovery- RED SCREEN
I did not enable the lagfix at this point. Just a straight reboot.
Regular boot screen; Rogers logo; Samsung Splash screen- then everything goes black. The home key buttons will light up and never go out if pressed. The phone stays like this until I pull the battery(I waited 25 min before I gave up).
I have tried various configurations regarding flash order(kernel/modem), I have repartitioned the card, factory reset before starting, everything I can think of, but this kernel won't boot past the splash screen.
However, when I revert to SpeedMod kernel(k13c) everything goes back to normal.
I would have thought I could flash this stock kernel over the i-9000 based kernel with the lagfix on both without issue, clearly I am wrong.
Can anyone see anything in my process that is inherently wrong, or even better would some other brave soul with stock Rogers Froyo be willing to try a flash? I wouldn't bother if this is your first crack at it though.
Thanks in advance to all who can help out.

So after wiping all caches and factory resetting, I get the following message at my Red Recovery screen:
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk1p2
(File Exists)
Is this important?

clemmie said:
So after wiping all caches and factory resetting, I get the following message at my Red Recovery screen:
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk1p2
(File Exists)
Is this important?
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I get that all the time. No idea what the hell it is and have had to manually select my GSM bands when I flash a new rom or wipe dalvik cache since it started. Other then that no problems seem to be caused by it, for me.

Call off the dogs- after I installed the driver package that was included with Odin 1-Click I managed to get a master clear and a flash to the AT&T stock.
I must have spent 3 hours installing different driver packages today.

A shame it didnt work out smoothly. I'd be interested but am far too new to risk the troubleshooting..
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I896 using XDA App

Well, I have some very good news. This little kernel seems to be pretty special. After getting myself back to Rogers Froyo, I have done a few tests. I am getting very solid Linpack scores of 15-16 mflops and Quadrant Standard scores of 1400-1500. Using CPU benchmark, we have scores of about 725 ms @ 1000 hz and 700 ms @ 550 hz.
These scores are very solid and are about 20-25% improvement over stock Rogers Froyo Kernel.
This is promising as the kernel is a native Captivate kernel and could do a better job of servicing the many Froyo ROMs out there in terms of simplicity and stability.
The stock modem still needs more testing in terms of gps fixes and accuracy and data speeds.
I'll get back to you about those shortly.
If you have thought about staying on Rogers Froyo, this would be a good start for improvement.

clemmie said:
Well, I have some very good news. This little kernel seems to be pretty special. After getting myself back to Rogers Froyo, I have done a few tests. I am getting very solid Linpack scores of 15-16 mflops and Quadrant Standard scores of 1400-1500. Using CPU benchmark, we have scores of about 725 ms @ 1000 hz and 700 ms @ 550 hz.
These scores are very solid and are about 20-25% improvement over stock Rogers Froyo Kernel.
This is promising as the kernel is a native Captivate kernel and could do a better job of servicing the many Froyo ROMs out there in terms of simplicity and stability.
The stock modem still needs more testing in terms of gps fixes and accuracy and data speeds.
I'll get back to you about those shortly.
If you have thought about staying on Rogers Froyo, this would be a good start for improvement.
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I would highly recommend this Kernel!! All the above benefits, plus fantastic battery life. The stock modem seems fine, although I've had better data transfer speeds and GPS locks from JL1 kernel, but this stock modem is perfectly fine.
Would love to see anyone else's results as well!

I like what I see so far. I am getting 1575 scores on quadrant (I know it doesn't mean much) but overall lag is gone.
I was a little freaked out this morning as the Rogers network was dead here this morning and I thought maybe I had done something with all this to kill cell / data. But everything cleared up after a few hours and I was back to normal.

Outcast, were you able to flash this custom Kernel without the issues that Clemmie came across? Much like phrenicthenub, I'd love to see the performance increase without the current bugs of custom ROMs, but I don't think I'm competent enough to troubleshoot if it all goes to hell.

As long as you disable any lagfixes and return any O/C or U/V kernels to normal you won't have these issues. Everything should work fine.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I896 using XDA App

Did you guys do the 3e recovery fix first before being able to install CWM?

Hi guys... So i was trying to get SpeedMod to work with a i9000 modem like JK4, but my bluetooth is always noisy...
Right now, i have:
Latest SpeedMod kernel with LagFix enabled
JK4 Modem flashed.
What do i have to do to get this Rogers Supercirio's Voodoo kernel and modem ?
Thanks.

Elisha, I just took the plunge and got these flashed. Definately do the e3 recovery fix before setting up clockwork or anything else. That was the one part that gave me any trouble, but as soon as I got that sorted, everything went very well.
I'll try to pay attention to how things seem to perform and post my findings. Thanks for the encouragement again, Clemmie.

TheGrub said:
Hi guys... So i was trying to get SpeedMod to work with a i9000 modem like JK4, but my bluetooth is always noisy...
Right now, i have:
Latest SpeedMod kernel with LagFix enabled
JK4 Modem flashed.
What do i have to do to get this Rogers Supercirio's Voodoo kernel and modem ?
Thanks.
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First you will need to boot into recovery and disable your lagfix. Back everything up with Titanium Backup. Download the files above to your root folder and reboot into recovery again. Using cwm, use the install zips option and flash both the kernel and the modem. Reboot yet again into recovery, clear your caches, then enable the new lagfix in your cwm options. It will take a while to convert your partitions from rfs to ext4, so be patient.
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Thanks Clemmie,
I disabled LagFix from cwm and the speedmod kernel, rebooted, flashed modem with original JL1 modem, and then reflashed kernel with stock rogers froyo. backed everything up with Titanium backup. So i am currently back to stock, with a backup.
cwm is not in my recovery menu now, so if i use ODIN to flash the .tar version of supercurio's stock+voodoo kernel, does it contain cwm ?
ODIN with this kernel should work and then enable lagfix on first reboot by converting to ext4 right ?
Thanks alot, i am just starting with all this and want to make sure i understand everything before i take the plunge.
Thanks.

TheGrub said:
cwm is not in my recovery menu now, so if i use ODIN to flash the .tar version of supercurio's stock+voodoo kernel, does it contain cwm ?
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Correct, it does.
TheGrub said:
ODIN with this kernel should work and then enable lagfix on first reboot by converting to ext4 right ?
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Also correct.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I896 using XDA App

Thanks ! i'll try that a little later... i'll let you know how it goes...

Well, so far, this Kernel seems to be the best thing to ever happen. I consistently get a score of 1501 in Quadrant standard (not from a fresh boot or anything, and running beautiful widgets and things, so I don't know if that makes a difference. I know with most benchmarks you're meant to close as much as possible, etc) and things just seem to be nice and smooth overall. On top of that, the battery life is, all of a sudden, seemingly PHENOMENAL! All whilst using the stock ROM. Either one of those benefits alone would have made the flash worth it. This is the way this thing should have run from the beginning.
I'll test out how well the GPS works, and try to pay attention to my signal strength with WIFI and calls and report back.

Thanks I figured as much as I had to do the 3e fix after I accidentally upgraded to the official Rogers Froyo the first day I got the phone.
Shroff said:
Elisha, I just took the plunge and got these flashed. Definately do the e3 recovery fix before setting up clockwork or anything else. That was the one part that gave me any trouble, but as soon as I got that sorted, everything went very well.
I'll try to pay attention to how things seem to perform and post my findings. Thanks for the encouragement again, Clemmie.
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Ok, so i have used the tar version with ODIN3 v1.52 to flash stock+Voodoo-Froyo-I896-UXJL1. As i said, i was on stock kernel with stock JL1 modem.
Flash went great, took about 5 seconds, then rebooted. First reboot took about 7 or 8 minutes with a robot voice telling me the different steps it was in...
Everything workd without hickups... This kernel works realy well and speed is definitely there !
Thanks for the help guys...

[Q] darky vs stock

i have darky 9.5 is is better to keep it or have a stock froyo with OneclickLagFix
if i install the stock rom will it be able to change the way it looks ?

OCLF is a really old lagfix, really not recommended. (Not sure if it's even supported anymore)
Stock roms don't have options to change skins as easily as modded roms

AFAIK Darky is much faster even without lagfix. And it contains lots of other enchncements like Voodoo kernel (lagfix + soundfix) and so on...

nwsk said:
OCLF is a really old lagfix, really not recommended. (Not sure if it's even supported anymore)
Stock roms don't have options to change skins as easily as modded roms
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OCLF is working with EXT2 and is very laggy and you may loose data if something crashed!
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Decent working rom
Rom Kitchen .build your own click click .
JS8 rom Hardcore Kernel Modem and CSC to suit your network themes and apps as you want .
http://romkitchen.org/sgs/?s=generator
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If you are already on Darky’s then no reason to change over to stock. But stock 2.2.1 JPY is quite fast without a lagfix. However, installing themes and moding the UI is difficult unless you install the deodexed version.

Darky's rom comes with a long list of improvements which are really impressive. Either that or Doc's Rom is a superior choice over the stock, your call.
OneClickLagfix is not recommended because there are better solutions available. It is using a method called "loop" which puts all your data in a "virtual drive" on ext2 filesystem and it also halves your available space for apps unless you want to add all available space to the loop. But then if you want to un-lagfix, you will definitely loose data. But nowadays you can convert the whole system drive into ext2,3,4 from the recovery menu and back to RFS if you wish without loosing any data.

[Q] Regarding Voodoo & Ultimate ROM by webstar1

Few minutes ago, I flashed my SGS I9000 with webstar1's Ultimate ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=854799, everything's going fine, and i'm pretty much satisfied with the functionality and such.
However, when i ran a speed check with Quadrant Standard, it shows that my speed is benchmarked at 1100. Before i used this ROM (was using stock), it was at 1700 with voodoo. Right now, voodoo is disabled because I created the disable_lagfix folder. Is it possible for me to enable voodoo? Or will it create some clash with the ROM itself and cause troubles to my phone?
Thanks for any help/advices that any experts could clarify, cheers.

Re-enable the lagfix by deleting the file. No, there shouldn't be any issues. This would however work if you're once again on the Voodoo kernel after flashing the new ROM. If you're not, flash that first.
And for the record, Quadrant doesn't mean squat!

Does that mean i should flash the voodoo kernel first, without remove the disable_lagfix folder? Or i should try removing the folder, and if any problems persist, then flash the kernel? If i feel that the experience using the ROM is smoothe, i shouldn't enable voodoo anyway i guess..
EDIT: I just notice the ROM comes with a kernel made by DamienGTO. Does that mean i have to re-flash the voodoo lagfix? Thanks for the help though, much appreciated!

aksyong said:
Does that mean i should flash the voodoo kernel first, without remove the disable_lagfix folder? Or i should try removing the folder, and if any problems persist, then flash the kernel? If i feel that the experience using the ROM is smoothe, i shouldn't enable voodoo anyway i guess..
EDIT: I just notice the ROM comes with a kernel made by DamienGTO. Does that mean i have to re-flash the voodoo lagfix? Thanks for the help though, much appreciated!
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It wouldn't matter either way. The lagfix would only activate on Voodoo kernel with the disable file/folder removed.
EDIT: DamianGTO's lagfix implementation is different, I believe. The Voodoo folder would have no significance when on that kernel. I would suggest you to stick with the new kernel over the basic Voodoo one. You can activate lagfix from CWM Recovery.

NANDROID: Can it be used for "flashing"?

Hi guys, I've just recently started becoming curious about NANDROID and it's capabilities...
I understand that it is basically an "image" of your HD etc, but to what extent?
The main reason I'm asking this is because I've tried flashing (twice) to CM7 and both times I had issues with it so I had to go through the process of reverting back to stock ROM, then a hacked ROM then to Darky's etc etc.
So is it possible to take NANDROIDs of both CM7 and Darky's and just restore either at any time?
I believe that CM7 runs on an MTD filesystem (or whatever it is, it's different to the stock ROMs) and I may run into issues if the correct files aren't flashed beforehand, but will the NANDROID backup/image all of this as well?
So in short, can I NANDROID for example: Froyo 2.2 stock, Gingerbread 2.3.3, Darky's 10.1 and CM7 and switch between any and all of them at any time without running into file system issues or any other issues?
Thanks very much in advance!

No you cannot. Because: CM7 runs on froyo bootloaders and Darky's 10.1 is Gingerbread and requires Gingerbread bootloaders and these can only be changes via odin. I don't think nandroid backs up the kernel either so you can't move from GB to Froyo this way either, but you may be able to just restore your data (apps) between froyo and GB(I haven't tried).

Shrapnel2 said:
No you cannot. Because: CM7 runs on froyo bootloaders and Darky's 10.1 is Gingerbread and requires Gingerbread bootloaders and these can only be changes via odin. I don't think nandroid backs up the kernel either so you can't move from GB to Froyo this way either, but you may be able to just restore your data (apps) between froyo and GB(I haven't tried).
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Ahhhhh ok, thank you very much for the reply.
I was under the impression that NANDROID took a whole image of everything, but it does not.
So does this mean that to go from Darky's to CM7, I just flash the EZBase 2.2 then restore CM7 via NAND?
And CM7 -> Darky's just EZBase (optional/unnecessary, correct?) > GB > Restore Darky's via NAND?
Thanks again for the reply!

When moving between froyo and gingerbread only restore apps, NOT apps+ data, or you will encounter problems
GTi9000 insanity cm012/glitch

I'd say to go to CM7 from Darky's GB flash either the 2.2 Ezbase or froyo Ezboot(search it up), and then flash a CM7 kernel(either stock or Glitch or whatever) then format system, cache, data and datadata then restore.
Then to go from CM7 I'd go Ezbase Gingerbread then install a JVH kernel(Ezbase is JVB and the kernel isn't compatible with JVH) via odin then restore. I'd be careful though, I haven't tried this out and I don't use CM7, it's probably easier to just pick one or the other, follow the proper procedures to get to it without shortcuts and stick with it.

slaphead20 said:
When moving between froyo and gingerbread only restore apps, NOT apps+ data, or you will encounter problems
GTi9000 insanity cm012/glitch
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I'm assuming you mean when I restore apps using TitBackup?

Shrapnel2 said:
I'd say to go to CM7 from Darky's GB flash either the 2.2 Ezbase or froyo Ezboot(search it up), and then flash a CM7 kernel(either stock or Glitch or whatever) then format system, cache, data and datadata then restore.
Then to go from CM7 I'd go Ezbase Gingerbread then install a JVH kernel(Ezbase is JVB and the kernel isn't compatible with JVH) via odin then restore. I'd be careful though, I haven't tried this out and I don't use CM7, it's probably easier to just pick one or the other, follow the proper procedures to get to it without shortcuts and stick with it.
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Ahhhh I see... I will have to do a little more research.
I'm in the process of trying to decide which one to stick with.
I've only just started flashing recently so I don't know a whole lot, especially about versions and compatability.
(So this means I can skip the EZBase 2.2 and just go with EZBase 2.3? I didn't know there was a GB EZBase, hehe)
Darky's was the first custom ROM I ever flashed and I absolutely loved it, but I had heard about CM7 and that it was much more customizable and quicker and this and that so I decided to give it a try.
The first two flashes of CM7 worked ok, but I got hit with a force close loop caused by switching between 2G/3G and as a result went back to Darky's. After a few weeks I've found out how to apply a fix and it has fixed the issue and now CM7 works well (flashed + fixed a couple days ago).
But now I'm having issues with the phone shutting itself down (or screen not responding to buttons so it stays dark, unsure which. I can't hold the power button to turn it back on but I can enter download mode, so I'm assuming either the screen stays off or it is stuck in some kind of semi-awake state.) and also the battery doesn't last like Darky's did...
So I'm thinking of just reverting back to Darky's for now, might come back to CM7 when there is a stable release or something like that.
Sorry to make you read all that, but anyway, the help is much appreciated! 8D

Kingithy said:
I'm assuming you mean when I restore apps using TitBackup?
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Yes
GTi9000 insanity cm012/glitch

My advice for what irs worth is go with cm insanity, downoad insanity cm010 to sd card, flash ezbase 2.0 froyo, do a wipe/factory reset, then boot into recovery, instal insanity cm010, and voila, you will be over in the insane crew, see you in the thread if you need help thereafter do not restore, any system data or app data, with titanium, only apps.
Make sure battery is charged before you start
Allow plenty of time for boot ups
Never panic
Pm me any problems at all
GTi9000 insanity cm012/glitch

Ps. The latest cm7 nightly was a bit unstable.....nitr8 build insanity on latest stable build of cm7, so better all round
GTi9000 insanity cm012/glitch

slaphead20 said:
Yes
GTi9000 insanity cm012/glitch
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Ahhhh yes, thank you. 8D

slaphead20 said:
My advice for what irs worth is go with cm insanity, downoad insanity cm010 to sd card, flash ezbase 2.0 froyo, do a wipe/factory reset, then boot into recovery, instal insanity cm010, and voila, you will be over in the insane crew, see you in the thread if you need help thereafter do not restore, any system data or app data, with titanium, only apps.
Make sure battery is charged before you start
Allow plenty of time for boot ups
Never panic
Pm me any problems at all
GTi9000 insanity cm012/glitch
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Ahhh can you tell me what the difference between the normal CM and CM Insanity is?
And also where to find it?
Yeah, I tried to update to nightly 30 to try and fix the phone dying issue, but it put my phone into a bootloop...
Had to do a restore for the first time ever but it worked as far as I can see.
What is your battery like on Insanity?
On Darky's I was able to get 2-3 days fairly easily (using Juice Defender Ult) but CM7 it lasted maybe a day (and even lost 20% while it was idling in my pocket while I was at work for 3 hours somehow...)

If you do come to the insane side, once installed pm me and will help you set up
GTi9000 insanity cm012/glitch

slaphead20 said:
If you do come to the insane side, once installed pm me and will help you set up
GTi9000 insanity cm012/glitch
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Hehe well I'll take a look in a couple days after I've finished my final exam. 8)

Kingithy said:
Hehe well I'll take a look in a couple days after I've finished my final exam. 8)
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Ok all the best with the exams
GTi9000 insanity cm012/glitch

insanity cm is built on whichever latest nightly Nitr8 decides is stable, he then works his magic on it......result=lovely rom, very customizable, stripped to barebones so you can add stuff back....i would say it is for experienced users, but im no tech head, i just read lots and gradually gained knowledge! Find it over in dev section with all the other roms

Kingithy said:
Ahhh can you tell me what the difference between the normal CM and CM Insanity is?
And also where to find it?
Yeah, I tried to update to nightly 30 to try and fix the phone dying issue, but it put my phone into a bootloop...
Had to do a restore for the first time ever but it worked as far as I can see.
What is your battery like on Insanity?
On Darky's I was able to get 2-3 days fairly easily (using Juice Defender Ult) but CM7 it lasted maybe a day (and even lost 20% while it was idling in my pocket while I was at work for 3 hours somehow...)
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I was on Darky's ROM for 5 months and now for 7 weeks have been on CM7.
CM7 eats 25-30 % more power than Darky's ROM.
Being on CM7 I have never had any FCs.

[Q] Absolute 'super clean' install - a little help needed...

Anyone done an 'absolute' clean install...? A bit of help needed...
After flashing about 9 different roms over the past 12 months, I would like to achieve a TOTAL wipe of my phone and an install of stock or custom - I have a feeling something is not right in the system image part of the phone... I have used Darky 9.5, 10.2 F, EE, RE, Cericko lite, F1, Ficeko JVH base, Galaxian, dark core, etc etc.
But still i cant get the perfect situation - either bluetooth in car goes (touch handset for nissan) or process.phone FC's.Flashed stock JVR today and still phone FC's after using bluetooth.
I have flashed previously both by CWM and Odin, and you may just say that re-partition in Odin does what i want (wipes system image) but I am not sure - what about the bootloader files etc? Can the internal system image become corrupted? (especially if done ext4/rfs conversions on and off?)
To be fair, the only time it was 'perfect' was on froyo 2.2 BEFORE the .1 update - ever since there has been these niggling issues...
If anyone has got any great ideas please pass them on!! Thanks!!

grab yourself a stock froyo ROM, flash it with all 3 files and 512 pit
boot onto recovery and do a factory reset, wipe cache / dalvick cache then go into mounts and storage (CWM needed) and format cache again, data, and datadata.
format internal and external sd card.
completely clean !!

i'd have to have froyo bootloaders no? And then,flash chainfire cfroot to get cwm? Cann i then upgrade to gb 2.3.4 and believe my system is clean? Thanks so much for the,tips!

dwgalaxys said:
i'd have to have froyo bootloaders no? And then,flash chainfire cfroot to get cwm? Cann i then upgrade to gb 2.3.4 and believe my system is clean? Thanks so much for the,tips!
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What ROM are you on now ? if you are already on a GB ROM then do the whole procedure with a 2.3.4 firmware, Save the hassle of all that flashing.
If you are on froyo now, you dont need to mess with bootloaders unless you upgrade to GB which states you need them..
hope that makes sense

yes sorry, should have stated am on XXJVQ already and changed yesterday to sensation 2.1 as i was getting probs with all others. This is at least stable after 36 hours so hopefully a working solution - but,if ihave to do superclean i wanted to know how to do. THANKS!!
EDIT - whoops - spoke to soon. Also loss of touch in car Bluetooth with this rom! Have now frozen with TB all BT settings - print/share/opp/bluetooth services etc etc... recovered in car BT touch for the time being - even without any BT entries running!??? shall monitor and see. This is what the issue has been with ALL 2.3.4, 2.3.3 gb versions/roms. I'm stumped if i know what is causing it!

see edit post, thanks!!

Please note that Sam (author of SURFACE ROM) gives a good guide about how to achieve that in this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15382251&postcount=2

thats a great post too - i've also downloaded this surface rom in order to try next if the sensation one screws up! Thanks very much!