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How do I disable voodoo

Hey guys, first off thanks to dfgas,Jt and everyone on this site for putting out these awesome roms. I'm a bigtime noob,(didn't know what a rooted phone was a month ago) but with a ton of reading in these forums I'm learning a little more all the time. I love the cm7 rom but I would like to flash back to Heinz 57 or my restored 57. Voodoo is enabled...I've read that I can't backup the cm7 that I'm on now with voodoo enabled..is this true? I've read in big red lettering a hundred times pretty much don't do any kind of flashing with voodoo enabled. How do I disable voodoo on this cm7 rom? Again, I'm new to all this hope these questions aren't to ridiculous. Thanks
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There should be a folder on your SD card labeled voodoo. Put a folder inside of it title disable_lagfix and reboot. You will hear the lady voice telling you it is converting the file system back and at the end she sill say lagfix is disabled. Then once your back on H57 Delete that folder and reboot one more time. This will convert you back.
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Thanks scarmon....its pretty cool to see how you guys freely help each other out here. I hate to lose this rom but I've losing 3g more and more frequently today. Thanks again.
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That's why there's different ones. Each one likes different things. I use H57 and love it. And many helped me when I started. Its only right to give back. Its what makes this place great. If you have any kther questions feel free to ask away. Ill be here for a good bit.
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Alright, I've tried to do the disable lagfix folder method numerous times and the voodoo lady is saying "convert data partion system is not available". She is starting to piss me off lol. I'm on cwm 2.5 with cm7 and kernel that came with rom. What am I doin wrong? Thanks in advance.
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Honestly that one is new to me and yeah she can be a Bi##h sometimes. You may wanna hit them up in the CM7 thread. I'm sure the developer of that ROM knows what this is and can guide you in the right direction. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful but I know they can be.
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I use a handy app Voodoo Toggle Reboot Button you can find it in the market. it's free simple and works.
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Can you really not see the giant red letters in the CM7 post?
VOODOO CONVERSIONS DON"T WORK. DO NOT ENABLE VOODOO

I've tried the toggle reboot app that doesn't work either.
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yeah AK...I saw it..and screwed up. Just trying to revert back.
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I think what he is saying is that it wont convert. You sould be able to flash H57 as it flashes a compatile kernel with it. Then it will convert voodoo but not unitll your off CM7. May wanna double check that but I think that what he getting at.
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scarmon25 said:
I think what he is saying is that it wont convert. You sould be able to flash H57 as it flashes a compatile kernel with it. Then it will convert voodoo but not unitll your off CM7. May wanna double check that but I think that what he getting at.
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Correct, he will need to flash a different rom before he can adjust lagfix. Of course doing so is risky but you really don't have any other options I am aware of. Whatever you do, please don't use odin until you have lagfix disabled.

Damn...I hate having to do this with lag enabled. are there any kind of precautionary measures I can do besides all the obvious wipes before I flash 57?
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caspersfi said:
Damn...I hate having to do this with lag enabled. are there any kind of precautionary measures I can do besides all the obvious wipes before I flash 57?
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Pray, sacrifice a chicken, or rub a Buddha; whatever you're into
In all seriousness, you SHOULD be fine as the kernel in Heinz is voodoo enabled.

I would think to wipe data, cache, and dalvik cache. Aslo may wanna make a nandroid backup before flashing.
Edit. What akellar said tok
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Alright..I'll try this in a little while...thanks a lot for your feedback. Now can one of you get my nagging wife to stop telling me I'm gonna f*ck up my phone? LOL Thanks again
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Dude I get that too and then after she's done nagging and she sees my phone. I get nagged to do her phone like mine. Can't win. But gotta love em to put up with what we do
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caspersfi said:
Alright..I'll try this in a little while...thanks a lot for your feedback. Now can one of you get my nagging wife to stop telling me I'm gonna f*ck up my phone? LOL Thanks again
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Wife's on you man. I have my own to deal with

Hey ak and scar I'm back up and rockin the heinz 57. Thanks once more for helpin this poor noob out. Heinz 57 is awesome but its too bad about the cm7. I was gettin the rom just where I liked it but was always having to reboot cause I would lose 3g. Will be checkin back here often to see what Jt and everyone else on this site comes up with. Thanks again guys.
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caspersfi said:
Hey ak and scar I'm back up and rockin the heinz 57. Thanks once more for helpin this poor noob out. Heinz 57 is awesome but its too bad about the cm7. I was gettin the rom just where I liked it but was always having to reboot cause I would lose 3g. Will be checkin back here often to see what Jt and everyone else on this site comes up with. Thanks again guys.
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lmartin92 is releasing a Mes specific build soon. No idea on what works or doesn't (obviously normal aosp stuff won't work) but it should be improved from the port. Dfgas has actually pulled his port because of this.

Sg4g tripping

So i installed the leaked gm a few weeks ago but removed it when i learned of the bootloader issue and overheating issues. Now i have Bionix w/3.3uv bali. Now phone has either been fc'ing or shuts off completely or reboots. Any ideas? I may revert back to kd1 by whitehawx and see if same problem rxists. Personally i think texas heat may be culprit my battery has been 106F and greater. Appreciate any ideas. TIA
*edited since typing while i was half asleep & pissed about my phone shutting completely off. Lol*
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Where did you get 3.3 bali?
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+1
Somairotevoli said:
Where did you get 3.3 bali?
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sent from my real Gs move in silence like lasagna

Bali is only currently out with version 3.2, must've been a posting mistake.
Anyway, do a full factory restore and see if that works.
If not, ODIN back to KD1.
If you don't want to lose your Apps or Data (contacts, bookmarks, etc) use TitaniumBackup.
You can also ODIN Gingerbread KF2, which has proven to be very stable (little to no bugs) for me and many other users.
Finally, did you ever calibrate your battery when switching FW versions? It sometimes helps.

My bad 3.2bali uv. Told yall i was half asleep typing this. Lol. I really think my battery is culprit. But i did factory reset and went to kd1 deodex then back to black ice. Same issue. Uninstalled now im tryg trigger. And i thk if i do 3.2uv again i will disable lagfix. But my phone reboots every 5mins or while even downloading roms when on black ice & 3.2. Aarrgghhh. So we shall see. So far on trigger for 2 hours and no reboots. Maybe gm bootloaders effed up my compatibility with bali 3.2uv? Thanks guys. Or maybe tegrak is culprit?
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danstheman7 said:
Bali is only currently out with version 3.2, must've been a posting mistake.
Anyway, do a full factory restore and see if that works.
If not, ODIN back to KD1.
If you don't want to lose your Apps or Data (contacts, bookmarks, etc) use TitaniumBackup.
You can also ODIN Gingerbread KF2, which has proven to be very stable (little to no bugs) for me and many other users.
Finally, did you ever calibrate your battery when switching FW versions? It sometimes helps.
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Yep i did calibrate. I live in dallas and outside a lot waitg on bus or train. So temps in the 100s arent helping.
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Random reboots and infused issues.

Need some advice. I have been running infused 1.5 since the release. I have loved it so far, but for the last week or so I have had many issues with random shut downs and lock ups. Also, applications that used to work, no longer work properly. So my question is, what should I try. Just remember downloading infused 1.5 and re installing? Or completely going back to stock and advancing from there? I'm not completely savy with all this android stuff. So any advice would be helpful. Thanks in advance
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Go back to stock for a week or so. I know it might hurt like hell, but it'll give you some perspective.

antuus said:
Go back to stock for a week or so. I know it might hurt like hell, but it'll give you some perspective.
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I'm having the issue on stock... sometimes I check my phone and the power is off or it's in a state of where I have to hold power for 10 seconds to get it to restart. Getting frustrated with Samsung's issues. :-( I never had these issues with my HTC.

Hmm, maybe a bad app corrupted things?
I'm very stable with Infused 1.5.0 + a modified Infusion kernel variant.
The Infusion kernel should be very stable if you do not use the overclock/undervolt features. You can even get a stable device when using those features, IF you are careful and methodical about choosing your voltage settings.

Entropy512 said:
Hmm, maybe a bad app corrupted things?
I'm very stable with Infused 1.5.0 + a modified Infusion kernel variant.
The Infusion kernel should be very stable if you do not use the overclock/undervolt features. You can even get a stable device when using those features, IF you are careful and methodical about choosing your voltage settings.
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Yeah I'm assuming a bad app has corrupted it.... just don't really want to do a factory restore until either Gingerbread is available, or a viable ROM that I can put on it. With the stagnant development for the phone, I'm just waiting until one or the other happens.

Yeah ive had this same problem before. It was an app causing the problem. Started deleting apps, and never happened again ever since
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jayson94538 said:
Yeah ive had this same problem before. It was an app causing the problem. Started deleting apps, and never happened agaib ever since
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Now I just need to figure out which app, haha

Widgets on MIUI

Just flashed the latest RG2x MIUI. I've never used MIUI before so I'm sorta figuring things out as I go, it's quite different from what I'm used to. Anyway I'm trying to use the battstat widget which I have installed but it won't show up in the widget list. This is one of those that doesn't actually have an icon to access any sort of settings, so it doesn't show up anywhere at all except in my application lists. Is there a way to get it running without having to change the launcher? I sort of like the whole MIUI feel and would prefer to keep it for a while.
[EDIT: Randomly showed up this morning. Weird.]
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You sure you can't find it? All my Widgets always showed up.

Yeah it's just not in there. Except for just reflashing I have done all the normal troubleshooting stuff. Really don't want to reflash either. Maybe someday they will show up in the list.
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MIUI Beauty
I have had the same issue before on MIUI. Usually a reboot does the trick. Hopefully this works for you in the future if you need it.

Jonphinguyen7 said:
I have had the same issue before on MIUI. Usually a reboot does the trick. Hopefully this works for you in the future if you need it.
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Yeah I edited the OP already. They showed up out of nowhere lol
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[Q] Frequent force closes...lost cause? Help Please!

My girlfriend got her Galaxy S 4G around January and everything was going really great for her. The problems seemed to arise when I updated her phone from Froyo to Gingerbread through Kies. Since then, she constantly sees random force closes, typically while using Navigation, Browser, Contacts, SMS, etc. There is no popup saying "Bla bla has randomly closed...." etc, it just shuts back down to the main screen. Sometimes this will repeat numerous times (trying repeatedly to go to the contacts). I rooted her phone and flashed ICBINB, wiped cache, dalvik, permissions, etc. etc. but the problems have not changed in the least. Has anyone seen or experienced anything like this? It seems like no matter what I do, the phone is just doomed. Only thing I haven't tried (and am seriously considering) is reflashing back to stock Froyo; I don't think she'll mind, as long as she can use her phone peacefully. Thank you for any and all help.

I would try this rom here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1598561
Its using the most recent build of a stable kernel.
Or install sgs kernel flasher and flash the latest kernel from this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1610528
You can find the flasher here.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=neldar.sgs.kernel.flasher

eollie said:
I would try this rom here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1598561
Its using the most recent build of a stable kernel.
Or install sgs kernel flasher and flash the latest kernel from this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1610528
You can find the flasher here.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=neldar.sgs.kernel.flasher
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Thanks! I think I will try that. At first I was kinda waiting for things to iron themselves out but now I'm kinda in desperation mode...plus after telling her how great droids were and convincing her not to get another blackberry, it kinda sucks to have her experience be so poor lol.
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Hey installed FBs Valhalla mod..all is well so far! Only thing is when she tries to unlock into messaging the phone kinda stutters, media scanner restarts and it says something like "ROM author is so lame he broke voodoo sound app"? Familiar to anyone? Other than that so far so good knock on wood.
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andymetoo28 said:
Hey installed FBs Valhalla mod..all is well so far! Only thing is when she tries to unlock into messaging the phone kinda stutters, media scanner restarts and it says something like "ROM author is so lame he broke voodoo sound app"? Familiar to anyone? Other than that so far so good knock on wood.
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For the voodoo sound bit go to settings, then applications, manage applications, find the voodoo app and click it clear data and then uninstall the voodoo sound app. Reboot the phone and reinstall from the play store.

eollie said:
For the voodoo sound bit go to settings, then applications, manage applications, find the voodoo app and click it clear data and then uninstall the voodoo sound app. Reboot the phone and reinstall from the play store.
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Thanks! Did that and unlocking into SMS still causes the jitter/ media scanner thing... but no more message. Either way better than before...no random force closes knock on wood.
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andymetoo28 said:
unlocking into SMS still causes the jitter/ media scanner thing...
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You have to go in settings under tweaks and set the custom app to messenger. It will stop soft booting then.
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twystn said:
You have to go in settings under tweaks and set the custom app to messenger. It will stop soft booting then.
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Bingo. Appreciate all the help.
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Just an update: new from is great and she loves it. Still experiencing force closes, however. Seems the biggest culprit is opening the phone app and clicking on either the contacts or call log tabs. Those love to shut down (with no message) all the time.
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It's actually not force closing...i had that problem before and it would happen randomly. It got to the point where i was trying to quickly select a contact or start a message before it would return to the home screen. I never found out what was causing it though. Try a new kernel. I think it happened less or went away. I haven't had the problem in awhile and i think that was the only difference. I'm on erikmm's miui now and haven't had that problem.
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Or try something like GoContacts EX from the market. It is a dialer and contacts. Theme it. Customize it. I find it a lot better than stock.

Maybe reboot to recovery and fix permissions. Only use a third party app once you get the stock working. That's like putting a bandaide on a cut that needs sutures.

eollie said:
Maybe reboot to recovery and fix permissions. Only use a third party app once you get the stock working. That's like putting a bandaide on a cut that needs sutures.
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If you don't use stock stock dialer or contacts - it is not a bandaide. It's a replacement.

lumin30 said:
If you don't use stock stock dialer or contacts - it is not a bandaide. It's a replacement.
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He stated the forces closes is when opening dialer and contacts. He has been pretty good at giving info on what he is using. So it's safe to assume it's the stock dialer/contacts app.
I don't disagree that using a third party app can/is nice. But if there is a problem with the stock it needs fixed first. Eventually it will create bigger issues if not fixed. Plus the Rom he is on there shouldn't be any problems.
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I appreciate all of your help and suggestions regarding the matter so far. As it stands I haven't had a spare second to flash a new kernel on her phone, but she hasn't seemed to have any problems (knock on wood) since that day; I'm sure it's only a matter of time before it comes back to haunt her, though. I'll try fixing permission for the heck of it, but I did that when she was running ICBINB to no avail.
I'll post an update as soon as I flash a different kernel, but despite all the drama she loves it more than ever!