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[Q] Q: Kernel Testing - Netarchy Sound Driver

I've recently Installed Netarchy Nexus - 1.3.4-cfs-2.3.4 (For stock 2.3.4 roms) on my Rooted Stock Nexus S i9020A running 2.3.4 and suddenly my phone refuses to load the voodoo sound driver.
Voodoo Control Plus say that My Nexus S doesn't run a kernel supporting extended sound controls. My phone Loads the voodoo video drivers just fine however. Voodoo Control Plus has SuperUser permissions, so I'm interested if anyone has any ideas regarding what could be causing the conflict with the sound driver. I read somewhere that widget locker can cause problems so I disabled it. I would have posted this question in the Netarchy forum, but apparently I don't have the required number of posts just yet, because I'm pretty self sufficient and relatively decent at hacking my phone most days.
Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated. Netarchy worked fine until I migrated to stock 2.3.4

Netarchy Nexus - 1.3.4-cfs-2.3.4 (For stock 2.3.4 roms) may simply not support Version 9 of the Voodoo Kernel Module just yet. It appears it was compiled with version 8. However, this still doesn't explain the module refusing to load at all from time to time.
Voodoo likes the stock Kernel for sound. Of course the stock Kernel doesn't support the video drivers.

guppetto said:
I've recently Installed Netarchy Nexus - 1.3.4-cfs-2.3.4 (For stock 2.3.4 roms) on my Rooted Stock Nexus S i9020A running 2.3.4 and suddenly my phone refuses to load the voodoo sound driver.
Voodoo Control Plus say that My Nexus S doesn't run a kernel supporting extended sound controls. My phone Loads the voodoo video drivers just fine however. Voodoo Control Plus has SuperUser permissions, so I'm interested if anyone has any ideas regarding what could be causing the conflict with the sound driver. I read somewhere that widget locker can cause problems so I disabled it. I would have posted this question in the Netarchy forum, but apparently I don't have the required number of posts just yet, because I'm pretty self sufficient and relatively decent at hacking my phone most days.
Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated. Netarchy worked fine until I migrated to stock 2.3.4
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Voodoo sound works fine in 1.3.4. Voodoo plus does not need to load a driver on my builds because the driver is already built in. If you are seeing the generic module load error, just hit continue and you should be fine. The bundled driver in voodoo plus only applies to kernels that dont have voodoo sound in them already.
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netarchy said:
Voodoo sound works fine in 1.3.4. Voodoo plus does not need to load a driver on my builds because the driver is already built in. If you are seeing the generic module load error, just hit continue and you should be fine. The bundled driver in voodoo plus only applies to kernels that dont have voodoo sound in them already.
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You're correct, it's not the Beta Kernel that has the issue. The most recent update of Voodoo Plus causes a conflict that prevents the voodoo sound driver from loading period. You're current Beta Kernel comes with version 8 of the sound driver and the recently updated Voodoo Plus now comes with version 9, but apparently, during the boot process a conflict is occurring on my Nexus S i9020A Stock 2.3.4 between you're Kernel Driver and the Latest Voodoo Plus Kernel driver because neither version of the sound driver is being loaded. The video driver loads just fine.
To make sure this was the issue, I used Titanium Backup to restore a previous version of Voodoo Plus and sure enough, while I received the module message, I could indeed hit continue and verify that version 8 of the driver baked into your Beta Kernel had in fact loaded. I'm not sure if Supercurio is aware. I doubt he tests Voodoo Plus against the various versions of kernels out there. You may want to make note of the potential issue in you're release notes if more of these questions pop up from those that have upgraded Voodoo Plus
Do you have any plans to update the voodoo sound driver to version 9 in one of your beta builds or will you stick with version 8 until you release your next stable build? Version 9 has Direct Hardware Amplification (Hardware based Bass Boost) that Many devices will greatly benefit from sound wise.
Oh yeah, thanks for the great Kernel work. You're Kernels gives amazing battery life and Keep My Nexus S running like a champ. I haven't even bothered to overclock my device because everything's running so smoothly with your kernel.

guppetto said:
You're correct, it's not the Beta Kernel that has the issue. The most recent update of Voodoo Plus causes a conflict that prevents the voodoo sound driver from loading period. You're current Beta Kernel comes with version 8 of the sound driver and the recently updated Voodoo Plus now comes with version 9, but apparently, during the boot process a conflict is occurring on my Nexus S i9020A Stock 2.3.4 between you're Kernel Driver and the Latest Voodoo Plus Kernel driver because neither version of the sound driver is being loaded. The video driver loads just fine.
To make sure this was the issue, I used Titanium Backup to restore a previous version of Voodoo Plus and sure enough, while I received the module message, I could indeed hit continue and verify that version 8 of the driver baked into your Beta Kernel had in fact loaded. I'm not sure if Supercurio is aware. I doubt he tests Voodoo Plus against the various versions of kernels out there. You may want to make note of the potential issue in you're release notes if more of these questions pop up from those that have upgraded Voodoo Plus
Do you have any plans to update the voodoo sound driver to version 9 in one of your beta builds or will you stick with version 8 until you release your next stable build? Version 9 has Direct Hardware Amplification (Hardware based Bass Boost) that Many devices will greatly benefit from sound wise.
Oh yeah, thanks for the great Kernel work. You're Kernels gives amazing battery life and Keep My Nexus S running like a champ. I haven't even bothered to overclock my device because everything's running so smoothly with your kernel.
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Ok, an update of SU seems to now allow Version 9 of the sound driver to load using you're Beta Kernel. This is weird, but the desired result. An update of Voodoo Plus still breaks voodoo sound though.

[Q] Best Kernel for Voodoo Control Plus

New to kernel flashing. Looking in dev section, I'm not sure which kernel to use.
Got the Voodoo Control Plus app and didn't realize that it only works for G2X on CM7 RC1 but I'm using a nightly. I just want a kernel with the voodoo driver but no OC or under/over voltage.
Could someone point me in the right direction?

[Q] 4.0.4 stock , kernal needed for voodoo

can someone tell me a good kernal for using voodoo colours on 4.0.4 I fancy getting voodoo back bln is good but i dont mind if i cant use it

http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=883&order=desc
There are numerous kernels out there with Voodoo added on. You need to experiment and find which one suits you. We can't tell you which one is the best for you.

Almost every custom kernel being compiled for the NS has Voodoo, except for simple kernel i think.
I use Air Kernel 3.9.5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1469842
make sure you have a i9020, and not i9023 since Voodoo only works on i9020 because it has Super AMOLED Screen.
After Flashing the Kernel you have to download Voodoo control app from the market
Gd luck

anyone know which kernel that have voodoo but without the random brightness issuse ?

AOKP M5 and VOODOO

I can't seem to get voodoo sound to run on stock AOKP M5 with stock kernel.
I bought the voodoo sound plus, but when i load the driver i get a ''voodoo sound driver loading error''.
I'm rooted and it has the correct permissions etc.
Anyone have any success with this?

Perhaps the stock kernel doesn't have voodoo settings? Not really sure. The first thing I do is flash a kernel and voodoo everything is working fine for me.
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dpeeps74 said:
Perhaps the stock kernel doesn't have voodoo settings? Not really sure. The first thing I do is flash a kernel and voodoo everything is working fine for me.
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Yes but i thought the whole point of the paid version of voodoo is that it loads the necessary drivers into the kernel :S

Doesn't AOKP on our phones have Pete's kernel as stock? I thought one of our members had the module loaded for Voodoo with Petes kernel.

chronophase1 said:
Doesn't AOKP on our phones have Pete's kernel as stock? I thought one of our members had the module loaded for Voodoo with Petes kernel.
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No idea about the kernel, but definitely not working :/

Bumping this as i'm desperate.

AFAIK, voodoo module only loads on stock ICS kernel, not pete's. But check his thread in development, I remember there was a debate about it some time ago, don't know what was the conclusion.
Although if you're a fan of a stockish kernel, load up SimpleKernel from terryhau, it's built from stock ICS sources and has Voodoo & BLN added.

Voodoo sound, how?

I'm currently running Android 4.3 version of Slim Bean and I've been wondering how I could achieve the best quality of sound (music) on my Nexus S. How can I enable voodoo sound? Any help would be much appreciated.

SlashSpeed said:
I'm currently running Android 4.3 version of Slim Bean and I've been wondering how I could achieve the best quality of sound (music) on my Nexus S. How can I enable voodoo sound? Any help would be much appreciated.
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Simply download Voodoo Sound app from the play store to change the settings. Voodoo Sound is built in the Marmite kernel that Slimbean comes with. You have nothing to install.

Dark_Eyes_ said:
Simply download Voodoo Sound app from the play store to change the settings. Voodoo Sound is built in the Marmite kernel that Slimbean comes with. You have nothing to install.
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Thank you! :victory: