I hear a lot of people having problem trying to remove voodoo. I want to start to install new roms or may be kernel some day. I need to know if the OCLF is the same thing as Voodoo. I don't think I have Voodoo the only thing that I did is the OCLF and there is a button to undo. I'm not sure how safe that is. I have also click that option to change my sd card to ex2 lagfix.
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Denyson
No the oclf is not voodoo. They are two completely different lag fixes. If your fairly new to flashing roms please take some time and read the vibrant stickys.
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Also the oclf is very safe. Id stay away from voodoo for a while.
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The voodoo feels better to use, but is much more work for flashing new Roms. Oclf is the best start.
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The voodoo feels better to use, but is much more work for flashing new Roms. Oclf is the best start.
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I agree, although I honestly feel there isnt mujch of a different in terms of "feel" however i feel OCLF does faulter at times abit more than Voodoo, but i still use OCLF only because Voodoo does cause ridiculous headaches when flashing/nandroiding, and also adds more steps to every process. OCLF should be your starter kit.
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Any one know of anything else I can do with my fascinate. Running 1.1 Zinc with no kernel. My phone does not approve. Anything I'm missing out on?
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Any one know of anything else I can do with my fascinate. Running 1.1 Zinc with no kernel. My phone does not approve. Anything I'm missing out on?
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I wouldn't approve of that, either!
Seriously, if you were able to flash a ROM, and you did it through Clockwork Recovery/ROM Manager, then you are running a modded kernel.
Voodoo seems to be causing some people more trouble than they feel it's worth, so I'd suggest one of jt1134's or Dirrk's non-Voodoo kernels, or Birdman's once it's past the testing stage.
Non-voodoo? I must have missed those. Search is not being my friend. Care to link a guy up? The only kernel threads I can find are their voodoo kernels.
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Non-voodoo? I must have missed those. Search is not being my friend. Care to link a guy up? The only kernel threads I can find are their voodoo kernels.
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swing by irc #samsung-fascinate on freenode.net. check topic for kernel links
My phone started lagging badly 3 days after the vodoo lagfix...how ironic. When I disabled it, it nearly bricked my phone. Desperate to get my phone up and running, I did a wipe. It killed the phone's internal memory. Had to reflash back to stock and since then my phone has been running really well w/o the lagfix even. Maybe my phone had a bad image like a computer. Not doing anything else to my phone til froyo comes out. I am rooted though.
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You could try more cow bell. I heard it's the only cure for some fevers.
I've been semi-bricked three times when I've disabled Voodoo, and I did it right. So I use a non-voodoo kernel now. I'll wait until these bugs are ironed out. Join the irc chat and jt and the other devs commonly post kernel links.
Yup.. Using jt's 1031 test kernel now (novoodoo). Running beautifully.
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Technically voodoo hasn't bricked a single phone. User error and then likely a small error in the proccess itself have caused some ugly problems but it can be overcame with a little work
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Technically voodoo hasn't bricked a single phone. User error and then likely a small error in the proccess itself have caused some ugly problems but it can be overcame with a little work
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I said semi-bricked. It wouldn't get past the boot screen. It couldn't have been user error two of those times, because I used reboot button to do it.
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You could try more cow bell. I heard it's the only cure for some fevers.
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Thank you for this. Seriously though, I've been running jt's voodoo kernels since their release with only minor problems. I've disabled voodoo and flashed other kernels no less than three times without issue. Granted it does take a while to boot after enabling/disabling voodoo. The first few times I thought I screwed up, but it always boots for me.
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Thank you for this. Seriously though, I've been running jt's voodoo kernels since their release with only minor problems. I've disabled voodoo and flashed other kernels no less than three times without issue. Granted it does take a while to boot after enabling/disabling voodoo. The first few times I thought I screwed up, but it always boots for me.
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I think it's a phone to phone thing. Some people have no problems just turning off voodoo when they flash ROMs and kernels. I have to use adrynalyn's voodoo uninstaller and wipe completely if I want to change ROMs or kernels.
Weird.
Yea when I tried to turn voodoo off it took 4 reboots before it took. No issues after that though.
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Used the "reboot button" app to disable Voodoo. It hung on "Samsung" for over an hour after robot women said "operation completed" or whatever. i finally admitted defeat and did a battery pull. Restart resulted in a boot loop. I was able to recover following the "remove Voodoo" thread and flashing the stock Nandroid. From there I flashed jt's v.4 Super Clean ROM with Frost's theme. Having had the stones to try Voodoo again but honestly my phone is running good with just the Super Clean ROM. Having a recent Titanium backup really helped get my phone back in order quickly.
While it was an unpleasant experience it ended well and resulted in a nice clean and fast Fascinate. Best part though is that I'm no longer afraid to flash my phone since I now know I can recover fairly quickly.
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Best part though is that I'm no longer afraid to flash my phone since I now know I can recover fairly quickly.
Martian21
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...that way lie the dragons...
Yeah, that's pretty much what destroyed any hope I had of *not* being a total ROM-a-holic. I have owned this thing for no more than 2 weeks and have pushed over a dozen different roms/kernels on it.
I cannot even imagine what this poor phone will be going through once we start getting things like Cyanogen's up and running.
(currently using jt's 1031 USCC non-voodoo kernel...at least until I get home.)
First off I wanna say I KNOW someone's going to catch a fit when they see this question. Most of you guys on XDA are extremly helpful and Im thankful for all the info I've acquired from the forums but someones gotta say it. Alot of guys arent the friendliest bunch when a noob such as my self asks a question that has probably been asked a million times but cant find the answers needed. I kno the same question over and over is annoying but keep in mind everyone was a noob once. With that being said, I want to say I looked for an answer to my question but couldnt find it, so if there are solutions to my problems elsewhere please simply point me in the right direction without replying all snooty like. Thanks. Anyways, heres my question:
I successfully rooted my vibrant and installed Axura 2.0.5 rom without a problem. I love this rom very much but it seems a bit laggy at times. Is there a lagfix already in effect for the 2.0.5 rom? If so How do I remove it? I was thinking about flashing one of eugenes kernal as I heard it works well with axura. Basically I would like to simply run axura and overclock my phone to 1.2 ghz. Any info is much appreciated.
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need help... anyone?
I noticed the lag as well.. everyone always says runs smooth and its quick.. iv always said bull****.. thats all i ever got was lag.. i tried overclocking all the way up to 1.4, i tried about all lagfixes with it. Iv even tried using multiple lagfixes and an Oc... i couldnt fix it...
So i dont know what to tell you.. just seems some people experiance this lag and others don't. And i dont know of any froyo roms that dont have this on my phone.. best iv gotten with a froyo rom would be probably R13 macnut.. but i still decide to stick with eclair even tho i dont like it as much.. i want froyo but cant deal with lag
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I think voodoo has a link in the axura thread. Now its locked. But master used voodoo. For axura.
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Eugene, vodoo, oclf all work fine
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Eugene, vodoo, oclf all work fine
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Oclf wont work.
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Yes, im a noob too in this matter and encountered the same problem as the OP this is a really noob question but do the lagfixes found on the forums work with axura's froyo?
I noticed this same problem, but not to the same degree. The lag i got was very slight. Since I've moved up to axura (final)2.0.6 haven't noticed any lag and that is without a lagfix. Maybe you could try that, it worked for me. Pretty sure the link is still up in the development thread or you could go to his site that is also on the axura thread. Good luck
Thanks for the info guys. I think I'll try to look and research some more and see if there's anything I can do to alleviate the lag I'm getting. Lets hope I don't soft brick my phone again!
I actually just installed Auxura 2.1 and applied the voodoo lag fix. It seems to be running really well.
Go here to download Auxura 2.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=821468
From this thread there are also links for the stock kernel, voodoo.zip and disable voodoo. Look under the heading Extras in the OP.
1. Flash Auxura 2.1.
2. Flash StockKernelAXURA.zip
3. Flash voodoo.zip
To disable voodoo, flash disable_voodoo.zip
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I actually just installed Auxura 2.1 and applied the voodoo lag fix. It seems to be running really well.
Go here to download Auxura 2.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=821468
From this thread there are also links for the stock kernel, voodoo.zip and disable voodoo. Look under the heading Extras in the OP.
1. Flash Auxura 2.1.
2. Flash StockKernelAXURA.zip
3. Flash voodoo.zip
To disable voodoo, flash disable_voodoo.zip
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Srry for the question but, is being on Axura Final ok too? Does this have to be done on Axura 2.1? Thx ahead for any answers
Sorry, I don't know if this would work on 2.0.6 as I've not flashed the kernel or the voodoo.zip. My guess would be that it should work.
As always make a backup and store it in a safe place and not just on the internal SD.
OMG thanks so much! Axura 2.1 is sooo much faster! BUT I find that gps does not work. I can live without this feature since I didnt really use it much anyways but is there a fix for this?
I want a good lagfix. Voodoo screws my sd card on computer and I don't want to mess with it anymore are there any others for Axura that wont usually screw up things
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You can download the OCLF (one click lag fix) app from market and apply..
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While Voodoo works very well, it's certainly more complicated than the OCLF. However, voodoo is much more stable IMO. I've never heard of the the current stable version screwing anyone's SD card when used properly. OCLF can do this too and without the file system protection such as what voodoo has (journaling), you may be more at risk for file corruption / data loss. OCLF gets a better quadrant score though so who cares, right?
What version of voodoo were you using? The voodoo author (Supercurio) would likely be very interested to hear of such a defect if you wanted to take the time to allow him to fix whatever might be wrong. However, if you weren't using the most current version of voodoo available to you then please don't waste his time.
That said, OCLF may be the best recommendation for you due to how easy it is to apply even if it's not the best for you device. Myself, I'd choose voodoo everytime and recommend to everyone else.
I recommend voodoo, I use to only use OCLF because its so easy to apply but I didn't with on my Axura 2.2 so I decided to give voodo a try and I love it now
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So can you tell much difference with voodoo over axura? I've been thinking of giving voodoo a whirl.
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Use oclf it work fine and much.more noob friendly
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Just odined back to jfd, rooted and used oclf lagfix. Question is can I flash from this point or do I need to remove lagfix?
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Remove lagfix.
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Thanks a million. I thought so but needed to be sure. P.s. I'm about to flash my FIRST custom rom any pointers.
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The two top dogs around here imo are bionex or axura. Each have their own pros and cons (barely cons). I'm personal to Axura myself, although im still on nero v5. Been getting tired of redoing my homescreens over and over again. I suggest going into the release threads, found in developmet forum, for the respective roms and taking a look at screen shots and youtube search video reviews.
You really cant go wrong either way. Check out the rom bible thread for more awesome roms.
I would defantly stick with the Auxura rom or Som's Bionex rom, Ive bounced between the two, Each rom has it's own feel, while Axura's roms are ultra fast, The Bionex rom has more Gingerbread feel and smoothness, Make your own decesion, but as the previous poster said you can't go wrong with either of them.
Just a word of advice, get in the habbit of disabling Voodoo each time you flash, I made the mistake once and ended up softbricking the phone and it was a nightmare for me getting it back to stock via ODIN.
Good Luck
Actually, if you already have voodoo installed and the rom you're flashing to also has it, you don't need to disable it. I speak from experience
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Actually, if you already have voodoo installed and the rom you're flashing to also has it, you don't need to disable it. I speak from experience
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This is true, but new. It has only been that way for a little while. Also it ONLY is true if you are going from Voodoo 5 to Voodoo 5 (meaning the one that has the RED recovery).
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Actually, if you already have voodoo installed and the rom you're flashing to also has it, you don't need to disable it. I speak from experience
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Thought, OCLF was ext2 and Voodoo was Ext4 wouldnt that cause problems...
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Thought, OCLF was ext2 and Voodoo was Ext4 wouldnt that cause problems...
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Yes. Yes it would. Read the post right above yours where I said (emphasis added):
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This is true, but new. It has only been that way for a little while. Also it ONLY is true if you are going from Voodoo 5 to Voodoo 5 (meaning the one that has the RED recovery).
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I'm trying to use ryanza lag fix but idk how to do it with only my phone, and I even downloaded the update zip that it said to apply but it says installation aborted? How do you fix this?
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*raises eyebrow* What rom are you running?
Chimera 2.2
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Are you talking about the old One Click Lagfix? I don't think you need to worry about that nowadays in your ICS ROMs, let alone those old fixes even working. I could be wrong, but the lag fixes I know about (voodoo and OCL) just changed file systems from RFS to EXT, and you don't have that problem with ICS ROMS.
PS supercurio's voodoo lagfix is better if you ever go back to Froyo, and almost every custom ROM you see will have a kernel that has it enabled by default.
He's talking about this
RyanZA's lag fix: will it work on the vibrant? **UPDATE**
I don't use it or know anything about it. When I'm on 2.2/2.3, is always use Voodoo.
Yea man, I've honestly never heard of RyanZa's lagfix lol I had to look it up also, and it seems rather....antiquated if you ask me lol
As Wood mentioned, most Froyo and GB roms run with voodoo already enabled, so you don't need to worry about running a lagfix or anything.
I'm not entirely sure about ICS roms, however I can tell you that you most certainly do not want this RyanZa thing.
I remember using oclf at the early time if the vibrant. I only used it back on rooted stock 2.1 though. After that it was voodoo. Voodoo is twice as fast anyways. Regardless I think it was only for samsung roms, not aosp based. Isn't voodoo the same way?
The last time I used it was on the onyx and obsidian roms, back when voodoo caused soft bricks if it want disabled between flashing. Once that got fixed oclf seemed to have gotten abandoned.
Wasn't this method outdated after eclair? I remember using it when the Vibrant first came out but not since.
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Wasn't this method outdated after eclair? I remember using it when the Vibrant first came out but not since.
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Yea its been out date for a long while xD
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iKoolkid said:
I'm trying to use ryanza lag fix but idk how to do it with only my phone, and I even downloaded the update zip that it said to apply but it says installation aborted? How do you fix this?
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chimera 2.2 should have very little if any lag. also, don't use ryanza lag fix; i think that only works on eclair. it will mess up your phone. you might as well flash jellybro with devil kernal