Sorry if this has been answered (I know its frowned upon), but I'm a bit pressed for time. I installed Voodoo V3 a little while back on JFD, but disabled it for JI6 using the 'disable lagfix' file in Voodoo folder method.
Last night, I flashed Obsidian v3 with VooDoo, but the new version will not install (I'm assuming that Voodoo was not completely uninstalled), and I can't use any of the OCLF methods pre-installed with the ROM (says: You already appear to have another lag fix intalled! (/system/bin/playlogos1 less than 5kb).
I am still running Obsidian v3.
I'd appreciate the help and a walkthrough if possible!
Thanks in advance and sorry for the trouble.
Try to flash sombionix voodoo disable.zip file into clockwork recovery. You should hear voice now converting to rfs. Once done, and it boots up. Go back to clockworkmod, flash another rom without voodoo. Than you should be okay from there on.
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Flashing the disable_lagfix.zip simply places a disable lagfix file in the voodoo directory (i think). I had that done before I flashed JI6 and obsidian...and the issue never went away.
Look in files folder, you see anything labeled voodoo?
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Create disable-voodoo empty text file but save as disable-voodoo file and place it in your voodoo folder and reboot. See what happens.
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at the root of my internal SD is the Voodoo folder. Within it is a folder labeled logs, and also the disable_lagfix file i put in there to disable it. However, if i delete this folder, Voodoo will reinstall itself automatically when i reboot.
when i place the disable_lagfix file within that directory...it disables Voodoo, but does not completely rid the system of it. When I installed Obsidian v3 with Voodoo, it did not install the new version of VooDoo because the old one still existed. Also, OCLF also will not install and i think its also because of this.
Try pushing the disable voodoo via adb.
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Or try to to do a factory restore first from clockwork. See what hapoens. I had that same issue too while back.
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Swing by the project-voodoo dot org site and go to documentation (i would give you a link if i could post one but...). Follow the first set of instructions on there and you'll get voodoo out in no time. Now, I'm not entirely sure if the vibrant devs accept this as the proper method of removal for our phones but I just tried this a couple of nights ago to get Soniqu3's theme on Onyx R4. Hope this helps.
Use terminal emulator and type mount. If it says data/ rfs in there, voodoo is disabled. Are you using the oclf included in the rom? Sombionix said the one in the market will not work.
Last option for you. Do this...
http://www.teamwhiskey.com/installation-guide/rfs-lag-fix-and-you
Its the same thing oclf does, just not one click.
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My girlfriend has a Vibrant which is not hardware locked. I rooted and installed Bionix w/voodoo on Sept 28. I can't tell in her 'about phone' which version of Bionix she's running, but I believe it's 1.3, as the zip file I downloaded has 1_3 in the filename.
The first big problem I have is that nandroid does not work. If I try to restore to her stock backup I made, it gets an error when trying to mount data. Same error if I try to make a backup of the Bionix ROM. What am I doing wrong? Until I have her phone properly hacked I was just going to keep a backup of her phone and let her use that in the meantime, but can't do that now.
I am familiar with Android and clockwork as I've owned a Droid for half a year and flash new ROMs frequently but I've never encountered that error before. I want to install the new Bionix but without being able to make a backup I don't want to. I don't think it will install properly without being able to mount data anyway. Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?
You have to remove voodoo in order to use clockwork.
Ok, I think I can handle that. Can someone explain to me why data can't be mounted with voodoo? Can I just delete the folder and flash the new ROM that includes voodoo?
Yeah in the bionix thread it says nandroid doesn't work with voodoo and shows how to disable it.
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Ok, I think I can handle that. Can someone explain to me why data can't be mounted with voodoo? Can I just delete the folder and flash the new ROM that includes voodoo?
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It takes the data, and moves it to a virtual ext4 that it creates, so when nandroid is trying to backup or restore it is looking for the data folders in the wrong place, so it does not work.
You need to follow the voodoo thread, you need to place the file in the voodoo folder, if you delete the folder it may cause you allot more issues, you must install it the way they say in the thread or you can softbrick the phone. And you cannot flash a new ROM with it installed or you again will mess up the phone. The only thing you can do is create the file, put it in your folder and restart the phone, let it do its thing, once it reboots then nandroid will work again.
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Noob and hacker in the same sentence...interesting
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Pasted in from the Bionix thread:
How-to Disable the Voodoo Lagfix:
1. Once again, you MUST disable the Voodoo lag fix in order to flash any other rom, kernel, or perform a nandroid backup. If you don't...well....lets just say I warned you.
2. Its simple. Create a folder on the root of your sdcard called 'Voodoo'.
3. Now, open notepad or something similar and save the blank file. Name it 'disable-lagfix'. This file cannot have any file extension, so remove it if it does.
4. Place your blank file into the 'Voodoo' folder you made on your sdcard.
5. In order to disable, simply power down your phone and power it back up.
6. FINISHED! You can now flash anything you'd like!
How-to Confirm Voodoo Lagfix is Disabled:
1. In adb shell or terminal type 'mount'
2. If it is disabled is should read '/dev/block/mmcblk0p2'.
3. If it is not disabled, it will read '/dev/block/mmcblk0p4'.
There is also a flashable .zip file that does this for you, if you care to search around and find it. Otherwise, the above will work fine. Once you disable Voodoo and confirm that it's disabled, you'll be able to backup/restore nandroid backups again.
been searching last 2 hours to no avail..
I appreciate any feedback cause I cant seen to get this.
Started with stock rom, un-rooted.
Installed rom manager per bionix instructions..
Downloaded bionix191_stock.zip
Saved to root sd card.
Selected "Install rom from sd card"
Informed me to unroot.
installed ryanZA's oclf from the market to root.
Re-ran rom manager.
Selected again "Install rom from sd card"
Selected wipe data and cache
Reboot process begins.
stops at "update.zip (bad) error.
What am I doing wrong?
try redownloading it.
Thanks for the reply...
I already tried downloading the zip again.
The zip file matches the proper size from
The link as stated on the install info...
I have the copy on my sd card in the root folder
as well as my download folder.
do I have to do something in the OCLF app?
try rooting withouth OCLF, using a normal update.zip
also, did you rename the bionix file?
I didn't know I had to rename the zip.
What do I rename it to?
The rom manager wouldn't run without a root,
so I had to use oclf first...
do I have to odin back to stock to install bionix?
no, dont rename it. this is what I did.
1. Odin to stock http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
2. install the update.zip from stock recovery
3. use market to download ROM manager
4. use ROM manager to reboot into recovery (do not use install rom from SD card)
5. you may need to use stock recovery to reinstall packages
6. in clockwork, install zip from sdcard
7. choose zip from sdcard
8. choose your bionix version
9. install
10. reboot twice
thx Brian, worked perfectly. You are a friend an a scholar!
I installed Bionix 1.9.1 Voodoo (OC/UV/Voodoo Kernel)
Benchmarked at 1878
installed OCLF right after..but the 2.1 & 2.2 lagfixes are unavailable...
Trying to fig out how to install OCLF on top of voodoo?
You don't use both the OCLF and Voodoo at the same. Voodoo requires a bit more reading comprehension and user ability than OCLF. For people that want a LagFix without the hassle of Disabling/Enabling Voodoo every time you reflash; OCLF is for you.
I'm on Bionix 1.9.1 with JACs OC/UV Kernel and no Voodoo (don't really feel the need) and I used OCLF to root way back when I had stock TWiz.
Glad you got it working and from here on out if you flash any of the prominent ROMs available you don't have to revert to stock as most of them wipe clean as part of their script. Just boot into ClockWork recovery, install zip from SD and find whichever ROM you want.
Oh and always nandroid before flashing a new ROM and use Titanium Backup to back up your apps and such.
I actually do not use the voodoo lagfix, because you have to disable it every time you want to flash something. I have had to repartition my phone so many times because of it I finally just stopped using it. Bionix is so fast I don't really see a need for the lagfix anyway.
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I actually do not use the voodoo lagfix, because you have to disable it every time you want to flash something. I have had to repartition my phone so many times because of it I finally just stopped using it. Bionix is so fast I don't really see a need for the lagfix anyway.
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I second this post. Bionix is fast enough comming from Stock. I do not think I need the lag fix.
Fusion is even better now!!!
Every time I flash bionix-v all my phone does is hard reset. Now I'm sure its my fault. So I'm asking for help to find where that fault is. I'm following team whiskeys install instructions. But what I'm getting is sd card can't be opened or file doesn't exist. I've tried placing the file in numerous locations. But no luck. So at this point I'm begging for help! Please.
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your putting it on the internal sd right??
Yes, in the dl folder on the internal card
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no ...you dont put it in a folder.. u just place it on the root of internal sd
say if you use the stock files app ..when you open that you should be able to see your .zip there without going to any files
Oh dang! Thanks let me give that a try.
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Be careful if this is your first Voodoo flash....it comes with it enabled. If you go back to a version without voodoo make sure you go into CWM (red recovery) and go to advanced and voodoo lagfix and disable it first.
Oh and let it convert and reboot completely on its own when installing..you will hear Linda talking..
Same damn thing...no joy.
No lagfix nothin just odin back to jfd...wanted a clean slate for bionix
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Same damn thing...no joy.
No lagfix nothin just odin back to jfd...wanted a clean slate for bionix
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Well hell....maybe a bad download of bionix...
Ya know I didn't think that was possible BUT after the bionix-v -tw- voodoo.zip it says (bad) does that mean its a bad dl and I should start over?
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Yea..just redownload bionix and try
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no ...you dont put it in a folder.. u just place it on the root of internal sd
say if you use the stock files app ..when you open that you should be able to see your .zip there without going to any files
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FYI it can be in a folder...I flashed everything like this from day 1. You should use md5 checksums to verify your download when they are provided though. It will verify bad downloads that could potentially hard brick your phone.
Okay I rooted my phone with the one click root. I saw it installed busybox, have no idea what that is. Now I wanna install supercurio's ka6 build with voodoo, so my phone doesnt lag. What are the proper steps to load it.
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wow! there should be a tutorial somewhere here, try the stickies. Basically your first step is to get rom manager from the market, open it then click on Flash Clockwork mod then pick vibrant. Next step is to pick a rom of your choice, I would try Bionix 1.2.1., d/l the zip file and transfer it to your internal sd card (do not extract). After thats done open rom manager again click on reboot into recovery. If the recovery is not in green letters choose install packages. When you have the green recovery choose back up and restore then back up. after thats done next choose install zip from sd card, then choose zip from sd card, then click on the zip file, then scroll down to install, let it do its thing and reboot. If you want to back up your apps then get the paid version of Titanium back up or don't. Good luck!
I just want to install supercurio's ka6 build with voodoo. He stated it was the stock samsung ka6 but injected with voodoo. Are all thoae steps required just to install this build
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Somebody please. I would like to get this done tonight. Cheers
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do this....
download sgs kernel flasher from market. go into app and backup kernel
download the ka6 voodoo kernel
move it to the sgs flasher folder
go back into sgs kernel flasher and flash kernel.
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Ok, this being my girlfriend's phone, I dont get to mess around with it often and am pretty new to it. I flashed CI500_VZW_EB01_FROYO_REL.tar.md5 via Odin 1.3 and also flashed the red cwm. I booted up and restarted to the cwm and installed the superuser that was with the busy box. when I installed titanium backup, it kept on force closing so I tried to go to cwm and factory reset, it would not mount the sd. Tried going into the mount/ unmount and mount there but with no luck. so I thought it was the sd card but when i go to install zip menu, I can access the sd card. what can be wrong?
is the phone a verizon fascinate?
Yea its verizon. Also superuser works... But titanium cant get access.
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Its probably the permissions. .. Check super user to see if titanium is on allow. Can always reinstall
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If you have problems with Titanium Backup its recommended to select Problems on the main screen and have it download a reliable busybox for TB.
If your wanting to be rooted you should Odin an EB01 package that comes rooted + recovery. I've never had to install superuser because its ready to go after you Odin.
If you want to start from scratch go here and follow instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1017817
for the pit file:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2056318/atlas_v2.2.pit
hmm reading that guide kinda points to the bad voodoo conversion. Not only is titanium being force closed, all installed apps do it after a restart. What else can i do?
I had this same problem with Ti yesterday, all I had to do was go into sup and forget Ti, then go to appear manager and CFC clear data whatever, just make it forget you used it yet. Then I just ran Ti again, it asked for sup permission, everything worked fine then.
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well its not just titanium back up. when i restart the phone, everything that i had downloaded from the market force closes.
Sounds like your dbdata is messed up, reodin with the atlas PIT file
http://adbdev.com/danknub/atlas_v2.2.pit
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Sounds like your dbdata is messed up, reodin with the atlas PIT file
http://adbdev.com/danknub/atlas_v2.2.pit
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yea i already tried that.... but the weird part is when i odin the atlas file, supposedly there should be a lady saying something about the phone being repartitioned? I never got it to say that. I odined atlas with the image file from the guide that was posted above. what am i doing wrong? i clicked the repartition box
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yea i already tried that.... but the weird part is when i odin the atlas file, supposedly there should be a lady saying something about the phone being repartitioned? I never got it to say that. I odined atlas with the image file from the guide that was posted above. what am i doing wrong? i clicked the repartition box
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I clicked on the repartition and it never worked. I left it unchecked and it seemed to work until I tried to flash the radio. I changed computers and for some reason odin ran everything fine. Now I am running EC01.