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Hey folks,
This is a completely new build, with all the new changes baked in. We wanted to do a semi-official test release to collect bugs and hopefully do a formal official release with everything settled. The main pain point is the CSV files (see pre-install prep).
So a brief overview:
New acoustic routing code baked in. Should fix most if not all audio routing problems, and will provide more debugging if stuff does go wrong. Also allows for more granular tweaking, see the CSV files.
GPS fixes for GB - GPS not only works in GB now, but it doesn't kill sleep! I was able to use GPS, get a solid lock, and put the device to sleep no problem.
BT should work & well with the new acoustic code. Post results.
RHOD users now have a choice of kernels. .35+ all have the new acoustic - so .35, .39, 3.0 and 3.1 are all fair game now... This is bundled with .27!!
Keep in mind, autobuild .27 kernels will produce no audio in this build... Obviously the bundled kernel will work, and the absolute newest .27 autobuild kernel does work now - Feb.27 2012 or newer.
rootfs tweaks - first, it will detect which kernel you're on (.27 or .35+) and automatically apply the correct firmware. Second, is it will always copy/extract the modules... failures there were getting annoying, and this is surefire if brute-force...
Few Easter egg apk's...
Probably a lot I'm forgetting, this might change
Pre-Install Prep REQUIRED!!!
This step is crucial, and I forgot all about it! You must copy all of the *.CSV file from your WinMo ROM - these are in the \Windows\ directory. There's a very easy way to do this. It involves the Total Commander app for WinMo (Direct Link for the perpetually lazy...) (included in EnergyROM and others probably).
Now you're in Total Commander looking at your \Windows\ directory. Whew... lots of files. Fear not! Hit the "CTRL" button, then the green "Plus" button. This opens the Select/Unselect files dialog. Put in *.csv, press "select" and voila. All CSV files are selected. Now - File -> Copy/Move -> I want you to copy these (should be 10) files to the ROOT of your SD card. No folders!!! This is hardset right now, until we get it all implemented into the build properly. Thanks!
Install
Assuming you've done the pre-install prep; this is installed just like the other XDAndroid builds - grab your startup.txt (don't forget rel_path= if you don't have it at the root of the SD!), ts-calibration and boot!
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Caveats:
Audio stutters every 10sec. The only fix I've heard is using a kernel from G3rmo (unfortunately it is old), or
Code:
su
kill -9 28
Which kills the [battery] process. I'm sure this will have negative effects on the battery meter/battery life...
SD Card not working...? "Waiting for SD Card" appearing on boot...? Try putting this command in your startup.txt
Code:
msmsdcc_1bit msmsdcc_fmax=14000000 msmsdcc_nopwrsave
See gummbah30's post reminding us of these commands.
SD Card has partitions? (If you used a non-XDAndroid build the answer is YES) Then you need to add "no_partitions" to your startup.txt. Between the quotes on the set cmdline line. Do not put it on its own line, it goes in between the quotes! Make sure there is one space between each item.
BT might still be flaky
The CSV files from my BLAC100 are attached for the lazy. I'd like to gather CSV's from each RHOD, I'm curious if any ROM devs have changed them out either... This could get interesting. If you folks don't mind, post up your CSV's, point out differences with mine, etc... We're trying to figure out how to unify these, if possible! Thanks!
Keyboard tiny/unusable? Either change the IME (long press on the input box) Get rid of it! I've heard "Hackers Keyboard" is a good alternative - many options. There's also "Better Keyboard", Swype, etc... Side load the APK using AndroidApps, adb install, etc.
Please post back any issues, enjoy!
GBX0C Changelog
Camcorder: Now works (tested on rhodium).
Acoustic: Bug-fix : correct random loss of dual(rear)-mic.
MMS: Bug-fix: Slides with zero duration on Sprint.
Gps: Bug-fix: Init/de-init sequence fix (correct gps not starting up after being unchecked in Settings).
Gps: Bug-fix: End gps session with a correct rpc call (relevant to amss6125 devices).
Gps: Bug-fix: Don't send delayed position requests after session has ended (possibly relevant to Navigation issues).
Gps: New feature: Xtra (aGPS) -> verified to work on rhodium/cdma raph.
X1 specific: Screen rotation patch.
Added tytung's GPS injector app to AndroidApps\Other as well as updating/cleaning up some apps in AndroidApps.
Modified rootfs for newest apsta firmware & wifi firmware - wifi tethering now works flawlessly in the newest kernels! .27 is still bundled for the record...
logcat attached
just like to say speakers when making a call works........loud rear speakers (speakerphone) don't work nor does sound in touch selection when going threw screen selection and playing music does not work also.....hope this helps
welard said:
just like to say speakers when making a call works........loud rear speakers (speakerphone) don't work nor does sound in touch selection when going threw screen selection and playing music does not work also.....hope this helps
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Interesting, does any sound work...? Does it play thru the earpiece instead of the rear speaker? What about previewing ringtones? Next time you pull a logcat, make sure to use -v time. Using GetLogs makes it much easier .
Thanks for testing btw. The more the merrier! If we're going to make this change global, we want to make sure no devices are left in the dust. So it's up to you guys to test and ensure that it works properly! If it doesn't, we'll try to fix it.
If anyone feels like hopping on #xdandroid on freenode while testing, that would be great! Thanks again!
i attached the file i found on sd card after pulling the logs with getlogs. i hope this is the file you wanted.
i just added following commands to my startup, because i cant boot without them:
msmsdcc_1bit msmsdcc_fmax=14000000 msmsdcc_nopwrsave
am20033 said:
i attached the file i found on sd card after pulling the logs with getlogs. i hope this is the file you wanted.
i just added following commands to my startup, because i cant boot without them:
msmsdcc_1bit msmsdcc_fmax=14000000 msmsdcc_nopwrsave
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Those commands are necessary if you have a SD card that doesn't play nicely. If you need 'em, put 'em in.
Thanks for the logs, I'll pass them on. Anything you can say about 'em? What happened during the logs...? Please be as specific as possible. The more information, the better.
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I made a mistake. Messed up bad folks! I forgot an extremely crucial step... See the first post! Pre-install Prep .
am20033 already has given pretty good feedback, once having done this step. So send it through the ringer guys, c'mon!
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Bump...
I made a mistake. Messed up bad folks! I forgot an extremely crucial step... See the first post! Pre-install Prep .
am20033 already has given pretty good feedback, once having done this step. So send it through the ringer guys, c'mon!
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wooooow......thats all i can say......loudspeaker in call works perfect.... incall audio perfect.......touchsceen click works well......overall system louder......have not tested music but in (sound settings)....ringtone, media and alarm works well...bluetooth audio headset has lots of background noise u can hear the other person but not very well but audio is rooted to bt headset.....will test further and report back asap......
p.s. there are 5 c.s.v file in window mobile on blackstone....ive re-check and found 5.....if anyone find more please let me know, but far as i know there is 5 not 10.....thanks
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wooooow......thats all i can say......loudspeaker in call works perfect.... incall audio perfect.......touchsceen click works well......overall system louder......have not tested music but in (sound settings)....ringtone, media and alarm works well...bluetooth audio headset has lots of background noise u can hear the other person but not very well but audio is rooted to bt headset.....will test further and report back asap......
p.s. there are 5 c.s.v file in window mobile on blackstone....ive re-check and found 5.....if anyone find more please let me know, but far as i know there is 5 not 10.....thanks
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Good deal! Some headsets seem to work better than others - we'll have to work on that once everything has settled. Glad everything else is working well!
As for there only being 5 CSV's, that might be true for Blackstone. What WinMo ROM are you on...? Perhaps some other users can verify. On my RHOD running EnergyROM there's definitely 10 CSV files in \Windows\. I might ask everyone post theirs so we can detect any differences - so if anyone would like to post all the CSV's they have in a zip file here that would be great!
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Good deal! Some headsets seem to work better than others - we'll have to work on that once everything has settled. Glad everything else is working well!
As for there only being 5 CSV's, that might be true for Blackstone. What WinMo ROM are you on...? Perhaps some other users can verify. On my RHOD running EnergyROM there's definitely 10 CSV files in \Windows\. I might ask everyone post theirs so we can detect any differences - so if anyone would like to post all the CSV's they have in a zip file here that would be great!
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im on window 6.5 kwbr rom,....im not sure if files are different than in the orignal 6.1 for blackstone........thanks
welard said:
im on window 6.5 kwbr rom,....im not sure if files are different than in the orignal 6.1 for blackstone........thanks
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Post those CSV's if you could!
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Post those CSV's if you could!
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hear are my csv's......thanks...
arrrghhh said:
Post those CSV's if you could!
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Thank's Arrrghhh , that is my best news today .
I'm a former HD owner and today i have a HD mini Photon , my current Android ROM is working very well .
The only real problem for me is the audio routing . Could you give me some help to test this in Photon? I can try to change my ROM in order to apply your fix. Don't worry if i don't have success doing that , i know devices are not the same and i don't disturb you .
Because this is HD forum if you want you can PM me.
Thank's a lot
cbolumar said:
Thank's Arrrghhh , that is my best news today .
I'm a former HD owner and today i have a HD mini Photon , my current Android ROM is working very well .
The only real problem for me is the audio routing . Could you give me some help to test this in Photon? I can try to change my ROM in order to apply your fix. Don't worry if i don't have success doing that , i know devices are not the same and i don't disturb you .
Because this is HD forum if you want you can PM me.
Thank's a lot
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If you're on a native Android device and you're having audio routing problems I would talk to the developer of the ROM. If you re-read the first post, I detail why we have audio routing problems to day, and why this test build fixes those issues.
Your issue is completely different and entirely unique compared to our woes. Sorry.
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If you're on a native Android device and you're having audio routing problems I would talk to the developer of the ROM. If you re-read the first post, I detail why we have audio routing problems to day, and why this test build fixes those issues.
Your issue is completely different and entirely unique compared to our woes. Sorry.
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Thank's arrrghhh , Photon is a WM 6.5 device (maybe the last HTC WM device) and the issue is the same I had in my blackstone for two years. (BT pairing but not audio ) it was my bigger problem there and with photon .... having the same problem..
I'm reading some times the blackstone thread looking for some light about this issue and today i found your thread. Trust me , the issue is the same and the way to resolve it must be similar.
I had success booting android HD blackstone roms in photon (more or less) and i will try to test your build. at the moment the booting animation start well but never end.
I'm changing some modules to obtain a bootable build but i don't know which libs or kernel modules are you changing here.
Thank's
cbolumar said:
Thank's arrrghhh , Photon is a WM 6.5 device (maybe the last HTC WM device) and the issue is the same I had in my blackstone for two years. (BT pairing but not audio ) it was my bigger problem there and with photon .... having the same problem..
I'm reading some times the blackstone thread looking for some light about this issue and today i found your thread. Trust me , the issue is the same and the way to resolve it must be similar.
I had success booting android HD blackstone roms in photon (more or less) and i will try to test your build. at the moment the booting animation start well but never end.
I'm changing some modules to obtain a bootable build but i don't know which libs or kernel modules are you changing here.
Thank's
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Oh I see.
Others have this same problem...? I'm wondering if it's your headset, or the port. Do you know how audio routing works on the port for the Mini? Is it a kernel-only affair, or does userland effect it...?
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Oh I see.
Others have this same problem...? I'm wondering if it's your headset, or the port. Do you know how audio routing works on the port for the Mini? Is it a kernel-only affair, or does userland effect it...?
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Is a general problem , I don't know if the problem is only in the kernel but i can give you some issues we have with the sound:
- the stereo wired headset sound only works if we use headset with micro , if we use headset without micro the sound is mono.
- The fm radio sound only works if we start de FM radio in WM before run haret , in other case we have only 5 seconds sound in Android FM radio, after 5 seconds the sound stops suddenly.
- the loudspeaker and sound in general in incoming calls is very low.
- The Bluetooth headset and the bluetooth hand free paired without problems but not redirect the sound.
I think the problem is not so different you want fix here in blackstone.
cbolumar said:
Is a general problem , I don't know if the problem is only in the kernel but i can give you some issues we have with the sound:
- the stereo wired headset sound only works if we use headset with micro , if we use headset without micro the sound is mono.
- The fm radio sound only works if we start de FM radio in WM before run haret , in other case we have only 5 seconds sound in Android FM radio, after 5 seconds the sound stops suddenly.
- the loudspeaker and sound in general in incoming calls is very low.
- The Bluetooth headset and the bluetooth hand free paired without problems but not redirect the sound.
I think the problem is not so different you want fix here in blackstone.
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The fixes here apply to MSM7k devices. I'm not sure what you would need to port it to other devices... pretty sure our kernel would not work on your phone. That's going to be the hurdle. I would encourage you to analyze the userland stuff tho - that certainly might be useful to you.
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The fixes here apply to MSM7k devices. I'm not sure what you would need to port it to other devices... pretty sure our kernel would not work on your phone. That's going to be the hurdle. I would encourage you to analyze the userland stuff tho - that certainly might be useful to you.
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Thank's arrrghhh , the hD mini have the MSM7227 processor, i will follow here your work.
cbolumar said:
Thank's arrrghhh , the hD mini have the MSM7227 processor, i will follow here your work.
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Don't misconstrue, I haven't done any of the actual development on this acoustic code .
See Jerome's tree if you want to see where this all started. A few others have cloned his tree and made some modifications. We're still working out the kinks. Perhaps it can help your port as well...
Like I said earlier, I am betting the userland stuff will work for you folks without a ton of changes (don't know for sure!). The kernel stuff for this new acoustic will need to be ported - our kernel will not work on your device.
So I thought I would give a quick post on my GNEX setup and tell you there is hope for people who love music and hate teh GNEX stock sound/volume.
Go to AOKP.co and get the latest AOKP MR1 Build 2 for your phone model. This is 4.2.1 you will need to wipe coming from anything else (yes a full wipe) treat your phone as you would your butt...You dont want your phone to stink trust me... I would also suggest you visit TWRP's official web site and use your WUG's Nexus tool kit (advanced) to flash this recovery FIRST and Foremost. (Yes I put hings out of order sometimes to make sure your reading)
Get the suggest GAPPS from the AOKP post...
Go grab the latest lean kernel 5.8 for JB 4.2...I love me some Franco but so far his are experimental and Lean is 100% stable (also rocks battery life as much as can be expected on early 4.2.1 builds.
Go grab the AC!D Audio 5.0 (for most phones) I use the Noozoxide add-on (they suggest walkman player but I prefer the DSP so things like Pandora etc will get the benefit.
Flash them in that order and always wipe your dalvik between each package (some people are gonna flame me but hey this works and I shouldnt have to answer a single question afterward) After you reboot and login to Google stuff... First go to settings--> sound-->music effects and select Noozoxide or awesome beats (nothing wrong with either one..as long as you installed it) I have both installed and they wont break anything as long as you dont set them both up...you can switch Ill tell you how later. Afterward go to your app drawer and open the one you chose.
For Noozoxie selct line out audio monitor--> check sof-cliiping---> selct HARD in signal strength...Check deliver natrual sound enabled. First change the digital preset to Audiophile...you can tweak this once you realize its just basically an eqaulizer. The last option VSUR can be check and select studio if you experience rattleing or have garbage headphones... The other options are for built in speaker and bletooth...
You do similar things for amazing beats please feel free to play with them as its really based on how your ears hear/ headphone quality.
If you try one and want to try the other one make sure you uncheck every option in the one that you tried...go back in settings-->sound-->music effects and check the music FX thats built in to android...go into google music play a track go to options at the top right corner select music effects slide the one/off button on then off...go back to sounds-->music effects-->select the one you didnt try the first time... then go to your app drawer and teak the respective app while google music is playing your favorite JAM...
Enjoy your buttery smooth eargasm that I have bestwoed upon you..
-Joe
This has nothing to do with Q&A...but for what it's worth 'Best setup' = Whatever you like as it's YOU that uses the phone not someone else
I'm a DJ and my EQ levels might be crap for someone else and vice versa
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EddyOS said:
This has nothing to do with Q&A...but for what it's worth 'Best setup' = Whatever you like as it's YOU that uses the phone not someone else
I'm a DJ and my EQ levels might be crap for someone else and vice versa
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Yes you are right thats why I didnt give any specific DSP EQ setup information...also if you cant put statements in here they wouldnt have included a box to check that says this is a question...
And furthermore if you dont have Ac!d Audio or the beats+xlouder mod installed your credentials as a DJ are very questionable...If we wanted to be told how something should sound stock we would own iGarbage...
Thanks for your uselessness and inability to post something useful on my thread...Your just gonna look stupid when everyone else starts throwing thanks....
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Yes you are right thats why I didnt give any specific DSP EQ setup information...also if you cant put statements in here they wouldnt have included a box to check that says this is a question...
And furthermore if you dont have Ac!d Audio or the beats+xlouder mod installed your credentials as a DJ are very questionable...If we wanted to be told how something should sound stock we would own iGarbage...
Thanks for your uselessness and inability to post something useful on my thread...Your just gonna look stupid when everyone else starts throwing thanks....
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I don't use my phone to listen to music Being a DJ I only bother to use my Sennheisers with my Pioneer separates or CDJ/DJM setup
And you'll look stupid when the mods close this thread
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Thanks for your uselessness and inability to post something useful on my thread...Your just gonna look stupid when everyone else starts throwing thanks....
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what sounds good to you, doesnt sound good to every other person
so just like roms/kernels....
THERE IS NO BEST
EddyOS said:
I don't use my phone to listen to music Being a DJ I only bother to use my Sennheisers with my Pioneer separates or CDJ/DJM setup
And you'll look stupid when the mods close this thread
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So you think you know everything...If it were possible to pit your flat response Sennheisers (cheaply made of plastic) against my v-moda M-100's you would lose everytime...sorry Bro but the fact that you take your phone and another music player with you is cumbersome at best...I understand that you think your doing the best but if you tried AC!D Audio instead of ass-uming you got this you would be extremely surprised...the point of the thread wasn't to tell you what rom it was to tout the sound quality improvment of the audio mods...I just tell people to use aokp cause its 100% working with this and the audio mod is awesome...Personally I dont blame you for not using your phone as an MP3 player...if I had to deal with low volume stock non-sense I would probably use something else as well. Please forgive me for thinking the point of XDA was to improve our phones in some way...Now I know I should just naysay things I havn't even tried based on a complete lack of information.
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This has nothing to do with Q&A...
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See my first post...it's still applicable. Perhaps it belongs somewhere else, that's for mods to decide
And I don't listen to music on my phone OR another music player, you'll never get the EQ right. Plus, the Sennheiser HD 25s are regarded as the DJ-standard headphones so I'll be sticking with them for now
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Zepius said:
what sounds good to you, doesnt sound good to every other person
so just like roms/kernels....
THERE IS NO BEST
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The concensus for the GNEX is the sound sucks...Also if you havn't tried any of this then please keep your wisdom to yourself...I have never in my life tried to help people jsut to get a bunch of rude flames from trolls...Oh wait yea I use the internet everyday... I can say with 100% truth that this audio mod is better than stock...you can even decide not to tweak any equalizer and its better...there isn't even a doubt that this is better sounding audio...this isnt just some BS poweramp program this improves sound quality accross your phone period...
I don't listen music in my phone.
CM 10.1 is best for me.
Franco's kernel is pretty stable for me.
Ondemand is the best governor
Orion is the best ringtone.
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See my first post...it's still applicable. Perhaps it belongs somewhere else, that's for mods to decide
And I don't listen to music on my phone OR another music player, you'll never get the EQ right. Plus, the Sennheiser HD 25s are regarded as the DJ-standard headphones so I'll be sticking with them for now
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So you dont listen to music outside of your house? Club? WTF...Ill just take my deck out of my car too cause it cant compair to my setup at home...No one is gonna take you seriously dude...Really I refuse to listen to music on the subway cause its not as good as my home stereo HAHAHAAHAHAH...You know what you sound like I dont even have to waste my breath...
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So you dont listen to music outside of your house? Club? WTF...Ill just take my deck out of my car too cause it cant compair to my setup at home...No one is gonna take you seriously dude...Really I refuse to listen to music on the subway cause its not as good as my home stereo HAHAHAAHAHAH...You know what you sound like I dont even have to waste my breath...
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Of course not you mong! I have my car, which is set up professionally for my sound/music taste, and I don't have to take public transport. On the odd occasion where I do have to catch a bus/taxi (e.g. I've had a bit too much to drink) I just don't listen to music. I converse with my peers as opposed to sit in silence nodding my head. You can sit there with your phone but it will NEVER be as good as a proper setup so, for that reason, I don't bother. Why should I listen to music when it's nothing like the artist originally intended?
End of the day, you think you've got it right so well done. All I'm saying is 1. This has NOTHING to do with Q&A (I don't remember seeing a thread asking for help with the perfect audio setup), and 2. Everything is subjective so it kinda makes this whole thread redundant. It falls into the same category as the 'This is the best ROM setup' threads
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I don't listen music in my phone.
CM 10.1 is best for me.
Franco's kernel is pretty stable for me.
Ondemand is the best governor
Orion is the best ringtone.
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And you can keep being lack luster...Its about the audio mod not the rom...I only posted AOKP (saying this again) because other roms have issues and it doesnt. So I have been flashing Roms since the Droid 1 and I know quite a bit...More than you I dont know...I have no way to test your knowledge or lack there of...Also Interactive is pretty good...on-demand tends to have a sluggish wake up when coming out of sleep...I suppose if I had created a governer called bigwanginaymouth I could tout that and have everyones mouth wattering ...pun intended.
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So you dont listen to music outside of your house? Club? WTF...Ill just take my deck out of my car too cause it cant compair to my setup at home...No one is gonna take you seriously dude...Really I refuse to listen to music on the subway cause its not as good as my home stereo HAHAHAAHAHAH...You know what you sound like I dont even have to waste my breath...
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The concensus for the GNEX is the sound sucks...Also if you havn't tried any of this then please keep your wisdom to yourself...I have never in my life tried to help people jsut to get a bunch of rude flames from trolls...Oh wait yea I use the internet everyday... I can say with 100% truth that this audio mod is better than stock...you can even decide not to tweak any equalizer and its better...there isn't even a doubt that this is better sounding audio...this isnt just some BS poweramp program this improves sound quality accross your phone period...
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you know why you're getting flamed? because you're being a rude, condescending person.
now this is the part where i critique your guide and rip it apart.
1) you recommend a toolkit, worst idea ever. lets have people mod their phone with no knowledge of what they are doing. thats a great idea.
2) you throw your opinions in the mix like they are the end all be all about kernels. every kernel runs different on every phone
3) your guide jumps around and is not a clear guide at all.
4) your step by step instructions are medicore at best. the steps are so fuzzy inside that guide its basically not worth reading.
5) this line: Enjoy your buttery smooth eargasm that I have bestwoed upon you..
is not needed.
6) you're trolling for thanks and not actually interested in helping.
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Of course not you mong! I have my car, which is set up professionally for my sound/music taste, and I don't have to take public transport. On the odd occasion where I do have to catch a bus/taxi (e.g. I've had a bit too much to drink) I just don't listen to music. I converse with my peers as opposed to sit in silence nodding my head. You can sit there with your phone but it will NEVER be as good as a proper setup so, for that reason, I don't bother. Why should I listen to music when it's nothing like the artist originally intended?
End of the day, you think you've got it right so well done. All I'm saying is 1. This has NOTHING to do with Q&A (I don't remember seeing a thread asking for help with the perfect audio setup), and 2. Everything is subjective so it kinda makes this whole thread redundant. It falls into the same category as the 'This is the best ROM setup' threads
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All I can say is that Ac!d Audio is not at all subjective...Its not even in the same ballpark...Its not somethign that most people are going to attribute to a placebo and for people who dont listen to music on there phone for whatever rediculous reason......it also improves notification and ringtone volume so you might actually hear a call/text from 30 feet away...what is your F'ing problem...if you cant take a backup and try something new you really really really dont need to be here at all. And thats the most truthful truth (I would go as far to say non-subjective definitive statement) that has been made here today. <---Just call me a cowboy for not thanking Samsung and Google for making the audio of the Galaxy Nexus the saddest attempt ever made...
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All I can say is that Ac!d Audio is not at all subjective...Its not even in the same ballpark...Its not somethign that most people are going to attribute to a placebo and for people who dont listen to music on there phone for whatever rediculous reason......it also improves notification and ringtone volume so you might actually hear a call/text from 30 feet away...what is your F'ing problem...if you cant take a backup and try something new you really really really dont need to be here at all. And thats the most truthful truth (I would go as far to say non-subjective definitive statement) that has been made here today. <---Just call me a cowboy for not thanking Samsung and Google for making the audio of the Galaxy Nexus the saddest attempt ever made...
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Hey, I'm all for giving something a go but this isn't something I have any need for. If I wasn't game for flashing something I wouldn't be using Android! May I also ask why not listening to music on a PHONE (key word there) is ridiculous? My phone is a communications tool for my work and personal life, so it's primary use is calls (obviously), SMS, email, Twitter, Facebook and Internet access. I don't game on it, I don't listen to music on it.
I don't need a high volume ringer cause my phone is always in my pocket (not 30 feet away - what's the point of a mobile phone that you don't keep on you?) so for me this guide is useless. I'm sure some may find it useful if you re-wrote it to make a bit more sense.
My ORIGINAL issue was it has nothing to do with Q&A - where is the question you've answered? If it's a guide then it should really go in the thread for the app in question to help users of that app set their phones up or, at a push, General for Nexus owners
As a professional audio engineer, sounds like to me like you're being fooled simply by volume and compression. No, I have not installed and listened to the programs you're talking about. I'm simply judging them by the names of the settings you're saying to tweak. Hard signal strength to me means loud (most things sound better when they're louder), soft clipping means it's allowing the system to slightly peak (distort) while placing a brick wall limiter in the audio path to allow the audio to be a loud as possible without actually giving the listener a distorted listening experience. This what what radio stations do. I would guess that if you were to take the headphone jack out to a recording interface and record the audio coming out, it would be nothing but a solid blocked waveform with no dynamic range.
Do your ears often feel fatigued after listening to music with these settings?
Here's an image that shows you what I'm talking about. This is actually comparing a song on vinyl to the same song on a CD but it get's my point across. The top waveforms are vinyl and the bottom are from the CD. Notice the clear peaks and valleys in the vinyl waveforms compared to the hard flat edges seen on the cd waveforms. Now imagine the CD waveforms compressed even more and that's probably what you're listening to.
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/atta...stering-vinyl-vs-cd-in_rainbows_waveforms.jpg
Gforce083 said:
As a professional audio engineer, sounds like to me like you're being fooled simply by volume and compression. No, I have not installed and listened to the programs you're talking about. I'm simply judging them by the names of the settings you're saying to tweak. Hard signal strength to me means loud (most things sound better when they're louder), soft clipping means it's allowing the system to slightly peak (distort) while placing a brick wall limiter in the audio path to allow the audio to be a loud as possible without actually giving the listener a distorted listening experience. This what what radio stations do. I would guess that if you were to take the headphone jack out to a recording interface and record the audio coming out, it would be nothing but a solid blocked waveform with no dynamic range.
Do your ears often feel fatigued after listening to music with these settings?
Here's an image that shows you what I'm talking about. This is actually comparing a song on vinyl to the same song on a CD but it get's my point across. The top waveforms are vinyl and the bottom are from the CD. Notice the clear peaks and valleys in the vinyl waveforms compared to the hard flat edges seen on the cd waveforms. Now imagine the CD waveforms compressed even more and that's probably what you're listening to.
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/atta...stering-vinyl-vs-cd-in_rainbows_waveforms.jpg
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Thank you for your post. I appreciate the information. I don't understand what you mean by being fooled though. Your ears hear what they hear. You are 100% correct about everything the only thing I can tell you is using your phone with headphones (preferably B-class driver CANS) sounds really good. The reason for Hard somcpression and sof-clipping specifically with this device is the audio is so low to begin with if you can force the DAC to go louder these settings sound good possible because of the lack of vloume already on the phone. I do tend to turn things down a few notches now to make it comfortable for longer periods. Before the phone would fatigue my ears and sound terrible because I was forced to turn it up all the way just to enjoy the music. (rocking out if you will) This audio plug actually gives the device responsive bass...The DSP settings do use virtualization tricks to make the sound more pleasant however the untweakable sound engines installed are very real and use some beats,some dobly, xlouder from sony, etc etc etc. The best advice I can give you is just flash it ...after a backup of course. As long as you rom is up to date it should work and I would really appreciate if reverred opinions from sound engineers would lend some credability to the post.
Thanks much, -OP :highfive:
Is this post really about purity of sound? In a smartphone?
joooe said:
Is this post really about purity of sound? In a smartphone?
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Hey this post is about teaking lemons and making lemondade...Honestly the phone is awesome even for an old Gal except audio. Will this mod be as good as a professional setup? NO! But why hinder people who have the phone and want to use it to play music while they do (whatever). No one should judge me because I listen to music on it instead of exclusively on something that cost thousands of dollars. That being said...I am at a loss for words why no one has went over to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923630
...and tried it. When it takes 5-10 minutes to make a backup on CWM or TWRP and flash something that you could use while ..(lets say camping) to listen to tunes pleasantly instead of barely being able to drown out the wildlife noises. Discalimer: The MOD will not force you to listen to music exclusively on your smart phone. It might however open up narrow minds to the the ability of the phone to be far superior to an iPOD. So please try this, even if you do there is not need to revert because it doesnt break or take away from anything it only betters your device should you get stuck in an elevator with someone you hate maybe you can make there annoying voice disappear.
What I can say 100% is this is BETTER than stock period. There is no question and unless you have tried it and didn't like it then you can't contribute here. It MIGHT be the BEST audio setup for the phone right now...will we have something better in the future? I don't know but it will probably be AC!D AUDIO 6.0 (the updated MOD).
And just to clarify I could not give two douces if anyone thanks me...I don't know you, will never know you, and really would refuse to shake most of your hands if I did meet you because no one has done anything to help in this thread so far. People are so rediculous that they havnt even been searching for something to fix the poor audio that I have been crawling forums since Nov 2011 when I stood in line for 3 hours just to say AWwwwwww...when I fired up the music player. Now it is acceptable and I want to pass on the good word. All I have gotten is flak from DJ's and forum etiquette gurus.
Thanks, Joe :fingers-crossed:
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Thank you for your post. I appreciate the information. I don't understand what you mean by being fooled though. Your ears hear what they hear. You are 100% correct about everything the only thing I can tell you is using your phone with headphones (preferably B-class driver CANS) sounds really good. The reason for Hard somcpression and sof-clipping specifically with this device is the audio is so low to begin with if you can force the DAC to go louder these settings sound good possible because of the lack of vloume already on the phone. I do tend to turn things down a few notches now to make it comfortable for longer periods. Before the phone would fatigue my ears and sound terrible because I was forced to turn it up all the way just to enjoy the music. (rocking out if you will) This audio plug actually gives the device responsive bass...The DSP settings do use virtualization tricks to make the sound more pleasant however the untweakable sound engines installed are very real and use some beats,some dobly, xlouder from sony, etc etc etc. The best advice I can give you is just flash it ...after a backup of course. As long as you rom is up to date it should work and I would really appreciate if reverred opinions from sound engineers would lend some credability to the post.
Thanks much, -OP :highfive:
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By "fooled" I mean, listen to a song you're unfamiliar with at a low-moderate volume, then listen to it with just a 3-5db gain... you'll think the slightly louder version sounds a lot better. Try it out.
Along those same lines, why do you think the general, non-audiophile, public thinks Beats headphones are the greatest thing since ice cream? Aside from them being the trendy accessory to ones wardrobe, people swear by their sound. I can say that I have listened to several Beats headphones, do they sound bad? No, I'd venture to say they sound good but not great. I'd never own a pair and I certainly would never use them in the studio. So why do so many people think they're so awesome? Because they are designed to have an over-hyped bass and treble response. People hear hyped bass and think "DANG! This is pumpin!" then they notice the extra treble and say "wow, these sound crisp!" They're being fooled and they're also being forced to listen to the music in a way that wasn't intended.
You were dogging something one else for using "flat-response" Sennheiser's, remember? The fact is, flat response headphones, earphones, speakers, and studio monitors is what audiophiles go after. Flat doesn't mean dull or boring, it means clean, pure, and untainted. With a flat response speaker you're hearing what the audio truly sounds like, which then allows you to make better adjustments to the audio. Think about it, if I mix a song using Beats headphones and then you play it back in your car, they first thing you'd say is "Where's the bass?" Well, my ears were fooled by the over-hyped bass on the Beats that I thought it had plenty! You'd then notice how the track doesn't sound very clean and crisp, why? Because once again the over-hyped treble of the Beats threw my ears off and made me think the high end was where it needed to be and any more adjustments to it would just make it sound tinny.
Hopefully that helps.
Hello Note 2 users...(ATT)
Here you'll find a set of modified files for our device that allow stereo sound from both device speakers.... (pretty sweet sound when they both play your music tracks)...
And for you AOSP fans, it includes a fix for that annoying in-call audio issue that forces a toggle down/up to get sound back to acceptable levels.
See below for installation instructions, warnings (got to love those) and other important info about the up's and down's of these sound mods.
First: Credit
Hosting for these files has been graciously provided by @rogersb11 and his AFH account. (thank you brother)...
Please mash the H*** out of his thanks button if you would please, for not only the space to host the files, but for his mad skills in testing and helping me present these for you. He also kindly zipped these up for me. (can't thank you enough man).
And to Cyanogenmod, for the bits needed to create the AOSP VERSION of these files.
Of course, a big thanks goes out to Samsung for everything we love and hate about our NOTE 2.
Second: Disclaimer
The use of these files, resides solely with YOU, THE USER...
I'm not twisting any arms here, so if you decide to go for it and your phone explodes.....well, you know the deal. These files were created for my personal device and use.
I'm offering them to you with that knowledge, and the choice resides with you, or not, to use them for yourselves.
I accept no liability if "YOU" flash these files and something happens that you don't like. (rant off)
These files operate at the hardware level, and "WILL" change the primary operation and sound outputs of your device. So please read carefully, and as you'll see below, MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR PRIMARY SOUND FILES !! (because you might need an easy way back should you change your mind)...:highfive:
Third: Install
The first file is for Touchwiz based roms...versions 4.4.x
Note: I've tested the TW file on 4.1.2 stock rom as well and it works perfectly .>>>>> UNTESTED>>>>may work on 4.2/4.3 as well....
On Android File Host, locate the StereoSound-TW-Note2.zip
Download it and place to the root of your SD CARD.
Once placed, go into your root explorer app and locate the following file in system/etc/. tinyucm.conf.
When located, use your explorer app and add .bak to the tinyucm.conf file. This preserves it as a backup for later use. (DONT FORGET TO SAVE)...:good:
Once your stock file is backed up...you can then boot into your TWRP or CWM recovery and flash the file you downloaded, then reboot/enjoy.
Note: Audio output enhancements have been made to the flash file, and volume levels will increase approx. 20% beyond the obvious addition of the front earpiece now acting as a speaker......
BE CAREFUL WITH IT !!
The next file is for AOSP based builds versions 4.4.x
Note: no lower android version testing has been done using this file. >>>>>UNTESTED>>>>may work on 4.2/4.3 as well....
On Android File Host, locate the StereoSound&InCallFix-AOSP-Note2.zip
Download it and place to the root of your SD CARD.
Once placed, go into your root explorer app and locate the following file in system/etc/sound. tiny_hw.xml.
When located, use your root explorer app and add .bak to the tiny_hw.xml file. This preserves it as a backup for later use. (DONT FORGET TO SAVE)....:good:
Once your stock file is backed up...you can then boot into your TWRP or CWM recovery and flash the file you downloaded, then reboot/enjoy.
Note: Audio output enhancements have been made to the flash file, and volume levels will increase approx. 20% beyond the obvious addition of the front earpiece now acting
as a speaker......
BE CAREFUL WITH IT !!
Bugs/issues:
Anytime we change the root files for a device, a price is paid. In this case we have gained stereo sound and call fixes for a host of android versions/roms, but it comes with a downside.
During audio playback with headphones plugged in, we get a low level audio output from both speakers.
For some of you, this will be a show stopper especially if you are in the office or in other situations where music playing could end your fun.
But for those who throw their phone into a purse or pocket and blast music through headphones outside or during recreation, this downside is a small price to pay.
I will continue to explore and mod these files in an attempt to eliminate this bug, but so far my efforts break the stereo function and kill the mod altogether.
Should you decide these mods are not for you after flashing them, or if something does not work right, the revert steps are pretty easy.
Just use your root explorer app and delete the new file you flashed from it's appropriate location in your system file. (It will be right next to the file you added the .bak too.)
Then remove the .bak from your original file and reboot-done.
Edit:
Some users are reporting a failure of the in call mod for some AOSP variant builds.
If your are using vipermod for sound boosting, you will need to remove the viper driver before flashing the sound file for AOSP.
I'm working on a patch for this issue, and will update the OP as more information becomes available...g
Enjoy the Mods....g
DOWNLOAD LINK :https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=21747
Update:
The AOSP FILE is confirmed working on lollipop builds as well..
Work continues on the speaker bug...g
One more. ..
Damn.... Just saw this. Uploading a NJ1 Buttnaked now. I'll add this thread as a link.
Thanks man !
dicksteele said:
Damn.... Just saw this. Uploading a NJ1 Buttnaked now. I'll add this thread as a link.
Thanks man !
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Thanks brother. .
They are fun to have. .and improve the device dramatically.
The mods make our old Note 2's sound like a new device. ..g
Certainly have to try this. Thanks Greg
ROGERS • LG G Flex D950G • Stock ROOT 4.4.2 • V4A • 180DPI • FLEXIN'
Great Mod if it wasn't for the deal breaker (for me) as I use headphones on public transport.
Could you please post the AOSP Fix for in Call Volume by itself.
Blackfyre said:
Great Mod if it wasn't for the deal breaker (for me) as I use headphones on public transport.
Could you please post the AOSP Fix for in Call Volume by itself.
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Greg did these, I just told him which file for aosp, zipped and tested so as of this moment they must be combined for it to work unfortunately. However this will be gone into further because it 100% solves the incall issue. Just have to figure out how to seperate them. This was intended as only a stereo mod and then noticed the incall
Blackfyre said:
Great Mod if it wasn't for the deal breaker (for me) as I use headphones on public transport.
Could you please post the AOSP Fix for in Call Volume by itself.
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Package deal ATM...
As mentioned above..
Changing the structure will break the effect... But I'm working it...g
For me, I get sound out of both speakers, but it didnt fix the in call issue I still have to hit down, then up.
storm_rider_1 said:
For me, I get sound out of both speakers, but it didnt fix the in call issue I still have to hit down, then up.
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Which AOSP rom are you using ?
I'm forming a list of builds that are presenting problems. ..and also the effects of other sound mods like boeffla and viper..
I've had no in call issues at all with pure CM, carbon, cyanide...and the list is growing.
Not to say that you are doing anything wrong of course. .I'm just interested in finding the problems so I can attempt a fix.
Thank you for the report. ..g
gregsarg said:
Which AOSP rom are you using ?
I'm forming a list of builds that are presenting problems. ..and also the effects of other sound mods like boeffla and viper..
I've had no in call issues at all with pure CM, carbon, cyanide...and the list is growing.
Not to say that you are doing anything wrong of course. .I'm just interested in finding the problems so I can attempt a fix.
Thank you for the report. ..g
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I am on Bliss Stalk, I get the sound out of both speakers and the low amount of sound out of the speakers with the headphones in, but it didn't fix the in call audio. And I am not using any other sounds mods.
storm_rider_1 said:
I am on Bliss Stalk, I get the sound out of both speakers and the low amount of sound out of the speakers with the headphones in, but it didn't fix the in call audio. And I am not using any other sounds mods.
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I'll have a look at the sound files in the ROM. .
It has viper and EQ settings built in. ..and may be having a conflict. ..
I'll let you know what I find. ..g
What a great Find!! Thanks for sharing.
In call audio didn't change on PAC ROM still have to manually adjust volume
That's 2 in a row..damn..
I'll compare the files for both. ..
And I'd wager they look very much alike. ..
A Taylor made fix is possible there I think.
Thanks gents...g
storm_rider_1 said:
I am on Bliss Stalk, I get the sound out of both speakers and the low amount of sound out of the speakers with the headphones in, but it didn't fix the in call audio. And I am not using any other sounds mods.
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gregsarg said:
I'll have a look at the sound files in the ROM. .
It has viper and EQ settings built in. ..and may be having a conflict. ..
I'll let you know what I find. ..g
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I'm on Bliss Stalk too. GregSarg was on the right track. Uninstall the viper driver, reboot, and then follow the installation steps. Finally a fix for the GD incall volume thing. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Pr4MetheuS said:
I'm on Bliss Stalk too. GregSarg was on the right track. Uninstall the viper driver, reboot, and then follow the installation steps. Finally a fix for the GD incall volume thing. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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A great find. ..Thank you Sir...
I'll adjust the OP to include the information. ..g
gregsarg said:
That's 2 in a row..damn..
I'll compare the files for both. ..
And I'd wager they look very much alike. ..
A Taylor made fix is possible there I think.
Thanks gents...g
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Viper mod is causing the in call volume fix to fail.
Prior to flashing my sound mod file. .remove the viper driver and flash the file. ..g
gregsarg said:
A great find. ..Thank you Sir...
I'll adjust the OP to include the information. ..g
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All the credit belongs to you. Solving the incall volume issue is monumental. Thanks for your contribution towards our still wonderful GN2. A very happy Thanksgiving to you and all the xda community.
First off I'd like to say thanks for this great forum. I've used it many times over the years but just recently registered. I've never really had anything substantial to add (still don't). In the past I've had a Photon and HTC One M7, both from Sprint. I never really had the urge to mess with them at all. I recently bought a Note 4 and I decided to root it. I'm more of a computer person, building and customizing but never got into messing with phones.
With that said I'm in need of some help so I decided to register. Not sure if I have much to add at this point to become a contributing member so if anybody is hesitant to help I completely understand. I've been a noob on many other forums, and have also seen noobs come and go. So if anybody can help, that's great and I thank you ahead of time. If not, that's OK too.
I was completely torn between the new LG, an HTC One M9 and the Note 4........ I even considered the Nexus. The audio quality of the M7 that I had was and still is better than any other non-HTC phone on the market and it was really tough to convince myself to get something different. I wanted a big screen with great hardware. The Note 4 had all that except for the audio. The audio, speakers and headphone quality absolutely suck. I am terribly disappointed. I was going to see if HTC was going to release a version with a bigger display, I saw that it is a toned down version. If HTC made a 5.5-5.7" maxed out version like the smaller M9 I would have gotten it.
Now, I've rooted this phone and I've gone through all the steps of installing V4A and no matter what I do it does not function at all. The problem I see is that my phone upgraded to Lollipop. In order to properly install V4A the SELinux mode needs to be set to permissive. There was an app (I forget the name of it offhand) that could change the mode, unfortunately it is not compatible with Lollipop. Without changing the mode to permissive I cannot properly install V4A.
I've searched through this forum a couple times over and can't seem to find what I'm looking for. Is there another way to change this mode? What about recommendations for one of the custom ROM's that has V4A in it? I'm really open to any suggestions. I'm really fed up with this phone telling me what volume level is enough. I use this phone for music all the time and the stock equalizer automatically cuts the volume down to the highest equalizer setting. I can hear the difference, when using Spotify if I skip to the next song the stock equalizer (SoundAlive) takes a split second to kick in and you can hear how it should sound without SoundAlive. For all this Note 4 has, I'm really starting to regret getting this over the M9. It would be a great phone if I can get some volume back as well as some decent sound quality.
JJFIVEOH said:
First off I'd like to say thanks for this great forum. I've used it many times over the years but just recently registered. I've never really had anything substantial to add (still don't). In the past I've had a Photon and HTC One M7, both from Sprint. I never really had the urge to mess with them at all. I recently bought a Note 4 and I decided to root it. I'm more of a computer person, building and customizing but never got into messing with phones.
With that said I'm in need of some help so I decided to register. Not sure if I have much to add at this point to become a contributing member so if anybody is hesitant to help I completely understand. I've been a noob on many other forums, and have also seen noobs come and go. So if anybody can help, that's great and I thank you ahead of time. If not, that's OK too.
I was completely torn between the new LG, an HTC One M9 and the Note 4........ I even considered the Nexus. The audio quality of the M7 that I had was and still is better than any other non-HTC phone on the market and it was really tough to convince myself to get something different. I wanted a big screen with great hardware. The Note 4 had all that except for the audio. The audio, speakers and headphone quality absolutely suck. I am terribly disappointed. I was going to see if HTC was going to release a version with a bigger display, I saw that it is a toned down version. If HTC made a 5.5-5.7" maxed out version like the smaller M9 I would have gotten it.
Now, I've rooted this phone and I've gone through all the steps of installing V4A and no matter what I do it does not function at all. The problem I see is that my phone upgraded to Lollipop. In order to properly install V4A the SELinux mode needs to be set to permissive. There was an app (I forget the name of it offhand) that could change the mode, unfortunately it is not compatible with Lollipop. Without changing the mode to permissive I cannot properly install V4A.
I've searched through this forum a couple times over and can't seem to find what I'm looking for. Is there another way to change this mode? What about recommendations for one of the custom ROM's that has V4A in it? I'm really open to any suggestions. I'm really fed up with this phone telling me what volume level is enough. I use this phone for music all the time and the stock equalizer automatically cuts the volume down to the highest equalizer setting. I can hear the difference, when using Spotify if I skip to the next song the stock equalizer (SoundAlive) takes a split second to kick in and you can hear how it should sound without SoundAlive. For all this Note 4 has, I'm really starting to regret getting this over the M9. It would be a great phone if I can get some volume back as well as some decent sound quality.
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You need custom kernel to set mode from enforced to permissive... or google there is away to enable V4A to work with stock kernel that involve romtool.
This phone imo is top notch in all areas but I agree with you on the audio quality, stock music player that is. I use PowerAmp and all of that changes, even through the phones tiny speaker. My suggestion is to revert to stock and simply install the app if you're just looking to improve audio quality. Just my 2 cents.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maxmpz.audioplayer
patrick_1 said:
This phone imo is top notch in all areas but I agree with you on the audio quality, stock music player that is. I use PowerAmp and all of that changes, even through the phones tiny speaker. My suggestion is to revert to stock and simply install the app if you're just looking to improve audio quality. Just my 2 cents.
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I've heard many good things about PowerAmp but as far as I know that's only applicable to downloaded songs. It doesn't work with Spotify.
JJFIVEOH said:
I've heard many good things about PowerAmp but as far as I know that's only applicable to downloaded songs. It doesn't work with Spotify.
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Yeah that's true. Sorry
I'd suggest using the Emotion r14 kernel. That will get you permissive and a much snappier phone as well as having tweaks specific to sound. It supports Faux 123 sound on top of everything else. You should find a link to the kernel in the original android development area.
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Sorry the Emotion kernel can be found here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2990557
kenjesse said:
I'd suggest using the Emotion r14 kernel. That will get you permissive and a much snappier phone as well as having tweaks specific to sound. It supports Faux 123 sound on top of everything else. You should find a link to the kernel in the original android development area.
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Sorry the Emotion kernel can be found here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2990557
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Thank you for the recommendation. I'll check it out. If I can get the permissive setting I shouldn't have any issues getting V4A installed. Everything else that comes with that kernel is an added bonus.
OK, that kernel worked great! I was able to install V4A almost flawlessly. No disrespect to any of the equalizer apps out there but V4A is by far the best audio control I've used. I've been banging my head against the wall trying to get this installed. That kernel did make the phone a little "snappier" as you put it. I haven't had a chance to mess with Synapse, I might just leave well enough alone as it's now working he way I want. Thanks again.
im just curious do you still have data after flashing that kernal?
Do I still have data? Not sure what you mean.
Hello to all.
Can someone help me with the tunein radio not working with viper audio?
I changed my phone to permissive, and added the 2 zips somebody uploaded that changed the build prop. But i still cannot get viper and tunein to work together. Maven Pro audio works great as does iheart with viper.
Thank you in advance.
Blessings
I'm not a subscriber of Tunein, I wish I could help ya. Does V4A work with other audio services?
JJFIVEOH said:
I'm not a subscriber of Tunein, I wish I could help ya. Does V4A work with other audio services?
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Yes. I heart and maven pro music player works great with viper.
Thank you for your reply.
Blessings
ulremember said:
Yes. I heart and maven pro music player works great with viper.
Thank you for your reply.
Blessings
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According to this it's an issue with Tunein. It is a little old so not sure if there is a different issue since then, so take it for what it's worth.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2456073&page=24
TMO Samsung S6 Edge Surround Sound
This mod will activate your handset speaker to come on together with the main speaker for a surround sound type effect, while watching videos, you tube, music, etc...
PREREQUISITES
Rooted TMO Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
A brain, any kind will do.
DISCLAIMER
I am not responsible in any way for anything that happens to your device whether manually installing the files or flashing zip files for the surround sound mod. You do so at your own risk. Enjoy.
INSTALLATION
You can install this two ways, your choice:
1. Download and flash the included zip using your custom recovery. To go back to stock, download and flash the revert to stock zip included.
2. Download the zip. Extract the file in the zip (mixer_paths.xml ). In System/Etc, rename the file with a .bak so that you will have it if you want to revert back to stock. Place the .xml file from the zip in the same System/Etc folder and reboot.
CREDITS
Dwitherell
stu5797
Samsung
Chainfire
Contributors
SShafranko
Created
October 17, 2015
DOWNLOADS
Stock Sound Surround
http://www.mediafire.com/download/pkndpiuo3c8yv97
Medium Sound Surround
http://www.mediafire.com/download/y7u06fpc1hyyqui
Loud Sound Surround
http://www.mediafire.com/download/gpb8d6lhunbgi4n
Revert To Stock Sound
http://www.mediafire.com/download/bee00szwe9mbl6b
Please let me know if it works ok i dont have this device to test on. MAKE SURE you have a rom back up so you dont have to Odin if issues arise. I'm very confident that it will work fine tho. Thanks
Will try this out in a few hours! Thanks for bringing your mod to the s6 edge. It is awesome!
Your welcome buddy...let me know if it works ok. Thanks
Well i guess its working. 106 downloads and not one ty clicked or one response yes its working. Pretty sad. I knew there was alot of selfish people on the web but this is pathetic. One hudred and six downloads. No respect, no appreciation. .im fighting myself really hard not ro remove the links. Really hard. Change my mind people please.
So sorry for not getting back. I used all day today and it was awesome. I made calls on speaker and watched YouTube and everything was perfect. Really great mod and I will apologize for all the edge users. Can't believe no one said thank you. Pretty sad actually
stu5797 said:
So sorry for not getting back. I used all day today and it was awesome. I made calls on speaker and watched YouTube and everything was perfect. Really great mod and I will apologize for all the edge users. Can't believe no one said thank you. Pretty sad actually
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My remark wasn't targeted towards you stu your a great person. It was for the other 105 people who are using this, who wouldn't even have it if it wasn't for you requesting it and supplying the stock files so i could mod them. Selfishness is part of human nature, but the level of it in this thread is enough to feed all of population in NY. I'll stop my whining now, you get the point. .lol ?
This mod had nothing to with me and everything to do with you. Your skills are crazy and you are the man for coming up with it... THANK YOU!
stu5797 said:
This mod had nothing to with me and everything to do with you. Your skills are crazy and you are the man for coming up with it... THANK YOU!
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Right but i would not have done it if it wasn't for you. I dont have this device, therefore can't test the mod, or do i need to have it. I dont like putting things out there that i have not tested. I do this for my own devices and share it, then if anyone requests it i do it for them also. Everyone in between is just lucky. I could have easily pmed it to you and called it a day. So yea it has a lot to do with you and they should click the ty button in every one of your posts just as much as mine buddy?..Have a great week stu...
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Right but i would not have done it if it wasn't for you. I dont have this device, therefore can't test the mod, or do i need to have it. I dont like putting things out there that i have not tested. I do this for my own devices and share it, then if anyone requests it i do it for them also. Everyone in between is just lucky. I could have easily pmed it to you and called it a day. So yea it has a lot to do with you and they should click the ty button in every one of your posts just as much as mine buddy..Have a great week stu...
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I just downloaded for my TMob S6 Edge model and about to give this a whirl. I'm a strong Viper advocate and wasn't sure if your mod will happily coexist. Will Nandroid first then get back. Much appreciate your contribution.
EDIT: Killer sound MOD. Works fine with Viper. My thanks again.....
I use it with viper also and it works great but i use the medium sound or even the stock sound if yiu use viper. The loud is a bit too much and it may cut out for some...glad u like it
Well I tried flashing in twrp, no go, the phone reboots into twrp before it flashes anything. Suggestions?
Thank you. This works great!
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Not sure what that is. Its working for others so cant be the zip. Try downloading the zip again and make sure you have the newest twrp..
Well i tried it again, could it be because I'm not on a stock rom?
Redmed427 said:
Well i tried it again, could it be because I'm not on a stock rom?
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No it should matter. U said its failing in recovery right? Trey extracting the files in the zip and replace yours in system/etc
worked flawless on w8 canadian edge thank you sir makes it really loud
Got it working awesome!
What values were changed in the mixer_paths.xml compared to stock? And what base is the file sourced from? Latest DOI1?
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Turns out I'm an idiot. Was a bit loaded on vicodin yesterday and failed to realize that this is the S6 Edge forum, not the S6 Edge+ forum.
Well, it works in that it enables the handset speaker, but in doing so it seems to disable the main (bottom) speaker. So I only have sound coming from the handset speaker. Unfortunately, reverting to stock doesn't seem to have fixed the main speaker problem...so no I have no sound lol. I'll see if I can pull the xml file out of another ROM or something.
Seems like a bad ass idea though.
Edit: Actually, this only seems to be the case with the youtube app. Everything else is working fine as far as I can tell. I'll mess with the app and see if I can figure anything out.
Edit 2: It's not the youtube app, I think maybe it's a certain protocol or something. System sounds and recorded video works fine, for example, but anything I've played from youtube only comes out of the earpiece. On Facebook, some videos play sound through both speakers, some only from the earpiece.