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How to get Dr. Honk's KG4 with root+Voodoo+Recovery working!

Hello,
I wasn't able to post a response in the Development forums yet, so please move this thread if you see fit and sorry as I'm still new to posting here.
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I am using the original full leaked version of the ROM.
If you are having issues using ODIN to flash Dr. Honk's amazing new kernel: [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194032] Or if you are having issues with not seeing your SD card after successfully flashing the kernel try the steps below:
If your having issues with ODIN, get Winrar and extract the zimage from the tar file and use heimdall and it should flash correctly. After you flash the kernel and boot up, you may notice your not seeing your SD card. Try going to recovery which you can now! Wipe your data<factory> then your Cache, then wipe your Dalvik Cache and use fix permissions. Reboot and you should now see your SD card, only catch to this kernel is Dr. Honk's forgot to add busybox, so I would go to the market and get it then you can also use Voodoo lag fix.
It's working great for me! Good Job Dr. Honk!

You would likely get a little more assistance if you would give more info (what room you're currently using; where you're stuck).
honestly, if you're having issues with this install you would probably do better to wait.
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I'm Sorry, Did I not clarify my post? I'm not having issues, was trying to help others who are in a forum I cannot yet post in and for others who might have the same issues that may look to the General Forum. Sorry if I wasn't clear enough.

I don't think he has any issues.. he's posting a tutorial for others
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bytesfree said:
I'm Sorry, Did I not clarify my post? I'm not having issues, was trying to help others who are in a forum I cannot yet post in and for others who might have the same issues that may look to the General Forum. Sorry if I wasn't clear enough.
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My apologies... I miss read.
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LoL, no problem man...I just figured it would be good to give back to this great community with some helpfull info for once

thanks for the tip!

dont know if this helps or not but this is how i got mine working:
i flashed kg4 leak then did dsextons gb rom root,
then i installed busy box and installed on phone,
then flashed drhonks new kernal for kg4 (his new download works)
now everything works great in=m on ext 4 system cache and data and also have cwm recovery support

Thanks for the tips.
I tried all above, the SD shows right, but I still cannot have lagfix properly work and convert EXT4. Everytime system restart, it reports not enough space on SD card, but actually I have 14 GB available on my SD.

I did my flash exactly like jdubb. it worked flawlessly. Thanks drhonk for everything you do for us
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did you install busybox before you flashed the kernel?

jdubb1106 said:
did you install busybox before you flashed the kernel?
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Yes, I did. I checked the log, it shows the /sdcard avaialbe space is negtive like "-1353 MB". Really strange.

hunterwei said:
Yes, I did. I checked the log, it shows the /sdcard avaialbe space is negtive like "-1353 MB". Really strange.
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Hunter, can you try this:
pop in an other micro sd, boot into CWM, format sd, enable voodoo ext4 and reboot.
if you don't have a spare one, backup files from the current sd card then proceed as above.

Can someone post the precise links and directions that they used to get this working, please! Much appreciated!

Bro, I really appreciate your quick tip, but I tried it, the issue remains.
Having been searched XDA whole afternoon, still have no idea
ddang25377 said:
Hunter, can you try this:
pop in an other micro sd, boot into CWM, format sd, enable voodoo ext4 and reboot.
if you don't have a spare one, backup files from the current sd card then proceed as above.
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I was reviewing the source code of voodoo lagfix, just feel like the my sdcard available space is not properly read from lagfix code.
Not sure if you guys still using the factory SD card, I am using the 16GB one came with the phone.

Issues with SD card.
For those of you with issues on their SD card, did you by chance try enabling lagfix via Voodoo Control app? That is what I had to do to get lagfix working properly. I disabled it via recovery and then enabled it via control app. Somehow got it working that way lol.

Unable to answer inbound calls
The install went flawless and phone works great. I do have a major issue though, inbound calls are cause a force close and create an instand missed call. Is anyone else having issues being able to answer inbound calls? I can make calls just fine, it just refuses to let me answer a call.
I am currently running:
2.3.4 KG 6 with the 2.6.35.7 Kernal.

This worked great for me on kg4, but for some reason i flash this on kg6 and after the flash boots up fine. But whenever i restart my phone i get a boot loop at the samsung screen. So confused Any ideas?

kkoshko1 said:
This worked great for me on kg4, but for some reason i flash this on kg6 and after the flash boots up fine. But whenever i restart my phone i get a boot loop at the samsung screen. So confused Any ideas?
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I was getting the same thing when I turned on Voodoo so I went back to recovery to disable Voodoo (I had to use ADB since the phone wasn't functional long enough to use the Quickboot app).
Then (per crackpot in a dev thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16264528&postcount=222) booted back up and used the Busybox Installer from stericson to make sure Busybox was installed into bin and not xbin.
Then back to recovery and enable Voodoo.

Q - (noob) need experts help especially team acid

i have a few experiences regarding flashing roms in this phone and i really need help on how to make my phone run the GB camera which allows front camera video recording.. BTW i am running trigger 0.4 kd1.. tnx guys..
1st post..
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nemoboy07 said:
i have a few experiences regarding flashing roms in this phone and i really need help on how to make my phone run the GB camera which allows front camera video recording.. BTW i am running trigger 0.4 kd1.. tnx guys..
1st post..
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actually the best methood would be to flash kd 1 since its a kown good system parttion after u have that make sure you have whitehawks kg6 with root
make sure thats on your sd card
install and setup hemdell theres install directions on that so ill skip that part
extract the boot and sbl files out of the sammy leak and place them some where u know u will remmeber them
also get dr honks new z image
once you have all that
get hemdell running install driver WHILE YOUR PHONE IS HOOKED UP AND IN DOWNLOAD MODE
FLASH THE BOOT AND SBL FILE THAT WILL GIVE U THE GINGERBREAD BOOTLOADERS
unless u already have them then disregard that step lol
flash whitehawks kg6 boot and verify its running
make back up of your sd card or swap it out with a clean sd card with nothing on it
reboot into download mode and flash dr honks kernel that has ext 4 support
let it boot up and load
(Note cause i havent really went though his thread)
IF HE DOES NOT HAVE BUSYBOX INSTALLED PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL IT PRIOR TO FLASHING HONKS KERNEL ALSO MAKE SURE BEFORE YOU GO IN DL MODE TO PUT THE CHCK MARK FOR DEBUG MODE ANDD ALLOW UNSIGNED
once she converts phone boots
PROFIT!!!!!!!
OTHER NOTE
IF YOU ACCIDENTLY PULLED A NUB MOVE AND FORGOT TO INSTALL BUSY BOX
IN THE ROOT OF YOUR SD CARD MADE A FOLDER CALLED VOODOO
IN THAT FOLDER MAKE 3 FILES DONT HAVE AN EXTENTON OR MAKE TEXT FILES AND REMOVE THEM
TITLE THEM
SYSTEM-AS-RFS
CACHE-AS-RFS
DATA-AS-RFS
THIS WILL CAUSE VOODOO TO NOT CONVERT AND BOOT THE PHONE WITHOUT BOOTLOOPS ALSO GREAT IF YOU BREAK UR SCREEN AND NEED TO REMOVE EXT 4 WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE SCREE N

this is totally a great great help raver.. now imma try to do this now.. ei im kinda scared i might encounter the ext4 prob in kg4 coz after i enable lagfix my phone keeps messing up while showing (scanning media-sdcard)..
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Memory Question

hi Guys,
Quick question about my galaxy R
i have a 32 gb card installed in my phone, when i look in storage tab within task manager it says below:
System Storage: 1.97 GB
USB Storage: 3.75 GB
SD Card : 29.70 GB
so when i install a big game (600+ mb) & say move to SD card it is moved to "USB Storage", this restricts me by installing limited games although i have lots of free space on my sd card.
Can anyone pls tell me how do i moce it to SD Card?

follow the guild lines given in the below link you can swap your Ext SD with Internal SD card...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1517974

mj.vikram said:
follow the guild lines given in the below link you can swap your Ext SD with Internal SD card...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1517974
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hi,
thx for the reply, but my phone is not rooted, last time i tried it got bricked :crying:
had to get it flashed with stock gingerbread from service center
any way to do it for non-rooted phones ?

there is no another way to do it unless rooting ..... sorry bro ..... but if u follow instructions properly
then u will not face any issue while rooting.....
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If it's a gameloft game... There's another solution... I remember coming across an app in the market that moves the game data to the external sdcard.... Can't remember the name now... Will try to search... Or u cud do it yourself
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The-Droidster said:
If it's a gameloft game... There's another solution... I remember coming across an app in the market that moves the game data to the external sdcard.... Can't remember the name now... Will try to search... Or u cud do it yourself
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The app is called gl 2 sd
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The-Droidster said:
If it's a gameloft game... There's another solution... I remember coming across an app in the market that moves the game data to the external sdcard.... Can't remember the name now... Will try to search... Or u cud do it yourself
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but it still need root permissions......
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pudup said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1406880
Follow steps exactly in that thread and your phone should be rooted just fine.
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Seriously guys i too wanna root my phone badly but since the last incident i'm a bit scred to try it again.
below are the steps i followed:
Start my phone in recovery mode (Vol Down + Home + Power keys)
Start Odin on my PC
Connect the USB cable to phone
Check if "Added..." is displayed in Odin
Browse for CWM's apk file under PDA & then click start without changing any other options on Odin
But after all this it displayed "Failed to write" & my phone was unable to boot
i followed this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1406880&page=7
if i'm missing something pls let me know?

sk8er_boi47 said:
Seriously guys i too wanna root my phone badly but since the last incident i'm a bit scred to try it again.
below are the steps i followed:
Start my phone in recovery mode (Vol Down + Home + Power keys)
Start Odin on my PC
Connect the USB cable to phone
Check if "Added..." is displayed in Odin
Browse for CWM's apk file under PDA & then click start without changing any other options on Odin
But after all this it displayed "Failed to write" & my phone was unable to boot
i followed this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1406880&page=7
if i'm missing something pls let me know?
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You should not select the CWM.apk you need to select ******.tar file from that zip then everything will be fine...

mj.vikram said:
You should not select the CWM.apk you need to select ******.tar file from that zip then everything will be fine...
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oh sorry my bad...
i did extract & select the .tar file (and not apk) within the zip that i downloaded, trust me man i read that guide like 5 times before doing it.
also when it failed for the first time, i re-downloaded the file & retried the whole process but no luck
i had loaded cfw on my psp earlier which worked perfectly but i'm really struggling with this

Please check the file you have donwloaded is not corrupted or broken. If still persisting with the same issue, you can try CWM 5 by Adam77Root.
CWM 5
Procedure is same. But use this CWM tar file in Odin instead of the one you tried earlier.:fingers-crossed:

mj.vikram said:
You should not select the CWM.apk you need to select ******.tar file from that zip then everything will be fine...
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selva.simple said:
Please check the file you have donwloaded is not corrupted or broken. If still persisting with the same issue, you can try CWM 5 by Adam77Root.
CWM 5
Procedure is same. But use this CWM tar file in Odin instead of the one you tried earlier.:fingers-crossed:
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i know, after reading the post it looked pretty simple process to me, anyway i'll try again (Let me gather some courage to do this again :silly

sk8er_boi47 said:
i know, after reading the post it looked pretty simple process to me, anyway i'll try again (Let me gather some courage to do this again :silly
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Try it buddy and after downloading the .tar file, try to open it with winrar, if it says file couldnot b opened or corrupted, then diwnload it again. Sometimes our internet connection stops in between downloading and hence file become corrupted. Try it and its not recovery mode its downloading mode..
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u can also do one more thing, flash Neo ROM, memory swapped in it....no need to do all these steps

pudup said:
Flashing the neo rom is the equivalent of flashing a rooted kernel.
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the ROM is already rooted, and memory swapped...
see in DEV section... neo 3

chandrus1983 said:
u can also do one more thing, flash Neo ROM, memory swapped in it....no need to do all these steps
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good to know, will try to flash the same.

Unique ECHOE ROM Flashing-Guide accepted by the Echoe ROM TEAM

Official:
Unique ECHOE-ROM Flashing-Guide
since v5 to v37 and up, still the best guide!
Always have a NANDROID Backup before changing anything on your device!
Please make a backup of your APP´s with e.g. Titanium-Backup to restore them after flashing!
Also it is advisable to make a backup of your contacts!
Note: You might have ROOT before getting custom recovery (CWM, TWRP, PhilZ) to work!
Flash MGA based Pre-Rooted ROM from DjeMBeY or ROOT your Phone to get it!
Users with NEW Bootloader simply flash a MI8 or higher pre-rooted ROM!
You have to build your System completely new to get a 100% working ECHOE ROM!
No "dirty flash" without wipe! Make it like I describe now or leave this Guide immediately!
​
You need the following for your Galaxy S4 I9505:
Device fully charged! =D--._.-----
Samsung USB connection cable to connect phone to PC
Micro SD-Card Reader for your PC (only if you have a micro-SD Card in the phone)
Samsung USB driver for PC Click here!
Latest Philz Touch Recovery Click here!
Odin (latest) ........................ Click here!
ECHOE ROM ....................... Click here!
Modem Collection .............. Click here!
Perhaps CSC Changer App Click here!
DOWNLOAD MODE:
(for Odin operations (.tar.md5 Files))
NOTE: You might have to extract downloaded .RAR file to get the inserted .tar .md5 file!
From switched OFF phone push the power button until the S4 vibrates, IMMEDIATELY push "volume DOWN" to enter download mode.
Push volume UP when you be asked!
Connect the Phone to PC with USB connection cable!
RECOVERY MODE:
(for Recovery operations (.zip Files)):
From switched OFF phone push the power button until the S4 vibrates, IMMEDIATELY push "volume UP" to enter recovery mode.
Process:
Prepare Phone:
1: ROOT YOUR PHONE like described above (if it´s not already rooted)!
2: Flash Philz Touch Recovery with Odin (as "PDA" or new Odin as "AP") or SGS4 flasher APP!
... Look at the above line "RECOVERY MODE" in this Guide how to start!
... If Philz Recovery asks you to fix ROOT (after you choose Reboot Now) choose NO !!!
Prepare SD-Card:
If you don´t have a Micro-SD Card just copy the downloaded EchoeRom ZIP to the internal SD!
3.: Switch OFF your phone and take out the micro SD-Card
4.: Put the micro SD-Card in a card reader and delete the folder ".android_secure"
.... It might work without deleting the ".android_secure" if you come from older ECHOE ROM Version (not tested by me)
5.: Copy the downloaded EchoeRom ZIP to the micro SD-Card
6.: Put the micro SD-Card back into the phone (DONT BOOT UP THE PHONE WITH INSERTED micro SD-Card, ".android_secure" is written again)!
Cleaning Phone:
7.: To completely clean your S4 and get rid of all older remaining´s you now start into Recovery Mode
... Look at the above line "RECOVERY MODE" in this Guide how to start!
8.: In the Settings of Philz Recovery choose:
8a: Advanced: Wipe Dalvic Cache
8b: Wipe Cache Partition
8c: Wipe Data/Factory Reset / Factory Reset
8d: Wipe Data/Factory Reset / "Clean before flash new ROM"
... Note: You have to flash a new ROM after doing point 8d !!!
... Stay into the Philz Recovery and read ahead!
Flashing ECHOE ROM:
9.: Because you stay into Philz Recovery hit the option "Install ZIP" then hit "choose zip from/storage/sdcard1" or internal SD and choose the EchoeRom ZIP
10.: After the flashing process finished go back to main menu and choose "Reboot System Now"
..... If Philz Recovery asks you to fix ROOT (after you choose Reboot Now) choose NO !!!
First Start:
11.: The first time the phone boot up take about 3-4 minutes
12.: After the phone has started do furthermore NOTHING for about 5 minutes (let the system set up in calm)
13.: Switch OFF the phone with the power-button
Flashing another Modem for your Echoe ROM Version (if the included modem is not working properly):
14.: Boot device into Download-Mode from switched off device (important)!
15.: Connect Phone to PC with the Samsung USB Cable!
16.: In Odin remove the "Auto Reboot" hook
17.: In Odin click on PHONE or newer Odin click on CP, load your Modem and press START
18.: Wait 3-4 minutes till there is a message: All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
19.: Hold Power-Button for 10 seconds till phone resets (you feel the vibration)
Ready for take off!!! :laugh:
Phuuu... that was a ride... everything clean and new now!
Enjoy this famous ECHOE ROM!
Hit the :good:THANX Button if you enjoy!
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Great guide and should help a lot of people out! Thanks for this!!
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I can't find an .android_secure folder anywhere on my SD card.
Just checked and the checksum is correct:
MD5 (/Users/Hate/Downloads/Echoe Illusion Rom v6_28Oct.zip) = 0fba4efafe95457a934cb50946bf552e
Same one as listed at http://d-h.st/AX5 the download link.
Prehaps the upload is corrupt?
Can anyone provide me with an alternative link? I don't want the themed version.
I'm trying downloading it with a different browser however I really cant see chrome being any problem at all?
Please someone help, I'm stuck with an expensive brick currently Well semi-brick :'(
I'd ideally like to fix it as its my only alarm clock!
Thanks

Hmmmmmm.
Just downloaded the themed version,
Wiped everything as instucted ( noticed it said Formatting external_sd/.android_secure despite me checking many time before and its not there, not even a hidden file or folder )
Getting the exact same error Can't open... bad...Can anyone help this is driving me crazy!
All the md5 hashes match
Thanks

Hey I cant seem to get my phone to stop losing signal when the screen is off. I have flashed the modem that the firmware checker says is good for my phone but its still not working any ideas.

HollowVegitoRay said:
Hey I cant seem to get my phone to stop losing signal when the screen is off. I have flashed the modem that the firmware checker says is good for my phone but its still not working any ideas.
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Did flashed the ROM like described above?
Did you use the inbuilt Faux Kernel?
Have you flashed the Modem like described in Point #18 ?
What is your Bootloader (old or new (with or without Knox)?
This works flawless! Many people have confirmed! :good:
This flashing method is beyond any doubt, it MUST work if you dont have made thinks wrong!

philipkroberts said:
I can't find an .android_secure folder anywhere on my SD card.
Just checked and the checksum is correct:
MD5 (/Users/Hate/Downloads/Echoe Illusion Rom v6_28Oct.zip) = 0fba4efafe95457a934cb50946bf552e
Same one as listed at http://d-h.st/AX5 the download link.
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Never mind, this folder is written from the System itself (after first booting up).
Whats the problem with your downloaded ROM?
Prehaps the upload is corrupt?
Can anyone provide me with an alternative link? I don't want the themed version.
I'm trying downloading it with a different browser however I really cant see chrome being any problem at all?
Please someone help, I'm stuck with an expensive brick currently Well semi-brick :'(
I'd ideally like to fix it as its my only alarm clock!
Thanks
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Flash a stock ROM with Odin first and then go ahead!
For new Bootloader you have to flash stock .tar.md5 XXUEMJ5 Firmware with ODIN.
For old Bootloader you have to fllash stock .tar.md5 XXUEMGA Firmware with ODIN.
Flash stock ROM with my Guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46399517#post46399517
So you should have a starting point to continue with the ECHOE ROM Flashing guide!

fAiLOfax said:
Did flashed the ROM like described above?
Did you use the inbuilt Faux Kernel?
Have you flashed the Modem like described in Point #18 ?
What is your Bootloader (old or new (with or without Knox)?
This works flawless! Many people have confirmed! :good:
This flashing method is beyond any doubt, it MUST work if you dont have made thinks wrong!
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I flashed like described in point 18. I don't know what bootloader I have and I'm not sure about the kernel.

HollowVegitoRay said:
I flashed like described in point 18. I don't know what bootloader I have and I'm not sure about the kernel.
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Did you ever flashed a ROM higher than MGA or MH1 you have the NEW Bootloader!
Flash a stock ROM with Odin first and then go ahead!
For new Bootloader you have to flash stock .tar.md5 XXUEMJ5 Firmware with ODIN.
For old Bootloader you have to fllash stock .tar.md5 XXUEMGA Firmware with ODIN.
Flash it like I described in my Best ROM Flashing Guide (in my Sig)!
Then continue with this ECHOE ROM Flashing Guide!

Hi, really like your threads and just discovered this one.
I have a android.secure folder on my external sd card but am wondering, why I can't just delete that one, boot into recovery, wipe and flash the new ROM. In your steps you recommend to take out the card, put it into a card reader, delete the folder, put ROM on external sd card, put card in phone and boot into recovery. Wouldn't that be the same as if I delete it on my phone with a file Explorer and booting into recovery?
Or is this folder recreated while shutting the phone down?
Also, could you explain a bit why this particular folder can make problems?
Thanks in advance!!
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adl said:
Hi, really like your threads and just discovered this one.
I have a android.secure folder on my external sd card but am wondering, why I can't just delete that one, boot into recovery, wipe and flash the new ROM. In your steps you recommend to take out the card, put it into a card reader, delete the folder, put ROM on external sd card, put card in phone and boot into recovery. Wouldn't that be the same as if I delete it on my phone with a file Explorer and booting into recovery?
Or is this folder recreated while shutting the phone down?
Also, could you explain a bit why this particular folder can make problems?
Thanks in advance!!
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I know mate!
I couldn´t delete the .android.secure folder from phone within! I think its used from System and should not be deleted while the system is runnig.
I don´t know what errors/problems this folder could make, I always removed it first.
I think friedrich420 has written that it should be deleted because of making problems when switching from stock ROM to e.g. ECHOE ROM!

SLIM - Yes, Full - No
Hi!
Huge Fan of Echoe Rom. I have a very weird issue with the echoe celstial voices goint to echoe illusion v7. Flashed celestial voices and worked like a charm. Then Illusion V6 Full came up. So downloaded and flashed it. Again worked like a charm. Then I tried the slim version and from there, something weird happened. echoe illusion v6 slim with no kitchen worked out fine, but game me random resets and freeze. So i tried goin back to full. But I cant flash the full version. But can go back to slim without a problem. tried it 20 times now but still getting stucked at boot logo. then v7 came out and still same results.
Cant post to echoerom thread directly due to restrictions. Please advice as to what should i do. Thanks in advance.

fAiLOfax said:
I know mate!
I couldn´t delete the .android.secure folder from phone within! I think its used from System and should not be deleted while the system is runnig.
I don´t know what errors/problems this folder could make, I always removed it first.
I think friedrich420 has written that it should be deleted because of making problems when switching from stock ROM to e.g. ECHOE ROM!
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Thanx mate!
Will try your way for Echoe 7, even i never encountered any trouble. :fingers-crossed:

adl said:
Thanx mate!
Will try your way for Echoe 7, even i never encountered any trouble. :fingers-crossed:
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BTW: i like to get "thanx" if I could help you!

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Sorry, me with another question regarding external sd + android_secure.folder:
I should take out the external sd, delete the folder and put the ROM on the external sd card. Now when i boot right into revovery will the folder be created again? Cause then it would make more sense to leave external sd card out and put the ROM on internal sd card and flash from there.
As I usually do a fullwipe, including formating internal sd card the ROM would be formated as well. So the ROM needs to be on the external sd card, but then again the android_secure folder might be created while booting up in recovery...i hope you understand my dilemma. :silly:

adl said:
Sorry, me with another question regarding external sd + android_secure.folder:
I should take out the external sd, delete the folder and put the ROM on the external sd card. Now when i boot right into revovery will the folder be created again? Cause then it would make more sense to leave external sd card out and put the ROM on internal sd card and flash from there.
As I usually do a fullwipe, including formating internal sd card the ROM would be formated as well. So the ROM needs to be on the external sd card, but then again the android_secure folder might be created while booting up in recovery...i hope you understand my dilemma. :silly:
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Man! The folder is created from the Android System not from recovery!
Make it like I said in the Guide and that's it!

fAiLOfax said:
Man! The folder is created from the Android System not from recovery!
Make it like I said in the Guide and that's it!
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DUUUUDE!!
Thanks so much for the hint with android_secure folder! #
I had this weird issue that after flashing Echoe ROM Slim Version 3-6 that while booting up for the first time after flashing 4 apps where installed which where totally bloat stuff (such as "mytaxi" and some other shi*t)
I have a "free" Phone, so i always wondered what is happening as this couldn´t come from any "carrier" service. I also formated my external sd card but the problem was still there when i installed Slim V6.
With your methoed this time NO bloat App was installed after the reboot!
Thank you so much, i finally figured out what was causing this! :good:

adl said:
DUUUUDE!!
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Thanks so much for the hint with android_secure folder! #
I had this weird issue that after flashing Echoe ROM Slim Version 3-6 that while booting up for the first time after flashing 4 apps where installed which where totally bloat stuff (such as "mytaxi" and some other shi*t)
I have a "free" Phone, so i always wondered what is happening as this couldn´t come from any "carrier" service. I also formated my external sd card but the problem was still there when i installed Slim V6.
With your methoed this time NO bloat App was installed after the reboot!
Thank you so much, i finally figured out what was causing this! :good:
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Nice mate!
That makes me happy! :good:

I have this modem installed now, can i update to this rom without having to update modem? Or still needed? And can i TB everything back?
And will this modem break my sounds? Since ive seen some comments of users breaking there sound ...
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[ROMs and Recoveries] Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus/ S5 + - All Things And Dev.

Updates at this thread have been stopped. Please check out Devs-Lab.com for all stuff that is/was/would be here. Links below are provided for reference, and will not be updated from now.
The Official Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus Thread :
Note : This is for the Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus / Coolpad 7295C Device and Development related to it and its clones only.
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Original Karbonn ROM :
https://tr.im/20c3b
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Stock ROM in a flashable Zip format :
http://karbonnroms.blogspot.in/2014/...um-s5plus.html
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Here are the Custom Recoveries for this device :
Preferred, Tested : Philz Touch Recovery 6.57.9 ( based on ClockWorkMod Recovery v6.0.5.1 )
https://tr.im/2eae8
TWRP Recovery 2.7.1.0 ( Touch )
https://tr.im/1757c
ClockWorkMod recovery for Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus : ( Non - Touch )
tr.im/RWOT
ClockWorkMod - based recovery for Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus ( Modded by carliv @ xda )
tr.im/f2c21
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Next, Here are the Custom ROMs
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Sony Xperia Z:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/e8sq7s60de...nn_S5_Plus.zip
Note : The above mentioned link doesn't appear to work. If anybody finds this file link working, please add a post here and if possible, upload the file to Google Drive and Post the link here.
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Sony Xperia Z v2:
https://tr.im/ca47d
Credits : Ajinkya Mishra
Mayank Girdhar
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Miui v5 :
http://www.needrom.com/wp-content/up...37e511_4.2.zip
( to download this, you need to log in to needrom.com first )
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Lewa OS:
https://tr.im/LewaOSforS5Plus
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MIUI v6:
https://tr.im/MIUIv6forS5Plus
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Samsung Galaxy Note 3-themed ROM :
http://karbonnroms.blogspot.in/2014/...um-s5plus.html
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Stock Flashable ROM :
http://karbonnroms.blogspot.in/2014/...um-s5plus.html
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Android Lollipop-themed ROM :
http://karbonnroms.blogspot.in/2014/...um-s5plus.html
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Fly UI ROM :
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8q6ap1lnht...tfors5plus.zip
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Samsung Galaxy S5-themed ROM :
http://www.4shared.com/zip/vP4RARWOba/XtremeS5.html?
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Also visit these pages for more help...
https://www.facebook.com/karbonns5plus
https://www.facebook.com/karbonnroms
http://karbonnroms.blogspot.in
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Note : The above posted links for ROMs are not tried and tested ! Be Careful !
For some of the ROM downloads, you need to log into the respective sites...
Thanks mainly to the thunderboys team and all other developers of the respective ROMs whom I haven't mentioned.
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SystemUI.apk and SystemUI.odex files:
http://www.4shared.com/rar/cyMk4Dyub...lus_Syste.html
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Steps for flashing a .img file to a specific partition ( here, recovery ) :
Here are the two methods :
1st Method ( Using ADB ) -- This needs the phone to be connected to the computer.
Go to the folder containing the recovery.img file you just downloaded.
Shift + Right Click on any empty space in the folder and Select Open Command Window Here
Connect the phone to the computer and make sure you have USB Debugging enabled and not USB Storage
Type these into the Command Window :
adb devices -- This should show the Device attached as KarbonnTitaniumS5Plus-xxxx or any such line.
adb get-state -- This is to ensure USB Debugging works. It will show device, recovery or offline, but here, we would be looking for device
adb reboot bootloader -- This reboots the device into Fastboot mode, also called as HBOOT or Bootloader. This mode is necessary for flashing the recovery.img file
fastboot oem unlock -- This is to ensure that you can flash xxxx.img files to specific partitions of the device.
fastboot flash <<partitionname>> <<nameofrecoveryimagefile.img>> -- This flashes the specific partition image file to the specified partition. Here, we would be looking for something like fastboot flash recovery philzrecoverys5plus.img for the PhilZ Touch Recovery and fastboot flash recovery twrprecovery.img for the TWRP Recovery and fastboot flash recovery cwmrecoverys5plus.img for the.... Well, you understand what I mean. This should show some text on the device like Transferring Flash or Writing Flash and the Time and Speed of it, that would confirm your flashing.
fastboot reboot -- This command reboots the device into the normal system, and lo, you're ready to go !
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From here, you can reboot to recovery and back again without any issues. This is the tried and tested method, the method which worked perfectly when I tried it on my device. Else, if you have no patience for connecting the Phone to the PC, jabbing on the keyboard and entering n number of commands, you could try this out :
2nd Method ( Using Terminal Emulator ) -- This doesn't need the phone to be connected to the computer.
Place the recovery.img file in the Internal Storage or External SD Card -- Here, I'm placing it as in storage/sdcard0/xxxxrecovery.img
Install Terminal Emulator or any such app onto the phone and Open it.
Type these commands one by one :
su -- This gives root permissions to the Command Executor.
flash_image recovery /storage/sdcard0/xxxxrecovery.img -- This flashes the recovery image file to the recovery partition.
Close the Terminal Window.
Done !
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Another Note : If you're following the Second ( Terminal Emulator ) Method, note that there is a space between flash_image and recovery and the path of the image file. The first method is the preferred one, which worked perfectly with no errors for me; while the second method is risky and might return some errors while trying it out.
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Another Loooooong Shortened Note : The TWRP Recovery might, in some rare cases, show your battery level as 19% when it is at 99% and the same goes for the others. If you are encountering this error damn frequently, I'd recommend reverting back to the original CWM basic recovery as it doesn't show any battery info at all ! You also have the option of wiping your Battery Statistics in case the Battery Error in the Touch Recoveries made the system too show the same error. Once, after fully charging the phone to 100% and rebooting to recovery, I found that the TWRP recovery showed the battery level at 19% ! Out of curiosity, I rebooted back to the system and it too, showed it at 19% ! I just plugged it into the charger and was like Whoa !, as the battery sprang from 19% to 24% in 7 seconds flat ! I know that neither the reboot to recovery does drain out that much battery, nor does the recovery randomly perform such miracles on it. So, I just flashed CWM basic recovery to it using fastboot mode, opened it, did a Battery Stats wipe and rebooted to the System. It was back to 99% ! So, a full Battery Statistics wipe helped me solve such errors, and might do the same to you too. Just remove the battery from the phone after you power off from the recovery, put it back in, and let the phone start up. Problem Solved ! Damn, why didn't I think of this earlier ?
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Yet Another Short-But-Not-So-Short Note : I'd recommend disabling the Boot Animation on the phone ( using ROM Toolbox Lite or Pro ) so that the possibility of bootloops is diminished. No Boot Animation = Less Chance of Bootloops !
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One Last Note : ( Yeah, Right. )
The MIUI ROM and the Sony Xperia v2 ROM work properly. For people who have boot issues, doing a full data wipe/factory reset through the recovery will solve that problem... MIUI is pre rooted, but chainfire's SuperSU app is not installed and there is no keyboard app. The Sony Xperia v2 ROM has SuperSU installed and works properly. However, a high amount of patience is needed to wait for the ROMs to boot up...
As mentioned by cybercrawler, the internal/external swap supposedly works, and appears to be already applied in these ROMs... so, if you are going to flash a new ROM, you had better undo this change...
The clockworkmod recovery file works too, as seen in the screenshots uploaded by cybercrawler... thanks to him for testing that out.
I shall be uploading some screenshots of these in a few days. Both the ROMs run Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2, and the MIUI ROM has a update scheduler app, so I'm guessing it can be updated to 4.4 Kitkat. Anyway... if anybody knows how to bypass Dropbox Error 509 ( This account's public links are generating too much traffic and are temporarily disabled ), please download the Xperia Z v1 ROM and upload it to Google Drive...
Check this thread for further development on this device.
If anybody is willing to volunteer to try a ROM still in development for this device, you can download it here :
https://tr.im/CarbonForKarbonnv1
It is NOT READY FOR FLASHING, but is a Kitkat ROM, so anybody willing to put in their efforts in the development of this ROM can help.
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rjt.rockx said:
The Official Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus Thread :
Note : This is for the Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus / Coolpad 7295C Device and Development related to it and its clones only.
Original Karbonn ROM :
https://tr.im/20c3b
First off, Here are the Custom Recoveries for this device :
ClockWorkMod recovery for Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus :
tr.im/RWOT
ClockWorkMod - based recovery for Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus ( modded by carliv @ xda )
tr.im/f2c21
Next, Here are the Custom ROMs
Sony Xperia Z:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/e8sq7s60de...nn_S5_Plus.zip
Note : The above mentioned link doesn't appear to work. If anybody finds this file link working, please add a post here and if possible, upload the file to Google Drive and Post the link here.
Sony Xperia Z v2:
https://tr.im/ca47d
Credits : Ajinkya Mishra
Mayank Girdhar
Miui :
http://www.needrom.com/wp-content/up...37e511_4.2.zip
( to download this, you need to log in to needrom.com first )
Also visit these pages for more help...
https://www.facebook.com/karbonns5plus
https://www.facebook.com/karbonnroms
http://karbonnroms.blogspot.in
Note : The above posted links for ROMs are not tried and tested ! Be Careful !
For some of the ROM downloads, you need to log into the respective sites...
Thanks mainly to the thunderboys team and all other developers of the respective ROMs whom I haven't mentioned.
SystemUI.apk and SystemUI.odex files:
http://www.4shared.com/rar/cyMk4Dyub...lus_Syste.html
One Last Note : ( Yeah, Right. )
The MIUI ROM and the Sony Xperia v2 ROM work properly. For people who have boot issues, doing a full data wipe/factory reset through the recovery will solve that problem... MIUI is pre rooted, but chainfire's SuperSU app is not installed and there is no keyboard app. The Sony Xperia v2 ROM has SuperSU installed and works properly. However, a high amount of patience is needed to wait for the ROMs to boot up...
As mentioned by cybercrawler, the internal/external swap supposedly works, and appears to be already applied in these ROMs... so, if you are going to flash a new ROM, you had better undo this change...
The clockworkmod recovery file works too, as seen in the screenshots uploaded by cybercrawler... thanks to him for testing that out.
I shall be uploading some screenshots of these in a few days. Both the ROMs run Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2, and the MIUI ROM has a update scheduler app, so I'm guessing it can be updated to 4.4 Kitkat. Anyway... if anybody knows how to bypass Dropbox Error 509 ( This account's public links are generating too much traffic and are temporarily disabled ), please download the Xperia Z v1 ROM and upload it to Google Drive...
By the way, I'll be uploading links to some must-have apps for a custom ROM user within a few days. Check this thread for further development on this device.
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Hey there,my question might seem foolish but just wanted to know if our device supports USB otg?
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cybercrawler said:
Hey there,my question might seem foolish but just wanted to know if our device supports USB otg?
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Yes and No.
No, as it isn't included in the device's features and comes with no otg cable.
Yes, if you buy a third party USB OTG cable and install chainfire's stickmount app.
Here's the link to the app :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.stickmount
and the xda thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/themes-apps/23-03-2014-stickmount-v3-01-t1400034
Hope it helps !

Heck is their the possibility that i might get bootloop!!!Because the last time I tried one of Chainefire's app(chain fire 3D)I got stuck on 1.But anyways thanks
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cybercrawler said:
Heck is their the possibility that i might get bootloop!!!Because the last time I tried one of Chainefire's app(chain fire 3D)I got stuck on 1.But anyways thanks
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Nah, there is no possibility of getting bootloop. The app doesn't need reboot at all !

Good news !
Finally, TWRP Recovery v 2.7.1.0 has been ported to our device by... me.
It works !
Features :
Touch recovery
Navigation buttons enabled
Displays Time, Date, Battery, etc.
File Manager built in
Option to Partition SD Card
Terminal Commands supported
ADB Sideload available
Ability to reboot into System, Recovery, Bootloader or Power Off
Can mount USB Storage
Toggles:
Zip file signature verification
Usage of rm -rf instead of formatting
Skip MD5 generation during backup
Enable MD5 verification of backup files
Screen Timeout Setting
Brightness Slider
Time zone Chooser
Keyboard built-in
Uploading the recovery.img file after some time. Check this thread for further updates !

Here's the link to the TWRP Recovery :
https://tr.im/1757c
Hope it helps !

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Here's the link to the TWRP Recovery :
https://tr.im/1757c
Hope it helps !
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Still working on the Carbon ROM... May take a few more days to create a working,booting ROM !!!
( Creating a new update binary file now, old one wasn't working. )
Anyway, after this and the flashable stock rom zip file, i'll be porting miui 6 to this device !
After that, maybe, I was thinking of an Android L ROM for this device...
Anyway, Back to Project CarbonForKarbonn for now...
Could anyone upload the specifications of moto g (codename falcon) in a post here ?
I need to know it's features and some information abt. it, like whether it supports dual sim, has external sd card support, etc.
so that I could rectify any problems which are occuring because of such non-compatibility errors.
Looooooong schedule... this might take forever...

rjt.rockx said:
Still working on the Carbon ROM... May take a few more days to create a working,booting ROM !!!
( Creating a new update binary file now, old one wasn't working. )
Anyway, after this and the flashable stock rom zip file, i'll be porting miui 6 to this device !
After that, maybe, I was thinking of an Android L ROM for this device...
Anyway, Back to Project CarbonForKarbonn for now...
Could anyone upload the specifications of moto g (codename falcon) in a post here ?
I need to know it's features and some information abt. it, like whether it supports dual sim, has external sd card support, etc.
so that I could rectify any problems which are occuring because of such non-compatibility errors.
Looooooong schedule... this might take forever...
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As for TWRP how should I flash it?I already have CWM so what should I do in this case? I just want to try TWRP so pls tell me how should I remove CWM.
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As for TWRP how should I flash it?I already have CWM so what should I do in this case? I just want to try TWRP so pls tell me how should I remove CWM.
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You need to have ADB and Fastboot tools and the recovery file in the same folder.
Connect the device to the computer, open USB Debugging in Android, open a command window in the folder with adb and twrprecovery.img image ( Shift + Right Click ), and type these commands in it :
adb root -- Don't worry if this shows any error like adbd cannot run as root in production builds. Just proceed with the next step.
adb devices
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery twrprecovery.img -- This will automatically format that partition and install the recovery image to it.
fastboot reboot
adb reboot recovery
Done !

Anyway... Building the final parts of the Carbon Nightly ROM, also simultaneously working on MIUI 6 for this device.
Stock ROM build is happening... Just have to generate the updater-script and the update binary.
Status of Each Build :
Carbon ROM : Needs a new Update Binary, creating it, coding it.
TWRP Recovery : Done !
MIUI 6 : Downloading the latest release version. Porting and Update Binary and Updater Script pending.
Stock Flashable Zip : Creating all Update files from scratch, system folder is ready, deodexing pending, App updates pending.
Xperia v3 : Boot Animation Build Progressing, Updating all stock Google apps, Adding Xposed Framework, etc.
Android L ROM : Waiting for a Stable Android L ROM to be released here, still no progress.

Here are the basic mount points of this device which I accidentally discovered while messing about in the Stock ROM :
system : [email protected] : dev/block/mmcblk0p8 -- This is for the System folder, has ext4 partition type
data : [email protected] : dev/block/mmcblk0p10 -- This is for the Data folder, has ext4 partition type
cache : [email protected] : dev/block/mmcblk0p9 -- This is for the Cache folder, has ext4 partition type
Hope it helps !

Which do you think is better : External SD Card as Main Storage or Internal SD Card as Main Storage ?
Anybody can reply by posting here.
This question is for the Carbon ROM and the Stock Flashable Zip ROM.
I felt I should ask you this question as I felt that Internal SD Card has way too less storage for me, but my decision cannot be everybody's decision, can it ?. ( I have 180+ Apps on this device, all linked to SD Card ( 32 gb, ~1.5 gb free space remaining ) ).

rjt.rockx said:
Which do you think is better : External SD Card as Main Storage or Internal SD Card as Main Storage ?
Anybody can reply by posting here.
This question is for the Carbon ROM and the Stock Flashable Zip ROM.
I felt I should ask you this question as I felt that Internal SD Card has way too less storage for me, but my decision cannot be everybody's decision, can it ?. ( I have 180+ Apps on this device, all linked to SD Card ( 32 gb, ~1.5 gb free space remaining ) ).
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Internal SD card is always a better options.Anyways keep it up with all the developments.
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But then, what about the apps ? Wont you need that much storage for apps ?

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But then, what about the apps ? Wont you need that much storage for apps ?
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But any was 2 GB storage is much low.Heck I have installed so much things on my device I have been having 'storage space running out' since two weeks!Anyways try to keep the internal storage as our SD Card.
Oh and nobody seems to be active on this thread except you and me.
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But any was 2 GB storage is much low.Heck I have installed so much things on my device I have been having 'storage space running out' since two weeks!Anyways try to keep the internal storage as our SD Card.
Oh and nobody seems to be active on this thread except you and me.
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Yeah... But once I upload the ROMs which I am building, some more will definitely visit.

Hi rjt.rockx.....Thank you very much for ur hard work to make our device pretty awesome....
Plz make the ext. Sd card as main storage bcoz 2gb space s not enough for application itself.......
Wishing u all the best in ur current n future projects....:beer::beer::beer:
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Currently am using xperia v2 rom....everything works pretty good n smooth.........Eagerly waiting for ur future updates.......And one more thing , camera quality s not that good in low light. So any changes will be pretty nice too....
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Yeah... But once I upload the ROMs which I am building, some more will definitely visit.
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Is there any way to change the on-screen soft keys to look them like that of Nexus 5 lollipop soft keys.They look really cool and other thing is the transparency of the on screen buttons.It would be great if you made this above mod in the new ROM
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algates said:
Hi rjt.rockx.....Thank you very much for ur hard work to make our device pretty awesome....
Plz make the ext. Sd card as main storage bcoz 2gb space s not enough for application itself.......
Wishing u all the best in ur current n future projects....:beer::beer::beer:
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Currently am using xperia v2 rom....everything works pretty good n smooth.........Eagerly waiting for ur future updates.......And one more thing , camera quality s not that good in low light. So any changes will be pretty nice too....
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Yeah, I'm working on that. You know that camera you have in other Xperia devices with all that Timescape feature and everything ? I'm adding that to the updated version of this ROM. But, the ROM will still be based on Android Jellybean 4.2.2. I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do about that because, if I change the base OS, I'll have to rebuild all the apps from scratch to fit alongside the new permissions and all that stuff, which will take off most of my time.
I'll consider your decision about the Main Storage, but there's one drawback about using it that way. You won't be able to remove your SD Card or unmount it while the OS is on. If that's okay with you, please reply. Anyway, if you want to change it afterwards, you can do so by the vold.fstab edit which cybercrawler had mentioned here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55154053&postcount=31
Thanks for your opinion, by the way !