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Hi all,
After a lot of tries and mix of files... Yesterday I found the right combination between DEFAULT.TXT (posted by SUPERJMN) and ZIMAGE ("polafix" posted by PAIPO).
With this combination I can install Myn's and Vanilij Eclairs.
I had some problems with both builds:
- With Myn's: WIFI NOT WORKS... "Unable to activate Wifi"
- With Vanilj: Everything Works... But I can't install LAUNCHERPRO. After installing, no changes happens on my "home". The application seems running, but i have always the same Home Page without possibility to Add button on left/right of Apps Button.
So:
1) Please can you help me to resolve these problems ?
2) Do you Know other builds working on Pola100, with Wifi/BT working (possibly "out-of the box") ?
Thank you all.
For the Myn's you have to use the wifi/bluetooth update.
If you take a look on this thread you can see all working setup for nand (and which need doesn't need update).
And don't post same questions in every topic you can see!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=38959893
Hi L1q1d.
Excuse me ... I am sorry if you was angried for my multiple posting, but it's the way to have more visibilty in different section of forum (even if regarding the same questions).
You are great for reply on Myn's Wifi.
What your opinion about "Launcherpro" in Vanilj Build? Why it doesn't install (or install but doesn't run) ?
I am italian too, so i would like to ask you: If i don't disturbe, can i contact you via PM so you can help me to find my solution ?
Thank you and excuse me again !
If you need pm me, but i use NAND install
About the launcherpro..
Tried to push the button on top (on /off at windows mobile)
Had this discussion at VaniljEclair RLS5 thread ;D
Welcome to the Huawei U8860 Honor / Honour / Glory - Index!
(please treat this thread as dev-thread, it is part of a dev-forum, not Q&A)
Please don't PM me for support, I will ignore those requests - they are just too many and I'm not getting paid for that, I'm not huawei support. Just ask your questions somewhere in the forum, but in my opinion this thread is really not the place for it, since this is a developer forum and not the Q&A section. That's why xda-developers adds restrictions to post here for new users - to prevent this to be a Q&A-Forum. Please Try to ask your questions in the appropriate Q&A-Section of the xda-developer Forum.
Different versions of the Huawei Honor
There are two feature differences that I am aware of:
Number of Touch-Points: 2 or 5; I have 2 touch-points and with B977 my ProjectMenu just printed "synaptic" as touchscreen version, with B919 it states "synaptics-TPK.6"
Position of Huawei Logo on the back: in the top-left corner (china / russia?) or in the middle like this: http://kaefert.is-a-geek.org/huawei_honor/IMG_7491_small.JPG
It seem's there are versions without a camera? at least user limzm states in his signature his U8860 doesn't have one.
Backup & Recovery
In my opinion the first and most important thing when playing around with different ROMs, is the ability to backup and restore the phones ROM & state.
For this you need a custom recovery (which you will also need to flash custom ROMs, so you might only skip this if you want to only flash stock ROMs)
If you're on an 2.3.6 ROM, then possibly for this to work, you first need to flash a different stock ROM. There have been reports that with 2.3.6 the method below may not work. Also some newer ROMs like B923 and above have locked boot loaders, the latest ICS ROM that you can use for this is B919
NEW: CWM 6.0.1.0 with touch-support: MOD EDIT: Link removed.
OLD: download recovery-u8860-en.img from here MOD EDIT: Link removed.
make sure there is no directory named "dload" on your micro-sd-card - if there is, rename or remove it.
Turn off Fast-Boot, and shutdown your phone. If you don't know how to turn off Fast-Boot, pull the battery (it can be found in different places in different ROMs)
Press and hold volume-up, volume-down and power-button at the same time.
You should now see your phones screen pink (="pink screen mode")
Now connect your phone with an USB cable to a computer
A few disks should be mounted, search for the one that has an "image" folder with an recovery.img and a boot.img inside it. rename the recovery.img to recovery-bak.img (or simular) and copy recovery-u8860-en.img there and rename it to recovery.img
WARNING: Don't use the file recovery_v8.img which is referenced in a few other guides. It crashes and leaves you with non bootable phone-states and/or with unfished backups which cannot be restored.
ROMs
Stock ROMs (& leaked stock ROMs)
Stock ROMs (or leaked stock ROMs) can be flashed like this:
Download and unpack onto your micro-SD Card like that: /mnt/sdcard/dload/UPDATE.APP (some ROMs also have UPDATE_CUST.APP, copy it to the same place. If you're update has a second dload_cust (or the like) folder, you need to flash it in a second round just as the first one, by renaming it to "dload")
Turn off Fast-Boot, and shutdown your phone. If you don't know how to turn off Fast-Boot, pull the battery (it can be found in different places in different ROMs)
Press and hold volume-up, volume-down and power-button at the same time.
If everything above was done correctly, you should be able to watch your phone upgrading now.
Alternative: Some ROMs have an option in the settings that lets you start the upgrade-procedure without step 2.) and 3.) from above. If you can find it, you can use that one.
You can find stock ROMs here:
International ROMs: http://www.huaweidevice.com/worldwide/technicaIndex.do?method=gotoProductSupport&productId=3834&tb=1
Chinese ROMs (can be changed to english): http://www.huaweidevice.com/cn/technicaIndex.do?method=gotoProductSupport&productId=3884&tb=1
Huawei Germany ROM: http://huaweidevices.de/honour?show=downloads
Huawei Russia ROM: http://huaweidevice.ru/updates.html
a comprehensive german list of stock ROMs can be found here:
MOD EDIT: Link removed.
(thanks to user det-happy for pointing it out to me)
The most important Stock-ROM in my eyes (as base for most custom ROMs there are) is B919, find it here:
http://www.huaweidevice.com/cn/downloadCenter.do?method=toDownloadFile&flay=software&softid=NDE2OTU=
or here: http://kaefert.is-a-geek.org/huawei_honor/B919_official.7z
Root and Google-Apps for Stock ROMs
NEW: Rooting method for stock ICS B919/B923/B924 (and perhaps others older ICS)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28403132&postcount=799
For people running linux on their computers, I've created an adapted version of this root tool:
kaefert.is-a-geek.org/huawei_honor/HuaweiHonorRootTool_LinuxVersion.7z
OLD: Theres a nice guide explaining how to root and flash+enable google-apps here: (but don't take the recovery from there but from above. explanation also above) - only use this if the new method above doesn't work for you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22688341&postcount=53
Custom ROMs
To flash custom ROMs:
download their .zip file and put it somewhere on your sd-card
boot into your custom recovery: turn off phone completly, then Long press volume up + power button (for installation of custom recovery see top of this post)
factory reset / wipe everything (not always necessary, but to be on the save side. Some ROMs will not work in some cases if you don't wipe first, however the other way round is also possible, there are custom ROMs that will NOT work if you wipe, best look at the instructions from where you downloaded the custom ROM..)
flash update zip -> choose zip from sd card.
Cyanogenmod
dolmatov94 CM 10 Version 0.9.5 (2013-01-13)
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newer versions, look at: http://dolmatov94.ru/
Da_Nya v2.4 [with sound mod] (2012-12-30)
MOD EDIT: Link removed.
Da_Nya v2.4.1 (2013-01-09)
MOD EDIT: Link removed.
CM 10.1 (Android 4.2) from 4PDA (posted here by user tuanshungf 8th February 2013)
MOD EDIT: Link removed.
Another list of Cyanogenmod ROMs can be found here (German):
MOD EDIT: Link removed.
ShenduOS
This ROM seems to be quite popular, but before deciding to use this, think about if you really wan't to support guys that treat the open-source community like **** by violating the GPL (by not publishing their kernel sources)
Stable Versions: MOD EDIT: Link removed.
Dev Versions: MOD EDIT: Link removed.
Mixture of ShenduOS and CM, with Android 4.2
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FrozenPika (CM10.1, Android 4.2.2, based on ShenDu) GAPPS Integrated
Posted here by user "vTIMv" on 5th March 2013, 08:58 AM - found it on 4PDA.ru, uploaded 3rd March 2013
MOD EDIT: Link removed.
Android 4.x MIUI ROMs
WARNING: most MIUI-ROMs have SMS-confirmations turned on by default, which costs extra with many providers (like mine..) so check it before sending your first SMS and turn it off
Sadly, these ROMs have serious RAM-problems, multi-tasking was quite impossible the last time I tried one of those (any app I tried to put into background was imediatly terminated)
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Android 2.3 MIUI ROM
Creator doc3000 posted it here, have not tried it out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1596442
WARNING: user paul89rulez informed me that you can loose your IMEI by flashing this ROM, you can find a IMEI backup app here: MOD EDIT: Link removed.
Lists of other Custom ROMs
MOD EDIT: Link removed. --> chinese u8860 forum, contains ROMs, but also other stuff concerning the u8860
MOD EDIT: Link removed. --> chinese u8860 forum, contains ROMs, but also other stuff concerning the u8860
MOD EDIT: Link removed. --> an incomplete english index of the chinese list below
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Custom Kernels
I found a custom kernel that adds the option to overclock up to 2GHz. I'm used it running at 1.8GHz and it didn't seem to be any more unstable than before (I'm using the MIUI ROM which is a little bit instable all by itself already)
MOD EDIT: Link removed since you need to register to download the kernel, I also attached it MOD EDIT: Link removed to make it easier for you.
I also managed to build (and deploy) the 3.0.8 kernel sources provided by huawei myself, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23505650
With the help of the writer of rvoix I managed to adept our kernel in a way that rvoix works, but for the moment only mono so both parties mixed together in one channel (but recorded from the line, not only from the mic like most apps do). I attach the kernel that works with rvoix: View attachment boot_voc2.img.
Or for people wanting to build their kernels themselfs, here's the patch: http://code.google.com/p/rvoix/sour...pdragon/kernel/huawei_honor_u8860_rvoix.patch
UPDATE: Since our kernel sources don't work with B919 and later (non functional camera and wifi) I decided to go the other way round and modify the rvoix app to work with our kernel instead of adapting the kernel to work with the app. Here are the results: http://code.google.com/p/rvoix/downloads/detail?name=rvoix_mod_kaefert_v2.apk --> call recording that should work with all huawei honor 4.0.3 ROMs!
Various pointers
Adapting Chinese ROMs
Adding Google Apps (like the Market) --> Download zip from here http://goo-inside.me/gapps and flash it with recovery
Remove unwanted chinese system apps --> I do it with QtADB --> http://qtadb.wordpress.com/ But I guess you can also do it with some root app management apps
Change to languages that are not choosable in the standard language setting --> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.c_lis.ccl.morelocale
Reading chinese sites
People who don't use google chrome or the chromium project (yet) probably don't know, that it has a really nice built-in translating feature, thats very useful for finding your way arround all these chinese (or russian) websites, and much better then using translate.google.com (or other such services) manually with other browsers.
Miscellaneous
Silent Huawei camera (ICS)
I was annoyed one day by all the noises the huawei camera simulates. Therefore I investigated and found out how to make it silent.
If you're interested, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29079425&postcount=1028
Enabling logcat output on huawei phones
If your on stock ROM its quite easy, just dial *#*#2846579#*#* and enable logging in the project menu
For custom ROMs, I got a link from paul, but I didn't try it:
MOD EDIT: Link removed.
another site about enabling logcat on huawei devices:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/...device-dev-log-main-no-such-file-or-directory
UPDATE
Sorry guys, but there won't be any updates by me anymore. I've moved on to Sony Xperia Z. The notoriosly low memory problem finally did it. (And Ingress)
There's a newer list of custom ROMs here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45164331&postcount=3056
Hi guys.
I've just cleaned this thread and would like to remind everyone about some points, so that they're not repeated in the future, and explain all the missing links you may notice.
Warez is strictly forbidden on XDA. Please do not link to websites that provide it, or to ROMs that contain pirated apps.
Kernels are licensed under the GPL. This means that the kernel's source should be provided. If it is not, it's illegal and will be treated as warez as far as XDA is concerned. In simpler terms: if you're posting a link to a ROM that contains a kernel, or a kernel, make sure the kernel's source is available and link to it as well.
Recoveries that aren't based on stock and that use a zImage (which is covered by the GPL) must also be provided along with the source.
Links to competing or commercial websites are not allowed. Links to websites that require registration to access downloads are also not allowed (there are exceptions, please see rule #11 for more info.)
Credits must be given, and you must have permission to share the work. Assuming that you do: if this goes against the point above, you may mention the member/website without linking directly to his work. Point #2 still applies - a link to the kernel's source must be provided if necessary.
I realize this may have caused links to your favorite custom ROMs to be removed, and I apologize about that. Many of you clearly put a lot of effort into building, maintaining and helping with this index. However, all posts must respect the rules first and foremost.
Please PM me if you have any questions or if you need further clarification.
Thanks for understanding.
Hey thanks so much for helping with this. I followed your guides and managed to get my Honor rooted and on an ICS version. Thanks so much.
limestar said:
Hey thanks so much for helping with this. I followed your guides and managed to get my Honor rooted and on an ICS version. Thanks so much.
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You're welcome. However, for the future, if theres nothing you want to say but to give thanks to someone for a post above yours, don't answer with a post of your own, but just use the "thanks" button. Thats what it was made for.
However if there are some questions or some obscurities in my post, feel free to ask.
Sir, does the miui rom is stable for daily use,
wahyuwidi said:
Sir, does the miui rom is stable for daily use,
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Well, I've been using it for 2 days now. I wouldn't call it stable, it has some rough edges, sometimes some system app crashes (like in the beginning I had a problem with the SMS-app), and I've had 2 complete system crashes (forced reboot) while running oruxmaps for navigation & gps-logging with my byclicle.
Check with you, if i installed the custom recovery, and root, can i revert back to stock by flashing via the settings menu or the vol/power button combination and stock rom in load directory?
cymagnus said:
Check with you, if i installed the custom recovery, and root, can i revert back to stock by flashing via the settings menu or the vol/power button combination and stock rom in load directory?
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Well the settings menue doesn't contain the huawei upgrade option in every ROM (for example not in the MUIU ROM), but the volumn up+down while booting will probably work, I haven't tried though. The upgrade directory however has to be call "dload", not "load".
To revert back to a previous ROM I find it much better to use the nandroid backup and recover options that every recovery image I saw yet contains. However be careful, the recovery-v8.img posted on some other places is instable and crashes before the backup is finished. you won't be able to recover such an incomplete backup. Always check if you have some backup complete message, it should NOT reboot automatically after making a backup.
kaefert said:
Well, I've been using it for 2 days now. I wouldn't call it stable, it has some rough edges, sometimes some system app crashes (like in the beginning I had a problem with the SMS-app), and I've had 2 complete system crashes (forced reboot) while running oruxmaps for navigation & gps-logging with my byclicle.
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Sir, is it ICS version that you are using? thanks.
daleylay said:
Sir, is it ICS version that you are using? thanks.
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As stated in my first post, I'm currently using the unofficial MIUI android 4.0.3 version from here:
MOD EDIT: Link removed.
I have one or two unexpected reboots every day.
kaefert said:
As stated in my first post, I'm currently using the unofficial MIUI android 4.0.3 version from here:
MOD EDIT: Link removed.
I have one or two unexpected reboots every day.
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What is in MIUI rom better than the official rom that you like?
cbr900 said:
What is in MIUI rom better than the official rom that you like?
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Well the MIUI ROM has much more configuration options, for example you have a statusbar settings page where you can choose between default battery icon, percentage number or the top pixel row in green. Or also the MIUI theme chooser is really nice.
Another useful thing is the permission manager thats included that (if you config it that way) asks you whenever an app tries to use a permission that its defined to require. for example if you have an app that has the permission to send sms then the permission manager will ask you the first time that the app really sends an sms if you want to allow or deny it, and also if you want to save your choice or if it should ask next time again.
Hi, Sorry for my bad english, i have a awesome huawei honor, and i do all things that u describe in your post and run perfect but, i'm from mexico and y dont have 3G conection just Edge, do you know a way to resolve that? Thanks
Rafasdfgh said:
Hi, Sorry for my bad english, i have a awesome huawei honor, and i do all things that u describe in your post and run perfect but, i'm from mexico and y dont have 3G conection just Edge, do you know a way to resolve that? Thanks
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Hmm. Well the only ideas I have:
1.) Theres a 2G+3G / 2G only switch, in the MIUI ROM I linked in my first post you can reach it like this:
Home Screen --> Settings --> More... (4th point under the heading Wireless & Networks) --> Mobile Networks --> Only 2G-Networks
If that switch is on, than obviously your phone won't connect to a 3G network
2.) Your not in range of a 3G network?
Apparently there is bootloop issue for the newly released MIUI ROM 2.3.23 over at MOD EDIT: Link removed.
My experience is that I got stuck at the splashscreen as well.
I have download another at MIUI main site : MOD EDIT: Link removed.
and it works OK. Some portions of the UI are with Chinese texts and a few Chinese apps but overall still OK.
cymagnus said:
Apparently there is bootloop issue for the newly released MIUI ROM 2.3.23 over at MOD EDIT: Link removed.
My experience is that I got stuck at the splashscreen as well.
I have download another at MIUI main site : MOD EDIT: Link removed.
and it works OK. Some portions of the UI are with Chinese texts and a few Chinese apps but overall still OK.
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yep. I also flashed the version from there MOD EDIT: Link removed and am currently running it. Will update the first post again as soon as theres a working english version for the huawei over there: MOD EDIT: Link removed.
Hey could you recommend some other rom that will speed up my phone? Im currently overclocked to 1.8 Ghz using a kernel from the links you gave.
Sent from my U8860 using xda premium
EnDSK said:
Hey could you recommend some other rom that will speed up my phone? Im currently overclocked to 1.8 Ghz using a kernel from the links you gave.
Sent from my U8860 using xda premium
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The ROMs that I know of and that I've tried you find in the first post. I found the loader (=desktop) of the non-MIUI ROMs to be faster and snappier. (However, the MIUI is more feature-rich)
Okay thanks alot I think I'm gonna give MIUI a try. Downloaded the latest version from the MIUI website. Have you tried any CM Release?
Sent from my U8860 using xda premium
EnDSK said:
Okay thanks alot I think I'm gonna give MIUI a try. Downloaded the latest version from the MIUI website. Have you tried any CM Release?
Sent from my U8860 using xda premium
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As far as I know there is no CM (cyanogenmod) ROM for the Huawei U8860
Hi,
My phone is MMX A116. I'm a newbie to Android rooting and custom ROM. With some help from XDA I'm now using TWRP Ver 2.5.0.0 with Jellysmart V1.2. Quite happy with the performance. Noticed an issue with whatsapp: when I touch the 'play' on any audio in a conversation, instead of playing, the app quits to the previous page ( it goes to the page showing all contacts ).
Please help me fix this issue. When contacted, the Whatsapp ppl say that since I'm using a custom ROM, they cannot help me.
1. Is it due to Jellysmart V1.2?
2. If so will upgrading to Jellysmart V1.3 solve it
3. Can I upgrade to Jellysmart V1.3 without having to reinstall all apps?
4. Is there a simpler solution to the whatsapp problem?
It appears as though whatsapp is unable to open the default audio app. I have no problems playing video or seeing images from within whatsapp conversation. But to play the audio I have to browse to the file location and select to play.
Hope Abhishek is seeing this post. I'm still not permitted to post of his thread.
kollamraja said:
Hi,
My phone is MMX A116. I'm a newbie to Android rooting and custom ROM. With some help from XDA I'm now using TWRP Ver 2.5.0.0 with Jellysmart V1.2. Quite happy with the performance. Noticed an issue with whatsapp: when I touch the 'play' on any audio in a conversation, instead of playing, the app quits to the previous page ( it goes to the page showing all contacts ).
Please help me fix this issue. When contacted, the Whatsapp ppl say that since I'm using a custom ROM, they cannot help me.
1. Is it due to Jellysmart V1.2?
2. If so will upgrading to Jellysmart V1.3 solve it
3. Can I upgrade to Jellysmart V1.3 without having to reinstall all apps?
4. Is there a simpler solution to the whatsapp problem?
It appears as though whatsapp is unable to open the default audio app. I have no problems playing video or seeing images from within whatsapp conversation. But to play the audio I have to browse to the file location and select to play.
Hope Abhishek is seeing this post. I'm still not permitted to post of his thread.
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Hey bud, I wanted to help you out because I know it can be tricky when you can't post in a development forum. I took a look at that rom for you real quick, and unfortunately I have no help for you because I don't want to answer unless I'm certain that I'd be correct. If I can make a suggestion, you might try sending a pm to the op. Here is his profile and "send message" is available: http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=4422843. An observation though: last post he made on the ROM you are asking about was back in March. Might want to look into alternatives... Sorry I can't help better on this one. good luck though.
Q&A for [NIGHTLY] Firefox OS
Some developers prefer that questions remain separate from their main development thread to help keep things organized. Placing your question within this thread will increase its chances of being answered by a member of the community or by the developer.
Before posting, please use the forum search and read through the discussion thread for [NIGHTLY] Firefox OS. If you can't find an answer, post it here, being sure to give as much information as possible (firmware version, steps to reproduce, logcat if available) so that you can get help.
Thanks for understanding and for helping to keep XDA neat and tidy!
Thanks for your work !
I'll definitely try this !
firefos os android kitkat bootloader or android lollipop boodloader
Android lollipop bootloader or flash android kitkat bootloader to flash firefox os nightly on Nexus 5?
Bootloader
kitkat bootloader or lollipop bootloader to flash firefox os nightly?
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kitkat bootloader or lollipop bootloader flash firefox os nightly on Nexus 5?
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kitkat bootloader or lollipop bootloader to flash firefox os nightly?
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kitkat bootloader or lollipop bootloader flash firefox os nightly on Nexus 5?
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Both work, choose what you want.
Do you know why stop in google boot image? I installed with multirom as secondary ROM.
furbyx92 said:
Do you know why stop in google boot image? I installed with multirom as secondary ROM.
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It is fixed in the latest builds (after 01/21)
help
Hi everyone, plz help me, I flash ff 3.0.0 but the camera is not working. And any body can show mw how to update the lastest versions, because I do a dirtyflash it not working fine. (
Hạnh nhị Gia said:
Hi everyone, plz help me, I flash ff 3.0.0 but the camera is not working. And any body can show mw how to update the lastest versions, because I do a dirtyflash it not working fine. (
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Camera preview doesn't work on any builds...
No SIM card detected
Hi guys,
First, thank you very much for all these up-to-date builds.
I've install Ubuntu Touch, the last Nightly, the last 2.2 and the last 2.1 (available on your site) with MultiROM on my Nexus 5. Unfortunately, all FirefoxOS installations have the same problem : my SIM card is not detected. Neither Ubuntu Phone nor Android 5 have this issue. Does anyone already seen that ? Any clue on how to fix that problem ? I'm also French with "Free" French network, in case that could help.
Thanking you in advance,
Regards,
Colin Chargy
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Hi guys,
First, thank you very much for all these up-to-date builds.
I've install Ubuntu Touch, the last Nightly, the last 2.2 and the last 2.1 (available on your site) with MultiROM on my Nexus 5. Unfortunately, all FirefoxOS installations have the same problem : my SIM card is not detected. Neither Ubuntu Phone nor Android 5 have this issue. Does anyone already seen that ? Any clue on how to fix that problem ? I'm also French with "Free" French network, in case that could help.
Thanking you in advance,
Regards,
Colin Chargy
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I use Multirom with Cyanogen, Ubuntu and Firefox and my provider is Free, like you, and I do not have this issue...
Did you try to update your radio and bootloader ?
Thank you! I'm starting to try
Hello,
I'm a new happy owner of a Nexus 5 with the latest Android Lollipop, because I wanted to be able to try Firefox OS (and Ubuntu Touch also, maybe later).
I want to thank Vosky and Tasssadar for their work because without this post and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/orig-development/mod-multirom-v24-t2571011
I would not have decided to give it a try.
Now, let's hope everything will work smoothly and I won't come back to help to much for help.
Thank you again and hope to not read you to soon
Thatoo
Hello everybody,
I'm coming back to you so soon.
However, it's for a great news. I have FFOS et Ubuntu both install on my Nexus 5! It went so smooth that I'm really impressed and I don't see any problem for anyone to install it even non developper.
I want to thank you because I'm really happy.
I'm going to describe what I did yesterday night to install it to confort other geek newebe to try.
Be free,
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HOW TO INSTALL FFOS on your NEXUS 5 with MultiROM (Tuto for Beginner)
Hello dear excited non developer free fellow,
If like me, you want to try Mozilla FFOS on a phone and are tempted by trying a multiboot system on a Nexus 5, here is how I did, in just one evening.
First, I discovered this page, from Tasssadar
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/orig-development/mod-multirom-v24-t2571011
and then, this one, well the one you are coming from actually, from Vosky,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/development/nightly-firefox-os-t2960953
I read the first page of Tassadar thread, and I didn't understand anything! It's normal if you do to, there are many words you need to get familiar with. Read it (not more than the first page for now), don't worry, we will come back to it later.
Then, you have to read all Vosky's Thread from page 1 to 9 (maybe after will be good too but at the date I'm writing, they are not written yet . A lot of your questions will be answered. Don't assume that my explanations will be enough, you need to have a bigger picture of the process, you need to read all these pages.
First, it gets clearer how you'll download FFOS. You have to download from http://ffos.vosky.fr/ from the Recovery column. Today, saturday 2015/05/09 you have three choices, two quiet stables versions called "Pre-releases", V2.1 is the one to choose if you don't have Android Lollipop, and V2.2 if you have Android Lollipop, then, if you want to try the last features and help to detect bug, you can go for the last "Nightly builds" which are the latest work done by Mozilla's team on FFOS 3.0.
Good, now you need to go back reading Tasssadar's Thread. If their are still word that you don't understand, check what they mean. I didn't read much of this one because I decided to go for the easiest way. I followed the "Installation Via MultiROM Manager app". On the page of the app,
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tassadar.multirommgr
there is a great video. You need to watch it before going further.
If you are as newebe than me in this case, after installing the app, you'll have a red warning saying something like "MultiROM Manager app couldn't get root access". No worries, you just need to unlock and root your Nexus 5.
For That, I follow Chainfire's Thread here,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/orig-development/nexus-5-cf-auto-root-t2507211
and this very precise video,
http://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-root-and-unlock-the-google-nexus-5-xda-developer-tv/
I know it works for Android Lollipop V5.0 and V5.1 but earlier version, sorry, I don't know. Watch the video a first time entirely and then, watch it and pause after each step to catch up what they are doing. It's easy and very well explained. You'll need to download CF-Auto-Root here https://autoroot.chainfire.eu/ . Look for the download link at the line Nexus 5.
Now, you can go back to the previous video, the one about MultiROM Manager app that you find here, remember,
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tassadar.multirommgr
As you watch entirely before, you can follow it step by step, pausing sometime to catch up what they are saying. Read again "Installation Via MultiROM Manager app" paragraph on Tasssadar's Thread if a warning Kernel: doesn't have kexec-hardboot patch! in red letters appears. I install the default one called Stock 5.1 if I remember well (I have Android 5.1 installed on my Nexus 5).
Read again the beginning of my post to choose the FFOS version you need to download.
What is not said in the video is that when the download is finished, and he is going to Install, he is in an environment we are not so familiar, because they didn't explain earlier what it is. It's the recovery mode. You reach it after shutting down your phone and start your phone with pushing the down volume button. You'll find the little robot you've met earlier to Install CF-Auto-Root, you choose Recovery mode with up or down volume and select it with power button, then you will recognize what he is saying in the video... clicking on "Advance" and stuff.
The end is so easy, as far as you know where you put your zip file of FFOS in your Nexus 5.
Enjoy!
And if you want to install Ubuntu Touch, I don't need to give you any explanation, it's so easy. You just go back in your Android, in MultiROM Manager app and after choosing the Ubuntu you want, you click on Install.
I guess, my only request would be to ask our great devs Vosky and Tasssadar to work together in order to offer us a so well integration of FFOS than Ubuntu Touch inside the MultiROM Manager app. It would be perfect!
Don't forget to Thank Vosky, Tasssadar and Chainfire by clicking on the "Thanks" button (a thumb) at the bottom of their first post on their Thread, the button will become yellow. They are doing a great job! Tell them!
Now, if you have a problem to install FFOS or Ubuntu Touch on your Nexus 5, don't come after me, I can't help more than that. However, I'm sure if you ask a polite question on this Thread that has not been yet answered thousands time, you'll get a quick answer!
Enjoy freedom.
[Now, I have to figure out how to import my contact into Mozilla FFOS V3.0 from my Mozilla Thunderbird 31.6 without being friend of Google, and that my dear seems way much more complicated. A simple usb cable and a sync or even import button are out of dream today... how weird!]
HOW TO UPDATE your FFOS ROM !
It's not more complicated than installing. Download here, http://ffos.vosky.fr/ , the FFOS version you want, in the recovery column. Copy it in your phone.
You return in the recovery mode. You reach it after shutting down your phone and start your phone with pushing the down volume button. You'll find the little robot you've met earlier again, you choose Recovery mode with up or down volume and select it with power button, then you have to follow this path : click on Advanced - MultiROM - List ROMs - select your previous FFOS ROM and click on Flash ZIP - select the zip of the FFOS ROM you've just downloaded - SWAP- click on Reboot.
You've just updated your FFOS ROM!
screenshot and phone answering?
Hello,
I installed FFOS3.0, the same nightly build, on two nexus 5, one for me, one for my mum.
Two questions : once, my mum took a screenshot of an app, but she can't remember how, and I didn't manage so far to take any with my nexus.
How do you take a screenshot with FFOS 3.0 on your nexus 5?
[Then, don't ask me how is that possible but the way we both answer a phone call is different. I just have to click on on of the two buttons, a red on the left and a green a green on the right to decline or answer the call. She has to slide a button to left (red) or right (green) to do the same. How to choose if you want two buttons and click or one button to slide?]
I found the solution : if I switch on the developer mode, I have the two buttons but if I'm not in developper mode, I have the switching button.
Thank you,
A bigger firefox when the phone start?
Hello,
It's not a big deal but, at the starting of the phone, could the nice animated firefox be a bit bigger?
I like my firefox but I can't see him enough.
"Based on Mozilla Technology" is at a good size, but the animated firefox is way too small. If it could take all the screen, it woud be great! Don't you think?
Best regards dear mozilian,
Thatoo
Hello !
I'm really interested to using this rom on ma N5!
Can I flash it as a Multirom?! just flash the zip file yea?
anything else?
tnx..
KaSrAHiDe said:
Hello !
I'm really interested to using this rom on ma N5!
Can I flash it as a Multirom?! just flash the zip file yea?
anything else?
tnx..
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Yes it works with MR. Read the main thread for more feedbacks.
Finally I'm using this Rom!
Basically it's cool but you know it has a long way to get much more stable & usable.
First of all I agree with that guy who suggested big Firefox animated on the boot screen.
Then I know this a new & fresh project but it needs more debugging.
For example at the first when I was trying to connect to ma WiFi after I touched the join button it takes more than 5mins to join ma network!
After that I downloaded some apps from store like Telegram, when I was trying to filled the blanks with ma phone number touchscreen didn't works & I already can't login with ma number cuz jumping from one blank to another blanks for registration has bug & I can't fill them!
In settings we've lots of problems,I can't manually change ma screen brightness from that swipe bar of it so I've to tick the auto brightness!
& also have a same problem in any swipe bars in menu like volume & alarms up & down when i touch them nothing changes!
Sometimes ma phone crash (stopped working) on menu & some apps like browser & I've to wait for response to continue ma job!
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There is more you know but I didn't remember all !
I really like this OS & in future hope so use this OS as ma major Rom on ma N5!
PLEASE WORK ON IT!!
and sorry fo ma bad English ?
Sent from my Nexus 5
It's sad to read you have so many pproblem. i don't. I use version 4.0a1 20150508012438. I use it daily without any pbm. I'm very happy with it. Hope you'll install a good version.
Thatoo said:
It's sad to read you have so many pproblem. i don't. I use version 4.0a1 20150508012438. I use it daily without any pbm. I'm very happy with it. Hope you'll install a good version.
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Could u please give me the download link? (I mean the version that u are using "4.0a1 20150508012438")
U don't have any problems with it??any bugs?
Thanks
Q&A for [ROM][5.1.0_r1]p6800(16Mar2015)OmniROM 5.1-Experimental
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quicktoggle works
I don't know what made it work but here is what I did
Installed lollipop5.1 gapps(the one for custom roms) from zedomax's highonandroid.com
Boot up and installed some apps
Reboot ,got a notification from WhatsApp
Hold down it and dragged it down
Reconnect to WiFi due to bug
Exited the toggle by swiping the whole thing 3/4 way up,then close the small tab
Quicksettings then worked normally for me:silly:
Brightness changer won't work so just use screen filter from play store
Can't wait for next build
philipnzw said:
I don't know what made it work but here is what I did
Installed lollipop5.1 gapps(the one for custom roms) from zedomax's highonandroid.com
Boot up and installed some apps
Reboot ,got a notification from WhatsApp
Hold down it and dragged it down
Reconnect to WiFi due to bug
Exited the toggle by swiping the whole thing 3/4 way up,then close the small tab
Quicksettings then worked normally for me:silly:
Brightness changer won't work so just use screen filter from play store
Can't wait for next build
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hi!
find the screen brightness app from play store. made me disable auto brightness!
can be official?
Is it possible for this room to become official...
Q & A section for the P6200
Hi!
Can you put a Q&A section on the P6200 5.1? I use your ROM as my daily driver (from your CM12), and I want to share my experiences on the ROM. Can't post on the Discussion Thread as I'm 8 posts short (this is my 2nd post)
Thank you!
OmniROM
Any new updates for this ROM? Apparently using CM 12.1 gave me headaches because of multitasking issues (opening facebook, messenger and spotify is like entering the gates of hell because the tablet will be really slow) so my daily driver is this ROM for my P6200
Cant post on the original thread because of newbie reasons.
- simcard not working because of baseband missing
- brightness solved using screen brightness app (disabling auto)
- Quick settings solved by installing GApps
- Same issues mentioned in the original thread.
I hope that you're heavily working on this ROM because this is the most stable ROM that i've installed on my P6200 as of this moment (and really fast too, even WITHOUT THE ZRAM)
I'm technishaun btw
Wait for nxt update
Wish it fix all problem
install twrp 2.6.1, still fail to install zip.. what did i do wrong?? please help!!
install twrp 2.6.1 and superuser 1.25, still fail to install zip.. what did i do wrong?? please help!!
set_metadata_recursive: some changes failed
error executing updater binary in zip
error flashing zip
As so, the SIM card does not recognize?
bug report
good work Daniel ,thanks!
I've flash the new rom to p6800.
Every thing is fine except the sim card could not be reconized.
Flash latest OmniRom on my P6800 but there is no cellular icon, my tablet don't recognize simcard inserted,could anyone help me plzzz??
I just try with my SIM CARD it show NO-SimCard Cant make call but it still can recieve SMS ???
Still not try wipe all after upgrade [emoji24]
it is a really good and smooth rom
the problems i faced is no video in youtube only sounds, bluetooth not working, no sim detected help pls ....
thanks daniel!
potching said:
it is a really good and smooth rom
the problems i faced is no video in youtube only sounds, bluetooth not working, no sim detected help pls ....
thanks daniel!
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Everyone is having those problems ,hopefully it will be fixed in next build,read before posting man
Thanks @daniel_hk for continuing to keep this device alive
I've installed the 4th August build of OmniROM 5.1 on my P6800 and it's working fairly well, seems much smoother than the 4.4.4 Carbon ROM I was running before.
Things that I've noticed not working:
GPS (after digging through some other threads about this I notice that gpsd isn't running, and if I try and launch it from a terminal I get an error about 'only position independent executables (PIE) are supported')
Bluetooth won't enable
Can turn torch on in the quick access area, but it won't turn off again
I just can´t flash it
I´m getting this message ... Need some help
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Getting this error
Google maps gives weird graphics in the latest release (I did a clean install, mediapatch included). When zooming around the tiles end up triangular andere tear up the map
Camera
My camera its not working.
rosecruz82 said:
My camera its not working.
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Flash the media patch file......
Camera
philipnzw said:
Flash the media patch file......
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thanks! *_*