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I'm relatively new to the developing scene, and I was looking to get my start with compiling a CM10 ROM. I compiled it just fine, no issues, and I'm currently running that on my phone. Then I decided to try to compile 10.1. I was able to do it the same way as the 10 ROM, except just selecting a different Repo and extracting the proprietary files from a 10.1 ROM instead of 10. So I compile the ROM, flash it, and No communication with the SIM card. No number, no IMEI, no Network status, NOTHING. I flash back to my CM10 build, and it works just fine. I delete the 10.1 repo and redownload it, rebuilt the ROM, same problem! Anybody able to help me here?
I have exactly the same problem. I build 10.1 once with the files pulles from my phone and one with the propertary files from a repository. I also build it on two different maschines and tested it on 3 different devices.
Any hint?
I don't agree with this being here, more of a Q/A section post really...
Try again now, after this it should work:
https://github.com/CyanogenMod/andr...mmit/b703b0121d0356753834fd99ce38736a35f342ca
To know if that's going to fix your issue, see if you are missing /system/lib/libril.so in your rom.
Kindly discuss your issue here - http://tinyurl.com/7habffm
You'll get some good info/knowledge with many users sharing their experience.
Hi guys,
for those of us who are waiting for at least the M1 of CM12 before switching lanes, I did a build of Carbon (and a few of CM11, previously) for our Photons.
This is an odexed ("user", not "userdbg") build, running on the cm-12.1 kernel branch and using the latest available f2fs_tools. It also features a modified init which can use either f2fs or ext4 for /cache and /data - so switching to f2fs is highly recommended, but not mandatory. Superuser is included.
This is esentially for those who switched to CM12 just for f2fs; it's miles faster than cm12, and a bit more responsive that the old official cm11 nightlies.
A word of warning. TWRP's "change filesystem" function formats the partition (PhilZ does too, but at least it makes that explicit).
So what you want to do when switching from an ext4 ROM is,
before you begin: copy everything in the internal sdcard somewhere on the external sdcard; this is needed, since the "internal sdcard" is actually a folder in /data;
in TWRP, begin by creating a backup of /data (that saves everything except the "internal sdcard" and /cache - that's why you need step #1);
do the FS change for both /data and /cache
restore the /data backup, on the freshly formatted /data partition; ignore the "different filesystem" warning, it's inconsequential;
install the ROM;
once you booted the phone, copy back the old contents of the internal sdcard
You only need to do this when you change filesystems, which will be exactly once if you like my ROMs And obviously, if you don't, you have to use the exact same procedure before flashing an ext4 ROM, if you don't want to lose data.
Though, in all fairness, I'd recommend flashing this cleanly - unless you're upgrading from an ext4 Carbon build.
A note on the radio
I have included a tool called radio-tool (of my own design) that allows people to enable/disable the US GSM lock and individual network bands;
if you're having the SIM mod, and are from, or have business in, the US, you can use it to kill the CDMA and Sprint LTE bands altogether, as well as to enable US GSM bands and disable the US GSM lock;
the source code is here
Use (as superuser)
Code:
radio-tool [dbg] [{+|-}opt [...]]
where opt is one of
uslock - US GSM lockout
cdma - CDMA bands (CDMA800 / CDMA1800 / CDMA2000 1xEV-DO)
usgsm - US GSM/HSPA bands (GSM850, GSM1900, WCDMA850, WCDMA1900)
eugsm - EU GSM/HSPA bands (GSM900, GSM1800, WCDMA900, WCDMA2100)
sprlte - Sprint LTE (LTE25, 1900)
vzwlte - Verizon LTE (LTE13, 700)
Download:
ROM: CARBON-KK-UNOFFICIAL_f2fs-20150526-moto_msm8960.zip
Recoveries: TWRP-2.8.6.0-20150526-f2fs-moto_msm8960_jbbl-xt897.img, PhilZ-6.59.0-20150520-crkk_f2fs-moto_msm8960_jbbl-xt897.
You do not need to use a su app with this; but if you want to, please use the latest SuperSU. Attempting to use a different, or older, su app could result in no radio.
Changes from stock Carbon:
alternative mount points support - this enables the ROM to work with either f2fs or ext4 for /data and /cache
tuned mount settings - kickass speed with both ext4 and f2fs
256MB of lz4-compressed swap space (zram0)
built on gcc-4.8-sabermod
build.prop tweaks - this defaults to GSM/WCDMA - plus a few radio and network tweaks;
added a few goodies that are present in CM builds (Term, Apollo, Calendar, CMWallpapers, VideoEditor, plus the cmdline utils);
removed the stats and the update apps (for obvious reasons)
added Romanian (programmers) keyboard support in Asanti Keypad
built with: twrp 2.8.6.0, cm12.1 kernel, cm12.1 f2fs-tools, cm12.1 e2fsprogs, cm12.1 exfat, cm12.1 fuse.
(this will allow me to pick up any improvements in kernel, file systems, and recovery, with great ease )
Quirks:
MTP doesn't start by default in TWRP, despite the fact that it claims to be enabled; disable and re-enable MTP, and it will work
in PhilZ' mount menu, entries for cache and data are duplicated; this is cosmetic - mounting and umounting works just fine, regarless which of the two entries for each partition you choose
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Older, CM11 vanilla builds:
Download:
cm-11-20150427-UNOFFICIAL_f2fs-moto_msm8960_jbbl.zip - repo syncs, builds with TWRP, uses branch cm-12.1 of the kernel, uses latest available f2fs-tools
Use latest SuperSU with any of the CM ROMs - older, or different, su apps might make the radio not work.
NOTE. These ROMs are actually moto_msm8960_jbbl, so they should work on all devices for which official moto_msm8960_jbbl builds did, as long as they're still on the JB bootloader (jbbl) and you have a device-specific recovery that supports f2fs. A suitable PhilZ touch for non-xt897's can be found on the AtrixHD thread, courtesy of @palmbeach05, or you could use PhilZ-6.59.0-20150506-crkk_f2fs-moto_msm8960_jbbl-mb866 (note, despite the -mb866 suffix, it should work on any moto_msm8960_jbbl device except xt897).
The current repo is available here. To use,
repo init -u https://github.com/mionica/android.git -b cr_kk_gcc-4.8
repo sync
. build/envsetup.sh
breakfast carbon_moto_msm8960_jbbl
edit the .repo/local_manifests/roomservice.xml, changing the device project for android_device_motorola_moto_msm8960_jbbl to
Code:
<project path="android" name="mionica/android_device_motorola_moto_msm8960_jbbl" remote="mionica" revision="cr_kk_xt897" />
repo sync again
finally, (cd vendor/carbon && ./get-prebuilts).
After you do that, you're good to go - (optional) configure ccache (if it's your first build), (optional) enable ccache, choosecombo, then mka carbon 2>&1 | tee BUILD.LOG.
If you're not sure how to do any of these, either just use the provided ROM, or search on youtube for "building CyanogenMod" - that should help, I know it helped me Anyway, this thread is not the right place for learning how to build Android.
Mirrored for archival purposes.
This server WILL BE SLOW. You've been warned.
http://lionspaws.net/cm-11-20150401-UNOFFICIAL_f2fs-moto_msm8960_jbbl/
98e652a97965ba5d88cb9068fe7d4dbe *cm-11-20150401-UNOFFICIAL_f2fs-moto_msm8960_jbbl.zip
Using it for the last few days, seems good so far. Thanks
taking a break
Quick one. I'll take a break from this for now - my little sister's phone broke down, so she got my Photon. I just ordered one from the States today, but between that arriving and cornholiogsm doing the SIM mod, it might take a while (US to Ireland to Czech Republic to Ireland - and Tomas is pretty busy in my experience).
Thanks much for building this!
Forgive my ignorance, I've been using CM11 a while but other than the initial installation in which I followed wiki instructions, have only ever updated thru the phone. But since there hasn't been an update in a couple months, I'm considering installing this, particularly to solve the google service problems. If it makes the phone faster with better file system and ram stuff, that's a bonus, although concerned that might cause problems in the future. I don't fully understand what you mean by messed up build and odexed user stuff means. Basically I wonder can I just install this on top of the latest CM11 nightly without issues ("dirty flash")? My "recovery" is recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.4-xt926 clock but I only used that cuz that was what the wiki said, I've never used it since the initial install.
If the answer is yes, and I understand your post right, these are the install steps:
1. Download cm-11-20150408-UNOFFICIAL_f2fs-moto_msm8960_jbbl.zip
2. Download & install TWRP-2.8.6.0-20150408-cm11_f2fs-moto_msm8960_jbbl.img
3. Change filesystem of /cache and /data to f2fs using TWRP
4. Install cm-11-20150408-UNOFFICIAL_f2fs-moto_msm8960_jbbl.zip using TWRP
You said something about flash SuperSU alongside this. I don't recall having to do that before, can you provide a little more info?
Do I need to reinstall gapps, and if so, is it the same as I used before, gapps-kk-20140606-signed.zip?
And a couple more easy questions I could probably find by searching... how do I install that twrp....img file, can I do that thru clockwork... and how do I get into clockwork anyway, I remember it was holding some volume key during power or something but last time I tried to guess weird things happened with robots getting operations and such so if you happen to know the right keys/etc that would be convenient... will twrp replace clockwork and have the same keys to get boot to it, if not, what keys?
And last but not least... when CM11 M13 finally comes out, will I be able to upgrade to that from this, or perhaps because of the stuff you've taken from CM12 (f2fs/zram/etc) maybe I can't, or maybe I can if I set the filesystem back to default with TWRP first? How bout if one day I decide to use Lollipop (which I may never do anyway as I understand it's only recommended for phones with more than 1GB memory), will I be able to upgrade to CM12 the same way as regular CM11 user? I'd always used official stuff so this unofficial is making me nervous, but I really want my google stuff working right again and my battery to last all day like it used to...
Wait what wiki told you to use CWM for xt926!? CM's wiki?
enigma9o7 said:
Thanks much for building this!
Forgive my ignorance, I've been using CM11 a while but other than the initial installation in which I followed wiki instructions, have only ever updated thru the phone. But since there hasn't been an update in a couple months, I'm considering installing this, particularly to solve the google service problems. If it makes the phone faster with better file system and ram stuff, that's a bonus, although concerned that might cause problems in the future. I don't fully understand what you mean by messed up build and odexed user stuff means. Basically I wonder can I just install this on top of the latest CM11 nightly without issues ("dirty flash")? My "recovery" is recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.4-xt926 clock but I only used that cuz that was what the wiki said, I've never used it since the initial install.
If the answer is yes, and I understand your post right, these are the install steps:
1. Download cm-11-20150408-UNOFFICIAL_f2fs-moto_msm8960_jbbl.zip
2. Download & install TWRP-2.8.6.0-20150408-cm11_f2fs-moto_msm8960_jbbl.img
3. Change filesystem of /cache and /data to f2fs using TWRP
4. Install cm-11-20150408-UNOFFICIAL_f2fs-moto_msm8960_jbbl.zip using TWRP
You said something about flash SuperSU alongside this. I don't recall having to do that before, can you provide a little more info?
Do I need to reinstall gapps, and if so, is it the same as I used before, gapps-kk-20140606-signed.zip?
And a couple more easy questions I could probably find by searching... how do I install that twrp....img file, can I do that thru clockwork... and how do I get into clockwork anyway, I remember it was holding some volume key during power or something but last time I tried to guess weird things happened with robots getting operations and such so if you happen to know the right keys/etc that would be convenient... will twrp replace clockwork and have the same keys to get boot to it, if not, what keys?
And last but not least... when CM11 M13 finally comes out, will I be able to upgrade to that from this, or perhaps because of the stuff you've taken from CM12 (f2fs/zram/etc) maybe I can't, or maybe I can if I set the filesystem back to default with TWRP first? How bout if one day I decide to use Lollipop (which I may never do anyway as I understand it's only recommended for phones with more than 1GB memory), will I be able to upgrade to CM12 the same way as regular CM11 user? I'd always used official stuff so this unofficial is making me nervous, but I really want my google stuff working right again and my battery to last all day like it used to...
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I agree with @arrrghhh you should use what your device maintainers recommend you use. I would also recommend you looking at what bootloader you have before trying this as there are KKBL builds in a different thread on I believe the RHD section. Odexed is like what you get from the manufacturer. It has .apk and odex files in it. odex assist the apk files. 6.0.4.4 is outdated, as 6.0.5.1 is the most recent. The install method you just recited is exactly what the OP just said. Per the OP, SU was not built into the 4/8 ROM, so you need to flash it as well. Yes you should be able to flash that Gapps, you just have to update your Gapps after finishing setup via playstore. Lollipop is able to be used on your device, as it currently has official builds. 5.0 had issues, 5.1 just got its official release yesterday. As far as unofficial builds go, I refer you to epinter and krystianp who both took an older device and provided unofficial updates that were very stable, despite the neverending work on a custom kernel. Furthermore, you can go talk to Quarx about unofficial builds, since his builds has been running the Defy for years. So being nervous about an unofficial build is like saying you're nervous about using a generic brand of something vs the more publicized item. Battery life will always be an issue if you have a bad setup (wifi and bt on all the time, max bright screen, hrs of listening to music or streaming, etc.)
@enigma9o7 Personally, I can't wait to do an unofficial cm11 build based on the cm11 m13 code base - with f2fs, and I expect, by then, zram (if it proves useful on cm11 at all - this thing works unreasonably well to begin with ). So I wouldn't worry about m13, as I'm pretty sure to release a parallel build on its side.
Now, I'm a bit impaired re. testing equipment atm but I have a mind to keep building this weekly or so anyway, while I judge the commits to be low-risk, and resume the riskier stuff once I get the new toy. Was away from Dublin this week, hence from my home PC , but that gets fixed tonight...
mionica said:
@enigma9o7 Personally, I can't wait to do an unofficial cm11 build based on the cm11 m13 code base - with f2fs, and I expect, by then, zram (if it proves useful on cm11 at all - this thing works unreasonably well to begin with ). So I wouldn't worry about m13, as I'm pretty sure to release a parallel build on its side.
Now, I'm a bit impaired re. testing equipment atm but I have a mind to keep building this weekly or so anyway, while I judge the commits to be low-risk, and resume the riskier stuff once I get the new toy. Was away from Dublin this week, hence from my home PC , but that gets fixed tonight...
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One question i did have that i was wondering, when you built the kernel, did you set it up for GSM, CDMA, or both? I know we've talked via pm about things, but i've gotten it to boot up with your kernel, but no signal and baseband unknown
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palmbeach05 said:
One question i did have that i was wondering, when you built the kernel, did you set it up for GSM, CDMA, or both? I know we've talked via pm about things, but i've gotten it to boot up with your kernel, but no signal and baseband unknown
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Mmm will have to check. For me it's working in the EU using GSM/HSPA on the xt897 with the SIM mod.
I used the stock config from the cm12.1 xt897 kernel - I'll have to diff that with the cm11 one.
Another possibility is that it wouldn't work because of SElinux mismatches between kernel and userland. The following has to be in the fstab:
Code:
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/modem /firmware ext4 ro,nosuid,nodev,noatime,nodiratime,barrier=1,[b]context=u:object_r:radio_efs_file:s0[/b] wait,check
If it doesn't, on the xt897 you get no WiFi, but I expect results might vary by device
All I'm saying is, it might or might not be a kernel config, would have to check when I get to my PC.
mionica said:
I used the stock config from the cm12.1 xt897 kernel - I'll have to diff that with the cm11 one.
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I reviewed the entire changelog from cm-11.0 to HEAD, and couldn't find anything that looked even remotely radio-related, so I reckon it's most likely the SElinux thing. And now that I built a TWRP that has a chance of running on AHD, I guess you could tell me whether that's the case
arrrghhh said:
Wait what wiki told you to use CWM for xt926!? CM's wiki?
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Yep, pretty sure. All started a year ago when I was looking for an android smartphone with a keyboard, this one was rated best, wikipedia itself said CM was required for kitkat, so looked into CM, found their installation wiki http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_xt897 which step #2 is install clockworkmod recovery. Right now if I follow the link it leads to recovery-clockwork-6.0.1.3-asanti.img, but I'm pretty sure at the time I originally installed it lead to that version I used, which did work fine for installing CM as I do have it installed. But it's possible something else lead me to that version, I can't really remember for 100% sure, but I definitely started from CMs wiki.
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palmbeach05 said:
I would also recommend you looking at what bootloader you have before trying this as there are KKBL builds in a different thread on I believe the RHD section
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The install method you just recited is exactly what the OP just said. Per the OP, SU was not built into the 4/8 ROM, so you need to flash it as well.
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Yes you should be able to flash that Gapps, you just have to update your Gapps after finishing setup via playstore.
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So being nervous about an unofficial build is like saying you're nervous about using a generic brand of something vs the more publicized item.
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Thanks. My understanding is there is no KKBL for Photon Q anyway, but anyways I've always used the msm...jbbl roms.
Okay, will add installing SU to install steps.
Since I already have that version of gapps, my question is do I need to reinstall it then update everything. Shouldn't it already be good? I didn't have to reinstall gapps with the official nightlies, so want to know if I really need to for this.
My concern with unofficial is not that I dont trust it or think it's less stable, just that it may make it more difficult in future to upgrade or get back onto official path as I may not be able to follow the same steps as everyone else.
I'm still unsure if it's okay to dirty flash over CM11 nightly. I do actually use my phone for work so don't want to mess it up... but really want google stuff working again and can't keep waiting forever for official cm11.
enigma9o7 said:
Yep, pretty sure. All started a year ago when I was looking for an android smartphone with a keyboard, this one was rated best, wikipedia itself said CM was required for kitkat, so looked into CM, found their installation wiki http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_xt897 which step #2 is install clockworkmod recovery. Right now if I follow the link it leads to recovery-clockwork-6.0.1.3-asanti.img, but I'm pretty sure at the time I originally installed it lead to that version I used, which did work fine for installing CM as I do have it installed. But it's possible something else lead me to that version, I can't really remember for 100% sure, but I definitely started from CMs wiki.
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Thanks. My understanding is there is no KKBL for Photon Q anyway, but anyways I've always used the msm...jbbl roms.
Okay, will add installing SU to install steps.
Since I already have that version of gapps, my question is do I need to reinstall it then update everything. Shouldn't it already be good? I didn't have to reinstall gapps with the official nightlies, so want to know if I really need to for this.
My concern with unofficial is not that I dont trust it or think it's less stable, just that it may make it more difficult in future to upgrade or get back onto official path as I may not be able to follow the same steps as everyone else.
I'm still unsure if it's okay to dirty flash over CM11 nightly. I do actually use my phone for work so don't want to mess it up... but really want google stuff working again and can't keep waiting forever for official cm11.
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Yes, you can dirty flash this ontop of an existing CM11 after switching /data and /cache from ext4 to f2fs. Gapps will be fine since they install on the /system partition.
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Switched to Carbon, but preserved most of the goodies from CM; links in the first post.
Also added a note on how to hack your radio to disable CDMA/LTE - so you could go with this phone in the US and never register on Sprint's network (unless they have a GSM/WCDMA network in place too, which should be fine).
I decided to give it a try with your latest CM11. I installed the TWRP from your first post, was able to backup fine, but don't see how to reformat as f2fs....
enigma9o7 said:
I decided to give it a try with your latest CM11. I installed the TWRP from your first post, was able to backup fine, but don't see how to reformat as f2fs....
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There should be an option to wipe things, go there
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There should be an option to wipe things, go there
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Thanks, found it.
And now I'm stuck. But I bet it's an easy solution.
I changed filesystems, restored data & cache, installed cm (04/27), installed superuser (wasnt sure if needed, but figured it couldnt hurt), and I booted.
No wifi or phone service but I'm hoping the last step will fix that, restoring sdcard0. However, I can't figure out how to copy that back. I used ES File Explorer to copy it to a folder in sdcard1 before I started. But now I can't paste it back to /storage, always told copy fails. There is a 0 byte file called sdcard0 there, if I delete it, it comes back. Since it's not a directory I can't change to it and copy the contents of my previous save into it... I tried deleting it and making a folder called sdcard0 before it recreated the 0 byte file but that failed too.
I thought maybe I'd try command line, but I'm no expert there... I su'd and tried similar things as in EX but similar results.
I thought I'd try to copy it back with TWRPs file manager, but I couldn't figure out where to put it, there was no /storage directory, so I tried putting it in / and that started copying for a while but before it was done it rebooted and just hung at the TeamWin screen until I powered off...
So yeah. Dunno how to restore sdcard0. Help please....
edit: maybe superuser doesn't work? I tried to use default "file manager" and it wont let me switch to root mode. Then I noticed that while trying ES File Manager again I didnt see the popup about "root granted" or something like that that I normally see. But superuser is installed, its in the apps menu and runs and a quick look thru the settings seems okay to me, but I don't recall ever setting anything before.
edit2: I'm giving up and going to try to go back to last cm11 nightly and hope my phone starts working again. I tried reflashing multiple times, eventually tried supersu instead of superuser and that worked to get root explorer working, but I still couldn't copy over sdcard0 using ES anyway, but using default filemanager I could start (although I hate that filemanager cuz I dont know how to change directories, usually have to tap about 15 times before it opens a folder), but it would always start then reboot before it finished. So I still dunno how to copy that back.
enigma9o7 said:
No wifi or phone service but I'm hoping the last step will fix that, restoring sdcard0. However, I can't figure out how to copy that back. I used ES File Explorer to copy it to a folder in sdcard1 before I started. But now I can't paste it back to /storage, always told copy fails. There is a 0 byte file called sdcard0 there, if I delete it, it comes back. Since it's not a directory I can't change to it and copy the contents of my previous save into it... I tried deleting it and making a folder called sdcard0 before it recreated the 0 byte file but that failed too.
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Superuser is probably not a smart choice on KK. Use SuperSU instead.
The very first boot is somehow handled differently - I discovered this when I worked on integrating SuperSU into a catch-all zip of mine (alongside Windows Mobile ringtones, Midnight Commander, patched hosts, and a few other goodies). I got no radio with my package, but if I flased SuperSU instead, it worked.
It took me a coupe of tries to find the culprit - a flag file in /etc that SuperSU created after the first boot (and I attempted to create that from my zip). Made my zip not create that, and bang! everything worked just fine. Btw, removing that file after the first boot had no effect, the phone'd be screwed until you wiped /data.
Now, the fact that SuperSU handles the first boot differently kinda makes me think that older su's might very well not work (properly) on KK - and what you're reporting seems to confirm that.
I would strongly suggest going Carbon instead; that includes a working su. It's essentially CM with a different boot logo and a good few extra customization options (which you can safely ignore if you're not into that sort of thing).
So if you didn't go back yet, try either
flashing carbon and being done with it, everything will work;
flash the cm rom alongside supersu, not any other root app,
Either way, root will work, phone will work, and you'll be able to copy stuff around to your heart's desire.
As for a FM, I strongly suggest an app called Total Commander. The UI is atrocious as of late (the author is obviously better at coding than designing icons ), but it' probably the most complete FM solution for Android, bar none. And it's free, without adds; wait til you try it in landscape
I'm sorry for you inconvenience, but I also somehow feel it's earned - the OP said SuperSU back before Carbon replaced CM; because that's what I was using, and it worked for me - no guarantees if you went your own way. I've re-added the limitation and made it bold+orange in the CM part of the post (Carbon has its own, fully working, su).
Added the 2015.05.03 build of Carbon; links to 2015.04.30 removed.
At this stage, CM users should have everything they liked about CM, already compiled in (except for WhisperPush, the point of which I don't quite see).
Changelog from 2015.04.30:
added Calendar (!!!) - why on earth would the Carbon guys build an ROM without this?!
built on gcc-4.8.x-sabermod-20150429
added CMWallpapers, Video Editor
added the previously-missed vim, unrar, zip and gdbserver
synced with upstream; in particular, there was a noteworthy GPU memory allocation improvement in the kernel
Todo:
add an app for messing with the NV settings (enable/disable bands, enable/disable US GSM lockdown)
enable zram.
Added the 2015.05.05 build of Carbon; links to 2015.05.03/04 removed.
Changelog from 2015.05.04:
set default governor to msm-dcvs - better out-of-box performance
imported the cm-12.1 init support (including swap enabling)
Changelog from 2015.05.03:
support for fstab alternatives, cm12-style (my own code in fs_mgr); now you can use the ROM with either f2fs or ext4 for /cache and /data
massively improved FS performance for both ext4 and f2fs - tuned the fstab settings for best performance;
added radio-tool to enable/disable US GSM lock and groups of radio bands (CDMAs, US GSM/HSPA, EU GSM/HSPA, Sprint LTE, Verizon LTE) - see spoiler in first post
Todo:
figure out why swapping doesn't want to start, despite the device being there and mkswap succeeding (error -16).
Updating the recovery to a 20150505 build is highly recommended.
Code:
Code:
/*
* Your probably long expired warranty is now void.
*
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you
* and point my finger right back at you.
*/
Installation Instructions
Make sure you have a second partition on your SD card before flashing!!!! This can be created with minitool partition wizard on Windows or gparted on Linux.
If on a BML rom (stock-based GB)...
0. Read "Things to take note of" below
1. Reboot to recovery
2. Make sure your version of CWM is at least 5.x
3. Install zip. It will reboot a couple of times, don't be worried.
4. If you want root or Gapps, flash them now
If on an MTD rom (CM7 and all ICS+)(I tested CM9, CM10.1 and CM11)...
0. Read "Things to take note of" below
1. Reboot to recovery
2. Wipe data, and cache paritions (just in case). If updating to a newer build, you can probably skip this step
3. Install zip
4. If you want root or Gapps, install them now
The first boot can take several minutes. Be patient. If it takes 10+ minutes, pull the battery and reboot to recovery.
Things to Take Note Of
Humberos (the i9000 maintainer) has moved on to different projects which means no first-gen Galaxy S devices are being actively maintained. Builds may break at any time!
I actually have a T959P, not a T959V... It was released by Telus in Canada. It is a very similar device (I can run ROMs for the T959V with limited problems - ie sometimes I get wakelocks and the gps never works), it has a different GPS chipset and also uses different cell bands (but I can still use your guys modems but I lose access to the 850Mhz band). I have created a build specifically for the T959V as best as I can guess and also provide T959P builds.
The USB connection is MTP and not mass storage as Omni has removed mass storage. In recovery there is still an option to mount as mass storage device.
This build is very close to the official omni source code. This means that the recovery is TWRP and there aren't any added "features"
In order to get it rooted, you need to install SuperSu.
Gapps reportedly slow down the device significantly so tread carefully.
Backup Backup Backup! I'm not responsible for you losing any data.
Working
Taking pictures
RIL
SMS
Data
Recovery
Bluetooth
Wifi
Vibration
Powered-off charging animation
Flash from BML
Video Recording
Automatic Brightness
Moving Apps to the SD Card
GPS
Encryption
Compass
SElinux in enforcing mode
What probably doesn't
Microphone mute option doesn't work during calls
What doesn't
720p recording is very laggy
What's been removed
TV-Out - It was removed upstream plus I think binary blobs are broken in Lollipop...
Live wallpapers - this is a low-ram device
Everything else is not tested!!!
XDA:DevDB Information
Unofficial OmniRom 5.1 for the Galaxy S 4G (T959V) and Galaxy S Fascinate 4G (T959P), ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S 4G
Contributors
xc-racer99, humberos
Source Code: http://github.com/omnirom
ROM OS Version: 5.1.x Lollipop
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.0.x
ROM Firmware Required: All
Based On: OmniRom
Version Information
Status: No Longer Updated
Created 2015-06-30
Last Updated 2016-05-12
Thanks Time!
This would not have been possible without the following people:
Thanks to humberos for bringing Lollipop to the first-gen Galaxy S series. This would not have been possible without his work.
Thanks to FB and Dao for their work on the CM-11 device tree. I used several of their fixes.
Thanks to noiphonehere for his device trees and kernel, most of my work was based off of his.
Thanks to bhundven and the other members of teamacid for their work on the aries kernel.
Thanks to all others that have helped get this phone to where it is today!
Thanks to vcmerritt. A name you're probably not familiar with, but he was the only one to create something for the T959P and without him I'd still be on stock...
Build your own!
Follow the instructions at http://docs.omnirom.org/Setting_Up_A_Compile_Environment using the android-5.1 branch
Before doing a repo sync, put the galaxy_s_series.xml file from the Download folder in .repo/local_manifests folder of the source tree.
After syncing the source, open a terminal and in the directory where you downloaded the source code type "source ./build/envsetup.sh" and then "brunch galaxys4gmtd"
Changelog
Changelog for 07/03/2015 Build
Newer Omni source
Added volume controls and flight mode toggle to power button menu
Added Bigmem option. This increases available RAM by ~20mb but breaks 720p video recording. Humberos created the kernel setup and I integrated a toggle for it into Advanced device settings.
Selinux is now in enforcing mode. I had to modify the GPS startup to have any chance of getting here. Please let me know if it still works/doesn't work/never worked
Notifications are sometimes wonky. To fix, in Settings, go to Performance, then Advanced. Select Force high-end graphics and reboot your phone.
Changelog for 2015/07/20 Build
The data partition is now the second partition of the SD Card as opposed to internal storage
Gapps now work. If you get error 461 when installing from Play Store, a full data wipe should fix it. You can try experimenting with clearing data for the Play Store and/or Play Services or removing and re-adding your Google account if you don't want to do a full data wipe.
HSPA vs UMTS settings in DeviceSettings has been fixed
High-End graphics are forced by default to fix notification issue
ART parameters have been tweaked
Miscellaneous other tweaks, see my Github for details
Changelog for 2015/07/24 Build
Stabilized bluetooth connection
Fixed typo in GPS initialization. Does it work?
Added ability to use f2fs file system on /data. Supposed to give better performance
Added force fast charge and touch wake to kernel. Touchwake is accessible through its sysfs path, fast charge through Performance Settings, BatterySelinux currently denies these requests...
Changelog for the 2015/07/29 Build
This is a maintenance build. Very little has changed
Some more RAM freed (disabled some debugging stuff, TV-Out driver, IR driver)
Sepolicy updated for fast charge and touch wake
GPS initialization tweaked - unsure if works. If it doesn't, a dmesg would be appreciated
Changelog for 2015/08/02 Build
SElinux changed to permissive - this build only
GPS sepolicy changed - unsure if all necessary things are implemented
Changelog for 2015/08/13 Build
Selinux back to enforcing. Thanks to @anoymonos for the dmesg and @DerPugNa for offering to send me one as well
Fixed encryption
Changelog for 2015/08/31 Build
Updated Android version (5.1.1_r5 to 5.1.1_r12)(upstream Omni Change)
Restoring /system in TWRP should now work
When installing from BML, a chance is given to install gapps and/or SuperSu before rebooting
zRam is now actually used...
Changelog for 15/10/2015 Build
Fixed typo in updater.sh (thanks @FBis251!)
Update Omni source code - plenty of little tweaks since last build
Source Code and Downloads
Main Source
http://github.com/omnirom
Device Specific Source Code
http://github.com/xc-racer99/android_device_samsung_telusgalaxys4gmtd for the device tree (see android-5.1-t959v branch)
http://github.com/xc-racer99/android_device_samsung_aries-common for the common device tree (see android-5.1 branch)
http://github.com/xc-racer99/android_kernel_samsung_aries for the kernel (see android-5.1 branch)
http://github.com/xc-racer99/proprietary_vendor_samsung for the prop blobs (see android-5.1 branch)
Downloads!
All builds are found at https://drive.google.com/folderview...VVSzJxYVU3eHlWZGR1VVNZUWk1V1QzOUk&usp=sharing
Please let me know if the link doesn't work! There are also builds there for the T959P, in case there are any users of it left.
Gapps
Gapps do not work on builds prior to 2015/07/20. On more recent builds, they can be installed from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=59731008&postcount=2
SuperSu
SuperSu can be found at https://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/
Thanks thanks ....
Awesome work @xc-racer99!
Wow, bringing this ole device back from a coma here. Nice to see someone else willing to work on lollipop for this oldie but goodie. Keep this device alive man.
Edit: If you are in need for some GFX for this thread, let me know and I'll see what I can brew up for you.
GFX.myst. said:
Wow, bringing this ole device back from a coma here. Nice to see someone else willing to work on lollipop for this oldie but goodie. Keep this device alive man.
Edit: If you are in need for some GFX for this thread, let me know and I'll see what I can brew up for you.
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I hope I can keep this great little device going a little longer, however it will probably get tough. I did a repo sync earlier today and things are starting to break. The last few builds haven't even booted. With humberos no longer maintaining the i9000 and aries-common, I've had to fork the aries-common repository to try to keep going. The only upside of this is that I now have a little bit more freedom and can add things in if I want to.
Thanks for the offer of the graphics. If I can get a new build working, then I'll probably take you up on your offer. I think I've traced the problem but I'll have to wait and see...
For anyone that is trying/has tried this out, I'd be very curious on the status of the GPS on the T959V. I'm interested in creating the sepolicies for it so we can put selinux into enforcing mode but I don't want to go to the effort if it doesn't even work right now.
I've downloaded the zip and one of the smaller Gapps packages...won't be able to flash until early next week...I'll be out of town...will post results later...thanks for keeping this phone current.
New Build Uploaded!
Download is still at the same link as before, just use the 2015-07-03 build
I managed to find out why my new builds hadn't been booting - it was because the syntax for using a custom kernel toolchain had changed.
Anyway...
Changelog for 07/03/2015 Build
Newer Omni source
Added volume controls and flight mode toggle to power button menu
Added Bigmem option. This increases available RAM by ~20mb but breaks 720p video recording. Humberos created the kernel setup and I integrated a toggle for it into Advanced device settings.
Selinux is now in enforcing mode. I had to modify the GPS startup to have any chance of getting here. Please let me know if it still works/doesn't work/never worked
On another note, I've had a look at re-implementing TV-Out support. It doesn't look promising as several of the functions in the android frameworks that it used have been tweaked.... Still working on it but don't hold your breath.
Also, if somebody could test dock audio that would be appreciated. I don't have any way of testing it. If it doesn't work, I do have an idea on how to fix it (for those interested, another almost-aries device, the Infuse 4G, had to modify things slightly to get it to work. I would try to emulate their solution).
Omg download nowwww....thanks my friend
Alright, I'm having some issues on the latest build with notifications and the lockscreen. I'm still working on tracing down the reason for the problem...
DickyG said:
I've downloaded the zip and one of the smaller Gapps packages...won't be able to flash until early next week...I'll be out of town...will post results later...thanks for keeping this phone current.
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Hello, im a user of a t959v. And I've been using this rom for three days. Everything is fine and very smooth on this rom except that, I can't install anything from the playstore. I always get (cannot install app due to an error 963). And Ive tried all the gapps, even the new link provided but still no luck.
billowusu47 said:
Hello, im a user of a t959v. And I've been using this rom for three days. Everything is fine and very smooth on this rom except that, I can't install anything from the playstore. I always get (cannot install app due to an error 963). And Ive tried all the gapps, even the new link provided but still no luck.
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Good to hear that that's its (mostly) been working for you. I was hoping that the gapps problem was just me
Out of curiosity, which of the alternate gapps did you try?
A brief google of the error brings up a couple of possibilities...
Try an older gapps version. The ones from devloz on the i9000 thread devloz and the oldest revision for 5.1.1 are probably your best bet. Please be aware that Google Play store will automatically update!!! In order to prevent this, you will need to create a folder called "com.android.vending-1.apk" in /data/app (use a root explorer such as ES File Explorer or adb if you know how). If a file with that name already exists, delete it first.
Another thing to try would be to unmount your sdcard first before trying to install an app. I know, its a terrible work-around but it should work. This is because the error is that Google Play is trying to save some data on your sdcard but then for some reason it fails (I'm not sure why).
I'll hopefully get around to seeing if its a permissions problem after I find out what's been causing the issue with the notifications on the latest build.
P.S. Does the GPS work?
Early update...
...ROM flashed fine...a little slow to boot...about 3 minutes...but it booted.
...Gapps flashed fine...used 20150513_5.1.x package
...Installed Super SU (although I don't think that's necessary) and TB.
...So far only gave a quick test to camera and web browser...no problems.
...Am now in the process of re-installing user apps and data from TB...this will take a while.
When I'm done with that, I use Link2SD to link most of my user files to the SD card. After that is all set up, I'll test stuff like GPS, root access, etc. I'll post back later...maybe tomorrow.
But so far so good.
OK...I did some testing tonight and here's some results.
Working:
.it boots
.root
.browser
.playstore
.camera
.link2sd (about 180 mb free in internal)
.camera
.wifi
.email
Nor working:
.bluetooth
.google search/voice search
.just about all the rest of the Gapps
.tons of force closes including Maps so can't test GPS
Won't be able to do anymore testing until next week.
DickyG said:
OK...I did some testing tonight and here's some results.
Working:
.it boots
.root
.browser
.playstore
.camera
.link2sd (about 180 mb free in internal)
.camera
.wifi
.email
Nor working:
.bluetooth
.google search/voice search
.just about all the rest of the Gapps
.tons of force closes including Maps so can't test GPS
Won't be able to do anymore testing until next week.
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Alright, thanks very much for the update. I'll do some more testing here and see if I can solve anything. For me, bluetooth file transfers to the phone work but not from the phone.
I've been looking at the notification "error" where the lockscreen notifications do not appear correctly. It appears to have been introduced upstream with a merge. I'm having difficulty finding out exactly what changed and since no errors are being thrown in the logcat, it could be a while...
For testing the GPS, there's an app from the Play Store called GPS Test which does a nice job of showing satellites and whether or not you have a lock on them.
you're the man!
nice one! its nice that this device are still alive.! and now were on 5.1
DerPuGNa said:
nice one! its nice that this device are still alive.! and now were on 5.1
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No, it should be Humberos is the man! I basically re-hashed his code for the i9000 and used bits and pieces from people like Bhundven, noiphonehere, maxfierke, Dao, and FB to get things to work properly.
For a status update, I figured out the lockscreen notification problem. I have a new build being made that I hopefully will be able to upload in the next couple of days (internet dependent). TV-Out looks totally broken as the proprietary blobs no longer function. I don't have the know-how to make ugly hacks to get them to work. The new build will have SElinux in enforcing mode and have the different GPS initialization (like the last build) until someone tells me that it doesn't work
Uh-oh, looks like I jumped the gun.... Having problems once again
Any updates on getting the play store to work? I have searched, downloaded, and tried every gapp made for 5.1. I found that I can load any app on the rom, if I get the APK version of it.
AgainstTheFlow said:
Any updates on getting the play store to work? I have searched, downloaded, and tried every gapp made for 5.1. I found that I can load any app on the rom, if I get the APK version of it.
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Darn, so its still not working. Not surprising. I've been struggling on the notification issue and am at my wit's end as to what the problem is. I don't think its only our phone as several i9000 users have been reporting it as well. Whether it is only the first-gen Galaxy S series that is having the problem or not is anyone's guess. My programming skills are insufficient to fix the issue!
I'll have another look at gapps over the next couple of days and see if I can figure out a combination that works 100% of the time.
I'm assuming the error message is still 963 or does it silently fail now? Its probably related to the fact that we have only an external sd card and no internal sd card like most devices...
All the problems with the notifications that I've found are:
Only one notification will show up at a time
Large notifications such as the music player do not render properly. They are cut off at the normal notification size and occasionally it seems as if there are two layers there (one for the small version, one for the bigger version) (see attached picture, taken with VLC as the media player, but also appears with Apollo)
Notifications don't always show up. A little icon appears in the top left corner of the status bar but no notification is present. Seems hit or miss
The words No notifications appears in the lockscreen just above the clock when there are no notifications. Otherwise, a notification (and only one) which can't be clicked covers part of the clock
LineageOS is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of Android 7.1 (Nougat), which is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device.
Code:
#include <std_disclaimer.h>
/*
* Your warranty is now void.
*
* We are not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at us for messing up your device, we will laugh at you.
*
*/
LineageOS is based on the Android Open Source Project with extra contributions from many people within the Android community. It can be used without any need to have any Google application installed. You will need to provide your own Google Applications package (gapps). LineageOS does still include various hardware-specific code, which is also slowly being open-sourced anyway.
All the source code for LineageOS is available in the LineageOS Github repo. And if you would like to contribute to LineageOS, please visit our Gerrit Code Review.
Download Links
LineageOS:
Downloads: https://download.lineageos.org/d2vzw
Google apps addon:
OpenGapps: http://opengapps.org/ (you'll want a zip for the ARM platform, Android version 7.1)
HEADS UP: Be sure you flash the gapps package with your rom. If you boot your rom, then go back and try to flash gapps after the fact, you're gonna have a bad time.
Firmware:
Your best bet is to be on the MF1 bootstack/NE1 modem combo. Here's a flashable zip (this only needs to be done once): http://www.invisiblek.org/firmware/d2/d2vzw_MF1_firmware_NE1_modem.zip
Misc Links
Changelog:
Link: https://download.lineageos.org/d2vzw/changes/
Learn to build yourself:
Link: https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/d2vzw/build
The LineageOS team would like to thank everyone involved in helping with testing, coding, debugging & documenting! Enjoy!
XDA:DevDB Information
[ROM][OFFICIAL] LineageOS 14.1 Nightlies for the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 (d2vzw), ROM for the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III
Contributors
invisiblek
Source Code: http://github.com/LineageOS
ROM OS Version: 7.x Nougat
Version Information
Status: Nightly
Created 2016-12-05
Last Updated 2016-12-05
reserved
Hallelujah!
Is this the eighth or ninth life of this great phone?
@invisiblek, are there plans for the release of a Snapshot of CM13.0 for the d2vzw?
Congratulations on the "official" release!! Thank you for such an excellent and stable ROM for our ooooold, but no longer irrelevant, s3!
Nice job! Wich partitions can I mount as f2fs?
Just out of curiosity regarding the CM14.1...
Anyone having issue with internet connectivity specifically with the Play Store only (downloaded from Open GApps)?
Also, is anyone having issues with their external MicroSD. Though the external MicroSD can be viewed and can browse it, I'm Specifically stating the inability to execute, open, write to, etc...?
I had already sent the issues I'm having along with all my log files to @invisiblek and was curious as to any others experiencing the same/similar issues I experienced.
Thank you all for your time and understanding!
Thank you @invisiblek and other contributors. This is a great rom for this old phone. My DD is a LG G4, again, I went back to that after three Note 7's and all that drama. It's sad when a years old Galaxy S3 is running the latest and greatest but my LG G4 is still on last years Android! Yikes
I'm only using the SGS3 as a Wifi device so I can't comment on Cell radio functions but it's very smooth and seems markedly faster than when I was last using it as a DD. The only issue I've had and it may not even be related to this rom... I wanted to use Chainfire's PryFi to stick it to Kohls and Walmart that use WiFi Mac trackers, but when I launch PryFi and turn it on, it almost immediately crashes no matter what I do. Wipe cache, dalvik, reset and I get the same thing.
Thanks for the great work. Much appreciated!
@invisiblek, I'm reading elsewhere that the CM14.x should be installed first, then after the setup is accomplished, reboot back in to the recovery, then flash the GApps package.
Is this correct?
I just wanted to be sure in regards to the unconventional method of flashing the CM and the GApps together then reboot.
But, as you may know, after installing the 2 conventionally, I'm having trouble with the Play Store as well as the External MicroSD after setup.
I'd really appreciate your confirmation.
Thanks a Bunch!
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Ibuprophen said:
@invisiblek, I'm reading elsewhere that the CM14.x should be installed first, then after the setup is accomplished, reboot back in to the recovery, then flash the GApps package.
Is this correct?
I just wanted to be sure in regards to the unconventional method of flashing the CM and the GApps together then reboot.
But, as you may know, after installing the 2 conventionally, I'm having trouble with the Play Store as well as the External MicroSD after setup.
I'd really appreciate your confirmation.
Thanks a Bunch!
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I had a problem installing the first time - I put build+Open GApps Aroma in the que and when the Aroma install was supposed to come up everything went black but the phone was still on. I flashed one and then the other without booting and it booted into initial setup normally.
But, I created a Nandroid with TWRP 2.8.7.0 and tried to restore the last Unofficial 14.1 build nandroid that worked normally but I couldn't get the sim card to work. Same when I tried to restore the new official. I tried numerous different ways to hold my mouth but it would never mount the SIM and settings was crapped out. I was able to restore my last MM nandroid and have it work normally. I've just switched to the latest TWRP 3.x.x.x. Don't know if that has anything to do with it....
I'm clean installing the new official again! It got stuck on boot (wrong boot animation, too) but pulling the batt and restarting, it went normally. (My Tibu settings were in the /data wipe. Gotta mount one and pull them )
Master Cylinder said:
I had a problem installing the first time - I put build+Open GApps Aroma in the que and when the Aroma install was supposed to come up everything went black but the phone was still on. I flashed one and then the other without booting and it booted into initial setup normally.
But, I created a Nandroid with TWRP 2.8.7.0 and tried to restore the last Unofficial 14.1 build nandroid that worked normally but I couldn't get the sim card to work. Same when I tried to restore the new official. I tried numerous different ways to hold my mouth but it would never mount the SIM and settings was crapped out. I was able to restore my last MM nandroid and have it work normally. I've just switched to the latest TWRP 3.x.x.x. Don't know if that has anything to do with it....
I'm clean installing the new official again! It got stuck on boot (wrong boot animation, too) but pulling the batt and restarting, it went normally. (My Tibu settings were in the /data wipe. Gotta mount one and pull them )
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Thank you for your response!
I always had the latest TWRP 3.0.2-0 installed.
I flashed the CM14.1 20161207, Open GApps Pico 20161207 and, at first, SuperSU 2.78 Stable then when I retried a fresh install, i used SuperSU 2.78 SR5.
The same issues occurred (primarily) with the Play Store not being able to access the Internet the Internet and being able to see everything on my External MicroSD but, still not being able to read, write, move copy, install, etc...
I did see, during the initial bootup where you have the initial setup of CM & Google, the Google setup went fine but, I did notice that the carrier name reflected "no service" or "unknown" or something similar. I had ventured in to the network settings and did see everything needed in there so I didn't give it another thought.
To be honest, my opinion is that i really don't think that the release of the OFFICIAL CM14.1 Nightly was not ready yet.
I had to E-mailed @invisiblek the list of issues along with the installation log files from both the CM14.1 and the GApps but, I haven't even received an acknowledgement of at least a thank you.
@invisiblek is listed as the primary point of contact for Cyanogenmod and other than e-mailing him along with posting the issue here to his attention, I'm not sure how else to report any issues/feedback to Cyanogenmod... Cyanogenmod doesn't really pay attention to their own forums that has resulted in most individuals not even bothering with posting anything there anymore.
I'm personally going to put CM14.1 on hold till there's either some indication of improvement or finding some information reflecting my issues with some fixes, tryouts, solutions, etc...
I'm real disappointed with this...
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Ibuprophen said:
Thank you for your response!
I always had the latest TWRP 3.0.2-0 installed.
I flashed the CM14.1 20161207, Open GApps Pico 20161207 and, at first, SuperSU 2.78 Stable then when I retried a fresh install, i used SuperSU 2.78 SR5.
The same issues occurred (primarily) with the Play Store not being able to access the Internet the Internet and being able to see everything on my External MicroSD but, still not being able to read, write, move copy, install, etc...
I did see, during the initial bootup where you have the initial setup of CM & Google, the Google setup went fine but, I did notice that the carrier name reflected "no service" or "unknown" or something similar. I had ventured in to the network settings and did see everything needed in there so I didn't give it another thought.
To be honest, my opinion is that i really don't think that the release of the OFFICIAL CM14.1 Nightly was not ready yet.
I had to E-mailed @invisiblek the list of issues along with the installation log files from both the CM14.1 and the GApps but, I haven't even received an acknowledgement of at least a thank you.
@invisiblek is listed as the primary point of contact for Cyanogenmod and other than e-mailing him along with posting the issue here to his attention, I'm not sure how else to report any issues/feedback to Cyanogenmod... Cyanogenmod doesn't really pay attention to their own forums that has resulted in most individuals not even bothering with posting anything there anymore.
I'm personally going to put CM14.1 on hold till there's either some indication of improvement or finding some information reflecting my issues with some fixes, tryouts, solutions, etc...
I'm real disappointed with this...
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I'll attempt to try to help with some of the issues here, as I have direct contact with invisiblek pretty much daily. First I will start off with a few questions, NOT poking, just asking, this also may address some previous posts as well... You have a verizon SCH-I535 correct, and not another variant? Just making sure. And to start you wiped data in TWRP (wipe to install new ROM option basically). Told it to flash your 12/07 build? Did you ADD the "opengapps 7.1 ARM Pico" build to the multiple flash option, or did you flash rom, then go back in and flash opengapps? After it rebooted, it sometimes takes a while to get the setup to actually start and display, sometimes it goes to a black screen for minutes, but be patient, it will come.. At that point in time, it will initialize sim card and be connected, as this was my experience on all 3 of my S3 phones in my household. Then proceed through setup...
Is your external card formatted as "portable storage", or is it formatted as "Adopted storage". Also what type of filesystem do you have the card formatted with? What file manager are you using to try to access your card with? There was some expected changes that might have to be worked out as the "unofficial" roms were running Selinux in permissive mode, and the "official" roms are running it in Enforcing mode. That is bound to cause some small differences in the way the 2 roms behave. Also, I need to ask why you are trying to install SuperSU on a rom that already has Root (and the ability to manage it) built into the rom? There might be some issues being caused by that in itself.
I know that personally BusyBox (I rely on it daily) will NOT install on the official for me, but installs fine on the unofficials. Also, I have had limited luck with the built in file manager. I have used ES File Explorer forever, and it continues to behave well on this rom. Also, even if you are going to nandroid back and forth between official and unofficial, it is best to do a wipe of DATA before the nandroid... As far as the play store goes, I haven't experienced any lack of connectivity. I do get very small intermittent blips where it seems like it isn't connected for a second or 2, but it is very rare, and it has always been like that as far as I can remember.. Part of the reason that is for me is because I use a network extender, and it has always been the achilles heel with CM.
Try going into TWRP, do the "wipe to install new rom", add the cm zip, and ALSO add the latest "Opengapps arm 7.1 pico or micro" (your choice) build into the zip queue so that they are flashed in succession. Let it rip, and see if that offers you any different results. After you get it initially setup, go into developer options and enable root as needed. Give it a run and see what issue are still present, if any. I am surprised to hear some of these issues, as between myself, my kids, and a handful of friends, everyone is super stoked at how well these early builds are running... I myself have less than 3 reported issues from friends that we are looking into, and they are all just cosmetic bugs so far... I will be glad to try to help in any way possible..
P.S. There have been quite a few things resolved/changed between TWRP 2.8.7.0 and 3.0.2-0, I would highly suggest not only upgrading to the latest TWRP version, but also making sure you are on the firmware versions that are mentioned in the OP.
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I'll attempt to try to help with some of the issues here, as I have direct contact with invisiblek pretty much daily. First I will start off with a few questions, NOT poking, just asking, this also may address some previous posts as well... You have a verizon SCH-I535 correct, and not another variant? Just making sure. And to start you wiped data in TWRP (wipe to install new ROM option basically). Told it to flash your 12/07 build? Did you ADD the "opengapps 7.1 ARM Pico" build to the multiple flash option, or did you flash rom, then go back in and flash opengapps? After it rebooted, it sometimes takes a while to get the setup to actually start and display, sometimes it goes to a black screen for minutes, but be patient, it will come.. At that point in time, it will initialize sim card and be connected, as this was my experience on all 3 of my S3 phones in my household. Then proceed through setup...
Is your external card formatted as "portable storage", or is it formatted as "Adopted storage". Also what type of filesystem do you have the card formatted with? What file manager are you using to try to access your card with? There was some expected changes that might have to be worked out as the "unofficial" roms were running Selinux in permissive mode, and the "official" roms are running it in Enforcing mode. That is bound to cause some small differences in the way the 2 roms behave. Also, I need to ask why you are trying to install SuperSU on a rom that already has Root (and the ability to manage it) built into the rom? There might be some issues being caused by that in itself.
I know that personally BusyBox (I rely on it daily) will NOT install on the official for me, but installs fine on the unofficials. Also, I have had limited luck with the built in file manager. I have used ES File Explorer forever, and it continues to behave well on this rom. Also, even if you are going to nandroid back and forth between official and unofficial, it is best to do a wipe of DATA before the nandroid... As far as the play store goes, I haven't experienced any lack of connectivity. I do get very small intermittent blips where it seems like it isn't connected for a second or 2, but it is very rare, and it has always been like that as far as I can remember.. Part of the reason that is for me is because I use a network extender, and it has always been the achilles heel with CM.
Try going into TWRP, do the "wipe to install new rom", add the cm zip, and ALSO add the latest "Opengapps arm 7.1 pico or micro" (your choice) build into the zip queue so that they are flashed in succession. Let it rip, and see if that offers you any different results. After you get it initially setup, go into developer options and enable root as needed. Give it a run and see what issue are still present, if any. I am surprised to hear some of these issues, as between myself, my kids, and a handful of friends, everyone is super stoked at how well these early builds are running... I myself have less than 3 reported issues from friends that we are looking into, and they are all just cosmetic bugs so far... I will be glad to try to help in any way possible..
P.S. There have been quite a few things resolved/changed between TWRP 2.8.7.0 and 3.0.2-0, I would highly suggest not only upgrading to the latest TWRP version, but also making sure you are on the firmware versions that are mentioned in the OP.
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Okay... I tried to sort out and answer all the questions the best i could.
I also attached the log files. They are dated according to the Nightly releases.
Q: You have a verizon SCH-I535 correct, and not another variant?
A: Yes. I have an SCH-I535.
Q: And to start you wiped data in TWRP (wipe to install new ROM option basically).
A: 1) Factory Reset. 2) Wipe Dalvik, Data, Internal Storage, Cache and System. 3) Format Data. Then Restart Recovery back to TWRP.
Q: Told it to flash your 12/07 build?
Did you ADD the "opengapps 7.1 ARM Pico" build to the multiple flash option, or did you flash rom, then go back in and flash opengapps?
A: Install and select CM14.1 12/07 build then the Open GApps 7.1 ARM Pico. To add... I tried flashing the 2 above only, then tried the same 2 above with SuperSU 2.78 Stable, lastly the 2 above with SuperSU 2.78 SR5. All resulted with the same issues.
Q: Is your external card formatted as "portable storage", or is it formatted as "Adopted storage".
A: Portable Storage.
Q: Also what type of filesystem do you have the card formatted with?
A: VFAT
Q: What file manager are you using to try to access your card with?
A: Stock & ES File Explorer Pro
Q: Also, I need to ask why you are trying to install SuperSU on a rom that already has Root (and the ability to manage it) built into the rom?
A: I'm aware of the stock root manager but, i've always preferred SuperSU's root management.
I really appreciate your assistance and please don't hesitate to defer to @invisiblek if necessary.
Also, please keep in mind that I'm not in a race. Take your time because patience is a virtue...
Thank you very much!!!
I wonder if the GApps issue is the underlying issue. I hope @MastahF & @Rapper_skull is aware of and working on it?
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I know that personally BusyBox (I rely on it daily) will NOT install on the official for me, but installs fine on the unofficials.
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I installed Stericson BusyBox Pro using Google Play and it works fine! Lucky me!
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Okay... I tried to sort out and answer all the questions the best i could.
I also attached the log files. They are dated according to the Nightly releases.
Q: You have a verizon SCH-I535 correct, and not another variant?
A: Yes. I have an SCH-I535.
Q: And to start you wiped data in TWRP (wipe to install new ROM option basically).
A: 1) Factory Reset. 2) Wipe Dalvik, Data, Internal Storage, Cache and System. 3) Format Data. Then Restart Recovery back to TWRP.
Q: Told it to flash your 12/07 build?
Did you ADD the "opengapps 7.1 ARM Pico" build to the multiple flash option, or did you flash rom, then go back in and flash opengapps?
A: Install and select CM14.1 12/07 build then the Open GApps 7.1 ARM Pico. To add... I tried flashing the 2 above only, then tried the same 2 above with SuperSU 2.78 Stable, lastly the 2 above with SuperSU 2.78 SR5. All resulted with the same issues.
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I know this may sound funny but I've had this EXACT response from clean installs using the tiny GApps packages. Try one of the larger ones or the Aroma installer. (I know it's annoying if you want to keep all that crap off your phone ...)
As I said, I installed without using the qeue. I also wiped Dalvik/cache AFTER the installations, as per the OpenGApps instructions.
Oh, and my phone is purring like a kitten with 12/7 on it! XD
PS - Except for that dang restore issue. Scared to try it again but I gotta try it again eventually.
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I installed Stericson BusyBox Pro using Google Play and it works fine! Lucky me!
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I have the same version as well. I go to the store, click install on the Pro version. It installs just fine... I then go in and open the program, it immediately asks for the needed root permissions, which I promptly give it, then I close the welcome message. When I actually then click install from within the program, it then tries to install for about 2 seconds and then says "oops, it looks like the installation was unsuccessful, maybe try a different location"....
Who knows.... :laugh:
Other than that, I agree, purring like a kitten!
Stealth111
Master Cylinder said:
I installed Stericson BusyBox Pro using Google Play and it works fine! Lucky me!
I know this may sound funny but I've had this EXACT response from clean installs using the tiny GApps packages. Try one of the larger ones or the Aroma installer. (I know it's annoying if you want to keep all that crap off your phone ...)
As I said, I installed without using the qeue. I also wiped Dalvik/cache AFTER the installations, as per the OpenGApps instructions.
Oh, and my phone is purring like a kitten with 12/7 on it! XD
PS - Except for that dang restore issue. Scared to try it again but I gotta try it again eventually.
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I tried the nano on one attempt thinking that pico was the culprit but, the same issue...
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Sorry to ask this again but wich partitions should be remounted as f2fs for better performance?
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I tried the nano on one attempt thinking that pico was the culprit but, the same issue...
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I had the same problem with Nano. If you're gonna spend the time to do it, go big. Bigger rather than smaller.
Pierre2324 said:
Sorry to ask this again but wich partitions should be remounted as f2fs for better performance?
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Here's a link that, i believe, will answer your question:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537119
Good Luck!
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I had the same problem with Nano. If you're gonna spend the time to do it, go big. Bigger rather than smaller.
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There was a member in the GApps thread who had mentioned that he had a similar issue.
He stated that what worked for him was flashing a GApps Pico package on from about 30 days ago.
I believe that others had to flash their GApps packages from about 30 days ago had worked for them.
I know that this is an issue for many others who also reported it to the Dev(s).
I can't think of what in the world is going on...
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Running smooth as ice.......only issue I've had was a single browser hicup. Incredible work, makes me smile knowing I have a newer version on my ancient phone than most of the $700+ flagship phones. Invisablek you sir are the man:good:
[ROM][4.4.4/4.3.1][Hummingbird][EMMC][UNOFFICIAL] LineageOS 11 & CM 11 & CM 10.2.3
Download link is found under the "Downloads" tab on the top left of this post / thread.
Or, https://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/?id=22294#downloads
Changelog:
The 2017-12-09 build is a must need update. It contains the latest security patch and removed the browser for security reasons. The browser is now replaced with Lightning Browser +. lineage-11-20171209-UNOFFICIAL-hummingbird.zip
The 2017-12-10 build contains a needed update to the user interface instead of the userdebug interface. This is being added due to security reasons with the old browser and the userdebug interface. lineage-11-20171210-UNOFFICIAL-hummingbird.zip
The 2017-12-29 build contains, fixed fonts, fixed the boot animation file, and updated webview stuff. lineage-11-20171229-UNOFFICIAL-hummingbird.zip
The 2017-12-29 #2 build contains, removed Lighting Browser + because it crashes, and added a safer browser. lineage-11-20171229-UNOFFICIAL-hummingbird.zip
The 2017-12-30 build contains, removed Browser for crashing reasons (download your own browser). lineage-11-20171230-UNOFFICIAL-hummingbird.zip
The 2017-12-31 build contains, updated CM apps. lineage-11-20171231-UNOFFICIAL-hummingbird.zip
The 2018-01-10 build contains, updated security patch. lineage-11-20180110-UNOFFICIAL-hummingbird.zip
The 2018-01-16 build contains, fixed system apps, priv-apps, and framework. This update fixes the UI crashes after each reboot or shut down. lineage-11-20180116-UNOFFICIAL-hummingbird.zip
The CyanogenMod 11 2018-01-23 build contains, updated everything, this is the first release. cm-11-20180123-NIGHTLY-hummingbird.zip
The CyanogenMod 11 2018-01-23 build #2 contains, fixed boot animation on start ups. cm-11-20180123-NIGHTLY-hummingbird.zip
The LineageOS 11 2018-02-07 build contains, updated webview stuff, added .so files, updated CM apps, updated .so files, removed Lightning Browser+, updated the security patch, and added Prebuilt Chromium browser. (Thanks to @Android-Andi for creating Prebuilt Chromium browser. Which it can be found here, https://github.com/andi34/prebuilts_chromium) lineage-11-20180207-UNOFFICIAL-hummingbird.zip
The CyanogenMod 11 2018-02-26 builds contains, updated webview stuff, updated security patch, and updated CM apps. cm-11-20180226-NIGHTLY-hummingbird.zip
The Testing #1 build of CyanogenMod 10.2.3 2018-03-02 build contains, FIRST RELEASE.
cm-10.2.3-hummingbird.zip
CyanogenMod 11 2018-09-18: Updated CyanogenMod apps, updated webview stuff, updated security patch, fixed some security issues within the system, and added these unofficial builds changes into the change-log. cm-11-20180918-NIGHTLY-hummingbird.zip
CyanogenMod 11 2019-03-23: Updated security patch, updated webview stuff, and fixed some system security issues. cm-11-20190323-NIGHTLY-hummingbird.zip
XDA:DevDB Information
[ROM][4.4.4/4.3.1][Hummingbird][EMMC][UNOFFICIAL] LineageOS 11 & CM 11 & CM 10.2.3, ROM for the Barnes & Noble Nook HD
Contributors
secretwolf98, LineageOS, and CyanogenMod
Source Code: https://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/?id=22294#downloads
ROM OS Version: 4.4.4 KitKat (KK) & 4.3.1 JellyBean (JB)
Based On: LineageOS 11 & CyanogenMod 11 & CyanogenMod 10.2.3
Version Information
Status: Stable
Stable Release Date: 2018-02-07 (LineageOS 11) & 2019-03-23 (CyanogenMod 11) & 2018-03-02 (CyanogenMod 10.2.3)
Created 2017-08-30
Last Updated 2019-03-23
@secretwolf98 This is a placeholder.... soon to be closed if nothing tangible appears. Why start a thread with no build to offer?
LenAsh said:
@secretwolf98 This is a placeholder.... soon to be closed if nothing tangible appears. Why start a thread with no build to offer?
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I am going to add download link ASAP after school (about 1 hour I get home)
I had gotten kinda busy. Sorry
Don't suppose you could do an Ovation build as well?
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Don't suppose you could do an Ovation build as well?
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Sure, let me finish Acclaim build, and I will start Ovation build.
But I don't have a Nook HD+, so I need you to help me test it.
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Don't suppose you could do an Ovation build as well?
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Check your XDA messages. I had sent you a Ovation test build.
secretwolf98 said:
Check your XDA messages. I had sent you a Ovation test build.
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Install went smoothly, and the system itself runs fine aside from a few long standing issues (Advanced Reboot -> Reboot to Recovery, plugging in the Nook will make it boot up).
Issues using this build vs verygreen's EMMC CM11 install 141129:
On initial boot it will prompt you to set up a Google account, even without a GApps package installed. This causes a CM Updater "crash" both with and without a Gapps package.
Both GApps packages I've tried have crashes on startup: PAGapps which worked on verygreen's (Now gives "There was a problem communicating with Google servers."), and OpenGApps ARM 4.4 Pico which had crashing issues before.
Amazon Underground (Amazon's App Store) crashes after logging in.
Given those two issues, it's hard to further test any other crashes/problems.
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Install went smoothly, and the system itself runs fine aside from a few long standing issues (Advanced Reboot -> Reboot to Recovery, plugging in the Nook will make it boot up).
Issues using this build vs verygreen's EMMC CM11 install 141129:
On initial boot it will prompt you to set up a Google account, even without a GApps package installed. This causes a CM Updater "crash" both with and without a Gapps package.
Both GApps packages I've tried have crashes on startup: PAGapps which worked on verygreen's (Now gives "There was a problem communicating with Google servers."), and OpenGApps ARM 4.4 Pico which had crashing issues before.
Amazon Underground (Amazon's App Store) crashes after logging in.
Given those two issues, it's hard to further test any other crashes/problems.
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Would you by the chance have the CyanogenMod 11 Ovation Nightly 8-15-2016 build (latest one)? Maybe I can take some sources out of that.
***EDIT***
I had found latest build on, https://www.mediafire.com/folder/6f68b2wtf6db4/NookHD+
I will look into this problem. I will have another test build done later tonight or tomorrow.
Thanks for your feedback.
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Install went smoothly, and the system itself runs fine aside from a few long standing issues (Advanced Reboot -> Reboot to Recovery, plugging in the Nook will make it boot up).
Issues using this build vs verygreen's EMMC CM11 install 141129:
On initial boot it will prompt you to set up a Google account, even without a GApps package installed. This causes a CM Updater "crash" both with and without a Gapps package.
Both GApps packages I've tried have crashes on startup: PAGapps which worked on verygreen's (Now gives "There was a problem communicating with Google servers."), and OpenGApps ARM 4.4 Pico which had crashing issues before.
Amazon Underground (Amazon's App Store) crashes after logging in.
Given those two issues, it's hard to further test any other crashes/problems.
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Test 2 is done. I had sent you link threw XDA messages.
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Test 2 is done. I had sent you link threw XDA messages.
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I haven't tested much, but so far: Flawless.
Again, no errors during install/boot.
For the second wipe/install I installed the PA Gapps immediately after LNOS (no reboot), setup went fine but with one minor hiccup; everything worked, but kept offering to set up my Google account after I had logged into it. I simply hit Skip and the setup continued as normal, and everything was fine including Google Account/Play Store. -- This may have been a one-time 'accident', I didn't try to reproduce it because it wasn't a significant issue.
I did a second fresh install with GApps, this time installed OpenGApps ARM 4.4 Pico, and had zero issues. Everything set up perfectly fine.
After booting to the 'desktop' I installed my cable TV provider's app and the SyFy app (TV Station), logged in to both, and played a show without any problems for either app (aside from my Cable provider complaining about USB Debugging, after turning it off it was fine). I don't have Netflix/Hulu, but it seems there are no apparent problems with codecs/DRM.
Thank you so much for your work, and super fast turn around on this!
What, exactly, is the value of putting this on our nooks instead of the current go-to ROM? I'm curious because I've been out of the loop with my nook for several months. Is this a more memory friendly but with the tweaks that the newer one has included, or is it just a matter of preference?
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What, exactly, is the value of putting this on our nooks instead of the current go-to ROM? I'm curious because I've been out of the loop with my nook for several months. Is this a more memory friendly but with the tweaks that the newer one has included, or is it just a matter of preference?
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I'm using 4.4 because it feels faster than M/N builds, the response/loading times feel more snappy.
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I'm using 4.4 because it feels faster than M/N builds, the response/loading times feel more snappy.
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That's what I was curious about. The M/N builds are great, but it just feels like the nook's showing it's age more with them. How does this new build rate against some of the now-dead KK builds? Does it feel newer, or is it just the latest release of the old stuff? Does the ROM use any of the newer tweaks from LNOS backported? Does it have that annoying screen flicker most older ROMs had? And how does youtube play on it (I have always had issues with it freezing during playback)? I might have to hop in line with you to be a tester for this on my ovation too!
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How does this new build rate against some of the now-dead KK builds? Does it feel newer, or is it just the latest release of the old stuff?
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I'd say it's a "LNOSified" version of the CM11 ROM.
From the bit I've used it, feels just as good as the CM11 in verygreen's post... which is surprisingly good. I hopped back to 4.4 (well, 4.3, then 4.4) because the GUI of some apps I was using, and the UI itself at times, were feeling sluggish. I'm not sure I'd say it feels "newer" in the sense of KitKat vs Android L/M/N interface, but it does in terms of overall "snappyness" where things feel more responsive. I'm guessing it has some newer versions/commits of files, but that might be all.
The rest of your questions I'll answer without quotes to save on length:
I don't believe it uses any of the LNOS (or even CM) tweaks from 5.0+, but I don't know for sure.
I can't say how into this secretwolf98 wants to get, but so far I'm not sure if it "needs" any tweeks.
I never had the screen flickering issue untill Lollipop builds, and that was something Amaces fixed completely(?) in the M builds I think.
I didn't get to try out Youtube (yet), but I did try out my Cable Co.'s TV App (Live TV and On-Demand) and the SyFy app (On-Demand) and had no issues. I'll give that a shot tonight and give you an update on this post.
Just watched an 18ish minute video on YouTube, and didn't have any buffering issues.
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I'd say it's a "LNOSified" version of the CM11 ROM.
From the bit I've used it, feels just as good as the CM11 in verygreen's post... which is surprisingly good. I hopped back to 4.4 (well, 4.3, then 4.4) because the GUI of some apps I was using, and the UI itself at times, were feeling sluggish. I'm not sure I'd say it feels "newer" in the sense of KitKat vs Android L/M/N interface, but it does in terms of overall "snappyness" where things feel more responsive. I'm guessing it has some newer versions/commits of files, but that might be all.
The rest of your questions I'll answer without quotes to save on length:
I don't believe it uses any of the LNOS (or even CM) tweaks from 5.0+, but I don't know for sure.
I can't say how into this secretwolf98 wants to get, but so far I'm not sure if it "needs" any tweeks.
I never had the screen flickering issue untill Lollipop builds, and that was something Amaces fixed completely(?) in the M builds I think.
I didn't get to try out Youtube (yet), but I did try out my Cable Co.'s TV App (Live TV and On-Demand) and the SyFy app (On-Demand) and had no issues. I'll give that a shot tonight and give you an update on this post.
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Nice, I might have to look into this more, and poke at secretwolf98 to see what I can learn. Thanks!
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Nice, I might have to look into this more, and poke at secretwolf98 to see what I can learn. Thanks!
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If you want Ovation, I will be posting it here soon as a thread in XDA. Stay tuned!
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I haven't tested much, but so far: Flawless.
Again, no errors during install/boot.
For the second wipe/install I installed the PA Gapps immediately after LNOS (no reboot), setup went fine but with one minor hiccup; everything worked, but kept offering to set up my Google account after I had logged into it. I simply hit Skip and the setup continued as normal, and everything was fine including Google Account/Play Store. -- This may have been a one-time 'accident', I didn't try to reproduce it because it wasn't a significant issue.
I did a second fresh install with GApps, this time installed OpenGApps ARM 4.4 Pico, and had zero issues. Everything set up perfectly fine.
After booting to the 'desktop' I installed my cable TV provider's app and the SyFy app (TV Station), logged in to both, and played a show without any problems for either app (aside from my Cable provider complaining about USB Debugging, after turning it off it was fine). I don't have Netflix/Hulu, but it seems there are no apparent problems with codecs/DRM.
Thank you so much for your work, and super fast turn around on this!
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Your welcome
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Nice, I might have to look into this more, and poke at secretwolf98 to see what I can learn. Thanks!
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Here is the post link, https://forum.xda-developers.com/nook-hd/general/rom-lineageos-11-t3668779
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I'm using 4.4 because it feels faster than M/N builds, the response/loading times feel more snappy.
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Here is the post link, https://forum.xda-developers.com/nook-hd/general/rom-lineageos-11-t3668779
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I'm using 4.4 because it feels faster than M/N builds, the response/loading times feel more snappy.
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For me CM11 was great and fast but the lack of memory was more apparent than with current M/N builds. Typical is Firefox (with uBlock installed). With CM11 you can't sometimes even open single tab with some heavy page (like some long blog with lot of youtube videos) without running out of memory and crashing. Latest builds have zram swapping enabled and even a bit more physical memory available so Firefox works just fine even with many tabs. But yes swaping means it is sometimes slow when memory gets tight but it does not crash. Maybe CM11 with same memory layout and zram swapping enabled and tuned in same way would be even better? Haven't tried this build, maybe it already has some tuning like that?
Edit: This is with Ovation, most probably the memory pressure with Hummingbird is not so bad due to lower display resolution.