Could someone please answer a few questions? - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Hey guys,
I just wanted to ask a few questions regarding the Galaxy Nexus
1.) Since a lot of devs will be coming from the US, I wanted to know if roms made for the LTE version of the Galaxy Nexus will work with the GSM Galaxy Nexus. If not, is there a quick way to port it from one to the other? (I imagine that it's just switching radios but I'm not a dev so I wouldn't know)
2.) How is the gaming performance on emulators and modern day games? Is there any lag?
3.) Is there a way to use a controller with the galaxy nexus? Either via bluetooth (PS3 controller) or USB through a regular usb controller? (When I get my Nexus I want to play ShadowGun right away )
4.) Has anyone tried any of the roms? Is there a noticeable difference in terms of performance in gaming and regular performance throughout the OS?
Thanks so much,
Mosh

Sorry for the bump, but my phone is coming soon and I have a limited amount of time to return it before I'm stuck with it so I desperately need answers fast. Thanks so much all, and once again sorry for bumping this thread.

Hey there Mosh,
To answer your questions -
1. I think it is too early to decide whether ROMs from LTE can be ported to GSM or vice versa, because there is no guarantee that it is just the modem which is different. But then again, I am not a developer - don't go by what I say.
2.None that I found, overall gaming is quite smooth and slick.
3. Come Android 4.0, there is support for USB host functionality which means support for USB drives and controllers BUT you will have to flash a custom kernel that allows you to do so.
4. Still on Stock, So I can't say for the ROMs but they seem to have be optimized quite well from the comments etc.
Hope this helps,
Cheers

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[Q] One X and CM9...

I'm so, SO interested it swap my SGS2 with a One X. It looks so gorgeous.
My only concern is about the Tegra thing.
I guess how much control / development the amazing CM team will be able to obtain over the phone.
I briefly looked around and only found a port of CM9 for the OneX, while still no official.
If I'm not wrong, US saw the OneX only very recently, so perhaps it's simply too early for that.
What do you guys think about it ?
You feel like Tegra (which is nVidia, one of the most reluctanct player in the market to open up things) could be a major issue for custom developers ? Thinking of CM9 and future CM10...
Best regards
chareos12 said:
I'm so, SO interested it swap my SGS2 with a One X. It looks so gorgeous.
My only concern is about the Tegra thing.
I guess how much control / development the amazing CM team will be able to obtain over the phone.
I briefly looked around and only found a port of CM9 for the OneX, while still no official.
If I'm not wrong, US saw the OneX only very recently, so perhaps it's simply too early for that.
What do you guys think about it ?
You feel like Tegra (which is nVidia, one of the most reluctanct player in the market to open up things) could be a major issue for custom developers ? Thinking of CM9 and future CM10...
Best regards
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I dont think its a big issue, considering the transformer prime is running CM as well.
Plus, the current inofficial CM9 build has full hardware rendering enabled already. There still some small issues with RIL which causes volume issues with the earpiece and non-functional WiFi Hotspot, but everything else works just fine so far.
Thank you for these consolidated infos !
Those made me some more confident
I don't know why it doesn't have cm9 just yet, I think HTC as already outed the sources

I am not trying to be rude, but is there no rom scene for 10.1?

I say that not to be mean, but because of using my other Android devices the last few years and loving it, I was looking forward to a similar experience with the 10.1 tablet (WiFi,) only to find out it seems like there really isn't a scene for this rom.
I saw one rom that was discontinued, and maybe 1 or 2 more, but it doesn't seem like the roms are being maintained like on other devices. Maybe I am wrong and missing something, but if there is any other roms for this 10.1 tablet (WiFi) that I am missing out on, please do point me that roms way so I could give it a try.
Thank you,
Whiteice
Yeah I wish I had bought the tab 2 10.1. Only difference in specs is this retarded intel cpu. Breaks my heart to see all those roms in the tab 2 10.1 forum. I guess I secretly hoped someone would port windows 7 or 8 to this because of the cpu. Captain backfire, [me] my last tablet was a dell streak 7, so I am no stranger to orphaned devices. At least we get kit kat (hopefully)
Of those that are available, the discontinued BinDroid ONE v.2.0.1 seems to be the best, IMHO. Has a nice look and feel. All the bloat is gone and it runs very smoothly. Will it increase battery life I don't know. I haven't run it all day to see what I will get out of it. I really don't use my tab for anything but as a small chart plotter for sailing in to/out of harbors. And in that regard, it works great. GPS is very fast and accurate.
Tquarter said:
Yeah I wish I had bought the tab 2 10.1. Only difference in specs is this retarded intel cpu. Breaks my heart to see all those roms in the tab 2 10.1 forum. I guess I secretly hoped someone would port windows 7 or 8 to this because of the cpu. Captain backfire, [me] my last tablet was a dell streak 7, so I am no stranger to orphaned devices. At least we get kit kat (hopefully)
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No idea what you are trying to get out of it, but you can do any of the mods that developers do for the ROMs on your own with very little effort. Root, then freeze or remove apps you don't need. Use xPOsed to tweak the theme. Forget overclock and voltage, its not worth the effort. Don;t like the home screens?, install a new launcher from the play store.
DigitalMD said:
No idea what you are trying to get out of it, but you can do any of the mods that developers do for the ROMs on your own with very little effort. Root, then freeze or remove apps you don't need. Use xPOsed to tweak the theme. Forget overclock and voltage, its not worth the effort. Don;t like the home screens?, install a new launcher from the play store.
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Yes...I can do all of those things...but have you ever installed a custom rom? I mean come on man. it's a little more than home screens and a launcher dude. I have had kitkat on my captivate for 6 months and it is a 2010 device. Cyanogen even supports it but not my brand new tab 3 10.1. Yes, root and remove apps is no big deal but certainly not the reason I install custom roms. Is that the reason you install a custom rom? If so...you don't expect much from your device.
Are even Intel devices overclockable? I thought that Intel restricts such thing. Feel free to correct me. The GPU is another story though...

[Q] Changing carries

Hi everyone I have a note 2 with sprint looking to jump to t mobile. All the asop and cm roms have low sound when you are in a call even the speaker is very low I am not a dev and know one can seem to fix the problem, I am not complaining just I like asop and cm roms and I have big beefy hands and I prefer the large screens of Samsung's note series. I hate TW and always root my phones but I always find my self going back to TW on my note 2. Now to the question how is the sound and I guess since I am asking the question how is the over all performance of the note 3 running cm or asop ? Now I know running a different software on a device is not going to be perfect but I would at-least be able to hear comfortably with the phone to my ear or the device being on speaker. And I thank anyone for taking the time to indulge me by answering this question. And if I have offended anyone I apologize. The reason for question is I don't own the device thanks in advance.
Any body
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[Q] Using the Nexus as emulator only

Forgive me if this is posted in the wrong sub but I didn't know where it would fit best. I have an old verizon samsung galaxy and it's just collecting dust since I moved on to newer devices. Are there any bare bones, completely stripped down ROMs/projects out there that focus on making old devices just for game and emulator use? I know plenty of people are using old phones as webcams and the like.
Currently running AOKP with most services Disabled, I can't help but think I'd get even better performance and battery life out of a ROM specifically designed for playing games.

[Q] Galaxy Tab S ROMs work on Galaxy Tab Pro?

I haven't looked into the files etc. in the ROMs, but from looking at the physical hardware specifications they are VERY similar in terms of processor, GPU, RAM, internal storage etc. The question I have is whether they should be very easy to port from one device to the other? Are the drivers for the sAMOLED massively different from the LCD in the Tab Pro?
I may have a go flashing one of the Tab S 10.5 ROMs on to my Tab Pro 10.1 and see what happens...
Does anyone know if there is anything obvious which would prevent it from working? Other than the model ID checks obviously...
NJ72 said:
I haven't looked into the files etc. in the ROMs, but from looking at the physical hardware specifications they are VERY similar in terms of processor, GPU, RAM, internal storage etc. The question I have is whether they should be very easy to port from one device to the other? Are the drivers for the sAMOLED massively different from the LCD in the Tab Pro?
I may have a go flashing one of the Tab S 10.5 ROMs on to my Tab Pro 10.1 and see what happens...
Does anyone know if there is anything obvious which would prevent it from working? Other than the model ID checks obviously...
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I wouldn't try flashing a ROM for a different device on your Tab Pro, you could get yourself into a lot of trouble and you could end up with a Bricked tablet!!!!!
^^^
NJ72 said:
looking at the physical hardware specifications they are VERY similar in terms of processor, GPU, RAM, internal storage etc.
Does anyone know if there is anything obvious which would prevent it from working?
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???? Look again. The Pro uses a Snapdragon 800 SoC from Qualcomm, the S an Exynos SoC from Samsung.
BTW, there is a sticky in this forum indicating that questions belong in the Q&A/Troubleshooting section, not here. The mods will move it shortly.
Apologies for putting in the wrong section.
that aside, the tab pro 10.1 comes with the exynos chipset here in the UK. The 5420 to be precise, the exact same chipset that the tab s comes with. The only differences between the tab pro 10.1 and the tab s 10.5 is the SAMOLED and the S-pen compatible touch matrix.
I know there are variants of the tab pro with snapdragon chipsets, but the 10.1 is exynos.
FYI
Having had a bit of a mess around with some of the ROMs for the SM-T800 (Galaxy Tab S Exynos) I managed to get some pleasing results. Some elements don't work, mainly the keyboard and WiFi at the moment (presumably they use different wireless chipsets). Managed to fix the Wifi but still working on some other bits and pieces.
May contact a ROM dev who works on the Tab S and see if I can produce a port of one of their ROMs. Mainly interested to see if I can port over a Lollipop ROM but thought starting with a 4.4.2 one was a good shout.
In the most light-hearted of ways - SHUN THE NON-BELIEVER!
If everything works as planned i'll set up a ROM port in the general development section of the forum. :good:
NJ72 said:
Having had a bit of a mess around with some of the ROMs for the SM-T800 (Galaxy Tab S Exynos) I managed to get some pleasing results. Some elements don't work, mainly the keyboard and WiFi at the moment (presumably they use different wireless chipsets). Managed to fix the Wifi but still working on some other bits and pieces.
May contact a ROM dev who works on the Tab S and see if I can produce a port of one of their ROMs. Mainly interested to see if I can port over a Lollipop ROM but thought starting with a 4.4.2 one was a good shout.
In the most light-hearted of ways - SHUN THE NON-BELIEVER!
If everything works as planned i'll set up a ROM port in the general development section of the forum. :good:
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Kudos to you. I have a 10.1 pro and the chipset is Exynos (I'm in UK). Interested in the port which is likely to be successful. I'm also interested in rooting it whilst keeping Knox 0x0.
Thanks
shayind4 said:
Kudos to you. I have a 10.1 pro and the chipset is Exynos (I'm in UK). Interested in the port which is likely to be successful. I'm also interested in rooting it whilst keeping Knox 0x0.
Thanks
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Will keep ars***g about as it is still uber buggy and I don't have permission from creators to distribute yet but will keep you posted.
Currently using the new 'flat UI' which looks and performs great.:highfive:
NJ72 said:
Will keep ars***g about as it is still uber buggy and I don't have permission from creators to distribute yet but will keep you posted.
Currently using the new 'flat UI' which looks and performs great.:highfive:
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Hi
Any progress with the port?
THanks
How's this looking?? Exciting to see Stock LP work , love to see this available for SMARY T320!! Great job people :
NJ72 said:
I haven't looked into the files etc. in the ROMs, but from looking at the physical hardware specifications they are VERY similar in terms of processor, GPU, RAM, internal storage etc. The question I have is whether they should be very easy to port from one device to the other? Are the drivers for the sAMOLED massively different from the LCD in the Tab Pro?
I may have a go flashing one of the Tab S 10.5 ROMs on to my Tab Pro 10.1 and see what happens...
Does anyone know if there is anything obvious which would prevent it from working? Other than the model ID checks obviously...
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Any luck here?? Looking at all the hardware and software I believe the files are identical and only differentials are ram, processor, display.
LG G3 VS985 SkyDragon LP
If I've helped you please hit the thanks!! ? ?
Apologies people, not made much headway recently as work has been manic (I'm a 25 year old IT account manager so free time is a rarity!)
I am still awaiting a response as to whether I can kang some bits from other ROMs as well so will do some chasing and see where we can get
I have been running my mash-up for a little while and there's still lots to fix before it becomes useable...
I'm glad people are interested in this, though
One thing to one of the posters, this is just a 'flat UI' style ROM based on 4.4.2/4.4.4 so is NOT a full LP ROM - that may change, but I haven't played with kernels enough yet to try and lob LP on it properly.
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Keep trying your best. We are waiting. Do let us know if we can help.
Shayind4
NJ72 said:
Apologies people, not made much headway recently as work has been manic (I'm a 25 year old IT account manager so free time is a rarity!)
I am still awaiting a response as to whether I can kang some bits from other ROMs as well so will do some chasing and see where we can get
I have been running my mash-up for a little while and there's still lots to fix before it becomes useable...
I'm glad people are interested in this, though
One thing to one of the posters, this is just a 'flat UI' style ROM based on 4.4.2/4.4.4 so is NOT a full LP ROM - that may change, but I haven't played with kernels enough yet to try and lob LP on it properly.
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Willing to so what I can. Love to see some LP action on the Tab Pro line. Especially the SM T320

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