I haven't posted enough on XDA to be able to reply to the appropriate development forum post, so I decided to post here. I'm running CM10 on a Sprint Galaxy Nexus (toroplus), and I had been in need of a way to use NFC while the screen was locked, but couldn't find one for the latest build of CM10. I found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1709586 but the latest updates only had one for screen off (which is a little less secure IMHO), and when I used it, I would have to turn NFC off and then back on almost every time I used it, which defeated the purpose. I also saw that someone else was having the same issue, so I decided to compile one myself using the latest CM10 source. This was built from source as of 10/31/2012 and has only been tested on the nightly build with the same date. I figured I'd share it with everyone that might be needing the same.
Disclaimers: This requires a rooted phone! This has only been tested on the Sprint Galaxy Nexus running CM10 nightly dated 10/31/2012, but may work with other versions. Do a backup! I'm not responsible for any problems resulting from these files, so backup first!
To install, copy to your SD card. Reboot into recovery. DO A BACKUP! Install the zip from the SD Card. Reboot.
There are two versions I created. One is for when the screen is on, but locked. The other is for when the screen is off.
Update 1/2/2013:
I compiled a version of the screen locked for CM10.1 (Android v4.2.1) for anyone who would like it. I was getting mixed results with the previous file on 10.1. This one is working on my toroplus with the latest CM10.1 nightly. I'll build a screen off version later. I was having some problems with my build VM, so I didn't get to it yet. The new file for CM10.1 is called NFC_Screen_Locked_CM10.1.zip.
Update 1/3/2013:
The CM10.1 version of the screen off version is now posted. File name is NFC_Screen_Off_CM10.1.zip
Update 1/16/2013:
Previous version of NFC_Screen_Off_CM10.1.zip was not working. Should be working now.
Update 1/16/2013:
Added a patch that can be used against CM10 or 10.1 source code to add an option to the settings to switch between screen on, locked, or off NFC. You must build the entire thing from scratch to use this patch. There are logs of guides for building CM. Here's a link to the CM wiki article for toroplus for example. Before executing brunch, copy this file to the root of where you created the repo (the article uses the ~/android/system/ folder for instance) then execute the following two commands:
Code:
tar -xzf nfc-patch.tar.gz
./apply-nfc-patch.sh
Or in the use package manager to untar all of the files (maintaining the directory structure) and then double click and run the apply-nfc-patch.sh file. This will patch all of the necessary files in the build. Then continue with the instructions in the build guide and flash the resulting ROM.
Disclaimer Again: This could break your phone. I'm not responsible for any damages this may cause. This has only been briefly tested on my toroplus with the latest CM10.1 code from the repository.
Credits: Rick C who originally submitted most of this to the CM repository but was rejected.
Update 1/21/2013:
Looks like a recent commit to the repository broke one of the diffs in the patch. Uploaded a new version.
Update 2/13/2013:
Another update to fix an issue with the patch files. I also added a reset script that will do a hard reset for git repos of the affected packages. Don't use this script if you have made any other customizations to the Settings app, NFC app or the frameworks/base code as you will lose them. Just do things in this order:
1) run reset script
2) run repo sync
3) extract tar again
4) run apply script
5) run brunch again
You can use this sequence every time you want to grab the latest code.
If you get errors when running the apply script you can use this command to delete the error files that come up. These files might show up even if the patch works, but the code wasn't exactly what the patch was expecting, but enough to apply anyway.
Code:
find . \( -name \*.orig -o -name \*.rej \) -delete
This set of commands should do the trick for most people to get the latest code, apply the patch and build:
Code:
./reset-nfc-patch-repos.sh
repo sync
tar -xzf nfc-patch.tar.gz
./apply-nfc-patch.sh
source build/envsetup.sh && brunch <your-device-name>
Update 2/27/2013:
Made some fixes to the notes in the previous update based on feedback from mrplowdan.
Update 3/15/2013:
Compiled a new version of the CM10.1 files for those having issues.
Update 10/21/2013:
Added a test version of the screen locked version for CM10.2 now that toroplus has an official CM10.2 nightly. Let me know if there are any issues. I'll add a screen off version when I have some time.
Update 11/19/2013:
Finally getting around to adding a screen off version for CM10.2. The screen locked version has been running well on my toroplus for the last month with no issues.
Has anyone tested this on Maguro?
Just recently got my phone back from service (after 10 weeks) so i'm not re-rooted yet, hence i can not try this on stock myself. Just wanted to give a big thanks to you for creating and developing this this is really a truly great way to make use of the nfc and the way it should have been done from the very beginning. I.ex if your out running, listening to music and for some reason need to pause your music, just swipe a previosly attached nfc-tag on your sleve over your pocket with the phone in. And again to start music. Awsome work, thank you!
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It may work on Maguro as long as you're using a fairly recent version of CM10. If I knew anyone with a device, I'd test it myself. It's fairly low risk to test. It only replaces a single file. It's the Nfc.apk in the /system/app/ folder. You could always rename your existing file; install this one; and then reboot and test it out. Also, if you're wary of the zip itself, you can just extract the Nfc.apk and copy it to your /system/app/ folder manually, just don't forget to reboot. Then if it breaks you can just delete the new one and rename the old one back. You could also just backup everything; install the zip; and just restore the backup if anything breaks. Anyway if you decide to be adventurous, let us know how it goes. I'll keep this thread updated if CM makes any other changes that break it again. I use it often, so I'll likely find out pretty quickly. Hopefully, they'll add this as a setting in CM10 some day.
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could i use it on every rom cm based?
It depends on how many modifications were made by the mod around NFC, if any. Also depends on when the last time was that they merged their code with CM. In theory it should work with most CM based mods. You can always try it out as I mentioned above and revert if it breaks. And post here with your results if you try it, so others can benefit.
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Locked version tried and working maguro. I'm on latest Jellybro. Good work and thanks
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CM10.1 Update
I compiled a version of the screen locked for CM10.1 (Android v4.2.1) for anyone who would like it. I was getting mixed results with the previous file on 10.1. This one is working on my toroplus with the latest CM10.1 nightly. I'll build a screen off version later. I was having some problems with my build VM, so I didn't get to it yet. The new file for CM10.1 is called NFC_Screen_Locked_CM10.1.zip.
irotsoma said:
I compiled a version of the screen locked for CM10.1 (Android v4.2.1) for anyone who would like it. I was getting mixed results with the previous file on 10.1. This one is working on my toroplus with the latest CM10.1 nightly. I'll build a screen off version later. I was having some problems with my build VM, so I didn't get to it yet. The new file for CM10.1 is called NFC_Screen_Locked_CM10.1.zip.
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Great work! - many thanks from me!
I'm waiting so long for the Screen-Locked Version ...
Best regards
JoSch
can it be included in cm10.1?
I was just wondering, can't this be somehow merged with stock cm10.1? Add checkboxes in the settings.apk, lots of warnings when enabling it and people who know can use it.
nice work btw
Screen Off for CM10.1
The CM10.1 version of the screen off version is now posted. File name is NFC_Screen_Off_CM10.1.zip
cthulu said:
I was just wondering, can't this be somehow merged with stock cm10.1? Add checkboxes in the settings.apk, lots of warnings when enabling it and people who know can use it.
nice work btw
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Yes, actually I've been wanting to do this for a while, but I never seem to have the time to dig into the settings UI and how to read that setting. If you or someone else would be willing to create the settings piece and tell me how to access the setting that you create, I'd be happy to alter the NFC service to look at those settings. Ideally there should be a preference with an integer value of 1 for screen off, 2 for screen on but locked, and 3 for screen on and unlocked (default) as that's the value that the service expects currently.
First of all i would like to thank you posting this, just what I was looking for.
Im running one of the latest cm10.1 nightlies (jan 1st or 2nd) and flashed the NFC_Screen_off_CM10.1zip however it doesn't work while the screen is off, though it does work when the screen is on and the phone is locked. I have a Galaxy Nexus (gsm).
When I logcat the phone I don't see NFC being discovered with the screen of but with the screen on and the phone locked I do see that it discovers an NFC event.
Is there anything that can be done about this?
Thanks!
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First of all i would like to thank you ting this, just what I was looking for.
Im running one of the latest cm10.1 nightlies (jan 1st or 2nd) and flashed the NFC_Screen_off_CM10.1zip however it doesn't work while the screen is off, though it does work when the screen is on and the phone is locked. I have a Galaxy Nexus (gsm).
When I logcat the phone I don't see NFC being discovered with the screen of but with the screen on and the phone locked I do see that it discovers an NFC event.
Is there anything that can be done about this?
Thanks!
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That's odd. I didn't have an NFC tag handy when I built the screen off version, so I assumed the same changes I made in CM10 would work in 10.1 since the screen locked version worked. I'll test it on my device and see if I can figure it out as soon as I get some free time. Thanks for letting me know!
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That's odd. I didn't have an NFC tag handy when I built the screen off version, so I assumed the same changes I made in CM10 would work in 10.1 since the screen locked version worked. I'll test it on my device and see if I can figure it out as soon as I get some free time. Thanks for letting me know!
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I decided to check the files out myself to try and figure it out and maybe quick fix it myself (which would have saved you the time) by referencing to the 10.0 apk's however I found out they differ a lot more from eachother than I expected so it was a bit too much for my skillz. I found this out using a comparison tool and while I was at it I compared the 10.1 screen lock and 10.1 screen off versions. According to my program they are exactly identical in either file structure as in file contents so I'm guessing something must have gone wrong with renaming or I just don't know how to use the tool? I'm just mentioning this as something I came upon, not to ***** or anything! I really appreciate the work you did!
Anyway.. I had some fun figuring things out and learning about decoding apk's and all of that. Thanks for all the hard word so far and I'll just wait patiently upon the new screen-off version.
The screen off one works perfectly for the Toro running the last stable 4.1.2 liquid smooth rom. Awesome work, thanks a million!
Edit: I'm not sure if it makes a difference but I didn't flash it, I pulled the apk from the zip, copied and pasted and reset permissions then restarted.
Fixed CM10.1 Screen Off
irotsoma said:
That's odd. I didn't have an NFC tag handy when I built the screen off version, so I assumed the same changes I made in CM10 would work in 10.1 since the screen locked version worked. I'll test it on my device and see if I can figure it out as soon as I get some free time. Thanks for letting me know!
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OK, so I uploaded a new version. I actually tested it this time and this one worked for me on my toroplus. Let me know if there are any other issues, but you should be good to go after flashing this one. Sorry it took so long to get around to it. Enjoy!
Settings Patch for CM Source Code
cthulu said:
I was just wondering, can't this be somehow merged with stock cm10.1? Add checkboxes in the settings.apk, lots of warnings when enabling it and people who know can use it.
nice work btw
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I did a little digging and found that there was a patch submitted to CM10 to include a switch for this in the settings. However, it was rejected by Steve Kondik and abandoned. I took all of the code and merged it into the latest CM10.1 code and it seems to work. I added a patch to the main post, but you have to compile CM from scratch to use it since it touches some framework components. The good news is it should work on any device that CM supports (that uses the NFC.apk though not devices that use NfcNci.apk like the Nexus 4) and should work on both CM10 and 10.1 in most cases.
The patch is basically just a few diff files and a bash script to automate the patching. If anyone is feeling adventurous, feel free to experiment with it. I can't promise it will work for you, but it's fun to try and learn a bit about building CM source code in the process. Basic directions are in the original post. As always I take no responsibility for anything it might break, but I'll be happy to try to troubleshoot if I can. Enjoy!
Thanks for all your effort.
Unfortunately it doesn't work on the nexus 4 but after some googling I found a working version for the nexus 4 on the forums here on xda. Im guessing there's a difference in chips or something...
dannyvanderzande said:
Thanks for all your effort.
Unfortunately it doesn't work on the nexus 4 but after some googling I found a working version for the nexus 4 on the forums here on xda. Im guessing there's a difference in chips or something...
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Thanks for pointing that out. I clarified the previous post a bit. I should have said it should work with any devices that use Nfc.apk. Newer devices that use NfcNci.apk will not work with the patch.
Related
Please accept my apologies if this has been answered before. I did a search and did not find a similar problem. I am a noob and will read any guide or how to that you refer me to in order to learn how to get better. I am new to Ubuntu/Linux and terminal but if you point me in the right direction I can probably figure it out. I will try to provide as much detail as possible.
I have recently built a Jelly Bean AOSP ROM following this XDA Guide.
I am using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS x64.
repo synced with this branch
$ repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b android-4.1.1_r3
which is build JRO03H
I downloaded and extracted the binaries on the Nexus Binairies page. I did notice that prior to building that unlike the ICS branches the JB device/samsung/toro folders do not have a extract-files.sh file
I made an otapackage using the full_toro-userdebug command.
I flashed the rom using ClockworkMod 6.0.1.0. I did a factory reset and wiped the cache prior to flashing. I also installed gapps-jb-20120726. Everything booted up fine and for the most part everything works except for the camera app. When I press the camera button I receive a message that says "Unfortunately, Gallery has stopped working." Or I get a black screen and nothing happens then I'm back in the app drawer. I have tried fixing the permissions and that did not fix the problem.
Can you explain to me what I need to do to get my camera and gallery app working? This is the only issue I have with my rom thus far. Do I need to extract the camera binary some how?
The camera and everything works fine my AOSP IMM76L build but not with my JB Build.
I have flashed other roms such Peter Alfonso's JB rom and his camera works fine, so any directions or links would be greatly appreciated.
Seeing the same.
I have this same JRO03H build (except I use CentOS 6.3 to compile AOSP 4.1.1_r3) with the EXACT same issue you describe. When the camera applet is selected it complains "Unfortunately, Gallery has stopped". Everything else in the build (24hours+ fresh) appears okay so far.
I fixed it.
I figured out the problem and was able to get the camera and everything to work. I did a couple of searches on Google and came across a thread from Android Central. I cant post the link since I have less than 10 post, but pm and I will send it to you.
We are still missing some proprietary files. Namely 6. The camera is named ducati or something and you have to either get it from another rom or extract it from ICS. I personally used Peter Alfonso's github for Jelly Bean and compared his vendor folder to mine and copied lines from his make files. Took me a couple of hours of comparing every file to realize that you need to focus on vendor some other files in core folder.
You can get his github information from his webpage and also look inside his OTA compared to your OTA to make it work. Also if you want to use Google Wallet you are going to have to edit your build.prop file in your OTA to make it not say full_toro use the 4.0.4 release keys.
I'm not at my testbox to walkthrough the steps but that's what I did. But sure to backup your source folder before you start tweaking, Came in handy twice before I got it right.
Hope that helps. Good luck.
could you please share your Rom? I also have the same issue. but still not fix it.
paternal_techie said:
I figured out the problem and was able to get the camera and everything to work. I did a couple of searches on Google and came across a thread from Android Central. I cant post the link since I have less than 10 post, but pm and I will send it to you.
We are still missing some proprietary files. Namely 6. The camera is named ducati or something and you have to either get it from another rom or extract it from ICS. I personally used Peter Alfonso's github for Jelly Bean and compared his vendor folder to mine and copied lines from his make files. Took me a couple of hours of comparing every file to realize that you need to focus on vendor some other files in core folder.
You can get his github information from his webpage and also look inside his OTA compared to your OTA to make it work. Also if you want to use Google Wallet you are going to have to edit your build.prop file in your OTA to make it not say full_toro use the 4.0.4 release keys.
I'm not at my testbox to walkthrough the steps but that's what I did. But sure to backup your source folder before you start tweaking, Came in handy twice before I got it right.
Hope that helps. Good luck.
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wangyu7988 said:
could you please share your Rom? I also have the same issue. but still not fix it.
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I am uploading to mediafire as I don't think I have a high enough post count to post the rom here.
After following this tutorial I compiled CM9 for my r800x and everything works fine but since I first compiled I have edited the SystemUI sources. The problem is when I compile it doesn't compile the new sources. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Sorry if this is a noob question.
Extra information (not sure if important but might help find the cause):
Using Xubuntu 12.10
Oracle Java 6
I edited /frameworks/base/packages/SystemUI
I compiled for zeusc instead of zeus
What more specifically did you modify? Not sure why it would not rebuild, unless there's some kind of issue with the timestamps or your system clock. (It knows to rebuild if the source files have a newer timestamp than the compiled files they produced)
You can always just do a clean build. You can even just change the output directory without messing up your current build:
http://source.android.com/source/initializing.html said:
export OUT_DIR_COMMON_BASE=<path-to-your-out-directory>
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You can set that to a different directory and it will build it all over again, putting all the output in that directory instead. With this different, it won't affect the output of your current build and you can always clear this variable to go back. Then you can use this for comparison. Alternatively you can just wipe out your output directory and build it over. You may also be able to dig into your output directory and delete the compiled files for the sources you have modified and then it should definitely notice and rebuild those.
EDIT: Also note that there are build instructions on the CyanogenMod wiki: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Build_for_zeus
On the repo init line you can also say '-b jellybean' instead of ics and it will build CM10 (which is pretty good too but not fully stable, it's CM10.1 that is more unstable)
I also noticed that in the 'stable' release of CM9 for zeus the proximity sensor does not work, but there are patches for it in the repo and I've built from source with CM10 and it works fine.
~Troop
Trooper_Max said:
What more specifically did you modify? Not sure why it would not rebuild, unless there's some kind of issue with the timestamps or your system clock. (It knows to rebuild if the source files have a newer timestamp than the compiled files they produced)
You can always just do a clean build. You can even just change the output directory without messing up your current build:
You can set that to a different directory and it will build it all over again, putting all the output in that directory instead. With this different, it won't affect the output of your current build and you can always clear this variable to go back. Then you can use this for comparison. Alternatively you can just wipe out your output directory and build it over. You may also be able to dig into your output directory and delete the compiled files for the sources you have modified and then it should definitely notice and rebuild those.
EDIT: Also note that there are build instructions on the CyanogenMod wiki: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Build_for_zeus
On the repo init line you can also say '-b jellybean' instead of ics and it will build CM10 (which is pretty good too but not fully stable, it's CM10.1 that is more unstable)
I also noticed that in the 'stable' release of CM9 for zeus the proximity sensor does not work, but there are patches for it in the repo and I've built from source with CM10 and it works fine.
~Troop
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Never even thought about changing the location it is output to or anything like that. Kinda feel dumb not trying that but I will soon. Also I've looked at CyanogenMod's wiki already. And is CM 10 working on zeusc? I thought it was still only zeus but I haven't checked in a while.
bandoncontortion said:
Never even thought about changing the location it is output to or anything like that. Kinda feel dumb not trying that but I will soon. Also I've looked at CyanogenMod's wiki already. And is CM 10 working on zeusc? I thought it was still only zeus but I haven't checked in a while.
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Cj360 made a zeusc version and uploaded it to fxp cm10 page. I've tested it and it works great
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Also all I did to SystemUI was add one .java file. I didn't know zeusc had cm 10. I'll check it out.
bandoncontortion said:
Also all I did to SystemUI was add one .java file. I didn't know zeusc had cm 10. I'll check it out.
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Make sure the timestamp of the file you added is newer than the time you built. Otherwise, make will not realize there is a new file. Seems like you must have modified some other source file though to make use of the new source file.
A simple way to update the timestamp of a file is the "touch" command. If you touch a file before your build, it should always rebuild that file unless you have more serious problems.
Also, I forgot about the zeusc not being as well supported... so hopefully all the fixes for CM10 on the zeusc are in the repositories.
I do like CM10 better than CM9... especially since I figure if we're going to ditch stock-based GB, there's even less reason to live in the past.
~Troop
Changing the timestamp didn't do anything. I'll try deleting the already compiled files and recompile everything over again tomorrow. Also CM10 is a lot better in my opinion too so I'll try it now so hopefully it'll work and fix the problems I'm having.
Trooper_Max said:
Make sure the timestamp of the file you added is newer than the time you built. Otherwise, make will not realize there is a new file. Seems like you must have modified some other source file though to make use of the new source file.
A simple way to update the timestamp of a file is the "touch" command. If you touch a file before your build, it should always rebuild that file unless you have more serious problems.
Also, I forgot about the zeusc not being as well supported... so hopefully all the fixes for CM10 on the zeusc are in the repositories.
I do like CM10 better than CM9... especially since I figure if we're going to ditch stock-based GB, there's even less reason to live in the past.
~Troop
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CM10 works good on zeusc. Haven't found any bugs and I added the changes to it's SystemUI and it compiled it for me and works great. Thanks for the help!
-------------------------Warning!-------------------------------------
This ROM is for SGS4A (int'l) ONLY. Does not work on SGS4 from AT&T as it has a locked bootloader.
Please refer to this thread for a bounty on the bootloader.
-------------------------Please note---------------------------------
This is an experimental build of CyanogenMod 10.2 running Android 4.3.
Meaning there's a couple of known issues with the camera. It is my hope these will be sorted out over time.
If anyone has any interest in helping out, please PM me. Or simply fork the code if you want.
-------------------------Instructions---------------------------------
Install CWM recovery from here.
Download most recent ROM from here.
Download most recent Google Applications for Android 4.3 from here.
Boot into recovery by holding the Volume Up button as the phone is booting.
Back up your current ROM inside CWM recovery.
Flash CyanogenMod ROM to your device using CWM recovery.
Flash Google Applications to your device using CWM recovery.
Do a wipe data/factory reset from within CWM recovery.
Reboot system
---------------------------Known issues-----------------------------
Several camera functions such as HDR don't work.
---------------------------Build from source------------------------
Please consult this guide for setting up CyanogenMod for compile.
Please use
Code:
repo init -u git://github.com/CyanogenMod/android.git -b cm-10.2
when you initialize the CyanogenMod repository so you get the source for CM-10.2.
Download roomservice.xml (see below) and put in ~/android/system/.repo/local_manifests/.
Run 'repo sync' and compile with 'brunch jactiveltexx'. You can get the proprietary files from the ROM.
As always, I take no responsibility in case your phone blows up.
And thanks to the CM team for all their hard work.
Downloads
---------------------------CM-10.2 ROM (Android 4.3) -------------------
---------------------------cm-10.2-20130917-----------------------------------
CyanogenMod 10.2 - 20130917
CyanogenMod 10.2 - 20130917 (mirror - thanks to mrvovven)
---------------------------cm-10.2-20130910-----------------------------------
CyanogenMod 10.2 - 20130910
CyanogenMod 10.2 - 20130910 (mirror - thanks to mrvovven)
---------------------------CM-10.1 ROM (Android 4.2.2) ----------------
CyanogenMod 10.1 - 20130810
----------------------------Google apps -------------------------------
Download the official Google apps. Need to download this in order to have apps like Google Play.
For CM-10.1 choose Android 4.2 apps.
For CM-10.2 choose Android 4.3 apps.
http://goo.im/gapps
------------------------------------- KERNELS ---------------------------------
- SGS4A android 4.2.2 kernel for CM10.1
https://www.dropbox.com/s/oo1hr2n6evp3zu9/sgs4a-cm10-1kernel.zip
----------------------- Changelog--------------------
-------CyanogenMod 10.2 - 20130917----------
- Fixed video preview resolution
- Disabled zsl for slightly more stable camera app.
-------CyanogenMod 10.2 - 20130910----------
- Updated kernel to most recent version of cm-10.2 for SGS4.
- Replaced all sensor drivers with SGS4A kernel sources.
- Replaced several camera blobs in /system/lib/* with SGS4A versions enabling basic camera functionality.
-------CyanogenMod 10.1 - 20130810----------
Initial build.
Good job.
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hello
anyone tried this out ?
feedbacks ?
thanks in advance
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hello
anyone tried this out ?
feedbacks ?
thanks in advance
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This is not something you should install unless you want to be compiling and debugging yourself. It's far from usable as day to day rom. I hope I'm clear on that.
Fixed wifi and a number of small issues. Should be a lot more stable. Seems the main remaining issue is, not surprisingly, the camera. If anyone knows how the entire camera driver setup is supposed to work in android, I'd love some help
LeJay said:
Fixed wifi and a number of small issues. Should be a lot more stable. Seems the main remaining issue is, not surprisingly, the camera. If anyone knows how the entire camera driver setup is supposed to work in android, I'd love some help
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Call it just a hunch. But have you tried the camera drivers from the s3 ? I would say that it's basically the same camera and has been added in s4 active because after 1 year it became very cheap to continue manufacturing and this way compensate for the more expensive case and water proofing.
aurelm said:
Call it just a hunch. But have you tried the camera drivers from the s3 ? I would say that it's basically the same camera and has been added in s4 active because after 1 year it became very cheap to continue manufacturing and this way compensate for the more expensive case and water proofing.
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Honestly, not exactly sure how the setup is. I assume it's mostly in some proprietary libs separate from the kernel, but it's hard to find good information on it.
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Thank you for you work!!
But search another File hoster!! DropBox close your account if the trafic is to big!!
So S4 Active Original is the intl i9295 ?
EDIT: oh ok the real dev thread
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I've a MicroSD in my SGS4A and i can't choose the external_sd in the CM File Explorer.
Is there any solution?
For example creating symlink or mounting in /sdcard
I've never tried anything of that!
It's working really well Wifi works yay, well done! Hopefully you can get the camera working too.
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Hi,
I'm happy to see such great progress already, and am only diving in to this because I'd like to be able to lend a hand in any way I can.
Is it too soon to be asking questions about how to build for 10.2? I'm having a go at it right now, and if I use Lejay's kernel and device configuration (jactivelte), the kernel fails to compile, something about BUG_ON rcu error, I can come back to that if its relevant. So I tried Epsylon3's suggestion to use tpruvot's kernel and device config. This builds a rom, but black screen, can't see anything or get into adb. If I flash Lejay's kernel over the top of my 10.2 build, it boots. Phone (dialer) keeps force closing in a loop, which is annoying, but asides from that it seems to boot.
Keep up the good work, can't wait to get some 10.2 love.
snadge said:
Hi,
I'm happy to see such great progress already, and am only diving in to this because I'd like to be able to lend a hand in any way I can.
Is it too soon to be asking questions about how to build for 10.2? I'm having a go at it right now, and if I use Lejay's kernel and device configuration (jactivelte), the kernel fails to compile, something about BUG_ON rcu error, I can come back to that if its relevant. So I tried Epsylon3's suggestion to use tpruvot's kernel and device config. This builds a rom, but black screen, can't see anything or get into adb. If I flash Lejay's kernel over the top of my 10.2 build, it boots. Phone (dialer) keeps force closing in a loop, which is annoying, but asides from that it seems to boot.
Keep up the good work, can't wait to get some 10.2 love.
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Comparing the 9295 and 9505 kernels, there's quite a lot of differences. Cyanogenmod tried to merge the two, but apparently gave up. The question is really if we should start with the 9505 and add the camera or start with the 9295 and make it compatible for CM. The stuff i uploaded here is a port of the 9505 kernel, but now I'm looking into starting out with the 9295 kernel instead.
The problem with 10.2 is of course there's no released 9295 kernel for android 4.3. I'm guessing there are not that many differences, so it might not be too hard.
I think I'm getting the same compile error you were with 10.2. Not sure what it means.
Are you going to try to make CM 10.2?
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Comparing the 9295 and 9505 kernels, there's quite a lot of differences. Cyanogenmod tried to merge the two, but apparently gave up. The question is really if we should start with the 9505 and add the camera or start with the 9295 and make it compatible for CM. The stuff i uploaded here is a port of the 9505 kernel, but now I'm looking into starting out with the 9295 kernel instead.
The problem with 10.2 is of course there's no released 9295 kernel for android 4.3. I'm guessing there are not that many differences, so it might not be too hard.
I think I'm getting the same compile error you were with 10.2. Not sure what it means.
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I had a chat with noobnl about it, and he pointed out a patch on gerrit: http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/44552/
I spent hours manually merging it with cm jf kernel, to finally end up with a kernel that gives me. You guessed it, a black screen. After investing about a days worth of effort into it, I ended up with a buggy unstable CM10.2 build, that will boot if I flash LeJay's kernel zip, but its unuseable. It's going to take some serious effort to come up with a functioning CM10.2 kernel for the International S4 Active. In the meantime, a CM10.1 build with a non functioning camera, is still way better than the stock TouchWiz rom, so I'm happy. :laugh:
Ok, I got bored and had another play around with 10.2 and the CM jf kernel. With the black screen problem, if you power the device down, then boot into recovery (power + vol up), you can adb pull /proc/last_kmsg and it tells an interesting story. It looks like the init scripts are totally borked. init.qcom.rc and init.carrier.rc are completely missing. I tried simply copying them into the root, but it looks like its a bit more complicated than that. The problem is clear that it is unable to mount /system for whatever reason, because it can't find /system/bin/sysinit, then pretty much gives up after that.
This looks like a pretty simple problem for a relatively experienced device maintainer, or rom kernel dev to be able to fix. It would be nice if we could get some more developer attention for this device.
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Ok, I got bored and had another play around with 10.2 and the CM jf kernel. With the black screen problem, if you power the device down, then boot into recovery (power + vol up), you can adb pull /proc/last_kmsg and it tells an interesting story. It looks like the init scripts are totally borked. init.qcom.rc and init.carrier.rc are completely missing. I tried simply copying them into the root, but it looks like its a bit more complicated than that. The problem is clear that it is unable to mount /system for whatever reason, because it can't find /system/bin/sysinit, then pretty much gives up after that.
This looks like a pretty simple problem for a relatively experienced device maintainer, or rom kernel dev to be able to fix. It would be nice if we could get some more developer attention for this device.
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You probably forgot to add jactivelte to the list at the bottom of device/jf-common/Android.mk. I didn't want to fork their repo just to add one word on a line, so you have to do this manually. It's probably also a good idea to extract rom files from a cm.10.2 rom for something like jfltexx.
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I have cm10.2 running. The problem is really the camera.
As a proof of concept I compiled Kit Kat for our Acer Inconia. It needs a new build of CWM in order to flash. I have not been able to boot up CWM that I compiled so anyone here that has built recovery on here before try to build latest CWM and/or TWRP then we can try out this KitKat build to see if it boots or not. It may need some kernel patches. It's using pio_maski's jb-mr2 trees that I modified for 4.4 for a100 (note: I haven't uploaded yet and won't unless it boots).
Download: http://d-h.st/aKr
What you can do to help:
1. Compile the latest TWRP or CWM and post if it boots. Only do this if you've done it before; I'm not going to teach because it is out of my knowledge why CWM won't boot. If you come across any errors and don't know how to fix PM me or post here I'll help you fix it.
2. NOTHING can be done until we have a working (latest) recovery.
Sources:
Device: https://github.com/awid777/android_device_acer_a100 (cm10.2 branch)
Note for the sources: This isn't the source I used to compile the initial build. However, they are almost identical. The credits for the sources for the ROM go to @pio-masaki for his device and commons trees and prebuilt kernel. I would post the sources I used but I never uploaded them because I ended up deleting them early on as I prefer to use a single device tree. All my commits will now be posted to the listed source.
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As a proof of concept I compiled Kit Kat for our Acer Inconia. It needs a new build of CWM in order to flash. I have not been able to boot up CWM that I compiled so anyone here that has built recovery on here before try to build latest CWM and/or TWRP then we can try out this KitKat build to see if it boots or not. It may need some kernel patches. It's using pio_maski's jb-mr2 trees that I modified for 4.4 for a100 (note: I haven't uploaded yet and won't unless it boots).
Download: Pending upload.
What you can do to help:
1. Compile the latest TWRP or CWM and post if it boots. Only do this if you've done it before; I'm not going to teach because it is out of my knowledge why CWM won't boot. If you come across any errors and don't know how to fix PM me or post here I'll help you fix it.
2. NOTHING can be done until we have a working (latest) recovery.
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I am not a "DEV", however I have a good amount of talent with photoshop and have some self taught coding experience with linux and html5. I also am willing to learn/eager to learn. I know you mentioned you don't want to teach. Just know if you point me in the direction I am willing to do the work on my end to get the knowledge and apply it. I have been playing with this tablet and working on a hybrid kitkat look alike using 4.1.2 as my base. I tried using 4.3 and applying 4.4 goodies to it. Didn't work that well. The 4.3 Jellytime was a bit quirky at times and didn't seem stable as a daily driver. I have put together a couple new boot animations to compliment kitkat already. I have also modified Arora installer with a very good kitkat theme. I have used it several times to verify it works correctly. I can provide that if wanted. I am waiting for a stable build and willing to help where I can. I plan on installing this tablet into my dash in the very near future. Once that is done, unfortunately I will only be able to help with themes and basic items that don't require the tablet all the time. I have contemplated having the ability to remove the tablet whenever I leave the car so I guess we will see when I get there. Apologize for the long post.
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I am not a "DEV", however I have a good amount of talent with photoshop and have some self taught coding experience with linux and html5. I also am willing to learn/eager to learn. I know you mentioned you don't want to teach. Just know if you point me in the direction I am willing to do the work on my end to get the knowledge and apply it. I have been playing with this tablet and working on a hybrid kitkat look alike using 4.1.2 as my base. I tried using 4.3 and applying 4.4 goodies to it. Didn't work that well. The 4.3 Jellytime was a bit quirky at times and didn't seem stable as a daily driver. I have put together a couple new boot animations to compliment kitkat already. I have also modified Arora installer with a very good kitkat theme. I have used it several times to verify it works correctly. I can provide that if wanted. I am waiting for a stable build and willing to help where I can. I plan on installing this tablet into my dash in the very near future. Once that is done, unfortunately I will only be able to help with themes and basic items that don't require the tablet all the time. I have contemplated having the ability to remove the tablet whenever I leave the car so I guess we will see when I get there. Apologize for the long post.
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This is not a port, thus doesn't need modification. It is compiled (built) from source and the work that needs to be done is in the source code so it can be compiled properly and work without modification
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Development
awidawad said:
As a proof of concept I compiled Kit Kat for our Acer Inconia. It needs a new build of CWM in order to flash. I have not been able to boot up CWM that I compiled so anyone here that has built recovery on here before try to build latest CWM and/or TWRP then we can try out this KitKat build to see if it boots or not. It may need some kernel patches. It's using pio_maski's jb-mr2 trees that I modified for 4.4 for a100 (note: I haven't uploaded yet and won't unless it boots).
Download: [url]http://d-h.st/aKr[/url]
What you can do to help:
1. Compile the latest TWRP or CWM and post if it boots. Only do this if you've done it before; I'm not going to teach because it is out of my knowledge why CWM won't boot. If you come across any errors and don't know how to fix PM me or post here I'll help you fix it.
2. NOTHING can be done until we have a working (latest) recovery.
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Thanks for the link and quick response, will take a look through some of that stuff and see if there is anything I can do to help. Also I noticed while I was typing the first one you put up a download... Did you get it to boot. I downloaded and tried using TWRP and was unsuccessful. I tried a couple times to make sure it copied over from the computer correctly. Still the same result.
4.4 updates different. Latest cwn will flash it. Maybe there's an easy way to do this
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Ok so I am stuck right now. I spent a couple hours building an environment and started compiling from source. I am stuck at this point:
$ source build/envsetup.sh
$ breakfast a700
Where a700 is, should be a100. I get errors when doing this because CyanogenMod does not have the device in it's file system. Whoever has successfully done this, please advise. I am over half way with this and would like to complete the build. I have about 20gbs of data sitting on my cpu waiting to compile this so the sooner we can find the solution the better. Thanks in advance.
Need help solving this to move further... There might be a work around, however I have never done this and I am stuck.
Wait till tonight. I'll post my code.
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Wait till tonight. I'll post my code.
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Sounds good. I spent a good part of 3 hours compiling a master build of Kitkat which was complete prior to me leaving for work this morning, however my daughter kicked the power strip under the desk and shut everything down. I will try and find a little time tonight to recompile.
Am I missing something?
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TWRP Version?
Is this TWRP new enough for your needs if not what is the newest version you are aware of
a100 TWRP 2.6.1.0 windows installer: as far as I can tell the Twrp image is based of linuxsociety's/GodMachine's work I know for sure the installer is his
http://d-h.st/Rfm
I have flashed this and all seems to work well
I also took the 2.6.1.0 from the above linked installer and put it into a flashable.zip that originaly contained GM's 2.2.2.1 TWRP
I updated the script to show the proper version as well attatched below
AngryManMLS Is responsible for both 2.6.1.0 and 2.6.3.0, "if I am not mistaken"?
His windows/Linux installers can be found here: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?a=show&w=files&flid=9577
and Here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47555451&postcount=109 For 2.6.3.0
I also invited AngryManMLS to build the TWRP needed for this project So We'll have to wait and see if he can help "Break US OFF A PEICE OF SOME KIT-KAT---- Iconia???!!!!!!"
I just want to correct something. The only thing I have done was updating the Windows and Linux installers for TWRP. I have no responsibility with the compiling of TWRP itself. At this point we're waiting for the TWRP folks themselves to fix whatever issues that lie with Kit Kat 4.4. I don't know what to say beyond that. Sorry.
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I just want to correct something. The only thing I have done was updating the Windows and Linux installers for TWRP. I have no responsibility with the compiling of TWRP itself. At this point we're waiting for the TWRP folks themselves to fix whatever issues that lie with Kit Kat 4.4. I don't know what to say beyond that. Sorry.
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My Bad I shouldn't have assumed do you know who is doing the compiling?
I'm going to go ahead and compile TWRP. I've educated myself on the a100 (I've never done programming on this device or any other Tegra based device... Used to Qualcomm and HTC) hopefully it will work. Current TWRP branch on GitHub is twrp2.7 and has all KitKat changes in it. I'll have a build tomorrow morning. Tonight I have to finish my essays and other homework. I'll let you all know if recovery boots or not. If it does boot, I'll go ahead and attempt installing and booting KitKat
hello! I wonder if owners will share files as well as the vendor, I've wanted to compile pacman for this tablet but can not find the source code! Thanks in advance!
josegalre said:
hello! I wonder if owners will share files as well as the vendor, I've wanted to compile pacman for this tablet but can not find the source code! Thanks in advance!
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Once I have time, which won't be until later tonight. You could use www.github.com/pio-masaki too. Use the jb-mr2 branch for 4.3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41990263&postcount=1
awidawad said:
Once I have time, which won't be until later tonight. You could use www.github.com/pio-masaki too. Use the jb-mr2 branch for 4.3
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41990263&postcount=1
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thank you! I have to have fun these days!
Well I compiled latest TWRP it didn't work it has same errors. I'll take this up with Dees_Troy. Because when I place the same trees and TWRP into the cm-11 source it won't compile, whereas it compiles fine in cm-10 source. When I manually fix compilation errors it compiles but when flashed it doesn't boot. Same story with CWM
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awidawad said:
Well I compiled latest TWRP it didn't work it has same errors. I'll take this up with Dees_Troy. Because when I place the same trees and TWRP into the cm-11 source it won't compile, whereas it compiles fine in cm-10 source. When I manually fix compilation errors it compiles but when flashed it doesn't boot. Same story with CWM
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Try compiling cwm then.
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Presenting CM13 unofficial. Built from mostly pure CyanogenMod sources, with a few tweaks that I try to keep updated on my github. This is only possible due to the work of Ziyan and MWisBest.
Instructions
First time flashing CM13 to your toroplus (or coming from another ROM)?
Unlock & install a recovery
Wipe data & cache partitions
Flash CyanogenMod.
Optional: Install the Google Apps addon package.
Updating from a previous build?
Just install the latest ROM zip. If you had Google Apps installed, they will be reinstalled automatically.
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Downloads
Latest cm-13.0 build: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24588212152305191
Final cm-12.1 build: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24438995911970260
All builds: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=23531
Unofficial TWRP recovery: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24459283995311440
Google Apps: http://opengapps.org/
- Platform: ARM
- Android: 6.0
- Variant: pico (recommended), or nano
Bugs
LTE Data does not work. (3G works)
XDA:DevDB Information
UNOFFICIAL CyanogenMod 13.0 (DDK 1.9), ROM for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Contributors
musical_chairs
Source Code: https://github.com/CyanogenMod
ROM OS Version: 6.0.x Marshmallow
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.0.x
Based On: CyanogenMod
Version Information
Status: Beta
Created 2014-09-25
Last Updated 2016-07-15
now with Marshmallow!
Will this be updated to work with the new GPU drivers? Thank you!
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illinoissparks18 said:
Will this be updated to work with the new GPU drivers? Thank you!
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Short answer: yes. I'm going to try grabbing the relevant code from MWisBest's githib. If it turns out to be too involved for my limited skills, it will have to wait until Ziyan submits the changes to CM.
musical_chairs said:
Short answer: yes. I'm going to try grabbing the relevant code from MWisBest's githib. If it turns out to be too involved for my limited skills, it will have to wait until Ziyan submits the changes to CM.
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OK I am going to be on board with testing for sure. I left a post in the now no longer current official thread that I flashed the last official build yesterday and I had perfect 3G to LTE to 3G handoff, rock solid WiFi strength, basically everything seemed to work very well. I am looking forward to seeing how things progress. I haven't been able to keep any of the official CM builds from bootlooping until now. Hopefully you stick with it because I am getting better performance from this device than I have seen in a long while
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musical_chairs said:
Short answer: yes. I'm going to try grabbing the relevant code from MWisBest's githib. If it turns out to be too involved for my limited skills, it will have to wait until Ziyan submits the changes to CM.
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Awesome!! Thank you!!
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I should've had a machete to hack through the jungle of build errors from pulling a modified OmniROM device tree into a CyanogenMod build. Looks like the build is rolling now though, with any luck it might just complete successfully - who knows, it might even boot.
The only thing slower around here than me is my poor old computer.
Its kind of ironic that the Galaxy Nexus was the first official LTE device for Sprint and I am only just recently starting to get LTE on a semi regular basis.
@musical_chairs, take your time with your builds. I assure you that they are appreciated. Now that this device is actually getting decent (for Sprint) signal and still has current builds makes it more enjoyable to use than just about any time I can remember....I just miss Imoseyon's Lean kernels. I got GREAT battery on those. They were compiled in the now deceased (I think) CMRemix ROMs but the LTE is definitely a plus
Update: For now, I have stopped working on building CyanogenMod with the DDK 1.9 drivers. I was ending up with a completely unsustainable mess of a device tree, and was still running into build errors. If new drivers are what you want, use FML. I'll focus on keeping the regular CM builds updated for the time being.
musical_chairs said:
Update: For now, I have stopped working on building CyanogenMod with the DDK 1.9 drivers. I was ending up with a completely unsustainable mess of a device tree, and was still running into build errors. If new drivers are what you want, use FML. I'll focus on keeping the regular CM builds updated for the time being.
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Link to toroplus build for fml?
Zeinzu said:
Link to toroplus build for fml?
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I'm following its developements, but haven't had time to try it personally yet.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/sprint-develop/rom-fml-fork-life-10-13-2014-t2903695
Thanks for trying anyhow. I'm glad cm11 still has a fighting chance with the GNex, thanks to you, and all the others who are able to help out.
We're all waiting for cm12 to get to a buildable state. In the meantime, I've been working on upgrading my build box. My old machine was just barely capable of building android, the 'new' one isn't new but it was a real beast in its day. Time for a clean build has dropped from a day and a half to two and a half hours. I'm happy...
jd14771 said:
just curious, how difficult is it to compile roms? Do you need to know how to write your own code or is it over glorified copy and pasting with packages and stuff?
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I do a lot of copying and pasting, a lot of reading guides, and a whole lot of google-ing. I don't know how to write my own code, but I have lots of experience with applying patches. Compiling roms is not that hard if you're a Linux user, have a working knowledge of the command line, and have a basic understanding of git. Take away any one of those things and it becomes a whole lot harder.
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Yeah i haven't gotten to play with linux, nor do i know what git's are (i think they are large batch's of code posted in plain text?) . always wanted to try but don't have the time.
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git is the software the devs use to keep track of changes in the code. Most Android devs have their git repositories on Github, those are probably what you are thinking of. Every little change (called a 'commit') has its own unique hash number. It's pretty amazing, you can look through somebody else's commits and find one that fixes a bug you are working on, or split tens of thousands of changes in half, then in half again, then in half again, etc., and pinpoint the exact commit that causes a bug on your system - though that's more useful in Linux kernel development than in Android.
I don't really have the time either, but it's such a fun hobby...
Using quickboot?
Coming from Vanir. Really like the facility quickboot gives. Anyone "enabled" it? I can't seem actually show the field to turn it on. Settings search finds it, but that's it... Noticed Dev options is hidden also. What's up?
Props for keeping CM11 updated. Really like I can actually use SMS in Hangouts.
I haven't been following the nightly changes since toroplus went dark, but I ran a build today--nothing special, just the latest cm...whatever changes they are. I could post it but don't know if I should make another thread or just link to it in here.
Anything substantial get added to general cm in the last few months?
I tried to run a build of cm12 but it looks like things still aren't ready for building yet, either that or I'm not sure how to switch back and forth between the cm11 repo and cm12 without getting repo update errors.
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I tried to run a build of cm12 but it looks like things still aren't ready for building yet, either that or I'm not sure how to switch back and forth between the cm11 repo and cm12 without getting repo update errors.
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I got cm12 built and booting for toro for the first time today. I'm trying to get mobile data working on that, then I'll give toroplus a shot. Looks like it shouldn't be too much trouble. Feel free to post any of your builds here, or start your own thread if you prefer.
Here's my cm11 build from yesterday--equivalent to a plain nightly. It's been running fine since I dirty flashed it last night. Md5sum is linked as well and noted below.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lp4j3yayuktmlot/cm-11-20141227-UNOFFICIAL-toroplus.zip?dl=1
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z1b72j7oh70eg5w/cm-11-20141227-UNOFFICIAL-toroplus.zip.md5sum?dl=1
MD5 Sum: e6c265c57e00b4949362d6ff53c9a799
Well I got cm12 built and booting on toroplus, unfortunately the RIL is completely borked, so no cell service at all at this point. I'll keep working on that, in the mean time check out the updated cm11 build in the post right above this one.