[ROM][PORT] ---------> CarbonRom: A Nexus 4 port! - LG Optimus G (International)

*********NOT MY WORK!!******NOT MY WORK!!******NOT MY WORK!!***********
WORK IN PROGRESS!! FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK!!
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Hey guys,
Decided to try my hand at porting tonight using this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1908008
I HIIIGHLY recommend it if your thinking about, or looking to start porting.
For a while I wanted to port something that was unique to our forums. Since we have some amazing AOKP builds thanks to Haze028: http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=4153704, and some nice AOSP and stock JB from Houstonn: http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=4852479, I decided I wanted to see if I could bring something unique to the forum. I was thinking something like Paranoid, or maybe RootBox, but then I found CarbonRom. So I present to you my first, and I do mean FIRST!!! (and hopefully not last) successful attempt and almost kind of doing some sort of dev work.... maybe, lol.
Anyway its been booted and running smooth so far. Its actually surprisingly smooth, I think maybe even smoother than aokp or aosp. But it could be just me being excited I didn't brick my phone, haha.
Features:
Android 4.2.2
PIE
Xposed Framework (May cause stability or performance issues - use at your own risk!)
Comprehensive speed enhancements, including Linaro -O3 and processor-specific optimizations
Unofficial Voodoo Sound support on Note 2 and i9300 devices.
Option to hide lockscreen hints
Carousel lockscreen
Customizable lockscreen buttons and sliders
Chronus clock widget
Customizable hardware and software keys
Transparent navbar and status bar
Customizable navbar ring
Navbar arrow keys
Navigation bar widgets
Customizable power menu
Notification power widget
Notification brightness adjustment
Customizable quicksettings panel
Statusbar mods including center clock and color
LCD Density
Theme engine
Quiet hours
Volume rocker music controls
Full Rotation
Customizable battery and notification light
More that haven't even been mentioned, and more to come!
Not Working / Issues:
*Doesnt seem to be rooted properly. It comes with SuperSU installed, but I was having trouble updating the binaries. So I installed superuser and root checker, but root checker says im not properly rooted. And I cant get busybox to install.
*No NFC, not that anyone was expecting it to work (I hope). It kept fc'n on me when I first booted it so I had to take out the nfc apk's.
I haven't tested this with my sim card yet, so im not too sure about calling and texting. But wifi and bluetooth work, so I anticipate that they will work. I used chadouming's CM10 as a base (thank him here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=1986924), so most things are pretty solid. Im going to have to look into what the issue with root might be. Again this is a work in progress, so it can only get better from here.
Anything else, please let me know.
And please bare in mind that this really is my first go at something like this, so be kind, lol. If anyone smarter that me, and I know your out there, wants to take what ive made and run with it to make it better, and maybe start another thread with a more stable build, go crazy.
Its hosted on my dropbox, so depending on how quick you guys click, if at all, the link may go down quick. If anyone who gets a download is able to post or host a mirror Id appreciate it.
Download Link: http://db.tt/LGXZFjG2
Ported Rom from this thread: http://goo.im/devs/carbon
"CarbonRom is an aftermarket firmware based on the Android Open Source Project. The team is composed of former members of Team Liquid who have forked the code in an attempt to bring greater speed, better coding, and full authorship to code. We are in no way affiliated with Liquid0624. The rom was forked at Liquid beta 3.2.1 and has since undergone major code changes and modifications. Please note that some devices do not have linaro-built kernels at this time.
We are dedicated to fast, stable, and feature-filled roms, honesty and communication with our users, and openness with our code. We like frequent builds, with the very latest and greatest hardware support and fixes. We strive to not only provide you with the best rom we can build, but also to give back to the Android community and our fellow developers. For us, this is about creating something we can be proud of and hope you will enjoy.
Please feel free to look at, build, and use our code on CarbonDev GitHub.
We would like to thank CyanogenMod for their device trees, framework/settings mods and their code that was incorporated into this project. We also extend our gratitude to the devs whose code that we have incorporated. Proper authorship has been maintained and can be viewed on our repository.
Special thanks also go to Slim Rom for some of their features, AOKP, and anyone else we may have borrowed commits from that hasn't been mentioned here. If you feel you have been unfairly left out, please - let us know.
While we make every effort to test these builds as much as possible, we are not responsible for anything that may happen to your device, family, pets, or perception of reality. We ask that you do your part to know your device and know how to recover from problems before you flash! If you have questions, ask your fellow users or ask us in #teamcarbon on freenode IRC."

Related

OVERHAUL![ROM]: *NEW: CarbonRom V4*[Apr4] / CarbonClash V3 - Your "All-In-1" Rom

OVERHAUL![ROM]: *NEW: CarbonRom V4*[Apr4] / CarbonClash V3 - Your "All-In-1" Rom
CarbonClash/CarbonRom
PLEASE AVOID BENCHMARKING FOR NOW UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THANKS!
Carbon Features:
Android 4.2.2
PIE
Xposed Framework (May cause stability or performance issues - use at your own risk!)
Comprehensive speed enhancements, including Linaro -O3 and processor-specific optimizations
Unofficial Voodoo Sound support on Note 2 and i9300 devices.
Option to hide lockscreen hints
Carousel lockscreen
Customizable lockscreen buttons and sliders
Chronus clock widget
Customizable hardware and software keys
Transparent navbar and status bar
Customizable navbar ring
Navbar arrow keys
Navigation bar widgets
Customizable power menu
Notification power widget
Notification brightness adjustment
Customizable quicksettings panel
Statusbar mods including center clock and color
LCD Density
Theme engine
Quiet hours
Volume rocker music controls
Full Rotation
Customizable battery and notification light
More that haven't even been mentioned, and more to come!
My "Clash" Features:
* 2 Different Xperia launchers
* TouchWizz Launcher
* Motorola launcher.
* Jam PACKED with ringtones and notification sounds
* Swag Papers (AOKP wallpapers)
* Motorola wallpapers
* TouchWizz wallpapers
* .zip in OP of some wallpapers that fit the "Carbon" name, and some that I just like
* "Pitch Black" theme
* Xperia Z theme
* Optimus G theme
* Awesome "Circles" widget included with motorola launcher
* Motorola Stock Camera
* AwesomeBeats
* AC!D SoundMOD
* Various Optimus G live wallpapers
Bugs:
*To get "Circle Widgets" for moto launcher working, you have to navigate to system/apps with a root explorer (I recommend es file explorer), and locate a system app called "launcher2". Click it to re-install it, and it will work just fine
*Xperia wallpapers have no wallpapers in them
INSTALL:
*Download Rom
*Download houstonn's kernel
*Nandroid your current ROM
*Factory Reset
*Wipe Cache
*Wipe Dalvik Cache
*Format System (in mounts and storage)
*Install/Flash ROM
*Install/Flash houstonn's kernel
*Install/Flash Gapps pack
*Reboot
DOWNLOADS:
Copy&Paste Links:
*NOTE*: A dirty install from CarbonRom to CarbomClash SHOULD be ok, (key word "should"). Just do all wipes except "factory reset."
CarbonRom V4; AOKP base:http://d-h.st/CIR
-CarbonDev team did a major overhaul of UI
-Used Haze028's new AOKP build as a base
CarbonClash V3: http://d-h.st/RAD
- Fixed Homescreen (moto launcher) from fc'n constantly.
- Added TouchWizz and samsung wallpapers
- Added Xperia Z & Optimus theme
- Fixed talk to text and Google Now voice search force closing
- Other stuff Im to tired to remember...
CarbonClash V2: http://d-h.st/8C5
CarbonRom and CarbonClash V1 Download Link:
http://dev.vedpetkar.com/lgog/rom/carbon-atrixxirta/
Thanks for hosting vpetkar http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=4985429
Carbon Wallpapers: http://d-h.st/jZf
Ported Rom from this thread: http://goo.im/devs/carbon
"CarbonRom is an aftermarket firmware based on the Android Open Source Project. The team is composed of former members of Team Liquid who have forked the code in an attempt to bring greater speed, better coding, and full authorship to code. We are in no way affiliated with Liquid0624. The rom was forked at Liquid beta 3.2.1 and has since undergone major code changes and modifications. Please note that some devices do not have linaro-built kernels at this time.
We are dedicated to fast, stable, and feature-filled roms, honesty and communication with our users, and openness with our code. We like frequent builds, with the very latest and greatest hardware support and fixes. We strive to not only provide you with the best rom we can build, but also to give back to the Android community and our fellow developers. For us, this is about creating something we can be proud of and hope you will enjoy.
Please feel free to look at, build, and use our code on CarbonDev GitHub.
We would like to thank CyanogenMod for their device trees, framework/settings mods and their code that was incorporated into this project. We also extend our gratitude to the devs whose code that we have incorporated. Proper authorship has been maintained and can be viewed on our repository.
Special thanks also go to Slim Rom for some of their features, AOKP, and anyone else we may have borrowed commits from that hasn't been mentioned here. If you feel you have been unfairly left out, please - let us know.
While we make every effort to test these builds as much as possible, we are not responsible for anything that may happen to your device, family, pets, or perception of reality. We ask that you do your part to know your device and know how to recover from problems before you flash! If you have questions, ask your fellow users or ask us in #teamcarbon on freenode IRC."​
Re: [ROM][PORT] ---------> CarbonRom: A Nexus 4 port!
ATRIXXIRTA said:
*********NOT MY WORK!!******NOT MY WORK!!******NOT MY WORK!!***********
WORK IN PROGRESS!! FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK!!
Hey guys,
Decided to try my hand at porting tonight using this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1908008
I HIIIGHLY recommend it if your thinking about, or looking to start porting.
For a while I wanted to port something that was unique to our forums. Since we have some amazing AOKP builds thanks to Haze028: http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=4153704, and some nice AOSP and stock JB from Houstonn: http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=4852479, I decided I wanted to see if I could bring something unique to the forum. I was thinking something like Paranoid, or maybe RootBox, but then I found CarbonRom. So I present to you my first, and I do mean FIRST!!! (and hopefully not last) successful attempt and almost kind of doing some sort of dev work.... maybe, lol.
Anyway its been booted and running smooth so far. Its actually surprisingly smooth, I think maybe even smoother than aokp or aosp. But it could be just me being excited I didn't brick my phone, haha.
Features:
Android 4.2.2
PIE
Xposed Framework (May cause stability or performance issues - use at your own risk!)
Comprehensive speed enhancements, including Linaro -O3 and processor-specific optimizations
Unofficial Voodoo Sound support on Note 2 and i9300 devices.
Option to hide lockscreen hints
Carousel lockscreen
Customizable lockscreen buttons and sliders
Chronus clock widget
Customizable hardware and software keys
Transparent navbar and status bar
Customizable navbar ring
Navbar arrow keys
Navigation bar widgets
Customizable power menu
Notification power widget
Notification brightness adjustment
Customizable quicksettings panel
Statusbar mods including center clock and color
LCD Density
Theme engine
Quiet hours
Volume rocker music controls
Full Rotation
Customizable battery and notification light
More that haven't even been mentioned, and more to come!
Not Working / Issues:
*Doesnt seem to be rooted properly. It comes with SuperSU installed, but I was having trouble updating the binaries. So I installed superuser and root checker, but root checker says im not properly rooted. And I cant get busybox to install.
*CPU shows it wont go lower then 1026 in performance menu, but it does go all the way down to 384. If you try to adjust it, the performance menu will freeze up on you. I think there is something wrong with the permissions. Part of the port instructions were to swap perm files, but the nexus and OG are so similar, I think I can get away with leaving them as is. That will be V2, lol.
*No NFC, not that anyone was expecting it to work (I hope). It kept fc'n on me when I first booted it so I had to take out the nfc apk's.
Anything else, please let me know.*
I haven't tested this with my sim card yet, so im not too sure about calling and texting. But wifi and bluetooth work, so I anticipate that they will work. I used chadouming's CM10 as a base (thank him here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=1986924), so most things are pretty solid. Im going to have to look into what the issue with root might be. Again this is a work in progress, so it can only get better from here.
And please bare in mind that this really is my first go at something like this, so be kind, lol. If anyone smarter that me, and I know your out there, wants to take what ive made and run with it to make it better, and maybe start another thread with a more stable build, go crazy.
Its hosted on my dropbox, so depending on how quick you guys click, if at all, the link may go down quick. If anyone who gets a download is able to post or host a mirror Id appreciate it.
Download Link: http://db.tt/LGXZFjG2
Ported Rom from this thread: http://goo.im/devs/carbon
"CarbonRom is an aftermarket firmware based on the Android Open Source Project. The team is composed of former members of Team Liquid who have forked the code in an attempt to bring greater speed, better coding, and full authorship to code. We are in no way affiliated with Liquid0624. The rom was forked at Liquid beta 3.2.1 and has since undergone major code changes and modifications. Please note that some devices do not have linaro-built kernels at this time.
We are dedicated to fast, stable, and feature-filled roms, honesty and communication with our users, and openness with our code. We like frequent builds, with the very latest and greatest hardware support and fixes. We strive to not only provide you with the best rom we can build, but also to give back to the Android community and our fellow developers. For us, this is about creating something we can be proud of and hope you will enjoy.
Please feel free to look at, build, and use our code on CarbonDev GitHub.
We would like to thank CyanogenMod for their device trees, framework/settings mods and their code that was incorporated into this project. We also extend our gratitude to the devs whose code that we have incorporated. Proper authorship has been maintained and can be viewed on our repository.
Special thanks also go to Slim Rom for some of their features, AOKP, and anyone else we may have borrowed commits from that hasn't been mentioned here. If you feel you have been unfairly left out, please - let us know.
While we make every effort to test these builds as much as possible, we are not responsible for anything that may happen to your device, family, pets, or perception of reality. We ask that you do your part to know your device and know how to recover from problems before you flash! If you have questions, ask your fellow users or ask us in #teamcarbon on freenode IRC."
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Looks great. I noticed in one of the images the onscreen navigation buttons. On your build do the capacitive keys light up and the on screen buttons no longer visible?
Thanks. Look forward to flashing this.
Sent from my LG-E973 using xda app-developers app
Re: [ROM][PORT] ---------> CarbonRom: A Nexus 4 port!
Yap cap keys work. You can set the nav bar height to "0" and it will turn off.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2
ATRIXXIRTA said:
Yap cap keys work. You can set the nav bar height to "0" and it will turn off.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2
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Are you compiling the rom from source ?
Thanks for the effort, would be nice to see some ROM's showing up! Even if they're ports.
Re: [ROM][PORT] ---------> CarbonRom: A Nexus 4 port!
chadouming said:
Are you compiling the rom from source ?
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Nope. I followed the guide found in the op. And used your cm10 as a base.
ROM also suffers from sod's if your connected to WiFi and you leave the network while two phone is asleep. If you turn off WiFi first you will be fine. Same bug as in houstonns aokp build he posted in Haze's thread.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2
interesting. Keep up the work! love that the forum is starting to pick up again =)
Re: [ROM][PORT] ---------> CarbonRom: A Nexus 4 port!
Anyone tried it out yet?
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2
Re: [ROM][PORT] ---------> CarbonRom: A Nexus 4 port!
Can confirm calls and texts do in fact work.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2
the more the merrier ... I've been doing rootbox for alittle bit now.. before I post a thread up I wanted it to be super stable first. and work out all the issues..I've already been given permission for the original dev for using all his banners and such.. hope your rom comes along.. carbon is nice too
Re: [ROM][PORT] ---------> CarbonRom: A Nexus 4 port!
Looks really nice, I would love to try on the Optimus G too.
I assume clean install the .zip file and then flash gapps?
sent from my Nexus 4 & Nexus 7 running PARANOIDANDROID
Re: [ROM][PORT] ---------> CarbonRom: A Nexus 4 port!
Yap. Fresh install and flash latest gapps.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2
Re: [ROM][PORT] ---------> CarbonRom: A Nexus 4 port!
V2 coming soon!!!!
Fixed Root issue. Now has full root access. Has been veeery stable and super quick. Other than the WiFi sod issue, its pretty much perfect. When I get V2 up I encourage you guys give it a shot
Will probably post link in thread first, than update op when I get a chance.
Sent from my Optimus G using Tapatalk 2
Re: [ROM][PORT] ---------> CarbonRom: A Nexus 4 port!
V2: https://www.dropbox.com/s/oalofrib11wee0d/RootedCarbonRom.zip
Issues with root and busybox have been corrected. Enjoy
Sent from my Optimus G using Tapatalk 2
Re: UPDATE!! [ROM][PORT] ---------> CarbonRom V2: A Nexus 4 port!
Op updated!
Sent from my Optimus G using Tapatalk 2
ATRIXXIRTA said:
V2: https://www.dropbox.com/s/oalofrib11wee0d/RootedCarbonRom.zip
Issues with root and busybox have been corrected. Enjoy
Sent from my Optimus G using Tapatalk 2
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ATRIXX I think Im going to give your rom a shot. I'm currently on houstonns 4.1.2 JB rom on my E973 and I was wondering if I need to downgrade via .kdz to E97310F in order to install your rom? Or can I just follow install instructions from the state that I'm at now? Also what Gapps package do your recommend?
Cheers
Re: UPDATE!! [ROM][PORT] ---------> CarbonRom V2: A Nexus 4 port!
Ya your going to have to downgrade and re-root. I'm not 100% what firmware version you need to downgrade too. In my case I have an e971, and I had to downgrade from "E" to "D" firmware in order to flash anything aosp. If the e973's "F" firmware is equivalent to the e971's "D" firmware, than that's what you need to be on when you root.
As far as gapps, I'm just using the latest ones from goo. I believe 20130301.
Sent from my Optimus G using Tapatalk 2
ATRIXXIRTA said:
Ya your going to have to downgrade and re-root. I'm not 100% what firmware version you need to downgrade too. In my case I have an e971, and I had to downgrade from "E" to "D" firmware in order to flash anything aosp. If the e973's "F" firmware is equivalent to the e971's "D" firmware, than that's what you need to be on when you root.
As far as gapps, I'm just using the latest ones from goo. I believe 20130301.
Sent from my Optimus G using Tapatalk 2
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metal_god69 said:
ATRIXX I think Im going to give your rom a shot. I'm currently on houstonns 4.1.2 JB rom on my E973 and I was wondering if I need to downgrade via .kdz to E97310F in order to install your rom? Or can I just follow install instructions from the state that I'm at now? Also what Gapps package do your recommend?
Cheers
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If your on telus, your gonna want to go to E. If your on bell, f is the one.
flashed it this morning and it has been stable (no reboots) for the past few hours with working phone/sms/camera/gps/mobile hotspot. I used houstonn's gapps package and the messaging app wouldn't open/work so I tried it with chadourning's version and that fixed that issue. I might give houstonn's new aokp build a try sometime today as well but this rom looks promising :good:
[Edit] experienced sod issues when receiving text.
Mirrors for everybody!
I have A LOT of bandwidth to spare, OP I highly recommend you add this to your original post before your Dropbox maxes out.
HOUSTON'S KERNEL:
http://dev.vedpetkar.com/lgog/kernel/HoustonsKernelWiFiFix.zip
ROM AS OF 3/13/2013 - 6:58pm :
http://dev.vedpetkar.com/lgog/rom/RootedCarbonRom.zip

ROM Review || Under Revision ||

Note: I tried viewing this thread in the XDA app on my phone - mistake! The formatting goes away on the app. If you actually want to read this thread (I'm blushing, really) I recommend hopping on a computer, or at least your browser on your phone.
Post 2: Stock Roms
Post 3: AOSP Roms
*** If you're going from a stock rom to an AOSP rom, read this ***
When you flash an AOSP rom it creates a folder marked 0 on your sdcard, and once it's created, you will ONLY be able to access files in the 0 folder, whether in the rom itself or in recovery. Here's a workaround.
1) Flash back to a stock based rom (If you haven't flashed an AOSP ROM yet you're already here)
2) Using a file explorer (and making sure "show hidden files" is checked) create a folder called 0 in the root of your sdcard if there isn't one there already. Cut and paste everything else in the root of your sdcard into that folder (the one called 0). You can copy and paste if you want but it'll be slower and you'll double the amount of space you're using.
3) Go ahead and reboot into recovery. Do a backup of your current setup and then install your new ROM
4) Everything should be where you expect it to be. If you choose to go back to a stock rom, you'll just have to flash the rom, cut everything out of the 0 folder and into the root of your sdcard, and then make sure you delete the 0 folder once it's empty so that TWRP can see everything it needs to.
Explanation:
I thought it'd be nice to have a central place to see what's what when it comes to sprint Optimus G roms. At first I did this to sort of keep my thoughts straight on the various available roms, but then I thought hey why not share with the community. Also we're coming up on finals week and I have a very special type of procrastination in which I clean, organize, make threads, or otherwise do anything remotely productive that is NOT related to studying. Also also, my intention is to update this post on a semi regular basis, as the development scene is a constantly changing (improving, I should say) place for this phone. That is, assuming people find this thread useful.
About me:
College student who loves his Optimus G. I typically check XDA way more than is healthy, and bounce back and forth between most of the wonderful roms available for this phone.
Thread Etiquette: (please read)
Apparently you're a classy bunch, so I don't think this section is necessary.
Now for the meat of the post! I will not be reviewing ICS roms. Mainly because you have two choices, imperium and lifeless, and their respective jelly bean forms are reviewed here. Plus you should probably upgrade to jelly bean, it's better in most ways. If you need to root, unlock, etc, look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2050582
Remember, IRC is your friend. If you run into troubles and need immediate aid, go to http://webchat.freenode.net/ and join the channel #lg-optimus-g . They're very friendly over there. Also, there are guides to help you out all over the place on the forums.
Recoveries
Somebody wanted me to say a few words about recoveries, so here goes. We have two options, TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project) and CWM (Clockwork Mod). TWRP is touch enabled, while CWM requires use of volume keys and power button to navigate. Additionally, we're officially supported by TWRP. I'm not so sure about CWM (I don't even know if they do official support,etc).
Honestly, I don't see any reason to not use TWRP. Most users opt for TWRP for its touch friendliness, and ease of use. It also has a nicer UI in my opinion. I used CWM way back on my Optimus S, and it got schtuff done, but I think most of the roms and everything here are tested by flashing through TWRP. So unless you have some special reason for wanting CWM, I'd choose TWRP if I were you.
Thanks to all the devs/testers/users who made these roms possible!
Stock Based
Rom Name: Stock
Developer: Everyone's favorite South Korean electronics manufacturer, LG! (Samsung,pffff)
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2176365 (in case you need to flash back to stock)
Brief Description: Not much needed here. Everybody's pretty familiar with this one!
Pros: It's what LG and Sprint want for you. They think this is just the bees knees, and if you think they have your best interests at heart, keep it! Most of the actual pros I'll discuss in lifeless.
Cons: Bloat, primarily. I've yet to meet the person who actually uses Sprint Zone. The messaging app is kind of buggy, I've heard, though since the JB update I haven't encountered much.
Major Bugs: None as far as I know.
Rom Name: Lifeless
Developer: AdriVelazquez
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2083320
Brief Description: Essentially (stock) - (bloat) + (tweaks) = lifeless. If you seek (stock)-(nearly everything that isn't necessary) check out imperium. If you like stock but don't like all of the Sprint/LG nonsense, this could be the one. And if it's worth anything to you, this is probably the rom that you'll find on my phone most of the time.
Pros:
- Aroma Installer allows you to get a VERY customized rom experience. Choose boot animation, preinstalled apps, which bloat you like, launchers, tweaks, sotkeys
- Liberty Evolved kernel optional. For most up to date version, see note at end of section.
- You can get just about as close to or as far from stock as you'd like while still being stock. If you don't think you can as far from stock as you'd like to be, consider Imperium (also stock based) or an AOSP rom.
- Performance/battery options like eco-mode and power saver.
- Pretty customizable lockscreen, with the cool dewdrop animation.
Cons: (note that these aren't really faults of the rom itself, it dos what it purports to do quite admirably)
- Still looks like stock, which is only a con if you hate the stock look. The notification pull-down menu is still cluttered. The settings app is still goofy looking.
- 4.1.2, not 4.2. So no lockscreen widgets, or any other advantages that 4.2 has to offer.
Major Bugs: None. One of the more bug-free roms, and if that's something you value, you should seriously consider this.
Rom Name: Imperium Initiative
Developer: Lokifish Marz
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2111607
Brief Description: This is basically stock totally stripped down and outfitted to look like AOSP. Conceived and manifested at a time when there wasn't any taste of AOSP available for our Optimus G, this rom did a good job emulating AOSP. However, it is stock based, however little it may look it. The developer behind it, Lokifish Marz, wanted me to mention that it's not really a rom, it just plays one on TV. In his words, it's "more a lightweight tuned base and series of mods for other devs and tinkerers to build and test on for their own ROMs and kernels". (If you want more info, his post is on the second page.)
However I'm going to leave it listed as a ROM, since I think that's what most users (myself included, up until mere hours ago) view it as. ROM or not, I think it's the most "barebones" option available.
Pros:
- Liberty Evolved Kernel included, though not the most up to date version. See note at the end of this section.
- AOSP look and feel, for the most part
- Relative stability of a stock based rom
- Quite nearly zero bloat
- Itsy bitsy (<500 mb) size. For reference, the stock ZVB rom is over a gig.
- Has a fun martian theme, right down to the background and boot image.
- Total feature list (copied from thread)
Almost all bloat and Google apps have been removed
AOSP/CM calculator, calendar and email replaces LG calculator, calendar and email
ES Explorer replaces LG file browser
AOSP lockscreen
AOSP 4.2 Keyboard
Jelly Bean Softkeys (change qemu.hw.mainkeys=0 to qemu.hw.mainkeys=1 in build.prop to disable)
Google Wallet
Android Tuner as system app
ROMstats added (server currently down)
Removed OTA service
Removed Connection Optimizer
Removed Qualcomm location enhancer
GPS tweaks
Liberty-Evolved v1.13 kernel (thanks Evolutionmods)
Camera tweaks (thanks _Epic)
Thermal mod (thanks Adri)
Awesome Beats Audio (Acid Audio was a major source of issues in the previous release)
Tuned to provide better battery life
Wifi scan changed to 300
Network tweaks (included tweaks for all network types the hardware supports)
Over 200,000 AdBlock hosts built in
build.prop edits and cleaning
Has my personal "loki" init.d script
Imperium standard issue default wallpaper
Martian Imperium boot animation with device info, build info and credits
Frees up tons of RAM and space in /system
Tons of other tweaks I can't remember
Cons:
- If there are any stock features you DO like, you might have to jump through hoops to reimplement them on this rom. Lifeless has the edge in that you can selectively remove things upon install.
Major Bugs: Again, fairly bug free as far as I know. While I ran it I had no major issues.
Note/Plug:
Liberty Evolved Kernel: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2181976
Developer: EvolutionMods
I highly recommend this kernel. It's very stable, still in active development, and can only help. It's currently for stock based roms only.
There's now an alternate kernel for those running AOSP.
Houcha kernel: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2246163
I haven't really used it yet but it's always nice to have choices!
AOSP-Wide Bugs: These bugs apply to every AOSP rom, aka any rom in this post.
-Camera focus: Some camera daemon keeps running when it shouldn't, or doesn't run when it should, or something. But that's immaterial, the end result is that after closing and reopening any camera app, autofocus will not work. There's a workaround that involves running a script every time you need to use a camera app. This is the biggest bug for me, and is what keeps me on stock in spite of the Play Music problems.
-Audio over headset: Some users have reported audio problems when on the phone and using a headset. On the phone meaning in a call.
-GPS: If GPS isn't working, flashing a stock rom, getting a GPS lock, then flashing back should fix the problem
AOSP Based
- AOSP based. It's the general consensus that since AOSP is maintained by Google, it is the pure android experience and is what Google thinks their operating system should be. Google's motives are for the most part believed to be more for the end user's benefits, as carrier and manufacturer modifications are either (a) well meant but poorly implemented or (b) commercially motivated and irritating. Google wants its OS to be the best in the world, and many think that it is
Rom Name: CyanogenMod 10.1 (Unofficial)
Developer (for our phone): Shellnutt2 (Other people are certainly involved, I'm just listing whoever's name is on the thread, this goes for all roms)
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2189788
Brief Description: A source build (thanks jblazea50) of probably the most famous rom in the android world, though that may be debatable. AOSP goodness, plus some extras. Stable for the most part, and actively being worked on by our fabulous devs.
Pros:
- General advantages of running CyanogenMod can be found here http://www.cyanogenmod.org/about/features
- Reader's digest version? Customizable user interface, lockscreen, very themeable, powerful equalizer, and more...
Major Bugs: None. Only minor bugs, and they're being steadily ironed out.
Rom Name: EOS 4.0
NO LONGER UNDER ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT: This is not to say it's not a serviceable rom, but if you're looking for updates, look elsewhere.
Developer: teamEOS/rlasalle15
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219393
Brief Description: Another AOSP based rom, that concentrates on stability. Implements some features of CyanogenMod, and some of its own. Maintained by teamEOS. (If it matters, this is my AOSP rom of choice)
Pros:
- Full feature list, copied from original thread
NX Gesture Navigation Bar
Custom Quick Toggles Tiles with Brightness & Volume Seekbars
Softkeys Long-Press Actions
Custom Navigation Bar Ring Quick Launch Targets
EOS Status Bar Toggles
Navigation Bar Color w/ Project Glass (Auto-Transparency, not the Google Project Glass )
Status Bar Color
Battery Indicator Mods
Clock Mods
T-Mobile Theme Engine
Hide System Bars
Performance Settings
Volume keys switch depending on rotation. So the volume up key is always either on the top or to the right of volume down. (Toggle-able)
Default Volume Control Stream (Ring or Media)
Advanced power menu with reboot options.
Eos Control Center
MORE...
- Reader's Digest version? Very themeable, like CM 10, EOS control center includes performance and UI tweaks all in a central place. The volume keys switch according to the orientation of the phone, resulting in a more intuitive volume control. Reboot options include reboot to recovery and bootloader, which is convenient if you spend a lot of time in recovery. Personally I'm paranoid about holding buttons down all the time, I don't want things to break or loosen or whatever, so software tweaks like that make me happy.
- You can turn off the screen off animation, which is something I like to be able to do. I couldn't figure out how to do this on CM10.1, please PM me or something if you know how and I'll amend this. When it's late at night and my room is dark, it's irritating to have the brightness very low but the screen off animation flashing very brightly.
Major Bugs: None aside from universal bugs.
Rom Name: AOKP (CAVEAT - I have not personally tried this rom. Take my opinions with a large grain of salt. Actually I've tried not to put my opinion in this part at all, just reporting what I've read)
Developer: spleef
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2235291
Brief Description: Stands for Android Open Kang Project. Another fork of AOSP, with its own special features and modifications. It's now a source build, boots up fine, runs well. Being very actively developed, so for the latest and greatest check the thread.
Pros:
- General AOKP features can be found here http://aokp.co/
Cons:
- Again, has its own feature set, but if you're looking for particular features then make sure you do your research and check out all of the roms available.
Major Bugs: None in addition to the universal ones.
Rom Name: Liquid Smooth
Developer: spleef
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2373267
Brief Description: LiquidSmooth is an aftermarket firmware based on the Android Open Source Project.
Dedicated to providing users with smooth, stable and fast ROMs. A Lightweight modified AOSP base, and then add the features you crave! (Quoted from thread)
What makes this ROM special?
It seems like the main differentiator with this ROM is how smooth it is, or purports to be. I tested it for a day or so, and found that it was indeed smooth, though I've yet to find a stuttery ROM for this phone. What I did notice was that there seemed to be a different set of animations, which may make things seem even smoother. It's hard to quantify smoothness, and what's smooth for me could be even smoother for you. Or less smooth. Or of comparable smoothivity. Smoov. Anyhow. Try it out.
Detailed Features:
SaberMod GCC 4.7
-O3 Optimizations
ARM Optimized String Handling Routines
Linaro and Code Aurora Optimizations
Customizable lock screen buttons/sliders
Chronus & Dashclock widgets
Customizable hardware and software keys
Transparent navbar and status bar
Customizable navbar ring
Navigation bar widgets
Customizable power menu
Notification power widget
Customizable quick settings panel
Status bar mods
Theme engine
Quiet hours
Volume rocker music controls
Full Rotation
Customizable battery and notification light
Don't enable GPS if the requesting app is blacklisted.
Add permission that allows cancelling notifications from other apps.
Notification cancellation fixes
Ensure install-during-restore is like install-then-restore
libdrm: fix bad strncpy / snprintf calls
Make contacts app aware of blacklist being disabled
Frameworks: a bit taste of android 4.3
Frameworks: add reset option to clock color and cleanup
Frameworks: activate qs and notifications toggle for navring
Correctly release lockscreen lock on tile destroy
Add an option to allow a (subtle) notification vibration during calls.
NotificationManager : Fix security exception
Frameworks: privacy guard fix UI freeze
Prevent notification acces via HALO on protected lockscreens
HALO: keep apps in recents
HALO: halo can save last position now
HALO: Minimal Style
HALO: Master Switch
HALO: Custom Colors
SMS: add middleware layer
Add Statusbar Quick Peek
Frameworks: Privacy Guard
Profiles: Add bluetooth triggers
FIx: Phablet UI NavBar in landscape
Profiles: Add 2g/3g connection option
Profiles: Add a profile picker activity
Speed up statusbar/notification drawer
Use sticky broadcast to convey torch state
Keep notification LED on while daydreaming
Add Settings shortcut to Interface Settings Activity
WebSettings: Move Liquid tag to the end of the user-agent
Show application's package name in the "App info" screen
Settings: fixed HALO options so now they stick and function
Close notification panel when swiping away the last clearable
Frameworks: Reduce Navbar, Navrings, Slimpie observer footprints
Don't bring home to the front if we're opening a floating activity
Profiles: Fix turning bluetooth on/off when its in intermediate state
Settings: Rename 'Power sounds' to 'Charging sounds' and add summary
custom PIE features
smart capture and true shot camera features
And Many More...
Disclaimer: I am merely human. I make mistakes. This guide is by no means comprehensive. If you see an error I've made, inform me! Through PM or thread response, whichever you deem more appropriate (though if you think a post wouldn't be constructive, I recommend a PM). But please do so politely. To borrow a phrase that a fellow XDA'er seems to be fond of (crwolv) and that I have become fond of as a result (fondness by association?), let's all be couth. I really really really dislike personal attacks that I see in the forums, and while I'm by no means immune to getting upset and posting in that state, I think resolving issues with another user is a great use for the PM feature.
This is sort of similar to this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2173532
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I can't adequately express in writing the noise of frustration that I just made. But upon further thought, this is at least slightly different in that it goes into more detail? In the time it took me to type this, I've calmed down, decided this thread is not completely redundant. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
_Epic said:
This is sort of similar to this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2173532
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Not so, as this is a review. I'd hate to see this closed cause it's great to know what to expect from a ROM and others troubles.
Great job with the reviews! I'm running CM 10.1 now
CM10.1 isn't a port. It is based on source.
stevek216 said:
I can't adequately express in writing the noise of frustration that I just made. But upon further thought, this is at least slightly different in that it goes into more detail? In the time it took me to type this, I've calmed down, decided this thread is not completely redundant. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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I didn't mean any harm or "noise of frustration" that you made. Carry on!
EDIT: Just an FYI, mods will probably see this as a ROM opinion thread, which they don't like. I just don't want you to be surprised if it does get locked.
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Good stuff. While those of use who flash frequently know already most of what is going on with these ROMs, this will here very helpful to new members as they arrive.
Thanks for your time.
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_Epic said:
I didn't mean any harm or "noise of frustration" that you made. Carry on!
EDIT: Just an FYI, mods will probably see this as a ROM opinion thread, which they don't like. I just don't want you to be surprised if it does get locked.
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Oof. I hope not! I tried to keep it pretty factual. But what happens, happens. I didn't know opinion threads were frowned upon. And of course I know you didn't intend frustration
I dont know about everybody else but I actually enjoyed reading the reviews of all roms.
I hope you continue to update the first post everytime a rom updates, so we can stay up-to-date
Thanks for taking the time for a review. This should help new users coming in, as well as explain what's going on with these Roms so you don't have to read through 1000 posts.
Very well done
This was a great overview of the choice of options we have. very well written and through. I don't know about anyone else here, but I really hope we get a team nocturnal release. i loved the sony ui!
Great review
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I appreciate the effort and time you put into this. When something big goes down such as when cm 10.1 became available, it doesn't take too long to get way behind and then have to sit and read through pages of posts. This will be a good source. Thanks
What about custom recoveries? TWRP and CWM are rather varying in functionlaities, layout, input methods ect.
TWRP vs CMW
Haven't used cwm for awhile, but twrp easy to use plus has touch screen interface. Last time I used cwm it wasn't as easy. But as with anything, it slop depends on your preferences.
Just thought I'd drop in and clarify something about Initiative. It really isn't a ROM, it's just packaged as such for ease of distribution. Like Initiative on other devices, it more a lightweight tuned base and series of mods for other devs and tinkerers to build and test on for their own ROMs and kernels. That's part of the reason it's called "Initiative". Except for a couple things, there is little difference between "Initiative" and "Agent". Also except for the bug fixes it tends to only get updated when the stock base changes.
BTW, thanks for the review/guide. It's something a lot of newcomers really need when playing with their new toy.
Lokifish Marz said:
Just thought I'd drop in and clarify something about Initiative. It really isn't a ROM, it's just packaged as such for ease of distribution. Like Initiative on other devices, it more a lightweight tuned base and series of mods for other devs and tinkerers to build and test on for their own ROMs and kernels. That's part of the reason it's called "Initiative". Except for a couple things, there is little difference between "Initiative" and "Agent". Also except for the bug fixes it tends to only get updated when the stock base changes.
BTW, thanks for the review/guide. It's something a lot of newcomers really need when playing with their new toy.
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Updated the OP to reflect this. Among other things. And you're welcome.
Vibrate is way better on AOKP now with Trickster MOD
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[ROM][AOSP][Nightly/Release] CarbonRom KitKat [toroplus]

About Carbon
CarbonRom is an aftermarket firmware based on the Android Open Source Project. We are dedicated to fast, stable, and feature-filled roms, honesty and communication with our users, and openness with our code. We like frequent builds, with the very latest and greatest hardware support and fixes. We strive to not only provide you with the best rom we can build, but also to give back to the Android community and our fellow developers. For us, this is about creating something we can be proud of and hope you will enjoy.
Please feel free to look at, build, and use our code on CarbonDev GitHub. and on our Gerrit CarbonDev Gerrit.
We would like to thank CyanogenMod for their device trees, framework/settings mods and their code that was incorporated into this project. We also extend our gratitude to the devs whose code that we have incorporated. Proper authorship has been maintained and can be viewed on our repository.
Special thanks also go to Slim Rom for some of their features, PA, AOKP, and anyone else we may have borrowed commits from that hasn't been mentioned here. If you feel you have been unfairly left out, please - let us know.
While we make every effort to test these builds as much as possible, we are not responsible for anything that may happen to your device, family, pets, or perception of reality. We ask that you do your part to know your device and know how to recover from problems before you flash! If you have questions, ask your fellow users or ask us in #teamcarbon on freenode IRC.
Features
All of our features can be found on our site here:
Carbon Features
Here are some screenshots:
Carbon Screenshots
Carbon Updates
Join us on these Social Media Channels to keep yourself up-to-date on all the latest Carbon news, updates, contests, and more! Join our completely open Google+ community for insider conversation with devs and other users.
Download Carbon
All Carbon downloads and further information such as features, changelog, and FAQ can be found on our website.
Carbon Downloads
Changelog
For a detailed changelog, check out the changes made each night here:
Carbon Changelog
Support
We spend an astonishing amount of time developing this software. We can't spend much time on XDA as a result, so if you need support, please try the following:
1) Search. Search, search, search. Yes, you. I don't care how unique or important your question is, it's very likely someone has adressed it already. Especially if you're even close to new at this.
2) Read our FAQ, which can be found on our website. Carbon FAQ
3) Ask a question in your device forum. Someone will no doubt try to help you. Warning: this help may come in the form of telling you it's a dumb question that has been asked before. See step 1 - such are the perils of asking questions when you haven't done the research yourself. Android is about helping yourself.
4) Ask a question on our IRC channel. Connect to #teamcarbon on irc.freenode.net or click here. You'll find several other Carbon fans and usually one or more devs as well. Please be polite.
Who is Team Carbon?
Find out here:
Carbon Team
Remember, every penny you send to us goes right back into the rom. It's used for hardware, server costs, etc - all the things that help us make Carbon better with every release. Your support means the world to us! If you've enjoyed Carbon, please consider a donation toward this goal. Thank you, and we hope you continue to enjoy Carbon!
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XDA:DevDB Information
[ROM][AOSP][Nightly/Release] CarbonRom KitKat [toroplus], ROM for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Contributors
CarbonDev, winner00
ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat
Based On: AOSP
Version Information
Status: Beta
Created 2014-02-04
Last Updated 2014-06-07
Reserved
Reserved
Already loving Kit Kat! Thanks Carbon!
Man, this ROM is SOLID! It's great to be back home. I hope Carbon gets to relive its glory days, as it did in 4.3. Great job team!
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Nice!
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Can someone provide a direct link to rom download. Left sidebar device tree doesn't show up in phone or laptop browsers and even when I Google found my way to toroplus download page there's nothing linked after select a release type. Thanks
winnici said:
Can someone provide a direct link to rom download. Left sidebar device tree doesn't show up in phone or laptop browsers and even when I Google found my way to toroplus download page there's nothing linked after select a release type. Thanks
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Use Google Chrome.
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cmoG530 said:
Use Google Chrome.
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I did. Mobile and desktop view and then on a Mac
If it works for you, please copy paste the dl link here or pm so I can try it out. Thanks
Update: download page working now
Please ignore
Can anyone let me know how data is please. A lot of devs have perfected the icons showing but data is sketchy. I like the features that are listed here and I would love to make this my everyday driver. I have been a CM fan for ever but I don't like the change in policy. Build and send out then hope for the best. This ROM seems like the one to replace CM. Thank you.
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tommy1121 said:
Can anyone let me know how data is please. A lot of devs have perfected the icons showing but data is sketchy. I like the features that are listed here and I would love to make this my everyday driver. I have been a CM fan for ever but I don't like the change in policy. Build and send out then hope for the best. This ROM seems like the one to replace CM. Thank you.
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data for me has been nothing short of a miracle! It has been switching seamlessly between 3G and LTE with no issues what-so-ever. I used to hate having to always reboot the phone just to get LTE in an area I know has LTE. I am also on the newest radio the GJ04 and have been for quite some time.
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The only issue I have so far (and its not a deal breaker by any means) is screen rotation...when the screen rotates, it sort of gets fuzzy, like a bad picture, but then quickly fixes itself. Running Carbon KitKat on my SGS4 as well and it does not do that, so I'm thinking its something with the Toroplus??
dirty flashed the most recent nightly and running well. digging the pie controls. any way that the Carbon Updates in about phone could work to update to the latest nightly as there are no KK milestones?
Very impressed with this Rom !
downloaded and flashed yesterday, very nice and stable. I like that the dialer has the Google local business search function built-in, I remember earlier cm builds didn't have it...
Haven't noticed any hiccups yet!:good:
Anyone flash a custom kernel with this Rom? any kernel suggestions?
Alternative Kernel
flashed the tinykernel-5.5-ASRAM.zip yesterday and everything seems to be running smooth after a day of use. This kernel is giving me 733mb of RAM to work with, so you gain around 30mb over the included rom kernel. I've tested WIFI, GPS, camera, etc., everything seems to function as it should. I've also underclocked to 230MHz and kept the max set at 1200, although you can go over 1500MHz if your phone can handle it...mine usually freezes instantly around 1500. Currently I'm still on build from 2-13, but will be updating soon.
This Rom seems to be very stable and one of the best KitKat Roms I've tried ! I've also reduced animations setting, along w/ other available related settings down to .25 within developer options. Under this set up my phone is pretty snappy!
Data switching (3g/4g, Wifi) has been flawless so far!
Although the tiny kernel I mention above works on this Rom, I was experiencing pretty often freeze ups requiring battery pulls, so running the included kernel since updating the rom and haven't had to battery pull yet... so for now will stick w/ the included cyanogenmod kernel.
Overall Great Rom !
Do any of the KK builds have LTE working?
jcruz767 said:
Do any of the KK builds have LTE working?
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Yes mine is working.

[ROM] [4.4.4] SlimKat (Bacon) [STABLE/WEEKLY]

SlimRoms is a custom android operating system. The main goal is to offer users a slimmed down but still feature rich alternative to other android operating systems.
The entire SlimTeam work together to bring you this tailor-made beauty straight from Android Open Source Project (AOSP) source code.
All of the sources can be publicly viewed through GitHub and you can stop by the public Gerrit to submit patches of any type.
SlimKat is the project name for SlimRoms based on Android 4.4 and offers the following original features:
The Real Dark Slim
Full system-wide dark interfaces. - If you like it smooth and classy.
Custom Shortcuts. Everywhere.
Hardware keys, Navigation Ring, Navigation Bar, Lockscreen, Tiles, Notifications etc. - We've got you covered.
System-Wide Keyboard Controls
Rotation, cursor control, optional emoticions, etc. - You'll be tapping away to your heart's content.
SlimCenter
Downloads, contact information, system app removal. - More fun than you can shake a stick at.
Camera Features
Trueview, Smart Capture. - Capture life moments with ease.
Important links:
slimroms.net - The official webpage where you find everything you need to know about SlimRoms.
Downloads - Download the rom, gapps and other addons.
Installation instructions - Follow these steps to the letter if you're about to install SlimRoms on your device.
Latest Changelog - Read here if you want information on changes in latest build.
FAQ - The most frequent asked questions with answers.
Kernel Source - The source of your device's kernel.
Get in touch! - Contact SlimRoms at these places if you have questions, requests or feedback.
Google+
Twitter
Facebook
Forum
Disclaimer: SlimRoms are not responsible for any damages to your device.
XDA:DevDB Information
SlimKat, ROM for the ONEPLUS ONE
Contributors
kufikugel, SlimRoms, Tylog
ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x
Based On: AOSP
Version Information
Status: Beta
Created 2014-07-21
Last Updated 2014-07-21
Hey guys,
will do a short introduction here due that we have especially on the One plus one a lot android newcomer. 3 weeks ago we got contacted by One plus if we want to be a recognized ROM for the 1+1. Of course it is a pleasure to support this awesome phone. So they send us the device and we worked on it the last 2 weeks.
Short note to SlimRoms as a whole....we are an AOSP based ROM. We are one of the rare roms which still develop a lot themselves. We have a user base around 1 million ppl. A lot in the custom rom scene already know and used a lot of our features on SlimKat as well on other roms. Even you guys on the CM11S stock firmware are already using 2 slim features (Privacy Guard Manager and forward/reverse lookup on the dialer and some other minor things). As well we use features from CM. Thats open source....we share our work and try to improve the things together. That being said, our main aim (and we are known) is to be as stable as possible. We have a clear vision of how our custom rom should be....and with a lot fun we try to achieve it to make us and a lot other ppl happy. We are always open for new suggestiongs or features....just raise them up and we can discuss them and see what we can do with it. But we are not a rom which kangs simply things from others. We basically want to have original ideas and with the ideas and the feedback of our users we will develop it then. So please do not start to we want to have this and that feature from this and that ROM.
SlimKat is in a lot parts pretty different then CM. Some features we do not have.....other features CM does not have. We have just two different ideas of an custom android OS. Both is good and fantastic....just different And this counts of course for every other original development rom like PA, Omni or AOKP.
Aside the original features mentioned in the first post....we have some other original features nowadays: SlimRecents, SlimPie, Slim heads up, Shake events, Chamber of Secret and a lot lot more.
A small word to myself...I am one of the main developers in SlimRoms and leading the development team we have. I like to have OT in my threads as well serious deep discussons about development (check the SlimKat hammerhead thread on xda....thats for me the perfect thread )
And now a last word to SlimKat
1. Read the above linked FAQ...as I said we are different....and this FAQ answers a lot questions. Especially the question about our lower default DPI (which can be changed of course) or that root is disabled by default.
2. Use and please only use our gapps (to get the google gapps like on stock) with SlimKat. On the website we have stable addons and beta addons (which are always on the bleeding edge). Basically both are stable.....so use the latest beta gapps.
3. Which leads me to the release schedule we do. We have every week a weekly. This are builds from latest source automatically builded. They can contain minor bugs but are known to be as stable as the stable build. Every 4-5 weeks we release a stable build for all supported devices. The difference is that they go to internal testing for some time so that our huge tester crew can give the OK that this build can be called as stable.
4. If you get a bug....please refer to the Bugreport section on the website. There it is exactly explained how to report a bug and how to do a bugreport. We have tools which will help you in this case. After that just report this on one of our official channels. We have a team off ppl who will either help you or recognize it as a bug and will throw it into our internal bug tracker.
5. Of course this device is pretty new.....slims code is in some parts pretty different to CM's....so I needed to adapt and change some stuff on CM's device tree to have it working with our source code. That beeing said the first build may have bugs we did not saw till now. We tested deeply everything and it seems to be all perfect...but that does not mean we know every device specific problem which may exist. Especially due that our tester team for bacon is at the moment not that big. But I hope that can change pretty fast
6. Which leads me to the known bugs: Till now only thing we know is that the mic level is a bit low on BT calls and with speaker phone. Headphones and normal phone mic level is completely ok.
7. Kernel....slim comes on most phones with an own kernel based on the stock kernel. Same here on bacon. Basic stuff I did this week on it. So give it a run and do not flash directly another one
8. And last one.....have fun....hoping for a nice thread here....as I said please always read the stuff on the website...FAQ, install instructions, change log etc etc etc
Thanks for your attention and lets slim up our bacon,
Lars
And third post for actual notes:
1. Currently I recommend Philz recovery. Seems to be the best working at the moment for the bacon
2. Do not forget to read the install instructions
:victory: Glad to see this here. Thanks!
Glad to see slim Kat, the more roms the merrier.
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I am coming from nexus 5 to opo , my go to rom of choice was slimkat or nexus 5 .
I am so happy you guys are supporting opo as well cant wait for the download link
digweed4me said:
I am coming from nexus 5 to opo , my go to rom of choice was slimkat or nexus 5 .
I am so happy you guys are supporting opo as well cant wait for the download link
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well say thanks to OnePlus They contacted us :good:
Waiting for the build..
And thanks to the op and opo ^^
Welcome to OPO, slimteam
If I understood correctly, you made and AOSP tree for bacon ???
(Every other rom is CM based so far, since omni removed their -non working- build)
kufikugel said:
well say thanks to OnePlus They contacted us :good:
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most polished rom on nexus 5 and other devies for sure.
Aosp is better than cm we need aosp roms and kernel
Pinch Me I'm Dreaming . Can't wait for my oneplus one
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Damn can't wait !
bud77 said:
Welcome to OPO, slimteam
If I understood correctly, you made and AOSP tree for bacon ???
(Every other rom is CM based so far, since omni removed their -non working- build)
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Well that is not so easy to answer....basically we have 3 parts
The base which is pure aosp and has nothing in common with cm.
Then there are hardware related repos. Due that opo is a qcom device it uses heavily caf based hardware repos (BTW aosp is doing this as well). But for opo we need to have some things which are ahead of current aosp source. Of course all ROMs share more or less the same caf code on this part.
Well and you have the device trees and kernel. Like on every device we try to use what the manufacture gives us. Just this time it is CM. But we are on the above mentioned hardware trees on some parts very different. Good example is the BT stack. We use for "caf" devices a completely other then cm which is more near to the aosp BT stack. Of course I needed to adapt this and changed the device trees accordingly. Other example is msim which we do not support at all. Needed to remove the tights to it and replace eg the location provider with the aosp one....etc etc.
To start to bring up a device tree from ground up would not make any sense....it is just double work and at the end you have the same. On Google devices eg we do not do this as well. We use what we get and then we start to change it for our needs and improve it. When you check SlimROMs github for the opo device trees you see that I changed quiet a lot already. Thing which still needs work is the kernel.
You can see here what is done till now:
https://github.com/SlimRoms/device_oneplus_bacon/commits/kk4.4
https://github.com/SlimRoms/device_oppo_msm8974-common/commits/kk4.4
https://github.com/SlimRoms/device_oppo_common/commits/kk4.4
And kernel which got most changes (4 or 5 pages of commits and fixes)
https://github.com/SlimRoms/kernel_oneplus_msm8974/commits/kk4.4
But yeah we will still work on the device tree and especially kernel. Want to change some things still.
Hope that answered your question
kufikugel said:
Well that is not so easy to answer....basically we have 3 parts
The base which is pure aosp and has nothing in common with cm.
Then there are hardware related repos. Due that opo is a qcom device it uses heavily caf based hardware repos (BTW aosp is doing this as well). But for opo we need to have some things which are ahead of current aosp source. Of course all ROMs share more or less the same caf code on this part.
Well and you have the device trees and kernel. Like on every device we try to use what the manufacture gives us. Just this time it is CM. But we are on the above mentioned hardware trees on some parts very different. Good example is the BT stack. We use for "caf" devices a completely other then cm which is more near to the aosp BT stack. Of course I needed to adapt this and changed the device trees accordingly. To start to bring up a device tree from ground up would not make any sense....it is just double work and at the end you have the same. On Google devices eg we do not do this as well. We use what we get and then we start to change it for our needs and improve it. When you check SlimROMs github for the opo device trees you see that I changed quiet a lot already. Thing which still needs work is the kernel.
You can see here what is done till now:
https://github.com/SlimRoms/device_oneplus_bacon/commits/kk4.4
https://github.com/SlimRoms/device_oppo_msm8974-common/commits/kk4.4
https://github.com/SlimRoms/device_oppo_common/commits/kk4.4
And kernel which got most changes (4 or 5 pages of commits and fixes)
https://github.com/SlimRoms/kernel_oneplus_msm8974/commits/kk4.4
But yeah we will still work on the device tree and especially kernel. Want to change some things still.
Hope that answered your question
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You answered much more than I hoped
I will check all this in the morning
Thank you
Sent from my One
bud77 said:
You answered much more than I hoped
I will check all this in the morning
Thank you
Sent from my One
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well I can answer it short.....no we do not track 50%-80% of CM repos like most other roms
BTW what I love most on this device is really the battery life.
Here from last 7h and still 50% left ... but without sim today and permanent wifi (with sim and full use I get 24h uptime and 7h SOT without a problem)
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kufikugel said:
BTW what I love most on this device is really the battery life.
Here from last 7h and still 50% left ... but without sim today and permanent wifi (with sim and full use I get 24h uptime and 7h SOT without a problem)
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Whyyyyyyyyyyyy You people do That... Know, i shall not sleep....
have been a slim User since.. i dont know..
can you please... tell me if some of the exclusive apps Like(audioFX, Gallery and Camera) work on SK?
Please say yes...
dj_suca said:
Whyyyyyyyyyyyy You people do That... Know, i shall not sleep....
have been a slim User since.. i dont know..
can you please... tell me if some of the exclusive apps Like(audioFX, Gallery and Camera) work on SK?
Please say yes...
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Honestly no idea due that I did not test it.
But the gallery is an app you can get on the play store...so no reason that it should not work.
Camera on opo does not have any real special tights into the framework which the other devices do not use as well....I assume it will work.
And audioFX absolutely no idea.
kufikugel said:
Honestly no idea due that I did not test it.
But the gallery is an app you can get on the play store...so no reason that it should not work.
Camera on opo does not have any real special tights into the framework which the other devices do not use as well....I assume it will work.
And audioFX absolutely no idea.
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as soon the rom became available i will try it.. and test it... tnks for the hardwork...:good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good:
Oh yeah! at last. Since I received my 1 +1 every day looking to see if it appeared slimkat. And finally here it is. I love you more than my phone Thanks.
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I'm a member of Team Validus and you do not have permission to post Tesla, close this thread.
@TonyStark
is it possible to close this thread and remove download link please? this release not been approved by us, thanks by advance.
@karandpr dude's at it again
Alx31 said:
@TonyStark
is it possible to close this thread and remove download link please? this release not been approved by us, thanks by advance.
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It will be dealt with.
TonyStark said:
It will be dealt with.
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Thank you sir
seeing this means its not the first time on top of that... http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/development/brokenos-android-m-t3290696
These are on the international thread aren't they?
DO NOT post any work here without permission of the original developer(s).
Period.
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