Related
This will officially not work for 1.1
What it does:
Enables ADB via uRamdisk
Installs su and Superuser.apk
Installs Busybox
Installs Button Savior
Installs Go Launcher
Installs NookColor Tools (To Enable Non-Market Installs)
Installs Gapps (Gmail, Market, Youtube, Others)
System Files that get Modified:
/system/build.prop - Enabling Google Check In
packages.xml - Allows Gapps to install properly.
framework.jar - Should allow a proper Android ID to generate.
Changes:
June 24, 2011 -
Removed: Multitouch Permission
Added: Modified framework.jar
June 22, 2011 - Fixed: Script not running at boot.
June 20, 2011 - Initial Release
Before you begin:
You must already have a registered Nook Simple Touch
You must have a Gmail/Youtube linked Account. IF you used a Gmail account for B&N Registration you should use that one for this process.
You must either have dd (Linux) or WinImage (Windows) software.
You must have an external microSDCard reader or this will not work. Do NOT use the Nook Simple Touch.
You must have enough intelligence to follow instructions.
Let's get started:
Download TouchNooter from here: touchnooter-1-6-24.zip
Linux: Unzip and use dd if=touchnooter-1-6-24.img of=/dev/sdcard
Windows: Unzip and use WinImage to "Restore Virtual Hard Disk Image" to your SDcard.
Windows Alternative: https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer/+download
Power off your Nook Simple Touch.
Insert TouchNooter SDcard into your Nook Simple Touch.
Power on your Nook Simple Touch.
You should see the screen "Rooted Forever".
It will boot like normal and you should be asked to select a launcher now. (If not use Button Savior to go home. This will bring up the launcher chooser.)
That was the hard part, now to the simple stuff.
Upon boot unlock your screen.
At the Android Welcome Screen skip Sign In.
Enable Location Services when given the option.
Connect to Wifi and launch Youtube from Go Launcher's App Drawer (Or the App Drawer of your Choice).
Click the Menu button (The right one in the middle of the status bar).
Select "My Channel" and Login using your Gmail Account.
Exit Youtube and Launch Gmail from "Extras".
Sync your Gmail Account and Exit. (If it fails to sync that is fine.)
Open up Market and Accept Terms and Service.
If you made it this far your nook should be successfully Rooted. Go Download an App to make sure.
Enable Non-Market Installs by running the NookColor Tools App.
If your Youtube fails to launch Uninstall and Reinstall Youtube from /data/app
Go to Settings > Device Info > SdCard > UnMount > Format
Thanks To:
Arnold Snarb - modified framework.jar
nemith - helping me figure out getting it to run at boot.
JesusFreke - For getting root.
MrMuffin - For the original Market Hack that we're using.
Currently Working On: TouchNooter 1.11.x
I've probably screwed up, but perhaps not too badly. Tried to follow all the steps and got the system files copied to media, and then to replace the main system files, but there I got confused. I ended up rebooting without attempting to install the youtube app, which I didn't find in the download. Even now, a lot looks like it is working, but I can't even attempt to sign in to google cause I can't get a keyboard to come up to allow me to enter my user name and password. Is there any help for me, or am I a total dunce needing to start over? thanks!
EDIT: I see I am screwed -- no keyboard is coming up for me anywhere. I guess I can go through a major reset but if anyone has a suggestion to just get the keyboard back I will appreciate it.
EDIT2: Well I got past that, simply chose multitouch keyboard instead of Gingerbread in NookColor Tools.
EDIT3: But now I am stuck again as I can't sign in to a google account... says can't establish a reliable data connection to the server, even though my wifi is fine. But at least at the moment everything else is fine, though the keyboard isn't working very well (but it does work; lots of ghosting)
An .img file is being uploaded for TouchNooter 1.6.20 It'll do all the copy and edit stuff, the only thing it can't do is create an android ID.
In the "GappsAndMore" there was some keyboards which were from the NC it was just a raw pull from AN. This is more refined with things that could cause issues removed. (Like Keyboards, Framework.jars from the NC, etc.)
william1853 said:
I've probably screwed up, but perhaps not too badly. Tried to follow all the steps and got the system files copied to media, and then to replace the main system files, but there I got confused. I ended up rebooting without attempting to install the youtube app, which I didn't find in the download. Even now, a lot looks like it is working, but I can't even attempt to sign in to google cause I can't get a keyboard to come up to allow me to enter my user name and password. Is there any help for me, or am I a total dunce needing to start over? thanks!
EDIT: I see I am screwed -- no keyboard is coming up for me anywhere. I guess I can go through a major reset but if anyone has a suggestion to just get the keyboard back I will appreciate it.
EDIT2: Well I got past that, simply chose multitouch keyboard instead of Gingerbread in NookColor Tools.
EDIT3: But now I am stuck again as I can't sign in to a google account... says can't establish a reliable data connection to the server, even though my wifi is fine. But at least at the moment everything else is fine, though the keyboard isn't working very well (but it does work; lots of ghosting)
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I'd suggest a wipe and running TouchNooter... GappsAndMore had Keyboards and stuff in it and removed the stock keyboard =\
is a wipe in the nook touch holding down the power for 20 seconds?
No you need to do a complete wipe by triggering recovery, but I don't know how to trigger recovery yet.
oh well the perils of early adoption. I'll follow the thread with anticipation!
william1853 said:
oh well the perils of early adoption. I'll follow the thread with anticipation!
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You could try 8 failed boots. Basically you power it on and then power it off before it fully boots. Do that 8 times and it might trigger recovery.
Confirmed this works great. I'm going to find a fix for the calendar.
GabrialDestruir said:
You could try 8 failed boots. Basically you power it on and then power it off before it fully boots. Do that 8 times and it might trigger recovery.
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Recovery is holding the power button for 20+ seconds it will trigger recovery
xboxexpert said:
Recovery is holding the power button for 20+ seconds it will trigger recovery
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Really? Is that from when it's off?
GabrialDestruir said:
Really? Is that from when it's off?
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Not sure I have yet to try it but someone in the other thread said he called BN and they told him that and he did it.
xboxexpert said:
Not sure I have yet to try it but someone in the other thread said he called BN and they told him that and he did it.
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I tried it and all I could get was it turning on and off
TouchNooter 1.6.20
This doesn't seem to work for me at all... I tried restoring the backup image and starting from scratch and it still will not work. I tried enabling Google Apps manually and it won't work for me either.
I think I'm done, if the 7th time wasn't the charm then I'm giving up for now...
MystaWright said:
This doesn't seem to work for me at all... I tried restoring the backup image and starting from scratch and it still will not work. I tried enabling Google Apps manually and it won't work for me either.
I think I'm done, if the 7th time wasn't the charm then I'm giving up for now...
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I ran this on my Nook Touch and it worked just fine. Are you getting the "Rooted Forever" boot screen?
GabrialDestruir said:
I tried it and all I could get was it turning on and off
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Didn't work for me either. 8 interrupted boots did.
i'm getting the rooted forever screen and then it just goes to the default stock home
any thoughts?
GabrialDestruir said:
I ran this on my Nook Touch and it worked just fine. Are you getting the "Rooted Forever" boot screen?
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Same problem here... tried to return EVERYTHING to stock too.
yugoliang said:
i'm getting the rooted forever screen and then it just goes to the default stock home
any thoughts?
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I did a reset of the device back to the out of the box experience, registered with my BN account, shut down and followed the directions to the letter. I had no luck at all. It just shows the Rooted Forever screen, then boots normally is if nothing happened.
Sorry Guys and Gals. Entirely my fault. It seems a combination of my own forgetfulness and bad scripting (I forgot proper codes and methods used in AN) caused this just to do nothing. I'm uploading a version as I'm typing this and will remove "BROKEN" from the title when it's up.
Still broken. init.rc isn't running it's script properly.
Script can be ran manually with:
Code:
adb shell sh /sdcard/nooter/tmp/scripts/Nooter
Will be working on getting it to trigger properly
Have a Defy with stock 2.2 Froyo dutchversion and have rooted it as i wanted to make some overclock. I also installed Defy2ndInit so i can use the multitouch app thats availble on market but i get some problems with that. When i have it installed my camera wont work as i should! When i open the camera i can't see any preview on the screen! When i take a picture it works but the display is always black.
So black display when recording or taking pictures with Defy2ndInit installed. When i unistall it the camera works fine! Anyone having a clue?
You have to restart your phone once you're entered and you've modified something in 2nd Init.
Buchko said:
Have a Defy with stock 2.2 Froyo dutchversion and have rooted it as i wanted to make some overclock. I also installed Defy2ndInit so i can use the multitouch app thats availble on market but i get some problems with that. When i have it installed my camera wont work as i should! When i open the camera i can't see any preview on the screen! When i take a picture it works but the display is always black.
So black display when recording or taking pictures with Defy2ndInit installed. When i unistall it the camera works fine! Anyone having a clue?
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I had the same problem, and found a excellent explanation and workaround here (sorry for not pointing to the original thread, I have lost it):
the bootmenu contained in Defy2ndinit has a bug (afaik still not corrected even in newer versions) that cause mis-initialization of video4linux. This leads to black screen in camera viewfinder, but also all video playback (media playback will also lead to a black screen).
The workaround is to boot your defy without lauching bootmenu, i.e. use the default boot feature.
If you need to change something in bootmenu, change it, test it after the reboot, and if everything is ok (except video4linux of course), reboot another time using default boot ( WITHOUT entering bootmenu (do not press volup/down when blue led is on)). As bootmenu was not started, video4linux will initialize correctly and you will have a working cam preview and video playback...
gkai said:
I had the same problem, and found a excellent explanation and workaround here (sorry for not pointing to the original thread, I have lost it):
the bootmenu contained in Defy2ndinit has a bug (afaik still not corrected even in newer versions) that cause mis-initialization of video4linux. This leads to black screen in camera viewfinder, but also all video playback (media playback will also lead to a black screen).
The workaround is to boot your defy without lauching bootmenu, i.e. use the default boot feature.
If you need to change something in bootmenu, change it, test it after the reboot, and if everything is ok (except video4linux of course), reboot another time using default boot ( WITHOUT entering bootmenu (do not press volup/down when blue led is on)). As bootmenu was not started, video4linux will initialize correctly and you will have a working cam preview and video playback...
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so you mean to say we have to set the boot to normal from 2nd init . and then reboot again so that we bypass the bootmenu ???
Edit : yes you were right . The bootmenu is causing the problem i had set the bootmenu to boot normally (Normal in menu) and hence my camera is working again . is there any workaround for that ? as of now ?
joydeep1985 said:
so you mean to say we have to set the boot to normal from 2nd init . and then reboot again so that we bypass the bootmenu ???
Edit : yes you were right . The bootmenu is causing the problem i had set the bootmenu to boot normally (Normal in menu) and hence my camera is working again . is there any workaround for that ? as of now ?
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None that I am aware of. You can still install cm7 or other custom rom though, just have to select 2nd init booy as default boot...and always default reboot after using bootmenu. More an annoyance than a critical bug imho...
Sent from my MB525 using XDA App
gkai said:
The workaround is to boot your defy without lauching bootmenu, i.e. use the default boot feature.
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Thanks, fixed my "black" camera problem too
Excuse me! joydeep1985, I've fixed the problem, but how do I access to the Android Boot Menu again? Because default boot now is normal, the device will not pause at Android Boot anymore.
My Defy+ suffered the blank screen using camera and video after applying 720p patch I tried to reboot in normal way but there was no effect. I tried to unnstall 2ndinit and now it works!
When you reboot defy, immediately after you See the blue led press volume down which will then boot into boot menu. Enjoy!
Sent from my MB526 using XDA App
Issue:
No BT call.
Broken audio in VOIP (viber,skype,teamspeak etc). Tinyalsa would fix that, but it breaks calls.
Mic key (voice search) works, you need to enable: settings -> system -> hardware keys -> enable custom actions (check) and app switch set to voice search.
To get home key logn press action: settings -> system -> hardware keys -> enable custom actions (check) and home key (long press) set to Recent app switcher
When you upgrade, phone app may not work, you must remove the shourtcut, and readd. (thanks scotte9999)
Sometimes it stuck boot logo (cm,samsung,roger), please remove the battery and wait atleast 5 minutes,
Offline charger, you can leave with removing charger and holding power button for 2 sec, and glide will boot.
Liblight works very simple, when your lcd birghtness low buttons and keyboard light is on. You can use qwertyled or other liblight,read more.
Slow storage performance in some apps.
download
http://dualhoki.vim.hu/bubor/dev/pac_i927_4.3.Build-1_20140225-111215.zip
http://rpi.bubor.hu/bubor/dev/pac_i927_4.3.Build-1_20140225-111215.zip
changelog
20130912: phone encrypt support
20130913: BT LPM support, overclock support
20130921: PACMAN update
20130925: camera and charger
20131002: www/com key fix
20131007: PACMAN update
20131018: keyboard arrow fix
20131028: vibration intesity
20140102: just PACMAN update
20140225: just PACMAN update, I havent tested.
install
factory default
install zip
gapps included in my zip file, you dont need to install any gapps
reserved
can´t swap SDCards
edit /sysrem/build.prob and add:
Code:
# Change to 1 for swapping SD cards
persist.sys.vold.switchexternal=1
below
Code:
# Storage configuration
ro.vold.switchablepair=/storage/sdcard0,/storage/sdcard1
You can use recovery installable zip: http://dualhoki.vim.hu/bubor/dev/swap-internalsd-externelsd.zip
gyroscope fix
power off the phone (better remove battery for sure), put on a desk, power on and wait, it shoud calibrate itself.
Credits:
* tonyp https://github.com/tonyp/android_vendor_google
* Epsylon3 https://github.com/tpruvot/android_device_samsung_i9103
* kick buttowski
* Adam77Root
* yohan4ws
* gtmaster303
* The-Covenant team
* dman3285
* thegreatergood
* spyke555
yippppy downloading right now
thanks bubor, looks great
How do I make the keyboard lights work ?
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greeneyez15o said:
How do I make the keyboard lights work ?
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nvmd
Do I need to download gapps for this? Or is it included?
Kombatant said:
Do I need to download gapps for this? Or is it included?
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included, original gapps doesnt compatible with tegra2 devices.
Thanks for the quick reply man, flashing as we speak; haven't updated my ROM in ages Will report back any findings.
edit: Apart from some text to speech crashes, everything's peachy so far
so far so good gooodwork!
flashed, no problem so far (except the known issues). No lag wake or delayed-until-wake SMS seen, but i've just flashed the ROM for 12 hours so I can say that they are reduced, but i'm not sure if they are fixed or not. I prefer the old style quick setting button, but this is good tho
Wow, I was surprised at how functional this was for how new the thread is.Everything I've tried has worked with no issue (basic functions, data, a2dp bluetooth, sd card, wifi, gps). going to try and Wifi tether and actually trying to use the "phone" functins when I get a chance.
One thing so far, I don't think this has been said, is that the recents takes forever to pop up (like 6-7 seconds!). I tried remapping it away from the home button, but it still didn't speed up.
Also, where do I customise those handy shortcuts in the recents? and wtf is a ribbon?
it looks like there's some problem with the WiFi toggling.
Action: pressing the WiFi button on quick setting panel and the quick pulldown menu
Expected result: the button flipped and show the new icon indicate that the WiFi has been turned on
Actual result: the button flipped, but the icon is still the old one (it's the icon when WiFi is off)
I tried going to setting and press the WiFi button, it switched from "Off" to "On" and stayed there for about 10 seconds, then switched bak to "Off" again.
It's pretty rare 'cause I only met this twice after 2 days using, a reboot will solve the problem.
Tyfighter said:
Wow, I was surprised at how functional this was for how new the thread is.
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Seconded and signed, this is a quality release from the get go. Cheers man!
Question for you, since I am currently running PAC do I need to do a complete wipe/reset prior to flashing this update?
PghSportsGuy said:
Question for you, since I am currently running PAC do I need to do a complete wipe/reset prior to flashing this update?
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better, but not must.
Phone app changed, so you must remove shortcuts and readd.
Bug: when you try to use the navbar widgets, the system UI get crash.
Sent from my SGH-I927 using xda app-developers app
Today I got a lot of "Cell Broadcasts" messages, contents are unreadable (only weird symbols), this ended after a reboot, anyone ?
BTW, when plugin in the charger while the phone is off it displays a charging icon (a circle with a battery), normally it will automatically turns on the phone when the battery reaches - let's say - 15%. But to this ROM it doesn't, I have to do a manual reboot.
hi
help
I can not download apps from google play
expl:
facebook could not be download due to an error. (error retrieving information from server . [RPC:S-5:AEC-0])
dadashi.reza said:
hi
help
I can not download apps from google play
expl:
facebook could not be download due to an error. (error retrieving information from server . [RPC:S-5:AEC-0])
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did you do full wipe install?
bubor said:
did you do full wipe install?
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yes dear bubor...
I had to flash 4.2.2
4.3 rom after reset stay on rogers logo
#Cyanogenmod 11 Slim is a custom rom based on Cyanogen 11 Final for Galaxy Gio.
Bugs
Cyanogenmod 11 Bugs
Changelog
Version 1.0 Beta:
-Initial Release.
Version 1.1 (15 Mar 2015);
-Hola Launcher;
-Classic Keyboard;
-Lightning Browser;
-Z Camera;
-3D & HD Gallery;
-Material Calculator;
-Some Tweaks;
-1 Mb Lighter.
Features
-CM launcher(beauty, slim and faster than Trebuchet);
-Opera Mini browser(Very fast);
-ES file manager;
-10 MB lighter than original;
-Rooted;
-Only one ringtone;
-Improvements;
And more others to come...
ROM
Version 1.1:
https://mega.co.nz/#!2QxClK6K!8XFcHY04jqHTS3riX7IYw5RJP7RgW6lTfPijae_k7H8
CWM 6.0.5.3: https://mega.co.nz/#!fBRx3CQI!nRQly7MyyPZUxK-ZxPoh702Oo0X1Du7bR32i-H3L4dQ
Installation
1.Root your device and install ClockworkMod Recovery 6.0.5.3;
2.Reboot into recovery using the 3 button combination(power+home key);
3.I recommand to do a nandroid backup!;
4.Wipe data/factory reset+ wipe cache partition+wipe system(in mounts&storage);
5.Install the rom from internal sdcard.
After you install the rom I recommand go to settings, about device and press seven times on build number. You will unlocked performance & developer options. In performance go to processor and set the maximum cpu frequency to 825 mhz and checked the set on boot box.
Thanks to:
-androidarmv6 team;
-Meraki Apps, Hola Team, A.C.R. Development, GrikZor Studio , Zero Team and Leopard V7(Developers of the apps);
-Google;
-Cyanogenmod;
-Samsung;
-XDA;
-All people that are in my life;
-And me.
Screenshot in attachments.
I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,...
TEST AT YOUR OWN RISK!
YOU NEED CWM 6.0.5.3 FOR GIO
is camera working?
trebla459 said:
is camera working?
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Yes
Oh, I think I made a mistake.
I was on a enhanced 2.3.6 on my S5660, with a CWM 5.0.27 but I wanted to try this ROM.
So I downloaded the CWM 6053_1 from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal.../dev-cwm-recovery-upd-20140630-t2799784/page2
And try to flash it from the recovery 5.0.27.
Then rebooted in recovery with power and home key and it seems is in boot loop.
Samsung logo appears, then screen goes white, and then black again, and restarts.
How can I solve?
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Also trying to install CWM 5.0.27 again via Odin, it stucks on setup connection.
Oh ****. What else can I try?
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Temporarily solved thanks to one try to get into Download mode (yellow font) and the with Odin everything works.
Now, What i was wrong?
Did I installed a wrong CWM?
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Yes
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what are its bugs? Can I edit pictures in instagram?
The rom is stable. I think the only bug is a little autofocus problem. Probably I will post 1.1 version this weekend and I will post in attachements the CWM 6.0.5.3.
Radu27 said:
The rom is stable. I think the only bug is a little autofocus problem. Probably I will post 1.1 version this weekend and I will post in attachements the CWM 6.0.5.3.
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Yes Thanks, but, could you tell me what I was wrong?
I'm back to a 2.3.6 but I really would like to try this ROM.
install this rom and works like a charm love it , keep it up a good work love the notif panel but the launcher kinda laggy but love this rom , Thank you
paolomatador said:
Yes Thanks, but, could you tell me what I was wrong?
I'm back to a 2.3.6 but I really would like to try this ROM.
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You Installed Cwm for galaxy ace, not gio!
Great, ROM Installed, but no Play Store?
How do I install any APP?
:crying::crying:
Also, little bug, when screen is locked, it says "NO SIM inside", but obviously the SIM is inside.
Could you please post ggapps package for this ROM?
I tried download the small package from here: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Google_Apps
But it doesnt works.
At leasts I just need the Play Store!
I Just found a Play Store apk for cm11, downloaded and installed but it doesnt works.
Also, ROM it seems really laggy, dont know why...
Going back to my backup of 2.3.6, sorry.
Waiting for a gapps package that works with this Rom.
Failed to go back to 2.3.6, it was stuck on boot logo and nothing else.
So I tried to reinstall again this CM 11.
It seems is working but for me is pretty unusable without Play Store or Gapps.
Could you please help me?
Thx
paolomatador said:
Failed to go back to 2.3.6, it was stuck on boot logo and nothing else.
So I tried to reinstall again this CM 11.
It seems is working but for me is pretty unusable without Play Store or Gapps.
Could you please help me?
Thx
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Don't be lazy, use the search to find mini gapps by Mardon for cm11
belyava said:
Don't be lazy, use the search to find mini gapps by Mardon for cm11
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Thanks.
I was not that lazy, just searched for gapps for CM11 but found other packages that doesnt works.
Anyway, I think I'll stay with my 2.3.6, its just for few weeks until my N4 came back from repair!
first impressions
Just installed this rom and here's what i found at a glance:
Positive:
- rom is stable, snappy and all in all behaves very well
- the folder management for icons is just what i needed
Neutral:
- changing the network signal icon to dB makes it so you can't know when you have data on or not at a glance. i like to know how much radiation i'm exposed to and find the best spot for signal when it's very low, but the text should turn brown or show some arrows or something when data is on. i have seen this however on all other roms, so i don't know if you can change that
- phone should start with 2G mode, no sync, data off, location off - if the user doesn't have any data left, the first time i run the rom it will just cost cost him money for nothing. 3G signal (in Romania at least) is a lot worse than 2G one, so why make the user take extra steps? - 2G/3G mode should also be on quick panel, as well as sound
- the Heart App has a Google Play icon in upper right corner - click on it and it opens lightning browser which "is no longer compatible", i get a link below which is "not available"
- maybe you could include a quick tile icon for turning the display into flashlight (like in CM12)
- no out of the box blank background. however i cound install from PlayStore black backgroud (13KB) and the option appeared. maybe you include this in next build and cut some of the other live wallpapers to reduce size even more
- while booting, until hola screen appears, the display is on maximum brightness - this is an unnecesary power drain
- on first boot there is a some sort of an error message regading hola launcher and the inability to set it as default laucher. "try again" brings again the message, "later" dismisses it
Negative:
- camera fails to focus correctly. best clarity i found for gio was in LeWa port , however that rom is based on CM7 and i don't know if you can just take from there and port it here
- WiFi signal is rather low and sometimes although it finds the network, does not connect to it. Again, the chinese port somehow manages to connect to wifi in 3-4 seconds after i turn wifi on with better signal
- I'm using S2E (as i find it better than link2sd) but moving the Dalvik cache seems to break some system functions. i only tested it with wifi that failed to turn on afterwards, but as this function is very important i moved back the Dalvik, checked only the other boxes in S2E and now it's all good
All in all a solid work, well done !
P.S. You should post a link in the first post to a recommended gapps, as i find the Mardon gapps quite large (about 30MB) and maybe some users just want the Play app (without all that other data sent to Google), which is about 8MB
andrei.nica said:
Just installed this rom and here's what i found at a glance:
Positive:
- rom is stable, snappy and all in all behaves very well
- the folder management for icons is just what i needed
Neutral:
- changing the network signal icon to dB makes it so you can't know when you have data on or not at a glance. i like to know how much radiation i'm exposed to and find the best spot for signal when it's very low, but the text should turn brown or show some arrows or something when data is on. i have seen this however on all other roms, so i don't know if you can change that
- phone should start with 2G mode, no sync, data off, location off - if the user doesn't have any data left, the first time i run the rom it will just cost cost him money for nothing. 3G signal (in Romania at least) is a lot worse than 2G one, so why make the user take extra steps? - 2G/3G mode should also be on quick panel, as well as sound
- the Heart App has a Google Play icon in upper right corner - click on it and it opens lightning browser which "is no longer compatible", i get a link below which is "not available"
- maybe you could include a quick tile icon for turning the display into flashlight (like in CM12)
- no out of the box blank background. however i cound install from PlayStore black backgroud (13KB) and the option appeared. maybe you include this in next build and cut some of the other live wallpapers to reduce size even more
- while booting, until hola screen appears, the display is on maximum brightness - this is an unnecesary power drain
- on first boot there is a some sort of an error message regading hola launcher and the inability to set it as default laucher. "try again" brings again the message, "later" dismisses it
Negative:
- camera fails to focus correctly. best clarity i found for gio was in LeWa port , however that rom is based on CM7 and i don't know if you can just take from there and port it here
- WiFi signal is rather low and sometimes although it finds the network, does not connect to it. Again, the chinese port somehow manages to connect to wifi in 3-4 seconds after i turn wifi on with better signal
- I'm using S2E (as i find it better than link2sd) but moving the Dalvik cache seems to break some system functions. i only tested it with wifi that failed to turn on afterwards, but as this function is very important i moved back the Dalvik, checked only the other boxes in S2E and now it's all good
All in all a solid work, well done !
P.S. You should post a link in the first post to a recommended gapps, as i find the Mardon gapps quite large (about 30MB) and maybe some users just want the Play app (without all that other data sent to Google), which is about 8MB
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I appreciate your opinion about this rom. I am a teenager and I want to learn a lot about the custom rom. For me it's a new "territory", In vacation I will try to learn more. I'm also from Romania. Thank you for trying my rom. A good day!
keyboard Caps
great to hear that!
i played around a bit more with the rom and found a small but annoying issue, especially when sending sms: in the preinstalled keyboard app "classic keyboard", instead of Shift that buttons works as Caps Lock, turning all letters to uppercase. Also after . keyboard turns to uppercase as it's supposed to, but forgets to turn to normal case after first letter (i don't use word prediction).
Not only that, but the app has FULL NETWORK ACCESS, which a keyboard app should NOT, as it could send account credentials to the devs. The entire XDA project started as a way to offer a safe alternative to what corporations force on us and their "well known" policies. If you want a lightweight keyboard app with as few permissions as possible and great functions, i recommend the good old Hacker's Keyboard, from PlayStore. It's only 2.4 MB (compared to 1.8) but has no bugs and offers Ctrl and Alt in Landscape.
spor!
gapps problem
Hi,
The ROM is superb! very nice work I only have one big problem...
When I install gapps I get a load of messages "unfortunately xx. has stopped working" with xx being google play services among other things.
I have tried various gapps packages including mardons latest and tried with and without the accounts zip.
I have:
-carry out full wipe
-flash cwm 6.0.5.3.
-reboot to recovery
-Flash ROM
-Restart to OS, play about a bit, restart to recovery
- Flash gapps, flash account.zip
-reboot to OS
Thanks in advance
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Hi,
The ROM is superb! very nice work I only have one big problem...
When I install gapps I get a load of messages "unfortunately xx. has stopped working" with xx being google play services among other things.
Thanks in advance
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I have found somewhere on xda a while ago some gapps that work flawlessly with this rom (less than 8 MB).
There's only PlayStore but all the rest you install from there on.
Hope the attachment helps !
Thanks @andrei.nica, I've tried it and still get the same problem. On installing gapps I don't actually see the playstore appear at all. Cyanogen account crashes gives the 'stopped' message, so does whisperpush. But this only happens after installing gapps...
reinstall
orangejuice43 said:
Thanks @andrei.nica, I've tried it and still get the same problem. On installing gapps I don't actually see the playstore appear at all. Cyanogen account crashes gives the 'stopped' message, so does whisperpush. But this only happens after installing gapps...
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Here's how i do: as i'm not a fan of nand backup, i back my contacts (by exporting to SD) and whatever apps on SD (not their data) with apkshare and then from CWM: wipe data/factory reset+ wipe cache partition+wipe system(in mounts&storage)+wipe dalvik cache (in advanced) - install the rom.zip, boot the rom to see how it behaves, then install gapps.zip.
However i have a SD that i've partitioned in 2 as it helps with the number of apps i can install: one fat and one ext2 (i think, about 500MB) - you can do it from CWM or Ubuntu - so that i move apps to second partition using S2E. For this rom however, i've had some errors when selecting also moving Dalvik cache, so I untick last option in S2E.
[ NO LONGER ACTIVELY BEING DEVELOPED - SORRY, READ THE POSTS FOR INFORMATION ]
Yes, you read that right. What we have here is a semi-functional CM11 (Kit Kat 4.4.4) for those with the locked boot loader using Safe Strap. I have been working on this for about a month, and this is what has come of that work. However, I need some help. I am not Android savvy enough to fix all of these problems to make this a fully functioning phone.
That being said, the phone does boot up and appears to mostly work. At this time, it is not a stable daily driver.
I did search all the threads, and I believe that this is not covered in another thread, so please forgive me if there is another CM11 thread that is for SS users on AT&T's locked boot loader phones. I don't see any.
How I got here:
Well, I wanted Cyanogenmod on my AT&T locked boot loader Safe Strapped phone. Every thread says we can't do that, and I just don't like hearing people tell me we can't do something and not provide any reasons. So I decided to try for myself. For the most part, they are right, but with enough perseverance, anything could happen.
I wanted to still use my phone as my daily driver, so I needed SafeStrap to work without having to bounce between kernels.
I was currently using Safe Strap with the NB1/NC1 kernels, and running Joe-Tech's GPE 4.4.4, so I decided that I should start with a 4.4.4 variant of CM, which lead me to CM11. I tried all of them, the nightlies, the home builds, the official builds, and I stumbled across one particular CM11 nightly (20151115) that would boot and then crash as soon as it booted. So I decided to use that as a base.
Reviewing the situation/logs/errors after each crash, I slowly removed, edited, or replaced something until it would not receive that error and would move on to the next error. By the grace of God it was slowly coming together! Hence why the built in camera app is gone and replaced with open camera, etc.
If we get this working, we may be able to use these hacks or tricks to get higher versions such as CM12 or perhaps (fingers crossed) CM13. I know this is kind of lofty, but perhaps we could get something going here. Once we identify the key problems, perhaps we can also apply these tricks to other AOSP variants, such as Slim Roms.
However, let's stick to putting one foot in front of the other right now and focus on CM11.
The Setup:
AT&T boot loader locked phone with NB1/NC1 kernel and modules flashed.
Safe Strap 3.75, currently using Rom Slot 1 for this, as my daily driver is on the stock slot, however I have done it both ways, and it works either way.
Download the below CM11 zip and put it on your phone.
In Safe Strap, choose stock or rom slot, then wipe and flash the CM11 zip.
After flashing the zip, flash the wifi modules for your kernel.
Once it boots:
Go to the settings->about phone->tap on build to enable developer mode.
Then, in developer menu, choose "Disable HW overlays" to always use GPU for screen compositing. (To improve graphics performance, you may find playing with the other graphics options help also.)
Then disable the lock screen by changing "slide" to "none" (To prevent sleep of death until we fix it.) Thanks @Sterben Pistole
Temporary Root:
Simply open the KingoRoot app and click on the padlock. This will take roughly 3-5 minutes, but it will successfully give you root permissions. After reboot, root permission will be lost, but you can simply open KingoRoot and give yourself root permissions again.
Download link:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/at7iw100uawi74k/CM11-20160322-SS.zip
OR This version, which includes the qcom scripts (testing):
http://www.mediafire.com/download/nb98rtkk2j0vjpa/CM11-20160326-SS.zip
Screenshots:
Boot animationhttp://www.mediafire.com/view/wgn5m57mjk5irvm/IMG_20160310_165320.jpg
Boot animationhttp://www.mediafire.com/view/7k8y591adrwsscw/IMG_20160310_162451.jpg
Settings http://www.mediafire.com/view/lrni6kpw04oi43d/IMG_20160310_165713.jpg
About phone1http://www.mediafire.com/view/8hb8slcwxgqxycl/IMG_20160310_165603.jpg
About phone2http://www.mediafire.com/view/ugra6jdeiz6wro5/IMG_20160310_165610.jpg
Dev. optionshttp://www.mediafire.com/view/qvd2q9uwd2vv8pn/IMG_20160310_165652.jpg
Home screen2http://www.mediafire.com/view/5h9vg4wxaacfpio/IMG_20160310_165742.jpg
Menu screenhttp://www.mediafire.com/view/55bvds7k08b2nkk/IMG_20160310_165548.jpg
Home screen1http://www.mediafire.com/view/qkod20qyyv3fska/IMG_20160310_165449.jpg
Check the following posts for issues and known working items. If you have an idea of how to solve the item, the best thing to do would be to download this CM11 and try it out. If you can't do that, or if you did and found a solution, just post your thoughts/trials/2 cents here in the forum and we can hopefully integrate it into the final product!
Team Members and Contributors: (People who have contributed to the project.)
@Sterben Pistole
@Evant28
Beta testers: @DeadlySin9
Huge special thanks to @jmsq and @Joe-Tech for permission to use things we need from their GPE roms!
Known problems
Here is a list of the Known issues:
SYSTEM:
-USB - MTP, UMS, and PTP are not currently working properly. The PTP may be working, but my Linux computer cannot connect to it. The UMS will not mount. The MTP says the connection is taking too long and resets (on my computer).
-Sleep of Death - Lock screen causes sleep of death and reboot errors. Must disable the lock screen to prevent this. Thanks @Sterben Pistole !
-Mounting external SD card - Currently the extSdCard is mounted, however it requires root privileges to use it.
-SU - Currently, @Sterben Pistole has found a SU temporary work around, however, it is lost on reboot.
-GPS - Not currently functioning.
-APN settings - Since that portion of the settings crashes, I thought we could edit the xml file directly and set a default option for the carrier of choice. Not ideal, but perhaps a good work around?
-TeleService.apk has been removed, it causes too many crashes, this apk is really important for phone calls/radio control, so this would really need to be replaced.
APPS:
-GPS Status - The app works, but GPS does not appear to be functioning.
-Messaging - Crashes when you open it. I think due to settings issue with connectivity to network.
-Settings - Mostly works, a few settings options cause it to crash, most importantly, the mobile network settings for APN's etc. crashes.
-Torch - Torch apk does not function at this time. Found that during CM kernel init, changes are made to facilitate the torch.apk, which are not done by the stock kernel init. However, it is possible that these could be written in as a init.d script.
Known Working
Here is a list of the known working:
SYSTEM:
-ADB - Fully functional.
-Audio - Makes sounds when you tap on buttons, appears to work fine.
-Bluetooth - Fully functional, used it to tether internet to use the browser, worked great.
-Bootlogo - Fully functional.
-Bootup - Boots all the way up the first time.
-Camera - Fully functional.
-External SD Card - Currently mounts, but requires super user privileges to use it.
-Internal Storage - Fully functional.
-Themes - @Sterben Pistole has verrified that different themes work.
-Wifi - Remember to flash your modules in SS! Thanks @Sterben Pistole
APPS:
-Apollo - Works great.
-Browser - Works great when you have an active network connection.
-Calculator - Works great.
-Calendar - Works great.
-Camera - Works great. Thanks @Sterben Pistole
-Clock - Works great.
-CM File Manager - Now working!
-DSP Manager - Appears to work.
-Email - Appears to work.
-Gallery - Works great!
-Movie Studio - Appears to work.
-People - Appears to work.
-Phone - Appears to work, but due to a settings issue with setting the carrier, I could not connect to make a phone call.
-Terminal Emulator - Works great.
-Voice Dialer - App opens, don't know if it works as I did not add my contacts.
Change log
Code:
3/26/16
-New QCOM script testing download link CM11-20160326-SS.zip
-Removed two of the scripts, the BT, and the BTDUN scripts. Those two scripts cause the Bluetooth to fail. Now the bluetooth works just as it did before the scripts were added.
3/24/16
-Alternate CM11-20160324-QCOMSCRIPTS-SS.zip download link
-Our NB1/NC1 kernel will need certain settings, services, and scripts run to be fully functional in regards to the hardware. Our kernel, through init, was calling for several qcom shells that did not exist. They have been added into this zip. Although it does not immediately solve any issues, it may be worth trying some of the things in these scripts, thus the original 20160322 zip is still available for download.
3/22/16
-New CM11-20160322-SS.zip download link
-Removed /recovery, boot.img, and file_context from zip as well as from updater-script. This makes it smaller and quicker to flash to your phone.
-Removed Loki script from installation script, as we do not need it on SS.
3/16/16
-New CM11-20160316-SS.zip download link
-External SD card now is auto mounted to /storage/extSdCard, however, it requires super user permission to use it.
-Dropped UltraExplorer and added ES File Manager for maintenance tools. Not intended for final product.
3/15/16
-New CM11-20160315-SS.zip download link
-Added Kingoroot for simpler one click rooting, root is still temporary.
(We had already achieved temporary root, but it was more complicated to activate than this. Kingoroot can re-root after restarting your phone.)
3/14/16
-New CM11-20160314-SS.zip download link
-Subtle changes in build.prop, fixed model # in about phone.
-Added TowelRoot, UltraExplorer, and Pushbullet for maintenance tools. Not intended for final product.
3/13/16
-New CM11-20160313-SS.zip download link.
-Camera2.apk fixed, open camera removed. Thanks [user=6053184]@Sterben Pistole[/user]
-CM File Manager fixed, removed ES File explorer.
3/12/16
-New CM11-20160312-SS.zip download link.
-WiFi Fixed, be sure to flash the appropriate modules in SS! Thanks [user=6053184]@Sterben Pistole[/user] !
3/11/16
-New CM11-20160311-AKLU-SS.zip download link with fix for internal phone memory "sdcard" mounting with SS.
-Sleep of death and reboot error workaround - Thanks [user=6053184]@Sterben Pistole[/user]
- Disable the lock screen to prevent sleep of death and to allow future reboots. We will want to disable or fix the lock screen function, but the workaround allows us to continue working at this time!
3/10/16
-Uploaded to XDA for assistance from other members and to share what has been done so far.
2/26/16
-Created new boot animation reflecting SS and CM.
2/24/16
-Removed Torch.apk, camera.apk, camera2.apk due to issues.
-Added OpenCamera - works great, and you can choose where to save pics.
-Added /system/lib/modules, but still cannot insmod them, due to no root permission.
-Tried Kingroot, will not root without internet connection, used bluetooth tether, but it did not recognize internet connection, even though browser worked online.
-Tried SuperSU, but it cannot update the binary.
2/23/16
-Removed teleservices.apk from /system/priv-app due to issues.
-Edited build.prop
-Now the crrashing has stopped, however we cannot use data or make phone calls without teleservices.apk. Perhaps we can steal it from another rom?
-Camera app crashes when accessing the camera.
-Settings sometimes crash.
-File manager could not find any storage devices, internal or external. Replacd with ES File Manager and now can see all files in mounted partitions.
-sdcard and extSdCard are not mounted at boot. Write script to do that?
-GPU needed set to no HW overlays in dev. options to prevent graphics errors/tearing.
-Bluetooth tests sat! :)
2/22/16
-Installed CM11 nightly through SS, but it constantly crashes.
I'm going to be experimenting with your build as I've started working on the same type of project as of last week. I'm going to see what I can do to fix a couple of the crashes and report back to you.
EDIT: TO ALL, IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING DO NOT INSTALL THIS. IT IS NOT A DAILY DRIVER AT ALL.
EDIT 2: As I suspected, if you go into the settings and disable the lockscreen it won't go into the sleep of death.
Wow, this looks great! I'd love to help with this if I can.
Rebooting works flawlessly if you turn off the lock screen. As for the internal and external storage not mounting properly, you need a wrapper script for that. I think @jmsq made one a while ago, but he's not active anymore.
Sterben Pistole said:
I'm going to be experimenting with your build as I've started working on the same type of project as of last week. I'm going to see what I can do to fix a couple of the crashes and report back to you.
EDIT: TO ALL, IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING DO NOT INSTALL THIS. IT IS NOT A DAILY DRIVER AT ALL.
EDIT 2: As I suspected, if you go into the settings and disable the lockscreen it won't go into the sleep of death.
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Tested, works great! Updated thread! Great work!
Now we should replace or fix the lock screen. At least now we know what the problem was. Great insight!
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Wow, this looks great! I'd love to help with this if I can.
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Evant28,
You bet, if you can, download the files and play around with it. Let us know if you find any way to fix anything and we'll put it to work.
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Rebooting works flawlessly if you turn off the lock screen. As for the internal and external storage not mounting properly, you need a wrapper script for that. I think @jmsq made one a while ago, but he's not active anymore.
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Great find on the disabled lock screen allowing reboots! I've added it to the instructions after booting up the first time. I am breaking down @jmsq GPE 4.4.3 rom to look at the script. I've also pm'd to ask their permission.
To be fair, some of those people saying it wasn't possible did specify that it would require plenty of work that most people don't want to/can't do. Kitkat probably is the best option since we did get those GPE's working though, and I certainly applaud your efforts. I'm no developer myself or I'd help out, but I think a good way to get some things working since we can't change the kernel is to try and build and load modules for it using bypasslkm. I don't know the viability of that, but I know at least for the storage issue I've seen a case where a module was loaded in order to allow mounting.
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To be fair, some of those people saying it wasn't possible did specify that it would require plenty of work that most people don't want to/can't do. Kitkat probably is the best option since we did get those GPE's working though, and I certainly applaud your efforts. I'm no developer myself or I'd help out, but I think a good way to get some things working since we can't change the kernel is to try and build and load modules for it using bypasslkm. I don't know the viability of that, but I know at least for the storage issue I've seen a case where a module was loaded in order to allow mounting.
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Does BypassLKM work on 4.4.2? I know it works on 4.3, because that's what it was built for, but if it does it would definitely help a good bit.
Mounting of sdcard fixed.
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To be fair, some of those people saying it wasn't possible did specify that it would require plenty of work that most people don't want to/can't do. Kitkat probably is the best option since we did get those GPE's working though, and I certainly applaud your efforts. I'm no developer myself or I'd help out, but I think a good way to get some things working since we can't change the kernel is to try and build and load modules for it using bypasslkm. I don't know the viability of that, but I know at least for the storage issue I've seen a case where a module was loaded in order to allow mounting.
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Internal phone storage "sdcard" mounting is fixed, new download link in OP. Turns out SS roms use a special sdcard mounting script. Thanks for the suggestions though, we need all the help we can get!
Wow great progress! I'll be installing as soon as I get home. Now that internal storage is fixed does WiFi work?
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Wow great progress! I'll be installing as soon as I get home. Now that internal storage is fixed does WiFi work?
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Not at the moment. Even if Wi-Fi was working this would still be far off from being a stable daily driver. I'll post an update if I figure something out.
EDIT: WIFI IS NOW UP AND RUNNING! Modules are needed as always.
EDIT 2: Uploading build with working Wi-Fi as I am typing this. I have slow Wi-Fi so it'll be a while ;-;
EDIT 3: Got root working, but it's not out of the box. You need to flash SU in Safestrap right after modules, download towelroot, make it rain, and then install SU binary's from SU app.
EDIT 4: Root is only temporary. After a reboot it disappears. Also, theme's work great
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Not at the moment. Even if Wi-Fi was working this would still be far off from being a stable daily driver. I'll post an update if I figure something out.
EDIT: WIFI IS NOW UP AND RUNNING! Modules are needed as always.
EDIT 2: Uploading build with working Wi-Fi as I am typing this. I have slow Wi-Fi so it'll be a while ;-;
EDIT 3: Got root working, but it's not out of the box. You need to flash SU in Safestrap right after modules, download towelroot, make it rain, and then install SU binary's from SU app.
EDIT 4: Root is only temporary. After a reboot it disappears. Also, theme's work great
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Just about to flash, did you by chance get the build uploaded? Awesome work!
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Just about to flash, did you by chance get the build uploaded? Awesome work!
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uploaded wrong file lol There you go btw, there's still no service.
EDIT: Reuploading... Uploaded the original one by accident :/
Sterben Pistole said:
Does BypassLKM work on 4.4.2? I know it works on 4.3, because that's what it was built for, but if it does it would definitely help a good bit.
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I'm pretty sure someone got it working while everyone was looking into getting a working kexec module. I'll see if I can't find a link somewhere.
EDIT: Still searching, but there are also directions on how to point it to the right address and compile it in the bypasslkm thread. Surge1223 built one for 4.4.2, but it's for verizon NC5 and I haven't found the link yet just found it here.
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I'm pretty sure someone got it working while everyone was looking into getting a working kexec module. I'll see if I can't find a link somewhere.
EDIT: Still searching, but there are also directions on how to point it to the right address and compile it in the bypasslkm thread. Surge1223 built one for 4.4.2, but it's for verizon NC5 and I haven't found the link yet just found it here.
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http://ubunmobile.blogspot.com/2015/03/moddev-enable-unsigned-kernel-modules.html Here's a link to what seems like it's what we're looking for.