[ROM - Stock-based] Minimoto v1.7 XT862/XT860- Less is more. - Motorola Droid 3

This ROM is stock XT862 5.7.906 deodexed and meticulously optimised to make the lowest use of resources possible.
The zipfile download is just 75.9Mb - everything unnecessary has been removed, many resources hand optimised and blur/moto apps replaced where better alternatives exist.
Features :-
- All hardware, camera/camcorder, sensors, GPS, bluetooth, LEDs, HDMI etc working
- Reboot+screenshot on power menu
- MMS from CM7
- Calendar from CM7
- Networklocation fixed
- Minimum and auto brightness lowered to increase battery life with screen on
- Calculator replaced with latest (2012-12-20) MobiCalc (Scientific calculator with DEC/BIN/HEX conversion)
- Blur Setup removed
- Uses standard android account+sync settings, no more need for Blur services
- optimised blurphone/dialer UI
- black themed notification bar
- vol up/down wake
- Optimised Flash player (You must reboot once for it to work)
- HDMI fixed and fully tested now
- Smooth scrolling patch from MrObvious
- Camera from Atrix, hacked for 100% jpeg quality, added fps lowlight patch in 1.65
- Gallery replaced with QuickPic
- N1 Magic Alarm replaces Blur Alarm Clock, which was very big and slow for a simple alarm app.
- ICS iconset
- Pre-rooted
- Default browser forced to desktop view and always shows debug menus
- 1% battery (using icons lifted from mavrom's framework-res.apk)
- Notification power toggles from Steel Droid 4.8
- Very minimal Gingerbread Google Apps - much smaller than the one on goo.im
- Email app from CM7, syncs contacts/calendar/email from MS exchange, Office365, Gmail, Hotmail or any POP3/IMAP account
- Total control of over/under clocking/volting
- Busybox 1.20 replaces all binaries wherever possible (lowers disk/mem/cache usage)
- Latest Holo Launcher (2013-01-06) pre-installed and updatable
- DSPManager
- FMRadio
- Quickoffice (we have a license for this as part of stock ROM, so well worth having)
- Terminal emulator (2013-01-06)
- One alarm tone "alarm classic", one ringtone "ring", one notification tone "bells"
- No bootanim/sound (shows default android logo)
- init.d support
- command line tools
---- "rw" - read/write system
---- "ro" - revert to read only
---- "ssh"/"scp"
---- "zip" - create archives from cmd-line
---- "ash" as default shell using busybox
---- "zipalign" - force zipped APK contents to 32-bit boundaries for better use of RAM
---- "repack_apks" - rezip and zipalign a dir full of apks, cd to /data/app and run it to optimise apps downloaded from market
More details, credits, how-to for overclocking etc in 2nd post.
DOWNLOAD LINK - UPDATED v1.7 - Network location fixed, optimised camera and framework-res, icons from lotzakritters, updated hololauncher, terminal, superuser, flash mod, removed unused ducati binaries, removed unused libs, added reboot+screenshot, removed VZW location services and lots more optimisations.
http://d-h.st/bI1 - XT862 version
http://d-h.st/SOc - XT860 version, thanks to docardoso, updated to fix keymap
****FLASHING INSTRUCTIONS - IMPORTANT THESE ARE SPECIFIC TO MINIMOTO ROM****
This ROM should work with safestrap 2 or 3, but has only been tested on v3.05.
To flash, first create a ROM slot in SS3, activate that slot, wipe data, then install the ZIP.
Do not clear data again after installing - this ROM installs some necessary files to the /data partition.

Credits/Howtos
Credits :-
Hashcode - for every single thing that makes this phone still worth having. Particularly safestrap3, which allows me to mod ROMs on the train to/from work and still have a working phone the rest of the time
Buckmarble - for mavrom - I used Buck's /etc directory as a quick way to get this bootable under safestrap, and the battery icons from his framework-res.apk
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1612537
Chevycam94 - for Steel Droid ROM - I used his SystemUI.apk file to add power toggles.
I've used Chevy's to save time, but plan to do my own later with less theming.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1278056
Opptimizer projekt - for the overclocking kernel modules
http://code.google.com/p/opptimizer/
Cyanogenmod team - for their fantastic mail/calendar/mms apps
http://www.cyanogenmod.org/
Motorola - for making all our lives more difficult
http://www.motorola.com
How-tos :-
===Over/Under Clock/Volt===
You can find a template overclocking script in /etc/init.d named "02overclock".
By default, all the options are commented out.
The script includes example values tuned for my specific CPU, so yours will probably not work with these values, but it also lists the default moto values for reference.
While testing, copy the script to /data and run it from there - don't put testing values in /etc/init.d or your device may bootloop.
To edit the script, type "rw" in terminal to enter read/write mode, then make the changes you want using your favorite text editor.
First, uncomment these lines
#echo performance > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor
#echo 1 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1/online
#insmod /system/lib/modules/symsearch.ko
#insmod /system/lib/modules/overclock.ko
#echo hotplug > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor
Then start trying various settings for the 0,1,2,3 Steps of CPU scaling.
See the following article for details on tuning the VSEL and clock speeds to your device - proceed with caution.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/14511-opptimizer-projekt-milestone-overclock-for-omap4-devices/
Once you have a stable set of values, in terminal "cp /data/02overclock /etc/init.d" and reboot.
Now your phone will apply these values on every boot.

Sounds cool, might give it a shot.
Couple of cuestions:
what launcher does it have? ( I know I could easily replace it, but, just curious )
since it's deodexed, do you reckon rom toolbox themes would work?
thingonaspring said:
This ROM is stock XT862 5.7.906 deodexed and meticulously optimised to make the lowest use of resources possible.
The zipfile download is just 99.5Mb - everything unnecessary has been removed, and blur/moto apps replaced where better alternatives exist.
Features :-
- Pre-rooted
- Very minimal Gingerbread Google Apps - much smaller than the one on goo.im
- Email app from CM7 - syncs contacts/calendar/email from exchange, office365, etc, also supports gmail and hotmail (works for me even without a "plus" account!)
- Total control of over/under clocking/volting
- Busybox replaces all binaries wherever possible (lowers disk/mem/cache usage)
- Latest (2012-11-07) ADWLauncher pre-installed and updatable (fast stable modern launcher)
- DSPManager (replaces "audio effects" from stock)
- FMRadio
- Quickoffice (we have a license for this as part of stock ROM, so well worth having)
- Terminal emulator
- One alarm tone "alarm classic", one ringtone "ring", one notification tone "bells"
- No bootanim/sound (shows default android logo)
- TCP/Filesystem/VM tweaks
- init.d support
- command line tools "rw" - read/write system, "ro" - revert to read only, "ssh", "scp", "zip", "ash" as default shell (busybox)
- All hardware, camera/camcorder, sensors, GPS, bluetooth, LEDs etc working
More details, credits, how-to for overclocking etc to follow.
DOWNLOAD LINK
http://www.multiupload.nl/652II0AO7F
****FLASHING INSTRUCTIONS - IMPORTANT THESE ARE SPECIFIC TO MINIMOTO ROM****
This ROM should work with safestrap 2 or 3, but has only been tested on v3.05.
To flash, first create a ROM slot in SS3, activate that slot, wipe data, then install the ZIP.
Do not clear data again after installing - this ROM installs some necessary files to the /data partition.
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Launcher - ADW, latest as of today.
Theming - should be possible, only some static resources in framework-res.apk have been modified, which I don't think will cause any problems.
I'll update 1st and 2nd posts with a lot more info in a few hours, am at work right now, so not cool to be spending too much time on forums.

If I understand correctly this is NOT overclocked by default?
Sent from my XT860 using xda premium

It looks fine so far, with one major exception: there is no settings->accounts & sync, so, since GMail is not installed by default, I cannot set my GMail account to sync after installing the app. (I do like to tweak these settings, so I'd have to see it back.)
Also, settings->battery & data manager->battery mode force closes (not a huge issue). Settings->battery & data manager->data delivery->Social applications force closes (expected that one.) If there is a way to disable these menu items, that would be a good thing - nobody like to get an FC.
Also, like Maverick, the default typeface dos not distinguish visibly between normal and bold type. In GMail, it is nearly impossible to tell which conversations have unread messages and which do not (unread have bold type on stock.) You can sort-of tell because unread and read conversations have a slightly different background, but it's too subtle to tell at a glance - you really have to look to see the difference.

Nice to see a new rom development

@Endoroid Yep - not overclocked by default - you need to tune the overclock script in /etc/init.disabled/02overclock, testing carefully. Only when you have good settings for your CPU should you copy that script to /etc/init.d so it applies on boot.
@doogald
settings->accounts & sync - I'd recommend using the built-in email client. It handles gmail really well and has sync settings in the app.
settings->battery & data manager->battery, settings->battery & data manager->data delivery->Social applications force closes, yep both those features are removed. I'll look into tidying up the XML so it no longer shows those settings.
A patch release has just been uploaded to the OP, its a fix for headphone connectivity, well worth having.
Next target is a tidyup of the settings menus and an effort to get notification power widget and better battery/signal indicators.
Meanwhile - does anyone know of a source for a better built-in browser APK?
The D3's default one doesn't remember mobile/desktop useragent settings, so I usually end up installing Opera instead.

it will be great if you add more languages to it....

thingonaspring said:
Meanwhile - does anyone know of a source for a better built-in browser APK?
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how about dolphin? its very fast, and has a lot of enhancements.

thingonaspring said:
@doogald
settings->accounts & sync - I'd recommend using the built-in email client. It handles gmail really well and has sync settings in the app.
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Thanks. I'll look at the email app, but I generally prefer the GMail app for important message support, etc. Second, I like to tweak the sync settings at times - turn off Google+, for example, or turn on Picasa if I am looking for photos that I know I have online, and then turn it off when I don't need it (most of the time). There are other apps that store sync settings in settings->accounts, such as Dropbox, so I'd like/need to have those settings exposed. Also, I know that some people like to sync Facebook or Twitter contacts.
Lastly, thanks for taking the time to develop this. It's great to see another ROM choice.

boazal said:
it will be great if you add more languages to it....
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Hehe - so far I've been removing languages. It might be possible to make flashable language packs for it, I'll see if anyone's done something simillar.
@doogald
There are other apps that store sync settings in settings->accounts, such as Dropbox
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Hmm, that does make sense yes. I'll have a look at reinstating it.

doogald said:
Thanks. I'll look at the email app, but I generally prefer the GMail app for important message support, etc. Second, I like to tweak the sync settings at times - turn off Google+, for example, or turn on Picasa if I am looking for photos that I know I have online, and then turn it off when I don't need it (most of the time). There are other apps that store sync settings in settings->accounts, such as Dropbox, so I'd like/need to have those settings exposed. Also, I know that some people like to sync Facebook or Twitter contacts.
Lastly, thanks for taking the time to develop this. It's great to see another ROM choice.
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+1.
absolutely needed...

seems like global APNs were not set? I wasn't able to get 3G yet....

thingonaspring said:
DOWNLOAD LINK - UPDATED v1.01 patch release - Fixes headphone output (this is what we get for making last minute changes)
http://www.multiupload.nl/0VFD1QP9L6
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Not to be rude, but that link doesn't work. It tries to redirect me to download some kind of client. 4 browsers have been tried.

thingonaspring said:
Hehe - so far I've been removing languages. It might be possible to make flashable language packs for it, I'll see if anyone's done something simillar.
@doogald
Hmm, that does make sense yes. I'll have a look at reinstating it.
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Thanks, but could I reenable the account sync setttings somewhat urgently by myself?
I needed to set up for google+ instant upload, but G+ fc'd at settings... which seems related to this missing menu.
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Cyrus221 said:
Not to be rude, but that link doesn't work. It tries to redirect me to download some kind of client. 4 browsers have been tried.
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had the same experience, but i found the link when i used Firefox nightly.

Cyrus221 said:
Not to be rude, but that link doesn't work. It tries to redirect me to download some kind of client. 4 browsers have been tried.
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I was able to download using the PutLocker link yesterday. I just tried again, and it worked. (Chrome on my Mac... I always use a computer to download and get to the device either by direct connect or via Dropbox.)

@Cyrus221
You're looking at the interstitial advert between multiupload and the actual download site. Click "Skip Ad" in the top right, then you goto the actual download.
Don't blame me, blame crafty tactics by multiupload's commercial partners.
@palmwangja
I've found the reason AccountAndSyncSettings.apk isn't simply working when I reinstate it - it depends on moto's "blur" account syncing engine, which is heavily woven into a lot of the stuff I've removed to make this rom so small and efficient in the first place.
If we enable that bunch of settings, then the rom loses much of its point - being small and fast.
Instead of that, I'm looking at getting CM7's apk for the same function to work instead.

thingonaspring said:
Instead of that, I'm looking at getting CM7's apk for the same function to work instead.
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Thanks for taking the time to try this. If you can get CM7's to work, that could be a big plus.

thingonaspring said:
@palmwangja
I've found the reason AccountAndSyncSettings.apk isn't simply working when I reinstate it - it depends on moto's "blur" account syncing engine, which is heavily woven into a lot of the stuff I've removed to make this rom so small and efficient in the first place.
If we enable that bunch of settings, then the rom loses much of its point - being small and fast.
Instead of that, I'm looking at getting CM7's apk for the same function to work instead.
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Thanks, sounds like a plan.
BTW, Will there be any chance of getting a widget on notification bar, just like any other ICS roms?
Your rom seems really promising, and can be one of the best daily driver.

Related

Often imitated, never duplicated! Focused 1.8.6

Sorry for posting a new thread.. I wanted to start over with a better control of it, with FAQ's involved, etc.
PLEASE READ THE FAQ BEFORE POSTING A QUESTION!!! Thank you
Want a progressional review of the rom as it goes on? Read the amazing view by Blair at Gizmo Ninja!
Droid X ROM Review, rubiX ROMs! Updated 11/22/2010 Droid X AOSP/Vanilla ROM! | Gizmo Ninja
Since these two are so closely related, I'll be posting them together.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS ONE IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE LEAK, ONE IS NOT
Change log from 1.8.6:
Updated tweaks (credit to Collin_PH for some of them)
Kernel tweaks (NO this is not a custom kernel upgrade of any sort, simply set the CFS to behave more like a BFS) i'd like to thank inkarnit for working on these behind the scenes with me. He helped me test the kernel tweaks
These kernel tweaks will kill your quadrant score. If you score ~900/1000, you know they are working. These quadrant scores are changed in the I/O scheduler, but increase cpu performance and the like. The phone OVERALL will run FASTER and SMOOTHER than before. THESE LOW SCORES ARE NORMAL. Linpack scores, on the contrary, will increase.
Added transition animations (credit to Myn, and JsinLegacy for pointing them out)
Re-optimized, zipaligned all apks and framework-res/moto-res
OGG (sounds) optimized
Updated moto files with 2.3.320 files (some anyways)
Now compatible with OC on boot (seems to not work on the leak) and will not cancel out my tweaks
Bootstrap is installed on boot (takes a few minutes), to reboot into recovery, either run the bootstrap app or type bstrap.sh -r in terminal emulator *STILL BETA*
Some other things I can't remember right now, will update when my memory is better
Full changelog in previous threads, this is only the difference between 1.8.6 and 1.8.9/1.9.3
Download links:
1.8.9 ONLY RUN THIS IF YOU ARE NOT ON THE 2.3.320 LEAK
http://bit.ly/9yE2NJ
MIRROR: http://bit.ly/eGXodc
1.9.3 ONLY RUN THIS IF YOU ARE ON THE 2.3.320 LEAK
http://bit.ly/asTgDO
MIRROR:
http://bit.ly/hsn4te
I'd like to thank everyone that helped me and answered all my nonsense questions. AngDroid, Matt4542, BGill55, Wayne at WJD Designs, JsinLegacy, JRummy(especially) helped me a lot getting this ready, it wouldn't of been done without them!
Special Big thanks to Rainabba from Alldroid for helping me with this! He will be making something very big very possible very soon that will be incorporated into this rom the second I get it
**First 2.2.1 Droid X rom
Change Log from 1.6
Added reboot option to power menu
Security Features for my benefit
Various code cleaning and fixing
Couple of bug fixes
Upgraded to 2.2.1 Drivers
Framework better suits Generic (Lock screen tab placement, text placement)
Tweaks tweaked
More Blur removed than ever before
Added 3G HotSpot app
Home screen memory fix (credit to Beesley)
App Widget Picker included (Can't remember who made this, anyone know?)
Music Mod instead of Source Music app (Credit to Eliot Stocker)
Added Car Home back since it was removed from market
This rom is smoother, faster, stronger than ever before. You all will NOT be disappointed.
RELEASE NOTES:
Made from my own base
All apps Deodexed, Optimized, Zipaligned by Me
De-Blurred COMPLETELY
Build.Prop Tweaks (credit to Beesley)
All AOSP apps compiled 11/10/2010
ADW Launcher
3D Gallery
WORKING PHONE INCOMING CALL SLIDERS! (Credit to me and AngDroid)
Bloatware Removed
140+ MB Free in System at install!
Certain Market apps removed (Download from market)
Speed and Battery tweaks (Credit to me)
Internal Memory Manager raised to give better stability, battery life, and performance.
Syscontl.Conf tweaks (Credit to me/Pete)
Zipalign Apks script. My original intent was to run this on boot, but it causes problems with certain themes, so RUN THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!! type Zipalign_apks in terminal emulator to run (Credit to Pete)
Updated BusyBox (Credit to JRummy)
Various bug fixes from Fission 1.0/rubiX 0.5
FaceBook now syncs to contacts! Sign in through FaceBook app!
AMAZING NEW AND UPDATED Boot animation credit to WJD Designs!
Battery percentage by the 10's, ACCURATE (images and fix credit to kejar31 since his coding rules and mine causes boot loops )
Rounded corners in the status bar (Credit to Cyanogen team)
Transparent Notification Pulldown
Undervolt optional, to use my undervolt settings, run lowvolt.sh in terminal emulator
Overclock Script! Credit to JRummy for the awesome script. To access, just run:
su
cpu.sh
in terminal emulator, and follow instructions from there.
BETA:
Auto boot strap on every FULL boot of the system. This is beta, and will be tweaked within the next few days as I adjust and fix it, and will be uploaded either as 1.8.7 or a patch.
Please note, this has ZERO blur, except for settings, which isn't even blurry. Please do not ask me to add back in blur features, that's not the point of this rom, nor can I support ANY blur features that are not already in here.
If you like my work, please consider clicking me to send me some red bulls
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In preparation for my new releases, I figured i'd post this while everything is uploading.
You will NOT be answered by myself or Sephtin if you ask a question that is answered in here. You ARE welcome to answer any questions not answered in here, that will be answered and added to the OP. Bug reports go in the OFFICIAL release thread please.
FAQ
Q: My Gmail doesn’t sink! Your rom brokeded my phone!
A: Download it from the market, set it to sync in accounts, gmail settings. You should get a notification asking permission. Allow it, then re-check the sync email option.
Q: I can’t voice search! Dubya tee eff?
A: Download Voice Search from the market. It was removed since Google likes to update things constantly and I can’t keep up with them. I’m not a themer, I have no need to 
Q: My HDMI doesn’t work!?
A: I know. I’m working on a fix, and am getting close.
Q: Why is my phone so awesome now?
A: <Insert cheesy answer here>
Q: Why does my phone randomly reboot some times?
A: Moto's screwy behavior with the bootloader and the security checks constantly checking for blur. This causes all of the phones memory to be eaten up (mostly at times when the screen is locked) and reboot to free it again. This is also an issue with their framework, and not just the blur security checks. It's being worked on, I promise. Every release, you all test a possible fix
(This question drives me crazy but I have a full answer now)
Q: Why is my cell standby ~50%?! That's why my phone dies in 0.02 seconds!!!!1!1
A: No.. Your phone dies because A: you are overclocked and your phone doesn't like it, B: Your phone doesn't like my tweaks or C: Your phone doesn't like me, period. Cell standby is a graphical bug caused by improper permissions. Currently, I can fix it, but if I do, you cannot wipe system before installing without a hard brick. My rom AUTOMATICALLY wipes system, and I will not get rid of that feature because it saves A LOT of issues on my end, and on yours.
Reserved for Themes
Note: All themes from 1.6 work with this rom, but i'm going to link them here when I get done writing this paper!!!
Downloaded and Installing now
Just flashed and I'm not finding the 3G Hotspot app.
thanks for your hard work. I appreciate it.
I wish I had one of the phones that could stay stable at 1.2 or more OC.
Lucky if I can hang at 1.2.
Overall, it is working great for me.
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stable at 1250 after settling down. Working my way up.
sinful blue by JsinLegacy working great
http://www.jbthemes.com/jsinlegacy/Sinful/Sinful_Blue_Beta2.zip
Gimpeh said:
Just flashed and I'm not finding the 3G Hotspot app.
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It worked fine for me.. Going to get back to it.. sorry guys
Thanks for addressing HDMI Drod. DEFINITELY looking forward to that appearing in rubix or fission!!
+1 on the 3G Mobile HotSpot app -- the mynet APK is in /system/app, but it doesn't show up in the app drawer. I upgraded from Rubix 1.6, so I didn't do a full wipe. Could that be causing it?
Also, is there any chance that you could remove Swype from the ROM, and just make it an optional download? I'm a beta user for Swype, and it works wy better than the built-in version. But every time I flash a new ROM, it kills my version in favor of the ROM's one, and I have to wipe both versions out and reinstall it from scratch.
btdownloads7 said:
Also, is there any chance that you could remove Swype from the ROM, and just make it an optional download? I'm a beta user for Swype, and it works wy better than the built-in version. But every time I flash a new ROM, it kills my version in favor of the ROM's one, and I have to wipe both versions out and reinstall it from scratch.
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The new version doesn't force close on your DX?
Downloading now...I think I need to clear some of the old Roms off of my sdcard. They're taking up all of my memory!! So what's different between android 2.2.1 and the old version of 2.2?
btdownloads7 said:
Also, is there any chance that you could remove Swype from the ROM, and just make it an optional download? I'm a beta user for Swype, and it works wy better than the built-in version. But every time I flash a new ROM, it kills my version in favor of the ROM's one, and I have to wipe both versions out and reinstall it from scratch.
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Pretty sure drod won't be removing swype...
Easiest way to solve for you might be to dl the .zip to your computer first, and use 7zip (or winrar, or whatever archiver you use), open the .zip, and yank out the /system/swype.apk file. That way, you don't get swype, and it shouldn't affect your beta version.
HTH!
No, it works just fine. I do have to wipe all existing Swype files from my phone, though, before I install the new beta. I just do a global sarch for "swype" in Root Explorer, then delete every single found instance. After that, Swype installer installs without any issues, and downloads and installs the latest version.
I know this is contrary to the point of the rom, but does anyone know if there's a way to add the facebook "account" setting back into the rom? It integrates so much more smoothly than the facebook application. Thanks in advance.
Seems like the battery percentage is a little off. Sent you a PM Drod.
The Droid X dual touch keyboard keeps force closing as well.
Gimpeh said:
The Droid X dual touch keyboard keeps force closing as well.
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+1. I'm having that same issue.
imronburgundy said:
I know this is contrary to the point of the rom, but does anyone know if there's a way to add the facebook "account" setting back into the rom? It integrates so much more smoothly than the facebook application. Thanks in advance.
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How so? I find the Facebook app's contact integration to be far better. You get a link to their profile page in the FB app via quick contact tasks. The only thing you lose is the social messaging integration, but I hardly ever want to go into someone's contact just to see that stuff. And as the FB app gets more features it's starting to make Moto's FB less useful in comparison.
Booyah! D/l'ing now!

[DEV][IDEA]How about small and simple ROM with basic funcionality?

Hello guys!
I don't have required 10 posts to post in development section so I'll try to start over here.
{PROBLEM}
For last year I have an idea about really simple custom ROM with basic funcionality like phone, SMS, camera, some apps, no automatic connections and other stuff which eats battery.
Maybe we have something in arena in this section?
If not maybe there are someone interested in developing this kind of ROM?
I know, that some of you may offer me to try out CM, SlimROM's and others. So, I have tried those. And I miss the thing.
{IDEA}
For example sometimes I would like to use my phone just as music player. And no other apps. Or maybe just simple "brick" phone and SMS.
This ROM shouldn't be very customizable but should have some cool features like status bar slide brightness. But it shouldn't have lot of options to select.
It could have simple options to enable or disable programs to run on boot - like I said, just music player or just phone+SMS. In this case on boot there would be no need to load unnecessary libs and other apps.
Maybe then it would be possible to boot device in seconds?
Install for instance kitkat from adc team. Switch off what you want. (wifi. Sync, bluetooth.) and you have a very quick phone which hardly uses battery. Switch on when you want more and you have a wonderful phone which uses a bit of battery
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kdrkdr said:
Install for instance kitkat from adc team. Switch off what you want. (wifi. Sync, bluetooth.) and you have a very quick phone which hardly uses battery. Switch on when you want more and you have a wonderful phone which uses a bit of battery
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Hey, I'll give it a try.
Actually when I traveled I modified almost all my phone apps not to be open in background, turned off google market, and other stuff.
But still. I hope it's possible to find or create ROM which would have those features by default.
Update
I wanted to give it a try, but I don't want to risk to flash with ROM designated for my phone (I9000) as ADC team ROM is designated for I9001.
Thank you for suggestion.
First test - barebone ROM
Today I played simply with app folder within CM 10.2.1 ROM.
Also I deleted lot of stuff from gapps for basic contacts synchronization.
I left these apk:
Apollo.apk
Contacts.apk
ContactsProvider.apk
DeskClock.apk
Dialer.apk
DSPManager.apk
FusedLocation.apk
InputDevices.apk
KeyChain.apk
LatinIME.apk
MediaProvider.apk
Mms.apk
org.zeam-1.apk - smaller and faster launcher - non-CM
Phone.apk
Provision.apk
Settings.apk
SettingsProvider.apk
SharedStorageBackup.apk
Shell.apk
Stk.apk
SystemUI.apk
TelephonyProvider.apk
webaudiores.apk
And it is working quite well as barebone ROM for calling, writing SMS, listening to music.
What's working:
USB file transfer
Dialer/Phone
SMS
Sounds (Ringtone, Notifications)
Clock
Apollo music player
DSP manager
Keyboard and suggestions
Screen lock
Wi-Fi and internet
Contacts sync
Not working:
Walpapers
Bluetooth
lock screen clock is not in center
lock screen now not working...
home button just wakes the device...
Of course I played a little bit with CPU, RAM settings, turned off animations, profiles, gps, and etc.
Max CPU setting - 400mHz
Boot time to SIM unlock 42seconds
Unoptimized libraries...
How to determine libraries dependencies?
Right now I'm looking for someone who could say how to determine libraries dependencies with current apps, so I could delete unnecessary.

Share Your Setup/App List

EpubBrowser - Home Launcher.
Extended power menu - Adds reboot options.
AndroNook Settings - Extends the settings options.
latuk Kernel - The most feature rich Kernel for the Nook.
UsbMode-2.0 - Turns on Host mode. latuk Kernel needed.
BubbleUPnP 1.8.6 - UPnP app. I use it with Plex.
TuneIn Radio 7.4 - Internet Radio app.
QQPlayer - Best working video player for the Nook. Needs FastMode2.
FastMode2 - Enables fast refresh. latuk Kernel needed.
Email - Works with Gmail.
Calculator - Default Android Calculator.
Perfect Task Switcher - Allows you to switch between running apps or kill them.
Nook Touch Mod Manager - Gives you the ability to assign apps to the buttons.
NookColor Tools - Lets you enable sideloading of apps.
Opera Mini 7.6.40234 - Best Web Browser for the Nook. This is the latest version as of posting this, but it seems Opera Mini will always support old versions of Android. So check to see if there is a newer version.
Clean Master 3.8.6.498 - Gives you the ability to kill tasks at screen unlock, plus many other options.
AirDroid v1.1.0 Beta - Transfer files wireless and manage your Nook from your PC.
adbWireless 1.4.1 - Lets you use ADB over Wifi.
reddit is fun 2.7.7 - Reddit app.
GenieWidget 1.3.04 (PROD) - Googles News & Weather app.
Nook Clear Screen - Lets you do a screen refresh to get rid of ghosting.
Screen Rotation Control -Rotates the screen.
GameBoid - Gameboy Advance emulator. Needs a bios to work.
ES File Explorer 3.1.6 - File Manager with built in Music player. View button crashes the app.
For all these apps plus many more you can download this zip pack full of working apps for the Nook ST/Glowlight.​
Apps&Games_for_NST.zip (128M)​
My everyday NSTG has been updated to FW 1.2.2, running a kernel for 1.2.1 that enables multi-touch, no-refresh mode, and USB host/audio. I never found a kernel that would support BOTH no-refresh and fast mode AND USB, but for reading text no-refresh runs rings around fast mode, IMHO. So I took that kernel and substituted it for the one in the @pinguy1982 USB Host/Audio package so I would have the tweaked audio driver set he put together AND NoRefresh mode. Worked like a charm
I decided to ignore the QuickNav buttons entirely. I assigned the "n" button to "Home" (ADW Launcher) . I assigned the upper left button to "Back" and the upper right button to "Menu". Lower right is set to my "Set Cover" app.
I tried to create a really different look and feel (see images below) using a combination of Desktop VisualizeR and SiMi Folder, two amazing apps. A SiMi folder is essentially a miniature launcher which can be placed on the desktop and assigned an icon using Desktop VisualizeR. More information on the design of the home screen is here.
I also used Minimalistic Text to create the date/greeting and weather widgets (NST Weather Widget app). Any apps that didn't fit into my SiMi folder categories were typically seldom used tools of some sort (wallpaper picker, etc.), so they ended up only in the app drawer. ADW Launcher allows me to hide in the drawer "junk" apps or apps that are one-touch which have been assigned using NTMM.
I have two other NSTs I use for experiments. One runs the unofficial 1.2.2 UK ROM as described here and the other is set up just like the NSTG described above.
These three devices are registered and use the B&N Reader and Library apps.
I also have an NSTG which I have set up without B&N apps as described here. I have installed Mantano Reader and ColorDict (with the Merriam Webster Collegiate dictionary, just like B&N) to replace the missing B&N stuff. Otherwise, it is set up the same as the two NSTs. It is, however, running FW 1.2.1 which is helpful to me when developing Tasker-based apps since plugins do not work with FW 1.2.2 (that is, the Tasker routines do not call the plugins but apps made from the routines have no issues with the plugins).
All the devices also have dual-boot capability for CM 11.
My apps: those marked with * may be hard to find/are older versions and are included in a bundled zip here (note: Mediafire seems to have a problem with a zip full of apk files so each file has an added ".OLD" extension. Remove this before side-loading). Non-B&N apps with no links either came bundled with NookManager or are from the PlayStore (or places like it).
*AdAway 2.8.1
ADB Konnect 1.0
*ADW Launcher EX 1.3.3.9
Amazon Kindle 3.2.0.35 (optimized for NST)
Calculator (MOD)
*Desktop VisualizeR 1.4.6.6
Dictionaries 1.0
EBookDroid 1.57 MOD
*ES File Explorer 1.6.2.3
GL Gesture Control (Glowlight only)
Go Contacts EX 1.0
K-9 Mail
Library (stock)
*Minimalistic Text 2.6.3
*AIType Keyboard
MX Player 1.7.40
Nook Settings 1.2.2
Nook Touch Mod Manager
NoRefresh (debug2)
NST UI 1.0
NST Weather Widget 1.6
*Open-in-browser settings [allows you to open local HTML files in browser]
Opera Mini 7.6.4
*Opera Mobile 12.10 (resigned to also work with FW 1.2.2)
PerfectViewer 1.9.2.2 MOD
PerfectViewer PDF Plugin 1.2
PrinterShare 8.7.1 Premium
*QuickPic 3.4.6
Quick Tiles 2.3
Reader (stock)
Record That Note 1.7.5 (simple voice recorder; wav, mp3)
Rotation Locker 1.4.2 MOD
Set Cover 4.0
Settings (stock)
Shortyz Crosswords 3.1.5 MOD
*SiMi Folder 2.3
Superuser 2.3.6.1
Tasker 1.3.3u2m
Terminal Emulator 1.0.70
*TuneIn Radio 7.4
*ZipSigner2 3.4
And on the with B&N removed:
*ColorDict 3.6.8
GL Gesture Control
Mantano Reader 2.2.3 MOD
I'm running a highly modified version of @yattaro 's and my 1337 ROM. Mods include:
My AndroNook Settings
My SBM Theme (ReaderRMSDK.apk and framework-res.apk)
BusyBox
@antsm 's extended power menu
@Renate NST 's nook121patch
My (unreleased) version of @Renate NST 's modified TWL4030_Keypad.kl
My own (unreleased) uRamdisk with various changes
@latuk 's UsbSound + UsbHost + Multitouch + FastScreen kernel (uImage)
@pinguy1982 's USB Audio drivers
My hard key mappings are as follows:
"n" key (short press) is HOME (Android).
"n" key (long press) toggles GlowLight.
Top left key (short press) is BACK.
Top left key (long press) toggles FastMode2.
Bottom left key (short press) is MENU.
Bottom left key (long press) opens ADB Konnect.
Top right key (short press) is PAGE_UP.
Top right key (long press) is continual PAGE_UP.
Bottom right key (short press) is PAGE_DOWN.
Bottom right key (long press) is continual PAGE_DOWN.
Here's my user app list:
ADW Launcher EX
ADB Konnect
Aldvanced Task Killer Free
AndroMouse
Temblast Audio Control
YouVersion Bible
BusyBox Free
ColorNote
Desktop VisualizeR
Dropbox
Email
E-paper
ES File Explorer
ES Task Manager
FastMode2
File Converter
Font Installer
Hacker's Keyboard
Temblast Library
MX Player 1.7.40 for Froyo/Eclair
No-frills CPU Control
Nook Clear Screen
Nook Touch Mod Manager
NookColor Tools
NoRefresh
Temblast Null Keyboard
Opera Mini
PDF Reader
QuickPic
Temblast Reader
Temblast Recorder
Screen Rotation Control
Screenshot Ultimate
Simplistic Countdown Timer
StayAwake
SuperSU
Terminal Emulator
TextWarrior
The Weather Channel
Temblast Touch Diagnostics
Temblast USB Mode Utility
Wakelock Detector
Wallpaper Wizardrii™
Zipsigner
Here's my list of standalone widget apps:
Analog Clock Collection
Circle Battery Widget
Clockr
Desktop VisualizeR
Nice Simple Battery
Nice Simple Clock
One More Clock
And lastly, here's my list of non-user .apks in /system/app:
AccountsAndSyncSettings.apk
CertInstaller.apk
HTMLViewer.apk
LatinIME.apk
PackageInstaller.apk
ReaderRMSDK.apk
Settings.apk
SettingsProvider.apk
Superuser.apk (SuperSU)
SysChecksum.apk
UserDictionaryProvider.apk
ИΘΘK¡€ can you add some screenshots to show what yours device looks like ? Why (unreleased) version of 's modified things ? What are yours changes ?
jaqjacek said:
ИΘΘK¡€ can you add some screenshots to show what yours device looks like ? Why (unreleased) version of 's modified things ? What are yours changes ?
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For homescreen setup screenshots, you can look at the NTG Homescreens 2 and NTG Homesceens 3 albums in my profile. I won't upload screenshots of my homescreen because I am a homescreen themer and change my setup about every other day. I can, however, add screenshots of other parts of my device, if you like.
The reason my uRamdisk is unreleased is that it is not stable enough or safe enough for widespread use. The main change that causes this is my seting it up to mount the /boot partition as read-write upon the device booting up. This is extremely dangerous for any average, non-developer user to have, because if even one file in that partition gets modified incorrectly or deleted, their Nook will become permanently unusable for anything except a paperweight.
Hopefully this explains things for you.
How do you guys have so much space to add apps to your NST? I've got the original NST and I keep getting warnings that the Nook is running out of space... Unless the NSTGL has a larger system ROM space than the NST? NOOK!E, I am currently using the 1337 ROM, and everything else seems to be working pretty great.
DKaine said:
How do you guys have so much space to add apps to your NST? I've got the original NST and I keep getting warnings that the Nook is running out of space... Unless the NSTGL has a larger system ROM space than the NST? NOOK!E, I am currently using the 1337 ROM, and everything else seems to be working pretty great.
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Um...I dunno? I have the original NST, too, with an 8 GB SD card (6 GB is still free). 90% of the internal storage is still free. I only have a few B&N books on internal storage, the bulk (many) are on the SD card along with music and audiobooks.
I have don't have any apps moved to the SD card.
So how come you're running out of memory? I get occasional nags from CleanMaster that RAM is scarce when I'm doing a lot of work, switching apps, etc., but I've never received any warnings about running out of storage space.
DKaine said:
How do you guys have so much space to add apps to your NST? I've got the original NST and I keep getting warnings that the Nook is running out of space... Unless the NSTGL has a larger system ROM space than the NST? NOOK!E, I am currently using the 1337 ROM, and everything else seems to be working pretty great.
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You can move some apps to /system/app to free up space on data partition
kazikas said:
You can move some apps to /system/app to free up space on data partition
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Interesting... I get the alerts like in screenshots below, including when I try to install apps from sdcard or market... How would I move stuff to /system/app from wherever it is? ES File Explorer seems to be finicky, at best, and I can't change the view to show full file names in list form.
Thanks,
DKaine
DKaine said:
Interesting... I get the alerts like in screenshots below... How would I move stuff to /system/app from wherever it is? ES File Explorer seems to be finicky, at best, and I can't change the view to show full file names in list form.
Thanks,
DKaine
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Use ADB tool or you can use Total commander with ADB plugin on windows machine http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2105707
Move apps from /data/app to system/app
And don't forget to set permissions to 644
DKaine said:
Interesting... I get the alerts like in screenshots below, including when I try to install apps from sdcard or market... How would I move stuff to /system/app from wherever
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Maybe, but I think the bigger question is "why is this happening in the first place?" Did you ever do any repartitioning? I'm running stock 1.21 and have never fiddled with anything like that. I've never moved apps to my SD card and have never actually even removed any stock apps, just disabled them by changing the extension to .OLD. I just let apps install wherever they have a mind to. The only thing I have avoided, as a matter of course, is storing media on the internal memory (except for the few B&N books). All my own stuff goes on the SD card.
So what's taking up so much space on your NST? Something's not right.
nmyshkin said:
Maybe, but I think the bigger question is "why is this happening in the first place?" Did you ever do any repartitioning? I'm running stock 1.21 and have never fiddled with anything like that. I've never moved apps to my SD card and have never actually even removed any stock apps, just disabled them by changing the extension to .OLD. I just let apps install wherever they have a mind to. The only thing I have avoided, as a matter of course, is storing media on the internal memory (except for the few B&N books). All my own stuff goes on the SD card.
So what's taking up so much space on your NST? Something's not right.
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Hi, sorry for the delay in response... Work kind of got in the way...
I have never done any re-partitioning, and I've got a 16gb sdcard. This is the first time I'm trying to move apps around, and I don't have many B&N books on the internal memory. I've only had the basic apps that install when first installing the ROM (UCbrowser, abridged list of Google Apps, SuperSU, ES File Explorer, etc.)... I started getting the alerts mentioned before just randomly that the Nook storage space was getting close to full. I only started getting the new errors when trying to install apps from the GoogleMarket or side-loaded sources. I only started trying to get rid of stuff/clear space once I started getting these messages/errors.
I've followed all the steps in the first post here Nookie's 1337 ROM to update from an earlier version of that ROM.
Thanks for following up.
DKaine
Yep, and either yattaro or NOOKIE would be your best bet for help with that ROM and the issues you are seeing. I didn't notice any similar responses within that original thread. You might try a PM to NOOKIE. I know he's busy with school right now, but he'll get back to you.
Do you think that antivirus apps are 100% useless on NST (and android devices in general)?
edit: News Republic fails to connect, says: "not trusted certificate server", any clue? (or other similar application working?)
dpikros said:
Do you think that antivirus apps are 100% useless on NST (and android devices in general)?
edit: News Republic fails to connect, says: "not trusted certificate server", any clue? (or other similar application working?)
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I think that the system is too limited to get into many dodgy situations in which you might need antivirus protection
Seriously, even if you could find an app that would work on 2.1, the chances of the database being current is very small. It would also probably slow the system down even more.
I am bummed about News Republic It was working fine the last time I checked it. The security certificate issue is new and I guess it's one that is not covered by the updated cacerts file used to resurrect the Kindle app and others. I'll try to take a look at the logcat and see if it identifies the certificate name.
In the meanwhile, the NewsHog app still works (just checked to be sure) except for the weather (which may be part of the paid version). It's a little cranky syncing so you may have to touch the sync symbol as you move from news category to category. Also, scrolling is an issue (as it is with nearly all of these apps except for News Republic!!!!!). A very quick flick with your thumb across the bottom right corner of the screen usually works best, but it is a skill. Also helps to keep the screen gutters clean.
Edit: I managed to scrape up older versions of News Republic that spanned 3.0 to 4.2. None of the 4.x would install so they are for higher Android versions. The final 3.x series (3.30) installed and opened OK but exhibited the same issue. A glance at the logcat revealed multiple server contact problems during the initial opening of the app. So it's not just one certificate, regardless of what the screen notification says. Looks like a recent change left the older versions in the dust. RIP.
Also, although it's not quite as streamlined as an app, you can bookmark news.Google.com in your browser--I use Opera Mobile--and if you take the time to customize your view when using a PC (and signed in) you can achieve a similar effect if signed in on your NST browser. No scrolling issues either.
Thanks for the info, unfortunately News Republic as you said continues to have issues. NewsHog isn't bad unless you live in Greece - there is no locale for my country Finally, bookmarking news.google.com/gr (or whatever) is a good idea, but manage the whole thing from desktop doesn't work as opera NST version is too old to sync with current desktop browser. I also use WordNews, seems reliable and has a lot of sources working.
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dpikros said:
Thanks for the info, unfortunately News Republic as you said continues to have issues. NewsHog isn't bad unless you live in Greece - there is no locale for my country Finally, bookmarking news.google.com/gr (or whatever) is a good idea, but manage the whole thing from desktop doesn't work as opera NST version is too old to sync with current desktop browser. I also use WordNews, seems reliable and has a lot of sources working.
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It's not necessary to sync browsers. All you have to do is sign in with the same Google account you use on the NST and set up your news preferences. If you sign in with Opera on the NST then the same news preferences will be displayed. I finally put an Opera shortcut to Google News on my NST home screen and used the Google news app icon: -)
Thanks for the WorldNews tip. I'll check it out.
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That was a hit! Done and enjoyed, thanks!
GenieWidget does not seem to work...when I try to add a location it tells me that it has no internet access, which is weird since everything else works with wifi on my rooted NST glowlight...?
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nrseife said:
GenieWidget does not seem to work...when I try to add a location it tells me that it has no internet access, which is weird since everything else works with wifi on my rooted NST glowlight...?
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GenieWidget has been dead for quite awhile. Even if you could set a location, the weather part was the first to die and then eventually you could not bring up the news either.
If you're interested in weather, WeatherAce is pretty nice, especially if you have a Wunderground API key (free). The only news apps I have that still work are BBC, NPR and NewsHog. All suffer to varying degrees with cranky vertical scrolling, but you can manage with some practice and very clean screen edges. Another alternative is to customize Google News (news.google.com) on your PC logged in to the same account that your NSTG is registered under. If you then sign in on the browser you use for your NSTG, you will get those same customizations. I did that and set a shortcut on my home screen, "borrowing" the current GoogleNews app icon. At least with that one (in Opera Mobile) there are no scrolling issues.
Working versions of the apps I mentioned above can be found in the zip package linked from my signature.

[TIPS] How to make Stock ROM Droid 4 run smoothly

Be aware that in order to optimise Droid 4 rom, you might have to stop using some particular features.
And most of these tips require root (well, obviously!)
1. Simply restart your Droid.
2. Delete VNZ / Google bloatwares
- Using Mentor's ROM
- Manually uninstall bloatwares by using System App Remover (free).
- Remove these apps (only keep those important for you)
AcousticWarning
Gmail (using stock E-mail app instead, Gmail drains battery pretty fast, and you cannot control sync intervals)
Google Search (I simply hate the search bar)
Google Text-to-speech Engine (Same reason as above)
Help Centre (No use for me, I know my Droid pretty well mate)
Home screen tips
Moto Chinese Input / English / Smart Handwriting / Stroke / ??? {Chinese characters}
MotoCare / MotoCareInt / MotoCast
Motorola Dock Helper Service
Motorola Dock Service
Motorola Services
MotoSignature App (Too many Motorola apps here. I never use any of them, so there is no point of keeping them)
Movement detection
Quickoffice (even Google abaddons it)
SmartActions / Framework / Proprietary Framework (takes too much RAM. The only good thing out of it is switching between vibrate and sound mode in relation to calendar events)
Swype (slower than typing - my opinion)
TalkBack (never have a chance to use it)
Voice Commands
YouTube (somehow YouTube uses enormous internet bandwidth, even if my videos are only loaded in 360p. Something is fishy here, so I rather uninstall it and use MXplayer instead should I need to watch videos)
3. Using mods / tweaks.
Remember to enable / check init.d support in here. Most tweaks / mods require init.d support, otherwise they won't work.
L-SPEED - Snappiest tweak, but also a bit unstable on Droid 4 (maybe just mine). Be careful when playing with Seeder and RAM manager. Or simply only enable what you want.
PurePerformance - Offer stability and speed. However, it's hard to notice any differences since it's a mod.
There are a few more tweaks out there. I'm using PurePerformance and happy with it.
4. Some people suggest using Greenify to keep Droid 4 as snappy as possible. Feel free to try it out, but I think those above tips / tweaks are enough to keep Droid 4 lag-free :highfive:
Recommends:
Awesome BEATS (by Myfishbear) - audio mod, takes up 40-50MB RAM while running but worth it :fingers-crossed:
Power toggles - In case you want a widget that offers quick buttons to almost everything (shutdown, restart, screen off, wifi,...) and does not use much RAM (seriously, it does not even show up in running apps nor cached process!)
Using launcher (Nova, Apex,...) if the only problem you have is terrible stock launcher. Using launchers like Nova or Apex won't use more RAM than stock launcher, besides they offer a lot of customisation.
I'm not a developer and do not develop any of these apps / tweaks / mods mentioned in this topic. Feel free to share your experience
Safemode...
Sent from my XT894 using Tapatalk

Converting TAB A SM-T280 to a SAMSUNG J500f

Hi everyone one... I am looking forward to making my SM-T280 have a wee better features.
Have modded it with some extra features, but find peeps here are lazy, sor I will be accessing Russian help with a real firmware upgrade for such a great tablet. Will post more info soon.
Major change up
Seems that while waiting, I came up with a simple system file updates from three devices. Sinice the J1 is more compatible to the Table A 7.0 I spoofed the J1 build.prop settings to make Chrome layout look better, whIle system is forced in landscape mode. I also transfered over some system files, which were univereal that were not included in the basic 7.0 tablet.
So far, I have updated my bluetooth profiles and additional automobile connectivity presets, while updating wifi firmware from latest J3 phone firmware running LP. I also included a few J5 additions as well.
Now my tablet is being long term always on tested for stability.
Here is a list of added or enabled features that is on my Tab A 7.0.
FM Radio with recording
Full featured All share services
Samsung Video player with DNLA and pop out play functions
Screen Cast
Car mode with link functionality
Updated bluetooth profiles
Updated settings and system options... which I now forget what was missing, as I am now use to them.
Added missing frameworks and lib files.
Now working on a few lib files for virtual display and quick connect functionality.
An added note... wifi speeds and connectivity are much better now. Before updates I got 33mbps and delayed connections to my home network, now I get 38mbps and a fast connection when turned on.
keep it up !!!!!
dcap0187 said:
keep it up !!!!!
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Will do... though it's been a wild ride with roller coaster events leaving me just about to kick the efforts all out the door.
Excuse the bad typing... explained at the bottom of this reply.
First of... 5.1.1 is an odd animal to get use to from 4.4 and 7.1 variants of android.
I did not realize that 5.1.1 was an abortion in the community efforts to mod and support. Most of the info I grabbed as I started was too outdated and hard to find good stuff was lost over time, server cleanup and lack of dev file space for continuing on for future builds.
So, after dumping xposed for 5.1.1 and going odex based stock, I am satisfied with hown far I have gotten.
Example... with xposed I was able to get private mode to function but... had not much reserved memory available in root storage. Even though the specs given on theach T280 state 1.5MB, which is wrong... it has plenty of room to hold more apk and .so files.
To keep speed and allow for optimum system storage use, I gave up xposed and dived into mixing 10 different stock firmwares from Samsung.
Here is a small list of known working stock firmwares, that allow transplanting apks and mostly library files over to our devices. J1, J2, J3, A3, A5, Note4, Tab S, Tab A series... both 2015 and 2016 models.
I found some custom ROMs that were odex and deodex factory firmwares, that had no disclaimer on useage.
To get missing quick settings features, I had kept an old SQL editor to patch the system db with all the useful toggles and removal of unnecessary ones.
Mirror link 100% functional, and 98% of all Accessibility features are available and operational. Finger Spen in all apps that support spen. Yes, that means the internal photo studio editor that plugs into gallery will fully function. Though I miss the 4.4 version on kitkat, as the later versions are simplified in options, like adding notes behind photos and quick file management features. WFD, Nearby, Ultra Power Saving, Side Key Panel, Full featured multi windows. Backdrop, Smart Face and Signature lock, Smart Cover, and Universal Switch are unlocked and functional.
Care Mode is 50% functional, as the tablet is not a phone, so Maps and Music are fully functional only. Bonus! Voice link via S6 S Voice. It's fully functional with out any issues that I can tell. The only issue is screen DPI to launch S Voice directly from the launcher. Found that the drawing function dumps when hour glass is extracted for screen write. I guess a simple resizing of the images within the apk will correct the FC. I am not a developer and do not mod apk files, even though from what I gather, is one of the simplist mods one can in customizations.
Since Drive Link is a UI to S Voice internals, just use Drive link to do most all of your S Voice needs. No modifications nended to S Voice apk.
Also Voice Wake is part of the package... which allows interaction between Drive Link on voice commands. Without it, you need to touch the mic to wake up S Voice when using Drive Link.
At this time... I need to find a proper WithTV package (note 4 has issues), a proper display.so lib, a way to enable gestures... I had it going in xposed with a few unknown files lost when over written while testing. Don't recall what rom I extracted from, so some day I may stumble upon it once again. I vaguely recall, the ROM was based from India, or TW. May have to look into touchwiz framework patch to get Smart Stay, Smart Pause and Smart Scroll functioning. It's not a priority as I never used them, and don't use S Browser.
SNote should work, since finger input for spen functions. Only if a developer would make an app to enable finger input as air touch enable. Example... double tap spen detatch/attach toggle. Then I can add Spen SDK and permissions to use my finger for Spen features. I had tested with stock settings menu, and it does have over 50% of the features hidden and S Pen is one of them, just no switch to detect input.
As for private mode... from what I gather, it may be that I need to flash my tablet with a clean fresh factory build and patch to enable private mode firstly. In my mad attempts to keep storage space from being consumed by uneccessary files, I recall deleting an odd file that happened to be a database file created by Private Mode. Once deleted private mode will no longer function. A factory wipe may recover, but in my case there is something changed that needed a full wipe and clean install.
I was not so keen with the Tab A setup UI, so I tested with various Phone models, the A5 and A3 setup UI is like stock but has a slightly better layout and added features that stock does not have.
I did not bother to try enabling Internet Calling and Messaging. Mostly because the last time a developer tried to do something like that, they ended up not being able to compile a working mod. So its all beyond me on diving into such a thing. There is more than just adding a dialer interface.
Well that's pretty much all I can recall in a nutshell. I am going to mess with correcting the Samsung keyboard issues from one of the framework files I am using. Its locked my popup symbols for multiple entry, which would be nice if I had a use for that feature. I have to tap away from the symold list to close the list and then type. Also even more annoying is the spelling and auto correct has greatly became touchy. It seems it wants to correct incorrectly on even the simplest words. Thus my writing looks bad, especially on long paragraphs like on this reply.
Quick update.... disabled chrome spell check and found Samsung keyboard easier to manage on spellchecking... though there is some issues still, so I will dive further.
Removed gesture service, since it requires light sensor, and included spen SDK for SNote to load, and talkback to allow voice interaction in accessibility features. Will try and fit in SNote and Voice Note, as the stock firmware is missing key lib files.
Sticking with A3 / A5 Settings2.apk as it is best all around.
Working on Qconnect, S6 Toolbar, and Personal mode.
Will not fix S6_SVoice.zip for direct useage, as it is only for drive link voice operation only. You can use a S4 SVoice as an option for direct useage. But not installed together. Both SVoice and TTS are huge installs, but a lot less than using all Google. Apps. In fact maps and Google play storeally and services are the only Google Apps I have outside of Chrome.
Ok, I got some of the keyboard spellchecking issues sorted out. Installed the latest open gapps, just to remove most of the Google updates stored on data/apps. Doing so cleans up space and removes some issues with conflicting .so files and apks. Found Chrome was in need of removal on its updates, and I manually copied it into system app folder for the system to make it into a system load when rebooted. Then Uninstalled the update that was chrome left in data/app folder.
Nown for the additional additions...
NOTE4
SVoice Note with voice to text and 3 recording types.
Face Lock functionality
Talkback
No go apps that will not be added... QuickConnect, S6 Toolbox, Smart Stay, Smart Pause, Smart Scroll, Private Mode, and Air Gesture. I gather framework will need adjusted, and systemui may have QuickConnect and Toolbox presets with disabled pointers to launch them.
I may try a few systemui for other devices, like I have with settings2.
Considering how much of the Samsung features I unlocked and added, the only feature I will miss and is worth the effort to attempt further, is QuickConnect. It is a pretty snazzy tool with some interesting features that make it a go to for sharing and connectivity.
When I create a twrp backup of my competed system, it can be restored over existing installation. A dirty flash if you so call it. Just wipe cache before rebooting. It will take about 10 minutea or more, depending on what has been installed.
You can remove some none stock apps as you see fit, as they are for ease of maintenance when flashing clean.
I added a few things to make the tablet more useful for my own use. One is S5 video player. Mainly because it is full featured, allowing pop out video, and built in DLNA to stream from my router media storage and TV box.
If some videos are not compatible, I use aDLNA to launch MX Player for decode that is not compatible to my hardware.
I kept the stock video player, so the additional S5 video player may be removed if one chooses.
One issue is the buttons in S5 Video are not dpi proper on the layout. So black boxes are shown without any context. You can play around to memorize what black box does what, or I'd you are familiar enough with phone style video player pretty 2016, it should not be so difficult.
I debloated the system as much as I could, though many call removing system files that are not required for operation as debloating. Debloating is removing memory consuming apps, not system needed apps. Most all Google Apps are heavy bloaters, in generating cache and data, let alone are bloated within themselves. I tend to stay away from multi platform apks. Especially when there is no need to have ARM8a compatibility in a ARM7 environment. Either figurethane out that Google or stop with your fake and loosely based facts on your betterment of newer platforms. Geezo, my 4.4.2 tablet uses less storage than 5.1.1. And yet it was stated that newer Android is smaller and more efficient. Right? BS... the true facts are right here in my hands
Enough rants... here are the facts. System partition has about 60MB free. Why leave over 500MB free and unused as empty storage? So now you have a maximized system storage for system apps that normally don't get updated. Leaving the updated or user installed apps to use internal or external storage.
Proof it will not cause issues, some custom ROMs will down size system partitions from 3GB to 1GB depending on how minimal the firmware foot print is. So instead of remapping the system partition, I just moved apps into the system.
I have about 900MB free on internal storage running a bunch of streaming apps and CoPilot. The biggest resource hogsite are Google play services, play store, and Samsung TTS with SVoice. Using Google TTS and Voice would greatly consume more valueable storage space.
The 16GB card is my backups and work space for rom stripping. I use a 64GB card for media and apps. There is a script to make External SD into Internal sdcard, so the storage is like what you would have with newer firmwares. Though it is not encrypted, but can be shared between other devices.
So I placed all the installed apps that are not or will never be updated in the system/app folder. Thus increasing my internal storage space by 60MB and more.
After a bit of testing, I found that Knox will keep private mode from functioning. So, some how during my tests, I must have finished my transfering system files after a fresh restore of stock firmware recovery. Thus a partially functioning personal mode. To me kids mode works fine, so if i shoud need to share, to someone who i dont trust with private data, i can give them kids mode all setup for them to never ask again. mwhahahaha! On the lighter side, you can just setup the guest profile and lockout photo apps and such.
tested my apps to sd script. all apps now allow moving to sd, as expected. YAY!
I released enough internal (sdcard) for 1.2gb free with curent unmoved apps installed. May balance it out further, if needed. Dont have much room to test with as my 64GB sd card has 54GB of music and another 8GB in other files. Will need to invest in a 128GB sd card for that.
Tweaked the build prop for faster responce... just a few wee edits actually. One is stupid simple, yet never seen anyone do it on small ram devices. will add a final additional set of tweaks for small enahancements.
This tablet is actually faster than the Note 8.0 it is replacing, though it is slower on cpu speed, and is not overclocked with a custom Boefla kernel.
still working on a small set of bugs... probably from my data from installs and configurations. Once I clear the internal data, it may recover properly, but i rather identify the issue, as I expect the restore file to be flashed dirty.
Gave up on testing systemUI swaps. Seems like samsung has made non adjustable ui schema on their platforms. I cant even drop or increase dpi on this tablet without breaking ui.
One thing i did like about A3 ui was its noticable zoom out feature with the lock screen image, and has different background, like the S5 phone.
Outside of that, once unlocked boom! Back to lockscreen with a ui crash.
Found one issue with A3/A5 settings... it has a different mapping for a sub menu item. Closes out, without allowing a setting. Seems like phone and tablets are perposely done so component features cannot be shared beteen them. Signature lock will show as an option but impossible to enable. To use face lock i must use a tab4 settings. It would be nice to combine all the features on the A3 settings ui to the tab4 setting ui, as it would alow so much more versatility. The tab 4 settings has audio pointing to a different audio schema which fc the setting ui once selected, since the devices do not share the same hardware. Also the motion section does it as well.
Most all the features are good between the two on our tablet. Not going back to original settings as it seems so limited.
Slowly making headway...
Found some nice mic and audio drivers... for the life of me, i thought it was cheap hardware making a bit of digital noise with stock system files and any oem or downloadable audio recorder. I went a head and scoured through build dates on stock driver files to find similarities with tab a stock, and any differences.
Because I only use the tab a to do file and os tests, as its the only thing i have, i cant keep backups or libraries of firmwares to gather what i need. Its mostly download search sort and copy what i need. Then delete and download another rom.
Out side of mystery system files, to patch the latest release for the 7.0 tab a6, i am pain stakingly playing with floating logcat, while launching and running apps.
Decided to remove some apks that i use for tools, and do some cleanup for a clean system build backup. It leaves around 400MB free for what ever you want to add to the system.
Found a nice option to try... once i do a backup, is to run virtual exposed. I dont like the modded xposed for samsung odex. It seems slow and a wee buggy.
I rooted this build with a passive kernel and the latest magisk.
I hope to have virtual xposed operational on this build as there are so many xposed modules available.
I did include the tools i use.. fake gps, os monitor, logcat extreme, termux, and csc features for samsung.
Still trying to sort out sip symbols staying active when more than one is listed, after initial touch on the symbol.
Voice note is also having one issue... will not type out words spoken when doing voice note dictation. I assume i am missing some system files outside of the lib folder location.
Will have to search for the proper firmware and find what differences are in the file structure and in vendor.
Have added smart selfie alarm for camera, and additional stylized images for bonus material.
As another bonus i included control screen, to keep the screen orientation proper on difficult apps. It has an option to stay in the notification pull down panel, and fits nicely. Just turn off samsung auto screen rotation before enabling the app.
One down two to go!
I found an Svoice that is fully functional on our tab a6 models. So, consider another bonus in the round of fixing wee issues.
This one allows the change of the wakeup command. It seems to work with any command you want to make it. Problem is if you bypass the initial setup, it defaults to Hi Galaxy. I think clearing out all the Svoice apks data and cache will allow changing the command, if you need to.
Still working on Voice Note not typing out text from voice input, and sip symbol key list staying on after initial touch.
It may be from a hidden accesibility function that is available with various setup ui apks.
Like there is another type of unlock scheme on some phones and th J3 version i am using. It very much like pattern unlock but more simpler. Also it can be setup to show direction, or not to show direction, to keep the lock screen blank. Also read out loud to where your direction has been entered.
Down to one last issue to correct
I figured out the main reason why voice note in the voice recorder fails to type out text during voice recording. The tab a6 does not have a proper audio mux and lpcm setup. I tried to configure media by seeing what can be done to add paths. I am not familiar with paths enough to compare and cross reference unknown values to replace from a different schema.
So, until someone who is following can do a proper patch to the media xml files in exec folder, the function will never happen.
I checked with SNote and it does allow all the importing functions, including video from rear camera.
While trying out the patch on my own, I did bump up the recording quality on the video encoding. At least i got something done out of the deal.
I also gave up on virtualxposed. I dont care to run a shell based setup, and most of the xposed modules i use do not play well with the shell.
So, it looks like i will devote my time into isolating the troubles with sip symbol shortcut overlay not clearing from the keyboard after initial symbol touch. It will clear on just a single symbol being shown, or if you touch away from the pop up symbol set.
One thing i did do is clear keyboard data and cache. I may have to reset the csc features xml additions i had set. I have other ideas, but i will tackle the simplest first.
I hope to post my dirty flash mod for peeps with the latest firmware to use on their Tab A6 7.0 tablets.
Since i had very little input on what most want or expect on a modded firmware, i made it for my needs, based on a full Samsung Experience, with minimal google bloat.
I will make a couple of scripts for peeps to run via terminal command or launch from smanager. Since my force installs to external sd card may get in the way of a clean flash with pushing restoration installations.
The scripts will enable or disable force to external sd, and toggle performance mode, and interactive mode (stock default).
All fixed!
Found my symbol key issue was with magnification gestures enabled.
Now that all correctable issues are resolved, I will finalize my small tweak options for user enabled optioms
All fixed!
Found my symbol key issue was with magnification gestures enabled.
Now that all correctable issues are resolved, I will finalize my small tweak options for user enabled options.
I will not have busybox installed, just Magisk rooted with passive kernel.
So, speed tweaks are user enabled after boot. Network tweaks are enabled via sysctl.conf within etc folier
All fixed!
Found my symbol key issue was with magnification gestures enabled.
Now that all correctable issues are resolved, I will finalize my small tweak options for user enabled options.
I will not have busybox installed, just Magisk rooted with passive kernel.
So, speed tweaks are user enabled after boot. Network tweaks are enabled via sysctl.conf within the system/etc folder.
Right now I am happy with over-riding system governor to Perfromance and WiFi congestion control to Reno. Both are the only options avaliable from what the kernel was built with.
There is a small battery increase, but mostly noticeable when comparing to low tasks and multi-tasking. Heavy usage and average use, will not show much difference. I have yet to see a reason to revert back.
This is a stock rom with as many features one can have for the hardware and what Samsung made available for cross compatibility. I have included a full featured accessibility package, along with voice and finger generated spen controls. Plus enabled internal editing of videos and photos. Plus I blocked media from scanning system media for images and songs.
There is too much to explain here, but I will try to compile a full list of features that are installed for a Samsung Experience.
Test image
Here is a TWRP backup of my system. It can be flashed dirty, though i recomend doing a backup of your system before flashing to revert back if needed.
Unzip the contents into your existing twrp backup folder. Run twrp to restore the image. Be sure to enable checking to gaurantee proper restore.
This has install to external set, and magisk root with permissive kernel (you may need to enable it with a utility or shell command). Minor tweaks are in build.prop, you can revert to original build.prop by renaming the backup by removal of the bk extension.
This is 98% completed... i have to update a few files and an app, as they were written over, by mistake.
You should have 200mb free in the system partition. Also a small handful of utiltiies that are no more than 25mb total. I removed google bloatware, and a few Samsung apps that are not required, or can be downloaded from Galaxy Apps or Google play.
Many will just say no need to change a thing... but before i post the final image, i will not bother with future maintanence. So, if any one finds something out side of known issues, given in my update history... (please read through carefully) i can attempt to make some additional changes before i finalize. Thank you.
https://mega.nz/#F!AzZB3SDT!HEtXvvWsk8F_SbgYz9BGzw
TWRP
I'm trying to flash a TWRP recovery image on my T280 using Odin 3.13 and twrp-3.2.3-0-_mone-gtexswifi.tar....but I keep getting a secure boot fail. What did you do to flash TWRP?
good morning
could you explain in detail how to install your rom?
the twrp backup folder where I find it? do i have to create it?
explain this passage to me please
gooberdude said:
Here is a TWRP backup of my system. It can be flashed dirty, though i recomend doing a backup of your system before flashing to revert back if needed.
Unzip the contents into your existing twrp backup folder. Run twrp to restore the image. Be sure to enable checking to gaurantee proper restore.
This has install to external set, and magisk root with permissive kernel (you may need to enable it with a utility or shell command). Minor tweaks are in build.prop, you can revert to original build.prop by renaming the backup by removal of the bk extension.
This is 98% completed... i have to update a few files and an app, as they were written over, by mistake.
You should have 200mb free in the system partition. Also a small handful of utiltiies that are no more than 25mb total. I removed google bloatware, and a few Samsung apps that are not required, or can be downloaded from Galaxy Apps or Google play.
Many will just say no need to change a thing... but before i post the final image, i will not bother with future maintanence. So, if any one finds something out side of known issues, given in my update history... (please read through carefully) i can attempt to make some additional changes before i finalize. Thank you.
https://mega.nz/#F!AzZB3SDT!HEtXvvWsk8F_SbgYz9BGzw
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there are few stuff on your mega, including 2 finals , mod, and christmass rom. Which one to use?
it's people like you that make me love XDA
gooberdude said:
Here is a TWRP backup of my system. It can be flashed dirty, though i recomend doing a backup of your system before flashing to revert back if needed.
Unzip the contents into your existing twrp backup folder. Run twrp to restore the image. Be sure to enable checking to gaurantee proper restore.
This has install to external set, and magisk root with permissive kernel (you may need to enable it with a utility or shell command). Minor tweaks are in build.prop, you can revert to original build.prop by renaming the backup by removal of the bk extension.
This is 98% completed... i have to update a few files and an app, as they were written over, by mistake.
You should have 200mb free in the system partition. Also a small handful of utiltiies that are no more than 25mb total. I removed google bloatware, and a few Samsung apps that are not required, or can be downloaded from Galaxy Apps or Google play.
Many will just say no need to change a thing... but before i post the final image, i will not bother with future maintanence. So, if any one finds something out side of known issues, given in my update history... (please read through carefully) i can attempt to make some additional changes before i finalize. Thank you.
https://mega.nz/#F!AzZB3SDT!HEtXvvWsk8F_SbgYz9BGzw
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Thank You!
Help to update - Some procedure to follow
EliteeSword said:
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Hi! id like so much to update my Samsung A6 SM-T280 - 7 inches. I downloaded the files from Mega but i really dont know how to update Does anyone can help me with some procedure ?
I really appreciate the help!
Regards,
Daniel .
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Hi Gooberdude!
Id like so much to update my Samsung A6 SM-T280 - 7 inches. I downloaded the files from Mega but i really dont know how to update .Does anyone can help me with some procedure ?
I really appreciate the help!
Regards,
Daniel .

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