4.2.2 Discussion Thread - HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity

Any conversation having to do android 4.2.2 goes here. If the ROM you want to talk about has a thread. Then go there!

Here is my PAC rom. can someone please test this? Just flash it like any other 4.2.2 rom. wipe then flash rom and then GAPPS. Please tell me if it boots and if you have time could you obtain a logcat?
http://d-h.st/9jb

Mobile Data seems on my version seems to be connected, but instead of toggling Mobile Data on and off the H just keeps appearing and disappearing.. But it says AT&T in the notification drawer. I will flash your version and try it out once its done downloading.
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camo_flage said:
Here is my PAC rom. can someone please test this? Just flash it like any other 4.2.2 rom. wipe then flash rom and then GAPPS. Please tell me if it boots and if you have time could you obtain a logcat?
http://d-h.st/9jb
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First try, stuck on bootscreen.. flashed rom, gapps then 6/30 kernel, will try reflashing with just rom and gapps initially.
Whats the easiest way to get a logcat? I'm still not too sure how to make those of use but I know they are handy
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Second try, sticks at bootscreen for +10min still. Flashed rom then gapps.
Here is my version that boots, mobile data doesnt work but I can send and recieve texts, and WiFi works... Also no storage.
http://d-h.st/qYQ
Flash ROM zip then gapps, booted within a few minutes for me.

calikevin said:
Mobile Data seems on my version seems to be connected, but instead of toggling Mobile Data on and off the H just keeps appearing and disappearing.. But it says AT&T in the notification drawer. I will flash your version and try it out once its done downloading.
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First try, stuck on bootscreen.. flashed rom, gapps then 6/30 kernel, will try reflashing with just rom and gapps initially.
Whats the easiest way to get a logcat? I'm still not too sure how to make those of use but I know they are handy
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Second try, sticks at bootscreen for +10min still. Flashed rom then gapps.
Here is my version that boots, mobile data doesnt work but I can send and recieve texts, and WiFi works... Also no storage.
http://d-h.st/qYQ
Flash ROM zip then gapps, booted within a few minutes for me.
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Damn must have did something wrong
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camo_flage said:
Damn must have did something wrong
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Well I think you should contact albinoman to help sort out the issues...for now I will try to build AOKP because you seem to have PAC covered
Also I am going to switch devices to the amaze for the port because the Vivid and the Amaze are 99% the same internally. Unfortunately, the Amaze does not have a PAC rom . Dang I wish homeslice would come back to the Vivid and help us out with this.

Log cat...
Connect to PC
Make sure adb works...
Type adb logcat
Orrr
Type adb logcat > yourfilename
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Calikevin I think you have to start building from source now if you want to fix the issues in PAC
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I have built CM10 itself from source, but I have no idea how to go about combining source from the port I want into the CM source, that's still a little advanced for me but I will try and figure it out nonetheless
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Yea that's what I was worried about too.
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I am currently syncing the SlimBean repo right now to get started on combining the source but if anyone has any useful links or advice I would greatly appreciate the input

You guys taking requests?
I'd love to see Vanilla Rootbox...
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rignfool said:
You guys taking requests?
I'd love to see Vanilla Rootbox...
Sent from my Vivid 4G using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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I don't see why not, I've got a few ideas of my own already, I'm this close to having BAKED holiday built, then I would like to see about Illusion.. I did see Vanilla Rootbox too, I'll check it out.

I'm happy that the Vivid development is still alive. Installed the rom, and its running smoothly. Rogers variant.

arzzzae said:
I'm happy that the Vivid development is still alive. Installed the rom, and its running smoothly. Rogers variant.
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Check the link in my sig for the most updated Slim release

calikevin said:
Check the link in my sig for the most updated Slim release
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Will do! Anyways, how do I decrease the overall font size for 4.2.2? It seems missing from the settings.
Edit: Seems like the whole "display" under the settings is missing.
Edit #2: Nevermind, I'm stupid. Found it.

Yea, still working in figuring out the Display force close, it would seem that an entire chunk of android 4.2.2 is missing from the ROM, probably has to do with the vivid.. 4.2.2 has Daydream, and its there in this ROM too but you usually need to go to Display settings to see the options and ours isn't there, but I was able to access the Daydream settings by going through the DashClock settings. Very odd, hopefully sultan or albinoman have some ideas about that
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android1234567 said:
You can delete the useless device trees by modifying the default.xml file (platform manifest) located in .repo/manifests
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After adding an htc holiday device folder to the .git folder and trying to run git commit -a I keep running into this same error, any idea?
Code:
fatal: 'git status --porcelain' failed in submodule device/htc/holiday

calikevin said:
After adding an htc holiday device folder to the .git folder and trying to run git commit -a I keep running into this same error, any idea?
Code:
fatal: 'git status --porcelain' failed in submodule device/htc/holiday
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Don't mess with the .git folders. The only file you have to modify to alter the entire source is .repo/manifests/default.xml
You can add and remove device trees by modifying that file, and you can change where existing device trees are fetched from (i.e. you can make an existing device tree be fetched from a different GitHub account instead).

android1234567 said:
Don't mess with the .git folders. The only file you have to modify to alter the entire source is .repo/manifests/default.xml
You can add and remove device trees by modifying that file, and you can change where existing device trees are fetched from (i.e. you can make an existing device tree be fetched from a different GitHub account instead).
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Thank you!
So for instance.. this is in the default xml for Baked-
Code:
<remote name="baked"
fetch="git://github.com/TeamBAKED/" />
If I change that address to my github address, I will be able to repo sync and git commit from my own repo, and be able to upload the device trees you were trying to take a look at?
And it's safe to take out every one of these except holiday since that's all I'm building for?
Code:
<project path="device/htc/m7ul" name="device_htc_m7ul" remote="baked" revision="jb-4.2" />

My wife has and A&T HTC Vivid phone. She is a huge Instagram fan and was quite excited to see the new video clip feature that was recently introduced to the application. Her phone was running stock ICS and, unfortunately, Instagram video is not functional for anything less than Android Jellybean (at least that is my understanding). The video button doesn't appear in the application under ICS. I don't like messing with my wife's phone but I was forced to make the move to Jellybean.
First stop was PAC-man 4.1.2. The video option shows up in Instagram and videos can be recorded. However, when trying to apply filters the video won't play back properly (either dosn't play back, choppy, or pixelated) and 90+% of the time it ends up causing the phone to freeze/reboot. Not good.
Next stop was the new CM10.1 AOSP 4.2.2 rom. I noticed that video recording had been fixed with this rom. The video option shows up in Instagram and videos can be recorded, same as in PAC-man. The good news is that filters can somewhat be applied and the video will play back better with this rom. There are still issues with the play back causing some of the frames to dance around the screen, however, it no longers crahes the phone. It has crashed the Instagram application but, in general, things can somewhat work but not to the degree to which they should (and definitely not to the degree my wife would find acceptable). I have recorded and played back video using the stock camera app and everything functions smoothly with no hiccups so it is seems that the problem lies in how Instagram is interfacing with the playback capabilities of the phone, using a series of calls that the playback mechanism doesn't quite like. What, if anything, can I do to provide feedback to the developers of CM10.1 that would give them some indication of how Instagram is trying to work with the play back capabilities of the phone? Would a logcat give some indication? What kind of debugging would I need to turn on (if any)?
As a frame of reference, I use CM10.1 4.2.2 Maguro on my Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone. I have the Instagram app installed and the video recording capabilities work smoothly and without an issues within it. Applying filters to videos works perfectly and I haven't had a single crash. I know that this is different hardware but if there is anything that can be leveraged from that rom please let me know.
I must say that development of CM10.1 is moving along at a very rapid pace and, for the most part, it is functioning extremenly well and stable on my wife's phone. The only thing I noticed was that CM10.1 lagged only slightly when compared with PAC-man when responding to screen swipes. I'm sure this will improve with time and I am quite thankful to those developing it for breathing added life into this phone.
Again, I would like to get Instagram working smoothly with the HTC Vivid so suggestions as to what I need to provide to the developers would be greatly appreciated. I haven't made enough posts to the xda-developers forums so I am unable to post to the development threads. Any feedback I create will need to go thru here so hopefully I can get some assistance to get it to the right developers.
Edit: the new 0715 cm 10.1 has fixed the instagram video issues when applying filters to a video. Everything seems to be running smoothly now. My wife is asleep and doesn't know this yet, but I'm sure she'll be quite happy in the morning. Many thanks to the developers. Great job!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Screen flicker with New GMapps 7.0
Am getting a screen flicker 80% of the time during maps session (not lighting, actual flicker of maps). It is to the point of not being able to use maps at all. Anyone else?
Assuming not alone:
Appear to have solved it with "Disable HW Overlays", so can only assume this is related to the soft reboots, and associated memory map issue, as I would be surprised that GMaps wouldn't play well with 4.2.2.

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[KANG] CM9 Atrix Test Build by wrldsuksgo2mars

I tried the latest build of CM7 done by the Atrix Dev Team and it is awesome. Very reliable, fully functional, etc. I figured I'd give a whirl to compiling the real ICS version to see what that was like.
CM9 build system with the appropriate Atrix Dev Team repos in place actually spit out a working ROM. There are a number of issues aside from the general preview state of CM9. I figured I would share them in case anyone else was as curious as me. Apparently, the internal atrix dev teams are well beyond these issues already, so kudos.
Probably related to CM/atrix specific stuff
- Camera and finger print sensor don't work
- Launcher crashes pretty often
- Some openGL demos don't seem to work right (or at all)
- No mounting the SD as USB storage
Probably related to the specific gapps package I used.
- Maps crashes after 3 seconds (signal 11 - native code crash)
- Maps wants to update, but it can't (sharedId conflict if you actually remove maps)
- Earth won't run (missing the earthmobile library)
- Google Voice Search bombs (signal 4 - illegal instruction - currently suspecting the native packages might have some NEON instructions that the atrix cpu doesnt support)
- Calendar will not sync for google or exchange. App loads, but the sync service is failing
- Lots of null pointer exceptions for the NFC stuff in the log.
Anyway, this is just a build of the code that's out there, nothing special done by me. It might be useful for a dev phone or something but not for use on a real day-to-day device. Obviously it doesn't have the google apps embedded in it.
http://www.multiupload.com/XT9QPPQYF1 thanks xploited for uploading
md5: 670068584eb94bf1d660c0450815ad0d
Personally, I had trouble going back to CM7 afterwards, my clockwordmod backups were screwed up (bad boot.img? cross-linked files on the SD card) and I had a very hard time getting back to the good ole working state. Ultimately, I had to restore the partial backup and then reflash the CM7 image + gapps.
So, if you were curious what building a random repo on the web and installing it on your phone would do, then feel free to try and lose all of your data. There are no updates/support for this, etc. It's just a curiosity... what is the state of this stuff right now?
BTW... I am back on CM7/Atrix now which is AWESOME!!!!
Source Code Links:
https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android
https://github.com/Atrix-Dev-Team/android_device_motorola_olympus
Not sure how the dev team would react to this ..we do not want any bricked phones because of this ..there maybe some experimental dangerous code in there in those sources as of now ..not sure though
Hmm... figured since I spent quite awhile getting a build set up, it might be worth sharing. I am happy to take down if it is inappropriate.
Well I am not the best person to answer that ...but yeah thanks for your work.
Eh, I wouldn't be mad about it, but I think it needs more caution. I would just wait. As you say, it kindof screwed with a lot and wasn't very usable, so why flash it? Maybe ok for someone who wants to look at the code, but I wouldn't flash it.
Awesome news man. Thanks for being a lab rat and giving us an update.
Sent from my MB860 using xda premium
Not so much take it down as change the title of the post.
the current internal atrix-dev-team cm9 is way further ahead of this, we have some different patches. this is missleqading as it makes it sound official and is not.
Could you please change the tittle to [KANG] CM9 Test Build by "your name"
and please link to the sources, as is proper practice for open source projects
thank you
samcripp said:
Not so much take it down as change the title of the post.
the current internal atrix-dev-team cm9 is way further ahead of this, we have some different patches. this is missleqading as it makes it sound official and is not.
Could you please change the tittle to [KANG] CM9 Test Build by "your name"
and please link to the sources, as is proper practice for open source projects
thank you
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and I guess you guys deserve a Xmas break now ...
It's nice to see that! Thanks for your hard work.
I'm looking forward to the CM9
Thank you for this.
!
Anyways, Just out of curiosity... where can you find the official Atrix Dev team's CM9?
The one been worked on by turl is with him, that is not for public release.
Dont forget to tell him merry xmas!
I always forget what kang means.
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App
wrldsuksgo2mars said:
I tried the latest build of CM7 done by the Atrix Dev Team and it is awesome. Very reliable, fully functional, etc. I figured I'd give a whirl to compiling the real ICS version to see what that was like.
CM9 build system with the appropriate Atrix Dev Team repos in place actually spit out a working ROM. There are a number of issues aside from the general preview state of CM9. I figured I would share them in case anyone else was as curious as me. Apparently, the internal atrix dev teams are well beyond these issues already, so kudos.
Probably related to CM/atrix specific stuff
- Camera and finger print sensor don't work
- Launcher crashes pretty often
- Some openGL demos don't seem to work right (or at all)
- No mounting the SD as USB storage
Probably related to the specific gapps package I used.
- Maps crashes after 3 seconds (signal 11 - native code crash)
- Maps wants to update, but it can't (sharedId conflict if you actually remove maps)
- Earth won't run (missing the earthmobile library)
- Google Voice Search bombs (signal 4 - illegal instruction - currently suspecting the native packages might have some NEON instructions that the atrix cpu doesnt support)
- Calendar will not sync for google or exchange. App loads, but the sync service is failing
- Lots of null pointer exceptions for the NFC stuff in the log.
Anyway, this is just a build of the code that's out there, nothing special done by me. It might be useful for a dev phone or something but not for use on a real day-to-day device. Obviously it doesn't have the google apps embedded in it.
http://goo.gl/39NnA
Personally, I had trouble going back to CM7 afterwards, my clockwordmod backups were screwed up (bad boot.img? cross-linked files on the SD card) and I had a very hard time getting back to the good ole working state. Ultimately, I had to restore the partial backup and then reflash the CM7 image + gapps.
So, if you were curious what building a random repo on the web and installing it on your phone would do, then feel free to try and lose all of your data. There are no updates/support for this, etc. It's just a curiosity... what is the state of this stuff right now?
BTW... I am back on CM7/Atrix now which is AWESOME!!!!
Source Code Links:
https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android
https://github.com/Atrix-Dev-Team/android_device_motorola_olympus
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Thinks for your works,
Come from Chinese thinks!
i shall say this.. if this is behind where the dev team actually is...things are looking good! and btw.. i believe fruitcaker maker works. installed and is now creating;]
edit: yep. it does.
Thanks man very very good work android congratulations for share work whith comunity
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it looks very nice but id needs a bit more work to be a experimental daily driver.
ps: to solve the corrupt backup problem just copy the files to your computer before flashing and copy to your phone before restoring.
good luck!
where can I get google apps for this rom? Tryed gapps for CM7 from CM wiki - fail, setup wizard crashes.
try the one on this link
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/11854-romcm9-encounterics-x-beta-2-with-working-radio-401/
good luck!
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ilya11g said:
where can I get google apps for this rom? Tryed gapps for CM7 from CM wiki - fail, setup wizard crashes.
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try the one on this link
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/11854-rom...ing-radio-401/
good luck!
For a preview build it looks pretty nice. Surprisingly stable for what it is. Definitely keeping an eye on this, especially since the code is out there to make DIY kangs with.
samcripp said:
The one been worked on by turl is with him, that is not for public release.
Dont forget to tell him merry xmas!
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Random SamCripp memory....
"We're rapping them, we're rapping them!!!"
Sorry, guess you had to be there.... aahhh memories... nevermind, sorry for the off topic post.
Thanks though for the effort of getting this ported btw.

Android AOSP 4.3 Compiled for Tablet Z (SGP311)

Since everyone always loves MOAR VERSION NUMBAH...
Android 4.3 for the Xperia Tablet Z (SGP311). With a BIG shout out to Sony Mobile for hosting their own git repository for their devices - https://github.com/sonyxperiadev/device-sony-sgp321
This is compiled from AOSP, and has nothing done beyond that. Simply added the Sony repo to Android 4.3 AOSP, and built. As per the Sony AOSP releases, this does not have functional binary parts. This is not functional for practical use.
Working:
Boots
Not Working:
Wifi
Bluetooth
In light of this not being a working build, I will not post it as a zip, but as fastboot flashable images. Unlocked bootloader only. C6603 was used to test, other models entirely at your risk (ie. don't bother).
Links:
All files needed are in
http://goo.im/devs/pulser/TabletZSGP311/4.3AOSP
and will appear there shortly (upload done, it's still propogating)
This is for the SGP311 Pollux_WINDY device - the 16 GB WiFi-Only model. Don't try it on pollux with LTE, it won't boot. Might work on 32 GB wifi only model, but not tested or sure
Feel free to mirror, share, modify, edit, tweak, fix, etc etc etc. I am not like certain individuals who go ZOMG NO MIRRORS PLEASE... Go on, mirror, make a torrent if you want, and share it if anyone actually cares about this It's really not that good, but hey...
To install:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
Build instructions to replicate :
Get android 4.3 sources.
Get sony tablet Z information on repositories and add to local_manifests for 4.3
Get latest v3 blobs for phone and tablet Z
Put them into vendor/sony/
Repo sync
Make
Thanks, @pulser_g2. This is a very necessary and welcome first step towards further development.
And with official v4.2.2 on its way, things should get busier around here. :good:
Great work man THX. Can you make also a build for SGP321 ? I dont have ubuntu installed so i cant compile atm.
m3dd0g said:
Great work man THX. Can you make also a build for SGP321 ? I dont have ubuntu installed so i cant compile atm.
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I can't test it, so can't be sure it works or anything. If that is the 32 GB model of the pollux_windy, this build should work fine. If it's the pollux (with LTE), then I have no intention to make builds for it, since I have no idea about the device, and I don't just post untested junk
pulser_g2 said:
I can't test it, so can't be sure it works or anything. If that is the 32 GB model of the pollux_windy, this build should work fine. If it's the pollux (with LTE), then I have no intention to make builds for it, since I have no idea about the device, and I don't just post untested junk
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I have pollux LTE and i can test when you like...
Shanliang- said:
Thanks, @pulser_g2. This is a very necessary and welcome first step towards further development.
And with official v4.2.2 on its way, things should get busier around here. :good:
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do we have confirmation when this is?
nycbjr said:
do we have confirmation when this is?
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In early August 4.2.2 should start rolling out, according to XperiaBlog and a tweet from SonyDevs.
Shanliang- said:
In early August 4.2.2 should start rolling out, according to XperiaBlog and a tweet from SonyDevs.
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thanks we need that update to get working gps on wifi only tabs (I still hate calling it pollux_windy, what a dumb name).
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pulser_g2 said:
Since everyone always loves MOAR VERSION NUMBAH...
Android 4.3 for the Xperia Tablet Z (SGP311). With a BIG shout out to Sony Mobile for hosting their own git repository for their devices - https://github.com/sonyxperiadev/device-sony-sgp321
This is compiled from AOSP, and has nothing done beyond that. Simply added the Sony repo to Android 4.3 AOSP, and built. As per the Sony AOSP releases, this does not have functional binary parts. This is not functional for practical use.
Working:
Boots
Not Working:
Wifi
Bluetooth
In light of this not being a working build, I will not post it as a zip, but as fastboot flashable images. Unlocked bootloader only. C6603 was used to test, other models entirely at your risk (ie. don't bother).
Links:
All files needed are in
http://goo.im/devs/pulser/TabletZSGP311/4.3AOSP
and will appear there shortly (upload done, it's still propogating)
This is for the SGP311 Pollux_WINDY device - the 16 GB WiFi-Only model. Don't try it on pollux with LTE, it won't boot. Might work on 32 GB wifi only model, but not tested or sure
Feel free to mirror, share, modify, edit, tweak, fix, etc etc etc. I am not like certain individuals who go ZOMG NO MIRRORS PLEASE... Go on, mirror, make a torrent if you want, and share it if anyone actually cares about this It's really not that good, but hey...
To install:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
Build instructions to replicate :
Get android 4.3 sources.
Get sony tablet Z information on repositories and add to local_manifests for 4.3
Get latest v3 blobs for phone and tablet Z
Put them into vendor/sony/
Repo sync
Make
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Hey if you want some help with porting I don't mind lending some assistance, I was going to start on a 4.3 port tonight to find the bugs and get them fixed prior to baked/cm going 4.3 (it takes some time to merge our stuff into a new aosp release)
Sorry for my ignorance but I just got my tablet Z (312)
does this work on the 312? I'm seeing that there is an lte version and 2 wifi versions. Is the only diff between the 2 wifi versions the storage size and do they typically use the same firmware?
nycbjr said:
thanks we need that update to get working gps on wifi only tabs (I still hate calling it pollux_windy, what a dumb name).
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Hey if you want some help with porting I don't mind lending some assistance, I was going to start on a 4.3 port tonight to find the bugs and get them fixed prior to baked/cm going 4.3 (it takes some time to merge our stuff into a new aosp release)
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Sure, I just worked off the stuff on sony's github, I need to look at getting more blobs in and fixing stuff now.
Thank you Thank you Thank you
Can't wait for MOAR
Hi All,
Did someone manage to get Wi-Fi and Bluetooth working? And GPS, if there was an issue?
Yes..if u r planning on build for yourself at least...the kernel modules weren't included in the image
Sent from my XT1053 using xda app-developers app
skiwong20 said:
Yes..if u r planning on build for yourself at least...the kernel modules weren't included in the image
Sent from my XT1053 using xda app-developers app
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Got it, thanks! I don't have Ubuntu, so first will look if I can find it compiled somewhere, then will try to do that myself if wont.

[STICKY] I9505G GE GALAXY S IV ( INDEX ) ROM's / LINKS / HOW TO THREAD

Welcome to the [STICKY] I9505G GE GALAXY S IV ( INDEX ) ROM's / LINKS / HOW TO THREAD formally the DISCUSSION GUIDE ​
This is the Official Index Roll up thread for the I9505G Google Edition Galaxy S IV. In this Index you will find helpful, links, guides, how to's and instructions for your I9505G.​
Please Post any links or helpful information in this thread or you can PM me so I can link it in the OP ( If your on the I9505/I9500 Please do NOT ASK about development for your device this is for the I9505G ONLY
(DISCLAIMER) As always I nor anyone is responsible if you cannot follow instructions in this or any other thread. We assume NO liability for bricks, loss of job, or the end of life as we know it.
GUIDES & LINKS
How to get CM 10.1 & CM 10.2 working on the I9505G
How Unlock the Bootloader for the I9505G
[OTA] OTA ZIP 4.3 for I9505G
How to Update your Baseband to get the 4.3 OTA
TOUCHWIZ Development Thread Q&A
Camera Save to SD Card for Google Edition ROM's
I9505G How to Set Device Mount Points in Android Kitchen GE S IV
4.3 SD Card Issue Fixed
How to upgrade a Stock+Root+Custom_Recovery I9505G from 4.3 to 4.4 and keep all Data​
ROOTING THREADS
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TOUCHLITE GE TOUCHWIZ ROM
[ROM] Google Edition 4.3 [Clean][Deodex][276MB]​
RECOVERY
How to install TWRP via Odin on the I9505G
TWRP for the I9505G
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[ODIN[TAR] Stock Recovery Images
MODEMS
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Stock HEIMDAL 4.2.2 MFD back to Stock​
[ODIN][TAR] I9505GUEUAMFD 4.2.2 Full Rooted Restore
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Big Thanks to Illogic6 for being the Very 1st Person to get Touchwiz Booted to the I9505G post #31 and SamuriHL for solving the Baseband Update Issue and Chainfire
Modem Update : Due to the secure boot loader we cannot flash modems via cwm or any other custom recovery. You MUST update your firmware via Odin
Touchwiz Works with some ROM's like BareBones from the I9505 forum being successfully booted on the I9505G. TW Development is ongoing for the I9505G but with the small partition size some issues exist, and are being researched and worked out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2405273
11/28/2013 : KitKat initial release this week New Updated Odin Packages and ROM's please check A&D section
DONT FORGET TO THANK THE MEMBERS AND DEVS WORKING HARD ON THE I9505G DEVELOPMENT
07/21/2014: I just wanted to make a note that I still get emails and requests for help and although I am no longer doing any sort of work on the I9505G I will try to help you out if you PM me. PLEASE BIG THANK YOU TO @SamuraiHL he is really the one maintaining everything for I9505G Owners and if you have not thanked him please do. Actually without volunteering him he is your best POC for anything current. I will maintain the thread for organization now and then. ALOHA
MJHawaii said:
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Nice to see someone do this. Hope this will build up and morph into ROM's, etc.
How is your ROM coming along?
wilbarger said:
Nice to see someone do this. Hope this will build up and morph into ROM's, etc.
How is your ROM coming along?
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Right now just standard kitchen tweaks on 4.3 but I am trying to get the whole device mount points set up in Cygwin and I'm having trouble because when I extract everything and open up the recovery.fstab file with notepad ++ it does not show anything but 0p1 nothing for system, boot & data so I'm lost and need help
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MJHawaii said:
Right now just standard kitchen tweaks on 4.3 but I am trying to get the whole device mount points set up in Cygwin and I'm having trouble because when I extract everything and open up the recovery.fstab file with notepad ++ it does not show anything but 0p1 nothing for system, boot & data so I'm lost and need help
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One person you might contact is mohan_kr. He has come over to the S4 from the Skyrocket recently. Excellent at working on the ROM's. Sorry I can not be of assistance, but I am not very advanced on Android.
wilbarger said:
Nice to see someone do this. Hope this will build up and morph into ROM's, etc.
How is your ROM coming along?
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wilbarger said:
One person you might contact is mohan_kr. He has come over to the S4 from the Skyrocket recently. Excellent at working on the ROM's. Sorry I can not be of assistance, but I am not very advanced on Android.
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That's what this thread is for though for everyone to get together share information and collaborate.
Chahk's post about mount points and getting other CM/AOSP ROMs working on I9505G deserves its own link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43843048&postcount=30
MJHawaii said:
Right now just standard kitchen tweaks on 4.3 but I am trying to get the whole device mount points set up in Cygwin and I'm having trouble because when I extract everything and open up the recovery.fstab file with notepad ++ it does not show anything but 0p1 nothing for system, boot & data so I'm lost and need help
I saw Chahk post and it is helpful this is where I'm at right now read above. I did pm Chahk and a few others for help. I will work on it a little later this weekend
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Chahk's post about mount points and getting other CM/AOSP ROMs working on I9505G deserves its own link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43843048&postcount=30
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I've found that very useful. Been able to get every AOSP/CM based ROM to boot by editing the updater-script to match the correct partition.
Has anybody noticed that photos taken with the front facing camera on CM sometimes have green distortion? That was the only bug I've found. Unfortunately, that flared up my phone OCD enough to go back to the 4.3 leak.
Thanks for putting this thread together, OP!
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I've found that very useful. Been able to get every AOSP/CM based ROM to boot by editing the updater-script to match the correct partition.
Has anybody noticed that photos taken with the front facing camera on CM sometimes have green distortion? That was the only bug I've found. Unfortunately, that flared up my phone OCD enough to go back to the 4.3 leak.
Thanks for putting this thread together, OP!
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Your Welcome. So I read on the other thread and I know myself and others are looking at how we can port other ROMs specifically touchwiz over to the G the partition as you know is an issue but I think with collaboration can be solved soon.
Keep it coming let's solve problems!
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Your Welcome. So I read on the other thread and I know myself and others are looking at how we can port other ROMs specifically touchwiz over to the G the partition as you know is an issue but I think with collaboration can be solved soon.
Keep it coming let's solve problems!
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I took a TW ROM and edited the script for our devices. It boots, but the display never kicks on. You get the boot animation sound and it even mounts the storage on my computer.
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I took a TW ROM and edited the script for our devices. It boots, but the display never kicks on. You get the boot animation sound and it even mounts the storage on my computer.
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Wow that's great maybe you can help me with my script it sounds like your further along than some. I wonder what would cause the display bug doesn't sound like a boot issue
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Wow that's great maybe you can help me with my script it sounds like your further along than some. I wonder what would cause the display bug doesn't sound like a boot issue
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Here's the ROM I was messing with. I used the "old firmware" because it was the newest one when I first looked. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2349369
I've attached my modded updater script. (You will have to remove the .txt extension. Wouldn't let me upload without it.) All I had to do was edit which /dev/block the script mounts before it copies stuff over. If I recall correctly, I only had to change the dev it flashes the boot.img to. See this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43843048&postcount=30
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Has anybody noticed that photos taken with the front facing camera on CM sometimes have green distortion?
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I think this might be fixed in the newest CM nightly. I've took about 20 selfies with the front facing camera and haven't had distortion at all. Before I'd get it every 3 or 4 photos.
Edit: Disregard the above. The problem is back, but I'm thinking it might be the 4.3 camera zip I've been using. Hmmmmmmm......
I think I jumped the gun a bit on rooting my I9505G right when I got it. I've never successfully rooted it, but I managed to get on the 4.3 ROM with a few quirks here and there. My ultimate goal is to get Paranoid Android with halo running, but I'll have to dedicate a day to the whole process. I'll be keeping track of this thread.
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Here's the ROM I was messing with. I used the "old firmware" because it was the newest one when I first looked. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2349369
I've attached my modded updater script. (You will have to remove the .txt extension. Wouldn't let me upload without it.) All I had to do was edit which /dev/block the script mounts before it copies stuff over. If I recall correctly, I only had to change the dev it flashes the boot.img to. See this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43843048&postcount=30
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Thanks a lot I will take a look tomorrow and see what I can do
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illogic6 said:
Here's the ROM I was messing with. I used the "old firmware" because it was the newest one when I first looked. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2349369
I've attached my modded updater script. (You will have to remove the .txt extension. Wouldn't let me upload without it.) All I had to do was edit which /dev/block the script mounts before it copies stuff over. If I recall correctly, I only had to change the dev it flashes the boot.img to. See this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43843048&postcount=30
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Great work Illogic I wonder why TW will not display I tried as well but I did not get as far as you mine fails during the installation.
Also did you see my post on getting Cygwin to set device mount points that in itself will speed things up
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MJHawaii said:
Great work Illogic I wonder why TW will not display I tried as well but I did not get as far as you mine fails during the installation.
Also did you see my post on getting Cygwin to set device mount points that in itself will speed things up
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I haven't used Cygwin before. I'll take a look at it today.
Also going to mess around with TW a little more. Maybe we just need some libs from the stock 9505g rom or something.
Update: I'm afraid I may have mislead you earlier. It appears that you need more than just the updated update-script in order to get touchwiz to boot. You also need a kernel from one of the 4.3 leaks. Here's the one I've been using. (Attached) Not only does it boot, but the soft keys work and you can hear the sound effects of the lock screen. I'm very close.
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I haven't used Cygwin before. I'll take a look at it today.
Also going to mess around with TW a little more. Maybe we just need some libs from the stock 9505g rom or something.
Update: I'm afraid I may have mislead you earlier. It appears that you need more than just the updated update-script in order to get touchwiz to boot. You also need a kernel from one of the 4.3 leaks. Here's the one I've been using. (Attached) Not only does it boot, but the soft keys work and you can hear the sound effects of the lock screen. I'm very close.
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Wow Illogic your close bro thanks for your hard work the libs does sound like it would cause the display problem I'm gonna play around with this too. All I did was unpack stock 4.3 and zip and deo the files with root. The problem I am having is that I am still learning U-scripts and so I cannot get anything to flash. I get failed on 0p21 even though its changed. Maybe I can pm you what I did later and get your feedback cuz your miles ahead of me
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I've merged libs from the leaked 4.3 build into the TW ROM without overwriting anything. Didn't seem to change anything. At this point, I'm playing with magic I don't understand so not sure how much farther I'm going to get.
Would really like figure out which files in the system are responsible for the display. Perhaps we need to overwrite those files. Google is failing me so far.
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Tada! :victory:
The error message goes away. Right now, the web browser force closes... that might be because of the ROM I was modifying. What I did was use the 4.2.2 kernel that shipped with the google play phones. That booted AND activated the display.
http://i.imgur.com/HZaraPK.jpg

Nexus 7 Flo: WLAN doesn't work

Hi guys,
I've updated my Nexus 7 FLO to version 4.4.4-20140704-flo-NIGHTLY
After reboot the WLAN dies not work.
Is there an Kernel/driver issue?
Kind regards
Chris
Read commit comments here.
Problem is we're in the process of getting a new maintainer fully spooled up. There are various techniques device maintainers have available to them that need to be used for certain device maintenance tasks (like a full upstream merge) which aren't normally available to gerrit users.
Andre hasn't quite yet learned how to properly wield his newly-given powers. Specifically, the kernel tree really shouldn't be a fully squashed merge, but individual commits. He reverted the squash but the push of the individual commits failed last time he tried it. He went away for a few days around the same time pulser sorted his access, so the kernel is still backleveled.
I could fix this myself, but I want Andre to do this on his own so he knows how to do it going forward.
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Sorry but I didn't understand this in detail. Only that some merges die not work.
Workaround for me was to install Franco Kernel.
Now WLAN works again.
May there are some more quality tests required before merge into nightlies?
Kind regards,
Chris
cnexus4 said:
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Sorry but I didn't understand this in detail. Only that some merges die not work.
Workaround for me was to install Franco Kernel.
Now WLAN works again.
May there are some more quality tests required before merge into nightlies?
Kind regards,
Chris
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No, the issue is that we have a new maintainer that needs to learn some new maintenance techniques. Rather than push the fixes ourselves, we want him to do it, but he's on vacation for a few days.
Thanks for your answer. OK, wie all have to learn new technologies.
Kind regards,
Chris
cnexus4 said:
Thanks for your answer. OK, wie all have to learn new technologies.
Kind regards,
Chris
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I just tried to install OmniRom on my Nexus 7 2013 (flo)
Once installed, it is not able to do wireless internet, which is a fatal error.
Will it be posted in this thread, or where should I look to know when this is corrected?
Thanks in advance, and sorry about the prior attitude. (long day)
- Gary
When I last tried this about the 20th July wifi was still not working can anyone confirm its safe to update - I had to fall back to a month old image as I wasn't sure when the issue appeared..
Tia
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codifies said:
When I last tried this about the 20th July wifi was still not working can anyone confirm its safe to update - I had to fall back to a month old image as I wasn't sure when the issue appeared..
Tia
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Answering my own question I downloaded a Franco kernal as a precaution and tested it, happy to say the new maintainer has it well in hand by the looks as its all working OK
Okay there's something else going on, quite an odd one this...
After playing with some kernels WiFi stopped working - no great surprise, so I reinstalled the latest nightly that *was* working and now it doesn't ! Even after wipe of data / system install of month old (or latest) and I can't get anything from WiFi...
I've had to restort to using CyanogenMod as I can't seem to work out what's going on here !!!
Any ideas and I'm up for investigating - the only wrinkle is I'm currently using a multirom version of twrp but I'm not injecting it, so that shouldn't matter ?
Any ideas folks?
There's a fixed_wifi_boot.img that needs to be downloaded and flashed in the bootloader. If you've flashed a recovery before, it's similar. Just do "fastboot flash boot fixed_wifi_boot.img" in the right directory.
[QUOTEr;54470792]There's a fixed_wifi_boot.img that needs to be downloaded and flashed in the bootloader. If you've flashed a recovery before, it's similar. Just do "fastboot flash boot fixed_wifi_boot.img" in the right directory.[/QUOTE]
What does this file actually do?
Will it prevent other ROMs such as CyanogenMod or kernels using googles official binary blobs from working?
Can it be undone ?
Where is the file?
Tia
The file is in the same location where you downloaded the OmniROM nightly. As for conflicts between other ROMs/kernels, I'm not sure. I imagine there's an official boot image somewhere that can be flashed, maybe Google's stock images install it.
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The file is in the same location where you downloaded the OmniROM nightly.
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fastboot flash boot fixed_wifi_boot.img
You can find the file on dl.omnirom.org/flo/ at the bottom (I can't post external link)
I will try soon.
I'm reluctant to try this if it means I wouldn't be able to use stock ROMs or say cyananogen mod or some other such...
I'd love to hear an explanation of what its doing too....
codifies said:
I'd love to hear an explanation of what its doing too....
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You should look at this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2626831&page=12
I can't write into above mentioned thread!?
But I'm happy that WLAN is working again.

Android N preview supposedly being released March 9th 2016?

http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/9/11185872/android-n-developer-preview-features-report
The first preview build of Android N will be released to the public today with new features including a native split-screen mode, according to a report from 9to5Google. Citing an article from Ars Technica that was pulled after publication, 9to5Google says that the preview version of Android N includes a redesigned notification panel (with notifications that span the full width of the screen, and an edit button for quick changes), and improvements to the operating system's Doze feature, which will reportedly save battery whenever the screen turns off.
THERE'S ALSO A 'PICTURE IN PICTURE' MODE REPORTEDLY COMING
The biggest addition though, seems to be a new split-screen mode for multitasking. This reportedly works on both phones and tablets, and, like other features included in the preview, will be given to developers to test before it's released to the public later this year. 9to5Google says that Ars Technica also reported the existence of a new "picture in picture" mode which sounds similar to that in iOS 9, letting users shrink windows to a corner of their screen while browsing other apps.
The original Ars story also reportedly said that the preview will be available for the Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Pixel C, Nexus 9, Nexus Player, and the General Mobile 4G. Google is also said to be launching a new "Android Beta Program." All of this information is extremely provisional at the moment, but if the Ars Technica report is true, we can expect to hear more about Android N — and its new features — some time soon.
I would be surprised if it actually releases today, but one can hope!!
It's out! http://storage.googleapis.com/androiddevelopers/shareables/preview/shamu-npc56p-preview-54b13c67.tgz
Currently unlocked bootloader and running twrp 3.0
That being said how would I go about installing this image? The same way as the other images? Also, if I do this, will I be able to revert back?
Developer preview? It's still functional as a phone?
Awesome, thanks! I just downloaded the Shamu preview from http://developer.android.com/preview/download.html. Has anyone extracted and installed the images on their rooted 6.0.1? I'd rather not be the first, lol!
Official Release Page:
https://developer.android.com/preview/index.html
Having an OTA of the N preview is Awesome! I want to try it as soon as the site is availble, but I'm not sure how friendly the N preview will be for project fi this early. anyone else on Fi going to try the preview?
Flashable zip or it isn't true
matthew2926 said:
Flashable zip or it isn't true
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give some time someone will make one
Cobra11Murderer said:
give some time someone will make one
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Haha yea, I just wish I knew how to make one myself...oh well
I wasn't expecting that, well safe to say this will be last of the preview for us. Safe to say folks with the OG Nex5 won't get android N
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Any changes to the launcher?
This flashes just like a regular Nexus image right ? aka unzip, fastboot, etc, etc..............
md1008 said:
I wasn't expecting that, well safe to say this will be last of the preview for us. Safe to say folks with the OG Nex5 won't get android N
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Any changes to the launcher?
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eh probably but it can be ported over just like any other rom
mikeprius said:
This flashes just like a regular Nexus image right ? aka unzip, fastboot, etc, etc..............
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Yup, the usual img`s flashed in fastboot
mikeprius said:
This flashes just like a regular Nexus image right ? aka unzip, fastboot, etc, etc..............
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In suggest wait for sometime and someone will surely give flashable zip... Then give a try.... Rest your own wish.....
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Probably the coolest features, for me anyway, is built-in options to calibrate the display color (in System UI Tuner) AND change the DPI (in Display settings). I'm not sure if these will make it to the final build, but I really do hope so.
PS: you need to sign up for the android beta program to actually receive OTA updates https://g.co/androidbeta
as stated here: http://developer.android.com/preview/overview.html
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In suggest wait for sometime and someone will surely give flashable zip... Then give a try.... Rest your own wish.....
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I don't mind if I have to fastboot it vs. TWRP as a .zip, but I've been flashing out the yin-yang and I still have a few ROMs I want to try LOL. I'll get to this eventually....see how the feedback is first....plus I "need" root, not want...."need"...................LOL
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I don't mind if I have to fastboot it vs. TWRP as a .zip, but I've been flashing out the yin-yang and I still have a few ROMs I want to try LOL. I'll get to this eventually....see how the feedback is first....plus I "need" root, not want...."need"...................LOL
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mind that it will encrypt your device
The build.prop wifi tether method doesn't seem to work with the N preview at least in the traditional way. Has anyone managed to get it to work?

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