[STICKY] I9505G GE GALAXY S IV ( INDEX ) ROM's / LINKS / HOW TO THREAD - Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development

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
How to Root 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 JB, Kit Kat I9505G
ROM's
[ROM][Linaro-4.8] XenonHD-4.4.2 Alpha 1 (5/1/14) *Truly Stable, Fast & Butter​
GOOGLE LITE EDITION 4.2.2 v.2 MFD
GOOGLE LITE EDITION 4.3 I9505GUEUBMH1 Ktoonsez Kernel
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
[BETA][RECOVERY] ClockworkMod Recovery 6.0.3.6​
[ODIN[TAR] Stock Recovery Images
MODEMS
ODIN TAR MODEMS
STOCK FIRMWARE LEAKS
Stock ODIN FIRMWARE Leaked 4.3 MFP ​
Stock ODIN FIRMWARE Leaked 4.3 MG8​
ODIN AND HEIMDAL PACKAGES​
Stock HEIMDAL 4.2.2 MFD back to Stock​
[ODIN][TAR] I9505GUEUAMFD 4.2.2 Full Rooted Restore
[ODIN][TAR] I9505GUEUBMH1 4.3 Full Rooted Restore
[ODIN][TAR] I9505UEUBMH5 4.3 Full Rooted Restore
[ODIN][TAR] I9505GUEUBMKG 4.4 Full Rooted Restore
[ODIN][TAR] I9505GUEUBML4 [4.4.2] Full Rooted Restore​
[ODIN][TAR] 4.4.3 I9505GUEUCNE3 Full Rooted Restore​
[ODIN][TAR] 4.4.4 I9505GUEUCNF3 Full Rooted Restore​

Reserved
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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irishrally said:
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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MJHawaii said:
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!
Sent from my GT-I9505G using Tapatalk 2
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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.

illogic6 said:
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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MJHawaii said:
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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illogic6 said:
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.

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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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.

illogic6 said:
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

Related

Sonofskywalker3 section now available in ROM Manager

Just wanted to let you guys no that you can now go into the downloads section of ROM manager and you'll see the Sonofskywalker3 section. Blackhole is not quite ready for release yet, so you won't see it there, but I have put up a large collection of live wallpapers, multitouch keyboards from camelot, boot/shutdown animations, and launchers that you can now flash easily straight from your phone. I haven't been able to test these since i don't have a vibrant, so i'm relying on you guys. Please post any problems you have wiht anything in ROM manager to the official error reporting thread at www.androiddoes.net/sonofskywalker3 or right here in this thread and i'll try to keep on top of it. thanks for all your support guys.
Awesome! Checking it out now.
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Dude, can you please send me instructions on how to get this added to rom manager.... I have tried koush with no luck.
Awesome you were able to!
Will this need a ROM Manager update, or is it all ready to go? (I'd look myself, but I'm flashing back from CM at the moment..)
Edit: Oh wow, is this nice. s15274n- It's under the download rom section. I know it mentions something about the premium version, click that.
to answer both questions at once: www.github.com hosts all koush's code for rom manager manifests. If you open an issue there with the code you want added one of his team will add it. once it's added you show up in rom manager instantly, no upgrade needed, because when you click donload rom in any version of rom manager it parses the code at github.com in manifests.js and looks for any vibrant = true tags, and if it finds it, it displays the info. I personally forked the manifest, edited it, and used a pull request to get it committed to the main manifest. if you want help getting yourself in rom manager, look for me in #sonofskywalker3 on irc tomorrow evening and i'll be glad to chat with you and walk you through it.
I love you...whomever the fark you are!
(Awaiting the final...mac fag sadly).
/final being tested....I hate ODIN
//no access other than work
///slashies
If it's that easy, why aren't the ROMS in there? That would save so much time and heartache.
None of the live wallpapers work for me...Axuras 2.1
Patience.....fauk, someone is going the proper route and you want to rush them.
CMR flashing FTW!
None of the live wallpapers work for me...Axuras 2.1
Give it time...an updatable rom via CWM is awesome yet time consuming....waiting patiently
Using a chihuahua to post up in this B
Hey lightninbug, do the wallpapers just not work? Did you flash them thru clockwork? Im at work and I dont want to do anything to soft brick my phone.
So you actually flash a wallpaper?? Sounds strange.... lol
yeah they dont soft brick.....just fc upon trying to open them.....yes flashed thru clockwork n rom manager...they installed to system/app..dont work tho
Thanks lightnin. I'm having trouble finding this stuff tho. My download section says it only has extras and free stuff. Not sure where to find these goodies at.
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I'm seeing everything in the download rom section. But im on ji6 and most of the items are for 2.2 . Do i need to be running a 2.2 build fot this to work right?
Sent from my vibrant
Op 1 week ago you posted a galaxy tab Rom that bricked phones. Soon after you just recently asked devs how to make a Rom. Now your going to post a Rom. No thanks noob that's one black hole I won't be goin down.
Jerzeeloon said:
Op 1 week ago you posted a galaxy tab Rom that bricked phones. Soon after you just recently asked devs how to make a Rom. Now your going to post a Rom. No thanks noob that's one black hole I won't be goin down.
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I'm afraid you have me confused with someone else. I have never released a ROM for galaxy tab, only one before this was the version for fascinate, and it's working great on my own phone as well as many others. Also I have never posted here asking how to make a ROM. I got started by reading tutorials online, getting help from other devs in IRC, and a lot of trial and error with my own phone before I ever released my first ROM. I don't mind criticizm, and welcome error reports, both are ways to improve the final product. However they are only helpful if they are true. If you can link me to the posts where I supposedly did these things I may better understand what you're talking about.
As far as the live wallpapers they are from the fascinate, I was hoping they would be installable without modification. Is anyone else having this issue with other roms? could you please get me a logcat during an fc so i can see what it's doing? also please try the digital rain wallpaper, it's from the market so we can use it as a kind of control group. thanks.
Sonofskywalker,
you will have to excuse the comments and tone of some in here. Recently this section has many unacceptable outbursts. I agree, issues must be raised in a constructive manner, rather than just being rude.
thanks for your work and I'll take a look.
blackerwater said:
I'm seeing everything in the download rom section. But im on ji6 and most of the items are for 2.2 . Do i need to be running a 2.2 build fot this to work right?
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Actually, the bootanimations are firmware independent, so they'll work fine, the keyboards have been tested on 2.1 on the fascinate and they worked, so give them a try, and the livewallpapers came from 2.1 on the fascinate, and don't work on at least 1 2.2 rom, so if you can try them out that'd be great. and all these updates do is add an apk file to your system partition, so there's no worry of bricking as long as you have a nandroid backup.
that being said, I need a few people to test the final alpha build before i release it as a public beta, just got it uploaded this morning. Please email me at [email protected] if you're interested, and i'll be glad to send you a link. please note you'll need to have a jk6 modem and kernel installed, but i'll be glad to send you links for those too.

Atrix roms and more ...

The blog where i found everything
This server was not really that private ... http://cafe.naver.com/develoid.cafe?iframe_url=/ArticleRead.nhn?articleid=24692&
http://dogsolefoot.iptime.org/D.Kim Kor/frame.htm?action=SkinFile#/Atrix/
On this site there is roms that have not been posted on xda.
After going to the website, click the rom folder, and there they are.
If you go to the fifth folder from the bottom, then go to the secret folder, there are files that seem to be ICS ports.
Tell me what you think!
The Site seems to be down...
http://dogsolefoot.iptime.org/D.Kim Kor/frame.htm?action=SkinFile#/
Mirror of Roms:
*If you have any please post ill give credit
http://www.multiupload.com/IE98U6DSI9 - TurTleRom beta5
Very cool! Folks, if you're thinking of flashing this, you may want to consider reviewing the contents of the .zip before flashing, removing anything like recovery.img that could lock you out of the Rom Manager or RomRacer CWM you're familiar with.
If you have no idea what I'm talking about, wait for someone else to come around and take a look first.
Happy Hacking and don't brick yourself!
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While I was writing this, I see the trolls have descended upon the thread. If you're not technical enough to rip it apart and flash it, don't post.
It's a developer forum folks, nobody cares if you're anxiously awaiting everyone else to take the first try, we only care if you did and your results...
Damn, im so tempted..
I will review the contents of the zip, and report back.. Although I don't technically know what Im looking for besides a recovery image.
currently downloading some of those and taking a look inside them, everyone please go about this careful!
You're so freaking awesome man, here you come to the rescue again
checked out the one tittled ics_port_olympus_singed_test.zip, currently in the process of flashing it, will let you guys know whats up! the size seems legit
I would have to reluctantly check out mentally from my family for the night if this is true
ROM > TurtleRom > TurTleRom beta5.zip is ro.modversion=CyanogenMod-7-12112011-NIGHTLY-Olympus Didn't bother looking further as this looks boring
MIUI > alpha2-miui-Snya.zip is CM7 based too, but looks like it's default locale is in korean. Definitely has MIUI apks, rooted with Dolphin Browser HD too and Titanium Backup.
samcripp said:
checked out the one tittled ics_port_olympus_singed_test.zip, currently in the process of flashing it, will let you guys know whats up! the size seems legit
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What directory did you find that in Sam?
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What directory did you find that in Sam?
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It's in the op
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Yeah, that one's in 디프/secret.
_Alex_ http://dogsolefoot.iptime.org/Atrix/ROM/디프/secret/ics_port_olympus_test_signed.zip
but the file has installations issues, it aborts, let me fix that shiot and give it a second try!
Just found a kernel in there too called the jaryo 1.45 kernel it booted up fine but when i checked my about phone settings it clearly shows its actually fauxs kernel so nothing new there either.
my Koreans a bit rusty but this hopefully will turn out good.
Lots of it is just mirrors to other roms and something about a trackball
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the are several ics ports in there!
just waiting to see if it is safe!
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my Koreans a bit rusty but this hopefully will turn out good.
Lots of it is just mirrors to other roms and something about a trackball
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Yeah im bettin this is all the same ole **** with just different names. that ics port is probably just evogp's rom!
No, it's clearly not; the build.prop file, for example, is totally inconsistent with a CM7 build.prop, and quite consistent with the build.prop files of other ICS beta ROMs that have been appearing.
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No, it's clearly not; the build.prop file, for example, is totally inconsistent with a CM7 build.prop, and quite consistent with the build.prop files of other ICS beta ROMs that have been appearing.
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Looks asop to me. Launcher2 is included some other stuff. The updater script is messy
Only one apn included and odexed
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I found this site the other day it supposedly has an miui ics rom and is also in korean. http://m.cafe.naver.com/ArticleList...arch.menuid=78&search.boardtype=L&usenotice=N only thing is i believe youve got to register to dl
so has anyone tried ics yet?

Android AOSP 4.3 Compiled for Xperia Z

Since everyone always loves MOAR VERSION NUMBAH...
Android 4.3 for the Xperia Z. With a BIG shout out to Sony Mobile for hosting their own git repository for their deviceshttps://github.com/sonyxperiadev/device-sony-c6603.
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 Radio (no phone calls or SMS!!!) or indeed any connectivity.
Working:
Wifi
Not Working:
Mobile network
Bluetooth
I will not tell you how to make mobile network work, but it is not difficult and just involves some binary blobs from memory... Sony don't have the right to distribute those officially, so I won't do it either
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/XperiaZ/4.3AOSP
and will appear there shortly (upload done, it's still propogating)
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...
Top secret information:
Yes, you are also permitted to use this... Yes... that's right, you can use it!
To install:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
(optionally, I did it, shouldn't be needed)
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
fastboot flash cache cache.img
Build instructions to replicate :
Get android 4.3 sources.
Get sony c6603 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
You sir are 1 step ahead of me. Thanks man. Is it ok if i can use these?
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You sir are 1 step ahead of me. Thanks man. Is it ok if i can use these?
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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...
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Oops, I forgot to add "use" to that list.
Yes, they can also be used! I shall add "use" to the list
Links not working yet, but I gave them a kick
pulser_g2 said:
Oops, I forgot to add "use" to that list.
Yes, they can also be used! I shall add "use" to the list
Links not working yet, but I gave them a kick
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Oh i sent you a PM too lol. Sorry but XDA members are really tight when it comes to sharing so when I read that I couldnt believe you said it lol
Taylor_Swift said:
Oh i sent you a PM too lol. Sorry but XDA members are really tight when it comes to sharing so when I read that I couldnt believe you said it lol
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Lmao... They might be, I'm not... I just typed a few commands, tweaked a couple of stupid errors I made, and it was done.
You are also missing the Camera and getting RIL to work requires more than dropping in some blobs.
I already merged 4.3 in my repo: https://github.com/adrian-bl-yuga
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You are also missing the Camera and getting RIL to work requires more than dropping in some blobs.
I already merged 4.3 in my repo: https://github.com/adrian-bl-yuga
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Yeah, camera blobs are not "officially" made available by sony.
I had just spotted your repo actually and was going to see if it had the RIL etc
So glad I ditched Samsung for Sony :beer:
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Congrats on the first non-nexus release of 4.3 I do not have this device but would like to congratulate you
Nicely done! I am happy i bought this device!
when it will be a coumpleterom?
Someone provide galaxy s3 to this AWESOME guy
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Someone provide galaxy s3 to this AWESOME guy
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No thanks, got plenty of devices, and I have the N7100 (Note 2), which is very similar in hardware to the S3. Exynos is nothing like as easy to do this to, that's why Sony devices are first!
Honestly, it was easier to get this booting on my Z phone and Z tablet, than it was on a Nexus 10 (an official Nexus device!)
pulser_g2 said:
No thanks, got plenty of devices, and I have the N7100 (Note 2), which is very similar in hardware to the S3. Exynos is nothing like as easy to do this to, that's why Sony devices are first!
Honestly, it was easier to get this booting on my Z phone and Z tablet, than it was on a Nexus 10 (an official Nexus device!)
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We welcome you to the xperia z development scene with open arms
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We welcome you to the xperia z development scene with open arms
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Thanks Though actually I've been here since the very start, around the very start of the shipments of the Z
FYI: I uploaded my first 4.3 based build:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42084058
I got all hardware working, there are only some minor issues (no 4.3 gapps (using a patched 4.2) and the AOSP voice dialer is hanging (known aosp bug on BT devices).
pabx said:
FYI: I uploaded my first 4.3 based build:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42084058
I got all hardware working, there are only some minor issues (no 4.3 gapps (using a patched 4.2) and the AOSP voice dialer is hanging (known aosp bug on BT devices).
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Nice to see! You are aware you should be able to make a new GApps package from the factory images? I don't use GApps though, so I haven't done it. But it should be easy enough to do.
I had to see, the recovery is not accessible .... this risk is all the same and no current mod will work with this rom, I'll wait another is, I think,
but thank you for your great job :good: !
In light of there being a supported/maintained 4.3 AOSP for Xperia Z, consider this discontinued.
Indeed, @pabx 's ROM makes the Xperia Z pretty much Nexus standard, in terms of the hardware support. Most impressive from Sony! As such I will close this thread now.

[TUT] Implementing EPRJ RIL in Custom Roms by Yourself

A. Why change RIL?
Hey, everyone.
As a user that's been using custom roms since our bootloader was unlocked, I'm aware that some of us have some issue with telephony & mobile data (in short, RIL) - occasionally IMEI wouldn't be read on boot, which would lead to device not being registred on network. Sometimes, the network would "die" in a way - you'd get an error when trying to dial a number, and when someone would call you, they'll hear the ringing tone while your cell phone would not ring at all.
The cause of the problem seems to be some lazy coding by official CM developers/maintainers for our device. This was picked up by a developer named kholk, so he did his best to recode it properly, however it was never included into official CM device tree for reasons unknown to me (more info about the issue can be found here: http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/47980/).
Kholk did include his own custom RIL into his EPRJ roms, but the roms are kinda old and have iffy baseband (which seems to be kernel issue, as he's using his own, 3.4 kernel instead of CM's 3.1 kernel in other custom roms).
So, with the help of Adam77Root, I've learned a way on how to implement EPRJ RIL into other custom roms (since I still had RIL issue with default CM RIL in 4.3 roms even) - so far I've tested it with Vanir 4.3, Carbon 4.3, Carbon 4.3.1, and few 4.2.2 roms, and I havent had ANY issues I had in CM RIL.
So, this is a tutorial to show you how you can import EPRJ RIL to any custom rom you'd like, in case you have issues with cell connection.
-this should work on any kernel and any custom rom (4.2.2+)! Tested so far, as far as kernel goes, are iodak 8/8.5, WWJB8/8b, Optimus Prime several versions, Optimus Play! 2.53.
-KK roms tested are P.A. by @dcos which has eprj ril by default, official CM nightlies and several others
-some KK roms, for some reason, don't have x3ril.smali file in their telephony-common.jar. To implement EPRJ RIL in these roms, follow the tutorial up to point 5, and skip that one, since you don't have anything to delete. After point 13, you need to do one additional thing - you need to edit ROM's build.prop settings, look for this line: "#ro.telephony.ril_class=X3RIL", and delete "#" so this line would be included in build.prop. After that, you're ready to flash. Thanks goes to @gerciolisz for the tip on the build.prop settings.
-/As of 24.01.2014. i've added another zip file which contains x3ril.smali taken from P.A. port by dcos - i'd recommend using this one for 4.4.2 roms/
-as of 11.06.2014., I've added x3ril.smali (it's in omni-v1.rar) made by adam, which is based on omni's RIL but has eprj RIL recovery. if you're on 4.4.3 kitkat rom and have issues, i suggest you give this file a try first before others
B. What's needed?
First off, you'll need a few things:
- Android Multitool from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2326604, many thanks to @Flextrick
- Read the linked topic - it's the instruction on how to use it, and in case you encounter any errors, that's the place to search for solutions
- Attached is a RAR with two files in it, X3RIL_old.smali and X3RIL_new.smali. You need only one of those - but more info about them will be in the other steps.
- Custom ROM you want to edit
- Common sense
- WinRAR & JAVA
C. How to change RIL?
Steps:
1. First step is to open the .zip of your custom ROM you want to edit, and search for system/framework/telephony-common.jar
2. Extract it to AndroidMultitool/Files, and after extract is done, delete it from .zip
3. Open Android Multitool, under Decompiling select .jar, then select telephony-common.jar in AndroidMultitool/Files, click "decompile"
4. After you're done, check if there were any errors in the Log, in AndroidMultitool main window
5. Head over to AndroidMultitool/Decompiled_jar/telephony-common/com/android/internal/telephony and look for X3RIL.smali. This is CM's RIL implemented in custom roms, which we dont need anymore, so delete it
6. Now, you need to decide wether to use X3RIL_old.smali, which is RIL from EPRJ CM10.2 built on 20130813, or X3RIL_new.smali which is RIL from EPRJ CM10.2 built on 20131007. I'm using 20131007 atm, and it's working without issues
7. When you've decided, move it back into AndroidMultitool/Decompiled_jar/telephony-common/com/android/internal/telephony and rename it to X3RIL.smali
8. Back in AndroidMultitool, under Compilin, select jar, and for folder select AndroidMultitool/Decompiled_jar/telephony-common, press "compile", and check for errors in Log
9. Output should be classes.dex file under AndroidMultitool/Compiled_jar
10. Open telephony-common.jar in AndroidMultitool/Files with WinRar - you should see META-INF folder, with classes.dex file
11. Delete classes.dex file in WinRAR
12. Move classes.dex file from AndroidMultitool/Compiled_jar to telephony-common.jar opened in WinRAR
13. Paste telephony-common.jar into system/framework inside the custom rom .zip file
14. You now have modified ROM ready to flash on our device!
D. Thank You's
Thank you's go out to @kholk for his RIL programming, @dcos for first implementing EPRJ RIL into a rom (his P.A. unofficial port for our device) different than EPRJCM10.2, @Adam77Root for his tutorial that I basically beutified and made sure is easier to understand & his modification of x3ril.smali from omni, @gerciolisz for the tip about build.prop settings, @Flextrick for his Multitool with neat GUI to extract .jar files, and all the other devs of p880 making our device worth every dime I've spent on it.
Flying_Bear said:
Kholk did include his own custom RIL into his EPRJ roms, but the roms are kinda old and have iffy baseband (which seems to be kernel issue, as he's using his own, 3.4 kernel instead of CM's 3.1 kernel in other custom roms).
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Dude, i think you missed out the clarification for the users on whether or not they need to use the EPRJ Kernel and if anykernel will still work or normal kernels will work etc. Because your bound to have the first person to ask a question will either be, "How do i declare java paths" and "Will 'kernel name here' work with it", this isnt me asking, more of an fyi post (Y)
I do apologize about it, but saves you the time and effort of answering the question every day
MOD EDIT: watch your language please.
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Dude, i think you missed out the clarification for the users on whether or not they need to use the EPRJ Kernel and if anykernel will still work or normal kernels will work etc. Because your bound to have the first person to ask a question will either be, "How do i declare java paths" and "Will 'kernel name here' work with it", this isnt me asking, more of an fyi post (Y)
I do apologise about it, but saves you the time and effort of answering the question every day
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np, thanks for the tip. i'll add in OP that it works with any kernel
MODERATOR EDIT: @penguin449 watch your language
I flashed Vanir nightly 171013 with Optimus Prime 2.70 kernel and telephony was completely disabled. I was not able to find or register to the mobile network. I tried modifying the RIL file as explained in this post; initially with the "new" file which didn't seem to solve the problem (still didn't get signal) but I didn't wait I immediately tried flashing the ROM with the "old" RIL instead. Initially there was no signal although I was able to find networks, but after a reboot the phone finally managed to connect to the mobile network.
I'm not sure whether it would've worked after a reboot with the "new" but I'm guessing if it's working with the "old" RIL I got nothing to worry about right?
Vanir is 4.3.1 while OP is for 4.3, i think thats your problem. Different RIL would not help in that case. Flash Anykernel version of OP, or find a version repacked with 4.3.1 ramdisk. Good luck!
Flying_Bear said:
Vanir is 4.3.1 while OP is for 4.3, i think thats your problem. Different RIL would not help in that case. Flash Anykernel version of OP, or find a version repacked with 4.3.1 ramdisk. Good luck!
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As far as I understood, the 171013 version did not have the RamDisk issue so I figured the CM10.2 version of Optimus Prime kernel should've worked correctly?
So I get it from you that if I flash the original rom with the AnyKernel version of OP it should work fine? (no need for any RIL modifications?)
Yep, anykernel versions of all our kernels xcept iodaks should work on any android version without any modifications.
Is there a way to do this with Linux?
If not, how about uploading modified telephony-common.jar for CM ROMs?
I tried just replacing the whole telephony-common.jar file but I couldn't send or receive any messages. Everything else seemed to work though.
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MilkyJoePD said:
Is there a way to do this with Linux?
If not, how about uploading modified telephony-common.jar for CM ROMs?
I tried just replacing the whole telephony-common.jar file but I couldn't send or receive any messages. Everything else seemed to work though.
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not sure really, since i havent worked on linux systems.
and i dont think telephony-common.jar is universal for all roms (i might be mistaken though), so there's no use to upload it. however, if you want, upload your original telephony-common.jar file here and i'll do my best to mod it for you!
Flying_Bear said:
not sure really, since i havent worked on linux systems.
and i dont think telephony-common.jar is universal for all roms (i might be mistaken though), so there's no use to upload it. however, if you want, upload your original telephony-common.jar file here and i'll do my best to mod it for you!
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I meant it would be a good idea to have a place to download the modified files for specific ROMs.
Here's the (unmodified) file for Vanir.
https://app.box.com/s/embcq9kuemfdkdb1qw63
Thanks.
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MilkyJoePD said:
I meant it would be a good idea to have a place to download the modified files for specific ROMs.
Here's the (unmodified) file for Vanir.
https://app.box.com/s/embcq9kuemfdkdb1qw63
Thanks.
Sent from my Optimus 4X HD using Tapatalk
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well, we have way too much roms for me to download each one and replace the RIL ^^
anyway, here's your modified telephony-common ^^ enjoy!
Flying_Bear said:
well, we have way too much roms for me to download each one and replace the RIL ^^
anyway, here's your modified telephony-common ^^ enjoy!
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I suppose there is a lot.
I'll test the Vanir one and report back.
If it works then there's a start. I can send messages so it works so far. The only thing keeping me from staying on a CM ROM is the random signal loss.
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MilkyJoePD said:
I suppose there is a lot.
I'll test the Vanir one and report back.
If it works then there's a start. I can send messages so it works so far. The only thing keeping me from staying on a CM ROM is the random signal loss.
Sent from my Optimus 4X HD using Tapatalk
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check it out, this should fix that issue completely. and report when you have time ^^
Flying_Bear said:
check it out, this should fix that issue completely. and report when you have time ^^
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If you want some 4.3.1 repacks done i can do them? or if you want some experience, i have the tools to swap ramdisks on windows in my signature that you could use...
In CM ROMs I get crazy data switches from 3g to E and G. Everything is good so far. Time will tell...
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penguin449 said:
If you want some 4.3.1 repacks done i can do them? or if you want some experience, i have the tools to swap ramdisks on windows in my signature that you could use...
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If you can then that would be great. A download for each CM ROM would open up custom ROMs like never before.
Sort out the SD card/internal memory paths and stock ROMs would be not worth installing.
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penguin449 said:
If you want some 4.3.1 repacks done i can do them? or if you want some experience, i have the tools to swap ramdisks on windows in my signature that you could use...
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if you've got the time and the will, be my guest - however, i don't think it's quite worth it. Not many people have this issue, and those that do would be better off fixing it by themselves then downloading aged nightlies for the rom they're looking for.
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In CM ROMs I get crazy data switches from 3g to E and G. Everything is good so far. Time will tell...
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hm, switches from 3g to 2g seems to show that there is a bad connection where you're at. try enabling 2g only or 3g only in custom rom options or quick tiles, most roms support it these days. that should save your battery for few more %.
Just wanted to say that since replacing the file I haven't had to reboot once to get SMS or network to work.
That's over a month, whereas I was having to reboot about every 2 days.
The G/3G switching has improved, but still more sensitive than stock.
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hey what if.... there is no x3ril.smali?XD there is only ril.smali or many others
edit: its ok there just x3ril was missing
I'm on a odexed ROM (mokee 4.2.2 release) so I don't know what to do with classes.dex file multitool generates.It was meant to be used for deodexed telephony-common.jar files.So I tried these steps:
1_)deodex the ROM (using deodexer 4.3),
2_)implent RIL
3_)odex the ROM(using universal odexer 6.3.1) again which I failed to do as something was wrong with decompiling before odexing.This is probably happening due to deodex process.
I got bootloop after odexing the ROM.So I'm curious if there is a way to do this on an odexed jar file without having to deodex first.
I also tried to simply delete the odex & jar file and replace it with deodexed and eprj RIL implented jar file but the rest of the ROM was odexed so it gave me a bootloop.
I don't know much about these stuff, but I did my best searching for a solution and I'm out of ideas.All I want is to have an odexed rom with EPRJ RIL implented, I'd appreciate any help
ottomanhero said:
I'm on a odexed ROM (mokee 4.2.2 release) so I don't know what to do with classes.dex file multitool generates.It was meant to be used for deodexed telephony-common.jar files.So I tried these steps:
1_)deodex the ROM (using deodexer 4.3),
2_)implent RIL
3_)odex the ROM(using universal odexer 6.3.1) again which I failed to do as something was wrong with decompiling before odexing.This is probably happening due to deodex process.
I got bootloop after odexing the ROM.So I'm curious if there is a way to do this on an odexed jar file without having to deodex first.
I also tried to simply delete the odex & jar file and replace it with deodexed and eprj RIL implented jar file but the rest of the ROM was odexed so it gave me a bootloop.
I don't know much about these stuff, but I did my best searching for a solution and I'm out of ideas.All I want is to have an odexed rom with EPRJ RIL implented, I'd appreciate any help
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unfortunately, i encountered the same issue, and it's beyond my knowledge on what to do with odexed roms. i bypassed the issue by using a nightly which came after the stable was released (not sure if there are any for mokee though)

[Q] [UPDATED] Probelm Bootloop error with dsixda's kitchen cooked ROM

Hello guys:laugh:
I searched every forum thoroughly but didn't found a proper and working solution for Xperia devices
I am trying to make a custom ROM from stock using dsixda kitchen
I used stock 12.1.A.201 as the base ROM
I believe that it's either the updater script error or kernel probelm as I am using stock kernel and my zip is like this
Data
META-INF
system
boot.img
check_data_app
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This happens when rom is created
De-odexed it rooted it and added X-Reality engine and created the rom
First on installing I got error of status 0 so I changed my update binary file from same de-odexed version from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2704312 by @dipesh1502 (thanks to him for that awesome rom)
Next I am getting error status 7
ROM Starts flashing then it comes to this part
formatting system bla bla
expected 5 args got 3
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something like that and then it stops on error status 7
here is the updater-script please have a look. I really want to create this ROM. Please help
Updater-Script Download
here is my build prop build.prop download
Help guys please I'll be highly grateful
My device is C5302 rooted and unlocked bootloader with 12.1.A.205 stock kernel
EDIT : Got past the error status 7 now ROM gets installed
But unfortunately now it ends in a bootloop :/ Got stuck on Sony splash logo and then reboots constantly :/
Had a nandroid backup ready x)
Had to flash the ftf file over and over again. :/
Phone is allright just want to catch this error of bootloop.
I changed kernel with the dipesh1502's ROM but still no luck. Modified Updater script but still no luck. help me I am soo confused and screwed!! :'( :'(
My new Updater-Script
There's a HUGE difference in creating boot animations and creating a ROM.
Don't expect to teach yourself how to make a ROM in just a few days.
It takes, weeks, months, years...
If you're mainly planning to make some exterior changes, which I think you're currently doing, I would focus on making complete themes and not ROMs.
People are not waiting for a ROM which is already available but that looks somewhat different and maybe has some extra or removed apps.
Regarding your problem, I will not be able to help you since I don't have that kind of knowledge.
Anyway, good luck!
Gamm86 said:
There's a HUGE difference in creating boot animations and creating a ROM.
Don't expect to teach yourself how to make a ROM in just a few days.
It takes, weeks, months, years...
If you're mainly planning to make some exterior changes, which I think you're currently doing, I would focus on making complete themes and not ROMs.
People are not waiting for a ROM which is already available but that looks somewhat different and maybe has some extra or removed apps.
Regarding your problem, I will not be able to help you since I don't have that kind of knowledge.
Anyway, good luck!
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Thanks for the reply.
Yeah I know that it's not easy to create ROM and also it takes a lot of time. I am ready to give it a shot
I am just making some small changes just for my sake I'll be using this ROM personally for my own use I know that there are a thousand times better ROM's than mine
Anyway glad you considered my probelm.
Bootloop can be cause by:
- Wrong permissions
- Corrupt installation
It is nice if you collect either the last_ksmg or logcat when bootlooping. (if possible)
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But first:
Share me the .zip you have created perhaps I can take a small look
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Bootloop can be cause by:
- Wrong permissions
- Corrupt installation
It is nice if you collect either the last_ksmg or logcat when bootlooping. (if possible)
~~Regard
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Thanks for the reply
Can you please have a look at my new updater-script and tell me what is wrong?
I will surely try to get logcat but before that if you can just analyze this updater-script and pinpoint the mistakes it'll make my work a lot easier.
Thanks in advance :good:
Sent me the entire .zip file instead (but start with updater-script)
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mrjraider said:
Sent me the entire .zip file instead (but start with updater-script)
~~Regards
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Sure thing I'll
I am compressing it to maxium extent using KGB archiver and it'll become around 10~20 mb only
It's still compressing so it'll take some time before it reaches it's max compression.
I'll surely send you asap

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