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I have decided to rework the thread to ovoid any confusion as the intent of posting this thread was to ask questions about compiling custom Roms from AOSP source that someone like myself who gained their development experience on other devices that building from pure AOSP code was not an option and are not as familiar working with AOSP. In the past my own experience comes from using and modifying for example the Cyanogenmod source so after attempting to now base my Rom on AOSP this time around with Lollipop have run into a few unfamiliar differences. As each question or topic is addressed I will update the Op. The hope is not only will I find solutions or answers to my own questions but that others in the same position will also be able to find use of the discussions posted in this thread.
Compiling the AOSP source into a format that can be safely flashed using a custom recovery. This was a 3 part question the first was just simply how to compile AOSP in a format other then .img files that can be flashed using a custom recovery without the need of flashing through fastboot or needing to use the adb sideload option.
1, Compiling AOSP into the for of an update.zip.
This was answered in short by know.patience by suggesting to use the “make otapackage” command in place of "make" to start the build. Was also made aware that a few modifications would need to be made to avoid producing an update package that does not use the new block format but instead the old style zips we are most used to seeing.
2, Now can create an update.zip using the “make otapackage” command ran into an issue that by flashing the update.zip produced would in the process replace the custom recovery used to flash with the Nexus Stock recovery. This was answered by Lethargy who suggested and provided a Link for the following commit.
For getting rid of the AOSP recovery:
https://github.com/Lethargy/android_build/commit/48521e167c642db76c9d4f52b1c63f9abc7f707f
https://github.com/Lethargy/android_build/commit/1d9224bd45ef2b4f5601a157de2bfe3bb1c95558
3, Now can create an update.zip using the “make otapackage” and after applying the above commit are now able to flash the update.zip without replacing the recovery Lethargy also provided links for the following commits.
To get rid of the block-based zip format:
https://github.com/Lethargy/android_build/commit/4d458300d935a3a9d893a590286cb578dcf54db2
You'll also want to make sure you have this commit so it doesn't flash awfully slow in recovery (8~ minutes, but only around 1-2 minutes with this commit):
https://github.com/Lethargy/android_system_extras/commit/52f8d5fc3edfacd112827d0a41516c1dc5f4a468
This one isn't required but you may as well:
https://github.com/Lethargy/android_build/commit/242be9ae4f05e3cb1d39d635cac7147ff904700c
Compiling using the AOSP Master branch vs release branches. In following the directions provided on the Google development site are given the command for downloading the source code using the Master branch. Using the Master branch as apposed to a release branch such as android-5.0.2_r1 or lower have found that the source compiles just fine but have run into one issue and just a general question that a little explanation would be helpful for general understanding of the AOSP Master branch.
The issue is that after flashing a Rom compiled using the Master branch everything in the Rom works as expected other than the radio. I have so far using the same exact vendor blobs as compiling a release branch have not had a signal and baseband version is listed under about phone as unknown.
The general question is that the android version listed compiling a Rom using the Master branch is version 5.0.50.50.50.50. In general I have yet to understand what this version number represents and very little to no information available via the Google Box.
Between the both I now wounder if the Master branch is intended for actual use or if so what changes are required so the baseband version is recognized and radio / Ril will work?
Quick Answer:
Google first commits new code into master and then is later tagged with an update for realease so in generall many things can be broken and the master branch is and not intended to be stable so if building from master expect that things will be broke or buggy.
Compiling Rom and Kernel together. For those of us again used to compiling using say the CM code are now used to compiling the Kernel along with the rest of the code. I know it is easy to just compile the Kernel and include in the device tree but for those of us who would still like the Kernel compiles with the rest of the code there is no information available on the Google Developers site for doing so and there seems to be a few differences as have tried just using the lines used in the CM Hammerhead device repository. I have come across these commits from Cl3Kener that should help. Hate posting other developers code but is on Github so is there for the public at large. So far have only tested as is so will update if finding not all changes are necessary or can be modified.
Inline Kernel Building
https://github.com/OptiPop/device_lge_hammerhead/commit/7de8fd95b6df16cb6311161d5048874d69cf1cb1
https://github.com/OptiPop/device_lge_hammerhead/commit/87768896f4eb8fcd989ce3b8492ca65305513851
https://github.com/OptiPop/device_lge_hammerhead/commit/5460eb3aa76ea5d813f64a3b3bab6ace1be6de68
Adding Pre-Built APK's
Seems Sprint users need a few apk's for updating prl and what not that are included into the Stock release but are not part of the AOSP code. For some reason through vendor or even device have tried adding these apk's into the build. First try I created a sprint vendor section and received a few errors untill learning would need to add sprint into a vendor white list found in build. Will post link to file later. After found the extra "Services.jar" I found in the stock image not found in the aosp compiled Rom did copy into the build but the apk's had not. Looking in the other vendor blobs noticed lge adds "qcrilmsgtunnel.apk" so followed the example and even tried just adding the other spk's into lge expanding the list used for adding in "qcrilmsgtunnel.apk" but still no luck. Also have tried adding through the device files for Hammerhead just to get them into the Rom for testing and still no luck. If this was CM or any other Rom not using pure aosp this would have been a 5 minut project so need to do some aditional homework.
Again think this thread could be a good resource for developers who are new to building their Roms around AOSP so wanted to include everything I run into during the process of moving away from using a heavily modified CM based code as the base of my Rom to using AOSP in its place so developers who are or in the same process or for those in the future can use as a resource to quickly adjusting. I have been building CM based Roms like Starship for years and after hours of working on other aspects to suddenly be stumped by these small differences between platforms can be very frustrating.
to the OP:
answer to your first question comes in two parts.
a) use 'make -j# otapackage' will generate a zip that is flashable in custom recovery.
b) if you plan on adding other files after the zip is made, you will need this info here:
https://github.com/android/platform_build/commit/26e6619c37e294fe2ee63aaa759e0ac861775ce8
There are some modifications needed to generate the OG zip files instead of the new "block" format.
Google hasn't released the 5.0.1 image for the N5 but that doesn't mean you can't build it and install it yourself. I'm running it and it seems okay to me so far although I'm hardly an expert.
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op.. this section is only for developers, to get work done. if you have questions, they belong in the q&a section. you arent new, you should know this. again, this section is only for developers, mot for the normal xda folk to post questions. you have a q&a section just for asking questions. please, ask a mod to move your thread there.
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I am building a customized AOSP Rom I am interested in sharing so was looking for help or direction in creating an update zip that can be flashed in a custom recovery like TWRP. I am not used to compiling AOSP and with the help of know.patience in the first reply am now able to compile an update.zip I can flash in TWRP but in doing so it also replaces TWRP with the Stock recovery. I have still been using the .img files to flash personally but am still trying to figure out how to solve the recovery replacement issue. I still have other features I am adding and testing before I would like to post my work but before I get to that point I still need to figure out my recovery replacement issue. Maybe using the words personal use may have been confusing but at the moment until ready I have only been using my work personally but would like to at some point post and share. I also have work that is not AOSP based I am sharing in the Android Development section but I have been building CM and other source based Roms and sharing for years. This is the first device I have been able to build AOSP and still have a few things to figure out before sharing any of my AOSP based work. I am otherwise not sure why you think these are questions for general Q&A.
I started this thread in Android Development as there was only about 4 posts in this section and I see many AOSP based Roms in Android Development who's developers obviously know the answers to my questions so tried to get away posting there in hope one of these developers could help or like in the first response point me in the direction of a commit before the thread was moved by a mod into this section. Do you think someone in the general Q&A section is better equipped to help answer questions about compiling an AOSP based Rom in the form of an update.zip that can be flashed in TWRP without also replacing TWRP with the Stock recovery?? Would also be nice knowing what changes in the code need to be made in compiling an old style update.zip that does not use the new block format. This would be a bonus but overall not %100 needed as instead of moving files around after the code has been compiled have added init.d support and first have all the files I want moved into a staging directory and then form an init,d bash script to move the files during first boot and remove those that are not needed like this example I used in my CM based version of the Rom I am trying to update for AOSP for 5.0.
https://github.com/Starship-Android/android_device_starship-common/blob/cm-11.0/app-update
https://github.com/Starship-Android/android_device_starship-common/blob/cm-11.0/cleanup
I must seriously be underestimating the knowledge and in general the types of questions being asked and answered in the general Q&A section.
Honestly if not for the amount of times thanked I would think this comment was not so much about helping or community but more about someone trying to puff themselves up by trying to appear important by making decisions about what questions are worthy of being asked but judging by the number of times they have been helpful I am thinking its either a case of not reading or understanding the question being asked or my own inability to express my questions in the proper manor. Either way its definitely not about taking up resources in a section with less than 10 total posts. The frustrating part as a community as I like to believe we are all in is that why I worked on other parts in updating my Rom had expected that at least more than one developer out of all the AOSP based Roms posted in the development section would have helped me with this one part. Its not like I am asking how to be a developer just a resource to help with two simple things I am sure I could have figured out and will most likely still figure out without any help. Overall my thoughts behind posting this question was that why I am working to figure out something a bit more time consuming at least more than one person would be helpful enough to copy and past a commit.
XDA is weird in that with other devices all the developers would join a team and start a shared group of repository’s for one another to use in trying to make the best possible experience and options for everyone. For example in the op I posted an example of hours of work I did showing what libraries are needed by one another just so others could use it also in trying to port as much as possible for in that case the Galaxy Mini. Then with other devices like seems to be the case with the N5 its all about competition and what I am starting to call the smartest person in the room syndrome. Its just a shame there are only 5 maybe 6 threads posted in this section and I think that says allot about the community in general. So many good things could come about if we just tried to be helpful and pull as much knowledge together as we could. Anyhow think its time for ending this rant.
chairshot215 said:
compiling an AOSP based Rom in the form of an update.zip that can be flashed in TWRP without also replacing TWRP with the Stock recovery?? Would also be nice knowing what changes in the code need to be made in compiling an old style update.zip that does not use the new block format.
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To get rid of the block-based zip format: https://github.com/Lethargy/android_build/commit/4d458300d935a3a9d893a590286cb578dcf54db2
You'll also want to make sure you have this commit so it doesn't flash awfully slow in recovery (8~ minutes, but only around 1-2 minutes with this commit): https://github.com/Lethargy/android_system_extras/commit/52f8d5fc3edfacd112827d0a41516c1dc5f4a468
This one isn't required but you may as well: https://github.com/Lethargy/android_build/commit/242be9ae4f05e3cb1d39d635cac7147ff904700c
For getting rid of the AOSP recovery: https://github.com/Lethargy/android_build/commit/48521e167c642db76c9d4f52b1c63f9abc7f707f then https://github.com/Lethargy/android_build/commit/1d9224bd45ef2b4f5601a157de2bfe3bb1c95558
Lethargy said:
To get rid of the block-based zip format: https://github.com/Lethargy/android_build/commit/4d458300d935a3a9d893a590286cb578dcf54db2
You'll also want to make sure you have this commit so it doesn't flash awfully slow in recovery (8~ minutes, but only around 1-2 minutes with this commit): https://github.com/Lethargy/android_system_extras/commit/52f8d5fc3edfacd112827d0a41516c1dc5f4a468
This one isn't required but you may as well: https://github.com/Lethargy/android_build/commit/242be9ae4f05e3cb1d39d635cac7147ff904700c
For getting rid of the AOSP recovery: https://github.com/Lethargy/android_build/commit/48521e167c642db76c9d4f52b1c63f9abc7f707f then https://github.com/Lethargy/android_build/commit/1d9224bd45ef2b4f5601a157de2bfe3bb1c95558
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Thank you this is well beyond what I was looking for and don’t worry I make it a point not to send out PM's with questions that can be helpful for others as well. Otherwise would have blown up the AOSP Rom posters in development but thanks for the information.
chairshot215 said:
.. and don’t worry I make it a point not to send out PM's with questions that can be helpful for others as well..
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If you mean "I'll probably ignore you if you try asking for support over PM.", that's part of my forum signature.
If you need anything else feel free to @mention me in a thread, though.
I reworked the Op to avoid confusion as Mods have been moving the thread around into different sections. I personalty believe these questions are more geared towered development than general Q&A but at least at the moment I appear to be wrong about that. Never know though as in the past one day one of the mods may decide to move the thread back into its intended location but until then I guess these topics will be of better use to general users than developers.
chairshot215 said:
I reworked the Op to avoid confusion as Mods have been moving the thread around into different sections. I personalty believe these questions are more geared towered development than general Q&A but at least at the moment I appear to be wrong about that. Never know though as in the past one day one of the mods may decide to move the thread back into its intended location but until then I guess these topics will be of better use to general users than developers.
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You should include the other commit (https://github.com/Lethargy/android_build/commit/1d9224bd45ef2b4f5601a157de2bfe3bb1c95558) which fixes building since the first one results in "IndentationError: unexpected indent".
Lethargy said:
You should include the other commit (https://github.com/Lethargy/android_build/commit/1d9224bd45ef2b4f5601a157de2bfe3bb1c95558) which fixes building since the first one results in "IndentationError: unexpected indent".
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Thanks for the heads up, when testing these I also cherry picked a few other things that looked related. Have to double check but may have forked the repository’s from you so would receive credit if anyone decided to look over my repository’s. Well overall my personal Github has been pretty bare as in the past most work was done on more obscure Virgin Mobile devices with only a few developers so we would pretty much create an organization for all the developers to use.
https://github.com/MTDEV-CM7
https://github.com/MTDEV-CM10
https://github.com/vmobi-triumph
https://github.com/MTDEV-KERNEL
https://github.com/MTDEV-MIUIv4
https://github.com/MTCM9
https://github.com/MTCM10
https://github.com/HTCCM9
https://github.com/HTCCM10
https://github.com/HTCStarShip
https://github.com/HTCUbuntu
https://github.com/vmobi-shooter
https://github.com/vmobi-gogh
These days have been keeping everything under Starship-Android.
https://github.com/Starship-Android
Have 2 other members listed who I had worked with in the past but has otherwise been a solo organization with one of the other members who decided on going with the Moto X and Verizon over the N5 and showed little interest in his 2012 version of the N7 as it was intended for being a Nexus only device line up and the second being my Kernel Guru from a few devices back who mainly joined to help me out with a few things but ultimately what I am getting around to is this is the first time working %100 solo. Have to say without having anyone to bounce off ideas and share findings with things definitely move much slower and take a bit of getting used to. Is also the reason for starting threads like this. Most of this stuff looking in the developer section appeared to be pretty common knowledge but having never worked from pure AOSP before was slowing down other development for about a week just to figure out what seemed like half the community had already known and with what probably took at the most 5 or 10 minutes of copying and pasting commits probably saved me a weekend of sifting through github and testing. I hope by creating a thread like this will be able to do the same for others.
Hi guys,
Anyone manage to fix RIL problems with master branch?
I also build AOSP roms so for sure i will hangout here
Sent from my AOSP on HammerHead using XDA Free mobile app
malcho said:
Hi guys,
Anyone manage to fix RIL problems with master branch?
I also build AOSP roms so for sure i will hangout here
Sent from my AOSP on HammerHead using XDA Free mobile app
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Never tried.
ODEXED
i am successfully build cm12 with fully odexed. now i like to odex some prebuilt apk also but LOCAL_DEX_PREOPT=true not odexing prebuilt apk. can somebody help me? already DEX_PREOPT=true working fine.
soorajj said:
i am successfully build cm12 with fully odexed. now i like to odex some prebuilt apk also but LOCAL_DEX_PREOPT=true not odexing prebuilt apk. can somebody help me? already DEX_PREOPT=true working fine.
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Why do you need to odex a prebuilt apk?
Not sure if what you want is even possible.
But if odexing your prebuilt apk is necessary then why not odex it then include the .odex with the prebuilt?
Lethargy said:
Why do you need to odex a prebuilt apk?
Not sure if what you want is even possible.
But if odexing your prebuilt apk is necessary then why not odex it then include the .odex with the prebuilt?
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suppose i want to odex gapps. how to?
malcho said:
Hi guys,
Anyone manage to fix RIL problems with master branch?
I also build AOSP roms so for sure i will hangout here
Sent from my AOSP on HammerHead using XDA Free mobile app
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Nothing so far, I downloaded the master and 5.0.2_r1 branches and have loaded both in meld for looking over differences but have not yet identified from the dif between the 2 branches that is responsible for ril working in release branch but not master. Still have allot to look over though still. Still have not found a decent explanation of the master branch to know if its recommended to build from but still just for Knowledge sake am interested in knowing. At first thought maybe apn's but not so sure with baseband also listed as unknown from my Master branch builds.
chairshot215 said:
Nothing so far, I downloaded the master and 5.0.2_r1 branches and have loaded both in meld for looking over differences but have not yet identified from the dif between the 2 branches that is responsible for ril working in release branch but not master. Still have allot to look over though still. Still have not found a decent explanation of the master branch to know if its recommended to build from but still just for Knowledge sake am interested in knowing. At first thought maybe apn's but not so sure with baseband also listed as unknown from my Master branch builds.
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As far as i know all the patches goes to master branch then from this branch ,if they are ok,is distributed to lower branches.I also didn't find info why is named as 5.0.50.50.I will try to investigate this ril problem
malcho said:
As far as i know all the patches goes to master branch then from this branch ,if they are ok,is distributed to lower branches.I also didn't find info why is named as 5.0.50.50.I will try to investigate this ril problem
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Thanks will definitely update the Op with any findings. Was very surprised to find the thread again as it has now been moved 4 times by 4 different Mods, some bounce it to general Q&A and then is bounced back here by another. I understand its not comprised of the most advanced development topics but with that said is still way more advanced than the topics being discussed by general users over in the general Q&A section. I had just thought it would be a nice one stop place for learning the basics of AOSP development. With the constant moving and scolding messages being received one would think the threads very existence is up there with crossing the streams and threatens the existence of Android development.
@chairshot215 Thank you for starting this thread. Thank you @Lethargy for all of your insight. I like to do my own perosnal builds every once in a while for my nexus devices. What I have observed over the years is that the Master Branch will sometimes have funky version numbers like you have described. One thing to consider is what @malcho mentioned. If all commits indeed go there first before the respective branches(although this may not entirely be the case), then it is likely that some things may be broken in the master branch from time to time, hence the ril problem. I think with the galaxy nexus I ended up running into issues from time to time with the master branch, and from there learned to build for specific branches/tags. For instance, there are times when items within a specific branch will be ahead of master in some areas and behind it in others, as in this link to platform_build for lollipop release https://github.com/android/platform_build/tree/lollipop-release. So with that, it is probably in our best interests to just use specific branches.
Milly7 said:
@chairshot215 Thank you for starting this thread. Thank you @Lethargy for all of your insight. I like to do my own perosnal builds every once in a while for my nexus devices. What I have observed over the years is that the Master Branch will sometimes have funky version numbers like you have described. One thing to consider is what @malcho mentioned. If all commits indeed go there first before the respective branches(although this may not entirely be the case), then it is likely that some things may be broken in the master branch from time to time, hence the ril problem. I think with the galaxy nexus I ended up running into issues from time to time with the master branch, and from there learned to build for specific branches/tags. For instance, there are times when items within a specific branch will be ahead of master in some areas and behind it in others, as in this link to platform_build for lollipop release https://github.com/android/platform_build/tree/lollipop-release. So with that, it is probably in our best interests to just use specific branches.
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Thanks for the response and have definitely learned its better building from branches with a release tag. Still very curious why and how the branches are structured so thanks for the explanations.
Way totally off topic for the thread but landed a brand new SSD and decided to install everything fresh. After everything was set back up and wanted to start building I ran my usual,
-j'grep 'processor' /proc/cpuinfo | wc -l'
a very old habit before fully understanding what number to use after -j so used grep to figure it out based on Googles recommendation. The command did not work so removed the grep and just made it -j4 but also with 0 success. At first just figued I missed somthing setting everything back up and "make" is just not working but wrong again as running "make" command without -j of any number works just fine.
Also tried this with CM12 as I am doing 2 versions of my Starship Rom. One from AOSP and one using CM. Figured AOSP would be special for Nexus users why also having a version for CM I can make most changes by adding a Starship Device Tree could easily port the Rom to any device running CM supported or not.
https://github.com/Starship-Android/android_device_starship-common/tree/cm-12.0
Also found why compiling CM that -j also results in an error
Invalid lunch combo: cm_hammerhead--j4
No such item in brunch menu. Try 'breakfast'
So far have not found anything using the Google Box so figured may as well ask. If have not figured out by now I have no shame in asking questions. Oddly enough that is for things that are probably relatively simple. Took a better part of a week figuring out how to start CM using the Now Launcher and setting up init.d bash scripts for moving around and replacing libs after learning the Gapps package includes libs that will not work so the solution needed to be that the CM Gapps package libs needed to be replaced with either stock or libs pulled after installing the Now Launcher from the Play Store after flashing Gapps and the Rom staring. Also then what if user updates and wipes the system partition after the new and updated llibs have been moved into place. Anyhow point of story is things like this I will just figure out without bothering anyone but for the cant believe I need to stop what I am working on to figure out something most likely very simple and can be answered with very little time spent I have no shame in just asking. Not that someone else’s time is less important but like I have mentioned before is frustrating just after spending hours or days figuring out something asked in dozens of threads is just frustrating getting caught up or loosing momentum and thought processes over something so simple there are little resources available. Also I assume most devs have the same experience when you have an idea or thought behind resolving an issue that once you stop and change direction it just sometimes never comes back and that short time you had I guess can be called an epiphany is gone once going back. Otherwise thats how I justify asking dumb ars questions.
To my brothers (you know who you are)
Long, long ago...
A small pet dinosaur was left, abandoned and alone. His keepers, it seemed, had more interest in newer, more capable pets. But he eventually met with other dinosaurs, also abandoned, and a man named hephappy...
STATUS: NOT BOOTING
JENKINS SHUT DOWN
NO DOWNLOADS
The purpose of this thread is two-fold, I think. It is meant to be a venue for androidarmv6 (team) ,as most of their development is done off- site. It is also meant to be a place for hard core dinosaur lovers to test this work, and add to it as development proceeds. As androidarmv6 has brought us, the p500 community, through to working CM- 11, now we will start a new chapter, namely CM- 12. At the time of this posting, there have been several successful builds for the p500. But none are successfully booting, as yet.
I can't stress enough that most of this work is experimental, as the newer source code is being adapted to work on these devices. So unless you are okay with a possibly bricked (unusable) phone, don't flash any of these ROMs. Also, I do not have any responsibility or liability in the case that you should damage your phone by flashing any of this firmware. Also, your warranty will be voided. And I do not represent, and am not affiliated with androidarmv6. That said... YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
Website:
http://androidarmv6.github.io/
Source code:
https://github.com/androidarmv6
You can watch development as it progresses, or you can sign in and participate here:
http://review.androidarmv6.org/#/q/status:merged
STATUS: NOT BOOTING
JENKINS SHUT DOWN
NO DOWNLOADS
sent from my towelrooted LG L34C using daishi4u bumped twrp 2.8.3.0 and bumped key-boot-recovery kernel
...as he looked back on the sleeping giants, exhausted from their long journey, the wizard Androidmeda new that he had taught them all that he could, and they had all that they needed. But he also knew that they would never be able to survive crossing the mountains into the new land. Only their child would be able...
Well I guess this is it my brothers. Seems that all has been tried, and CM-12 will not be released for armv6 devices. But many thanks to our devs for trying. It's been a long run. Amazing, just amazing.
ibub said:
To my brothers (you know who you are)
Long, long ago...
A small pet dinosaur was left, abandoned and alone. His keepers, it seemed, had more interest in newer, more capable pets. But he eventually met with other dinosaurs, also abandoned, and a man named hephappy...
The purpose of this thread is two-fold, I think. It is meant to be a venue for androidarmv6 (team) ,as most of their development is done off- site. It is also meant to be a place for hard core dinosaur lovers to test this work, and add to it as development proceeds. As androidarmv6 has brought us, the p500 community, through to working CM- 11, now we will start a new chapter, namely CM- 12. At the time of this posting, there have been several successful builds for the p500. But none are successfully booting, as yet.
I can't stress enough that most of this work is experimental, as the newer source code is being adapted to work on these devices. So unless you are okay with a possibly bricked (unusable) phone, don't flash any of these ROMs. Also, I do not have any responsibility or liability in the case that you should damage your phone by flashing any of this firmware. Also, your warranty will be voided. And I do not represent, and am not affiliated with androidarmv6. That said... YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
Source code:
https://github.com/androidarmv6
ROMs:
http://jenkins.androidarmv6.org
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Congrats! Nice preface wording, bro! :good:
Great! and thanks.
I have not been using cm-11. Omni runs better and seems!! to have fewer bugs. Problem with cm is that when newer comes along, older bugs are left there. I guess we all prefer to play with the latest and greatest so not really complaining. My real problem with cm-11 is the special recoveries needed for it.
I would like to try cm-12 builds, but want to be able to get back to the omnirom. How do I get around the recovery changes (would be nice to have a cwm or twrp that asks on bootup: Want TSL? Switch system and data? But for now, I do not want to lose my alternatives or brick the phone.
How to proceed?
BTW: Link points to end-user builds (cm-11). We'll get there.
Dovidhalevi said:
Great! and thanks.
I have not been using cm-11. Omni runs better and seems!! to have fewer bugs. Problem with cm is that when newer comes along, older bugs are left there. I guess we all prefer to play with the latest and greatest so not really complaining. My real problem with cm-11 is the special recoveries needed for it.
I would like to try cm-12 builds, but want to be able to get back to the omnirom. How do I get around the recovery changes (would be nice to have a cwm or twrp that asks on bootup: Want TSL? Switch system and data? But for now, I do not want to lose my alternatives or brick the phone.
How to proceed?
BTW: Link points to end-user builds (cm-11). We'll get there.
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Thanks, link updated to View/All.
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This is great @ibub !
Thanks for taking the initiative of building CM12 for this device, which never seems to grow old.....
The androidarmv6 team is just awesome! Keep up the gr8 work! It's always appreciated!
Waiting for it to boot for now...
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This is great @ibub !
Thanks for taking the initiative of building CM12 for this device, which never seems to grow old.....
The androidarmv6 team is just awesome! Keep up the gr8 work! It's always appreciated!
Waiting for it to boot for now...
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Just to be clear, this is not my work. Androidarmv6 team (mainly androidmeda for p500) compiles these ROMs. Thanks belong to them (him).
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Wut? ART isn't compatible with ARMv6, AFAIK.
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Wut? ART isn't compatible with ARMv6, AFAIK.
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CyanogenMod announces official CM12 Nightlies!
http://phandroid.com/2015/01/05/cyanogenmod-cm12-nightlies/
Do not even expect P500 on the list!
EDIT:
CyanogenMod 12 nightlies now available for 31 devices, based on Android 5.0.1 Lollipop (LRX22C). LG Optimus One is out of the list to be sure
http://blog.gsmarena.com/cyanogenmo...able-31-devices-based-android-5-0-1-lollipop/
While in other hand, our devs are working to port experimentally newer version of CM12 (Android 5.0.2 LRX22G) on armv6 obsolete devices, though! :good:
You can look at development of android_art as it progresses here:
http://review.androidarmv6.org/#/q/status:merged
and here:
http://review.androidarmv6.org/#/c/7676/
Who dares (try this on p500) win!
http://jenkins.androidarmv6.org/view/Developers/job/cm-experimental/1308/
http://jenkins.androidarmv6.org/vie.../archive/cm-12-20150108-EXPERIMENTAL-p500.zip
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Who dares (try this on p500) win!
http://jenkins.androidarmv6.org/view/Developers/job/cm-experimental/1308/
http://jenkins.androidarmv6.org/vie.../archive/cm-12-20150108-EXPERIMENTAL-p500.zip
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Trimmed>>Flashed>>Stuck at CM bootlogo
CCXAlex said:
Trimmed>>Flashed>>Stuck at CM bootlogo
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GERRIT_CHANGES: 7676 7748 7693 7651 7751 7792
Code:
7676: * runtime : make entrypoints ARM; if the target arch is lower than
armv7, set armv6.
* compiler: add a new define: ARM_MODE_WORKAROUND, enable it if
the target cpu is arm11. Use ARM assembler and replace
Thumb{1-2} opcodes with ARM ones. Update some code to
support new opcodes
NOTE: kArm is not implemented, probably it use to work only in
portable mode.
7748: Compatibility work around for bad graphics driver dependency
7693: legacy OMX: squashed commit for legacy OMX support for LP
7651: Revert "Revert "Turn on BLE, GATT, and SMP of Bluetooth stack""
7751: msm7x27-common: Initial cm-12 bringup
7792: jemalloc: Force gcc for atomic functions
GCC built-in functions provide advanced things like prefetch, expected, synchronization...
Bootloog attached.
It seems bootloop's culprit is regarding with dynamic shared libraries (lib*.so) which must be fixed first.
It does not work on any device arvm6.
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A reminder: unannounced experimental builds that you may see on Jenkins are made by and for developers alone, and are definitely not suitable to be flashed by users. The cm12 totoro build from today doesn't install or boot, and I expect many future builds will be the same, so don't waste your time with it.
Also, a reminder of some things you shouldn't do (now or ever): don't ask for ETAs, don't spam the dev thread, and don't PM me asking for information that isn't on a public post.
There are many things that need to be fixed for armv6 devices. I've sorted out the major issues specific to Broadcom hardware, but there are more important issues that need solving for ARMv6 devices in general that are being working on by several people (assembly errors, ART compatibility, build system integration, etc.). It's going to take time. Thanks for your understanding.
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Build cm_p500-userdebug-cm-12.0 (Jan 11, 2015 9:45:30 PM)
Androidmeda built it for testing via Jenkins, if you dare to waste your time!
http://jenkins.androidarmv6.org/view/Developers/job/cm-experimental/1311/
ROM: http://jenkins.androidarmv6.org/vie.../archive/cm-12-20150111-EXPERIMENTAL-p500.zip
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Build cm_p500-userdebug-cm-12.0 (Jan 11, 2015 9:45:30 PM)
Androidmeda built it for testing via Jenkins, if you dare to waste your time!
http://jenkins.androidarmv6.org/view/Developers/job/cm-experimental/1311/
ROM: http://jenkins.androidarmv6.org/vie.../archive/cm-12-20150111-EXPERIMENTAL-p500.zip
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If it works on s5360 it will also work on the P500. But this time it does not work perfectly on any device armv6. I will follow up if it worked on my s5360 will report over here.
Thanks for the update by @xu3sno
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If it works on s5360 it will also work on the P500. But this time it does not work perfectly on any device armv6. I will follow up if it worked on my s5360 will report over here.
Thanks for the update by @xu3sno
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@Any PlayStore
also @CCXAlex (may be you have luck to try it, but I doubt )
Even Any PlayStore has quoted previously, just to satisfy my curiosity, insisted to install cm12-20150111_EXPERIMENTAL-p500.
Trimmed > clean installed > rebooted > boot loop As previous attempt, it seems lib*.so need to be fixed (?)
Don't know it's wasting my time or not
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A reminder: unannounced experimental builds that you may see on Jenkins are made by and for developers alone, and are definitely not suitable to be flashed by users. The cm12 totoro build from today doesn't install or boot, and I expect many future builds will be the same, so don't waste your time with it.
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Yes, yes, we know or should know. But, hey, who does not want to be the first to see this play? The only reason I am staying off is because of the CM tricks with switching system and data partitions meaning recoveries are not compatible.
Anyway, diehards within the CM universe, once in that bootloop if ART had indeed done its thing, check remaining system space and contents of those /system/app/... folders. My (un-) educated guess is that this may become the big problem.
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@Any PlayStore
also @CCXAlex (may be you have luck to try it, but I doubt )
Even Any PlayStore has quoted previously, just to satisfy my curiosity, insisted to install cm12-20150111_EXPERIMENTAL-p500.
Trimmed > clean installed > rebooted > boot loop As previous attempt, it seems lib*.so need to be fixed (?)
Don't know it's wasting my time or not
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I also attempted to install this. Initially my trimming method seems to have broken update binary, so flash failed. Next installed full ROM (/system =189MB) using @HardLight twrp 2.7.0.0 TLS (successfully flashed). Stuck at boot animation. No log (flashing while driving).
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First of all, many thanks @rovo89 and the others for your impressive work!
Just wanted to share my experiences regarding my attempt to downgrade the framework version.
You might ask "why would you want to do this?" Well, on a Huawei Ascend G700 (rooted, CWM, stock ROM) the framework stopped to install properly without disabling the ressources API (starting v2.6.x, reported elsewhere many times, probably due to incompatibilities with Huawei's own theming engine?).
But disabling the ressources API in return makes exactly the most interesting modules for this device useless (there aren't any "true" custom ROMs due the missing kernel sources).
To make this short: v2.5.1 does its job still pretty well (at least for those "interesting" modules) but I've had a hard time to downgrade.
First I misunderstood the concept of the installer (that the current version is already included) and then I couldn't find any hints into the right direction (repository with previous installer versions).
So it might be a good idea to add a pointer to the FAQ (or general installation notes?) with a link to the Xposed Installer repository.
No, Im not going to ask if there will be compatible versions for the Ascend G700 in the future - but I'll definitely be interested into suggestions how to solve the problem (e.g. get the Huawei theming engine out of the way etc.)
Are there any major differences between these two firmwares respecitvely are there any specific strengths or weaknesses?
oliman99 said:
Are there any major differences between these two firmwares respecitvely are there any specific strengths or weaknesses?
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I think it is personal preference tbh, however I prefer SlimLP since I have messed around with custom ROMs for a while and currently run SlimLP on my phone as well. Also I like the customization that comes with SlimLP more than the plainness of ordinary CM.
The SlimLP rom developers don't recommend using xposed due to some ART optimizations. If anyone really wants xposed someone did suggest trying wanams modified xposed version.
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I think it is personal preference tbh, however I prefer SlimLP since I have messed around with custom ROMs for a while and currently run SlimLP on my phone as well. Also I like the customization that comes with SlimLP more than the plainness of ordinary CM.
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I have been considering switching from cm 12.1 to slim lp on my fire. When you say additional customization what does that elude to? Theming and visual, or performance customization?
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The SlimLP rom developers don't recommend using xposed due to some ART optimizations. If anyone really wants xposed someone did suggest trying wanams modified xposed version.
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I've got xposed on the cm 12.1 rom. Haven't tried yet on SlimLP though.
If you do try it on SlimLP go for wanams xposed. And of course let us know if it you get any problems.
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If you do try it on SlimLP go for wanams xposed. And of course let us know if it you get any problems.
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I successfully flashed v2.1 of SlimLP, and then I tried v75 and v78 of wanams xposed (preceded with the mandatory installation apk). Both versions led to bootloop; I was able to remove the bootloop by using the uninstallation apk.
Since I want/needed xprivacy I switched to CM12.1 but gapps has stopped working. When there's a new version of SlimLP I might try again.
EDIT: I fixed the gapps in CM12.1 (12/04 built) by (1) doing a factory reset and (2) uninstalling the Playpermissionfix module in xposed. In retrospect I probably could skip (1) and do (2) only. Play store is still slightly wonky but it mostly works, and youtube definitely works 100%.
Damn, it's really a pain that SlimLP doesn't support xposed. I want xprivacy as well.
I just had to uninstall SlimLP and go to CM12.1 because of no support for Xposed from the developers. It's upsetting that with their (or ezio's) modifications that they should want to control something so big rather than let us decide for ourselves.
Because any reasoning such as "it's too big of a security risk" is absolutely ridiculous as it's our choice rather to expose ourselves and at the same time, most people installing modules and Xposed Framework at this point should know what we are installing to by now.
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I just had to uninstall SlimLP and go to CM12.1 because of no support for Xposed from the developers. It's upsetting that with their (or ezio's) modifications that they should want to control something so big rather than let us decide for ourselves.
Because any reasoning such as "it's too big of a security risk" is absolutely ridiculous as it's our choice rather to expose ourselves and at the same time, most people installing modules and Xposed Framework at this point should know what we are installing to by now.
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The decision to decide for yourself is always in your hands. It is their rom to develop it how they want. If you do not like it, don't use it (as you have indiciated), but don't throw blame on a dev for not including support for something.
I'd like to start this out by stating that these are personal builds. I'm not trying to compete with @transi1's developer prowess; on the contrary, I feel he's done a fantastic job with TWRP 3.0.0 and porting CM13 over to the kindles, and he's part of the reason why I'm motivated to do this side project. I'm releasing these for the purpose of bettering the Marshmallow experience on our aging kindles. I want to see if a different build configuration will help improve performance and reduce lag. I'm also wanting to learn my way through the nuances of ROM development, so I intend on starting small.
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READ THIS BEFORE PROCEEDING ANY FURTHER
I don't intend to fray any circuits when I compile these builds. However, there's always a chance that something could really go wrong and inadvertently damage your device. In such an event, I (and the awesome XDA community) will try our best to help get you back up and running. However, please don't try to sue me if your device:
doesn't work as a result of flashing this;
initiates a nuclear meltdown, or;
doesn't permit your alarm clock to function normally.
By flashing, you automatically assume responsibility for any loss of data, functionality, or facial hair. Although a 10% tip would be nice if it started printing out money.
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Downloads:
click the Downloads tab at the top of the page, or just click here. I'm also mirroring this on Google Drive for convenience. Builds will go up on AndroidFileHost. Use this link to find and download the latest releases.
OpenGapps: use ARM, 6.0, package of your choice (I'll create a custom .gapps-config later)
SuperSU: make sure to run echo SYSTEMLESS=false>>/data/.supersu in the TWRP terminal (advanced -> terminal) before flashing SuperSU, or else you'll have to perform a restore via fastboot (credit to @r3t3ch for finding the solution)
Features:
[*]Compiled with UBERTC 4.9
UBERTC toolchain causes the post-compiled builds with the 3.0.72+ kernel to break in a really embarrassing way, so this isn't used for now
based on CM13
more to come!
Known issues in post #2
Changelog in post #3
Feel free to respond to this thread to comment or report a bug. I'm open to all feedback.
Credit where credit is due
@Hashcode, because we wouldn't have CM on our kindles at all without him.
@BuQQzz for some mentoring & advice
@transi1 for porting CM13 and providing some useful fixes for build errors
XDA:DevDB Information
[jem] CM redux, ROM for the Amazon 7" Kindle Fire HD
Contributors
monster1612, Hashcode, transi1, BuQQzz
ROM OS Version: 6.0.x Marshmallow
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.0.x
Based On: CyanogenMod
Version Information
Status: Alpha
Created 2016-03-29
Last Updated 2016-08-07
Known issues
Bugs affecting all CM13-based ROMs on the kindle
Screen artifacts when playing video from Snapchat, Vine, etc.
Audio chops in and out often
Other bugs currently afflicting the other CM13 ROMs for this device
Camera currently doesn't work (although it is functional in the 3/20 RR build and earlier ROMs for jem)
Side note: This camera issue is prevalent w/ transi1's CM13 3/28 build, so it's not specific to this ROM only.
Play Store & Setup Wizard FCs
CM pushed a commit to fix the FCs, so now every ROM built from this point forward should be OK with flashing the latest gapps. (thanks to @r3t3ch for the find)
Changelog
08/07/2016
experimental backtracking to kernel 3.0.84+
July '16 AOSP patches (hoping 8/1/16's patchset made it in there too)
07/01/2016
doing yet another revert to the 3.0.72+ kernel, prior to transi's backporting of the newer one (3.0.101+) that broke the camera
June '16 AOSP patches, plus just about everything CM pushed up until 7/1/16
reverting from UBERTC toolchains to native CM/AOSP one
05/20/2016
defecting to BlissRoms-Devices GH for newest device config files
05/2016 security patches from AOSP, et al.
04/27/2016
refreshing CM sources & obtaining latest sources from transi1
04/09/2016
revert the 4/4 kernel reversion; back to 3.0.101(+)
carry in latest edits from transi1 to try to fix the camera
04/04/2016
revert to kernel 3.0.72+
first build that's been mostly summoned from my local jenkins install - now future builds should automatically upload to the AFH server
03/29/2016
initial build!
Roadmap
The following is a list of features I think will make it onto future builds. Feel free to contribute any suggestions, bug reports, etc.
Layers/RRO theming support
Custom boot animation (or at least one scaled to the kindle's screen size)
Possible removal of some unused stock apps (I'll package them into a separate flashable .zip in case)
Publication of a custom .gapps-config file for use with opengapps packages
I'm going to attempt to resolve the infamous camera bug by starting from a known good point in time and backtracking up through transi's kernel commits. This means a lot more frequent builds (sometimes unstable!) in the next couple days. I hope you guys are ready for more testing.
So far, it seems like transi's github commits to the common device repos may have fixed the camera (thus the reason why I didn't release another backtrack through the kernel commits). However, I don't know for sure, as I haven't tested out today's build yet. Any testers coming from earlier builds should not dirty flash this release; a clean wipe would be preferable. Feel free to let me know how things go.
Today's nightly has nothing special in terms of features, etc. However, I'm going to start implementing features as outlined in the roadmap. As usual, do let me know if there's something you'd like to see.
Some updates...
I still haven't gotten around to trying to bring RRO to this ROM. Apparently, CM's theme engine (which should have been compatible with RRO, but isn't) has conflicts with RRO/layers, and those have discouraged me from bringing RRO in (so far).
I think TWRP 3.0.2 needs to be built for both jem & tate. That release has some important fixes regarding encrypted backups, and even the TWRP people themselves recommend you stop using 3.0.1 if you use encrypted backups. I'm going to build for another ROM (hai there, OmniROM!) and compile against that source for TWRP. EDIT: transi said he'd wait till TWRP 3.0.3 is released to compile it, so we can stand to wait for it.
More updates...
It's been a while since the last build. Obviously, this one I just uploaded is about 2 weeks old at the time of writing. You may be wondering why I took so long to drop this build. It's complicated:
I was seriously curious as to how the camera managed to break down during transi's kernel backporting in mid-/late March. Such curiosity led me to attempt to revert the device repos to a stable state so I could build against 3.0.72+ instead of 3.0.101+.
My reversion efforts were successful (for the most part). I was able to get the process to succeed like normal, but when I tested out the builds (compiled against UBERTC), there was a breaking issue. The camera worked well enough (as I expected), but as soon as I tapped any textbox at all (even the password prompt for a WiFi network that required one), the screen would glitch out and force a reboot. I thought that maybe it was an error on CM's part, so I waited a day or so and compiled again, getting the same issue. At that point, I was baffled and decided to recompile with CM's native toolchain instead of UBERTC.
That build was on 7/1, and is the build that was uploaded an hour ago. I had it built then, but was waiting for a good time to test it out to see if that issue was resolved. Sure enough, when I tested it out tonight, it didn't occur.
Also, you may have noticed that I changed the ROM project name to CM redux. I did this to signify that this project won't be a full-on verbatim port of CM. (right now it is, but that's beside the point.) The name won't officially show up in the ROM itself until the next build, most likely.
Finally, some planned changes:
I'm going to continue with my backtracking scheme. I want to know exactly which commit is responsible for the software failure of the camera.
Obvious name change in the ROM, mentioned earlier.
Replacing CM's theme engine with RRO(?)
CM bloat cleanup. The ROM itself boots in 30 seconds, which is nice and all, but I'd like to try to trim it down a little more.
Good version,thanks. But it often wifi reconnect , can it fix?
wizard_mini said:
Good version,thanks. But it often wifi reconnect , can it fix?
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I have that same issue with other 6.x ROMs, but I'm not sure what the cause is. Could you get a logcat as soon as that issue pops up again?
monster1612 said:
I have that same issue with other 6.x ROMs, but I'm not sure what the cause is. Could you get a logcat as soon as that issue pops up again?
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It looks like WiFi 2g link no problems, 5g often reconnect. Let me test more time
Android system cost battery drain more than screen, is it normal?
wizard_mini said:
Android system cost battery drain more than screen, is it normal?
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That depends on what apps you have installed, how heavily you use the device, and other factors. Try installing BetterBatteryStats as a system app, using it for a few days, and then report back some of the data it collects.
I flash the opengapps pico,when I install G-mail app , it said I must add a Google account,but I already setup my Google account, then I can't open gmail. Why?
wizard_mini said:
I flash the opengapps pico,when I install G-mail app , it said I must add a Google account,but I already setup my Google account, then I can't open gmail. Why?
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I ran into this same problem using RessurectionRemix. I had to install an older version of Gmail, then update it from the Play Store.
Try this version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1181033
That's not the one I used, but I used a similar version from here somewhere.
sirp0p0 said:
I ran into this same problem using RessurectionRemix. I had to install an older version of Gmail, then update it from the Play Store.
Try this version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1181033
That's not the one I used, but I used a similar version from here somewhere.
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It's a good solution,, I fix it, thanks
monster1612 said:
That depends on what apps you have installed, how heavily you use the device, and other factors. Try installing BetterBatteryStats as a system app, using it for a few days, and then report back some of the data it collects.
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I use 4hours screen on and 7hours screen off cost 92% battery.
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I use 4hours screen on and 7hours screen off cost 92% battery.
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I have a similar issue when I let my kindle sit overnight. I'm guessing it might be a commit that I reversed when I reverted to the 3.0.72+ source. I'll do a new build within the next few days with a few kernel updates thrown in.
monster1612 said:
I have a similar issue when I let my kindle sit overnight. I'm guessing it might be a commit that I reversed when I reverted to the 3.0.72+ source. I'll do a new build within the next few days with a few kernel updates thrown in.
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Thanks. I am expecting it!