[XZ][F8331/2] AOSP Pie builds [Stable] [Updates] - Sony Xperia XZ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other

New build up at sx.ix5.org, use version 2018-10-30.
Changelog here: https://sx.ix5.org/changelog.html
Install guide: Flashing AOSP on Xperia XZ
XDA:DevDB Information
AOSP Pie based on Sony Open Devices Project, ROM for the Sony Xperia XZ
Contributors
local__hero, fastbooking, oshmoun
Source Code: https://git.ix5.org/felix/local-manifests-ix5/src/branch/ix5-customizations
ROM OS Version: 9.x Pie
ROM Kernel: Linux 4.x
ROM Firmware Required: .184 / .192
Based On: AOSP
Version Information
Status: Nightly
Created 2018-11-09
Last Updated 2019-05-17

Reporting bugs
Important: Read the bug list before posting. Anyone can add bugs to the list, just follow the rules.
If you have questions, ask them in this thread: Xperia XZ Pie ROMs Questions and Answers Thread
Don't make me ask you for logs every time!​
I will repeat the rules again here:
Rules:
New bugs must include version where error popped up and which oem version you are using
Only reproducible errors
Should include adb logcat (linked in a pastebin service like https://del.dog)
Must include clear description what is wrong
If it is a visual/SystemUI bug, only report it here
If it is an internal bug(e.g. fingerprint crashes device), report it to the Sony bugtracker as well!
Always try to fix the bug yourself first! Then submit a pull request to Sony
Must search if error has already been reported (bug tracker, this document, dev buglist)
If you've reported the issue somewhere else already and just want to track it here as well, add a link
Before reporting a bug, always make sure to isolate it. That means, wipe everything, install only the ROM without GApps and Magisk and see if the problem still exists. Only then report the bug!

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If you have questions, ask them in this thread: Xperia XZ Pie ROMs Questions and Answers Thread​
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In 9.11
1. Everything still works
2. Charging with plugged at screen off works
3. On gcam portrait mode and night photo gives purple glitched image
And phone seems to be faster.

Bug: 9.11 with oem v2- Clean install
- Hotspot not working
- Phone call issue - Mic and speaker not working, cannot hear anything or say anything << Listed in the bug
- Top speaker not working
Still testing.

An update
Yes, we know calling is kinda broken right now on both oem versions. Yes, we know you have problems with dualsim devices because you didn't flash the dualsim patcher. Yes, battery life isn't very good because we are testing out some increased CPU frequencies so video doesn't stutter. (you can go back to the 11-05 build which has the old CPU freqs and compare).
We're aware of a lot of these issues, and they are all tracked in the current buglist (see post #2).
Development happens mostly in the Sony open devices program, with a few heroic volunteers contributing. Right now, a lot of work is being done to get the current flagships(think XZ2, XZ3) to a semi-stable state, but work for our device is done as well.
You can check progress in the sonyxperiadev repos. E.g. recently, some changes to the telephony HAL integration have been made, see the common device repo.
Why is it taking so long to fix all this?
Sony buys many of their processors from Qualcomm. Lots of stuff in phones is proprietary and covered in patents, and you can only get the source code if you sign an NDA. So even if Sony wanted to, they could not release the source for a lot of things.
See all the files with the name "qti" in them? That's Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. See all the repos named something like "qcom-something-something"? That's Qualcomm.
When there's a problem, we have to report it to Sony, who report it to Qualcomm. This takes time already. And don't forget Qualcomm has suppliers as well, and so on and so on. The same is true for other parts, e.g. the Wi-Fi chips are from Broadcom.
Then, support for hardware stuff is on many levels. A lot of low-level drivers that are driving the hardware are on the /odm partition(the one that the oemv1/v2 blobs get flashed to). Then there is work to be done tweaking the actual hardware abstraction layer(HAL) interfaces that work with these driver blobs. Then there are kernel drivers that can go wrong and mess up. Then it can be a problem somewhere higher up in the Android frameworks. Lots of detective work.
If new blobs from Qualcomm come out, Sony itself needs to do some testing, and then releases a new oem version. It won't just magically work, we need to tweak the SODP vendor side as well. It could be as easy as changing a version to a newer one, but it could also be a lot harder. The sonyxperiadev crew knows what's needed to integrate these new blobs, but it still takes time and testing.
Qualcomm provide the a lot of the source code to work with their hardware and blobs from the higher-level Android side in their CodeAurora forum (CAF) repositories. The relevant changes then get merged into the sonyxperiadev repos and we can test if it works(or if something new is broken...).
For more info, read the Android documentation on hardware etc.
The chip in our phone, the MSM8996, is quite old already(even the SDM845 in the XZ2/3 is already quite old in processor standards). We can be luck that Qualcomm still provides support. But it's not a priority to them, they want to sell new
ones of course. That is also a reason updates can take longer.
Regarding full forced-reboot crashes:
Sadly, as of now, for some people the "/sys/fs/pstore" folder does not get populated after a crash. This is important to diagnose what happened.
You can apply this patch to force a kernel panic on every reboot, but I would recommend that you do
so only if you know what you are doing.
Regarding battery life:
Please install BetterBatteryStats
and find out what is draining the battery.
This could really help us out! But first, make sure you are not running any GApps, because the Google Mobile Services are a massive pile of battery drain.
If you absolutely have to use GApps, please run only the "pico" GApps version!
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About the posts here:
Like 90% of posts here and in the old thread are full of people who just plain refuse to read, asking how to install or demanding someone help them out with something that has already been answered time and time again. This makes it extremely annoying for the us who have to scroll through pages of useless stuff to find the genuine bug reports. You do realize this site is literally named "xda-developers", right? If you're unclear on the concept, please read this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16682226&postcount=2441
"This doesn't work!" - "This thing crashes!" - That gives us almost no clue what is happening. We need logs, or we can't do anything about it. I have only one phone, and I only use the stock ROM. There are a lot of nice testers who send others and me helpful bug reports, with detailed explanations in what circumstances it occured, with proper logs.
With that info, the Sony open devices team and us can actually look into issues.
So please, if something doesn't work AND we are not aware of it yet, post it to the bug list (not here!) and attach a link to a log that you uploaded, e.g. to a service like hastebin.com.
nhicko95 said:
how is battery life?
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Test it out, please. And don't forget to report the diagnosed battery stats.
DarkPrinciple said:
I should be able to get to 12 lunch with my battery being more than 50%
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I've tweaked for more performance right now, but you can use 11-05 to get old CPU freqs. Also, please help hunt down what is draining the battery, it's most likely too many held wakelocks, but it could be any number of things.
bihslk said:
So what is the latest and best working version of this rom?
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It's literally in the first post.
bihslk said:
Rom is pretty OK but really annoying top speaker bug. Only lower one works.
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That is already in the bug list. Please read the bug list before posting.

Update 2018-11-16
Some new developments are happening.
Oem binaries version 3 are out. This should give improved power management. The SODP team has also worked on getting audio handling during calls to work. A big thanks to oshmoun for his work on the audio manager. This change was introduced on the 11-15 build. The issue of no call audio when a bluetooth headset is connected is still present as of now.
Changed IRQ handling (PR by Angelo/"kholk"). This should give better battery life and maybe faster wakeup from deep sleep. But could also lead to instabilities and crashes. Send logs & pstore, see post #2. This change was introduced on the 11-15 build.
Testing kernel 4.9.137 i in progress (we are currently on .103). This means stability and security enhancements from upstream linux. Thanks to Nathan Chance who opened this pull request..
But some of those upstream changes might be incompatible with our Sony kernel, so we have to test that. Send logs & pstore, see post #2. This change was introduced in the 11-16 build. If the 11-15 and 11-16 builds are unstable, revert to an older one. But please be brave and run them for at least a day to get us logs of potential crashes.
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optixperiaa said:
I am always confused about "flash latest stock ftf" part about roms as a newbie.. if we flash sony's ftf how can we flash rom ? isnt it overwrite ?
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Your phone software is made up of many layers. The ROMs like omni or this AOSP-based one only modify your /system and /boot partitions.
But when you update your stock firmware via flashtool, you also update your phone modem firmware, your qnovo charging controller firmware, your lower-level bootloaders etc. That is why we instruct you to update to the latest stock firmware. You could theoretically skip flashing /system in flashtool(because it will get overwritten anyway, as you've already discovered) and directly flash a custom ROM afterwards.
When you're coming from omni, there is no need to flash stock firmware again in between, because your other partitions stay the same. Just a new /oem is needed.

viori said:
flash omni_kagura-2018-11-20_UNOFFICIAL_TESTBUILD-2
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Again, please keep this thread about development for AOSP. The omni builds are not meant for you.
If you have trouble installing then simply don't use it.
DO NOT POST HERE FOR HELP OR YOU WILL BE REPORTED. Read everything before posting.​
If you have questions, ask them in this thread: AOSP 9.0 Pie builds for F8331/F8332​

The OP has requested that you do not post questions in this thread, please use the thread he states in the OP to do that.
If you have questions, ask them in this thread: AOSP 9.0 Pie builds for F8331/F8332
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Thanks
Thread cleaned

General update
Newer builds will have selinux set to "enforcing". Most denials should have been fixed or are irrelevant. If you encounter any problems, selinux-related or anything else, please report them to the Sony bugtracker or - even better - submit a pull request to the selinux-policy repo.
Update 1: vendor blobs aren't binderized correctly atm, so no network. You can set selinux back to permissive to fix most issues atm.
The Wi-Fi hotspot has been fixed thanks to oshmoun. In newer builds, it should be using less battery.
Next thing we're going to tackle is deep sleep and battery drain. Big pain point and one of the last blockers, apart from the camera and bluetooth in-call audio.
You might have noticed that the omnirom device trees have been updated to 9.0. Nightly testing builds work fine, but they have the same issues as the AOSP-based ones.
Work is also under way to get a Pie-based TWRP recovery stable, with support for FDE encryption(this means that you will be able to back up your encrypted installations). Mounting /userdata works, but the builds are not ready for public release yet.

Update
New build up (2018-12-08)
Camera key works
Update to December security patch(12-05, r21)
Fingerprint should not crash device on enrollment any more
Allow setting lower minimum brightness
Double-tap-to-wake off by default(but can be enabled)
Plugging in charger with screen off should be fixed
Once again, I invite anyone who would like to help out or just learn a bit about building and tweaking to take a look at the sources posted here.
There will be a guide on how to build only the kernel and experiment with a custom boot.img shortly.
The build guide on sx.ix5.org for reproducing these AOSP builds should bring you up to speed, and if you need help building or just want to chat, the telegram group in post #1 is open to you.

local__hero said:
New build up (2018-12-08)
Camera key works
Update to December security patch(12-05, r21)
Fingerprint should not crash device on enrollment any more
Allow setting lower minimum brightness
Double-tap-to-wake off by default(but can be enabled)
Plugging in charger with screen off should be fixed
Once again, I invite anyone who would like to help out or just learn a bit about building and tweaking to take a look at the sources posted here.
There will be a guide on how to build only the kernel and experiment with a custom boot.img shortly.
The build guide on sx.ix5.org for reproducing these AOSP builds should bring you up to speed, and if you need help building or just want to chat, the telegram group in post #1 is open to you.
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Great job.
I already built a custom Pie kernel about a week ago to gain better performance but the charging bug was driving me insane :crying:
I guess now's the time to go back to the mighty Pie and try building a nice and hopefully stable Marrow Kernel.
Cheers

Finally a new build is out!

I can't pass safety net on latest build.
Any ideas what should I use ?
Since modules for spoofing fingerprint simply don't work.
I tried universal safety net fix but with no avail.

V 12.15
Charging working fine. But i have problem with camera, photos are very dark.

Sometimes touch screen not working and i need to switch the screen and on again.

ov2rey said:
Sometimes touch screen not working and i need to switch the screen and on again.
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Disable Dt2w

oem v4 is out

DahakePL said:
Disable Dt2w
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Thank you It's work!
Layns said:
oem v4 is out
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i am testing v4 on latest build aosp_f8331_2018-12-21-NIGHTLY-permissive.
Screen unable to display after update to oem v4
https://developer.sony.com/file/download/software-binaries-for-aosp-pie-android-9-0-kernel-4-9-tone/

ov2rey said:
Thank you It's work!
i am testing v4 on latest build aosp_f8331_2018-12-21-NIGHTLY-permissive.
Screen unable to display after update to oem v4
https://developer.sony.com/file/download/software-binaries-for-aosp-pie-android-9-0-kernel-4-9-tone/
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I tried it works fine but the camera sucks and the sound is bad, the screen opening with double tap is running slow, the charge is a little quick

Related

l2_hsic fix P4 (GT-P7500, GT-P7501) running CM10.1

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Issue closed, read:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=42638124&postcount=17
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l2_hsic issue
l2_hsic running amok (GT-P7500, GT-P7501) is ONE considerable reason for abnormal battery drain.
The so far known counter measures (HC, Stiffmeister + its xda derivate, WiFi-ROM) do not comply to my requests:
- CM10.1 nightlies
- 3G usage
- no l2_hsic hassle
l2_hsic root cause
Analysis of kmsg files provide a consistent pattern. Function if_usb_suspend(..) from modem_link_device_hsic.c does not call wake_lock_timeout(..) in wakelock.c in case of l2_hsic is running amok.
The missed call to wake_lock_timeout is obviously caused by a non cancellable USB-connection.
It is a single non expiring wakelock, what makes trouble.
Inside of modem_link_device_hsic.c I lost track on further explanations.
Candidate to fix the issue
Since I cannot correct the root cause, I tried to fix its consequence.
Basis is the current pershoot P4 CM10.1 kernel.
There are a few spots in its source code, where one could obtain the so called prevent_suspend_time of a l2_hsic wakelock.
A monitor is installed in such place. It triggers, when a l2_hsic wakelock’s individual prevent_suspend_time exceeds >10s (empirical value).
In this case the function wake_lock_timeout is called, which ignites the wakelock’s expiration.
Next the trigger is reset and the monitoring becomes active again.
As a second and measure of last resort the tab is shutdown, once l2_hsic’s total prevent_suspend_time exceeds >1h (never happened so far).
All these events are logged:
--> /proc/grzwolf shows current status
--> /proc/kmsg is extended by a couple of messages
Verification
The described modified kernel was installed on my Tab months ago.
Since then DS works perfect to me.
Furthermore I did not experience any side effects.
This kernel-mod had been announced at
http://www.android-hilfe.de/samsung...s-10-1n-mit-stock-4-0-4-a-69.html#post5550736
Meanwhile the kernelmod is integrated:
BeeGee(Ganbarou), AAccount(A1 Kernel), kasper_h(Team Infamous/AOKP) and twa_priv(CM10.1/SGT7)
Preconditions for installation
- the kernelmod applies only for P4 devices (GT-P7500, GT-P7501)
- no need to contiue, if you don’t have a l2_hsic issue
- if you continue, you should know what you are doing
- I don’t take any warranty
- after flashing a Nightly ROM, the kernelmod needs to be installed again
- CM10.1 is installed on P4 according to the OP of thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36077123&postcount=1
Kernelmod installation
- comply to the preconditions above
- within CWM make a Nandroid backup of a running isntallation
- copy 'P4 kernel' (see downloads below) to your Tab
- install 'P4 kernel modified' within CWM and check functionality after booting up
- if not ok, restore in CWM your Nandroid backup
Credits
- pershoot (Kernel)
- MapleSyrup (Kernel build)
- nakedninja42 (CM10.1 Installation)
Changelog
Rev. 2013.04.10-19.44
first release
Downloads
- CWM flashable kernel zip, Rev. 2013.04.10-19.44
- md5 sum of kernel zip
- source code
- readme source code
All hail grzwolf! Thank you so freaking much for finally finding the fix that no one could. I now don't need to flash a WiFi ROM to get rid of the l2_hsic issue.
Sent from my GT-P7500 using XDA Premium HD app
Great work, grzwolf!
Did you find the root cause of the wakelock based on your extended logging?
Is it OK for you if I take your code, streamline it a bit (remove logging, renaming methods, ...) and integrate it in the CM kernel?
C-o-M said:
Great work, grzwolf!
Did you find the root cause of the wakelock based on your extended logging?
Is it OK for you if I take your code, streamline it a bit (remove logging, renaming methods, ...) and integrate it in the CM kernel?
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Root Cause
According to my current testing (next revision kernelmod), I'm almost convinced it's caused by a race condition
between modem and modem interface (most likely the "kill_urb stuff").
Just by adding the extended logging in "if_usb_suspend" seem to have wiped the issue with the missing "wake_lock_timeout".
As next I'm going to switch back to the erroneous behaviour, verifying this theory.
If this approach would stand, the extended logging could be replaced by reasonable delays.
Not impossible, that the whole silly detection & triggering in wakelock.c is not needed.
Usage
That would be fine to me, so no problems at all with code re use.
You mean the issue is fixed by just adding some delays in if_usb_suspend? So you do not enter your wake lock fix at all with the current patch?
C-o-M said:
You mean the issue is fixed by just adding some delays in if_usb_suspend? So you do not enter your wake lock fix at all with the current patch?
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That's what I'm currently trying out.
I would never had come up with this assumption, without the wish to understand the logic behind.
Since the nature of this presumable race condition is a fickle ***** (if my assumption is correct),
it may take a while to have solid evidence.
Although, it sounds tempting.
Thank YOU!!!
Thanks for this fix grzwolf, works as it should. Now my P7500 is great with cm10.1 and good battery life. :good:
theone
Question ! Do i have to flash source code or just only p4_kernel_2013.04.10-19.44.zip ? Thanks
saigon66 said:
Question ! Do i have to flash source code or just only p4_kernel_2013.04.10-19.44.zip ? Thanks
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Just the one you mentioned --> p4_kernel_2013.04.10-19.44.zip
CHN Kernel
grzwolf said:
Just the one you mentioned --> p4_kernel_2013.04.10-19.44.zip
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Since the Chinese Kernel solo, solves the problem why don't you compare the kernels. Hope i'm not ofending you with probably a stupid question. I'm saying this because when i found Stifmeister zip file and solution, i installed the chinese kernel directly via odin, and just overwrited some network files (i presume), and since then, 8 months ago, never seen a wakelock and a battery drain. Some my humble assumption was that the Chinese Kernel has no l2_hsic wakelock, except, when you connect a USB sd card and unmount it without passing through settings.
Hope it helps.
PS: I should have said this first, i'm still on stock...
Great Job anyway..
Thanks
Phibs said:
Since the Chinese Kernel solo, solves the problem why don't you compare the kernels. Hope i'm not ofending you with probably a stupid question. I'm saying this because when i found Stifmeister zip file and solution, i installed the chinese kernel directly via odin, and just overwrited some network files (i presume), and since then, 8 months ago, never seen a wakelock and a battery drain. Some my humble assumption was that the Chinese Kernel has no l2_hsic wakelock, except, when you connect a USB sd card and unmount it without passing through settings.
Hope it helps.
PS: I should have said this first, i'm still on stock...
Great Job anyway..
Thanks
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Your suggestion is absolutely conclusive and would be definitely worth a follow up.
Afaik only Samsung knows, what sources and settings were used to build this specific Chinese Kernel,
Means, they are very unlikely available. Otherwise the magic would have been unveiled long time ago.
I suppose disassembling the kernel and looking for the specific code where the wakelock is set would be too difficult?
Sent from my GT-P7100 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
doctorow said:
I suppose disassembling the kernel and looking for the specific code where the wakelock is set would be too difficult?
Sent from my GT-P7100 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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At least for me.
Afaik it would end up with machine code / assembler language.
Another tool were required to translate it into C.
Even then, there were no really meaningful function and variable names.
Means, one couldn't easily compare this with existing sources.
Finally the whole exercise could result in already known source code.
Not impossible, that the "magic of the China-Kernel" is caused by very specific compiler or optimization settings, which cannot reverse engineered.
Too many if and may be ...
Comparing kernel sources is a very good idea.
Pershoot's p4 kernel is based on Samsungs kernel sources for GT-P7510, Opensource Update 2, released in April 2012 (AFAIR).
For the p5 kernel, I always rebased pershoot's kernel to the latest sources (to GT-P7300_HK_ICS_Opensource_Update1.zip in September, to GT-P7300_ICS_Opensource_Update1.zip in December). No one has ever reported the l2_hsic bug on CM for p5. Neither on CM10 (where I used the chinese kernel sources), nor on CM10.1 (updated to the official ICS sources). But the bug occured for example on AAcount's kernel which isn't rebased. So Samsung seems to fixed the issue in the kernel instead of doing some "magic hacks".
I commited a lot of different p4/p5 kernels to github to make it easier to compare them. I guess you'd like to take a look on those changes:https://github.com/cmorlok/android_kernel_samsung_p5/tree/P7300_ICS_U1/drivers/misc/modem_if
Great, of course I would. Thanks.
Just kdiffed modem_link_device_hsic from your recent P5 against P4, there are non trivial differences.
I'll give it a try right away.
hi c-o-m and grzwolf.
can you please furnish the latest code to this implementation?
any SOD as a result? any other weird behavior?
i'd like to get this in to mainline, if no issue.
thx
pershoot said:
hi c-o-m and grzwolf.
can you please furnish the latest code to this implementation?
any SOD as a result? any other weird behavior?
i'd like to get this in to mainline, if no issue.
thx
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Following C-o-M's advise with the code review between P4 and P5 modem interface was the breakthru.
The P5 modem interface has a number of non trivial changes compared to its P4 counterpart (--> git format-patch attached).
Although I didn't understand the details, I gave them a try and replaced the P4 modem interface from your github repo completely with the one coming from P5.
Non of the usual test cases made any problem regarding l2_hsic or anything else.
- long time operation
- charging w/o reboot
- USB-drive operation
- Wifi
- 3G
Currently I'm on the 20130604 CM nightly + KernelMod, means 12 days in sequence since last reboot.
BTW: Neither a single SOD, nor any other weird behavior.
To my opinion, the l2_hsic amok issue could be finally closed.
Hail to C-o-M.
Do you think this will get merged into where ever it is that the cm team get their kernals from?
grzwolf said:
Following C-o-M's advise with the code review between P4 and P5 modem interface was the breakthru.
The P5 modem interface has a number of non trivial changes compared to its P4 counterpart (--> git format-patch attached).
Although I didn't understand the details, I gave them a try and replaced the P4 modem interface from your github repo completely with the one coming from P5.
Non of the usual test cases made any problem regarding l2_hsic or anything else.
- long time operation
- charging w/o reboot
- USB-drive operation
- Wifi
- 3G
Currently I'm on the 20130604 CM nightly + KernelMod, means 12 days in sequence since last reboot.
BTW: Neither a single SOD, nor any other weird behavior.
To my opinion, the l2_hsic amok issue could be finally closed.
Hail to C-o-M.
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cool thx grzwolf.
Lol, shows how much I pay attention. I completely missed pershoots post.
Edit:
Ok, looks like this should be in the nightlies now....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=42680093&postcount=1875

[ROM][N910C/H/U] CyanogenMod 13 Discussion

This is for rom discussion of Raymans [ROM][N910C/H/U] CyanogenMod 13 thread.
I hope this will keep Raymans dev thread DEV TALK ONLY. Other casual questions should be posted here.
CHANGE-LOGS FOR N910C/H http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/q/project:CyanogenMod/android_device_samsung_treltexx+status:merged
CHANGE-LOGS FOR N910U http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/q/project:CyanogenMod/android_device_samsung_trhpltexx+status:merged
CHANGE-LOGS FOR TRE-COMMON http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/q/p...id_device_samsung_trelte-common+status:merged
CHANGE-LOGS FOR KERNEL http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/q/project:CyanogenMod/android_kernel_samsung_trelte+status:merged
CHANGE-LOGS FOR CM 13 http://www.cmxlog.com/13/#
Newest compiles will be posted here.
N910U https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=457095661767105786 Oct 29th
N910C/H https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24686681827313645
IMEI is one of the most important things of a smartphone. That’s why every time you flash a custom ROM, the developer strongly suggests you to make a backup of your IMEI partition because without that, the Galaxy Note 4 loses its main function which is making phone calls.
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Give the programmer some credit for basic intelligence: if the program really
didn't work at all, they would probably have noticed. Since they haven't
noticed, it must be working for them. Therefore, either you are doing something
differently from them, or your environment is different from theirs. They need
information; providing this information is the purpose of a bug report. More
information is almost always better than less.
Before reporting bugs, please check the KNOWN BUGS list below and read this how-to
KNOWN BUGS
SELINUX: Needs rules finished up to boot enforcing properly
VOIP: Uses an invalid route
RIL: SMS broadcast subscriptions aren't working (generic failure)
I DO NOT SUPPORT BUG REPORTS IF YOU HAVE XPOSED INSTALLED! END OF STORY!!!
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Good idea
I will post builds every week or so AS LONG AS CASUAL DISCUSSION STAYS IN THIS THREAD ONLY! Fair enough users?
Cool thanks for doing this man
Sent from my SM-N920C using Tapatalk
The noise fix by not-i will not work on aosp roms because aosp uses mixer_paths.xml whereas stock rom uses tinyucm.conf wich has to be recoded into mixer_paths.xml. So the noise fix WILL NOT WORK ON AOSP. I hope everybody understands this.
Perfect ROM aside from the broken Fingerprint, but that's no big issue for me.
What bothers me is the low mic recording sound.
Even if I use a 3.5mm mic it still sounds too low.. Any idea of solving this ?
need to up the volume in mixer_paths.xml and or dual mic is disabled at the moment.
one question that it's probably been discussed though. Is there any possibility in porting the touchwiz camera apk to cm13. I mean, why is it possible to port it in MIUI 7 and not in CM 13. It's probably something with the software but I really wish I could have JUST the Samsung camera in cm13 cause the quality of the cm13 barely resembles the quality of the Samsung camera. It's like night and day difference. Aside from this, happy new year ppl Enjoy it to the fullest!!!
Changelog for the new build ?
also, no idea what to increase in the mixer_path
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Konskl said:
one question that it's probably been discussed though. Is there any possibility in porting the touchwiz camera apk to cm13. I mean, why is it possible to port it in MIUI 7 and not in CM 13. It's probably something with the software but I really wish I could have JUST the Samsung camera in cm13 cause the quality of the cm13 barely resembles the quality of the Samsung camera. It's like night and day difference. Aside from this, happy new year ppl Enjoy it to the fullest!!!
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MIUI v7 for note4 is based on touchwiz, if it were based on cyanogenmod it wouldn't have Sammy cam.
miui uses stock base rom so the camera can use the tw framework. Aosp can't use TW framework that is why camera can not be ported.
CHANGE-LOGS ARE HERE http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/q/project:CyanogenMod/android_device_samsung_treltexx
now stop asking about changes there are way to many between tre/trhp commits and cm13 commits to keep track of.
If you do not know what to change in mixer_paths google it or don't touch it for now.
travis82 said:
miui uses stock base rom so the camera can use the tw framework. Aosp can't use TW framework that is why camera can not be ported.
CHANGE-LOGS ARE HERE http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/q/project:CyanogenMod/android_device_samsung_treltexx
now stop asking about changes there are way to many between tre/trhp commits and cm13 commits to keep track of.
If you do not know what to change in mixer_paths google it or don't touch it for now.
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Sorry, won't happen again
updated op with all change-logs.
plz give me downloading link of cm13 for n910 H thanks dev
loveaddicated said:
plz give me downloading link of cm13 for n910 H thanks dev
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H/C are the same rom.
compiling a N910U rom with our proprietary drivers and audio configs I'll put it out if it boots when its done compiling you can let me know the difference if any.
travis82 said:
compiling a N910U rom with our proprietary drivers and audio configs I'll put it out if it boots when its done compiling you can let me know the difference if any.
Test build N910U cm-13.0-20160102-UNOFFICIAL-trhpltexx
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24352994023704101
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I just tested this build and call noise still happen. Anyway, thanks for your work.
travis82 said:
compiling a N910U rom with our proprietary drivers and audio configs I'll put it out if it boots when its done compiling you can let me know the difference if any.
Test build N910U cm-13.0-20160102-UNOFFICIAL-trhpltexx
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24352994023704101
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Thank you very much
After I install the 0102update base on 0101 , I found that the transition animation changed back to android 5.1.
I had to install dual zip with TWRP. use space in my sd to write the system. using dual patcher gave fails.

[ROM][6.0][jem] CM redux

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.
wizard_mini said:
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!

[SOLVED] Porting Linage 17.1 - Modem problems

Hi,
I developed some apps and ported TWRP to some other devices already, therefore I have the feeling that this question is maybe a little bit silly
My current progress
I used the Lineage 17.1 source and the local manifests of MartinX3. Then I fixed the untracked_devices.xml, patched the TRINKET compile errors and finally patched the dialer crash in frameworks/opt/telephony/src/java/com/android/internal/telephony/uicc/UiccController.java:835 by merging the sanity check of the current AOSP upstream. Now the system is stable (as far I am concerned) and (hopefully) everything works - except the SIM card!
The problem
The logs indicate the driver successfully loads, modem starts and the TDC service registers a SIM. But then the RIL reports that no phone has been found an can therefore not use the sim card. For the full log: See attachment! Also Android registers my inserting / removal of the sim card, so... ?!
My question
I guess I have to modify one of the configs (xml) - but which one (as the local manifest I used are only lineagified automatically by GitHub actions and are currently untested with this device)? Where is a reference for the format? How can I diagnose that further? Do you know this problem or have similar experience - how did you solve it?
Greetings,
Simonmicro
Glad someone working on this! I'm looking for an alternative ROM, privacy oriented. I'd test it if it could dial, use SIM card.
Probably flashing Sony vendor image might help? They are based on Android 10 as well as LOS 17.1. https://developer.sony.com/file/download/software-binaries-for-aosp-android-11-0-kernel-4-14-seine/
Well, it works now - I just messed up to select the right configuration (and therefore triggered a ton of bugs inside the slightly dated AOSP source used by Lineage). I hope I can present my first builds in the next days. At least for me it seems stable and only the cams are stubbornly working (as also in AOSP). I'm currently working on OTA support, signing the build inside my CI (which I also plan to open source with the release) and then I must find time to write a guide (and cleanup my scripts) how to flash, as there is no TWRP right now...
EDIT: Btw I failed to use the DSDS build for the dual-sim variant (which I have), which caused the RIL to glitch out, trigger out_out_bounds exceptions inside the UiccController and so on... It was a mess.
Simonmicro said:
Well, it works now - I just messed up to select the right configuration (and therefore triggered a ton of bugs inside the slightly dated AOSP source used by Lineage). I hope I can present my first builds in the next days. At least for me it seems stable and only the cams are stubbornly working (as also in AOSP). I'm currently working on OTA support, signing the build inside my CI (which I also plan to open source with the release) and then I must find time to write a guide (and cleanup my scripts) how to flash, as there is no TWRP right now...
EDIT: Btw I failed to use the DSDS build for the dual-sim variant (which I have), which caused the RIL to glitch out, trigger out_out_bounds exceptions inside the UiccController and so on... It was a mess.
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Well, there is a unofficial version right now https://forum.xda-developers.com/sony-xperia-10-ii/development/unofficial-twrp-xperia-10-ii-t4190089
Meloferz said:
Well, there is a unofficial version right now https://forum.xda-developers.com/sony-xperia-10-ii/development/unofficial-twrp-xperia-10-ii-t4190089
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Hey - to be fair: It is brand new! But thanks for pointing that out. I'll may have to rethink my guide now.

[UNOFFICIAL][ROM]BETA LineageOS 18.1 for SM-T715 - June 18, 2023

LineageOS 18.1 UNOFFICIAL for 2015 Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 SM-T715 ONLY​Model: SM-T715 (LTE) - gts28ltexx - 8" screen, Exynos 5433 SoC, LTE
This is the ONLY model that the ROM will work on.
There is NO ROM for the T710, T810 or T815 in this thread. Questions about T710, T810 or T815 will be completely IGNORED.
For T710 please use the equivalent ROM at its separate XDA forum thread.
For T810 please use the equivalent ROM at its separate XDA forum thread.
You MUST READ posts 1-3 (about 10 minute read) before deciding to install this ROM. If you think this is an unreasonable request, then stop reading now and find another ROM. Thank you.
DISCLAIMER
I am not responsible for lost data, identity theft, lost money, security vulnerabilities, bricked devices or any other hardware or software malfunctions that comes as a result of flashing this ROM.
All involved in bringing this build to you are working voluntarily on it in very limited spare time, and their other life commitments have much higher priority. Don't expect a prompt, or even any, response to questions and bug reports.
Before attempting to install this ROM
1. Ask yourself: would bricking your device be a disaster for you? If yes, don't try this ROM! It can't be guaranteed stable and reliable enough to depend on for daily use.
2. BACKUP YOUR DATA AND EXISTING ROM. Be prepared for a complete restore if anything goes wrong.
3. RESEARCH adb, fastboot, Odin/heimdall, and TWRP and how to use them, if not already familiar with these.
What works
bluetooth
wifi
GPS
brightness
audio through loudspeaker
audio through headphone jack
audio over bluetooth
SELinux enforcing
DRM level 3 (SD definition)
deep sleep
RIL - mobile data and telephony/SMS/Cell Broadcast - some limitations for telephony audio options apply, see below
vibration and haptic feedback
hardware buttons and lighting
What doesn't work
fingerprint. As retiredtab wrote in post 1891 at
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...t810-t815-t815y.3879302/page-95#post-85533725
the team will not spend anymore time looking at fingerprint. If you need fingerprint to work, stay with stock Samsung ROM.
DRM level 1 (no HD definition). There's more detail in post 1891 above. I will not be trying to achieve level 1 for HD definition. If you need HD definition for your streaming media, stay with stock Samsung ROM.
If you charge the device while it's powered off and then want to power it on, you MUST wait at least 30 seconds AFTER disconnecting the charger cable before pressing the power button otherwise you might run into strange boot problems such as the touch screen not working. While recent builds solved the touchscreen issue, you still might see excessive battery drain until you perform another reboot.
For telephony audio, currently only the loudspeaker option is working. If you try to use/switch to bluetooth audio during a phone call, the audio stack will go wild and afterwards loudspeaker will stop working too until you perform a reboot.
Please note that for an incoming call, it might take a couple of seconds until both sides can hear each other.
I have invested a lot of time trying to troubleshoot the audio routing, and this is for sure a device-specific issue most likely due to the the old Samsung binaries so chances are almost zero to get that fixed.
Possibly other features that I haven't tested or do not use.
Source Code
See FAQ 1 for links in post #2.
Thanks
LineageOS team for the upstream source code.
@retiredtab, @ananjaser1211, @lpedia, @Yogi555 and @CuckooPenguin for spending nearing 1 month fixing the 2 most biggest bugs in 17.1 that plagued users for nearly 10 months: the wifi instability and random reboots. These are discussed in detail at
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...rs-running-any-version-of-android-10.4308193/
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...rs-running-any-version-of-android-10.4308203/
A special shout out to retiredtab for providing the T710 ROM and code here which is the base for this ROM. Also this ROM would not have been possible with all the help and mentoring he provided during the past 6 months of development. Also many thanks to lpedia and bluess57 for their outstanding hints and tips.
All past contributors of the exynos5433 code, especially ananjaser1211 for his major contributions and @ripee for working on prior gts2 builds until end of 2021.
@rINanDO for his lmkd spam fix in 18.1.
Alpha testers: simon-edwards for the many hours testing and helping troubleshooting RIL, SELinux policies and various gapps options; Don K and Sir Thopas for addional RIL model testing.
@bluess57 for his excellent code donations for the gts2 LTE models.
retiredtab and lpedia for providing the blueprint for this forum entry and the FAQ in post #2 and constantly improving it. This work is just a little contribution standing on strong shoulders of previous contributions.
Frequently Asked Questions. You MUST READ this before posting any questions. Thank you.
QuestionAnswerQ1. Can I build this ROM for myself? Where are the source and kernel source files?A1. Yes, you can. The source files are listed below.
Kernel
https://github.com/metterschlg/android_kernel_samsung_universal5433
Device Tree
https://github.com/metterschlg/android_device_samsung_gts2-common-selinux
https://github.com/metterschlg/android_device_samsung_gts28ltexx
Vendor
https://github.com/metterschlg/proprietary_vendor_samsung
In addition, there is a repo diff file for device-specific tweaks needed to work and a roomservice.xml (local manifest file) file so you can build this rom yourself. The other patch required for tcp/ip is at https://github.com/DerpFest-11/pack...mmit/22fd53a977eeaf4e36be7bf6358ecf2c2737fa5e
Build manifest can be found at
https://github.com/metterschlg/local_manifests/blob/lineage-18.1/gts28ltexx.xml
Build environment setup is docmented (as code) at
https://github.com/metterschlg/los-devel-scriptsQ2. Is this ROM suitable as a daily driver?A2. It might be, depending on your requirements. You would need to try it yourself, with your preferred apps, to see if suits your purposes. I've been using it myself since mid April 2022 with no major issues.Q3. What do I do if my app xyz doesn't work?A3. I can't help diagnose problems with random apps I know nothing about. If the app is critically important to you and it doesn't work on this ROM, go back to a ROM where it did work.Q4. Why is this ROM laggy and/or buggy?A4. The device will be noticeably slower if you're using any Gapps package. Consider going gapps-free. A lot of apps will work without Google's services, or there exist alternatives that will. Check out F-Droid, Aurora Store, NewPipe, etc.Q5. What TWRP should I use?A5. I use official TWRP 3.6.1_9. Get it from
https://twrp.me/samsung/samsunggalaxytabs280ltexx2015.htmlQ6. Why should I use this ROM?A6. You don't have to! If you don't like it, go back to your old ROM.Q7. Will you offer monthly updates with security patches?A7. I plan to do so. I will try to update the ROM with the monthly security patches after LineageOS has released them, free time permitting. Each monthly build will be quickly tested to make sure the ROM still works, before it's made available (which might in some cases delay the release).Q8. I'm a newbie. Can you provide step by step instructions?A8. We simply don't have the time to do this, but there are lots of tutorials, videos, etc online showing how to flash custom ROMs and how to deal with common problems. Newbie questions are also accepted in the XDA General Questions and Answers forum. Having said that, @pflyaz has kindly make a guide in post #37.Q9. Can I report a bug with respect to the ROM?A9. Yes, but you need to supply the following information. If you don't, I won't look at it.
Provide an adb logcat of the problem, and if possible describe how to reproduce it. Note that I can't help if it involves downloading any app I don't already use that requires payment or creating a userid/password.
To get a logcat, open a terminal window on your PC, connect your device to it via USB, and do this:
Bash:
# clear the logcat first
adb logcat -c
# start logcat trace
adb logcat > problem.txt
# reproduce problem
# wait until problem has occurred,
# then stop trace by hitting ctrl-c then zip the problem.txt file
# before uploading it.
Q10. How long will you build 18.1 for this device?A10. For now, 18.1 will be built for all of 2022. After that, we will make a decision depending on a number of factors.Q11. Do I need to erase everything and format my data before installing this ROM for the first time?A11. Under most circumstances, yes.
If you're coming from stock Samsung Android, or an earlier version of LineageOS, or a different custom ROM, you MUST 'clean flash': boot to TWRP recovery, wipe system, data, dalvik/art cache, and cache partitions, then Format Data, then install this ROM.
If you don't do this you're likely to run into problems, such as getting stuck at the boot animation for more than 5 minutes.Q12. What Gapps should I use?A12. Your choice! There are several well-known Gapps packages, such as NikGapps, BiTGapps, OpenGapps, and MindTheGapps. OpenGapps is being removed as per this post. Do your own research as to what is the most reliable gapps option for you.
I recommend installing the SMALLEST version of any of these, preferably with just the minimum Google services needed to access the Play Store and run apps that depend on Google services.
You could also consider Google alternatives, such as Aurora Store, which mirrors the Google Play Store apps but doesn't need any Google services itself. Many Play Store apps do not actually depend on Google services.
If you are going to install any Gapps package, follow the installation instructions given for that particular package.Q13. I'm having problems with Gapps. Can you tell me why it's not working?A13. I can't answer any questions about Gapps, because I don't use them. Ask your questions on the XDA thread for the Gapps package you're using.Q14. Why isn't my post answered?A14. There are several possible reasons: the question is answered in the FAQ (in which case it will be ignored completely); or it involves apps or operating systems that I don't use; or it's about Gapps, which I don't use; or I simply have not had time to answer any questions.Q15. What speed up/optimization tips do you suggest?A15. These steps can make a big difference to performance:
Turn off animations. Go to Settings > System > Developer options, scroll down to the Drawing section, and set Window, Transition and Animator scale all to "Animation off".
Don't install Gapps unless you depend on something that only Google is providing. Use Aurora Store to get your preferred Play Store apps - they will all be available on Aurora Store. You can choose to access this anonymously or use a Google account.
Don't run more than two apps at the same time. You can probably listen to music in the background and use a web browser at the same time.
Use a web browser with built-in adblock and privacy features, such as Brave.
Use NewPipe to watch your streaming content. It has built in adblock so you don't have to watch forced ads.
Look for apps that are open source, ad-free and lightweight.
Q16. Does this ROM support Magisk so I can root my device?A16. Magisk works with this ROM and I'm using it, but that could change with any revision and changes by Google. However I can't help with any related issues. Direct any questions about Magisk to the XDA Magisk forum.Q17. Will this ROM ever become official?A17. Never. Official maintainers have onerous responsibilities, and I know my device trees, code organization and git commits will NOT meet LineageOS standards. I'm not able or willing to take on the responsibilities and commit the extra time to supporting an official build.Q18. What is the difference between this ROM and others?A18. This ROM tries to be pure LineageOS with little or no modification. Other ROMs may come with a different UI, different bundled apps, etc.Q19. Will there be any major 18.1 code modifications in the future?A19. I don't anticipate any major modifications. There may be some slight tweaking to the SEpolicy, small bug fixes and minor code cleanup, but all the hard work - getting the ROM up and running, and fixing all the major bugs - has been done. This doesn't mean the code is perfect or well organized, but I won't be making any major changes.Q20. Why did you fork the trees?A20. I wanted my own private branch where I could make changes that would only affect my own personal builds.Q21. Can you build a variant of this device? For example, a S-pen version?A21. I cannot and will not try to build for a variant device if I don't physically have that device. I have to be able to boot and test it myself, and there's no guarantee that I can get those variant features working. So I will NEVER build T710, T810 and T815.Q22. Does this ROM have any wifi connection issues?A22. This ROM's wifi has been stable on the specified device ever since lpedia and retiredtab determined the root cause of the wifi problems back in July 2021 and re-installed the original S2 network 'blobs' with LOS 17.1.Q23. Is this ROM secure so I can do financial transactions?A23. Although Android monthly security patches do improve general security, this ROM's outdated kernel and old proprietary vendor blobs/drivers will NEVER get updates of any kind, and could have significant security holes.
In addition, although the ROM is SElinux enforcing, there's a good chance that the rules written (about 800+ lines of code) have some errors.
If the device is rooted, this would further weaken the security.
With this information, it's up to you to make an informed decision about whether you trust this ROM to be secure enough for your financial transactions.Q24. Okay, I understand the consequences and willing to take the risks outlined, now where can I find the BETA ROM?A24. Downloads are at
https://sourceforge.net/projects/los4sgt/files/los18.1/
Please note that there are two builds for every date. Start with the enforcing build, if you hit issues, flash the permissive boot image to determine if your issue is related to SELinux. If you have Magisk installed, you first need to patch the permissive boot image with the Magisk app before flashing.
If your initial enforcing build install does not have working RIL, you might need to fix SELinux labeling of your EFS partition. To do so, use ADB in root mode. Please note that ADB root needs to be enabled in the developer options of your device. Then use the following commands from a PC connected via ADB:
Bash:
adb root
adb shell
# Check if SELinux relabeling is required, do not modify anything
restorecon -R -v -n /efs
# If you see some "Relabeling..." output, run the real relabeling
restorecon -R -v /efs
Release notes
June 18, 2023 Release
June 2023 LineageOS & Android security fixes. >5500 files changed.
May 14, 2023 Release
May 2023 LineageOS & Android security fixes. >5600 files changed
April 23, 2023 Release
April 2023 LineageOS & Android security fixes. >4600 files changed.
March 26, 2023 Release
March 2023 LineageOS & Android security fixes. >27000 files changed.
February 18, 2023 Release
February 2023 LineageOS & Android security fixes. >21000 files changed.
January 22, 2023 Release
January 2023 LineageOS & Android security fixes. >4200 files changed.
December 17, 2022 Release
December 2022 LineageOS & Android security fixes. >3800 files changed.
November 13, 2022 Release.
November 2022 LineageOS & Android security fixes. >4000 files changed.
Kernel improvements by Ananjaser
Starting with these builds I will only publish the SELinux enforcing ROM. If you encounter issues that might be SELinux-related, please first flash the boot_permissive-<date>.img as boot image and re-try to help me identify if the issue is SELinux-related.
October 22, 2022 Release.
Initial public release. First 18.1 T715 ROM with working RIL, also first 18.1 T715 ROM with SELinux in Enforcing mode. T710/T715 common code based on retiredtab's work for T710 so all his latest changes apply as well.
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Congratulations on this release @metterschling and @retiredtab , great to see!
@metterschling If you don't mind a couple of comments about your scripts, you need not have created a patch for my script. You could have just forked mine and pushed your changes to it. No need to complicate things for novice builders. Secondly, I'm sure your gts28lte tree can be a source of inspiration for the other 3 variants so as to build a complete set. Thirdly, you may be able to let gts28wifi users flash your builds if you add gts28wifi as a TARGET_DEVICE, to make it easier to cover more users in the meantime. Fourthly, you clone so many repos when it could be cleaner to fork then substitute your forks in the roomservice. This could avoid potential repo syncing errors.
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@metterschling If you don't mind a couple of comments about your scripts, you need not have created a patch for my script. You could have just forked mine and pushed your changes to it. No need to complicate things for novice builders. Secondly, I'm sure your gts28lte tree can be a source of inspiration for the other 3 variants so as to build a complete set. Thirdly, you may be able to let gts28wifi users flash your builds if you add gts28wifi as a TARGET_DEVICE, to make it easier to cover more users in the meantime. Fourthly, you clone so many repos when it could be cleaner to fork then substitute your forks in the roomservice. This could avoid potential repo syncing errors.
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Thank you @ripee. Just to be sure: all you above comments are related to my build environment setup script here, correct?
I agree with regards to the patch, this is how I started and just wanted to document my steps as code. During my next free cycle, I'll be looking at reworking this.
Regarding 2) as mentioned in the opening post my work is already the result of synergies between code trees for the other devices, mainly based on retiredtab's trees, and we keep the common set wherever possible.
So there is no need for 3) as gts28wifi users can directly use the equivalent one linked on the top of post #1.
For 4) I'm open for suggestions which clones you are referring to. As an example, I don't want to fork the entire LineageOS tree just to apply the small NetworkStack patch.
metterschling said:
Thank you @ripee. Just to be sure: all you above comments are related to my build environment setup script here, correct?
I agree with regards to the patch, this is how I started and just wanted to document my steps as code. During my next free cycle, I'll be looking at reworking this.
Regarding 2) as mentioned in the opening post my work is already the result of synergies between code trees for the other devices, mainly based on retiredtab's trees, and we keep the common set wherever possible.
So there is no need for 3) as gts28wifi users can directly use the equivalent one linked on the top of post #1.
For 4) I'm open for suggestions which clones you are referring to. As an example, I don't want to fork the entire LineageOS tree just to apply the small NetworkStack patch.
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@ripee I've pushed a new version of the build environment setup script, following your guidance. Please let me know if there are more areas of improvement, very much appreciated!
November build lineage-18.1-20221113-UNOFFICIAL-gts28ltexx.zip uploaded. Please see FAQ #24 for the download link.
November 13, 2022 release notes:
November 2022 LineageOS & Android security fixes. >4000 files changed.
Kernel improvements by Ananjaser
Starting with these builds I will only publish the SELinux enforcing ROM. If you encounter issues that might be SELinux-related, please first flash the boot_permissive-<date>.img as boot image and re-try to help me identify if the issue is SELinux-related.
Enjoy!
metterschling said:
Thank you @ripee. Just to be sure: all you above comments are related to my build environment setup script here, correct?
I agree with regards to the patch, this is how I started and just wanted to document my steps as code. During my next free cycle, I'll be looking at reworking this.
Regarding 2) as mentioned in the opening post my work is already the result of synergies between code trees for the other devices, mainly based on retiredtab's trees, and we keep the common set wherever possible.
So there is no need for 3) as gts28wifi users can directly use the equivalent one linked on the top of post #1.
For 4) I'm open for suggestions which clones you are referring to. As an example, I don't want to fork the entire LineageOS tree just to apply the small NetworkStack patch.
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If gts28wifi users get an error that their device is not gts28ltexx, then yes it would be necessary to add it as a target device in the tree. Lineage uses the networkstack repo from google, which you can tell cuz they track the aosp remote, so in this case we have nothing to fork and substitute. Only a patch of google's own repo would be convenient.
Just to clarify, since there has been discussion about the WiFi version (t713), can this ROM be safely flashed on one?
Also I believe I have a t715Y... Would this t715 ROM work on it?
(I have three Tab S2 units -- two t713 models and a t715Y.)
Thanks
KeepingItCuttingEdge said:
Just to clarify, since there has been discussion about the WiFi version (t713), can this ROM be safely flashed on one?
Also I believe I have a t715Y... Would this t715 ROM work on it?
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The T713 and T715 have completely different chipsets. T713 is msm8976 and T715 is exynos5433.
If your T715Y is known as "gts28ltexx" OR "gts28lte" as described in post #1, then you can flash this rom on it. You can download an utility called devcheck by flar2 to verify. Your device name will be shown in the system tab under device.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=flar2.devcheck
metterschling's code checks for gts28lte,gts28ltexx using this below
https://github.com/metterschlg/andr...s28ltexx/blob/lineage-18.1/BoardConfig.mk#L17
KeepingItCuttingEdge said:
Also I believe I have a t715Y... Would this t715 ROM work on it?
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Most likely, ROMs for the T715 work on the T715Y according to some XDA posts. Like this one. I don't own a T715Y, so can't test myself.
December build lineage-18.1-20221217-UNOFFICIAL-gts28ltexx.zip uploaded. Please see FAQ #24 for the download link.
December 17, 2022 release notes:
December 2022 LineageOS & Android security fixes. >3800 files changed.
If you are coming from a previous version of these builds, you can dirty flash, otherwise please perform a factory reset and format data before installing this ROM.
Enjoy
Hi friends, after loading from TWRP twrp-3.7.0_9-0-gts28ltexx.img.tar on my SM T710, my tab gets stuck on booting with lineageos graphics. I made the backup with TWRP if I upload the files can I repair the tab as before?
mikelosat said:
Hi friends, after loading from TWRP twrp-3.7.0_9-0-gts28ltexx.img.tar on my SM T710, my tab gets stuck on booting with lineageos graphics. I made the backup with TWRP if I upload the files can I repair the tab as before?
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If I understand correctly, you picked the gts28ltexx version which is for the SM-T715. If your device is the SM-T710 (gts28wifi) I'd strongly recommend to use the ROM and matching TWRP linked in this thread.
If your device is SM-T715, please see FAQ #5 in post #2 of this thread. I use the downlevel TWRP because newer ones did not work for me.
I use a SAMSUNG SM-T715 device just as described:
Model: SM-T715 (LTE) - gts28ltexx - 8" screen, Exynos 5433 SoC, LTE.
To be able to install the ROM I used "TWRP twrp-3.7.0_9-0-gts28ltexx.img.tar"
After several attempts I could neither restore the BACKUP nor start the operating system. I had to do a complete WIPE and at that point lineageos advanced, now I'm having problems, I don't have the gapps I downloaded version 11 for ARM but despite having enough space it gives me an error "70" not enough space. I have no google services and no PLAYSTORE, I am in a critical situation, how can I install the google PlayStore? I can't even add gmail account from settings, it's a disaster.
metterschling said:
If I understand correctly, you picked the gts28ltexx version which is for the SM-T715. If your device is the SM-T710 (gts28wifi) I'd strongly recommend to use the ROM and matching TWRP linked in this thread.
If your device is SM-T715, please see FAQ #5 in post #2 of this thread. I use the downlevel TWRP because newer ones did not work for me.
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Finally I come to the conclusion, after fully formatting my SAMSUNG SM T715 the ROM started up, the problem was the wrong recovery, using the version indicated in the guide above everything started up correctly.
Unfortunately this ROM is full of bugs and its use is useless, below I will list all the problems it causes during use:
1. 4g calls don't work, during the call you can't hear anything either incoming or outgoing.
2. Bluetooth only works with music while in call it remains mute.
3. the only way to call is to keep the speakerphone open otherwise the call will be silent.
4. Whatsapp is impossible to use and only allows you to use it in beta.
5. Smart Switch as for whatsapp does not work with custom ROMs
6. Does not sync contacts even though sync has started.
It's really a shame after all these hours to find that you've only wasted so much time.
Maybe I've done something wrong, I don't rule it out, maybe someone will be able to give me some advice.

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