[debloat-ROM] Back Bacon UI one ui for Canada, eh? SM-A530W October Release - Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries

October release is available with or without root
Made a few changes as far as adding in some apk's to hopefully make it stable for everyone.
Besides that, the usual with normal default font BUT lots more choices in the font section.
Enjoy!
*if anyone has solid reasons to remove any apk files i've put back please let me know as some I should not have been removing and others... not so sure
I will no longer be able to provide new copies of this after the October security patch. I no longer own an A8 2018 and without a device to test the work, I do not feel it is appropriate to continue the project. I'd like to thank everyone that participated and I hope you enjoyed using it! If anything changes in the future that will allow me to provide the latest edited firmware, I will definitely be providing it here for you. I am using an S7 now so if you own one and like this work, there shall be downloads available there similar to this one. (Already testing).
Anyone that would like to continue on their own or have access to files used in making it I will try to include as much as possible from the link provided below by the end of October. There is currently a slightly outdated set of files and instructions (from June I believe) on how I made it already available.
Thanks Again!
Oct Security patch zip ready for download
Available with or without root AND with or without exo font - also an attempt to allow printing feature version. "Attempt" meaning I've placed a set of apk files into a separate and clearly labelled zip on the main download page that may allow proper use of the feature which has not been validated as operational by me or any other user. The "print fix" zip is rooted with exo font
This was made ONLY for the SM-A530W! Please do not use if not W (Canadian) variant. Check your phone info before attempting to flash
All ROMS/extras here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12Vwzn1CxNdT-ISsrOnSL4D353Nr14iRb?usp=sharing
The ROM will function very well and does not require any special patches, kernels, etc except obviously TWRP
Any additional issues you face with added mods most likely will need to be addressed with the creator
*Built by Superr's Kitchen*
Over 100 apps removed
***Find my mobile and pop-up asking to store lockscreen info removed- BE AWARE reduced ability to locate lost device!***
retro shutdown qmg
Overloaded notifications and ringtones
Oreo Weather (pie weather is a serious downgrade)
August Security release
FM tuner and App Lock (Next Radio may now be used starting from July 2019). Gee, THANKS SAMMY! What took you so long? Was it the polar bears?
Goofy selfie stickers that are funny... and creepy *big thanks to hadesRom genius Corsicanu for the find*
Other typical CSC changes
If your plan has wifi calling, turn it on/off once in phone settings to "break in" the qs tile
Dedicated Screen Recorder access in launcher with no shortcut style appearance (if deleted may be re-enabled with activity launcher as shortcut)
Chrome can be safely disabled at any time if desired and auto replaced with system webview
dm-verity + force encrypt already removed
Magisk rooted
Installation is easy as pie
BACK UP FIRST!
Wipe caches, data, system. Internal may be safely wiped and give the "freshest" install but is optional. Then flash away.
Once flash completes, just reboot.
-*Usage*-
You are free to use any ideas/changes included in the zip. In fact, I encourage you to do so. I've mostly pieced together work from other very difficult projects to create this. Nobody has asked me to add, remove or alter anything contained within this page or in shared downloads. Their work is everywhere and it's what made this possible.
Built with Superr's Kitchen
Some screens to sample below. yay

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I followed your instructions. I was already updated to pie previous to flashing your rom. I am not able to get root. Any ideas why. I also have the Canadian version. Good job on the Rom, I like it. I wish I could get root.

Ok. I can't really suggest anything other than the obvious.
But you've let it boot once before trying, and are adding the apk as well after flashing magisk in twrp?
Hard to figure that one out. If you're using Magisk, i am assuming.

burnt_31 said:
I followed your instructions. I was already updated to pie previous to flashing your rom. I am not able to get root. Any ideas why. I also have the Canadian version. Good job on the Rom, I like it. I wish I could get root.
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Have you tried 19.1 you may need to flash twice.

I used magisk 19.1. First I used supersu and magisk uninstaller first. I have root now. Thanks for your help. It amazes me that sometime we over look the simplest thing.

burnt_31 said:
I used magisk 19.1. First I used supersu and magisk uninstaller first. I have root now. Thanks for your help. It amazes me that sometime we over look the simplest thing.
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I know exactly what you mean. I do it all the time.
Nice you got it going. It's pretty lame if you don't root this. I just cut it up and added a couple things and they can be taken out, except radio and the recorder.
Curious if i got it right. If you're on anything other than VMC, is call recording and other micro features working? All the cscfeature xml files are decrypted so you can see what was done.

Everything seems to be working. I appreciate the work, Canadians are usually the last to get Roms. Most are made for the sm-a530f model. I was using the wrong method. One post said about waiting 166 hrs to reboot your phone after zipping RMM_State Bypass etc. etc.. Your way is simple. Once I get a chance I wlll have a look at what you have done, I work long hours. And as you said, what is the point if you cant root. Thanks again.

burnt_31 said:
Everything seems to be working. I appreciate the work, Canadians are usually the last to get Roms. Most are made for the sm-a530f model. I was using the wrong method. One post said about waiting 166 hrs to reboot your phone after zipping RMM_State Bypass etc. etc.. Your way is simple. Once I get a chance I wlll have a look at what you have done, I work long hours. And as you said, what is the point if you cant root. Thanks again.
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It is 168 hours no reboots and rmm did work that rmm was for Oreo.
I think his would be fine but no guarantees.
Custom kernel 2.0 flash twice.
Light rom works without issue make sure you flash magisk.

Hello I have a530f model with lastest pie version for Russia. I would like to install native screen recorder. Can yo help me ? Please. My email is [email protected]. thanks

fabian_barrios said:
Hello I have a530f model with lastest pie version for Russia. I would like to install native screen recorder. Can yo help me ? Please. My email is [email protected]. thanks
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Yeah bud. If you unzip the attached file, you can place it in /system/priv-app/ and make sure the permissions are set correctly for the folder and apk. Compare with other apps in the directoty and make it the same.
Then get the activity launcher app from the play store. Use that to make a link for it.

Getting random freezes sometimes, have to reboot phone using hardware buttons. Using Freedom A8

boominboodhoo said:
Getting random freezes sometimes, have to reboot phone using hardware buttons. Using Freedom A8
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okay thanks for that. It is probably from my csc edits. I can adjust for freedom and hope it makes a difference.
Anything else to mention about it? What you did before flashing, are you using latest twrp, root or non root.... anything at all
no-verity... favourite snack... p.i.n. number(s)... oops sorry not the last two. My mistake. TOO MUCH info. Disregard.

Do a search on xda for rooting your model for the correct version of twrp. U will need no verify no encript. I used the latest Magisk to root. Supersu did not work. I used twrp for the A8 plus and had problems. Get the right one. It's a great rom. https://www.google.com/amp/s/forum....ery-twrp-3-2-2-0-galaxy-a8-2018-t3818201/amp/

I am looking at the csc for FMC and it appears i have doubled an entry. I need to go over all of them to see if i've done it elsewhere. I will have 2 updated ones hopefully late tonight. (Takes forever to upload).
Not sure if that is the cause but i will definitely adjust it.

Quick question in regards to your Rom. I been using it for a while now. Its the best one I can find, I did post a few times at the start. By any chance, did u get adoptable storage working? I know Samsung removed it in Pie. I tried root essentials but still no luck. Thus is not my first time rooting or installing roms. I started with the HTC 1. Lol. So far, u have the best rom for the A8 2018. Its nice and clean. Almost compares with lineage in my opinion. Thanks again. And by the way, I am Canadian.

Thanks
Hey i appreciate the gesture but even though i "made" this, i did it because of other people. SuperR is an invaluable tool. Then you got magisk, the twrp recovery and heck even give ol' Sammy some credit, haha. All i did was spend time learning everything from this site. I can't stress that enough. I still have not paid for superR and i am going to see how i can right after this.
ANYWAY!
Your question. I've never attempted it but i am very certain there's a magisk module that'll do it.
It involved formatting sd to ext 4 or 3. So i will get on it. Got a few 64 gig cards to spare. If you have a computer, grab the superR linux distro. I've run it on 32 bit machines. K... pay superr... adopt a card heheh.

I will look again in the magisk module section. And I give everybody right now credit for all their hard work and sharing it amongst all of us. Thank you. Thank you. I love modding my phones and I could not do it without everybody's help. All my PC's are 64bit.

Nice. If you need any help just ask. Just bought the kitchen.
I'll have something very soon. Mexico's pie has the classic csc folder of old. I think we should unify with some fiesta pie zip ui sorta thingy... um rom.

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[ROM-DEV] Android 2.0.1-r5v0.6 (Dead)

Android 2.0.1-r5v0.6
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After spending some time and looking over this rom and ways to make it work with out any legal issues. The most viable option was to build something like what cynanogen has built. His process takes the proprietary bits (all google apps including sync) and copies them off onto the SD card before doing a update. After the update it copies them back to the newly installed rom. This method basically does a automated backup/restore of your licensed applications. I can't do this for several reasons including that we are supposed to be coming from a 1.5 OS to a 2.0.1, which isn't compatible with the older application set.
Temporarily Offline:
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I am sorry to have to do this but we are now having more then just a small handful goofing with this ROM and I need to take this offline while I inspect each of the parts and make sure all licensing is in order since its a bit more then the google Opensource framework. I know that several other ROM creators have not paid much attention to it as I am going to now but I really don't want to upset any IP holders like what happened to Cynanogen a couple months back.
I will put it back up but I want to make sure that I am totally covered and don't have any issues.
version 0.6: download (offline)
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-fixed wifi thanks to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=593620
-Now starts up with Android stock keyboard. (No longer needs HTC_IME.apk for second keyboard)
A few have asked for this ROM so I thought I would put it up here for anyone that wants to contribute to or take from it.
This ROM is only compatible with the Sprint CDMA HTC Hero. It is not finished and still requires some work but its good enough for my day to day use and I am sure others may find the same potential.
This ROM is vanilla android and what it takes to actually get it running on a CDMA phone. It is built off of this GSM variant. I am going to try and work to remove the google bits so that you can use Cynanogens method of extracting your own and then doing a follow up update to install them. My efforts for this is not to build a better rom but to build a cleaner base that has limited to no proprietary IP.
Credits to all on this forum how have helped or contributed in any way to building the roms that are here. I would point out names but there are to many to name. I am positive that anyone that pays attention to this forum will know who you are. I used many parts of these ROM's and many others on XDA to build this one.
This is my first ROM and was primarily made for myself to help me learn how to create a custom ROM.
Here is the link to my blog where I originally posted about this and a video of it booting.
Here is the Youtube video of it booting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRTh-rXKe-E
*Warning*: Don't attempt to flash this ROM onto anything else unless you know what you are doing! I am not responsible for any device malfunctions or "Bricks".
Notes on Installing:
- Run a Nandroid backup before you do anything.
- Make sure you do a full wipe first. (Sorry )
- Run the update zip found * Version 0.6 *(offline) from the recovery console.
To get the HTC keyboard installed: (Now Optional as of Version 0.6)
- Follow the instructions here.
Things that don't work:
- Gallery some times has issues.
- Camera
- Wired or Wireless Tethering (Now Testing)
- Orientation
- Trackball light
- Trackball click (Rolling and moving are fine)
- (Let me know if something else needs to go here.)
Possible issues that are not repeatable:
- speaker not working on out bound calls? I made 30 test calls to my home phone and was not able to replicate this issue. Needs to be verified (see here)
Awesome! Thanks! disregard my PM lol.. Great timing.
VoXHTC said:
Awesome! Thanks! disregard my PM lol.. Great timing.
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LOL I was just getting to replying to you!
im trying it now nice work
Let me know if any of you have issues flashing. I still have it all right here in front of me if I need to make a change.
FYI: The first boot takes for ever as it registers all the APKS.
i just get the HTC_IME fource close i installed the one from the site like you said and installed it and i get this
thorracing1 said:
i just get the HTC_IME fource close i installed the one from the site like you said and installed it and i get this
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So you installed both the HTC_IME.apk and the Clicker.apk? Did you do a adb push or a adb install?
Try and go into settings --> Language & Keyboard --> Touch Input --> Text Input?
I think its a force of habit with out really thinking to go there and calibrate but just going there may help.
Try that and let me know.
i just flashed it and pushed the keyboard and calibration app through adb and all is well. its working awesome. Thanks!!!
2.0t03speed said:
i just flashed it and pushed the keyboard and calibration app through adb and all is well. its working awesome. Thanks!!!
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Awesome, keep the feed back coming as you have it!
please take note orientation doesnt work. please put in first post.
otherwise, great work!
should i do adb install or adb push?
blankd3ckskat3r said:
please take note orientation doesnt work. please put in first post.
otherwise, great work!
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Got it listed now, that one bugs me... Must have been to worried about building this to remember it.
BTW thanks for the feed back!
thorracing1 said:
should i do adb install or adb push?
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I would do an install or transfer them to your SD card and grab a app like Astro from the market to install them. Don't worry we will get you worked out.
dchadwick said:
Got it listed now, that one bugs me... Must have been to worried about building this to remember it.
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lol well its a common problem, cant wait for a fix. really like what you did with this build
dchadwick said:
I would do an install or transfer them to your SD card and grab a app like Astro from the market to install them. Don't worry we will get you worked out.
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Not able to get a working Keyboard Now I'm stuck in a boot loop. Tried installing through droid explorer.. no go.. tried installing from astro ..no go.. now it loads lockscreen.. dead... reboot..rinse and repeat
removed SDcard.. boots now trying to push.. but where do I push the apk files to?
blankd3ckskat3r said:
lol well its a common problem, cant wait for a fix. really like what you did with this build
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Thanks, but I really can't take to much credit. Its a "Pick and Pull" from several ROMs. This one actually came from our GSM Brothers and then I used the CDMA tricks in this form to make it work.
I keep watching and playing with the Google Nexus Dumps. I would really like to get one of them up and running.
Based on your posting and replies I assume you are re-using the 2.6.27 kernel like the other roms?
VoXHTC said:
Not able to get a working Keyboard Now I'm stuck in a boot loop. Tried installing through droid explorer.. no go.. tried installing from astro ..no go.. now it loads lockscreen.. dead... reboot..rinse and repeat
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Wow thats allot in a little space.
What I gather is that it originally booted, then after trying to install via droid explorer and then astro it now just dies after the lockscreen.
I am not sure where to start. I would just say to do a full wipe, then a clean install. Then if you have the sdk try the ADB install method as Cynanogen's post talks about.
I am working on trying to get the stock Android keyboard to work. If we can figure out that then we don't have to mess with the HTC one.
ok i got it i just adb pushed them to system/app works great
obelisk79 said:
Based on your posting and replies I assume you are re-using the 2.6.27 kernel like the other roms?
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Yeah, actually some of your work if I remember correctly, thats why its got the same issues. My first goal when I built this for my self was to get past the blasted google bits sync loop. The more I worked into it the more I moved on to the 2.0.1 build with some of your stuff in it.
Your welcome to anything I have learned, its really not my work.

[Q&A] [ROM][2.3.6] AEON v1.4SL STABILITY AT ITS FINEST

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Where to go from here
Not sure what happened, hope this didn't get posted twice.
Hi,
I am still happily using the Samsung Infuse 4G, and was running the stock GB 2.3.6. No real issues, and although starting to get a sense of it being dated was having no issues and in no rush to go out and upgrade. However, we recently purchased a 2015 Subaru Legacy with their Starlink multimedia system. The Infuse, as it was with the stock GB had no problems connecting via BT for phone and audio functionality. But, the car system reports that the phone is not compatible for messaging. In my endeavors to understand why, I thought, maybe incorrectly, that GB does not support the MAP profile.
So, that led me to, is it possible to add that, and how do you do it, or is it time to upgrade? Flash a new ROM? I can't seem to find much on the specific issue I am trying to resolve and if a new ROM would fix it, but since the phone is way out of warranty I decided to try rooting and flashing a ROM. I am new to this so I went with the Aeon 1.4 ROM based on GB 2.3.6 (I think), hoping that it was a bit less risky. Everything went well and seems to be working fine. But, it did not fix the messaging issue with the car. I assume because it is really still GB.
Am I going about this wrong? Would a flash up to ICS or beyond possibly do it? I am not totally against a new phone, but till now I wasn't even thinking about a new phone. Suggestions? Which ICS, or other ROM would you recommend? Thanks all.
Hi there,
mainwheel said:
Would a flash up to ICS or beyond possibly do it? I am not totally against a new phone, but till now I wasn't even thinking about a new phone. Suggestions? Which ICS, or other ROM would you recommend? Thanks all.
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I think your car requires the newest bluetooth protocol (4.0), something that is primarily hardware based.
I could be (and hopefully am) wrong here, but the only way to find out is to do a ROM walkabout.
ICS is out right off the bat, as bluetooth was borked in that version (IIRC). You'll need to upgrade to that in the process anyway, as CWM for this device doesn't like drastic changes.
I am biased, but I would try CarbonROM 4.4.4 (the latest, unofficial build) or at the very least CM 10.1. The former would have the best chance of support (being latest firmware available), but it may be overkill for your situation (newer versions = harder on battery life).
So I would try CM 10.1 after stepping up to ICS (having done a full nandroid before all this), and if the car still refuses to connect, try Carbon. Then you may be able to prove me wrong.
Hope this helps.
Sent from my MeMO Pad 8"
joel.maxuel said:
Hi there,
I think your car requires the newest bluetooth protocol (4.0), something that is primarily hardware based.
I could be (and hopefully am) wrong here, but the only way to find out is to do a ROM walkabout.
ICS is out right off the bat, as bluetooth was borked in that version (IIRC). You'll need to upgrade to that in the process anyway, as CWM for this device doesn't like drastic changes.
I am biased, but I would try CarbonROM 4.4.4 (the latest, unofficial build) or at the very least CM 10.1. The former would have the best chance of support (being latest firmware available), but it may be overkill for your situation (newer versions = harder on battery life).
So I would try CM 10.1 after stepping up to ICS (having done a full nandroid before all this), and if the car still refuses to connect, try Carbon. Then you may be able to prove me wrong.
Hope this helps.
Sent from my MeMO Pad 8"
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Thanks very much for your reply.
Being a hardware issue is something I have considered, but not knowing enough to understand why it might work virtually flawlessly for phone and audio streaming in the car, I was hopeful the hardware would support additional Bluetooth profiles, that are added with a new ROM. But then again, I would not be surprised to do the walkabout and end up at the store for a new phone in the end anyway.
I will be looking for an ICS ROM, but it sounds like it doesn't matter which one I use because I won't be staying there?
I have done, and will do again, backups, but I am little unclear on a few things. CWM is on the phone, but I actually used ROM Manager for the flashing I've done. Are they the same thing? It uses CWM. Also, I've seen various references to making sure the phones identity (not sure that's the right term) is saved, and I take that to mean that after flashing the phone may no longer be able to access phone carrier service. Is that a real possibility? And, is it necessary to remove the SD card? Thanks again.
mainwheel said:
Thanks very much for your reply.
Being a hardware issue is something I have considered, but not knowing enough to understand why it might work virtually flawlessly for phone and audio streaming in the car, I was hopeful the hardware would support additional Bluetooth profiles, that are added with a new ROM. But then again, I would not be surprised to do the walkabout and end up at the store for a new phone in the end anyway.
I will be looking for an ICS ROM, but it sounds like it doesn't matter which one I use because I won't be staying there?
I have done, and will do again, backups, but I am little unclear on a few things. CWM is on the phone, but I actually used ROM Manager for the flashing I've done. Are they the same thing? It uses CWM. Also, I've seen various references to making sure the phones identity (not sure that's the right term) is saved, and I take that to mean that after flashing the phone may no longer be able to access phone carrier service. Is that a real possibility? And, is it necessary to remove the SD card? Thanks again.
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I would recommend Entropy's ICS build, which I have a mirror of, accessed from my signature link.
ROM manager loads CWM (same author, ROM manager is IIRC just the Play Store delivery mechanism for CWM), so once you have CWM, you are good to go for your walkabout.
Yes, you want to make sure to back up your IMEI information first, because that stuff can get lost, which if lost, will deny you access to your carrier. There is a way to retrieve it if lost on this device, but an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Check the CM10.x thread on instructions how to flash (with links to the IMEI backup).
No need to remove the SD card, but if you don't need it for a flash, I would remove it anyway (or back up it's contents to your PC first - in case in the unlikely event - I'm paranoid about those things - CWM goes a little liberal with the factory reset).
Hope this helps.
joel.maxuel said:
I would recommend Entropy's ICS build, which I have a mirror of, accessed from my signature link.
ROM manager loads CWM (same author, ROM manager is IIRC just the Play Store delivery mechanism for CWM), so once you have CWM, you are good to go for your walkabout.
Yes, you want to make sure to back up your IMEI information first, because that stuff can get lost, which if lost, will deny you access to your carrier. There is a way to retrieve it if lost on this device, but an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Check the CM10.x thread on instructions how to flash (with links to the IMEI backup).
No need to remove the SD card, but if you don't need it for a flash, I would remove it anyway (or back up it's contents to your PC first - in case in the unlikely event - I'm paranoid about those things - CWM goes a little liberal with the factory reset).
Hope this helps.
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Thanks Joel. I have now installed Entropy. Don't know whether everything else is working, but I do know that I can not connect to my wifi. Keep getting "authentication problem." I see that it is a known problem, but I'm not finding a solution. Not quite ready to go the next step (time constraint), so I'm hoping there is a fix, or at least a workaround. Kind of a bummer not having access to wifi. Any suggestions?
mainwheel said:
Thanks Joel. I have now installed Entropy. Don't know whether everything else is working, but I do know that I can not connect to my wifi. Keep getting "authentication problem." I see that it is a known problem, but I'm not finding a solution. Not quite ready to go the next step (time constraint), so I'm hoping there is a fix, or at least a workaround. Kind of a bummer not having access to wifi. Any suggestions?
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I wouldn't worry about it. Entropy is just a step-through (because BlueTooth is broken as well) and there are other ways to get the other ROMs onto the device (if they are not there already) such as adb push or MicroSD + Built-in Filemanager App. Higher versions will have that fixed anyway.
Downloadable CM 10.1
joel.maxuel said:
I wouldn't worry about it. Entropy is just a step-through (because BlueTooth is broken as well) and there are other ways to get the other ROMs onto the device (if they are not there already) such as adb push or MicroSD + Built-in Filemanager App. Higher versions will have that fixed anyway.
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Thanks again Joel.
I don't have a lot on my data plan, so I rely on wifi quite a bit. But for now, not a big deal and will try to upgrade asap. No issues with getting the file to the phone, but I am having some difficulty finding a downloadable CM 10.1 (actually it is 10.2), and a gapps file for it. The XDA forum I went to doesn't work and if I go to the mirror site it tells me the file is too big or something and I'm not able to download. Haven't scoured the internet looking for it, thought I might save some time if you know where I can get it. If not, I'm thinking just try the Carbon ROM, assuming I can find it. I know you recommend CM first. George
mainwheel said:
Thanks again Joel.
I don't have a lot on my data plan, so I rely on wifi quite a bit. But for now, not a big deal and will try to upgrade asap. No issues with getting the file to the phone, but I am having some difficulty finding a downloadable CM 10.1 (actually it is 10.2), and a gapps file for it. The XDA forum I went to doesn't work and if I go to the mirror site it tells me the file is too big or something and I'm not able to download. Haven't scoured the internet looking for it, thought I might save some time if you know where I can get it. If not, I'm thinking just try the Carbon ROM, assuming I can find it. I know you recommend CM first. George
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Hi George,
My signature link contains the CM10.1 ROM (and Gapps) as well. I had problems with CM10.2 back in the day (wouldn't install), so I would recommend 10.1 over 10.2.
My Dropbox may be exhausted for the day (sometimes it gets like that) but I may have a copy on well, Copy, that I could send if necessary. Just let me know if you have problems downloading from my mirror first.
joel.maxuel said:
Hi George,
My signature link contains the CM10.1 ROM (and Gapps) as well. I had problems with CM10.2 back in the day (wouldn't install), so I would recommend 10.1 over 10.2.
My Dropbox may be exhausted for the day (sometimes it gets like that) but I may have a copy on well, Copy, that I could send if necessary. Just let me know if you have problems downloading from my mirror first.
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Joel,
Maybe I'm just missing something. Not having a problem downloading, I'm having a problem finding the files to download.
The only link I find (it's the link that says something about development files?) takes me to the XDA CM 10.2 forum where I wasn't able to get it. Maybe I'm just missing it in your signature links. I see references to Carbon and other stuff. George
mainwheel said:
Joel,
Maybe I'm just missing something. Not having a problem downloading, I'm having a problem finding the files to download.
The only link I find (it's the link that says something about development files?) takes me to the XDA CM 10.2 forum where I wasn't able to get it. Maybe I'm just missing it in your signature links. I see references to Carbon and other stuff. George
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George,
Each list item has two links....the original source item (thread), and then the dropbox download link (labelled "download") so you are looking for this.
Hope this helps.
joel.maxuel said:
George,
Each list item has two links....the original source item (thread), and then the dropbox download link (labelled "download") so you are looking for this.
Hope this helps.
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DOH! Didn't even see that there were two links. Sorry about that. Think I've got everything now, and can find it again if I need it. Now to do the work. Thanks for your help. Will let you know how it goes. George
mainwheel said:
DOH! Didn't even see that there were two links. Sorry about that. Think I've got everything now, and can find it again if I need it. Now to do the work. Thanks for your help. Will let you know how it goes. George
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Hi Joel,
Got it upgraded to CM 10.1. All seems well. Unfortunately, it did not fix the compatibility problem with messaging and our car, as you correctly suggested might happen. Is there anything about Carbon that gives you reason to think it might work? As I said in the original post, I made some assumptions about the problem (Bluetooth MAP profile based on some reading), and that might be a software fix. But, of course, I may be completely wrong about it. Thanks. George
mainwheel said:
Hi Joel,
Got it upgraded to CM 10.1. All seems well. Unfortunately, it did not fix the compatibility problem with messaging and our car, as you correctly suggested might happen. Is there anything about Carbon that gives you reason to think it might work? As I said in the original post, I made some assumptions about the problem (Bluetooth MAP profile based on some reading), and that might be a software fix. But, of course, I may be completely wrong about it. Thanks. George
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Hello again George,
Nothing about Carbon in general, but KitKat, yes...
Android 4.4 support for two new Bluetooth profiles to let apps support a broader range of low-power and media interactions. Bluetooth HID over GATT (HOGP) gives apps a low-latency link with low-power peripheral devices such as mice, joysticks, and keyboards. Bluetooth MAP lets your apps exchange messages with a nearby device, for example an automotive terminal for handsfree use or another mobile device. As an extension to Bluetooth AVRCP 1.3, users can now set absolute volume on the system from their Bluetooth devices.
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Gone this far, might as well give it a shot. :fingers-crossed:
joel.maxuel said:
Hello again George,
Nothing about Carbon in general, but KitKat, yes...
Gone this far, might as well give it a shot. :fingers-crossed:
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I guess it couldn't stay easy. My attempt to install CARBON (two different download versions) failed, I am getting an error I don't understand.
First, when I go to wipe dalvik I get E: unknown volume for .... (/sd-ext) I can not read it very well because of the background image. Where I put the ... it looks like path.
Then
This ROM uses an imcompatible partition layout
Your /data will be wiped upon installation
Run this update.zip again to confirm install
Then
assert failed: run_program("/tmp/updater.sh") == 0
E:Error in /sdcard/CARBON-KK-NIGHTLY-20141102-0915-infuse4g.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
Any ideas what this means? I can reload CM 10.1, so I am not bricked or anything. I appreciate your help.
I did try to get some help from the IRC forum at CARBON, but haven't gotten any replies.
George
mainwheel said:
I guess it couldn't stay easy. My attempt to install CARBON (two different download versions) failed, I am getting an error I don't understand.
First, when I go to wipe dalvik I get E: unknown volume for .... (/sd-ext) I can not read it very well because of the background image. Where I put the ... it looks like path.
Then
This ROM uses an imcompatible partition layout
Your /data will be wiped upon installation
Run this update.zip again to confirm install
Then
assert failed: run_program("/tmp/updater.sh") == 0
E:Error in /sdcard/CARBON-KK-NIGHTLY-20141102-0915-infuse4g.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
Any ideas what this means? I can reload CM 10.1, so I am not bricked or anything. I appreciate your help.
I did try to get some help from the IRC forum at CARBON, but haven't gotten any replies.
George
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There's this tutorial (section 27), but what may be happening is a drastic change in ROM's for CWM (which falls under what status 7 error scope - along with corrupted IMEI, etc).
My upgrade path long ago (coincidentally) was Stock -> CM9 -> CM10.1 -> Beanstalk 4.4.2 -> CarbonROM 4.4.4.
You can, however cheat, by disabling voodoo lagfix in CWM settings. Otherwise, you may need to find the oldest CarbonROM Kitkat you can grab (4.4.2), to make that last (small) jump to 4.4.4.
If still doesn't work, roll back to CM10.1, make sure everything is order (including calling), and try again.
joel.maxuel said:
There's this tutorial (section 27), but what may be happening is a drastic change in ROM's for CWM (which falls under what status 7 error scope - along with corrupted IMEI, etc).
My upgrade path long ago (coincidentally) was Stock -> CM9 -> CM10.1 -> Beanstalk 4.4.2 -> CarbonROM 4.4.4.
You can, however cheat, by disabling voodoo lagfix in CWM settings. Otherwise, you may need to find the oldest CarbonROM Kitkat you can grab (4.4.2), to make that last (small) jump to 4.4.4.
If still doesn't work, roll back to CM10.1, make sure everything is order (including calling), and try again.
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Thanks again Joel.
I may have to bag this whole project. Must be a little late doing this. Too much time and trouble searching for files that can't be downloaded. I could not find an early CarbonROM KitKat to download. I could not find a BeanStalk to download. I find links that point to a defunct website. I did finally find a CM11 which I did download, but I did not see a gapps file to go with it, unless I can use any 4.4 gapps. Also, when I run CWM there is no reference to lagfix. I appreciate all the help, but I don't want to take any more of your time. George
mainwheel said:
Thanks again Joel.
I may have to bag this whole project. Must be a little late doing this. Too much time and trouble searching for files that can't be downloaded. I could not find an early CarbonROM KitKat to download. I could not find a BeanStalk to download. I find links that point to a defunct website. I did finally find a CM11 which I did download, but I did not see a gapps file to go with it, unless I can use any 4.4 gapps. Also, when I run CWM there is no reference to lagfix. I appreciate all the help, but I don't want to take any more of your time. George
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Hi George,
Any 4.4.2 Gapps will work. I am uploading one right now (along with older Beanstalk and CM11)...
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/smohomrdx0oqn76/AACfrsgXTEHhDmVtwEWj6EA5a?dl=0
...it may take an hour for files to appear, so keep posted, if still interested.
Also, another way to disable voodoo lagfix (if not found in CWM) is to create a folder on internal storage called Voodoo, and then a folder inside that called disable-lagfix.
Hope this helps.
joel.maxuel said:
Hi George,
Any 4.4.2 Gapps will work. I am uploading one right now (along with older Beanstalk and CM11)...
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/smohomrdx0oqn76/AACfrsgXTEHhDmVtwEWj6EA5a?dl=0
...it may take an hour for files to appear, so keep posted, if still interested.
Also, another way to disable voodoo lagfix (if not found in CWM) is to create a folder on internal storage called Voodoo, and then a folder inside that called disable-lagfix.
Hope this helps.
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Thanks Joel. I appreciate the help and will try to make some time to install these files. Will let you know. George
joel.maxuel said:
Hi George,
Any 4.4.2 Gapps will work. I am uploading one right now (along with older Beanstalk and CM11)...
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/smohomrdx0oqn76/AACfrsgXTEHhDmVtwEWj6EA5a?dl=0
...it may take an hour for files to appear, so keep posted, if still interested.
Also, another way to disable voodoo lagfix (if not found in CWM) is to create a folder on internal storage called Voodoo, and then a folder inside that called disable-lagfix.
Hope this helps.
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Hi Joel,
Unfortunately, none of these 4.4.x versions will install, same error. And placing Voodoo/lagfix/ folder doesn't seem to work either, same error. If the problem is the jump to the next version is too great, maybe an earlier version of something, 4.2 or earlier? George

[ROM][RK3188][MTCD] Stock Joying JY 1.90 + SuperSU (Android 5.1.1)

For those that want a rooted stock ROM, without having to use Kingoroot, here you go.
jy190_rooted.zip
This is the JY 1.90 ROM + SuperSU installed, no garbage, no Kingoroot or whatever. I took the 1.90 Joying image, unpacked it, manually installed SuperSU (basically duplicating what the SuperSU installation script does), and repackaged it. It is running on my Jeep HU right now and SuperSU is fully functional.
I've made two harmless changes to stock that you can change after flashing:
Default Bluetooth device name is "JoyingJeep" instead of "CAR-KIT" (tired of changing it manually to the name I want)
Default Timezone is America/Detroit instead of China/Shanghai (same reason as above)
Prerequisite: Probably you will want to get the JY1.90 ROM from Joying directly, and update your HU with it because Joying includes an updated MCU image. I am *not* including the MCU image here because one of you is going to flash it onto the wrong hardware and brick your HU. I am only providing the ROM image, just like Malaysk does.
1. To install, first extract dupdate.img from the zip.
2. Copy dupdate.img to the root directory of a USB stick or SD card
3. Enter recovery, flash. If coming from stock you can probably flash without clearing all. If coming from Malaysk you might want to clear all first.
Understand what you are doing. Read Malaysk's thread about flashing, and read all of his warnings, as they all apply here.
Thanks to Malaysk for his ROM and all of the other tweaks he's done. If you want something beyond stock, try his.
Thanks to Joying for making this unit, there is nothing else like it on the market. As long as continues to work, I'll continue to be very happy with it.
Thanks once more to Joying for being (so far) pretty friendly to the DIY/modding/hacking crowd. I've never seen a company so open with flashing and modding, and continuing to update their own firmware for their customers. It is nice to see, so let's not abuse it. Mod responsibly.
There won't be any additional support from me. This is a rooted stock ROM, that's it.
Edit 5-Nov-2016, some FAQ:
Unpacking and repacking a rockchip ROM
Adding root to the ROM
Make it easy on yourself: ROM kitchen by da_anton
it starts video playback on boot. its not your rom, its the original as well, but weird.
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What tool you use to unpack rom?
Hi!!! Thanks for your work I'm going to wipe my ROM (I think there's some garbage after deleting Kingoroot) and put your ROM into my unit.
Great work
wskelly said:
For those that want a rooted stock ROM, without having to use Kingoroot, here you go.
jy190_rooted.zip
This is the JY 1.90 ROM + SuperSU installed, no garbage, no Kingoroot or whatever. I took the 1.90 Joying image, unpacked it, manually installed SuperSU (basically duplicating what the SuperSU installation script does), and repackaged it. It is running on my Jeep HU right now and SuperSU is fully functional.
I've made two harmless changes to stock that you can change after flashing:
Default Bluetooth device name is "JoyingJeep" instead of "CAR-KIT" (tired of changing it manually to the name I want)
Default Timezone is America/Detroit instead of China/Shanghai (same reason as above)
Prerequisite: Probably you will want to get the JY1.90 ROM from Joying directly, and update your HU with it because Joying includes an updated MCU image. I am *not* including the MCU image here because one of you is going to flash it onto the wrong hardware and brick your HU. I am only providing the ROM image, just like Malaysk does.
1. To install, first extract dupdate.img from the zip.
2. Copy dupdate.img to the root directory of a USB stick or SD card
3. Enter recovery, flash. If coming from stock you can probably flash without clearing all. If coming from Malaysk you might want to clear all first.
Understand what you are doing. Read Malaysk's thread about flashing, and read all of his warnings, as they all apply here.
Thanks to Malaysk for his ROM and all of the other tweaks he's done. If you want something beyond stock, try his.
Thanks to Joying for making this unit, there is nothing else like it on the market. As long as continues to work, I'll continue to be very happy with it.
Thanks once more to Joying for being (so far) pretty friendly to the DIY/modding/hacking crowd. I've never seen a company so open with flashing and modding, and continuing to update their own firmware for their customers. It is nice to see, so let's not abuse it. Mod responsibly.
There won't be any additional support from me. This is a rooted stock ROM, that's it.
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wskelly said:
This is the JY 1.90 ROM + SuperSU installed, no garbage, no Kingoroot or whatever. I took the 1.90 Joying image, unpacked it, manually installed SuperSU (basically duplicating what the SuperSU installation script does), and repackaged it. It is running on my Jeep HU right now and SuperSU is fully functional.
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Great idea and thanks for the work! Thought of that myself! Could you perhaps tell me how you made that ROM? How did you manage to extract the img file and put everything back together? Did you use imgRePackerRK? Thanks!
da_anton said:
Great idea and thanks for the work! Thought of that myself! Could you perhaps tell me how you made that ROM? How did you manage to extract the img file and put everything back together? Did you use imgRePackerRK? Thanks!
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Yes, I used imgrepackerrk on Linux. After dumping the contents you are left with more img files. These are all block storage. In Linux, it is possible to mount these img files and manipulate their contents just like any block device.
Afterward, you can repack everything again with imgrepackerrk.
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wskelly said:
[*]Default Bluetooth device name is "JoyingJeep" instead of "CAR-KIT" (tired of changing it manually to the name I want)
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hey I also named my Joying that
This is great! If I hadn't install the Sept Joying image last weekend, I would have totally installed this. Thank so much!
One suggestion though, if you decide to make another one at some point, you might want to install the xposed framework (I did this via flashfire) and appsettings 1.13. I can provide a link to each, that are known good, as the 'regular' framework and App Settings 1.10 (from xposed directly) doesn't work. I know it's designed as 'stock' but at minimum the framework just makes sense, I think.
wskelly said:
Yes, I used imgrepackerrk on Linux. After dumping the contents you are left with more img files. These are all block storage. In Linux, it is possible to mount these img files and manipulate their contents just like any block device.
Afterward, you can repack everything again with imgrepackerrk.
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Thanks! Great work! Got it working today and made my first ROM based on yours. I removed some apps which are just wasting RAM and I don't need.
Greetings,
I am very new to these head units got my first one 2 months ago. been reading and learning a lot here. I have a KGL and installed this rom, its working great and its a bit visually different then the one's I have used for KGL. Glad to know we have options on roms and tweaking we can do.
I do have a small annoyance that I hope some one can help me with. I had hoped this rom would solve it but unfortunately not. The radio RDS feature, on all the roms I have used the problem stays the same. I am in the US and its set to Europe RDS PTY code. So I can see the all the station and song information but the Station genera is wrong. like country music stations listed as pop and rock stations listed as Drama. I figure their is a file that the radio ap references to know what label to use and display. I have searched for this file or ap location but have had no luck in finding were it would be located. Can anyone point me in the right direction on how to possible fix it so the radio displays the correct station type? Sorry to hijack a thread but my post count is not high enough to allow me to start my own. search has not helped. Thanks all.
da_anton said:
Thanks! Great work! Got it working today and made my first ROM based on yours. I removed some apps which are just wasting RAM and I don't need.
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Awesome! Keep tinkering! This is how everyone gets started. ?
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Hi !, I'm not 100% sure but try to change radio reg at the Factory options.....
pinkpanther28 said:
Greetings,
I am very new to these head units got my first one 2 months ago. been reading and learning a lot here. I have a KGL and installed this rom, its working great and its a bit visually different then the one's I have used for KGL. Glad to know we have options on roms and tweaking we can do.
I do have a small annoyance that I hope some one can help me with. I had hoped this rom would solve it but unfortunately not. The radio RDS feature, on all the roms I have used the problem stays the same. I am in the US and its set to Europe RDS PTY code. So I can see the all the station and song information but the Station genera is wrong. like country music stations listed as pop and rock stations listed as Drama. I figure their is a file that the radio ap references to know what label to use and display. I have searched for this file or ap location but have had no luck in finding were it would be located. Can anyone point me in the right direction on how to possible fix it so the radio displays the correct station type? Sorry to hijack a thread but my post count is not high enough to allow me to start my own. search has not helped. Thanks all.
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Thank you for the work!
Question, how did you extract the img file. the typical utilities i use for android seem to be incompatible with this system image.
Found!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2257331
Yes. Earlier post
mlkemac said:
Thank you for the work!
Question, how did you extract the img file. the typical utilities i use for android seem to be incompatible with this system image.
Found!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2257331
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See post #5.
@wskelly could you maybe tell me exactly what you did to include SuperSU in ROM? I would like to integrate it into the ROM builder scripts here https://github.com/da-anton/MTCD_ROM-cooking. Would be great!
da_anton said:
@wskelly could you maybe tell me exactly what you did to include SuperSU in ROM? I would like to integrate it into the ROM builder scripts here https://github.com/da-anton/MTCD_ROM-cooking. Would be great!
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Yes, I kind of did already. If you look into the SuperSU thread here in Xda, you can get the latest version. Inside the flashable zip, there is a dir
META-INF/com/google/android
Then you'll find install-binary, which is actually a shell script. (this directory structure is the actually standard format for recovery-flashable zips)
In the shell script the author goes into great detail about what his where and with what permissions.
The big caveat for your efforts is that we have sdk 22 (5.1.1) and things are different depending on which version of Android you have (some Joying units are KitKat). The installation script handles every version of Android so far and this is all detailed by the author in the script.
Another warning: the installation script runs another binary tool that will "convert" wine of the binaries to "pie" executables. Because the ones I want are compiled for ARMv7, and I'm on Intel modding the ROM, I'm not sure if I can run that tool with confidence. So, I took the su binary files from Malaysk's ROM, which I know work. This is why SuperSU tells you that the binary is out of date right away. You must follow the chaos and chcon instructions in the installation script exactly. (I think malaysk is missing some of those steps because his rom would always fail to update su via the app)
So my recommendation is to look at the installation script, and follow the instructions in the comments section which are very detailed about what goes where. Except instead of using SuperSU installation files, you should take the files from my ROM. **You may try to use the files from SuperSU, but likely you will get a bootloop (because of the pie format issue), worth trying though. Also worth trying the pie conversion on Intel.
I'm on my phone so hopefully spellings and the path names aren't too messed up.
I'm curious if removing the recovery.img and bootloader.img if it will still flash. Flashing those two partitions every time is asking for trouble eventually.
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pinkpanther28 said:
Greetings,
I am very new to these head units got my first one 2 months ago. been reading and learning a lot here. I have a KGL and installed this rom, its working great and its a bit visually different then the one's I have used for KGL. Glad to know we have options on roms and tweaking we can do.
I do have a small annoyance that I hope some one can help me with. I had hoped this rom would solve it but unfortunately not. The radio RDS feature, on all the roms I have used the problem stays the same. I am in the US and its set to Europe RDS PTY code. So I can see the all the station and song information but the Station genera is wrong. like country music stations listed as pop and rock stations listed as Drama. I figure their is a file that the radio ap references to know what label to use and display. I have searched for this file or ap location but have had no luck in finding were it would be located. Can anyone point me in the right direction on how to possible fix it so the radio displays the correct station type? Sorry to hijack a thread but my post count is not high enough to allow me to start my own. search has not helped. Thanks all.
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Yea, this post is *completely* off topic and deserves its own thread. Maybe someone here will start a new thread for you.
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wskelly said:
So my recommendation is to look at the installation script, and follow the instructions in the comments section which are very detailed about what goes where. Except instead of using SuperSU installation files, you should take the files from my ROM. **You may try to use the files from SuperSU, but likely you will get a bootloop (because of the pie format issue), worth trying though. Also worth trying the pie conversion on Intel.
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OK. I created a module in the MTCD ROM builder for that. How exactly did you set the links without chroot? Maybe you could have a look a my version and could tell me if anything is missing :angel:
https://github.com/da-anton/MTCD_ROM-cooking/blob/master/modules/install_supersu.sh
da_anton said:
OK. I created a module in the MTCD ROM builder for that. How exactly did you set the links without chroot? Maybe you could have a look a my version and could tell me if anything is missing :angel:
https://github.com/da-anton/MTCD_ROM-cooking/blob/master/modules/install_supersu.sh
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Awesome script! I was way too lazy to do this but I wished I had it! ? I actually started to mod the SuperSU script to root the local ROM but I just got lazy.
To link without chrooting you can use the -f (force) option.
I am on my phone and didn't get to look at the whole script yet but you could just try to root stock and see if it works?
Nice job!
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wskelly said:
Awesome script! I was way too lazy to do this but I wished I had it! ? I actually started to mod the SuperSU script to root the local ROM but I just got lazy.
To link without chrooting you can use the -f (force) option.
I am on my phone and didn't get to look at the whole script yet but you could just try to root stock and see if it works?
Nice job!
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Thanks! I already tried that and my unit is stuck in a boot loop now. Guess it's because I forgot to include the binary from Malaysk and used the official one instead will try the next days to fix my unit

Root on fire HD 10 - but no custom recovery or ROMs?

Can someone help me understand how we can have root methods for the HD 10, but no custom recovery or ROMs?
Any news or updates on the effort here? I'm willing to pay or donate to get it done!
I REALLY want to turn my tablet into an Android tablet... Not a fire tablet with an almost Android experience.
If we can get some one to create safestrap probably we can have a custom Rom !ade
There's no ROM(s) because root was just gained in December. So far as I know, no developers own a HD 10 (at least none that have said so) so no one is able to build one. I am willing to try, but unfortunately I don't have all the resources yet. There is no custom recovery because the bootloader is still locked (so far as I know). Its very hard, almost impossible to get a custom recovery on a locked device. Give it some more time. Maybe @ggow will surprise us.
DragonFire1024 said:
There's no ROM(s) because root was just gained in December. So far as I know, no developers own a HD 10 (at least none that have said so) so no one is able to build one. I am willing to try, but unfortunately I don't have all the resources yet. There is no custom recovery because the bootloader is still locked (so far as I know). Its very hard, almost impossible to get a custom recovery on a locked device. Give it some more time. Maybe @ggow will surprise us.
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I have a 'maybe dumb' problem, because we only can flash with FlashFire.
Months ago, I owned a Samsung Galaxy Core Prime. I tried to compile Oreo for it. But, what happened to me is, before I get the ROM to BOOT, I compiled it exactly 17 times, fixing bugs. I never had a problem because I had the TWRP handy, but in this case we will not have a custom recovery at all. If the ROM fails to boot, we'll have to sideload stock ROM. Sideloading stock 17 times... doesn't it look tedious? From my experience, any developer no matter how clever he is, will have to compile at least 10 or so times before getting the ROM to boot???
Thanks!
Supersonic27543 said:
I have a 'maybe dumb' problem, because we only can flash with FlashFire.
Months ago, I owned a Samsung Galaxy Core Prime. I tried to compile Oreo for it. But, what happened to me is, before I get the ROM to BOOT, I compiled it exactly 17 times, fixing bugs. I never had a problem because I had the TWRP handy, but in this case we will not have a custom recovery at all. If the ROM fails to boot, we'll have to sideload stock ROM. Sideloading stock 17 times... doesn't it look tedious? From my experience, any developer no matter how clever he is, will have to compile at least 10 or so times before getting the ROM to boot???
Thanks!
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To be honest, FireOS is pretty awesome with root and debloated. I've not had a single problem debloating, and I'm still going lol.
DragonFire1024 said:
To be honest, FireOS is pretty awesome with root and debloated. I've not had a single problem debloating, and I'm still going lol.
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Hi! I pretty much agree with you. But you never know what it can do until you flash stock Android.
Thanks!
Supersonic27543 said:
Hi! I pretty much agree with you. But you never know what it can do until you flash stock Android.
Thanks!
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That's one of my projects
DragonFire1024 said:
To be honest, FireOS is pretty awesome with root and debloated. I've not had a single problem debloating, and I'm still going lol.
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Could be that I don't know how to solve the problems I have, but for me not all the Google play applications I want (for my kid) work. Issues vary from validating my authorized purchase to core functionality of applications not working. Some of the applications refer to Android os content and services that either aren't in fire os, are named differently, or have different functionality.
Not to mention that I dislike my son's user experience... He's only 3, quite smart but I've not been able to strike a good balance of protecting him and allowing him to actually use his tablet without learning wierd tricks to access Google play apps.
I'm ok if I have to stay on Fire Os if I can have complete control over profiles, launchers and have a genuine experience using my Google Play applications. Some of the FreeTime stuff is ok... My son might like some of it. But more importantly I want him to have the far superior applications on Google Play which are not currently available on Fire.
I'm willing to contribute to get a custom rom on the fire 10.
I really want to compile one, my skills are getting blunt without some compiling, but it turns out that I only have a HD 8.
Can someone please educate me on getting the GPS to work with google maps, like my phone? My HD 10 7th gen is rooted w/supersu. I have xposed and flashfire installed.
Is a custom ROM really required for this? I tried GPS tethering over hotpot but even that didn't work properly. I wish Amazon had their own proper NAV app to use the GPS chip, could be a bonus to being a prime member.
kferling said:
Can someone please educate me on getting the GPS to work with google maps, naively like my phone? My HD 10 7th gen is rooted w/supersu. I have Xposed and flashfire installed.
Is a custom ROM really required for this? I tried GPS tethering over hotpot but even that didn't work properly. I wish Amazon had their own proper NAV app to use the GPS chip, could be a bonus to being a prime member.
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Clear data of 4 Google apps. Uninstall and reboot. Make sure nothing of the apps are left in /data/data. If so, delete folders and reboot. When booted again, toggle off location services for about 30 seconds and turn it back on. Then install the 4 APKs in this exact order: gfs_login, gfs, gms, vending. After install wait about a minute or two and reboot then log in. Wait several minutes, watching the two desktop icons. When they flash, the apps have updated. Go to location services and it might be turned off. If so, turn it on and press accept/yes for ALL OPTIONS. If it's turned on, toggle it off for 30 seconds then turn it on and again accept/yes all boxes that appear.
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Clear data of 4 Google apps. Uninstall and reboot. Make sure nothing of the apps are left in /data/data. If so, delete folders and reboot. When booted again, toggle off location services for about 30 seconds and turn it back on. Then install the 4 APKs in this exact order: gfs_login, gfs, gms, vending. After install wait about a minute or two and reboot then log in. Wait several minutes, watching the two desktop icons. When they flash, the apps have updated. Go to location services and it might be turned off. If so, turn it on and press accept/yes for ALL OPTIONS. If it's turned on, toggle it off for 30 seconds then turn it on and again accept/yes all boxes that appear.
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Thanks, although I did not get location prompts at the end. :/
Data was wiped for all 4, and uninstalled. rebooted and verified no data with ES.
Installed google apks in the exact order, waited 2 minutes, rebooted, then logged into playstore.
Went to home screen, saw apps flash after waiting. Went to location services (was off) turned on and no prompts
Turned off, waited 30 secs, turned back on, still no prompts.
Is this any different from your guide here?
Step 6. states "Once all the APKs are installed, open the Play Store and sign into your account and IMMEDIATELY go to settings and TURN OFF auto-updates. "
Perhaps that's what I need to do?
Just ordered an HD10, will this tutorial still work? https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd...7-root-box-t3726443/post75187398#post75187398
Will that debloat Fire OS also?
So I've figured out numerous things that get this closer to a custom rom. I just want to report my progress. As I'm working to get my PC in a good enough shape to run Windows and Linux again, I can't compile from source yet. my biggest issue is space. I need to free a lot up. But that doesn't mean anything.
I have been able to track down a lot of useful old school tools here on XDA. The amount of resources that exist on this site never cease to amaze me. Given what I've been doing to these tablets (the resources are old, 2012 onward), I kept looking in that era for tools to assist in getting us to a rom. In the past week I've been able to do these things, with success but have not tested a rom yet. Amazon has had it a bit more difficult with this device.
- Successfully deodexed the stock ROM 5.6.1.0. This was very easy to do...once I found tool that was compatible with deodexing Lollipop. Apparently it not easy to do.
- Successful library integration and editing of a stock AOSP Gallery3d apk. Fully 100% operational and full picture editing availability. Combine my wallpaper discovery, Amazon Photos is no longer required as a wallpaper or gallery source.
- Successfully addition of other surprises
- Figured out how Amazon restocks the ROM on a reflash. In the update.bin is a .dat file. When compiled, produces the system files in whole fresh stock. This can be edited then recompiled back into a system.img or can be used to build a ROM .zip style. That also means once I can build from source, a real ROM can be built.
- Will be pre-rooted with busy box.
- Viper4Android
- Ad blocking from open source free ware.
- Includes my framework and Settings mods.
Any questions please feel free to ask.
Have a new 2015 HD 10. Will definitely be following your progress
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Have a new 2015 HD 10. Will definitely be following your progress
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Or a severe lack of progress...
I have been at it for hours and hours and I am no closer than I was when I made my last post. I've looked at dozens of updater-scripts and the mount points are no different than the Fire 7, but it just won't flash a zip and when the rare chance comes along that the zip does flash, booting doesn't get past the white Amazon logo (first power on logo). I finally managed to get nearly all of the script right, and now when I add assert getprop for device ID verification, it rejects it despite the fields being properly filled out. I'm not giving up, I just need to figure out why.
On a side note, I have been able to do a switcheroo on the system, sorta. In trying to further mod the settings apk, I have been able to use a settings apk from an AOSP rom to replace FireTabletSettings. There is a trick...uninstall the stock FireTabletSettings APK, wipe the caches and dalvik, and took a resigned AOSP settings apk (test key signed), installed it as a user app then converted it to a system app. It installs fine, but I can only get half of it to work. I haven't tried with the framework or systemUI yet because I haven't been successful with the settings.
Back to the drawing boards...
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Or a severe lack of progress...
I have been at it for hours and hours and I am no closer than I was when I made my last post. I've looked at dozens of updater-scripts and the mount points are no different than the Fire 7, but it just won't flash a zip and when the rare chance comes along that the zip does flash, booting doesn't get past the white Amazon logo (first power on logo). I finally managed to get nearly all of the script right, and now when I add assert getprop for device ID verification, it rejects it despite the fields being properly filled out. I'm not giving up, I just need to figure out why.
On a side note, I have been able to do a switcheroo on the system, sorta. In trying to further mod the settings apk, I have been able to use a settings apk from an AOSP rom to replace FireTabletSettings. There is a trick...uninstall the stock FireTabletSettings APK, wipe the caches and dalvik, and took a resigned AOSP settings apk (test key signed), installed it as a user app then converted it to a system app. It installs fine, but I can only get half of it to work. I haven't tried with the framework or systemUI yet because I haven't been successful with the settings.
Back to the drawing boards...
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Try digging in files. I guarantee that Amazon took a very similar approach as Samsung did, requiring you to flash a break encryption zip.
I would try to help, as I've made several AOSP roms, but that was when Android 4.4 was the newest and you could compile it with 4 gb of ram.
Once I upgrade or get a new PC, I will most definitely install Linux, and try to help this forum.
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Or a severe lack of progress...
I have been at it for hours and hours and I am no closer than I was when I made my last post. I've looked at dozens of updater-scripts and the mount points are no different than the Fire 7, but it just won't flash a zip and when the rare chance comes along that the zip does flash, booting doesn't get past the white Amazon logo (first power on logo). I finally managed to get nearly all of the script right, and now when I add assert getprop for device ID verification, it rejects it despite the fields being properly filled out. I'm not giving up, I just need to figure out why.
On a side note, I have been able to do a switcheroo on the system, sorta. In trying to further mod the settings apk, I have been able to use a settings apk from an AOSP rom to replace FireTabletSettings. There is a trick...uninstall the stock FireTabletSettings APK, wipe the caches and dalvik, and took a resigned AOSP settings apk (test key signed), installed it as a user app then converted it to a system app. It installs fine, but I can only get half of it to work. I haven't tried with the framework or systemUI yet because I haven't been successful with the settings.
Back to the drawing boards...
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Haven't been up-to-date.
Do we have TWRP? If not how are you flashing the files?
I'd be open to porting TWRP to the HD 10 and maybe the 8 if we needed.
Reason being TWRP backups can be converted to a flashable .zip file, meaning that once you've gotten all the AOSP apps working (settings, gallery, etc) you could theme it, debloat it, deodex it, and everything else then save it and convert it to a zip. Would save people the time of doing it, and would be one step forward.
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Try digging in files. I guarantee that Amazon took a very similar approach as Samsung did, requiring you to flash a break encryption zip.
I would try to help, as I've made several AOSP roms, but that was when Android 4.4 was the newest and you could compile it with 4 gb of ram.
Once I upgrade or get a new PC, I will most definitely install Linux, and try to help this forum.
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Haven't been up-to-date.
Do we have TWRP? If not how are you flashing the files?
I'd be open to porting TWRP to the HD 10 and maybe the 8 if we needed.
Reason being TWRP backups can be converted to a flashable .zip file, meaning that once you've gotten all the AOSP apps working (settings, gallery, etc) you could theme it, debloat it, deodex it, and everything else then save it and convert it to a zip. Would save people the time of doing it, and would be one step forward.
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Not sure about the encryption. It has to be a script problem, or the system partition won't accept zips and that's the barrier. However if I just flash the system directory instead, everything works fine. I can flash stuff into it just fine that way, but seems any time I go the way of the partition, I can't win. Flashing your own system image works too. However I haven't been able to get one to flash if I modify it. So I can decompile a system.img add to it, remove items and recompile it and it won't flash.
I am using flash fire to flash zips. We still have a locked bootloader so twrp isn't a likely option.
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DragonFire1024 said:
So I've figured out numerous things that get this closer to a custom rom. I just want to report my progress. As I'm working to get my PC in a good enough shape to run Windows and Linux again, I can't compile from source yet. my biggest issue is space. I need to free a lot up. But that doesn't mean anything.
I have been able to track down a lot of useful old school tools here on XDA. The amount of resources that exist on this site never cease to amaze me. Given what I've been doing to these tablets (the resources are old, 2012 onward), I kept looking in that era for tools to assist in getting us to a rom. In the past week I've been able to do these things, with success but have not tested a rom yet. Amazon has had it a bit more difficult with this device.
- Successfully deodexed the stock ROM 5.6.1.0. This was very easy to do...once I found tool that was compatible with deodexing Lollipop. Apparently it not easy to do.
- Successful library integration and editing of a stock AOSP Gallery3d apk. Fully 100% operational and full picture editing availability. Combine my wallpaper discovery, Amazon Photos is no longer required as a wallpaper or gallery source.
- Successfully addition of other surprises
- Figured out how Amazon restocks the ROM on a reflash. In the update.bin is a .dat file. When compiled, produces the system files in whole fresh stock. This can be edited then recompiled back into a system.img or can be used to build a ROM .zip style. That also means once I can build from source, a real ROM can be built.
- Will be pre-rooted with busy box.
- Viper4Android
- Ad blocking from open source free ware.
- Includes my framework and Settings mods.
Any questions please feel free to ask.
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I mean, if PC performance is an issue I can give you access to a brand new xeon if it means there will be a custom ROM out.
Been thinking about buying the Fire HD 10 this black Friday and flash the Amazon garbage out, and was amazed to see none exist even though it has been a year since they figured out the rooting.
This will be an outstanding value if it was possible...

[ROM][8.0][STABLE][J600XX]NcX S8+ Port

NcX S8+ Port​So I'm finally sharing this ROM lol.
A lot of the people that are in my Telegram group already knew about this ROM from long ago. I just felt lazy to upload it to xda. And now I feel bad about it xD
Because if I do say so myself, it is my best work.
Yes, it's still Oreo. Right now, porting Pie to Pie seems to be difficult-impossible due to some deodexing stuff and such, son don't expect me to try to port anything related to Pie (specially because I am not a huge fan over OneUI. I'd take Samsung Experience's looks over it any day
Well, with that said. Here is what you can expect from this ROM
Code:
Your warranty is now void.
* We are not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about flashing this zip file
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at us for messing up your device, we will laugh at you. HARD!
Features!​
Fully ported S8+ ROM
Deodexed
Heavily debloated
Zipaligned
Very Optimized
Bike Mode
Aroma installer (Very few features at the moment)
Multiple kernels
Modded Screen record
Floating Messages
Scroll Capture
Edge Panels
Edge Lighting
Native blur
Pop-off multi-window for more than 2 windows at the same time
Smart select
Dolby Atmos
Bixby Vision in screenshots and camera
Fixed smart view and mobile hotspot (thanks to @ananjaser1211)
Secure Folder (Flash the zip here and read instructions to enable it: Secure Folder Fix)
And stock J6 stuff
Bugs!​
It's been so long since I created this ROM I honestly forgot what small issues this ROM had, but I don't remember anything major. Please report if you find anything
Changelog!​
21/06/19: Release
Links!​Google Drive
Secure Folder Fix​
Instructions!​-Create full backup before trying
-Wipe system, data, cache and dalvik
-Install ZIP via TWRP
-Select either Phoenix kernel or stock kernel with Magisk ONLY
-If you want to use Oxygen Kernel, you have to install stock kernel first and let it boot for the first time. Then, do a dirty flash and select Oxygen Kernel and it will boot
-Let it boot for aprox 20 minutes
-Once booted, select language in start up screen and reboot the phone twice
This is done to remove lag due to being rooted with Magisk
-Complete setup
Credits!​@ananjaser1211 for all your help on fixing bugs and words of encouragement.
@malbert16442 For his tutorial on ROM porting which you can find here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...to-samsung-t3481114/post69145910#post69145910
@SuperR. For his Super R's Kitchen which you can find here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ap...dows-linux-superr-s-kitchen-v3-0-0-0-t3601702
@topjohnwu for Magisk
@yash92duster For his thread and contributions to the Oreo modding scene. Check out this amazing thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/guides-android-8-0-oreo-mods-thread-t3772017
@Grouxho For his tutorials and some MODs. I specially love the Free form from notification MOD he shared with us
@BlackMesa123 For his discoveries on RMM lock and his bypass zip. Read more about rmm here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75360965
@DarkLord1731 For Oxygen kernel which you can download here (included in Aroma installer): Oxygen Kernel
@renoxtv For Phoenix kernel which you can download here (included in Aroma installer): Phoenix Kernel
@ Samsung for the firmware
@ Team TWRP for their amazing recovery
@ To users like you!
If you feel I missed you, please give me a PM so I can add you
XDA:DevDB Information
NcX S8+ Oreo Port, ROM for the Samsung Galaxy J
Contributors
ShaDisNX255, ananjaser1211, renoxtv
Source Code: https://github.com/renoxtv/android_kernel_samsung_a6lte_exynos7870
ROM OS Version: 8.x Oreo
Based On: Samsung Experience
Version Information
Status: Stable
Stable Release Date: 2019-06-21
Created 2019-06-21
Last Updated 2019-06-21
FAQ
[Q] My phone is stuck in bootloop/infinite boot, what should I do?
[A] It is normal for first instalation to take aprox 10-20 minutes on first boot, let it sit for a little bit
[Q] Even after 20 minutes, my phone is still in a bootloop/infinite boot, what can I do?
[A] It is possible that your previoius Android setup is conflicting with this new setup. Please, do the following:
1. FORMAT DATA (not WIPE, FORMAT!)
2. Try the instalation of NcX again
[Q] My phone will still not boot, what is my last resort?
[A] Please do the following:
Re-install NcX
After installation finishes, select "Save Logs"
It will save a .txt file in your memory, please post so I can review your problem
[Q] I've found a bug, what should I do
[A] Please read the "Bugs" section of the thread to see if your bug has been reported, if it hasn't, please let me know exactly what the problem is so I can take a look
[Q] My phone isn't rooted, even though I selected a root method
[A] Please make sure you root via Magisk. SuperSU is only there for testing and did not work.
[Q] The phone is going way too slow!
[A] Caused by Magisk. Just reboot the phone 2 or 3 times and the lag will be gone forever.
[Q] Something bothers me and I want it fixed/changed
[A] Please, kindly make a request and if it's within my grasp, I'll try to fix it. Just, don't be rude and demand something. Either that or return to stock, your choice
Join our Telegram group​
Code:
Check out the latest projects on our Telegram group, where we share our advancement on new things and try to help as best as we can.
For anything already released, please ask here in XDA
Link: Telegram Group​
How to report a bug/Ask for a change​
Over the small amount of time I've been doing my edits and shared them with the community, I've noticed something that seems to irritate me. I can't speak for all the developers on this forum, but I do edits/ROMs/PORTs/etc... to what I like. I don't work for anybody else but me. I share my work because it may have something of value to other people and/or some people may share the same taste as me on regards to what they want on a ROM.
That being said, that doesn't mean I will completely ignore what the community has to say.
First and foremost, it must be said, I am merely a beginner. I do not claim to be a professional developer that knows how to add everything, I am nowhere close and I learn as I go.
There are ways to ask for something and/or report a bug when it comes to ROMs, and this post is my attempt to try to explain how to (and how not to) report a bug in order to help me out as much as possible to try to fix something
You can also ask for something to be added, but there are also ways to ask for something
So, here we go
Keep in mind:
I do not add stuff that can easily be downloaded from the Playstore
I, myself, don't do kernel edits
I COULD remove stuff if NOBODY uses it
---REPORTING BUGS---​
How NOT to report a bug:
"SystemUI (or any app)is crashing, please help!"
"Instagram doesn't allow me to edit my post, what could be wrong?"
"My bank account app is not letting me do such thing"
These posts are sort of pointless as they only state something but I have no context on what could be causing it. Also, I can't really control (for the most part) third-party apps, so if you're going to ask about them this way, don't even bother
A slightly better way to report a bug:
"I clean installed the ROM and was working fine, after I installed Facebook and logged in, I immediately uploaded a photo and SystemUI started to crash. Can you look in to it?"
"I tried to install Black Neon theme (a link to it would work as well) and it was working fine until I tried to activate AOD (or anything else for some reason) and SystemUI (or any other app) is crashing, could you look in to it?"
"My bank account app doesn't let me take a screenshot of my accounts. I get a toast notification saying "Can't take screenshot due to security policy"
As you can see, this provides a bit more context and explanation on your current situation. This gives me a little more detail on trying to replicate the problem and hopefully could fix it by replicating it. Well, except for point #3 which is out of my hands for the most part (I think). If you include what kernel you're using would make everything better! Also any significant change that would require root (like xposed and or anything that modifies /system also needs to be informed for better results)
The BEST way to report a bug:
LOGCAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please learn the ins and outs of a logcat, this really helps a lot on finding what the problem is. Also, please give a brief explanation as the above examples when providing a log cat
---ASKING FOR STUFF TO BE ADDED---​
How NOT to ask for stuff:
On your next update, add iris scanner
You should add (app) on your next update
Hey, please add (app or feature) on your next update
No, I do not work for you. Even if you say please like the third example, that doesn't mean you're being polite. It still sounds like an order lol so you should probably rephrase your request.
How to ask for stuff to be added to my work:
Would you be so kind to add (feature) to your ROM, if possible?
Would it be possible to add this app to your ROM?
Please, can you add (feature) to your ROM, if it isn't much to ask?
See how politeness makes everything better? You're not demanding it, you're just politely asking to see if maybe it is within my grasp to add something. And if all request would be like this, I can assure you I'd try my best to add said feature
I hope this is useful to you or I at least hope that some people read it.
If not, I can just tell you to return to stock ROM, probably better than any ROM I put out anyway
Enjoy
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Enjoy
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Hi can u make aod work sir plis work hard sor
LOLZES said:
Hi can u make aod work sir plis work hard sor
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Nope, I can't.
hello , are you sure bixby vision works on this rom ? because i can't make it work even on stock rom
Aleko91 said:
hello , are you sure bixby vision works on this rom ? because i can't make it work even on stock rom
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Works fine, check the screenshots
selfie camera not working on j600f
Aleko91 said:
selfie camera not working on j600f
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Just have to disable shape correction on the little stars icon in the bottom right of the camera.
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Just have to disable shape correction on the little stars icon in the bottom right of the camera.
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ok , thank you
Enable Secure Folder on NcX S8+
Hi guys, just here with a quick update.
For those unaware, there was a pretty cool breakthrough when it came to finally enabling Secure Folder on rooted software (Pie) in this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/development/secure-folder-patch-custom-rom-t3949878
(Would appreciate it if you visit and give thanks)
Now since then, I really wanted to fix it on Oreo but the methods were vastly different.
Thankfully, @khongloi113 helped me step by step to try and fix it for Oreo.
And that's exactly what he did, he fixed it for Oreo too
So, for those who want to enable Secure Folder on this ROM, flash the zip attached
For now, the fix is only available for this Oreo ROM, since there are some methods that khongloi113 changed that I have not been able to pin point.
Oh and, if it doesn't work for you, all you have to do is go to the Galaxy Store and update Secure Folder through there. Then it should work fine.
Enjoy!
Does this ROM work on J6+?
I tried here and it gets an error message saying that it cannot validate device tree table...
muringuets said:
Does this ROM work on J6+?
I tried here and it gets an error message saying that it cannot validate device tree table...
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Of course it won't work on the J6+ it's a completely different device.
i dont understand anything how to install/use secure folder with that instruction ... can you make instruction easier way ? thanks
Aleko91 said:
i dont understand anything how to install/use secure folder with that instruction ... can you make instruction easier way ? thanks
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All you have to do is flash the zip like if you were flashing a ROM, without wiping anything.
That's all you need to do
ShaDisNX255 said:
All you have to do is flash the zip like if you were flashing a ROM, without wiping anything.
That's all you need to do
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thanks , and this works only for this rom or pie also ?
Aleko91 said:
thanks , and this works only for this rom or pie also ?
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No, this zip only works for this ROM
ShaDisNX255 said:
No, this zip only works for this ROM
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Hi sir, how can i make always on display work on your rom please sir hey sir

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