EDIT: We got it! It boots. But some things like RIL and audio are not working, but we'll get this sorted out soon.
Official thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/opt...opment/rom-cyanogenmod-12-1-lg-l3-ii-t3297897Hey guys! It seems like Caio has left the "scene", and we're left with CM11... Is there anyone able to "take over" the development of CM12 for E430? I know a little bit, but I can't do it myself....
Alright, what do we have?
A local manifest: https://github.com/TeamVee/android_.repo_local_manifests/tree/cm-12.1 that includes:
A device tree for CM11: https://github.com/TeamVee/android_device_lge_vee3
Vendor files for CM11: https://github.com/TeamVee/android_vendor_lge
Kernel for KitKat: https://github.com/TeamHackLG/lge-kernel-lproj
Display CAF for CM12.1: https://github.com/msm7x27a/android_hardware_qcom_display
Media CAF for CM12.1: https://github.com/msm7x27a/android_hardware_qcom_media
Shared L1/L3/L7 II files for CM12.1: https://github.com/TeamVee/android_device_lge_vee-common/tree/cm-12.1
We also have a build of CM12.1 recovery for E430 by me. Nevermind, broken.
L5's device tree for CM12.1: https://github.com/aidasaidas75/android_device_lge_e610
L5's vendor propretiary files for CM12.1: https://github.com/aidasaidas75/proprietary_vendor_lge/tree/cm-12.1-new/e610
What do we probably need?
A device tree for CM12.1 for L3 IINot needed.
Vendor files for CM12.1 for L3 IINot needed.
Lollipop kernel.Not needed.
We need a skilled developer/group of developer to do this. Anyone willing to participate? Any help is appreciated
Some more details: when I build CM12.1, it stops after building surfaceflinger. If you got any questions, ask me
Feel free to join me at the IRC channel for a little mindstorm: http://webchat.quakenet.org/?channels=teamvee
EDIT: I managed to build CM12.1 for LG L3 II, but I don't know if it's working or not - download here and tell me: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24345424848488130
Everyone, if you can help us create CM12.1, PM me your Telegram username (a great IM), I'll add you to a group chat. @aidasaidas75 @IGGYVIP and other devs are welcome.
dadziokPL said:
Hey guys! It seems like Caio has left the "scene", and we're left with CM11... Is there anyone able to "take over" the development of CM12 for E430? I know a little bit, but I can't do it myself....
Alright, what do we have?
A local manifest: https://github.com/TeamVee/android_.repo_local_manifests/tree/cm-12.1 that includes:
A device tree for CM11: https://github.com/TeamVee/android_device_lge_vee3
Vendor files for CM11: https://github.com/TeamVee/android_vendor_lge
Kernel for KitKat: https://github.com/TeamHackLG/lge-kernel-lproj
Display CAF for CM12.1: https://github.com/msm7x27a/android_hardware_qcom_display
Media CAF for CM12.1: https://github.com/msm7x27a/android_hardware_qcom_media
We also have a build of CM12.1 recovery for E430 by me. It's the only thing we can build with the local manifest. Download here: https://mega.nz/#!Io0xxBrR!gCin0V8pDZ_-PqAGTC05PfUEWTbdLhgqdBBMjnBrhdI (I would put it in the attachments, but it's 0.43 MB too big... Dammit :/
What do we probably need?
A device tree for CM12.1
Vendor files for CM12.1
Lollipop kernel.
We need a skilled developer/group of developer to do this. Anyone willing to participate? Any help is appreciated
Some more details: when I build CM12.1, it stops after building surfaceflinger. If you got any questions, ask me
Feel free to join me at the IRC channel for a little mindstorm: http://webchat.quakenet.org/?channels=teamvee
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First you forgeted https://github.com/TeamVee/android_device_lge_vee-common and second i will still here if anyone need, i builded CM12.1 but, without any reason, the ROM not boot, but i not tried again.
Possible, maybe, i try to build this again after update of MK.
And my last TWRP is from CM12.1
Caio99BR said:
First you forgeted https://github.com/TeamVee/android_device_lge_vee-common and second i will still here if anyone need, i builded CM12.1 but, without any reason, the ROM not boot, but i not tried again.
Possible, maybe, i try to build this again after update of MK.
And my last TWRP is from CM12.1
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Yeah, it's that recovery I built Also, I can't test ROMs for L3 II anymore, I changed to Windows Phone But I think my cousin still has my old L3 II. I'll see. BTW I got a new PC, with a quad-core Intel Core i5-4460, and I set up a VM on it, so can build and build and build BTW You don't have to build, it's not building...
I can test anything I've got dev phone e430 and not scared of bricks. So dangerous builds send to me first before you flash yourself new paper weight ...
Caio where did you get drivers for kk ? What device ? Does it have lollipop?
Also I'm not sure if possible to get lollipop working at all since bootloader will need upgrade too :/
IGGYVIP said:
I can test anything I've got dev phone e430 and not scared of bricks. So dangerous builds send to me first before you flash yourself new paper weight ...
Caio where did you get drivers for kk ? What device ? Does it have lollipop?
Also I'm not sure if possible to get lollipop working at all since bootloader will need upgrade too :/
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I'm a noob. Explain to me, why will the bootloader need an upgrade? It worked fine from 4.1 to 4.4. Has Lollipop brought some new kinda... thing? I was also wondering how Caio got the drivers... And have you tried that recovery for CM12.1? Is it working? I can't test myself since I don't have that phone anymore. Technically I do, but I can't brick it.
Need more info and need a dev
dadziokPL said:
I'm a noob. Explain to me, why will the bootloader need an upgrade? It worked fine from 4.1 to 4.4. Has Lollipop brought some new kinda... thing? I was also wondering how Caio got the drivers... And have you tried that recovery for CM12.1? Is it working? I can't test myself since I don't have that phone anymore. Technically I do, but I can't brick it.
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The bootloader I'm not 100% sure but all older devices needed bootloader upgrade before they booted into lollipop from kk.
Something about secure boot and the new way it handles things.
Not tested the recovery yet but no point yet really
first we need more info on what we stand on in terms of bootloader / drivers
Caio99BR are you here ?
What device did you use as base for cm11 on L3II ?
Also I think this phone has already done very big jump with 4.4.4 and running over 150% intended level.
Lets face it Lollipop will never be stable enough to be daily driver specially that making custom lollipop kernel is near impossible without proper sources ... And stock one (still not existing lollipop one) will be super slow with no useful functions.
I would like to see it happen but it will take pain and broken fingers from hitting keyboards
I'm just not sure if it makes sense since screen resolution is so low and general hardware is not ready for functions brought by 5.1
Basically there will be more pain than gain good for side project but not really something for public
4.4.4 on it is great and I think it should gracefully get old here with all the tweaks we managed
IGGYVIP said:
The bootloader I'm not 100% sure but all older devices needed bootloader upgrade before they booted into lollipop from kk.
Something about secure boot and the new way it handles things.
Not tested the recovery yet but no point yet really
first we need more info on what we stand on in terms of bootloader / drivers
Caio99BR are you here ?
What device did you use as base for cm11 on L3II ?
Also I think this phone has already done very big jump with 4.4.4 and running over 150% intended level.
Lets face it Lollipop will never be stable enough to be daily driver specially that making custom lollipop kernel is near impossible without proper sources ... And stock one (still not existing lollipop one) will be super slow with no useful functions.
I would like to see it happen but it will take pain and broken fingers from hitting keyboards
I'm just not sure if it makes sense since screen resolution is so low and general hardware is not ready for functions brought by 5.1
Basically there will be more pain than gain good for side project but not really something for public
4.4.4 on it is great and I think it should gracefully get old here with all the tweaks we managed
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Ohh, secure boot, alright. I see.
I heard that Lollipop actually runs better than KitKat, and it was optimized for devices with 512 MB of RAM.
At least we can try and get it to build. We can build a recovery, which is a first step according to the porting wiki
So, I was right, we need device files, vendor files, and a kernel for Lollipop?
If Caio could tell us where he got the files for KitKat, we could do something....
IGGYVIP said:
I can test anything I've got dev phone e430 and not scared of bricks. So dangerous builds send to me first before you flash yourself new paper weight ...
Caio where did you get drivers for kk ? What device ? Does it have lollipop?
Also I'm not sure if possible to get lollipop working at all since bootloader will need upgrade too :/
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First only the Adreno is not updated, because of vsync is broken and new Adreno Blobs use hwcomposer and this is broken because vsync. When i tried to test in KK with new Adreno Blobs this happened:
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Second from L5, and yes but @aidasaidas75 confused all commits, and not said the recipe to anyone.
And last i have thought this but no way to change this, the display driver of bootloader is hard edited by LG, yes i tried.
Note: No one build can make a brick of device, only if fstab is edited
dadziokPL said:
I'm a noob. Explain to me, why will the bootloader need an upgrade? It worked fine from 4.1 to 4.4. Has Lollipop brought some new kinda... thing? I was also wondering how Caio got the drivers... And have you tried that recovery for CM12.1? Is it working? I can't test myself since I don't have that phone anymore. Technically I do, but I can't brick it.
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And not say drivers, say vendor blobs or kernel drivers, this not is windows
IGGYVIP said:
The bootloader I'm not 100% sure but all older devices needed bootloader upgrade before they booted into lollipop from kk.
Something about secure boot and the new way it handles things.
Not tested the recovery yet but no point yet really
first we need more info on what we stand on in terms of bootloader / drivers
Caio99BR are you here ?
What device did you use as base for cm11 on L3II ?
Also I think this phone has already done very big jump with 4.4.4 and running over 150% intended level.
Lets face it Lollipop will never be stable enough to be daily driver specially that making custom lollipop kernel is near impossible without proper sources ... And stock one (still not existing lollipop one) will be super slow with no useful functions.
I would like to see it happen but it will take pain and broken fingers from hitting keyboards
I'm just not sure if it makes sense since screen resolution is so low and general hardware is not ready for functions brought by 5.1
Basically there will be more pain than gain good for side project but not really something for public
4.4.4 on it is great and I think it should gracefully get old here with all the tweaks we managed
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I think you wanted to say the kernel and ramdisk.
Use "@" i will see this in seconds
I used L5/L7/MSM7x27a-Common/and some others msm7x27a devices
I think this cant be able to daily usage, but with DualBootPatcher, all will be possible.
I have through this too, but the Android Wear saved us , and if this work is a good progess, btw the last.
dadziokPL said:
Ohh, secure boot, alright. I see.
I heard that Lollipop actually runs better than KitKat, and it was optimized for devices with 512 MB of RAM.
At least we can try and get it to build. We can build a recovery, which is a first step according to the porting wiki
So, I was right, we need device files, vendor files, and a kernel for Lollipop?
If Caio could tell us where he got the files for KitKat, we could do something....
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Device tree, vendor files and kernel need someone with experience to this, like @aidasaidas75, but him left L5 CM12 support.
My english is bad and my keyboard too
Sorry for mistypes and long post.
Topic subscript agan of right way now!
---------- Post added at 10:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:52 PM ----------
See DualBoot Custom ROMs on the LG L3 II (via PC) in TOP FORUM DISCUSSIONS -------------------->
Just for case
Caio99BR said:
First only the Adreno is not updated, because of vsync is broken and new Adreno Blobs use hwcomposer and this is broken because vsync. When i tried to test in KK with new Adreno Blobs this happened:
Second from L5, and yes but @aidasaidas75 confused all commits, and not said the recipe to anyone.
And last i have thought this but no way to change this, the display driver of bootloader is hard edited by LG, yes i tried.
Note: No one build can make a brick of device, only if fstab is edited
And not say drivers, say vendor blobs or kernel drivers, this not is windows
I think you wanted to say the kernel and ramdisk.
Use "@" i will see this in seconds
I used L5/L7/MSM7x27a-Common/and some others msm7x27a devices
I think this cant be able to daily usage, but with DualBootPatcher, all will be possible.
I have through this too, but the Android Wear saved us , and if this work is a good progess, btw the last.
Device tree, vendor files and kernel need someone with experience to this, like @aidasaidas75, but him left L5 CM12 support.
My english is bad and my keyboard too
Sorry for mistypes and long post.
Topic subscript agan of right way now!
---------- Post added at 10:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:52 PM ----------
See DualBoot Custom ROMs on the LG L3 II (via PC) in TOP FORUM DISCUSSIONS -------------------->
Just for case
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Thanks for clearing up some stuff Caio!
Ok, so here are propertiary files for L5(for CM12.1): https://github.com/aidasaidas75/proprietary_vendor_lge/tree/cm-12.1-new/e610
And here are device blobs for L5(also for CM12.1): https://github.com/aidasaidas75/android_device_lge_e610
Let's see what we can do, we got @IGGYVIP, he knows a lot, and he pretty much started everything with modding L3 II, we can bring CM12.1 for our L3 II together!
I am the orders! e-e
Wow! Let's see what we can do, I can help them in some respects too, and I can test whatever they want. I'm not afraid to have a paperweight, and I know it will be worth it. If they need a Tester, I am the orders!
It's great idea to build CM12 on LG L3 II, and if we need testers, I have working E430 phone, and I can test unstable versions of this ROM.
MinusThousand said:
It's great idea to build CM12 on LG L3 II, and if we need testers, I have working E430 phone, and I can test unstable versions of this ROM.
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Okay, but we need to get it to build first. It won't build, there are errors, we need a proper device tree and proprietary blobs for CM12.1.
dadziokPL said:
Hey guys! It seems like Caio has left the "scene", and we're left with CM11... Is there anyone able to "take over" the development of CM12 for E430? I know a little bit, but I can't do it myself....
Alright, what do we have?
A local manifest: https://github.com/TeamVee/android_.repo_local_manifests/tree/cm-12.1 that includes:
A device tree for CM11: https://github.com/TeamVee/android_device_lge_vee3
Vendor files for CM11: https://github.com/TeamVee/android_vendor_lge
Kernel for KitKat: https://github.com/TeamHackLG/lge-kernel-lproj
Display CAF for CM12.1: https://github.com/msm7x27a/android_hardware_qcom_display
Media CAF for CM12.1: https://github.com/msm7x27a/android_hardware_qcom_media
Shared L1/L3/L7 II files for CM12.1: https://github.com/TeamVee/android_device_lge_vee-common/tree/cm-12.1
We also have a build of CM12.1 recovery for E430 by me. It's the only thing we can build with the local manifest. Download here: https://mega.nz/#!Io0xxBrR!gCin0V8pDZ_-PqAGTC05PfUEWTbdLhgqdBBMjnBrhdI (I would put it in the attachments, but it's 0.43 MB too big... Dammit :/
L5's device tree for CM12.1: https://github.com/aidasaidas75/android_device_lge_e610
L5's vendor propretiary files for CM12.1: https://github.com/aidasaidas75/proprietary_vendor_lge/tree/cm-12.1-new/e610
What do we probably need?
A device tree for CM12.1 for L3 II
Vendor files for CM12.1 for L3 II
Lollipop kernel.
We need a skilled developer/group of developer to do this. Anyone willing to participate? Any help is appreciated
Some more details: when I build CM12.1, it stops after building surfaceflinger. If you got any questions, ask me
Feel free to join me at the IRC channel for a little mindstorm: http://webchat.quakenet.org/?channels=teamvee
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Actually device l5 is not set correctly in your tread tbh almost all l5 dependencies set wrong in op even display caf
aidasaidas75 said:
Actually device l5 is not set correctly in your tread tbh almost all l5 dependencies set wrong in op even display caf
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Yo dude long time no see
Any chance you could make git group with correct base set of whats there that can be used to build for vee3 ? (I'm aware there will be a lot to do and missing stuffs but nice set from you would be a great start )
IGGYVIP said:
Yo dude long time no see
Any chance you could make git group with correct base set of whats there that can be used to build for vee3 ? (I'm aware there will be a lot to do and missing stuffs but nice set from you would be a great start )
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I started building again so it might be lucky day for e430
@aidasaidas75 happy days pure cm or else ?
@freeusername
Yo santy
Would you be interested in the challenge of kernel ?
We could really use your experience with custom building this
MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL
IGGYVIP said:
@aidasaidas75 happy days pure cm or else ?
@freeusername
Yo santy
Would you be interested in the challenge of kernel ?
We could really use your experience with custom building this
MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL
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Kernel is easy peazy lemon squizy. I was hooked on csgo but now synched cm12.1 and and started messing around it . I have new git and started everything from scratch for e610 and e430
aidasaidas75 said:
Kernel is easy peazy lemon squizy. I was hooked on csgo but now synched cm12.1 and and started messing around it . I have new git and started everything from scratch for e610 and e430
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Cool, seems like the Optimus L series won't die so quick! Thanks to people like you, IGGYVIP or Caio the L3 II is usable. My Lumia 535 was sent to repair a MONTH ago, and they are still waiting for parts to arrive. I got a substitute device from my carrier, and surprise surprise, it's the L3 II. I know it's not my device, and that I'll have to pay if they figure out that I installed a custom ROM, but I couldn't resist. I installed CM11. The stock ROM is complete ****, it's laggy and unusable. I don't know for how much longer, but I can test. And when I'll have to return the L3 II, my cousin that got my old L3 II from me said that he'll test for me
I created this thread to encourage people to keep making ROMs for this phone, and it seems like we got our best developers back! I'll help you as much as I can, but I'm not as advanced as you guys! Although I learned how to build Cyanogenmod from source, and I got a great PC, building CM11(with cache enabled)on a VM took not even an hour! If you want me to do something, just tell me, I got lots of free time, and I'll do what I can to help!
Good luck to y'all, let's see what we can make together!
dadziokPL said:
Cool, seems like the Optimus L series won't die so quick! Thanks to people like you, IGGYVIP or Caio the L3 II is usable. My Lumia 535 was sent to repair a MONTH ago, and they are still waiting for parts to arrive. I got a substitute device from my carrier, and surprise surprise, it's the L3 II. I know it's not my device, and that I'll have to pay if they figure out that I installed a custom ROM, but I couldn't resist. I installed CM11. The stock ROM is complete ****, it's laggy and unusable. I don't know for how much longer, but I can test. And when I'll have to return the L3 II, my cousin that got my old L3 II from me said that he'll test for me
I created this thread to encourage people to keep making ROMs for this phone, and it seems like we got our best developers back! I'll help you as much as I can, but I'm not as advanced as you guys! Although I learned how to build Cyanogenmod from source, and I got a great PC, building CM11(with cache enabled)on a VM took not even an hour! If you want me to do something, just tell me, I got lots of free time, and I'll do what I can to help!
Good luck to y'all, let's see what we can make together!
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Wow, you will gonna have a bad time if something goes wrong with you substitute device , just for case not test the CM12 builds, and i updated device tree (vee-common) and local manifests, these are the Display and Media repos used in CM12.1 by @aidasaidas75:
https://github.com/SlimLP-Y300/android_hardware_qcom_display-caf
https://github.com/SlimLP-Y300/hardware_qcom_media
Just for case (i like this phrase ), my inspiration is people like you and these awesome devs who cares for keep this device alive (but sometimes get crazy and disappear sometimes because they are also people ).
Note: i will be still here, just for case :silly::victory:
Caio99BR said:
Wow, you will gonna have a bad time if something goes wrong with you substitute device , just for case not test the CM12 builds, and i updated device tree (vee-common) and local manifests, these are the Display and Media repos used in CM12.1 by @aidasaidas75:
https://github.com/SlimLP-Y300/android_hardware_qcom_display-caf
https://github.com/SlimLP-Y300/hardware_qcom_media
Just for case (i like this phrase ), my inspiration is people like you and these awesome devs who cares for keep this device alive (but sometimes get crazy and disappear sometimes because they are also people ).
Note: i will be still here, just for case :silly::victory:
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These are for Huawei Y300/G510. Are you sure these are gonna work?
Also, my carrier valued the phone at around 25 euro, If they figure out, I'll just have to pay it, but I can keep the phone forever, no big deal
Related
Out of curiosity i have been compiling CM10.2 for the last 2 days, and it now compiles successfully 100% (after many repo sync), but the thing is, when it's installed it doesn't even go past the S4 Bootlogo.. that's just sad, it's like the init file (ramdisk) is wrong so I tried the one from the aosp 4.3 ge builds, but that also didn't work, but it's probably not that. I don't know what it is, but of course without any logcat it's hard to find.
even my AOSP 4.3 compiled build went further than that.. it just showed me a black screen cause of the wrong egl libs but it showed a logcat at least. with the major errors of libc being faulty etc. (but it went further than CM.. in the early stage when there were almost no cm patches for cm10.2 yet)
Oh and yes I did include the proprietary files, and found that some of them don't even exist on the original 4.3 rom, so that's kinda lame..
here are the missing ones:
lib/libqmi.so
lib/libqmiservices.so
lib/libqmi_cci.so
lib/libqmi_common_so.so
lib/libqmi_csi.so
lib/libqmi_encdec.so
lib/libqcci_legacy.so
lib/libqmi_client_qmux.so
lib/libreference-ril.so
lib/libril-qcril-hook-oem.so
lib/libsecril-client.so
lib/libtime_genoff.so
lib/libWVStreamControlAPI_L1.so
lib/libidl.so
lib/libivxdrm.so (was spelled wrong by cm, it includes capitals)
that's a lot of libs, does someone know if one of them could be responsible for not going past the boot logo?
I can upload my build if anyone wants it but it does nothing so it's kinda useless
Any useful is appreciated very much! :silly:
just wait awhile..
xZain69 said:
just wait awhile..
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Yes I will of course, and I have no problem with that. I'm just curious what the reason is for it not to boot at all. I want to learn as much as possible about the android system so that includes this
kernel problem ?
show this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2348733
Syncing CM10.2 Sources now
Most of the low end devices have got 4.3 booting like HTC Pico and Optimus L5 etc.
PS: In HTC Pico CM10.2 Rom only BT and Camera is broken so I am sure we can get a fully stable one in a few tries. Obviously, we have to fix bugs
This thread over here at m919 has got cm10.2 working, well sort of. Check this out. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2348733
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got it working
Mods, if this is in the wrong section, please move it.
*sorry for the bad english*
Alright, the purpose of this thread is simple. I made this with the intention of uniting all of the d803 users, and give them the opportunity to post a request for a rom they would like to see on their d803's that is available for other variants such as the d802. At the moment, I've found a way to "port" only d802 roms to the d803, and by port I mean making some slight changes that allow the rom to boot in our devices without any or with the least issues possible. These two devices are very similar hardware-wise, so software wise it doesnt change much.
If there's any D802 rom that you would like to see on our D803, feel free to leave a reply and I will do my best to move my gears and upload it so you guys can have it! As we all know, the development scene for the Canadian variant isnt as active as the d801 or D802, and with this I aim to end that barrier by trying to make those roms available to our device
Too long didnt read version:
If the rom exists for the D802, post a reply and I will try to make it available for the D803
Disclaimer:
I am in no way a developer, I simply edit files and put them in the right place so it boots for us. I do this to help fellow d803 users.
If I helped with a file, always make a nandroid backup just in case things go haywire. Anything that happens to your phone is your responsibility.
Everything I submit gets tested rigorously on my own G2 before being posted to ensure its working, but we all get different results, so the experience might vary. Just a heads up.
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Mods, if this is in the wrong section, please move it.
*sorry for the bad english*
Alright, the purpose of this thread is simple. I made this with the intention of uniting all of the d803 users, and give them the opportunity to post a request for a rom they would like to see on their d803's that is available for other variants such as the d802. At the moment, I've found a way to "port" only d802 roms to the d803, and by port I mean making some slight changes that allow the rom to boot in our devices without any or with the least issues possible. These two devices are very similar hardware-wise, so software wise it doesnt change much.
If there's any D802 rom that you would like to see on our D803, feel free to leave a reply and I will do my best to move my gears and upload it so you guys can have it! As we all know, the development scene for the Canadian variant isnt as active as the d801 or D802, and with this I aim to end that barrier by trying to make those roms available to our device
Too long didnt read version:
If the rom exists for the D802, post a reply and I will try to make it available for the D803
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To port any ROM to any version just download your devices patch from dr87's Mahdi ROM thread then all u gotta do is change out the boot IMG, a few lines in the build prop n updater script then flash ROM, gapps, the patch then your good. We had a similar patch for toro on the gnex forum and I was waiting for the day someone put one together for us seeing as all g2's use the same mainboard. The days of worrying about whether your variant will get support is finally over, for aosp Roms at least. I'm gonna try doing it w a stock ROM to see if that works cuz that's something I'd really love to see. Cuz as a vs980 owner I can say from experience that our stock ROM development is lacking compared to the d802 or f320
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To port any ROM to any version just download your devices patch from dr87's Mahdi ROM thread then all u gotta do is change out the boot IMG, a few lines in the build prop n updater script then flash ROM, gapps, the patch then your good. We had a similar patch for toro on the gnex forum and I was waiting for the day someone put one together for us seeing as all g2's use the same mainboard. The days of worrying about whether your variant will get support is finally over, for aosp Roms at least. I'm gonna try doing it w a stock ROM to see if that works cuz that's something I'd really love to see. Cuz as a vs980 owner I can say from experience that our stock ROM development is lacking compared to the d802 or f320
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Well I meant it more in a way for those who don't understand much about editing the updater script and exchanging the boot.IMG. with what I'm offering all they have to do is ask the ROM and I'll post it online with said changes in case they don't know how to do it. Something like a small favor for everyone, but thanks for the reply!
Request
If you could please port this rom I would very much appreciate it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2609355
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To port any ROM to any version just download your devices patch from dr87's Mahdi ROM thread then all u gotta do is change out the boot IMG, a few lines in the build prop n updater script then flash ROM, gapps, the patch then your good. We had a similar patch for toro on the gnex forum and I was waiting for the day someone put one together for us seeing as all g2's use the same mainboard. The days of worrying about whether your variant will get support is finally over, for aosp Roms at least. I'm gonna try doing it w a stock ROM to see if that works cuz that's something I'd really love to see. Cuz as a vs980 owner I can say from experience that our stock ROM development is lacking compared to the d802 or f320
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Could you possibly make a quick tutorial on how to do this? or possibly direct me to where i could find one?
Hi, I was looking at your old thread about how you could port d802 roms to d803. I was wondering if you could port cyanogenmod 11 snapshot m12. http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=d802 i would really appreciate it. and it seems like u are good at what u do so you should maybe consider building for d803 for cyanogenmod. thousands of d803 users have been waiting for cyanogenmod support but to this day have recieved none. anyways if u could port it i would really appreciate it! thanks!
can you make lollippop rom pls
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/development/rom-android-lollipop-fast-clean-t2941922
CM12 !
PLZ !
"The G2 Dream Team" (and they well deserve that name) has released not one, but TWO lollipop builds for the LG G2. Both ROMs are based on the same build tree, but one ROM is CM12 and the other is a LiquidSmooth 4.0 ROM. Despite being built from the same build tree, they carry different features. They are stable and usable for daily drivers, but they may carry some bugs, like a non-functional video playback, NFC issues for LS/VS980 but it should all be sorted out in the near future. Head over to the threads to read more!:
Liquidsmooth 4.0:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/development/rom-liquidsmooth-v4-0-lg-g2-t2948395
CM12:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/development/rom-cyanogenmod-12-0-lg-g2-t2944269
Older posts:
An increasing amount of devices have been receiving unofficial Android Lollipop 5.0 ports, like the HTC One M8 and the LG Optimus L9. Today another device can be added to the list of phones receiving a treatment with the taste of Android Lollipop, the LG G2. While there generally has been a wide contribution from the community; testing, sharing files and giving ideas, two XDA members stood out in particular in order to create the build, @ylukasy and @InfinitusDesigner. The port is still in a very early pre-alpha stage, and the bugs are barely known yet, but the ROM boots and has even been rooted! While it might be wisest to wait until an official thread has been made before grabbing your devices and start flashing, @ylukasy has already provided a download link for the ROM, and calls for people to help discover the bugs so that they can be eliminated. Please notice that the ROM might not be stable enough to be used as a daily driver, but owners of a LG G2 are officially an important step closer to having a stable Lollipop ROM!
If this post caught your interest and you're willing to take the risk, head over to the last pages in the following thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/general/unofficial-cm12-nexus-5-posted-t2936398
As previously mentioned, a lot of things are not sorted out yet, and the build might not be for your device number, so make sure you read the entire thread before continuing, or simply wait untill an official thread is made.
Update:
An official thread has been posted and it can be found by following this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/development/rom-android-lollipop-fast-clean-t2941922
The build is a port of the Nexus 5 ROM, and users of the ROM have been saying that the rom is very fast and fluid, calls work, camera works (although the quality is inferior), but other users have been reporting random reboots and incompatibilities with certain apps such as YouTube or WhatsApp.
by vPro97
This post will be updated regularly when new information regarding Lollipop ports surface.
Fantastic News! Will get round to trying it shortly, thanks for the link!
While I have my doubts about it being functional (or even booting) on my LS980, I'll give it a shot and see what happens.
Nice to see things moving at breakneck speeds these days.
On a side note, I just read the AnandTech review of the Nexus 6 and am happy to report that my well over a year old G2 beats it in several benchmarks so I'm pretty satisfied at the moment, especially considering I got it for free. I mean really...
In before "no build for xxxx?!?!?!?"
Anyone know how to port a d802 rom to d800?
Ready to try it out and see what happened..??
his build is from the same source the other was he doesn't deserve credit for it. it's using cm12 kernel and dev claims it's using nexus 5 port yet requires gapps and no signs of any nexus 5 code at all.
Wouldn't it be alot easier to just post the download link here?
₪LG G2₪
Zyner said:
Wouldn't it be alot easier to just post the download link here?
₪LG G2₪
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It's not my work, and there are some steps which must be followed in order to make it work. I am just objectively informing any news regarding Android Lollipop for the LG G2.
OP has been updated.
The download link was removed before i could get the v3 version so im stuck with v2 and ive been using it as my daily (yeah it reboots every 5 minuets and i can leave wifi on or it will bootloop) But honestly thats the fun in testing this stuff out
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The download link was removed before i could get the v3 version so im stuck with v2 and ive been using it as my daily (yeah it reboots every 5 minuets and i can leave wifi on or it will bootloop) But honestly thats the fun in testing this stuff out
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Me too.
Is there anyone that can share privately the V3 version with me ? :fingers-crossed:
here is something better:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/development/rom-cyanogenmod-12-0-lg-g2-t2944269
Jam4l said:
here is something better:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/development/rom-cyanogenmod-12-0-lg-g2-t2944269
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TY !
Can anyone port the Nexus 5 ROM?
Updating this thread later today if nothing gets in the way.
Hi everybody!!
I need a tester please:
I built pure AOSP for the D802 from sources of Android right now, has anybody time to test it?
It is an experimental build and I didn't test it right now, so I don't know if it is working, please make a backup from your current rom.
The build comes with an built in CWM recovery and should be with root access. It can be flashed with the same instructions like the CM 12 build.
Edit: Bootloop right now ... Anybody, can you take a logcat?
http://builds.hubdroid.com/otherroms/aosp_d802-ota-102.zip
Thank you in advance!! Please anybody who tries it: can you send me a pm?
Flo0008 said:
Hi everybody!!
I need a tester please:
I built pure AOSP for the D802 from sources of Android right now, has anybody time to test it?
It is an experimental build and I didn't test it right now, so I don't know if it is working, please make a backup from your current rom.
The build comes with an built in CWM recovery and should be with root access. It can be flashed with the same instructions like the CM 12 build.
http://builds.hubdroid.com/otherroms/aosp_d802-ota-102.zip
Thank you in advance!! Please anybody who tries it: can you send me a pm?
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I'd love to test this for you, but I'm on Sprint LS980 Would you mind making a build for us?
iamterence said:
I'd love to test this for you, but I'm on Sprint LS980 Would you mind making a build for us?
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Yes sure, but right now, I have to solve the bug, that the d802 wouldnt boot, so this may take some more time until I build it for other devices too.
Regards
NEED HELP
Hello guys, I'm working on a generic tree for our beloved device Honor 7, but not getting enough success, so each and every of you are invited to help me create a new device tree for AOSP 5.1 ROM or CM 12.1, so that we can taste the Stock Android too.
The benefits of these ROMs are that the device will get more fast and stable as there will be minimum apps and bloatwares installed.
So, it is a humble request, that whosoever have any knowledge about creating a tree from scratch please help me.
I have created a skeleton of the tree but it is not a success too as there are many things we still have to consider.
@sminki and @kenshiwara, we will setup an organization on GitHub so everyone can contribute there only.
Hi,
It will be wonderfull to have CM on our honor7.
Sorry mate. You haven't seen my troubles over the last few weeks then
After my H7 'died', I got a warranty replacement phone, and unlocking was proving impossible, each day was bringing more frustration and anger so i've sold it!
That's it, i'm out of the "honor" business for good (hence the "unsupported" bit on the recovery and kernel threads), but as a parting "gift", here's a few things that may help "the cause".
Sorry, the length of this post got out of control! :silly:
device tree starting point:
https://github.com/TeamWin/android_device_huawei_p8 - it's similar enough, that with a little editing and boom, we had our recovery*
https://github.com/debbiche/android_device_huawei_p8 - another fuller "tree" (wip), again the p8 is similar enough to use as a base
https://github.com/Gibbon99/android_device_huawei_hwgemini - mediapad x2 - another kirin
if you're insane, you could get the dtb files (iirc - i got these from compiling the source) and decompile, but this contains EVERYTHING, theses files are huge, many hundred kb and would take days to get the info out you need (if there is any!)
cm
have a look at codeworkx H6 git, it's the closest device you'll find that has CM actually running on it, albeit CM11 (and abandoned!)
https://github.com/codeworkx/proprietary_vendor_huawei
https://github.com/codeworkx/android_device_huawei_h60-common
other things:
osm0sis' kitchen out of the many boot image unpack/repack tools, this worked the best with huawei boot/recovery images
* with this in mind, anyone running Linux can pull apart my recovery, fix the issues in default.prop, add extra partitions to fstab and repack it. then post it for everyone else to use.
with the sh!tty way fastboot is on these phones, and the way modem binaries get patched, you're going to have to look for a way to write these in recovery (scripted with dd i imagine) so that everyone can use without having the ballache that is B100,B121,B140 etc etc to get to a version that will work with your ROM. this for me is where it's all going to hurt! (and end with bricks!)
final thing - the kernel source is terrible, it is so far removed from AOSP that simple things that you could normally just drop in, like cpu governors won't work. unless you really know C++ and how to debug it's gonna be near stock (like mine funnily enough!)
Good luck chaps :good: it's gonna be a hell of a ride!
sminki said:
Sorry mate. You haven't seen my troubles over the last few weeks then
After my H7 'died', I got a warranty replacement phone, and unlocking was proving impossible, each day was bringing more frustration and anger so i've sold it!
That's it, i'm out of the "honor" business for good (hence the "unsupported" bit on the recovery and kernel threads), but as a parting "gift", here's a few things that may help "the cause".
Sorry, the length of this post got out of control! :silly:
device tree starting point:
https://github.com/TeamWin/android_device_huawei_p8 - it's similar enough, that with a little editing and boom, we had our recovery*
https://github.com/debbiche/android_device_huawei_p8 - another fuller "tree" (wip), again the p8 is similar enough to use as a base
https://github.com/Gibbon99/android_device_huawei_hwgemini - mediapad x2 - another kirin
if you're insane, you could get the dtb files (iirc - i got these from compiling the source) and decompile, but this contains EVERYTHING, theses files are huge, many hundred kb and would take days to get the info out you need (if there is any!)
cm
have a look at codeworkx H6 git, it's the closest device you'll find that has CM actually running on it, albeit CM11 (and abandoned!)
https://github.com/codeworkx/proprietary_vendor_huawei
https://github.com/codeworkx/android_device_huawei_h60-common
other things:
osm0sis' kitchen out of the many boot image unpack/repack tools, this worked the best with huawei boot/recovery images
* with this in mind, anyone running Linux can pull apart my recovery, fix the issues in default.prop, add extra partitions to fstab and repack it. then post it for everyone else to use.
with the sh!tty way fastboot is on these phones, and the way modem binaries get patched, you're going to have to look for a way to write these in recovery (scripted with dd i imagine) so that everyone can use without having the ballache that is B100,B121,B140 etc etc to get to a version that will work with your ROM. this for me is where it's all going to hurt! (and end with bricks!)
final thing - the kernel source is terrible, it is so far removed from AOSP that simple things that you could normally just drop in, like cpu governors won't work. unless you really know C++ and how to debug it's gonna be near stock (like mine funnily enough!)
Good luck chaps :good: it's gonna be a hell of a ride!
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Thanks, this will help enough and I was not aware of your troubles
I got a device tree working with CM12.1 and USB debugging, but Mali was a showstopper. Now I'm fighting with CM13 instead... Generally, the B313 ROM is far less hacky, but we lose the open source kernel for a while until they release one.
I will set up a GitHub tree with what I have when I get CM13 compiling again, however keep in mind that you need to patch the boot.img manually to use the closed-source B313 kernel until Huawei releases the source for that, which probably won't happen at the very least until it's fully in OTA. I'd love some help from someone who is more experienced, especially with the Mali drivers which are the worst of pains.
EDIT: I got CM13 compiling again. Let's hope for the best.
EDIT2: Mali works! Sadly, that currently depends on Huawei's libgui.so which brings in a huge chunk of Huawei's patched libraries - otherwise, it segfaults in strange places. Any ideas?
Is there any whatsapp group of honor 7.I want to join it.
udayraj99 said:
Is there any whatsapp group of honor 7.I want to join it.
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Omg I think I will never receive a Custom ROM for PLK-UL00 as they didn't release source code for that and device tree is way far
Mee too
omkarpranavxxx said:
Omg I think I will never receive a Custom ROM for PLK-UL00 as they didn't release source code for that and device tree is way far
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As an indian user evwn i feel i made wrong choice....should have gone for one plus x
asiekierka said:
I got a device tree working with CM12.1 and USB debugging, but Mali was a showstopper. Now I'm fighting with CM13 instead... Generally, the B313 ROM is far less hacky, but we lose the open source kernel for a while until they release one.
I will set up a GitHub tree with what I have when I get CM13 compiling again, however keep in mind that you need to patch the boot.img manually to use the closed-source B313 kernel until Huawei releases the source for that, which probably won't happen at the very least until it's fully in OTA. I'd love some help from someone who is more experienced, especially with the Mali drivers which are the worst of pains.
EDIT: I got CM13 compiling again. Let's hope for the best.
EDIT2: Mali works! Sadly, that currently depends on Huawei's libgui.so which brings in a huge chunk of Huawei's patched libraries - otherwise, it segfaults in strange places. Any ideas?
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Hello, did any of the CM compiled fully to be a flashable zip? if yes, then have you flashed it and took logcat?
Nishadan said:
As an indian user evwn i feel i made wrong choice....should have gone for one plus x
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Yup lesson learnt snapdragon or nothing frm now on
maybe you know
I post link - http://download-c.huawei.com/downlo...oadId=62086&version=204465&siteCode=worldwide
Honor 7 Open Source（PLK-L01_Android5_0_2_EMUI3_1_kernel_EN)
Any progress?
I hope I can do something,it is nice to see cm for honor 7.
Since it has been a while that any Info came out of this thread I have to ask.. Is anyone still working the tree?
I normaly do not ask for etas but in this case it would be useful if the thread is abandoned that we could know the reasons and Problems so maybe someone else could join in with a different approach
cycovision said:
Since it has been a while that any Info came out of this thread I have to ask.. Is anyone still working the tree?
I normaly do not ask for etas but in this case it would be useful if the thread is abandoned that we could know the reasons and Problems so maybe someone else could join in with a different approach
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I'm a bit busy to continue my work on the tree, but after my exams I will continue to work on tree with Android 6.0 source. Hope it goes well.
DigiGoon said:
I'm a bit busy to continue my work on the tree, but after my exams I will continue to work on tree with Android 6.0 source. Hope it goes well.
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good luck with your exams
Until then you can use this
New ROM for Honor 7 PLK-L01.
DigiGoon said:
Until then you can use this
New ROM for Honor 7 PLK-L01.
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Can we get a kitkat rom if your work with the device tree is done ? I really do miss kitkat[emoji20]
Sent from my PLK-TL01H using XDA-Developers mobile app
muhammad Shohayeb said:
Can we get a kitkat rom if your work with the device tree is done ? I really do miss kitkat[emoji20]
Sent from my PLK-TL01H using XDA-Developers mobile app
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I will be developing AOSP 6.0, if others can give it a try then maybe we can get it.
This is unofficial lineageos 16 for Motorola Clark. It is only compatible with nougat firmware - you must have the nougat bootloader and modem flashed on your device.
Tons of thanks to hashbang for all of his work
Kernel Source-
https://github.com/randomblame/android_kernel_motorola_msm8992
Device tree-
https://github.com/randomblame/android_device_motorola_clark
Current status of rom-
Daily Driver
Broken-
Camera post processing- rotation is not accounted for in hal with latest round of hacks credit to AgathosAnthropos for fixing image capture by disabling the calls to pp, hold device in landscape for photos
Tethering - it works but device will soft reboot when tethering stops
Dual sim variants are NOT supported! I do not have the hardware to test and fix at this time - bugreports appreciated
Working - everything else?
Try it yourself (Requires Nougat Firmware and as always wipe data+cache)
Latest Releases:
1/12/2020 https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=4349826312261700035
8/1/2019 https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=6006931924117928331
Don't forget to grab a compatible version of gapps for 9.0
https://opengapps.org
Once again this rom REQUIRES that the stock nougat firmware was properly flashed to work correctly... It will check before installation that you have the correct modem version installed.
*If your radio does not work you may have the wrong modem
*If you can not switch lockscreen to pin or pattern you may have the wrong modem.
*Modem flashes fail quietly sometimes please make sure you have properly flashed it before reporting issues.
Great! [emoji6]
Enviado desde mi Nexus 5X mediante Tapatalk
I'll be happy to test once there is a working rom
I've been updating op, it seems to just be getting shorter as I fix things. The rom now compiles with default manifest only needs device tree and kernel source now. something is failing quietly and preventing boot. I'm just working the problem slowly getting it sorted out.
Can't wait to see more from this
We wait impatiently.
Spent a couple more hours going through init narrowing it down failure happens just before zygote startsI currently have my pure propped up in charging position so I can work more on it it's had a hard life
Thank You so much
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I've been updating op, it seems to just be getting shorter as I fix things. The rom now compiles with default manifest only needs device tree and kernel source now. something is failing quietly and preventing boot. I'm just working the problem slowly getting it sorted out.
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I have been searching and search for lineage OS roms for my XT1575 but the bootloader is Ax052 which is not supported by 14.1 Lineage. I Hope you find a fix for this.
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I have been searching and search for lineage OS roms for my XT1575 but the bootloader is Ax052 which is not supported by 14.1 Lineage. I Hope you find a fix for this.
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Hi, I have the Lineague 14.2 installed. What I did to eliminate the bootloader check was to edit the uptader-script
Fixing error caused by missing taskstats kernel feature
Hi randomblame,
A quick review please, could you tell us the intended purpose of your project.
Meaning like I'm thinking it's for a "Moto X Pure 2015 (clark)" device isn't it?
Would that be for everyone on this XT1575 device which has upgraded to a stock Nougat kernel and modem?
Or could/would others benefit from it as well with your research here - other moto's?
Any and all answers - thoughts are welcome in understanding the project...
Thanks for the lady power on XDA,
RIF
This device can have a new future. Think about it !
I will look into bootloader incompatibility once I get it running seems like it shouldn't be a big deal. I'm also toying with the idea of a new kernel 3.18 seems like low hanging fruit considering Motorola was kind enough to give us good searchable git history on GitHub of both kernels and the 3.18 source for the Moto z seems to have most of the msm8992 support still. My next step is going to be a new device tree starting as bare bones as possible and populating it properly to figure out this issue. I'll throw up a PayPal link again later a less broken device would be helpful USB port is bad and this is probably the fourth screen I've installed on it but touch only works when it feels like it lol
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I will look into bootloader incompatibility once I get it running seems like it shouldn't be a big deal. I'm also toying with the idea of a new kernel 3.18 seems like low hanging fruit considering Motorola was kind enough to give us good searchable git history on GitHub of both kernels and the 3.18 source for the Moto z seems to have most of the msm8992 support still. My next step is going to be a new device tree starting as bare bones as possible and populating it properly to figure out this issue. I'll throw up a PayPal link again later a less broken device would be helpful USB port is bad and this is probably the fourth screen I've installed on it but touch only works when it feels like it lol
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I'm trying to follow along with your posts best as is possible for me - but, so sorry I and as well many others are lame to understand the under-the-hood workings of Android.
Are you saying in such a way that the Moto Pure XT1575, will maybe and with your research efforts move forward to a true PIE OS possibly?
Maybe I'm reading to much into your words.
But, as I follow your posts, you'll advance us Pure device owners beyond the Nougat kernel - or at least try too?
Or yet with your efforts will this yield something like HashBang did for the XT1575 device when a Nougat OS wasn't even a thought of possibility from Motorola for us.
Back then, HashBang had worked the Nougat OS on the Marshmallow kernel and modem - I'm very green to all of this - but that's what I understood.
Still that's good none the less if that will come here from you with PIE on Nougat internals...
Beings Motorola support is dead for our device for anything future of an OS update - not to mention security patches.
If you would spell it out better as any interested XT1575 owners now could grasp the concept here in your efforts - create a buzz for a greater community following. More MXP owners to jump on board as gained support from well wishers.
Is it to early yet for that? Is there a fear that someone could steal it out from under you? Unexpected negativity, or is it just the way you wish to present this to us for the present.
I'm still going to watch and support this project with high hopes no matter what may come in the end...
Could you benefit knowledge from a LineageOS 16 for Moto Z. download?
https://www.cyanogenmods.org/forums/topic/download-moto-z-lineage-os-16-android-9/
For people like me,
Device Tree = https://source.android.com/devices/architecture/dto
and on XDA
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/guide-how-to-make-device-tree-phone-t3698419
As for any active developers still left for the XT1575 a big thank you to you all, seems to me like a daunting task to crawl inside of android moreless understand things once your there...
Kernels are only loosly linked to Android versions, Google maintains the Android-common kernel repos which are usually quite far behind mainline Linux, and caf who maintains Qualcomm specific kernels are further behind in general. Literallyany feature required by Android can be backported to an old kernel I'm sure 2.6.27 could run pie but it would need so many patches it would be an unrecognizable mess. It will become progressively more of a nuisance as time goes on to keep patching up 3.10 Pie "requires" 4.4 for new devices but only needs kernel features from 3.18 which I've backported to 3.10. with each new version of Android more assumptions are made about how modern the devices kernel is and what features it has so moving to a newer kernel would be nice and like I said 3.18 seems doable but it will still be quite a bit of work.
Thank you @randomblame I was able to grasp most of that...
Maybe it's too early but, how does Googles Android security patches figure into this - if they are possible to bring us forth from Oct 2017?
Remembering I'm a laymen to the nuts and bolts of android.
I understand your post #16 - Super !
Security patch version is irrelevant when you are building from the latest source
Obnoxiously after a few builds the dedicated 250gb SSD is full and I have to make clean which takes ages, I nooped every thing but the basics didn't include telephony or wifi, ril, audio, Bluetooth GPS nfc etc and left it to build overnight will test after work trying to narrow down the problem
Surface flinger is the culprit
I have the device laying around and getting no use. Will sure donate some $$$. Seeing a los16 with all working hardware would be great.
Only got a couple hours to work on it this weekend, there is an issue where /system/vendor is not symlinked to /vendor early enough and calls for things in /vendor fail thus the issue, since we don't have a physical /vendor partition it can not be mounted immediately via the kernel. Tis annoying. I can change the calls to /system/vendor or maybe make it symlinked earlier when I get a chance