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I successfully installed a rom called USBWOOT.zip (thanks to all the hard work of the developers here, thanks so much guys!) however after doing a little more research I saw someone say the cm9 rom was better (latest one is here I think: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1411895&page=210)
I've also seen a MIUI version.
Is there some kind of chart showing the pros and cons of each?
I also have some other noob questions:
Can I flash a new rom (like an updated version, or a different rom?) without losing all my settings, accounts, apps, etc? Or do I have to do a factory reset every time and start over?
Why I ask is I flashed the USBWOOT.zip originally, but it looks like the latest version (in that post I linked to) cm9-02-19.zip has some updates that sound really nice (especially the 200ms to 80ms wait time on screen change)
Since I flashed USBWOOT.zip originally do I need to do a factory reset first or can I just flash cm9-02-19.zip? If I have to do a factory reset will I lose all the accounts, apps, etc?
Thanks for all the help!
That cm9-02-1* roms are follow ups to USBWOOT.zip, they are build from the same source, it just uses a different name coding. Usually all build in that thread are very similar, even if they are build from different people and are named differently since our development is open source.
I would try it first without a total wipe, if you have any unkown problems then do a total wipe. (But a total wipe from time to time isn't a bad thing, since these days many things may change between versions)
MIUI uses a different launcher & other stuff.
I just updated to the latest build of CM9 as well. So far so good. Here is the link too. http://www.mediafire.com/?tnoxgzcgop46odm
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zacpac2020 said:
Install the ROM from this post. It's the most mature. CM9, by the way. http://www.mediafire.com/?tnoxgzcgop46odm
Thank me if I've helped PLEASE!!!!
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Can you link us to the thread of the developer who compiled this Rom? Someone may want to read the discussion before blindly flashing an unknown zip file.
if its the same rom but just an update, you should get away with just flashing it on top and wiping dalvik cache. as always BACKUP FIRST and then resore and wipe if its not working like it should.
dont go with MIUI yet as its had way less work done and it doesnt even have USB ready.
It Worked
Thanks guys! I was able to flash the latest version without having to do any wipe or factory reset.
I am loving my new and improved Kindle Fire.
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Can you link us to the thread of the developer who compiled this Rom? Someone may want to read the discussion before blindly flashing an unknown zip file.
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looks like it comes from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1411895
Hi guys,
I've just recently bought my Tab 2 10.1" (P5110) with 16GB (with only 12 GB I can actually use), and decided to turn it into a gaming device. I started installing some heavy games from the Market but after only like, 6 of them, I started running out of space. I inserted a 32GB SDCard but I don't know how can I move some of my apps there, and would like some assistance.
Another question, since I can't post in devforum: I rooted my device following this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1657056
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ever since then I am trying to update to 4.0.4 using Settings > About > Update , and I can't, getting some kind of signature invalid error.
Help updating will also be really appreciated.
For games try apps like directory bind, gl2sd or app2sd may work
For updates Try to flash a stock firmware from www.samfirmware.com choose firmware 4.0.4 for you device if you use mobile odin pro paid version from market then you can keep root and will not have to root again by checking everroot option in setting
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Just don't move widgets. I've had issues moving widget based apps to extSD
Beartax said:
Just don't move widgets. I've had issues moving widget based apps to extSD
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I tried app2sd and it did not work
Pmort said:
I tried app2sd and it did not work
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GL2SD works fine for me. I am successfully running with a 64GB external SD. So nice to move the large data directories over to the external SD. Not the most elegant interface, but it works.
Update.... I am now running Directory Bind - and it is by far the best solution.
sygic satnav software allows you to manually move the large map folder to the EXT SD with out a problem, if they can do it, why cant others
ramsayeg said:
Hi guys,
I've just recently bought my Tab 2 10.1" (P5110) with 16GB (with only 12 GB I can actually use), and decided to turn it into a gaming device. I started installing some heavy games from the Market but after only like, 6 of them, I started running out of space. I inserted a 32GB SDCard but I don't know how can I move some of my apps there, and would like some assistance.
Another question, since I can't post in devforum: I rooted my device following this guide:
ever since then I am trying to update to 4.0.4 using Settings > About > Update , and I can't, getting some kind of signature invalid error.
Help updating will also be really appreciated.
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On the first question: some good advices have already been given. You can also check in the settings of your games: maybe they allow to to specify a data path on the external sd card.
On the second question: this is normal. You have rooted your device and therefore the (Samsung) update via settings does not work anymore. Instead you have to flash a 4.0.4 (or 4.1.1) rom of your liking.
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An addition: after flashing a rom you will always keep root automatically.
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How would ROM deving work for this type of phone where people choose their own specs?
now that i think of it, how would there be updates either? its like a one and done process. so if you buy the phone, you'll stay on the Android version that comes preloaded
I am thinking towards windows kind of update model but free this time.
Only thing is can we modify Linux kernel for enough flexibility.
NaveenKumarXDA said:
I am thinking towards windows kind of update model but free this time.
Only thing is can we modify Linux kernel for enough flexibility.
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Might be able to work if the MDK enforces a unified modular structure. And extra parts of ROM's would target some v heavy/popular modules.
I think you ubuntu may be the way to go.
Since my knowledge is really limited, if Google and manufacturers cooperate for open-hardware and open-source environment, it will be like installing drivers on a new OS. So everyone can use latest version of Android. Am I right or really really wrong?
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I could imagine an official update method in which the used modules are recognized and the update fits perfect to that phone or the modules have anyhow universal usable drivers stored on themselves while you can change them without re-flashing the entire rom.. what do you think?
Surely if all the componets are made by the same manufacter the roms would be universal but with some roms being heavier for the powerfuller phones and lighter for cheaper phones
It will be harder. There will be bloated kernels that account for unused modules. Likely to be devs that tune to a specific hardware set [their's], etc. But w/ a diy modular phone, they'll probably be no shortage of developers.
A cooler way would be to enable more run as module on kernel and have each module self-load its drivers [like plug-n-play]. This could avoid the kernel bloat I aluded to earlier.
Rob
insink71 said:
A cooler way would be to enable more run as module on kernel and have each module self-load its drivers [like plug-n-play]. This could avoid the kernel bloat I aluded to earlier.
Rob
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I agree with this, or maybe if the system can build the driver files on startup or installation. but then you will be looking at stall's and system freeze if it's interrupted. (just mentioned something similar in another post lol!):fingers-crossed:
If the bootloader can report the serial/models of the components, the kernel can turn on and off what's needed or not. From there yes, there will be a ****ton of modules to compile even if half aren't used. We can also expect to see hybrid kernel drivers doing different things based on some data returned by the actual component (e.g. 16GB vs 32GB storage) -- assuming those components work the same.
Maybe they'll make a new OS for this, kinda like Windows OS. It's supposed to be universal, no matter what kind of parts are installed.
The rom devs can list the minimum specs for the rom so the user has at least the minimum for the rom
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Nope, it is said that you can change modules on the fly. Maybe there are just drivers in the plug in that are loaded first...
Maybe the compatibility to drivers coves with android 5.0?
Regards
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as people have said this wont be common outside the custom pc type market and if it don't support android in some from whether that be via a custom rom and recovery like cwm/twrp it will be a massive flop
i cant see why it cant come with a option that has cwm installed with a rom,them its attractive to coders
I really hope that they have the option for sales of just the outer shell. Then, people like me can custom select whatever they want without having to waste the stock modules which would then be rendered useless.
i hope they make a rolling system similar to how its done by Arch Linux where you start with just a base and let the owner select his own modules or let the user make their own module. that would be fantastic! i mean perfect!
pandasa123 said:
How would ROM deving work for this type of phone where people choose their own specs?
now that i think of it, how would there be updates either? its like a one and done process. so if you buy the phone, you'll stay on the Android version that comes preloaded
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I think there will only be ROMs for certain phone combinations
Sent from my ultimately bumped up LG-P700 running CM11
The modularity will be programmed into the OS. Wether that part goes open source or not is another question.
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all parts will be class compliant iirc, meaning each new OS/rom only needs have generic drivers, anything that isn't class compliant needs to carry its own drivers, i could be wrong but im sure thats what he said in the interview with the first working spiral 1
I may be a bit crazy in thinking this.
But I'd LOVE project ARA and Cyanogenmod to partner and have their CM OS on the ARA modular phones. Imagine we could have theme chooser on the device. And customise it exactly to our liking.
inside and out in this case.
But alas it's only a pipe dream.
Q&A for [PATCHER][APP] Dual boot any ROM on all Galaxy S4 variants!
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Support for Galaxy S4 Mini GT-I9195
Hi, I tried this on a GT-I9195 using the "Galaxy S4" preset... Both ROMs seem to be installed, but once I install the second ROM, there doesn't seem to be any way to boot back into the first ROM.
I'd love for this to work on my device (serranoltexx). Could I help add support for this device in some way?
Thanks
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Hi, I tried this on a GT-I9195 using the "Galaxy S4" preset... Both ROMs seem to be installed, but once I install the second ROM, there doesn't seem to be any way to boot back into the first ROM.
I'd love for this to work on my device (serranoltexx). Could I help add support for this device in some way?
Thanks
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I started to wonder how did you install them in the first place???
qtwrk said:
I started to wonder how did you install them in the first place???
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There were no errors and both ROMs are physically taking up the space; just it boots into the second ROM no matter what I do. It sounds like it's pretty close, can I help make this work?
Dual Boot with MIUI 4.9.26
Hello,
i tried to install the MIUI v5 4.9.26 Multilang but I got the error in the picture attached to this post.
Could you help me to install It? I have Omega ROM for first space and for the second I would install MIUI. I've already patched the ROM with the app for Android on the Omega and the tool create a dual.zip of the original MIUI ROM. I tried to flash it from recovery (TWRP 2.8.0.1 with Aroma MOD)
Thanks,
Whity
utjunkie said:
There were no errors and both ROMs are physically taking up the space; just it boots into the second ROM no matter what I do. It sounds like it's pretty close, can I help make this work?
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i assume you followed instruction precisely ?
tried both app switcher and zip file switcher ?
Cam someone send me the link to the snapshots?
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Alucard 1.4oc kernel issues
Hey, i am trying to flash Alucard 1.4oc over SlimKat on my Dual partition.. The patched script seems to install fine, but my boot just stops at the Samsung logo, vibrates twice and restarts... I can see that they made some changes to their updater_script, but I have not figured out if this is the source of my problems,or if it is not related to my multi-boot at all..
So, i just wanted to know if anyone has patched 1.4oc on anything other than Primary with success.
App Sharing
twcobra said:
+1
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As I understood from previous posts there is some work in progress but nothing yet released. Currently you can share only apps (which is a lot for me...)
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Well, I was trying to reply to the question on app sharing. I have used both the full share and the individual. I stopped the full share because of the differences between Gapps with the different ROMS. However, the full share seems like a better bet because it is a straight swap of partitions. The individual app sharing has been working, but as it has been noted, data is not part of that... Also, i find the use of hard links challenging when i am trying to look at my filesystem and figure out what is where. Not to mention that it doesn't really let you manage all the apps you care about for all the ROMS in one place. I have needed to go to every ROM if i want to uninstall a shared app and really have it go away.
that said, i don't really want to go down the path of partitioning my external sd card and using something like Link2SD. I am going to wait and see what our patch master produces for his latest updates that try to handle sharing of data, as well.
Response to Primary Rom update question
1) From recovery, flash the DualBootUtilities
2) Select Primary
3) Do a full wipe
4) Exit to recovery
5) From recovery, install your new primary ROM as usual
The big point noted by the OP is to avoid using recovery wipe utilities because they may wipe parts/all of secondary ROMS (those in Dual and MultiSlots)
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So, I can get these kernels to boot up fine from the primary ROM which is current some recent nightly of CM11
However, when i flash over my dual (SlimKat 8.10) or multi-slot-1 (DirtyUnicorns v8.2) i can't get past the initial Samsung logo. The phone vibrates once .... twice .... then reboots.
EDIT: I should note that i have 2 other kernels that are booting fine for my secondary ROM
Can someone confirm if they are using either of these Alucard kernels succesfully on something other than the PRimary ROM.
thanks
FuzzyPete said:
1) From recovery, flash the DualBootUtilities
2) Select Primary
3) Do a full wipe
4) Exit to recovery
5) From recovery, install your new primary ROM as usual
The big point noted by the OP is to avoid using recovery wipe utilities because they may wipe parts/all of secondary ROMS (those in Dual and MultiSlots)
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So, I can get these kernels to boot up fine from the primary ROM which is current some recent nightly of CM11
However, when i flash over my dual (SlimKat 8.10) or multi-slot-1 (DirtyUnicorns v8.2) i can't get past the initial Samsung logo. The phone vibrates once .... twice .... then reboots.
EDIT: I should note that i have 2 other kernels that are booting fine for my secondary ROM
Can someone confirm if they are using either of these Alucard kernels succesfully on something other than the PRimary ROM.
thanks
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Ok, got my kernel patched and working. As it stands right now, it looks like the current releases of the Alucard AOSP kernel (1.4oc) do not patch correctly. I confirmed this for 1.4h and 1.4oc. It took a lot of painful sleuthing, but i finally determined that the Alucard kernel for AOSP gets a patch for the init binary. I could not tell from the commits why this was needed originally, but it appears that Alucard changed something on his end, or the ROMS have changed something else on their end or whatever.. Regardless, the init_kk binary is now incompatible with 1.4 AOSP kernel.. I didn't have a dev environment handy to just change the config and rebuild the DualPatcher app, so i did the following to confirm:
1) Ran the DualPatcher app for the 1.4oc kernel
2) Started recovery, and flashed the patched kernel
3) went to the shell, unpacked the ramdisk and replaced the patched init with the original from the Alucard kernel ramdisk
4) repacked the boot.img, copied it to MultiKernels
5) rebooted
At this point, my ROM booted fine.
9.0 Apk crashing
I also have the same problem. Tried to patch several different ROM for S5 but the app crashes at 0%. Using the 9.0 app
App crashes 9.0
I have the same problem. 9.0 app crashes at 0% when trying patch S5 dual boot ROM. Changed to standard patcher option and tried various ASOP ROMs.
Tried to patch 5.0 PA GAPPs with latest dbug apps failed. Patched CM12 is running ok.
I have a problem updating my ramdisk on the secondary rom(slimkat 4.4.4), can you help me?
I have a problem failed to patch kennel..
Both on v9 debug and v8
I am on ozcan rom v6.2
I have also tried on CM12 but does not work please help
ouwesh said:
I have a problem failed to patch kennel..
Both on v9 debug and v8
I am on ozcan rom v6.2
I have also tried on CM12 but does not work please help
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Use the 17mb version on alpha 9.0
Dualboot TW Update
Hi guys,
I'm using the Dualbootoption developed inhere. As primary I'm using TW, as secondary DirtyUnicorns. Now the thing: I could make a Update of Touchwiz by Kies. I now, Root Rights will be removed and the Bootloader will be closed. So after the update I have to unlock the Boodloader and to root the Phone again to use the Dualboot Option or only to unlock the bootloader.
Just a few Information please
Best Regards,
Aeneas
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Hi guys,
I'm using the Dualbootoption developed inhere. As primary I'm using TW, as secondary DirtyUnicorns. Now the thing: I could make a Update of Touchwiz by Kies. I now, Root Rights will be removed and the Bootloader will be closed. So after the update I have to unlock the Boodloader and to root the Phone again to use the Dualboot Option or only to unlock the bootloader.
Just a few Information please
Best Regards,
Aeneas
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I think you must be rooted to set the kernel for your primary rom, and also have an unlocked bootloader to have custom recovery so you can flash dualboot patched roms
jigsawcrank said:
I think you must be rooted to set the kernel for your primary rom, and also have an unlocked bootloader to have custom recovery so you can flash dualboot patched roms
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Yeah that's clear. But I have the dualboot option yet. To change after the update its enough only to root the smartphone or also to unlock the Bootloader?
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Aeneas
Hi,
I've been meaning to find a smooth Android experience with a 2012 "grouper" Nexus 7, which is apparently too much to ask.
I got this device second handed and it was on 5.0 Lolipop and was laggy. I flashed CM 11 and was still laggy. Upgraded via OTA to latest build, which I believe was M12 snapshop, and got worse.
After a week o Googling around, I wiped all partitions (except my internal SD Card), mounted them and "fstrim"-ed partitions to fix any fragmented empty space, even though it was fixed in 4.2. I tried LagFix with no luck. Also removed apps to free up space, no luck. Disabled Google Currents (which is obsolete now), disabled location services, whatever I could find on the net, done with no result.
Finally I flashed "cm-11-20141112-SNAPSHOT-M12-grouper" and "gapps-kk-20140606-signed" and restored my backups with Titanium Backup and still have lag.
I have several questions but I keep it simple for now:
1) Since I backed up my apps from the laggy roms, are they defective? At least their "user data"?
2) I just want a smooth android experience so I can safely test my games on it. Am I on a wrong foot with CM? Is there "better" ROMs for my need?
(I know it's unholy to talk about pros and cons of roms, at least in other forums is, but I'm on the verge of my sanity)
Thanks.
Honestly, the stock lollipop 5.0.2 is pretty smooth. Not totally 100% lag free, but much better than any Rom I've tried in the last few months. I'm enjoying it.
Well, the standard advice is "switch to F2FS", and it helped me a lot. Lollipop lags only rarely now, if the uptime gets to long.
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Regarding your second point: CM should be okay, as most other "original" roms. I've only had problems with roms who combine many features from different sources.
What is switch to f2fs?
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What is switch to f2fs?
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F2FS is a filesystem that is optimized for flash storage. It's much faster than the standard ext4, which was developed with magnetic drives in mind.
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Well, the standard advice is "switch to F2FS", and it helped me a lot. Lollipop lags only rarely now, if the uptime gets to long.
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Regarding your second point: CM should be okay, as most other "original" roms. I've only had problems with roms who combine many features from different sources.
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Is it possible to change stock 5.0.2 of Nexus 2012's firmware to F2FS (or anyhing that does that) or I should go with custom roms? If custom rom, which one would you recommend to achieve F2FS?
Thanks.
test84 said:
Is it possible to change stock 5.0.2 of Nexus 2012's firmware to F2FS (or anyhing that does that) or I should go with custom roms? If custom rom, which one would you recommend to achieve F2FS?
Thanks.
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I honestly don't know if stock works with F2FS, but I'm pretty sure you would have to flash a custom kernel (like phantom kernel).
For custom roms, you must distinguish those which offer "All-F2FS", which means that all partitions (including /system) are on F2FS, from the possibility on almost any rom to have only cache and data on F2FS (after flashing an f2fs-compatible kernel). IMHO the latter is fast enough, since the content of /system doesn't change while running.
There's a lot of roms now, so try for yourself. I don't have time to try out a lot at the moment (exams...), the one I use currently (see my signature) is okay, but not perfect. (but maybe the current release is better, I haven't updated for a while now.)
This rom has an All-F2FS-version and is very close to stock, so too few features for me, but maybe you'll like it I used it directly after lollipop release. Here's a related post from me, the links in there are a bit outdated, but the rest should be correct.
One important thing: Formatting to F2FS will wipe everything, including /sdcard, so do a BACKUP on your PC or USB drive first!
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I honestly don't know if stock works with F2FS, but I'm pretty sure you would have to flash a custom kernel (like phantom kernel).
For custom roms, you must distinguish those which offer "All-F2FS", which means that all partitions (including /system) are on F2FS, from the possibility on almost any rom to have only cache and data on F2FS (after flashing an f2fs-compatible kernel). IMHO the latter is fast enough, since the content of /system doesn't change while running.
There's a lot of roms now, so try for yourself. I don't have time to try out a lot at the moment (exams...), the one I use currently (see my signature) is okay, but not perfect. (but maybe the current release is better, I haven't updated for a while now.)
This rom has an All-F2FS-version and is very close to stock, so too few features for me, but maybe you'll like it I used it directly after lollipop release. Here's a related post from me, the links in there are a bit outdated, but the rest should be correct.
One important thing: Formatting to F2FS will wipe everything, including /sdcard, so do a BACKUP on your PC or USB drive first!
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Thanks, your post was fantastic and I changed my device's file system to F2FS and installed SlimKat on it and it solved the problem (there is still a bit of lag, but the device is usable now).
I followed your advice and tried to find other ROMs that support F2FS or All-F2FS but could not understand the descriptions in ROM threads completely. Would someone please help me on how I can find other ROMs that are F2FS OR can be turned into one?
This led me to want to try to build ROMs myself as well ;o)
test84 said:
Thanks, your post was fantastic and I changed my device's file system to F2FS and installed SlimKat on it and it solved the problem (there is still a bit of lag, but the device is usable now).
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You're welcome.
test84 said:
I followed your advice and tried to find other ROMs that support F2FS or All-F2FS but could not understand the descriptions in ROM threads completely. Would someone please help me on how I can find other ROMs that are F2FS OR can be turned into one?
This led me to want to try to build ROMs myself as well ;o)
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The All-F2FS roms usually have [F2FS] written in their thread's title, and if you don't care if /system is f2fs, you can use any rom with an f2fs-kernel. Simply flash it directly after the rom itself (without rebooting first).
For Kitkat, this thread seems to be a list of f2fs-roms and -kernels.
For Lollipop, there's at least BSZAOSP and SlimLP as roms, and Phantom and M-Kernel as kernels.
Thanks. Is there CyanogenMod newer than M9 with F2FS for Nexus7?
I don't know, but you could try to convert it yourself. There are apps for this on the play store (search for F2FS), and I've heard they work fine, at least for KitKat (they discussed it somewhere in the BSZAOSP thread I linked above).
Thanks.
after several days of usage, I still find the "mmcqd/0" process is causing lags on my device. I've installed SlimKat and have plenty of free space on my device and not too many apps installed, and also disabled their auto start on boot with Clean Master.
Any other thing I can do?
Delete
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Delete?!
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what a definite advice!
He/She probably misposted and "deleted" the post by editing it like this.
I'm sorry but I can't help you any further. I'd be interested if you figure something out, though, maybe it'll help me, too. Good luck
Thanks, you already helped me a lot.
I installed my 3rd ROM, "Vanilla-ish AOSP 5.0.1_r1 ROM (LRX22C) for WiFi Nexus 7 (2012) Grouper" and it still lags. Will it work butter smooth if I go back to first stock ROM?
I mean, the slow NAND was the problem from the start, why recently people opt to F2FS?