So when I install a rom like SlimKat I need to have installed a TWRP recovery with F2FS and repartition it, too?
But then. When I have SlimKat (I think this seems to be a good rom but I let anyone join in to say what would be better) there are no gapps in it and here there seems to be Dalvik or ART Gapps on which ART would be better. SO where do I get ART Gapps for SlimKat (or other recommend roms)?
Gapps don't depend on art or dalvik. Any Gapps made for the Android version of the rom is all you need.
And no repartitioning is needed to install a rom. ?
Could you explain to me if f2fs is needed somehow (eg. makes the device faster etc.) or should I stay on the latest original rom from google until Version "L" comes out?
There is something I have read about new kernels in older roms is this needed for some things?
Custom kernels are never "needed"... Usually.
And sorry, I know nothing of f2fs.
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Hey guys,
A weird question yes, but I have no clue, been sat on 4.4.2 for the past 7 months now, feel like it is time to get lollipop, but I don't want to for one reason and that is that xposed apps (from what I have read) don't all work and I use a few of them. Is there a way to get xposed working correctly? (I haven't been around here in a while)
If this is the wrong forum, then can an Admin move it to the correct one please.
Thanks for all help
Spunkiest said:
Hey guys,
A weird question yes, but I have no clue, been sat on 4.4.2 for the past 7 months now, feel like it is time to get lollipop, but I don't want to for one reason and that is that xposed apps (from what I have read) don't all work and I use a few of them. Is there a way to get xposed working correctly? (I haven't been around here in a while)
If this is the wrong forum, then can an Admin move it to the correct one please.
Thanks for all help
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If you asked this question some 3 weeks earlier, the advice would have been "don't update", but:
1. rovo89 managed to bring his Xposed framework to AOSP Lollipop up to 5.0, there are unofficial variants that are adapted to work with 5.1+, as well.
2. On the TouchWiz side, Samsung made a s***load of changes in the ART runtime, and only recently two devs (arter97 and darkera13) managed to bring Xposed to TouchWiz Lollipop, using two different methods, but both have the necessity that a deodexed ROM is used.
3. Mind you, TW Lollipop is one ugly-a** motherf***er. Literally ugly as hell, even if it is the fastest TouchWiz to date.
So, if you feel like experimenting, give the development forum a look, but keep in mind: better flash through Odin a stock Lollipop in order to upgrade your bootloader and modem (without that, upon flashing a 5.0 TouchWiz ROM you'll get a bootloop; before Samsung updated us to Lollipop, we had a couple of experimental AOSP ROMs which worked flawlessly with the old bootloader and modem).
Also, if you plan to use Xposed with Lollipop, carefully read the threads of the Xposed apps you intend to use, some might not be updated yet to work with Lollipop.
That's my two cents.
sirobelec said:
If you asked this question some 3 weeks earlier, the advice would have been "don't update", but:
1. rovo89 managed to bring his Xposed framework to AOSP Lollipop up to 5.0, there are unofficial variants that are adapted to work with 5.1+, as well.
2. On the TouchWiz side, Samsung made a s***load of changes in the ART runtime, and only recently two devs (arter97 and darkera13) managed to bring Xposed to TouchWiz Lollipop, using two different methods, but both have the necessity that a deodexed ROM is used.
3. Mind you, TW Lollipop is one ugly-a** motherf***er. Literally ugly as hell, even if it is the fastest TouchWiz to date.
So, if you feel like experimenting, give the development forum a look, but keep in mind: better flash through Odin a stock Lollipop in order to upgrade your bootloader and modem (without that, upon flashing a 5.0 TouchWiz ROM you'll get a bootloop; before Samsung updated us to Lollipop, we had a couple of experimental AOSP ROMs which worked flawlessly with the old bootloader and modem).
Also, if you plan to use Xposed with Lollipop, carefully read the threads of the Xposed apps you intend to use, some might not be updated yet to work with Lollipop.
That's my two cents.
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Thanks for the reply, I finally got it now, AryaMod's version, seems nice for now, yeah it doesn't look the best but I am liking the speed a lot. Going to finish installing apps, backup then try and get xposed working. Any apps that are good for lollipop that make it different at all or?
Spunkiest said:
Thanks for the reply, I finally got it now, AryaMod's version, seems nice for now, yeah it doesn't look the best but I am liking the speed a lot. Going to finish installing apps, backup then try and get xposed working. Any apps that are good for lollipop that make it different at all or?
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When Wanam gets his module and all it's functionality updated properly, you'll be able to theme any TW ROM you flash properly and mod it like hell, but he barely begun work on it due to the fact that only recently Xposed was brought to TW Lollipop (Wanam is TW module exclusively).
My own setup is Project Artware by arter97 (you can google it and find it easily, but he still hasn't shown that project here on XDA) + his kernel, then only the GravityBox module to tweak the behavior of the volume rocker and the capacitive buttons to behave like the Note 4 (left capacitive button for recent apps instead of holding down the home button, I've always hated the stock implementation for the Note 3 ).
If you like that setup, with AryaMod you probably won't need GravityBox.
Yeah so I've had my Nexus 6p for awhile and been running stock but I recently thought about rooting. Upon downloading a gapps package, I noticed they are not the same like they used to be previous to marshmallow. Anyone care to help me out on why or is there a more stock like package that will work on most current Roms that has most of the Google apps by default... Thanks in advance
Not sure why you need GApps to root your device, but anyway... Have you been looking at Open GApps? It's pretty much just a list of different packages for different uses by processor architecture & android version. If you want to choose which apps are installed select aroma. As you seem to want stock there's a selection for that or for 'full'.
I second Open Gapps, they're very flexible. I also second the confusion over what gapps has to do with root.
Guess I worded that wrong. The gapps wasn't for root bit for the custom ROM. I know I don't need gapps for root, I've been flashing for 3 to 4 years, and lately I've been on a stock kick. But that's probably about to change..
Could anyone of you guys kindly help me. I first flashed the unofficial Bliss rom based on cm13 first on my n910c. It was stable enough for daily use, maybe a bit rusty on kernel performance end but nothing too drastic. I however found one of my favourite and must have app Netflix would refuse to work on it whatsoever (loading spins forever when trying to play any movie/tv show). I have searched all over the net to understand why and now I also flashed this cm13 image to see if it could work in this rom. Result same issue!, I did the following and achieved no success
1) cache/dalvik clean and rebooted (the obvious) ALSO full factory wipe as well
2)a suggestion to rename/delete a certain liboencrypto.so
3)change my product model in build.prop
4)try a old xposed hack for tricking the app to think you are on unrooted phone
None of the above worked. I then flashed a lolipop simplerom5c image just to check if this issue is universal for all roms and I was wrong. Netflix ran with no issues in this one which uses a custom kernel and full rooted.
NOW MY actual question (pardon me for the boring and lengthy prologue)
Would flashing a custom kernel to CM13 for n910c possible? if so which one could anyone suggest? AND could it possible solve the dreaded Netflix issue?
I am running deodexed stock 5.0 on vzw galaxy s5 and on my moto x I was running xposed. I didn't install it at first on my s5 because I didn't see much use in the modules. I've been looking around and I've seen a lot of modules that could be useful on my s5. When I was looking at the bugs in it, it said it can cause a bootloop on stock Samsung devices. I can't risk getting stuck in a bootloop because of my safestrap. Is my rom safe since it isn't technically stock or should I wait for the bug to be fixed. Or just download another rom
You could try another ROM, but good luck on that too.
I've tried just about everything possible, that can still be found.
I'm dying without Gravity Box module, but have had to do a reinstall, root, and recover, three times now.
I might try a few more things, but should probably wait myself.