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[Q] Rooting, overclocking and more.

I've recently bought a new HTC Wildfire ( simlock free ).
And I've played games. But they are so slow... I've searched around the internet and i've found that i've to overclock my Phone. So i've searched how to do that, i've found rooting... That's where I have questions about:
1. If I want to overclock, wich ROM must I take?
2. I wanted to copy my apps to SD, so maybe a froyo rom?
3. If I follow the instructions that are with the ROM, and follow them good. Is there than any chance of bricking my phone?
Thanks in advance!
Marc

I'm still very new to android, I'll try to help!!
1. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=822132
I used this cyanogen rom and I wasn't too sure if it had a kernel that could be overclocked... until I got the SetCPU app and it allowed me to set the cpu to 768mhz
2. On that rom above, I can copy apps to the sd card through the settings>manage applications. A list of the apps shows up and there's an option for it to move to the sd.
3. Make sure you created a nandroid backup of the rom you have now before you go and flash a new one and you should be fine......
My battery on this rom goes pretty terrible so I have profiles in setcpu to have the rom at a max of 352mhz when the screen is off and I also have it on flight mode. I take flight mode off only when I'm going to make calls and texts. The other day at work, my battery was fully charged at 6am and it had only gone down to 94% by 5pm. Sent a tonne of texts and a couple of calls too. Usually without flight mode it's around 40% by that time

But what is the differences between the roms, example the one you named and wildpuzzle? And the root methods, unrevoked and are there any others?

i dont think rooting and overclocking will do any good on games. the reason you cant play those games is that you have 240x320 res and an arm6 cpu.

I wrote a new thread few days ago but no one answered,so I searched here and i found this,I want to ask you wich risk there are in rooting of wildfire. Hoping you'll answer me,bye!

wildfire-user said:
I wrote a new thread few days ago but no one answered,so I searched here and i found this,I want to ask you wich risk there are in rooting of wildfire. Hoping you'll answer me,bye!
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Guys, i also recently got my wildfire.. but am pretty much sure, u r not going to brick the phone 99.99%..
You need first root your phone using Unrevoked 3 and then you can install any ROM (personally i will suggest Cynagenmod ,as it is very easy and simple and it will fulfil all your requirements OC,APP2SD)

mac4rfree said:
Guys, i also recently got my wildfire.. but am pretty much sure, u r not going to brick the phone 99.99%..
You need first root your phone using Unrevoked 3 and then you can install any ROM (personally i will suggest Cynagenmod ,as it is very easy and simple and it will fulfil all your requirements OC,APP2SD)
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Thanks for repling,but my problem is for the ota update of december,as you know it don't change nothing particularly,and so it make me think that they modified only the security of the sistem against the unrevoked,am I wrong?Do you know if it can cause problems to the root?

If you just want to overclock your wildfire, then you won't need to flash a custom rom. Flashing Jacob's overclock kernel to stock rom does the same thing.
Yes, overclocking does make game play better. But just to a certain extent, you will definitely see a difference and that's that.
I am pretty sure the wildpuzzle rom supports appstosd.

I8190XXANA2 is better than older ones ;) ... just takes longer to set up :P

OK, so yesterday I flashed the new ANA2 firmware and immediately saw that it uses much less RAM resources than the previous versions. Although the only downside is that it returns everything to stock (there isn't a pre-rooted one yet). And by "everything" I mean EVERYTHING : no more root ; stock recovery and a bunch of annoying apps and bloatware. So you gotta install CWM (or TWRP) again, through ODIN, then you gotta root your phone, again, with Chainfire's SuperSU app through the custom recovery. And finally you gotta install an app like Freezer to disable the bloatware (NOTE-Google Maps and Google Magazines need to be deleted from .../system/app, because for some reason they won't stay freezed after a reboot). The other thing is (at least with me) that the official samsung boot and shutdown logo are replaced by ones from Movistar (it's an operator?) and the boot up sound is missing, but if you dig a bit here in xda, you'll find a post for the Galaxy S2 which has all the S3 Mini original animations needed to restore your phone's boot and shutdown logo If you really want the boot sound back, again search a bit here and you'll find a post which has a collection of S3 system sounds (which are the same as our S3 Mini's) and you just have to copy the file "PowerON.ogg" to ...system/media/audio/ui replacing the existing one. I think it's just better to replace the whole "audio" folder, 'cause there might be some other sounds missing.
And yeah, that's about it about the new firmware. Please note that I've downloaded this http://live.samsung-updates.com/details/24398/Galaxy_S_3_Mini/GT-I8190/XEC/I8190XXANA2.html version of the ANA2 firmware, so changes may vary between other versions of it.
If you can't find the posts for the original sounds and boot stuff, ask in this thread and I'll upload them to mediafire and post links here
! ! ! ALWAYS MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP OF YOUR CURRENT ROM AND HAVE IT ON YOUR EXTERNAL SD CARD JUST IN CASE ! ! !

Do you mean that samsung deleted much of theire apps in the new firmware?

Whitefoxy said:
Do you mean that samsung deleted much of theire apps in the new firmware?
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well, actually no. They've added a few more apps but you can get rid of them either with Freezer or by deleting them from system/app
Either way, you MUST be rooted

Ah oke , do you might know witch apps i get new? becaus i have been notified on my Phone that an update is available . Im currious

Fresh version of baseband, and this would be for I8190, not I8190N model, right ?
Dont ask how i know, but flashing wrong version is a really really bad idea........

webgringo said:
Fresh version of baseband, and this would be for I8190, not I8190N model, right ?
Dont ask how i know, but flashing wrong version is a really really bad idea........
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yes. everything is fresh and the above one is for the GT-I8190, but there is a ANA1 firmware for your I8190N model Here it is : http://live.samsung-updates.com/details/24083/Galaxy_S_3_Mini/GT-I8190N/TMZ/I8190NXXANA1.html

Whitefoxy said:
Ah oke , do you might know witch apps i get new? becaus i have been notified on my Phone that an update is available . Im currious
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well, I remember getting Google Magazines, for sure, but i forgot if there are any others. Tomorrow I'll flash ANA2 again as I wanna have the ANA2 kernel (currently on bln one) for better performance. Will let you know before I start freezing and deleting them

ok, so I reinstalled ANA2 and there are a few new apps like : Gun Bros , Google Magazines , Emotico , Mucika and Movistar

Thanks , but so the unwanted apps grow more ... i believe its almost time for me to excualy search somebody in real life that can root .
Can the new firmware help my battery to last longer? becaus my Phone's battery only last for 7 hours ...

Whitefoxy said:
Thanks , but so the unwanted apps grow more ... i believe its almost time for me to excualy search somebody in real life that can root .
Can the new firmware help my battery to last longer? becaus my Phone's battery only last for 7 hours ...
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I think it helps, but can't tell exactly as I've got apps that save up battery. Here's my setup :
DU Battery Saver PRO (paid ; needs root) - only turned on the Low CPU Frequency When Screen Locked option
Boosters Plus Battery Saver PRO (paid ; needs root) - Turned on all boosters (Double booster on ones which have that option)
Tasker (paid) - i use it so that my phone goes into Airplane Mode from 00:00 to 07:00 and to turn on 3G only when I launch specified apps
Battery Saving Build.prop Tweaks (...system/build.prop) - add the following lines at the very end of the build.prop file, then save it and reboot -->
ro.ril.disable.power.collapse=0
pm.sleep_mode=1
With the above settings and the new firmware I got 5% drain from 23:00 to 07:00, which is amazing for me. The trick is to be able to use your phone without it lagging or lacking features, but when the screen turns off, all the above mentioned things take effect and greatly preserve battery life.
P.S. I can tell you how to root your phone it it's the international GT-I8190 version. I've even got all the stuff needed on my PC if you can't find something.

Oke thanks ,
I have never used custom rom . So i first gonne see if the new firmware thingy can help and otherwise i install custom rom

Whitefoxy said:
Oke thanks ,
I have never used custom rom . So i first gonne see if the new firmware thingy can help and otherwise i install custom rom
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I was like that 'bout a year ago, but yesterday I remembered that there is nothing better than the latest stock firmware for a device. With all custom roms that i've tried FF6 and a bunch of other games and the whole UI lagged very much. As of yesterday, it runs smooth again (just like when I bought my phone).

Ah oke good to know

I'm installing it now... but can u plz share the link for boot and sounds staff

Ahmed.ragab said:
I'm installing it now... but can u plz share the link for boot and sounds staff
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Here are the boot anims : http://www.mediafire.com/download/xaa1fi5k5f3xxdc/(SGS3Mini)+Original+Boot+Animations.rar
And here are the system sounds : https://www.dropbox.com/s/ughgx2b7ymddut2/original system sounds.rar

koragg97 said:
Here are the boot anims : http://www.mediafire.com/download/xaa1fi5k5f3xxdc/(SGS3Mini)+Original+Boot+Animations.rar
And here are the system sounds : https://www.dropbox.com/s/ughgx2b7ymddut2/original system sounds.rar
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thank you

The for info
Sent from my GT-I8190 using xda app-developers app

Maclaw ROM is much better than stock, also for battery life now. One GMAIL push sync + wApp will last 2 days moderate usage.

4everAnoob said:
Maclaw ROM is much better than stock, also for battery life now. One GMAIL push sync + wApp will last 2 days moderate usage.
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Yeah i know, but the only thing that prevents me from switching is that there is no TouchWiz in CM (and i love touchwiz launcher) xD
Anyway, i was talking about how the newest STOCK firmware is better than the other STOCK ones.
Currently waiting for DModv7, though

does anybody know a way to enable 4way reboot for this latest firmware?

[TWEAK][MOD][BATTERY]Tuned interactive profile for battery+performance.

HTML:
#include <std_disclaimer.h>
/*
* Your warranty is now void.
*
* We are not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in here
* before using it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at us for messing up your device, we will laugh at you.
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Here is a tuned interactive governor profile for the Asus zf2 ze551ml/ze550ml (1.8ghz version). It should work with custom kernels that provide interactive governor and kernel aduitor mod .
Full tune profile tunes CPU,GPU,I/O SCHEDULER,TCP CONGESTION ALGORITHM
Interactive tuned profile tunes the interactive governor.
Normal on demand returns back to default governor(use if you want to play demanding games for eg.).
Enjoy.
Instructions:
Download and extract the zip attached.
Copy the extracted profiles.json (using some root explorer)and paste it in /data/data/com.kerneladuitor.mod/files/ .
Restart KAM.
If KAM does not detect my profiles.json after pasting it in /data/data/com.kerneladuitor.mod/files/ run the following command from adb (Or Terminal) with root:
adb shell chmod 764 /data/data/com.kerneladuitor.mod/files/profiles.json
Remove <adb shell> for the command in Terminal.
IF The profiles still don't show Try this by @mclarence :
1)Rename the profiles.json (the one provided by me) file to something else (eg profiles_bak.json). Leave it in /data/data/com.kerneladiutor.mod/files/ folder.
2)Go into Kernel Adiutor (Or the modified version) and create a random profile, does not need to be anything specific.
3)Go back to /data/data/com.kerneladuitor.com/files/ folder and you should see another profiles.json appear.
4)Copy the contents of profiles.json of the one you renamed (eg profiles_bak.json)
Then paste it into the other profiles.json (created by Kernel Aduitor), delete everything inside of it.
IMP: ( Complete File Overwrite Works as Well)
Finally:
Restart Kernel Aduitor and it should appear in the profiles section.
Video:
https://youtu.be/qKj7iEKTXws
Version information:
Version:1.1
Status:beta
Created: 18/1/17
Updated: 18/1/17
Screenshots:
http://imgur.com/gallery/M55nY
Changelog:
V1.1:
(Help me figure out if this is better than previous version. Previous version has better SoT but this one seems to be bit better at standby. Feedback would be helpful.)
Made some changes to tuned interactive and full tune.
Added normal on demand mode to go back to default governor settings quickly.
V2.1:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71240187&postcount=99
Credits:
@soniCron (for his idea of tweaking the interactive kernel)
@nutcasev1.5 (using some of his text and references for my tweaks from his (awesome) holo kernel thread)
@David 617 (for KAM)

Seinbenheaven
Why is the zip so big?It installs KAM too? Is this for the stock kernel too? Mm or N also? Have you used my profiles for reference? Would just like to know.

nutcasev1.5 said:
Seinbenheaven
Why is the zip so big?It installs KAM too? Is this for the stock kernel too? Mm or N also? Have you used my profiles for reference? Would just like to know.
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Zip is NOT FLASHABLE!
Zip is big beacuse it has KAM inside.
I forgot to add credits for KAM. Will do it now.
This should work on any kernel with interactive governor(interactive governor doesn't depend on MM kernel or N kernel or on whether it's stock or its custom. This profile just fine tunes interactive governor tunables for better battery life AND equivalent performance. Do tell me if I am wrong!)
That being said, I should mention that it was tested on CM14.1/LINEAGE OS and it gave me 5.30+ hrs SOT on normal use without the performance hits that most battery saving governors have.
Yes your profiles and the post by @soniCron was the idea behind my profile. All credits to you guys!

What profile are you using? Are you using greenify too or not?
Another question. Is this tweak good also for standby?

zdbtsta said:
What profile are you using? Are you using greenify too or not?
Another question. Is this tweak good also for standby?
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I use full tuned. It tunes interactive, GPU,io SCHEDULER,etc.
Of you have you're own settings for other things like GPU etc, you can use tuned interactive to just get tuned inter active governor.
No,I don't use Greenify(I don't get my notifications on time because of it)
About standby; it doesn't do much for standby. But I hardly lose more than 1 or 2% an hour on cm14.1.

Siebenheaven said:
I use full tuned. It tunes interactive, GPU,io SCHEDULER,etc.
Of you have you're own settings for other things like GPU etc, you can use tuned interactive to just get tuned inter active governor.
No,I don't use Greenify(I don't get my notifications on time because of it)
About standby; it doesn't do much for standby. But I hardly lose more than 1 or 2% an hour on cm14.1.
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Thanks.
I see, so there is no solution now for 1-2% per hour battery drain, I think that sucks because when i was still using my ze550kl the battery doesn't drain that much in idle mode

Hi.
Using it now, seems really OK, I'll be back with impressions after 1 day of use. Thanks

Great!!!

After 4 hours, using the standard CM14 kernel. Really good.

Will this need to be reinstalled everytime the ROM is updated?
Sent from my ASUS_Z00A using XDA-Developers Legacy app

pedro1977 said:
Will this need to be reinstalled everytime the ROM is updated?
Sent from my ASUS_Z00A using XDA-Developers Legacy app
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Yep.
Although not exactly if you just dirty flashed an update. Then you'll have to just enable the profile again thorough KAM.
Also maybe @say99 and @jrior001 would want to look into this?
Can this be included as default tuning for interactive in the builds?(or is it too much to ask. I don't know much about ROM development)

zdbtsta said:
Thanks.
I see, so there is no solution now for 1-2% per hour battery drain, I think that sucks because when i was still using my ze550kl the battery doesn't drain that much in idle mode
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There hasn't been a single kernel or firmware for z00a that has better standby than this. 1-2%/hour drain just seems inevitable in z00a. Unless the creative and brilliant guys at lineage come up with something in the future maybe, who knows?
Given their commitment and how good cm14 and linos 14 turned out to be, I have high hopes.

Siebenheaven said:
Yep.
Although not exactly if you just dirty flashed an update. Then you'll have to just enable the profile again thorough KAM.
Also maybe @say99 and @jrior001 would want to look into this?
Can this be included as default tuning for interactive in the builds?(or is it too much to ask. I don't know much about ROM development)
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I doubt that they would,. I'll wait till there's a flash and the settings/ enabling are remembered although I doubt this is feasible.
Sent from my ASUS_Z00A using XDA-Developers Legacy app

Siebenheaven said:
There hasn't been a single kernel or firmware for z00a that has better standby than this. 1-2%/hour drain just seems inevitable in z00a. Unless the creative and brilliant guys at lineage come up with something in the future maybe, who knows
Given their commitment and how good cm14 and linos 14 turned out to be, I have high hopes.
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I wish they would come up withe a solution.:highfive:

Thank you, saved my day. I'm a newbie here, can you explain what you might have done (for research purposes)? Thanks in Advance.

zdbtsta said:
Thanks.
I see, so there is no solution now for 1-2% per hour battery drain, I think that sucks because when i was still using my ze550kl the battery doesn't drain that much in idle mode
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hydra_30 said:
Thank you, saved my day. I'm a newbie here, can you explain what you might have done (for research purposes)? Thanks in Advance.
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Here, read this
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-5x/general/guide-advanced-interactive-governor-t3269557

Siebenheaven said:
Yep.
Although not exactly if you just dirty flashed an update. Then you'll have to just enable the profile again thorough KAM.
Also maybe @say99 and @jrior001 would want to look into this?
Can this be included as default tuning for interactive in the builds?(or is it too much to ask. I don't know much about ROM development)
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If it's dirty then no need. Clean flash requires reinstall obviously. It's not recommended to include hard-coded tuning into a governor. Anyways the settings are different for each model but the kernel we use is the same so not happening.
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There hasn't been a single kernel or firmware for z00a that has better standby than this. 1-2%/hour drain just seems inevitable in z00a. Unless the creative and brilliant guys at lineage come up with something in the future maybe, who knows?
Given their commitment and how good cm14 and linos 14 turned out to be, I have high hopes.
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They are way ahead of you. Yesterday frameworks merged tighter system app management & all. Cmfm is doing a complete overhaul. It looks great now. & I'm going to do custom builds which are going to have even more tweaks.
Btw LinOS has merged some components of Blur from Xosp.

Here are some useful flashable files. The SU add on is for Roms based on LinOS to enable Native SU. The Lineage file manager should be compatible with any rom that has CMFM as default. Feel free to share. I take no credit. I didn't make this.

nutcasev1.5 said:
Here are some useful flashable files. The SU add on is for Roms based on LinOS to enable Native SU. The Lineage file manager should be compatible with any rom that has CMFM as default. Feel free to share. I take no credit. I didn't make this.
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The file manager zip doesn't get flashed. Flash errors.
I installed it anyway by doing some stuff, but it still can't access SD card. Keeps flashing a toast that this operation requires root access.
But looks have improved. And so have features otherwise.

Siebenheaven said:
The file manager zip doesn't get flashed. Flash errors.
I installed it anyway by doing some stuff, but it still can't access SD card. Keeps flashing a toast that this operation requires root access.
But looks have improved. And so have features otherwise.
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It need storage be a private app for sdcard access. I'll look into that.

Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe_Z016D Turbo Custom ROMv04 10-16-2017

I received this beautiful device, as a gift. If you are rooted, this is my gift to you:
Release: Turbo.Zen3Lux.02
Based: Stock Rom UL-Z016-WW-5.15.44.2562
Kernel:: Stock Kernel but optimized by me
Features:
- De-bloated to the max
- Clean OS and Kernel. Checked every single code inside
- Not rooted. if you need root, just install it
- Magisk ready.... if you want it, just install it
- Sound Of The Gods Optimization. Nothing sounds alike
- ext4 fs optimizations
- de-bloated stock kernel
- all apps (system and user) have been updated to the latest..... no need to update anything
- optimized wireless and network
- not tweaked, yet
- wi-fi calling works on tmo
Status: Up!!
Screen shots:
Downloads: link
TURBO

For V3
log:
- new core power consumption optimization. cpu cores will step down according to load
- better battery life, due to cpu cores optimizations
- new su.d and init.d support
- new system databases optimizations
- new cleaning script
- latest Asus home launcher
- new optimized memory management
- corrected lcd density
- sound of the gods. sound optimization by me
- not rooted, so you can install any bank app
- optimized gpu rendering
- optimized for large music and video libraries
- all apps have been updated
- auto rotations everywhere
- de-bloated to the max
- clean OS and Kernel. No rogue apps
- optimized for best sound resolution (24bit, 192 khz)
- optimized for best battery life
- optimized for best cool temperatures
ps: safer. faster and more efficient device...
status: up!!
T.

Oh my god. Finally someone is working on a custom rom for this awesome Device. I purchased this Device last month. I ll wait a bit to test Your rom.
Please Keep Your project

xlghostlx said:
Oh my god. Finally someone is working on a custom rom for this awesome Device. I purchased this Device last month. I ll wait a bit to test Your rom.
Please Keep Your project
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thanks....i will.........I ditch my tmo s8, for this beauty..........As crazy as it sounds, i find this baby faster and more stable, in all aspects.............next update will be 20x better than stock..... Right now is at 10x better.....lol.......
In next update all cores will go down to 300mhz, when not in use. I dont know why manufactures dont do this..... Why in hell i want all cores at max when phone is sleeping......????
Stay tuned, yesterday i left phone streaming music all day. Late afternoon phone was stll at 45%. Battery life greatly improved in next built.
T.

Thanks for this.
I will try soon.

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I will try soon.
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a true priviledge....... I will upload V3 late tonight.......
T.

I think ill go in v3 maybe

V3 out? Yeaaah Keep it my friend!

Can u post 2 antutu screen? In performance and normal mode

xlghostlx said:
Can u post 2 antutu screen? In performance and normal mode
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hi. no time for that.
T.

TURBO2012 said:
hi. no time for that.
T.
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Seems legit Just curios to see if any bit improvement were made, but im sure this custom is 100% performance better
Regards.

Is this rom really faster/better? I find the stock already fast and stable. And the latest firmware has stability improvements. I play games like gta, ganstar, asphalt and others. Do you suggest this rom?

Well im near to test it, need some times more..
A guide to flash would be usefull but i think it's Just this:
Unlock bootlader
Flash twrp
Wipe all (data system cache dalvik etc)
Flash the. Zip
Reboot, done. Right?
For root need the super su flashable?
More thing before mod my smartphone:
(With root)
Possibile to change boot animation?
Lock unlock sound?
Possibile to add power sound? Like on some Huawei
Will be able to use substratum?
And for xposed?
Thx in advice

gents, v04 is up!!
log:
- corrected some permissions
- added speed tweaks
- de-odexed and zip aligned some apps, for stability
- more debloat
- updated all apps
- optimized thermal and cpu core configuration
- more battery life optimizations.
- more rendering optimizations...... smoother......
note:
- please be patient on first boot.... it takes longer, since some core apps were deodexed
TURBO

Are there any certain Gapps needed, or is everything already included?

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Are there any certain Gapps needed, or is everything already included?
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hi. no gaaps needed. they are included.
t

@turbo,
Can you please confirm which governor are available in your kernel?
Thanks
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sat182 said:
@turbo,
Can you please confirm which governor are available in your kernel?
Thanks
Sent from my ASUS_Z016D using Tapatalk
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kernel is stock (optimized by me).... default is interactive...
TURBO

Mmm, u are working really hard on it. Will be there a final Version?
And if Asus will update our Device to Android O? Will u make a turbo Version based on the stock O? (ok i know is to Early to talk about it but is Just an info )

xlghostlx said:
Mmm, u are working really hard on it. Will be there a final Version?
And if Asus will update our Device to Android O? Will u make a turbo Version based on the stock O? (ok i know is to Early to talk about it but is Just an info )
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my roms start and end with me......... sky is the limit....
TURBO

Z5 Compact stable ROM / Kernel suggestions / help (newbie)

Hi all
Please excuse me. This is my first foray into flashing my Xperia with another ROM / Kernel and I'm running into some problems.
I've been trying to follow various threads and instructions on this forum but keep getting stuck.
Firstly, suggestions for a stable build of something?
Generally fed up of the Bluetooth issues I've been having with the Sony builds. I used Cyanogen mod a few years ago but understand that's not around any more?
So far I have unlocked the bootlader on the Z5 compact.
I have also tried flashing a TWRP recovery to it using fastboot. This kind of works, but then I just get stuck into a reboot loop. I can get into the recovery, but not much else.
I've managed to revert back to 32.4.A.0.160 through Sony's Emma flashtool. This boots fine but doesn't appear to have any recovery function. Essentially I'm back where I started after much frustration and trawling through threads.
Any help would be welcome. Please explain things as you would to an idiot
Cheers
Jo

unlock bootloader
flash recovery/TWRP to recovery partition
flash custom kernel (stock with tobias.waldvogel's mods)
to get into recovery you turn off the device and keep volume down + power button pressed until you feel a vibration (confirmation), then you can release the power button - it'll boot into recovery

zacharias.maladroit said:
unlock bootloader
flash recovery/TWRP to recovery partition
flash custom kernel (stock with tobias.waldvogel's mods)
to get into recovery you turn off the device and keep volume down + power button pressed until you feel a vibration (confirmation), then you can release the power button - it'll boot into recovery
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Hi,
Please you can maybe help me also, i really do not find anything useful so far,
I have unlocked the bootloader, i have a working TWRP and also Supersu. But i still have issues withe the DRM keys. My first kernel was passing most of the DRM tests (most of them, not all) but the wifi was nor working. Now i have a working one but all tests fail. Considering the fact that i even have a TA back-up can you please tell me how can i patch a kernel with my keys (not to restore TA partition, i need the workaround) or a good kernel (a stock but to work with stock fw and to be able to use the thermal control FSC and adiutor). I`m noob with Z5c and it is very different from Xperia SP (my previous phone) witch i have a lot of experience.

if stock based I use this https://forum.xda-developers.com/z5-compact/development/rom-stock-z5c32-3-0-376r2dau-t3570248
Aosp based I use this
https://forum.xda-developers.com/z5...ageos-14-1-bernis-alternative-builds-t3694904 , this rom more fast than stock. now I use this, camera quality is good also.

Alvian_P said:
if stock based I use this https://forum.xda-developers.com/z5-compact/development/rom-stock-z5c32-3-0-376r2dau-t3570248
Aosp based I use this
https://forum.xda-developers.com/z5...ageos-14-1-bernis-alternative-builds-t3694904 , this rom more fast than stock. now I use this, camera quality is good also.
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Okay, thanx for the the info... but:
- What kernel do you use for the AOSP build?
- How do you root and still have DRM keys ?

Marmalux said:
Okay, thanx for the the info... but:
- What kernel do you use for the AOSP build?
- How do you root and still have DRM keys ?
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that's Rom include kernel. I don't know about DRM on AOSP build, never check since use that's ROM because my camera working fine and less noise.

Alvian_P said:
that's Rom include kernel. I don't know about DRM on AOSP build, never check since use that's ROM because my camera working fine and less noise.
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Hi,
Thanks for the info. I have settled to the AOSP from your link (Bernie`s). I confirm that Magisk works great with it, and all seems very good now. I had to install GAPPS from opengaps site. Hope the battery is better than Resurection .

Marmalux said:
Hi,
Thanks for the info. I have settled to the AOSP from your link (Bernie`s). I confirm that Magisk works great with it, and all seems very good now. I had to install GAPPS from opengaps site. Hope the battery is better than Resurection .
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This my battery usage with magisk, active daily use.

Alvian_P said:
This my battery usage with magisk, active daily use.
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Hello
Thanks for the reply.
You got some excelent battery life. I still hardly get 12 hours even after some serious downclocking my cpu's and hotswap set to 95. I have tryed to take a screenshot to the battery screen but i have only the history from last charge (wierd).

Marmalux said:
Hello
Thanks for the reply.
You got some excelent battery life. I still hardly get 12 hours even after some serious downclocking my cpu's and hotswap set to 95. I have tryed to take a screenshot to the battery screen but i have only the history from last charge (wierd).
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Try calibrate your battery first, charge until 100% then use normal until drop between 5%, charge again to 100% . Use again and no need drop until very low battery to charge. I use this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nema.batterycalibration for calibration.
Use calibration at once only, not to much.
Your battery status must above the line inside Mv bar on battery calibration apps when unplug the charger when percentage 100%.
If 100% then unplug chager but Mv battery below than line in the Mv bar, your battery probably broken and need to change.
I also use battery charge limit to safe life time of battery.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/root-battery-charge-limit-t3557002/
I'm limit to 90%

Wow,
Thank you Alvian. That battery optimiser realy did the trick, it literally doubled the battery discharge time. Thanks