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cm-11 successfully ported to SM-T900 (Tab Pro 12.2

Updated 10/22/2014 10:20pm EST - Thread closed see new thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-pro-12-10-8/general/cyanogenmod-tab-pro-12-2-sm-t900-t2914991
chhaggerty has now posted his source built cm11 for SM-T900 that has a full OP, why this post no longer is needed. Additionally, his build is the most complete and also runs smoother than its predecessors. However, without the initial work carried out by crpalmer, Valera1978 and bonuzzz this release would not have seen the light until much later, if ever.
I know this is not the correct place for this info, but the original thread is very, let's call it, chaotic. The OP is not maintained (do not flash .zip-files available in the OP), and it's very hard to find details unless you participated from the start and followed the development. Further, I believe this is of public interest for the community members, as the T-900 has not seen much development until now.
Tired of your laggy base ROM?
Valera1978 and bonuzzz from the P-900 forum has successfully ported crpalmer's cm-11 T-520 picassowifi to the SM-T900. The cm-11 ROM is very snappy and responsive, there is no reason not using it as a daily driver. Before flashing it's recommended to update to TWRP 2.8.0.0, see my note for details
Attention: This is a non-stock based ROM, why you also need to install gapps (set of packages - full, mini, micro, nano, pico). I prefer the Pico in order to be in control of the maximum of what is installed, but that's up to you.
Finally: Don't forget to make a backup of the ROM you currently have installed.
Do you want to try but are afraid to make the change? bonuzzz has released MultiROM for T-900. This will allow keeping your TouchWiz ROM, and concurrently install cm11. You can then, seamlessly, go back and forth between the two alternatives.
Alternatively, you can also try it the traditional way. However, some people had issues in going back to StockROM after having tried cm11, but after flashing bonuzzz's MultiROM kernel on the top of the TouchWiz ROM, it boots up immediately and radically improve the performance, isn't that a bonuzzz.
For the cm11, there might be some minor, non-verified, remaining issue(s);
- auto-rotation - screen orientation is always presented in landscape mode, independent of settings. However you can use an app, eg Ultimate Rotation Control, to lock the screen in any direction.
- IR blaster - I used IR 2.0 and had no issues with TouchWiz, but no reaction with cm11
I will try keeping a POST up to date with latest developments
- LED notification lights - don't look for it, functionality is not supported by the device
- Proximity sensor - don't look for it, according to Samsung's specs the device does not have one
Details of what has been fully tested can be found HERE
Valera1978 said:
cm-11-20141012-UNOFFICIAL-v2wifi
Merge with latest official nigtly 20141012.
Also included new kernel.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-6...ew?usp=sharing
Please test it.
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Need help installing the rom
arcadia2uk said:
Updated 10/18/2014 08:40am EST
I know this is not the correct place for this info, but the original thread is very, let's call it, chaotic. The OP is not maintained (do not flash .zip-files available in the OP), and it's very hard to find details unless you participated from the start and followed the development. Further, I believe this is of public interest for the community members, as the T-900 has not seen much development until now.
Tired of your laggy base ROM?
Valeria1978 and Bonuzzz from the P-900 forum has successfully ported crpalmer's cm-11 T-520 picassowifi to the SM-T900. The cm-11 ROM is very snappy and responsive, there is no reason not using it as a daily driver. Before flashing it's recommended to update to TWRP 2.8.0.0, see my note for details
Attention: This is a non-stock based ROM, why you also need to install gapps (set of packages - full, mini, micro, nano, pico). I prefer the Pico in order to be in control of the maximum of what is installed, but that's up to you.
Finally: Don't forget to make a backup of the ROM you currently have installed.
Do you want to try but are afraid to make the change? Bonuzzz has released MultiROM for T-900. This will allow keeping your TouchWiz ROM, and concurrently install cm11. You can then, seamlessly, go back and forth between the two alternatives.
Alternatively, you can also try it the traditional way. However, some people had issues in going back to StockROM after having tried cm11, but after flashing Bonuzzz's MultiROM kernel on the top of the TouchWiz ROM, it boots up immediately and radically improve the performance, isn't that a Bonuzzz.
For the cm11, there might be some minor, non-verified, remaining issue(s);
- auto-rotation - screen orientation is always presented in landscape mode, independent of settings. However you can use an app, eg Ultimate Rotation Control, to lock the screen in any direction.
- IR blaster - I used IR 2.0 and had no issues with TouchWiz, but no reaction with cm11
I will try keeping a POST up to date with latest developments
- LED notification lights - don't look for it, functionality is not supported by the device
- Proximity sensor - don't look for it, according to Samsung's specs the device does not have one
Details of what has been fully tested can be found HERE
Note: the BROWN text contain links to the actual postings
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Hello,
I tried to install your rom but it gave me an error. I installed twrp 2.8 and then I flashed the cm11 rom. See attached picture for the error.
I am very new in flashing stuff so I hope someone can help me and tell me what to do.
Many thanks.

Deslang16 said:
Hello,
I tried to install your rom but it gave me an error. I installed twrp 2.8 and then I flashed the cm11 rom. See attached picture for the error.
I am very new in flashing stuff so I hope someone can help me and tell me what to do.
Many thanks.
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I hope that you started by making a backup of your current ROM. Thereafter, I assume you did a factory reset, and also wiped your system.
However, It looks like you are installing gapps before the ROM, it should be the other way around. First ROM, then gapps.

Beginner question - how to start?

Hi,
It will probably take some time until I'll get my phone, but I am trying to understand how to start.
I am OK with having only English on my phone, but I would prefer to have a clean and bloat free rom that has the GAPPS and that can get OTA updates.
I want to do the minimum needed to get this, I really don't want to change roms every other week.
How should I start? I am a bit lost.
Is the Chinese rom that bad?
Should I change the rom and root it?
Thanks in advance,
Asaf

I think this should be in the Q&A forum
It sounds like you want a stable ROM with Gapps. Xiaomi offer several ROM types. If you want Gapps included from the start, you want their stable international ROM. The trouble is that at the moment they don't do one for the XRN2 yet. Head over to en.miui.com, pick a phone that has been around for longer and in the download section for that device you will see the different ROM types (there are tabs at the top of each phone section). There are also a couple of great explanatory pages in their forum that guide you through the different ROM types.

Use the xiaomi.eu ROM. Multilanguage, clean and with Gapps. OTA also included
Sent from my Redmi Note 2 using Tapatalk

First, get TWRP installed in your phone.
Then flash a stable rom
At the end, install proper gapp using TWRP.

Thanks.
So
1. Install TWRP, will this link should be enough to install it? http://en.miui.com/thread-156838-1-1.html
2. Go to http://xiaomi.eu --> ROMs DOWNLOAD and take the DOWNLOAD WEEKLY rom (http://miuif.celogeek.com/5.9.10/xiaomi.eu_multi_hermes_5.9.11_v7-5.0.zip)?

shemsha said:
Thanks.
So
1. Install TWRP, will this link should be enough to install it? http://en.miui.com/thread-156838-1-1.html
2. Go to http://xiaomi.eu --> ROMs DOWNLOAD and take the DOWNLOAD WEEKLY rom (http://miuif.celogeek.com/5.9.10/xiaomi.eu_multi_hermes_5.9.11_v7-5.0.zip)?
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BUT, you said you don't want to have to flash a new ROM every week. The xiaomi.EU weekly ROMs are a beta ROM, they are not the same as the 'stable' ROM. I'm using the weekly version just fine, but there are a few bugs. This ROM may or may not suit your needs. Please be aware of that As soon as Xiaomi release the official stable International ROM with Gapps, that's the one you want (based on your stated requirements).

Thanks
So perhaps I'll wait, hopefully it will come up soon enough.
Hope the Chinese rom isn't too bad...

shemsha said:
Thanks
So perhaps I'll wait, hopefully it will come up soon enough.
Hope the Chinese rom isn't too bad...
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The first ROM I flashed was the stable ROM from MIUI.com. At the moment this is available as Chinese only (with only Chinese and English languages on board). It is also MIUI version 6 not 7. You do not need TWRP installed to flash this. You can just download it straight to internal storage, then use the Xiaomi updater app (which is already on the phone) to manually flash it. This ROM is not rooted.
Next I tried the weekly ROM from MIUI.com. At that point I incorrectly thought that it would be multi language, but it wasn't. It did at least have MIUI 7 on board though. TWRP is also not needed to flash this. This ROM is rooted. Root settings can be accessed via the Security app. You can also install SuperSU, grant it root access, then use it to control the root access of other apps if you wish. There are no Google apps on board. I was on n holiday at the time so I manually placed all the relevant files, set permissions and so on using ES File explorer that I side loaded and granted root privileges to. Yes, my girlfriend thought it was very romantic of me to spend a whole evening split between doing this and hunting some particularly aggressive mosquitoes trapped in our room. Only the best for my love.
Finally I downloaded the latest weekly (not stable) ROM from from Xiaomi.EU. As well as being a beta, it is not an official Xiaomi ROM. They do also have a stable ROM in offer, but it is not rooted. Basic Google apps are installed. TWRP is not needed here either. However, I installed it briefly to make a full backup of my phone, and a separate backup of the NVRAM portion of the device where the IMEI resides. Experience tells me this is important on an MTK phone in case the area becomes corrupt during an incorrect flash. You can also use SPFlash Tools to do this from a computer. Google the process, it's well worth being prepared. Damian Parsons over on GizBeat and China Phone Arena has done some useful tutorials with videos. Make sure you have the right version of SPFlash tools (which is not the same as MTKdroidtools -or something like that). I have only used a couple of times with my first two MTK phones so I don't know what version you need to use with this chipset.
For my purposes NONE of these ROMs actually fit the bill. Why? Because none of them so far allow me to select UK English as the default language or select the UK as the region I'm in. It's a small thing, but the last three Chinese phones I've had all suffered from the same problem. I end up rooting and using More Locales app to create a new default language code over and above selecting UK English in Google keyboard.
Once Xiaomi release an official global ROM the download page for the Note 2 will look like in the attached screenshot which shows the Mi4 page. Note the two tabs at the top, global and Chinese, in addition to the 'stable' and 'developer' sections down the left hand side.
Please somebody correct me if I'm wrong because I'm new to Xiaomi devices

Thanks for the detailed response.
Sounds like that for my purposes, and until an official rom is out, the easiest option is either the latest weekly or stable from xiaomi.eu.
I understand they can be installed using xiaomi updater as well?

Yes, you can install them the same way as official ROMs.

shemsha said:
Thanks for the detailed response.
Sounds like that for my purposes, and until an official rom is out, the easiest option is either the latest weekly or stable from xiaomi.eu.
I understand they can be installed using xiaomi updater as well?
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Also, when I received my phone there was a lot of non-MIUI related bloatware and possibly malware on board. It was multi language (with UK English as a built in option) but it all felt wrong, slow and dodgy. Reading elsewhere it was recommended the best thing to do was flash a ROM from a PC using the fastboot method to erase everything, then start from there. There are fastboot ROMs with instructions on the en.miui.com site. If you think you need to, you could flash via fastboot, then download your subsequent choice of ROM from xiaomi.EU and flash that however you please. As I was away (and impatient) I didn't do the first flash via fastboot. I just did a full wipe from the stock recovery, then put a ROM into internal memory, then flashed it from the stock recovery, then factory reset again. No idea if that was sufficient, but there's no sign of the extra apps any more.

You don't need TWRP
Sent from my Redmi Note 2 using Tapatalk

Ouzo said:
I installed it briefly to make a full backup of my phone, and a separate backup of the NVRAM portion of the device where the IMEI resides. Experience tells me this is important on an MTK phone in case the area becomes corrupt during an incorrect flash. You can also use SPFlash Tools to do this from a computer. Google the process, it's well worth being prepared. Damian Parsons over on GizBeat and China Phone Arena has done some useful tutorials with videos. Make sure you have the right version of SPFlash tools (which is not the same as MTKdroidtools -or something like that). I have only used a couple of times with my first two MTK phones so I don't know what version you need to use with this chipset.
For my purposes NONE of these ROMs actually fit the bill. Why? Because none of them so far allow me to select UK English as the default language or select the UK as the region I'm in. It's a small thing, but the last three Chinese phones I've had all suffered from the same problem. I end up rooting and using More Locales app to create a new default language code over and above selecting UK English in Google keyboard.
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Thanks for the info, this is great for me. I will follow what you said regarding backing up this NVRAM you speak of, as I just read that the source code for the Helios X10 has been released, so we can expect more people including members of the HTC M9+ forum playing around with code.
It would be nice to have an option for UK English (or Australian English for me, to be precise) however I haven't noticed much of a difference, maybe because I have Swiftkey installed and that already has the correct language setting.

zan5hin said:
Thanks for the info, this is great for me. I will follow what you said regarding backing up this NVRAM you speak of, as I just read that the source code for the Helios X10 has been released, so we can expect more people including members of the HTC M9+ forum playing around with code.
It would be nice to have an option for UK English (or Australian English for me, to be precise) however I haven't noticed much of a difference, maybe because I have Swiftkey installed and that already has the correct language setting.
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Changing the language to UK English is only part of the problem for me. Basically the phone thinks I'm in the U.S, or rather, that I have a U.S phone in the UK. This can cause problems within apps that want tailor content to my region code (or even deny me content). I've tried editing the build.prop a little, but it doesn't seem to help.
Mobile Uncle tools (free in Play Store) used to be able to back up one's IMEI number, but it didn't work on this phone. Dunno if that's because it runs lollipop. Anyway, that's why TWRP was handy and I will try using SPFlashTools again at some point.

ZTE Blade S6 miui 7

After seeing that your machine is suffering from not grasp the port, we have decided to make you a gift.
And so, we present you MIUI7, based on Android 5.1.1
To tell what Miui, probably does not make sense. All know very well that it is)
Miui extreme version, based on the Russification of our friends from Multirom.
Enough many bukf and start.
What we need to install the firmware.
1. It is necessary to make a patch for the normal memory map. (I did so, because the drain that was just adstoy) Link to the instructions.
2. Download the ported recovery ...
and install it.
3. Downloading firmware itself ...
4. After installation, be sure to do all wipes are! Well, rejoice firmware.
But it may not be doing so well. There are certainly bugs.
1. Does not work illumination ring, but I suggested that it can be run using Xposed
Also, the bottom buttons do not work off the vibration.
2. Failure to display the internal memory and the processor (I think in the future to fix that)
Team ...
Mod edit: Thread closed! DL links no longer working and removed.

does this work for blade s6 plus??

how about blade v6?

Hello!
Is point 1 really necessary - wasting some memory space would not be a real problem for me.
What do you mean with 'adstoy'?
Best regards.

Going for Custom Rom -with AKM HIFI and GCAM- advice needed

Hello,
After two years of using A7 have replaced my A2017 to A2017G version, and decided it to flash with custom rom.
I have read many of ROM info(AOSP Treble etc), but I'm confused
1. which one support exact "stock type" AKM hifi chip. (without VIPER or any "battery drainer" CPU calculated additions, )
So please help me, what to choose if this is the priority for me.
2. Also would like to use GCAM HDR+. So if it is included with the ROM is the best, but not necessary because can do it with magisk or twrk I think.
Dolby is NOT important. (as I know this is the tricky part for the custom ROMs)
Or stay the stock, unlock bootloader etc. and install GCAM and that's all?
Also I'm confused because of bootstack, modem, version dependency and all horrors about A7.
So any advice would be great to point to thread how can I do this with simplest/up to date method that work without dependency of version of system and G, U, Chinese version difference.
Is there any disadvantage if stay on stock with rooted and unlocked bootloader with twrp versus factory default locked device?
(if I do updates with EDL than, not OTA. I have used EDL too for Oreo betas also without problem)
My last question: There sooo many tutorials. But why if there is Axontool app to do this all?
On paper it's can do any of these. What is the problem with it ? Because no tutorials for it,
for example changing chinese to G version or something like this. Without doc I'm afraid, it's
not so easy otherwise all tutorials should use this fantastic tool.
Thanks in advance,
AO

I'm not an expert on any of this but if your absolute main priority is GCAM on Axon 7, get a different phone....
The camera is not amazing anyway.
Any stock ROM is not using camera2 api so you would have to go custom ROM and suffer the risks.

Hello,
I like the camera, altough I know it is good only in sunny days and I have learned it's limitations...
That's what I need gcam, because of night/afterglow pictures are much better on Axon. Only for photos.
No, I have no plan to replace this phone for long time because of it's SOUND
I have testen some new phones, even galaxy, but I hate the poor jack output and speaker quality. Of course the option to buy better hifi phone is open, but from that price I have bought 3 Axon 7 and 1 Axon mini
I like this phone very much, and wanted to give him/her a second life with custom ROM (on all of my previus phones was custom ROM and there was no problem
to install them, but Axon is a different story because of bootstack and modem etc and there was a 3 year guarintee on it, but now I'm free because this "new" G phone is used I can hack it without guuarantee lost
I have read that on factory oreo you can also install gcam with unlocked bootloader and custom recovery, so this is false ? fe:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/how-to/official-beta-android-8-0-0-nfound-t3795112
Thank you for the reply BTW

I use [ROM][A2017X][B04 8.0.0][stock] SL!M8.
HiFi DAC works, Dolby Atmos too, and you just need to flash your modem: A2017G-O-B04-MODEM, and then follow instructions for install.
CameraApi2: A2017G-V1.30B04_HDR+. I also use CPL as my launcher.
GCam: Arnova's v8.3b1 (Direct Link).
For me, it works perfectly.
Creditis to @raystef66

FoxHunter04 said:
I use [ROM][A2017X][B04 8.0.0][stock] SL!M8.
HiFi DAC works, Dolby Atmos too, and you just need to flash your modem: A2017G-O-B04-MODEM, and then follow instructions for install.
CameraApi2: A2017G-V1.30B04_HDR+. I also use CPL as my launcher.
GCam: Arnova's v8.3b1 (Direct Link).
For me, it works perfectly.
Creditis to @raystef66
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Have you tried formatted exfat micro sd? Stock 7.1.1 i can mount exfat

neostun said:
Have you tried formatted exfat micro sd? Stock 7.1.1 i can mount exfat
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I use a 32GB Micro SD and only have my ROM in case I need to "factory reset", I also have the 128GB version, so no need for extra storage.

[Q] Stock Cam on LineageOS 16

Hi,
I try to find a way, where I could install the Stock Cam from OnePlus5 to my LineageOS. I 'm not sure, but I think this must include also some Libs?
For the moment I only find articles for GCam or others, but the Stock Cam was not findable for me. So I would like to ask, if someone has experiances with that, or maybe put me to the link where it is explained (as I was maybe to tumb to find it )
Thanks in Advance!

As no Answers, I research further, and give here some infos, if others search for that also:
- It is possible to install the stock cam without additional things (like root or whatever) by downloading it from apkmirror
- link: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/oneplus-ltd/oneplus-camera
- take care, it seems on OnePlus 5 not all versions running properly. The last real working version under Lineage OS 16 for me was 3.4.25
- I tested several versions of 3.8, where are on each app other problems (app crash, not choosable options, and so on)
- The link to standart Gallery is not working (I expect that the cam app assumes to open the oneplus galery, but I have others)
- you can test Versions by starting in a low version, then you can update to newer versions. The other direction (starting with high version, and downgrade is only possible by deinstalling the newer version).
- If I foud a stable 3.8-Version I will notice it here (3.5, 3.6, 3.7 are not on apkmirror, I assume that the big version-change is related to also other hardware needs for the cam, so this will cause maybe the problems...)
BR
MP

similar story and solution here:
OP Camera version 3.0.43 (I may try the suggested v 3.4.25, if I find time)
OP Gallery version 3.8.21
Do you have any gapps installed?

androidtel said:
Do you have any gapps installed?
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Yes, I'm bad and use the most of Gapps
Anyway, maybe the point that 3.8 does not work could be related to Cam Framework which maybe must also updated... but on apk mirror only V1 is avalible... But I'm afraid to change something there on the Rom included stuff, as I need my phone running...