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[Q] Custom ROMs for A7(SM-A700FD)

Hey folks i recently bought A7 ,dying to find out Custom ROMs .
rooting n recovery yes i had seen the procedure, its promising n tempting :laugh:
But where can i find the custom roms? am i missing anything?
no one is interested to develop or port?
Earlier i had nexus 4, every ROM i found for it on XDA i flashed em all. thanks for dev's
but with A7 other than scrolling up n down m unable to play wit it :crying:
let me know , if m using the right device for atleast one year else i will sell it off :laugh:as without custom ROMs on a phone i really feel like m using an iPhone:laugh:

Hi,
Well m developing CM12.1 for A7(SM-A700FD) , NO ETA's but yes dont worry you will CM for this device soon its BIG Working in progress

jackeagle said:
Hi,
Well m developing CM12.1 for A7(SM-A700FD) , NO ETA's but yes dont worry you will CM for this device soon its BIG Working in progress
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Thanks man.

wow thats really a good news...
thanks man..i appreciate your efforts that are being invested

Hi!
Any news for A5 (SM-500H)?

jackeagle said:
Hi,
Well m developing CM12.1 for A7(SM-A700FD) , NO ETA's but yes dont worry you will CM for this device soon its BIG Working in progress
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eagerly waiting for first build to test thanks a lot
i was about to sell my phone.

MeGanZz said:
Hi!
Any news for A5 (SM-500H)?
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Well no currently only A7 I cant take more projects with current one lol Already 1 person is interested on it he is not developer but lets see for now no plans on A5
Aashish-kkhckr said:
eagerly waiting for first build to test thanks a lot
i was about to sell my phone.
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Na dont sell such good device you have to just wait since its new platform for Samsung devices hence may take sometime i will make a thread soon keeping things upto date on what is going on and progress of development

jackeagle said:
Well no currently only A7 I cant take more projects with current one lol Already 1 person is interested on it he is not developer but lets see for now no plans on A5
Na dont sell such good device you have to just wait since its new platform for Samsung devices hence may take sometime i will make a thread soon keeping things upto date on what is going on and progress of development
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DO you own galaxy a7 ?

Aashish-kkhckr said:
DO you own galaxy a7 ?
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No but my best buddy @RVR owns it

This is a great news....my son's bought this device today. I just said to him what the ***l you buying this blah!!!....LoL
On the other note....i also seen @RVR releasing custom recovery (TWRP) for this device....both news make me smile a bit....at least we will see more good news to A7 owner....:good:
P.s-hmmmm....once get chance i will flashing the recovery and try playing with my TWRP theme on it....

nageshmv said:
Hey folks i recently bought A7 ,dying to find out Custom ROMs .
rooting n recovery yes i had seen the procedure, its promising n tempting :laugh:
But where can i find the custom roms? am i missing anything?
no one is interested to develop or port?
Earlier i had nexus 4, every ROM i found for it on XDA i flashed em all. thanks for dev's
but with A7 other than scrolling up n down m unable to play wit it :crying:
let me know , if m using the right device for atleast one year else i will sell it off :laugh:as without custom ROMs on a phone i really feel like m using an iPhone:laugh:
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i installed lollipop on my A7 and its just AWESOME!!! you can do it too. its very easy. just google it. if you have any questions, mail me at [email protected]

jackeagle said:
No but my best buddy @RVR owns it
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is there any progress ? why don't you start dedicated thread for it it will attract more developers and people to help

jackeagle said:
Hi,
Well m developing CM12.1 for A7(SM-A700FD) , NO ETA's but yes dont worry you will CM for this device soon its BIG Working in progress
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Very eager to get my hands on it too
Recover is installed and working.
Just let me know if you need someone to test.

jmarceno said:
Very eager to get my hands on it too
Recover is installed and working.
Just let me know if you need someone to test.
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Ya sure its still work in progress the major issue is
1) Kernel Sources are KK based ( So we have to make it compatible with Lollipop , just takes sometime )
2) Adapting Sources to Snap 615 SOC (new to samsung)
Once CM boots i will make a thread here with all and latest updates

jackeagle said:
Ya sure its still work in progress the major issue is
1) Kernel Sources are KK based ( So we have to make it compatible with Lollipop , just takes sometime )
2) Adapting Sources to Snap 615 SOC (new to samsung)
Once CM boots i will make a thread here with all and latest updates
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Mate,
Thank you for the update news....this is awesome news to the A7 owner and your effort is highly appreciated

Waiting
Waiting For cyanogenmod Specially ... I Love CM ....
Device : A5

Custom rom for a5???
Sent from my SM-A500F using XDA Forums

sopnohinsobuj said:
Custom rom for a5???
Sent from my SM-A500F using XDA Forums
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He said for now only A7. it's big effort he is putting in .. A5 and rest will follow
@jackeagle u do this for our A7, you have my word for a beer can donation from me :angel:

Hi all, about 30 peoples are waiting for CM to A3, so please if you can(of course after all other projects), build one for us
we all wait(we from 4pda)

jackeagle said:
Ya sure its still work in progress the major issue is
1) Kernel Sources are KK based ( So we have to make it compatible with Lollipop , just takes sometime )
2) Adapting Sources to Snap 615 SOC (new to samsung)
Once CM boots i will make a thread here with all and latest updates
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will be waiting for it........ fingers crossed...

Any chance for MIUI on the v20?

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Yes. I will be porting MIUI to our phones soon. I have previously ported it to an older LG phone. Only complication i see right now is only the MIUI 8 source is release(Marshmallow) so we may have to wait til nougat source for it is released.

me2151 said:
Yes. I will be porting MIUI to our phones soon. I have previously ported it to an older LG phone. Only complication i see right now is only the MIUI 8 source is release(Marshmallow) so we may have to wait til nougat source for it is released.
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This is GREAT news!!! If you're able to port I'm more than willing to test AND donate! Lets hope they release the nougat source soon!

xxxrichievxxx said:
This is GREAT news!!! If you're able to port I'm more than willing to test AND donate! Lets hope they release the nougat source soon!
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I'll be working on miui 8 over the next few days. It won't be nougat but I'll attempt to get it going.

me2151 said:
I'll be working on miui 8 over the next few days. It won't be nougat but I'll attempt to get it going.
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Will also donate! Also I heard MIUI is announcing MIUI 9 today... Could be an April Fools joke though...

lightninbug said:
Will also donate! Also I heard MIUI is announcing MIUI 9 today... Could be an April Fools joke though...
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They've somewhat announced it already. Just no sources. But yes I will be watching their github for the drop

me2151 said:
They've somewhat announced it already. Just no sources. But yes I will be watching their github for the drop
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Is it a rather easy port (for someone who knows what they're doing) ? Or will several things be broken and require some work?

lightninbug said:
Is it a rather easy port (for someone who knows what they're doing) ? Or will several things be broken and require some work?
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Its not that easy. Involves decompiling frameworks and editing them on a base level. That's why miui 8 might not work.

me2151 said:
Its not that easy. Involves decompiling frameworks and editing them on a base level. That's why miui 8 might not work.
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Amd by the time its all fixed, MIUI 9 would be released, and you'll have to start over, correct? So probably better off waiting till 9 drops?

lightninbug said:
Amd by the time its all fixed, MIUI 9 would be released, and you'll have to start over, correct? So probably better off waiting till 9 drops?
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Exactly. But it never hurts to work on it just in case miui 9 isn't released for months.
Edit: anyway I'm off to sleep. I'll work on it some tomorrow

im building it right now but im getting error after error.... probably wont boot.

me2151 said:
im building it right now but im getting error after error.... probably wont boot.
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Damn.

lightninbug said:
Damn.
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im making progress fixing each error but ive run into a roadblock... i dont know much smali. and i gots a smali error

me2151 said:
im making progress fixing each error but ive run into a roadblock... i dont know much smali. and i gots a smali error
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Any luck brother?

lightninbug said:
Any luck brother?
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Nope. I still haven't been able to build it yet. So many errors

lightninbug said:
Will also donate! Also I heard MIUI is announcing MIUI 9 today... Could be an April Fools joke though...
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http://www.phonearena.com/news/Xiaomi-MIUI-9-was-actually-an-April-Fools-prank_id92685

me2151 said:
im making progress fixing each error but ive run into a roadblock... i dont know much smali. and i gots a smali error
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What you use as a base for the rom ?
Try to look for mm base from a device similar to the V20 and cook it with miui files .
Thats how it works last time i was doing it (and that was a waaay back

Hamodi said:
What you use as a base for the rom ?
Try to look for mm base from a device similar to the V20 and cook it with miui files .
Thats how it works last time i was doing it (and that was a waaay back
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LMAO you scare me. about 30 min ago i was sitting on the can and the thought of building a CM13 rom from source using the v20 device tree then using that as a base popped into my head. theres just too much difference between MM and N to make a working port like this using N as a base.

Forget about using another device stock base or build cm13 base , we will lose second screen option ( my bad )
I cant see miui 8 work with nougat base many errors will show up and if it work im almost sure will not be as a daily use phone , so we might have no choice only to wait for miui 9 ( if its coming) .
Im starting to hate it that i still dont have root for my phone ??

Hamodi said:
Forget about using another device stock base or build cm13 base , we will lose second screen option ( my bad )
I cant see miui 8 work with nougat base many errors will show up and if it work im almost sure will not be as a daily use phone , so we might have no choice only to wait for miui 9 ( if its coming) .
Im starting to hate it that i still dont have root for my phone ??
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I haven't used 2nd screen in months... I'm not bothered by that.

Flyme os

does any one knows or can port FlymeOS from nubia z11 mini to moto g4 plus
as it have same chipset sd617 and android version
orignal thread for FymeOS for nubia z11 mini
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/z11mini-nx529j-flyme-6-7-5-8-s-y-t3605242

Snapdragon chipsets can't be easily ported, but don't worry, I'm trying to bring FlymeOS through patchrom (mm) so maybe in some days I will publish it.

xAnkris said:
Snapdragon chipsets can't be easily ported, but don't worry, I'm trying to bring FlymeOS through patchrom (mm) so maybe in some days I will publish it.
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pleased to hear that ur working on bringing flymeOS.......good luck and keeep us updated with your rom building :good::fingers-crossedrogress

rajvansh said:
pleased to hear that ur working on bringing flymeOS.......good luck and keeep us updated with your rom building :good::fingers-crossedrogress
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I'm trying to build an aosp rom (same build as the patchrom [nexus 6p] for less rejects) but I can't get it build, it gives me many errors. I will be trying but I don't promise anything.

xAnkris said:
I'm trying to build an aosp rom (same build as the patchrom [nexus 6p] for less rejects) but I can't get it build, it gives me many errors. I will be trying but I don't promise anything.
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keep working bro hope u soon overcome issues...hood luck:highfive:

https://mega.nz/#!UU0AULyb!TJX7lsC-bVjFIuhPp9f7Ef8KXqdESewduY9XgK0gY7Q
its a step by step guide with images for making flyme os if anyone want to take a look at

rajvansh said:
https://mega.nz/#!UU0AULyb!TJX7lsC-bVjFIuhPp9f7Ef8KXqdESewduY9XgK0gY7Q
its a step by step guide with images for making flyme os if anyone want to take a look at
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Exactly, everyone can become a Romer

tywinlannister7 said:
Exactly, everyone can become a Romer
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yes everybody can but half of that guide just flew over my head

xAnkris said:
I'm trying to build an aosp rom (same build as the patchrom [nexus 6p] for less rejects) but I can't get it build, it gives me many errors. I will be trying but I don't promise anything.
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http://forum.flymeos.com/thread-32911-1-1.html
maybe this will help you solve errors ......still hoping for flyme fingers crossed

rajvansh said:
http://forum.flymeos.com/thread-32911-1-1.html
maybe this will help you solve errors ......still hoping for flyme fingers crossed
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Thanks so much! I gave up time ago, but I'm back working on it, hope I get a stable ROM.

xAnkris said:
Thanks so much! I gave up time ago, but I'm back working on it, hope I get a stable ROM.
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good luck man

BigBrains OS - I was not allowed to post inn development section

DISCONTINUED
Hi Kenzoers,
I have a great pleasure in introducing a new Android OS to the world which is based on Lineage OS Source code and I thank Lineage team very much for the device tree, kernel and ofcourse the total Source code of it. We are starting rolling out this ROM only for Redmi Note 3 (Kenzo) - The SnapDragon Version as of now and soon it'll reach other popular devices as well. This ROM is named as BigBrains OS as this rom is build by BigBrains (That's us - Prast and Me. Well i'm Uvneshkumar and Prasat is my friend). Is this yet another ROM which has the features of almost any other custom ROMs? The answer is both yes and no. This ROM is almost nearly the same as that of the Lineage OS, but it has something apart from that. Well what's that? Have you ever thought of modifying something in android which you almost don't like? Or add an extra feature which you'ld love to have? May be most of you would've done the both. But how many of you have tried to implement that? Again ofcourse, many of you might have tried that also, but most of you might've failed and stopped working. Or some of you may not have enough resources to build a ROM. So why am I saying all this to you? Well, BigBrains OS is the solution to that. Sounds cool right. How? We've decided to develop BigBrains OS with the base source of Lineage OS and the idea of BigBrains OS's users. We code what you say into BigBrains OS and that'll reflect in the next update. And ofcourse this only happens if there is a good support for any new features.
We've added our own app into this ROM - BigBrains Touch - through which you can update your rom, and give us suggestions or even have funny chat with us. You'll have to check for updates manually and you will not be notified for any new update. We'll resolve this in the next update.
So why we've started this ROM? Well, it's a proven fact that "Unity is Strength". We may have some ideas which you don't like and if we add that into our ROM, you'll simply change the ROM. Right? Yes. So instead, all our users unitedly give us ideas, and you'll enjoy that in your next version. Isn't that COOL? Yes. So what are you waiting for? Give this ROM a try and give us your suggestions in BigBrains Touch app, so that we could improve ourselves.
You can find the ROM in this link. https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=178249. So that's it guys. If you have any questions or doubts, feel free to message us here or mail us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We'll be eagerly waiting for your messages.
Stay tuned and help us get tuned.
Thank you all.
Kernel Source: https://github.com/LineageOS/android_kernel_xiaomi_msm8956
Here is the rom link guys. Have fun. https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=889764386195899548
You can personal message me on Telegram @ https://t.me/Uvneshkumar

Gud
Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using Tapatalk

Downloading.. will test and report .. loved the concept.
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The ROM hasn't been released yet, will test after it's released

Looks like a nice idea

Great

Source ???

Guys, OP is a fraud. Last time he did the same with Core Prime, with other account. He makes claims like these, and do nothing. He likes to irritate users.

AtomR said:
Guys, OP is a fraud. Last time he did the same with Core Prime, with other account. He makes claims like these, and do nothing. He likes to irritate users.
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All we have to do is wait till 16th of May, if he told **** then we can simply ignore it.
Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using Tapatalk

Post screen shots,plz

hardeepkang31 said:
Post screen shots,plz
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Wait until 16th may, according to OP.

sachin n said:
Wait until 16th may, according to OP.
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Bro I'm using stock ROM and I have tried to change the screen density but I couldn't find the line in build.prop.
Is there anyway

hardeepkang31 said:
Bro I'm using stock ROM and I have tried to change the screen density but I couldn't find the line in build.prop.
Is there anyway
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Sorry, I dunno about Miui.

Downloading

Downloaded
Tried
Worst boot animation
Same as lineage os
Just replaced name of lineage os with bigbrains os
Universal pixel mod works perfectly
Google camera and chrome
Just one question, what is special in this ROM and why we should use this ROM instead of lineage os and other custom ROMs?
Hit thanks button if I helped, here are some screen shots (universal pixel mod and nova launcher used) :-

sarveshrulz said:
Downloaded
Tried
Worst boot animation
Same as lineage os
Just replaced name of lineage os with bigbrains os
Universal pixel mod works perfectly
Google camera and chrome
Just one question, what is special in this ROM and why we should use this ROM instead of lineage os and other custom ROMs?
Hit thanks button if I helped, here are some screen shots (universal pixel mod and nova launcher used) :-
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Read the first post....

Guys. So as i've told earlier, here is the rom link. https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=889764386195899548. Download it, go to "BigBrainsOSTouch" app and go to "Chat and Support" and give your feedback over there.

febry_valdy said:
Gud
Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using Tapatalk
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Thanks man

nepAnkit said:
Downloading.. will test and report .. loved the concept.
Edit :
The ROM hasn't been released yet, will test after it's released
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Thanks bro for your support. Waiting to get a review from you.

MurdererFight said:
Looks like a nice idea
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Thanks. Keep supporting

PrincE.. said:
Great
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Thanks man. Keep supporting

[Q] when we get android 8 for our nexus 4?

hi friends,
do you know, our nexus 4s get android Oreo by nitrogen or lineage or other roms? if yes, I know stable android Oreo version will release mid august, when we get custom rom?

we can't know this

When it comes fyi: asking for an ETA is kinda rude on xda
wait till October or November probably for a decently stable ROM

Excitedly expect first android Oreo Rom for nexus 4 on september 17

and first 32bit snapdragon android oreo port, fully work
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73494285&postcount=1356
so, now we have very big chance for our nexus 4...

and first nexus 5 android oreo port, booting and wifi working now, one similiar devices too
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73538437&postcount=6286

for now has boot problem but after all the first nexus 4 oreo
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73594437&postcount=231

I have compiled android 8 and I managed to get it booting(lots of changes on kernel and device tree). Need a lot of work but mako probably will get a fully fuctional android 8 rom.

good news
thanks for good news,
and maybe co-operation accelerates this work
equlog said:
I have compiled android 8 and I managed to get it booting(lots of changes on kernel and device tree). Need a lot of work but mako probably will get a fully fuctional android 8 rom.
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If anyone wants to try Oreo in our lovely mako.
Original thread: Android 8.0 Mako
Download: here

equlog said:
If anyone wants to try Oreo in our lovely mako.
Original thread: Android 8.0 Mako
Download: here
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Nice! At work and don't have my N4 to try it, but interested to hear how it is running, so I can try out when I get home. Is it mostly functional?

Can you share the device and kernel tree?

equlog said:
I have compiled android 8 and I managed to get it booting(lots of changes on kernel and device tree). Need a lot of work but mako probably will get a fully fuctional android 8 rom.
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Just for my own curiosity, how do you know what changes need to be made to the device and kernel tree? Do you use officially supported device/kernel trees as a reference, or is there a guideline posted somewhere?

ariesgodofwar said:
Nice! At work and don't have my N4 to try it, but interested to hear how it is running, so I can try out when I get home. Is it mostly functional?
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Really I haven't tested too much, busy at work... also my n4 have the touch screen broken and doesn't works very good lol.. but almost nothing works.
Its just to try out.
Renandelfanti said:
Can you share the device and kernel tree?
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Sure, i'll upload to github later.
TheSt33v said:
Just for my own curiosity, how do you know what changes need to be made to the device and kernel tree? Do you use officially supported device/kernel trees as a reference, or is there a guideline posted somewhere?
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The kernel is the used one in 7.1.2 and I added the Binder changes... the device tree is fixed by trying to booting and fixing the errors showed in last_kmsg .

equlog said:
Really I haven't tested too much, busy at work... also my n4 have the touch screen broken and doesn't works very good lol.. but almost nothing works.
Its just to try out.
Sure, i'll upload to github later.
The kernel is the used one in 7.1.2 and I added the Binder changes... the device tree is fixed by trying to booting and fixing the errors showed in last_kmsg .
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Yes, I also flashed this and it boots. As you said, nothing works... But it is not less that it boots :laugh:
I've been trying since the source of O is released and could not boot it. Your work gives all mako users hope to see a working O build :good: Thanks for the work!
Nitin

I as well got a semi-working O build, but was a bit short on time to work on it. Could we collaborate somewhere? Perhaps a hangouts group?

I've flashed from mako 7.12, kind of like upgrade from 7.12

Sources up.
I used the vendor blobs from TheMuppets.
https://github.com/MakOreo
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Ziyan said:
I as well got a semi-working O build, but was a bit short on time to work on it. Could we collaborate somewhere? Perhaps a hangouts group?
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:good:
I dont have too much free time, but I always follow the status of my devices. I Hope to see a fully working O rom asap.

Ziyan said:
I as well got a semi-working O build, but was a bit short on time to work on it. Could we collaborate somewhere? Perhaps a hangouts group?
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That's a good idea... What do you say @equlog?
Thanks a lot for sharing the sources :good:
Nitin

as good as we hoped