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Root [MetroPCS] [ROM][4.4.4]CARBON ROM Kitkat 4.4.4 for LG Optimus F6 [LOTS OF FIXES]

I switched back to xperion until DM releases his kernel hopefully it has custom freqs and optimization for ram usage and all that good stuff he is a beast so I'm patiently waiting THANKS for all your help today Krlypumaa
 
Superorb said:
The supported cam?
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There are actually two different cameras that the f6 has and which one yours has determines whether your main camera and flash will work or not. An easy way to tell is to turn off your f6 and pull out the battery. Look at the sticker inside the battery compartment. If you see s/w: v10i then your camera will work. If you see s/w: v12b then it won't work. This is for the metropcs version. I'm not sure about the T-Mobile f6.
 
Oh dammit, of course I'd have the version that doesn't work :( Guess I'll be sticking with Xperion. Will flash support ever be possible, or not unless LG decides to release some drivers/source?
 
Superorb said:
Oh dammit, of course I'd have the version that doesn't work :( Guess I'll be sticking with Xperion. Will flash support ever be possible, or not unless LG decides to release some drivers/source?
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If lg has built anything having to do with kitkat for the f6 d500/ms500 ( this is a VERY BIG if ) it would probably be unfinished/incomplete and its almost certain that they will never release anything new for this phone. They have stopped making the f6 and they want you to buy a new phone. If they released kitkat for the f6 it would cost them money in two ways. Not only would they have to pay developers to port kitkat to the f6 but it would also hurt the sales of their other devices because many people would be waiting longer to replace their f6.

The devs here could probably figure out a better fix for the camera and flash but it would take an immense amount of time and effort and they have jobs, families, and personal lives. I wouldn't write off the possibility of a fix being found but you won't see me holding my breath waiting either.

The f6 I have now is my fourth one. I've had two that had the unsupported camera and two that have the camera that works with kitkat. My last f6 had the unsupported camera so I traded phones with my brother in order to get the right one for kitkat. Maybe this is an option for you if you know someone who has an f6 and doesn't care about rooting & flashing roms.
 
Yup, makes sense.

Everyone I know has contract phones, so they just sign a new contract, get a new phone, and pay gobs of money to their carriers. And they usually trade in their phone for pennies. I'm stuck with this sucker. I originally bought it to be an overseas phone for our 4 week trip last summer, but now that I'm moving to Cricket I figured I'd use this phone for a few weeks and see how it goes. I really like the phone, it's a lot faster and works better than my Evo 3D that I'm using on Virgin that's SLOW.
 
Masterchief87 said:
If lg has built anything having to do with kitkat for the f6 d500/ms500 ( this is a VERY BIG if ) it would probably be unfinished/incomplete and its almost certain that they will never release anything new for this phone. They have stopped making the f6 and they want you to buy a new phone. If they released kitkat for the f6 it would cost them money in two ways. Not only would they have to pay developers to port kitkat to the f6 but it would also hurt the sales of their other devices because many people would be waiting longer to replace their f6.

The devs here could probably figure out a better fix for the camera and flash but it would take an immense amount of time and effort and they have jobs, families, and personal lives. I wouldn't write off the possibility of a fix being found but you won't see me holding my breath waiting either.

The f6 I have now is my fourth one. I've had two that had the unsupported camera and two that have the camera that works with kitkat. My last f6 had the unsupported camera so I traded phones with my brother in order to get the right one for kitkat. Maybe this is an option for you if you know someone who has an f6 and doesn't care about rooting & flashing roms.
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The only way to do it is 2 completely diff builds. Supported can using kitkat blobs and kernel. And unsupported can using jb blobs and kernel + camera wrapper.. Because 4.1.2 uses old ion api's and 4.2+ uses new ion api's .. Ion handles the way memeory is allocated .. So the 4.1 blobs would support both cams. But use old kernel and old blobs for everything
 
Dm47021 said:
The only way to do it is 2 completely diff builds. Supported can using kitkat blobs and kernel. And unsupported can using jb blobs and kernel + camera wrapper.. Because 4.1.2 uses old ion api's and 4.2+ uses new ion api's .. Ion handles the way memeory is allocated .. So the 4.1 blobs would support both cams. But use old kernel and old blobs for everything
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On top of that, Qualcomm has changed their camera interface from QCamera to QCamera2 (probably to change to the new ION API's like you said). That makes it even harder to take a binary blob from another device.

Any other hardware differences besides the camera?
 
hey DM im not trying to throw your thread off track but i have a question for u and well everyone experienced anough to answer it on IOS there is an cydia app called videopace which basically speeds up video playback throughout the whole device i wanted to know if that was possible on here for instance if u play a game that requires u watch a 30 second video with the app u can speed it wayyyy up to basically instant like on racing rivals with repair times and stuff .... is there an ap that can do that or even a tweak or file u can tweak on here to increase universal playback speed ???
 
For those of you wanting to offer donations iam very greatful. I no longer have a PayPal account so I've switched to go fund me . Here is my link. Thank you in advance for any donations gofundme.com/rh9hq2f7
 
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