Root PAC-Rom 4.4.4 Unofficial-a5 04/13/2015

[CrazyJ36]

My first successful ROM build. Built from sources.

I can't post new threads on xda-developers due to low post count.
There was already A Pac-Man Rom release on xda-developers.com, though it was not updated since it's release in January 2015. Come to find out there were only A few additional changes to PAC and Device source since then, apparently just enough to fix A few things. I simply compiled it in effort to see bugs fixed. Pac-Rom has stopped updating android-4.4 source branches, and don't accept less than Android 5.0 for automatic OTA builds so I don't expect to be making changes to this release. Hopefully and Probably more updated Roms will come. I'm working on AOSB now.
And sorry I didn't release A Lollipop Rom first. I prefer the features that came to exist in custom KitKat Roms, which I'm sure will be added to their Lollipop builds in the near future.

Credits to others:
iurnait at xda for smooth build guide:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2662325 I had to edit only one file that was not mentioned in the guide, which came to error during the build and I don't remember.
Cyanogenmod, grarak and v-superuser (device files)
pac-rom team (great android rom)
Me for updated compilation!

Prerequisites Step-by-Step:
1.Your *HTC Desire 816* must have an unlocked bootloader. tip: try HTC Bootloader Unlock from Kingo to make it easy
2.Flash A Custom Recovery img in bootloader. tip: TWRP is built with Pac-man Rom so it is recommended here. You can quickly find how get the file and do this by searching online "xda-developers htc desire 816 twrp". Or, My Recovery: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=817550096634790752
3.Find online and Flash SuperSU.zip in Recovery. I use v2.0+

Installation:
1.Backup everything to external sdcard in recovery
2.Factory Reset (wipe data,cache, dalvik) you can wipe system
3. Flash Rom pac-a5 zip.
ROM DOWNLOAD:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=29579
4. Flash g-apps for getting Play Store and such: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=28242 Pick one based on size and get the latest date
5. Flash Universal LTE Virgin Mobile fix (use on a5chl variant of phone. Don't know about other variants, sorry.): http://androidforums.com/threads/mod-universal-lte-virgin-mobile-apn-fix-wip-cm-aosp-4-4-x.840298/
6. Reboot

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Spoiler: Screenshots

*My phone is themed in the screenshots. Themes are third-party downloads from Play Store

 

[redjama]

Awesome. Can't wait for my phone to get here so I can try this out. Any bugs or issues that you know of right now? What's the odds of getting a lollipop ROM going for this? I'm not seeing much development for this phone

 

[CrazyJ36]

The only bug I've seen since first installing it is that when pie controls are enabled it takes about A second for systemui (status bar and navbar) to load. That's after the phone has been locked for A while.
Also MMS might not be functional. You will find an MMS fix in the link in step 5 of installation.
I do want to get more custom lollipop ROMs going.
If you go to https://forum.xda-developers.com and search for HTC desire 816 at the top you will find some nice ROMs in original android development.

 

[the_Victorian]

Awesome. Can't wait for my phone to get here so I can try this out. Any bugs or issues that you know of right now? What's the odds of getting a lollipop ROM going for this? I'm not seeing much development for this phone

There are a decent bunch (like 7 or 8, depending on your model) on XDA. All the main Development goes on there
Thanks for your work!