Root [ROM] [Unofficial CM11] (Still in development)

[SpotComms]

Well it boots and the major issues I've found is that it appears to be a GSM rom... All the apns are Att, there's no VM apn and there's no voice or cdma connectivity. Camera causes a shutdown reboot. Can't find developers options/USB debugging...

To get to the developers options you have to go to Settings > About and then tap the build number a few times.

Also a quick Google results in this, but I am not entirely sure of their accuracy. Upon trying to add them through the Settings > (Wireless & Networks) More > Mobile Network > APNs, nothing happened. I tried using the File Explorer to open /etc/apns-conf.xml, but that resulted in a restart of the phone. Extracting the CM11 ROM flashable zip and opening system/etc/apns-conf.xml on the computer has a large list of carriers, and the first one is the Virgin Mobile US, but in the APN menu only ATT and StraightTalk ones are showing.

 

[starkraving]

Yes but the actual apn is in framework-res/xml/apn.xml ... Some people have had luck in 4.0+ using the apn back up and restore app(it on market and has to be made a system app, then disable ICS checks in settings.) But now that phenom has a device coming he'll build one from source for this phone specifically.

 

[roadkill42]

that b cool

 

[dragonhart6505]

There's a paid app i use all the time on phones I flash called APN Manager. Tried it on our AWE and it works great

 

[SpotComms]

There's a paid app i use all the time on phones I flash called APN Manager. Tried it on our AWE and it works great

Aren't working RIL libs needed as well? And which app are you talking about (I assume its on the Play store, due to being paid)?

 

[dragonhart6505]

Aren't working RIL libs needed as well? And which app are you talking about (I assume its on the Play store, due to being paid)?

No rils needed. It reads the APN.xml and allows you to edit it accordingly in a pretty simple interface. And yes its on the play store

 

[edodson84]

Aren't working RIL libs needed as well? And which app are you talking about (I assume its on the Play store, due to being paid)?

I believe he was speaking of the cm11 build, if so then yes specific ril libs/drivers will be need to even try to connect to radio

No rils needed. It reads the APN.xml and allows you to edit it accordingly in a pretty simple interface. And yes its on the play store

 

[dragonhart6505]

I believe he was speaking of the cm11 build, if so then yes specific ril libs/drivers will be need to even try to connect to radio

Well yeah the rils will be needed to connect to service, i was under the impression he meant editing the APN as was being discussed before...so that when we DO get the rils the APN could be setup properly, if it doesn't do it automatically

 

[dragonhart6505]

how is this working performance wise? like, has anyone tried any intense games with it?

 

[phenomx4]

Phone is being delivered today.

 

[edodson84]

Phone is being delivered today.

Awesome, whats first on the agenda??

 

[starkraving]

Phone is being delivered today.

That's very good news.

 

[roadkill42]

right on

 

[starkraving]

Awesome, whats first on the agenda??

I hope its a solid/dependable recovery.

 

[cooldudezach]

I hope its a solid/dependable recovery.

What's wrong with the ones that we have now? o.0
I mean, I know I need to update mine and all >.>
I really need to get back in the game. School is pretty much over in a week/two, so I'll be back full force after that!

 

[edodson84]

What's wrong with the ones that we have now? o.0
I mean, I know I need to update mine and all >.>
I really need to get back in the game. School is pretty much over in a week/two, so I'll be back full force after that!

Both philz and cwm only format when they want to?? And u get cant find log errors when they do it??

Edit: also cache clearing is painfully slow

 

[DsyMnapTic]

Yeah, I've experienced the cache clearing being slow, but honestly, it has always formatted and flashed flawlessly. Personally, the fact that we actually have working recoveries, makes that not seem like a priority in my opinion. Wouldn't a kernel, or the fact that much effort has already been put into CM 11, make those far more worth while?

 

[starkraving]

What's wrong with the ones that we have now? o.0
I mean, I know I need to update mine and all >.>
I really need to get back in the game. School is pretty much over in a week/two, so I'll be back full force after that!

Well its not that our recoveries don't "work", they do work but the cache, system and data formatting is abysmally slow...and sometimes it fails to mount in the mounts options and requires a reboot then a boot back into recovery. I'm just saying a solid recovery is the best place and typically the first place to start in custom development. Then custom kernels and roms...at any rate we'll see what phenom deems priority as time passes and for the record I wasn't meaning to sound ungrateful or disrespectful of the recovery we have just that it needed some refinement and work. Apologies if they're required.

 

[cooldudezach]

Well its not that our recoveries don't "work", they do work but the cache, system and data formatting is abysmally slow...and sometimes it fails to mount in the mounts options and requires a reboot then a boot back into recovery. I'm just saying a solid recovery is the best place and typically the first place to start in custom development. Then custom kernels and roms...at any rate we'll see what phenom deems priority as time passes and for the record I wasn't meaning to sound ungrateful or disrespectful of the recovery we have just that it needed some refinement and work. Apologies if they're required.

I was honestly curious what was wrong so I knew what to work on! I knew there were issues, but I could not remember what they were. This is where I, and others, think it's actually a kernel issue, not a recovery issue. Different phones work better than others using the same recovery. On my phone, I have only experienced format issues when trying to do cm11 related stuff, and that generally is a kernel issue fix, but the cache issue I do get more often than not. I don't know what needs to be done to fix that, but overall I'd say it's more of a kernel issue than of a recovery issue. But like you said, it's what phenom deems more important. It's not like I'm much more than a beginner here, I just have a decent history in programming so it's easy for me to work with new languages easier.

I need to go through and see all the developments since my last PhilZ build. There's only 67 pages to in the dev thread on xda to go through. No biggie.

Edit: Actually, I have an idea for a fix for the slow/broken formatting. I need to go through the PhilZ thread first though, and see what fixes/improvements/new features were added.

 

[hroark13]

Yeah, I've experienced the cache clearing being slow, but honestly, it has always formatted and flashed flawlessly. Personally, the fact that we actually have working recoveries, makes that not seem like a priority in my opinion. Wouldn't a kernel, or the fact that much effort has already been put into CM 11, make those far more worth while?

since the phone has an internal SD card, which is located in /data/media

cache and data are formatted differently

cache is formatted the the traditional way (actually formatted)

data is formatted uses using a delete function that skips /data/media

at least this is how I understand it, but I may be wrong

I also think that this is why there is some inconsistency when factory wiping

 

[dragonhart6505]

Well its not that our recoveries don't "work", they do work but the cache, system and data formatting is abysmally slow...and sometimes it fails to mount in the mounts options and requires a reboot then a boot back into recovery. I'm just saying a solid recovery is the best place and typically the first place to start in custom development. Then custom kernels and roms...at any rate we'll see what phenom deems priority as time passes and for the record I wasn't meaning to sound ungrateful or disrespectful of the recovery we have just that it needed some refinement and work. Apologies if they're required.

Again, ive had no issues with any formatting or slowness. Yes, cache takes a bit but it did so on my Nexus and SIII and S4...
I'm not saying it can't be improved or its not an issue, but if we can get a stable working CM to flash on those devices that DONT have these issues, then the recovery/rom can be further improved for to meet those who DO have the issues. That was my initial impression on "testing"

 

[starkraving]

Again, ive had no issues with any formatting or slowness. Yes, cache takes a bit but it did so on my Nexus and SIII and S4...
I'm not saying it can't be improved or its not an issue, but if we can get a stable working CM to flash on those devices that DONT have these issues, then the recovery/from can be further improved for to meet those who DO have the issues

My N4 and MotoX both format within seconds... I'm still of the opinion its better to have a recovery that's solid for everyone then move onto kernels etc. Its like building an amusement park in the middle of the rainforest before having a road to get there. Don't get me wrong I'm excited about a CM11 build for this phone and all the other roms that can be built from that source. But I'm one of those "Don't put the cart before the horse..." kind of guys... Just better to address the recovery before having to address issues with a flash from the recovery then come back to making sure everything is good with the recovery and so on... But to each his own I suppose.

 

[dragonhart6505]

My N4 and MotoX both format within seconds... I'm still of the opinion its better to have a recovery that's solid for everyone then move onto kernels etc. Its like building an amusement park in the middle of the rainforest before having a road to get there. Don't get me wrong I'm excited about a CM11 build for this phone and all the other roms that can be built from that source. But I'm one of those "Don't put the cart before the horse..." kind of guys... Just better to address the recovery before having to address issues with a flash from the recovery then come back to making sure everything is good with the recovery and so on... But to each his own I suppose.

I totally understand your point! All in all, were not making the final decisions on which direction this goes first. I'm good with letting Phenom do his thing ^_^

 

[DsyMnapTic]

In all reality phenom already made mention of work on TWRP for the device. I'm sure he'll want a reliable method of testing things out on his phone if he's gonna be using it as his daily driver. So I don't think any of us really need to be overly concerned with how anything is going to roll out and in what order. I'm sure assistance can be given when needed or requested by phenom, from those who have some know how.

 

[edodson84]

My N4 and MotoX both format within seconds... I'm still of the opinion its better to have a recovery that's solid for everyone then move onto kernels etc. Its like building an amusement park in the middle of the rainforest before having a road to get there. Don't get me wrong I'm excited about a CM11 build for this phone and all the other roms that can be built from that source. But I'm one of those "Don't put the cart before the horse..." kind of guys... Just better to address the recovery before having to address issues with a flash from the recovery then come back to making sure everything is good with the recovery and so on... But to each his own I suppose.

I feel a solid recovery is necessary to prevent false errors from improper formatting, as all problems people had with my rom were because of this