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[Galaxy S III Android Development] c_tho:
k so, no luck i'm afraid. on boot i get the samsung i9300 logo, then it reboots back to recovery. background info:

- coming from the 4.3 beta with boeffla

- full wipe from both TWRP (2.6.3) and aroma (y'know, just to be sure)

- get the following message at the end of installation: "set_metadata_recursive: some changes failed". seems to finish installing there so it might be a false ending.

- hasn't installed TWRP 2.7

- tried a couple of installation options, including with/without google apps, no dice.

this is all i got, sorry if it's something stupid i've done but i can't think of anything.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] 3ig:
Same here. Black screen after boot logo and it's not just the boot animation. It doesn't boot at all. I haven't flashed anything else (boeffla etc..) and i formated and wiped everything (i was on archiport before that if that matters). I can't even get a logcat. Looks like we have a bootloader issue on some devices.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
The set set_metadata_recursive is definitely a TWRP version thing. That needs 2.7+. Or CWM 6.0.4.4+
[Galaxy S III Android Development] c_tho:
tried with cwm, got the same black screen as the other guys i'm afraid. sorry dude.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
I have no idea, then. Same package works for me.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
I copy the overlay folder over the the system folder that's in the zip, to save zip space, so there's no need to do it in the installer... and the way in my aroma is the usual way of writing the kernel. I don't know about Archi's way.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Crussader:
Thought I had it :S... it's very weird that I can flash your latest version by using you before-aroma updater-script but not the aromatized version.

btw, expect a pull request soon.... learning Git by the minute.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] slayerking:
Yep it seems once it gets past the samsung logo it just stops.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
I've just downloaded it again from the seedbox, I'll try again.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] 3ig:
[MENTION=3443334]Kryten2k35[/MENTION] as i mentioned the same thing happend with your build of ArchiPort Preview 5 and was fixed in the reuploaded version. What was the cause back then?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
The no gapps option is bugged. Hangs at installing. I'll fix that.

I'm on a black screen now, downloaded from the seedbox. I have some choice words to say about this predicament, but they're not family friendly.

Not sure what the issue with ArchiPort was.

[MENTION=509880]Crussader[/MENTION]

Try adding the overlay part back into the installer script (in AROMA) and then zipping "META-INF, ultima, system and overlay"... and see if that flashes?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
[MENTION=509880]Crussader[/MENTION], [MENTION=4917204]c_tho[/MENTION], [MENTION=3622278]3ig[/MENTION]

I think I just figure it out. Installing Samsung camera, by any chance? I'll bet you are :D

Install the Google Camera to boot properly, and then we can test that audio quality.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] NapsTer.VicTor:
MAAAANNN I'm so pissed.. I can't do it... I did all the possible combinations and nothing..Sometimes i have the boot screen but nothing sometimes i don't have the aroma installer..and so on.. Common Kryten do some Hocus Pocus magic..Some beta working release today.. please :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Choristav:
I certainly was.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] NapsTer.VicTor:
If i choose Google camera the installer freezes at 0.00%... By the way Kryten can you add that camera from Archi port it had Slow motion and it was cool :P ..
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
As I said earlier, the no gapps option freezes at installing, choose all gapps, or custom.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
I forgot how to spell your username :D
[Galaxy S III Android Development] NapsTer.VicTor:
Custom it was... and froze...
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
Then choose all.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] NapsTer.VicTor:
Just did that and got into a bootloop.. the logo appears (4 colored dots) but it stays like that for 15 minutes....
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
Well, working for me doing that ;) You'll have to wait and see what the other guys say right now.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] c_tho:
yep, samsung camera. i'll try it with google camera + all gapps tomorrow / today.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Crussader:
Ha! You're the man... That did it... I just made a nandroid... Erased everything.. It works flawlessly by not selecting Samsung Camera
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
Or not the man, it was me that broke it in the first place :D

That Keyguard.apk didn't work for me... No Lockscreen at all with it.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Crussader:
:eek: Really? I just flashed it over yours without issues... I guess it's karma lol... have you seen anything in the logcat?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
I remember trying one before as well, but yeah when I booted it didn't show a lockscreen :(
[Galaxy S III Android Development] c_tho:
OK finally got there, google camera and everything else default. booted fine except for the tts issue. verdict: same garbled in-call audio as in the previous version i'm afraid. :( behaved the same as before for me... only on calls to other vodafone numbers. doesn't appear to be HD-voice related as all carriers in australia support it. sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
No, that's fine :) Using the Samsung SecPhone was the solution before, right? Not a problem to include it again.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] c_tho:
yep, that worked fine. thanks for all your hard work.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] slayerking:
Ok got it installed by changing the camera ( seriously changed every other setting before but the camera), On boot it was extremely laggy and reboot itself upon pressing the first app, No problem though cleaned the cache and it fired up without the lag. Went to change the volume and the song that plays when you move the volume slider would not stop playing had to reboot to get it to stop. Calls don't seem to crackle
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
Not experience any of that before, but good to know about the calls.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] slayerking:
I left everything default except for the camera and launcher, I selected Nova.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] slayerking:
Forgot to mention about this. TWRP 2.6.3.0 and up supports KK roms, Installed many KK roms using 2.6.3.1 ;)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
Not officially:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] slayerking:
As of 2.6.3.1 it was official, I think (sure) I was mistaken about 2.6.3.0. 2.7 just saw what you have posted there that they are dropping support for older devices. I don't like 2.7 because it gives me crap with backups, either wont make them or wont restore them where 2.6.3.1 does no problem. Your 2.7 looks good so I might stick with it. ;)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] NapsTer.VicTor:
Kryten can you reupload a version with the camera working and gapps? maybe this time it will boot for me too.. As I said i done all the combinations and it stays in that bootloop... for 20 minutes..and more.. I just want it so bad.. :X :X Thanks..
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Crussader:
Download it from Git... build it ( build.bat ).. it's working now.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] 3ig:
Git pulled (that sounds weird) and builded a hour ago. It booted fine. So far:

- First boot was really laggy. It kept showing that SuperSU grants permitions to Performace Control so i had to axe the app. All was fine after one reboot.

- Call quality was fine.

- Lockscreen and Recent Apps ware missing.

Just restored my backup for daily use. So far looks really really promising. Nice job Kryten :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Crussader:
Recent apps not working? that's SystemUI... or you mean Samsung's Task Manager?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] 3ig:
Holding the HOME button that will be the SystemUI i suppose.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
The home button wasn't working at all with that Keyguard change, for some reason
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Crussader:
Lockscreen should work now... Pushed an update.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
I'm a bit confused as to the lockscreen, and home button not working now... SystemUI hasn't changed for a while. But even with the old Keyguard.apk, it's still not showing and/or working. wtf :(
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Crussader:
Is working for me... with the old a new Keyguard.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
Confirming this :) I pulled the file in (couldn't merge, but it's been cherry-picked)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Crussader:
Hahaha dunno why.. I'm sure that is my fault... This Git thing is kinda difficult... Anyways... Glad to contribute.

Btw, thanks so much for creating this... It's what I've been trying to do for so long... Perfect Hybrid.

I'm thinking into release themes for this... Holo Blue, Holo White... What are your thoughts? VRTheme? Apk replacement? Let me know.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
If you want to become a development member I'm 100% up for the extra help :)

And you could do an apk and VRTheme... apk for dark, say, and VRTheme for the light. That way, in the installer, it will install the apk for dark app, and install the apk, then vrtheme it for white :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Crussader:
Great :) glad to be of help.

Will release the final version for 4.3 and also the 4.4.2 version for [MENTION=5161352]JustArchi[/MENTION] 's Preview 5.

And then will focus on UltimaROM and other projects I'm working on ;)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] DroidShift79:
Much love, Crussader!

Would love to see a dark holo blue theme. And for the kicks a dark pink theme.

If you would send me image files, I can help with the editing.

//Edit:

-no homo- xD
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Crussader:
Haha not taken xD

This a great project... we all should be thrilled :D... I'll let you know whenever I get things in order.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Crussader:
Another push... JobManager....

Also, I think the Keyguard is now correctly pushed to your repo.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] pricey2009:
Look at the team work here, this is what xda is all about.. well done guys!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Rangs641:
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[Galaxy S III Android Development] Jamesr1292:
i know this seems like a constant nagging post and i know you guys are working some things out but is there any 'eta' on the new ultimaRom? or even the aosp one?

i need my fix maaaaan :D
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Choristav:
Check the github, you can always flash the latest experimental.

[MENTION=3443334]Kryten2k35[/MENTION]

In fact, I just flashed the latest experimental and it worked fine with google camera I'll just point out that I switched to 240dpi through build.prop and that's it.

I found that Torch and simple explorer FC on launch.

Other than that excellent work!

I do have a request as well, if possible, please consider adding different holo backgrounds for apps through rom control. Last time I tried out http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/themes-apps/mod-dithered-black-holo-backgrounds-roms-t1688896 on a stock ROM it didn't work.

Is it possible to have a blacklist in the dialer app, by the way?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
I know about Torch, but Simple Explorer wasn't something I was aware of. It works ok for me. If you can post logcats for that, that'd be cool!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
That is is indeed. [MENTION=1304879]dniel[/MENTION]fe might be able to shed more light on this. It works ok for me on boot, atm.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Jamesr1292:
id love to have the balls to use the experimental ones and im fully sure that it wont wreck my phone but im an awkward person and i would rather wait for the full release. just said id hang in there :D.

cheers for the info though
[Galaxy S III Android Development] gwils:
Does it have any alternative means of downloading ultimaRom v17 beta, want to give it a try but the torrent is moving very slow....

---------- Post added at 10:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:59 PM ----------

Never mind guys, the torrent just picked up speed.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
The torrent is months out of date.

https://github.com/Kryten2k35/UltimaROM-i9300

Clone this and run build.bat
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
Also, tomorrow, I'll try to get some android.policy mods done
[Galaxy S III Android Development] gwils:
Thanks, will give it a try.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] DF1E:
Thanks for logcat, I'm using stock android 4.4.3 and I've never had something like that. I want to ask you to test the latest version of Simple Explorer. Moreover I will look for the problem and fix the bug if there is one. ;)

Cheers

DF1E
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
It's a confusing issue, because I run the same build without problems.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
Ah, I don't touch xposed, not even with a barge pole. I won't be using it as a stop-gap for mods this time around.

Does YouTube work for you?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Choristav:
I know, I was here during v11-v13, I understand that it's a ****ty workaround and would be much better to implement customization inside the rom itself. I dislike it, too, although I use it for greenify more than anything and immersive mode (which isn't available on samsung 4.4 roms by default... I wonder why, is it possible to add as a system setting?)

Youtube works just fine. If wondering, I'm always using your latest themed apps if that makes any difference.

I don't use chrome, either, but I had to try it out to test the rom.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
I do usually use Chrome, though. Not noticed a problem there :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Choristav:
I found out it's because of immersive mode... I wonder if it's port-related, rather than xposed/ROM related.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
The port is incredibly clean, I'd say. Archi did a fantastic job.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Choristav:
I didn't mean the porting, I meant the Note 2 4.4.2 ROM itself.

I understand there's an immersive mode in kitkat, right? But, can you enable it in a samsung rom, like this one, without resorting to xposed and such? I'm sure they interfere with the normal functionality of the rom, it's just I haven't found another way myself yet.

If it's the immersive mode itself that kills chrome performance, it might just be a samsung thing.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] gwils:
Can I use boeffla kernel with this experimental build.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
Yes, but make sure it's v6 for ArchiPort.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] karan999:
Can anyone post the message bubbles from this rom? Just create a CWM zip of the same. Request to use it on ARHD 4.3 roms.

Regards,

Karan.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
This ROM uses AOSP Messaging.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
Updated the experimental build tonight. Included the stock Phone and Contacts apk's, for those that would have the crackling audio issue. Can anyone able download/pull that and test?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Choristav:
What if I didn't have any crackling audio issues?

I'll give it a roll but without a wipe in a minute if you'd like.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
Sure! This is basically the changelog: https://github.com/Kryten2k35/UltimaROM-i9300/commits/Experimental
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Choristav:
I have replaced the files manually and everything works just fine.

Torch works, strobe works. Although turning it ON (but not off) has a half a second delay. This doesn't happen with a very similar app which I have been using in the meantime:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.swijaya.galaxytorch
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
Yeah, the quicker method didn't want to work. The logcat show some access denied errors for writing to /sys/class/camera/rear/rear_flashlight :( I wasn't quite sure how to fix.

Can you upload that app? It may have some permissions I'm missing in the AOSP app.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Choristav:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/i1wy0l54fujqwuu/com.swijaya.galaxytorch-1.apk

Also

https://github.com/santa4nt/Galaxy-Torch
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
Nice. That app works, and by the looks of it, it's a modified version of the one found in CyanogenMod. I may or may not be able to fix that. If I can't fix, I can always use that one and readd the broadcast receiver.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
A few mods added tonight. Some updated files. I will struggle like hell with the torch and vol buttons to skip mods. I'll try, but yeah. CRT was also a pain in the butt. To turn on CRT animation you just flipped a 0x1, to 0x0. Done, CRT. I wanted to make this a toggle. The code was syntactically correct, but it boot looped. I was looking via dex2jar and then JD-GUI and the code was sound Java code, so I'm confused, and now, annoyed. So, CRT default, will enable toggle later.

I will not waste time on the volume mod and the torch mod, I'll fix the other stuff up I wanted to get in, then release. Those mods can either be done via xposed, or I'll add them later.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
Pushed some more changes tonight. The commit log is messed up because so many were in together.

I would totally, totally appreciate some testing. I've enabled ZRAM and Swap by default (they're both a form of swap). I'm not entirely sure the stock kernel honours/uses swap, but I'm fairly sure it does ZRAM.

Can I get some tests on Samsung apps/AOSP apps combinations with various kernels?

I'm aware that on boot, if you sing into Google apps there can be some lag. Now, this is not always present on other devices, but once everything Google has synced, it settles right now and is fine.

Free RAM seems pretty good right now (see pic) but this is where I need testers to use their phones normally and report stability and speed.

I'm totally recommending the AOSP versions of everything... I'm close to calling quits on the Samsung lockscreen, but I know that would be unpopular lol.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Crussader:
Also, what do you prefer... dirty-flash or full-wipe tests?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Choristav:
Let me know if you want to push something else before morning (within 8 hours), that way I'll save the download for later.

Personally, I don't like samsung's lockscreen, I use widgetlocker.

As for system ram, there's a few things google changed in the past few updates of their apps. There's this analytics service running in the background all the time, and I had to disable it. A gpsd wakelock was stuck after using google maps, too. Other than that, there was always this sort of memory leak that eventually consumed all the available ram, leading to a softboot. I tried to disable and remove any and all applications but it didn't help.

Before all of this, the one ROM I didn't have any issues with, running for over a week, was based on preview 3 of the archiport called zephyr, which is weird since I feel kernel development went forward, not backwards, in term of stability.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
If you download the git zip, then install this: http://msysgit.github.io/ and enable the contextual menu you can save big downloads in the future and just issue "git pull" from the git bash
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
Dirty flash is probably ok :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
[MENTION=4365701]psndna88[/MENTION] I've got 256MB swap on /preload, but the stock kernel doesn't seem to bother using it (checking with free -m in the terminal)... I noticed with AGNi, it uses the swap.

Is there anything different you do ti make it enable and is there anything I can add to the stock kernel's ramdisk to make this happen?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Choristav:
What if I used the repartition to get extra free space from the preload partition? Would the kernel cause a bootloop?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] psndna88:
preload as swap partition ?

then mkswap /dev/block/<preload block name>

then swapon /dev/block/<preload block name>

note that preload formatted as swap partition will cause device not to go past boot animation with default ramfs as the android fs_mgr tries to mount preload as ext4 from fstab when it fails then it doesn't allow boot to complete.

Sent from F2FS FORMATED I9300 Temasek CM11 Unofficial v98 (4.4.3) + AGNi pureCM v2.8.0 kernel
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
It's done like ARchiDroid

dd if=/dev/zero of="$1/Ultima.swp" bs=1M count="$2"

for HSPATH in "/cache" "/preload" "/storage/sdcard1"; do
if [ -f "$HSPATH/Ultima.swp" ]; then
echo "INFO: Found UltimaROM swap file in $HSPATH directory, $(busybox du -mh "$HSPATH/Ultima.swp" | cut -f1)" >> "$LOG"
mount -o remount,rw /preload
busybox swapon $HSEXTRA "$HSPATH/Ultima.swp" # Yes, we must break on spaces in this case
fi
done

swap works, as in, it's on. I can see it using

free -m

But it doesn't seem to get used. Used is always 0
[Galaxy S III Android Development] psndna88:
ok swapfile...

maybe u need to increase swappiness..

edit: aso i think swapfile is unefficient or slower than a swap partition
[Galaxy S III Android Development] eatsleep:
Just flashed the latest build from github of v17.

I am damn sure that I unchecked full wipe but lost all internal SD card! (My data :crying: ) but it is experimental so I understand that.....

Just give a look at aroma installer!

---------- Post added at 07:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:58 PM ----------

Also, aroma didn't flashed arter's kernel. Only it's settings after installed.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
Even with swappiness set to 100, aggressive, it doesn't touch the swap file, or ZRam. The Swap shows with free -m, but is not used.

And a swap file, or a swap partition, doesn't really matter on NAND chips. Mechanical drives, maybe, but with NAND it's negligible.

All I know is the stock kernel doesn't swap, boeffla doesn't swap, but AGNi swaps :( I personally want to get swap working on the stock kernel so that can be included with ArchiPort and beta1 pushed.

Hi, I'll check. I can't be sure regarding the kernel, though. I'll check that also.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] PeteLeFreak:
same here :(

Internal SD content gone after Github v17 ...

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[Galaxy S III Android Development] psndna88:
i dont exactly remember but ive seen that unmodified stock sources compiled kernel doest like to swap and i had made a commit for solving it when merging stock 4.3 sources on my cm kernel but now i have reverted the merges.

also the stock boot.img uses rtccd binary to enable zram and i had disabled that too.

Sent from F2FS FORMATED I9300 Temasek CM11 Unofficial v101 (4.4.3) + AGNi pureCM v2.8.1_R2 kernel with ART
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
The wiping code is the same as v16, but I'll make some changes anyway. Make it a little clearer what's going on.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
[MENTION=947981]Lord Boeffla[/MENTION], can you chime in on this?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
Sure, what exactly do you want me to answer?

Stock 4.3 kernel does not swap unless you use the rtccd2 tool which comes with the Sammy roms.

I am still using this concept as it is "closest to stock".

But even with this tool, it does not swap on 4.4.x Samsung ported roms. That is why I - for the time being - reverted zram out.

I will get in touch with psndna88 as he apparently found the root cause already a while ago.

Thanks

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Choristav:
Did someone just fix the SD wipe?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MattBooth:
Crussader did, yep :)