[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kalisjr:
About Kuban (Q + A)

All

Here is a short Q and A section for all to read.

Q:So contacts does not work?

A: Yes and No and Yes, the issue is in a move to get away from Sprint code base certain things are going backwards, the goal is to get to stock base that is not Sprint and then address the issues after the fact. So Contact is an easy fix take the feature.xml file from the older ROM until I can put together a feature flash that you can apply via CWM or TWRP. Copy this file via some file explorer and over write the one which is in version 2.0 and this will fix the contacts after you reboot it will work 100%. Do this in the meantime until the rest of the changes are applied this release is now on the code base working out the other issues are minor and can be fixed problem is these changes are not needed by everyone so it's going to be addressed by feature flashes to those who want or need them.

Q: So based on OP we can't use Kuban anymore?

A: Yes you can but you will get FC's on some of the mods not all, and if that mod is very important to you then you can address or fix this by taking the lidroid-res.apk from your old ROM framework's folder and copy it to your version 2.0 this will cause the phone to go crazy but it's a quick fix just wait out he FC's which will result in doing it this way feature flashes are preferred but if you can't wait I offer the ugly way.

Now just doing this file alone is not enough because it's linked to another files called SystemUI.apk and it's located in your /system/app folder this file must be copied from old ROM and taken to new ROM file system and overwrite the new version 2.0 in order for you to enjoy all of the Kuban updates. Why? because the Kuban's updater was built for Sprint and I decided I was going to port this ROM so that everyone could enjoy it and this Kuban thing has made that incredibly hard to get working enough that people can use as a daily driver. So the choice you have is use it as it is on stock code base and try flashes and if they don't work you can roll them back as each flash mod makes a backup.

Some Kuban updates will work fine others will cause issues with SystemUI FC's and this is fixed by taking the sprint version of that and bring it back. My goal is not to stay on Sprint code it affects performance, and that is something everyone universally wants out of there phone. Other things to note I am porting all of the Kuban's to be compatible to our ROM's that is going to take time. You want a daily driver you got it in version 2.0 just be carefull on those Kuban's unless you want to do as I suggest either way you have a stable working solution, yes it may be a pain in the A** but this is a way to get you what you want NOW and I am not the one who does themes I even mention that in my OP I do ROMS not themes that would be Dazed who is the OP in the Sprint forum and he and I are working together on this and the issues related to the Kuban Crisis LOL.

Q: So this ROM is no good so why did you release it?

A: This ROM is fast and stable but the needs of everyone are different and those can be addressed via simple .prop and conf file changes it's expected others will complain that something does not work and it can be tweaked to make it work any way you want. This is the foundation which makes it possible for you to even use this as a daily driver and no one before me ever wanted to commit to even getting this ROM this far because of the enormous amount of work and support that would go along with any poor soul who dare try? Ha!! That being me.

Overall the ROM works the contacts thing depends on the network configuration some will find it works and others will have to swap the feature.xml file to find true love. Sorry but I'm doing this for all three ROM's on AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon and that makes it even more of a challange to pull of for me working a full time job and doing ROM's at night. So this ROM is shared with you all in hopes you will find it's awesome capability over other ROM's based on stock framework. I believe you will. The ROM works and all the bugs will be fixed.

So hopefully this will address some but for those who are using the ROM for wifi calling don't think I forgot about you tell me which version is the last to work for this feature and I will find a way to bring that capability back via a feature flash file you can run in your recovery so your life will be blessed again.

Thanks for all of the feedback keep it coming.

Thanks, More Important Enjoy !!!

Jk