yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] gugman:
Did it work for you?
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] toke07:
Thank you, It works. I'm not a heavy user, use Nook HD+ for reading Kindle book, surfing and small games only, till now I think this Rom is good for me :D
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] ruisan:
Have anybody had problems with youtube and this rom? After a fresh install it works, but after an update from play store it stopped working. I can open it but it doesnt connect.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
It's an issue with Youtube. I have been having the same issue with my Sony Z on Kitkat 4.4.2 and 4.4.4. At the moment I have youtube setup in the play store to not automatically download the latests version.

#EDIT installing the latest Google Play services 5.0.89 seems to fix it.

http://www.apkreleases.com/2014/08/02/google-play-services-5089-apk-android-direct-download/#
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] brux4me:
any luck we may get a hummingbird version of

this rom？
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
A small update. The kernel is overclocked and I have updated a few packages.

http://d-h.st/N6z2
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
This is the final of this ROM.

The ROM is using the "Yellow kernel".

Using the "Yellow kernel" with F2FS I am seeing really good benchmarks.

When flashing the ROM it will replace your recovery with TWRP. This version of TWRP can format cache and data to F2FS. Formatting cache and data to F2FS will wipe everything off of the internal SD. So backup before formatting.

Other Changes:

Add extra fonts.

Browser Hulu support.

Google Now Launcher with "OK Google" hot word.

Google LOLLIPOP KEYBOARD.

For more info about changes to this ROM read through this thread and the first post. All info has been covered.

To get AC3 sound working in MX Player I have loaded the Arm v7-Neon codec. Depending on when you download/installed the ROM you may need to update the codec, the linked thread has all the info you need to know if the codec is outdated and needs updating.

The ROM also includes the Nook apps from the Samsung Galaxy Tab ® 4 NOOK Edition.

They are a bit sluggish but do work. For best results when reading a Book, Magazine, Comic etc. set "Expanded desktop" to the power menu and enable it when using one of the NOOK's reading apps.

I have also added some terminal commands to the ROM.

Each command needs to run as root to work. To do this type SU in the terminal followed by the command you want to run.

fixfc - Fix apps force closing.

sclean - Clean the dalvik cache and cache partition

v6 - run the V6 SuperCharger script.

fixalign -ZipAlign AND Fix Permissions

vac - SQLite VACUUM & REINDEX to optimize databases

zepalign - "ZepAlign" / Wheel Alignment Script (ZipAlign) optimizes all your apps

Bugs:

The ROM may freeze on the seconded reboot. If this happens just hold the power button until device reboots.

Here is the download:

Full

Xperia-2.8.3-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-ovation.zip (526M)

Lite

Xperia-2.8.3-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-LITE-ovation.zip (383M)

The Lite version only comes with the bare necessities, where as the full ROM comes with a full suite of apps (installed to data so easy to uninstall).
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] PMikeP:
I expect you meant to format to f2fs. (Not fstab.) :)
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Last update: Xperia-2.4.9-CARBON-JB-B11-DEODEXED-ovation.zip - 472.85 MB

Updated the V6 script and made a few tweaks. This has made a huge difference to the ROM. It's a lot snapper now.

Few of the Google apps (Gmail etc.) will need an updated Google Play Services. This should update automatically, so if you get an error massage just wait for the app to update.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Here is one last update: Xperia-2.5.2-CARBON-JB-B11-DEODEXED-ovation.zip - 475.5 MB

I have patched the services.jar with Ultimate Jar Power Tools and added Google LOLLIPOP KEYBOARD.

See here for details: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=58493801&postcount=339
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Here is one last update: Xperia-2.5.2-CARBON-JB-B11-DEODEXED-ovation.zip - 475.5 MB

See here for details: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=58493801&postcount=339
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Xperia-2.5.3-CARBON-JB-B11-DEODEXED-ovation.zip - 476 MB

This is the final. No really it is this time :)

I have updated the kernel and drivers of that used in "Yellow kernel" CM 10.2.1 (Android 4.3.1).
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Here is a kernel update.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Updated

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=58493801&postcount=339
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] JeauxAdam:
You just can't help yourself. :)

Sent from my BN NookHD+
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
I have another one I am testing at the moment :)

This is such a different beast to what this ROM started out, I am thinking of doing a new thread.

I have OptiPNG and zipped about 98% of the ROM (3 apks stopped working after optimizing the ROM, so I had to revert them back to the unmodified versions. Settings.apk, keyboard and Setupwizard). Updated the Sony Walkman app to 8.5.A.3.3 and signed the Album app so it updates from the play store.

The Walkman app won't update from the play store but the updates will install fine. You will just need to find them.

This is a good site about news of updated Sony apps: http://www.xperiablog.net/category/applications/

I have removed the Sony Movie app from this ROM. This is mainly due to the tablets CPU not having very good codec support. Instead I have baked in the MX Player with a custom ffmpeg codec.

The ROM is built in such a way that if you want to install the Sony Movie app you can.

Odexing the ROM also gives insane benchmarks. I would like to ship the ROM odexed but it causes to many problems. But if you do it yourself its fine. I have built a way in the ROM so the user can odex the ROM if they feel like they want to.

They do this by opening the Terminal app and typing:

su
dexo -sys

This will odex all the apps in system (user must wait until the devices hot-reboots then run the command again until all the the apps are done). To see a full list of commands to odex the ROM look here. Just don't odex framework because it will break the ROM.

At the moment I am just testing the battery life. If all goes well the ROM will be uploaded in the next day or so. It is done. I just want to fully test it before uploading. I also have to try and get all the notes together of what I have changed. I have done so much it's kinda hard to remember everything I did.

EDIT#

Decided to upload it. I been running it for about a day. Haven't had any issues.

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B21a8VVM4QfGeWVNc0FIaS05Zm8&export=download

If you are not happy with the battery life you can flash the kernel I have attached. It gives better battery life but I find it less stable then the kernel the ROM ships with.

The governor is set to use abyssplug. Changing this may help. This is what I am doing at the moment. Running tests to see what setup is the best. At the moment I am testing savagedzen. Always been a fan of SmartassV2 and SavagedZen is based on SmartassV2.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
It's late so will do a new thread tomorrow. Anyway here are the finished new versions.

LITE: only comes with the bare necessities

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B21a8VVM4QfGVE9YVDNzMHdEdlE&export=download

FULL: comes with a full suite of apps (installed to data so easy to uninstall).

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B21a8VVM4QfGMTVNdGllcXluWFk&export=download
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Pack of working Sony Movies apps for anyone that misses it. Just install like any other apk.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/i27adc09i61c6q3/Sony_Movies.zip

Also an updated Kernel thanks to [MENTION=5664601]Jon Lee[/MENTION]
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Lite:

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B21a8VVM4QfGS000NDF0TVQweHc&export=download

Full:

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B21a8VVM4QfGNVR5U2lQQzZUekU&export=download

ROM ships with ovation-kernel-Jan-19-2015 as this one seems to run the coolest and has best battery life. But if you want to experiment I have attached a few kernels you can flash and test.

I have set the CPU speed to 1500 MHz, but can be over-clocked to 1600MHz. To over-clock remove 01syscl from /system/etc/init.d
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] jdjohn:
I keep getting Google service errors during setup after flashing, takes forever to connect to wi-fi, then gets stuck after setting the time zone and/or entering my name. Constant Google service popups. I can't get far enough into the process to update Google Play. I'm trying to install the Lite version, and using TWRP 2.7.1. What am I missing here?
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] g002ahe:
root access

really sorry if this is obvious.

just trying this rom coming from cm12.1, have erased everything and flashed full version of this rom

boots fine, all works fine - except

.. how do I get root access in this rom?

e.g. su in terminal says permission denied and root is being denied to terminal app

I have tried tried disabling and then re enabling adb and app root access in superuser menu in setting.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
This is my bad sorry. I have re-uploaded the ROM that fixes this. The issue was with the Jan-22 kernel. If you flash any other kernel it will be fine. I have replaced the Jan-22 kernel in the ROM with the Feb-6 one.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Re-uploaded with the fixed SU issue.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60614615&postcount=351
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] g002ahe:
Great thanks

Do you still need a copy of the unfixed kernel version? I have it here and can upload.

I get settings fail when selecting security tab on the settings menu. Can I fix?
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Its all good thanks. I forgot about the version I had backed up on the Nook. So used that.

Damn it forgot about the old settings.apk.

Yeah you can fix it. Grab the settings.apk from the rom with the broken SU and replace it with the settings.apk in system/app, just make sure you set the right permissions.

EDIT#

[MENTION=2565665]g002ahe[/MENTION] if you could upload that one with the broken kernel that would be great. Having some issues with this one.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] g002ahe:
I've uploaded to

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qujolg1jx...-JB-B11-DEODEXED-LITE-ovation - Copy.zip?dl=0

However copying settings.apk did not fix the settings:security from failing..
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
All fixed and done. It was an issue with the kernel. Security tab in settings is working now.

The kernel in use doesn't benchmark as well as the other kernel but it is running stable.

Full

Xperia-2.6-CARBON-JB-B11-DEODEXED-ovation.zip - 506M

Lite

Xperia-2.6-CARBON-JB-B11-DEODEXED-LITE-ovation.zip - 346M
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] g002ahe:
Thanks, all seems very good on the latest build.

I think I will be staying with this ROM. On 2 tablets.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Decided to release a odexed version. This is literally the last thing I can do to the ROM. All I can do with it now is mess around with different kernels.

Xperia-2.6-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-LITE-ovation.zip - 337M

Xperia-2.6-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-ovation.zip - 497M

EDIT#

For anyone that hasn't converted to f2fs this is a good guide: http://android-xda.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/tutorial-migrate-filesystem-to-f2fs.html

unfortunately system can't be converted, but data and cache can.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] jpisini:
You rock thanks
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
When I updated the Sony apps I didn't OptiPNG and zip them. Thats the only change made. Should have far less overhead.

Xperia-2.6.1-CARBON-JB-B11-DEODEXED-LITE-ovation.zip (344M)

Xperia-2.6.1-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-LITE-ovation.zip (336M)

Xperia-2.6.1-CARBON-JB-B11-DEODEXED-ovation.zip (504M)

Xperia-2.6.1-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-ovation.zip (496M)
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
I noticed a bit of a battery bug in the last 2 builds. The attachment should fix it or at least help improve battery life. I am still running some tests but the flashable zip will help make the battery last longer.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Full

Xperia-2.6.1-1-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-ovation.zip (496M)

Lite

Xperia-2.6.1-1-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-LITE-ovation.zip (336M)

Fixed battery bug. Reverted the OptiPNG changes to the Sony apps as this was making it show "Android is Updating" on every reboot.

There are only ODEXED versions now, as I have had no issues with them and they use less memory.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Xperia-2.6.1-2-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-LITE-ovation.zip (336M)

Xperia-2.6.1-2-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-ovation.zip (496M)

Improved battery life slightly and multi-tasking. Updated flash and kernel. Rebuilt the sound engine.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Improved the lag. Set zRAM size to 154.8 MB/18.75% of total RAM. In theory this should give us 978.5 MB of memory instead of 823.7 MB as zRAM has a expected compression ratio of 2:1.

I have also included a Lollipop theme, because why not :)

For those unaware the ROM does ship with the Lollipop keyboard, so if you want to use the Material Light theme it's just a matter of picking the theme in the keyboard settings.

Xperia-2.6.1-3-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-ovation.zip (499M)

Xperia-2.6.1-3-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-LITE-ovation.zip (339M)
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] g002ahe:
Thanks again. Even better than before...
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Full

Xperia-2.7-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-ovation.zip (520M)

Lite

Xperia-2.7-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-LITE-ovation.zip (360M)

If you are running the last release there is very little reason to update to this version. All I have done is is pushed updated apps to the systems and baked in flash.

As I am not doing anymore with this ROM I just want to make sure it's as updated as it can be.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Full

Xperia-2.7.1-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-ovation.zip (521M)

Lite

Xperia-2.7.1-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-LITE-ovation.zip (361M)

Fixed the "OK Google" bug. The ROM should now be buttery smooth. This is worth upgrading to.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Full

Xperia-2.7.2-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-ovation.zip (521M)

Lite

Xperia-2.7.2-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-LITE-ovation.zip (361M)

Messing around with different memory management settings.

Once everything is setup and installed flash the attachment in this post. It will enable KSM. I tried baking it into the ROM but caused a few apps to FCs. So only flash it once everything is setup.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] jpisini:
I am noticing a lot of hangs with 2.7.2 it just freezes for a few seconds at a time.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Thanks for the heads up. Did you flash the Enable_KSM.zip? It is kinda experimental. Still running it in to see if it gives any negative effects.

If you didn't flash the Enable_KSM.zip then its an issue with SuperCharger.

You can remove the KSM and SuperCharger scripts from the init.d folder if you are having issues.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] jpisini:
I didn't try the ksm zip file I will try removing the scripts and let you know how it works.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] jpisini:
That worked much smoother now. I do find after a fresh boot it needs about 5 minutes to smooth out but that was the only issue I could find. Nice work.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Thanks to [MENTION=5664601]Jon Lee[/MENTION] for being awesome and updating the "Yellow Kernel" 10.1 we have a new kernel.

FULL:

Xperia-2.7.3-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-ovation.zip (521M)

LITE:

Xperia-2.7.3-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-LITE-ovation.zip (376M)

The ROM also includes the Nook apps from the Samsung Galaxy Tab ® 4 NOOK Edition.

They are a bit sluggish but do work. For best results when reading a Book, Magazine, Comic etc. set "Expanded desktop" to the power menu and enable it when using one of the NOOK's reading apps.

Apart from the new kernel that has made the ROM very smooth and the NOOK apps very little has changed.

If you are running an older version of the ROM you can just flash the kernel I have attached.

The new kernel does make moving between the launcher draws sluggish. This is due to the S98system_tweak in the system/etc/init.d folder.

Removing it fixes the issue but makes the ROM benchmark slightly slower. But honestly with general usage I haven't really noticed that much of an impact on the performance removing it. Thats why it isn't included in this version.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Because of the kernel update I want to give this release a new version number. I should of done this with Xperia-2.7.3. Anyway Xperia-2.7.3 has been deleted and this is the version you should use.

As I didn't want to just give the ROM a new version number I decided to hunt down the Sony app that was making it show "Android is Updating" on every reboot when they where OptiPNG. It took a few hours but I found it. The ROM is now fully OptiPNG apart from the few apps that OptiPNGing breaks.

Full

Xperia-2.8-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-ovation.zip (523M)

Lite

Xperia-2.8-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-LITE-ovation.zip (380M)
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Disabled zRAM as it causes lockups.

I have attached a zip that will enable it once the ROM is setup. It takes a couple of reboots for the lockups to stop, but once they stop they don't happen again.

Full

Xperia-2.8.1-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-ovation.zip (523M)

Lite

Xperia-2.8.1-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-LITE-ovation.zip (380M)
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Full

Xperia-2.8.2-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-ovation.zip (525M)

Lite

Xperia-2.8.2-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-LITE-ovation.zip (381M)

KSM and zRAM is enabled by default.

I doubt there will be another update to this ROM. I am pretty happy with it and will be running it until I get bored or some major development happens.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Full

Xperia-2.8.3-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-ovation.zip (526M)

Lite

Xperia-2.8.3-CARBON-JB-B11-ODEXED-LITE-ovation.zip (383M)

The "Ultimate Jar Power Tools" really did mess up the ROM. Memory management was pretty bad.

Removed the patched services.jar and it is using a lot less memory now.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] nocloo:
Found it, thanks !!!
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] tobyq:
Can you where you got the Sony Z Album and Movie app? Was it the latest version, and from the Tablet Z? I'd like to install it straight into Verygreen's CM10.1 on my tablet. No disrespect to what you've done but I do like a closer-to-stock CM10.1 experience, but I really want the Sony Tablet Z Album.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] gandalf_grey91:
Thanks, this ROM looks very interesting. Finally, a ROM I would seriously consider flashing to emmc.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] nocloo:
Anyone experiencing sleep of death ? While in an apps (scanning, like music player scanning a directory, or books reader apps scanning/adding books , and the screen goes to sleep). Using the N button or power doesn't work, had to long press to reboot the Nook HD+. Happened about 5 times so far.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] bckrupps:
since you included a couple Sony apps into your ROM may I request the Sony walkman player. that's a cool one
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] tobyq:
I installed this rom and it looks like the Album app doesn't entirely work. I have no local pictures, so I can't really test that part. But the facebook integration doesn't appear to do anything. I even installed the Facebook app, didn't help. The Albums app can't seem to connect or find photos on Facebook. Too bad. I really liked this feature of the Sony Album app.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] slayer600:
Google Now crashing after a search? Clean install. Anyone experiencing this?

Edit- uninstalled and reinstalled from play store, duh, working now

Really pleased with this ROM so far! thanks Pinguy^^
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] quinn12:
Tweaked Carbon vs Carbon B11

Can anyone tell me if one is better than the other in terms of performance, etc.....Thank you. Much appreciated.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] ShapeShifter499:
Looks like he got them here... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2059203 There you'll find zips you can flash in cwm to install the Sony apps.

---------- Post added at 04:52 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:32 AM ----------

P.S. I just flashed the apps over my install of killersloth's carbon B11, everything working great.

---------- Post added at 04:53 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:52 AM ----------

I got Facebook integration to work here in Sony album. Maybe you have a messed up install?
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] ShapeShifter499:
Do you have something that looks like my screenshot in settings?
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] quinn12:
Tried flashing over Carbon B11 also...no seeing any social networks in Album

I'm also having this problem. I can't see Xperia with Facebook or Picasa or Facebook in Albums. I'm sure I flashed it properly. Cleared the caches, system mount and flashed the zip....nothing...any suggestions
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] tobyq:
Yeah, mine was a fresh load of the rom. I always format /data, /system and all caches too when I flash. So I know it was super clean.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] retyre:
CWM recovery: internal sdcard issues

My recovery is CWM (from verygreen's 07/19 emmc thread). I keep getting an "error mounting /sdcard" in CWM (happens in Carbon and other CM variations as well). The CWM (from leapinlar's thread, for the rooted stock 2.1.0) did not have this issue.

Is there a version of CWM recovery (for CM) that sees the internal sdcard correctly?
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] blast0id:
I would highly suggest using TWRP... no reason to use such antiquated (ie: non-touch) recovery... everything with TWRP works, (that I have tried so far, which includes all the basics...) the only thing I've noticed is it reports a "failed to mount '/bootdata'" but this doesn't keep any actions from completing properly... doesn't affect functionality what-so-ever... don't be scared, free yourself from that stale old software!
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] JDMpire:
I actually did what you just mentioned, the last time I had to install a rom. I figured to myself, why am I using CWM when I could have touch. I mean CWM was first and thus more popular (initially I guess), but its since been surpassed on devices that are able to run TWRP, its so much more convenient.

However I still use CWM on my SGS3, never felt like removing it. Can recoveries be added, changed, removed and not effect the device rom at all?
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] retyre:
Thanks. That's what I ended up doing. (I was just hoping to get old-and-trusted working to my satisfaction!)

TWRP 2.6.0.0 (...ovation-4.zip) is what I'm using. Any idea whether the .win files can be extracted with unyaffs? I have been doing that with the .img files from CWM.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] blast0id:
My apologies, I am ignorant to what .win files are and/or using unyaffs to extract them... if it works on CWM I would think it would be possible to do it with TWRP as the code is based off of CWM code...
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] RhinoNelson:
No Sound

I did a clean flash of this and don't get any sound from the Sony movie player's any suggestions? I appreciate your posting this - and I hope to get the Walkman app working as well (from he referenced website). I haven't had any luck yet when I try and install the full package.

Thanks for any guidance....
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] xecutionkrk:
google voice command crashes. Any fix?
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] xecutionkrk:
I get a DEXOPT error while installing some apps. I googled it and it seems its a security that verifies files? How to disable the verification?