yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Woody:
Re: Play Services "bug"

Did you flash a gapps apk that was not part of a package? I encountered this when I flashed a test, inverted Playstore.apk. Upon reboot, data connection and service call to le Goog's servers, I got a notification that Hangouts and G+ both needed me to re-sign in Google Play Services. One time it showed that I had no GPS installed. All I had to do was flash my previous market version package and there was no GPS issue. May not be the same issue, as you mentioned that you just picked it up, but I would agree that there might have been a wonky GPS update pushed and a data packet stuck in limbo. Good that a reboot fixed it though.

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So, I have a completely reworked and tweaked to the Nth degree version of KitKat that is rock stable for me and has been for the whole honeymoon phase of LolliROMs out there. My N5 is running Cataclysm which is totally stable, feature packed and based on stock, so I have looking for a similar ROM for my N7. Been lurking in this thread for about 2 weeks now and I have decided to flash this one for various reasons. First, the community in this thread is calm with no real banghead moments. I take that as a breath of fresh air after some of the threads that I see out in the wild. Second, it seems from all the posts over that last few weeks that everyone, apart from an anomaly here and there, are running just fine, smooth and with decent battery. Since I am the tech wizard of the household, guess who is charged with keeping ALL TEH THINGS UPDATED? We have 4 N7's and I maintain all of them, plus 2 N5's, Chromecasts, Chromebooks, laptops for their schools,.... Needless to say, I want something for them to be stable and clean and not having to flash daily, but as we are all on XDA for the same reason, stock just won't do. :p

I do have a few questions though.

IIRC, there used to be a zip file in addition to the aroma installer. Is that gone and is the aroma installer the exclusive version? If so, no worries and I can break it apart to create my own, just was wondering before I went through all the work (never been a fan of aroma, but for personal reasons and not XDA related).

Second, what is the update schedule? From the downloads page, it looks to be mainly when or close to Google updates. Is this the case or just when you want to implement something here and there. Like I said above, I am not looking to flash every 3-5 days, but I can if need be.

There is a "patch" floating around that I have seen Scott reference a few times. Obviously Patch is a very ambiguous term to put in the search engine that yields several queries. Can anyone offer what that is? I'll see if I can drudge up a post-instance as a reference, but just thought if anyone off the tops of their heads knew, I'd ask.

Once I get settled in, if there is anything that you would like for me to test or try to break, just shoot me a PM. Thanks for your efforts and glad to be a part of this thread now.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] e2zippo:
A reboot didn't fix it though :/

Thinking of reflashing with just a system and dalvik cache, hoping that might solve it.

Didn't flash any other version of playstore, must be something google pushed out. Will try and reflash the rom.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Scott:
1. Everything is now in the Aroma installer that needs to be.

2. Either when Google Updates, or Monthly's. I try not to update to often in fear of breaking something good, lol.

3. This "ubiquitous patch" you reference is to kill OTA Notification on KK. Some people just plain prefer KK better. However in my infinite wisdom I always leave OTA certs in the ROM. I dont know, I can just not persuade myself to remember to pull it before I upload. That patch just deletes the OTA certs hence there will be no match and the OTA notification will not trigger.

4. AS far as breaking things... I noted this... There is no rhyme or reason but a few people have had a random or sporadic reboot. However, myself and others cannot replicate. I initially attributed it to the possible Memory Leak issue that is said to plague Lollipop. I just did a "standby time" test and hit 11 days with extreme light usage. So I dont know if its entirely a Lollipop issue or if it is Apps not updated to run with Lollipop. If you find anything about this please share.

-Scott
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Scott:
Can I get few people to test this?

Its the infamous "Clear All in Recent" button... If you can test then please leave feedback :D

Remember to Nandroid FIRST!

This mod was grabbed from my N6 ROM which was grabbed from [MENTION=5032713]garynych[/MENTION] for Clear Recent Apps mod HERE!!

;)
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] albe89:
Hi guys!

Just one question: MultiRom tells me that I haven't the Kernel Patch kexec ect ect ..Should I install something?

Thanks :)
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] idCyber:
Full wipe, flashed, I encountered a weird position of notification windows when pulled down. Is this a bug or is intended? First time I flash LP CleanROM. It works great.

Edit: Clear Recent Button works great. Thanks
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] AnarchoXen:
Nice, thanks. Works.

The pull down notification has moved from centre to left however. Doesn't matter for me. Also moves the notifications on the lock screen to the left.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Scott:
Wierd! Will try again tonight!
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Titchener17:
hey now ! have read almost every page of thread so forgive me, but does flashing latest update fix the funky formatting that occurred when trying out lolli and going back to kk (CleanROM style no doubt!)-nbd for sure its navigable when in recovery which is only time think about it (reminds me of fractals). reckon could find factory images and start from scratch , but just wondering what up-not sure if am gonna make jump again. what up btw hope you're doing well sir and thank you again !!
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Tarkus56:
Pull down screen is now on the left and I only see the three horizontal bars to clear when in portrait mode only.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Scott:
Yeah, its been noted. See two posts above.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] snake218:
Cool, hope you get it soon :good: thanks again for all your work, your rom is simply the best.

BTW, do you now how to resize navbar and status bar? Or a xposed module capable of doing it on lollipop?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Scott:
I do know how to do it but its beyond the scope of this thread. Sorry :(

If you ask in Q/A Im sure more experienced themers will respond.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Thelgow:
Any suggest what I should do next?

I was on a diff 5.0.1 rom and wasnt liking the battery life and chrome crashing so I restored a 4.4.4 backup in twrp. Then it was acting up all bad, so I reinstalled the 5.0.1 rom and even worse, it wasnt mounting folders properly.

So I tried installing this. Oddly it still had the recent apps running from the previous rom, definitely not a fresh install.

Where can I go from here to insure a clean, fresh install?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Scott:
Easy.

Reboot to bootloader....

Flash latest TWRP (if you dont already have it)

Then issue the following command in cmd prompt (fastboot format userdata). This will wipe ALL of your storage.

Now reboot to recovery

Go to Advanced and turn on "ADB Sideload"

on PC Issue this command: "adb sideload whateverthenameoftherom.zip"

If your not at the ready for the command line... you could....

Reboot to TWRP

Format DATA under advanced

Enable MTP in "mount" settings.

copy ROM from PC to Tab

Flash as normal.

Either of these two methods will yield the same result.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Scott:
Still need help or did you do it.

Sorry, I am bored. Doesn't happen often.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Thelgow:
Mixed bag.

I managed to figure it out and had it back up and running.

As nice as cleanrom is, it seemed to lack some of the features I grew accustomed to like expanded desktop and battery % in the bar.

I tried to move it back 4.4.4 again, but same behavior.

Not sure what the issue is. Upgraded to [ROM][AOSP 5.0.1][LRX22C][AOSP Kangs][DJL5.0][Build 12][2014/12/04] , from his 4.4.4. Seemed nice, but battery life was off. I thought restoring my nandroid backup up 4.4.4 would work. I use ComicRack Free and have all my comics in the correct place. They worked fine on 4.4.4 intially and on 5.0.1 but when coming back, they all read as blank and crash the app when I load it.

When I moved back up to Cleanrom and fixed that sdcard/0 folder, it was good again. So for kicks I restored to 4.4.4 again, same behavior.

So it seems either DJL's known battery life issue, cleanroms missing features, or broken 4.4.4 are my options.

I'd prefer 4.4.4, any suggestions on how to get a fresh 4.4.4 installed again? I don't care about data as it's used only for comics and web browsing.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Egrier:
Run the official Nexus 7 4.4.4 zip via fastboot and you will be stock again. It will wipe your data and have it like you just pulled it out of the box.

https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] popozao:
Thanks, and can you explain the Reboot?

Hey thanks for the Lollipop flavored CleanRom, scrosler! I seem to have a lot less freezing with it in comparison to stock. Donation made.

One (maybe dumb) question. In the Reboot app which was so nicely included, does anyone know what's the difference between "Hot reboot" and "reboot"? I tried searching around, but there are so many terms - "soft reboot", "restart shell," etc. Confusing!
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Scott:
Thanks for the donation...

To answer your question...

There are two (three?) layers to the Operating system. You have the kernel and the actual O/S itself, Android, and the underlying firmware of the tablet.

A regular reboot will reboot the entire phone. This includes the kernel, the O/S and the firmware.

A hot reboot, soft reboot and restart shell are all the same thing. And the latter is actually what happens. Android is the shell that runs atop the kernel. so you can actually reboot android without restarting the kernel or the firmware.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] grox:
I installed the elemental kernel, checked the option for charging on usb but on slimport the tablet is nog charging..... What has changed here?

So no charging on slimport (needed for watching movies on TV).

Who has the solution?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Scott:
Didint see this at first because of HIDE tag...

I would prolly start from scratch that is the most foolproof way.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Thelgow:
I'll have to take a look. I would sometimes have my rotation sensors not work, and I've noticed since all of this they haven't worked at all.

Not sure if software is a factor or hardware finally died.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Scott:
Awfully quiet in here.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] dark2099:
Well make it more buggy or something and we'll have something to talk about.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] henderjr:
I'll ask a question to liven it up! Anyone have an Advanced Power Menu mod that I could flash to this ROM? I tried a xposed module that is supposed to work with lollipop but it didn't work.

I've seen APM added to pretty much all ROMs for my M8 that have lollipop so I'd assume it's possible?

My wife stole my tablet and took it to DC this week so I won't have it to test anything until tomorrow.

Thanks for the fine ROM! Since last update I've had zero lag or rebooting.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Scott:
I keep forgetting to make one, but yes, I have an APM.

Also with Xposed, you can use Gravity box For Lollipop and it does work.

Or just use the included reboot app.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] jstn76rs:
Been running smooth here...
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] idCyber:
Android 5.1 will come presumably in March. http://www.android.gs/android-5-1-l...xus-7-and-nexus-10-likely-to-arrive-in-march/
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] mzahs:
I am sorry if I am asking in a wrong thread. I installed this ROM and now I cannot access SD card, backup or download anything, any suggestions?

Thanks!
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] idCyber:
Simple fix. Go into Terminal Emulator app ( download from Play Store if u don't have it). Type su then press enter to grant superuser permissions , then type : restorecon -FR /data/media/0
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] mzahs:
Thanks for reply. I have done this and now able to see sd card and files but files are still in different locations than previously. For example titanium backup is somewhere else that I cannot access. Similarly cannot access backup file in twrp recovery, any suggestions?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Woody:
Not sure what recovery version you are using, but if it is slightly older, then the Factory Reset/Wipe (assuming you did factory wipe) didn't work too well with the mount points. This was in the LP infancy though and should be sorted out by now. On my N5 when I went to LP from KK, I used the terminal commands that you were given and it didn't work for me either. Once I moved my N7 to LP from KK a few months later, the factory reset worked as advertised. Long story short, it's probably too late for you now, but I suggest updating your recovery to avoid this in the future.

For the task at hand, since the terminal commands didn't work for you, you can just move the files manually. What you probably have now is /storage/emulated/0/0/files. So what you need to do is move the files over to /storage/emulated/0/files and once done, delete the 0 folder that should be empty after the moves. I found that a side-by-side file manage worked out very well for this when it happened to me. I could move the files from the pane on the left to the one on the right with ease and able to keep track of what I was doing.

Take care in opening the /storage/emulated/0/android and /storage/emulated/0/data folders as once you reboot, those are build by the OS. You'll have to open the folders and copy over the contents individually. Once done, you can delete the old ones when you delete the extra 0 folder.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] mzahs:
I had the latest twrp recovery installed before updating to LP. Now I see files in more than one folder. If I leave them as it is, what will happen, will I run into any troubles?

Thanks!
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] ezas:
What you might be seeing are symlinks, and they are normal. I don't know an easy way to explain them, but that might be what you are seeing.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] buckeye_jeff:
Has anybody tried Xposed for Lollipop with CleanRom? If so did you have any problems? And what modules did you try with it?

Thanks in advance!
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] wmuflyer:
I'm running app ops exposed and gravity box, no problem.

Sent from my CleanROM Nexus 7.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Scott:
Symlinks are like Windows "shortcuts"

Symbolic Link
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] sapalot:
Hey guys, i'm on 4.4.4 KitKat. Can i just flash the bootloader update zip for lollipop and then flash this ROM? I would appreciate your help. Havent used my Nexus in a while.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] GROGG88:
You can, but ideally you should flash the 5.0.x factory image before jumping to a custom ROM. This will minimize the likelihood of running into issues.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] sapalot:
Alright, i will do it. Do i still need to flash the bootloader first or is this included in the factory image? Thanks.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] GROGG88:
Factory image includes everything. You'll have to flash a custom recovery afterwards.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] slick_shoes:
Clean ROM + Xposed + Gravity Box = best ROM out there.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Scott:
That there is undeniable!

;)

-Scott
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] r_diaz13:
Agree 100%. Nothing else is necessary. Running smooth, just enough customization, some added functions, that's it. Again, thanks to Scott for a great ROM.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] ilal2ielli:
Hello everyone.

Got CleanROM 5.1 installed fine and then tried to get Xposed installed. Went and downloaded the Xposed 2.7 alpha and flashed in recovery.

After install and reboot tablet, I'm stuck with at boot animation and leaving it for a while does nothing.

I see others have Xposed working, so any idea what I've done wrong?

Had ElementalX 3.05 installed both with SELinux permissive and restricted. No difference.

Any help is appreciated.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Onraad:
First off, I haven't tried xposed on my N7 yet, but I have flashed it succesfully on my N5.

I would suggest you try the latest alpha (3.0), instead of 2.7.

The steps I took to install xposed succesfully on my N5:

1. Install the xposed apk

2. Install SELinux

3. Set mode to permissive

4. Flash the xposed zip in recovery

5. Start the xposed app. It will show in red letters that it is not installed.

6. Select soft-reboot option in app; give SU access if asked

7. Start xposed app again. It will still show that it is not installed, but this time it should be working.

8. Install a module that works

9. Always soft-reboot after a normal (re)boot, or xposed won't work.

Good luck, we're all counting on you!
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] railpressureflip:
Woah! That screen that pops up during flashing is the future right there. Holy ****. Big ups man. Can't wait to test this out. Hopefully this is lag free, looks promising!
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] albe89:
Where can I find Xposed for Nexus 7 2013?

thanks :)
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] wmuflyer:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3034811
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] albe89:
I follow the guide but the app tells me that "Xposed is not yet compatible with SDK Android 21 or with (armeabi-v7a) :(
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] wmuflyer:
Works fine here. You have version 3.0-alpha1, have installed the .apk and flashed the .zip in recovery? If you have try to install and activate a module, reboot and see what it does.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] albe89:
Yes, updated version.. I have installed zip and flash the zip..even if I try with a module Xposed said "framewok not installed"
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Scott:
You may need to find a kernel that is set to SEL = Permissive. Otherwise its Enfrocing and that can stop Xposed.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Scott:
Dont use 2.7 its for KK.

No need to hope. It is Lag Free ;) If you want a boost get Elemental X kernel installed and over clock it just a hair and it will FLY!
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] weinbers:
It will say that but still work (well documented), if you installed it correctly and are using modules that work with the new LP version, which is only some of them.

I'm using it with Gravitybox, Greenify and XGels.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] cyaclone:
Just did the conversion from KK 4.4.4 to your CleanROM 5.1 and just wanted to say thank you. BTW, "the check is in the mail".
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] ilal2ielli:
Tried the steps and I'm still getting boot animation loop. Left the tablet for 30+ minutes and still wouldn't fully boot.

My mistake, I was using 3.0, just wrote the wrong version number in the post.

So I'm still at a loss as to what's wrong with my configuration preventing me from getting Xposed working properly.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Scott:
You might want to wipe data and clean install the ROM. Before doing that wipe cache and Dalvik. If that doesnt work, got the Wipe Data route to be safe.

Everything is working good for me....

Here is a pic of Gravity Box in action!
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] ilal2ielli:
That's what I did initially and it wouldn't work.

Just to be sure I just did it again and it still didn't work for me.

I didn't even restore anything from Titanium Backup yet either, just installed clean, set up Google account, rebooted, rebooted to recovery, installed Xposed. Left it alone for 20 minutes and still wouldn't boot.

I think I'll just wait out to either next version of CleanROM or next update for Xposed. :(
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] albe89:
So I downloaded from the play store an App that set the SEL to permessive but the problem still remain, now I try with elementalX kernel..I follow the right guide to install Xposed (flash recovery, install app, try module but says that the framework isn't installed)
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Scott:
I think its time we moved the Xposed conversation to the Xposed thread.

I demonstrated that Xposed worked for me without issue so we have to concur that the issue any one is having is not ROM related.

Thank you.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] zeeebs:
Plex doesn't seem to be working right, has anyone had any issues?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] GROGG88:
That would be more well suited in the q&a section, but it is working fine for me.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Scott:
Well, its that time again...

Got some bad news.... And good news...

After over 1.5 years, and being the very first ROM for the Nexus 7....

CleanROM is retiring :crying: Or I should say... Moving to the Nexus 9 :good:

I was able scrounge up enough money along with selling the Nexus 7 to purchase a used Nexus 9 from a fellow XDA'er who gave me a sweet deal.

Normally I close the thread but I will leave it open so the conversation can continue. However if the thread turns into a "What ROM should I use now" thread or a "This sucks" thread I will be forced to close it.

I'll still be poking in from time to time.

Peace! And see some of you on the Nexus 9!

-Scott
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] weinbers:
Hey Scott,

Understandable and you'll be greatly missed . Any chance you could see your way to one last update when Android 5.1 comes out?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Scott:
Its possible I could give it a blind try.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] patdroid1:
I'll beta test!!! ?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Scott:
I know most people will Beta the ROM... IF I decide to move forward with a 5.1

build.

Only reason I say "IF" is because they make file system changes again it will be kinda hard to build blind.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] snake218:
:( this is a sad day... Hope to see you again with another rom for the flo, and you can bet all will be beta testers if you decided to do it. (too bad i don't have an extra n7 to give you, maybe if like around 180 people send you 1$ each? :p) you made the best rom for the nexus 7 2013, thanks for all your work.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Onraad:
Thanks for the great ROM, I've used it from day 1 and will keep using it since I'm not planning to buy a N9 anytime soon.

Obviously will beta test if you do make one last update :)
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] MaxyDad:
Thanks for all the hard work. It's made n7 so much better. I shall now seriously consider moving to n9.

Cheers, and peace.

Maxy
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Scott:
Sad to say... That if anyone whoever downloaded my ROM donated just $1.00 I would be a millionaire! Really! Look at the number of downloads from my site... That is just the recent site... And not counting that most people know to find my work on AFH.

I would really say 1.25 Million...

Sadly... That does not happen. But on the same note, I do this for fun and relaxation from the real world. So the people that do donate, its greatly appreciated! :highfive: :good:
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] scorpiopantera:
Clean Rom was the very first ROM I ever flashed. It is BY FAR the best ROM for this device. Been my daily driver for about a year I think.

Thank you for the hard work, and thank you for always being friendly and helpful.