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[Miscellaneous Android Development] Sambaaa:
Hi and welcome to xda :D

If you wiped /data both before repartitioning and before flashing rom, your procedure fits the one provided in my guides. For someone of you this isn't enough (probably when no encryption unsuccessful is shown, not sure) and it's probably necessary to:

Wipe data > repartition > reboot system > (if encryption unsuccessful gets shown > reset data > wait until you're rebooted into system) > reboot recovery > wipe data > reboot system > check that internal sd card gets mounted (and has expected size) > reboot recovery > wipe data > flash rom.

That's really long and not really necessary most of the times, but it could be a safe procedure for those who get issues with repartitioning.

Anyways, since I always do my tests with TWRP recovery, that's the recommended recovery for this rom (both work, but twrp is more deeply tested).

For what concerns repartitioning, see first part of this post ;)

For the additional question, if you have no Sony walkman, mx Player,... even if you selected during custom installation (or directly choosing Sambaaa's selection) it means that /data partition has not been correctly extracted during installation. You should have GravityBox and Viper4android missing too. You need to repeat installation, they will appear this time.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kyleongwl:
finally took the plunge into this ROM (for my elite..Youth uses others)

1st hour feel..not bad.

Curious

1) why not install with Google launcher? (and all the Kit Kat thingy?Clock, camera...)Yes..it makes it more Nexus 5.

2) Why the based Elite Stock of Jul and not Sep?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Sambaaa:
1. I tested all 4.4 apps before choosing which ones to include. KitKat launcher is really good looking IMO, but damn slow on our phone (I test stuff on a 1.2GHz youth, maybe things would be slightly better on other models). I find it irritating even if good looking.

Kitkat camera is fine, but supports photos up to 8MP resolution, so useless at least for Plus and Elite.

Kitkat gallery is almost the same as stock Iocean, but force closes with fields related to photo editing AFAIK.

Kitkat clock kept force closing when I tried it, I should test it again, but so far it didn't work for us.

Anyways if I find any new useful and good working Kitkat apps they'll be included ;)

2. Gamma 1.3 was based on 0925 rom at the beginning, but then I ported all mods to a 0722 base for a few reasons. First of all I've always perceived 0722 as a better base for customs, much smoother and more stable. 0925 Browser in v1.2 for example gave me many issues because it tend to slow down and freeze with many heavy tabs opened. If you test v1.1, v1.2 and v1.3 you'll see how v1.2 (the only based on 0925) is the slower one.

Secondly I personally got better gps fix with a 0722 base.

Thirdly (but actually the most important) for a security and privacy reason. Embedded hll apps in 0925 where found out to behave as a virus, that's why I deleted them through v1.2.1 patch. Once deleted them and many other suspicious apps, can I be sure that I've really removed any unwanted or malicious service? Probably yes, but cannot be completely sure.

Moreover 0925 rom has now been removed from stickied threads in Iocean official forum.

Considering the whole thing, I preferred 0722 which I find really good working :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] prahasta:
Please, mirror link. Mediafire is su*k.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] fabrizioguess:
Hi all,

I noticed in this version battery consumption is worser than 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2.1 ...Have you got any news?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] zen_green:
haven't notice this issue from my side.

Did you check in wakelock if some apps drain the battery ?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Sambaaa:
what about needrom?

http://www.needrom.com/mobile/gammarom/

I'm pretty satisfied with battery drain in v1.3, have you tried to follow instructions on how to increase battery life in post #2? If you still get an excessive drain after calibration, it would be useful to take a look at wakelock detector reported wakelocks. ;)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] vmate:
Bluetooth

Hi Sambaaa!

Thanks for your works with this roms!

You've made a very nice, and useable ROM.

But I have a little problem with bluetooh earphone (the mic doesn't work due to hardware).

Only the 1.2 version has good sound quality. Otherwise, unuseable, lot of echo and distorsed voice. My doughter said, that Father, you have Voldemort's voice.

So I restore the backup.

Could you solve this problem?

Anyway 1.3 looks good, the gps signal, is stronger, but not enought, it' a hardware problem too (with the lots of X7).

Thanks for your help.

:good:

Matt
[Miscellaneous Android Development] brianforever:
Hi Sambaaa :)

Thanks again for a great rom...just a bug to report

As I (From Powered off) wake up to my morning alarm, the system hangs at a Upgrading Android Screen & stays there infinitely..

Is that normal ?, as its inconvenient to remove my back cover with my Plastic protector , just to remove the battery to boot back the system.

Thanks again :)

Brian
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Sambaaa:
Hi, v1.2 has a completely different base, different kernel, different libs and kernel at least is not compatible (not as it is at least, I should modify it and check if it then boots), never checked how libs would behave yet. These things would require tests, but I've no bluetooth earphones to test. I'll prepare a flashable zip for you in the next weeks (I've really no time right now) so you can personally check if you get any change ;)

In the meanwhile, have you tried playing with Viper4android settings? There's a section completely dedicated to bluetooth audio devices, maybe you can fix in that way too.

I think it won't happen again, that's something that happened to me in the past too with different roms. It can randomnly occur with Iocean stock rom too and probably even with other mt6589 devices (not sure of this). I personally experienced that issue about 3 times in 6 months, let me know if it keeps happening but it shouldn't. :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] syndicate333:
Hi,

Short Question... The standard clock App is not included in 1.3? Didn't find it any more. I wanted to set the alarm but without success. :p
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Sambaaa:
Yes, it's included by default in "Sambaaa's selection" installation type and given as an option in "Custom" installation type. You probably accidently deselected it.

Flash this zip ;)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/snlbygn7lpl25ha/Clock.zip
[Miscellaneous Android Development] eltdesign:
I have a strange problem (on every rom) when using stock android browser or typing fast on keyboard or randomly any other high cpu thing system randomly freezed and 20sec later reboots itself.. this happened very randomly and for about 30-40 times in total..is there any1 faced this problem before? i guess the cpu freq cpu governor problem..
[Miscellaneous Android Development] vmate:
Hi!

Thanks for your quick reply.

Certainly I tried playing with Viper, but there's no result. After that I asked you.

Thanks for your help, I'm waiting for the zip.

Matt
[Miscellaneous Android Development] 2alive:
Try using only 2G network, I have the same issue with bluetooth and 3G HD voice.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Sambaaa:
Mmh..never happened to me with any rom, did it happen with stock rom too?

Hi, I don't know which iocean model do you have so I randomnly prepared a zip for plus/elite. Even if you have an x7 youth, phone will boot anyways, but you won't be able to use front camera. I suggest you to take a nandroid backup, flash this zip, check call quality and report. In case you want to go back, restore nandroid backup. In case it works, but camera is not working because you got Youth, I'll send you a patch to fix camera.

Wiping cache and dalvik before flashing won't hurt ;)

http://www.mediafire.com/download/qp7yehmvzg18kye/0722_0925.zip

PS try with [MENTION=790431]2alive[/MENTION] suggestion too
[Miscellaneous Android Development] vmate:
Hi!

I have Youth turbo with 1,5GHZ CPU

THX

Matt
[Miscellaneous Android Development] 2alive:
Still have random issues with toggles, mainly gps...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] zen_green:
Hi,

Sambaaa did sent to me a modified build.prop, which solves my quick setting switchers issues.

from what I can see, from my side, the issues were cause by these two settings :

ro.ril.sensor.sleep.control=1

ro.config.hw_power_saving=1

So maybe you can try first to deactivate these two tweaks (by putting # before these 2 tweaks),

or update the build.prop by flashing this zip (which deactivates the tweak Samba introduces in 1.2 and 1.3) :

https://db.tt/eEDukQuf

If it works, please thank Sambaaa, since I'm just relaying the solution he provided me ;)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] 2alive:
Great rom and support.

Another small issue, at every reboot at start I get android upgrading apps, like I changed kernel or installed some app...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] zen_green:
it sounds like what happens after a dalvik cache...

I would try to wipe cache and dalvik, just to see...

otherwise, no idea...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Sambaaa:
Ok, test that patch for elite and in case it works, I'll preparare a new one for youth

Good, nice to know it worked ;) I was waiting your feedback before linking it here for everybody :)

Yes, I know, don't worry it will be solved in next release. ;)

@All I've tested new rom 1112 linked in Iocean official forum and ported there almost all v1.3 features, but I sincerely still prefer 0722 as a base for my rom. I find it smoother and more stable than 1112 which is also giving me a few 3g issues.

Moreover I'm not totally convinced that 1112 is an official stock directly released by Iocean factory. It comes in flashtool format, but this doesn't mean anything (I could release gammarom in FT format too).

Anyways I'm now considering whether to release an improved version of v1.3 (bugfixed, differently tweaked,....) or a new rom based on 1112. I'm testing the latter one right now, but cannot find any reason to upgrade to this version.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Limbo045:
Could you give a link to that 1112 software?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Sambaaa:
I really think that rom it's not official: download links for Plus and Elite's version has been deleted for a bug. Developer who posted that rom excuse himself for HIS fault (according to Google translate :D ), so it seems definetely a sort of custom rom not a stock. That's just my personal idea of course, I've just asked directly to Iocean to get a reliable answer. Moreover that rom includes a Lenovo app and it would be pretty strange for a stock Iocean rom to include an app developed by one of their competitors...

Anyways this is rom thread:

http://bbs.iocean.cc/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=147225&mobile=yes
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Limbo045:
OK thanks mate
[Miscellaneous Android Development] eltdesign:
Yes it also happened on stock roms before... but cant really sure maybe some of installed app or any other incompatible settings cause this or hardware failure i dont really know...at first when i try to scroll fastly in web page or email system freeze and reboot, when using stock android browser damn slow and when i try to type something freeze and reboot...when typing fastly in keyboard also sometime freeze and reboot 10secs later.. my x7 elite is first batch.. i think we need to find some good cpu governor instead of ondemand because ondemand not very fast on cpu freq change and not always use higher cpu freqs(1ghz+) when using big applications like facebook..etc
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tharonny:
First of all, thanks for your rom. It runs pretty smooth and realy love the installer.. Never used that aroma before, but its pretty nice!

Although I have a couple of things. First of all is that sometimes my keyboard disappears when I try to type something in my browser (using chrome, opera seems to do better) and the second thing is that the software keys do not get enabled when I use the terminal to lower te resolution to 720 by using the command 720p

Is there a command to manually enable those software keys?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Sambaaa:
v1.4 will use hotplug governor and noop scheduler. Right now these are the ones I prefer. Anyways you may try to change them and do a few tests, if you find one behaving better than these I'll give it a try! ;)

For what concerns keyboard, is it something that happens with this rom only or in general? Because this kind of behavior is unlikely to be influenced by my mods.

Resolution changer: don't software keys show after reboot? 720p script lets you choose between enabling software keys or not. If you choose to enable them, they'll appear after reboot. Try to run 720p script (or "720p f") and reboot.

PS have you granted root access to terminal emulator when prompted first time you launched script? Type "su" in terminal emulator before running 720p script to check that it's able to open a shell as root (or simply launch supersu app and check).
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tharonny:
Thanks for your reply. I have no idea what went wrong the last time. Now I first typed su and after that I followed the instructions and the softkey works perfectly.

About the keyboard, it did happen in orther roms, but after installing this rom the disappearing keyboard became really anoying. On orther roms it just happend one or two times a day, but now it happends almost every time I use the brower.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] BartAfterDark:
Could be some sort of memory management. I had this problem with my old phone, that only had 374 mb of ram, so it killed pretty much everything, when I was browsing the internet.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] prahasta:
Wow. After several failed download, this ROM pretty impressive!. Battery drain better than 1.2 and noticed that litlle bit faster than 1.2

I get about 14500 antutu score while 1.2 get aboit 13200
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tharonny:
Unfortunatly that aint the problem. I always close the apps after using, so when the problem occurs I most of the time have around 200mb free.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] zen_green:
We barely have the time to test a release, you already post a new one !

for sure, I'll try the 1.4.

thanks for your great support !
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tharonny:
Update not avaible trough OTA updater?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] BartAfterDark:
You can't see it like that :)

Try and look at running apps, when the keyboard disappears. You could also try and install App Settings for Xposed, and make the keyboard resident (should keep the app longer in memory)

Option B is to look at catlog, and see if something goes on, when the keyboard closes.

Option C would be to contact the people who made the keyboard (if you aren't using Google keyboard)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tharonny:
I'm using google keyboard, so cant be option C. Ill try to install App Settings for Xposed if the problem isnt solved for me in 1.4.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] 2alive:
Once again thanks for another great rom.

No problems so far.

Great work, thanks again.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] syndicate333:
kernel

Any news about kernel source around? Is there still the chance to get something via oppo devices?

Thx to all!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] zen_green:
hello Sambaaa,

The 1.4 rom works great.

No issue detected.

Do you modify something regarding RAM management ? I feel that free RAM is bigger on 1.4 than on 1.3 (but less than 1.0).

great work !

Thanks.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Dainster:
hello Sambaaa, thank you for your work making this ROM. I'm tempted to try the rom but I am very happy with stable firmware 0723 for now.

What do you make of the 1114 version on the iocean forum for Youth(T). Same as the 1112 and not an official firmware?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jimmys01:
at last i can f** post to developer forums!!

i just wanted to say thank you for all the hard work, so we can have a rom that is worth running in my elite :)

Also i have a couple of questions?

1 stupid question: how about kit kat 4.4 :-p?

2nd question: it seems that the multilingual part is working ok, but some system apps like the caller and sms apps do not have the translations.

I guess that if you rip em from a truly multilingual rom (ahem needrom.com) it will be a complete work. I remember having a samsung ported rom that had all the android apps translated as well.

(i volunteer to test :) )

Thanks again!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Sambaaa:
First of all I want to point out one thing: Iocean replied to my mail and answered that 1112 IS an official release, BUT they even told me that's not necessary for me to upgrade unless I get Camera issues. As far as I understood 1112 rom main goal is to solve camera green screen sometimes occurring on some Elite models. Moreover solving this issue produced a no longer working Torch app. Considering I perceived worse performances than 0722 and experienced a few crashes in stock browser, upgrading Gamma to 1112 version is not on the to-do list right now. Anyways I'll keep trying that firmware.

Now ota available, but probably already no longer working because of captchas required by mediafire....

Ok, check if you get any change with latest version. If it's an issue related to keyboard app killed by system, that may be solved in a few ways.

Oppo released r819 kernel sources, Sony released xperia C kernel sources, ... Iocean didn't so far do the same, I'll kindly try to ask them :p

Anyways kernel sources are not really a priority, we'd need Android sources for building custom roms from source, but mediatek right now is not gonna collaborate anyhow....

A buildable and booting kernel would be anyways better than nothing, but I haven't seen any (booting) custom kernel for mtk6589 devices so far.

Yes ;) For what concerns free ram management I introduced two different kind of modifications with respect to v1.3: the first one should slightly increase free ram, decreasing multitasking performances, the second does exactly the opposite. Considering the whole thing, free ram should be slightly more than v1.3, but long way less than v1.0. It's a matter of preferences: I'm always looking for the best compromise between performances and multitasking and v1.4 config is my favorite so far ;)

Hi, as you can see I just wrote about this at the beginning of this post. 1112 rom can be so considered as official, differently from what I supposed a few posts ago. :)

When I talk about 1112 I refer to date reported in build.prop; both Youth and Elite's firmwares are named 1114 on Iocean official forum. So 1114 and 1112 are the same firmware.

If you want to try this rom and then revert back to previows situation, just take a nandroid backup, flash and restore if you don't like it ;)

Ahaha I was waiting for you :D

1. There are 5 different ways to "do" that:

-build it from source > no way without sources

-port it from a different brand (Nexus) > not possible

-port it from another mt6589 > this would be the best, even if not so easy to do, but we need to wait 4.4 to be released for another mt6589 and this may literally take forever (e.g.: never happen)

-port it from future mtk chipset > that may be really really difficult, probably impossible

-Iocean itself releases it > extremely unlikely

This said, it's gonna be hard to ever see kitkat on our phones, but I'll do my best to achieve that goal in the future (right now there's nothing that can be done). Better to never give up ;)

2. Which apps are missing translations? Sms, phone, any other? I should be able to translate them too, just need to know which ones
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jimmys01:
Settings translation is fine so is google apps.

The people app, phone app, sms app, the calendar app ad the clock app, gallery app, camera app do not have the translation. Fm radio, browser and calculator as well but they are not important and i am not sure if they have translations anyway.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] vmate:
Hello!

v1.4 for contains the patch you've made for me about the problem with bluetooth earphone, or i have to install the zip?

Thanks all.

Matthew
[Miscellaneous Android Development] natoilva:
where i can find update 1112 to fix my green problem on camera!?

thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tharonny:
The keyboard issue for me in 1.3 seems to be solved in 1.4. As far as I know the rom works great! Thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Sambaaa:
Ok, I'll be working on that soon ;)

No it's not embedded, you need to flash it above. Did it work? If it worked I'll preparare a new one for your youth.

This is rom thread:

http://bbs.iocean.cc/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=147225&extra=page=1

Unfortunately download links have been removed because of rom's bug.

Is this "camera green screen" a common problem for Elite's owners? If it is, I can consider upgrading to 1112 rom. As I said, 0722 is better for what concerns performances IMHO.

Good! Hope it keeps working fine ;)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] natoilva:
yes i tested your rom today and have the green problem =( . you want put face unlock in your next version? if so i can guive you the flashable zip, im using and work's fine when i dont have green screens lol. how can i change apex launcher to Nova launcher, just unistall apex?

thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] vmate:
Hello Sambaaaa!

I've installed it, but doesn't work.

Thanks your help.

Matthew
[Miscellaneous Android Development] natoilva:
i have contacted the iocean and they sendme the new rom 1123 maybe this have all fixed
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nggies:
I hope so..but i didn't have green screen bug on my elite..

Sent from my X7
[Miscellaneous Android Development] natoilva:
maybe not all have been afected, i will test this update
[Miscellaneous Android Development] 2alive:
Great rom, working great.

Can you send me the patch for bluetooth iisue?

My phone is the youth version.

Thanks for all the work you´ve done for us.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Sambaaa:
Ok, you can link that zip here or through pm so I can try it and see whether to add it to this rom or not :)

To change launcher you can simply install a new one, deleting Apex is not necessary, but you can do it if you want.

That's a pity, I'll then need to look somewhere else. Unfortunately this isn't an easy task because 0925 and 0722 have relevant incompatibilities.

Hi, unfortunately [MENTION=2047929]vmate[/MENTION] reported that patch didn't fix his bluetooth calls issue. If you want to test it anyways you can take a nandroid backup, flash the one for elite and if you get an improvement I'll send a new one for youth. ;)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] legalizacion_24:
Error animated background screen, any solution?? Thanks for the rom

Enviado desde mi X7 mediante Tapatalk
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dimikord:
hello sambaaa

because ota update not working .can i update last 1.4 rom without flash the rom and setup all settings and apps from zero?

than you!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Limbo045:
New Rom?

Hi Sambaa,

Maybe this will be usefull for you I don't know?

It is a rom which he got from iOcean maybe check it out.

http://www.needrom.com/mobile/rom-x7-elite-received-from-manufacturer/

Hope it is of use for us.

EDIT Seems there is also a new kernel

http://www.needrom.com/mobile/leaked-rom-from-iocean/

Don't know if you are able to use any of it