yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Acer Iconia A500] srskiller:
Solved

Managed to fix it.

Problem i was having was that i was not able to access the internal storage via recovery; as it kept saying no files found and that it could not even mount the drive.

I had to use a USB thumb drive, made it to boot as /sdcard and then copied my ROM file and gapps file on it. Then did a restart to recovery and installed the ROM and gapps files.

I was then able to boot normally and also had access to internal storage.

Hope this helps someone else.

Earlier: when i had it stopped at android logo; i also tried babsector and i also did the following:

Connect the tablet to the PC in RECOVERY. At this point, ADB should work. If not, check the drivers on the PC - I had to manually specify the Acer ADB Composite driver.

* Open a Command prompt window

* Start ADB shell by typing:

ADB SHELL

* Now execute the following:

mke2fs -j -b 4096 /dev/block/mmcblk0p8

tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index -C 1 /dev/block/mmcblk0p8

e2fsck -fy /dev/block/mmcblk0p8
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
What is Android KitKat?

http://www.android.com/versions/kit-kat-4-4/

What is Evervolv?

Evervolv is an AOSP (Android Open Source Project) rom. We're fully open sourced and encourage it with no restrictions. The work put into this ROM is community driven and Evervolv Project is made up of numerous members and contributors.

Right now the current source we are working on is KitKat (Android 4.4.x).

Current Evervolv version: 4.0.0

Nightlies (coming soon).

Pre-Requisites:

1. TWRP or equivalent recovery.

2. S-Off, or thorough understanding of how you work around S-On to get the kernel included in this ROM flashed. FAUX, CM kernels are not compatible and will result in functionality issues if it boots at all.

3. Desire to be helpful in an appropriate manner. Logcats, dmesgs, etc are very helpful, and necessary to assist.

NOTE: HTC ICS based roms - Android 4.0x are the last ROMs that can be considered bug free. AOSP for the Amaze was never released by HTC. Development only exists in this community. There will be nuances and quirks that would not be there with OEM roms. Adjust your expectations accordingly.

Downloads:

Consider this a beta. Be sure to back up your current ROM first, so you can restore it...

Release Build:

http://evervolv.com/devices/ruby

Test Build:

Soon...

(Changelog in second post)

This requires gapps for 4.4, do not use 4.3 or earlier gapps. Right now, you can find gapps from Slim roms, Parnaoid Android roms, and Banks that work until the official ones are released.

Installation:

Like any AOSP-based ROM:

1. boot into recovery

2. perform factory reset/wipe (not necessary if you are flashing over this same ROM)

3. install ROM

4. install GApps

5 Reboot to system

FYI - I won't respond to PMs asking how to install. If you need further help installing ROMs, go to Q&A section of the Amaze Forums and ask.

If you have general observations/questions, please visit the Q&A thread here.

06/20/14
Working:
phone calls
bt audio
bt phone
volume control
gps
data
streaming audio/video
sensors
camera
charging
wifi
mtp

Items that need attention: (buggy)
ion related:
- graphics issues:
- stock browser has black screen (workaround: use google chrome or dolphin), and some gapps have glitches - primarily from pmem kernel. 3.4 kernel would sort this.
- Screen capture/screen shot - blank image, or scrambled image is captured (due to lack of graphics capabilities that 3.4 kernel would enable us to use).
- Camera/Camcorder - functional, but not perfect for the same reason as above.
- If trying to play a media format that is not supported, device will freeze/reboot. A workaround is to use mxplayer and load their codecs pack.

4.4.3 codebase stability... While it was released as a bug-fix release, it has widely caused some stability issues. FYI.

[GPL Compliance]

Kernel Source: https://github.com/Evervolv/android_kernel_htc_msm8660
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
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[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
Thanks Jeepers for continuing to compile for us. :) We're not letting this phone die anytime soon.
[HTC Amaze 4G] incapable86:
Thank you, i'm gonna test this soon.
[HTC Amaze 4G] lalit387:
Thanks will try for sure
[HTC Amaze 4G] bhtm:
Is the source accepted into kitkat branch already and fully compiling? Or is this prebuild?

Wasn't compiling yesterday missing headers and such like irda.h and others in hardware.

Off to repo sync and try again.

Did get a cm 11 build going on my s4 over the weekend. Loving Google Now built into launcher. Turned on ART instead of dalvik. Working as I type. Now to take evervolv kernel and get cm 11 going on amaze.
[HTC Amaze 4G] bhtm:
Got your build installed and working with Wifi (didn't add SIM, so couldn't test mobile data) Was able to try it out for 1/2 an hour.

Not sure if these are known issues:

OK Google works to enable voice search, but then voice search complains I can't get microphone (will grab dmesg and logcat later)

Enabling new ART in developer mode, put phone into boot animation hanging (didn't get a chance to adb logcat)

Many Icons' are JB (like the phone icon) not KK.

Known issue from OP:

constant messages about SD card being removed

Totally awesome to be using KK on our Amaze.

PS: still getting compilation errors, assuming your patches haven't made it through Gerrit?
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
Yep. A lot of cherry-picks still. Fix one thing, breaks 3 others.
[HTC Amaze 4G] KT-82166:
Volume control works
[HTC Amaze 4G] fahadskhan:
Auto bightness

What abt Auto brightness ? is it working......
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
New build is up.

Need some feedback on sdcard mount recognition.

appreciate it!

This build includes too many fixes to remember:

- audio routing fixed.

- status bar data in/out indicators fixed.

- EVToolbox added in - functional.

- code structure optimization for ruby

- framework and compile fixes to allow building to complete on most devices without cherry-picks.

- more I can't remember.
[HTC Amaze 4G] KT-82166:
Hopefully ART is fixed
[HTC Amaze 4G] 865DETH:
no sdcard recognition either
[HTC Amaze 4G] coolboy6332:
well the microphone is fixed but when you go the app switcher/task manager, the pictures of apps arn't there, just random lines and of course the SD card does not mount. and camera does not work

overall this Rom is very usable and i give you props sir
[HTC Amaze 4G] mestguy182:
Get the SD card mount issue working and this could be close to a daily driver, Awesome Job!
[HTC Amaze 4G] jv2k:
wait... does data work for this build?
[HTC Amaze 4G] malar413:
Is it possible to use ART or not? Cause it was not working on the first release.

Great job jeepers! Thanks alot!
[HTC Amaze 4G] mujju85:
Is data connection is stable or its take time to connect
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
Me too. Problem must be common to current kitkat builds, the same issue on [MENTION=2681593]sportsstar89[/MENTION] new CM-11 ROM.
[HTC Amaze 4G] arceangel:
No "OK Google" feature :confused::(...was really looking forward to that put it on a friends s3 and it was awesome. Don't get me wrong am still thrilled to have kit kat on my Amaze. Am I overlooking how to activate it or is it just not ready yet?
[HTC Amaze 4G] arceangel:
"OK Google " from the home page that is ..
[HTC Amaze 4G] kazzxtrismus:
For some reason tge lg camera just quit... Hmmm.. Maybe fix permissions

What do you mean I can't say that??.. It's the frkin Internet!
[HTC Amaze 4G] king_david43:
You have to have the Google experience launcher installed, the latest play services, and the latest Google search.
[HTC Amaze 4G] thenav33n:
Just installed

Checked the following:

1. Both SD cards - OK :)

2. Camera - OK :)

3. Video recording - OK, but sometimes restarts the phone :o

4. Browser & related apps - Blank screen :(

5. Gallery opens - Pics are ok recorded video playback - restarts the phone :(

6. Call quality - Good :)

7 Data speeds - Good :)

Will keep you guys informed if any other concerns.
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
I absolutely LOVE this rom. 4.4.2 and only takes on average 300mb ram (with apps installed. Using clean master for task killing purposes)

I haven't come across the black box issue :D Thank god. My signal is only two bars though :( Idk how to fix that. Call quality is pretty good though :)

Games are a bit laggy.... :/ Oh well.

Ummm.... idk, I love the 4.4 interface now. It's so fast and looks so great.

My camera is really really blurry :eek: I think I'll try the LG camera app on it.

Screenshots don't come out, they're just black..

Love the keyboard :D

Bluetooth works flawlessly, just paired to my laptop

Haven't tried video playback

Haven't tried camcorder

Battery drain is criminal.

Re-installed 4ext to wipe battery stats, gonna re-calibrate in a couple hours.

Still can't believe how awesome this rom is. :D

THANK YOU :D :D :D
[HTC Amaze 4G] king_david43:
Have you been using twrp as your recovery? If so do you that could be the reason for not having the black boxes in the gapps.

Because for most other phone the latest twrp and cwm recoveries are required for 4.4 to flash properly.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
Nonsense and pure speculation on your part. It's got nothing to do with the recovery used to flash. This is a known problem with KK and some legacy devices like our own. All of the AOSP derived source builds are experiencing it. Read the pertinent forums like CM or in the main ROM dev forum here.

In fact, I've already seen at least one commit at CM that attempts to address it.
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
Huh? I read somewhere that evervolv was designed to work with TWRP so I ended up installing it to flash this rom, I've been using 4ext before.

But I thought that not having the black box issue is a good thing?
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
Not having it is a good thing. I believe you just misunderstood him. He was speculating that you're not having the black box issue because you're using TWRP, while the rest of us with the issue are using something else. This is, however, highly unlikely, because It's happening across devices, using different recoveries, and different AOSP builds.

Question: have you tried using the default browser, Gmail, mail, SMS, play store yet? These are some of the apps with the issue.
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
I wonder why it's only affecting some devices though, cause I have no issues with it. The only real problems I have with this rom is that the battery drains down really fast and that the camera is blurry. LG Camera from market works good though, not the greatest but it'll pass. If only there was a way to get the original camera to this rom......
[HTC Amaze 4G] BillyD325:
Unfortunately, in order to be able to use the original Sense camera you have to have a Sense-based ROM. You can try FOCAL. It's the former CM camera app that is now being developed independently. I haven't tried it but it is supposed to be good and it's free here on XDA.
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
Oooooh yeah. I don't think that it should depend on the recovery, though I doubt it'll hurt to check lol.

Is anybody else having the battery drain issue? :/

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I'll give it a try :D
[HTC Amaze 4G] king_david43:
I guess you're right it does seem that that is unlikely to be the reason because on other devices that did need the latest twrp the Rom would not even flash so I guess if that was the case this Rom wouldn't even be flashable through 4ext
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
new build up. OMX error in logcat is resolved. still have many errors to fix. (gralloc, genlock, chromium,memtrack)...
[HTC Amaze 4G] tawhid111:
any idea whats causing the black screen problem ? and the icon not rendering properly when viewing the task manager
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
You haven't been reading through the threads here before posting have you? If you had, you'd know that this is an issue affecting many legacy devices running all KitKat based AOSP ROMs (i.e., CM, PACman, AOKP, evervolv, etc...) not just this one. Until the devs are able to sort it out it's going to remain a problem. However I'm sure that once one of the projects solves it, they'll all kang off each other and release updates resolving within a short time period thereafter.
[HTC Amaze 4G] tawhid111:
ah a broken kitkat that explains it ... thanks for the reply it seems that some apps are dependent on this for example on instagram app all but 1 tab shows up black.could it a browser depadent thing
[HTC Amaze 4G] arceangel:
Ohhhhh:D lol thanks
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
I've seen that idea kicked around and suggested commits seem to confirm. There are a lot of changes under the hood with KK that aren't readily apparent. Among them is a rework of the default browser.
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
Bug: USB mount not coming up.

"Unfortunately the process android.process.media has stopped"

This comes up after I rebooted from recovery (cause I booted into recovery to connect usb cable)
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
Got the USB to work, disregard my old post

I was browsing through a forum and came across this nifty little app

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2483827

I got curious and installed it, but it said that this rom's kernel isnt supported :( How cool would it be to have this app though?

And just curious, is it possible to flash faux kernel to this rom?
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
The Faux123 kernel was compiled with sense and ICS sources. It won't work on any AOSP based ROM without sense, period. It will only work on ICS with sense.
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
I didn't know that. Hmmm...
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
I'm not saying it won't boot, because it might (probably not) but you'll ,have nothing but grief. There's a thread where sportsstar89 links to several CM / AOSP kernels and sources, there he speaks of such incompatibility. I trust his opinion. In any event that kernel for sure wouldn't work here. This ROM is built on newer libs,, different SDKs, ABIs, and APIs.

Edit: Think about it, if it was easy to plug-in the faux kernel, don't you think the JB / KK devs would have used it, rather than investing so much time on their own?
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
Yeah, you're right.
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
new build up. Enjoy!
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
That's great news :D

But I just flashed it................................. Back button no longer works :/

Browser black screen is here

Keyboard wont come up.

went back to the previous build
[HTC Amaze 4G] malar413:
Don't forget to do a full wipe of your data, cache and dalvik before flash the new build. Because I have no issues you mentionned here on my phone with the last build. I think that when you have some troubles, it is important to reflash the ROM 1 or 2 times, just to make sure that it's not a bug during the installation. The only major issue I have is the black screen (black boxes in some Gapps).

Thx jeepers! really nice work!

EDIT: I tried to make a call but I don't have sound or if I have, it's a weird noise like an alien scream or something like that...lol But if I try the speaker, and go back on the phone, it works great. Very strange...
[HTC Amaze 4G] kmok:
Sounds like a bad download...always check md5 sums before flashing
[HTC Amaze 4G] polarbass:
Extremely smooth, great job

Swiftkey is installing now

I get all the signal bars now

Video playback doesnt seem to work (youtube and with mx player)

Thank you for all you work!
[HTC Amaze 4G] malar413:
For the signal bar, I think we have an issue because I always have all the bars and I know it is not possible ... And video playback is broken for me too...

And since a couple of hours, I have a big lag with the keyboard (stock keyboard), it's not responsive and if I type faster, just 1 or 2 letters are printed on the screen... I'll reflash the ROM tomorrow.
[HTC Amaze 4G] amin1457:
thanks jeepers007 :good:
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
I'll try it again later, ended up going straight back to tmobile 4.0

Kept getting that the media system isn't responding. :(

I'll do a clean flash after I recalibrate my battery and back up some app data
[HTC Amaze 4G] omareziz:
guys can anyone suggest a link for recommended gapps as I did search and there a lot of them and i dont know if they are same for every brand or should I go for some specific gapps. thank you.
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
He said in the first post to use Paranoid Android or Slim gapps for 4.4. Dont use the 4.3 gapps. You can find the right gapps in 4.4 PA/Slim ROMS.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
There are different gapps for the various versions of android, as well as now multiple versions for kitkat, depending upon how close to the stock "nexus" experience you want to get. Those devices no longer have the default browser which has been replaced by chrome, or the stock SMS app which was replaced by hangouts.

Take a look at this thread in the PA forum http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2397942 and select the latest gapps of your choice. The OP gives detailed descriptions of each download and the differences between them.
[HTC Amaze 4G] malar413:
I think if you search a little on XDA, you can find everything you want. By the way, this is the link where I downloaded my Gapps for Android 4.4.2 and it works without issues. (same link than Odysseus1962 : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2397942 )
[HTC Amaze 4G] omareziz:
Thanks for your reply. The thing is I did find a lot of PA and SLIM gapps I was confused if the samsung version may or may not cause problems

Thank you very much for your descriptive and helpful reply One thing you can explain is that if i flash the gapps for 4.4.2 for say Samsung Note II will they be the same? this was the only thing bugging me. Thank you dude.

Well thanks for your reply. I did search and as a matter of fact found so many options that i was confused and asked for a link so thank you. :P
[HTC Amaze 4G] blast0id:
that's a complete waste of time... just use your phone, it calibrates automatically....
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
Re-downloaded, re-installed. Everything works great :D Thanks Jeepers.

Signal bars go all the way now, hadn't noticed but you can set your wifi frequency to either 2.4 or 5ghz, which is a superb feature :D

I'll post if anything comes up again.

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Uh, no. Lol Idk why but if I don't re-calibrate it just basically drains within 2 hours.

The app on the playstore works fine for recalibration, I usually wipe battery stats from recovery before I calibrate.

Hmmmm..
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
Try running snapdragon guru from the play store. I don't know how well it works on KK, but on JB and ICS it works great for me.
[HTC Amaze 4G] blast0id:
I'm telling you it's a waste of time because it is, anytime you flash something, the first discharge is going to be pretty swift, and you will notice after that it just gets better until it's normal... calibration is a complete waste of time, just use your phone like normal and recharge it after it dies the firs time... anyone who tells you any differently is full of poppy ****!

COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME!!!
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
Why go through that long process of waiting for that to happen when you can just recalibrate yourself after charging?
[HTC Amaze 4G] blast0id:
Because you could be using your phone instead of "CALIBRATING" it... who cares if it dies fast the first time... seriously... smh...
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
Uh I care lol and please, let's not argue about this. It's retarded. I have my preferences, you have yours. I flash my roms at night so I can leave it charging if necessary, then recalibrate when I wake up in the morning. If you like waiting and carrying around a charger, by all means go ahead.

:) Please keep further opinions to yourself instead of using up precious forum space.

Thankyoucomeagain
[HTC Amaze 4G] blast0id:
umm... it wasn't an opinion, it's a fact, you don't need to calibrate, YOU have chosen to do so and that's fine, I'm just stating the FACT that it's not necessary... that is all...
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
Hey [MENTION=4782862]Darin_Ram[/MENTION] , [MENTION=577665]blast0id[/MENTION] is telling the truth, trust him, calibrating has been proven a gimmick, even by a Google developer! Sure it might fix the reading, but it doesn't affect actual battery life or usage. It's just a mere placebo.

Here's a source.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1443108
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
Hmmmmmm

Well flip me upside down and slap my gluts, blast0id has backup.

Alright, it seems logical enough now that Afnan posted.

My apologies.
[HTC Amaze 4G] blast0id:
haha, you got beef? I got vegetables, so if you really want it, you can leave with a full stomach! lololz... w0rd!
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
Lmfao hindu's don't eat beef ;D

PS I got a bug; no sound for notifs except e-mails. Also, earpiece is silent, unless you turn on speaker and turn it off again. Then it just makes a screeching sound.

Also, for some strange reason this rom is making subway surfers lag and watching sponsored videos seem to be unsupported.
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
I'm not Hindu lol, I thought you guys were better guessers than that!

I like beef, as for veggies... Not so much!

You're getting lag on subway surfers because kiloo likely can't keep up with android (we're already on 4.4) and the game has compatible issues.
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
Lol I'm hindu :P

But yeah, it might just be a bug with the app. Inertia works fine, haven't really tried anything else. Subway surfers is kinda my favourite lol I'll download and try temple run 2, gta3 and maybe a few others.

Antutu benchmark FINALLY shows that our device is better than the S2.

Very happy about that.
[HTC Amaze 4G] blast0id:
Ha ha, guys, it's a line from a hip hop song... I was just joshing!

sent from a rectangle w/round corners, unibody construction and a complete lack of iOS!
[HTC Amaze 4G] deyonne28:
Nav bar

Looking for a navigation bar that works with this rom, tried to use the cm10 one from the themes but it stops the phone from booting up, can anyone help me out?
[HTC Amaze 4G] elmerohueso:
Is there any way to disable the CRT animation (screen off)? I haven't been able to find the setting in the usual places. When the screen turns off, it goes all off for a split second, then quickly turns back on and does the CRT animation.

Also, do we have any clues yet as to what's causing the black screen in Browser, Gmail, Google Search, and Recent Apps?
[HTC Amaze 4G] arceangel:
I use an xposed framework to turn CRT animations off. It can even add other ones .
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
New build up. Enjoy!

Edit:

I didn't include the camera wrapper this time. Wanted to get your feedback on camera/camcorder performance without it.
[HTC Amaze 4G] zPacKRat:
some one making a stew?
[HTC Amaze 4G] Petronoid:
Just flashed the new version, looks good. Camcorder works now. Although no option to store on ext SD. Black boxes still on certain apps, so can't use Aquamail and Maxthon. Using older version of Kaiten Mail and Chrome. Previous version had issues with correct battery reporting. Will report back on battery later.

Edit: 720p and 1080 works and records video. But phone force reboot when exiting camera after recording 1080p. 720p no issue. Can't focus in video mode though, have to focus in camera mode then switch to camcorder mode to record video in focus.

Battery bug still there, big difference between ROM reading and recovery. Rebooting phone changes back to recovery reading. Still this is perhaps the main issue and can't be used as DD.

BT works fine.

Still fun ROM, and fun to operate. Great work Jeepers. Too good to be an Alpha.
[HTC Amaze 4G] omareziz:
I didnt even know it was alpha and didnt feel like alpha. just came across the already said glitch that is (screenshot capture and recent apps) glitchy bug. and one other thing I tried restoring my messages from TB 6.0.5 but I would just see a glimpse of them and they'll vanish from inbox. and yes i disabled delete old messages. ty for a great ROM.

and Have a HAPPY NEW YEAR.
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
Release Build 1 for kitkat added today. See first post.

All ROMs will now come directly from the Evervolv website. Older versions there as well if you would like to take any of those for a spin.