[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Csani:
Hi,

I am already running on the current latest LS (LS-KK-v3.2-2014-08-14-codina.zip) since last night when I tried to install it on my Ace2, replacing my stock JB 4.1.2 (previously rooted with SuperSU).

However, I ran into the following issues during the install and still trying to fix them:

- I did not have any option for "Format /system" in the recovery menu as instructed in the OP. How can I perform a format of /system?

- GApps did not install and gave me an error during installation, while trying to install Gapps "pico" (pa_gapps-modular-pico-4.4.4-20150106-signed.zip - but later on also tried stock, to no avail).

What I was getting was that after I selected the gapps zip, and a few steps (Verify, Install) were performed, the installation would stop with an error message, something like /I can't remember the whole text/:

"E:Error ... /package.zip

(Status: 255)"

Despite that error, I could indeed reboot and boot into LS - but of course with no Gapps. I could, however, use my phone's basic functions (calling, SMS, etc) and run the installed LS apps and tweak LS settings, so I would highlight in the installation process on the OP that the Gapps are in fact optional :)

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UPDATE: just had an idea and rebooted into recovery FROM/while LS was installed and now I am noticing the advanced recovery menu and options brought by LS itself, with the "format /system" included. Will try to install again.

/in a short while.../

Yes, I can confirm that the "format /system" step is vital for a successful installation from LS

FROM

a factory stock JB 4.1.2 ROM

Let me note the following - and at the same time also giving some recommendation for the future releases:

- right after the reboot, there is a scary flashing of the "LIQUIDSMOOTH" text and the logo - was about to freak out ("OMG I have just bricked my phone!...") and forcibly shut the phone down/removing battery.

It just took to long and was really unexpected. :)

Recommendation: I would also show a "Just a sec, LS is initializing the new Liquid Smooth installation..." or similar, during the flashing :)

- right after the text+logo flashing finished I got the following error pop-up:

"Unfortunately, the process android.process.acore has stopped

[OK]"

However, I could log in to LS and everything just went on, apparently without any issues. I am unsure whether process halt had any negative effect.

All in all, LS looks very promising.

And now, let me highlight a breakthrough discovery, in other words the main benefit of replacing the factory Samsung ROM with a custom ROM on the Ace 2:

The factory JB 4.1.2 became such a sluggish POS environment on Ace2 after I upgraded from GB. For quite a long time, I did not really know how to avoid or fix the sluggishness. After a while though, and up until lately I made a discovery in that JB was reporting 256 less RAM than what I was expecting (and than what the factory Ace2 specifications were about). The Samsung factory JB was reporting and using around 4xx MB of RAM instead of the expected 7xx MB. Myself possessing first-generation linux kernel know-how I knew that the chances were high that Samsung simply screw up the kernel loading parameters and thus their JB is using only a part of the avialable physical RAM.

And prior to formatting of the /system (see my notes above), also LiquidSmooth were reporting the same decreased amount of RAM, by the way...

...up until I could perform a clean install, I mean also formatting /system.

At this moment, ladies and gentlemen, my LS in my Ace2 is indeed reporting much more RAM: 627MB. The remaining RAM up to the full phísical 768 MB are probably occupied by the kernel image so it is just fine.

I am soo excited and I am soo grateful to you, LS dev team! ;)

Thank you, thank you.