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[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] dolorespark:
Lollipop - beta 2 (US/UK/AU)

The third beta of Lollipop for the Sero 7 Pro (AOSP 5.0.1_r1) is ready for testing.

Status

All major hardware and software features of the tablet appear to work properly, including Bluetooth and exFAT support. Many of the stock AOSP apps are unstable but are unlikely to be fixed - you may have to look for alternatives. On the whole, this ROM "works" but it's still very rough around the edges.

Installation

Any recent SELinux-enabled Recovery should work - my build of Philz Touch found in the O.P. is suggested.

make a Nandroid backup - you're almost certain to want your Kitkat back

new installations: format both /cache and /data (in Philz, "format /data and /data/media (/sdcard)")

upgrade from beta 1: no need to wipe or reformat anything, the installer will handle it

install the ROM - if you're using f2fs, ignore any errors reporting that a partition couldn't be mounted

install the Gapps found below

install the Nexus7 spoof if desired

reboot

With the Gapps package installed, It will take at least FOUR minutes for the Gapps setup wizard to appear. After setting up WiFi, the wizard will fail to recognize that you're connected and will continue to display a "Skip" button rather than "Next". Press it and clear any warning popup to continue - you will remain connected.

Notes

This Gapps package is based on the Lollipop Gapps Alpha 1 by TKruzze. Unfortunately that package has a scripting error that causes it fail before installation is complete. This package uses a much simpler script to install just the files required by all Gapps, plus the app that provides voice search (i.e. "OK Google"). Other Gapps that you may want can be downloaded directly from PlayStore.

Xposed Installer and the Xposed modules are not included because they are incompatible with Lollipop :crying:

Downloads

sero7pro-aosp500-beta-v2.zip the full ROM

sero7pro-n7spoof-aosp500-beta-v2.zip identify tablet as a Nexus7 to (possibly) show more apps in PlayStore

sero7pro-gapps-nano-beta-v1.zip a bare-bones Gapps package that includes voice search ("OK Google")

GPL Notice: the source code for this kernel is available at https://github.com/dolorespark/android_kernel_hisense_m470bsa on the 'master' branch.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] TheLoonyRebel:
New build is boot looping on me. Clean install as well. Stalls during animation the reboots my Sero 7 Pro.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] omegatek:
Excited about Lollipop coming to our Sero 7 Pro's! Thanks for all the hard work being put into this! :D
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jachol:
OK Beta 2 installed and looking good ... had to do a clean install before my 64 gb SD card was recognised, no problems now.

I have most of my apps reinstalled now with no issues detected so far, I'm very pleased , many thanks once again. ... J. :highfive:
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] QuickNET Tech:
Can someone please help me. I currently have the original lollipop build installed on my device. I tried to update to the new version (originally tried the update without wiping data but after that didn't work I also wiped data and tried to reinstall which also didn't work) however my custom recovery says that the zip file is bad. I am not sure what to do, I don't know if I should redownload the file because it was a bad download or if I'm just s.o.l., or if I'll have to update my CWM which is based on 6.0.4.5 and did previously install the original lolipop build for this device ( I am 99 percent sure that this custom recovery is also SELinux enabled).

It (roughly) says:

finding

opening

E: can't open /update/install/path

p

(bad)

installation aborted

Any all help is greatly appreciated!

EDIT!

Never mind. It appears that ES File Explorer seem to have failed towards the end of the transfer of the ROM from my downloads folder to my external SD card which caused an incomplete zip file that would not boot properly. Rookie mistake. Don't know why I didn't notice the fact that the transfer ended prematurely.

( albeit near 100% completion, hence the reason that I didn't notice that it ended early).

P.S. Sorry for wasting anyones time and this threads space looking like a noob. Although that only really hurts me not you. Lol.

Quickdraw996
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] nccruz:
flashed third beta of lollipop last night after doing a backup.... it wen thru after a little bit of time to completely boot..... somehow the thing did not seem to grant any supersu rights to apps like es explorer, cpu control etc.... so went back to Phil recovery, did advanced options/re-root system (supersu)...... now things are good and thanks many thanks [MENTION=5094650]dolorespark[/MENTION].... seems to be smoother and a bit faster, cpu set at 1.5ghz max and shows all 4 cores working and on demand governor... total storage at 5.48gb and using 32gb sdcard...

now at boot up.... get messages like not responding for apex launcher and for system process.... pressed wait buttons on both and all is well.... many thanks again....

bluetooth also works..

still do not have capability to change signature on this forum....
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] galyenrc:
Third beta? I can only find a link to a v2...what did I miss?
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] nccruz:
see post 652... it says third beta though file labelled v2...
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] lichan:
They were v0, v1 and v2 (as all good C programmers know. JK).
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] folliclekev:
Installed and working well

Installed and working well. I have found no problems as yet. Great work and many thanks for making this tablet like new.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] galyenrc:
I seem to be having this same problem...clean, full format/wipe during install.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] dolorespark:
If you have an external SDcard in the tablet and/or a USB cable attached, remove them then reboot.

Did you install anything besides the ROM before booting up for the first time? If you can do a logcat, that will probably identify the cause.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] galyenrc:
I've had more success "updating" over the top of beta_v1....this time I did the following:

- upgrade over the top of v1

- boot

- see that it came up cleanly/stable

- power off

- boot into recovery via Power+VolDown

- intall Gapps package from v2 thread

- boot

Seems to be stable....
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] QuickNET Tech:
After a little bit of trial and error I've gotten version 2 to run perfectly on my sero 7 pro.

So far I've only noticed two things wrong. The first is that whenever I swipe down from the status bar the navbar visually glitches and shows what the status bar shows that the top of the screen. However I have been able to screenshot this phenomenon because it disappears right before the screenshot. The second is more likely google code. I remember with the original firmware on SERO 7 pro I was able to send to my tablet APK files and install them over Bluetooth which I am no longer able to do. I am Not sure if this is a stock feature of 5.0 or if it is something that can be fixed. The only way that I knew to enable this feature was thrown exposed module that or incompatible with Android 5.0.

On another note I found a Gapps package that works perfectly. It is downloadable at https://s.basketbuild.com/filedl/gapps?dl=gapps-lp-20141109-signed.zip

Quickdraw996
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] QuickNET Tech:
The XDA free mobile app will not let me edit my previous post. It says I have an invalid post ID and I am not sure why or what that means. However here is the link to the video showing the visual glitch.

I'm not sure if it happens to anyone else but I've noticed it on both v0 and v2 (I missed released v1).

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_LbC57FpykOdExzVzAzU1ZnQ1k/edit?usp=docslist_api
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] dolorespark:
PhilZ Recovery: Update/BugFix

I've posted a new version of PhilZ Touch Recovery to fix a bug in 'busybox'. Without this update, flashable zips that use a shell script may fail to install correctly (e.g. recent zipped versions SuperSU).

I'd encourage everyone using earlier versions of my builds to upgrade to sero7pro-philz6.58.0-dopa-v2.61.zip
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] lichan:
Any conclusions on the data backup restore problems that several have run into? The 2.51 related PhilZ executed a restore with no problems.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] stevenc88:
Does anyone know if the TWRP recovery suffers from this problem?
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] nccruz:
went back to v2.6 r2..... just smoother and faster.....
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] xtil:
What is smoother and faster-everything? Lollypop is that bad? I still haven't made my move. I am having a hard time giving up 4.4.4 v2.5
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] nccruz:
2.6 versus lollipop v2....
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] dolorespark:
Nope - I don't have anything to go on. I use nandroid periodically and never have any problems, nor (seemingly) do most users. Without more details, it's hard to know whether the error is caused by software, media, or user.

I haven't tried it myself. If anybody wants to try: mount '/system', then enter this line in an ADB shell session when booted into TWRP:

cat /system/build.prop | grep "ro.build.version.sdk=" | dd bs=1 skip=21 count=2

This bit of shell scripting comes from UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.37.zip and produces a totally botched install because of the bug. It should tell you that it output 2 bytes (either "19" or "21") - if it says zero then the version of 'busybox grep' in use has the bug. (Actually, I think the bug is in 'libc' but I haven't pinned it down yet.)

I can't see any reason to be bothered with Lollipop for more than a half hour or so. It's already on its NINTH release and it's still a mess. Google needs to do a lot more work on it before it's really ready for everyday use. Meanwhile, I'll focus on stuff that can't be blamed on them... :)
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] stevenc88:
I performed this experiment, but instead of the ADB sideload shell (which I couldn't get to work), I used the "Terminal" feature from within TWRP. After mounting /system, the command returned a "1" then a "9" - so it appears TWRP doesn't have this bug.

I was using TWRP version 2.8.0.0. That's good news.

-- Steven
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] QuickNET Tech:
If I remember correctly that was about where the stock rom was in terms of free memory.

Quickdraw996
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] mikembley:
Is anyone having any issues with microphone recording?

Ive tried a couple times, but whenever i try to playback a recording, it throws an error, "playback error (code -38, 0)"
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] QuickNET Tech:
What app are you using? I only have voice search, no voice recorder. otherwise I would try and help.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] mikembley:
I tried all the top apps under "voice recorder" search

Smart Voice Recorder

Easy Voice Recorder

Audio Recorder
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] QuickNET Tech:
It doesn't seem that I will be of any help which saddens me because I wish to help people around on this forum even if they don't wish to help me, which trust me happens all too often. I'll and feel ignored and swept under the rug as a junior member, so at least I try and do is help people and maybe earn a few thanks just so I won't be a junior member and won't feel ignored, but that's off topic, so I apologize . I've downloaded those three and none of them will record. Two of them simply do nothing and the third throws me an error that I have posted a screenshot of below. I'm afraid the only person that may be able to help us is [MENTION=5094650]dolorespark[/MENTION]. I was actually under the impression that every major feature works such as this, and for the most part everything does work perfectly, this was probably a minor bug that may have gone unnoticed by our beloved developer. I don't know about you, but I can definitely live without voice recording ( although since you're posting here it's probably quite important to you ). Either way best of luck to you, and I hope you find a solution soon.

Quickdraw966
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] ZamZing:
Is FTModeApp.apk related to Sero rooting in any way? If not, what is it? The small system app has a ton of permissions and publisher is "unknown".

sero7pro: dopa2: xda app
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] mikembley:
The builds are beta, I'm just trying to correlate with other users to see if they have the same issues, I am sure dolorespark loves getting feedback (or not :silly:).
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] QuickNET Tech:
True, it is a beta, but everything else works so perfectly that this actually suprises me.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jachol:
Tried Smart voice recorder ... I'm getting the same error. Mike works fine on Skype. ... J.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] dolorespark:
I'll take a look at this.

I've never seen that app - it isn't part of the ROM or Gapps.

--- Edit ---

I checked Hisense's stock ROM and found FTModeApp.apk there - I still have no idea what it does...
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jerbear294:
I think I remember seeing that app when my Sero was still alive. I don't know what it does either.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] ZamZing:
Thanks for looking, dolorespark. I'm highly suspicious of the little app because it is from an unknown developer, has tons of invasive permissions, and no info available anywhere. Since it neither has an uninstall or disable option how else can I disable it? I want to see what needs it.

Do you have it in your current ROMs?

sero7pro: dopa2: xda app
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] nexy33:
ftm= field test mode ? could be an engineering mode app hence the ridiculous permissions for low lvl testing.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] kingtj64:
Hi dolorespark,

Do you have a stock UK rom ?

Need this desperately.

Regards
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jachol:
Hi,

Scroll througth the first and second posts in the link below, you should find what you want there. ... J

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2297246
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] kingtj64:
Thanks Jochol,

But that's what screwed my Sero 7 up in the first place.

Had upgraded to AOSP 4.4.4_r2 DoPa v2.6 after making a nandriod backup.

which didn't work for some reason.

So I tried xboxexperts Stock UK rom which bricked my sero 7.

Took a few days to get it to boot to recovery and re-flash AOSP 4.4.4_r2 DoPa v2.6.

So im trying to get a stock UK rom OR backup.

I pm'd xboxexpert but he hasn't responded

Thanks again for trying to help.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jachol:
Ah!, sorry to hear that, I posted in good faith.

Re. xboxexpert, as I recall the work he did on the Sero 7 was done on a friends/neighbours tablet, and once that was returned, and sold on I think

He abandoned any further work on the sero 7, so maybe not in a position to help. I don't know of another source. ... J.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jerbear294:
To be exact he had a Sero but gave it to his nephew for school or something like that.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] mikembley:
This Voice Recorder seems to work, perhaps the issue lies in Lollipops new audio, and app devs have yet to implement it?
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jachol:
Whatever !, I obviously got the wrong impression, I only followed that thread intermittently hoping for some development for the UK model. J.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] mikembley:
[MENTION=4609445]jachol[/MENTION], i sent you a PM with a link to my backup (UK) :)
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] DellXCD35user:
Need help on the install instructions

Kudos to dolorespark! Stunned the Sero 7 Pro continues to be supported here. I need some help with the bullet-ed instructions. Forgive the newbie questions but I am a very step-by-step guy (old guy that is).....

First - I currently have the ASOP 442 Custom ROM with the Kernel 3.1.10-dopa1 installed. And now I'd like to install dolorespark thrid iteration of Lolipop. So for me I assume it means a new installation. And for new installations it mentions to format the cache and a reference to Philz? What does this mean? Should I wipe the cache, Dalvik cache? Or is it something else? Also, I don't have anything from Philz installed so does this part still apply?

Second - I have ROM Manager v5.5.3.7 and Flashify. Which one should I use to install the sero7pro-aosp500-beta-v2.zip? How do I know whether they are SELinux-enabled Recovery?

Third - If I want my Sero 7 to be recognized as a Nexus 7 how do I do this? I mean do I simply install sero7pro-aosp500-beta-v2.zip and then after its working go back and install the Philz zip file? Or is it that the Philz zip is both the sero7pro-aosp500-beta-v2 and the nexus 7 ID together----if so this is what I would like to be on Lolipop and have it recognized as a Nexus 7.

Appreciate any help on the above.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jerbear294:
1. You need to wipe both cache and dalvik cache as well as wiping /data (factory reset)

2. Flashify should do the trick. Since an selinux enabled recovery is needed for Android 4.4 to install you already have one.

3. The Nexus 7 spoof is standalone. You flash it after flashing the main ROM.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] DellXCD35user:
Many thanks. So if I understood the first point. I should enter recovery in the tablet and choose to wipe cache, then dalvik cache, and then lastly wipe data/factory reset. And then reboot and use flashify to install the sero7pro-aosp500-beta-v2.zip. Right?

If I got it right, my question is won't a factory reset mean I can't use Flashify (as it would get removed due to my factory reset no?). I am assuming a factory reset means all the data and apps get deleted or wiped or removed, etc. So then how do I install the zip from the SDCARD?
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jerbear294:
I didn't think of that. You'll have to do it without Flashify.

A factory reset means that the applications and user settings are removed. The internal storage, however, is not.

The wipe cache/dalvik/reset thing still needs to be done. You'll have to use the recovery to flash the zip. There is an option that says "install zip". From there navigate to the rom zip and select it, and it'll flash.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] DellXCD35user:
Sir jerbear294, I tip my hat to you. I am now the proud owner of a Hisense Sero 7 Pro with Android L. Many many many thanks for quick responses. It helped me a lot. And dolorespark you rock me once before and now here I am again!
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jachol:
HI Mike,

Thanks, I've replied. ... J :D
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] mikembley:
[MENTION=2355870]kingtj64[/MENTION], I sent you a PM with my backup, accidentally sent Jachol the backup after misreading usernames in this thread :P
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] kingtj64:
Hi mikembley.

Thanks for that but I don't have any messages in my inbox.

Don't know why ?

Thanks
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] mikembley:
woah, i am having a bad week, sorry i didnt submit it, left it hanging in a tab :(, should be sent now!
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] kingtj64:
Hi, don't know why but still nothing in my inbox.

do I need so many post or something before I can receive PMs ?

OK, got it now.

Many Thanks
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] DellXCD35user:
Memory Management Issue?

After installing the DOPA third iteration of the Android L custom rom, I am seeing the RAM hitting and staying at critical levels. I know when the first official Android L upgrade came out, users reported this and then subsequently an update was released that fixed this and some other bugs. My question is does the latest DOPA ROM include the second update bug fixes or tweaks? Or how do I deal with the current critical RAM memory issue. Right now seems like a reboot is the only way to fix it.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jerbear294:
I don't believe that DoPa has the latest patch, but in the meantime Greenify in Boost Mode should do the trick.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] CanuckinPA:
Flashed this today and it's running but I'm thinking I'd rather go back to v2.6 until there's a stable Lollipop version.

EDIT: I dirty flashed sero7pro-aosp444-dopa-v2.6 and it's running fine.

I downloaded and flashed the full modular GAPPS from the link in the OP, but when I went to Google Play it would not recognize any of the paid apps/license keys that I had already purchased. I saw others having the same issue, but didn't find any solution.

Would this GAPPS package be compatible with DOPA?

UPDATE: The GAPPS package solved the paid app issue, but the ROM is wonky. Lots of FCs of various apps. I'm going to do a clean flash tonight and hopefully that will solve that problem.

<fingers crossed>
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] kenundrem:
Doesn't greenify boost mode require xposed?

Sent from my Moto G GPE
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jerbear294:
Yes, it does. It also needs the donation version of Greenify.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] kenundrem:
Boost mode won't work on 5.0+ then :). I've not had any memory leaks for some reason on my G, Sero, or Tab 2 on 5.0
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] gberpa:
What versions of this ROM, if any, show memory leaks? I run Dopa v 2.2 (4.2.1) w/over clock and don't notice any. I am getting ready to try KitKat to use OTG

USB w/power.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] enfermo:
Hope

The rumors are help will come soon for L 5

here is the official news

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/android-5-1-coming-february-2015/

Hope that will fix the problems then we will have a almost ready 5.1 ROM

Thx to all for the hard work
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Tool Belt:
That's great, but it will be very difficult for me to let go of Xposed.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] enfermo:
Hope that will be fix in the 5.1

So You will have Xposed working 100 % on it
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Tool Belt:
I hope you are right
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] dolorespark:
Sorry to take so long getting back to you. In Settings->Developer options, scroll way down until you get to the "Media" section, then uncheck Use NuPlayer (experimental). Playback should now work.

I did a logcat and found "Unable to instantiate a decoder for type 'audio/raw'". This initial error then produced a never-ending stream of error messages: "Attempt to call getDuration without a valid mediaplayer [...] error (-38, 0)". Unchecking "Use NuPlayer" restores use of the older "AwesomePlayer" which apparently doesn't have this problem.

FWIW... I'm just about to build Android 5.0.2 and hope to make it available in the next few days. I'll test this once I have it working to see if they fixed the issue (I doubt it).