yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Kindle Fire Android Development] koop1955:
Can you verify and let us know, please? Also, if you have a few free moments, would you verify what I found (or didn't find) regarding MX Player crashes? See my earlier post.

Last bit...if these are fixed, then all credit goes to the developer. I am just doing testing. When I can.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] t3chwizard:
Yes it worked perfectly for me flashing from the 8.8 build to the 8.9 build. It might have something to do with the fact that I flashed 8.8 merely days ago and do it was a fairly fresh installation.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] b63:
I'm still on 8.8 - uninstalled MX and tunein radio - reinstalled from play store - both apps still force closing

Will update to 8.9 (try sion), install again and give feedback
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
sion wont work. i will upload a new version later. im away for the weekend so will be offline alot:(
[Kindle Fire Android Development] koop1955:
Just a suggestion, you might try a clean install of 8.9 (use Advanced and wipe everything except internal storage.)

As noted, Sion isn't working for this and you want to be sure to get a clean install.

EDIT: Or the newer build when that is ready!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] b63:
Just updated to 8.9 - MX and tunein radio are working fine now !
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Wikdclown:
Just updated as well and all apps that wasn't working work fine now even Pandora works ! Hooray ?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
:) told you 8.9 would be good. [MENTION=4975132]sabres032[/MENTION] you need to upgrade. lol
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Neoistheone2000:
I hate to ask but any chance we can get OTG working? I know it supplies power out to the device but no data is going in or out. (USB Flash drives LED turns on to let me know its getting power)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
its on my list mate, but been so busy lately. i think i may have to battle with L source before i get a chance to have a look.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lowpro3210:
I don't know what you devs did, or how you did it, but I too am confirming TuneIn Radio and Pandora are now working flawlessly. Kudos to all you wonderful devs who contribute your time and expect nothing in return except a cup of coffee for all of your hard work. :victory::victory: Good job and keep at it fellas :D
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Neoistheone2000:
kk, now that I think about it I asked you that before didn't I, I'm sorry.

Memory doesn't work after lunch on weekdays :P
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
Sion v0.02-beta2

i think this should work, please test it for me. just reinstall the rom you have on sdcard, it looks like it hangs after you press the install button, but in fact its copying and renaming the rom, just give it time:) i need to implement a loading screen or something but havent had time. cheers steve

and just unzip and install the apk, don't try to flash it;)

Link: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001604831
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Ixthusdan:
Sion 2 beta 2 worked for both ROM and script install.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
makes updates easy. :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
if you update with Sion theres no need to flash gapps, just install the rom and profit:)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sabres032:
Tomorrow I will.

Are we good to dirty flash v8.9 over v8.8?

Guess that answers part of my question.

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Freaking sweet!!! Worked like a charm. All set up on v8.9 with minimal effort.

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Pandora works now.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
new gmail 5.0

link: http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...-support-material-design-landed-apk-download/
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Hedied4me:
I personally like this much better than Inbox. I like the idea of reminders but the gmail redesign I like more.

Sent from my Amazon OtterX
[Kindle Fire Android Development] dokie80:
Does this mean that if i use sion to install init.d 02 script, i dont have to use trickster to set the gov anymore? It will set it as default?

Thanks :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lowpro3210:
Correct, using the Sion app to install the scripts means that you will NOT have to use Trickster mod anymore to do that. I had Trickster installed just to verify that scripts were installed properly after reboot and all is well :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
quick tip.

after install of init.d's just check its copied to the right location by clicking on the delete chooser, if the new script is there then on a reboot it will take effect.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
tip 2

Sion creates a folder on your system thats where the script gets copied to and run from (ok to leave in place). it also creates another one on the sdcard, this one has to copy the whole .zip file and script to, each time you run a new flasher install it deletes this folder and its contents then recreates another (so there is always your last installed .zip file in there (you can delete this folder after installation has finished as Sion can not delete it after booting back from recovery until the next install).
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sabres032:
This ROM flies, fastest I've seen yet. Did you bake in some nitrous oxide?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Hedied4me:
I agree. Never have I used my device so much. Not to mention on stock frequency my Fire won't go above 40 degrees celcius unless I use an intensive app like games. Great job lovejoy.

Sent from my Amazon OtterX
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
ok guys i have twrp 2.8.1.0 compiled

just putting it in a flashable zip. and testing it :)

10 mins if all goes well
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
TWRP 2.8.1.0 for OtterX

Link: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001605532

Tested flashing rom and wiping system all went well

enjoy Steve
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kvestas:
Works excellent!!! Thank you Steve, You rock!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sabres032:
4.4.3 already dropped????

Edit: Cancel my last, didn;t read all the text in the picture..
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
lol. thats a screenshot off my nexus5 of gnow with trds enabled. :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
still building, no errors yet.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Idontwantausername:
lj you tease :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
sorry. more errors to sort:(
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
at last i have it booting. ill post after testing
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
[MENTION=994299]dokie80[/MENTION] you about for testing??
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
NEW BUILD IS UP:D

new rom slimkat 5.4 otterx

Link: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358539033

new gapps 5.4 minimal

Link: http://slimroms.net/index.php/downloads/dlsearch/viewcategory/1150-addons4-4

recomended if coming from previous version.

advanced: wipe system

flash new rom and gapps

wipe both caches and reboot.

you will keep all your apps and data:)

recomended if coming from another rom.

full wipe

flash rom and gapps

reboot.

new 5.4 gapps have more apps for the trds switch :D

sorry for the delay

It was a bas&%$rd :)

Cheers steve... Enjoy

2nd post has been updated.

please post any feedback.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
ram is good 113/401
[Kindle Fire Android Development] koop1955:
Thanks, looks great. :good:

("And the ROM don't look bad either..." - you have to read that in the voice of Groucho Marx) :laugh:

(Or Benny Hill, although you are probably too young for that to be meaningful.) :laugh:
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ablabla:
Sweet! Downloading it now...

Will install a bit later though.

If it's as good as the previous one... We are all happy! :laugh:

Thanks!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] chykal:
I just installed the update and it is running very well. No issues so far. Thanks for bringing Slim to OtterX.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] VTCruzer:
288 mb free ram?! Oh hold on I dropped my jaw on the floor...

Man though that's incredible. Great job Steve! I'll be testing later for sure.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
anyone know of a fix for location with the new play services issues?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sabres032:
Right after installing and booting, following the coming from previous version instructions, I had 315 MB free RAM. Wow!!!! I don't know what voodoo you did but outstanding.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] chykal:
Here are a few more details on my install. Wiped everything with factory reset and then again manually wiped everything except sdcard. Flashed rom, recommended GApps and cLock. Rebooted to system and went through setup without issue. No restore from play store. Restored user apps with data using TiBu. Rebooted and then set up the UI the way I always do. Not a single glitch or FC. The old otter/new otterx is running better than it ever has. Thanks again to the teams that make this possible.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
thanks for feedback guys:) glad you like it. you could always hit the thanks button or is it only mine that works?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] chykal:
Thanks and donation

I had thanked you before because you do such great work but I also just used up my 8 thanks for the day on you :)

I also made a small donation 9C888771X7162501N to show my appreciation.

Thanks!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
np thanks. you made my day. my 1st donation:)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
tip: if you use tapatalk app you get all the thanks you need. but shhhhhhhh dont tell anyone its a secret.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] gnexdude:
Guys where is the link for 8.9? Don't see it in the op? Maybe I'm blind?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
Slim-otterx-4.4.4.build.8.9.zip https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001603962

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Link to all files on AFH: Amazon Kindle Fire by lovejoy777
[Kindle Fire Android Development] gnexdude:
Sion beta 2 is working superb!!!!!! I used it to flash 8.9 and the one script and it worked flawlessly, what a great way to do the updates. Oh and this thing has NEVER been this fast. You are a genius and the work that you do is simply awesome, thank you sir ☺
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sabres032:
I don't see anything different except version number. :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
read twrps change log, its all about different fs etc i have a nice theme im going to implement, im just overhauling Sion, new release later:)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sabres032:
Said in my best southern drawl...

I was just funnin' around.. :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
Sion v 0.02-beta3

new ui.

Link: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001605724
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kev716:
When I try to install 01 settingsdefaults I get Sion fc.

I extracted the file first on my pc, am I supposed to keep it in a zip?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
yes keep it zipped
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Wikdclown:
Weird problem....ok first off im using newest sion and a few days ago I noticed my tablet seemed awfully hot so I thought I'd uninstall the settings/overclock to see if that might be the issue but it wasn't so today I reinstalled the script and the settings won't apply, it is still zipped dowloaded different to make sure wasn't corrupt and when I check in trickster it doesn't show any of the settings applied.

Sion b3 acts like everything installed but it don't.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
i will check when I'm home
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
i just uninstalled, wiped sion from superuser, and then redownloaded from my previous posted link and installed it. everything works ok

just in case my instructions didn't make sense.

1/ launch Sion

2/ select init.d script installer button

3/ select the top folder icon on the left.

4/ navigate to and select the zip file containing the script you want.

5/ check the path is correct in the text field.

6/ select the green tick icon.

7/ after it installs select the bottom folder icon under the delete init.d header, you should see your new script there in the init.d folder.

8/ press the back button once.

9/ select the green reboot button to reboot and make the script load on boot.

10/ open trickster mod and check your settings have taken place.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
did you clear trickster mod "set at boot" settings before you used Sion?

go to /settings/app/trickstermod and clear data.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
for those who installed my 2.8.1.0 Twrp recovery please read the changelogs from version 2.8.0.0 onwards especially if using windows, it may answer some of your future questions;)

http://teamw.in/project/twrp2
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
After further investigation, and a full clean wipe reinstalled 8.9 ROM with build 8 mini gapps, now Sion b3 only seems to change the kernel settings and not the "settings" settings with 01settingsdefaults script. It must be a permissions problem, I'm looking into it now.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
im just syncing slims source and noticed this:)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
lollipop here we come:) it will take time though gents. i work on my app and rom as much as i can but this could be lots of work.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
ive also found some interesing commits about otg i want to try, but not sure if i just screwed my source with all these lollipop repos i synced. im trying a build now.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] thedarksavant:
Is that a lollipop sighting? Wow! Trying really hard not to get hopes up :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
its the start:D
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Wikdclown:
Ok I followed your instructions and it's not showing up when I check the delete script, maybe I have a borked download, will get it on PC and try again.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
no read back a bit. i borked app some how. your right on a fresh install. thanks, im trying a fix now.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] koop1955:
If you need someone to test, I'll be around.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] pfederighi:
An odd request: Is it possible to change the brightness slider scale to 1 - 255 instead of 10 - 254? I often find that when reading at night a brightness of 10 is too bright. I've been using the wonderful app RootDim to go lower, but it would be more convenient to not have to do so.

Also, in case it matters, I had no issues using Sion beta3 to install an init.d script. I confirmed it's working with Kernel Tweaker.

Thanks for all your work.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Wikdclown:
I grabbed the settings zip on PC and copied over and the kernel settings did apply so I guess ADM just borked that download as in not applying the kernel settings.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
I'll look into this as I agree :), thanks koop I'm shattered so going to bed for the night, are you around tomorrow?. Its a strange bug, it copies it across fine and changes perms OK, its just that the part of the script that changes the settings databases data only seems to overwrite an existing db entry and not create a new one,

an example:

after a clean rom install the settings database has no entry for animation times so when you install my script it has nothing to overwrite so it doesn't create a new field within the database, but if you alter the anim setting in dev settings to let's say 0.5, then install the script it will overwrite it and set it to 0.25 as it should. Looks like I need to read up on sqlite databases a little more. ;)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lowpro3210:
+1
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
Sion is on hold for now as all my attention and spare time is going to be on lollipop. the slimsource is up on github, so im just starting a new source folder and syncing there code. im not sure what stage its at, if its even the whole code, but i will give it a try.:)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
ok i just had a thought. source for build kk-8.10 stable is up as well, i just synced that so i will build that 1st so at least we have the stablest kk rom before i screw everything up;)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
also i just started work on a material twrp theme, i can work on this as sources are being synced etc
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
Slimkat build 8.10-stable

Link: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001606469

Install instructions

if updating from 8.9

use Sion to install just the rom.

if updating from previous version, you can try sion but if anything fc's you will need a clean wipe.

enjoy steve (now the real headache starts) :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sabres032:
I fell like a kid in a candy store.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] chykal:
Looks like AFH is down.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
It happens, usually just down for a few mins...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
https://twitter.com/androidfilehost

see attached
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
AFH seems to be working again
[Kindle Fire Android Development] chykal:
Downloading now [emoji1]
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
lp source is still dloading, yawn
[Kindle Fire Android Development] chykal:
I just flashed 6.10 over 6.9 with sion. Worked perfectly. Thanks LJ.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
8.10 over 8.9 ;) lol
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
there is nothing wrong with the Sion app. its my settings script that doesn't work correctly. Sion works awesome on updates, so easy:)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
google calendar 5

http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/calendar/calendar-5-0-1554015-apk/
[Kindle Fire Android Development] dwarf_t0ssn:
Glad I did it.

This is my first OtterX rom, and I think I chose well. Really like the idea of a slimmed-down and dekruftified rom. Dunno if the init.d script #1 worked because Trickster mod showed defaults for everything, but I changed them in Trickster alright (I think). Also set .25 animation manually as I always change that first thing in any KF rom.

End result: Damn. I love a freshly installed rom. Very responsive with right tweaks in place, and kruft has been kept to a lower minimum than I'm accustomed to seeing. The dark theme is fantastic, also, and is that a tablet UI on my KF kitkat? :victory:

Lack of a long press on back to kill active app is taking getting used to, and am trying out the whole greenify thing. When set up properly, this rom is what I'd consider to be good on power usage and speed. I'll keep it. :good:
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Hedied4me:
In settings you can add a fourth bottom button that is an X and will kill whatever app you have the screen open to. I do this upon flashing new slim rom.

Sent from my cdma 4.4.2 Virgin Mobile HTC Desire 601 zara_cl
[Kindle Fire Android Development] AtomicFizzle:
Yup. Curious though, does flashing the ROM from the Sion app do anything differently than say, doing it from Flashify? Not considering the init.d settings script function of course. Thanks!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
not sure how classify does it, but i use the same code as the cm update feature.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
you can asign long press to your back button and have it kill app with slim shortcuts i think, i will check.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] AtomicFizzle:
Okay, cool. Thanks as always for all you do. Hopefully LP will end up working for us too! ?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] dwarf_t0ssn:
Thanks for that. I had made a 4th menu button and glossed over the kill app option apparently. Made the long press on back kill apps, and all is well.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lllukas:
Great Job [MENTION=4410674]lovejoy777[/MENTION]

Updating by Sion app working flawleslly!

Many thanks [emoji123] [emoji122]

Edit: but after booting, ive got android.core FC once. After next rebooting everything seems OK ! Thanks [emoji317]
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
coming from 8.9?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lllukas:
Yes, my friend.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] KCJunkman:
Sion worked for me also coming from 8.9, but not the previous one, so thats a good thing, i guess

KCJunkman
[Kindle Fire Android Development] :
Hey guys! Back to the forums after (insert number here) months. Sorry I have been really busy(apologies since I am the most important member :p) and because of my absence Hashcode felt bad and quit developement :p .

Alright Here is the serious stuff:

Can anyone explain me all this sion, 8.9, f2fs, ext4 and all? Need some help. I am still on Otter, as I have no computer that has adb installed(my current work isnt able to install drivers, wtf) A proper explanation of those terms will be really delicious. Thanks :laugh:
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Ixthusdan:
Sion is an app that installs scripts and ROMs. We use it to install smartassv2 governor and make other system changes. F2fs and ext4 are file system formats that seem to work better. I think they are Unix derivatives like much of what we work with in Android. 8.9, actually 8.10, are the release versions of Slimkat for otterx by Lovejoy. Sion is by Lovejoy as well.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] :
Wow. Looks like lovejoy has completely taken over:good:. YEEEEEEAAAAAAAaaa!

Also, thanks for explanation!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] asjimene:
Whenever you need testers for an LP build (if you can get it working), feel free to send me a PM! Good Luck on the Build!!! :good:
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
slims lp source wasn't complete last night. i will try again tonight.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Hashbang173:
I'm going to sync AOSP today but I don't think it's going to work with the otterx. Wpa_supplicant_8_ti ?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] koop1955:
Good to see you back.

It should also be noted that we have removed a lot of unnecessary bloat from the ROM, stuff that wasn't relevant to Kindle.

You deserve a lot of credit for starting that so long ago with your ROM.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
i had to replace some of the system apps in the last build as i had problems. i still need to remove some, but my time is on lp at the minute
[Kindle Fire Android Development] koop1955:
As it should be! I'll be around to help/test if needed.

Regarding replacing some of the removed apps... I heard a pilot once explain how he landed a plan after losing a contact lens. He said "I pushed down on the stick until I heard my co-pilot gasp...then I pulled back."

Hope that gives someone a chuckle!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
aosp source is syncing. [MENTION=4630246]joshuabg[/MENTION] after i get it synced i will take a look and post here when i get stuck :-p. we can work through the errors together and see if we can get a build. i think were more likely to get it working once cm or slim have a full source up, but we can try:)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
nice, this made me smile:)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
[MENTION=3816775]koop1955[/MENTION] pm sent mate