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[Kindle Fire Android Development] :
[MENTION=4410674]lovejoy777[/MENTION] [MENTION=3816775]koop1955[/MENTION] im making a very minimal gapps(ONLY Google play store) who would like to test with me?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lllukas:
Im first ! Only playstore and google account. Its very good for our low ram kindle!

I think doing this slimest gapps yourself for us, but with 4years daughter, and 0,5years son, its very hard do something for themselves.

I admire dear lovejoy777 he has really forgiving and indulgently wife:)

Back to topic: Yes i want this gapps :D

Slimest gapps its good name of it ?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] chykal:
I'll try it.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] DonDeLome:
😞 AudioFX Crashing after OTA install. ???

Flashed SlimPop and PA micro gapps over latest Slimkat. Install went well and apps appeared to run fine. Flashed OTA v13 using Scion (really nice feature). Upon reboot kept getting continual error message "Unfortunately, AudioFX has stopped". Could not continue on and had a hard time getting to reboot into recovery (TWRP 2.7.1.0). Restored my backup of SlimKat.

Any insight into this problem ?? I was really excited to be running Lollipop.

Thanks - The Don
[Kindle Fire Android Development] chykal:
Merry Christmas [MENTION=5279145]lllukas[/MENTION] and to my online family.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] koop1955:
Not me. You should look at what the PA team is looking at doing with the .gapps-config file (see http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=56832806&postcount=4) and think about supporting that.

I am disinclined to test multiple versions of GAPPs against each ROM build. The Paranoid Android team is one of the most respected development teams on XDA and I don't see any reason to duplicate what they already do.

I don't mean to be negative about your idea, but I spend a LOT of time testing. The idea of people saying "Well, the doesn't work with this other set of GAPPs" makes my head hurt.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] :
No, this isnt even full gapps. Imagine you flashed a rom without gapps and you flashed my zip, which installs only google play. I'm not replicating anything. I had built this INTO infriction :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
ota is a rom update, sorry for confusion but you can not update a slimkat build with a slimpop build as its a different rom (and android version). the ota's should only be used to update the same rom. try flashing a previous version of slimpop and 5.0 gapps then use the ota to update to the latest version.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
good work mate. lots of people will probably like this option :) but im in the same boat as koop, because we are constantly flashing ota's to get new features etc tested then it wouldn't work for me either. if anyone else tries it please dont just dirty flash it do a full wipe (factory reset, system and both caches) then flash a full build (not the ota's) then flash the gapps and reboot.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
new ota done with stock kernel. its back scaling correctly. (no smartass). :( ill post link after its been tested.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sabres032:
No, you are correct. On SlimKat when my kindle was powered off and plugged in the red power light would come on. Once the device reached about 90% the light would turn green. During the charging cycle if the power button was pressed, the screen would display a charging battery icon. I used to charge my kindle like this all the time. Once SlimPop was release tee kindle would no longer charge that way. I still have the original charger and I don't have to wiggle the micro USB port to gain a charge either.

Merry Christmas to all my friends here. Happy ROMing. :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
ok here is a temp ota with stock kernel (no smartass but still overclocked) just until i can sort smartass out.

Link: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95864024717067643

up to you if you stay with the previous build as its not scaling properly.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] chykal:
This one seems to run a bit more smoothly. Thanks!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
did you use sion :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] chykal:
Yes I did and or went smoothly. When I used sion on the first ota it bootlooped after the automated flash in twrp 2.7.1.0. It was stuck on the curtain screen. I rebooted twrp and manually flashed and wiped caches. It booted fine then. This one had no such issue.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
forgot to mention that. sometimes it seems to hang on the boot logo, just leave it (sometimes up to a couple minutes) but i have never had it fail yet eventually it will move on to the bootanimation.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] chykal:
That is probably what it was. Sometimes I get impatient.

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Are you still on twrp 2.7.1.0?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
np nothing i can do about that as its outside my app :) glad it all went smooth, im in the process of releasing it on the playstore :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] nighthawkca:
That's exactly what happened for me! I installed slim_otterx-ota-V0.15 using sion on top of slim_otterx-ota-V0.13. It all worked perfectly, though it did stay on the boot logo a little longer than I expected. It's running very well now, I can't say that I see any difference from the first ota. It has little lags and stutters now and then, but not too bad. I like sion. :) :good:
[Kindle Fire Android Development] thedarksavant:
I had that. It hung on the Kindle screen for a long time. When I started to think it failed, it jumped the the Slim!Pop screen.

Just updated with Sion and it went smoothly.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Hashbang173:
Its not a problem with the app (most likely) since I had this happen before with another ROM without the sion app.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
i must put this in the instructions. thanks for the feedback guys. this is good for me as i forget these little things and its important that people know the quirks. ??
[Kindle Fire Android Development] gnexdude:
You're a machine dude....

On another note, are you guys able to dl the updates directly to the kindle or are you doing dl to pc then transfer? Reason I'm asking is because I have not been able to dl using the kindle (stock browser)

Other than that all is great,

:good::good::good:
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mlkjuggalo:
Yes :) just installed v0.15 no issues with sion and twrp 2.8.2.0
[Kindle Fire Android Development] nighthawkca:
I download to a PC and then transfer to the kindle since I also have trouble downloading directly.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sabres032:
I'm using Chrome and I'm able to download directly to my Kindle. MD5 checks successfully too.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] chykal:
I have been using dolphin browser. Neither chrome nor stock browser work for me.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Cooper:
Same here. Chrome beta. Downloaded fine.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
anyone around for a short while?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] bwcall:
If you're looking for someone to download/test a build, I'll be glad to give it a go. Was just about to wipe everything and give Slimpop a go.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
AFH has problems with stock browser, chrome works. :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
thanks but not a new one YET. its ok i sorted it but thanks for the quick reply :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] asjimene:
Have a merry Christmas all! I hope you all have a safe and merry holiday. (And not get a tablet that will pull you away from the kindle lol)

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OK, I have yet to flash one of the otas if I am on stock slimpop, will I need to flash all the otas in order, or will I be able to flash the newest ota? I'm planning on waiting for smartass to be working before I ota. Thanks!!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
use sion and install the latest ota.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
no need to wait, its painless to install and very quick. no gapps to flash or anything. just dl sion and ota then install and profit. :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lifegap:
How to use Sion in OTA updating?

I'm on slim_otterx-ota-V0.15.zip. The Sion app also installed (apk version). However I could not find the OTA option on both Sion or the ROM setting itself. How to turn on the OTA function?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] :
TWRP 2.7.1.0 adb isnt working for me. Its a bit strange
[Kindle Fire Android Development] asjimene:
Sounds easy, I'll do it first thing in the morning.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] buithehien1991:
Dear Mr. Love777 and Mr. Koop

Thank for your great jobs.

I'm sorry about browsing your host file.

I've just installed Sion and flashed ota rom v 0.15 without any problem, I flashed Slim-otterx-5.0.1.alpha.0.9-V0.8.zip before.

In this version, it has lag less than old versions. It seem very smooth. It's your big works. :D

And I don't know why you replaced DSP manager to use AudioFX. Could you explain more profit details about this change?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
slimteam has changed that app not me. its there source i use as a base. :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] koop1955:
Hi, [MENTION=3738341]buithehien1991[/MENTION]. As [MENTION=4410674]lovejoy777[/MENTION] pointed out the decision to change to AudioFX was made by the SlimROM team. In doing some research, it looks as if the CyanogenMod team has also switched to AudioFX.

This might mean that DSP manager is no longer being supported or that the developer no longer wanted it included or that the community of developers felt that AudioFX was better across a variety of devices.

Really can't tell, but that wasn't our decision.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Koopa777:
So to clarify, if we are clean flashing we install v0.7, 5.0.1 gapps, and sion.zip(we flash that correct? Not just install the apk? Also, no SuperSU? Pre-rooted?). Then we use sion to update to v0.15. That's it? I saw talk of a full .zip, but I didn't see it when searching. Thanks!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
all correct except unzip sion and install (do not flash)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
or send me your gmail address and i will add you to the playstore sion beta testers group
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
then you can dl sion from the playstore and keep upto date with future updates
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
same for all you guys. just pm me your gmail addresses :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
because its in beta testing at the minute and only tested on my nexus 5 and the otterx it has to be done through G+ (google wanting everyone to use there crap app :) ) Invites sent guys the link is in the G+ sion comunity. enjoy steve
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Koopa777:
Thanks! Also, quick question. What partitions need to formatted f2fs? Just /data and /cache is okay?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
data. but its done when you swap to otterx. read hashcodes bootloader thread. also [MENTION=4267571]sd_shadow[/MENTION] is the kindle medic if you have issues. he likes his thanks button being pressed.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] titusseid:
Latest update

First things first I am truly appreciative for all the work to keep the kindle 1st gen alive and well. I was just wondering if the op was being updated with the latest builds or should i search toward the end of the thread to find a link. i saw someone mention they were on v15 and I don't see any dl link for that. Thanks for everything.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] b63:
the updates are done as ota with the sion app.

base installation:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57684006&postcount=507

ota:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57660926&postcount=476
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
sorry! as these are ota updates and its been a bit of a trial period i have not put them in the op yet (needs a separate section), nor have i put up full instructions etc. I've been busy getting Sion up on the playstore as well. hopefully i will have time later. cheers Steve
[Kindle Fire Android Development] koop1955:
Guide For Beginners

Before starting, make sure that you are converted to OtterX. If you don't know how, see http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2671619

Be sure to install TWRP either 2.71 or 2.82. If you are having trouble or can't install a Lollipop ROM afterwards, see http://xdaforums.com/kindle-fire/general/how-to-fix-lollipop-install-errors-t2974063

If coming from another ROM, go to Wipe in TWRP, do a Factory Reset then go to Advanced and wipe Dalvik Cache, Data, Cache and System.

Flash ROM. https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95855108297851260

Flash GAPPs https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=21354

For all Lollipop ROMs, it takes a while...a LONG while...to start up. Nothing is broken, just wait.

There are a number of optimizations recommended. One of the more important is to set the three Animation scales (Setting then Developer Options) to .25.

Download SION. (Soon to be available through the Play Store.) https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001608549 This is a Zip file, but inside is an APK. Use your favorite file manager to unzip and install.

OTA (These are update files. DO NOT FLASH!!!! Install by selecting the Zip from the installed SION app and letting SION manage the install.)

V0.13 https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95864024717067021 Has SMARTASS, but doesn't scale properly

V0.15 https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95864024717067643 Stock kernel, but no SMARTASS

SION will make a backup (wait patiently, that is why SION takes so long) then will take you to TWRP, flash the incremental update, and reboot. This will make updating far easier and allow you to try different options.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
perfect koop ;)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] b63:
where is the backup located? is it needed after successful update?

is it safe to delete? i'm really low on storage space ...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] koop1955:
Backs up the files needed to assure a smooth update. Not a full Nandroid backup. Not necessary to delete.

You will need to look elsewhere for files to delete. Maybe you have media files that you can get rid of?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] DonDeLome:
AudioFX still crashing after OTA update 😥

I'm running Slim-otterx-5.0.1.alpha.0.8-V0.7 with PA Gapps micro. I've tried both v13 and v15 OTA updates using Sion. After rebooting from twrp AudioFX crashes repeatedly and I can't continue. Is it possible there is a conflict with a volume app (Volume+) I have installed? I'll remove the app and try once more.

Thanks - The Don
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
let me know, as ive not had problems.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
it has to copy and rename the zip to a folder called Sion on your sdcard so my code can do its magic. after it reboots back from recovery you can delete the entire folder. each ota overwrites the previous version so there's only ever 1 extra.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
[MENTION=4975132]sabres032[/MENTION] i just noticed who you are :) , it was your kindle i tried to revive was it not :) did you ever sort it or did you buy a new one??
[Kindle Fire Android Development] KCJunkman:
Can anyone point me to a guide that will allow me to completely wipe my kindle clean? I have nothing on it of importance, yet have only 1.75 gigs free
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
yep. boot to recovery

format data and type yes
[Kindle Fire Android Development] :
Is yours An Otter Or an OtterX?

Otter:

Boot into TWRP. ( I used 2.6.3.1 so I dont know if its the same with 2.7.1.0 )

Go to Wipe ->Advanced.

Select ALL Boxes Including sdcard

After wipe flash a rom

Otterx

boot to TWRP

Go to Wipe, advanced and select all .

After wipe use adb to transfer a ROM and flash

PRO TIP: Always wait for [MENTION=4267571]sd_shadow[/MENTION] to post before attempting
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
love the pro tip. but its sooooo true :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
just do what i posted then do the advanced and tick all boxes then swipe. sory forgot that bit :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] KCJunkman:
Thanks
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sabres032:
It's been sorted out four while now. What ever voodoo you came up with worked like a charm. Sometime in the new year I'm buying my wife a new tablet so her first gen kindle will be available for testing purposes.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
luvkit :D worked for you after all. good good
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
guys some big changes are happening as i type :D .

1/ Sion is getting there! now init.d Scripts work in lollipop.

the init.d script installer is a way of changing some core kernel settings automatically every time your rom boots up.

A very simple example is to change the max cpu frequency without the need for a 3rd party application ie. trickstermod etc (which runs in the background and takes up very valuable resources on our poor little kindles).

Also there are lots of other settings we can tweak with init.d scripts that are not an option with such apps.

2/ A new rom is building with a new kernel which has lots of commits by the mighty Hashcode.

these commits fix bugs increasing the kindles audio performance and greatly improving the kindles long term battery drain issues giving the device a much better battery life in standby and while being used. (please thank Hashcode for these as its all his hard work).

Im hoping to have a new rom build up later for Koop to test. Both flashable.zip for 1st time flashers & an ota_update for uses who already have a previous build installed).

Im just ironing out some bugs on sion (with koops help) which will hopefully see Sion move to full release in the playstore.

(sion beta has now been updated for the beta G+ community with the new init.d fixes needed for use with lollipop roms).

If you are a Sion beta tester then delete the previous version you have and redownload from the G+ page.

please navigate through the whole app including settings etc and let me know of any bugs you find (spelling mistakes etc) as i would like to try and sort as much as possible before final release.

these updates will be posted as soon as there ready (maybe tonight, but probably tomorrow).

Cheers Steve
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
also Hashcode is working on a new version of twrp :D
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sabres032:
I have to work tomorrow and our agency is short ambulances. I doubt I'll have any time to flash or test the ROM/Sion until after Christmas day.

After reading your above post, with all the new commits would it be beneficial to clean flash the new ROM? Might give us a cleaner slate to report and track performance or if there are any new bugs. Just a thought, [MENTION=3816775]koop1955[/MENTION] what do you think?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] koop1955:
When the new ROM is out, especially with a new kernel, I am going to scrub it clean before flashing!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sabres032:
That's what I thought. :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
ill be dirty 1st and let you know ?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] DonDeLome:
AudioFX crashing fixed

[MENTION=4410674]lovejoy777[/MENTION]: As I suspected the AudioFX crashing problem was due to a volume app I was using. App was deleted and all is running very nicely.

Happy holidays to you, koop, and all the other devs who work so hard to keep this Kindle alive !!!

Thanks again, The Don
[Kindle Fire Android Development] chykal:
Hi Steve, Here is what my testing of your Sion app has found so far.

All my testing was done on:

The latest test version of Sion

Dark Theme enabled

TWRP 2.7.1.0

The app Splash Screen and About both report version 0.03 but in Settings -> Apps -> Sion it shows version 2.0.

Everything in Settings, About and Change Log all work.

In Donations the Click Me button does not work but the Buy Me Coffee button does.

I clicked around in Init.d Installer but did not test functionality as there are no scripts available yet.

In Root file remover I tried to remove 2 files on the sdcard partition and although it reported Delete Successful the files were not deleted.

I installed the latest ROM and OTA individually (over the latest ROM and OTA) without any issues on the ROM but after rebooting it would not flash the OTA. It reported that it was rebooting but never did. I was even patient this time. I was able to flash the OTA manually in TWRP for a sanity check.

This completes my testing for now. Please let me know if there are any other features I missed.

Feature suggestion: Flash multiple zips at one time.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
perfect testing mate thank you. sion seems to be miss behaving at the minute. koop and i also are facing similar issues although not with flashing but with init.d scripts. there is something amiss. the click me buttons only work after a purchase, i have sorted a text line to mention this on the newest build. i have just uploaded to the playstore. it takes a while for google to publish it. version 0.5 is next one. new rom is flying so ill upload tomorrow morning. thanks again steve
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
wow are you guys in for an early Christmas present :) thank hash guys its bloody brilliant. ill post in the morning as its 4.30am here. sorry :D ota update worked fine for me. the V0.17 full rom.zip is in my AFH folder if you cant wait. but the ota will be uploaded tomorrow. sion flashed mine just fine :) night all
[Kindle Fire Android Development] :
Does it have the new Kernel?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lifegap:
V0.15 freezed several times on my KF, waiting for V0.17

The ROM V0.15 freezed several times on my KF, especially after installing Kindle soft. As Lovejoy mentioned, the 0.15 was overlocked to 1.2 Ghz, so this is might be reason the KF sleep but not wake up. Waiting for the V0.17 to try OTA with latest Sion v.0.05
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
yes new kernel included
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
slimpop ota_update V0.17

Link: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95864024717069087

not much time today :)

install with sion (v0.5 up on G+)

enjoy Steve
[Kindle Fire Android Development] buithehien1991:
Merry Chrismas! Thank for everything you did.

So, What is link on G+ for sion v0.5. I didn't find this link before. Thank you.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
i need to add you. gmail??
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sabres032:
This download able to be flashed clean with gapps? I'm looking to do a clean install.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lllukas:
If You want clean flash, then you should download this version.

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95864024717068997

I flashed it and pa pico gapps, and everything works.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] koop1955:
You are faster than me! But yes, seems very smooth after clean install.

Cheers all.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lifegap:
The smartass governor is still n/a in v17. also still over clocked
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
correct
[Kindle Fire Android Development] nighthawkca:
I also did a clean install and it went very well except an old problem is back. When I try to install google calendar, I get the -505 error again.

I did a clean install of:

Slim-otterx-5.0.2.alpha.0.91-V0.17.zip

pa_gapps-modular-pico-5.0.1-BETA4-20141218-signed.zip
[Kindle Fire Android Development] :
When I put the Kindle for charge(its @ 0%)

Green Loght then Orange light and then screen fires up and shows Battery Icon and 0% on it, and immediately shuts down again. Is my kindle charging?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
leave it plugged into pc usb port (not wall charger) for an hour then plug it into wall charger. since kitkat my kindle and nexus 7 struggle to charge when the battery depletes to 0% (never a good idea to drain it to 0%).