[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] theBlackEnd:
Hi guys,

I'm trying to learn something about Android, GIT and Linux, and best way to do so is getting my hands dirty.

As a Slim user I'm playing a bit with with SlimROMs, and since they dropped support for our device, I'm sharing with you my builds.

FAQs:

SlimLP 5.1:

Q: Is SlimLP stable enough for daily use?

A: If you don't mind the issues reported bellow, yeah, it is.

Q: Can I use another kernel?

A: Yes, of course. Just be sure it includes new PVR drivers.

Q: Are RRO Overlays supported?

A: Yes.

Q: Is F2FS supported?

A: Yes, you can use F2FS as FS for data/ and cache/

Q: Is Xposed working on this ROM?

A: Yes.
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SlimKAT:

Q: Is this SlimKAT build different from OFFICIAL?

A: It's just SlimKAT "stock", you will notice no difference between this and official. It's built with Linaro and has some optimizations under the hood.

Q: Is it really faster/smoother?

A: I would say YES, but I can't guarantee over placebo effect, so I will just say that I've got a slightly better average score [~7-8%] in Antutu Benchmarks, for what it's worth. Let me know guys.

Q: Is F2FS supported? A: Nope. You have to use this tool and a kernel that supports F2FS.

Q: Will you...

... update this ROM? A: r2 is already up to date with official.

... publish a changelog? A: Yes. See next post.

... push more tweaks and switch to new PVR? A: I hope so. I would like to say "I will update ALL THE THINGS" but as an engineering student I can't really promise I will.

Q: What kind of optimizations? A:

SlimKAT is built with Linaro 4.8.3 [2014.04]. -O3, LTO, C++11 and strict aliasing are enabled.

Built-in Kernel is compiled with with Linaro 4.9.3 [2014.11] optimized for ARM Cortex-A9. Anyway, it is built from official source and has no enhancement, so I highly recommend you use a custom kernel for better performances and battery life.

Thanks:

Really HUGE thanks to [MENTION=3390093]MWisBest[/MENTION], [MENTION=2633638]Ziyan[/MENTION] and to everyone who is working on SlimROMs.​

Disclaimer:

#include
/*
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, thermonuclear war,
* or the current economic crisis caused by you following these directions.
* YOU are choosing to make these modificiations, and if you point your
* finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
*/

Please, make a Nandroid backup of ALL your partitions (system, data, boot, EFS).

These zips work for me, but you know Murphy's law is always ready to strike.
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Known issues: If you find more, please, let me know.

SlimLP: [what is NOT working yet - the most are common to all Lollipop (5.0 and 5.1) based ROMs]

There's still a small band on the bottom of recorded videos;

Do you have an issue with your device? Here's How to Report an Issue or a Bug:

Please, before reporting any issues take these few steps. Many of the bugs are NOT caused by the ROM itself.

Are you sure you installed the right Gapps package? If not, flash SlimLP one.

Have you recently installed (or updated) any app or Xposed module? If so, uninstall or disable it.

Disable Xposed.

Are you using stock kernel?

Have you dirty flashed over your previous installation?

5.1 requires a factory reset if coming from 5.0 or older.

Still got the issue? Take a logcat and a dmesg and attach them to your report.

Screenshots are welcome if you think they might help.

Keep in mind that "MY GNEX IS LAGGY!!!" is NOT a useful bug report.
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Downloads: Be sure you have read the previous part of the post!

SlimLP Builds [5.1.1]

SlimLP_maguro-5.1.1-BUILD_12-25.zip

GAPPS: use SlimLP official gapps mini package.
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Older builds:

SlimLP:

SlimLP_maguro-5.0.2-LOLLIPOP_BUILD_9v2.zip

SlimLP_maguro-5.0.2-LOLLIPOP_BUILD_9.zip

SlimLP_maguro-5.0.2-LOLLIPOP_BUILD_8.zip

SlimLP_maguro-5.0.2-LOLLIPOP_BUILD_7v2.zip

SlimLP_maguro-5.0.2-LOLLIPOP_BUILD_7.zip

SlimLP_maguro-5.0.2-LOLLIPOP_TEST_BUILD6.zip

SlimLP_maguro-5.0.2-LOLLIPOP_TEST_BUILD5.zip

MD5: 2D4D297B4C523F770D529DA6FA267895

SlimLP_maguro-5.0.2-LOLLIPOP_TEST_BUILD4.zip

MD5: 15FCC0974A56D3AD281D9EAA1BAEB9D0

SlimLP_maguro-5.0.2-LOLLIPOP_TEST_BUILD3.zip

MD5: B12B6865F8C801F453CB015C20E35BCA

SlimLP_maguro-5.0.2-LOLLIPOP_TEST_BUILD2.zip

MD5: FE0387E5D2B2C0FB5319076D94801736

SlimLP_maguro-5.0.2-LOLLIPOP_TEST_BUILD1.zip

MD5: CD11529BD4490B7D093D04B458C48EAE

SlimKAT:

slim_maguro-4.4.4-9.0-BETA_v1_UNOFFICIAL.zip

MD5: 4c746a31678c99f9f510c8a41e2dbcbc

slim_maguro-4.4.4-9.0_UNOFFICIAL_r2.zip

MD5: ED3273B360D655CB496D7350B8792397

GAPPS: use SlimKAT official gapps.

XDA:DevDB Information

SlimLP (maguro), ROM for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Contributors

theBlackEnd

Source Code: https://github.com/eMarco/

ROM OS Version: 5.1.x Lollipop

ROM Kernel: Linux 3.0.x

Based On: SlimLP

Version Information

Status: Beta

Current Beta Version: 0.12

Created 2014-12-22

Last Updated 2015-12-25