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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RL_Wells:
I had to go back to my gnex after breaking my droid turbo recently. I was relying on two other kitkat Roms but checked this forum the first time in quite a while and decided to try the 4-2 build out. So far it has been working terrifically and I'm glad a marshmallow ROM performs so well. Thanks for maintaining support of such an old phone!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] musical_chairs:
New build up. Synced with cm, so the April security patches are included. No other changes on my end.

LTE still refuses to reconnect if mobile data is turned off while WiFi is connected. Set preferred network to 3G, wait for it to connect, then set it back to LTE to get it going again.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] musical_chairs:
The LTE reconnect issue seems to be caused by one of the Verizon proprietary apps, IMSFramework.apk. If this bug is bothering you, you can delete it using any root-enabled file manager. /system/app/IMSFramework/IMSFramework.apk

(Then reboot)

I wonder if it is time to delete all the proprietary Verizon stuff? I don't think the omap4-aosp project is using them for toro anymore.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ed.farnbauch:
Is there a version you consider stable at this point?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] traco1:
ROM

This Rom is as good as it gets . I have had it on my phone for 2 weeks & it runs seamlessly for me

I don't have it on a carrier at the moment but by swapping my sim card I tested the phone in & out calls . All a OK!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] quickdraw86:
The latest cm13 is an excellent ROM. It's better than any of the lollipop builds IMHO. MC killed it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RL_Wells:
I too have been using the lastest version; I agree that it is far superior to any of the lollipop roms i've tried, as I would always get terrible battery life with L.

Before switching to CM13, I had been switching between two KK roms and it appears this has better performance and battery life than either of those also.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ed.farnbauch:
Thanks guys! I am going to flash it!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] musical_chairs:
New build up.

The LTE reconnect issues should be gone now, mobile data has been working exceptionally well for me lately. As I said earlier, IMSFramework.apk was to blame for the LTE issues. What is IMS Framework? I'm not sure, maybe it's some pieces that Verizon had put in place in case they every decided to roll out Voice over LTE to these early LTE over CDMA devices? That's my best guess.

While I was removing VZW proprietary apps, I cleaned house. Also gone are RTN.apk, BIP.apk, and some VZW apn management stuff. The unified tuna builds are not using any of these for toro, and enough has changed in the telephony stack since Jellybean, that it seems rather unlikely that these apps will successfully accomplish whatever it was they were originally supposed to do. Activating a new sim has been broken for some time, and I can't think what else we would really need that these apps might be providing. But, if you see any changes in network or mobile data related behavior, please let me know.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] manchucka:
Terrific. Thanks for the update. I've been running the previous build all day, mostly successfully. I noticed that using Kernel Auditor (sp?) to change to noop caused reboots. I stopped doing that, obviously, and uninstalled the app. Any suggestions for useful kernel adjustments?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] musical_chairs:
Kernel Adiutor is a good app, there's a bug in the bfq scheduler that causes a reboot if you try to change the scheduler away from bfq while the system is running. You can set the scheduler in build.prop, and use Kernel Adiutor to change whatever else you want (including the scheduler, provided you have it booting up set to something other than bfq.) Note that some build.prop editors will try to apply a scheduler change right away, which as you might guess does not work.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] traco1:
Bip.apk

I was reading this & thinking if it"s worth installing this update, having the files you mentioned removed . Then as I was cleaning out old installs left over file junk I came across

the Bip.apk file on my Verizon S4 . If I had to use the Gnex again on the Verizon network I wonder if it would be able to work properly again? It must be there for a reason
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] musical_chairs:
Yes, the GNex works fine on Verizon without those proprietary apps. My toro on cm13 is my daily driver, and data connectivity has never been better. You are right of course that Verizon put those apps there for a reason. I don't know exactly what they do, only that it's something to do with mobile data. Bip.apk, for example, will break mobile data if you set SELinux to enforcing without adding permissions for the stuff BIP wants to do. But if you delete Bip.apk completely, mobile data works again. My guess is that BIP, if it is there, steps in and says, "Hey, let me handle this radio stuff!" and android says, "Okay, sure." And if BIP isn't there, android takes care of the radio stuff itself. And since we are several major revisions of android beyond the system that BIP was created to work inside of, android does a better job if BIP isn't there to get in the way.

The one case where I'm not sure how well things will work without the proprietary apps, is when you put a new sim in a phone running Marshmallow. I do know that on Lollipop, with the Verizon proprietary apps included, the phone could not program itself when a new sim was inserted. To do that, you'd need to flash back to Kitkat or older. Since things were already broken in that case, removing the apps isn't exactly going to make things worse. Who knows? Android might just do a better job of that, too.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] traco1:
I have noticed that the Rom was having a stutter & realized that all the apps I had installed & uninstalled left junk in the file structure. I cleaned some of it out & the phone perked right up. On the assumption I have missed some of the junk , what is recommended as a good cleaner ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] phonetool:
I use SD Maid Pro. The free version is worth trying, but the pro version cleans out all the app cruft.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] traco1:
As I have been using this awesome Rom for a time, I felt it was lugging down my phone slightly. I loaded my back-up 12.1 Rom and immediately noticed my phone perked right up. As much as this Rom is , I feel that Lollipop is a better Rom suited for the GNex .
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kb8no:
Same problem here. Snappy when I dirty flash a new ROM update. Then in a few days it starts to gradually lag more and more. It can get very laggy. Rebooting doesn't help. Closing background apps makes it better but nothing like a dirty flash. I have been going to post but the last post made me pull the trigger.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kb8no:
[MENTION=674933]traco[/MENTION] My latest cm13 was lagging again. I dirty flashed same ROM over itself and now snappy again and laggy is gone. I expect over time now the snappy will gradually become laggy again. Try fresh cm13 flash again with a new install and see if your can repeat my experience.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] musical_chairs:
New build up. Includes May security patch. Still waiting on the CMA code to be merged for tuna (for even more available RAM).

Regarding lag after a few days, I think that's been an issue since like forever. Some things that help for me are keeping a decent amount of free space on the internal storage (6-8 Gb free is what I shoot for), and keeping tabs closed in the browser as much as possible. I think the bigger issue is, things are so stable lately (and I haven't been building nearly as often) that you all are just seeing a lot longer system uptimes. That, and the increasing bloat of almost every Android app. 3Gb ram is considered almost a low-ram device these days, and here we are with less than 1Gb. But I still like my GNex and don't plan on changing any time soon.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kb8no:
Thanks for all the ROMs and info. Can you help me walk through this? Internal storage you mean internal SD0? I have 13/28G free so I get passing grade? With only tapatalk open and no browser tabs on Chrome I have 346M available RAM. Passing grade? Thanks for browser tab tip. What do you recommend about background apps?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] traco1:
I've gone back to Lollipop even though this is a great ROM. Now I have a question. I had a thought that I would like to turn my navbar soft keys back to the stock Nexus. Is there a file I can tweak or a trick I can do to make this possible? I have looked on the play store & most apps made for phone not working & I hate to put xposed on just for this . I can't even find a theme that has these , at least one I hate to have to buy just for this minor adjustment. Any help is appreciated !!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] traco1:
After a week or so of trying things , I figured out how to get the navbar icons.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AceNJ:
dirty flash from previous version is ok? need to reinstall gapps and root i assume?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] musical_chairs:
Dirty flash is fine. No need to reinstall gapps, CM supports the backup and restore script. If you're using the built-in root setup, that needs no changes. If you use SuperSU, you will need to flash that after the ROM.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] quickdraw86:
This build is much better than the previous ones, very smooth with minimal mods/tweaks to get there on my part. Very nice.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AceNJ:
thanks, i actually didn't reflash supersu (didn't realize this has SU built in) and it seems to still be working fine. it did not boot initially and got stuck (i left it for several hours) but I pulled the battery and its been fine ever since.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AceNJ:
one thing i noticed is that the standby battery drain seems to be excessive. i have wifi configured to be on only while plugged in but i'm only getting about 24hours on standby (with extended battery). i'll test this some more and try to get some screenshots. i only use the device for gps/google maps once in a while so it's a very minimalist install.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] quickdraw86:
Hmm... that's not my experience, did you check wakelocks?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wavedashdoc:
I would just like to say that this developer and his rom are incredible. Being a proud owner of the 2011 VZW galaxy Nexus, this latest update breathes new life into this phone. While no longer my daily driver, I've been using it more heavily in the last 2 days than I have in the past 3 years. Everything I've thrown at it runs smoothly, animations and all. What an update. CMA is amazing. I'm strongly considering leaving the N preview on my Nexus 6 to try a CyangongenMod rom that is this stable and has CMA in it. Thank you for your hard work. It's crazy for me to see 6.01 on a 5 year old device and for it to run this well.

Also I haven't had any idle drain issues. Almost 3 hours of screen on time at over a day and a half of use with a predicted 18 hours left. Nice.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] clickos:
The latest updated version runs better than any other rom Ive tried including stock. It increases the amount of usable ram by a good amount making the phone better than ever. I was wanting a new phone badly but now Ill be good for another year at least. It would be cool if this rom had overclocking but its already the best one the nexus has. Thanks for making this rom.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zerozed99:
I'm having problem with root. I've flashed this ROM a number of times (it installs fine in Recovery) but when I go to reboot I get a message "Root access possibly lost. Fix?" The selection to do this is "Yes - Fix root (/system/xbin/su). Even after I do that, allow it to boot, enable developer options and then enable root, I don't have root.

I am using CWM v6.0.4.3 and came from CM11...I've done a complete wipe/factory reset a couple of times. Any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Alton (Halo 2):
Video playback works for 1 video then you have to full reboot the device for it to work again.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] musical_chairs:
New build up, data should now work on a clean install:

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95864024717074337

If you dirty-flashing over a previous build (without working data), you'll need to reset the APNs to default after you boot up this latest build:

1. Open Voice Dialer

2. Say "Open A P N 's". Tap 'Open APNs'

3. tap the three-dot menu and choose 'Reset to Default.

That should get data working. If you've already flashed zzpianoman's APN fix, this isn't necessary.

To enable 4g, follow MWisBest's instructions in this post:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=56808760&postcount=2411
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] musical_chairs:
Well the latest build runs terribly. The log gets spammed with this suspicious looking message:

E/Tuna PowerHAL( 427): Error writing to /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/interactive/boostpulse: No such device

I'm working on it...

Edit: Those errors are only on bsmitty's kernel, after clearing out all the settings I had been playing with, and flashing the ROM again, it seems to be working better.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheYoz:
Can't get past a SIM card issue from the initial setup page
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] musical_chairs:
New build up:

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95887005526786306

Some (hopefully) improvements to video playback borrowed from zzpianoman. Also added some toro cdma tweaks from him, as well as his airplane mode init.d script, so data works after coming out of airplane mode: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57727521&postcount=423
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Alton (Halo 2):
Video playback is 1000x better.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] musical_chairs:
New build up: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95887005526787147

Network mode settings (3g / 4g) is fixed, thanks [MENTION=1048318]zzpianoman[/MENTION].
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] poo706:
I got voice and data going on toroplus. Most likely, the following three changes will get you going as well:

https://github.com/MWisBest/android...mmit/6d5cc7a2044335ee8c3cd042d173a5f4a66e520f

https://github.com/MWisBest/android...mmit/8994231ced53c29b33200bc04275cafacf48025e

Add TARGET_TOROPLUS_RADIO := true to toroplus's BoardConfig.mk

[poo]
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gorillabiscuit:
Can I dirty flash back and forth from zzpianoman's CM to yours? I'm on DDK1.8 from a day or two ago
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zzpianoman:
That shouldn't be a problem since both of us are built off of Cyanogenmod source. Just make sure you are on ext4 as I don't believe this ROM supports F2FS.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lovemachine35:
Noob Question about ext4

First of all, this is my first post on XDA. I've been a lurker for some years. Musical Chairs - thanks for this rom. Overall works well. I'll post my issues wherever that's supposed to be.

Question - how do I tell if I'm on ext4?

PS - My galaxy nexus is on rooted w/this unofficial 5.0.2 rom. My Nexus 7 (2013) is rooted w/CM12 newest nightly. My galaxy tab 2 10.1 is rooted w/a custom 4.4.4 rom (forget which one, but still trying to find a rom to give ethernet access).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] poo706:
Open a terminal, type:

mount | grep f2fs

If you get no output, you're all ext4.

[poo]
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lovemachine35:
Thanks Poo. I am also researching XDA for what it is and the differences with other formats.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] christianpeso:
Honestly, if you don't know, you are on ext4. To change the partition requires a little bit of work and I am sure you would remember doing so if you did it. Now if you got the phone used from someone, then you never know and would have to do what Poo said. Still most likely ext4 though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lovemachine35:
You're right. It's ext4. I bought it directly from Verizon and I still have the unlimited plan. Therefore, I will be keeping the the GN as long as possible or until Verizon pulls the plug.

A couple things I've noticed since using this ROM:

- Chrome and Google Search apps seem to be really draining the battery. I'm going to try a battery wakelock app to verify what's doing the drain.

- Phone is very slow especially when using Chrome.

- I haven't tried ethernet connection, but am hoping it has the drivers. Will try tonight.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lovemachine35:
I loaded this new build and it runs much better without fast battery drain. Thanks! Can't wait for your future builds once you get more time on your hands.

One request. Can you add USB OTG support so I can connect ethernet? Or is there a custom kernel that will do that with this ROM?

Much obliged.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hexhead:
[MENTION=4531957]musical_chairs[/MENTION] thanks for building this rom!

I installed toro 20150115 clean and clean+gapps. Built in and Google camera both FCs. Am I missing something?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] musical_chairs:
I'm not sure, they are working fine here. Occasionally the camera does lock up, and a reboot gets it going again.

In any case, I'm uploading a new build that has, among other things, the flashlight toggle fixed. I'll post back when the upload is complete (my internet is slow so it will take a bit of time.)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] quickdraw86:
The answer to this question depends on which version of SU you're trying to install, and whether it's a system or systemless root. Your recovery may not recognize a systemless root, and installing a binary in another directory while a different one is installed elsewhere (/system/xbin/su in your case) could break root. If you're using a recent version of superSU, You can test that by wiping, reinstalling the ROM and su package you're using, choosing "no" for the root fix, and rebooting. I would consider installing the latest official, stable custom recovery (TWRP IMHO) and installing the latest beta version of superSU. Both are available on XDA.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] musical_chairs:
Allowing CWM to 'fix' root will certainly break things. The ROM has root built in, and it works quite well. It is disabled by default. It's under Developer options. (tap the build number repeatedly to enable that menu). Look for the 'Root access' menu item in Developer options. Once root access is enabled, you can manage it in Privacy Guard.

Or, as [MENTION=4471805]quickdraw86[/MENTION] said, you can use the latest version of SuperSU, it was working fine the last time I tried it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zerozed99:
This did the trick. I hadn't even considered NOT letting TWRP "fix" the root issue. For anyone else troubleshooting this same issue, what I ended up doing was turning on "Update Cyanogen recovery" in Developer Options. TBH, I haven't researched what or how this works, but when I rebooted to recovery my (old) TWRP was gone and I was in a Cyanogen Recovery. I just dirty flashed, rebooted and Root Checker verified root.

I haven't searched this thread so I'm afraid to ask, but do I need to install SuperSU? I'm being asked to approve app access without it and from what little I've seen, it has been working fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] quickdraw86:
See [MENTION=4531957]musical_chairs[/MENTION] post right above yours.

TL;DR: no, root is built in, and works fine if enabled in dev. options, etc.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] musical_chairs:
New build up. Changes:

- Disabled ZRam. This fixes the 'unable to open camera' errors, and may help with lag over time.

- Set SELinux to enforcing - in preparation for official builds.

- June security patch

Enjoy!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AceNJ:
i did a clean flash of this version to help with the battery drain i was having... it did help. i'm getting about 1.5 - 2 days of standby now which is good enough. however i'm no longer able to lock gps signal in google maps (i can tell its using wifi only even though in high accuracy mode). any changes on that front?

Edit: I Should note I'm using wifi for internet. the GNEX doesn't have a SIM. I could insert one but it wouldn't have service; could that help?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] musical_chairs:
No gps related changes that I am aware of. I couldn't get a fix at the moment, but it is overcast here. GPS Status showed 2 or 3 satellites but wouldn't get a fix in the few minutes I had to play with it. I'm pretty sure I was able to get a gps fix a few days ago though.

Not having a sim card shouldn't matter as far as I know. Does GPS Status (or a similar app) show any satellites for you?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AceNJ:
Thanks for the response. I tried again yesterday and was able to lock in after about 5 minutes. I suppose it may have just been an overcast day the day prior and that could be why. Anyway very glad it appears to be working now as I just typically use the device as an offline navigator from time to time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] quickdraw86:
Try this bud. Turn by turn and weather updates working great for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] traco1:
I'm back on Lollipop & with the 6/03 nightly the battery seems to be (so far) holding power for quite a bit longer.

It also run smoothly. I found with MM ,not that it didn't work ok, there are changes that I did not like . The settings menu & the lock screen changed & I found these changes ( as small as they were ) a loss.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jurlick:
couldn't install gapps it gives me an error :(( what can i do?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AceNJ:
try the pico version
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jurlick:
First of all i tried the mini version and i got an error, then I tried the aroma and it just crashed the twrp so I had to pull out the battery to be able to get into recovery again and I did that 3 times and it was the same. Then I tried the pico version and didn't gave me error installing but when rebooting the phone nothing worked and it messed up the sistem I wasn't able to even get out of the Welcome to marshmallow! Thanks for the suggestion but idk why the phone is being stupid.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] musical_chairs:
Be sure to do it in this order:

1. Full wipe (also wipe system, so nothing will be left over from the other gapps you tried to flash)

2. Flash ROM (do not boot yet!)

3. Flash pico gapps.

4. Reboot.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tbeas:
I had to move back to my GNex recently. Flashed this and things are working well except for one problem. I lose cellular service quite often and it does not restart. This is perhaps related to the airplane mode issue, but I do not enter airplane mode for anything, it just happens randomly. Only fix is to reboot the phone. Have you seen this issue before?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] musical_chairs:
No. I haven't seen that issue. I lost mobile data recently and needed to reboot to get it to come back up, but cell service has been rock solid.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tbeas:
Is there anything more specific I could do to debug the issue? Not even sure where to start. For example, if I'm on my home Wifi network, but then I leave the house, once the phone disconnects from Wifi then my cellular service is likely to cut out. Verizon service is excellent in the metro Phoenix area, so that is not the issue.

I'm a few years removed from the 'root & ROM' scene because I've been using the Moto X which had little/no development, so I just need some direction on how to find the problem.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] quickdraw86:
Get a fresh SIM card to start out with. SIMs usually have a 6-9 month lifespan for working at peak performance. After a fresh SIM, if you still have trouble, you can log from there.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Xdastalking_xo:
For some reason I can't upload videos to Instagram.... Pretty stable other than that, is this just me having this issue?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tbeas:
It was activated using a new SIM.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] quickdraw86:
I had to go back to 4.3 to actually activate the sim in this phone, initial setup for sims is nonexistent or nonworking in the custom L and M ROMs. Did you activate on the last official OTA or a custom 4.3 rom? if not, that's your issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AceNJ:
Yup, I've seen this first hand too. Verizon seems to somehow limit which ROMs with which phones can perform initial SIM activation.