yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
The build you downloaded suffers from terribly laggy user interface issues. You would have wanted to read that discussion as well. Anyways, I have updated the new page with links to all builds and the last working opengapps package as well.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] Venhiem:
Okay, so, does PAC ROM have init.d support? And while trying to flash the aforementioned build I got this error;

Since I'm flashing an older build I don't expect you to help me get it to flash, but if you could pinpoint to me what went wrong and whether, if I downloaded and flashed 'PAC-pico-KTU84Q-UNOFFICIAL-BUILD_3.zip', would I still have this issue?

AFAIK I followed all steps...

Made 3 partitions (1 fat32 5gb, 1 ext4 1.5gb named 'sd-data' and 1 ext4 0.5gb named 'sd-cache')

Moved ROM + gapps to SD

Booted into recovery

Wipe data/factory reset

Install the zip from SD

One thing I didn't follow was that I used cwm recovery instead of twrp.

Again, thanks a ton for your help, it means a lot to me because I've been trying to get this phone to work for days.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
Build 3 is the only one we fully support. About this error, you are on an obsolete recovery. Please upgrade to TWRP 3.0.0-0. CWM does not have the patch for awesom3 which this ROM absolutely depends on

Edit: Yes, PAC ROM supports init.d
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
As many of you may have noticed at the https://technologistguild.com forums, its still a bit problematic. Meanwhile, I've set up a Disqus-powered discussion page at my own website which you can access here : http://msfjarvis.me/PAC-ROM/
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
This is probably the worst thing I have done, but PAC ROM will not be updated by me anymore. Yes, it has the upper hand in features, but it is a bit too heavy to my liking and working on things I don't regularly use seems a bit awkward to me. CyanogenMod 11 and CyanogenOS 11 will still get timely bug fix updates lest they be required and occasionally I may build a version with cherry picks as requested by users. But for PAC, this is the End Of Life. If [MENTION=5218889]abhi_qwerty[/MENTION] is interested in keeping this up, please by all means friend, do it and happily ask for help if you ever need it, but I will not be actively involved with this. Lest [MENTION=5218889]abhi_qwerty[/MENTION] agrees with my opinion, I shall mark the thread as such with an [EOL] tag and place the info in the OP as well.:(
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] Sid1993:
Hi, I want to use mount2sd rather than int2ext. I tried but phone stucks at boot screen. Plz help me!!!
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
I have not found a need for Mounts2SD since /data is already mounted to /sd-ext by the custom fstab I put in. So no, you're kinda stupid to want help for that.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] Sid1993:
Thnx for the ROM :good: . I like it because it is rich in features and i wanna use it as a daily device driver but i found my pico laggy after installing few apps and lastly screen not wakes when i press power button . Before i was using cyanogenmod rc4 and i found laggy with it2ext script but when i use mount2sd it was running smoothly thats y i tried to replace the same script(Mount2sd) in PacMan and asked for help ;). Plz tell me the ways to make my device smooth after installing your ROM... :)
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
Screen not waking up is due to "Prevent accidental wake-up" setting, it's in Display menu - disable it. About lag, yeah PAC build 3 does lag when too many apps are installed because it is already a heavy OS, and extra apps only strain it further. I have been working on a new kernel for Glade ROM 5.0 whose improvements I will happily port over to the PAC kernel if they actually make a difference.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] Rjrocks22:
I am Not able to download the ROM please provide a working URL.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
First, DONT quote the entire post. Simply mentioning me as @MSF Jarvis also does the job. Second, the link IS working. It redirects to my website where the links have been compiled at the bottom. For your ignorance, here's the link : http://msfjarvis.me/PAC-ROM/
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] Rjrocks22:
Dude,

First, when I was trying to download, the site was not accessible. Second, I mistakenly clicked on quick reply; My bad!

This doesn't mean I am ignorant.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
I checked, the redirection was broken. Not entirely your fault. Sorry!
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] Rjrocks22:
It's OK! Next time whenever you "quote" please check once! :)

BTW nice ROM, I'll give it a try, If any help needed, I'll ask you.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
Thread will be closed today. Thanks for all your support.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] hard-core:
I can understands yours efforts to develop this builds but please continue support as i am facing one.

what i did was mad 1GB Sd-System(ext4) 1GB Sd-Cache(ext4) and remaining SD(fat32)

Used Windroid to update TWRP and got Latest 3.0 form it

flashed your Build , was working good as compared to Pico's hardware, and i only installed single app whatsapp in it and some play store updates that's it...... i tested for week and what was the flaws were crashing of apps and some time need to pull battery out....but that okay you have to deal with custom rom.....

Problem is when i downloaded Build 4 and flashed which is updating as you mentioned in the guide, i.e. after flashing and clearing cache/delvik and reboot system lead me again to recovery !!! after that i also tried to flash entire new with build 4, but no success. Please help me to sort out this issue as
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
Build 4 didn't boot anyhow. Crappy toolchains.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sbappi:
I know you dont support any roms but.

This rom is my favorite. Whih GAPPS? minimal gapps or the other kk gapps? Suggest me the one that does not cause any side effects to rom.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
Use any open gapps package from 2015. Yes, I know, it's old, but newer ones will bootloop and you can always update through play store.

Edit: Here are the links that should work

Zip : https://github.com/opengapps/arm/releases/download/20151216/open_gapps-arm-4.4-pico-20151216.zip

md5checksum : https://github.com/opengapps/arm/releases/download/20151216/open_gapps-arm-4.4-pico-20151216.zip.md5
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sbappi:
Gapps are working fine. Thank you! 1 last thing if you don't mind.

Wifi toggle was gonna fixed in next build, as it does not boots up, can you provide a patch to solve this problem? If it is difficult or time consuming the don't do it. I'm OK with wifi always on. Thanks for ROM. It fly's like stock ROM.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
Try flashing this : https://basketbuild.com/filedl/devs?dev=MSF_Jarvis&dl=MSF_Jarvis/Kernels/Cody-Kernel-awesom3-Sabermod-20160202.zip
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sbappi:
This kernel left my device on HTC splash screen. I dont know what is issue. but when i flash rom with twrp 3.0.0.0 it is very laggy rom, but when i flash it with latest version of twrp, it is as smooth as stock rom with some apps removed like dsp manager,Apollo, Browser, Camera e.t.c. The main question is that does this rom requires any special recovery? Thanks!
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
If it helps you, why not get on the latest, mmk? :P
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sbappi:
Latest version of recovery does not install all the apps in the rom, at start up i only found dailer,messaging,people,sound recorder,terminal emulator and 2 more apps i dont remember. The issue is solved now with version 3.0.0-1 and also flashed cody kernel. Now the only thing is wrong that gapps are not flashing with cody kernel, i will get some workaround to get gapps working. Anyway, thanks for rom, twrp,for being awsome all the time! :cool:
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] hrkh83:
[MENTION=6552280]MSF Jarvis[/MENTION]

Is there any ARM version for this rom!?
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
:confused::confused::confused:

Pico is an ARM device, so naturally, this is an ARM ROM. How did the confusion arise?
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] hrkh83:
A while back , I remember there were Roms built with Armv6 source or Pure CM source!
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
Arslan compiled a few builds with ARMv6 sources
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sbappi:
Is there any way to disable s2w and doubletap2wake? I'm using kernel auditer. I can see a tab of wake controls but couldn't be controlled by the app. Just suggest me an app that can help me. Thanks!
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
Kernel Adiutor can't toggle those on pico, please browse through the Team Redux Github here : https://Github.com/TeamRedux and look for the htc-pico-cody-controlcenter repository. Place the controlcenter script there into system/bin, set permissions as 777 and then type controlcenter inside terminal emulator to use it.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sbappi:
Thank you again! it helped me alot. I tried it today because i was busy with somthing. It really helped me alot but the values are restored after a reboot. But thats not a problem to me and volume boost tweek is awsom3 and BLN i dont know it works or not because every 2-5 hours it reboot and play with my pico on recovery mode. thanks ver much!
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] gtsfreak:
webpage not available

Anyway to fix it?
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
What webpage?
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] gtsfreak:
Whenever I try to download your rom it shows webpage not available on your website

Ps: if I install your rom will I get sweep to wake option and increase internal storage option? Thanks
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
Yeah, my website is broken at the moment. I am updating the link in just a minute ;)
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] gtsfreak:
thanks dev

And please answer my above posted question too

as I'm new to this thread?
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
Yes, both are enabled on this ROM
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] gtsfreak:
thanks dev I hope it works on my HTC explorer running stock rooted 2.3.5

Really looking forward for the updated link of your website :)
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
Ir's been fixed hours ago :P
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] gtsfreak:
Thanks downloading it now :)
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] gtsfreak:
I flashed your rom using twrp I did follow the mentioned steps in the OP but rom is not booting always bringing my phone to twrp recovery after showing the HTC logo please respond asap

PS: earlier I was on stock rooted rom with twrp recovery
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
Use PAC ROM build 3 and TWRP 3.0.1-0 recovery
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] gtsfreak:
I did download build 3 but I flashed using twrp 3.00.2

PS: now I'm running mini cm10 with cwm recovery
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
I'll update PAC ROM in the coming weeks. Pointless, maybe, but I will.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] gtsfreak:
Kk I will then flash the rom again after u updated it
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] Stephen:
Moderator Information,

Thread has been closed at OP's request.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
Okay
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
General Announcement : We're looking to add sweep2wake and doubletap2wake features into our kernel but can't find how. Any help in this regard is appreciated.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] :
As far as I`m aware the functions are already in the kernel source but need to be re-enabled in the kernel .config (pico_defconfig)........I think they dropped it due to battery drain issues (wakelocks).
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
Do enable them, we'll add an app to toggle them.

P.S. PAC has an inbuilt wakelock blocker so wakelocks aren't an issue.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] vaibhav1:
Please try to add f2fS feature in next build.. it can make more smooth ROM
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] XenoMorphv2:
good work bro :good: are you planning to add f2fs n s2w ?
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
[MENTION=5218889]abhi_qwerty[/MENTION] handles kernel development, he said he was having problems with s2w. I haven't talked about F2FS.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
Fried my laptop's charger, so development has been hindered. But as they say, a man's gotta work, so managed to cobble together a build with all PAC apps and some bug fixes integrated, and finally Basketbuild considers me worthy of a membership, so all future uploads will be on Basketbuild and previous ones will be migrated soon. :) :) :)
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
I Hate BasketBuild!!! or I Messed Up

uploaded zip on basketbuild but having 404 error everytime. Mailed BasketBuild support hopefully it'll get sorted out soon. You guys amuse yourself with the changelog.

CHANGELOG FOR BUILD#2

I managed to uncover a bug in BasketBuild that's sorted now. Links are up, check them in OP post
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] XenoMorphv2:
:) you bro you make me smile... everyone bought new phone , but seems to still 2 picos alive :P
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
Guys like you motivate me to develop further...[emoji16] [emoji16] [emoji16]

Since everyone's been so helpful and supportive, I wanted to ask y'all one thing. Now that PAC ROM is stable, I want to focus on other projects. Question is should I first complete my Evervolv Project or should I first attempt to port SlimKat (did a trial that didn't go well, this'll need a lot of work) ? Please reply ASAP as I only have three four days before I have to get back to studying.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] tithy:
Cannot boot!

[MENTION=6552280]MSF Jarvis[/MENTION], I have tried it with my HTC pico, but it cannot boot at all. Always into the TWRP Recovery. It seems as if everything is installed to the phone, but, it's resulting non bootable. Please help.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
This shouldn't be happening at ALL. All my builds are tested for atleast a week before I upload them. Anyway let's jump in.

Steps for Installation:

1. Flash the TWRP 2.7.0.0 recovery from my Basketbuild [URL=" https://basketbuild.com/filedl/devs?dev=MSF_Jarvis&dl=MSF_Jarvis/TWRP/TWRP%202.7.0.0%20aw3som3%20based%20recovery/recovery.img" ]here[/URL]. I won't go into how, you can look for my recovery flashing guide for that.

2.Flash the second build of my PAC ROM port.

3. Next up flash my modded int2EXT v2+ from here : http://d-h.st/ddxG. And please don't tell me that int2EXT doesn't work if you haven't made a sd-ext partition.

4. Now reboot. If you and I didn't mess up badly, the ROM WILL boot up in <15 minutes. Go through the setup and we're good to go.

Why didn't work earlier:

1. Maybe twrp version you used was non-awesome.

2. File didn't download properly. Please match the checksums off Basketbuild before flashing the ROM or recovery.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] jime1:
[MENTION=6552280]MSF Jarvis[/MENTION] : Sir, yes Sir !

Please continue the development on pico, atleast until all the necessary functions like camera, Wifi, Battery back up etc are bug free.

I'll help all I can in this case :good:

currently, my pico is on Kirmani's latest kitkat ROM, but still it majorly has battery backup & WiFi issues

So I was thinking about trying out your PAC ROM.... If its stable enough :cool:
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
I solved WiFi on my build 2 but Basketbuild is giving me a lot of issues. I'll upload a newer build with latest sources as soon as [MENTION=5941794]anonymous-user[/MENTION] completes his updated CM Build as per Team Redux's requirements. I have tested a beta he sent me and the performance on this build is really good along with a better battery life and improved WiFi speeds and reception range. As soon he sends me the final build, I'll do a new PAC build with his CM as as the base.

Proposed Changelog
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] tithy:
Thanks.

[MENTION=6552280]MSF Jarvis[/MENTION]; many thanks for your confirmation. In fact, I didn't create the sd-ext on my SD Card, thus, not working. My dump fault or maybe I didn't find it on the requirement on the 1st and 2nd post. It should be somewhere but I didn't see it.

And whatever, you made me clear by replying this instruction. :good:

Peace!
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
No problem man, I'm happy to help. I also posted the proposed changelog for the next build, have a look at it too.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] tithy:
SD Class 4 work well?

Thanks. :good:
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
I also added the sd-ext info in the op post with credits to you.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
Build 2 is LIVE!!! No more 404 issues are present, so go over to the OP post and download it and give me some rave reviews. Meanwhile I'll be working on build 3 ;)
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
Thread Learn the scripting that goes behind making your favorite speed mods from the creator of the best one, L Speed Mod - [MENTION=5514152]Paget96[/MENTION].
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] Paget96:
Thank you for sharing, also I guess that users will jump and learn. As everyone know my contributions and dedication, everyone will start to learn because I will make fast replies as always ;)
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] jime1:
[MENTION=6552280]MSF Jarvis[/MENTION] : WHATS NEW IN Build #2 ?

& can I just flash it over on kirmani's latest kk ROM ?
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
[MENTION=5367414]jime1[/MENTION] , if you haven't used build 1 yet, there's nothing new for you, just a stable pac rom port. And no you can't flash it over any other rom. Make it a habit to read atleast the OP post before asking dumb questions.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] jime1:
Yes, yes sure ! :)

I was just asking whether your PAC is better than kirmani's ROM in terms of battery and wifi and speed consistency ..

is it ?

seems like now every one else has bought themselves a new/better phone than pico :rolleyes:
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
WiFi and Battery is a bit better in my build 2 than [MENTION=5158920]kirmaniarslan[/MENTION]'s CM 11 build 7. I suggest you wait for build 3 since that has updated sources so everything is supposed to be better than previous builds and ROMs which have been abandoned months ago.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] Black_Eyes:
If you are porting Roms to Pico, then Xperia Arc s is quite Good, You can Port Every CM based ROM from that device :)
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
[MENTION=5216879]Black_Eyes[/MENTION], thanks for the device suggestion. HTC Sensation forums were running out of good ROMs to port. I'll look over at those forums after I upload the third build of the PAC ROM port.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
Hurray!!!

Build #3 has gone Live NOW!!!! Go Ahead and download it right now from the link in OP post. [MENTION=5133971]vaibhav1[/MENTION], [MENTION=5150906]iamrohit7[/MENTION], [MENTION=5195078]XenoMorphv2[/MENTION], [MENTION=5367414]jime1[/MENTION] and [MENTION=5218889]abhi_qwerty[/MENTION], I'm really counting on you all for feedback.

Known Issues

Included MX Player and ARM Codec keeps crashing (Maybe derped perms, i'm looking into it. Just delete it off the zip)
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] XenoMorphv2:
just waiting that progress bar :D

also i cant enter forum at all and this suprised me a lot
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] XenoMorphv2:
first of all dat is FASTEST CM 11 ^^ i set proccessor 878 n Noop --->

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go

than remember cm9 days :D with kitkat... thanks for all your efffort

edit: also s2w rocks :cool:
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] abhi_qwerty:
Review [Lite]

Lets start with Cons (there are few):

i. Noticeable lockscreen delay. (Workaround:- Settings/Display and uncheck Prevent accidental wake-up )

ii. Gapps doesn't seems to work. (I can live without that.)

Pros (there are many, keeping it minimal):

i. OC at 767MHz and IO Sch. NOOP makes our device fly.

ii. No random reboots so far.

iii. S2W

iv. Latest CM sources.

v. Only ROM for HTC Pico that is safe from Stagefright Vulnerability.

vi. Lots of PAC goodies.

vii. ~Many more~

Recommendation Index : 8.5/10
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
Thanks for the feedback. But please don't OC it to 878 for long, I don't want to lose a user for PAC ;)
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
I'm currently looking for a GApps package that works. Basketbuild GApps, SlimROMs GApps, YourZGapps XS; all caused a bootloop.

P.S. I knew that CM had added the StageFright fix into their sources, but I nearly forgot that I was using latest sources. So I didn't check for StageFright. Thanks for telling and also for the awesome score.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
[MENTION=5218889]abhi_qwerty[/MENTION] and [MENTION=5195078]XenoMorphv2[/MENTION], I looked into the perms, it wasn't an issue for MX Player. Any Ideas????
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] XenoMorphv2:
bro idk but problem with videos comes with web ,webcore webkit ? (idk)x2 maybe that is causing the problem otherwise videos in sd card work fine with native gallery app

also there is a change to reduce lag on notification panel , coz sometimes hard to pull down is it ?
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
[MENTION=5218889]abhi_qwerty[/MENTION], I can't manage to get a flashable GApps to work. I managed to get them to work by copy-pasting the files manually and setting perms. All I can help is to create an init.d script to set perms on boot. Hit me back if anyone's interested.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
It's WebView. And about the notification panel lagging, continue to use OC or enable the touch init.d script in the init.d section
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] Trickster22:
Webview problem can be solved by changing it to classic webview. is it possible to change chromiuim webview to classic webview. Your rom is so good and I want to port it to armv6 devices only with your permission but problem would be that browser would not work as armv6 devices don't support chromiuim webview. So, it would be great if someone could help to make classic webview work
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
You're free to port it to any device, but armv7 to armv6 ports are a bit tricky. I have seen that you have ported one or two ROMs from the Pico Forums (I don't remeber exactly, maybe FIUI), so go ahead and attempt it. As far as WebView is concerned, Android L has a separate WebView app that isnt available in KK or past versions. And my ROM has the classic WebView, so I dont get whats the problem.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] hehexdlol:
will there be any changes or this is it? I'm asking so I know whether to install now or wait incase of some fixes.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
Go Ahead

As of now I have no specific plans for any updates, but I'll be pushing an update in sometime for FOTA support through Romhut.com using the OTA Updater app (Not PAC Console).

EDIT: Not gonna use romhut, there's an option for devs to use their own resources so gonna stick to that method.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
I and [MENTION=5218889]abhi_qwerty[/MENTION] are working on getting rid of a derp in the kernel but we need reliable stats as to how many of us are really affected by this. What I want you all to do is simply check the size of /system partition. First in the recovery go to Wipe>Advanced Wipe>Select system>Open Fs options. Note the size of the partition given there. Then use any app of your choice to get that same data on your phone. After you've done that, post both sizes separately in the thread and be sure to tag/mention me or [MENTION=5218889]abhi_qwerty[/MENTION] so that we know when someone's dropping by. Thanks for all your support till now and I'm hoping we'll be able to get the stats we require so that we can roll out a bug fix release via OTA (coming soon as a delta update).
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] XenoMorphv2:
on awesome recovery system size 317mb , free 314mb also without awesome 235 mb
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
Tell me the / system size using diskinfo app.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] jime1:
So guys, the Build #3 is stable enough ???!!

I'll try it out this week then....
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
It is fully stable except for a *small* and harmless derp in the kernel. I will roll out a small update (~1MB) to enable OTA support. It'll be a shell script that you'll have to execute as root.

Sent from a Cool Phone stuck with crappy KingUser
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] MSF Jarvis:
https://basketbuild.com/filedl/devs...is/PAC-pico-UNOFF/OTA Updates Enabler/OTA.zip

Run the script as root and check the app periodically for updates. ;)

Sent from a Cool Phone stuck with crappy KingUser
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] jime1:
Great :good::laugh:, but I don't have internet on my pico, so I'll have to do it the offline way !