yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] wiedster:
ok, thx. ill read into that and try to regain control.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
Before downgrading and going back to stock:

If you only installed supersu from the market, try just uninstalling it to see if you can go back to the stock superuser and get root that way.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] wiedster:
but there was no super su app installed to begin with
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
Yes, there is. It is built into cyanogen. Just enable it in the developer options. You don't need an extra supersu with cyanogen, only with aosp.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] wiedster:
ok ill try this first
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
Once you get root, you can install an app from play store to reinstall your recovery and fix it.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] wiedster:
na. that didnt work. apps requiring root are complaining. still i thank you for your help.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
You may need to reboot after removing SuperSU from the play store to go back to the stock superuser.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] wiedster:
you really gave me hope there for a second. still it doesnt work. ill try again tomorrow, then report back.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] wiedster:
just to be clear what happend when i tried the button method:

1. pressed power and vol. down

2. on lg logo released and quickly pressed power and both vol up and down

3. warning appears, confirmed with power 2x

4. now a message appears in the left upper corner

[8510] Fastboot mode started

[8510] udc_start()

edit: second time i tried, the numbers in brackets were [10910]

can i go anywhere from here?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
It appears that your recovery is broken because of the incompatibility between your old recovery and your new bootloader...so that will not work.

It also appears that your root is broken from installing SuperSU on top of the built in superuser that comes with cm13... So that won't work either to fix the recovery.

It seems that your only choice left is to go back to stock kitkat with the directions I posted and start over from the beginning.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] yash Bhagat:
This Rom Is supported In Lenovo K3 Note..?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] wiedster:
Im trying that right now. at the moment the lg mobile support tool is telling me

"Upgrading your phone ... Do not disconnect your phone...... etc."

tab shows the download mode box.

nothing seems to actually happen. should i wait or click on exit?

edit:

there is also a grey box "S/W Upgrade is in progress, Time elapsed: 00:02:27" no change in the timecode occurs.

edit2:

nothing happened so i hit exit. now i cant leave the download mode. i guess i messed things up for good now.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
If you use the new version of LG tool from LG, then the program will download the ROM by itself and apply it. I'm not sure what version of Android LG will apply to your device, but if it is lollipop, then you may have problems rooting it. The new version of LG tool will not let you decide the version and it will not let you downgrade to kitkat so you can root it.

If you use the version of LG tool that I posted, then you can downgrade and apply the kitkat kdz file.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] wiedster:
i used the version you posted. i think i found my problem. a popup stated that the connection to server failed. it poped over the actual working upgrade process so i always cancelled that by hitting ok. its running now and i hope it will put kitkat.kdz properly on the tab. 16% now.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
when you root your device again, don't forget to update to latest kitkat bootloader and use the latest version of twrp 3.0 and it should be fine next time.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] wiedster:
ok. this seemed to have worked. so just to be sure: first thing now would be to root, then install a custom recovery yes? i simply want to go back to my cm12 backup i guess.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
1. Root

2. Flash recovery (twrp 3.0 using flash tool mentioned in thread)

3. Boot to twrp recovery and flash cm13, updated kitkat bootloader, delta gapps base for marshmallow, factory reset

4. Boot to cm13.

5. Profit.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] wiedster:
ok, i might be kind of annoying but ist there a simple root solution (via app maybe)? all i see is different root guides mostly for 4.4.2.

should i update first?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
Almost every root guide will work. I used stump root.

Just remember one more thing... Don't use a version of SuperSU greater than 2.52 with the stock kitkat Rom. I forgot to mention that. Use SuperSU 2.52 or less. Very important.

Do not update the stock Rom to new version from LG.

And... Don't forget to factory reset before flashing cm13.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] wiedster:
stump root said device not supported so i tried this one http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2553192. worked and brought its own super su. thx again for your help and patience.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] mackeev:
I think I've found a bug (I could not come up with any reasoning behind this):

I use PIN on lockscreen. When I boot g pad, it starts with the clock on lockscreen and I need to swipe to get to PIN. If I don't swipe or don't enter PIN, the screen turns off after about 5 sec. And this is OK.

But if I choose to turn on Directly show PIN entry, it will start with the PIN screen... and it won't turn the screen off after 5 sec. It stays on and on. And I don't understand this. I believe it should turn off after 5 sec, if I have not entered PIN. Or is there some ulterior motive behind this behavior?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] fefifofum:
New build released

with Snap camera app replacing aosp camera app. Also, I found out that enabling zsl improves back camera pictures quality, so we have it enabled for all camera apps. The exception is hdr mode, where zsl cannot be enabled, so when taking back camera pictures the display is darker. This is a weird behaviour of our camera hal, I will try to find out if there is something else to this.

Upstream bug.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] ukguy115:
Thanks for update. I formatted sdcard before trying, I bet you are right though.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] DSC05:
Indeed, I have a sandisk ultra 32 gb class 10. Maybe I should try an old samsung sd as stated in that post.

But I I have to correct myself. After some tests I have yet experienced a remount from time to time, but in most cases the remount wasn't successful because of supposedly damaged sd....
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] ALGOPOP:
Deleting the .android_secure folder from the SD Card in TWRP made mine accessible again, didn't need to format the sd card.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Darkmasterhk:
I also tried a fresh formatted SD, using Windows, exfat got detected as broken while fat32 works fine. That's the reason I thought it might be fs related.

The secure folder should be on the SD card and deleted after formation right? Or is it stored some where else?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] fefifofum:
New build released

with new adreno blobs (fixes antutu test), kernel built with gcc 4.9 and ota updates enabled again. You won't be able to update to this release via ota, but it will work again when the next build is released.

I don't know if it's related to sdcard fs, but [MENTION=2393281]ALGOPOP[/MENTION] confirmed that it's related to the android_secure folder, which is found in external sdcard (and of course it's deleted when you format the sdcard). I will try to fix twrp so it wipes the android_secure folder when you do a factory reset. For now, I added instructions on first post to delete android_secure folder (only on fresh install), and also mention it in FAQ section on post 2.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] kip_dynamite:
Great to see CM 13 on the G Pad. Thank you!

Did a fresh install and everything works as expected so far.

I have one problem with my sdcard:

On CM 12.1 I had no problem using it as external storage. It was formatted in ext4 so I could

save MKVs > 4gb on it.

With your CM 13 build I couldn't get the system to accept an ext4 formatted sdcard.

When I choose to use it as an external storage the system formats it to vfat.

When I choose to use it as internal storage the formatting procedure often fails with

a timeout message. When it doesn't fail it tells me that I can use the sdcard but the system

doesn't mount it (even after a reboot). When I check the settings it says the sdcard is corrupt.

I also formated the sdcard in recovery the ensure there is no problem with the .android_secure folder.

The sdcard is a Sandisk 64gb.

Is there anybody who can use ext4 formated sdcards?

Thanks

kip
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Dukas:
Clean installation worked just fine.

Great work.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] BackCheck:
I tried all yesterday to get ext4 to work and could not. I could not get anything other than fat32, formatted by selecting external storage, to work. I formatted the card several times outside of the tablet so I'm pretty sure the .android_secure folder is not the issue as well.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
Enable automatic voice input to activate mic button in aosp keyboard. It is located in the list of installed keyboards and must be enabled.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] st@@tz:
I have FC on choosing lockscreen shortcuts
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] kip_dynamite:
Would it be possible to add adb client to this rom?

With CM 12.1 I often used my tablet to install apps on other android devices such as the fire tv. Unfortunately this rom contains no adb binary...

Thanks

kip
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
Since installing this rom, I have not had any unexpected sdcard unmounts. Then, yesterday I installed a Wi-Fi file sharing program that forced a wake lock when the device went to sleep so the file transfers were not slowed down. I then had sdcard unmounts upon every reboot until I removed the program and cleared the cache. The unmount messages said that my sdcard was corrupted and would not remount automatically. After a few more reboots, the sdcard was automatically mounted and seems to be working again.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] darksidesh007:
Can we install SuperSU on this ROM, or has anyone tried?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] scaramonga:
Gotta say, best rom since I have had this device. Superb!
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] ol31:
Is there f2fs support built in?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] mackeev:
Thanks, but it only works if it's there. And if there's no setting there, then what?

Anyway, your reply showed me that it was my problem. I dug dipper...

Installing Google keyboard worked on lp. Not here. Until... I installed Google Search!

Then I installed Google keyboard and it had this setting. I activated it and uninstalled Google keyboard. Voice input setting still present and activated. Problem solved. Thanks again.

Now another problem:

I found out that none of my apps can write on external sd card (except Total Commander). They either just plain ignore it or say that they have no permission. Can't figure how to grant one.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] thorne1209:
I found that if you go into Settings>Apps>Settings(the gear on the top right corner)> App Permissions, you have to grant some apps permission to access software or hardware. For example, the messaging app didn't have access to microphone. Figured that could've been an issue for the mic button not getting voice to text to work. But looks like installing Google Search was the issue to begin with. I installed a gapps package without it. Sounds like Marshmallow is more of a.closed door version of Android, or more tightly locked as well. Dealing with busybox and root permissions has been a chore. But that could just be my experience... These are nightlies after all haha
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] pbgapski:
comments after dirty-flashing cm13 over cm12.1

I have dirty-flashed cm13 over cm12.1. Overall it was very smooth. This device was very smooth on cm12.1, and that feeling remains: cm13 feels very smooth on this device. Overall a great experience!

The issues I have found so far:

1. UI crashes when editing tiles on the first tries. This was posted by the OP in a previous post and was expected;

2. I have frequent wifi disconnects, both on 2.4GHz and 5GHz, and those did not happen previously on cm12.1. The reconnections are automatic, but frequent and lengthy enough to interrupt streaming;

3. my sdcard (cheap 32Gb kingston) was fine on cm12.1 formatted as ext4, but I could not mount it on cm13. Both sdcard setup options want to format my card. I have removed the .android_secure folder, but that made no difference.

Currently I am backing up the card contents and tablet stuff before trying more destructive options.

Is this ROM expected to work with ext4-formatted cards?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
The problem with apps not having access to the sdcard (used as portable storage) is because the apps need to be updated to request permission for external media. The application developers need to update their programs.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] ThunderBolt_BR:
Yes, for Data and cache partitons.

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[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
CMUpdater is fixed now too. Thanks!
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Andy`:
Hi Deltadroid

Thank you for your hard work towards this almost perfect rom! Gives you a look at what marshmallow has to offer.

I've been using your latest build since just last night and everything seems silky smooth and fast, although I've had quite a few WiFi drop outs. I can have full signal for instance while play my beloved clash of clans, then all of a sudden, no signal at all, not until I leave clash of clans? Was the same while using Kodi too.

Is this a bug?

Andy.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
Sorry, but all credit and work for this ROM goes to fefifofum. I was just trying to give support.

As far as the Wi-Fi dropouts go, I'm not able to reproduce that. Perhaps, try providing fefifofum logs of the problem.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] pbgapski:
I have the same issue since I upgraded the v500 to cm13. I will generate some logs in the following days.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Cal:
I, also, have never had a Wi-fi drop with this ROM. If fact, been running since 'day-one' with NO issues.

Have to thank Fefifofum for, in my experience, a perfect ROM.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] cinsan:
It looks that this problem is solved now. With the latest build installed I can switch between different networks without any issues.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] ThunderBolt_BR:
Thank you very much for this update [MENTION=4517918]fefifofum[/MENTION]. Snap camera is great!

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[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Cal:
[MENTION=1931397]deltan[/MENTION]droid: You have given great input in the development of this ROM. If it wasn't for your input and knowledge and assistance with gapp development, no way that this ROM would be this advanced. I would think Fefifofum would agree with what I've stated. Congrats sir. :)
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] 0nebukadnezar0:
Hi, I'm on CM12.1, which is excellently working. My sd card is formatted in ext4, is this format supported under CM13?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
A sdcard as portable storage in cm13 only supports fat32. If you select it as shared internal storage, then the sdcard will be formatted as ext4.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] jesuita:
Is it worth to use the SD as shared internal storage?

If the card is slow it will slow down the rom no?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] fishears:
IMO it is a good thing. If you have a slow SD it will only slow down apps that you install to SD but you'd have slow downs using a slow SD as an external SD for data. It just makes the device storage easier to manage for me. Everything in one place. YMMV
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] TanakaX5:
just a thank you

Hey fefifofum,

I just want to thank you for this awesome Rom man, my g pad runs buttery smooth, almost no lag! Fantastic performance Overall! Much much appreciated.

Have a good one!
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Razorfoot:
Hey Fefi

Do you think the IR blaster lock could be solved somehow? Or this is something that we should forget about?

Can we install Adreno Video Drivers with no worries?

Im downloading the ROM, will post the results by the weekend :highfive:
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] fefifofum:
It seems that the disconnect is no accident, only happening during suspend. Could you provide a full dmesg?

I've tried to fix IR blaster several times. I gave up on it, but recently I found something new that I still need to test. It's very difficult to fix, maybe not impossible, but it's best if you don't count on it. About adreno, I don't know what do you want to install. The rom already includes updated adreno files that work fine. Do you know others which are better/newer?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Razorfoot:
The ones im talking about are the Adreno GPU Drivers (at the bottom of the page). Im not sure if we are talking about the same stuff, but after i installed it in my Nexus4 and Gpad 8.3 (Chroma/eXodus Roms, respectively) the graphic interface became really smoother. I have not tried your rom yet, if the drivers are already implemented in it i guess there is no need then. Are these the files you are talking about?

If you need any help of end-user testing just tell me, i can test and provide you the feedback you need in this IR quest (i guess it is a really missed feature for the Gpad users here) :good:
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Kzyw:
This rom is amazing... Very thanks Fefifofum!
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] davebuk:
There were some posts in this thread for the IR:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2568914

but that was a while ago and didn't have very much in the way of positive results.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] pbgapski:
logs attached related to this event:

Thu Feb 25 09:53:49 2016 daemon.info hostapd: wlan1: STA f8:a9:d0:6c:0a:b7 IEEE 802.11: deauthenticated due to inactivity (timer DEAUTH/REMOVE)
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] fefifofum:
New build released

with small changes in camera wrapper and other upstream fixes and updates.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Cal:
[MENTION=4517918]fefifofum[/MENTION]: The camera is vastly improved with this update. Focusing is very sharp.

All seems solid. Best ROM yet!

Super update really put all tightly together. :good:
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Demetris:
[MENTION=4517918]fefifofum[/MENTION]

Why Gpad 8.3 doesn’t have official support?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Disrupthor:
[MENTION=4517918]fefifofum[/MENTION] Is it possible to increase backlight or screen gamma? Or maybe controls for it in kernel? I'm asking because opposed to my N5 the screen is dimmed or not as bright outside. Thank you.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Cal:
The section on 'Display and Lights' > offers the way to increase brightness. That is not enough?

Try and explain more clearly what you want.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Disrupthor:
That helps but the values used by the auto brightness are too dark in comparison. The N5 has almost the same screen and is way more bright.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Cal:
On reading your sig, I see you are not running the latest ROM by Fefifofum, or are you? That could be the issue if you sig description stating what you are running in your LG Tab 8.3 is correct. Fefifofum has made may changes since the earlier versions. Try to install the latest and see how you do.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
Also, make sure to use the latest recommended version of the bootloader because it will affect brightness.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] erghetto:
How can i check which bootloader am i using?

Sorry, i'm new to this device.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
If you are unsure what version of the bootloader you have and you are already using TWRP 3.0, then it is safe to just flash the latest version of the bootloader again to be sure you have the latest.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] popopow:
Hi! Don't know if this is related to the androidfilehost maintenance, but the Rom download link gives me a 404 error...
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] erghetto:
some days ago, i flashed temasek rom, so it should be good flashing this one.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Deltadroid:
That does not prove which version of the bootloader you have though.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] erghetto:
Yeah, you are right. Next time i'll flash also bootloader provided in firts page.

Thank you ^^
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Cal:
I've had that & it was the browser, & not the link. If the download will not start the count down...try another browser. A good little one to use is 'Butterfly' browser. Try that to check & post back.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] erghetto:
Which settings do you use guys with kernel? Stock?
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] fefifofum:
It seems it's been abandoned, but no idea. The official repos are too old and full of bugs, that's why I made new ones. If it was easy to make my repos official, I would happily try it, but I think it's not.

No, backlight is as bright as it can get. Disable live display and auto brightness, then raise the brightness bar to the max, and that's all we can get. BTW, some experts say that N5 and gpad 8.3 have different panels with different specifications...

I works here. Try different web browser, different device, different OS, ...
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Disrupthor:
Have you tried contracting CM to become the new maintainer. I don't think they would have anything against that. In fact I do believe they would welcome you.
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Demetris:
We will, let me try contact arcee as he was the maintainer to find what's up.

You are interested to take over fefifofum?

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[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] Razorfoot:
[MENTION=4517918]fefifofum[/MENTION] congrats man, the rom is solid, as everyone is saying, that's the best one I've used so far. The smoothness and stability are impressive, it even raised my productivity in university.

Thank you!

Do you think there could be a way to put power button into the navigation bar or in the quick menu? Sometimes (it happens to my N4 also, in many roms I tried, many different os versions) holding the power key won't evoke the power menu, won't do anything at all so I have to hold it for 4 secs and force shutdown. I know it may screw with the system and I'm using the terminal to input the reboot command but it also appears to be something abrupt. I have not a clue why this happens and I'm not sure if someone else has this problem too, but the power key option would also help improving the lifespan of the physical key - since we'll use it with less frequency ^^
[G Pad 8.3 Original Android Development] fefifofum:
Sure. I'll probably have to rename the device from awifi to v500, but I won't do it until he confirms if I can take over. Remember I use completely new repos (device, vendor and kernel), so everything needs to be replaced in the cm-13.0 branch.

I don't think that option is available, and to be honest, the power button didn't fail a single time since I have this device. You will need to use a third party app.