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[Samsung Galaxy Mini] S3rgi0:
I tried that, but same problem, now i have cm10.1 with external in ext4...
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] KevMetal:
You might have changed your partitions *if you actually correctly tried changing to Ext4 and wiping data and installed the latest recovery and still have the same problem. I think you flashed recoveries and roms for both versions jena / jenad . You first need to sort that out . Flash a recovery and rom that is only for your variant.

You need a "pit" file that will repartition your device to the correct partition layout . You can find the pit file here...

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2226321

Then using universal search look for instructions on how to use the pit file.

After doing this flash a stock rom for your variant and start from 0 .

Flash the LATEST recovery for your variant. ( make sure it's the right variant) .

Then change /data to ext4 and format

Then install your rom of choice.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] peluki82:
Hi. My SGM2 has the last stock room and today I want to change to this Cm11 but I have two doubts.

1. Do I need to be root before I start?

2. What recovery I have to install, CWM6.0.5.1 or TWRP 3.0.2.0 ??

Thanks for your help.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] S3rgi0:
Thanks for the info! i will try someday!
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Don Pedro!:
1. No, you don't need to root the phone! The CM11 contains SU, no need to do that before flashing. You will end up with a rooted phone.

2. That depends on your phone, if you have the version with NFC then you need the jena image and TWRP3. If your phone does not have NFC you need the jenad image and CWM6.

HTH
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] peluki82:
Ok, thank you very much for the information. I am reading this and other threads to have everything clear, I do not want to skip any step and have problems.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Don Pedro!:
You shouldn't get any problems - normally. Anyway, to be sure to get out of troubles if something should go wrong:

Make a Backup of your phone if there's any important data on it.

Have a working version of Odin at hand. You need that anyway to flash the recovery, however you also need it if you need to unbrick the phone.

Get an image of the original stock firmware from the internet. There are firmware images for different versions and destination countries around, so you need to seek for yourself. If you need to unbrick you will flash this image to the phone.

With this at hand there's very little risk to hardbrick the phone. If flashing CM11 fails the phone probably won't boot anymore, however you will still be able to boot into the custom recovery to flash another image. And if this doesn't work take Odin and flash back the stock FW, this should work under almost all circumstances.

HTH
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Shadow Of Leaf:
You have to install s6500d recovery first then install s6500d rom
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] S3rgi0:
yes, but CWM6.0.5.1 only exists for non-D, and twrp (for 6500D) not load my sd external card :(
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Don Pedro!:
It's very strange that some people report they cannot access the external SD card! I also use TWRP and CM11 and I have no problems accessing the SD card, so what's the difference here?
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Shadow Of Leaf:
yes I notice that

it this difficult to try build for a phone that you have not

is the sdcard is not accessible just in twrp or in cm11 ???

i will try to fix it soon
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] lente003:
Low volume. How to increase microphone?

Shadow Of Leaf thank you very much for excelent ROM!

But the level of microphone is very low. Is it possibility how to repair it throught ADB shell? I found no confguration file in /etc directory.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] milada-horakova:
when encrypting the phone nothing happens except a wireframe android logo is shown. is encryption supported with this rom?
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] lorn10:
Well, - I am again excited. This last CM11 build from July 2018 runs again better than all previous one. :o Really great work [MENTION=5965480]Shadow Of Leaf[/MENTION]! :good:

It runs at least so smooth as the Omni-4.4.4 build from August 2018 with the difference that the call receiving works as it should.

I didn't know about that last CM11 release. I was almost sure that the development for the mini 2 has ended. Again really great work Shadow Of Leaf. And regarding any future mini 2 build, - that XDA post here may give some help regarding the NFC issue:

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=74120508&postcount=192

Update 06.06.2019:

I have added now some additional NFC related attachments from MasterCard. ;)

The mini 2 has an PN544

C2

chip with firmware 108.1. That can be updated to version 110.16 but that will require some kind of re-evaluation by MasterCard. So the effective maximal legal firmware upgrade is up to version 108.12. All Android 4.4.x NXP N544 C2 based devices comes with this (or newer 110.x) chip firmware. So it looks that it will be necessary to flash the N544 firmware at least to level 108.12. A good example is the Galaxy SII phone, - the original Android 2.3 based variant had chip firmware 107, the updated model which was shipped with Android 4.0.3 had nfc firmware level 108.12.

Well, it could work also without a chip fw upgrade but there may exist some side effects like high chip power consumption. An example for this problem can be found at certain LG Optimus phone models. After upgrade to Android 4.1.2 most people were affected by a massive battery drain. This problem was so grave that a lot user made a ROM downgrade back to Gingerbread. Also CyanogenMod builds were affected by this issue. LG has partial fixed that problem later with a nfc chip firmware upgrade to version 110.16. (The LG Optimus F5 is the only phone in the MasterCard list which get a firmware update from 108.12 to 110.16.)

Source:

https://mobilepartner.mastercard.com/docs/NFC FW NXP v2 9_160328.pdf

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2544811

Kind regards

lorn10
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] lorn10:
Here follows a little addition. As mentioned, the final CM11 build runs AWESOME. It is now definitively better than bleached's build. :o

During my testing on two mini 2 phones I noticed the following reproducible minor issue in TWRP (v3.0.2.0):

mount: failed to mount /dev/block/mncblk0p23 at /data: Device or resource busy

However, despite this warning the ROM was installed always correctly, so this message can be ignored I think.

The only thing which I really miss is the CM11 file manager. It is possible to install as an alternative the Amaze filemanager (from F-Droid

not

Play Store) but it is around five to six times as large. So it will be great if the lightweight CM11 file manager can be included again. ;)

And regarding the feature development, it would make sense to focus onto the Google Go Apps compatibility. I tested Google Maps Go with Dalvik and ART runtime in conjunction with the Chromium browser (from F-Droid). Google Maps Go runs with ART definitively smoother and is more responsive. I can confirm this behavior also for the SBB mobile (Swiss railway app) and my ebanking software. These two runs far better under ART then Dalvik. Unfortunately there seems the exist an unknown bug regarding the Google Play store and the Google Play services . These two must be

uninstalled

(with Batch Uninstaller from F-Droid) before any runtime switch to ART can be processed. This error may be related to the special storage fix of the s6500. When I tried to install (under ART runtime) SMS Backup+ (apk from F-Droid) it tells me that no empty space is available and the installation failed. This was strange because there was 1,2 GB free internal and around 247 MB free RAM present. No issues with Dalvik in this context. Maybe during the switching to ART the mini 2 storage fix gets inactive and the old space / partition value of the stock 2.3.6 firmware is re-used again. :confused:

[MENTION=9615546]milada-horakova[/MENTION]

The mini 2 is a low low-hardware phone, - so it is almost impossible to use the encryption feature on that device.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] HatsuneMilku:
it doesn´t boot for me
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Shadow Of Leaf:
what is your variant ??

you have to follow the instructions to each variant
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] citadelle25:
dont load twrp

hi... i have a problem. i try update rom on samsung GT-S6500D with SD 2GB. I installed TWRP 3.0.2.0. Then change file system to EXT4... and SD is LOST... i tried change to other EXT3, EXT2, FAT, but SD didn't work. After reboot system always rebooting... and i can't enter recovery mode (volume + -, home, on): i see title "Samsung... CYANOGENMOD" at 1 sec and phone reboot... i try reinstall TWRP 3.0.2.0, but didn't helm me. my be you can help me?)
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Shadow Of Leaf:
Not the sd card filesystem

The data filesystem need to change to ext4

Just go to twrp and change sdcard filesystem to vfat and then it will work
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] NewMonkey:
Fix?

Hi, guys! I only flash my devices once every few years, so please use simple words. :)

I'd like to put the latest possible android version on an old S6500d (notice the d).

I see the Cyanogenmod based release here, but I can't seem to find the "fix" that Shadow Of Leaf talks about in the instructions (I only see Rom, Gapps & TWRP).

So, why is there a download for TWRP when the instructions only mentions CWM?

Where's the "fix"?

Do I need an ext4 partition for the S6500d model?

I see an OmniRom based one here (with Android 4.4.4! Yeah!), but there's no file for the S6500d (and, apparently, there are some problems).

Any help or hints would be appreciated. :)

Thanks!

EDIT: Just wanna say that I tried with CWM, a fixed updater script, and the linked GApps, and so far everything is working. My sdcard is recognized. I have not yet put my sim card inside though, and haven't conf my google account to test the store. I'll try later.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Shadow Of Leaf:
you have a s6500d so no need for ext 4 partition format

this is the instructions for your model

Install method for s6500d only:

-Download and install TWRP

-Download the rom

-Download google apps

-Copy the rom and gapps to external storage

-Wipe data,cache,format system

-Install the rom and gapps and the fix

- Downloads for S6500d

Rom : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1or...1NiMkqz6xhFG5V

Gapps :https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=95864024717070880

TWRP 3.0.2.0 Odin : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Uv...4pnC1JS2B6AKTM
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] NewMonkey:
OK, thanks. But where is the "fix"? And why are you still linking TWRP when you say that I should use CWM?

Also, I had to update a script because my S6500d wasn't recognized as such.

Anyway, thanks for your work. :) I'll test a few things later!

(And as I said in my edit, everything seems to be working. ;) Btw, my sdcard wasn't recognized with TWRP.)

---------- Post added at 08:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:23 PM ----------

Help!

I had to reinstall because the wi-fi was disabled somehow, impossible to add a network or anything.

Now, I can see my wi-fi network, but I can't write the password because there's no keyboard!

There's no KEYBOARD anywhere...

I can't test the OmniRom release because there's no file for the S6500d...

Don't tell me I'll have to try an older mod, please. I really want to make this one work!
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] KevMetal:
just relax ...just boot into recovery and ...then on pc download google keyboard apk from apk mirror ..search in google ..put apk on memory of phone with usb cable from pc or on sd card ..reboot system ... . .click on keyboard apk and install ..then add your wifi password as normal ..

or using recovery install direct by using file browser in advanced options to put the apk in

/system/apps
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] NewMonkey:
Wait! Is this the normal behavior of this release?! Because I just tested CM10.1 from Malpa73 and everything works fine.

Well, thanks anyway. I'll download a keyboard, but I'm not sure I'll put much more effort into it. Isn't a keyboard a pretty basic component?
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] KevMetal:
this phone is very old and the size of system is small ..dev tries to limit what apication is preinstalled to prevent system running out of space ...if you install it in userspace it is better ..better for battery management ..to control permission and for space ..

amtway .. technically it is your fault ..since if you chose complete gapps package .. keyboard would be included ..but you chose the small gapps package ..so it didn't come with keyboard

as for cm10 and so on i can't say ..every developer has a different way to do things ..even if it's Cm or OmniRom or not ..but trust me .. applications are better in userspace for permissions/ battery control and space requirements ..also then you can choose whichever keyboard you prefer ..i suggest a small one that is basic but doesn't ask too many permissions or steals your data or uses battery etc ..

it's not such a bad thing ..but yeah maybe in OP they can warn users to save a keyboard on the sd card before flashing this rom
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Shadow Of Leaf:
it is my bad

it is twrp not cwm just a mistake

about the keyboard jut reflash the rom it will work as charm
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] ScriptKiddie6969:
odin flashable file

is there any odin flashable file for this rom ?, i broke my power and volume up button
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Shadow Of Leaf:
Sorry

You cant flash custom roms with odin
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] ScriptKiddie6969:
okey, im open my case and oush the button from the siwtch directly, btw twrp 3.0.2.0 still get me to white screen on my GT-S6500D, i cant install this cm 11 without it
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] SkaboXD:
Just flashed this ROM and everything works as described except white screen on power off. I have S6500D model. Same issue with TWRP.

Edit: Also no permission for internal storage! Can't navigate or download files to sdcard0.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] yazılımcı34:
Merhaba, Telefonumda Gt-S6500D yüklerken bu hatayı alıyorum ve telefon cynogenmod ekranında takılı kalıyor resimlere göz atın.

Mod edit : XDA is an international forum using english as main language.

Translation :

Hello, I am getting this error while installing Gt-S6500D on my phone and the phone is stuck on the cynogenmod screen, check out the pictures.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] roms5830i3232323:
I installed this rom on my s6500d and the rom is good but there is no file manager in this rom.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] fthjkmkffgd:
Hello shadow of leaf, I want a cyanogenmod for s6500d that camera and camcorder works. Can you give me a working link for example cm 10 or cm 9? or any why to ask TheWhisp to reupload links beacuse all links in address http://goo.im/devs/thewhisp removed?
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Don Pedro!:
Sorry to say so, but I think the mini is rather dead, isn't it? It's a very, very old phone, with extremely limited hardware and the stock ROM comes as Android 2.3. And also with cyanogen mod you'll only push it 4.4, which is completely outdated as well. Plus it has only 3G and this net has been finally turned off in Germany and AFAIK is most parts of Europe. So this phone indeed becomes pointless. Better safe you the time of installing, if you can't afford more, head for a recent beginners mobile with Android 11. It will cost you less than 100€ and do a job miles better that the mini.

I had a mini until some months ago, I'm also a guy who is against throwing away an old but still operable hardware and thus I started thinking about what to do with it. But then it got broken and I finally gave it to the electronic waste disposal, didn't hurt me then. It served well for quite some years, a cyanogenmod to 4.4 gave it some boost, but as Getflat said before: RIP mini!
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Don Pedro!:
How about installing one? There's a bunch of it freely available, just get one.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] roms5830i3232323:
Thanks for your reply. Installing 1 may solve the problem but I'm back to stock rom. The bidet did not see the sd card, while twrp was installed on my phone, the reason for this was recovery or kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] alcatel4010x:
white screen when booting into twrp ://
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Charbel1979:
Dear All

After installing Twrp

Sd card not detected.

Also there are no link for CWM 6.0.5 odin.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] roms5830i3232323:
I wanted install this rom on S6500D with CWM 6.0.5.1 but I get this error. How I fix this error without install TWRP?
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Don Pedro!:
The error message already says it, the SD-card is out of order. Get a new one and retry.

And why you don't want to install TWRP?

Don't spent too much time in such an old mobile! It only supports 3G and this has already been put out of service in most European countries. So you don't get much bang for your bucks...
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] roms5830i3232323:
SD card working and I installed TWRP with flashable zip and install this rom with TWRP succesfully installed but not booting. After not booting I restored stock rom backup and reinstalled CWM. Now I'm CM10.1 rom.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Green_Planet_7663:
The Mini's outdated hardware and limited functionality render it obsolete. Upgrading to a newer device with Android 11 ensures better performance and longevity, avoiding the need for disposal.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] YarpenZ:
OK, so my findings:

- ROM requires CWM 6.0.5.1 - 6.0.4.5 doesnt work, causes phone hang, just to avoid confusion ;)

- "hidden WiFi" works excellent - very important for me - thanks!

- SWYPE writing (gesture?) works pretty well in Polish after loading manually the dictionary (easy to google)

Minor issue: I failed with manually adding more than one "desktop" screen - couldn't add second one, it was added after installing an app that created a shortcut on desktop, still do not know hot to add third ;)

All in all - missing camera / camcorder is a pain, but everything else looks good comapring to 10.1 or so
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] IAmLucky:
Tried flashing with CWM 6.0.4.5 leads me to error status 7, also 6.0.4.8 (philz touch) leads me to error status 7 too.

Alao tey downloading custom camera.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] YarpenZ:
OK, I was too optimistic :(

The battery totally drained out so I connected it to charger (regular one, not USB)

Now after turning off the screen (power button) it does not switch the screen on again :(

Only two "buttons" below the screen have light (MENU and BACK) but screen itself is black. After hard reset (pushing POWER for 10s) - it starts normally, asks for PIN, then it all happens again

Whe the battery is full - I'll check if this issue still happens when not charging
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] lorn10:
Check my steps described in this post: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=64654200&postcount=132

Note, - for any cm11 version you need

LATEST

CWM v6.0.5.1 build, - at the moment this is v3. You can download it from this post: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-mini/mini-2-dev/cwm-6-0-5-1-galaxy-mini-2-s6500-t3201861

---------- Post added at 11:46 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:25 AM ----------

For the battery draining problem the best workaround is always to turn of Bluetooth & NFC functions. With this simple steps the phone runs much longer, - longer then with stock ROM. ;) Well, I don't know if this works for this cm11 build here....

Regarding the "screen problem", - that's really sad to hear. It seems that you have reproduced / discovered again the horrific "locked to unlocked" phone screen issue. This hardware related problem is also known as the "white screen issue". All newer kernel 3.x seems to be affected: https://github.com/TheWhisp/android_device_samsung_msm7x27a-common/issues/35#issuecomment-36343065

Even worse, there exist no fix for that problem. :( Only workaround is to use a cyanogenmod version which uses older kernel 2.6, - like bleached 07/07 cm10.1 build does.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] IAmLucky:
[MENTION=7045712]lorn10[/MENTION] cwm 6.0.5.1 is unstable on my phone. Even though after flashing I am having bootloops + reboots. So it doesn't work on my model probably. idk why . Second time flashing leads me to error status 7 so yeah.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] lorn10:
That's really strange. :confused: I have here a Galaxy Mini 2 GT-S6500 (S6500XXMH1 with NFC) and it works perfectly with CWM v6.0.5.1. Can confirm this for stock ROM and bleached's cm 10.1 07/07 build.

Whatever, - simokb1996 is making now an ODIN ready CWM v6.0.5.1 package. So it may work with that one... ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] IAmLucky:
lets hope it. I have now 10.1 version. So i will see later how it will go.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] YarpenZ:
After I disconected the charger - everything works correctly. During next charging I'll check if this issue is connected directly with charging.

PS: battery drained out probably quite normally - I left it with WiFi turned on. As S6500 is for me sort of backup 3G internet connection for home - battery is not that problem but thanks for the clue with BT and NFC ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] IAmLucky:
why would you keep BT and NFC always turned on? I mean, you don't need it as much as WiFi. I can't actually remember when last time I used Bluetooth. Not even talking about NFC.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Shadow Of Leaf:
i created i cwm odin package for who has problem with zip

look at my cwm 6.0.5.1 thread
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] lorn10:
As mentioned here follows my feedback regarding simokb1996's latest CM11 build. I have tested this more in-depth at two different Galaxy mini 2 S6500 (with NFC) models: S6500XXMH1 & S6500XXMD1

My steps were:

0) Unlock my second (test) phone (yes that's not needed, but after CM install you cannot make this any longer)

1) flash CWM-6.0.5.1-v3-jena directly with ODIN

2) clear old stuff with "wipe data/factory reset"

3) install latest CM11 build and the corresponding GApps (from external micro SD card sdcard1)

Conclusion: The installation works on latest CWM-6.0.5.1-v3-jena great and without any errors! Also GApps installation was error free. Overall performance is really ok, - it is comparable with bleached's CM10.1 build. Some graphical animations seems to be faster and

more fluent

then with bleached's CM10.1 build! :o The web performance is unfortunately bad, - that's most likely because of Chromium based WebView. :(

What could be better?

--> first boot up takes long, - but that's normal I think

--> after first boot up, the language selecting screen is really lagging. That behavior seems common to KitKat 4.4 / CM11

--> after first boot up, Trebuchet Launcher is crashing several times. Well, this problem

disappear

after a new reboot

--> Web performance is as mentioned bad, - WebKit based WebView may fix this

Again many thanks simokb1996 for this promising CM11 build! So far I can say this is THE BEST CM11 build we have currently for the Mini 2. :D:good:

Update to the Update 10.02.2016, 20:13

The first mentioned differences in the screen panel & screen brightness between my two Mini 2 phones, CM10.1 & CM11 seems hardware related. A reinstall of CM10.1 to my test Mini 2 phone showed near the sames differences. Furthermore there exist the possibility that model S6500XXMH1 & S6500XXMD1 contains different LCD panels.

Update 12.02.2016, 11:56

Two more bugs:

--> the auto brightness feature of the display has no function, - it is not possible to enable it. This problem also affects bleached's CM10.1 build

--> no access is possible in Windows with USB cable. MTP mode seems completely broken, PTP partial works, and in USB massstorage mode only the micro SD card is accessible
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Shadow Of Leaf:
thanks for the tests

bad things happen my s6500 is broken the problem is the down volume button is not working so i cant go to download mode

i want to fix more bugs and make cm11 stable but now i cant do anything
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] IAmLucky:
connect adb and open Cmd type "adb reboot bootloader"
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Shadow Of Leaf:
the problem is not the down volume button

the problem is i build cm 11 with 2.6 kernel and it just reboot it doesnt give recovery or something nothing

i will repair it soon
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] IAmLucky:
try turn off phone, then try to boot recovery, or turn off phone, take out battery, insert again and boot into recovery again.