KitKat ROM! - Kindle Fire General

Looking forward to getting this. Apparently it will use less storage and memory than previous versions of Android.
The new transparent menu bar, full screen mode and other goodies look enticing as well
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Yeah, it's supposed to be more efficient. But all I'm going to say is I got 4.4 on the Nexus 7 and it uses 615mb of RAM while not doing anything. (as in only Settings app and keyboard running). Not sure if it's just because it's an early version or something's wrong.

Is that worse than JB?
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veeman said:
Yeah, it's supposed to be more efficient. But all I'm going to say is I got 4.4 on the Nexus 7 and it uses 615mb of RAM while not doing anything. (as in only Settings app and keyboard running). Not sure if it's just because it's an early version or something's wrong.
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Here it says the min is 512: http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/android-44-kitkat-supports-devices-running-just-512mb-of-ram-440357 I'm Hopeful.
Edit: Here as well: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/android-4.4-officially-announced,24931.html

Would love to see this!
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Vlasp said:
Here it says the min is 512: http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/android-44-kitkat-supports-devices-running-just-512mb-of-ram-440357 I'm Hopeful.
Edit: Here as well: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/android-4.4-officially-announced,24931.html
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jji7skyline said:
Is that worse than JB?
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Ah, well maybe it was something wrong. It's now down to 425mb of used ram while "idling". It's a bit better than JB.

Maybe because each one is optimized per device? Mine shows about 600-700 Range while only the system runs. My friend has the 2012 version and has about 400 while only system runs.
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So excited!
Dude, I can't wait for Kitkat on the Kindle Fire!
And as to the question of different memory usages at idle, I read on google's dev site that there's an API that allows apps to use more or less RAM for fancy features or whatnot based on weather the device is a low-ram-device....
From developer.Android.com:
For developers, Android 4.4 helps you deliver apps that are efficient and responsive on all devices. A new API, ActivityManager.isLowRamDevice(), lets you tune your app's behavior to match the device's memory configuration.
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choudanu said:
Dude, I can't wait for Kitkat on the Kindle Fire!
And as to the question of different memory usages at idle, I read on google's dev site that there's an API that allows apps to use more or less RAM for fancy features or whatnot based on weather the device is a low-ram-device....
From developer.Android.com:
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Hopefully a lot of apps will add this xD

is anyone working on a KitKat AOSP rom?

Alessioromatm said:
is anyone working on a KitKat AOSP rom?
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I don't think so. Probably Hashcode will start building one soon. He normally makes the AOSP version.
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There is a euroskank build up (the thread's in KF General) but it won't work with any of our recovery options. Other devices got it to flash by switching to CWM Touch, which we don't have and COTR doesn't work either. Hash posted in one of the 4.3 threads about working on 4.4 though; I'm confident he can figure something out.

hi
Lets all hope someone releases a kitkat ROM for 1st gen kindle fire!
(I have a rooted one with hashcodes 4.3 rom)

nevermind didn't read the other posts was too excited.

yea I can't wait! I heard someone made a kindle fire ROM but it is extremely unstable last time I checked. So here I am still typing this on my 4.3 jellybean fire

CM 11 is Android Kit-Kat. Here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2266248

lowridincrew said:
CM 11 is Android Kit-Kat. Here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2266248
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I'm curious tho. Since they still keep CM10.2 icons but don't sync them with kitkat's AOSP source.

Tried to upgrade but failed
I tried to upgrade to KITKAT otter but failed with error.
"E: Error in/tmp/sideload/package.zip
(status 7)"
I am using TWRP 2.1.1 could that be the reason??

thomamvt said:
I tried to upgrade to KITKAT otter but failed with error.
"E: Error in/tmp/sideload/package.zip
(status 7)"
I am using TWRP 2.1.1 could that be the reason??
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Yes, that is the reason. Update to twrp 2.6.3.1
I'm currently rocking kitkat
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Hashcode has started porting CM 11 which is based on KitKat. I'm using it now, it works pretty well.
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[Q] Nexus 7 android Jellybean port to Kindle fire???

Google just release the full factory OS image for the nexus 7 i was wondering if DEVS can port it
HERE'S THE URL: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#nakasi
juancheco95 said:
Google just release the full factory OS image for the nexus 7 i was wondering if DEVS can port it
HERE'S THE URL: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#nakasi
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bump... i was just about to ask this same question lol
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It's more "civil" to port from source rather than hack/pack from a pre-built image..
The most someone can do with the currently available images is a proof of concept.. nothing more..
Working on a temp hybrid rom.
Hyperrunner said:
Working on a temp hybrid rom.
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Any ideas when it will be ready?
Well i can pretty much easily theme the system pretty fast, i just want to start up with the setup first. It looks pretty awesome with the google play setup. Like first time initiazilation.
Hyperrunner said:
Well i can pretty much easily theme the system pretty fast, i just want to start up with the setup first. It looks pretty awesome with the google play setup. Like first time initiazilation.
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making the ROM look like jelly bean would be awesome if you can do it that would be amazing!!! :good:
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Working on a temp hybrid rom.
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Cant wait
Helpful link
juancheco95 said:
Google just release the full factory OS image for the nexus 7 i was wondering if DEVS can port it
HERE'S THE URL: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#nakasi
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This might help a little with porting:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739561
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Working on a temp hybrid rom.
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Awesome! Glazed jellybean! Excited, glazed us great with linaro
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[ROM][JB 4.1.2][MERGED 12-DEC12] ParanoidAndroid 2.99

ParanoidAndroid​​for the HP Touchpad is now MERGED with SCHIZOID.​
SCHIZOID contains all of the capabilities of ParanoidAndroid plus ROM control capabilities of AOKP. In order to reduce management and development issues, and to allow add-in developers like tbob to work on only one ROM, I've merged this into
Link to SCHIZOID OP​
PA 2.99 30Nov2012 Download
CHANGELOG:
Code:
--12Dec2012 ROM merged with SCHIZOID
--30Nov2012: Fix sound using jcsullins sound objects as prebuilts
--21Nov2012: Initial build.
Build Instructions
RESERVED
SGA fix sound problem in liquid smooth
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Nice to see you are still hard at work, Ive been waiting to try PA, and this gives me the perfect excuse!
Nice work shumash! Can't wait to try this but I gotta go eat some Turkey first. I'm a big fan of Paranoid and its nice to see it with Jb on it. :beer:
Check your PM!
Is there a trick to getting Firefox to be usable under this ROM? I can't get it to work right after all this crap I had everything set to tablet and it is still screwed up.
buzz86us said:
Is there a trick to getting Firefox to be usable under this ROM? I can't get it to work right after all this crap I had everything set to tablet and it is still screwed up.
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No idea. I use Dolphin. I can't tell you or anyone else exactly how any particular app is going to react. You just have to find out for yourselves.
EDIT: Installed Firefox and, while it's initial startup (not PA related) is pretty intrusive and difficult, it runs fine in stock mode.
Awesome sauce, PA is amazing on my note. Can finally use youtube without cutting off videos
Jedipottsy said:
Awesome sauce, PA is amazing on my note. Can finally use youtube without cutting off videos
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Do you use it without sound :-\
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Cool!!! I love nexus 10's UI and this rom has bring me that feeling! Great work!
just copy those files from Unofficial CM10 Preview by Jcsullins with working sound to your rom
etc/NOTICE.html.gz
etc/audio_policy.conf
etc/mixer_paths.xml
lib/modules/tun.ko
lib/modules/ntfs.ko
lib/modules/oprofile.ko
lib/modules/sunrpc.ko
lib/modules/nfs.ko
lib/modules/lockd.ko
lib/modules/lcd.ko
lib/modules/cifs.ko
lib/libtinyalsa.so
lib/libjpeg.so
lib/libjackpal-androidterm4.so
lib/libbinder.so
lib/libwebcore.so
lib/hw/audio.primary.tenderloin.so
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sahhar1993 said:
just copy those files from Unofficial CM10 Preview by Jcsullins with working sound to your rom
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Thanks for the information. Users of this ROM can copy the files if they choose to. I will PM jcsullins to see if he will give me permission to use the files in the build.
PA 2.99 is Android JB 4.2 based, right? Not 4.1.2?
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sahhar1993 said:
just copy those files from Unofficial CM10 Preview by Jcsullins with working sound to your rom
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Just copy and replace these files to the pa's ROM and flash it?
NekoClover said:
Just copy and replace these files to the pa's ROM and flash it?
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Yes
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blckngldhwk said:
PA 2.99 is Android JB 4.2 based, right? Not 4.1.2?
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Yes. Thats confusing me a bit.
anoraknophobia said:
Yes. Thats confusing me a bit.
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Are you saying it is 4.2 or that you don't know and are confused ?
sstar said:
Are you saying it is 4.2 or that you don't know and are confused ?
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it's 412
blckngldhwk said:
PA 2.99 is Android JB 4.2 based, right? Not 4.1.2?
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PA is building toward 4.2, but is a kludge of 4.1.2, and 4.2. Since they are concentrating on specific devices and not paying much attention to other devices, such as the TP, they are merging in a way that breaks other devices. At the moment, our build is broken because some 4.2 merge didn't pay attention to other device commits.

[Q] Stable ROM for mako

Hello everyone,
I'm getting an N4 next week and I was wandering how stable AOKP's milestone 1 or CM RC2 are given that nither have a proper stable out yet.
Let me give some context. I use to be big on flashing, the phone I have now has run every any anying I have been able to find but to be honest I'm sort fo bored of it. At this point I'm just looking for somethig I can flash and wait for the OTA update for the next point or big number realse and Yes I know that both roms mention above are not "stable" but they will be soon I hope. I can put up with annoynces for some time while the stable comes out so I can move up to it. Also I'm open for sugestion if there anything more solid then AKOP or CM(if that is even plosible) by all means shear
They're both pretty stable. All features are fully working. Both roms have been on the Nexus 4 scene since day one so the developers have worked hard to eliminate any bugs. Just flash one and try it out yourself.
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CyanogenMod RC2, being a release candidate, is very stable and bug free (from my experience).
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that is awsome news that there really stable. I'm confuse, why then are they not mark as stable? Can they be using debian definiton of stable?
gozes said:
that is awsome news that there really stable. I'm confuse, why then are they not mark as stable? Can they be using debian definiton of stable?
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Probably the developer doesn't think it's ready. Either way, it seems stable enough for daily use.
It sounds like I'm contradicting myself. LOL
Mmuzzy ROM. 100% stable with just a few very necessary customizations.
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sound good. I will asum that as soon as they think is go for stable then there will be an OTAU for it
gozes said:
sound good. I will asum that as soon as they think is go for stable then there will be an OTAU for it
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Yeah. They probably won't label "Stable" but a "Milestone" instead.
Every rom i have tried for my n4 have been stable
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now a stupid question, I haven't use AOKP in a while so I was wandering do I still need to get the gapps in another zip and flash them or do the now ship with the rom? if they don't where do I get them because I dont't see them on there site
gozes said:
now a stupid question, I haven't use AOKP in a while so I was wandering do I still need to get the gapps in another zip and flash them or do the now ship with the rom? if they don't where do I get them because I dont't see them on there site
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Here is the gapps file.
http://d-h.st/VpV
Before you flash anything. PLEASE MAKE A BACKUP NANDROID FILE IN RECOVERY MODE JUST IN CASE THE PHONE DOESN'T BOOT.
I assume you know how to do a backup. LOL
scream4cheese said:
Here is the gapps file.
http://d-h.st/VpV
Before you flash anything. PLEASE MAKE A BACKUP NANDROID FILE IN RECOVERY MODE JUST IN CASE THE PHONE DOESN'T BOOT.
I assume you know how to do a backup. LOL
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yes I do in fact I do most of my rom setups with adb
gozes said:
yes I do in fact I do most of my rom setups with adb
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Aw sweet. :good::fingers-crossed:
Primerunner theme chooser edition is great and so are the rassaber builds, sentinel is a must if u prefer a straight cm experience but want gaming optimization
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carbon CM aospa
I've used cm10.1 and switched to Xylon when I had the desire for more customization. Ever since JellyBeer started however it's been my main ROM and I absolutely love the functionality and stability it has to offer. I am intrigued by PA's Halo though.

[Q] Looking for Orion AOKP(JB 4.2.2)

Switching over to TWRP I'm ready for a 4.2.2 ROM - I'm definitely interested in AOKP, but I was curious about this 'Orion' I see listed in people's tags. I can't seem to find anything with that name, and I noticed a few AOKP's, so a little confused. Is this the Orion ROM?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2355916
So many thanks
blksheep said:
Switching over to TWRP I'm ready for a 4.2.2 ROM - I'm definitely interested in AOKP, but I was curious about this 'Orion' I see listed in people's tags. I can't seem to find anything with that name, and I noticed a few AOKP's, so a little confused. Is this the Orion ROM?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2355916
So many thanks
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Orion was on Droidrzr.com, but the dev has stopped supporting it so he could focus on Slim. You still might be able to DL it, but don't expect updates. The one you linked is good and gets updated, go ahead and use it. I might also suggest SlimBean and BeanStalk, but AOKP gave me the best battery. I just like the options in the others.
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RikRong said:
Orion was on Droidrzr.com, but the dev has stopped supporting it so he could focus on Slim. You still might be able to DL it, but don't expect updates. The one you linked is good and gets updated, go ahead and use it. I might also suggest SlimBean and BeanStalk, but AOKP gave me the best battery. I just like the options in the others.
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right.
the dev of the AOKP ROM you link (Tim) is excellent, and has done a tremendous amount of work for our community. however, the key difference between Orion AOKP and this AOKP is that the ORION version has some additional tweaks that improve battery life (in addition to aesthetics).
otherwise, you really cannot go wrong with either.
Would anyone have a link? I'd really love to A/B them. Plus I'm getting FC's with Tim's ROM after its finally installed following two previous failed attempts.
blksheep said:
Would anyone have a link? I'd really love to A/B them. Plus I'm getting FC's with Tim's ROM after its finally installed following two previous failed attempts.
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It's on droidrzr.com. Like I said, it might not be supported anymore.
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Nexus S 4G

Looks like our devices are finally dead. Time to Upgrade
I'll wait for a (stable) KK ROM before agreeing ;+)
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lol, well the Nexus S 4G Developing Forum is pretty much dead except for the avatar rom really. I saw a couple people trying to get a stable 4.3 working but that was weeks ago. as for 4.4 i read that someone said you can use the Crespo version but you have to change a couple things and even with those changes it barely works
Yeah, this is a sad thing... If I had more time I'd try to build something...
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rbeavers said:
I'll wait for a (stable) KK ROM before agreeing ;+)
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I'm using a non stable version of kitkat rite now and I love it. It feels as fast as it was when i first got it two years ago. And when art is finally standard, it will go even faster
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I'm attempting to build CM11 for crespo4g right now.
We'll see how this goes.
I'm anticipating I'll run into at least as many issues as are plaguing the crespo. Plus WiMAX hasn't been working on any 4.3 builds, so I doubt we'll have it either. I'll post it here when I'm done, don't think I have enough cred on xda to post on the 4g dev section
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lol, well the Nexus S 4G Developing Forum is pretty much dead except for the avatar rom really. I saw a couple people trying to get a stable 4.3 working but that was weeks ago. as for 4.4 i read that someone said you can use the Crespo version but you have to change a couple things and even with those changes it barely works
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CM 10.2 is very active. Getting Nightly updates, but it runs a little slow.
CM10.3, KK, should be better.
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rbeavers said:
CM 10.2 is very active. Getting Nightly updates, but it runs a little slow.
CM10.3, KK, should be better.
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Ummm kk is CM11 not CM10.3... Just an fyi
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Wow
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the1dynasty said:
Ummm kk is CM11 not CM10.3... Just an fyi
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That makes sense.
Can't wait.....
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My build failed, trying to work from crespo cm11 sources and crespo4g cm10.2 solely for the radios. Anybody wanna try and help me figure this out? I've built for mako, but that's a whole different animal.
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I forked CyanogenMod's CM10.2 crespo4g repo, and added a couple changes to update storage for KitKat, but most of the device specific stuff draws from the crespo tree, which is already at version 11.0 in CM's sources. I'm gonna try to start a build right now. I'll let you guys know how it goes. I'll also open a thread in the ns4g dev section as soon as I can.
If anyone wants to contribute code/tips/general know-how to this project it would be greatly appreciated. Also since I'm working from the 10.2 codebase, I expect the WiMax issue to carry over. That's something I'm willing to work on when I get it booting.
I also tried a dirty port from this discontinued crespo rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2526740. It just bootloops.
Here's my repo. Feel free to fork/make pull requests/etc...
https://github.com/jc4gavejc/android_device_samsung_crespo4g/tree/cm-11.0
jc4gavejc said:
I forked CyanogenMod's CM10.2 crespo4g repo, and added a couple changes to update storage for KitKat, but most of the device specific stuff draws from the crespo tree, which is already at version 11.0 in CM's sources. I'm gonna try to start a build right now. I'll let you guys know how it goes. I'll also open a thread in the ns4g dev section as soon as I can.
If anyone wants to contribute code/tips/general know-how to this project it would be greatly appreciated. Also since I'm working from the 10.2 codebase, I expect the WiMax issue to carry over. That's something I'm willing to work on when I get it booting.
I also tried a dirty port from this discontinued crespo rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2526740. It just bootloops.
Here's my repo. Feel free to fork/make pull requests/etc...
https://github.com/jc4gavejc/android_device_samsung_crespo4g/tree/cm-11.0
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What's the error?
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jc4gavejc said:
I forked CyanogenMod's CM10.2 crespo4g repo, and added a couple changes to update storage for KitKat, but most of the device specific stuff draws from the crespo tree, which is already at version 11.0 in CM's sources. I'm gonna try to start a build right now. I'll let you guys know how it goes. I'll also open a thread in the ns4g dev section as soon as I can.
If anyone wants to contribute code/tips/general know-how to this project it would be greatly appreciated. Also since I'm working from the 10.2 codebase, I expect the WiMax issue to carry over. That's something I'm willing to work on when I get it booting.
I also tried a dirty port from this discontinued crespo rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2526740. It just bootloops.
Here's my repo. Feel free to fork/make pull requests/etc...
https://github.com/jc4gavejc/android_device_samsung_crespo4g/tree/cm-11.0
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can't help with building it but i can be the first to try it when you're done...
My thoughts would be to edit the bootclass path in the kernel from the nexus s ROM to work for the nexus s 4g, as well as whatever else code is important in the kernel, then get it booting since in order to dirty port a ns ROM to the ns4g all you have to do is swap kernels and then you'll have basic functionality, but that's my two cents, I could be missing something important idk
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CM11 FTW
nstant said:
Looks like our devices are finally dead. Time to Upgrade
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Just installed adityaxavier's unofficial CM11. Everything is working, including WiFi to 3G switchover (which wouldn't work in any CM10.2 build or Slimbean 4.3 build).
Wimax 4g is not yet working, but that is a minor issue for most.
I hope the Nexus S 4G development won't die out any time soon. This NS4G is my first smartphone, and I use it as a wifi only device. It was a friend's old phone, donated to me. I also have an original Motorola Droid (also from another friend's old phone stash), which I rooted and modded with custom ROMs and stuff. The Droid is now my little brother's first smartphone (also wifi-only). It's been a great learning experience, AND we get useful devices to use too! It's why I love it here at XDA so much.
NOT Dead! Because I found a few "newer", great ROMs to try out still. ROMs I tried and thoughts:
- adityxavier's unofficial CM 11, build 11 --> great, fast, smooth; but I get those errors prompts saying "process com.phone.android stopped working" after boot up. I tried a clean install, as well as a dirty install after factory reset. Still getting those errors.
- jc4gavejc's AOSP 4.4 for Nexus S 4G --> same as above, but also very simplistic, lean, and clean-looking, which I loved. I would've kept this ROM if not for the same error prompts "process com.phone.android stopped working"; or "process com.messaging.android stopped working". I'm beginning to think my phone can't handle 4.4 builds somehow.
- Slim Bean 4.3 --->fast, smooth, stable, minimalistic-looking, with none of the extra features that I'd likely not use anyways. I'm using it now as my stable ROM until I see a working android 4.4 that I can try out again.
- Helly Bean 4.3 -->Also a fast and stable ROM on my crespo4g device. Lots of extra features from Paranoid Android, which I don't really use. My stock battery charging animation disappears with this one. It seems to power on during charging, even after I turn it off.
- Official CM 10.2 --> easiest to install b/c of the cminstaller, but noticeably slower than the above custom ROMs.
Once I have enough posts, and clearance to do so, I'll post these comments, with more details, in their appropriate threads, to help give feedback on the ROMs I tried. Thanks to all the developers that spent time and efforts on these!

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