[ROM] [KK] [UNOFFICIAL] CarbonRom for the SGH-I777/SGH-959G

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***OH MY EFFIN GEE THERE IS A NEW BUILD POSTED***

Yes, I finally got things straightened out and there is a new build out for your flashing pleasure. OP has been updated to the latest build link (current 11/07).

This build introduces the use of ArchiDroid optimizations thanks to @JustArchi. Check out the OP for a little info and a link to the commit that was used, and while you're checking out that link, be sure to click that like button for him. I tested this pretty hard this morning to be sure that everything was stable. I didn't knock AnTuTu out of the park, but peaking at a little more than 18,000 on a pretty balanced (but heavily tweaked) profile and ShiftEternal, I think it's doing pretty well. It won't make your phone blazing fast, or able to solve Calculus for you, but I do believe these optimizations have improved the smoothness and responsiveness of this ROM a good deal.

For the changelog, check here.

**I AM RECOMMENDING A FULL WIPE BEFORE FLASHING THIS BUILD

Because of the new optimizations, and a few other things, I am recommending that you install this clean. You should be able to back everything up with TiBu and restore it with no problem. You may try a dirty flash, but if something goes wrong, don't say I didn't warn you.

That's it for now.

Happy flashing!
 
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I don't know if anyone else has downloaded this latest build or not. I tested it hard yesterday morning before posting the download here. But this morning when my son got up (the one who uses my S2) SystemUI was seeing mad FCs. To the point I couldn't do anything as it would just FC when the screen was unlocked. Anyone else seeing this?

EDIT: Dirty flashed over it and everything is working fine for now. Might have been something I did tweaking things. Not sure.

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anomailin said:
I did a clean install. So far everything works fine. Thanks.

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Cool deal. Hopefully that means it was just some of the tweaking I was playing with. I had done a clean install as well, but used some apps to tweak some stuff and I think that's when things went south lol.

Glad to hear it's working well for you.

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Just thought I would update on the progress of Carbon right now. I plan on putting out one more build this week which will be a final KitKat based Carbon for this device. There have been a few things done with the code that I think may be of benefit, and worthy enough of one more push before I clean out my source code and get ready for Lollipop based Carbon.

I am currently working on getting LiquidSmooth v4.0 (Android Lollipop) built and running. Many thanks to @rogersb11 for his help with getting our device tree updated and things in place so that this can become a reality. I hope to have an early alpha build out by the weekend or during the weekend. Carbon will follow suit shortly after. That being said though, don't get TOO excited yet. Even if it's out as an alpha, I don't want to release it until I've played with it extensively myself and made sure that basic things are running and I'm not going to risk anyone bricking because my build is that incomplete.
 
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TheGeekyNimrod said:
Just thought I would update on the progress of Carbon right now. I plan on putting out one more build this week which will be a final KitKat based Carbon for this device. There have been a few things done with the code that I think may be of benefit, and worthy enough of one more push before I clean out my source code and get ready for Lollipop based Carbon.

I am currently working on getting LiquidSmooth v4.0 (Android Lollipop) built and running. Many thanks to @rogersb11 for his help with getting our device tree updated and things in place so that this can become a reality. I hope to have an early alpha build out by the weekend or during the weekend. Carbon will follow suit shortly after. That being said though, don't get TOO excited yet. Even if it's out as an alpha, I don't want to release it until I've played with it extensively myself and made sure that basic things are running and I'm not going to risk anyone bricking because my build is that incomplete.
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You dont have to clear out your source, just change the default revision to 5.0 or whatever carbon/liquid has the branch named on github and when you sync it will change it for you

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I did that initially with Liquid but something happened and things got all messed up. I like the idea of starting with a fresh slate for this anyway. I'm weird like that lol.

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***THERE IS FINALLY ANOTHER NEW BUILD OUT***

OP has been updated to reflect current build (12/08)

I did not realize it had been a month since I posted a new build. But here it is. Way too many changes to mention since the last build. But this should have fixed the issue of the proximity sensor still being on even with pocket mode disabled. Also provides a few framework tweaks and other things. The changelog on the website is incomplete as they have been making adjustments and getting ready to finalize KK and movie on to LP but you can check it out here.

Happy flashing!
 
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My final build of Carbon for the S2 will be building overnight tonight and put up for download in the morning.

Currently, I don't think I will continue building for the S2 after this. Working on Cyanide with @rogersb11 for the S3 and starting school in the spring, my time will be very limited. I may pop in with a build here and there, but that will remain to be seen.

Thanks to everyone who has supported my work here. This is such an awesome community here on XDA and the support, bug reports, thanks, and so on, have been very appreciated

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And now I'm on hate list hahaha. I tell them I'm leaving and now i pulled your away lmao. Sorry guys. I promise however to deliver stable CyanideL before i roll tho. I'll be sure to leave a DD of lollipop and i final cm11 kernel and cm12 kernel
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Haha. Well, once things have progressed nicely and I get settled in with school, I may try to keep updated Lollipop builds coming for the S2 crowd. Carbon and LS could come out once a month or so.


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Ever since I updated the latest CarbonRom, the SystemUI crashes when unlocking the phone 70% of the time. Do you guys know something about it? I know TheGeekyNimrod is done with this rom, but I'd like to know if there's a quick fix on this bug. I tried reflashing and wiping everything and flashing again.

Edit: Never mind that. Did another complete wipe and problem solved.
 
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The link for the last build has been giving error 404. https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95832962473400033
Can the OP pls reupload the file?

Secondly, i will be going for the slim gapps version. The link in the OP asks for logging in.

This is the link which i landed on after googling: http://slimroms.net/index.php/downloads/dlsearch/viewcategory/1150-addons4-4
The one labelled Slim-Addons-mini_gapps.4.4.4.build.9-20150107 - (67.xx MB) looks good. This should do?

Thanks in advance :)
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I'm also interested .. Anyone have a link to the last i777 build ?
 
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Been waiting impatiently since months now. :(

Has anybody got the required image files (ROM+Gapps+recovery) so that others can try this rom?
 
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The link for the last build has been giving error 404. https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95832962473400033
Can the OP pls reupload the file?



Thanks in advance :)
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I'm also interested .. Anyone have a link to the last i777 build ?
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Been waiting impatiently since months now. :(

Has anybody got the required image files (ROM+Gapps+recovery) so that others can try this rom?
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It's here maybe? https://dev.androidfilehost.com/?w=profile&uid=23578570567718176
 
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    YOU HAVE NOW BEEN CARBONIZED

    Built from the Carbon source, these unofficial builds will be updated weekly. Maybe more if time permits or there are any huge changes to be incorporated. Built specifically for our devices, no ports here anymore. This should allow it to run a bit better than a rom that was technically built for another device.

    And now, on with the show!

    About Carbon
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    CarbonRom is an aftermarket firmware based on the Android Open Source Project. We are dedicated to fast, stable, and feature-filled roms, honesty and communication with our users, and openness with our code. We like frequent builds, with the very latest and greatest hardware support and fixes. We strive to not only provide you with the best rom we can build, but also to give back to the Android community and our fellow developers. For us, this is about creating something we can be proud of and hope you will enjoy.

    Please feel free to look at, build, and use our code on CarbonDev GitHub. and on our Gerrit CarbonDev Gerrit.

    We would like to thank CyanogenMod for their device trees, framework/settings mods and their code that was incorporated into this project. We also extend our gratitude to the devs whose code that we have incorporated. Proper authorship has been maintained and can be viewed on our repository.

    Special thanks also go to Slim Rom for some of their features, PA, AOKP, and anyone else we may have borrowed commits from that hasn't been mentioned here. If you feel you have been unfairly left out, please - let us know.

    While we make every effort to test these builds as much as possible, we are not responsible for anything that may happen to your device, family, pets, or perception of reality. We ask that you do your part to know your device and know how to recover from problems before you flash! If you have questions, ask your fellow users or ask us in #teamcarbon on freenode IRC.




    Carbon Features

    All of our features can be found on our site here:

    Here are some screenshots:

    Carbon Screenshots


    Carbon Updates
    Join us on these Social Media Channels to keep yourself up-to-date on all the latest Carbon news, updates, contests, and more! Join our completely open Google+ community for insider conversation with devs and other users.



    ***NOW BUILT WITH ArchiDroid OPTIMIZATION STARTING 11/07***
    Many thanks to @JustArchi for his commit regarding optimizations in Android builds. What are these optimizations? Check out THIS THREAD for more details on what this entails. In most basic terms, this optimizes code within the build a lot more than the traditional flags set by the code I build from. You may not see a doubled AnTuTu score, or doubled battery life. But this provides a lot more stability and smoothness than simply using the Sabermod toolchain that is also included in these builds. So props to him for this commit. Go give the man some thanks!


    Special Thanks
    Let me do this first and foremost before moving on with the downloads and installation instructions. This would not be possible without the help and guidance of a few other talented builders here in our community, and without the help of those who tested this before it was posted.

    Thanks to @rogersb11 and @cyril279 for helping me out along the way. Their guidance and support have been most beneficial, and without that help, this thread wouldn't be here. So if you thank me, be sure to thank them too!

    Thanks to the entire Carbon Team for the hard work they put into building such an amazing AOSP rom.

    Thanks to my testers, @cyril279, @edwin270, @rogersb11 and @dsteele for being brave enough to be the first people outside of myself to take this new build for a spin.

    To anyone else who has helped me along the way in my Android experience and journey from noob to only partially, just a bit of a noob. Your guidance and support has been appreciated more than you could know.


    Download and Installation Instructions

    As always, neither I, nor the people thanked in this thread, nor your neighbor are responsible for anything that may happen to your device including, but certainly not limited to: Soft Brick, Hard Brick, Exploding Batteries, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, raining porcupines, or male patterned baldness.

    **IMPORTANT: If you are coming from ICS or JB, you MUST upgrade your recovery BEFORE flashing this rom. See below for compatible recoveries**

    CWM - 6.0.4.4+
    TWRP - 2.6.3.0+

    For SGH-S959G

    CWM - 6.0.4.5 from here
    TWRP - 2.6.3.0 from here

    1) Download the latest build from here (Current Build: 12/08 ). Older builds can be found here.

    2) Download the Gapps pack of your choice. (I personally use Slim Minimal 4.4.4 which you can find here). But feel free to use whichever Gapps package you prefer.

    3) FULL WIPE if coming from any other rom. If updating, wipe cache/dalvic before flashing, unless stated to do a full wipe.

    4) Flash the ROM package

    5) Flash Gapps package of your choice

    6) (Optional) Reboot recovery, wipe dalvic/cache. (Recommended if you are coming from a custom kernel build.

    7) Reboot device and enjoy the goodness.


    SPECIAL NOTES

    This will flash with the stock CM kernel with CWM Recovery, which many people find a little laggy. There are custom kernels in the forums that you can flash after the rom if you want more control, performance, stability, etc.

    This is built straight from the source code found on the CarbonDev Github. The only things that have been changed are the removal of CarbonDelta and ROM Stats. Since these are unofficial builds, not supported by the Carbon team, these two apps really serve us no purpose. All updates will need to be flashed through recovery.

    All bugs or questions should be reported to THIS THREAD ONLY. Do not send questions to the Carbon Team as this is not an officially supported device anymore. So don't bother them. Bother me instead.

    For general CarbonRom questions, check out the FAQ.

    That's all I have for now. If you enjoy this rom, please hit that thanks button and inflate my ego a little bit.

    Happy flashing!



    ROM: CarbonRom (Unofficial Builds)
    Android Version: 4.4.4
    Kernel: Stock CM Kernel Source
    Built by: @TheGeekyNimrod
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    ***NEW BUILD POSTED***

    Finally, I got my build environment issues worked out and a new build is ready. OP has been updated to reflect the new link. Current build 8/28.

    From the Changelog

    • Various changes and fixes through a variety of places in the rom.
    • Theme Manager fixes.
    • Added option to disable heads up notification on lockscreen.
    • Add call recording option from CM.
    • Added customization option for incoming call screen.
    • Added Soft Reboot option to power menu.
    • Many fixes to proximity sensor.

    As always, wiping cache/dalvic are recommended if upgrading from an earlier version of this ROM. Full wipe if coming from a different ROM.

    If you have any issues, just let me know.

    Happy flashing!
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    **NEW BUILD POSTED**

    NOW COMPILED WITH SABERMOD TOOLCHAIN

    Alrighty. New build has been uploaded and the OP changed to link you to the most current build (8/19).

    As said yesterday, the biggest change is that the hover feature was removed and replaced by heads up.

    There is no general button to enable/disable heads up. Go to settings>apps, select the app you want to enable heads up for, and tick the check box marked "enable heads up notification".

    For the full changelog, you can find it here.

    That's it for now.

    Happy Flashing!
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    ***NEW BUILD POSTED***

    New build (9/9) has been posted,

    See the full Carbon changelog here Keep in mind not all of these changes will apply to this device.

    The previously mentioned proximity sensor issue SHOULD be fixed, but no guarantees. I can't test In Call UI on my device.

    Also SELinux is now set to permissive. So if you had any root apps that were conflicting with it being set to "enforcing" you should be in the clear now.

    Any bugs? Let me know here.

    Happy flashing.
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    ***NEW BUILD POSTED***

    Okie dokie. OP has been updated with the newest build (9/30)

    Click here to check the Carbon changelog and as always, remember that not every change is supported by this device.

    My apologies for not getting a few more things done with this as I have wanted to. Tweaking things here and there and I've started working on a themed version of this as well, but that's on the back burner for now. Between preparing for school in the spring, taking care of sick kids, and life in general, I haven't been building and working on these as much as I have wanted to. Hopefully that will change soon.

    Dirty flash if updating should be fine. If you run into any issues, do a clean install before reporting.

    ALWAYS clean install if coming from anything else.

    Happy flashing!
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