[UNOFFICIAL][ROM][GROUPER][6.0.1_r62][EXT4/F2FS]★ The Pure Nexus Project ★[22/08/16]

[Cocalarix]

This has been great. Thank you for your effort!

 

[exeleon]

I had all but given up on trying to revive my Nexus 7 grouper. It was sitting in a stack of ignored devices along with a Nook Color and an original Kindle Fire. I had tried everything I could find and it was still slow and laggy. After a few months of it sitting, I decided to give it one more shot and found this thread. Between PureNexus, DC kernel and ParrotMod, it's like my device is brand new! I'm not sure what the underlying solution was, but somehow this combination completely bypasses the IO latency problem every other ROM/kernel combo succumbs to. My only regret is that I found this project only after development had been discontinued. I sincerely hope someone takes this work and applies it to Nougat.

I'm in the same situation you were in with your Nexus 7, its been sitting in a shoe box under my bed for the last year. Today I decided to break it out, charge it and give it one last shot. Just out of curiousity, which version of this ROM are you running? I see the later builds have 'HOMEMADE' in the file name, any idea of what that's about? Thanks in advance!

 

[Letitride]

I'm in the same situation you were in with your Nexus 7, its been sitting in a shoe box under my bed for the last year. Today I decided to break it out, charge it and give it one last shot. Just out of curiousity, which version of this ROM are you running? I see the later builds have 'HOMEMADE' in the file name, any idea of what that's about? Thanks in advance!

Ditto, mine has been neglected - it's 4+ years old and OEM battery wasn't holding a charge. Decided to get it replaced, easy DIY & took less than 10 minutes, highly recommended (there's YT video showing how to & simple pry tool needed)
Been running on the last "homemade" PureNexus "MTC20F" build 8/22/2016 b/c developer discontinued supporting the device .... otherwise, it's all good. I also run PN on my primary N5X and DW's Nexus 6 on Project Fi, very stable & few issues, much more responsive and no issues with WiFi signal dropping, etc. Just do a clean install and backup your data on the device first follow instructions and it's all good.

I am about to play and flash Beanstalk's 6.x rom & Gapp here, just to compare - backed up PN already so I can quicky restore if necessary. Have fun with it. I have Nougat 7.x running on Nexus 5X and Motorola Moto E 2015 (XT1521) so not in a hurry to play more with it, just need a stable ROM for the N7 and Apps to stay current & updated, latest Google security patches would be ideal as a bonus.

 

[exeleon]

Ditto, mine has been neglected - it's 4+ years old and OEM battery wasn't holding a charge. Decided to get it replaced, easy DIY & took less than 10 minutes, highly recommended (there's YT video showing how to & simple pry tool needed)
Been running on the last "homemade" PureNexus "MTC20F" build 8/22/2016 b/c developer discontinued supporting the device .... otherwise, it's all good. I also run PN on my primary N5X and DW's Nexus 6 on Project Fi, very stable & few issues, much more responsive and no issues with WiFi signal dropping, etc. Just do a clean install and backup your data on the device first follow instructions and it's all good.

I am about to play and flash Beanstalk's 6.x rom & Gapp here, just to compare - backed up PN already so I can quicky restore if necessary. Have fun with it. I have Nougat 7.x running on Nexus 5X and Motorola Moto E 2015 (XT1521) so not in a hurry to play more with it, just need a stable ROM for the N7 and Apps to stay current & updated, latest Google security patches would be ideal as a bonus.

I got a little impatient and flashed the 8/22 build. Also converted data and cache to F2FS and flashed Parrotmod while I was at it and I couldn't be happier! Considered flashing a different kernel, but thought I'd give the stock PN kernel a shot and I'm happy with that as well for now. It's a shame that development overall has slowed down for this device, but having been supported all the way from 2012-2016 and having a little bit of development continue into 2017 is amazing. Thanks for the advice, cheers!

 

[Letitride]

I got a little impatient and flashed the 8/22 build. Also converted data and cache to F2FS and flashed Parrotmod while I was at it and I couldn't be happier! Considered flashing a different kernel, but thought I'd give the stock PN kernel a shot and I'm happy with that ...

Well, my N7 2012 WiFi is back on "homemade" PN as before, just did a TWRP restore & cleaned up a few minor cache thing.

Beanstalk & Gapp installed just fine, and did a full wipe as per instructions - just not as responsive compared to PN, touchscreen slow with input. I have Parrotmod on the SD partition but did not install it, stock kernel as provided. When I get more time, if Parrotmod is that good, I will backup first and then do a clean install again to see how it go. How's PN doing so far for you ? Regards, stay tuned for an update on PM later in the week once I find some spare time to do this ... got a major winter blizzard coming up the East Coast tonight, expecting to dump 14" to 18" of snow in the NY area.

 

[SGH-i200]

no PureNexus Nougat ROM for our grouper

Big Announcement:
With the main dev stopping building for N5 and N7 2013 I will stop for Grouper also.

NathanBenis is the main developer of PureNexus. He has stated [N5 and N7 2013] will not be supported anymore and will only focus on current devices. https://plus.google.com/+NathanBenis/posts/HdGX1FYerDM

Don’t worry about this, I’m sure one of the unofficial builders will step in here like they have in the past as we’ve seen some very nice ports for things like the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7 (2012) [grouper], Nexus 4, Moto Pure(2015), and Android One devices to name a few.

Too bad NathanBenis was wrong on the unofficial builders thing, since there is no unofficial PureNexus Nougat ROM for our grouper! :crying:

 

[xxfwmxx]

Too bad NathanBenis was wrong on the unofficial builders thing, since there is no unofficial PureNexus Nougat ROM for our grouper! :crying:

I think the device is too old for anyone to care anymore. Myself included, I haven't used mine in months. Hardware is too outdated

 

[hakkalugi]

Just because some hardware doesn't compare to the latest -n- greatest shouldn't be the primary reason to scrap. So long as my grouper hardware continues to live I'll search for ways to sustain the software side...

Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA-Developers Legacy app

 

[GtrCraft]

Just because some hardware doesn't compare to the latest -n- greatest shouldn't be the primary reason to scrap. So long as my grouper hardware continues to live I'll search for ways to sustain the software side...

Then flash something else?

 

[hakkalugi]

Then flash something else?

Exactly! But right now PureNexus & MM suits me just fine. And when things stop working is when I'll be looking for alternatives or to patch what ever cruft is bust-a-facated.

My main point is that my N7 ain't dead yet!

Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA-Developers Legacy app

 

[Projektor]

I'm about to attempt a flash of this ROM with the nano Gapps, but before I do so, I was wondering if anyone had feedback on what Kernel they are using?
I seem to be still on the 3.1.10-gf5d7b8b stock Kernel.
Also, how many people use F2SF or EXT4?

 

[ardvrk571]

I'm still using the stock kernel that PN MM comes with for the Grouper. I haven't bothered with F2SF or EXT4. I really only use it for ebooks and magazines.

 

[Projektor]

PN MM?

 

[MauroRTR]

PN MM?

PN= PureNexus
MM= Marshmallow

 

[Projektor]

Of course, of course. I knew the PN part, haha.
So part of the pure_nexus_grouper-6.0.1-20160822-HOMEMADE.zip also flashes the Kernel?

 

[ardvrk571]

Yes. Just follow the instructions in the first post. If you need help just ask ?

 

[Projektor]

Yes. Just follow the instructions in the first post. If you need help just ask

Thanks! I got it all working. I opted to stay on EXT4 for the time being. Might try switching to F2FS later. It's running amazingly well coming from stock 5.1.1 (which had to be sideloaded as well, cause the OTA version failed everytime for some reason :S).
Parrot Mod is working very well on top!

 

[andrew2432]

Thanks! I got it all working. I opted to stay on EXT4 for the time being. Might try switching to F2FS later. It's running amazingly well coming from stock 5.1.1 (which had to be sideloaded as well, cause the OTA version failed everytime for some reason :S).
Parrot Mod is working very well on top!

Which gapps did you go with? Pico, nano?

Or did you elect one of the othere

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Thanks! I got it all working. I opted to stay on EXT4 for the time being. Might try switching to F2FS later. It's running amazingly well coming from stock 5.1.1 (which had to be sideloaded as well, cause the OTA version failed everytime for some reason :S).
Parrot Mod is working very well on top!

Which gapps did you use? Nano or pico?

Or did you go with slim/banks?! Those seemed to have some positive reviews while I scanned!!

Just got a free nexus 7 because the cash for tablets said no money! Lady gave it right to me!!!!

 

[andrew2432]

This and other pure nexus ROMs won't download anything through the browser. Didn't check Firefox or play store...or much other troubleshooting yet. Any ideas on fix?

 

[AimiFox]

Is there any version of this where the home button works? Not happy.. I even downloaded an app that gives me the home button functionality on a widget and told Emui (loader I use) to select that when I press home.. still didn't work!

Recent apps switcher doesn't work either.

What a joke...