[ROM][LOTK][4.2.2] Unoffical Root-Box Nightly 8/5/13

Credits:

kushdeck For making CM possible on this phone, his kernel source is what is powering this ROM.

Root-box They made an awesome ROM.

jamieg71 For his excellent ROM and introducing it to our phone. I look forward to his upcoming versions.

jrior001 He gave me much help with the camera crashing on GCC 4.7 and 4.8.

Enjoy,
Mike

DOWNLOADS

Latest:
Nightly 8-05-13
Nightly 7-24-13
Nightly 7-22-13
Nightly 7-10-13 Build by jrior001
Nightly 5-8-13 Build
Nightly 4-10-13 Build
Nightly 4-9-13 Build

TIPS: If nano (a commandline tool) gives you an error of ""Error opening terminal: vt100", type this in the terminal:
export TERMINFO=/system/etc/terminfo
export TERM=vt100

GAPPS

I personally recommend you use the Slim Gapps with these builds, they feature toggleable apps (for use with the Dark RootBox option) and my latest builds have been patched to use the gesture keyboard with them. Also, these get updated regularly.

http://slimroms.net/index.php/downloads/dlsearch/viewdownload/383-addons/4530-aio-aroma-4-2-2-build-8

Also, if you want a toggleable Maps, Google+, or Multi-Dpi Play Store:

http://slimroms.net/index.php/downloads/dlsearch/viewcategory/526-apps


Misc Downloads

Themed Deskclock

Multi-dpi Google Play Store (only needed if you plan on changing the default dpi of the ROM - if you don't know what this means, don't bother with it). This is not needed if the Slim GApps is flashed (link above).

4.2 Camera with Photosphere This zip name is camera42patchedv2.zip, does anyone know the creator of it? I can't give proper credit as I downloaded it a while back and don't remember from where.. sorry

4.3 Camera Flash the 4.2 Photosphere zip above and then install this like any other apk. Works great!

Looking for a sound mod?? Check out this excellent how-to for Acid V7 and the Noozxiode by AndrasLOHF.


Changelog:

8/5/13
It has the usual additions by me (extra alarm tone, new default wallpaper, extra command-line tools, linaro O3 flags, themed alarm clock, SlimBean keyboard, apollo added, etc)
Compiled with GCC 4.8
Sync'd to the latest RootBox sources:
-- Fixes to phone call muting
-- Fixes to AOKP Ribbons
-- Other minor fixes
-- Nexus 7 animations
Fixed keyboard gesture problem with Slim Gapps, no need to flash normal gapps with them! Flash them by themselves now and enjoy toggleable Gapps!
Updated bash aliases (see below)
Updated bash to include TERM and TERMINFO variables (nano, htop, etc. will work out of the box now)
Compiled with linaro -O3 and GCC 4.8
Terminal emulator included.
and others that I'm forgetting.

7/24/13
Compiled with latest sources
Incoming call in background option
Switched to SlimBean's keyboard for a better theme when using the Dark Root-Box option
Fixed some commandline tools not working (ex. bash)
Compiled with more cflags (should be more optimized than the last version, not sure how noticeable it'll be though)

7/22/13
Compiled with latest sources
-Fixes to halo
-New iconset
Compiled with linaro -O3 and GCC 4.7
Deck's RIL fixes (Patch 23) for data dropping (These commits haven't been committed yet, so they are a work in progress. Again, many thanks to Deck, the latest patch solved my data dropping issues.
Custom wallpaper from Chema Fontán


7/10/13
jrior001 helped out and built this build for you guys, I've been backed up with work. So be sure and thank him.

It has the latest Root-Box sources (many changes since last build)
Linaro -O3 optimizations
GCC 4.7

5/8/13
Updated to latest Root-Box sources, with many updates to PA fixes and updates to hybrid settings.
Headphone fix is now on the ROM side, so using other kernels won't break it.
Lots of other things, enjoy!

4/10/13
Added amazing new default wallpaper, designed by Chema Fontán YOU GUYS WILL LOVE THIS!!
Fixed Bash error of "void endpwent()(3) is not implemented on Android", good riddance!
Compile busybox with -O3 linaro flags (might make a small speed increase)
Added nano, rsync, htop, netcat. Put "export TERMINFO=/etc/terminfo" into your bash profile or terminal startup for these to work
Added custom DPI setting for Calculator, you'll love it
Fixed Hybrid Settings menu not showing some default options
Optimized all apk's for better performance
Added an option to have your phone cook you a pizza from scratch and bring you a beer

4/9/13
-Synced with latest sources, Paranoid Android sources are now integrated
-To use PA settings, gotto Settings --> Hybrid Settings --> swipe right to pull open the sidebar, and set it to however you like.
-Lockscreen settings have a new layout with toggle switches
-8 Lockscreen targets are now allowed

3-31-13-Fixed
-Fixed headphone not being detected problem, thanks to thicklizard
-Fixed bootanimation size being off.

3-31-13
-Compiled with Linaro -O3 flags on the ROM and kernel (thanks to Jamieg71, he helped emensly)
-Added in Jamie's tweaks to Trebuchet, should fell much snappier
-Fixed missing "Reboot Bootload" from reboot menu
-Added in Rootbox bootanimation (I noticed it's the wrong size, it'll be fixed in a day or two, sorry)
-Added new alarm ringtone if you care for some morning madness
-Rootbox changed AOKP Mms to AOSP Mms, so built-in theme engine is gone and quick reply popup is different.
-Changed size of Mms quick reply popup
-Added netcat to command line tools

NOTE: If you have problems with Settings options not showing up when in tablet hybred mode, switch back to normal, adjust your settings, and then switch back. Thanks for temporary fix, Fredgar75. Rootbox is updating their repos with latest Paranoid Android settings, so hopefully this will be fixed shortly. I'll to release an update in the next few days. This is only a problem on hybred mode, the rest of the ROM works great.

3-18-13 -
ROOTBOX: Breathing StatusBar Missed Call notification effect, Dark Root-Box option (gives everything a darker theme look, Volume Status quick setting option, 16:9 resolution ratio for Camera, More Battery Icon options (the speedometer is really cool), and SuperUser is fully integrated into settings with a dark background now.
ME: Switched DeskClock to my darker themed version, should be much more pleasing than the grey/red of stock. Compiled bash and openvpn into ROM from the Cyanogen repo's (for those of you that like commandline tools), it doesn't add much to the overall size of the ROM.
NONE OF JAMIES TWEAKS WERE ADDED TO THIS VERSION. We're both very busy, so I compiled this to hold everyone over. Stay tuned and I'll try to get that done as soon as I can, thanks.

3-9-13 - Breathing StatusBar Messaging notification effect (from Root-Box), fix for hard button long-press (if you experience this, from CM), bash shell (compiled in by me from CM repo)

Bash features:



-Modified login to say "Good Morning", "Good Afternoon" etc, based on the time of day,
-Outputs kernel version, uptime, current time, and who you are logged in as (color coded) at time of login (see pic).
-TERM and TERMINFO variables assigned by default. Nano, htop, etc. will work on every ROM now.
-Custom aliases (quick commands)
diskspace - show you a listing of directories and their size
x - exit
ff - find a file (type the name after ff, i.e "ff Term.apk")
lsd - list only directories
.. - go back one directory
... - go back two directories
... - go back three directories

I recommend you switch the default shell in TERM to use this, (Preferences --> Command Line --> enter "/system/xbin/bash").

** HOW-TO COMPILE THIS YOURSELF **

Here are my notes on how to port Root-Box to our devices, should anyone be interested in compiling their own. I ran into a few headaches when I attempted this, so I’m hoping these notes will save others from that. The point of this tutorial is to teach newbies how to port a ROM, while I could do some things on my end make it easier to compile this ROM, I think it's important to outline all the steps involved in doing this by hand, so the methods may be applied to other ROM ports, not just Root-Box.

I compiled on a Debian Wheezy system, 64bit (squeeze should be the same). A 64-bit computer is required to compile Jellybean (ICS and above for that matter), so don’t attempt this on anything less. If you are unfamiliar with installing Debian, you can use LMDE, it's a live Debian system that you can install with minimal linux knowledge and works pretty nice. However the installation process is pretty easy for vanilla Debian and a good learning process, so give it a shot if you have the time.

Do this all as root

Download dependencies:


Link files:


or for Ubuntu 10.10:


Install Google’s repo script:



Make your working Directory and start syncing with Root-Box


Create a local_manifests file with Cyanogenmods sources for our phone and kernel (thanks to Deck’s work). This is porting part.


Sync the repo again


Create your device file for Root-Box (adapted from CM’s cm.mk file):


edit /vendor/rootbox/products/AndroidProducts.mk and add a \ to the last line and then add $(LOCAL_DIR)/jewel.mk under that. So every line but the last ends in “\”. It should look something like this at the end of the file when done.

$(LOCAL_DIR)/toro.mk \
$(LOCAL_DIR)/t0lte.mk \
$(LOCAL_DIR)/jewel.mk

Click to expand...

Click to collapse

then add our device to the vendorsetup.sh file


Now, lets create the PA defaults for the per-app-dpi and hybrid settings. It will build and look fine with these xhdpi defaults, but I suggest you look over the pa_jewel.conf at least, here is where you can change the defaults for how apps and settings will look. Setting the "com.android.systemui.navbar.dpi" to "0" is a good idea since we have hardware buttons (but it's a person preference).


remove a conflicting file:


OPTIONAL: lets add the "Reboot Bootloader" to our reboot menu:


now we build our environment:


build your new ROM for our device:

(the last part can be a number instead of the "grep command", it's how many cpu cores you have)

when finished, it’ll be located in ~/rootbox//out/target/product/jewel/


NOTE: If later on, you get a problem when trying to do a repo sync because of files wanting to be overridden, take note of the files. They are most likely the ones we edited to add the jewel device (~/rootbox/vendor/rootbox/products/AndroidProducts.mk, or /vendor/rootbox/vendorsetup.sh), delete them, and re-add the changes back after the sync is done. This will only happen if those files get updated on the git repo. The cleaner way to do this is to fork these to your own git repo and update them from there, however this tutorial is to teach you how to port ROMs, so we are doing it manually here. Let me know if you see any errors and I’ll update this.


EXTRAS:
Compile Bash Shell into ROM:

add two lines into your ~/.repo/local_manifests/jewel.xml so it looks like this:


and edit your ~/device/htc/jewel/jewel.mk and add the following to it (somewhere in the middle is fine):


Compile with GCC 4.7

This is a bit more complicated and should not be attempted until you are comfortable with the above, some debugging may be required.

Add this line to your ~/device/htc/s4-common/BoardConfigCommon.mk


now you need to adjust your TARGET_linux-arm.mk to use some different cflags otherwise you will not be able to connect to the camera. This has been adapted from the work by jrior001 and SlimROMS. Just adjust your ~/build/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk to match the following:

https://github.com/mikshepard/android_build/blob/416eae1fb70fcab3b9075fc44699ec2f7d2799f8/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk

I suggest you look at the comments in there to understand what is being changed.

Now build like normal. PM me if you have problems.

TIP:

If you are into building, checkout my acompile script in my signature, it'll email you when your build is complete using Gmail's snmp and will include the time it took and the last few lines of the output. I find it very useful for knowing when my build is done (especially since they take me about 3+ hours apiece)


SOURCES:

This page helped a lot with a great tutorial on building ROMS

This forum is filled with great people who others with the building of ROMS. A great source when you run into errors you don’t understand.


Hope this helps someone,
-Mike

OP has been updated with a new nightly syncing all changes to date. Jamie's tweaks will be coming in a later version, hopefully this holds everyone over. Enjoy!

-Mike

Changelog for 3-18-13:

ROOTBOX: Breathing StatusBar Missed Call notification effect, Dark Root-Box option (gives everything a darker theme look, Volume Status quick setting option, 16:9 resolution ratio for Camera, More Battery Icon options (the speedometer is really cool), and SuperUser is fully integrated into settings with a dark background now.

ME: Switched DeskClock to my darker themed version, should be much more pleasing than the grey/red of stock. Compiled bash, nano, htop, netcat, openvpn, and rsync into ROM from the Cyanogen repo's (for those of you that like commandline tools), it doesn't add much to the overall size of the ROM.

EDIT: Ok, I lied. Nano, netcat, rsync, and htop didn't seem to take on the compile. Bash and openvpn work fine though. While these missing command line tools won't matter to the majority of you, I'll look into this and hopefully have it working in the next version for the few that it does. My apologies.

Get ready for a treat!

I'm uploading a new build now, you guys are going to love it! All apks have been optimized, bash shell has been fixed, a sweet new wallpaper is set as the default (amazing work by Chema Fontán), the calculator has a custom dpi that works great, busybox has been customized with -O3 flags, PA settings has been fixed, htop and nano are working, and much more. I've been working hard on this and I'm dead proud of it. It'll be up soon and I hope you enjoy it as much as me!

Cheers,
Mike

EDIT: OP updated with changelog and link. This is a great release, enjoy it!!

Ok guys, here's an update for you all. I'm sorry for it taking so long, I haven't been slacking on it, haha. I've litterly been getting hit left and right with problems on adding these linaro toolchains. I've done at least 14 compiles of this ROM since the last version I've released to you all. However, I'm finally proud to have a new release and a roadmap of what I feel is left to do on this ROM. Bear with me as I muscle through these TODO items, some of them may take me a bit to figure out, but I'm really trying to get stuff out in a timely fashion.

Anyways, on to the good stuff. I'm seeing much better battery life with this so far, it seems a bit snappier than before (could be linaro, could be placebo, you be the judge). The changelog is below and on the OP, I've also included a TODO list, so you all can see what I am working on. Many thanks to Jamie for all his help and detailed answers, and to Fredgar75 for testing this release before I opened it to everyone. Enjoy

Link: 3-31-13

-Compiled with Linaro -O3 flags on the ROM and kernel (thanks to Jamieg71, he helped emensly)
-Added in Jamie's tweaks to Trebuchet, should fell much snappier
-Fixed missing "Reboot Bootload" from reboot menu
-Added in Rootbox bootanimation (I noticed it's the wrong size, it'll be fixed in a day or two, sorry)
-Added new alarm ringtone if you care for some morning madness
-Rootbox sources changed AOKP Mms to AOSP Mms, so built-in theme engine is gone and quick reply popup is different.
-Changed size of Mms quick reply popup (it was really large at first)
-Added netcat to command line tools

NOTE: If you have problems with Settings options not showing up when in tablet hybred mode, switch back to normal, adjust your settings, and then switch back. Thanks for temporary fix, Fredgar75. Rootbox is updating their repos with latest Paranoid Android settings, so hopefully this will be fixed shortly. I'll to release an update in the next few days. This is only a problem on hybred mode, the rest of the ROM works great.

TODO:
-Set TERMINFO global environment variable (for nano and htop).
-Fix notification light not blinking
-Remove -fno-strict-aliasing for linaro compiling (per jamie's suggestion)
-Compile rsync and htop into ROM
-add some kernel tweaks

-Mike