[ROM] TheROM - take it or leave it [stable: build 26 | exp: build 27]

tonyp · Aug 26, 2013

TheROM - take it or leave it

Okay guys, as promised I am sharing the ROM I made for myself to suit my personal needs.

I prefer stability and smoothness over features - so it focuses on some core features I love but isn't overloaded with each and every possible option out there.
All features are carefully and cleanly picked into the ROM without the use of nasty hacks wherever possible.

Please read the FAQ at the end of the first post before using this ROM!

If you appreciate my work on the LG Optimus 2x you can support me by donating!

I am doing this for free in my leisure time because I like working on Android stuff and helping others out.
You're not required to donate, but I highly appreciate a couple free beers or pizzas as a gratidue for my work.

To quote one of the most famous xda developers:

Chainfire said:
Don't be a leech, buy me a beer (and use the "Thanks" button!). Imagine if every CF-Root user has donated me $1...

I am nowhere near his usercount, but just imagine if every happy (and only those) user of one of my ROMs has donated 5€+.

Important:

Let me explain the "take it or leave it" phrase from the title:
You got two options, either you like the ROM and use it as it is without any complaints, or you don't and use another one.
I made this ROM for myself and am sharing it to you as there's a broad interest.
But I am not interested at all in feature requests, ETA questions, silly bug reports(!), etc. etc.
If I derped something (e.g. a FC within the settings app) you can of course post about it.
But you have to a) do a full wipe and confirm the bug is still there, b) describe your bug in detail, c) post a logcat.
It is the ROM I personally use (or for the CM10.1 version: used), so you can talk about the ROM, but you don't get to ask about any changes.

If we're clear on the rules let's go to the fun part.
This thread is in the general section for a reason. As we're not going to discuss which features this ROM absolutely needs we got a whole thread to our liking.
Which means: It's meme time!

FAQ:

Read the FAQ carefully before asking any questions!

tonyp · Aug 26, 2013

TheROM

Okay, this ROM comes in two versions. CM10.1 and CM10.2 based.

The former is based on my work on CM10.1.
The latter is based on my work-in-progress CM10.2.

If you're new to the LG 2x then you should check both linked threads and read about the differences, bugs and features of these ROMs.
I just don't see a reason to have two threads for this ROM, thus I'm merging them together in here.

The CM10.1 ROM is deprecated, it's been the ROM I've been using until I made the switch to CM10.2.
I just share it here for those of you who might prefer it. So don't expect any further updates.

FEATURES / INFORMATION:

Only features I made or ported are listed here, nothing that's already in CM.

TheROM CM10.2:
- Hybrid Engine (per app dpi / layout)
- Halo 2.0
- Additional hardwarebutton customizations
  (like Screen off, open Torch, Power menu etc.)
- Notification Brightness slider
- Center Clock option
- Text-only battery style
- PreferenceDrawer in the Settings
- Custom Carrier text
- Advanced low battery options
- My memory management option
- Fixed performance menu for Tegra2
- Option for all home screen widgets on the lockscren
- notification drawer background & transparency
- standard softkey vibration lowered
- ships with the awesome kowalski kernel by pengus77
- comes with my non-neon compatible mini gapps package
- Option to use the external storage as default one
- comes with bluedroid which means speedup bug and no BT phone calls possible
  If I find some time I might try to include bluez, but right now I don't and bluedroid will stay in until further notice.
- App Ops option in the settings (with PAs changes)
- based on the newest CM10.2 sources
- and loads of small stuff here and there I forgot to list
Differences in the depracted CM10.1-based version:
- comes with an older Halo version (1.0)
- ships a couple more hardwarebutton customizations (esp. custom app)
- comes with bluez and is compiled with GCC 4.7 which means a) no speedup bug but therefore b) no BT phone calls
- based on CM10.1.2 stable + custom picks of the nightlies

Download:

Get the ROMs here:
http://tonyp.basketbuild.com/index.php?dir=main/TheROM/
All ROMs are for the newbl - if you're using the oldbl use the converter (or wait for someone to upload the converted build).
Kowalski Kernel M1 rh and my non-neon compatible mini gapps are included.

Installation instructions:

CM10.2 (coming from another ROM than my CM10.2):
Do a full wipe. Do another reboot after the first boot. Don't *****.
CM10.1 (coming from another ROM than my CM10.1):
Do a full wipe!
Updating to a newer TheROM build:
Flash the ROM. Reboot. No wipes needed.
Do not update from any CM10.1 ROM to CM10.2 (full wipe it is!)

Known Bugs:
Do not ask about features on the known bugs list. They're known, there's no need for a reminder.

all CM bugs (no HDMI rotation etc.) are present - check the CM10.1 / CM10.2 threads for more details
This especially means that on CM10.2 bluetooth calls are not working!!
If this is a dealbreaker for you: move to a ICS / CM10 or my CM10.1 t-build ROM!
See this post for more details regarding the bluetooth situation.
Hybrid Engine: Sometimes changing the system dpi will produce a small layout error (an empty line below the statusbar).
Just do a reboot and it's gone

tonyp · Aug 26, 2013

Credits:

TheROM contains features from the following ROMs.
I either ported them myself or rewrote them based on their inspiration:
- CyanogenMod
  [*]ParanoidAndroid
  [*]Jellybeer
  [*]SlimBean
  [*]ChameleonOS
  [*]PAC-man
A special thanks to these people:
- pengus77 for his awesome kernel
- arcee for his work on CM7 - CM10.1
- spyrosk for the bootloader converter (and AIO toolkit)
- all the guys helping out in the threads (which are too many to list)
Thanks for the people who provide me with buildbox access and free hosters:
- xda
- Korumera (xdafileserver.nl)
- basketbuild
- vadonka
- goo.im

echo_21 · Aug 26, 2013

This Known Issues List

should prevent one-liner finding reports related to already known issues
should keep later disappointment from end-users of tonyp's theROM and clean CM 10.2
defines an everlasting unique identifier for each known issue. Use the identifier for simplified unambiguous communication. Please write e.g. "issue #2" if you want to refer to the silent blue-tooth call bug
should show possible workarounds, or, even better, should motivate discussions to fix the issue.
should neither let you imply that the issue will be fixed soon, nor that it is fixable at all! It is technically really hard to analyze, find and fix the root cause. Please never ask for an ETA! The community is aware of, and is of cause already unhappy (see e.g. this post) about these known issues.
will not cover issues that exist in only 1 or 2 intermediate builds of theROM and that are already fixed in the latest build. Please also consult change log by @tr@p

Known Issues List as of 2013/12/28 (theROM build 22-26 resp. clean CM10.2 incl. 2013-12-13):

HDMI doesn't work
- Workaround: use stock LG GB ROM (I don't know whether stock LG ICS works)
Calls from BT headset connect but are silent for caller and callee
- Workaround: use e.g. CM10.1 T-builds or ParanoidAndroid (PA) ROM
- Root cause: not yet found; speculation: volume gain factor is set to 0 somewhere
- Discussion: see e.g. post3, post2 , post1 issue b)
Mobile data counting doesn't work (blue arrows on mobile data indicator don't appear; e.g. Avast shows error message)
- Workaround: use e.g. CM10.1 T-builds or ParanoidAndroid (PA) ROM
- Root cause: bug in Android 4.3 (inherited to CM10.2)!?
- Discussion: see e.g. note 3 in post3, post2, post1, report to Google
Stock camera
1. takes heavily over-exposed pics with flash
  - Workaround: tap the screen first before you click the camera fire button; this will correct exposure parameters
2. crashes often, or produces crashes of Trebuchet and gallery
  - Workaround 1: use e.g. cam app ported for CM10.1 by feav; it provides also features like panorama pix missing in the stock cam
  - Workaround 2 (not fully proven): flash the gallery.apk from build 23; some say the stock cam works without crashes then
~~BT media playback speeds up after minutes to hours.~~
- Fix: at least fixed in build 22 (I dont't remember the exact build)
Some apps (e.g. Candy Crush) crash with the KK in the RAM hack version
- Workaround: flash the no RAM hack (norh) version of Kowalski kernel (KK) by Pengus77
~~Slow GPS fix. Cause: missing file \data\gps\lto.dat that is up to date too.~~
- Fix: seems to be fixed in build 23; some issues with the fix have been reported; under investigation
- Literature: xda forum thread2, [URL="http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=15271402#post15271402"]thread1[/URL]
Long lags after heavy filling and emptying the flash memory. Reboot does not help
- Workaround: backup data partition, wipe it, and restore the backup
- Root cause: kernel does not implement TRIM functionality that makes use of the SD/MMC ERASE (CMD38) command.
- References: wikipedia TRIM, wikipedia TRIM#SD/MMC
- Discussion: post4, post3, post2, post1
Mobile data mode keeps being disabled when switching airplane mode off
- Workaround: either disable and re-enable data or toggle 2g/3g twice. In some rare cases these workarounds won't work and a reboot is needed
- Root cause: yet unknown
Current time shown is that for GMT time zone instead of for your local timezone. Time shift is always in full hours.
- Workaround 1: Reboot; normally this restores correct time display.
- Workaround 2: Disable automatic time sync and install a time sync app
- Workaround 3: If you'd like to keep using automatic time you should add "telephony.test.ignore.nitz=true" to your build.prop
- Root cause: yet unknown
- Discussion: post2, topic #3 in post1
Some apps always crash under theROM and they also don't work on stock ICS on P990. Some of such seem to be Viber, Instagram, etc.
- Request: please report as soon as the app started working correction on a new theROM build.
- Recommendation 1: Search in this thread if your app is known to be incompatible with theROM
- Recommendation 2: Search the internet if your app is known to be incompatible with stock ICS on P990
- Recommendation 3: Try your app on P990 under stock ICS
- Rule: never post problems with your app in this thread if its incompatibility to theROM or ICS on P990 is already known!
- Recommendation 4: Ask the author of your app for help
- Workaround: Use your app on P990 under stock ICS, or on another phone. (sorry for bad news!)
- Root cause: potentially missing NEON support by P990; many others possible
no FM radio

note: theROM builds from version 27 ship Kowalski Kernel 3.1 (instead of KK 2.6 M1). As this might solve old known issues and might bring new ones I decided to archive and hide the above list for builds up to version 26. The below list for build version from 27 starts as a 1:1 copy of the above. As I am not on build 27 yet, I am not able to bring in my own experience. Additionally I don't have the time to read and evaluate all posts regarding build 27+. Please notify me for necessary corrections and additions of the below list.

Known Issues List as of 2013/12/28 (theROM build from 27):

HDMI doesn't work
- Workaround: use stock LG GB ROM (I don't know whether stock LG ICS works)
Calls from BT headset connect but are silent for caller and callee
- Workaround: use e.g. CM10.1 T-builds or ParanoidAndroid (PA) ROM
- Root cause: not yet found; speculation: volume gain factor is set to 0 somewhere
- Discussion: see e.g. post3, post2 , post1 issue b)
Mobile data counting doesn't work (blue arrows on mobile data indicator don't appear; e.g. Avast shows error message)
- Workaround: use e.g. CM10.1 T-builds or ParanoidAndroid (PA) ROM
- Root cause: bug in Android 4.3 (inherited to CM10.2)!?
- Discussion: see e.g. note 3 in post3, post2, post1, report to Google
Stock camera
1. takes heavily over-exposed pics with flash
  - Workaround: tap the screen first before you click the camera fire button; this will correct exposure parameters
2. crashes often, or produces crashes of Trebuchet and gallery
  - Workaround 1: use e.g. cam app ported for CM10.1 by feav; it provides also features like panorama pix missing in the stock cam
  - Workaround 2 (not fully proven): flash the gallery.apk from build 23; some say the stock cam works without crashes then
~~BT media playback speeds up after minutes to hours.~~
- Fix: at least fixed in build 22 (I dont't remember the exact build)
Some apps (e.g. Candy Crush) crash with the KK in the RAM hack version
- Workaround: flash the no RAM hack (norh) version of Kowalski kernel (KK) by Pengus77
~~Slow GPS fix. Cause: missing file \data\gps\lto.dat that is up to date too.~~
- Fix: seems to be fixed in build 23; some issues with the fix have been reported; under investigation
- Literature: xda forum thread2, [URL="http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=15271402#post15271402"]thread1[/URL]
Long lags after heavy filling and emptying the flash memory. Reboot does not help
- Workaround: backup data partition, wipe it, and restore the backup
- Root cause: kernel does not implement TRIM functionality that makes use of the SD/MMC ERASE (CMD38) command.
- References: wikipedia TRIM, wikipedia TRIM#SD/MMC
- Discussion: post4, post3, post2, post1
Mobile data mode keeps being disabled when switching airplane mode off
- Workaround: either disable and re-enable data or toggle 2g/3g twice. In some rare cases these workarounds won't work and a reboot is needed
- Root cause: yet unknown
Current time shown is that for GMT time zone instead of for your local timezone. Time shift is always in full hours.
- Workaround 1: Reboot; normally this restores correct time display.
- Workaround 2: Disable automatic time sync and install a time sync app
- Workaround 3: If you'd like to keep using automatic time you should add "telephony.test.ignore.nitz=true" to your build.prop
- Root cause: yet unknown
- Discussion: post2, topic #3 in post1
Some apps always crash under theROM and they also don't work on stock ICS on P990. Some of such seem to be Viber, Instagram, etc.
- Request: please report as soon as the app started working correction on a new theROM build.
- Recommendation 1: Search in this thread if your app is known to be incompatible with theROM
- Recommendation 2: Search the internet if your app is known to be incompatible with stock ICS on P990
- Recommendation 3: Try your app on P990 under stock ICS
- Rule: never post problems with your app in this thread if its incompatibility to theROM or ICS on P990 is already known!
- Recommendation 4: Ask the author of your app for help
- Workaround: Use your app on P990 under stock ICS, or on another phone. (sorry for bad news!)
- Root cause: potentially missing NEON support by P990; many others possible
no FM radio

Consider not flashing theROM in case you can't live with one or more of the listed open issues.

Please report any ideas, how to further analyze or fix the issue. Or please provide better workarounds.

The above list is to my best knowledge. I can neither guarantee it is correct nor it is complete. Please help to improve it.

Every bug is an issue. But there might be issues not caused by bugs (= errors in source code).

SREEPRAJAY · Aug 26, 2013

thanks to
@tonyp
@spyrosk
@pengus77

OLD BUILDS DOWN HERE :

"THEROM BUILD 25 OLD BOOTLOADER VERSION Thanks @dcr-NI (first conversion)

if someone is also interested in the experimental version, please check for the link below: These two builds are not exactly same, please see which suits you more and give feedback to @tonyp accordingly.

"THEROM CM10.2 - exp-opt OLD BOOTLOADER VERSION

Thanks and enjoy guys

tr@p · Aug 26, 2013

Changelog TheROM - take it or leave it

Changelog build 27:

Ships with the awesome kk 3.1 bcmdhd alpha 15 by @pengus77.
Big thanks to @hjunii - without him this wouldn't be possible.
added option & quicksettings tile to enable/disable Halo
reverted my netd tethering hacks, they were bcm4329 specific.
I do not know if tethering works with bcmdhd, yet - feedback required
re-enabled wifi optimizations by default (they were incompatible with bcm4329, so i had disabled them)
in case you notice any problems (which you shouldn't) go to settings - wifi - advanced and untick it.

Changelog build 26:

Changelog build25:

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Changelog build 23:

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Changelog build 12:

Changelog build 11:

I got great news. I don't know if someone remembers, but ages ago in my PA ROM I had experimented with hacking the framework and changed some ADJ values to protect the launcher from redrawing.
One shouldn't just change the values (that's what the SuperCharger does), as that would break androids default memory management, thus I re-arrenged the code in the ActivityManagerService to reflect those changes back then.
I just had a look at my old code and figured out a way better and way cleaner method to hook into that.
I've just compiled my testbuild and it seems to work. It's not yet ready, just a test if my theoretical concept works.
I want to introduce an option for that, where you can control the intensity. By the end of next week I will have a bit more time, then I'll expose an option in the settings.
My current idea is to call it "Prevent launcher redraws" with the levels "disabled", "moderate", "needtothinkofsomething" and "extreme".
Currently extreme is hardcoded.

I've uploaded the build to my TheROM folder if anyone wants to try it out. Please give feedback if you notice an improvement.
With extreme it'll be quite hard to get it killed, as only perceptible apps (like playing music) will be more important.
I've switched around between Google+, Boat Browser and the Reader+ app and I didn't manage to kill the launcher

Edit: good, opening webpages with loads of images in the browser does kill the launcher. We don't want to have it unkillable (keep in memory), when the system needs the ram it should be possible to get it.

It's a lot cleaner than the hacky way the Supercharger does to accomplish the same goal.
The supercharger hacks into the framework and changes the ADJ values directly - unfortunately these are directly accessed in the ActivityManagerService.java which causes some unwanted sideeffects with the default android memory management.
I'm just modifing the ADJ value at runtime.

Additionally what I really don't like with the Supercharger: It's prioritizing the Launcher above perceptible and even visible apps.
Killing the music player while listening to music or killing visible elements instead of the launcher when the system needs memory? That's insane imo.
To prevent confusion: visible apps are not identical to the foreground app - but could be some elements visible behind an overlay. Would still look bad if those suddenly dissappear.

Edit: I've decided to just brand it as build 11.
Additional changelog: Android 4.3 JLS36G merged

Changelog build 10:

Changelog build 09:

Changelog build 08:

Changelog build 07:

Changelog build 06:

Changelog build 05:

Changelog build 04:

Changelog build 03:

Changelog build 02:

I've hidden old changelogs to shorten the post. You have link to every original post/changelog from tonyp...

harucrux · Aug 26, 2013

angel_boulevard said:
every day you bring us to new exciting..many many thank to you @tonyp..your rom is priority for me
P/s:a question.do any plan gapps 4.3 which google now working ?

Google now works in every ROM he puts out, I found that when you restore your apps your have to let everything instal [including google play services], uninstall google now and reinstall and it should work.

angel_boulevard · Aug 26, 2013

harucrux said:
Google now works in every ROM he puts out, I found that when you restore your apps your have to let everything instal [including google play services], uninstall google now and reinstall and it should work.

read again this is cm10.2 which one with mini gapps not working google now

harucrux · Aug 26, 2013

Its working for me with the steps in the post above.

---------- Post added at 05:21 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:12 AM ----------

angel_boulevard said:
read again this is cm10.2 which one with mini gapps not working google now

Its working for me with the steps in the post above.

ullekh99 · Aug 26, 2013

Just couldn't stop laughing reading the FAQ

An awesome Rom and an awesome thread.
Thanks a lot for your hard work, we really appreciate it:thumbup:

:beer:
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app

Beniel17 · Aug 26, 2013

Dig bick! xD

Enviado desde mi LG-P990 usando Tapatalk 2

clashman90 · Aug 26, 2013

[FONT="<font><font>Comic Sans MS</font></font>"]Thanks for the new ROM, (again XD).
Keep it up!!.
Enjoy your holiday.
Greetings.[/FONT]

MisjudgedTwat · Aug 26, 2013

PYCON · Aug 26, 2013

Thx 4 all Tonyp ! Downloading now...

EDIT : is possible to update from CM 10.2 by Tonyp 20130824.1 ???

sokinso · Aug 26, 2013

Great work Tonyp thank you for everything!!
Going to buy you a beer!!

Since this is your personal ROM could you give us the settings and values you use or recommend?

Sent from my LG-P990 using Tapatalk HD

mandoku · Aug 26, 2013

Where will you post changelog from now on since there are like 5 topics? i see new build but cant find changelog?
thanks

angel_boulevard · Aug 26, 2013

PYCON said:
Thx 4 all Tonyp ! Downloading now...

EDIT : is possible to update from CM 10.2 by Tonyp 20130824.1 ???

ya..no problem

mind_challenge · Aug 26, 2013

I converted CM10.1 version for oldbl, flashed it and it works perfect. I'm currently uploading it, it will take about half an hour, if anyone wants to download it. Many thanks tony, I will donate as soon as I get my paycheck.
edit: here is the link https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11122462/cm-10.1-TheROM-slap-20130730-tonyp-oldbl.zip

packyman · Aug 26, 2013

sad to be the onliest guy, which have settings error crash after install.
I can't expect any help from TonyP (I can understand), anyone can help of the other users?
I do full wipe, install cm10.2 version, boot, the first I do is a reboot, and after next boot I choosed the language eng (us) and ok. then I got everytime settings error. then crash to language chooser......

all good now!

PYCON · Aug 26, 2013

packyman said:
sad to be the onliest guy, which have settings error crash after install.
I can't expect any help from TonyP (I can understand), anyone can help of the other users?
I do full wipe, install cm10.2 version, boot, the first I do is a reboot, and after next boot I choosed the language eng (us) and ok. then I got everytime settings error. then crash to language chooser......

Try 4 WIPES !

Wipe Cache + Wipe Davilk + Wipe Data ( Factory ) + Wipe System ( Rom ).

Flash THE ROM e retry...

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