[ROM][JDQ39][AOSP][LINARO][SM-TOOLCHAIN-4.9] 4.2.2 SaberMod - 05/19/13

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sparksco

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I built this ROM from AOSP source and added 40+ Linaro patches to the source for strict-aliasing compiler optimizations. Roms include Linaro string handling routines for memory optimizations. No android kitchens were used to make this rom at all, everything is source build :)
All ROMs and kernels are built with SaberMod toolchains. The ROMs are built with GCC 4.9 toolchains. The kernels are built with GCC 4.8 toolchains.

Instructions:
First time flashing this ROM on your Nexus 7, or coming from another ROM?
  1. Root the device and install ClockworkMod or TWRP Recovery.
  2. Perform a NANDroid backup of your current ROM.
  3. Format the system, data & cache partitions of your device.
  4. Perform a factory reset.
  5. Flash ROM.
  6. Flash Gapps package (optional)

Flashing a newer version?
  1. Perform a NANDroid backup of your current ROM.
  2. Wipe cache and dalvik-cache in recovery
  3. Flash ROM
  4. Flash Gapps add-on package (optional)

A few notes on battery/charging
After flashing ROM and/or kernel you may get some battery drain. Give the device time to settle into the ROM/kernel, and after a full charge or two you should notice improved battery life.

Flashing a Testing kernel?
I've decided to add testing kernels which will allow users to try-out a newer kernel version and give their feedback on it before I include it in new ROM versions. This also allows me to just update kernels without having to update the entire ROM, when there is no ROM changes from one version to the next. I will include them as attachments.
  1. Reboot your device into recovery
  2. Flash the flashable zip in recovery
  3. Done

General Credits and Features:

* Google of course for most of the source

Most of these feature I've ported or no porting was needed
* CyanogenMod
  • https://github.com/CyanogenMod
  • Using CM bionic as a base
  • busybox
  • CMFileManager
  • DSPManager
  • Calendar app
  • Browser app (endhanced)
  • Torch
  • Keyboard
  • Theme chooser
  • LockClock lockscreen widget app
  • Advanced calculator app
  • Enhanced stock Email app
  • Command line tools such as bash, vim, htop and powertop
  • Forward port Long press back to kill app
  • Custom power menu: Reboot, Screenshot, Expanded Desktop
  • Expandable Volume Control
  • Volume Rocker Music Control
  • Circle Battery Mod with percentage option mod
  • Show/Hide clock and AM/PM Style
  • Openvpn, Openssh sources
  • Clear Recent apps
  • SystemUI: Statusbar Clock and Date actions
  • customizable lock screen targets
  • Variable lockscreen pattern size
  • Navigation bar customization
  • NavRing shortcuts
  • Status bar settings
  • Quiet hours
  • Launch default music app when headset plugged in
  • Safe headset volume toggle
  • Power sounds toggle
  • Rotation settings
  • Swap volume buttons when screen is rotated
  • USB OTG storage
  • USB Notify toggle to hide USB notification icon from status bar
  • Pie controls
* Linaro
  • http://git.linaro.org/gitweb
  • Tons of strict-aliasing compiler flag optimizations
  • -O3 optimizations
  • String handling routines for memory optimizations
* Koush for opensource SuperUser
* Rascarlo
* Wrixituz
  • bootanimations. The original thread is HERE
* Other features
  • The kernel that is in this ROM
  • Disabled ROM from flashing stock recovery
  • Screen will not turn on when unplugging from power usb/ac.
  • SaberMod GCC 4.8 toolchains highly optimize the ROMs
  • Extra build optimizations
  • Battery Bar
  • Custom Navigation Bar height
  • Check Changelog on third post for more detailed info
  • Wallpaperz app for extra wallpapers
  • Probably other things, I'm too modest sometimes :)

If I'm forgetting anyone let me know and I'll add you to the list!

About The Kernel: Saber-toothed-Squirrel

stscv.jpg

Things I've added/changed
  • Merged Google's latest kernel source for android 4.2
  • A lot of kernel debugging disabled
  • Advanced memory managment all the way up to 3.2 linux kernel
  • File system enhancements include ext4, nfs, NFSv4, NFSv3, vfs, aio
  • Various other fixes from the mainline linux kernel. For more info checkout my github
  • UV voltage
  • I/O improvments/fixes from the mainline linux kernel.
  • Added ARM optimizations.

Cherry-picked changes from faux123's Github
  • User voltage control (For voltage control use SystemTuner by 3C)

Cherry-picked from show-p1984's Github
  • CPU overclocking

Kernels now include Nvidia patches

These builds can be found on goo manager app under TeamAndroid account and Rom Manager under sparksco Roms

Enjoy!

Latest Rom Download

All my current Rom Manager builds

All my current goo builds

Latest 4.2.2 gapps

Kernel Source Complying with GPL

Any and all donations are appreciated! All donations will go towards purchasing of new nexus devices to continue SaberMod development.

Donators: I will not be putting amounts donated unless requested by the donator. All donations are appreciated regardless of amounts. Everyone has different incomes and this seems like the most respectable thing for everyone ;)


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sparksco

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[B]FAQ[/B]

SaberMod is a AOSP based ROM with some extra features added in and mostly from CyanogenMod.  SaberMod started out pure AOSP when android 4.2.1 launched.  Originally it was pure AOSP with a few extra features I ported over from CyanogeMod and linaro optimizations.  Then I rebased everything off of rasbeanjelly because I liked many features found in rasbean.  Since then I've modified a lot of the code so not much of it is rasbeanjelly based anymore.  But you will still find some commonly used features found in rasbeanjelly.  SaberMod is not a rasbeanjelly or CM clone, or KANG.  Custom kernels are included for certain devices when available.  These are personal builds we make for ourselves and originally became very popular in the nexus 7 forums.  Features are very rarely added, and are built to SaberMod's team members liking.  Currently there are two members of SaberMod working on this project.  Myself and        [user=4617326]@jarjar124[/user] .  Please understand our time is limited and we are only two people who have lives, and do not have 25-50 members like CyanogenMod to add things.  And our goal is not to add a bunch of features that bloat the system of the ROM.

[B]Q[/B] "Does this ROM have such and such feature?
[B]A[/B] "Did you read the first post?  Most if not all features are listed in the OP.  If you find a feature not listed, tell us and we will add it.  Yes, sometimes we miss things."

[B]Q[/B] "Very nice ROM, but...  Can you add such and such feature?"
[B]A[/B] "Depends on a few things, if we think it is a feature we want in the ROM and how easy it is to implement into SaberMod.  If you get ignored it's because we're undecided, nothing personal."

[B]Q[/B] "I keep asking over and over again if such and such feature can be added but my questions keep getting ignored, why?"
[B]A[/B] "Probably because your asking a question that's already been answered, and a simple thread search can answer for you.  Either that or we are undecided about it."

[B]Q[/B] "I reported a bug but my post gets ignored, why?"
[B]A[/B] "Either it's not a bug or you provided no information such as a logcat that has the correct information in it needed to find a possible fix or solution."

[B]Q[/B] "I have some problems but I'm using another kernel.  Can you fix?"
[B]A[/B] "If you think it's a ROM issue state so.  If your not sure post a logcat.  Don't post last_kmsg for other kernels, cause we can't help"

[B]Q[/B] "I think I'm having a problem with the kernel, and I need a fix ASAP!"
[B]A[/B] "adb pull /proc/last_kmsg or it never happened and your post will be ignored."

[B]Q[/B] "Can I build SaberMod from source code on Linux?"
[B]A[/B] "Yes, it is encouraged, machine setup instructions are as follows.  SaberMod builds with the latest version of Ubuntu 13.04 and java 7 or java 6 (either one)
Set up your build envirnoment: [url]http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=35338419&postcount=1[/url]
Skip the part that installs java 6 if you want to install java 7 instead.
If you want to install java 7 go here: [url]http://openjdk.java.net/install/[/url]
[CODE]sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jre openjdk-7-jdk
Downloading the source
Code:
mkdir -p ~/android/SaberMod && cd ~/android/SaberMod;
repo init -u https://github.com/SaberMod/android.git -b sm-jb-mr1
repo sync
bash sm-mako
Follow the script instructions for building and make your selections on how you want to build your ROM.

Q "What if I have trouble building or I'm confused on the instructions, can I post questions in this thread for help?"
A "Yes it's encouraged and discussing it might help others."

Q "There's some things in the ROMs that are not in my language, can you please translate?"
A "We can not translate currently, but if you want to help translate parts of the ROM that are only in English contact us and we will try."
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sparksco

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Changelog

Code:
[B][COLOR="lime"]Initial Release full_tilapia-ota-sparksco-1355764347-1217[/COLOR][/B]

[B][COLOR="Lime"]full_tilapia-ota-sparksco-1355860291-1218[/COLOR][/B]
[B]Rom Changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]SystemUI: fix delay in applying am/pm setting for notification clock
[*]Smooth Spinners: Makes the loading "spinner" animation smoother in non-holo apps
[*]4.2 Transition: Notification Header datetime click
[*]GlowPadView : Re-enable magneticTargets
[*]Prevent scanning during DHCP process
[*]Removed zram script from running default on each boot (now requires a script if you want to enable this feature)
[/LIST]

[B][COLOR="Lime"]full_tilapia-ota-sparksco-1355956581-1219[/COLOR][/B]
[B]Rom Changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]changed behaviour of the battery tile.  onClick is now screen off. onLongClick is ACTION_POWER_USAGE_SUMMARY
[*]added onLongClick to user tile to open ACTION_SYNC_SETTINGS
[*]Switched compiler flags to use cortex-a9 instead of corex-a8
[*]Added new APN list
[/LIST]

[B]Kernel Changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Switched compiler flags to use cortex-a9 instead of corex-a8
[/LIST]

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[B]Rom Changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Added CMFileManager Themes (Not currently working for some reason :()
[*]Added print script info for ROM flashing
[*]Framework: Bring Long press back kill app toast back
[*]switch onClick and onLongClick for battery tile (rascarlo)
[/LIST]

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[B]Rom Changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Added theme engine support.  Ported from cm-10.1 by me.  You can now use cm10/aokp theme apps.
[/LIST]

[B][COLOR="Lime"]12/23/12[/COLOR][/B]
[B]Kernel Changes (Attached to first post)[/B]
[LIST]
[*]ARM tegra3 dvfs: Because we're not using mpdecision hotplug management anymore, voltages need to be raised slighty.  This fixes some lagging issues with app scrolling and random lockups that occur when we run out of memory.  Android low memory killer needs to pull in a few more voltages.[/LIST]

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Rom Changes
CyanogenMod changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Bionic:  Merged in latest [B][url=https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_bionic/commits/cm-10.1]CM bionic changes[/url][/B]
[*]Audioservice: Fix Theme engine support
[*]Framework: Remove orphaned Theme related code
[*]Framework: Fix GSM signal strength
[/LIST]
[B]Linaro changes for bionic[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Add optimized version of memcpy for Cortex A9
[/LIST]
[B]Other ROM changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]busybox:  Merged latest mainline busybox upstream changes
[*]Gallery2 (AOSP):  Hide from showing in launcher to avoid duplicate galleries showing.  AOSP gallery is still accessible for certain task such as video and picture editing.
[/LIST]

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[B]Rom Changes
Rascarlo framework changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]QuickSettings:  open ACTION_DATA_ROAMING_SETTINGS onClick for the RSSI tile.  Bring up mobile network settings, insted of data usage summary
[*]QuickSettings:  move location tile from temporary state
[*]QuickSettings:  add switch on/off action to onClick for WiFi and BlueTooth Tiles
[*]QuickSettings:  add switch on/off action to onClick for Location tile
[/LIST]
[B]CyanogenMod changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Framework: Fix GSM signal strength
[*]wifi: Allow Settings to retrieve country code:  This makes getCountryCode behave like getFrequencyBand.  This allows Settings to get/set country code like it can for frequency band.
[*]SoundSettings: Show DSPManager.  DSPManager can now be accessed through the sound settings.
[/LIST]
[B]My own additions[/B]
[LIST]
[*]DeskClock:  Ported Add option to hide AlarmClock Icon in StatusBar from a older version of CyanogenMod (4.1.2 based).  This option is in alarm clock settings.
[*]Updated Android Terminal Emulator app to latest Play Store version.
[*]New bootanimation thanks to [url=http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=4397671]Wrixituz[/url].  The original thread is [url=http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2053989]HERE[/url]
[*]Updated java to latest Oracle Sun java release u38
[/LIST]

[B][COLOR="Lime"]full_tilapia-ota-sparksco-1356706639-1228[/COLOR]
Rascarlo framework changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]QuickSettings:  open ACTION_DATA_ROAMING_SETTINGS onClick for the RSSI tile.  Bring up mobile network settings, insted of data usage summary
[*]QuickSettings:  add screenOffTile
[*]QuickSettings:  add ACTION_DISPLAY_SETTINGS for onLongClick behaviour of the batteryTile
[/LIST]
[B]CyanogenMod changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Allow mounting of multiple volumes via mass storage (framework part)
[*]Make "SD Card removed" notification dismissible if the removed SD Card is not the primary storage
[/LIST]
[B]My own additions[/B]
[LIST]
[*][*]grouper: enable USB OTG storage (Thanks to [url=https://github.com/pbeeler/android_device_asus_grouper/commit/639a1dacce05b7f57ebd13eee12679b02050677f]davet321[/url]).  Ported from older version of CyanogenMod 10 4.1.2 based.
[*]New bootanimation thanks to [url=http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=4397671]Wrixituz[/url].  The original thread is [url=http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2053989]HERE[/url]
[/LIST]

[B][COLOR="Lime"]full_tilapia-ota-sparksco-1356882239-1230[/COLOR]
Rascarlo framework changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]QuickSettings:  add switch on/off action to onClick for rssiTile.
[*]QuickSettings:  Don't collapse quicksettings bluetooth and wifi after change state
[*]QuickSettings:  add rebootTile
[/LIST]
[B]CyanogenMod changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Add config_speed_up_audio_on_mt_calls option
[*]Increase lock screen widget limit from 5 to 9
[/LIST]
[B]My own additions[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Fixed bugs with USB otg storage unmounting not working properly.  Fixed permissions for usbdisk to be the same as /sdcard, read/writing permssions.  usbdisk should unmount cleanly the first time you press the button now.  [B]usb location is /storage/usbdisk[/B]
[/LIST]

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CyanogenMod changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Add support for variable size pattern lockscreen (ported)
[*]NavigationBar Customization (ported)
[/LIST]
[B]My own additions[/B]
[LIST]
[*]NavigationBar: Custom height (ported from very old cm ROM android 4.1.2 based and it was a abandoned patch that I brought back!)
[/LIST]

[B]Kernel Changes (Attached to first post)[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Voltage levels are back to stock android kernel
[*]BFQ scheduler is now the default I/O scheduler[/LIST]

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My own additions[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Implement Saber Mods:  Much of the ported features that have been ported from CyanogenMod (about half), were implement/ported by me and not rascarlo.  Because of this I don't feel it represents what rascarlo himself has in mind for features of his ROM builds.  But just for the record big thanks to rascarlo for the following features ported from CyanogenMod that will now be in saber mods:
[LIST]
[*]Status Bar/Clock - Show Clock, AM/PM style, Battery status style
[*]Lockscreen shortcuts
[/LIST]
[*]Removed unneeded patches from the device source tree (Might have been causing some issues)
[/LIST]

[B]Kernel Changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Removed unneeded patches (Might have been causing some issues)[/LIST]

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My own additions[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Add new arm and neon compiler flags
[/LIST]

[B]Kernel Changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Fixed a kernel regression:  Use new compiler flags for arm and neon and remove cortex-a9 flags
which might be breaking some things[/LIST]

[B][COLOR="Lime"]full_tilapia-Saber-Mod-1357461145-0106[/COLOR]
Rascarlo framework changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]enable copy/paste for google talk.
[*]remove duplicate cesium for alarm
[/LIST]
[B]CyanogenMod framework changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]GlobalActions: Fix dialog dismissal (theme engine related)
[*]GlobalActions: Fix possible race condition when showing dialog. (also theme engine related)
[*]Fixed typo in Recreating an Activity documentation
[*]Fix logging typos in GpsLocationProvider
[/LIST]
[B]CyanogenMod bionic changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Revert "libm: Add a proper sincos() implementation"
[/LIST]
[B]My own additions[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Bring back the feature where screen does not turn on when changing the power state, e.g. plugging/unplugging from a power cable
[*]Busybox:  Merge latest upstream changes
[*]Revert "dmesg: implement official '-r' and colored output '-C'"
[*]powertop: fix error message
[*]dmesg: handle multi-char log levels
[*]klogd: handle multi-char log levels
[/LIST]

[B]Kernel Changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Kernel compression mode XZ
[*]Enable performance counters which is needed by powertop
[*]block: Adding ROW scheduling algorithm
[/LIST]

[B][COLOR="Lime"]full_tilapia-Saber-Mod-1357459782-0106[/COLOR]
Rascarlo framework changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]enable copy/paste for google talk.
[*]remove duplicate cesium for alarm
[/LIST]
[B]CyanogenMod framework changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]GlobalActions: Fix dialog dismissal (theme engine related)
[*]GlobalActions: Fix possible race condition when showing dialog. (also theme engine related)
[*]Fixed typo in Recreating an Activity documentation
[*]Fix logging typos in GpsLocationProvider
[/LIST]
[B]CyanogenMod bionic changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Revert "libm: Add a proper sincos() implementation"
[/LIST]
[B]My own additions[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Bring back the feature where screen does not turn on when changing the power state, e.g. plugging/unplugging from a power cable
[*]Busybox:  Merge latest upstream changes
[*]Revert "dmesg: implement official '-r' and colored output '-C'"
[*]powertop: fix error message
[*]dmesg: handle multi-char log levels
[*]klogd: handle multi-char log levels
[/LIST]

[B]Kernel Changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Kernel compression mode XZ
[*]Enable performance counters which is needed by powertop
[*]block: Adding ROW scheduling algorithm
[/LIST]

[B][COLOR="Lime"]Kernel Changes[/B]-0107[/COLOR]
[LIST]
[*]patches from linux and nvidia for drivers cpufrequency and interactive governor
[*]Nvidia patches for tegra devices
[*]For the fuil list of changes see the following links:
[LIST]
[*][url]https://github.com/pbeeler/Kernel-Grouper/compare/1fab576460...c31c3e6081[/url]
[*][url]https://github.com/pbeeler/Kernel-Grouper/compare/c31c3e6081...5c7441ec88[/url]
[*][url]https://github.com/pbeeler/Kernel-Grouper/compare/5c7441ec88...3246175bc1[/url]
[/LIST]
[*]Voltages are very close to stock
[*]Default underclocking to avoid battery overheating while gaming
[/LIST]

[B][COLOR="Lime"]sm_tilapia-1358765568-0121[/COLOR][/B]

[B]CyanogenMod framework changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Small frameworks bug fixes and optimizations.
[*]Launch default music player when plug in headset feature under sound settings.
[*]Add support for external dock batteries
[*]frameworks: base: add storage_sd_dock_card string
[/LIST]
[B]My own additions[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Shortened up ota package names more
[*]ROM flags now match kernel flags (-O2)
[*]Switched to user builds instead of userdebug
[/LIST]

[B]Kernel Changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Interactive governor back to default
[*]ramp up cpu on input events for interactive governor
[*]Fix android's lowmemorykiller from freezing the system
[*]Updated with latest Linux-3.2.y changes
[*]Bump to version 3.7 :)
[/LIST]

[B][COLOR="Lime"]sm_tilapia-1.0.1-1360278385-0207[/COLOR][/B]
[B]CyanogenMod framework changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Highlight the clear button in the recents view when clicked
[*]extend PreferenceActivity for title text on a single pane mode
[*]SystemUI: show date on 2 lines in status bar
[*]Webkit changes
[*]Monitor device storage directly in /data/data
[*]installd: Delete cache properly for devices using datadata partition
[*]frameworks/base: Fix to avoid crash when the tab is not set from app
[*]Wi-Fi: Pass default country code to driver
[*]Dispatch keys to a device specific key handler [B](docking keyboard support)[/B]
[*]DeviceKeyHandle: The device should consume only known keys (docking keyboard related)
[*]Port "Option to hide Adb notification icon (2/2)" (find this option under development settings ;))
[*]Various bug fixes
[*]Asus battery dock support (untested, use at your own risk!)
[*]Improve scrolling cache
[*]SystemUI: highlight quick settings and notification clear buttons
[*]Prevent audio players starting on startup.
[*]Lockscreen Targets : Make multi-user compatible
[*]Navbar : Fix left over glow
[*]systemui: modify hdpi & xhdpi drawables for battery_min
[/LIST]
[B]CyanogenMod DeskClock changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Make analog clock available as a lockscreen widget.
[*]Added flip and shake to snooze
[/LIST]
[B]CyanogenMod Settings changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Added fastsroll to the manage application screen so you don't need to scroll so much if you have alot of apps and want to go to the bottom of the list.
[*]Settings: Added cpu info and memory info to About Phone Settings
[/LIST]
[B]CyanogenMod dalvik changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]A lot, see here:  [url]https://github.com/SaberMod/android_dalvik/commits/sm-jb-mr1[/url]
[/LIST]
[B]CyanogenMod more framework changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]A lot, see here: [url]https://github.com/SaberMod/android_frameworks_av/commits/sm-jb-mr1[/url]
[/LIST]
[B]CyanogenMod webkit changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*] Virtually everything since I merged their repo into mine.
[/LIST]
[B]My own additions[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Fix typos in DeskClock new feature from CM:  Display "nexus" under alarm settings instead of "phone" and/or "device".  This is related to the new flip and shake alarm clock actions.
[*]System Core:  init: Allow for arbitrary long /proc/cpuinfo output
[*]System Core:  libsuspend: check for NULL autosuspend operations beforehand
[*]System Core:  rootdir: init.rc: Fix for "add_tid_to_cgroup failed to write" warnings
[*]System Core:  Fixed improper size displaying in 'df' utility
[*]Updated new ROM flags for C and CPP.  These flags optimize the builds more.  Updated with stable flags that do not break any functionality.
[*]Added linaro's new GCC 4.8  daily toolchain for arm-eabi.  Only certain parts of the ROM use this.  Adds extra optimizations to the builds.  Expect frequent updates with new toolchain updates.
[*]Updated all linaro patches to fix building with GCC 4.8 toolchains
[*]Updated ROM builds to use java 1.7 instead of 1.6.  Patches for these I pulled from CyanogenMod's github
[*]Merged latest busybox patches from mainline
[*]volume rocker music control (ported from CyanogenMod).  Can be found in SaberMod settings
[*]Volume key cursor control (Ported from CyanogenMod)  Can be found in SaberMod settings
[*]Fixed app compatibility in bionic with games such as plague
[*]Updated prebuilt apps such as SuperSU and android terminal emulator to latest versions
[*]Updated compiler flags to safe and usable.  This optimizes the builds further.  New flags can be seen here:  [url]https://github.com/SaberMod/android_device_asus_grouper/commit/3bf3bda52b16a9ae1b90e6128d97bd8769062005[/url]
[/LIST]

[B]Kernel Changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Fix bug with stuck on boot when android is upgrading "starting apps message".  Changing kernel compression from lzma to gzip fixed this.
[*]Kernel is now built with linaro's daily toolchains 4.8 so expect frequent kernel updates as the toolchains are updated.
[*]Updated kernel flags for C to optimize the kernel further.  Fixed compiling with linaro toolchains.
[*]Merged with latest 3.2.y linux patches.  Bump to V3.8 respectively.
[*]Put default clock frequencies back to stock, 102MHZ min and 1.3GHZ max.
[*]Disabled BFQ I/O scheduler.  With the latest 3.2.y changes it's not as compatible as before and is throwing out a lot of warning during compilation time.  The new default is CFQ.  Change to your liking if you so wish to.
[*]Updated kernel flags to safe and usable.  This optimizes the kernel more.  New flags can be seen here:  [url]https://github.com/SaberMod/Kernel-Grouper/commit/7330e56a3cb2b98f148887a9451628d69f510c3e[/url]
[/LIST]

[B][COLOR="Lime"]sm_tilapia-1.0.1-RC2[/COLOR][/B]

[B]CyanogenMod framework changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Asus battery dock support (untested, use at your own risk!)
[*]Improve scrolling cache
[*]SystemUI: highlight quick settings and notification clear buttons
[*]Prevent audio players starting on startup.
[*]Lockscreen Targets : Make multi-user compatible
[*]Navbar : Fix left over glow
[*]systemui: modify hdpi & xhdpi drawables for battery_min
[/LIST]

[B]My own additions[/B]
[LIST]
[*]volume rocker music control (ported from CyanogenMod).  Can be found in SaberMod settings
[*]Volume key cursor control (Ported from CyanogenMod)  Can be found in SaberMod settings
[*]Merged latest busybox changes from mainline busybox
[*]Fixed app compatibility in bionic with games such as plague
[*]Updated prebuilt apps such as SuperSU and android terminal emulator to latest versions
[*]Updated compiler flags to safe and usable.  This optimizes the builds further.  New flags can be seen here: [url]https://github.com/SaberMod/android_device_asus_grouper/commit/3bf3bda52b16a9ae1b90e6128d97bd8769062005[/url]
[*]Merged the rest of framework patches from 4.1.2
[*]Still working on a fix for variable lockscreen pattern size
[*]Fixed QuickSettings tiles for WiFi and Bluetooth
[*]Latest nightly toolchains as always
[*]Merged CyanogenMod busybox and mainline busybox
[*]Framework: Make Safe headset volume user configurable (Ported from CyanogenMod)
[*]LockscreenTargets : Dismiss on target select
[*]Various clang fixes to allow adding graphite optimizations during compilation without the builds failing.  Some of these have been submitted by me and merged into Linaro gerrit code review.
[*]Added graphite flags for CC and CPP programming languages optimizations
[*]Built latest toolchains from GNU source and enabled graphite functionality.  This allows graphite optimizations to be used during compilation.
[*]Added even more optimization flags, but none that increase code size to a unsafe level that will cause more battery drain and memory usage.
[*]Disabled zram from running by default.  Was causing lag and battery drain.
[*]Bring variable lockscreen pattern size back now that it's fixed.
[*]Removed spare parts system app, it's old and broken.
[*]Merged latest mainline busybox changes from master branch
[*]Fixed cifs, credits for patches from CyanogenMod
[*]Updated latest binaries for 4.2.2
[*]Merged the rest of AOSP 4.2.2 changes now that the full source is out :)
[*]Fixed screen not waking properly with taping power button
[*]More bionic optimization patches ported from CyanogenMod's github
[*]Anything else I'm forgetting will add later
[/LIST]

[B]Kernel Changes[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Merged with latest 3.2.y linux patches.  Bump to V3.8 respectively.
[*]Put default clock frequencies back to stock, 102MHZ min and 1.3GHZ max.
[*]Disabled BFQ I/O scheduler.  With the latest 3.2.y changes it's not as compatible as before and is throwing out a lot of warning during compilation time.  The new default is CFQ.  Change to your liking if you so wish to.
[*]Updated kernel flags to safe and usable.  This optimizes the kernel more.  New flags can be seen here:  [url]https://github.com/SaberMod/Kernel-Grouper/commit/7330e56a3cb2b98f148887a9451628d69f510c3e[/url]
[*]Kernel is now built with SaberMod's very own arm-eabi GCC 4.8 toolchain! :)
[*]Built with toolchain revision 195953.  GNU updates their GCC source daily, sometime even hourly!  Of course I don't have time to rebuild toolchains on a hourly basis that would be absurd lol!  But I will try to update it once every day or two days if I have time.  New kernel versions will either be posted seperately on the first post and/or in new ROM versions.  New ROM builds only need to be updated with ROM changes, not for only kernel.  So if you want the latest and greatest kernel version, check regularly ;)
[*]Toolchain source is [url=https://github.com/SaberMod/android_prebuilts_gcc_linux-x86_arm_sabermod-arm-eabi-4.8]here[/url] and does not require any special kernel patches to build the kernel with it :)
[*]Initial merges for android 4.4.2.  This is the first beta so expect bugs, although I haven't found any yet.
[*]Rom uses stock kernel until AOSP updates the relevant hardware to match the kernel drivers.
[*]Merged with latest AOSP kernel source for 4.2.2.  Bumped major version to 4.8
[*]Bumped new daily arm-eabi SaberMod toolchain.  Built with toolchain revision 195953 (Newer GNU GCC source)
[*]Default kernel settings for governor and I/O scheduler to match stock kernel.  Userspace for governor and CFQ for I/O scheduler
[*]Merged with latest linux-3.2.y branch patches.  Bumped minor version to 4.9
[*]Added zen I/O scheduler per request of  [user=4495174]@danny8[/user]
[*]Added cifs module back now that it's functional
[*]Added more kernel flag optimizations
[/LIST]

[B][COLOR="Lime"]sm_tilapia-1.0.1-RC3[/COLOR][/B]
[LIST]
[*]Fixed various bugs with gallery and voice search
[*]Other various minor ROM bug fixes
[*]Added SaberMod GCC 4.8 toolchains for building the ROMs.  This is a huge step and a major improvement in these ROMs
[*]Added LockClock lockscreen widget app
[*]Added new wallpaper app
[*]Navigation Ring shortcuts
[*]Battery Bar
[*]Expanded Desktop improvements
[*]Configurable power menu
[*]Dual pane preferences
[*]Pie controls
[*]Quiet hours
[*]Power sounds
[*]Configurable rotation settings
[*]Swap volume buttons when screen is rotated
[/LIST]

[B][COLOR="Lime"]sm_tilapia-1.0.1-1368930533-0519[/COLOR][/B]
[LIST]
[*]Remove configurable rotation settings and swap volume buttons while rotated.  Was very buggy features needed to be gone.
[*]SaberMod toolchain 4.9 implemented :D
[*]Toggle to wake screen when plugged/unplugged.  Ported from AOKP by    [user=3124065]@rascarlo[/user]
[*]Fix SystemUI memory leaks on theme changes.
[*]Expanded Desktop improvements/fixes from CyanogenMod
[*]Pie control improvements/fixes from CyanogenMod
[*]Quiet hours cleanup/fixes
[*]Navigation bar fixes and improvements from CyanogenMod
[*]Power sound notifications: fix ringtone picker title
[*]Add a option to hide power off option for power menu on lockscreen
[*]Hide reboot menu from lock screen since this is a security risk
[*]Remove Launch music player on headset connect
[*]Remove music control
[*]Fix entering navbar editor in expanded desktop mode.
[*]Kernel updated to Linux 3.2.45
[/LIST]
 
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sparksco

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Right on let me know how it runs, so far pre-beta testing I've had nothing but good news. Also if someone could possibly post up some screenshots at some point (as many as possible), that would be really helpful as I have no idea how this ROM looks lol.
 

sparksco

Inactive Recognized Developer
Feb 27, 2010
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I checked and tethering probably won't work unless someone provides the source on how to do it. Prebuilt flashable framework apps won't work as this ROM has a custom framework. I need pure source code for this.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
 

sparksco

Inactive Recognized Developer
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My be you will include this pre-beta trester to thanks list? :p
Anyway I can report, that everything works just fine from the first build which sparksco sent me two weeks ago.

I was first waiting for you to make your appearance :p
Thanks again for continued support. OP updated.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
 

Kaze105

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I have TWRP, followed the instructions, backuped, wiped, installed rom with gapps. I sadly cant get past the boot animation.

Redownloaded rom and gapps (and md5), but still have problem.

Can attach logcat if necessary.
 
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sparksco

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Feb 27, 2010
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I have TWRP, followed the instructions, backuped, wiped, installed rom with gapps. I sadly cant get past the boot animation.

Redownloaded rom and gapps (and md5), but still have problem.

Can attach logcat if necessary.

It takes awhile to boot up. How long did you wait?

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
 

kenkiller

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I checked and tethering probably won't work unless someone provides the source on how to do it. Prebuilt flashable framework apps won't work as this ROM has a custom framework. I need pure source code for this.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
Most probably will have to check with stridger how he patched the framework to enable it. :D
 

sparksco

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Most probably will have to check with stridger how he patched the framework to enable it. :D

No patching is not good on AOSP Roms. This is not a ota based ROM so patching is not good. I needs to be in the full raw ROM source. No patching of any kind will be done unless it's in the raw source code. Have you even tried the ROM so verify if it's working? Please stop throwing things around if it's not been verified.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
 

kenkiller

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Nov 21, 2009
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No patching is not good on AOSP Roms. This is not a ota based ROM so patching is not good. I needs to be in the full raw ROM source. No patching of any kind will be done unless it's in the raw source code. Have you even tried the ROM so verify if it's working? Please stop throwing things around if it's not been verified.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
Sorry, don't take it the wrong way. I can't flash it in my current situation, that's why I'm asking.
 

denzel09

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Teheran
Thanks so much

Sent from my Asus Nexus 7 3g 32GB

---------- Post added at 12:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:08 PM ----------

Hi i am on stock 4.2.1 with bricked ker last versione 0.58. Now i want try tour ker, it works on stock, buddy?

Thank

Sent from my Asus Nexus 7 3g 32GB

---------- Post added at 12:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:15 PM ----------

I nave try your last kernel sabertooth flashing with cwm but installati on aborted on "get product tilapia " or something similar...

Sent from my Asus Nexus 7 3g 32GB

---------- Post added at 12:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:26 PM ----------

Another questione, about OC gpu? Which frequency you nave set in kernel or is it possibile change that manually?

Sent from my Asus Nexus 7 3g 32GB
 

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    linaro.jpg

    I built this ROM from AOSP source and added 40+ Linaro patches to the source for strict-aliasing compiler optimizations. Roms include Linaro string handling routines for memory optimizations. No android kitchens were used to make this rom at all, everything is source build :)
    All ROMs and kernels are built with SaberMod toolchains. The ROMs are built with GCC 4.9 toolchains. The kernels are built with GCC 4.8 toolchains.

    Instructions:
    First time flashing this ROM on your Nexus 7, or coming from another ROM?
    1. Root the device and install ClockworkMod or TWRP Recovery.
    2. Perform a NANDroid backup of your current ROM.
    3. Format the system, data & cache partitions of your device.
    4. Perform a factory reset.
    5. Flash ROM.
    6. Flash Gapps package (optional)

    Flashing a newer version?
    1. Perform a NANDroid backup of your current ROM.
    2. Wipe cache and dalvik-cache in recovery
    3. Flash ROM
    4. Flash Gapps add-on package (optional)

    A few notes on battery/charging
    After flashing ROM and/or kernel you may get some battery drain. Give the device time to settle into the ROM/kernel, and after a full charge or two you should notice improved battery life.

    Flashing a Testing kernel?
    I've decided to add testing kernels which will allow users to try-out a newer kernel version and give their feedback on it before I include it in new ROM versions. This also allows me to just update kernels without having to update the entire ROM, when there is no ROM changes from one version to the next. I will include them as attachments.
    1. Reboot your device into recovery
    2. Flash the flashable zip in recovery
    3. Done

    General Credits and Features:

    * Google of course for most of the source

    Most of these feature I've ported or no porting was needed
    * CyanogenMod
    • https://github.com/CyanogenMod
    • Using CM bionic as a base
    • busybox
    • CMFileManager
    • DSPManager
    • Calendar app
    • Browser app (endhanced)
    • Torch
    • Keyboard
    • Theme chooser
    • LockClock lockscreen widget app
    • Advanced calculator app
    • Enhanced stock Email app
    • Command line tools such as bash, vim, htop and powertop
    • Forward port Long press back to kill app
    • Custom power menu: Reboot, Screenshot, Expanded Desktop
    • Expandable Volume Control
    • Volume Rocker Music Control
    • Circle Battery Mod with percentage option mod
    • Show/Hide clock and AM/PM Style
    • Openvpn, Openssh sources
    • Clear Recent apps
    • SystemUI: Statusbar Clock and Date actions
    • customizable lock screen targets
    • Variable lockscreen pattern size
    • Navigation bar customization
    • NavRing shortcuts
    • Status bar settings
    • Quiet hours
    • Launch default music app when headset plugged in
    • Safe headset volume toggle
    • Power sounds toggle
    • Rotation settings
    • Swap volume buttons when screen is rotated
    • USB OTG storage
    • USB Notify toggle to hide USB notification icon from status bar
    • Pie controls
    * Linaro
    • http://git.linaro.org/gitweb
    • Tons of strict-aliasing compiler flag optimizations
    • -O3 optimizations
    • String handling routines for memory optimizations
    * Koush for opensource SuperUser
    * Rascarlo
    * Wrixituz
    • bootanimations. The original thread is HERE
    * Other features
    • The kernel that is in this ROM
    • Disabled ROM from flashing stock recovery
    • Screen will not turn on when unplugging from power usb/ac.
    • SaberMod GCC 4.8 toolchains highly optimize the ROMs
    • Extra build optimizations
    • Battery Bar
    • Custom Navigation Bar height
    • Check Changelog on third post for more detailed info
    • Wallpaperz app for extra wallpapers
    • Probably other things, I'm too modest sometimes :)

    If I'm forgetting anyone let me know and I'll add you to the list!

    About The Kernel: Saber-toothed-Squirrel

    stscv.jpg

    Things I've added/changed
    • Merged Google's latest kernel source for android 4.2
    • A lot of kernel debugging disabled
    • Advanced memory managment all the way up to 3.2 linux kernel
    • File system enhancements include ext4, nfs, NFSv4, NFSv3, vfs, aio
    • Various other fixes from the mainline linux kernel. For more info checkout my github
    • UV voltage
    • I/O improvments/fixes from the mainline linux kernel.
    • Added ARM optimizations.

    Cherry-picked changes from faux123's Github
    • User voltage control (For voltage control use SystemTuner by 3C)

    Cherry-picked from show-p1984's Github
    • CPU overclocking

    Kernels now include Nvidia patches

    These builds can be found on goo manager app under TeamAndroid account and Rom Manager under sparksco Roms

    Enjoy!

    Latest Rom Download

    All my current Rom Manager builds

    All my current goo builds

    Latest 4.2.2 gapps

    Kernel Source Complying with GPL

    Any and all donations are appreciated! All donations will go towards purchasing of new nexus devices to continue SaberMod development.

    Donators: I will not be putting amounts donated unless requested by the donator. All donations are appreciated regardless of amounts. Everyone has different incomes and this seems like the most respectable thing for everyone ;)


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    Changelog

    Code:
    [B][COLOR="lime"]Initial Release full_tilapia-ota-sparksco-1355764347-1217[/COLOR][/B]
    
    [B][COLOR="Lime"]full_tilapia-ota-sparksco-1355860291-1218[/COLOR][/B]
    [B]Rom Changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]SystemUI: fix delay in applying am/pm setting for notification clock
    [*]Smooth Spinners: Makes the loading "spinner" animation smoother in non-holo apps
    [*]4.2 Transition: Notification Header datetime click
    [*]GlowPadView : Re-enable magneticTargets
    [*]Prevent scanning during DHCP process
    [*]Removed zram script from running default on each boot (now requires a script if you want to enable this feature)
    [/LIST]
    
    [B][COLOR="Lime"]full_tilapia-ota-sparksco-1355956581-1219[/COLOR][/B]
    [B]Rom Changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]changed behaviour of the battery tile.  onClick is now screen off. onLongClick is ACTION_POWER_USAGE_SUMMARY
    [*]added onLongClick to user tile to open ACTION_SYNC_SETTINGS
    [*]Switched compiler flags to use cortex-a9 instead of corex-a8
    [*]Added new APN list
    [/LIST]
    
    [B]Kernel Changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Switched compiler flags to use cortex-a9 instead of corex-a8
    [/LIST]
    
    [B][COLOR="Lime"]full_tilapia-ota-sparksco-1356056874-1221[/COLOR][/B]
    [B]Rom Changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Added CMFileManager Themes (Not currently working for some reason :()
    [*]Added print script info for ROM flashing
    [*]Framework: Bring Long press back kill app toast back
    [*]switch onClick and onLongClick for battery tile (rascarlo)
    [/LIST]
    
    [B][COLOR="Lime"]full_tilapia-ota-sparksco-1356205692-1222[/COLOR][/B]
    [B]Rom Changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Added theme engine support.  Ported from cm-10.1 by me.  You can now use cm10/aokp theme apps.
    [/LIST]
    
    [B][COLOR="Lime"]12/23/12[/COLOR][/B]
    [B]Kernel Changes (Attached to first post)[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]ARM tegra3 dvfs: Because we're not using mpdecision hotplug management anymore, voltages need to be raised slighty.  This fixes some lagging issues with app scrolling and random lockups that occur when we run out of memory.  Android low memory killer needs to pull in a few more voltages.[/LIST]
    
    [B][COLOR="Lime"]full_tilapia-ota-sparksco-1356352113-1224[/COLOR]
    Rom Changes
    CyanogenMod changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Bionic:  Merged in latest [B][url=https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_bionic/commits/cm-10.1]CM bionic changes[/url][/B]
    [*]Audioservice: Fix Theme engine support
    [*]Framework: Remove orphaned Theme related code
    [*]Framework: Fix GSM signal strength
    [/LIST]
    [B]Linaro changes for bionic[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Add optimized version of memcpy for Cortex A9
    [/LIST]
    [B]Other ROM changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]busybox:  Merged latest mainline busybox upstream changes
    [*]Gallery2 (AOSP):  Hide from showing in launcher to avoid duplicate galleries showing.  AOSP gallery is still accessible for certain task such as video and picture editing.
    [/LIST]
    
    [B][COLOR="Lime"]full_tilapia-ota-sparksco-1356516023-1226[/COLOR][/B]
    [B]Rom Changes
    Rascarlo framework changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]QuickSettings:  open ACTION_DATA_ROAMING_SETTINGS onClick for the RSSI tile.  Bring up mobile network settings, insted of data usage summary
    [*]QuickSettings:  move location tile from temporary state
    [*]QuickSettings:  add switch on/off action to onClick for WiFi and BlueTooth Tiles
    [*]QuickSettings:  add switch on/off action to onClick for Location tile
    [/LIST]
    [B]CyanogenMod changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Framework: Fix GSM signal strength
    [*]wifi: Allow Settings to retrieve country code:  This makes getCountryCode behave like getFrequencyBand.  This allows Settings to get/set country code like it can for frequency band.
    [*]SoundSettings: Show DSPManager.  DSPManager can now be accessed through the sound settings.
    [/LIST]
    [B]My own additions[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]DeskClock:  Ported Add option to hide AlarmClock Icon in StatusBar from a older version of CyanogenMod (4.1.2 based).  This option is in alarm clock settings.
    [*]Updated Android Terminal Emulator app to latest Play Store version.
    [*]New bootanimation thanks to [url=http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=4397671]Wrixituz[/url].  The original thread is [url=http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2053989]HERE[/url]
    [*]Updated java to latest Oracle Sun java release u38
    [/LIST]
    
    [B][COLOR="Lime"]full_tilapia-ota-sparksco-1356706639-1228[/COLOR]
    Rascarlo framework changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]QuickSettings:  open ACTION_DATA_ROAMING_SETTINGS onClick for the RSSI tile.  Bring up mobile network settings, insted of data usage summary
    [*]QuickSettings:  add screenOffTile
    [*]QuickSettings:  add ACTION_DISPLAY_SETTINGS for onLongClick behaviour of the batteryTile
    [/LIST]
    [B]CyanogenMod changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Allow mounting of multiple volumes via mass storage (framework part)
    [*]Make "SD Card removed" notification dismissible if the removed SD Card is not the primary storage
    [/LIST]
    [B]My own additions[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*][*]grouper: enable USB OTG storage (Thanks to [url=https://github.com/pbeeler/android_device_asus_grouper/commit/639a1dacce05b7f57ebd13eee12679b02050677f]davet321[/url]).  Ported from older version of CyanogenMod 10 4.1.2 based.
    [*]New bootanimation thanks to [url=http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=4397671]Wrixituz[/url].  The original thread is [url=http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2053989]HERE[/url]
    [/LIST]
    
    [B][COLOR="Lime"]full_tilapia-ota-sparksco-1356882239-1230[/COLOR]
    Rascarlo framework changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]QuickSettings:  add switch on/off action to onClick for rssiTile.
    [*]QuickSettings:  Don't collapse quicksettings bluetooth and wifi after change state
    [*]QuickSettings:  add rebootTile
    [/LIST]
    [B]CyanogenMod changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Add config_speed_up_audio_on_mt_calls option
    [*]Increase lock screen widget limit from 5 to 9
    [/LIST]
    [B]My own additions[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Fixed bugs with USB otg storage unmounting not working properly.  Fixed permissions for usbdisk to be the same as /sdcard, read/writing permssions.  usbdisk should unmount cleanly the first time you press the button now.  [B]usb location is /storage/usbdisk[/B]
    [/LIST]
    
    [B][COLOR="Lime"]full_tilapia-ota-sparksco-1357008877-0101[/COLOR]
    CyanogenMod changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Add support for variable size pattern lockscreen (ported)
    [*]NavigationBar Customization (ported)
    [/LIST]
    [B]My own additions[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]NavigationBar: Custom height (ported from very old cm ROM android 4.1.2 based and it was a abandoned patch that I brought back!)
    [/LIST]
    
    [B]Kernel Changes (Attached to first post)[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Voltage levels are back to stock android kernel
    [*]BFQ scheduler is now the default I/O scheduler[/LIST]
    
    [B][COLOR="Lime"]full_tilapia-Saber-Mod-1357148908-0102[/COLOR]
    My own additions[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Implement Saber Mods:  Much of the ported features that have been ported from CyanogenMod (about half), were implement/ported by me and not rascarlo.  Because of this I don't feel it represents what rascarlo himself has in mind for features of his ROM builds.  But just for the record big thanks to rascarlo for the following features ported from CyanogenMod that will now be in saber mods:
    [LIST]
    [*]Status Bar/Clock - Show Clock, AM/PM style, Battery status style
    [*]Lockscreen shortcuts
    [/LIST]
    [*]Removed unneeded patches from the device source tree (Might have been causing some issues)
    [/LIST]
    
    [B]Kernel Changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Removed unneeded patches (Might have been causing some issues)[/LIST]
    
    [B][COLOR="Lime"]full_tilapia-Saber-Mod-1357250101-0103[/COLOR]
    My own additions[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Add new arm and neon compiler flags
    [/LIST]
    
    [B]Kernel Changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Fixed a kernel regression:  Use new compiler flags for arm and neon and remove cortex-a9 flags
    which might be breaking some things[/LIST]
    
    [B][COLOR="Lime"]full_tilapia-Saber-Mod-1357461145-0106[/COLOR]
    Rascarlo framework changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]enable copy/paste for google talk.
    [*]remove duplicate cesium for alarm
    [/LIST]
    [B]CyanogenMod framework changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]GlobalActions: Fix dialog dismissal (theme engine related)
    [*]GlobalActions: Fix possible race condition when showing dialog. (also theme engine related)
    [*]Fixed typo in Recreating an Activity documentation
    [*]Fix logging typos in GpsLocationProvider
    [/LIST]
    [B]CyanogenMod bionic changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Revert "libm: Add a proper sincos() implementation"
    [/LIST]
    [B]My own additions[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Bring back the feature where screen does not turn on when changing the power state, e.g. plugging/unplugging from a power cable
    [*]Busybox:  Merge latest upstream changes
    [*]Revert "dmesg: implement official '-r' and colored output '-C'"
    [*]powertop: fix error message
    [*]dmesg: handle multi-char log levels
    [*]klogd: handle multi-char log levels
    [/LIST]
    
    [B]Kernel Changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Kernel compression mode XZ
    [*]Enable performance counters which is needed by powertop
    [*]block: Adding ROW scheduling algorithm
    [/LIST]
    
    [B][COLOR="Lime"]full_tilapia-Saber-Mod-1357459782-0106[/COLOR]
    Rascarlo framework changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]enable copy/paste for google talk.
    [*]remove duplicate cesium for alarm
    [/LIST]
    [B]CyanogenMod framework changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]GlobalActions: Fix dialog dismissal (theme engine related)
    [*]GlobalActions: Fix possible race condition when showing dialog. (also theme engine related)
    [*]Fixed typo in Recreating an Activity documentation
    [*]Fix logging typos in GpsLocationProvider
    [/LIST]
    [B]CyanogenMod bionic changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Revert "libm: Add a proper sincos() implementation"
    [/LIST]
    [B]My own additions[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Bring back the feature where screen does not turn on when changing the power state, e.g. plugging/unplugging from a power cable
    [*]Busybox:  Merge latest upstream changes
    [*]Revert "dmesg: implement official '-r' and colored output '-C'"
    [*]powertop: fix error message
    [*]dmesg: handle multi-char log levels
    [*]klogd: handle multi-char log levels
    [/LIST]
    
    [B]Kernel Changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Kernel compression mode XZ
    [*]Enable performance counters which is needed by powertop
    [*]block: Adding ROW scheduling algorithm
    [/LIST]
    
    [B][COLOR="Lime"]Kernel Changes[/B]-0107[/COLOR]
    [LIST]
    [*]patches from linux and nvidia for drivers cpufrequency and interactive governor
    [*]Nvidia patches for tegra devices
    [*]For the fuil list of changes see the following links:
    [LIST]
    [*][url]https://github.com/pbeeler/Kernel-Grouper/compare/1fab576460...c31c3e6081[/url]
    [*][url]https://github.com/pbeeler/Kernel-Grouper/compare/c31c3e6081...5c7441ec88[/url]
    [*][url]https://github.com/pbeeler/Kernel-Grouper/compare/5c7441ec88...3246175bc1[/url]
    [/LIST]
    [*]Voltages are very close to stock
    [*]Default underclocking to avoid battery overheating while gaming
    [/LIST]
    
    [B][COLOR="Lime"]sm_tilapia-1358765568-0121[/COLOR][/B]
    
    [B]CyanogenMod framework changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Small frameworks bug fixes and optimizations.
    [*]Launch default music player when plug in headset feature under sound settings.
    [*]Add support for external dock batteries
    [*]frameworks: base: add storage_sd_dock_card string
    [/LIST]
    [B]My own additions[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Shortened up ota package names more
    [*]ROM flags now match kernel flags (-O2)
    [*]Switched to user builds instead of userdebug
    [/LIST]
    
    [B]Kernel Changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Interactive governor back to default
    [*]ramp up cpu on input events for interactive governor
    [*]Fix android's lowmemorykiller from freezing the system
    [*]Updated with latest Linux-3.2.y changes
    [*]Bump to version 3.7 :)
    [/LIST]
    
    [B][COLOR="Lime"]sm_tilapia-1.0.1-1360278385-0207[/COLOR][/B]
    [B]CyanogenMod framework changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Highlight the clear button in the recents view when clicked
    [*]extend PreferenceActivity for title text on a single pane mode
    [*]SystemUI: show date on 2 lines in status bar
    [*]Webkit changes
    [*]Monitor device storage directly in /data/data
    [*]installd: Delete cache properly for devices using datadata partition
    [*]frameworks/base: Fix to avoid crash when the tab is not set from app
    [*]Wi-Fi: Pass default country code to driver
    [*]Dispatch keys to a device specific key handler [B](docking keyboard support)[/B]
    [*]DeviceKeyHandle: The device should consume only known keys (docking keyboard related)
    [*]Port "Option to hide Adb notification icon (2/2)" (find this option under development settings ;))
    [*]Various bug fixes
    [*]Asus battery dock support (untested, use at your own risk!)
    [*]Improve scrolling cache
    [*]SystemUI: highlight quick settings and notification clear buttons
    [*]Prevent audio players starting on startup.
    [*]Lockscreen Targets : Make multi-user compatible
    [*]Navbar : Fix left over glow
    [*]systemui: modify hdpi & xhdpi drawables for battery_min
    [/LIST]
    [B]CyanogenMod DeskClock changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Make analog clock available as a lockscreen widget.
    [*]Added flip and shake to snooze
    [/LIST]
    [B]CyanogenMod Settings changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Added fastsroll to the manage application screen so you don't need to scroll so much if you have alot of apps and want to go to the bottom of the list.
    [*]Settings: Added cpu info and memory info to About Phone Settings
    [/LIST]
    [B]CyanogenMod dalvik changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]A lot, see here:  [url]https://github.com/SaberMod/android_dalvik/commits/sm-jb-mr1[/url]
    [/LIST]
    [B]CyanogenMod more framework changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]A lot, see here: [url]https://github.com/SaberMod/android_frameworks_av/commits/sm-jb-mr1[/url]
    [/LIST]
    [B]CyanogenMod webkit changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*] Virtually everything since I merged their repo into mine.
    [/LIST]
    [B]My own additions[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Fix typos in DeskClock new feature from CM:  Display "nexus" under alarm settings instead of "phone" and/or "device".  This is related to the new flip and shake alarm clock actions.
    [*]System Core:  init: Allow for arbitrary long /proc/cpuinfo output
    [*]System Core:  libsuspend: check for NULL autosuspend operations beforehand
    [*]System Core:  rootdir: init.rc: Fix for "add_tid_to_cgroup failed to write" warnings
    [*]System Core:  Fixed improper size displaying in 'df' utility
    [*]Updated new ROM flags for C and CPP.  These flags optimize the builds more.  Updated with stable flags that do not break any functionality.
    [*]Added linaro's new GCC 4.8  daily toolchain for arm-eabi.  Only certain parts of the ROM use this.  Adds extra optimizations to the builds.  Expect frequent updates with new toolchain updates.
    [*]Updated all linaro patches to fix building with GCC 4.8 toolchains
    [*]Updated ROM builds to use java 1.7 instead of 1.6.  Patches for these I pulled from CyanogenMod's github
    [*]Merged latest busybox patches from mainline
    [*]volume rocker music control (ported from CyanogenMod).  Can be found in SaberMod settings
    [*]Volume key cursor control (Ported from CyanogenMod)  Can be found in SaberMod settings
    [*]Fixed app compatibility in bionic with games such as plague
    [*]Updated prebuilt apps such as SuperSU and android terminal emulator to latest versions
    [*]Updated compiler flags to safe and usable.  This optimizes the builds further.  New flags can be seen here:  [url]https://github.com/SaberMod/android_device_asus_grouper/commit/3bf3bda52b16a9ae1b90e6128d97bd8769062005[/url]
    [/LIST]
    
    [B]Kernel Changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Fix bug with stuck on boot when android is upgrading "starting apps message".  Changing kernel compression from lzma to gzip fixed this.
    [*]Kernel is now built with linaro's daily toolchains 4.8 so expect frequent kernel updates as the toolchains are updated.
    [*]Updated kernel flags for C to optimize the kernel further.  Fixed compiling with linaro toolchains.
    [*]Merged with latest 3.2.y linux patches.  Bump to V3.8 respectively.
    [*]Put default clock frequencies back to stock, 102MHZ min and 1.3GHZ max.
    [*]Disabled BFQ I/O scheduler.  With the latest 3.2.y changes it's not as compatible as before and is throwing out a lot of warning during compilation time.  The new default is CFQ.  Change to your liking if you so wish to.
    [*]Updated kernel flags to safe and usable.  This optimizes the kernel more.  New flags can be seen here:  [url]https://github.com/SaberMod/Kernel-Grouper/commit/7330e56a3cb2b98f148887a9451628d69f510c3e[/url]
    [/LIST]
    
    [B][COLOR="Lime"]sm_tilapia-1.0.1-RC2[/COLOR][/B]
    
    [B]CyanogenMod framework changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Asus battery dock support (untested, use at your own risk!)
    [*]Improve scrolling cache
    [*]SystemUI: highlight quick settings and notification clear buttons
    [*]Prevent audio players starting on startup.
    [*]Lockscreen Targets : Make multi-user compatible
    [*]Navbar : Fix left over glow
    [*]systemui: modify hdpi & xhdpi drawables for battery_min
    [/LIST]
    
    [B]My own additions[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]volume rocker music control (ported from CyanogenMod).  Can be found in SaberMod settings
    [*]Volume key cursor control (Ported from CyanogenMod)  Can be found in SaberMod settings
    [*]Merged latest busybox changes from mainline busybox
    [*]Fixed app compatibility in bionic with games such as plague
    [*]Updated prebuilt apps such as SuperSU and android terminal emulator to latest versions
    [*]Updated compiler flags to safe and usable.  This optimizes the builds further.  New flags can be seen here: [url]https://github.com/SaberMod/android_device_asus_grouper/commit/3bf3bda52b16a9ae1b90e6128d97bd8769062005[/url]
    [*]Merged the rest of framework patches from 4.1.2
    [*]Still working on a fix for variable lockscreen pattern size
    [*]Fixed QuickSettings tiles for WiFi and Bluetooth
    [*]Latest nightly toolchains as always
    [*]Merged CyanogenMod busybox and mainline busybox
    [*]Framework: Make Safe headset volume user configurable (Ported from CyanogenMod)
    [*]LockscreenTargets : Dismiss on target select
    [*]Various clang fixes to allow adding graphite optimizations during compilation without the builds failing.  Some of these have been submitted by me and merged into Linaro gerrit code review.
    [*]Added graphite flags for CC and CPP programming languages optimizations
    [*]Built latest toolchains from GNU source and enabled graphite functionality.  This allows graphite optimizations to be used during compilation.
    [*]Added even more optimization flags, but none that increase code size to a unsafe level that will cause more battery drain and memory usage.
    [*]Disabled zram from running by default.  Was causing lag and battery drain.
    [*]Bring variable lockscreen pattern size back now that it's fixed.
    [*]Removed spare parts system app, it's old and broken.
    [*]Merged latest mainline busybox changes from master branch
    [*]Fixed cifs, credits for patches from CyanogenMod
    [*]Updated latest binaries for 4.2.2
    [*]Merged the rest of AOSP 4.2.2 changes now that the full source is out :)
    [*]Fixed screen not waking properly with taping power button
    [*]More bionic optimization patches ported from CyanogenMod's github
    [*]Anything else I'm forgetting will add later
    [/LIST]
    
    [B]Kernel Changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Merged with latest 3.2.y linux patches.  Bump to V3.8 respectively.
    [*]Put default clock frequencies back to stock, 102MHZ min and 1.3GHZ max.
    [*]Disabled BFQ I/O scheduler.  With the latest 3.2.y changes it's not as compatible as before and is throwing out a lot of warning during compilation time.  The new default is CFQ.  Change to your liking if you so wish to.
    [*]Updated kernel flags to safe and usable.  This optimizes the kernel more.  New flags can be seen here:  [url]https://github.com/SaberMod/Kernel-Grouper/commit/7330e56a3cb2b98f148887a9451628d69f510c3e[/url]
    [*]Kernel is now built with SaberMod's very own arm-eabi GCC 4.8 toolchain! :)
    [*]Built with toolchain revision 195953.  GNU updates their GCC source daily, sometime even hourly!  Of course I don't have time to rebuild toolchains on a hourly basis that would be absurd lol!  But I will try to update it once every day or two days if I have time.  New kernel versions will either be posted seperately on the first post and/or in new ROM versions.  New ROM builds only need to be updated with ROM changes, not for only kernel.  So if you want the latest and greatest kernel version, check regularly ;)
    [*]Toolchain source is [url=https://github.com/SaberMod/android_prebuilts_gcc_linux-x86_arm_sabermod-arm-eabi-4.8]here[/url] and does not require any special kernel patches to build the kernel with it :)
    [*]Initial merges for android 4.4.2.  This is the first beta so expect bugs, although I haven't found any yet.
    [*]Rom uses stock kernel until AOSP updates the relevant hardware to match the kernel drivers.
    [*]Merged with latest AOSP kernel source for 4.2.2.  Bumped major version to 4.8
    [*]Bumped new daily arm-eabi SaberMod toolchain.  Built with toolchain revision 195953 (Newer GNU GCC source)
    [*]Default kernel settings for governor and I/O scheduler to match stock kernel.  Userspace for governor and CFQ for I/O scheduler
    [*]Merged with latest linux-3.2.y branch patches.  Bumped minor version to 4.9
    [*]Added zen I/O scheduler per request of  [user=4495174]@danny8[/user]
    [*]Added cifs module back now that it's functional
    [*]Added more kernel flag optimizations
    [/LIST]
    
    [B][COLOR="Lime"]sm_tilapia-1.0.1-RC3[/COLOR][/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Fixed various bugs with gallery and voice search
    [*]Other various minor ROM bug fixes
    [*]Added SaberMod GCC 4.8 toolchains for building the ROMs.  This is a huge step and a major improvement in these ROMs
    [*]Added LockClock lockscreen widget app
    [*]Added new wallpaper app
    [*]Navigation Ring shortcuts
    [*]Battery Bar
    [*]Expanded Desktop improvements
    [*]Configurable power menu
    [*]Dual pane preferences
    [*]Pie controls
    [*]Quiet hours
    [*]Power sounds
    [*]Configurable rotation settings
    [*]Swap volume buttons when screen is rotated
    [/LIST]
    
    [B][COLOR="Lime"]sm_tilapia-1.0.1-1368930533-0519[/COLOR][/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Remove configurable rotation settings and swap volume buttons while rotated.  Was very buggy features needed to be gone.
    [*]SaberMod toolchain 4.9 implemented :D
    [*]Toggle to wake screen when plugged/unplugged.  Ported from AOKP by    [user=3124065]@rascarlo[/user]
    [*]Fix SystemUI memory leaks on theme changes.
    [*]Expanded Desktop improvements/fixes from CyanogenMod
    [*]Pie control improvements/fixes from CyanogenMod
    [*]Quiet hours cleanup/fixes
    [*]Navigation bar fixes and improvements from CyanogenMod
    [*]Power sound notifications: fix ringtone picker title
    [*]Add a option to hide power off option for power menu on lockscreen
    [*]Hide reboot menu from lock screen since this is a security risk
    [*]Remove Launch music player on headset connect
    [*]Remove music control
    [*]Fix entering navbar editor in expanded desktop mode.
    [*]Kernel updated to Linux 3.2.45
    [/LIST]
    8
    New Build

    New Build is up. I've update the changelog which I haven't done in a long time so it's huge. Posted here and in the third post. Enjoy

    Code:
    [B][COLOR="Lime"]sm_tilapia-1.0.1-1360278385-0207[/COLOR][/B]
    [B]CyanogenMod framework changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Highlight the clear button in the recents view when clicked
    [*]extend PreferenceActivity for title text on a single pane mode
    [*]SystemUI: show date on 2 lines in status bar
    [*]Webkit changes
    [*]Monitor device storage directly in /data/data
    [*]installd: Delete cache properly for devices using datadata partition
    [*]frameworks/base: Fix to avoid crash when the tab is not set from app
    [*]Wi-Fi: Pass default country code to driver
    [*]Dispatch keys to a device specific key handler [B](docking keyboard support)[/B]
    [*]DeviceKeyHandle: The device should consume only known keys (docking keyboard related)
    [*]Port "Option to hide Adb notification icon (2/2)" (find this option under development settings ;))
    [*]Various bug fixes
    [*]Asus battery dock support (untested, use at your own risk!)
    [*]Improve scrolling cache
    [*]SystemUI: highlight quick settings and notification clear buttons
    [*]Prevent audio players starting on startup.
    [*]Lockscreen Targets : Make multi-user compatible
    [*]Navbar : Fix left over glow
    [*]systemui: modify hdpi & xhdpi drawables for battery_min
    [/LIST]
    [B]CyanogenMod DeskClock changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Make analog clock available as a lockscreen widget.
    [*]Added flip and shake to snooze
    [/LIST]
    [B]CyanogenMod Settings changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Added fastsroll to the manage application screen so you don't need to scroll so much if you have alot of apps and want to go to the bottom of the list.
    [*]Settings: Added cpu info and memory info to About Phone Settings
    [/LIST]
    [B]CyanogenMod dalvik changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]A lot, see here:  [url]https://github.com/SaberMod/android_dalvik/commits/sm-jb-mr1[/url]
    [/LIST]
    [B]CyanogenMod more framework changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]A lot, see here: [url]https://github.com/SaberMod/android_frameworks_av/commits/sm-jb-mr1[/url]
    [/LIST]
    [B]CyanogenMod webkit changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*] Virtually everything since I merged their repo into mine.
    [/LIST]
    [B]My own additions[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Fix typos in DeskClock new feature from CM:  Display "nexus" under alarm settings instead of "phone" and/or "device".  This is related to the new flip and shake alarm clock actions.
    [*]System Core:  init: Allow for arbitrary long /proc/cpuinfo output
    [*]System Core:  libsuspend: check for NULL autosuspend operations beforehand
    [*]System Core:  rootdir: init.rc: Fix for "add_tid_to_cgroup failed to write" warnings
    [*]System Core:  Fixed improper size displaying in 'df' utility
    [*]Updated new ROM flags for C and CPP.  These flags optimize the builds more.  Updated with stable flags that do not break any functionality.
    [*]Added linaro's new GCC 4.8  daily toolchain for arm-eabi.  Only certain parts of the ROM use this.  Adds extra optimizations to the builds.  Expect frequent updates with new toolchain updates.
    [*]Updated all linaro patches to fix building with GCC 4.8 toolchains
    [*]Updated ROM builds to use java 1.7 instead of 1.6.  Patches for these I pulled from CyanogenMod's github
    [*]Merged latest busybox patches from mainline
    [*]volume rocker music control (ported from CyanogenMod).  Can be found in SaberMod settings
    [*]Volume key cursor control (Ported from CyanogenMod)  Can be found in SaberMod settings
    [*]Fixed app compatibility in bionic with games such as plague
    [*]Updated prebuilt apps such as SuperSU and android terminal emulator to latest versions
    [*]Updated compiler flags to safe and usable.  This optimizes the builds further.  New flags can be seen here:  [url]https://github.com/SaberMod/android_device_asus_grouper/commit/3bf3bda52b16a9ae1b90e6128d97bd8769062005[/url]
    [/LIST]
    
    [B]Kernel Changes[/B]
    [LIST]
    [*]Fix bug with stuck on boot when android is upgrading "starting apps message".  Changing kernel compression from lzma to gzip fixed this.
    [*]Kernel is now built with linaro's daily toolchains 4.8 so expect frequent kernel updates as the toolchains are updated.
    [*]Updated kernel flags for C to optimize the kernel further.  Fixed compiling with linaro toolchains.
    [*]Merged with latest 3.2.y linux patches.  Bump to V3.8 respectively.
    [*]Put default clock frequencies back to stock, 102MHZ min and 1.3GHZ max.
    [*]Disabled BFQ I/O scheduler.  With the latest 3.2.y changes it's not as compatible as before and is throwing out a lot of warning during compilation time.  The new default is CFQ.  Change to your liking if you so wish to.
    [*]Updated kernel flags to safe and usable.  This optimizes the kernel more.  New flags can be seen here:  [url]https://github.com/SaberMod/Kernel-Grouper/commit/7330e56a3cb2b98f148887a9451628d69f510c3e[/url]
    [/LIST]

    XDA is having issues with attachments right now apparently because I can't update the kernels in the first post to V3.8
    However the latest kernel is in the latest ROM build. I will have to try and update the kernel at a later date.
    7
    Alright guys OP and changelog updated. Enjoy all that is Saber Mod!

    I know a lot of people are use to more ROM features in daily updates, but I'm more focused on performance and stability with these ROMs :victory:

    If this is not what your looking for by all means go with a different ROM/kernel that has the features your looking for. These ROMs are not here to try to pack as many features into them as possible while ignoring some bugs as other ROM developers do... Other people in the grouper forums keep asking will I add TabletUI? The answer is no, so don't bother asking. These ROMs already have extremely customization navigation bar not like other ROMs have and split dual pane settings. This is what I consider my version of TabletUI. I build these ROMs for myself and share them here, and all aggressive request for features which I have already answered will now be ignored on future post. Thanks for listening and enjoy the ROMs :D
    4
    It's up :)

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