Instructions MarshMallow bootloader is required or you will not be able to boot the rom ! Latest stock firmware is recommended before installing this rom, even if it might work with older versions !
Use the TWRP from the download-link for your device above (needs to be flashed from existing TWRP, ODIN version might come)
Download the latest build
Put it on your device
Reboot to TWRP
If you want to be sure wipe the device
Flash the latest build
Clean Cache and Dalvik if you want
Reboot and enjoy
Others
Easily rootable with the great Magisk (stable) by @topjohnwu.
I use it as daily driver without major issues.
I use microG as google replacement and for push-services, signature-spoofing is already build into the rom but need to be enabled in "Settings -> Bootleg dumpster -> Miscellaneous" and granted in "Settings -> apps" and/or in microG-Settings.
XDA:DevDB Information [OFFICIAL] Bootleggers ROM Pie for J5 (2015), ROM for the Samsung Galaxy J5
Contributors jenslody ROM OS Version: 9.x Pie ROM Kernel: Linux 3.10.x ROM Firmware Required: MarshMallow Bootloader Based On: AOSP
Finally it happened, the first stable Pie release of Bootleggers is out.
Welcome the new 4.0-Stable build.
Download links as ususal in the first post, sourceforge is currently (carefullly said) a little bit slow, estimated upload time for one device currently at 10 hours (!!!).
So only the links to my server work.
Many tweaks under the hood, greatest change for most users: we switched to Snap instead of the AOSP-stock cam, so using the shipped camera should give you a much better experience now.
Sound might be a little bit louder, not really checked, it's nearly midnight now, I'm deadly tired (debugged until 4:30 last night and had only four hours of sleep) my daughter sleeps and I can not test, sorry.
As always any feedback is welcome.
And: no, the OTA-app is still not ready, so manual downloading is needed.
I just uploaded a new build to my server, which fixes the home-button-does-not-wake-up-device-issue and the not reachable sim-settings.
The rom now comes with a preinstalled browser.
The camera/flashlight issue is not fixed: randomly the flashlight/torch does not work from quick-settings and the camera crashes, sometimes both work (mostly after a longer up-time of the device), but the camera always takes square photos, while the video-format is okay.
Third party cameras work (at least OpenCamera a real good camera from F-Droid).
Many optical updates: lots of the great Bootleggers themes and new real cool icons for the QuickSettings).
Unfortunately the launcher has changed, because lawnchair (still alpha) caused massive lags on some devices, so it was (temporarily) removed in favor of a modified launcher3. Be aware, that all launcher settings have to be redone.
But as you know (if you have read the OP) the status of this rom ist still testing, so such changes can happen, even if nobody is really happy with it.
But still a rom, that works surprisingly stable on our old, small devices, I use it on work every day and never had any trouble with it.