[DISCONTINUED][ROM][5.1.1] SlimLP - Hercules [UNOFFICIAL]

NoSpamDan · Feb 9, 2015

SlimRoms is a custom android operating system. The main goal is to offer users a slimmed down but still feature rich alternative to other android operating systems.
The entire SlimTeam work together to bring you this tailor-made beauty straight from Android Open Source Project (AOSP) source code.
All of the sources can be publicly viewed through GitHub and you can stop by the public Gerrit to submit patches of any type.

SlimLP is the project name for SlimRoms based on Android 5.x Lollipop and offers the following original features:

Slim Dialer
- A full replacement of the official Google closed source dialer with added features. - We've got you covered.
Privacy guard
- Disable unnecessary permissions set by app developers. - Privacy is part of the experience.
Slim Center [WIP]
- Downloads, contact information, system app removal. - More fun than you can shake a stick at.
System-Wide Keyboard Controls
- Rotation, cursor control, optional emoticons..etc. - You'll be tapping away to your heart's content.
Custom Shortcuts [WIP]
- Hardware keys, Navigation Ring, Navigation Bar, Lockscreen, Tiles, Notifications etc. - Customize it the way you like it.

Important links:

slimroms.eu - The official webpage where you find everything you need to know about SlimRoms.

Downloads - Download the rom for the Samsung SGH-T989 Hercules from here.

Kernel Source - The source of your device's kernel.

Get in touch! - Contact SlimRoms at these places if you have questions, requests or feedback.

Google+

Twitter

Facebook

Disclaimer: SlimRoms are not responsible for any damages to your device.

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Changelog for my custom builds is in Post #2.

Download links and Installation instructions for my custom builds are in Post #3.

~~1080p video recording is not working right now. If you need 1080p recording, you can use A Better Camera.~~

Special thanks to (in no particular order):
gimmeitorilltell
RobbieL811
prbassplayer
SultanXDA
Steveromingagain

XDA:DevDB Information
[DISCONTINUED][ROM][5.1.1] SlimLP - Hercules [UNOFFICIAL], ROM for the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II

Contributors
NoSpamDan, gimmeitorilltell
ROM OS Version: 5.1.x Lollipop
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.0.x

Version Information
Status: No Longer Updated

Created 2015-02-09
Last Updated 2016-11-15

NoSpamDan · Aug 14, 2015

Changelog:

NOTE: I don't have time to maintain this list, but will try to post notable fixes and/or updates in the announcement posts for new builds.

Some of these features are added by myself and may or may not continue to show up in the builds. Slim has started the weekly builds, but don't expect those builds to have features that aren't merged yet, like some of the below ones!

NoSpamDan · Oct 25, 2015

Downloads, Installation Instructions and RRO Screen Shots:

Download links:

ROM:
Slim-hercules-5.1.1.beta.0.10-UNOFFICIAL-20151025-0835.zip

Special thanks to @RobbieL811 for temporarily hosting some of these builds! If you see him around, be sure to thank him!

GApps:
Use TK PIco GApps from AndroidFileHost | BasketBuild
(Main TK GApps thread on XDA)

TWRP Recovery:
TWRP 2.8.7.0 with F2FS support in IMG, TAR and ZIP formats. Thanks to @javelinanddart for compiling these.

Instructions:

Reboot to recovery.
Boot into recovery. You need a newer version for lollipop. Tested with TWRP 2.8.7.0 recovery linked above.
Make a nandroid backup.
Make sure you're on one of these radios or newer for now: T989:UVMC6|T989D:TLMC4
FULL WIPE/Format: /system, /data, /cache and /dalvik.
Flash the ROM.
Flash GApps(use Slim Mini or Zero GApps).
If you want ROOT, you have to unlock Developer Options by going to Settings > About phone and clicking on the Build number field 7 times. Then you can enable Root in Settings > Developer Options > Root access.
Reboot when finished
Boot animation is delayed 10-20 seconds, and takes about 10 minutes to boot up on a clean flash, so be patient and give it time.

Note: You may not see all the ringtones, notification sounds, etc. until the phone goes to sleep, or the Media Scanner finds them. Also, check the Settings > Sound & notification > Interruptions menu to make sure these aren't disabled, as in "No interruptions". This disables the sounds.

Issues? Post a logcat on Pastebin, link to it here, and provide as many details as possible, such as ROM version, GApps used, radio/modem, cell provider, or anything relevant to the problem or how to duplicate the issue.

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Screen shots and stuff:

NOTE: RRO is no longer part of the Slim sources. Basic layer support is included (v1). I am not sure where this is going with Slim but feel we need a theme engine of some kind. I've left these images here for fun. If I find I can pick the RRO commits back into my builds I will try, but if we go weekly, it will have to come from the bosses...

Some screen shots from my Skyrocket using RRO Layer Theme Synergy_v4 by Brian Gill are attached.

Note you need the Bitsyko RRO Themes app, which you can get by signing up for beta testing, and then you can use Google to find other themes. Full instructions are in the link.

Note there is some Teal mixed in with the Blue, but you get the idea...

Enjoy!

–NigthFury– · Feb 9, 2015 at 11:41 AM

first...awesome but dont have the device

KURDKiNG · Feb 9, 2015 at 3:27 PM

hell yah another lp rom

Seems nice but ima test it wen i get home

NoSpamDan · Feb 9, 2015 at 4:01 PM

Need full testing and feedback

I don't have this device, and like I did with SlimKat, I plan to support the Hercules as best as I can for Lollipop.

You all are my eyes and ears (and log pullers) if there are any issues. Has anyone even flashed this yet? Does it boot? We need to establish EVERYTHING from ground zero here.

Please, no 3rd party kernels or modifications if you do report a bug!

I'm looking forward to getting this going. Who's in?

arlain · Jan 23, 2015 25 6 0

installation

it gives me an error in recovery
what to test it

md1008 · Feb 9, 2015 at 5:23 PM

I get error with twrp

NoSpamDan · Feb 9, 2015 at 6:24 PM

arlain said:
it gives me an error in recovery
what to test it

md1008 said:
I get error with twrp

OK, what is the exact error you get? TWRP has an advanced feature that you can use to save the recovery log to SD card. Can you do that and share it here please? I suspect I know what it is, but I won't guess at it...

Also please confirm you're using TWRP 2.8.4.0 as mentioned in the OP. If you are, please try TWRP 2.8.3.0 attached to this post.

Thanks

arlain · Feb 9, 2015

NoSpamDan said:
OK, what is the exact error you get? TWRP has an advanced feature that you can use to save the recovery log to SD card. Can you do that and share it here please? I suspect I know what it is, but I won't guess at it...

Also please confirm you're using TWRP 2.8.4.0 as mentioned in the OP. If you are, please try TWRP 2.8.3.0 attached to this post.

Thanks

Can not mount system invalid argument and I am using the twrp 2.8.0.4 as prescribe but let me try the one u gave first

---------- Post added at 06:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:29 PM ----------

NoSpamDan said:
OK, what is the exact error you get? TWRP has an advanced feature that you can use to save the recovery log to SD card. Can you do that and share it here please? I suspect I know what it is, but I won't guess at it...

Also please confirm you're using TWRP 2.8.4.0 as mentioned in the OP. If you are, please try TWRP 2.8.3.0 attached to this post.

Thanks

it didnt work too will post the error soon as soon as it boots up with the othe rom i just flash it with

NoSpamDan · Feb 9, 2015 at 7:31 PM

arlain said:
Can not mount system invalid argument and I am using the twrp 2.8.0.4 as prescribe but let me try the one u gave first

---------- Post added at 06:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:29 PM ----------

it didnt work too will post the error soon as soon as it boots up with the othe rom i just flash it with

Did you format /system before trying to flash?

Could you try flashing with /system mounted and unmounted (after formatting /system, /data and /dalvik in recovery)? I'll wait to see the log.

Thank you for helping

arlain · Jan 23, 2015 25 6 0

Yes I did but will give the result after I try what u just said

Aahz Pervect · Feb 9, 2015 at 9:02 PM

erasing 204800 blocks
blkdiscard failed: Invalid argument
writing 78041 blocks of new data
lseek64 failed: Invalid argument
I:Legacy property environment disabled.
E:Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/Download/_ROMs/5.0.x/Slim/Slim-hercules-5.0.2.alpha.0.91-UNOFFICIAL-20150207-1400.zip'
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/Download/_ROMs/5.0.x/Slim/Slim-hercules-5.0.2.alpha.0.91-UNOFFICIAL-20150207-1400.zip'
Updating partition details...
E:Unable to mount '/system'
I:Actual block device: '/dev/block/mmcblk0p24', current file system: 'ext4'
...done

Error in TWRP as well.

NoSpamDan · Feb 9, 2015

Aahz Pervect said:
Error in TWRP as well.

Can you copy the whole log to Pastebin.com and link it here please? There might be other errors we need to know about.

The updater-script is identical between the Hercules and Skyrocket. Maybe your existing partitioning is off, idk. The full log would be great for now thanks.

EDIT: can you try an earlier version of TWRP as well, like 2.8.1.0 attached here?

Aahz Pervect · Feb 9, 2015

http://pastebin.com/PiU8rg41 (2.8.4.0)

Same error happened in 2.8.1.0 ( http://pastebin.com/DWDLZMTY )

NoSpamDan · Feb 9, 2015 at 10:40 PM

Aahz Pervect said:
http://pastebin.com/PiU8rg41 (2.8.4.0)

Same error happened in 2.8.1.0 ( http://pastebin.com/DWDLZMTY )

Will look into it, thank you.

NoSpamDan · Feb 10, 2015

I have a new build that may fix this. Not sure but it's something...

-Link removed-

Please give this build a try and let me know if it flashes properly.

Aahz Pervect · Feb 10, 2015

Error for me on both 2.8.1.0 and 2.8.4.0

Pastebin for 2.8.4.0 http://pastebin.com/vQm4zeUp (didn't save the log for 2.8.1.0 but the onscreen error was the same)

NoSpamDan · Feb 10, 2015 at 7:30 AM

Aahz Pervect said:
Error for me on both 2.8.1.0 and 2.8.4.0

Pastebin for 2.8.4.0 http://pastebin.com/vQm4zeUp (didn't save the log for 2.8.1.0 but the onscreen error was the same)

Thanks again. That's ok, I should have another build to try soon (several hours). This failure to flash is really bugging me.

NoSpamDan · Feb 10, 2015

Here's another build to try. Partition sizes have been adjusted for testing...The logs so far tell me the sizes are/were off.

-Link removed-

More logs if it doesn't flash please.

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