[DISCONTINUED][UNOFFICIAL] SlimLP - [02 May 2016]

[ggow]

Disclaimer
I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please do some research if you have any concerns about features included in the products you find here before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications.

Prerequisites for Installation
- Must have an unlocked bootloader
- Must have working TWRP

Known Issues
- MINOR - On Apollo there is a small glitch in rotation animation when screen transitions between on->off state
- MEDIUM - Bluetooth, GPS and LTE need to be debugged

Tips
- For ROOT ACCESS see Question 1 on the Frequently asked questions

Fresh Installation
- Factory Reset
- Flash the ROM File
- Flash any 5.1, arm 32-bit version Open GAPPS of your choice.
- Reboot
- On first boot it will take about 15-30 seconds before the boot animation appears

Upgrading to new Version
- Flash the ROM File
- Reboot

Downloads
- APOLLO rom
- THOR rom
- GAPPS

Source Code
- Kernel Source and Device Trees are here.

Credits
- Cyanogenmod
- CodeAurora
- Hashcode
- Cpasjuste
- dpeddi

XDA:DevDB Information
SlimLP, ROM for the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9"

Contributors
ggow
ROM OS Version: 5.1.x Lollipop
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x
ROM Firmware Required: Unlocked Bootloader Only
Based On: Slimroms

Version Information
Status: Beta

Created 2015-09-04
Last Updated 2019-10-02

 

[ggow]

Release Notes / Changelog

2015-09-04
- Initial Release
- Kernel:

• Based off Amazon Stock 4.5.5 for which we don't have the commit history so I have manually by hand done all the updates.
• Rebased MDSS MDP Driver from CAF branch LA.BF.1.1.1.c4-03300-8x74.0
• Upgraded a lot of code from the same CAF branch
• More features coming soon

2015-09-05

• Temporary Fix for Thor screen not coming out of standby correctly
• Still a tiny bit more work needed in kernel for mdss mdsp driver

2015-09-15

• Rebased mdss driver now fully working on Thor
• Kernel has had a lot of work, see bitbucket page for changes
• RRO Layers 2.1 have not been merged yet
• Tried to cherry pick RRO Layers commits but received bad object errors
• Updated to latest Slim 0.7 BETA code
• Bluetooth is under investigation, sees devices but doesn't seem to pair
• Switched bluetooth libs to been built from source
• GPS is untested
• LTE is untested
• Battery Stats still needs to be fixed, needs investigation

2015-09-21

• Update SlimLP code
• Enable Sim Toolkit
• Made changes based on provided logs to try to enable LTE
• Recommended Gapps is now Open Gapps, linked in the OP.

2015-10-27

• Update SlimLP Code

2015-11-07

• Update SlimLP Code

2016-05-02

• Updated kernel to the lastest CAF branch
• Updated to latest SlimLP Code
• Build bluetooth stack from source
• Still working on Bluetooth - passkey pairing seems to be broken

 

[ggow]

Frequently Asked Questions

Question 1:
How do I get ROOT access?

Answer:
- Unlock developer options: "Settings" ➜ "About phone" ➜ Tap the build number 7 times
- Go back to "Settings" ➜ "Developer options" ➜ "root access" ➜ choose your desired option

 

[cocoon4u]

Thank you so much for your and other developers hard work!
Will try this rom and give you a feedback ...

 

[cocoon4u]

Hi, I wanna give you a quick feedback after 1 hour on the thor rom...

1) after the installation (did a factory reset) it comes with a bluethoot error and the service doesnt work.
I did a restart and switched it on ... off ... on ...off the first and secound time bluethooth seems to work (but did'nt make a link) but after that the service didnt come back.
2) After I switch off the display I have to reboot to get it back. So I only get a blackscreen with backlight.
3) Rotation works well but a few apps rotate in the wrong direction. But this is not a big thing!
4) Batteryusage didnt show apps and the graphic locks buggy

this are my first impressions
cocoon

 

[ggow]

Hi, I wanna give you a quick feedback after 1 hour on the thor rom...

1) after the installation (did a factory reset) it comes with a bluethoot error and the service doesnt work.
I did a restart and switched it on ... off ... on ...off the first and secound time bluethooth seems to work (but did'nt make a link) but after that the service didnt come back.
2) After I switch off the display I have to reboot to get it back. So I only get a blackscreen with backlight.
3) Rotation works well but a few apps rotate in the wrong direction. But this is not a big thing!
4) Batteryusage didnt show apps and the graphic locks buggy

this are my first impressions
cocoon

- To be honest I developed this on apollo
- Didn't really test much on thor so probably problems in the kernel causing blackscreen for thor
- seems to work flawlessly on apollo
- will look into thor issues before next build
- thanks for the early feedback
- updated op known issues

Sent from my Fire Phone using Tapatalk

 

[jeryll]

Thanks!

Excellent work @ggow, I just dirty flashed Apollo version, and must say I am pretty impressed, everything vent smoothly, the only FC I get was from clock app, but that was expected... :good:

Is there any recommended xposed version working with this ROM?

So far I found one small graphic glitch, you can see it on attached picture (you can see only half of the first notification)...

OK that's all for now, going to test how fast this can burn through hdx battery, so far every LP ROM I tested on my phones was really power hungry...

 

[ka_putt]

I've tried this ROM.. smooth as hell...
but if I not geting wrong, no LTE...( I am on Apollo)
Is that right? Or I made something wrong...

 

[ggow]

Excellent work @ggow, I just dirty flashed Apollo version, and must say I am pretty impressed, everything vent smoothly, the only FC I get was from clock app, but that was expected... :good:

Is there any recommended xposed version working with this ROM?

So far I found one small graphic glitch, you can see it on attached picture (you can see only half of the first notification)...

OK that's all for now, going to test how fast this can burn through hdx battery, so far every LP ROM I tested on my phones was really power hungry...

- thanks, glad you like it
- I wouldn't recommend xposed with this rom. May not play nice as aosp

 

[ggow]

I've tried this ROM.. smooth as hell...
but if I not geting wrong, no LTE...( I am on Apollo)
Is that right? Or I made something wrong...

- I didn't think LTE would work
- that's gonna be a separate debugging exercise

 

[EncryptedCurse]

How's Bluetooth? I know CM12 has some issues.

 

[ggow]

How's Bluetooth? I know CM12 has some issues.

- Bluetooth will probably also need a bit work

 

[ka_putt]

- I didn't think LTE would work
- that's gonna be a separate debugging exercise

Ah OK. Good to know..
:good:

 

[ggow]

New Build For Thor

- This temporarily patches the problem on Thor with the screen not coming out of standby properly

 

[DarkenedMatter]

What is the difference between this and the CM12 one that was updated the 15th of August?

 

[ggow]

What is the difference between this and the CM12 one that was updated the 15th of August?

- Best to try it and find out.
- New kernel based on and modified from Stock 4.5.5 and latest MSM8974 CAF branch
- Rebased MDSS kernel driver is fully functional on Apollo Devices

 

[holeshot77]

Does the Apollo support otg? I just plugged my USB otg from my nexus 6, but stick mount says there isn't anything that needs mounted,

 

[ggow]

Does the Apollo support otg? I just plugged my USB otg from my nexus 6, but stick mount says there isn't anything that needs mounted,

- OTG support isn't available at least at the moment.
- Not completely certain what the story is with OTG on Apollo and Thor
- I have seen various comments about this
- Some have said it might be a limitation of the hardware or a limitation imposed from the bootloader.
- Needs investigating to be sure of what can be done.

 

[jeryll]

well xposed for LP actually works

...
- I wouldn't recommend xposed with this rom. May not play nice as aosp

I just had to try it and it's working! :laugh:

So if anyone wants to try xposed for lollipop, go for it (make sure you don't have any "xposed leftovers" from KitKat like me (gravity box i. e.) and uninstall them first)

be sure you did nandroid backup in TWRP before you flash xposed for lollipop in TWRP (yes, framework needs to be flashed)

I used xposed-v73-sdk22-arm.zip
Reboot into ROM and install XposedInstaller_3.0_alpha4.apk

That's it, happy hacking...

 

[jeryll]

YouTube in FullHD

And I don't know what magic @ggow did this time, but we finally have here YouTube app where we can choose 1080p streaming ! Yay! This just made my day!

Or Google finally allowed this for every mobile users in latest YouTube app? Anyone on CM11 or Nexus 4 can check if its there too?