[ROM][4.4.x] [OFFICIAL] SlimKat - V500 - LGPAD8.3

[Darkmasterhk]

In 6.4 change log which has been just published on www.slimroms.net I see:

What about our v500? It's not in the change log.
Should we change the base to 4.4.2 or should we stay on 4.2.2 base?

I'm not 100% sure, but i guess our V500 hadn't been updated, cause
I can't find anytihng about an update for it on git.

 

[Demetris]

What make you guys think that v500 has anything in common with a g2 phone or derivative? Besides both are made by lge there is none.

 

[jonup]

What make you guys think that v500 has anything in common with a g2 phone or derivative? Besides both are made by lge there is none.

Wrong thread?

Sent from my LG-V500 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

 

[Natakranta]

What make you guys think that v500 has anything in common with a g2 phone or derivative? Besides both are made by lge there is none.

Thanks for clearing it.
I dirty flashed 6.4 over 6.2 yesterday. So far so good. No problems noticed.

 

[y0bailey]

Super weird issue happening on my end.

With newest slimkat, I get HUGE wifi usage when doing nothing with the device. Like using all of my bandwidth for no apparent reason. I uninstalled tons of apps, and tried to track it down. I noticed it due to high pings while gaming online (counterstrike). All I have to do to fix the high pings and high internet usage is turn of the G Pad. Network traffic analysis in my router also shows it is the G pad.

No idea why it is happening. Anyone seen this happen on their ends?

 

[vimesUK]

Super weird issue happening on my end.

With newest slimkat, I get HUGE wifi usage when doing nothing with the device. Like using all of my bandwidth for no apparent reason. I uninstalled tons of apps, and tried to track it down. I noticed it due to high pings while gaming online (counterstrike). All I have to do to fix the high pings and high internet usage is turn of the G Pad. Network traffic analysis in my router also shows it is the G pad.

No idea why it is happening. Anyone seen this happen on their ends?

Using the latest 6.4 build, as a fresh install. Works fine with the 4.2.2 Base files. I use WiFi a lot and see no disproportionate usage beyond expectations. Nor do I see the odd behaviour as you describe above.
What you describe seems to be more of a router issue than the GPad though..?

The only thing that came close to what you describe was when I used a CCTV app to monitor my cameras and it was using massive amounts of background data. But I simply removed that and the issue was resolved.

Sent from my LG-V500 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

 

[coubi64]

I installed the latest weekly build 6.8, everything seems working fine. :good:

 

[djsynth]

Was running version 5.x , worked great apart from one problem. Unble to stream anything with any browser, normally use dolphin, tried chrome, opera, all acted same, tap on video play sign , video plays for couple of seconds then freezes, updated to latest weekly 6.8 and same issue! I can't stream anything. Love this ROM but its really frustrating me now as I was thinking give it time it will be fixed but since updating to latest weekly the issue is still there. Before at least some videos I could tap on video and choose to play it using MX Player app now I don't even get that option, instead video opens within another browser tab and freezes...

Help??

I've searched everywhere for people with this issue or some kind of fix but nothing.

 

[Pootch]

Any chance to see Slimkat on F2FS fileformat?

 

[Demetris]

If you guys want it sure but /data/media(sdcard) needs to be formatted and you need a compatible recovery too and also going back to ext4 ROMs wont be that straight forward

Sent from my LG-V500 using Tapatalk

 

[NexusPenguin]

Hi,

Since I began to install custom ROM's on my Nexus Devices (Mako, Grouper, Tilapia) I have been a great fan of SlimRoms and advertised everywhere and converted some friends of mine to this ROM.

So I wanted to install it on my V500. After a series of "No Gos" due to that painfully installation of a recovery on that device, I finally made it. But each time I want to install a new release of SlimKat I have to wipe data or I end up in a bootloop (with wipe of dalvik, cache and system only).

So on an almost weekly basis, I have to reinstall all my apps and redo all my settings... Is that correct or am I doing something wrong ?

Needless to say that I never experienced this on the Nexus devices... but the G Pad 8.3 offers better fittings to my needs. So I'd like to keep it.

Regards.

 

[Natakranta]

Hi,

Since I began to install custom ROM's on my Nexus Devices (Mako, Grouper, Tilapia) I have been a great fan of SlimRoms and advertised everywhere and converted some friends of mine to this ROM.

So I wanted to install it on my V500. After a series of "No Gos" due to that painfully installation of a recovery on that device, I finally made it. But each time I want to install a new release of SlimKat I have to wipe data or I end up in a bootloop (with wipe of dalvik, cache and system only).

So on an almost weekly basis, I have to reinstall all my apps and redo all my settings... Is that correct or am I doing something wrong ?

Needless to say that I never experienced this on the Nexus devices... but the G Pad 8.3 offers better fittings to my needs. So I'd like to keep it.

Regards.

There's something wrong. I never had this problem. Are you sure you have V500 and not the other model?
I update it every week the same way as my nexus devices (see signature). Wipe cache, system, dalvik, flash new weekly, flash me slim minimal gapps.
I use TWRP. What recovery do you use?
What base so you have 4.4.2 or did you flash 4.2.2 base? We need a jelly bean bootloader for SlimKat.

 

[NexusPenguin]

Hi Nata,

Thanks for your answer.

I use TWRP 2.7.1.0 as a recovery.

I do not know what base I did flash... I bought the G Pad used and the guy who sold it to me had installed the latest LG ROM. So I guess that was a 4.4.2 base
But installing the ROM has not been hassle free so I might have been able to re-install a 4.2.2 LG ROM. Can't really remember how I did the whole thing.
I did a complete back-up of the original LG Rom so if that can help I am willing to restore it.

If I wipe Data i can install SlimKAT effortlessly.

Regards.

 

[Natakranta]

Hi Nata,

Thanks for your answer.

I use TWRP 2.7.1.0 as a recovery.

I do not know what base I did flash... I bought the G Pad used and the guy who sold it to me had installed the latest LG ROM. So I guess that was a 4.4.2 base
But installing the ROM has not been hassle free so I might have been able to re-install a 4.2.2 LG ROM. Can't really remember how I did the whole thing.
I did a complete back-up of the original LG Rom so if that can help I am willing to restore it.

If I wipe Data i can install SlimKAT effortlessly.

Regards.

AOSP based ROMs like SlimKat don't play good work LG's KitKat bootloader (screen dimming problem), but work totally fine on jellybean bootloader.
Go to Flashable zips to change between 4.2.2 and 4.4.2 Base thread and download 4.2.2 zip. Flash it on recovery and reflash ROM and gapps. I don't know if it will help for your problem but it's good to be sure you have correct base for AOSP ROM.

If it doesn't solve the date wipe problem flash LG stock jelly bean ROM [ROM] 4.2.2 Flashable [V500] JDQ39B.V50010A_US [easily go back to stock 4.2.2]. Let it boot. Then reboot back to recovery and flash SlimKat with Slim gapps.
If this doesn't help I don't know what else to do.

---------- Post added at 09:22 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:20 AM ----------

Did you flash the TWRP on it or was it already installed? Download latest TWRP.img and flash it yourself. This should exclude recovery error.

 

[Darkmasterhk]

Hi Nata,

Thanks for your answer.

I use TWRP 2.7.1.0 as a recovery.

I do not know what base I did flash... I bought the G Pad used and the guy who sold it to me had installed the latest LG ROM. So I guess that was a 4.4.2 base
But installing the ROM has not been hassle free so I might have been able to re-install a 4.2.2 LG ROM. Can't really remember how I did the whole thing.
I did a complete back-up of the original LG Rom so if that can help I am willing to restore it.

If I wipe Data i can install SlimKAT effortlessly.

Regards.

Hm, you really got some odd problems, this is what I did/would recommend (step by step):

flash a base
(you can even use a 4.4.2, but only with a different kernel)
reboot recovery
update twrp
(there are two “2.7.1.0”, make sure to use the right one for your base!
["Current build" is for 4.2.2])
reboot recovery
wipe everything (include format data))
reboot recovery
flash slim
flash gapps
(in case of 4.4.2 base flash kernel)

 

[NexusPenguin]

AOSP based ROMs like SlimKat don't play good work LG's KitKat bootloader (screen dimming problem), but work totally fine on jellybean bootloader.
Go to Flashable zips to change between 4.2.2 and 4.4.2 Base thread and download 4.2.2 zip. Flash it on recovery and reflash ROM and gapps. I don't know if it will help for your problem but it's good to be sure you have correct base for AOSP ROM.

If it doesn't solve the date wipe problem flash LG stock jelly bean ROM [ROM] 4.2.2 Flashable [V500] JDQ39B.V50010A_US [easily go back to stock 4.2.2]. Let it boot. Then reboot back to recovery and flash SlimKat with Slim gapps.
If this doesn't help I don't know what else to do.

---------- Post added at 09:22 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:20 AM ----------

Did you flash the TWRP on it or was it already installed? Download latest TWRP.img and flash it yourself. This should exclude recovery error.

Hi Natakranta,

Thanks a ton for the links.
I will try to do as instructed.

Is it possible to flash .zip files from the recovery ?

Regards.

 

[Natakranta]

Hi Natakranta,

Thanks a ton for the links.
I will try to do as instructed.

Is it possible to flash .zip files from the recovery ?

Regards.

Yes. Flash them in recovery. That's what they are meant for

For updating TWRP, of look for recovery flammable zip of latest TWRP and flash it first.

 

[Demetris]

Natakranta you are on fire!

 

[NexusPenguin]

Hi Tana and Demetris,

I thought I could only flash .img files from the recovery, not .zip's.
Each time I select a .zip file I got a message saying the file is of the wrong type...

Maybe it's different from TWRP or in the G Pad recovery...

Will the flashing preserve root ?

Regards.

FRED

 

[Natakranta]

Natakranta you are on fire!

Well, is Friday. I decided to ignore my work duties and concentrate on XDA
And testing SOT on my Nexus 5 (down to 39% battery with 3h 55m SOT do far on SlimKat and ElementalX)
After all this thread could use some life
V500 SlimKat is alive!

---------- Post added at 03:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:58 PM ----------

Hi Tana and Demetris,

I thought I could only flash .img files from the recovery, not .zip's.
Each time I select a .zip file I got a message saying the file is of the wrong type...

Maybe it's different from TWRP or in the G Pad recovery...

Will the flashing preserve root ?

Regards.

FRED

OK, I see we need some basics here

.img files are partition images which you flash from your computer through USB cable to android device booted into bootloader (called also fastboot mode) using fastboot command: "fastboot flash partitionname partitionimagefile.img" like this for recovery:
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
If device is rooted you could use an app called flashify with root access granted to flash an .img file from android itself. Though some don't advice it but plenty use it.

.zip files are packages of .img file/s and/or apk files and libs and instructions what and where to flash which are designed to be flashed in custom recovery like TWRP or CWM.

If your TWRP doesn't want to flash a md5 checked correct for device zip file, I'd say there's something wrong with the recovery.