[ROM] [ 8.0.0 | 8.1.0 ] Official madOS - Ulefone Metal [MT6753]

[fire855]

This is a Official Build of madOS ( based on AOSP Oreo ) for Ulefone Metal with MTK 6753 SoC

madOS is based on pure A.O.S.P. with many additional customizations and MediaTek support.

#include
/*
 * Your warranty is now void.
 *
 * 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 this ROM
 * before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
 * you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
 */

Installation Instructions:

• Download ROM from M.A.D. Facebook
  OR from xda DevDB
• Download OpenGapps nano or pico from OpenGapps
  (choose ARM64 and Android 8.1)
• Backup
• Flash new TWRP (available on downloads)
• Boot to the new TWRP recovery
• It's recommended to wipe data, cache and system
• Install ROM (optionally following by GAPPS if you use them)
• Reboot System

Working:

• RIL (Calls, SMS, Data connection, etc)
• Wifi
• Bluetooth
• FM Radio
• All Sensors
• Fingerprint
• Lights
• Both storages & MTP
• HW de/encoding
• Camera (photos and video)
• GPS & aGPS
• Audio
• madOS Extras

Not working:

• -

XDA:DevDB Information
madOS_O_Metal, ROM for all devices (see above for details)

Contributors
fire855, DerTeufel1980, superdragonpt
Source Code: https://github.com/MediatekAndroidDevelopers

ROM OS Version: 8.x Oreo
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.x
ROM Firmware Required: TWRP
Based On: AOSP

Version Information
Status: Stable

Created 2017-11-23
Last Updated 2018-04-18

 

[fire855]

General F.A.Q.

Q: What the hell is madOS ?
A: madOS, (M.A.D. Team OS), is a ROM based on pure A.O.S.P. with extended capabilities and customizations made by or merge/adapted by M.A.D. Team.

Q: Which recovery should I use for this ROM?
A: Latest M.A.D. TWRP recovery
--> Check xda Download Section

Q: How do I flash new recovery ?
A:
1: You can flash it with a scatter file
2: You can simply flash it from the existing twrp recovery: Install> Install image> Select Oreo TWRP> Select "Recovery" as partition to flash.
Reboot to recovery to use new one

Q: Do I need to wipe anything?
A: Yes, it's recommend to wipe Cache, Data and System when you come from an older android version

Q: What should I use f2fs or ext4?
A: Both are supported but f2fs is often better

Q: Does this rom have any Theme support
A: Yup, We have working Theme Engine (madOS extras)

Q: Some translations are missing for my language, can I help?
A: Sure you can, please check our translations repo available here , you can either do a pull request, or if you don't know how to work with git, sent us the XML. Strings for your language ( Check Readme on repo).

Q: I want to report a bug(s) do you have an issue tracker?
A: Yeah... madOS issue tracker

Q: What's working?
A: Check first Post for current status

Q: App "x" doesn't work, why?
A: Probably not compatible with OREO yet, feedback is welcome

Q: Is the rom rooted?
A: NO, But you can easily root with :
1: Magisk ( v14 onwards.)
2: Super SU ( v2.82 onwards)

Q: Should I root together with flashing the rom?
A: Not advised.
Flash ROM and GAPPS (if you use gapps), after first boot get back to recovery and flash your desire rooting method

Q: Does this build support Vulkan?
A: No

Q: Does doze work in this build?
A: Yes

Q: When will (feature/issue here) be fixed?
A: NO ETA , please



Porting F.A.Q.
No porting support, no port questions allowed on this thread, and porting PMs will be auto-deleted, porting replies will be reported as well

G.APPS F.A.Q.
Q: What GAPPS package should I use?
A: OpenGapps arm64 nano/pico

Q: How to properly install GAPPS?
A: Flash Rom + Flash Gapps at once




CREDITS and Thanks

• madOS Team
• Our translators, credits list here
• A.O.S.P.
• AOSPA
• DU (Dirty Unicorns)
• Omni

HELP supporting madOS

We do this on our free time, however we do have costs on maintaining this :/

Any donation is highly appreciated

You can donate by using
this link

If the above doesn't work in your country, then you can directly donate by using this e-mail adress: [email protected]



About madOS Proprietary Apps

You are NOT allowed by any means, to use our madOS apps on any other build, your rom
This is exclusively for OFFICIAL madOS ROM releases



@To Moderators: Feel free to clean the thread, whenever users start spamming, severe OT, or questioning about porting...

 

[fire855]

Changelogs

[Stable] Build [8.0.0] 20171123

• First Release
• Patch Level: November 6, 2017
• Kernel: 3.18.83

[Stable] Build [8.1.0] 20180418

• First 8.1.0 Release
• Patch Level: April 5, 2018
• Kernel: 3.18.105
• Many improvements (big updates for graphics, bluetooth, RIL and many more things)
• Some new madOS features like dual-sim ringtone support and expanded desktop

 

[fire855]

Reserved

 

[superdragonpt]

one more
reserved

 

[DerTeufel1980]

<-- wants one post, too

 

[sinrequilorios]

First I notice an error in my phone (second revision), the mobile network falls at every moment (both 4g and 3g).

 

[folkommen]

For getting it working right, i had to remove the Sim-Card during the first bootup. Otherwise it gets stuck on the PIN-Input.
This just occurs after the installation of the GApps.
(I tried first to get ROOT with SuperSU 2.82 and 2.79. This does not work. Only magisk worked fine (v14.5 beta)).
When i try to reboot my device with the Pop-Up Shutdownmenu, it just gets stuck and i have to turn down my device with long-pressing the shutdownbutton.

 

[superdragonpt]

For getting it working right, i had to remove the Sim-Card during the first bootup. Otherwise it gets stuck on the PIN-Input.
This just occurs after the installation of the GApps.

(...)

Yeah, no worries
Google likes to play with us..

this issue is fixed now

cheers

 

[folkommen]

Mobile Network failes every few minutes

 

[stefguer]

Wonderful upgrade Oreo 8.0.0 + open gapps pico + magisk 14.0, after wipe and format f2fs cache and data. Metal Rev1 Oct 2016 much faster now!
Small issue so far running for 3 days : unable to connect LTE at boot. I have to connect sequentially 3G first then LTE each time data connexion is lost.

This issue has been reported earlier with 7.1.1 upgrade
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70676594&postcount=267
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70780267&postcount=287

Important : No LTE issue with stock ROM (December 2016) and Eragon (October 2016).

Similar issue has been reported with Jiayu S3 Oreo 8.0.0 and earlier 7.1.2
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74573237&postcount=148
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73431734&postcount=5975

Other issue : unable to share LTE connexion via USB for PC. (Was OK with 7.1.2 May 27th MADOS 1.1)

Thanks anyway MAD for this ROM almost perfect!

 

[Srdas]

Google store does not work from me, 2 x do it all thins as in post, nano gapps!

 

[xakep1337]

Data transfer to the PC does not work, that is, SElinux on the new TWRP

 

[Istju]

Hi. I install this rom.
Automatic switching between 2G and 3G does not work. What to do?

 

[Yomflux]

Problems in custom ROM

There is a problem in the USB connection to the computer, it connects and disconnects then I have this same problem with this [ROM] [7.1.1 | 7.1.2] Official madOS - Ulefone Metal [MT6753] and tabem with [ROM] [8.0.0] Official madOS - Ulefone Metal [MT6753], with the original Rom it does not have this problem.
Other problems I found in [ROM] [8.0.0] Official madOS - Ulefone Metal [MT6753] was this: ViPER4Android FX (2.5.0.5) v2.2 does not function, the root I installed SuperSU v2.82 SR5 2017 10 01 224502 the cell phone came in bootloop, out of this problems I had, all other functions works perfectly.

 

[Ulefone Metal]

Great...

Everything good, except battery: (from 45% mobile phone goes out

 

[pascall]

SIM not detected ...

 

[pascall]

in fact SIM is out of order ... i have put it in another phone and still not working but before installing version 8 it was working :/

 

[DerTeufel1980]

in fact SIM is out of order ... i have put it in another phone and still not working but before installing version 8 it was working :/

Bad luck...

Sent from my uhans h5000, running Android 8.0.0

 

[pascall]

Should it caused by ROM ?
I'm waiting for a new one and i'll see ...
Other problem with this ROM :
- Still have some kind of lines displayed on the left side screen in some app like Instagram
- Battery : yesterday mobile shutdown at 40% of battery, and battery is discharging quickly 40% in 4 hours (without using phone SIM still out of order)