[ROM] [ 8.1.0 ] Official madOS - Vernee Apollo Lite & X [MT6797]

[fire855]

This is a Official Build of madOS ( based on AOSP 8.1.0 ) for Vernee Apollo Lite & X with MTK 6797 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:

The latest 7.1.2 build must be flashed in SPFT with firmware upgrade mode before this ROM can be flashed (Downloads: VAL, VAX)

• Download ROM from M.A.D. Facebook
  OR from xda DevDB
• Download 8.1 GApps from xda devdb (Mirror)
• Backup
• Flash new mandatory new Oreo TWRP (available on downloads)
• Boot to the new TWRP recovery
• full Wipes (dont come crying if you didn't .. ;p )
• Install rom (optionally following by GAPPS if you use them)
• Optional: go to: wipe --> Advanced Wipe, tick 'cache' and klick 'repair or change File System' --> change File System --> F2FS --> swipe to the right (hit back several times, and proceed the same way with 'data').
• 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 (the features ya'all used too), plus, some new features we added on Oreo)

Bugs:
-



XDA:DevDB Information
madOS_O_VAL_VAX, 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
Stable Release Date: 2017-12-25

Created 2017-12-25
Last Updated 2018-01-13

 

[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 3.2.1-0 recovery
--> Check xda Download Section


Q: How do i flash new recovery ?
A:
1: You can flash it with a scatter file (LP rom layout)
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 make full wipes?
A: YES, dont come crying at me, if you didn't .... ;p

Q: What is "full wipes" ?
A: To Wipe : Cache; System; DATA ...

Q: What should i use f2fs or ext4?
A: Both are supported, choose the one you desire

Q: is the Data connection issue of going to / from 4G still present?
A: nope data switchs pretty fast on our new RIL
2G>3G>4G | 4G>3G>2G pretty fast

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 rom ?
A: Not advised.. mainly the Magisk that gives some weird issues...
Flash ROM and GAPPS (if you use gapps), after first boot get back to recovery and flash your desire rooting method

Q: Does xposed work?
A: Is there Xposed for O? ... then no ;p

Q: How is battery life with Oreo?
A: Pretty awesome

Q: Does this build support Vulkan?
A: No....duh! v

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

Q: Does 4k video recording work?
A: Yes, but not every phone supports it. If 4k worked in the stock rom, it will work in madOS too.


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/mini

Since there's no Official GAPPS for 8.1.0 just yet...
... we had built OpenGapps nano and pico versions
--> Check Download Section


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 [8.1.0] 20171225

• First Release
• madOS version: 2.1
• Patch Level: 8.1.0 [OPM1] December 5, 2017
• Kernel: 3.18.89 (o-8.1.0 branch)

[Stable] Build [8.1.0] 20180102

• madOS version: 2.1.1
• Fixed UI lags / hangs
• Fixed deepsleep
• Fixed screen recording
• Fixed video playback issues
• Updated graphics system
• Improved GSM/LTE signal handling
• Fixed alarms
• Fixed FMRadio
• Fixed wallpaper scrolling setting in madLauncher
• Fixed 5GHz hotspot issues
• Improvements in bluetooth for A2DP
• Updated included APNs list

madOS color Engine:

• Rebased & many improvements on the engine
• Better support on theming Quick Settings
• New option to override default Google 8.1 QS theming
• New reset button to get back to default 8.1 theming
• New MAD mode

 

[fire855]

Merry Christmas !!

 

[honzyn25]

Thanks. Merry Christmas.
The computer died. I will not make the sd card backup.

 

[Sax_93]

Marry Xmas to all.

 

[RalphMalph]

Wow.... Oreo release and directly 8.1 weeeeeeeeeeee!

Didn't expect this before the new year, what a surprise.

Thanx you @fire855
Thank you MAD-team

 

[TJFA81]

Hi,
How to install ROM and gapps?
On TWRP or using flash?
Thank you

 

[cedricboquiren]

Should we come from the last 7.1.2 build (which has different partitions from stock)?

 

[Xorianator]

I really appreciate the work, but it's somewhat unflashable. New recovery is not stable, it gets stuck sometimes. Also I didn't manage to bring 8.1 to run with Gapps yet.
€: To provide somewhat more information: System crashes when running playstore.
€2: Full wipe made, advanced wipe and wiped every partition. It gets stuck coincidential, there's no proper reason for it, it got stuck once when I flashed MadOS itself, second time it got stuck flashing gapps, so I hope I get it run that night...
€3: Recovery freezes and after 30 seconds (approx) phone reboots.
€4: Nope, I don't get it to work, goddamnit. It freezes almost immediately after I enter my pin.

 

[TJFA81]

Help please...
I install new TRWP OREO on old twrp...
when reboot the phone shutoff and does nothing... i cant turn on...

 

[Xorianator]

Help please...
I install new TRWP OREO on old twrp...
when reboot the phone shutoff and does nothing... i cant turn on...

Hold VOL+ and POWER when rebooting. Then you can choose to boot into TWRP. There you copy the new recovery image and then flash Oreo.

 

[TJFA81]

Hold VOL+ and POWER when rebooting. Then you can choose to boot into TWRP. There you copy the new recovery image and then flash Oreo.

I cant...
When choose recovery the phone freezes. black screen

To install new TWRP OREO its only necessary flash the file recovery.img???

 

[Xorianator]

I cant...
When choose recovery the phone freezes. black screen

To install new TWRP OREO its only necessary flash the file recovery.img???

Yes, you only have to bring the recovery up again.
What you can also do is: Go back to 7.1 (flash it with SPflashtool) and then do the steps

 

[TJFA81]

Yes, you only have to bring the recovery up again.
What you can also do is: Go back to 7.1 (flash it with SPflashtool) and then do the steps

I cant go to recovery...
Can start the phone but cant go to recovery after flash new recovery file posted on MAD facebook.
I dont have 8.1 because of that, just did the first step anda now cant go to recovery

 

[Xorianator]

I cant go to recovery...
Can start the phone but cant go to recovery after flash new recovery file posted on MAD facebook.
I dont have 8.1 because of that, just did the first step anda now cant go to recovery

Reflash 7.1 image using SPflashtool, I made a guide for this There you go. Then you can repeat.

Okay so 8.1 is not working at all... I get somewhat a weird failure on screen, the screen "sacks" down (main UI Activity just "fall down", status bar is still up) and then it freezes... Looking forward to get this fixed soon.
€: And the boot time is horrible, before I see a screen it's black for idk 2 Minutes
€3: Nvm lol, actually the phone is now unable to boot in System....
€4: Give it a try with "optional" F2FS File system step, let's see.

€5: Nope, didn't fix a thing. So well, at least I could capture this "sack down" thing:

The red line is where the display ends. As you can see the symbols are still in place. The blue line marks where the activity "sack down" and if this happens (which happens just on coincidence) nothing will happen any further, system's frozen and it reboots afterwards.

 

[fire855]

Hi,
How to install ROM and gapps?
On TWRP or using flash?
Thank you

TWRP

 

[TJFA81]

Reflash 7.1 image using SPflashtool, I made a guide for this There you go. Then you can repeat.

Okay so 8.1 is not working at all... I get somewhat a weird failure on screen, the screen "sacks" down (main UI Activity just "fall down", status bar is still up) and then it freezes... Looking forward to get this fixed soon.
€: And the boot time is horrible, before I see a screen it's black for idk 2 Minutes
€3: Nvm lol, actually the phone is now unable to boot in System....
€4: Give it a try with "optional" F2FS File system step, let's see.

Thank you, already did it... reflash recovery.img but by spflashtool. Now im inside twrp3.2.1...
Now its time to try install oreo and gapps

 

[fire855]

Should we come from the last 7.1.2 build (which has different partitions from stock)?

Yes, the latest 7.1.2 is mandatory. Added this to the first post now too.

 

[Kojeak]

I tried to install the new rom, after I installed the new twrp, the phone is still restarting, I tried to return to 7.1.2 with spft but no success even does not connect with the laptop, what I could do they do?