[ROM][AOBA][UB][KitKat]Carbon Rom[4.4.4]

[abcdjdj]

About Carbon

CarbonRom is an aftermarket firmware based on the Android Open Source Project. We are dedicated to fast, stable, and feature-filled roms, honesty and communication with our users, and openness with our code. We like frequent builds, with the very latest and greatest hardware support and fixes. We strive to not only provide you with the best rom we can build, but also to give back to the Android community and our fellow developers. For us, this is about creating something we can be proud of and hope you will enjoy.

Please feel free to look at, build, and use our code on CarbonDev GitHub.

We would like to thank CyanogenMod for their device trees, framework/settings mods and their code that was incorporated into this project. We also extend our gratitude to the devs whose code that we have incorporated. Proper authorship has been maintained and can be viewed on our repository.

Special thanks also go to Slim Rom for some of their features, PA, AOKP, and anyone else we may have borrowed commits from that hasn't been mentioned here. If you feel you have been unfairly left out, please - let us know.

While we make every effort to test these builds as much as possible, we are not responsible for anything that may happen to your device, family, pets, or perception of reality. We ask that you do your part to know your device and know how to recover from problems before you flash! If you have questions, ask your fellow users or ask us in #teamcarbon on freenode IRC.


Features

Even though Carbon keeps a very stock AOSP look overall, it is still PACKED with additional features that you can enable as you please. There are honestly way too many features to list, the entire feature list can be found over here - http://carbon-rom.com/features/​

Work in progress.. Many things related to carbon fibers are yet to be merged with 4.4.2.. So have patience..


Non-Working List:

Whatever doesn't work on OpenSemc11, won't work here either. Not working:-
-->HDMI
-->FM Radio



All Downloads:

Instructions

1. Make sure you have CWM installed and a working nandroid backup.

2. Download the ROM.

3. Place the ROM in your sd card/storage.

4. Reboot to recovery.

5. Wipe Data and Dalvik Cache

6. Flash the ROM.

Optional- Flash gApps.

7. Reboot and Enjoy.

NOTE:- For existing user, only wipe cache and dalvik cache. No need to wipe data unless mentioned.

Building Instructions

[URL]http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50293545&postcount=256

The Carbon Team:-

Andros11

BigShotRob

Bionic Beast

dg4prez

Kejar31

mattmanwrx

morfic

nocoast

pixeldotz

slick_rick

winner00


Remember, every penny you send to us goes right back into the ROM. It's used for hardware, server costs, etc - all the things that help us make Carbon better with every release. Your support means the world to us! If you've enjoyed Carbon, please consider a donation toward this goal. Thank you, and we hope you continue to enjoy Carbon! Donate here to team Carbon.

Credits

Carbon Team @RaymanFX and the OpenSemc team - For the Device Tree, Kernel Source and other repos @deedwar - For telling me the fix for screenshots and offering me lots of help @Abhinav2 - For helping and guiding me through the entire process
#include

Rom Sources

Kernel Sources

Device Tree​

XDA:DevDB Information
Carbon Rom (Aoba), ROM for the Sony Xperia Ion

Contributors
abcdjdj
ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x
Based On: AOSP

Version Information
Status: Beta

Created 2014-07-27
Last Updated 2014-07-27

 

[abcdjdj]

Reserved

Screenshots​

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49601612&postcount=2

FAQ & Changelog

Changelog:-

27 July 2014
-->Initial release for Aoba

FAQ and Tips - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49601622&postcount=3

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[kin912]

Great,now I download and try.:good:

 

[ishakcez]

amazing

 

[chitrank]

Gapps?

Can i flash the PA Gapps ? or is there any separate Gapps for Carbon Rom??

 

[abcdjdj]

Can i flash the PA Gapps ? or is there any separate Gapps for Carbon Rom??

Go ahead and flash PA Gapps. I always recommend them.

 

[grvhack]

@abcdjdj , hey first of all thanx for this great rom all works perfect expect im having two problems -
1.Line force closes when using free call
2. Facebook free call notworking

These problems are small but annoying please find a fix for these if you have got enough time :good::good::good::good:

 

[abcdjdj]

@abcdjdj , hey first of all thanx for this great rom all works perfect expect im having two problems -
1.Line force closes when using free call
2. Facebook free call notworking

These problems are small but annoying please find a fix for these if you have got enough time :good::good::good::good:

Please provide a logcat for the Line force close.

 

[fireblade786]

@abcdjdj: Thanks for creating a new ROM for ION. Some screenshots of the working set would be really helpful.

 

[Pynzeta]

nice and smooth rom,
one bug for me, sometimes, max frequency go to 384mhz..
any solution?
thnx:good:.

 

[grvhack]

Please provide a logcat for the Line force close.

@abcdjdj Here's the log for Line's free call fc and Facebook free call disconnection..

 

[Captain Droid]

Hey, thanks a tonne. :good:

Where can i find proper GAPPS for this Build ?

 

[chitrank]

A few noticable things!

Been using this rom for a week now.Rom is smooth and good.Increasing the ram a little bit(700mb) in the next build would be awsome hopefully!!
Battery backup is good,it easily lasts for a day on standby mode and on heavy use it lasts for 4-5 hours i guess(didn't notice much on heavy use).

Now coming to bugs:
1) There is a bug in the camera app,while in video mode after pressing the video record icon,the camera freezes for 7-8 seconds and then starts
recording,but i am able to shoot videos which is a good thing.

2) After using the phone for some time(like making some calls and listening to music) after 30 to 45 min,suddenly sounds stops coming from the speaker(i mean the speaker doesn't work) so i tried to get the sound back many times by pressing vol+ button and by playing songs! But no use,the speaker starts working only until i restart the phone!(Maybe some build.prop error i guess).

3) Sim Card Added,Restart your device error on every reboot which is old bug(not a big issue for me).

4) In Carbon fibers>Device Tunables not working.

5)Some times even after setting network mode to 3g only,the network goes to 2g (E icon) but in network shows as 3g only.

6)Screen starts flickering or keeps flashing on carbon logo(not sure what it is,but a white light kinda thing keeps flashing while booting at carbon logo) and also when i ticked Disable HW Overlays,on every reboot it gets Unchecked or simply doesn't gets saved after reboot.

A Few Requests:
Bro @abcdjdj,it would be helpful if u changed the network settings location from Carbon Fibers>Interface>General>Battery Saver Mode>Normal Network Mode to Mobile Networks.Because at first it was too confusing for me to look for network settings as many of us are used to go to mobile networks to change the preferred network.

Other than these minor bugs,ua rom flies on my ION,i have no issues in playing videos and other apps.Just these are the minor problems with which i'm facing problems...and yeah Thanks for the Rom Bro @abcdjdj!!! TIA!! :laugh: :fingers-crossed:

 

[kaygoingpro]

Thanks a lot buddy for this awesome rom really appreciate your work..:good::good:

I found a bug that video plays on hardware decoding first but after sometime hw decoding doesn't work and it switches to software decoding and it starts lag any help??
And what if I overclock it? Is it gonna harm the device??

 

[srini155]

Hi Dev,

I just installed this rom, i didn't know whether my phone has unlocked bootloader or not but i rooted it and installed custom recovery then installed this rom now my mobile is not powering on can you please help me to fix this problem.

 

[Captain Droid]

Hi Dev,

I just installed this rom, i didn't know whether my phone has unlocked bootloader or not but i rooted it and installed custom recovery then installed this rom now my mobile is not powering on can you please help me to fix this problem.

You have bricked your phone.

Any ways, Follow this Link. READ carefully and follow the steps provided. It helped me a lot when i bricked my phone.

And be Patient bro . . .:fingers-crossed:

 

[ben cherian]

in line call recorder

Inline call recorder or invoice call recorder would be of great use. Unlike 3rd party apps inline call recorder records from phone connection NOT from loudspeaker. Please consider my request.
BTW one of the BEST kitkat ROMs I have used

 

[ben cherian]

I have flashed ghost kernel from 4.4 miuiv5 over the carbon ROM and the ram got bumped up to 721 from 618. Still no crashes or bugs due to ghost kernel.:good:

 

[chitrank]

I have flashed ghost kernel from 4.4 miuiv5 over the carbon ROM and the ram got bumped up to 721 from 618. Still no crashes or bugs due to ghost kernel.:good:

Hey @ben cherian, can u give me the link for the 4.4 miuiv5 ghost kernel and is the video recording lag still there or not? and for me sometimes the sound from the speaker is completely until i reboot! Do u also have this problem or bug? Is the Mobile Data Connectivity issue gone?(3g changes automatically to 2g almost everytime for me) Please Reply! :fingers-crossed:

 

[ben cherian]

Hey @ben cherian, can u give me the link for the 4.4 miuiv5 ghost kernel and is the video recording lag still there or not? and for me sometimes the sound from the speaker is completely until i reboot! Do u also have this problem or bug? Is the Mobile Data Connectivity issue gone?(3g changes automatically to 2g almost everytime for me) Please Reply! :fingers-crossed:

Download the whole miui ROM and extract kernel,boot.IMG,from it and flash it over this ROM.
NO more lag when starting video recording.
No sound bug for me so far(hope you have done system,cache,data mount and format before installing this rom)
For definite 3g signals you add 2g/3g network mode in quick settings and switch to 3g only!!!