[ROM][EOL] Magma Moonshine - Android Q for Nexus 4 [mako]

[edi194]

#include "std_disclaimer.h"
/*
 * 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.
 */

IMPORTANT: You need to have a /system partition at least 1272 MB size to flash this ROM.

A few options to repartition the device:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/general/guide-increase-nexus-4s-partition-space-t3800264
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/orig-development/repartition-nexus-4-repartition-t3844383

Also quick and easy repartitioning script for flashing on stock partition table only: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GNbxlqG78WYOeXBxgmfGgMmsf02KMVOX/view?usp=sharing
Use at your own risk.

Any repartitioning is done at your own risk.

Descritpion:
One of the first releases of Magma for any device. It's meant to be clean and stable that's why it's pretty bare for now. I'm using Nexus 4 for testing this so probably more updates will come.
Official release with OTA will be available soon :fingers-crossed:

Working/not working:
- everything should work like on LOS 16 by voron

Flashing Instruction:
1. Backup all your data (Important)
2. Wipe system, data and cache.
3. Flash the ROM.
4. Reboot.

Downloads:
ROM: https://mirror.codebucket.de/magma/mako/

Credits:
- LineageOS team.
- @voron00 for his work on LOS for mako

Sources:
Device: https://github.com/MagmaDevices/device_lge_mako
Kernel: https://github.com/voron00/android_kernel_lge_mako
Vendor: https://github.com/voron00/proprietary_vendor_lge
Source Code: https://github.com/MagmaProject

 

[ze7zez]

Working/not working:
- everything should work like on LOS 16 by voron

Does this mean that the ROM is Android 9 that looks like Android 10?

 

[edi194]

Does this mean that the ROM is Android 9 that looks like Android 10?

This rom is Android 10 based

 

[dahawthorne]

Looking pretty good. I had already repartitioned for PIE and Magma installed without any problem. I couldn't change my home wallpaper to the pure black I prefer, and I discovered that the smallest OpenGapps containing Wallpapers is Mini, which was too big for my system partition. I installed Pico (Micro also works) and got the Wallpapers apk from Apkpure. All working fine.
The only thing not working is Magisk 20.1, which refuses to stick. I get an "installed ok" message in TWRP, but Magisk Manager isn't installed when I boot, and when I install the apk Manager says that Manager is up to date but Magisk itself isn't installed. I'll keep trying and report if I get any more info.
Great job, @edi194. Amazing to have Android 10 running on such a very old device. Thank you.
Edit: I've installed Magma on my second N4, which is a good one (screen works fine), and Magisk doesn't stick on this one either.
This is absolutely not any sort of criticism, just reporting. As I said, I'm blown away by having Android 10 on my ancient N4s - a remarkable achievement for which I'm very grateful.

 

[haelmchen]

Why does it want gapps for 7.1.2 and not 10?

nvm silly me downloaded arm64 gapps

Rom is running super smooth!

 

[ddaggebi]

Thanks for the ROM. Tried it out.
It's not smooth, stutters more than Pie ROMs. However, given that it's still early stage for 10 ROMs, it's very impressive. No huge bugs. Totally usable performance. Pie ROMs in early stages were way more slower than this.
Keep up the good work! It will be great to see some updates!

 

[M4CH0]

Hi, body, good job for this, it's very smooth on my nexus4. And I want to know which gapps I can flashed on it? I can't find it. Thanks~

 

[dahawthorne]

https://www.cyanogenmods.org/downloads/pico-opengapps-for-android-10-arm32/
Pico works fine.

 

[edi194]

Testing, testing, testing...

New build is up!

Changelog:
- updated device tree
- updated source
- changed bootanimation

Nothing pretty big ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
December patch not added... yet.

Known bugs:
- inbuilt screen recording will crash your systemui constantly, don't use it
- too big advanced reboot icon

Download link: https://mirror.codebucket.de/cosp/test/Magma-Moonshine-OFFICIAL-mako-20191213.zip

 

[dahawthorne]

Thanks for the new version. I like the new Marshmallow(?) boot animation.
A couple of things to report. Each time I've flashed after a total wipe (all partitions) & format.
1) Magisk still doesn't stick. Manual installation of Magisk Manager shows "Magisk not installed" although TWRP shows a successful installation. I mention this only because I don't think it's a Magisk problem, as Magisk works on my Nexus 5 with Android Q.
On my first two attempts I got a bootloop - it showed the SIM PIN screen for a second, and then the boot animation showed. This repeated for about 10 minutes.
On the third attempt I installed only the ROM & OpenGapps Pico (no Magisk), and the bootloop is still happening as I write this.
2) I set a security PIN, which was accepted, but then the security showed the unlock method as "Swipe", and no PIN is required to open the phone. When I try to change it again, it says "Wrong PIN".
I have two Nexus 4s. The other one still has the original Magma on it and it doesn't have the PIN or bootloop problems, though Magisk doesn't work on that device either.
It may be only this specific device. Can anyone confirm that these problems don't happen on their device?

 

[voron00]

Thanks for the new version. I like the new Marshmallow(?) boot animation.
A couple of things to report. Each time I've flashed after a total wipe (all partitions) & format.
1) Magisk still doesn't stick. Manual installation of Magisk Manager shows "Magisk not installed" although TWRP shows a successful installation. I mention this only because I don't think it's a Magisk problem, as Magisk works on my Nexus 5 with Android Q.
On my first two attempts I got a bootloop - it showed the SIM PIN screen for a second, and then the boot animation showed. This repeated for about 10 minutes.
On the third attempt I installed only the ROM & OpenGapps Pico (no Magisk), and the bootloop is still happening as I write this.
2) I set a security PIN, which was accepted, but then the security showed the unlock method as "Swipe", and no PIN is required to open the phone. When I try to change it again, it says "Wrong PIN".
I have two Nexus 4s. The other one still has the original Magma on it and it doesn't have the PIN or bootloop problems, though Magisk doesn't work on that device either.
It may be only this specific device. Can anyone confirm that these problems don't happen on their device?

Flashing opengapps will break multiple things in android 10 on 32 bit arm devices at the moment, including security PIN settings.

 

[dahawthorne]

Thanks, @voron00, but both problems persist.
Full wipe & format, install Magma only, no Gapps or Magisk, boot was fine. I chose Security/PIN, entered the PIN, which was accepted, and pressed the back button. It showed "Swipe". I locked the screen and unlocked it with a simple swipe, no PIN required. I tried changing it again and got "Wrong PIN".
And I'm afraid it's bootlooping again - a second of the SIM PIN screen and then the boot animation.

 

[edi194]

Looking into this, if I'll fix it I'll push new build today

 

[dahawthorne]

Thanks, @edi194 - much appreciated.
I thought that reporting this without a log might not be too helpful, so I tried it on my second Nexus 4, which is in perfect condition. I'm afraid that both the PIN & bootlooping are happening on that device as well - just Magma, no Gapps or Magisk.
Thanks for your work on Nexus 4 Android 10.

 

[edi194]

Update... again

Changelog:
- hopefully fix keyguard (pin/password/pattern is now working, after reboot it takes some time to unlock)
- added (useless for now) MagmaSettings
- removed screenrecorder (not working on mako anyway)
- really small source updates

About Magisk...
To be honest, I don't know what's the problem. Tested several Q/10 roms and it wasn't working on any of them. Probably it's an kernel thing but i'm not experienced about these at all. We need to wait for proper fix by someone else.

Download link on first post

 

[dahawthorne]

Wow, you're good...
PIN and reboot now work correctly.
Magisk still doesn't work despite claiming to be installed in TWRP. No problem - my Nexus 4s are my emergency phones.
I don't know if it's of any help (or interest ) but the Android 10 on my Nexus 5, on which Magisk does work, is the work of @z3DD3r - an experimental Hammerhead LineageOS 17 on the green banner at the top of this link:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/hammerhead-lineageos/files/16.0/

 

[ze7zez]

Unfortunately, recovery from backup twrp 3.3.1-1 UA does not work for me. The system does not stand up and hangs on flying balls. Adb works. I can do logcat if needed.
Has anyone obtained a working system from recovery?

 

[dahawthorne]

When I read your post my first thought was that "hangs on flying balls" must be a traditional Polish way of saying "Not very stable". But then I got what you meant...
I can confirm that recovering an image doesn't seem to work, which rather defeats the purpose of a recovery. I've never seen a TWRP recovery failure before. I did a backup with 3.3.1-1 UA, wiped everything except Internal Storage, and recovered the image, but it "hung on flying balls" .
I flashed standard TWRP 3.3.1 Mako, but that's the same - although it did complain about vendor & EFS partitions not being found. When I get more time I'll reinstall Magma and try the same backup, wipe & recovery with standard TWRP.
Update: No, standard TWRP doesn't work either. Full wipe & format, flash Magma & OpenGapps only, took TWRP backup, system rebooted ok, back to TWRP, recovered this new backup apparently ok, but it's been on the flying dots boot screen for 10 minutes now.

 

[nitin.chobhe]

About Magisk...
To be honest, I don't know what's the problem. Tested several Q/10 roms and it wasn't working on any of them. Probably it's an kernel thing but i'm not experienced about these at all. We need to wait for proper fix by someone else.

Try the commits on Nov 19, 2019 here: https://github.com/Colt-Enigma/platform_system_extras/commits/c10

Nitin

 

[voron00]

Changelog:
- hopefully fix keyguard (pin/password/pattern is now working, after reboot it takes some time to unlock)
- added (useless for now) MagmaSettings
- removed screenrecorder (not working on mako anyway)
- really small source updates

About Magisk...
To be honest, I don't know what's the problem. Tested several Q/10 roms and it wasn't working on any of them. Probably it's an kernel thing but i'm not experienced about these at all. We need to wait for proper fix by someone else.

Download link on first post

FYI recorder is also fixed in latest sources.