[ROM/KERNEL] OFFICIAL CM11.0 + 3.0.72 Kernel for Kindle Fire [NIGHTLIES]

[Hashcode]

STEP 1: DOWNLOAD TWRP 2.7.x.x and UPDATE (REQUIRED FOR 4.4):
EDIT: @Dees_Troy has an official 2.7.x.x w/ SElinux support here:
http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/blaze/openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.1-otter.img
Flash with the following adb commands:

adb shell
su
idme bootmode 4002
reboot
# back in your PC shell
fastboot -i 0x1949 flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.1-otter.img

If you have problems with that file and/or don't want to use adb/fastboot flash method, you can download a flashable .zip from the following locations. Use your existing recovery to flash the update:
Mirror 1: Download (Goo.im)

BEFORE FLASHING ANDROID 4.4: PERFORM A WIPE + ADVANCED->FORMAT SYSTEM TWRP.

STEP 2: DOWNLOAD A BUILD OF CM11.0:
DO NOT USE ART YET. BUGGY AND WILL PROBABLY NEED A DATA WIPE TO RECOVER FROM

NIGHTLIES:
http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=otter

GAPPS (Use Version "CM 11" row):
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Gapps

Older builds are found here:
http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/otter/cm10/
http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/otter/cm10.1/
http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/otter/cm10.2/

GAPPS (For Android 4.3/CM10.2 builds):
http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20130813-signed.zip

CHANGES:

• [05/15] More audio updates to fix low-power states (screen off / background music)
• [11/25] Released updated build for cm11.0
• [08/12] Kernel updated to 3.0.72 (on par w/ Google/common kernel)
• [07/30] Updated to CM10.2 build
• [05/26] Backlight driver update to help w/ SODs
• [05/24] Sensor updates (includes light sensor now usable in Android OS
• [05/24] Reverted 2 sound driver commits in the kernel to help w/ headset function -- testing needed.
• [05/14] New audio driver (WIP)
• [03/27] Reboot Recovery mode is now fixed
• [01/17] Updated SGX/PowerVR driver to latest binaries from omapzoom (still showing [email protected])
• [01/15] CM10.1 updates + reverted some USB changes in the kernel for sleep testing
• [01/07] Battery life / sleep improvements
• [01/06] Update to 3.0.50 kernel
• [01/06] Update wifi firmware to R5.SP3.06
• [12/16] Fixed Deep Sleep
• [12/15] Added multi-profile fix

CURRENT KNOWN ISSUES:

• The headphone MIC input is not functioning correctly yet. Work in progress.

KERNEL FEATURES:

• [08/12] Mainline version updates to 3.0.72 updated to current with Google's kernel/common
• [01/06] WLAN Firmware R5.SP3.06
• [11/07] Updated to SGX/IMG DDK [email protected] for Android (via omapzoom)
• [11/07] WLAN Firmware R5.SP3.03
• [09/05] Updated to SGX/IMG DDK [email protected] for Android
• Based on TI kernel 4AI.1.7 (3.0.31 mainline) which supports 512M memory mapping needed by the Kindle Fire
• Uses ducati binary from TI based on rpmsg 1.20.5.11 (replaced Archos ducati binary from ICS 4.0.3)
• Kernel audio: Added a switch device "h2w" which allows the OS to recognize headset plug events and adjust audio capture routes accordingly. Translation: OS can recognize we have a MIC input via headset now. (NOTE: that audio recording is still not working at this time. Tho it is very close).
• MUCH better standby / sleep function. The device will go inactive for much longer periods of time (80-100 seconds) while still waking up appropriately for wifi events, power button triggers, etc. And this is still going to get even better when I re-implement DPLL cascading and the charger fixes coming later.
• Many bugfixes pulled down from TI's omapzoom sources.

RESERVED FOR NOTES

XDA:DevDB Information
Official CyanogenMod 11.0 for Kindle Fire 1st Edition, ROM for the Amazon Kindle Fire

Contributors
Hashcode
ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat

Version Information
Status: Stable

Created 2014-05-01
Last Updated 2014-05-21

 

[Hashcode]

UPDATED 2013-11-25 for CM11.0/CM10.2/CM10.1

DEVELOPER BUILDING:
Several patches are outstanding in CM's review so building this from source is currently not an option w/o some Cherry Picks:
Patch 1: http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/53917/
Patch 2: http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/54562/

And I'll be updating more of the cm11.0 gits tonight w/ changes to the build / extract files processes.
Won't get a decent build till that's all done.


KNOWN BUGS:
1. EHCI USB 2.0 isn't able to be add to the kernel w/o it crashing. Need to fix for higher speed USB transfers.
6. Headset recording via the MIC input jack doesn't work


DEVS
BUILDING THIS ROM:

First, read through Google's Android website about "how to setup a build environment":
http://source.android.com/source/initializing.html

Then you can setup the Kindle Fire by doing the following:
mkdir android
cd android
(Use main repo for CyanogenMod 10.2)
repo init -u https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android -b cm-10.2
repo sync
vendor/cm/get-prebuilts
. build/envsetup.sh && brunch otter

 

[intersectRaven]

FINALLY!

I'll see if I can help with power button LEDs.

*out-of-topic note: 3rd post!

 

[animefun135]

1. The backlight doesn't sync up well with the screen. Meaning that sometimes when you bootup you won't see anything but a black screen. Once the boot is done, you can hit the power button a few times and eventually the screen and backlight will sync up and you'll get a picture.

I can't even get a picture.

 

[backspacepc]

I can't even get a picture.

Power button four or five times, and it'll pop up.
Edit: not having the sync issue in HC, hash, do you have the log posted on your site regarding the back light issue? I know its kernel related but 3.2 is a lil more cumbersome, so it could just be OS lag. Are we using 4.0.3 or 4.0.4?
Sent from my MB860 using XDA

 

[animefun135]

Power button four or five times, and it'll pop up.

I tried 30+ times.

 

[Leoisright]

Nice job Hashcode.

Sent from my PG86100 using Tapatalk

 

[AlexDeGruven]

I don't have time at the moment to pull down the sources and poke around for myself, but it sounds like #4 is a script issue of some sort.

Either one of the scripts that needs to fire for shutdown is hanging up, or the output isn't returning properly so that the master script can continue and finish pulling it all down.

If I get a chance tonight, I'll grab the sources and poke around a bit.

I deal with hanging/incorrectly-terminating script **** at work all the time, so now I might even be able to contribute, yay!

 

[Hashcode]

Reserving this for a complete description of the backlight driver/issue and related sources for research.

Sent from my DROID4 using XDA

 

[BrooksBlood]

Hey Hash I wanted to let you know that the charger does work for me. I don't have to boot back into twrp. Don't know if its just me or what but it works.

Edit: Didn't see that you had put its not working well instead off not at all, I'll do some more testing to see if it will give me problems. So far plugged it in about 20 times and its registering the charge.

Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using XDA

 

[kernelsandirs]

Let me be the first to say "Does Netflix work with this?"
Just kidding, things are coming along it appears, wish I knew more about hacking kernels, last time I did anything with a kernel I ran "make xconfig"

 

[symbiiote]

i just get a lit up black screen 0.0??

 

[isaiahhhhh]

i just get a lit up black screen 0.0??

This issue is popping up with random people (myself included) and Hashcode has been made aware of it on the other thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591869&page=5

The user who posted about it as well as another person as far as I know posted logs from their Kindle Fire's that depict the issue at hand. On a side note, and I know i'll get flamed for this, lets cut the arguing and just keep this thread as Hashcode requested it be, a development thread. If someone bashes you just ignore it and move on, the less clutter here the better Hashcode will be able to scan through it and pick out problems we're having and fix them.

To throw my two cents in on the issue itself:

I've noticed that when attempting to apply the suggested fix and sync up the graphics driver and the backlight I sometimes see quick glimpses of what I think are items on the screen, i'm wondering if this suggests an intermittent issue caused by the initial flash of the rom (could this explain why some are able to use the rom and some aren't). If this isn't possible please excuse my ignorance, it just made sense to me based on the limited amount of knowledge I have on this situation.

 

[50CalPotato]

I've noticed that when attempting to apply the suggested fix and sync up the graphics driver and the backlight I sometimes see quick glimpses of what I think are items on the screen, i'm wondering if this suggests an intermittent issue caused by the initial flash of the rom (could this explain why some are able to use the rom and some aren't). If this isn't possible please excuse my ignorance, it just made sense to me based on the limited amount of knowledge I have on this situation.

Wait, are you talking about things like large grey rows of pixels appearing on the screen? Sometimes I see gradients of monochromatic tones in addition to this. They only appear as the backlight is shutting off.

 

[symbiiote]

This issue is popping up with random people (myself included) and Hashcode has been made aware of it on the other thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591869&page=5

The user who posted about it as well as another person as far as I know posted logs from their Kindle Fire's that depict the issue at hand. On a side note, and I know i'll get flamed for this, lets cut the arguing and just keep this thread as Hashcode requested it be, a development thread. If someone bashes you just ignore it and move on, the less clutter here the better Hashcode will be able to scan through it and pick out problems we're having and fix them.

To throw my two cents in on the issue itself:

I've noticed that when attempting to apply the suggested fix and sync up the graphics driver and the backlight I sometimes see quick glimpses of what I think are items on the screen, i'm wondering if this suggests an intermittent issue caused by the initial flash of the rom (could this explain why some are able to use the rom and some aren't). If this isn't possible please excuse my ignorance, it just made sense to me based on the limited amount of knowledge I have on this situation.

your right, sorry, as for the rom, i noticed when i flashed hashcode's rom then reloaded rom over it youtube worked in HD, and that got me thinking, you think we can get a Flashable ZIP of the kernel?

 

[shahabk818]

is this the kernel that everyone was waiting for? 3.0?

 

[TuikS2]

@shahabk818

YES!

But it's still in development, so not for daily use!

 

[shahabk818]

@shahabk818

YES!

But it's still in development, so not for daily use!

so this will fix the hardware acceleration problem, right?

 

[ObihoernchenDE]

so this will fix the hardware acceleration problem, right?

So you can't read the title, right? [WIP][KERNEL][DEV-ONLY] 3.0 Kernel Development for Kindle Fire [04-10]
DEV ONLY!

 

[backspacepc]

OK, so compiled an aosp last night from the CM9 tree... I'm still not having a back light issue? Can't adjust brightness, but no sync issues. Could it be the ROM?

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