[ROM] [Kitkat 4.4.4] Slim-Honami-4.4.4.build 8.10-UNOFFICIAL

[optimumpro]

New version Slimkat 8.10 compiled today . New kernel with Tomoyo security enabled (as opposed to Apparmor). Enjoy.

See Download section
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Here is the famous Slimkat 4-4-4 rom built from sources a few hours ago. Changes made to kernel only and they are the following:

Hardened Kernel with the following features:

a. Selinux disabled (don't trust them) and APPARMOR enabled as main security
b. All crypto core features enabled
c. All authenticated encryption modes enabled - CCM, GCM and SEQIV
d. All blocks enabled - CBC, CTR, CTS, ESB, LRW, PCBC and XTS
e. All hash modes enabled including SHA512 and others
f. All ciphers enabled including CAMELIA, TWOFISH, ANUBIS, SALSA20 and others
g. Compression - DEFLATE, ZLIB and LZO
h. Random number generation all options enabled to result in a better generation without CPU wakeups

Credit: Slimroms Team

WARNINGS:

I am not responsible for your device becoming a paperweight. I am also not responsible for death and destruction caused by your flashing this rom on your device. You are at your own perill. Complain to Putin - he will surely help.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Unlocked Bootloader
2. If you have CWM, go to mounts and storage and wipe System/Cache/Data
3. If you have TWRP, go to advanced wipe and wipe System/Cache/Data
4. Flash the rom and reboot.
5. I recommend that you delete Cyanogenmod original boot animation as it slows down the boot significantly: without it your boot should take about 25 seconds. Once you remove bootanimation.zip in /system/media, you will have a nice vanilla android bootanimation.
6. Enjoy the rom and hit Thank You or perhaps Donate?

P.S. Rom is in Download Section above


XDA:DevDB Information
[ROM] [Kitkat 4.4.4] Slim-Honami-4.4.4.build 8.10-UNOFFICIAL, ROM for the Sony Xperia Z1

Contributors
optimumpro
Source Code: https://github.com/SlimRoms/platform_manifest

ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x
ROM Firmware Required: Unlocked Bootloader
Based On: Slimroms

Version Information
Status: Beta
Stable Release Date: 2014-11-11
Beta Release Date: 2014-10-21

Created 2014-10-21
Last Updated 2014-11-11

 

[abbychauhan]

Thanks Man.. Please keep up the good work

 

[srqrox]

OP, it must be terrible to be asked over and over again but I'd be very glad if you could tell what those changes in the kernel that you have introduced mean for the end user. So to speak, what can we expect after installing this? is this more security oriented or would the random number generation is related to entropy stuff and is supposed to speed up the system?

I saw your other thread too, wanted to give it a try but couldn't understand what these changes to the kernel actually mean for a layman.
Thanks man for your work!

 

[optimumpro]

OP, it must be terrible to be asked over and over again but I'd be very glad if you could tell what those changes in the kernel that you have introduced mean for the end user. So to speak, what can we expect after installing this? is this more security oriented or would the random number generation is related to entropy stuff and is supposed to speed up the system?

I saw your other thread too, wanted to give it a try but couldn't understand what these changes to the kernel actually mean for a layman.
Thanks man for your work!

It is actually both security oriented and system speed based on better random number generation.

First of all, I don't trust Selinux, especially in light of the recent Snowden's revelations. So, selinux is out of this kernel. Instead, you have trusted Apparmor, which has been used in Linux for years. In addition, many newer ciphers, which are in this kernel, were disabled by default -- again think of several 3-letter-agencies that are known for deliberately weakening kernels and operating systems to make it easiers for themselves to break. So, I have enabled those ciphers. Hashes, especially SHA512, which is the strongest, were disabled by default. I have enabled them all. Random number generation: the same.

So, as result, you have a more secure system that is faster, because of better and more random seeding.. If you remember, there is an app on XDA, which the author says, provides better random number generation, but it drains battery, because CPU constantly checks if the pool (of random numbers) is large enough. Here, it is different, because the changes (better and more random seeding ) are on the kernel level. So, CPU does not have to constantly wake up and check...

 

[srqrox]

It is actually both security oriented and system speed based on better random number generation.

First of all, I don't trust Selinux, especially in light of the recent Snowden's revelations. So, selinux is out of this kernel. Instead, you have trusted Apparmor, which has been used in Linux for years. In addition, many newer ciphers, which are in this kernel, were disabled by default -- again think of several 3-letter-agencoes that are known for deliberately weakening kernels and operating systems to make it easiers for themselves to break. So, I have enabled those ciphers. Hashes, especially SHA512, which is the strongest, were disabled by default. I have enabled them all. Random number generation: the same.

So, as result, you have a more secure system that is faster, because better and more random seeding.. If you remember, there is an app on XDA, which the author says, provides better random number generation, but it drains battery, because CPU constantly checks if the pool (of random numbers) is large enough. Here, it is different, because the changes (better and more random seeding ) are on the kernel level. So, CPU does not have to constantly wake up and check...

Got it, thanks for the great explanation bro.
I totally get it now, would be trying Aragon one today would definitely come and report how that works!

 

[OmarEinea]

Great work buddy,
Can you share your kernel sources?

I might include some of your changes in official slimkat

also out of curiosity, if the change is only on the kernel, wouldn't it be easier to share the kernel only!

Regards,
Omar.

 

[optimumpro]

Great work buddy,
Can you share your kernel sources?

I might include some of your changes in official slimkat

also out of curiosity, if the change is only on the kernel, wouldn't it be easier to share the kernel only!

Regards,
Omar.

Of course it is easier to do the kernel only, but I haven't found the way to do that outside of building the whole rom. Plus, in CM roms, I know where to put those changes: row rhine honam_def.conf and if you look at my sources for Black Argon rom, you will find the changes there.. But Slimroms guys use some other file, so I put my .config file in during the build. Plus, for the new kernel to work, you need modules from the rom you will be using it in and roms differ from one to another. So, for now, it is easier for me to build the whole rom.

 

[avirale123]

very good
each person who comes to their work
it is a hope to be in a rom kk
if this rom has the same problem that all
3g signal loss that is very unpleasant truth
You could solve this drawback

 

[tgilmore16]

It's good to see you here. A couple of months ago in the ion forums you were patient and answered a lot of questions I had when I switched from HTC to Sony. Armed with a little knowledge, I was able to find a good used Z1 with an unlockable bootloader.

Thanks again.

 

[optimumpro]

New Version Slimkat 8.10 posted: see Download section

New version posted. See Download...

 

[hitesh1792]

auto rotate not working

Auto rotate not working anywhere

 

[optimumpro]

Yes. For some reason autorotate does not work. I even recompiled the 8.12 version and it still does not work. The Slim original 8.12 is fine. It is also not my kernel, because I am using my kernel with Slimkat original weekly without any problem. I am puzzled as to why it is happening...

The only change in build.prop I made was to add 3 entries regarding rild. You can try to open build.prop and delete those three entries (search for "rild" and delete them). But I don't think rild has anything to do with the sensors.

 

[hwj54]

thanks !

New version Slimkat 8.10 compiled today . New kernel with Tomoyo security enabled (as opposed to Apparmor). Enjoy.

See Download section
________________________________________________________________________________________

Here is the famous Slimkat 4-4-4 rom built from sources a few hours ago. Changes made to kernel only and they are the following:

Hardened Kernel with the following features:

a. Selinux disabled (don't trust them) and APPARMOR enabled as main security
b. All crypto core features enabled
c. All authenticated encryption modes enabled - CCM, GCM and SEQIV
d. All blocks enabled - CBC, CTR, CTS, ESB, LRW, PCBC and XTS
e. All hash modes enabled including SHA512 and others
f. All ciphers enabled including CAMELIA, TWOFISH, ANUBIS, SALSA20 and others
g. Compression - DEFLATE, ZLIB and LZO
h. Random number generation all options enabled to result in a better generation without CPU wakeups

Credit: Slimroms Team

WARNINGS:

I am not responsible for your device becoming a paperweight. I am also not responsible for death and destruction caused by your flashing this rom on your device. You are at your own perill. Complain to Putin - he will surely help.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Unlocked Bootloader
2. If you have CWM, go to mounts and storage and wipe System/Cache/Data
3. If you have TWRP, go to advanced wipe and wipe System/Cache/Data
4. Flash the rom and reboot.
5. I recommend that you delete Cyanogenmod original boot animation as it slows down the boot significantly: without it your boot should take about 25 seconds. Once you remove bootanimation.zip in /system/media, you will have a nice vanilla android bootanimation.
6. Enjoy the rom and hit Thank You or perhaps Donate?

P.S. Rom is in Download Section above


XDA:DevDB Information
[ROM] [Kitkat 4.4.4] Slim-Honami-4.4.4.build 8.10-UNOFFICIAL, ROM for the Sony Xperia Z1

Contributors
optimumpro
Source Code: https://github.com/SlimRoms/platform_manifest

ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x
ROM Firmware Required: Unlocked Bootloader
Based On: Slimroms

Version Information
Status: Beta
Stable Release Date: 2014-11-11
Beta Release Date: 2014-10-21

Created 2014-10-21
Last Updated 2014-11-11

 

[hakd]

Installed this 4.4.4 version and it works gr8.. but my recovery is gone
Tried : Z1-lockeddualrecovery2.8.15-RELEASE.installer and Fota.. both states that it works but my recovery never "boots" just stands there with a another light on the phone..

Suggestions anyone ?

Now i have a working 4.4.4 Rom but no working recovery (light changes but recovery never boots, when i press volume)

 

[optimumpro]

Installed this 4.4.4 version and it works gr8.. but my recovery is gone
Tried : Z1-lockeddualrecovery2.8.15-RELEASE.installer and Fota.. both states that it works but my recovery never "boots" just stands there with a another light on the phone..

Suggestions anyone ?

Now i have a working 4.4.4 Rom but no working recovery (light changes but recovery never boots, when i press volume)

Kitkat custom roms have in boot.img recovery, which collide with fota recovery. You need to get rid of one or you will have no recovery at all. The easiest way is to erase fota recovery:

Boot to fastboot and do this: fastboot erase recovery; then fastboot reboot. That's it.

 

[hakd]

Kitkat custom roms have in boot.img recovery, which collide with fota recovery. You need to get rid of one or you will have no recovery at all. The easiest way is to erase fota recovery:

Boot to fastboot and do this: fastboot erase recovery; then fastboot reboot. That's it.

LOG:

C:\Megasync\Android\ADB + Recovery>fastboot erase recovery
erasing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.019s]
finished. total time: 0.020s

C:\Megasync\Android\ADB + Recovery>fastboot reboot
rebooting...

finished. total time: 0.002s

Thanks alot for taking the time to help me, now i got an awesome 4.4.4 With a custom recovery when i change my mind (5.x.x was not stable enough)

 

[howie040]

Kitkat custom roms have in boot.img recovery, which collide with fota recovery. You need to get rid of one or you will have no recovery at all. The easiest way is to erase fota recovery:

Boot to fastboot and do this: fastboot erase recovery; then fastboot reboot. That's it.

this helped me a lot