[ROM][NZH54D][2024/03/05][Asus Nexus 7 2012 WiFi/3G][F2FS/EXT4]Android 7.x AOSP

[Csöndi]

@AndDiSa

I installed the latest rom, gapps and magisk as usual, and played around with it. I got the black screen with the android logo about 5-6 times while setting thing up and playing around.
After the first couple of times it happend, i was just after the fist boot and initial setup. The device got faster after the "reboot" like incidents, animations became smoother, although i couldn't access any settings, because the app wouldn't load. I would see a blank white screen and a notofication bar in grey. When i tried to close the app everything slows down, and i get the logo screen. Same things with the playstore on some occasions.
After a couple of trys the settings menu started working, so did the play store.
The wifi connects, has no internet for 1 minute or 2, i get the sudden android logo again, and after that i have a connection.
I installed a couple of apps, and tried browsing the web, but i get interrupted by that logo screen, and put back on the lockscreen.

I hope that any of this is of use to you, and not just a giant waste of time.

 

[abhifx]

Also testing sdcardfs, seems ok till now

 

[OpenMinded]

thanks so much for this awesome rom, best one out there and still being update. Very much appreciated!

 

[AndDiSa]

@Csöndi in that log I can see several system crashes and due to that the initialization of the system is starting over and over. Even if I was not able to identify the root cause ...
Can you explain a bit how you did the installation? I am asking because I saw some messages like that:

...
02-10 19:20:28.293  6045  6097 W PackageManager: Trying to update system app code path from /system/priv-app/Phonesky to /data/app/com.android.vending-1
02-10 19:20:28.294  6045  6097 W PackageManager: Code path for com.android.vending changing from /system/priv-app/Phonesky to /data/app/com.android.vending-1
02-10 19:20:28.294  6045  6097 W PackageManager: Resource path for com.android.vending changing from /system/priv-app/Phonesky to /data/app/com.android.vending-1
02-10 19:20:28.299  6045  6097 W PackageManager: Permission com.android.vending.appdiscoveryservice.permission.ACCESS_APP_DISCOVERY_SERVICE from package com.android.vending in an unknown group android.permission-group.NETWORK
...

which is indicating that on /data there are already some apps installed which on a clean system should not be the case.

 

[shaggyskunk]

I can't install the latest version. I used TWRP 3.2.1 (can't find 3.2.0) everything seems find, no error messages. But when I get in there is no gapps. So if I go back and flash them Google Play Services crashes again and again. Can't even log in, I receive the "Have you logged in?" Message in my phone but in my tablet I get an error: Can't connect to Google Servers.

Also, there is no wallpaper nor Setupwizard. Only Calendar, Email, Settings, Webview Test and some other. Is this only because I usef TWRP 3.2.1? Where can I find 3.2.0? (Also used BeanGapps provided by you)

Factory Reset - Advanced in TWRP - Manually Wipe System - Data and Cache - Flash Rom - SuperSU SR5 v2.82 or Magisk 15.3 - REBOOT - Boot back into TWRP - Flash Gapps (I use Pico) Reboot and Setup - Works for me ?

Sent from my SM-G955W ??

 

[Csöndi]

Thanks for looking into this!

I have the latest twrp, ver 3.2.1
I did a manual wipe, checked all the boxes including internal storage.
I made sure that the file system is ext4 on sys, data and cache.
Installed the rom zip afer copying it on the internal
Rebooted to twrp.
Installed beans GApps, the one linked in op.
Rebooted to twrp
Installed Magisk 15.3
Rebooted to system.

In the initial setup the wifi had some problems, and now that you mention it, it did try to update something while in the initial setup, despite the fact that i chose "setup as new".

 

[AndDiSa]

@Csöndi probably the best way would be to do the initial setup as @shaggyskunk wrote in the post before .... and one hint: let it settle down a bit before starting to use it. The system apps are *not* pre-compiled due to space issues on /system. Due to that they need to be compiled on the first start / after a dalvik-cache wipe and this may take a bit. Even if the start screen is shown compilation / optimization is continuing for a while ...

 

[Na_]

ROM Problem

So, last night I finally got my tablet up and running and not lagging like nuts in the Wi-Fi. For some reason, I can't download any applications from the Google Play Store, the home and recent apps thing won't work, nor will the Performance Contol open. I have used the latest release grouper and gapps from the one in late 2017. Also, I already rooted my tablet a long time ago.

 

[petrus764]

Thanks for yet another great update to this ****ty little tablet. Great to see magisk hide support, now I can finally update netflix via play store. Good job as always!

 

[AndDiSa]

@Na_ please follow the the installation instructions described in the OP or here

 

[OpenMinded]

a few more notes:
- also had issues with gapps. pico didn't work, hung setup after factory reset - eventually worked the beans mini one after a factory reset
- why on earth is the camera apk missing? I attached the one from the factory system image after many google camera versions crashing or not installing
otherwise, nice ROM, thanks

 

[ChipoTheDoggo]

Factory Reset - Advanced in TWRP - Manually Wipe System - Data and Cache - Flash Rom - SuperSU SR5 v2.82 or Magisk 15.3 - REBOOT - Boot back into TWRP - Flash Gapps (I use Pico) Reboot and Setup - Works for me

Sent from my SM-G955W

I did exactly this. Still doesn't work. Really weird, first time I have this kind of issues. I'll download everything again. Maybe something went wrong during download process.

a few more notes:
- also had issues with gapps. pico didn't work, hung setup after factory reset - eventually worked the beans mini one after a factory reset
- why on earth is the camera apk missing? I attached the one from the factory system image after many google camera versions crashing or not installing
otherwise, nice ROM, thanks

Every Nexus 7 ROM I used had Camera missing. I always install Camera M from Google Play. Works flawlessly

 

[shaggyskunk]

I did exactly this. Still doesn't work. Really weird, first time I have this kind of issues. I'll download everything again. Maybe something went wrong during download process.

Yeah it's also a good idea to check the size of the zips that you download - I know that I've occasionally had an issue when I didn't check and for some reason the zip download was incomplete ??

Sent from my SM-G955W ??

 

[AndDiSa]

One question to the guys who have issues with installation: do you have a Grouper or a Tilapia? It might be that on Tilapia there is probably less space available for the Gapps and due to that you are getting the issues. One solution might be to try Magisk-Systemless Gapps ...

 

[DumF0rGaming]

One question to the guys who have issues with installation: do you have a Grouper or a Tilapia? It might be that on Tilapia there is probably less space available for the Gapps and due to that you are getting the issues. One solution might be to try Magisk-Systemless Gapps ...

Jan build had 204Mb left on /system partition after Pico build. I'm highly recommend it for this tablet to avoid resource-wasting overheads

 

[AndDiSa]

@OpenMinded is this the camera app from Lollipop? This probably might work, but the AOSP Camera Apps from Marshmallow / Nougat will not as Grouper / Tilapia have a front camera only and this is not supported. As I am building from the sources only, I do not have installed the camera app

 

[OpenMinded]

@OpenMinded is this the camera app from Lollipop? This probably might work, but the AOSP Camera Apps from Marshmallow / Nougat will not as Grouper / Tilapia have a front camera only and this is not supported. As I am building from the sources only, I do not have installed the camera app

Hi, yes it is. I also noticed some Camera app is already there in /system/app called Camera2.
I thought at first there was none and it seemed to work to install the apk, but it disappears after a reboot.
So questions are:
- why doesn't the Camera2.apk show up as an app?
- why does the GoogleCamera.apk from the 5.1.1 ROM disappear after a reboot?

I am guessing some init script does it but I couldn't find it. When I removed Camera2 and put the other in /system/app, it also didn't work.
It would be great if this can be fixed, otherwise this ROM is great! thanks

 

[AndDiSa]

@OpenMinded thank you for the hint. Really speaking I didn't notice that there was still the Camera2 app included within the build, I thought I had already removed it. Most likely because Camera2 is more recent then the Camera app from Lolipop it's beeing ignored even when installed. In the next builds I'll remove it, so probably we will even gain some additional space on /system ...

 

[OpenMinded]

@OpenMinded thank you for the hint. Really speaking I didn't notice that there was still the Camera2 app included within the build, I thought I had already removed it. Most likely because Camera2 is more recent then the Camera app from Lolipop it's beeing ignored even when installed. In the next builds I'll remove it, so probably we will even gain some additional space on /system ...

Hi, you're welcome. I think that app also works once properly registered, because the camera drivers are in there.
Whenever I remove it and install the original camera app, it works during that boot.
When I reboot, I see the icon and then see it gets removed.
So it seems something is messing with the camera app registration/installation.
It would be great if that app just works, even when it's only a front cam, it can be useful for Hangouts and stuff.

I quickly looked through the init files and notices gapps doing something with camera files and I commented the affecting lines to no avail.
I am actually able to run the camera app and then when I close it it shows not installed and disappears.
Would be great to remove that from happening

 

[Csöndi]

I commented earlier about my problems on the feb build. Did any of you with issues install magisk? I red some reports in other threads saying it messes with some 7.x.x roms. My grouper seems to be working now on the new build after noumerous formatings, and rom redownloads, reinstalls without any root solutions for now. I haven't been able to test is for a longer time period tho.