[ROM][OFFICIAL][11] LineageOS 18.1 for Samsung Galaxy S5 (klte*)

[x2k13]

As far as i can see, this german "cell broadcast national disaster warning day" was a total DISASTER! There were mixed results from region to region, provider to provider and phone to phone. I have a total of five phones two actual Pixel5, one P4a, all have either Stock A13 or A13 based CalxyOS, and one 2016 iphoneSE with IOS 15.7. All had these alerts enabled but only an old (2017) Huawei P10 with a vodafone sim card received the alert. As far as i have infos out of the neighbourhood, mostly german Telekom (T-mobile) was not able to transmit this alert.
The CB "technology is at least 20 yeras old. It is unbelieveable, germany becomes a third world country more and more each day.

Work phone, iOS 15 Telekom worked. Poco X3 Pro A12 o2 worked, old Honor 6 A6 (!) Fonic worked, S5 LOS Vanilla 18.1 Drillisch (o2) -> silence.

 

[Lee245]

S5 Mic Boost Magisk Module - Stereo Recordings



If your device is rooted with Magisk, thanks to a post by @dcarvil in the old 16.x thread here for inspiration, I created a module for myself for a S5 G900M klte to boost the mic via the mixer_paths.xml because my WhatsApp's sound messages were too low.

I did not create a module installer for it yet but you can download the attached Module_mixer_paths_mic_Boost_curiousrom.zip, unpack it and copy the mixer_paths folder to /data/adb/modules & reboot.

After that in the Magisk app > Modules: enable mic_boost_118 as seen in the screenshot & reboot.

I boosted the value for both mics near the USB port and the one on the top of the S5 next to the IR blaster from 95 to 118. If you change it to a higher value expect some distortions in some apps:

<!-- Recording Scenario  -->
    <path name="rec-main-mic">
        <path name="main-mic" />
        <ctl name="DEC2 Volume" value="118" />
    </path>

    <path name="rec-sub-mic">
        <path name="sub-mic" />
        <ctl name="DEC4 Volume" value="118" />
    </path>

I use a vacuum cleaner once in a while to clean the USB port, the mic hole next to it & also the top mic hole next to the IR blaster which is used when you have stereo recording enabled in some third-party recording apps like Easy Voice Recorder for example. (screenshots)

You can modify the mixer_paths/system/vendor/etc/mixer_paths.xml file in that module folder if you want to change the values of other stuff & reboot to apply.
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If not rooted using adb root or File Manager in TWRP you can pull the /system/vendor/etc/mixer_paths.xml file, modify it & push it back to the device but that will not survive an update & you will have to redo it afterwards. :-/

Maybe @haggertk could apply this mic boost mod to the official LineageOS 18.1 for the S5 klte family as it is a common issue reported by several users?
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Note: thanks @ludwig83 for your post above linking to my post in the abandoned unofficial S5 18.1 thread. Might as well re-post it here, add a note for non-rooted devices and pinging haggertk about it.
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@curiousrom Does this method still work with the latest Magisk?

 

[curiousrom]

@curiousrom Does this method still work with the latest Magisk?

Yes.
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[DrGEROH]

I'm finding that battery life with current klte build 18.1-20221227-NIGHTLY-klte (auto updated on 27 Dec 2022) on my SM-900T is terrible. The previous auto updated build (18.1-20221127-NIGHTLY-klte) was much more efficient with regard to power use. Hoping the next auto nightly build fixes this. --g

 

[wildcatacu]

Hello,

I don't use a SIM card on my S5. If Airplane mode is left on when rebooting or from a cold boot, 5Ghz Wi-Fi networks will not be visible unless Airplane mode is toggled again. I've been using my phone for a while now and thought the hardware might fail anytime. A quick google search leads me to this Reddit post from two years ago. The OP found a workaround as described above. Galaxy S5 and Lineage OS 18.1 as well.

A quick search from here doesn't seem to show the bug reported. A quick dirty fix for this maybe is to automate the toggling of Airplane mode.

 

[DrGEROH]

I auto-updated to 18.1-20230127-NIGHTLY-klte on my old SM-G900T yesterday and it appears that battery efficiency is restored to at least the 27 Nov 22 nightly. Thanks. --g

 

[raphamotta]

I just want to say that Google Pay is working out of the box! I can use Galaxy S5 as my daily phone with this rom because NFC payment is working. It's amazing!

 

[Skulldron]

Hey Klte KDI users, charging should now be fixed from the next build onwards! It was related with a config in the kernel called extcon, which on previous builds used to break the headphone jack, but in LoS 18.1, that is no longer the case. We now have charging again!

 

[curiousrom]

Galaxy S5 LTE (SC-04F/SCL23) (kltekdi) Charging Fix

Hey Klte KDI users, charging should now be fixed from the next build onwards! It was related with a config in the kernel called extcon, which on previous builds used to break the headphone jack, but in LoS 18.1, that is no longer the case. We now have charging again!

Thanks for the pointer.

It got me searching the Changes for kltekdi >>> ARM: configs: lineage_kltekdi: Re-enable CONFIG_EXTCON by dev haggertk:

From a user report, the battery is not charging on this device and
re-enabling resolves this. Without the earlier headphone jack detection
issues.

Next build with that change should be on 2023-02-18 if all goes well with the LineageOS automated builder.

I wonder if you guys still have an S5 kltekdi: @Skulldron @solarisintel123 @Hamza Shahbaz @ArvixxBesin @vd6x @gw1024gb @hk133hk @Jesus Army @tortnoise @EojjN @omegoz .

Seem like this guy had the right fix pointer all along, way back on Nov 28, 2021:

Thanks for for build Japanase Galaxy S5(kltekdi)

But since Lineage-17.1, I'm using modified kernel with EXTCON enabled.
Without EXTCON, the Japanese Galaxy S5(SC-04F, SCL23) will not detect usb charge.
and charger mode is looping reboot.
Kernel with EXTCON enabled, EAR JACK will not detects.
Is there a way to fix it?

lineage_kltekdi_defconfig

CONFIG_EXTCON=y
CONFIG_EXTCON_MAX77804K=y

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[hk133hk]

Hey Klte KDI users, charging should now be fixed from the next build onwards! It was related with a config in the kernel called extcon, which on previous builds used to break the headphone jack, but in LoS 18.1, that is no longer the case. We now have charging again!

Thanks, I would test it when I have time. Thanks to all contributors for their efforts.

 

[Hamza Shahbaz]

Galaxy S5 LTE (SC-04F/SCL23) (kltekdi) Charging Fix



Thanks for the pointer.

It got me searching the Changes for kltekdi >>> ARM: configs: lineage_kltekdi: Re-enable CONFIG_EXTCON by dev haggertk:



Next build with that change should be on 2023-02-18 if all goes well with the LineageOS automated builder.

I wonder if you guys still have an S5 kltekdi: @Skulldron @solarisintel123 @Hamza Shahbaz @ArvixxBesin @vd6x @gw1024gb @hk133hk @Jesus Army @tortnoise @EojjN @omegoz .

Seem like this guy had the right fix pointer all along, way back on Nov 28, 2021:


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My screen broke I have ordered the replacement…once fixed i will be back on the track.….#veryMuchExcited

 

[Alex-71]

Since the last update the alarm clock (com.android.deskclock) either rings several minutes too late or even not at all.
In the latter case i get a "missed alarm notification" 10 minutes after the scheduled wake-up time.
Anyone else?

 

[Massedil]

Since the last update the alarm clock (com.android.deskclock) either rings several minutes too late or even not at all.
In the latter case i get a "missed alarm notification" 10 minutes after the scheduled wake-up time.
Anyone else?

I haven't done the last update, but this problem sometimes very rarely happens to me.

 

[luciole75w]

Since the last update the alarm clock (com.android.deskclock) either rings several minutes too late or even not at all.
In the latter case i get a "missed alarm notification" 10 minutes after the scheduled wake-up time.
Anyone else?

I also have this issue for quite some time (2022-10-23 nightly) and on my device the delayed/missed notifications are actually not limited to the alarm unfortunately, they also concern the agenda events (sometimes 15-30 min later) or worse the sms (have got a notification 3 hours later last week for example, whereas my phone was already in airplane mode for 1 hour). This one is regular and very annoying.
I was hoping that this issue had been spotted and fixed but from your message it looks like there is no good news in the latest build about that :/ Thanks for having spared me the time to install it.

 

[djdisodo01]

seems like focus is not working on qr apps

 

[kurtn]

seems like focus is not working on qr apps

Snap (qr mode) and SecScanQR focus fine on klt January 27 build. If you keep a distance of more than 10 cm

 

[x2k13]

seems like focus is not working on qr apps

Confirmed. TIER, BOLT, Comdirect Photo TAN etc. can't scan QR codes due to no focus, leaving us with a device unusable for banking and commuting.

 

[kurtn]

Confirmed. TIER, BOLT, Comdirect Photo TAN etc. can't scan QR codes due to no focus, leaving us with a device unusable for banking and commuting.

Comdirect doesn't run on "rooted" devices. How did you cheat?
Edit: uninstalling magisk was enough

 

[x2k13]

Comdirect doesn't run on "rooted" devices. How did you cheat?
Edit: uninstalling magisk was enough

My device is not rooted, never was and never will be.

 

[curiousrom]

QR Codes Scanning Issue

seems like focus is not working on qr apps

Confirmed. TIER, BOLT, Comdirect Photo TAN etc. can't scan QR codes due to no focus, leaving us with a device unusable for banking and commuting.

What happens if you use the stock Camera app to scan the QR codes?

Try with the S5 further away and using the telephoto to zoom in.
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