[ROM][UNOFFICIAL][6.0.1]CyanogenMod 13.0 for Samsung Galaxy J5 (2015)

[Nick Verse]

CyanogenMod 13.0 for Samsung Galaxy J5


DISCLAIMER

Your warranty is now void.
I'm 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
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.

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Bugs and changelogs are in 2nd post !
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Installation

1. Make sure you have updated to stock 5.1.1.
2. Download the ROM from the direct link for your device in the Downloads section below.
3. Download 6.0.1 ARM GAPPS. (Nano preferred. Long-pressing the Home button will show Google Search)
4. Transfer the zip files to your SD card.
5. Reboot to recovery mode. ( Vol UP + Home + Power )
Note: It is highly recommended to use TWRP Recovery
6. Optional: Do nandroid backup.
7. Full wipe /system, /internalsd, /data, /cache, as well as the Android folder from your external SD.
Note: You will have to format data as well if you want to use data encryption
8. Install CM zip and GApps zip.
9. Reboot to system.
10. Setup your device.
Enjoy!

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Downloads
SM-J500FN
SM-J500F

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Source​

Check out the ROM Source available on GitHub.
Feel free to submit any fixes, Just remember to give proper credits when using other people's source.
Kernel Source

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XDA:DevDB Information
CyanogenMod 13.0, ROM for the Samsung Galaxy J5

Contributors
Nick Verse, ganesh varma
Source Code: https://github.com/Galaxy-J5

ROM OS Version: 6.0.x Marshmallow
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.10.x
ROM Firmware Required: Lollipop (Modem & Firmware)

Version Information
Status: Abandoned
Current Beta Version: 1.0
Beta Release Date: 2016-12-20

Created 2016-12-15
Last Updated 2017-04-20

 

[Nick Verse]

Bugs and Issues​

- Camera is hanging on taking pictures.
- Flashlight bug as stated in post [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70188430&postcount=129"]#129[/URL]
- FM audio.

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Submitting Bug Reports:
If you find some bugs, report it with logs and detailed information of the issue.
Do not report bugs if custom tweak is done.
Do not report bugs if Xposed is installed!

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Changelog:

[B]December 20, 2016[/B]
- Fixed screen off.
- Fixed some media issues.
- Fixed RIL issues.
- Audio delay workaround.
- Vendor fixes.
- Camera bug remains. Constant WIP. (Work In Progress)
- Merged with latest CyanogenMod changes.
- First beta release.

[B]December 18, 2016[/B]
- Do not upgrade to 6.0.1. (Use older secure bootloaders for multiROM purposes)
- Fixed RIL. (Baseband + In-call audio)
- Fixed Camera and Flashlight.
- Fixed media, FX and audio playback.
- Fixed Hotspot.
- Build variant: cm_j5nltexx-userdebug.
- Merged with latest CyanogenMod changes.
- First alpha release.

[B]December 15, 2016[/B]
- Initial release.
- Build variant: cm_j5nltexx-eng.

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Tips :
To activate Developer settings : Settings -> About phone -> press Build number 7 times.
To activate 3-way reboot go to Developer settings and select "Advanced reboot".
Root is included and disabled by default, enable it from Developer settings - Root access.
BusyBox is included.

LiveDisplay is a feature for adapting display colors for night usage.
You can enable it by turning on GPS and data/wifi for some seconds.
Then go to Settings -> Display & lights -> LiveDisplay -> Display mode and change from off to automatic.
Then your phone will know when to adjust your display for night usage through your local GMT zone.
You can also adjust Color Temperature for Day/Night modes.
Screen Cast is a feature to cast your screen to a Smart TV.
Enable Wi-Fi and check Settings->Display & lights->Cast screen->Enable wireless display, connect both devices, and play!​

 

[JyRo]

Thanks a lot (Y)

 

[Sehab084]

hell yeah..finally thank you! i will try it as soon as possible(using cm 12.1 by nick) and did you overclocked the GPU to 700 GHz?
Can you also lower the brightness as much as possible for battery and night? cause it can only be done when ROM is made! Please

 

[xGarro]

I've been waiting for this for so long! Hopefully the J500M variant will be up soon.

Thanks for the hard work!

 

[KingRaheel]

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Great work bro. Looking forward to this project!

 

[TheRisingMyth]

FINALLY! I have the 8GB variant, and the latest update disabled my ability to rollback. (it's an irreversible firmware update) I'm just waiting until this thing is usable enough.

If you have an 8GB, it's literally impossible to install anything with all the bloat.

 

[Nick Verse]

FINALLY! I have the 8GB variant, and the latest update disabled my ability to rollback. (it's an irreversible firmware update) I'm just waiting until this thing is usable enough.

If you have an 8GB, it's literally impossible to install anything with all the bloat.

Thank you for this useful comment!
CM13 has the option to format externalSD as internal. Also, users that flash irreversible firmwares will be able to have an AOSP based ROM.
Instead of just waiting for CM13 to be stable, you can contribute to make this work faster. Search and find errors through logcat, discuss them here so we can take a look on them.
This applies to every user out there. That's why XDA is made for, after all!

Regards,
Nick Verse.

 

[paulo boë]

This is amazing.:laugh: At last, there is still hope for marshmallow. Everyone neeeeddss to give a like to Nick, show this great fricking man some respect.:good::good::good::good:
Thx man, really.

 

[abhijeet1331]

Thanks @Nick Verse ..
Waiting for J500F..

 

[johnhux7]

Nice Mr Nick Verse.
This is exactly how it's ment to be done.
Nice one
John

Sent from my Honor 8 using XDA Labs

 

[krishnasaha95]

LOL WTF CM13 FOR J5????? unbelievable

 

[Telepracity]

nick if it doesn't boot then try the boot.img patcher

Than reaction when you see that everything is not working

BOI

 

[headray]

nick if it doesn't boot then try the boot.img patcher

Than reaction when you see that everything is not working

BOI

He says it boots but has unknown bugs

Sent from my SM-J500H using Tapatalk

 

[Telepracity]

He says it boots but has unknown bugs

Sent from my SM-J500H using Tapatalk

but why in the bugs section there is a bug booting

 

[headray]

but why in the bugs section there is a bug booting

I think he was to assure users that its booting otherwise he would have said not booting

Sent from my SM-J500H using Tapatalk

 

[Telepracity]

I think he was to assure users that its booting otherwise he would have said not booting

Sent from my SM-J500H using Tapatalk

gonna try this at home

 

[Wouter15]

I'm downloading it and I will check soon if this works. I hope so! Good luck with making your (hopefully awesome) ROM!

 

[pyrmd]

Great work @Nick Verse and my fellow Indian friend @ganesh varma. Happy to see someone making ROM for j5.
Cheers.

 

[krishnasaha95]

the rom is very buggy from the beginning- i dont think cellular connection works, it lags sometimes alot and also theres a weird red box going on my screen sometimes. also camera is not working. but its expected to have bugs.