[ROM] XENON HD UNOFFICIAL {4.3} {ls970} 10/011/13 [STABILTY and SPEED!]

[spleef]

XenonHD is a custom firmware aka ROM for various Android devices. It is built from Android Open Source Project (AOSP) with additional features, performance and battery life improvements.

The idea behind XenonHD is to give users a ROM that is "blazing fast, rock stable and buttery smooth".

Features

system tweaks
prop modder
animations
nav bar
ribbons
active display
halo
rom settings
onager launcher
android 4.3.1
based on a multitude of custom rom sources combining the very best of each to give the user an out right custom experience
much much more

please note you must either have taken the ota to jb or used the appropriate teeny bin or have successfully flashed the latest cm10.1 or one of the many aosp roms available for our phone...and as always make a backup of your current configuration before trying anything

VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU BACKUP YOUR EFS THROUGH FREEGEE AND/OR TWRP

Installation

Fresh/new install:

* download rom and gapps to the root of your sd card
* reboot to twrp
* factory reset
* use advanced tab and wipe :
data,system,cache,and dalvick cache (do not wipe internal storage)
* factory reset
* flash rom
* flash gapps
* reboot phone

Updating/dirty flash method: ONLY if already using my Xenon rom

Download ROM and gapps onto the root of your sdcard
* Reboot phone into recovery
* Use the advanced tab and wipe:
cache and dalvick cache
*Flash ROM
*Flash gapps
*Reboot phone
*(IMO) for optimal results after dirty flash and it reboots, go back to recovery and fix permissions (JMO)

Known Issues

these "fixes" are only necessary if you are experiencing problems

if experiencing data problems restore your efs that you backed up prior to flashing

if experiencing mms issues try this:

MMS confirmed working for a few in IRC.. send receive should work now if you're lucky and can follow directions.

1. Delete telephony.db located at /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/telephony.db ...Open ES File Explorer > Press the menu button > Settings > Scroll to the bottom > Make sure "Root Explorer" is checked > Click "OK" > navigate to the directory starting from "/" (you could prob do this with the CM file explorer too)

2. Delete messaging Data...From home screen > Press menu button > Manage Apps > "All" tab > Find Messaging > Press "Clear data" button

3. Reboot. Clear cache if you want.

GPS issues:
go back to stock rom or a stock based rom ( a back up is sufficient )
Get a GPS lock and keep it for a few minutes ( make certain you are getting a lock from GPS and not your network or WiFi )
Flash back to XENON
That should solve any GPS problems

Battery drain issues:
if your experiencing major battery drain there are a few things you can try i will list a few here....
turn wifi, gps, bluetotth, and sync off when not using it
turn auto-brightness off and adjust it to your liking
lower sceen time-out to 15 or 30 seconds
try installing an app like greenify or batteryguru that will shut down apps that are running in the background
try changing your govenor from performance to powersave with an app like faux enhancement or trickstermod
try lowering your max freq. from 15+ to something a little lower
turn things like daydream off if you dont use it
try using wifi more often if able 3g/mobile data will suck the battery dry in no time
try looking in task manager to see if you have rouge apps hanging out.. if you do stop them
Try flashing smoocha kernel can find it in the android development section for this phone

these in no way are guaranteed to get you more life but they are a start to getting better life..hell it cant hurt only make it better

Camera focus issues:
Double tap instead of single tap
Switch to a different mode then back..(switch to HDR then back, switch to panorama then back)
Try the script method posted below
Try a third party camera app
Or try this: a quick hack work-around to anyone who has auto-focus working but only for the 1st app launch.

using smanager
* Install and launch smanager
* Make a new script with this in it

killall mm-qcamera-daemon
killall com.android.gallery3d
am force-stop os.tools.scriptmanager
am start -n com.android.gallery3d/com.android.camera.CameraLauncher

* Click on the script. Set it as "favorite" and highlight "SU". Save
* Add a shortcut on launcher. Select SMShortcuts.
* Select Add one script shortcut. Pick your script. Change the name/image to whatever you want.
* Hit OK and profit.

Need to thank sputnikk23 & prowlingfox for this workaround

or try with tasker method

Originally Posted by Carrick1973
One thing I did a bit differently that might help others out is use Tasker for the camera script instead. I didn't want to have to deal with shortcuts, but instead wanted all the requests for camera, to actually use the camera program.

To do this, In Tasker:
Create a new Task called "Load Camera".
Click the + sign.
Click on Script.
Click on Run Shell.
Paste the following into the Command section (note that the first line is missing - that's on purpose):
Code:
killall com.android.gallery3d
am force-stop os.tools.scriptmanager
am start -n com.android.gallery3d/com.android.camera.CameraLauncher

Check the box next to Use Root - not sure if this is needed or not, but it works fine if it's checked.
Click the Tasker icon in the top left of the screen to accept the changes for the shell command.
Click the Tasker icon in the top left of the screen again to accept the changes to the Task.
Click on the Profiles tab.
Click on the + sign.
I called my Profile "Load Camera"
Click on "Application".
Select Camera.
Click on the Tasker icon in the top left of the screen to accept the selection.
Click on the task that you created in the first steps to tie the profile to the task.
Enjoy....
Give it a shot and let me know if it doesn't work for you, but it works just great for me.

Downloads

GAPPS:

baanks gapps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2012857

Current build:

dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/z3nsqrdjwzrdpav/X9o7jBp1t-/xenon

dev-host: http://d-h.st/myfiles?fld_id=22631#files

goo: http://goo.im/devs/Spleef/geehrc4g/xenon

androidfile host:http://www.androidfilehost.com/?a=show&w=files&flid=8220

Changelog

10/11/2013
10/11 team horizon (xenon and cyanogenmod sources
neighborhoodhacker's latest kernel sources
all built with linaro
android os 4.3.1

10/05/2013 (fresh install required)
10/05 team horizon (xenon) and cyanogenmod sources
includes the new gps and apns
android 4.3

8/9/2013
8/9 team horizon and team lgog sources

Sources & Credits

CyanogenMod sources: https://github.com/CyanogenMod

xenon sources: https://github.com/TeamHorizon

vendor sources: https://github.com/TheMuppets/proprietary_vendor_lge

kernel sources: https://github.com/neighborhoodhacker

my github: https://github.com/spleef

major thanks to these people without them this would not have been made

sharkboy0901
trailblazerz11
xboxfanj
haze028
TheByteSmasher
rlasalle15
bmp7777
shelnutt2
chadouming
th3bill
jokersax
synergye
voluntaryman.. contributor/dontaor
AdhvanIt
Syprus21.. donator
rhop1.. donator
kmull4.. donator
85gslse.. donator
don1376.. donator
PartimusPrime
droidmk
neighborhoodhacker

A MAJOR THANK YOU TO THESE GUYS
THANK YOU GUYS

due to maintaining five roms i will only be updating once a week, updates will start to roll out every weekend (friday-sunday), unless there is a issue which needs addressing then it will be worked on immediately....also if you choose to donate please provide your xda name in the description so i can add you to the list in the op...much thanks everyone.

XDA:DevDB Information
[ROM] XENON HD UNOFFICIAL [4.3] {ls970} [STABILTY and SPEED!], a ROM for the Sprint LG Optimus G

Contributors
spleef, shelnutt2
ROM OS Version: 4.3.x Jellybean
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x
Based On: AOSP,Cyanogenmod,AOKP

Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 1011
Stable Release Date: 2013-10-11
Current Beta Version: 08/08
Beta Release Date: 2013-08-08

Created 2013-10-06
Last Updated 2013-10-11

 

[spleef]

Reserved

some early on sceenies

 

[K4J98]

Sweetness. Thanks for all the awesome work! I used xenon before I switched to carbon for 4.3 goodness. Now I can have both xenon and 4.3!

 

[SlimMan]

Waa my comment was removed... hehe

DL'ing now, gotta check it!!

Thanks Brah!!

 

[spleef]

I just had a data issue... Was on lte then I used Wi-Fi went outside Wi-Fi out if range I had no data wouldn't connect restored efs and am good again... But just thought I'd put it out there... It does have the new APN in it so maybe I'm thinking prl and pro needing to be updated, I'll try that later and see if it happens again

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[BBetz]

When I downloaded an app, the launcher gave an error. Restarting the Phone did nothing to reboot the launcher. Great ROM otherwise. I like the in-setting customization.

 

[spleef]

Did you have halo turned on?

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[SlimMan]

Get a System UI crash when trying to change the theme at all.

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[spleef]

Try clearing data from the theme app in the settings/apps

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[SlimMan]

Try clearing data from the theme app in the settings/apps

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Same results, also tried wiping caches / fixing permissions, as well as a factory reset. This was flashed clean also.

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[spleef]

Cool will look into it is first 4.3 so I imagine will be buggy ... hopefully next build have some the issued worked out

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[waeponx]

how customizable is this compared to say PAC? Holo, side app launcher etc ? features seemed a bit small not to detailed the website also seems to be down :/

 

[asdf002]

i just flashed it...a couple things

1) halo doesnt work
2) doesnt play nice with slim gapps

otherwise it is smoooooooth!

oh yeah it breaks root too

 

[SlimMan]

i just flashed it...a couple things

1) halo doesnt work
2) doesnt play nice with slim gapps

otherwise it is smoooooooth!

Halo works, if you are just trying to trigger it via the status bar that won't work, have to enable it in settings first and then toggle it. If still having issues download Halo))) from play store and pin a app or two and then it should toggle.

As for the Gapps, should use Banks 4.3

GL.

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[spleef]

i just flashed it...a couple things

1) halo doesnt work
2) doesnt play nice with slim gapps

otherwise it is smoooooooth!

Hallo has to be played with to get to turn on think i has to turn it on and off a few times and click the icon in the notification bar for it to actually turn on
I used the pagapps on it cause it was in same folder the rom was in (I'm lazy like that), worked pretty good

how customizable is this compared to say PAC? Holo, side app launcher etc ? features seemed a bit small not to detailed the website also seems to be down :/

Is allot like carbon with some extra features not find on any others


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[SlimMan]

Hallo has to be played with to get to turn on think i has to turn it on and off a few times and click the icon in the notification bar for it to actually turn on
I used the pagapps on it cause it was in same folder the rom was in (I'm lazy like that), worked pretty good







Is allot like carbon with some extra features not find on any others


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+1 couldn't have put it better, actually I like carbons settings menu a little better.

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[asdf002]

+1 couldn't have put it better, actually I like carbons settings menu a little better.

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pagapps and bagapps both work on the rom but they display keyboard as grey and not black in dark mode. whereas slimgapps has the black keyboard but gesture type does not work on slim gapps.

thanks for tip on halo

 

[SlimMan]

pagapps and bagapps both work on the rom but they display keyboard as grey and not black in dark mode. whereas slimgapps has the black keyboard but gesture type does not work on slim gapps.

thanks for tip on halo

Isn't there an option in the setting of the keyboard to enable the swype?


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[asdf002]

Yeah there is but even when checked it doesn't work. I went back to carbon. I just noticed baanks and pagapps displays Grey keyboard vs black from slims. This is on all Roms I guess

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[zomgalama]

I seem to have no root access on this rom.

Also the background flickers when I change screens from time to time.

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