Why do you think this ROM is so small? If you wipe system before flashing to get a clean install, your device will not boot and have no access to the recovery. The only way out is using flastool to get a booting device. Thats my experience with this "ROM"...
OP should add a warning to start post and show the requirements before flashing to get a working device.
Without a pre rooted LP Stock ROM and deodexed sytem files this ROM will not work.
Sorry, but that's bullsh*t.
- The rom is so small because it's debloated.
- In my case it's even smaller because I kicked out some libs, apks and media files bevore flashing. (There are some very
communicative ones...)
- I flashed it meanwhile 3 times on bare metal (very, very clean device) for some testing purposes without any issues.
- There is no need to have a special rom configuration before.
- Well I didn't test the included recovery and kernel because I'm on UB with custom kernel
It seems that you are talking about some RockZ1 versions. Those were only mods on an existing rom.... Right?