NEW - Minix X5 - Finless 1.3 custom ROM

[titoo770]

Thanks à lot linux.masterkey.
I think that will help me.
I will give feedback

[titoo770]

I have another question. Did anybody know how or with which tool can i root a x5 mini rom before installing.

[titoo770]

Ok. After your information i tried rootin à 4.1.1 rom for my x5 mini. And i succeded. After this i tried spoofing a gt-9100, just like finless on his 1.2b.. i succeded too, modifying build.prop.
Even so, m'y apps which runs on x5 with 1.2b rom, still dont want to run. I despair😭

[titoo770]

I suppose there is another thing that finless has changed not only spoofing gt_i9100.😥

[linux.masterkey]

so you are working on an x5 mini then? I thought you meant on an x5. I am not sure these firmwares are compatible with the x5mini, but I always root by installing a custom recovery, then flashing chainfire's latest supersu .zip. It hasn't let me down yet! These firmwares by Finless Bob however are prerooted if I remember. I think this fw is great, but I just have hung onto the official rooted. Minix says a new one is dropping soon.

google is actively working to make android functionally less open with each new release.

[kaher]

live stream

Watching live stream on YouTube is not working.
Picture is disformed and pixelated

[Jay69]

Hi Bob,

Any chance of getting this to work with the CX-818 ? I'm tired of it crashing with every single firmware version I can find...

Hey all! LONG TIME no see.

I am on a mission to update and help people with older devices. It's not all about quad core but time to refresh the FreakTab customer base too!

So with that said, here is a new ROM for you X5 owners.
I hope you like it!

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Notes:
PAY ATTENTION PLEASE! You have some choices to make!

1) Airpin. I am not a Airpin/Airplay person but it is in this ROM.
Props to Minix for adding it for those that want it. However for those that do not, sorry... PAIN and performance hit!
If your NOT into Airplay, etc then removing this does help performance based on WHAT YOU NEED your X5 to do.
HOWEVER, I give you the option to not have it pre-installed or running as a service.
NOTE: I have NOT pulled out the APK or changed how Minix implemented the pre-install!!!!!
Thus I am not changing any copyright agreement or distribution change. It works the same!
BUT to use my ON/OFF capability you must follow the instructions when flashing the ROM!
I have given you several boot.img files to choose from. What you choose will decide if Airpin gets installed or not!
See below under flashing instructions!

2) How about a TRUE 1080 kernel? Well I give you that now too!
YES it is the EXACT SAME kernel as provided with this minix release and all I have done is patched it to 1080 resolution!
NOTHING ELSE... It's just a 1080 enabled kernel.

3) I also supply a set of OC kernels that can be made. It's a limited set but works none the less.
See instructions below for flashing those.


Features in my 1.3 ROM:

1) Gameloft fix. This fixes Gameloft games from crashing to the desktop.
Many of them do not run and crash to the desktop. This is due to a license check based on the device.
Special thanks to Christian Troy for inventing this fix. I modded it for this ROM.

2) Build.prop edit to open up the Google Play store to APPs that normally say "not compatible".
I am spoofing a Samsung device that will show almost any APP as compatible.
Your device will show up in google play as NOT a Minix device! Understand this please.
I also left the original buiild.prop in the ROM called build.orig.
If you want to go back, just use ES or a root file explorer and rename build.prop to build.old
Then rename build.orig to build.prop.
Go into settings, apps, all and go into the Google Play app. Clear the cache and data.
Reboot! You should be back to showing up as a Minis Nexo X5.

4) Libmedia has been added for passthrough.

5) Full init.d support! If you do not know what that is... ignore it. For geeks that want to use it. It is there!

6) I debloated the ROM for CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN.
This includes removing some of the live wallpapers, china apps, etc.

7) Two boot.img and kernel.img setups. One set to support 720P boot and another for 1080P boot.
See instructions below under flashing to use them. This flash kit is setup by default to use 720P WITH NO Airpin installed!
If you want 1080P or 1080 with Airpin again see the instructions below.
NOTE: The boot animation on 1080P kernel will not be full screen. This is normal!
I don't want to make 2 large system.img files to support both resolutions.

9) All APPs in /system have been updated including Play Store and Framework.
So on first boot and login to Google Play, Nothing should need to be updated.

10) I added a reboot APP that will allow optional reboot options like reboot to bootloader (flash mode), CWM, etc.

11) Of course this is fully rooted and Superuser. I also updated Busybox to a version I prefer.
This is to support init.d You can however update busybox to the latest and greatest from Google Play if you wish.

12) A set of OC kernels. read the README in the OC_kernels folder!

13) Xbox controllers! Look guys I do not have one of these.
I also could not find a xpad.ko that works with this kernel.
To me it appears it is already there in the kernel. But if you find it is not and have a xpad.ko that works,
Let me know and I will update the ROM.

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Hey.... I don't want to beg but if you like that I work on older devices, I really could use some donations.
So you know I use my donations to buy other FreakTab developers hardware or for me to use on hardware to build things for you all. So please, support Freaktab if you can!
I have spent over $300 in 2013 of my own money supporting this site and other developers here, so helping me is helping you!
Thank you!


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OK thanks for your donation... Here is my latest X5 ROM.
Enjoy!

ROM -> Minix Neo X5 Finless 1.3 ROM including OC and 1080 kernels (335 megs)

Again folks... Enjoy my "refresh" of your product!

Bob

[styvon]

What's a CX 818?

[styvon]

Can this ROM be easily installed just by using the RK batchtool?

[antobz]

Hi,
yesterday I tried to install this custom rom, but the installation was aborted because there was some problem with the signature of the package. I already tried to disable the control on the signature but it doesn't work...
do you have any suggestion about this problem?
thank you in advance

[ochentay4]

Could you make this rom NEO G4 compatible?

[redglory]

Hey Bob!

First of all great ROM!

Are you planning to release new Finless Rom based on latest minix firmware?

Thanks!

[Finless]

Hey Bob!

First of all great ROM!

Are you planning to release new Finless Rom based on latest minix firmware?

Thanks!

That's what this ROM is!

Bob

[Jay69]

That's what this ROM is!

Bob

I think what he meant was finless for the other poor soul using other boxes. CX-818 for example.

[awesomepaver]

006

That's what this ROM is!

Bob

So its based on X5 (006 6th march 2014) not X5 (005 8th nov 2013) ?