I want to thank my good friend Eric at Geekbuying.com for providing this little jewel of a tablet for me to develop...every time I ask for something new, he always comes through for me....and I appreciate it.
I really had to work hard on this one...there were a bunch of obstacles to traverse. But I've finally come up with a working RileyROM for this new iFive Mini 3 with the Retina screen. This is for the Retina version only...I've already released a ROM for the original Mini 3 with the lower resolution screen. The two ROM's aren't interchangeable, so don't try it.
Since iFive has implemented a new NAND system in their latest releases, there's one thing in the directions I must tell you about that is different. For this ROM, you can't erase IDB. It only counts to 6 and says it's done. I've been fussing with this for the last week and still haven't found a solution...so maybe someone will discover one.
In the meantime, I've made this ROM work without having to erase IDB. Which means you only have one user app space option. The parameter is set for 4gb user app space. Once we figure out how to do a low level format of the NAND, we can add more choices. But, for now we are stuck at 4gb. The trick is getting the file sizes exactly the same or smaller than what the current parameters allow.
Otherwise, just flash this ROM according to the instructions in the First Time User's Guide.
This ROM is based on a ROM dump of the original stock firmware from my own tablet. The build date is 3/7/14.
This ROM is:
Rooted with SuperSU
Aggressively debloated
4gb user app space
English default
Init.d support with busybox commands
Google Play Store fixes added, including spoofing as a Samsung device to open more apps as compatible
Auto Install feature added on first boot - just place apk's in an autoinstall folder on your external SD (Thanks to Leolas and 900SuperSport)
Working TWRP Recovery installed after first boot - (Thanks to Abdul_PT)
Reboot App by Petrus
Boot animation by me this time (Tattman is taking a break) I hope you like it. The animation runs slow until all of the frames are loaded once...then it speeds up. I just think it looks cool, so I used it.
I'm impressed with the performance of this tablet considering it's an RK3188 with a Retina display...the new NAND components may have something to do with it...but what little hair I have left got pulled out trying to figure out how to format the NAND.
One of the features iFive has added, which is missing from the Pipo KitKat ROM's is the return of minimizing the nav bar.
I know people will ask about multi-user...nope, it isn't there...but there is an Xposed Framework module available to activate multi-user in KitKat that works pretty well. I have only tested the setup of the users, but I haven't tried any apps in subsequent user accounts, so I can't tell you any further.
With this ROM, I get an Antutu score of 19493...not bad for a stock kernel. Maybe we can get our kernel guys to make some custom kernels for this tablet.
Battery consumption is pretty good...a subjective opinion only...I haven't had time to put the watch to it. Charging seems a little slow through a USB port from a PC. I like that this tablet charges via the USB jack. Honestly, this is the only way I've charged it, so far...it may be a bit faster with the provided charger.
Anyway, here's the ROM:
Download
As always, please consider donating if the ROM makes a difference for you. I rely on your support so I can purchase new devices to develop. My donate link is on my signature line below. And also periodically support Freaktab.com by donating to Finless or Neomode.
I really had to work hard on this one...there were a bunch of obstacles to traverse. But I've finally come up with a working RileyROM for this new iFive Mini 3 with the Retina screen. This is for the Retina version only...I've already released a ROM for the original Mini 3 with the lower resolution screen. The two ROM's aren't interchangeable, so don't try it.
Since iFive has implemented a new NAND system in their latest releases, there's one thing in the directions I must tell you about that is different. For this ROM, you can't erase IDB. It only counts to 6 and says it's done. I've been fussing with this for the last week and still haven't found a solution...so maybe someone will discover one.
In the meantime, I've made this ROM work without having to erase IDB. Which means you only have one user app space option. The parameter is set for 4gb user app space. Once we figure out how to do a low level format of the NAND, we can add more choices. But, for now we are stuck at 4gb. The trick is getting the file sizes exactly the same or smaller than what the current parameters allow.
Otherwise, just flash this ROM according to the instructions in the First Time User's Guide.
This ROM is based on a ROM dump of the original stock firmware from my own tablet. The build date is 3/7/14.
This ROM is:
Rooted with SuperSU
Aggressively debloated
4gb user app space
English default
Init.d support with busybox commands
Google Play Store fixes added, including spoofing as a Samsung device to open more apps as compatible
Auto Install feature added on first boot - just place apk's in an autoinstall folder on your external SD (Thanks to Leolas and 900SuperSport)
Working TWRP Recovery installed after first boot - (Thanks to Abdul_PT)
Reboot App by Petrus
Boot animation by me this time (Tattman is taking a break) I hope you like it. The animation runs slow until all of the frames are loaded once...then it speeds up. I just think it looks cool, so I used it.
I'm impressed with the performance of this tablet considering it's an RK3188 with a Retina display...the new NAND components may have something to do with it...but what little hair I have left got pulled out trying to figure out how to format the NAND.
One of the features iFive has added, which is missing from the Pipo KitKat ROM's is the return of minimizing the nav bar.
I know people will ask about multi-user...nope, it isn't there...but there is an Xposed Framework module available to activate multi-user in KitKat that works pretty well. I have only tested the setup of the users, but I haven't tried any apps in subsequent user accounts, so I can't tell you any further.
With this ROM, I get an Antutu score of 19493...not bad for a stock kernel. Maybe we can get our kernel guys to make some custom kernels for this tablet.
Battery consumption is pretty good...a subjective opinion only...I haven't had time to put the watch to it. Charging seems a little slow through a USB port from a PC. I like that this tablet charges via the USB jack. Honestly, this is the only way I've charged it, so far...it may be a bit faster with the provided charger.
Anyway, here's the ROM:
Download
As always, please consider donating if the ROM makes a difference for you. I rely on your support so I can purchase new devices to develop. My donate link is on my signature line below. And also periodically support Freaktab.com by donating to Finless or Neomode.
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