OK folks, so not to leave this box totally in the dust I decided to make the best ROM I could for this right now.
This was made using the latest ENY 5/30 ROM.
I cannot fix the 1080/720 issue as this is in the kernel and no other kernels with that fix will work on this box. Well they will but audio does not work. So we are stuck waiting for Acemax or ENY to fix that issue.
But this ROM will give you all the tweaks I have been doing to other A9 ROMs.
DO NOT just copy this download ZIP to SDcard and expect it to work!
UNZIP it and read the README for instructions!
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Features and release notes for my 1.6 ROM:
1) Properly rooted using SuperSU. What does properly mean?
Android 4.4.2 requires SU to be running as a daemon now. There are many ways to run this as a daemon.
Most roots so far are using a install-recovery.sh script or if init.d is enabled, a init.d script.
This means you could lose root if messing with these scripts which some rooted apps do!
What I have done is started the daemon in init.rc thus eliminating the need for boot scripts!
This took me a while to learn to do! Enjoy a BETTER ROOT!
2) Updated Google framework and Play Store core files. The ones in the stock ROM were out of date.
On first boot NOTHING will need to be updated once you logon to Google Play.
That is as of this date.
This may fix paid APP install issues but I do not know as I never have bought APPs and can't test.
3) Debloated of junk APPs and Google Apps you can get from Google Play.
There was quite a few useless hidden apps in this KitKat release! Some of them did not even work.
I did remove XBMC and other pre-install APPs as well. I like a CLEAN ROM that you the user can setup the way you want. Having APPs in /system leaves that junk in there forever (unless you delete them by hand with a root explorer). If you want the original XBMC APP then download it from Geekbuying.com
4) As always, full init.d support! If you do not know what that is... ignore it. For geeks that want to use it. It is there! This time around due to updated security in 4.4, init.d was a lot harder to get working.
Again I had to figure it out!
5) Build.prop edit to open up the Google Play store to APPs that normally say "not compatible".
I am spoofing a Samsung device (Nexus 10) that will show almost any APP as compatible.
This should also allow Netflix HD but I have not tested it.
Your device will show up in google play as Nexus 10 device not a M8! Understand this please.
I also left the original build.prop in the ROM called build.orig.
If you want to go back, just use ES File Explorer 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 M8.
7) I added a reboot APP that will allow optional reboot options like reboot to recovery for easier updates.
8) Carrier spoofs for better APP compatibility.
9) The usual tweaks I do for better performance e.g. TCP buffers sizes, etc etc.
10) Added bonus! CPU fixer patches!
In this ZIP is a CPU_fixer folder. These zips can be used to adjust your minimum CPU frequency and Governor. See the README.txt in that folder for an explanation and how to install them.
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OK so here is the download!
READ the README.TXT in the zip for instructions!
ROM -> ENY EM8 Tomato Square Box - Finless ROM 1.6 (275 megs)
Enjoy,
Bob
This was made using the latest ENY 5/30 ROM.
I cannot fix the 1080/720 issue as this is in the kernel and no other kernels with that fix will work on this box. Well they will but audio does not work. So we are stuck waiting for Acemax or ENY to fix that issue.
But this ROM will give you all the tweaks I have been doing to other A9 ROMs.
DO NOT just copy this download ZIP to SDcard and expect it to work!
UNZIP it and read the README for instructions!
_____________________________________________
Features and release notes for my 1.6 ROM:
1) Properly rooted using SuperSU. What does properly mean?
Android 4.4.2 requires SU to be running as a daemon now. There are many ways to run this as a daemon.
Most roots so far are using a install-recovery.sh script or if init.d is enabled, a init.d script.
This means you could lose root if messing with these scripts which some rooted apps do!
What I have done is started the daemon in init.rc thus eliminating the need for boot scripts!
This took me a while to learn to do! Enjoy a BETTER ROOT!
2) Updated Google framework and Play Store core files. The ones in the stock ROM were out of date.
On first boot NOTHING will need to be updated once you logon to Google Play.
That is as of this date.
This may fix paid APP install issues but I do not know as I never have bought APPs and can't test.
3) Debloated of junk APPs and Google Apps you can get from Google Play.
There was quite a few useless hidden apps in this KitKat release! Some of them did not even work.
I did remove XBMC and other pre-install APPs as well. I like a CLEAN ROM that you the user can setup the way you want. Having APPs in /system leaves that junk in there forever (unless you delete them by hand with a root explorer). If you want the original XBMC APP then download it from Geekbuying.com
4) As always, full init.d support! If you do not know what that is... ignore it. For geeks that want to use it. It is there! This time around due to updated security in 4.4, init.d was a lot harder to get working.
Again I had to figure it out!
5) Build.prop edit to open up the Google Play store to APPs that normally say "not compatible".
I am spoofing a Samsung device (Nexus 10) that will show almost any APP as compatible.
This should also allow Netflix HD but I have not tested it.
Your device will show up in google play as Nexus 10 device not a M8! Understand this please.
I also left the original build.prop in the ROM called build.orig.
If you want to go back, just use ES File Explorer 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 M8.
7) I added a reboot APP that will allow optional reboot options like reboot to recovery for easier updates.
8) Carrier spoofs for better APP compatibility.
9) The usual tweaks I do for better performance e.g. TCP buffers sizes, etc etc.
10) Added bonus! CPU fixer patches!
In this ZIP is a CPU_fixer folder. These zips can be used to adjust your minimum CPU frequency and Governor. See the README.txt in that folder for an explanation and how to install them.
________________________________________
OK so here is the download!
READ the README.TXT in the zip for instructions!
ROM -> ENY EM8 Tomato Square Box - Finless ROM 1.6 (275 megs)
Enjoy,
Bob
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