Root [ROM][MetroPCS & T-Mobile] Katana ROM Updated 11-16-2015

jchavez1993 · Nov 20, 2015

I did flash the launcher too no go

GameTheory · Nov 20, 2015

jchavez1993 said:
I did flash the launcher too no go

There's a million free weather widgets in the play store, but if you must have the stock LG weather widget then you'll probably have to go back to the stock rom.

jchavez1993 · Nov 20, 2015

No biggie, i have chronos running now. I just find the the real estate on the stylo screen is so weird nive a spacious something other then lg wouldn't look right at all. Maybe i can find the ge note 5 or 4 weather widget on xda.

DrakenFX · Nov 21, 2015

@GameTheory and all others
i'm creating a Custom Bootanimation for Katana which is almost ready, have full animation from Initial Animation, Loop Animation to End Animation... here is a little Sneak Peak i'll upload for those who want to use it.

PS. still WIP so expect some changes...

PPS. GT when this is ready if you want to use it for your Rom as default you are more than welcome.

GameTheory · Nov 21, 2015

Nice... The katana sword, exactly what I named the rom after.

Blu8 · Nov 21, 2015

Dude that's sick, nice job

DrakenFX · Nov 21, 2015

GameTheory said:
Nice... The katana sword, exactly what I named the rom after.

Blu8 said:
Dude that's sick, nice job

Thank you,
yeah i figure was THE Katana Sword ( i love this sword by the way

) and using the Katana Blue color you have on the Rom as well...

question, your rom have the Bootanimation Binary Fix?

GameTheory · Nov 21, 2015

DrakenFX said:
Thank you,
yeah i figure was THE Katana Sword ( i love this sword by the way ) and using the Katana Blue color you have on the Rom as well...

question, your rom have the Bootanimation Binary Fix?

Nah didn't need the binary fix for my bootanimation, but I'll add it in the next update so that folks can flash all types of bootanimations without leak.

DrakenFX · Nov 21, 2015

GameTheory said:
Nah didn't need the binary fix for my bootanimation, but I'll add it in the next update so that folks can flash all types of bootanimations without leak.

cool, yeah this bootanimation is going to need the fix.

GameTheory · Nov 21, 2015

DrakenFX said:
cool, yeah this bootanimation is going to need the fix.

If you want to post your bootanimation before then, just include the binary inside your bootanimation zip.

DrakenFX · Nov 21, 2015

GameTheory said:
If you want to post your bootanimation before then, just include the binary inside your bootanimation zip.

i try that once and didn't work for some reason,
do i need to set permissions?

P.S. Animation is ready i'll upload flashable zip either later tonight or tomorrow

GameTheory · Nov 21, 2015

DrakenFX said:
i try that once and didn't work for some reason,
do i need to set permissions?

P.S. Animation is ready i'll upload flashable zip either later tonight or tomorrow

Assuming you're using the aosp 32bit binary, flash it to "/system/bin/bootanimation" and include the following in your updater-script after package_extract_dir("system", "/system");...

Code:

run_program("/sbin/busybox", "chown", "root.root", "/system/bin/bootanimation");
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "chmod", "755", "/system/bin/bootanimation");

Before you do the above rename the original to "/system/bin/bootanimation.bak" just in case.
If this doesn't work for you then it won't work for me either and will be no point in including it in the next rom update.

DrakenFX · Nov 22, 2015

GameTheory said:
Assuming you're using the aosp 32bit binary, flash it to "/system/bin/bootanimation" and include the following in your updater-script after package_extract_dir("system", "/system");...

Code:

run_program("/sbin/busybox", "chown", "root.root", "/system/bin/bootanimation"); run_program("/sbin/busybox", "chmod", "755", "/system/bin/bootanimation");

Before you do the above rename the original to "/system/bin/bootanimation.bak" just in case.
If this doesn't work for you then it won't work for me either and will be no point in including it in the next rom update.

It work thank you...
Last time i try i didn't set up root perm.

Here is if you or anyone else wanna flash a different Katana Bootanimation

http://www.mediafire.com/download/sw05cq8at1l0qul/Katana.v1_Bootanimation_FIX_READY_By_Draken.zip

EDIT : @GameTheory ok i couldn't resist here's a preview

Ardaz87 · Nov 22, 2015

Boot animation is fire!! My rom booted uo in 53 seconds though is that normal?

DrakenFX · Nov 23, 2015

Ardaz87 said:
Boot animation is fire!! My rom booted uo in 53 seconds though is that normal?

that's depends on initial process your system/device (Xposed Modules and things like that) mine doesn't take that long and i use just 4 exposed modules + 3 more apps and any default inital process from system.....this bootanimation binary fix notice that let you since the first day i started using it that let all those process start before booting to home/lock screen...that why you don't feel any lag when you hit home screen after booting your device.

SantitasHeart · Nov 26, 2015

Hey GameTheory i have been using your roms since the optimus f6 and they have all been AMAZING. I just wanna know i just got this phone not a bad phone in my opinion are there any problems or differences from stock that i should be aware of ?

GameTheory · Nov 26, 2015

SantitasHeart said:
Hey GameTheory i have been using your roms since the optimus f6 and they have all been AMAZING. I just wanna know i just got this phone not a bad phone in my opinion are there any problems or differences from stock that i should be aware of ?

Thanks

I remember you from the f6 forum. Congrats on your new stylo, it's definitely a capable device well worth the price.

No problems on my end. Your best bet would be to make a backup and then flash the rom and see if you like it. If you don't like it you can always restore your backup and no harm done.

SantitasHeart · Nov 26, 2015

Installed been running for a few hours ... PERFECT...GT does it again...

Zeroastros · Nov 26, 2015

Nice boot animation @DrakenFX
And GT thanks for this ROM so far everything's been great and I never knew the what a stock based unblocked ROM felt like. Also I did some tweaking with the three battery saving apps (Greenify donation/Xposed, Amplify donation, & PowerNap) Holy smokes I got 7h30 mins of screen on time! Not only is this a battery monster but it's smooth and very responsive

SantitasHeart · Nov 27, 2015

Hey guys just curious as to a good config for kernel for gaming speed...also GT you plan on making a separate thread for your kernel is O/C possible ?

GameTheory · Nov 27, 2015

I'll be keeping the rom and kernel together. Post #35 explains oc.

As a side note, I'm working on the next update which will have direct kernel/system control with lots of tunables. Not sure when I'll finish though.

Tony Fierro · Nov 28, 2015

Can any of you guys post a link to LG's launcher and by the way the ROM is great

Blu8 · Nov 28, 2015

The rom is indeed great. If you want the stock launcher or any of the stock lg bloatware you can find it on his site, down where the downloads for his rom are he has links to optional zips you can flash.

zimlokks · Nov 28, 2015

Huge fan of your work, I'm loving this rom, but I had one weird question, is it possible to completely remove all traces of gapps (problably via a script through recovery?) so I can install my favorite gapps package (Open GApps)?

Ardaz87 · Nov 28, 2015

Not seeing a lot of emojis I used to see.

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