RootBOX ICS AOKP 4.0.4 SGS3 Themed

Ive been on Rootbox since V1.0, its very stable and very fast, together with Siyah @ -50 uv and using pegasusq im easily getting 2+ days from the battery.

Its the tweakability of the rom right from the word go, installing with Aroma and choosing Kernels, themes, Gapps, which music player you want etc etc etc , to the mods that users are bringing out not too mention how helpful Bajee (the dev) is that to me makes this one stand head and shoulders above the rest.

Once installed you get Rom control to mess with clock positioning, battery style, lockscreen options, Weather options etc. Then all the performance options choosing governers/scaling max and minimum, yes i know its all standard AOKP fare but Rootbox really is that good at what it does.

The choice of launchers is also different on RB, the LG launcher (as pictured in above post) is nice and fluid and the SGS3 icons make it feel different (in a good way).In the latest updates Touchwiz launcher has been introduced which at first seemed strange on AOKP but ive got to admit i do like it although i dont use it just because of the lack of customisation available for it.

I followed Bajee over from RR when i seen his first post about his own rom ,It started stable and now its at its 4th update in about a 4 week life span the rom really has gone from strength to strength

Ive been using RB as my daily driver since v1,0 and its the longest a rom has stayed on my phone since the days of CRR.

hope i havent bored you all to death

Thanks guys.

One question though, I've flashed AOKP roms before, but the problem is that FM Radio does not work (only the internet streaming ones). Does it still not work, or are newer versions of AOKP have made them capable of FM radio?

This is my first time on an AOKP rom, I only tried it due to your post here, figured i'd give it a go. It seems very smooth, haven't had any FC's(fingers crossed) battery life seems very good. I haven't ran into any issues with the rom itself.

Just a couple personal preferences I'm not so fond of with it(maybe they are able to be changed and i just missed the option):
1. The scrolling is smooth, but it feels slow compared to other ROMs, I need to slide my finger up several times to scroll to the bottom of a page.

2. Auto brightness seems to like having a very dark screen, makes it difficult to see sometimes.

3. my "external_SD" folder is empty, all the files which were there now appear to be in a folder called "emmc" which i can't seem to find.

From my experience on all aokp roms I have flashed, scrolling is definitely different from Sammy. The thrust isn't as "far" if you know what I mean. It doesn't stutter, but it's a similar scrolling seen on the iphone.

3. my "external_SD" folder is empty, all the files which were there now appear to be in a folder called "emmc" which i can't seem to find.

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this problem is still bothering me, does anyone know how to change this, if it is possible?

hippityhop said:

From my experience on all aokp roms I have flashed, scrolling is definitely different from Sammy. The thrust isn't as "far" if you know what I mean. It doesn't stutter, but it's a similar scrolling seen on the iphone.

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yea, it isn't a problem with the rom, just a personal preference. I'm actually starting to get used to it now, which is good

DeadBeginning said:

my "external_SD" folder is empty, all the files which were there now appear to be in a folder called "emmc" which i can't seem to find.

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On AKOP roms you view your sd card is with the emmc file, that's just how it is.

What file explorer are you using? Usually you just have to make sure that you are at the most parent directory and you will see it listed there. Hope this helps.


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The only rom I have seen that allows you to change the view for the sd card is Dragon. When you install that rom it asks you if you want to view the sd card as emmc or as external sd card. But to the best of my knowledge that is the only one that does that.

lotsip81 said:

On AKOP roms you view your sd card is with the emmc file, that's just how it is.

What file explorer are you using? Usually you just have to make sure that you are at the most parent directory and you will see it listed there. Hope this helps.


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The only rom I have seen that allows you to change the view for the sd card is Dragon. When you install that rom it asks you if you want to view the sd card as emmc or as external sd card. But to the best of my knowledge that is the only one that does that.

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im using ES File Manager / Explorer. I've found the folder now, thanks to you help. still bit of an awkward place for it to be in.

Thank you for telling me about dragon, i will either try that rom to see how i like it, or i will look around its file system to see how it is mounting the emmc as external sd, i have a small clue where it would be, so hopefully this is the start to me figuring something out

I was told by some wise people around here that it is not a good idea to mess with the emmc file. By that I mean renaming it or moving it around. If you know what you are doing, then by all means continue......but if you don't, I would proceed very cautiously.

lotsip81 said:

I was told by some wise people around here that it is not a good idea to mess with the emmc file. By that I mean renaming it or moving it around. If you know what you are doing, then by all means continue......but if you don't, I would proceed very cautiously.

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Yours was one of the posts i found while googling about this issue. I've also come across an answer to my problem that works for me (here: xda-developers - View Single Post - [ROM][13.05]HyDrOG3N-ICS 13.05[KERNELAPP/SENSE/THEMEMANAGER])

I wasn't moving the file, i "mounted" it, which basically creates a link to the emmc folder, if i access the external_sd folder

Good to know!!!

Be careful creating new mount points for your external SD card, as you will mess up your gallery as you will have duplicate entries for every folder with image files inside.

1.5 released

v1.5 (20120704) - FULL WIPE or Uninstall xxTweaker/ExTweaks before flashing
Minor Fixes
Updated Fluxi ICS Kernel XX.02-beta10
Updated Dorimanx ICS Kernel 4.0B
Updated Dark Theme GAPPS (Thanks to Team ICEmods)
Added xxTweaker to Settings (Only shows if you have xxTweaker installed in /system/app)
Added ExTweaks to Settings (Only shows if you have ExTweaks installed in /system/app)
Added CM Browser -
Added CM Mms - Option to change the soft keyboard type when composing in default Mms (Smiley, Enter to a new line or Enter to send)
Added Jelly Bean (Android 4.1) Animations - Aroma Option (thanks to hikarugo)
AOKP/CM Upstream as Always

Dev-Host - RootBOX_ICS_V1.5.zip - The Ultimate Free File Hosting / File Sharing Service

Can't get it to boot.

I did a nandroid backup of 1.4, tried Siyah and couldn't get past the Siyah logo, tried Flux and couldn't get past the S2 screen, changed the Jelly Bean animation option back to stock in the Aroma installer...still no joy.

I did full wipe and Hawker's Nuke script (1.3) each time.

The only things I've done differently than the RB 1.4 install is leave lockscreen vibration at default in 1.5 (disabled it in 1.4 Aroma install) and used ROMNuke 1.3.

EDIT: Sorted now, uninstalled ex-tweaks and rebooted after data reset to remove my custom network label....still had the installer FC on me once after these steps though.

I do really like this ROM's look and tweakability but it's still a bit undercooked in places...the power button fast torch is excellent until it reboots the phone!

Woo I'm excited for 1.5, time to do some downloading

EDIT: Liking the new ROM, not too excited about the contact screen, seems like ICS is all black and blue, but for some reason the contact screen is now white and blue? o.o

Hawker said:

Be careful creating new mount points for your external SD card, as you will mess up your gallery as you will have duplicate entries for every folder with image files inside.

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I haven't had this issue, but as an alternative there is this free app made by someone from XDA https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.qbanin.binder&hl=en which mounts external_sd, then unmounts the old file, so the files don't show up twice

To anyone thinking about giving this rom a whirl, I really encourage you to do so. I have done my fair share of rom swapping up until now but have settled on RootBOX for the longest.

The AROMA installer is used to great effect, giving you great customization from the outset. It's smooth, no bloat and so far I have had no FC's. Very impressed.

I have mine set up with Siyah kernel and Apex launcher, giving me a very stable system.

It's great to see roms of this quality still being developed when a certain 'other galaxy' has moved into the limelight.

V1.6 released, if you are waiting to try the "PIMP DADDY" (lol DAWG) now is the time, only likely to be 1 more release of ICS AOKP before moving onto JB AOKP

Changelog

v1.6 (20120710) - Full Wipe Highly Recommended
Milestone 6
Updated Fluxi ICS Kernel XX.03-beta1
Updated Dorimanx ICS Kernel V4.4
Updated xxTweaker 0.4.0_beta1
Updated Siyah ICS Kernel v3.3.3B
Added Dark Knight ICS Kernel V1.8
Fixed DSP Manager issue
Fixed Jelly Bean Animations
Fixed "recents" Opening When Waking Device With Home Button - Merged from CM Frameworks
Fixed keypad lighting up when screen backlight auto-adjusts - Merged from CM Samsung Hardware
Fixed Samsung Volume Bug (Headset/Music/Notification) - Thanks to Codeworkx
Fixed Automatic Timezone Failing - AOKP
Added Camera ISO Support - Merged from CM Camera
Added OTA - Update Me (requested by users)
Added OTA in Settings
OTA: ROM, Kernel, xxTweaker & Phone DPI.
Reverted Lockscreen Handle - Removed RB
Removed Dark Background option - Aroma
Noise Suppression - AOKP/CM
Extend Reset Touch Focus Delay to 15 seconds from 3 seconds - Merged from CM Camera
Configurable Touchkey Backlight Timeout - CM Kernel (Device Settings)

OTA Update

OTA Update will be my way of communicating with all RootBOX users. Once you've opened OTA, you will have a few options:

ROM: This is where you will check RootBOX updates

Apps: This is where I will be releasing or updating apps. You could download them and it will get automatically get saved in /system/app or /data/app (depending of the app) with the proper permissions.

RootBOX Communications: This is where I will be releasing important communication with all RootBOX users. Communications will be sent as .txt files (Download directory: /sdcard/Download)

Kernel: This is where you will find Up to date information about the latest kernel version and also be able to download them. (Download directory: /sdcard/Download)

The rest of the options comes with the app itself. (Installed apps, Script & Settings)

DPI Changers - (Flashing CWM Phone Fix is not required)
Go to OTA Update>Apps
Download Phone DPI
It will install in /system/app and permissions will be applied automatically
*It might FC the first time, but it will work afterwards.

Dev-Host - RootBOX_V1.6_ICS_Milestone_6.zip - The Ultimate Free File Hosting / File Sharing Service

+1 for rootbox.

One of the issues with the aokp roms in the past was the time spent having to get it set up.
With the aroma installer, thats not an issue anymore. The only configuartion and tweaking is on stuff that aosp roms cant do (or need jkay), so you don't have to do it if you dont want to.

Best rom I've used and now my daily driver.

I'm giving this a whirl as a change to NEAT...

On latest version 1.6. Have had no problems so far. Will have to wait and see if I get any problems, but so far so good! GREAT ROM!

I can only use Siyah kernel. Whenever I flash the other kernels from the OTA, the phone either freezes or the battery suddenly drops to a low level. Anybody have that problem?

Got a problem now Two times today when phone is idle and I want to use it, it only shows black screen and I have to hold in power buttom for 10 seconds to restart. System info is under my nick in this forum. Is this a known problem? How do I fix it? Follow steps to the point when flashing. Came from another room (Dragon). Used Titanium Backup to restore apps (no system apps).