CarbonRom is an aftermarket firmware based on the Android Open Source Project.
We are dedicated to fast, stable, and feature-filled roms, honesty and communication with our users, and openness with our code. We like frequent builds, with the very latest and greatest hardware support and fixes. We strive to not only provide you with the best rom we can build, but also to give back to the Android community and our fellow developers. For us, this is about creating something we can be proud of and hope you will enjoy.
Please feel free to look at, build, and use our code on CarbonDev GitHub.
We would like to thank CyanogenMod for their device trees, framework/settings mods and their code that was incorporated into this project. We also extend our gratitude to the devs whose code that we have incorporated. Proper authorship has been maintained and can be viewed on our repository.
Special thanks also go to Slim Rom for some of their features, AOKP, and anyone else we may have borrowed commits from that hasn't been mentioned here. If you feel you have been unfairly left out, please - let us know.
Features
Here are just a few of our features:
Android 4.3
PIE
Halo
AOKP Ribbons
Comprehensive speed enhancements, including Linaro -O3 and processor-specific optimizations
Unofficial Voodoo Sound support on Note 2 and i9300 devices.
Option to hide lockscreen hints
Carousel lockscreen
Customizable lockscreen buttons and sliders
Chronus clock widget
Customizable hardware and software keys
Transparent navbar and status bar
Customizable navbar ring
Navbar arrow keys
Navigation bar widgets
Customizable power menu
Notification power widget
Notification brightness adjustment
Customizable quicksettings panel
Statusbar mods including center clock and color
LCD Density
Theme engine
Quiet hours
Volume rocker music controls
Full Rotation
Customizable battery and notification light
More that haven't even been mentioned, and more to come!
please note you must either have taken the ota to jb or used the appropriate teeny bin or have successfully flashed the latest cm10.1 or one of the many aosp roms available for our phone...and as always make a backup of your current configuratin before trying anything
Installation
Fresh/new install:
* download rom and gapps to the root of your sd card (sdcard0)
* reboot to twrp
* factory reset
* wipe system
* wipe cache
* wipe d. cache
* flash rom
* flash gapps
* reboot phone
Updating/dirty flash method: ONLY if already using my Carbon rom
Download ROM and gapps onto the root of your sdcard (sdcard0)
Reboot phone into recovery
Wipe cache
Wipe dalvick cache
Flash ROM
Flash gapps
Reboot phone
(IMO) for optimal results after dirty flash and it reboots, go back to recovery and fix permissions (JMO)
Known Issues
these "fixes" are only necessary if you are experiencing problems
if experiencing mms issues try this:
MMS confirmed working for a few in IRC.. send receive should work now if you're lucky and can follow directions.
1. Delete telephony.db located at /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/telephony.db ...Open ES File Explorer > Press the menu button > Settings > Scroll to the bottom > Make sure "Root Explorer" is checked > Click "OK" > navigate to the directory starting from "/" (you could prob do this with the CM file explorer too)
2. Delete messaging Data...From home screen > Press menu button > Manage Apps > "All" tab > Find Messaging > Press "Clear data" button
3. Reboot. Clear cache if you want.
GPS issues:
go back to stock rom or a stock based rom ( a back up is sufficient )
Get a GPS lock and keep it for a few minutes ( make certain you are getting a lock from GPS and not your network or WiFi )
Flash back to CARBON
That should solve any GPS problems
Battery drain issues:
if your experiencing major battery drain there are a few things you can try i will list a few here....
turn wifi, gps, bluetotth, and sync off when not using it
turn auto-brightness off and adjust it to your liking
lower sceen time-out to 15 or 30 seconds
try installing an app like greenify or batteryguru that will shut down apps that are running in the background
try changing your govenor from performance to powersave with an app like faux enhancement or trickstermod
try lowering your max freq. from 15+ to something a little lower
turn things like daydream off if you dont use it
try using wifi more often if able 3g/mobile data will suck the battery dry in no time
try looking in task manager to see if you have rouge apps hanging out.. if you do stop them
Try flashing smoocha kernel can find it in the android development section for this phone
these in no way are guaranteed to get you more life but they are a start to getting better life..hell it cant hurt only make it better
Camera focus issues:
Double tap instead of single tap
Switch to a different mode then back..(switch to HDR then back, switch to panorama then back)
Try the script method posted below
Try a third party camera app
Or try this: a quick hack work-around to anyone who has auto-focus working but only for the 1st app launch.
using smanager
* Install and launch smanager
* Make a new script with this in it
killall mm-qcamera-daemon
killall com.android.gallery3d
am force-stop os.tools.scriptmanager
am start -n com.android.gallery3d/com.android.camera.CameraLauncher
* Click on the script. Set it as "favorite" and highlight "SU". Save
* Add a shortcut on launcher. Select SMShortcuts.
* Select Add one script shortcut. Pick your script. Change the name/image to whatever you want.
* Hit OK and profit.
Need to thank sputnikk23 & prowlingfox for this workaround
or try with tasker method
Originally Posted by Carrick1973
One thing I did a bit differently that might help others out is use Tasker for the camera script instead. I didn't want to have to deal with shortcuts, but instead wanted all the requests for camera, to actually use the camera program.
To do this, In Tasker:
Create a new Task called "Load Camera".
Click the + sign.
Click on Script.
Click on Run Shell.
Paste the following into the Command section (note that the first line is missing - that's on purpose):
Code:
killall com.android.gallery3d
am force-stop os.tools.scriptmanager
am start -n com.android.gallery3d/com.android.camera.CameraLauncher
Check the box next to Use Root - not sure if this is needed or not, but it works fine if it's checked.
Click the Tasker icon in the top left of the screen to accept the changes for the shell command.
Click the Tasker icon in the top left of the screen again to accept the changes to the Task.
Click on the Profiles tab.
Click on the + sign.
I called my Profile "Load Camera"
Click on "Application".
Select Camera.
Click on the Tasker icon in the top left of the screen to accept the selection.
Click on the task that you created in the first steps to tie the profile to the task.
Enjoy....
Give it a shot and let me know if it doesn't work for you, but it works just great for me.
Downloads
GAPPS:
standard gapps: http://db.tt/mTjSkKgT
baanks gapps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2012857
Current build:
dropbox: http://db.tt/qit2VBhJ
goo: Goo.im Downloads - Browsing carbon
dev-host: Dev-Host - The Ultimate Free File Hosting / File Sharing Service
old builds will be kept primarily at goo to save on space.... search for Spleef
Changelog
CARBON-DEV OFFICIAL CHANGELOG
8/19/2013 wouldnt advise dirty flashing since is an upgrade from 4.2 to 4.3
8/18 carbon-dev sources
8/18 teamplaceholder sources
built with cm10.2/4.3
be sure to use gapps made for 4.3
8/04/2013
8/4 carbon-dev sources
8/4 team lgog sources
eco mode kernel
7/29/2013
initial release
7/29 carbon-dev sources
7/29 team lgog sources
eco mode kernel
Sources & Credits
teamlgog sources: https://github.com/TeamLGOG
carbon sources: http://github.com/CarbonDev
kernel sources: https://bitbucket.org/codefirex/kernel_lge_gee_mako
my github: https://github.com/spleef
major thanks to these people without them this would not have been made
sharkboy0901
trailblazerz11
xboxfanj
haze028
TheByteSmasher
rlasalle15
bmp7777
shelnutt2
chadouming
th3bill
jokersax
synergye
voluntaryman.. contributor/dontaor
AdhvanIt
Syprus21.. donator
rhop1.. donator
kmull4.. donator
85gslse.. donator
A MAJOR THANK YOU TO THESE GUYS
THANK YOU GUYS
We are dedicated to fast, stable, and feature-filled roms, honesty and communication with our users, and openness with our code. We like frequent builds, with the very latest and greatest hardware support and fixes. We strive to not only provide you with the best rom we can build, but also to give back to the Android community and our fellow developers. For us, this is about creating something we can be proud of and hope you will enjoy.
Please feel free to look at, build, and use our code on CarbonDev GitHub.
We would like to thank CyanogenMod for their device trees, framework/settings mods and their code that was incorporated into this project. We also extend our gratitude to the devs whose code that we have incorporated. Proper authorship has been maintained and can be viewed on our repository.
Special thanks also go to Slim Rom for some of their features, AOKP, and anyone else we may have borrowed commits from that hasn't been mentioned here. If you feel you have been unfairly left out, please - let us know.
Features
Here are just a few of our features:
Android 4.3
PIE
Halo
AOKP Ribbons
Comprehensive speed enhancements, including Linaro -O3 and processor-specific optimizations
Unofficial Voodoo Sound support on Note 2 and i9300 devices.
Option to hide lockscreen hints
Carousel lockscreen
Customizable lockscreen buttons and sliders
Chronus clock widget
Customizable hardware and software keys
Transparent navbar and status bar
Customizable navbar ring
Navbar arrow keys
Navigation bar widgets
Customizable power menu
Notification power widget
Notification brightness adjustment
Customizable quicksettings panel
Statusbar mods including center clock and color
LCD Density
Theme engine
Quiet hours
Volume rocker music controls
Full Rotation
Customizable battery and notification light
More that haven't even been mentioned, and more to come!
please note you must either have taken the ota to jb or used the appropriate teeny bin or have successfully flashed the latest cm10.1 or one of the many aosp roms available for our phone...and as always make a backup of your current configuratin before trying anything
Installation
Fresh/new install:
* download rom and gapps to the root of your sd card (sdcard0)
* reboot to twrp
* factory reset
* wipe system
* wipe cache
* wipe d. cache
* flash rom
* flash gapps
* reboot phone
Updating/dirty flash method: ONLY if already using my Carbon rom
Download ROM and gapps onto the root of your sdcard (sdcard0)
Reboot phone into recovery
Wipe cache
Wipe dalvick cache
Flash ROM
Flash gapps
Reboot phone
(IMO) for optimal results after dirty flash and it reboots, go back to recovery and fix permissions (JMO)
Known Issues
these "fixes" are only necessary if you are experiencing problems
if experiencing mms issues try this:
MMS confirmed working for a few in IRC.. send receive should work now if you're lucky and can follow directions.
1. Delete telephony.db located at /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/telephony.db ...Open ES File Explorer > Press the menu button > Settings > Scroll to the bottom > Make sure "Root Explorer" is checked > Click "OK" > navigate to the directory starting from "/" (you could prob do this with the CM file explorer too)
2. Delete messaging Data...From home screen > Press menu button > Manage Apps > "All" tab > Find Messaging > Press "Clear data" button
3. Reboot. Clear cache if you want.
GPS issues:
go back to stock rom or a stock based rom ( a back up is sufficient )
Get a GPS lock and keep it for a few minutes ( make certain you are getting a lock from GPS and not your network or WiFi )
Flash back to CARBON
That should solve any GPS problems
Battery drain issues:
if your experiencing major battery drain there are a few things you can try i will list a few here....
turn wifi, gps, bluetotth, and sync off when not using it
turn auto-brightness off and adjust it to your liking
lower sceen time-out to 15 or 30 seconds
try installing an app like greenify or batteryguru that will shut down apps that are running in the background
try changing your govenor from performance to powersave with an app like faux enhancement or trickstermod
try lowering your max freq. from 15+ to something a little lower
turn things like daydream off if you dont use it
try using wifi more often if able 3g/mobile data will suck the battery dry in no time
try looking in task manager to see if you have rouge apps hanging out.. if you do stop them
Try flashing smoocha kernel can find it in the android development section for this phone
these in no way are guaranteed to get you more life but they are a start to getting better life..hell it cant hurt only make it better
Camera focus issues:
Double tap instead of single tap
Switch to a different mode then back..(switch to HDR then back, switch to panorama then back)
Try the script method posted below
Try a third party camera app
Or try this: a quick hack work-around to anyone who has auto-focus working but only for the 1st app launch.
using smanager
* Install and launch smanager
* Make a new script with this in it
killall mm-qcamera-daemon
killall com.android.gallery3d
am force-stop os.tools.scriptmanager
am start -n com.android.gallery3d/com.android.camera.CameraLauncher
* Click on the script. Set it as "favorite" and highlight "SU". Save
* Add a shortcut on launcher. Select SMShortcuts.
* Select Add one script shortcut. Pick your script. Change the name/image to whatever you want.
* Hit OK and profit.
Need to thank sputnikk23 & prowlingfox for this workaround
or try with tasker method
Originally Posted by Carrick1973
One thing I did a bit differently that might help others out is use Tasker for the camera script instead. I didn't want to have to deal with shortcuts, but instead wanted all the requests for camera, to actually use the camera program.
To do this, In Tasker:
Create a new Task called "Load Camera".
Click the + sign.
Click on Script.
Click on Run Shell.
Paste the following into the Command section (note that the first line is missing - that's on purpose):
Code:
killall com.android.gallery3d
am force-stop os.tools.scriptmanager
am start -n com.android.gallery3d/com.android.camera.CameraLauncher
Check the box next to Use Root - not sure if this is needed or not, but it works fine if it's checked.
Click the Tasker icon in the top left of the screen to accept the changes for the shell command.
Click the Tasker icon in the top left of the screen again to accept the changes to the Task.
Click on the Profiles tab.
Click on the + sign.
I called my Profile "Load Camera"
Click on "Application".
Select Camera.
Click on the Tasker icon in the top left of the screen to accept the selection.
Click on the task that you created in the first steps to tie the profile to the task.
Enjoy....
Give it a shot and let me know if it doesn't work for you, but it works just great for me.
Downloads
GAPPS:
standard gapps: http://db.tt/mTjSkKgT
baanks gapps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2012857
Current build:
dropbox: http://db.tt/qit2VBhJ
goo: Goo.im Downloads - Browsing carbon
dev-host: Dev-Host - The Ultimate Free File Hosting / File Sharing Service
old builds will be kept primarily at goo to save on space.... search for Spleef
Changelog
CARBON-DEV OFFICIAL CHANGELOG
8/19/2013 wouldnt advise dirty flashing since is an upgrade from 4.2 to 4.3
8/18 carbon-dev sources
8/18 teamplaceholder sources
built with cm10.2/4.3
be sure to use gapps made for 4.3
8/04/2013
8/4 carbon-dev sources
8/4 team lgog sources
eco mode kernel
7/29/2013
initial release
7/29 carbon-dev sources
7/29 team lgog sources
eco mode kernel
Sources & Credits
teamlgog sources: https://github.com/TeamLGOG
carbon sources: http://github.com/CarbonDev
kernel sources: https://bitbucket.org/codefirex/kernel_lge_gee_mako
my github: https://github.com/spleef
major thanks to these people without them this would not have been made
sharkboy0901
trailblazerz11
xboxfanj
haze028
TheByteSmasher
rlasalle15
bmp7777
shelnutt2
chadouming
th3bill
jokersax
synergye
voluntaryman.. contributor/dontaor
AdhvanIt
Syprus21.. donator
rhop1.. donator
kmull4.. donator
85gslse.. donator
A MAJOR THANK YOU TO THESE GUYS
THANK YOU GUYS
