Root [20/12/2013] CM11 Android 4.4 KitKat [Beta 0.2]

[jianC]

I took another stab at porting the lexikon board files to 3.0, this time with a little bit more programming knowledge and it is now *really* booting. This should fix the outstanding bugs we have, since I ported it to Evervolv's 3.0 kernel source, which they constantly update.

still WIP: https://github.com/jianC/android_kernel_htc_msm7x30-3.0

 

[madscye]

Thanks you again jainC for your work on porting 4.4, i have tested the rom and all the problems i have faced are listed above, esp the random lags and freezes, but im glad work is being done. Sounds like i will be running a stable version soon from the sounds of things, thanks

 

[Edward Liu]

Did you say that the kernel is updated??Shut up~I cant believe it~you did this so Well jianC!

 

[jianC]

Yes, kernel is updated but I have some issues with the adreno drivers (black screen, but I don't think it is panel issue because the panel works in recovery with 3.0 kernel).. I will try to update the adreno drivers within the next few days when I have time (I barely have any free time nowadays)

I tried my hand at porting lexikon board files to vivo 3.0 kernel source by htc for sense 4.0, it boots but there are some severe lag issues that is probably due to buggy pmem mapping. (that kernel source is here: https://github.com/jianC/kernel_htc_lexikon-3.0)

 

[hollow021]

So since I'm a new to Android, I don't know what this link that you gave is. What's this Kernel you be talking about?! I mean is it some sort of update to the rom that I can use right now?

 

[madscye]

Please read the following document Android A to Z: What is a kernel? | Android Central to find out what a kernel is. As per usage, you cannot use it as is, its a development forum listing source files that are used the make the entire android system "work" properly. As JianC mentioned, there are still some issues with his port. Hope this helped.

 

[jianC]

Progress so far: cm-11.0 with 3.x kernel fully boots, graphics seems to be fixed (found out I just forgot /dev/ion permissions..) but touch and vibrate doesn't seem to work.

 

[Edward Liu]

Seems 3.x kernel works perfect!Still Expecting~I Just misread the "touch" as a "torch"...my god

 

[jianC]

Status: Touchscreen still isn't working.. the drivers and config look the same as .35 kernel..

 

[Edward Liu]

So,what's the progress?Is everything OK?TOO many things occured in China these days...

 

[putts]

Thanks for the hard work man, it's pretty awesome.

I have encountered a few issues I have found with the 20131221 build.
I flashed to this ROM from (your) CM9 ROM. (cm-9-20130908) where everything seemed to work fine. I am NOT using the device on a cellular network so I have NO information about GPS or Modem. (I could check GPS functionality if I thought of it though)

Issues with 20131221 build:

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  Hardware keyboard backlighting doesn't work. (Hardware keyboard input mostly works)

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  Phone doesn't unlock when keyboard is slid out. (May be a feature. I am missing the power button on my device so that made it easier!)

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  Screen orientation doesn't seem to work. (Accelerometer)

The overall ROM seems to run smoothly. Hopefully a couple more bugs can get worked out! Thanks for the TONS of work you've put in.
edit:

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  Can't mount as storage device. When attempting in settings (and storage) the system encounters a problem.

 

[jianC]

Yes, I am still OK, and I just fixed the touch issue (just had to revert to old synaptics_3k driver) with 3.0 kernel, but I rarely have free time anymore to work on this much, as much as I want to..

On a side note, i'm tinkering with amazon EC2 cloud servers so I can build android much faster than my current setup for a small price (.30 USD/hour for the setup i want)

 

[jrdiver]

Hows the progress towards another rom going? i see there have been a ton of background work happening an i was wondering if we could get another mostly stable rom to test? Keep up the good work and lets see where all the hard work leads.

 

[eritronix]

It's possible use the kernel 3. On Cm9?????

 

[SlasherVRGR]

I can't get the phone to work, and every time I reboot I have to re activate the device by calling *228 in order to send texts..

 

[Edward Liu]

Still expecting your build...Why no new posts these days?

 

[jianC]

I'm sorry to report that I do not have time to maintain this anymore. Abandoned for the time being.

However, the kernel DOES work, and anyone who is feeling adventurous may compile and use it for their roms: https://github.com/jianC/android_kernel_htc_msm7x30-3.0/commits/kitkat