Hey, Bare bones? any meat at all? define "bare bones"!

Screenshot of app drawer after a fresh install

Sprint Hotspot is built into the stock settings. I will look into removing this via smali in the future.
Google Search is needed to have a functioning search key to navigate between apps/contacts/websearch/etc.
Voice Dialer is needed if you use bluetooth/handsfree functions.
YouTube is not available from the market for our devices at the moment.

GPS Tweaks: what is it?
I don't guarantee this works for everyone, but it's a popular mod on XDA found here (http://forum.xda-dev....php?p=17088018)
I just modified it to work with North America/US needs
This screenshot was taken indoors where I usually detect ~4 satellites. Obviously this could be coincidence, so try it out.

Anything else you recommend?

Autostarts app (https://market.andro...roid.autostarts)
*I am not affiliated in any way with the developer of this app
This isn't an ordinary "task killer" of sort, but lets you disable/enable processes and apps from starting up in the first place depending on the condition (screen on/off, toggle wifi, etc.)

Description:

<br />
Keep control over your phone: See what applications do behind your back.<br />
Shows you what apps run on phone startup, and what other events trigger in the background. Root users can disable unwanted autostarts and speed up their phone boot.<br />
Note: Root-Access *is* required to make changes. Otherwise, this application will be read-only.<br />

STOP stuff from running before they even start

Why are apps like Goggles and Maps starting "After Startup"? Don't know, but disable it!

Got in an elevator and lost signal. Get out and when "Connectivity changed" dropbox starts? Not anymore.

Use this app at your own risk. Don't disable random shit like "messaging" and complain about not getting text messages.

Consequences will never be the same!

 

/System/App files removed for reference

<br />
<br />
<br />
REMOVED<br />
AnalogClock apk/odex<br />
AxT9IME apk/odex (Samsung KB)<br />
BooksPhone apk (Google Books available from Market)<br />
BuddiesNow apk/odex<br />
ChocoEUKor apk (extra font)<br />
ClockPackage apk/odex<br />
DigitalClock apk/odex<br />
Divx apk/odex<br />
Dlna apk/odex<br />
EmailWidget apk/odex<br />
FTC/FTM/FTS apk/odex<br />
Gmail apk (Gmail available from Market)<br />
HelvNeueLT apk (extra font)<br />
install_flash_player apk (Flash Player available from market)<br />
JobManager apk/odex<br />
Kies apk/odex<br />
KiesAier apk/odex<br />
kieswifi apk/odex<br />
LiveWallpapers apk/odex<br />
Maps apk (Google Maps available from market)<br />
MediaHub apk<br />
MinimalHome apk/odex<br />
MobilePrint apk/odex<br />
MobileTrackerEngineTwo apk/odex<br />
MtpApplication apk/odex (used with Kies)<br />
MusicPlayer apk/odex (Use Google Music from market)<br />
MyFiles apk/odex<br />
Personalization apk/odex<br />
PhotoRetouching apk/odex<br />
PolarisOffice apk/odex<br />
PressReader apk<br />
Protips apk/odex<br />
PRUI apk/odex<br />
SamsungAppsUNAService apk/odex<br />
SamsungWidget News/ProgramMonitor/StockClock/WeatherClock apk/odex<br />
SecretWallpaper 1/2 apk/odex<br />
SisoDrmProvider apk/odex<br />
SMTSEngine apk<br />
SnsAccount Fb/Li/Tw apk/odex<br />
SnsDisclaimer apk/odex<br />
SnsImageCache apk/odex<br />
SnsProvider apk/odex<br />
SocialHub apk/odex<br />
SoundPlayer apk/odex<br />
SpeechRecorder apk/odex<br />
Sprint_Installer apk/odex<br />
SprintMobileWallet apk<br />
SprintZone apk<br />
Street apk<br />
Swype apk<br />
Tasks apk/odex<br />
Term apk/odex<br />
TouchWiz30Launcher apk/odex<br />
TouchWizCalculator apk/odex<br />
TouchWizCalendar apk/odex<br />
TrimApp apk/odex<br />
TwCalendarAppWidget apk/odex<br />
TwWallpaperChooser apk/odex<br />
VideoEditor apk<br />
VideoPlayer apk/odex<br />
VoiceRecorder apk/odex<br />
VoiceSearch apk/odex<br />
VoiceToGo apk<br />
vtt-sprint apk<br />
W_Installer apk<br />
wssyncmlnps apk/odex<br />

 

Damn this thing is stripped!

 

Maybe the next beta/release will be called "Lexxi"

 

So, if we wanted to, could we add a theme to this setup?
I like the idea of not having all the extra versions of the apps you talked about; I also like the look of a couple of the custom themes out there...

thanks!

 

Most themes won't work with odex'd roms, although I know there are a few people over at XDA making progress for our device. So just make sure the theme is made for odex'd roms if you want to try.
I will also make a deodex'd version available that should be compatible with most themes after I see the feedback on the rom as is. I would like to avoid having to keep up with two different versions of the rom in its infancy.

Hope you understand

 

thanks. im gonna try this out

 

installation aborted for me...assert failed: package_extract_file("zImage", "/tmp/zImage") E:error in /sdcard/NaerokRom_beta_v1_signed-naerok.zip (status 7)

i redownloaded and put back on my sd card and got same error

 

installation aborted for me...assert failed: package_extract_file("zImage", "/tmp/zImage") E:error in /sdcard/NaerokRom_beta_v1_signed-naerok.zip (status 7)

i redownloaded and put back on my sd card and got same error

I just redownloaded and flashed to make sure and I did not see that error.

If you redownloaded, try deleting the copy on your SD Card instead of overwriting it with the newer download.
I also added the md5sum below the download link. Please double check it, and if you're not near a PC to do so, you can grab an app from the market like "MD5 Checker (https://market.andro...?id=com.fab.md5)" to do so.

Either way, I'll tweak the updater-script since status 7 usually means there's something wrong there. Strange that it worked on my phone though.

Edit: Reuploaded. Same link, different md5. Hope it works better!

 

cool. have to go to work in a few. ill dl it when i get home. thanks again

 

When I get a new laptop/PC, it pisses me off when there is software installed that I have to remove myself.

EXACTLY! I love this because I can customize it to my liking without having all that BS loaded onto my device.
Top notch stuff dude, as always!

 

If you decide that this ROM may fit your needs after reading my boring, uninformative intro, PLEASE make a nandroid backup. You still may decide that you need to put a little too much effort/work into making this ROM the way you like, and having a solid nandroid backup always makes life a bit easier. Also, please backup all your apps and information you need so that you can easily restore them.
If you skipped straight to the download link below, then please read the full post before asking any questions that may have been answered.

As always, if coming from a different rom, wipe /system and data/factory reset within recovery before flashing.

Download Naerokrom Beta v1.0: http://goo.gl/poyM4
md5sum: ce30eaa40150f588193b068fd46b30d7

Please remember, I added the BETA tag so I could get a public feedback on bugs/issues I might not have noticed from using this myself. I hope to have covered everything in this post so please read through everything if you have not.

2nd/3rd post will contain random related things, so feel free to read while you download.

This post may be modified at anytime without warning

I am not responsible for your phone in any way! As with everything on Rootzwiki, use at your own risk.

Too frickin' funny. I DL'ed the ROM this morning to check out later today. When I got your gchat, I came looking for your new hotness and I just remembered you are now naerok. LOL I thought all that junk in the OP had a familiar tone

Gonna flash it now. Coming from StarBurst which is pretty slick and even had me OK with missing MIUI.

Knowing you, this will be my new ride. I'll hit you up with my thoughts after I give it a proper run. Good to see you already are attracting a better clientele to RW ^ Yo T!

 

Great rom. The only problem i ran into was getting a fc when i try to change the lock screen wallpaper. Other then that this is the closest to an aosp ROM. Me likes

 

Great rom. The only problem i ran into was getting a fc when i try to change the lock screen wallpaper. Other then that this is the closest to an aosp ROM. Me likes

I know what the issue is. Ill fix that and edit this post.

Edit:
It needs the stock Gallery3D apk + odex for that function so I added it, although hesitantly since its almost 12MB bigger lol.
Trying to access "Wallpaper gallery" from lockscreen wallpaper settings will still force close, as I will not include the stock Touchwiz wallpapers which is another ~12mb of pictures I will never look at

If you use Go Lock or Widgetlocker, I guess you don't really need the function so v1.0 should suffice for those people. If you're already on 1.0 and want the function to change lockscreen wallpaper, I added an update zip under the download link so you don't have to download a full rom.

Thanks for catching that issue, I never even realized you could change the stock wallpaper

 

Guys, try out Go Launcher Ex (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gau.go.launcherex) with the new Go Locker (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.jiubang.goscreenlock). If you get OCD about having two launchers, just open titanium backup/root explorer and freeze or uninstall Desktop Launcher (launcher2.apk) in /system

 

Guys, try out Go Launcher Ex (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gau.go.launcherex) with the new Go Locker (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.jiubang.goscreenlock). If you get OCD about having two launchers, just open titanium backup/root explorer and freeze or uninstall Desktop Launcher (launcher2.apk) in /system

Yeah just downloaded go screen lock today. I'm loving it

 

I know what the issue is. Ill fix that and edit this post.

Edit:
It needs the stock Gallery3D apk + odex for that function so I added it, although hesitantly since its almost 12MB bigger lol.
Trying to access "Wallpaper gallery" from lockscreen wallpaper settings will still force close, as I will not include the stock Touchwiz wallpapers which is another ~12mb of pictures I will never look at

If you use Go Lock or Widgetlocker, I guess you don't really need the function so v1.0 should suffice for those people. If you're already on 1.0 and want the function to change lockscreen wallpaper, I added an update zip under the download link so you don't have to download a full rom.

Thanks for catching that issue, I never even realized you could change the stock wallpaper

You rock. Updating in a few. I'm not sure if go lock has the option to change the wall paper. Maybe I've overlooked that option

 

It doesn't as far as I know. But the Go app devs seem to update frequently so I wouldn't be surprised if it was available soon.

 

Nice work J! Really really clean. So far everything is great other than my screen seems a little less sensitive to my touch, but that might just be my imagination.

What I'd like to see added:

• The yellow triangle fix
• The Hotspot hack
• Don't know if he'd share or if you'd want 'em, but PhantomHacker's custom lockscreen mod is pretty slick
• And Swype doesn't seem to work when I add it back in. I'm sure that is a matter of restoring some file, but I don't know which one.

 

Flash this and let me know if Swype works. Our stock Swype depends on a lib file (/system/lib/libSwypeCore.so) that I removed.
Just for future reference, if it ever stops working on a different ROM or whatever

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8539974/E4GT_Swype_Signed-Naerok.zip

If it works, I'll add to OP tonight. As for other additions, I will see what those are about.

Thanks as always JS

 

well, flashed everything, and it booted up really fast; I thin installed root explorer from the market, and installed my backup pro..
while trying to restore my phone via my backup pro, the restoration stopped after a couple of apps, then the phone rebooted and none of my restored apps were there

tried this 3 times, and the same thing keeps happening...any suggestions?

thanks

 

That doesn't sound right at all. I've never used my backup pro, but I will give it a go.
I've used Titanium Backup without issues so far though.

I'll try my backup pro during my lunch break and update this post.

Edit: I just purchased it and tried it, the backup process was a bit long so I couldn't test in full before the refund period ends. It seemed to work okay, although a bit slower than TB in my opinion.

Could you give me a little more detail?
i.e. which apps it fails to restore at before rebooting your phone, which backup/restore functions you are using, etc.
If we can't figure the issue out soon, I'll bite the bullet and just re-purchase My Backup Pro

If you can grab a logcat while it restores/fails, that would be the best way to figure out whats going on.

 

swype is working for me, it usually doesnt if i restore it, i have to redownload it again thru swype installer. not that its a big deal, but could you add the aosp calculator? i wanted to use one today and noticed the calculator app isnt there

 

swype is working for me. not that its a big deal, but could you add the aosp calculator? i wanted to use one today and noticed the calculator app isnt there

Sure, I'll include it in v1.2 and post a update zip like I currently have in the OP for people already on v1.1.
Check back later today.
Thanks for catching that, I forgot to add an alternate calculator after taking out the Touchwiz one

 

Naerock, did you remove anything that would be related to sound quality? My calls are filled with static. I nandroided back to check the previous ROM and it's crystal. Back to this one on a fresh install and it sounds like Charlie Brown's teacher.

Anyone else?

 

Sound quality of the other party? Or sound quality of your voice to the other party?
Also, try whichever kernel you are running on the previous ROM if you can to see if it remains.
I'm almost done with work, so I'll get back on here later tonight and see what others have to say before digging in.

 

Have you seen this kernel topic yet J? Koush

 

Yep. Will play with Rom Manager support when I get some time

Thanks for the heads up!

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You can fix the yellow triangle pretty easily. Follow this thread. Once you remove it you can flash what ever rom or kernel you want as long as you do it via recovery and not odin.

Yeah, that's the link in my post. I've already fixed it. I linked it so that naerock can build the fix into the ROM. Thanks though.

 

Huh? You can't build that in to a rom. Any time a kernel is flashed in odin that is anything other than the original, it will show that triangle. The reason why that fix works is because you flash the stock kernel and then a script installs the custom kernel with recovery. The only way a rom would be able to do that is if it installed like that script does and that is just not practical. Fix the triangle yourself and then you can flash any rom you want and won't get it.

 

It is a wish list item. I've worked with naerok for a very long time. He knows what I'm indicating.

And just like hundreds of other "impossible" feats on android, the only way to know if something can be implemented/developed/created is to try it.

I already know I can fix the triangle. That's not the point. The point is testing the limits and seeing what new advances can be developed for this device. At some point, someone will figure out how to include or automate this process or the jig method or some new method. That's the beauty of open source and the dev community.

Fortunately for all of us, most devs replaced the word "can't" with "how" a long time ago.

 

I wish someone would come up with a triangle "fix" for us Mac users, that can't use Odin...that would be at the top of my wish list!

The triangle doesn't really bother me, since you only see it for a few seconds, when you boot, but, it will still be nice to get rid of it!

 

It's still possible just not as easy. You can use heidmail to install the stock kernel. Then open the install.bat file from the post and type each of those commands manually in adb. My friend has a Mac and I did it on his. The same works for linux.

 

I wish someone would come up with a triangle "fix" for us Mac users, that can't use Odin...that would be at the top of my wish list!

The triangle doesn't really bother me, since you only see it for a few seconds, when you boot, but, it will still be nice to get rid of it!

Yeah i caved in and went to a friends house with a windows computer to get rid of the yellow triangle. I'm a Linux user but not experienced enough to do it

 

I wish someone would come up with a triangle "fix" for us Mac users, that can't use Odin...that would be at the top of my wish list!

The triangle doesn't really bother me, since you only see it for a few seconds, when you boot, but, it will still be nice to get rid of it!

Exactly! That's why I'm hoping that someone can come up with a method for building it into the ROM/flashing process. There are always new users who have a hard time with stuff like this or people not on windows who can't easily do the fix. I've done the fix for half a dozen friends this week alone and while it is super simple, not everyone has the means or capacity.

Like phantomphreak alludes to, this is not an easy accomplishment, but hopefully someone will figure something out. If it works with a jig it seems there would be a way to make it work with a desktop.

 

Going to give this a whirl. Thank you for putting this out, i feel the same exact way about all the bloat crapware.

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Any thoughts on odex/deodex for you guys? I'm thinking about making the rom deodexed so that people can still apply themes/mods etc. easily, and I would be able to incorporate some other hacks a lot more easily as well.
If you guys still like the odex'd, I'll just keep this rom as an odex'd, stock, bare-bones and make a separate deodex'd rom for future mods and various hacks

 

Any thoughts on odex/deodex for you guys? I'm thinking about making the rom deodexed so that people can still apply themes/mods etc. easily, and I would be able to incorporate some other hacks a lot more easily as well.
If you guys still like the odex'd, I'll just keep this rom as an odex'd, stock, bare-bones and make a separate deodex'd rom for future mods and various hacks

Gotta say for as much as I like themes and other mods I am truly enjoying the past few days of stability. Would love to be able to theme but I am not wanting to sacrifice the stability factor while working 10+ hrs a day during the week. So can I have my cake and eat it too? Lol awesome rom btw! Looking forward to trying future builds.
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