Can someone port an ICS/JB ROM onto the Galaxy Player 4.2 (YP-GI1)? I really want to update my software, the 4.0/5.0 both have ICS on it and it would be great if my device could have it too, Thanks!
Development is still small. You are going to have to wait because I believe no one hasn't build a custom rom yet.
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SerkTheTurk said:
Can someone port an ICS/JB ROM onto the Galaxy Player 4.2 (YP-GI1)? I really want to update my software, the 4.0/5.0 both have ICS on it and it would be great if my device could have it too, Thanks!
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ICS porting worked chronologically:
The SGP 5.0 was the first to have working ICS ports and it took months before the Bluetooth bug was fixed.
Several months after 5.0 ports stabilized, some developers ported it to the SGP 4.0.
I suspect it worked this way, because there are a larger number of SGP 5.0 owners, hence leading to more output.
And, if my suspicions are correct, then it is going to be a very long while before the SGP 4.2/3.6 see any ports respectively, as I suspect that the number of people who own those devices is smaller yet.
It is feasible, but that would mean that a lot of our devs here who have done successful ports to the 4.0/5.0 would need their own SGP 4.2/3.6 to test their builds and ports on. And, I just don't see them spending money on an already under-supported device.
But, who knows? Crazier things have happened here on the SGP forums.
Is anyone working on this device? I have seen someone on the CyanogenMod Forums say that they have ICS on it but it's very unstable. Of course I can't believe that... But people got a root working using Odin3. If there is any developer that has this device and seeing this post, please.. reply! Thanks
Check this out
did it to my sons 4.2 player,he loves the rom. Check out this thread it has everything you need to upgrade-----http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1884071--- READ and good luck!!
The thread you sent me just has rooted ROMs. I already rooted my device.
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ok so you want to upgrade, this is what i found.the roms are rooted and you flash them using odin.
Yeah but what does it upgrade?
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Yeah but what does it upgrade?
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Being rooted is a state of existence. You can add it or take it away at your disposal. Being rooted just means that you have the Super User binaries installed on your device. You un-root by uninstalling those binaries. Flashing a ROM with or without root simply means that the ROM you flashed has or doesn't have those binaries.
So, if you flash a rooted ROM over your currently rooted ROM, that's OK. That simply means you have older or newer binaries on your device. (And, yes. You can update Super User binaries.)
there is a rooted gingerbread stock rom, but I believe the dev that made it doesn't even have a 4.2 and had to rely on others to test it, even the 4.0 has a very small number of devs on it, and half the ones we've had in the past have moved on to newer devices. I doubt there will be any ICS/JB goodness for the 4.2 simply because there are no devs that actually own one, atleast as far as users on here go, maybe some guy somewhere might be working on it but they sure aren't here.
Yeah I used that exact ROM anyway to get the rooted gingerbread ROM but thanks anyway
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Does anybody know when developers might actually try a ROM for this device?
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Haven't been reading the forums lately, so I don't know if somebody's already working on this, but I want to port over ics android 4.0 to the nook tablet. I need one tester, but not for a little while, mainly because I don't even own the tablet.
The tester is going to have to be there when I need him and be able to report bugs, logcat, etc.
This is my first attempt at developing, so expect things to be slow
Also, if some of the devs are willing to help when I need it, that would be amazing
This is not a guarantee that you will get ics. But its a hope
I would love to be your tester, and yes some guys are already working on CM 9. They even wanna get the 3.2 kernel working...
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Pete1612 said:
I would love to be your tester, and yes some guys are already working on CM 9. They even wanna get the 3.2 kernel working...
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can't we just use the 3.x kernel?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22173413
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1440438 has the latest progress from ics porting (plus the 3.x kernel thread you posted).
Yeah, both the CM7 and CM9 development here are pretty closed...CM7 insists they want a polished product before release and CM9 is going above and beyond with their kernel work, but I know for a fact that they had it 90% a few weeks ago, so I don't know why the news is slow in coming.
I'd gladly help you if you need some work, I not only have a NT but I have an 8-core machine for compiling, I'd be more than happy to build from your github as well.
Hmm... Well if they're that close to being done.. :/
But, the only thing stopping me is having the proprietary libs, which I can't get without the NT.
Anything we can provide you with?
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Anything we can provide you with?
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Not unless you are building alongside with me.
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I can't help you now, but here is some tips.
Use Clockwork Recovery, you can restore and backup and install
Use some drivers from Kindle Fire Android 4.0 Firmware, not too many though.
Rest of the options should be Nook Tablet-based. You might be able to use some Nook Color drivers, but I highly doubt it.
NookTabletsPower said:
I can't help you now, but here is some tips.
Use Clockwork Recovery, you can restore and backup and install
Use some drivers from Kindle Fire Android 4.0 Firmware, not too many though.
Rest of the options should be Nook Tablet-based. You might be able to use some Nook Color drivers, but I highly doubt it.
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lol
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I know this is probobly a noob question but I was looking to install the new leaked ICS on my AT&T SG2 and wanted to know which of the 3 different versions I should be installing.
The thread i am referring to is below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568080
Jackdilla said:
I know this is probobly a noob question but I was looking to install the new leaked ICS on my AT&T SG2 and wanted to know which of the 3 different versions I should be installing.
The thread i am referring to is below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568080
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LD3 is the newest, install that.
Jackdilla said:
I know this is probobly a noob question but I was looking to install the new leaked ICS on my AT&T SG2 and wanted to know which of the 3 different versions I should be installing.
The thread i am referring to is below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568080
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Newest is always assumed to be the best; however, the reliability and functionality of the modems vary by your location. What may work exceptionally well for me could produce lackluster results for you. Your best bet is to try them out for yourself. Flashing them is easy enough.
Good luck.
Thank you for your help!
I was also attracted to the leaked packages, until I realized:
Leaks have even less quality and effort put in, compared to the horrible firmware actually released. They're just early.
The leaks may be some android version, but they've been mangled by Samsung AND AT&T. Vanilla is now my only flavor...
(maybe the leaked nature of the leaks is appealing in itself? Makes you feel like you're getting one up on "the system"? BYPASS the system with CM9!)
All 3 of the leaks work well for me. UCLD3 is GREAT and I will run it until another leak (or an official release) comes along.
With that said...no ROM is perfect.
You will have the most choices and dev support using ported firmwares that are originally developed and others ported work.
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rdannar said:
You will have the most choices and dev support using ported firmwares that are originally developed and others ported work.
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Amen! All our developers are great and very dedicated. We all give them our thanks.
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I got the Galaxy player 4.0 yesterday and it got rooted using this toolkit (DooMLoRD's Easy Rooting Toolkit [v4.0]) no problem .
This morning I found out about the 4.2 model so I returned the 4.0 (unrooted smoothly!) and got myself a 4.2.
I just got done trying to root it using the toolkit and it did not work. According to SamSung, the 4.2 runs the same version of Android (2.3.5) as the 4.0 but apparently whatever tweak they got on the 4.2 is preventing it from being rooted using the same method.
Anyone has any idea what I might try next to get it rooted?
Thanks!
this is Q&A not development
moved to general - this isn't development
same problem
hey i am going to get the 4.2 because it looks really nice but when i get it i want to root it right away and get 4.0 fresh on it. I know it just came out 5 days ago but is there no way to get it rooted?
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hey i am going to get the 4.2 because it looks really nice but when i get it i want to root it right away and get 4.0 fresh on it. I know it just came out 5 days ago but is there no way to get it rooted?
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By 4.0 you mean?
android 4.0 ics. i was assuming that there could/would be a rom made with 4.0 on it. either way, can it at least be rooted on 2.3.5?
baruch6132 said:
android 4.0 ics. i was assuming that there could/would be a rom made with 4.0 on it. either way, can it at least be rooted on 2.3.5?
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Actually it is running 2.3.6 and so far from what I have read, it is much harder to root due to the exploit that was used on the 2.3.5 or earlier has been patched.
I guess we'll just have to wait one of the developers come up with something for this player.
I might just end up returning this player and get an used Galaxy Skyrocket and use that for a media player. It has more storage (16GB), slightly bigger screen (4.5"), better camera and of course LTE when I need to use it as a backup phone.
K I got it now and there is no other page with any information on rooting the4.2 so if a developer sees this could you please start looking into rotting the 4.2
I just talked to a rep from Samsung and she said they have started development on android 4.0 for the 4.2!
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Are you serious?! all i could get out of them is that they have no idea when they were doing anything! thats incredible! yay !!!
But sadly that probably means we won't get it til early nxt year....
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its better than nothing
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So today I get onto the forums, and see that the fateful day has finally arrived. Jelly Bean. With Galaxy player in hand, I scour the many threads based on this topic. And then I get lost. So am I the only one having trouble with this? And to any devs reading this, maybe you could answer my questions with your magical genie powers?
1. Does the camera work that's been done on ICS transfer over to JB? Or do you have to redo stuff?
2. Can the fix for HW acceleration be ported back to ICS?
3. Does the Bluetooth patch work for JB?
4. Once one ROM is working on JB, is it easy to apply to others? (I love paranoid)
Thanks, blah, blah, blah.
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Read first post here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1868607
Consider it as JB 0.1
arceusg said:
So today I get onto the forums, and see that the fateful day has finally arrived. Jelly Bean. With Galaxy player in hand, I scour the many threads based on this topic. And then I get lost. So am I the only one having trouble with this? And to any devs reading this, maybe you could answer my questions with your magical genie powers?
1. Does the camera work that's been done on ICS transfer over to JB? Or do you have to redo stuff?
2. Can the fix for HW acceleration be ported back to ICS?
3. Does the Bluetooth patch work for JB?
4. Once one ROM is working on JB, is it easy to apply to others? (I love paranoid)
Thanks, blah, blah, blah.
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1 probably not
2 possibly, I might have to try it.
3 no
4 easier, yes, but one isn't working yet.
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Although we technically have jb, there are still many bugs that need to be squashed so I might consider to keep using ics for a while until its optimized!
Is the Camera patch any help at all to get the camera on JB. Cause it would be a shame to waste all the devs hard work if you know what I mean.
I would honestly rather wait for either ICS or JB to be working completely before flashing either of them.
Newer but buggy OS < Older but more stable OS
I don't know. I think I'll stick with ics just cuz of all the stuff it offers. Despite camera and hwa, it really is (in my opinions) better.
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Hi, I was interested in building an ICS ROM for the galaxy player 4.2. After compiling ICS from the source, what steps do you need to take to make it into a ROM?
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I'm afraid it's not THAT simple. AFAIK, there is a lot of work to be done before a booting ICS can be achieved. If you have no prior experience in android ROM development, I don't think this is a task you should take up right now. ICS compiled from the AOSP will not work on the 4.2 without modification and an ICS kernel, both of which are far beyond my current technological skill. Also this should be in general. Yes, I know it IS development related, but this IS a development site. Questions belong in the general thread. Thanks.
Odp: Developing ROMs?
Well starting by practice is good way imo. I did so But wothout knowledge, you have to be extremely patient
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I understand, maybe I can look at how it was achieved on the other players and it might be similar?
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I wouldn't look at the other players, as the 4.2 is pretty different from the 4 and 5. Try finding another Samsung product with similar hardware. Example: the galaxy player 5.0 is very similar to the SGS i9000 , Nexus S (crespo), and GTab p1000.
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Okay, but I'm pretty sure the 4.2 is similar to nexus s?
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Compare specs. Find out.
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Odp: Developing ROMs?
by specs our devices are quite similar, by kernel etc. less but still similar.
I think that good and interesting way of learning is to add same/similar modifications as on crespo/aries and try to understand how does it accually work.
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Thanks for the help guys. I'm quite busy at the moment catching up with school work, I'll see what I can do this weekend.
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Hell, the 4.2 might even get an official update. Unlikely, but possible. IDK if Samsung has made a statement about this, but it only came out last year. (I think)
I called Samsung and asked about official updates and they said the 4.2 won't be getting any because the specs aren't good enough....
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SerkTheTurk said:
I called Samsung and asked about official updates and they said the 4.2 won't be getting any because the specs aren't good enough....
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Thats a lie. there was a device called the Galaxy Music that had an 800 mHz processor that got JB.
Samsung wont update the galaxy players because they are much cheaper compared to phones (take the s3 for example, it costs 700-800 bucks if you get it without a contract)
I'd suggest reading through the following threads if you haven't already. Then ask about the specific parts there you're not understanding.
[GUIDE] How to port ROMs to the Galaxy Players
[Guide]Rom Development for Dummies (and a few other things)
And I found this one that describes the complete process for the aospa rom. You should be able to adapt the details for whatever rom you're working on.
[GUIDE][AOSPA:v3.+] How to Compile AOSPA from Source : + Support and Maintenance
That won't work until there is a working ICS kernel though. And even after that is completed, work will need to be done on the ROM.