[ROM][v500][KK][4.4.4][LINARO/SABERMOD] CyanogenMod 11 [NIGHTLY BUILDS] - G Pad 8.3 Android Development

v500/G Pad 8.3" CYANOGENMOD 11 LINARO/SABERMOD NIGHTLY BUILDS
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(md5sum included with all builds)
CHANGELOG
http://www.cmxlog.com/11/v500/
kernel code compiled with linaro arm-eabi-4.7.4 201406 toolchain
rom code compiled with with sabermod arm-linux-androideabi-4.8.4 201411 toolchain (self-compiled)
FEATURES
-O3 optimizations
strict-aliasing rules
custom performance flags
+30 cherry-picks used
original google kk ui (holo)
graphite
(buildbot: intel core i7 [email protected], asus p8z77-v, 8gb corsair vengeance pro 2133mhz cl9, sapphire hd7970 dual-x, 2x samsung 128gb ssd 840 pro raid 0 array,
4x western digital wd3200aaks raid 10 array, samsung f1 1tb, seagate 2tb, silverstone olympia 1000w psu, antec 1200 high-tower)
(wc setup: swiftech apogee xt cpu-block, black-ice gtx-lite 240 radiator, 2x noiseblocker eloop b12-3 1900rpm fans, swiftech mcp355 water-pump, danger den 5.25" reservoir bay)
(Linux Mint 17 x64 "Qiana" 3.13.0-24)
Disclaimer:
These builds are freshly compiled/synced from CyanogenMod Rom open-source code:
https://github.com/CyanogenMod
latest linaro arm-eabi-4.7.x toolchain used to compile the kernel code & sabermod arm-linux-androideabi-4.8.x toolchains to compile ROM code
Special Thanks
CyanogenMod Dev Team = for the code sources.
Linaro Dev Team = for the arm-eabi toolchain
@sparksco = official sabermod toolchain sources
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XDA:DevDB Information
v500/G Pad 8.3 Linaro/Sabermod CyanogeMod 11 Builds, ROM for the LG G Pad 8.3
Contributors
infected_
ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x
ROM Firmware Required: Latest CWM Recovery or TWRP recovery
Based On: CyanogenMod
Version Information
Status: Testing
Created 2014-02-25
Last Updated 2014-07-28

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Flashing Instructions
First time installing:
Flash CWM recovery or TWPR recovery.
Option #1 = http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588671
Option #2 = http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2641409
Place build zip + gapps on internal/external memory
reboot into recovery
wipe /system /data /cache
flash build + gapps
wipe cache
reboot
you're done, enjoy!
Coming from previous build version:
Flash build, flash gapps
you're done, enjoy!
Small video with installation instructions (thanks to @Tomsgt)

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F.A.Q (Frequently Asked Questions)
What is the difference between these builds and the official builds?
These are unofficial builds of CyanogenMod 11 for the v500/LG G Pad.
ROM is built using the same source code (github) like the official one but with these following additions:
Compiled using boosted-tc arm-eabi 4.7.4 14.03 (kernel code) & boosted-tc arm-linux-androideabi 4.8.3 14.03 (rom code) toolchain compilers
May contain some custom cherry-picks. Always see changelog for details.
Cross-compiled using those custom toolchains results in a more smoother, faster, and battery friendly ROM
What is Toolchain?
In software, a toolchain is the set of programming tools that are used to create a product (typically another computer program or system of programs). The tools may be used in a chain, so that the output of each tool becomes the input for the next, but the term is used widely to refer to any set of linked development tools.
A simple software development toolchain consists of a compiler and linker to transform the source code into an executable program, libraries to provide interfaces to the operating system, and a debugger. A complex product such as a video game needs tools for preparing sound effects, music, textures, 3-dimensional models, and animations, and further tools for combining these resources into the finished product.
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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toolchain
What is SaberMod?
The term "SaberMod" is coming from:
SaberMod is a AOSP based ROM with some extra features added in and mostly from CyanogenMod. SaberMod started out pure AOSP when android 4.2.1 launched. Originally it was pure AOSP with a few extra features I ported over from CyanogeMod and linaro optimizations. Then I rebased everything off of rasbeanjelly because I liked many features found in rasbean. Since then I've modified a lot of the code so not much of it is rasbeanjelly based anymore. But you will still find some commonly used features found in rasbeanjelly. SaberMod is not a rasbeanjelly or CM clone, or KANG. Custom kernels are included for certain devices when available. These are personal builds we make for ourselves and originally became very popular in the nexus 7 forums. Features are very rarely added, and are built to SaberMod's team members liking. Currently there are two members of SaberMod working on this project. Myself and @jarjar124 . Please understand our time is limited and we are only two people who have lives, and do not have 25-50 members like CyanogenMod to add things. And our goal is not to add a bunch of features that bloat the system of the ROM.
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Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2158698
What is Linaro?
Linaro is the place where engineers from the world's leading technology companies define the future of Linux on ARM. The company is a not-for-profit engineering organization with over 120 engineers working on consolidating and optimizing open source software for the ARM architecture, including the GCC toolchain, the Linux kernel, ARM power management, graphics and multimedia interfaces.
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Source: http://www.linaro.org/linux-on-arm/
About GCC main compiler cflags
-O1
Optimize. Optimizing compilation takes somewhat more time, and a lot more memory for a large function. With -O, the compiler tries to reduce code size and execution time, without performing any optimizations that take a great deal of compilation time.
-O2
Optimize even more. GCC performs nearly all supported optimizations that do not involve a space-speed tradeoff. As compared to -O, this option increases both compilation time and the performance of the generated code. -O2 turns on all optimization flags specified by -O.
-O3
Optimize yet more. -O3 turns on all optimizations specified by -O2 and also turns on the -finline-functions, -funswitch-loops, -fpredictive-commoning, -fgcse-after-reload, -ftree-loop-vectorize, -ftree-slp-vectorize, -fvect-cost-model, -ftree-partial-pre and -fipa-cp-clone options.
-Os
Optimize for size. -Os enables all -O2 optimizations that do not typically increase code size. It also performs further optimizations designed to reduce code size.
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Picking my G pad up tomorrow can't wait to get KitKat on it. Thanks so much to the devs that make all this happen. Would love to see some great kernels released (if there aren't already). Loving Franco linaro kernel on my N5. Does this ROM have any known bugs etc?
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

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alsheron said:
Picking my G pad up tomorrow can't wait to get KitKat on it. Thanks so much to the devs that make all this happen. Would love to see some great kernels released (if there aren't already). Loving Franco linaro kernel on my N5. Does this ROM have any known bugs etc?
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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has far as i can tell, very few. same has original cm code. good for daily driver..
regards.

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Removed.

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Interesting. Signing in. I won't hop on the train just yet, though. Maybe next week

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Removed.

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can i update from cm11 offcial without data wipe if i have ART enabled ?

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Nice to see some love from Portugal!!!

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Uberzone said:
can i update from cm11 offcial without data wipe if i have ART enabled ?
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yes, you should be ok, this was merged already. wipe caches, and has always, nandroid backup first, just in case.
regards.

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Looping and timed out downloads...a,m on attempt no 10 now...any mirrors please?

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Moe5508 said:
Looping and timed out downloads...a,m on attempt no 10 now...any mirrors please?
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mirror added to OP.
regards.

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Just got all set up all seems well, clean + snappy. About to enable art. Thank you for this build, it's only been a few min and I can see the performance difference from the official. :thumbup:
Sent from my LG-V500 using Tapatalk

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build 20140226 is up on AFH, uploading to Goo.im..
regards.

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Read from SD-Card
Does this build make it possible for 3 program to read from the sd-card (komix, pdf-reader, music, movieplayer). I think kitkat has a problem with it...

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Booting the current build now (takes a while for art to optimize), one thing that's driving me crazy is the slow cm boot animation. Was that done on purpose? The circle spins faster on all other devices.
-VZW LG G2 VS980

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annoyingduck said:
Booting the current build now (takes a while for art to optimize), one thing that's driving me crazy is the slow cm boot animation. Was that done on purpose? The circle spins faster on all other devices.
-VZW LG G2 VS980
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Might this be the nerdiest feedback ever? The boot animation spinning too slow??
I tried mahdi for a very short while, I was satisfied with beanstalk, then I found this rom. Thank you.

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android404 said:
Might this be the nerdiest feedback ever? The boot animation spinning too slow??
I tried mahdi for a very short while, I was satisfied with beanstalk, then I found this rom. Thank you.
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Well, I gotta come up with something to complain about! I mention it because on my gs3 if the cm boot animation spun slow (like here) something bad was about to happen, like an unrecoverable sod.... It makes me anxious watching it!
Sent from my LG-V500 using Tapatalk

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I lost root when I flashed this rom. Any idea why and if the normal root method will work again now that I'm on cm11?
Sent from my LG-V500 using xda app-developers app