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Just thought I would throw up a thread regarding the gear vr and a custom rom on the note 4.
A few things to note.
I'm using it on my international N910f in Ireland with zero issues
Custom Rom has no issues (Dr Ketan v2)
My DPI is set to 480 and all of the Oculus apps work perfectly without the need of changing their own DPI's in app settings. (I got the feeling it even looked better, but could have been in my head).
Also, I noticed the Oculus Cinema is now picking up all the content on my My Micro SD card. Not sure if was doing it from the start as I was temporarily using the card the gear vr came with. Can make searching for specific videos annoying if you record a lot of videos yourself.
Thor said:
I'm using it on my international N910f in Ireland with zero issues
Custom Rom has no issues (Dr Ketan v2)
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On the setup process did you create a new oculus account or did you already have one. And when you made a new one did you chose ireland as your country or USA?
Powerslash said:
On the setup process did you create a new oculus account or did you already have one. And when you made a new one did you chose ireland as your country or USA?
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I made a new account and I picked Ireland.
Thor said:
I made a new account and I picked Ireland.
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Ok thanks, i wasn't sure if there is a region lock on the store and will allow only US users.
I'm also using a custom ROM (FireKatN4) just fine, although I had to flash a new kernel (N4 TMO AEL Kernel) to get it to work. Info is in the XDA FireKat thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/not.../firekatn4v1-4-4-4-tw-anj7-extremely-t2916463
Has anyone tried using the VR on lollipop or cm12?
richlin71 said:
I'm also using a custom ROM (FireKatN4) just fine, although I had to flash a new kernel (N4 TMO AEL Kernel) to get it to work. Info is in the XDA FireKat thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/not.../firekatn4v1-4-4-4-tw-anj7-extremely-t2916463
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Which kernel are you talking about? I can't find that...
I am confused. So when you guys put the Note 4 in the Samsung Gear VR... it does not prompt for a carrier software upgrade?
InsuredApple said:
I am confused. So when you guys put the Note 4 in the Samsung Gear VR... it does not prompt for a carrier software upgrade?
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I have a tmobile note 4. When I plug it in, it does not ask for any software upgrade. However, I can't use any custom with gear VR. I have to flash the stock nk4 Odin tar to get it working.
ceo.mtcl said:
I have a tmobile note 4. When I plug it in, it does not ask for any software upgrade. However, I can't use any custom with gear VR. I have to flash the stock nk4 Odin tar to get it working.
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Where can I get this tar file you speak off?
Thank you sir.
InsuredApple said:
Where can I get this tar file you speak off?
Thank you sir.
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Can you please confirm that you have a T-Mobile note 4? If not then you can mess up your phone.
So if I am reading correctly the VR will work on custom roms if the kernel is compliant? I was running stock rooted, wanted to get rid of the lag in the system and went over to SuperStockRom and now after loading the Gear VR software all I get is a blue screen and after 5 seconds it goes to the home screen but with no movements or menus... any ideas?
i'm loving rooted stock at the moment while i use my VR. all that you have to do is flash the latest(or which ever one you prefer) ael kernel in twrp/cwm over whatever rom you are using. no need to setup anything further than that. here's the link for the ael kernel thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...pment/30-november-2014-n4-ael-kernel-t2961240
InsuredApple said:
I am confused. So when you guys put the Note 4 in the Samsung Gear VR... it does not prompt for a carrier software upgrade?
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No because we are using a coustom Rom thats already upgraded
As long as it's a custom rom based on NK4 or later, then it should work perfectly fine. That being said, some people may be using custom kernels based on older versions, which may causes issues.
pyr0path said:
i'm loving rooted stock at the moment while i use my VR. all that you have to do is flash the latest(or which ever one you prefer) ael kernel in twrp/cwm over whatever rom you are using. no need to setup anything further than that. here's the link for the ael kernel thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...pment/30-november-2014-n4-ael-kernel-t2961240
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Thanks, I'll give it a shot.
Thor said:
As long as it's a custom rom based on NK4 or later, then it should work perfectly fine. That being said, some people may be using custom kernels based on older versions, which may causes issues.
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Hi Thor, I also have SM-N910F
What ROM should I flash to make VR work?
haxyn said:
Hi Thor, I also have SM-N910F
What ROM should I flash to make VR work?
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You can just flash the generic firmware for the Note 4. It's on Sammobile.com. Or I can PM you a link to one I uploaded(will download faster)
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You can just flash the generic firmware for the Note 4. It's on Sammobile.com. Or I can PM you a link to one I uploaded(will download faster)
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You mean I can just download SM-N910T and upload to the phone via Odin without root?
sammobile.com/firmwares/download/39224/N910TUVU1ANK4_N910TTMB1ANK4_TMB.zip
My setup:
T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4
Gear VR
FireKat V9
AEL Kernel V7.2
No issues whatsoever!
The Gear VR is so freaking underrated when in fact is the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 "Killer App"!
I recognize I had my doubts about this, but now that I'm using it, there's simply no way to describe it!
SIMPLY AWESOME!
Cheers!
Just about to get my Note 4 in the mail and I ordered a Gear VR with it. I was planning on flashing FireKat, but I'm a little confused if the Gear VR will work. Do I need to be on the stock ROM? Do I have to flash a custom kernel? Thank you for your help!
From what I've read, there are compatible kernels and roms. The question that should concern you is if the dev has included the latest updates, allowing oculus to run when connected to vr. one of the compatible kernel is AEL (sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong).
Yeah that's why I'm just not sure, is there a list somewhere or somehow to check. I searched through FireKat specifically but couldn't find a definitive "yes" or "no".
mjrayner said:
Yeah that's why I'm just not sure, is there a list somewhere or somehow to check. I searched through FireKat specifically but couldn't find a definitive "yes" or "no".
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Not a bad idea for mgbotoe resource bible. Perhaps you can post your last post in that thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2984063
Is the KT kernel as of 12/08/14 works with he Gear VR? I can confirm that AEL kernel does work.
Tx guys!
Use dk4 and ael it will work for sure. In my opinion dk is a lot smoother as well.
Cool, TX. Do you know if the DK ROM will work with the Verizon Note 4 developper edition?
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Poloasis said:
Cool, TX. Do you know if the DK ROM will work with the Verizon Note 4 developper edition?
Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk
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It is a stock based tmobile rom so I'm gonna say it isn't advisable.
Kernel devs, do your work!
http://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=sub&sub=F&searchValue=n910f
afaik devs already have their hands on the code...
friedrich420 already released a Lollipop version of the ael Kernel. On my SM-810F it works great.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/orig-development/30-october-2014-n4-ael-kernel-t2923536
Flipper87 said:
friedrich420 already released a Lollipop version of the ael Kernel. On my SM-810F it works great.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/orig-development/30-october-2014-n4-ael-kernel-t2923536
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810? running it on your Tab S?
toofimoofi said:
810? running it on your Tab S?
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Haha, no. I meant SM-910F. :silly:
Hi,
I've juts received the gear vr at work and I try to use it on my S6 edge plus rooted and deodexed and this is extremly laggy. but not on my friend's full stock s6 edge plus.
does anybody know what can create those lags ?
Envoyé depuis mon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge + via Tapatalk....
Same here!
I have been troubleshooting this for two days non stop. I was on Superstock v2.5 to start and it was choppy.
I ODIN to stock OJ5 and it seems to work. I did only the basic phone setup and installed the Gear VR.
After that I installed CWM recovery and arter97 kernel/root. Still seemed happy. I installed a few apps including nova launcher and titanium backup. At some point the fun ended and it got super choppy.
I then decided to try Superstock v2.6 ROM since it seemed I got choppy even on stock. Installed the ROM. Did basic phone setup, got the Gear VR setup and it worked perfectly. I was quite happy. I noticed Google had restored a couple apps but I stopped the rest for the sake of time.
I am fuzzy on exactly what order things happened in but it got choppy again so I started removing apps such as titanium backup and nova launcher. It seemed to be fixed after removal of Nova launcher ...I was happy. I decided to reboot for good measure and that's when I realized somehow FRP got activated to I couldn't even boot my phone! I was pissed.
Anyways, ODIN back to stock. Erase everything including SD card. Rooted, installed Superstock v2.6 with arter97 9.4. Did basic setup. Installed Gear VR stuff and choppy again. Nothing else installed this time. No titanium backup nor nova launcher. I am at a loss.
Also of note. I disabled the Gear VR service and tested Google cardboard vr stuff along with cineveo and those all work perfectly.
I had the same problem when using custom roms. I almost took the gear vr back to att where I bought it from because I thought it was defective. (Still in disbelief I found one actually). So I ended up Odin'ing back to stock and everything is good. I think the lag is either coming from kernel, rom being deodexed, or some integral piece from gear vr not being present in rom
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dagod80 said:
I had the same problem when using custom roms. I almost took the gear vr back to att where I bought it from because I thought it was defective. (Still in disbelief I found one actually). So I ended up Odin'ing back to stock and everything is good. I think the lag is either coming from kernel, rom being deodexed, or some integral piece from gear vr not being present in rom
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definitely due to the kernel. I am using N9208, upgraded to OK2 ROM via odin. I keep everything unchanged except for the kernel: with the modified OH3 kernel(rooted), it's laggy. with alter97 7.0 beta, also laggy. the only working rooted kernel I can find is the N9208-OJ3-Root-Stock-Kernel. but this kernel seems dont have the deep sleep...
p.s. I fixed the deep sleep issue with the solution found by @garyd9 in this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63226718&postcount=18
as no init.rc in my system, I just put a script in /etc/init.d folder to do the cache settings.
On the note 4 when I was rooted using the Gear VR I had the same issue with lag, what fixed it was changing the governor to on demand and scheduler to sio or noop.
RomBox said:
definitely due to the kernel. I am using N9208, upgraded to OK2 ROM via odin. I keep everything unchanged except for the kernel: with the modified OH3 kernel(rooted), it's laggy. with alter97 7.0 beta, also laggy. the only working rooted kernel I can find is the N9208-OJ3-Root-Stock-Kernel. but this kernel seems dont have the deep sleep...
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Kernel indeed. I now feel extrmeely stupid for not assuming that first and trying a different kernel. I did try several versions of arter97 though.
Anyways, Problem solved by running this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...ernel-stock-modified-kernel-touchwiz-t3229557
Hmm. I ran this kernel and still had lag. Then again, I could have been running an earlier version of this kernel. Keep me posted bro
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It's all about kernel. I'm using a Note 5, and I had to ditch Arter's kernel for stock kernel to kill the lag/choppiness when using my Gear VR.
This kernel is confirmed working with SuperStock 2.6 ROM and COJ5 firmware on the T-Mo Galaxy S6 Edge+:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...ernel-stock-modified-kernel-touchwiz-t3229557
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Kernel indeed. I now feel extrmeely stupid for not assuming that first and trying a different kernel. I did try several versions of arter97 though.
Anyways, Problem solved by running this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...ernel-stock-modified-kernel-touchwiz-t3229557
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t3t5u0 said:
This kernel is confirmed working with SuperStock 2.6 ROM and COJ5 firmware on the T-Mo Galaxy S6 Edge+:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...ernel-stock-modified-kernel-touchwiz-t3229557
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I tried and confirm working on my G928F. no more lags. thanks guys
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atxbang56 said:
I tried and confirm working on my G928F. no more lags. thanks guys
Envoyé depuis mon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge + via Tapatalk....
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SkyHigh Kernel is confirmed working also.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...pment/kernel-skyhigh-tw-5-1-1-kernel-t3263125
pieces of cake said:
It's all about kernel. I'm using a Note 5, and I had to ditch Arter's kernel for stock kernel to kill the lag/choppiness when using my Gear VR.
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Can you link me to the kernel you used. On Arter’s kernel but my Gear VR is so freaking laggy its basically unusable
i ve tried in a G928F.
Works phenomenal, thank you, now the lagg is history
mave004 said:
i ve tried in a G928F.
Works phenomenal, thank you, now the lagg is history
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Exactly what version did you use. I'm on the latest and I'm get bad lag on video
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lanceamoss said:
SkyHigh Kernel is confirmed working also.
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G928F - not working, lags as on all other kernels ( except the stock kernel and rooted stock kernel version, discussed in the topic before http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...ernel-stock-modified-kernel-touchwiz-t3229557 )
Dancem said:
G928F - not working, lags as on all other kernels ( except the stock kernel and rooted stock kernel version, discussed in the topic before http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...ernel-stock-modified-kernel-touchwiz-t3229557 )
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not true.
Working perfectly on latest SkyKernel for Edge+
I've even enabled some extra power saving features using Synapse and it still works great.
seven2099 said:
Working perfectly on latest SkyKernel for Edge+
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What device version you have? What firmware version? What kernel version you had used?
Dancem said:
What device version you have? What firmware version? What kernel version you had used?
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SM-928W8 Galaxy S6 Edge+ (Bell Canada)
On stock 5.1.1 - build g928w8vlu2aok5 - Flashed stock update
kernel v. 3.10.94-skyhigh_tw_v3.0
Working perfectly.
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G928F - not working, lags
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Lags in Gear VR with this config:
SM-G928F Galaxy S6 Edge+
Stock 5.1.1 - build G928FXXU2AOJ5
SM-G928C-kernel-SkyHigh_TW_v3.0--[15-12-17]
Just wanted to take a moment to say that I'm using the Darthstalker Rom V5 on my TMO Note 5 and initially the VR was so choppy/laggy that it was unusable. So, I proceeded to consult my Misfit Band of Cellular Degenerates aka XDA and discovered that the issue was my kernel. I switched from Arters to the Skyhigh kernel and just like that, problem solved! I have been a lurker here for the better part of 10 years modding my phones since the Touch Pro 2 days I suppose and though I don't comment and thank you guys nearly enough your time and effort is truly appreciated.
Flashable fix for call audio that is kernel independent and will patch International based ROMS to work on your T/W8 variant.
You still need a kernel that is T/W8 compatible flashed for this patch to work.
Suport Android 6.0.1
Download : https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24562946973630969
This patch can also be implemented by ROM builders who wish to build a F based rom for their T or W8 devices Just remember to give credit where it is due. This was a bigger pain in the butt to track down then it appears :good::good:
Thank you!!
Can i use this with noble Rom, the s7 port?
Thank you!! Finally some Canadian love. Does this open up other Roms to us?
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lamlazy said:
Flashable fix for call audio that is kernel independent and will patch International based ROMS to work on your T/W8 variant.
You still need a kernel that is T/W8 compatible flashed for this patch to work.
Suport Android 6.0.1
Download : https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24562946973630969
This patch can also be implemented by ROM builders who wish to build a F based rom for their T or W8 devices Just remember to give credit where it is due. This was a bigger pain in the butt to track down then it appears :good::good:
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this doesn't work, i've tried 3 international Roms and is not working with any of them :/
Tried it with XtreStolLite 3.1.1 and arter97 kernel - didn't work
RomyRodriguez said:
this doesn't work, i've tried 3 international Roms and is not working with any of them :/
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Did it somehow changed the arch of your phone? I remember flashing this first and then xposed but it failed when flashing an f variant ROM due to the architecture change.
lemonov said:
Tried it with XtreStolLite 3.1.1 and arter97 kernel - didn't work
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This flash zip only patches the ROM, not the kernel as stated in the op. XtreStoLite already works with the w8/T variants, no other kernel is compatible with our device except the sickness kernel.
My bad, thought it was supposed to patch the kernel like back in the 5.1.1 days
so no good?
So its not working?
lemonov said:
My bad, thought it was supposed to patch the kernel like back in the 5.1.1 days
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I was never the case. This patch is for ROM, you still need a T-W8 compatible kernel.
Arter use to support these models, not anymore.
virulentt said:
I was never the case. This patch is for ROM, you still need a T-W8 compatible kernel.
Arter use to support these models, not anymore.
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I think a beta version for the T/W8 models just came out.
noob924 said:
I think a beta version for the T/W8 models just came out.
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Any news?
pilotgav said:
Any news?
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Current arter kernel supports it and has for awhile.
Yep
pilotgav said:
Thank you!! Finally some Canadian love. Does this open up other Roms to us?
Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk
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Yes, i'm running Tyrannus on my W8 with this, but you need a T/W8 compatible kernel also, i'm using the arter97 kernel which can be found here.
nthank work with alexis rom 6.1 with arter kernel 21.1 on g920w8 model
Call fix for 925T
I have not had success flashing this patch with either archer kernel or the stock kernel provided in this ROM...
Unable to make or complete calls
Any
GayCasper said:
Call fix for 925T
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Worked perfectly for me on a 925T running Tyrannus Rom. Thanks!
Any news about call audio fix for n7 ported roms? and Tamerlan kernel? Regards.