[ROM] [RELEASE] Steel Droid: 5.6 - Ice Cream Sandwich - 6-8-2012

chevycam94

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Steel Droid v5.6
OVERCLOCKED TO 1.2GHZ
Ice Cream Sandwich


June 8, 2012


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MD5: 079daaee802c2d4e91ab40d50f7d56b4

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* KNOWN BUGS *
*Better Camera function (FFC, Face detect, etc in progress)*
*HW Video Codecs (in progress)*
*Bluetooth on but not connected = loss of all audio (in progress)*
*In-call screen sometimes goes completely black, but hard number keys still work*
*Keyboard backlight DOES work, but is connected to using the display brightness slider*


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"FEATURES" (TRICKS)
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Open up the Browser, and type in "about:debug" (minus the quotes of course)
This will enable debug settings and the Java Console.
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Changelog (6-8-2012):
LET THIS VERSION SIT FOR A WHILE SO THE OVERCLOCK HAS TIME TO SINK IN!
5.6
* Overclocked to 1.2GHz (credit to sparkyman)
* Working init.d now (fully)

Flashing instructions:

FLASH 5.6.890 SBF (for a TOTALLY clean install for those with paranoia) ONLY IF NOT COMING FROM 906 or later OTA, or you could BRICK!
1: Download the 5.6.890 SBF file HERE
2: Download RSDLite 5.5 HERE
3: Extract the contents of the SBF file to a folder on your computer
4: Install RSDLite onto your Windows computer
5: Boot the Droid 3 into bootloader by holding both Vol+ & Vol- at the same time when powering the phone on
6: Select "AP Fastboot" and press Vol+ to select it
7: Select the XML from the extracted SBF file in RSDLite
8: Connect the phone, and when it says "Connected", hit "Start"
9: Wait for the phone to finish flashing, and booting (it will reboot a couple times, leave it alone, its supposed to!)

ROOT STOCK ROM
10: Install and run Petes Motorola Root Tools. Download it HERE
11: Follow the instructions in the app to root your phone

INSTALL SAFESTRAP RECOVERY
12: Once rooted, install one of the following recoveries:
OFFICIAL BY HASHCODE: HERE
UNOFFICIAL BY RICK#2: HERE

13: Reboot your phone, and when prompted, hit MENU to enter SafeStrap Recovery.

BACKUP AND INSTALL NEW ROM
14: MAKE SURE TO MAKE A BACKUP BEFORE DOING ANYTHING! (just a precaution)
15: Go to "install zip from sdcard", then "choose zip from internal sdcard", then select my ROM's zip file
16: After it installs, back out and reboot the phone
17: YOU HAVE DONE IT! CONGRATS ON YOU NEW STEEL DROID INSTALL!

I would suggest using the 1.08e release of Rick#2's tweaked Safestrap. It has a lot of safeguards built in that could really save you a bunch of time in flashing and/or testing, and I personally like his menu layout and design. But of course, you still have all the functionality of Hashcodes Safestrap still in place. I am aware that 1.08f is available from Rick#2, but it breaks SDCard mounting, so just stick to 1.08e.


Give the ROM time to boot. The first boot took me almost 5 minutes! If your phone doesn't boot in 15 minutes, pull the battery, wipe cache and try again. If it still doesn't boot, you need to go back and start over with my instructions at the beginning!

ALSO: Please be sure to check out the free tethering hack! I use it regularly, and it DOES work. Quite well I might add. Details HERE

Credits:
Here are my thanks for this build, in no particular order:

AOKP (for their awesome ICS source!)
Rick#2 (tweaked 1.08f Safestrap)
Google! (Kickass Android OS!)
Motorola! (kickass phone!)
JRummy (init.d support)
cvalenti15 (testing)
and a few more...
 
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OMG if this had video codecs id flash it in a heartbeat keep up the good work Chevy.
 
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Thanks! I know Hashcode is working on them with some other people. Things are progressing pretty rapidly! I will DEFINITLY make an update when major changes are made to it!
 

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Thanks! I know Hashcode is working on them with some other people. Things are progressing pretty rapidly! I will DEFINITLY make an update when major changes are made to it!

Could I port this rom to the Droid 1? Lol

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You port this to the D1, and your the best dev out there. lol I wonder how ICS for the OG is coming along? I should go check it out.
 

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You port this to the D1, and your the best dev out there. lol I wonder how ICS for the OG is coming along? I should go check it out.

I know haha. I like kfaazz build but audio in calls isn't working. I have swapped milestone lib files and ap_gain.bin but I can hear people but they won't hear me. Please gives us a hand :)

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I know cush2push is working on some ICS call audio stuff. I know its not for the D1 though, but it might lead to a fix sometime down the road. Those types of changes are not my thing. lol
 

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GSM data support?

i checked all of the ics rom's on XDA forum (on my XT860 GMS), i put all the xt860's patches, and the modifications for the build.prop
none of them the data connection functioning (wifi or cell)
 
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Just installed this ROM last night and it's been perfect so far, really love the new layout and feel of ICS, it makes the phone feel complete. Props to the developer, this is my favorite rom by far, I can't wait to see what's in the next update!
 
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i checked all of the ics rom's on XDA forum (on my XT860 GMS), i put all the xt860's patches, and the modifications for the build.prop
none of them the data connection functioning (wifi or cell)

As far as I know GSM support is limited, and not functioning very well. I dont have any need for GSM, so I cant test for it, but I know CDMA works flawlessly.
 

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Thanks! I know Hashcode is working on them with some other people. Things are progressing pretty rapidly! I will DEFINITLY make an update when major changes are made to it!

Will you update when the bluetooth/wifi bug is fixed

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As far as I know GSM support is limited, and not functioning very well. I dont have any need for GSM, so I cant test for it, but I know CDMA works flawlessly.
Not any GSM need.......:-(
 
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I will update when any major changes get fixed. Im sure they will get them fixed before I do. But I will be keeping a close eye on things. :-D
 
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