AOKP Jelly Bean
(Updated 10/03/2012-See Post #2 for Add-ons, Changelog and Bugs/Oddities)
See Post #3 For Overclocking
Please Also Try Scalpel's Sister Roms:
To help avoid confusion: This is Scalpel AOKP, my other thread is Scalpel CM10. They are similar ROM with 2 completely different bases. If you are currently running Scalpel CM10 and want to switch to Scalpel AOKP, you Must wipe everything or you'll have issues and members have now noticed. Just an FYI!
Scalpel is a Jelly Bean Android Open Kang Project Rom I built from source. It is a work in progress and is the sister rom to Scalpel CM10. Be patient with her. This rom has tons of tweaks and mods that I did to make it my own. I still consider it a beta, but it is daily drivable. You are encouraged to submit bugs, complains, comments or complements in this thread or through PM.
This is a Droidrzr.com EXCLUSIVE. While I encourage you to share this rom, please only post links back to this thread and not directly to my files.
Myself, Droidrzr.com, Cyanogenmod, dhacker, hashcode, and everyone else are not responsible for your phone or what you do with it. Your device, your choices. I made this rom FOR ME and decided to share it with you all. Enjoy
Scalpel is only for those on ICS (.211/.215 or leaks).
You MUST have Safestrap 2.11 installed.
Safestrap 2.11 is the only official install method. I can not support you if you used bootstrap (if you even know how to find bootstrap anymore)
Features of Scalpel
Data on boot
Camera Working
Overclockable
0 Bloat-built from AOSP 100%
Deodexed/Zipaligned
Zipaligned at Boot
Google Now-100% Working
Init.d support-More Scripts Coming
Tons of build.prop tweaks for speed, functionality, fluidity and battery life
kernel logging disabled
Rooted with SU, Busybox and Superuser Pre-installed
All of the AOKP features you've come to love:
Pull down toggles, power menu, 1% battery, theme manager, TOO MANY TO LIST!
Also Includes:
Google Now-Native to Jelly Bean
Google Chrome Browser as a System App
Google Play Music
CPU Sleeper app-Run Twice on first setting
Your choice of Nova or Apex Launcher
Blur data icons (So you can actually see)
All AOSP goodies, dialer, lockscreen, gallery
Also, lightly themed here and there.
What Doesn't Work:
The Typical bluetooth bugs in AOKP or CM
Webtop
HDMI
Screen rotations are wonky
Screenshots need to be cropped in post
Some users report having problems sending picture messages. Some have no problems at all. Some can only do it with GoSMS or Handcent. I have no problem, it's hard for me to repair what isn't broken on my phone.
Youtube-Some users are reporting issues using Youtube. I personally have no had any issues so it's hard for me to look into why some are if I can't replicate. The only suggestion I can make: If you are restoring Youtube with an app like Titanium backup and still having problems. Perhaps uninstall the version of Youtube on your phone and then d/l the latest from the Playstore. From what I remember, there is a different version of Youtube made special for Jelly Bean. Other than that..I have very little to offer at this point.
Still to Come:
Beats Audio
Maybe 1 day, rotation and screenshot fixes, but I doubt it
We'll see. This is the first release.
Inverted GApps to help with battery life on a blazing fast rom. Sit tight folks.
Credits and Thanks:
dhacker -
Hashcode -
STS-Dev-Team -
All Credit goes to these guy for the source and their countless hours of selfless work bringing us all this base.
Without these guys we would all be very bored crackflashers.
AOKP-
For the awesome tweaks to the AOSP source
For giving us Android to play with
Whirlyeyes -
For Overclock support
For providing me with they System App for Google Chrome
For getting me motivated motivated to build and for hosting
Bytecode aka Leviathan26
For his help with Init.d scripts and with the Settings menu stuff
bigdaddyhicks
www.crackflasher.com for hosting my rom
Droidrzr.com for having such an awesome community for which I can share this with.
Install Destructions: If this is your FIRST time installing Scalpel AOKP
Make sure you are using Safestrap 2.11
Download Scalpel Rom AND GApps from the downloads section below
Put BOTH zips on your SD card
Boot into Safestrap
MAKE A BACK UP
Wipe Data/Factory Reset
Wipe Cache
Under Mounts and Storage: Format System
Under Advanced: Wipe Dalvik Cache
Install Rom
Install GAaps
Reboot
Data Wipe Aren't Necessary If You Are Updating Scalpel, But DON'T forget to flash GAapps!
PATIENCE IS KEY WITH SCALPEL ON INITIAL BOOT
Once you boot for the first time BE PATIENT: Because Scalpel has a boat load in script and gidgets and wizzards going on during first boot, it may appear to be boot looping on you. SIT TIGHT. While I admit the first boot does take a retarded amount of time, it's only the first time that I've noticed. This rom does boot up a whole lot faster than Jekyll does.
YOU MUST WIPE EVERYTHING IF COMING FROM ANYTHING ICS. THIS COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS OF UNIMAGINABLE PROPORTIONS. DON'T TRY TO CHEAT, WIPE!
Updating: EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS
Scalpel is going to be updated OTA or "over the air". You will no longer have to come to the forum or check up on this thread to see if this rom has any updates. You will find an app in your app drawer called "OTA Updater". (It is also on the Play Store if you somehow lose it.) This app will give you a summary of what the current build of Scalpel you have on your phone is. It will also notify you if there is any updates available or not. This is just like the OTA's you would be getting from Verizon. In OTA Updater's menu there is settings options to refresh check for updates or also have notifications turned on or off. You will now ALWAYS know if this rom is up to date or has been updated and you are due.
Now, if there IS an update you will have the option to download it. I would only do so on WiFi unless you're in a 4G area and have unlimited data as my rom is over 200mb.
The Steps if you have an update:
1. Click download update
2. Once it completes update it will give you the option to install it. DO NOT DO IT! This fancy app was developed for most normal devices that use a traditional recovery and not our Safestrap "bootstrap style" recoveries. Just let the download finish and close it out
3. Reboot your phone
4. When you hit the Safestrap Splashscreen hit Menu to enter recovery.
5. Wipe Cache and under Advanced>Wipe Dalvik Cache
6. Choose install zip from sdcard
7. Choose internal sdcard
8. Browse to /OTAUpdater/downloaded/
9. In this folder you will see the fresh new update you just downloaded, click it to install.
10. Reflash GApps!
11. Once booted up you can move the rom from /mnt/sdcard/OTAUpdater/downloaded/ to you SDcard-ext or where ever your prefer to store your downloaded roms.
12. Profit
You will never need to come back to this op to check and see if you're up to date, you phone will just tell you from now on!
Downloads:
MD5: 9F29882BEFC726C6CAB7FCC6A4864265
MD5: F62CFE4A827202899919FD932D5246D7
Safestrap 2.11:
MD5: 5E24B7710E5A50DB5DE654C2F1D01564
Old Versions:
Scalpel v1.1:
MD5: C3642F5CC3D7DBCE8E31D1267F0188A5
Scalpel v1.2:
MD5: 252B0B001167B7D95704D63BA220E20F 24v emericcanx and countless others who have helped me along the way
Scalpel v1.2.1:
MD5: 7082B10E3D798DCCD02312342ECDABA8
Screens:
62.51KB 165 downloads 81.67KB 196 downloads
30.5KB 200 downloads 38.15KB 182 downloads
37.68KB 148 downloads 37.52KB 125 downloads
37.72KB 119 downloads 16.21KB 84 downloads
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