Disclaimer and acknowledgements

All your actions with your phone are at your own risk; the author of this ROM is not liable.

This ROM is compiled from CyanogenMod 12.1 sources with own modifications (which are open-sourced on GitHub). I’d like to acknowledge the following people for their respective efforts:

  • kirill8000 and kkk4 for unlocking bootloader of ordinary MX4’s
  • @axet and @fire855 for the general MTK porting efforts
  • @DerTeufel for the information regarding to the MTK GPS implementation
  • cofface’s CWM recovery
  • Daxiaamu’s one-key bootloader unlocking app (in Chinese)

Changelog

  • 2015/10/10 04:00 First (translated) release

Changes since last release

  • Synced with upstream sources as of 2015/10/09, with security updates merged
  • Blobs and prebuilt kernel synced to Flyme 4.5.6A
  • Disabled button backlight
  • Fixed HSPA+ connectivity

Known bugs and limitations

  • Proximity sensor not properly working in some circumstances
  • Unable to revert from setting USB option to Charging-only
  • Audio is not properly re-routed on connecting Bluetooth audio
  • Unable to pair with some Bluetooth (BLE?) devices
  • FLAC decoding and playback is not supported
  • etc.

Downloading

Checksums:

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# SHA-1
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263eafb1d941c5004506084fe3566923fdedb13e  ota-mx4-20151005-20151009-fixedscript-signed.zip


# SHA-256
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# SHA-512
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Flashing

For MX4 Ubuntu Edition users, your bootloaders are already unlocked, so just flash the philz touch from the tutorial below and proceed.

For users of ordinary version of Meizu MX4, you need to have your bootloader unlocked, the tutorial can be found [here][unlocking-tutorial]. After unlocking just flash as usual; remember to wipe your /data partition if you’re coming from Flyme or Ubuntu Touch or generally any incompatible system.

[unlocking-tutorial]: http://forum.xda-developers.com/meizu-mx/general/tutorial-bootloader-unlocking-mx4-m1-t3201715)

Notes

  • Cellular network
    • There may well be no signal at first boot, please toggle on and off flight mode for the telephony component to re-initialize itself.
    • SIM card may also go unrecognized after reboot, just do the same and the problem should hopefully disappear.
  • more to come later

Supporting

I do Android porting mainly for personal use and fun, but as a matter of fact I sometimes find myself struggling to achieve the standards I strive for, as a graduate student still learning his way into the industry and having things to take care of besides coding. If you appreciate my work, please kindly consider donating something equivalent to a beer or two. I will use the donations to support my porting work and studies. PayPal and Alipay payments are accepted:

  • PayPal/Alipay: idontknw.wang@gmail.com