vruame7 hyperdrive rom? bootloader? - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4

i have a verizon samsung galaxy s4 vruame7.
i see there is a hyperdrive firmware for this phone that i really like and want to put on it, ive done everything and have the twrp, although all i can find is that the bootloader is locked. I can only get into download mode. i cant get into recovery mode, i was thinking since this firmware was up that i would be able to put it onto my phone.
i have the phone fully rooted, i have the twrp installed. my only problem is that i cant get into recovery mode to install this. in whichcase i dont believe i can install any custom rom whatsoever.
is there a way i can clear all the cache and install this rom through download mode?
if anyone knows how to get around this i would greatly appreciate your help. thank you very much. i looked around the site and couldnt find anything, although the way the hyperdrive rom says its for vruame7 and it says to boot up through loki'd recovery i assume there has to be a way that im missing and am not able to find on my own.
thanks very much for the help and i appreciate it alot.
p.s. if there is no way to get around this, is there some sort of way i can install a kernel with netfilter to allow wifi tethering from my phone or any other option for that?

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TerryLee23 said:
i have a verizon samsung galaxy s4 vruame7.
i see there is a hyperdrive firmware for this phone that i really like and want to put on it, ive done everything and have the twrp, although all i can find is that the bootloader is locked. I can only get into download mode. i cant get into recovery mode, i was thinking since this firmware was up that i would be able to put it onto my phone.
i have the phone fully rooted, i have the twrp installed. my only problem is that i cant get into recovery mode to install this. in whichcase i dont believe i can install any custom rom whatsoever.
is there a way i can clear all the cache and install this rom through download mode?
if anyone knows how to get around this i would greatly appreciate your help. thank you very much. i looked around the site and couldnt find anything, although the way the hyperdrive rom says its for vruame7 and it says to boot up through loki'd recovery i assume there has to be a way that im missing and am not able to find on my own.
thanks very much for the help and i appreciate it alot.
p.s. if there is no way to get around this, is there some sort of way i can install a kernel with netfilter to allow wifi tethering from my phone or any other option for that?
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Once your on the me7 ota you cant install a custom recovery/roms. Theres about a 100 posts on this already. Little bit of reading goes a long way :thumbup:
As for the tethering im not quite sure, I dont have the unlimited plan so I use the built in hotspot for tethering.
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hexitnow said:
Once your on the me7 ota you cant install a custom recovery/roms. Theres about a 100 posts on this already. Little bit of reading goes a long way :thumbup:
As for the tethering im not quite sure, I dont have the unlimited plan so I use the built in hotspot for tethering.
Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk 2
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well i would, but for verizon it requires me to have a subscription with my service provider which will cost me extra money. the wifi tether for root users wont work because the official rom doesnt have a netfilter, and it gives me errors and wont work so i believe its because i need a different rom or something.

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TerryLee23 said:
well i would, but for verizon it requires me to have a subscription with my service provider which will cost me extra money. the wifi tether for root users wont work because the official rom doesnt have a netfilter, and it gives me errors and wont work so i believe its because i need a different rom or something.
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Never used it but maybe treve wifi tether will work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41276643
Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk 2

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hexitnow said:
Never used it but maybe treve wifi tether will work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41276643
Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk 2
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it does the same thing as the wifi tether app i was using that requires root.... it tells me "started with errors" and i tried changing device profile, it doesnt have a samsung galaxy s4 option, has s3 s2 and sl and ive tried those and it doesnt change anything.
see other phones ive modded you do everything from your computer putting the phone into download mode and running it off a command line type of modding from the computer, so im assuming thats how this will be cracked eventually. i was hoping there would be something now that i just wasnt coming across i guess, ive been using this site forever and i gotta say i love these developers helping us out so much.
i do appreciate the help tho, thanks man. if you got any other tricks that might help me id love to hear em. thanks alot

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TerryLee23 said:
it does the same thing as the wifi tether app i was using that requires root.... it tells me "started with errors" and i tried changing device profile, it doesnt have a samsung galaxy s4 option, has s3 s2 and sl and ive tried those and it doesnt change anything.
see other phones ive modded you do everything from your computer putting the phone into download mode and running it off a command line type of modding from the computer, so im assuming thats how this will be cracked eventually. i was hoping there would be something now that i just wasnt coming across i guess, ive been using this site forever and i gotta say i love these developers helping us out so much.
i do appreciate the help tho, thanks man. if you got any other tricks that might help me id love to hear em. thanks alot
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I am on VRUAME7 also and I use the paid version of FoxFi from the Play Store with my unlimited plan. It works like a charm.