I want to know if there are any Google Play edition KitKat ROMs that work with safestrap? I want very little modifications done to it, just what is required for it to work on Verizon. If not is there a way where I could build it from source?
The only GPE rom that works is the 4.2.2 and that is ONLY if you are on ME7/MI1 with safestrap I believe.
Other than that there is no way you can run GPE on safestrap.
klabit87 said:
The only GPE rom that works is the 4.2.2 and that is ONLY if you are on ME7/MI1 with safestrap I believe.
Other than that there is no way you can run GPE on safestrap.
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There isn't a way to do the same with 4.4?
No, Safestrap isn't able to flash the kernel which is why.
The 4.3 GPE uses and aosp kernel and a 4.4 GPE rom isn't available unless your talking about any other aosp rom.
But still there is only touchwiz available for safestrap
klabit87 said:
No, Safestrap isn't able to flash the kernel which is why.
The 4.3 GPE uses and aosp kernel and a 4.4 GPE rom isn't available unless your talking about any other aosp rom.
But still there is only touchwiz available for safestrap
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Ok thank you for your help, I may just end up going back to Touchwiz and using the xposed framework to get that AOSP feel
pingpong1109 said:
Ok thank you for your help, I may just end up going back to Touchwiz and using the xposed framework to get that AOSP feel
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Get Hyperdrive and use xposed and wanam to theme and customize. No its not aosp but it's extremely stable and looks awesome
Verizon Galaxy S4
SafeStrap 3.71
Hyperdrive 12
Mistertac said:
Get Hyperdrive and use xposed and wanam to theme and customize. No its not aosp but it's extremely stable and looks awesome
Verizon Galaxy S4
SafeStrap 3.71
Hyperdrive 12
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Thanks
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I've gone through the process of rooting my Verizon Galayx S4 ME7. I had no issues with rooting the phone.
Now I'm running into an issue. I can not get a recovery installed so that I can install Carbon ROM on my phone.
Can anyone help me?
With me7 you can only use safestrap and that isn't compatible with aosp ROMs yet.
prshosting.org
prsterero said:
With me7 you can only use safestrap and that isn't compatible with aosp ROMs yet.
prshosting.org
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Is there any ROM similar to Carbon you would recommend? Where can I find out how to do safestrap?
2 questions. I've been searching but can't seem to get a clear answer. From what I understand only TW based ROMs work with ME7 Safe Strapped S4. But there are two ROMs that AFAIK are non-TW based. Those are Eclipse GE and the GPE.
First question is, are there any other non-TW ROMs that work?
2nd question is, how do those two ROMs work if they aren't TW based? What would it take for say LiquidSmooth 2.37 to work with an ME7 Safe Strapped S4?
Thank you.
Eclipse is tw based on me7 build...considered "stock" for safestrap...no asop or cm Roms/kernels work in safestrap
powered by hashcode safestrap hyperdrive 10.2
decaturbob said:
Eclipse is tw based on me7 build...considered "stock" for safestrap...no asop or cm Roms/kernels work in safestrap
powered by hashcode safestrap hyperdrive 10.2
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2363813
Specifically this ROM. It's based on the Google Edition of the phone. It is not running TouchWiz at all.
Try whatever you want on a ROM slot, if you do it under a ROM slot you don't have to worry about bricking, that's the "safe" part of safestrap. Running a true AOSP ROM such as LiquidSmooth would require kexec support for safestrap, which at this point probably isn't going to happen.
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I believe Google edition ROMS are all TW based if I remember correctly. Or they use the TW kernels, which is why they should work with safestrap
edit: after doing some research you can only flash TW based ROMS that have same base firmware you have. Since you are ME7 you can only flash ME7 based TW ROMS. Hope this helps
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gordo2212 said:
I believe Google edition ROMS are all TW based if I remember correctly. Or they use the TW kernels, which is why they should work with safestrap
edit: after doing some research you can only flash TW based ROMS that have same base firmware you have. Since you are ME7 you can only flash ME7 based TW ROMS. Hope this helps
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So then, since Hash just released an Alpha of SafeStrap for MJ7, does that mean I will be able to use this rom if I were to update to MJ7?
The OP said that the older Eclipse GE ROM running on 4.2/ME7 worked, so does that mean this will work? I hope so. TouchWiz isn't the worst overlay to Android, but truth be told I'm getting tired of it. Locked bootloaders really suck.
I'm on ME7 Running HyperDrive through SS at the moment.
No you can't, put it to you this way; any rom that uses the stock tw kernel you can use with safestrap.
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Hello people of xda,
I've got a verizon galaxy s4 running a version of safestrap, I used to run a stock jelly bean rom but swapped back into touchwhiz with the google home launcher instead and erased the JB partition. I'm thinking it would be refreshing to jump back into stock kit kat.
Really, I'm only after the ability to run a recovery and flash roms :/
My phone is still on ME7 and I'm not able to update through the prompts.
I would preferably like to root/unlock/update(or downgrade)/get a kit kat rom running. Are there still restrictions with unlocking these?
Hopefully someone knows this stuff off hand and can let me know without much trouble
Thanks!
cj250mills said:
Hello people of xda,
I've got a verizon galaxy s4 running a version of safestrap, I used to run a stock jelly bean rom but swapped back into touchwhiz with the google home launcher instead and erased the JB partition. I'm thinking it would be refreshing to jump back into stock kit kat.
My phone is still on ME7 and I'm not able to update through the prompts.
I would preferably like to root/unlock/update(or downgrade)/get a kit kat rom running. Are there still restrictions with unlocking these?
Hopefully someone knows this stuff off hand and can let me know without much trouble
Thanks!
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There aren't any KitKat ROMs available for our S4. Furthermore, your only option for custom ROMs is Safestrap.
I suggest you do A LOT of research before you jump in.
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riker147 said:
There aren't any KitKat ROMs available for our S4. Furthermore, your only option for custom ROMs is Safestrap.
I suggest you do A LOT of research before you jump in.
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I've already done a lot of research, there are plenty of roms based on 4.4., Cyanogenmod 11 nightlies would be ideal. but I dont think they run with safestrap.
So maybe to clarify what I can do from here, is there a current list of roms that are compatible with safestrap?
cj250mills said:
I've already done a lot of research, there are plenty of roms based on 4.4., Cyanogenmod 11 nightlies would be ideal. but I dont think they run with safestrap.
So maybe to clarify what I can do from here, is there a current list of roms that are compatible with safestrap?
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Your version of Safestrap is compatible with TW 4.2 Roms. The newest version, for MJ7 and MK2 builds, is compatible with TW 4.3 (Hyperdrive only at this point).
You can't revert to an older build and you can only flash Touchwhiz Roms with Safestrap.
You have more reading to do. All of this information has been posted multiple times.
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riker147 said:
Your version of Safestrap is compatible with TW 4.2 Roms. The newest version, for MJ7 and MK2 builds, is compatible with TW 4.3 (Hyperdrive only at this point).
You can't revert to an older build and you can only flash Touchwhiz Roms with Safestrap.
You have more reading to do. All of this information has been posted multiple times.
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So only roms with a ME7 kernal?, I guess it's back to the ole GPE rom for me -_-
Well that's ****ty. Verizon has no mercy.
Is there an option for me to upgrade to MJ7 via odin and upgrade my version of safestrap? Or is this out of the question?
cj250mills said:
So only roms with a ME7 kernal?, I guess it's back to the ole GPE rom for me -_-
Well that's ****ty. Verizon has no mercy.
Is there an option for me to upgrade to MJ7 via odin and upgrade my version of safestrap? Or is this out of the question?
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See here for this answer...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2579278
cj250mills said:
So only roms with a ME7 kernal?, I guess it's back to the ole GPE rom for me -_-
Well that's ****ty. Verizon has no mercy.
Is there an option for me to upgrade to MJ7 via odin and upgrade my version of safestrap? Or is this out of the question?
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Check this out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2579278
Verizon Galaxy S4
Safestrap 3.7
HYPERDRIVE 11
Mistertac said:
Check this out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2579278
Verizon Galaxy S4
Safestrap 3.7
HYPERDRIVE 11
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Lol great minds
I have a rooted verizon gs4 running the 4.3 update and safe strap. If I install the pure google rom on a second rom slot will it brick my phone?
Nickco43 said:
I have a rooted verizon gs4 running the 4.3 update and safe strap. If I install the pure google rom on a second rom slot will it brick my phone?
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it won't boot man. only touchwiz 4.3 roms work with safestrap. tis the curse of having this awesome phone until the bootloader gets unlocked/bypassed.
bjoostema said:
it won't boot man. only touchwiz 4.3 roms work with safestrap. tis the curse of having this awesome phone until the bootloader gets unlocked/bypassed.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448726
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448726
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Won't work...
safestrap enabled, Hyperdrive driven
decaturbob said:
Won't work...
safestrap enabled, Hyperdrive driven
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Would hyper drive Work?
Hyperspace works great on my SCH-I545 running MK2 with Safestrap. Not much else will work with Safestrap. If you find yourself soft bricked, use the stock image that you flash with Odin. You'll find yourself unrooted; but you can easily root again with the install.bat found in the forums.
Also, Hyperdrive comes with several useful tweaks that not only speed up your device, but also make it look very nice.
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Would hyper drive Work?
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yes, as long as you flash the correct one for safestrap and load kernel module afterwardf. Plenty of info in hyperdrive threads
Hello there, xda! I've been having quite a few issues installing Cyanogenmod (and many other custom ROMs) onto my Gs4 and was wondering if someone might be able to walk me through the steps of installing the custom ROM on my specific device. I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 from Verizon with Android 4.4.2 and NC5 as my baseband.
Ploofi said:
Hello there, xda! I've been having quite a few issues installing Cyanogenmod (and many other custom ROMs) onto my Gs4 and was wondering if someone might be able to walk me through the steps of installing the custom ROM on my specific device. I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 from Verizon with Android 4.4.2 and NC5 as my baseband.
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If you don't have the MDK bootloader with the Loki hack, you cannot run CM and other AOSP based roms. There is a ROM however that's safe strap compatible
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2734775
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2351840
Also read this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2769389
scrillakev said:
If you don't have the MDK bootloader with the Loki hack, you cannot run CM and other AOSP based roms. There is a ROM however that's safe strap compatible
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2734775
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2351840
Also read this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2769389
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Thank you for that suggestion! But do you know if it's possible to downgrade from NC5 to MDK or earlier versions? I would rather do that than use safestrap, honestly.
Ploofi said:
Thank you for that suggestion! But do you know if it's possible to downgrade from NC5 to MDK or earlier versions? I would rather do that than use safestrap, honestly.
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Nope. Not possible at all. Your only option is Safestrap.
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