[Q] Safestrap Roms for MK2 - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4

What are good roms that work with safestrap and MK2 so far all that works is Hyperdrive but im not really a fan of it

GalaxySubie said:
What are good roms that work with safestrap and MK2 so far all that works is Hyperdrive but im not really a fan of it
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Search, search....and search. There is a thread asking which roms are available for SS that I'm sure is no more than 2 pages away. Your options are limited, and IMHO it doesn't get better than hyperdrive at the moment. The only others are backups you restore.

I have been searching and havnt come up with much im trying to see whats closest to CM11 or AOSP 4.4

GalaxySubie said:
I have been searching and havnt come up with much im trying to see whats closest to CM11 or AOSP 4.4
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Nothing will be close, as only touchwiz roms are safestrap compatible. No aosp.

gnubian said:
Nothing will be close, as only touchwiz roms are safestrap compatible. No aosp.
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That is why I still have my Nexus 4 on CM11i will be so happy when the bootloader is unlocked ill never update my phone

GalaxySubie said:
That is why I still have my Nexus 4 on CM11i will be so happy when the bootloader is unlocked ill never update my phone
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Hopefully the s4 will be unlocked (again) soon. Some promising work being done by surge and jeboo.
Look for omega rom in verizon s4 general and foxhound in verizon s4 development (both backups). Only other 2 options I have seen. I think there is a deodexed stock rom too somewhere.

GalaxySubie said:
I have been searching and havnt come up with much im trying to see whats closest to CM11 or AOSP 4.4
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you need to start here....
ttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606501

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CM 11

can somebody tell me for sure...can I run CM 11 with my Samsung Galaxy s4 Verizon i545 build number;JSS15J.I545VRUEMK2???
sashaphily said:
can somebody tell me for sure...can I run CM 11 with my Samsung Galaxy s4 Verizon i545 build number;JSS15J.I545VRUEMK2???
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For sure? No you can't. The only way you can use a custom Rom is by installing Safestrap. Which means all you can run are TW based Roms. Furthermore, since your on MK2, all you can run are 4.3 TW Roms. As of now, I think there's only one Rom compatible with 4.3 and Safestrap.
Sorry.
safestrap and hyperdrive 12 is all you can run.....but its a great rom.i have been using it for a week and love it.but i do wish i could run cm11
powerram50 said:
safestrap and hyperdrive 12 is all you can run.....but its a great rom.i have been using it for a week and love it.but i do wish i could run cm11
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but, on the future I can be any other ROMS???
sashaphily said:
but, on the future I can be any other ROMS???
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Nobody knows. That's up to the developers.
riker147 said:
Nobody knows. That's up to the developers.
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ok. will wait.thx for your answers...

Best setup to be ready for kit kat 4.4 on i545

I'm running an i545 S4, rooted, hotspot tether, 4.3, MJ7. I ultimately want to be running MK2 4.4 kit kat, rooted, with wifi hotspot. What if anything can I do at this time to get my phone best setup to be ready to take advantage of new releases and who would be the most likely builders. I been read about some stuff cyanogenmod is doing and I like the Toro eclipse rom stuff (inverted) as well. Should I focus on trying to get MK2 build first?
Thanks for your help in advance cuz you guys always come thru!
Michael S.
mshawn3 said:
I'm running an i545 S4, rooted, hotspot tether, 4.3, MJ7. I ultimately want to be running MK2 4.4 kit kat, rooted, with wifi hotspot. What if anything can I do at this time to get my phone best setup to be ready to take advantage of new releases and who would be the most likely builders. I been read about some stuff cyanogenmod is doing and I like the Toro eclipse rom stuff (inverted) as well. Should I focus on trying to get MK2 build first?
Thanks for your help in advance cuz you guys always come thru!
Michael S.
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There is really no telling man at this point. A lot of people are already running CM 4.4 Kitkat but for that you must be on MDK. Your best bet would be for Samsung to release a 4.4 TW build at some point and wait for someone to post build.
ahoslc said:
There is really no telling man at this point. A lot of people are already running CM 4.4 Kitkat but for that you must be on MDK. Your best bet would be for Samsung to release a 4.4 TW build at some point and wait for someone to post build.
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What's MDK bro? Is that an older version thats easier to hack
mshawn3 said:
What's MDK bro? Is that an older version thats easier to hack
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Is it the first version S4 shipped with and at this point there is no way to downgrade to it.
This should be in Q&A
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mshawn3 said:
What's MDK bro? Is that an older version thats easier to hack
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Yeah, to add to what the other poster said, it's the first version that the S4 came out with, and it was easy to hack by using something called Loki, which bypasses the bootloader and lets you change your kernel and run AOSP ROMs.
mshawn3 said:
What's MDK bro? Is that an older version thats easier to hack
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MK2 isn't 4.4....
safestrap enabled, Hyperdrive driven
decaturbob said:
MK2 isn't 4.4....
safestrap enabled, Hyperdrive driven
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KitKat has not yet been released for the S4. MK2 is just the latest verizon build for the S4. The phone is on 4.3
Questions and Help issues go in Q&A and Help section
Development sections are for developers to post work
Thread moved
Thanks
FNSM
I apologize for posting in the wrong place
Demiurge7 said:
This should be in Q&A
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Thanks for the info and moving it to the appropriate thread for me.

List of Verizon Android 4.4 Roms

Can we get a list going of all the options (Android 4.4 for VZW) and if its TouchWiz or AOSP?
List them here and I will update this main post.
For SafeStrap or for MDK/Dev phones?
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didnt realize was 4.4 roms. Only one I know of so far is Echo. Hyperdrive is supposed to be coming soon.
aknotts415 said:
if your talking about Safestrap MK2 roms here is a really nice thread that has most if not all compatible ones.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2630040
Ive found to like
Gigilies Nemesis/DiamondDogs
and Hyperdrive 15, Bajarom, and Eclipse. There all aweosme! If you like the ASOP look then nemesis/diamondogs/ and eclipse are great!:good::fingers-crossed:
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That thread doesn't list 4.4 roms and I most likely will leave it the way.
sent by safestrap enabled bajarom
decaturbob said:
That thread doesn't list 4.4 roms and I most likely will leave it the way.
sent by safestrap enabled bajarom
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oh darn my bad didnt realize it said 4.4 lol ill delete my post before. Great thread though decaturbob i use it a ton!
aknotts415 said:
oh darn my bad didnt realize it said 4.4 lol ill delete my post before. Great thread though decaturbob i use it a ton!
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Thanks. Every rom i linked to i personally loaded and evaluated for a few days. I may do the same with 4.4 roms that are ss compatible but appears to be pretty far out.
sent by safestrap enabled bajarom
decaturbob said:
Thanks. Every rom i linked to i personally loaded and evaluated for a few days. I may do the same with 4.4 roms that are ss compatible but appears to be pretty far out.
sent by safestrap enabled bajarom
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i was on 4.4 for two days and was kind of sluggish so i downgraded back to 4.3 just to use my SS roms. Probly wont go back till theres atleast 3 SS 4.4.2 roms. No real upgrade at 4.4 that I see worth it. What files did u use to flash the purified SS rom? i thought i saw somewhere on that post it said 4.4 or asop and i was a little nervous.

Which AOSP ROM?

I'm on MDK and I've never tried a non-touchwiz ROM. I want to now. I'd appreciate if you guys could tell me what the most popular / mainstream / well developed AOSP ROM is for the Verizon s4. I think I'd like to start my AOSP journey there.
Also, are the current crop of AOSP ROM fully functional? Or are there still some features of the S4 that aren't supported?
Thanks in advance.
-J
0reo said:
I'm on MDK and I've never tried a non-touchwiz ROM. I want to now. I'd appreciate if you guys could tell me what the most popular / mainstream / well developed AOSP ROM is for the Verizon s4. I think I'd like to start my AOSP journey there.
Also, are the current crop of AOSP ROM fully functional? Or are there still some features of the S4 that aren't supported?
Thanks in advance.
-J
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Think I answered you in another thread about this topic but.. Try Mahdi, C ROM , Liquid Smooth, AICP ... They've all treated me well. They'll all run differently though for people so you'll just have to flash away and report back in their threads. Also I highly recommend using KToonsez AOSP-Kit Kat kernel with those. It's been nothing but stable for me.
Good luck!
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You really need to them yourself...
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Mistertac said:
Think I answered you in another thread about this topic but.. Try Mahdi, C ROM , Liquid Smooth, AICP ... They've all treated me well. They'll all run differently though for people so you'll just have to flash away and report back in their threads. Also I highly recommend using KToonsez AOSP-Kit Kat kernel with those. It's been nothing but stable for me.
Good luck!
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I thought AICP couldn't be used with Safestrap? I'm about to downgrade from 4.4.2 so I can root my phone but from everything I've seen you have to use safestrap to do so... which would effectively destroy being able to use AICP.
Blindprophet32 said:
I thought AICP couldn't be used with Safestrap? I'm about to downgrade from 4.4.2 so I can root my phone but from everything I've seen you have to use safestrap to do so... which would effectively destroy being able to use AICP.
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safestrap enabled phones can only use tw stock kernel based roms which exclude CM, ASOP and all the rest
Blindprophet32 said:
I thought AICP couldn't be used with Safestrap? I'm about to downgrade from 4.4.2 so I can root my phone but from everything I've seen you have to use safestrap to do so... which would effectively destroy being able to use AICP.
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Well you're correct but I was answering the OP who stated he was on an MDK S4.. which in turn means he's not on SafeStrap.
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Mistertac said:
Well you're correct but I was answering the OP who stated he was on an MDK S4.. which in turn means he's not on SafeStrap.
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Gotcha.. I'm new to rooting so I'm still trying to learn everything I can sorry about that. Every Verizon S4 I've seen people have used Safestrap on the SCH-I545. So I'm assuming that MDK is merely a different build correct?
Blindprophet32 said:
Gotcha.. I'm new to rooting so I'm still trying to learn everything I can sorry about that. Every Verizon S4 I've seen people have used Safestrap on the SCH-I545. So I'm assuming that MDK is merely a different build correct?
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Hey no problem!
MDK is the build that the Verizon S4 first shipped with and it allowed for a bootloader exploit called Loki which let's us run custom recoveries... Thus allowing AOSP ROMs like the ones I mentioned.
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Mistertac said:
Hey no problem!
MDK is the build that the Verizon S4 first shipped with and it allowed for a bootloader exploit called Loki which let's us run custom recoveries... Thus allowing AOSP ROMs like the ones I mentioned.
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Awesome thanks! Sadly the person I got my phone from worked at Verizon and had religiously updated the phone.....so I got the OTA 4.4.2 FNC5 build from day 1.... so no to partial downgrade and Root and try out hyperdrive 15 :good:
0reo said:
I'm on MDK and I've never tried a non-touchwiz ROM. I want to now. I'd appreciate if you guys could tell me what the most popular / mainstream / well developed AOSP ROM is for the Verizon s4. I think I'd like to start my AOSP journey there.
Also, are the current crop of AOSP ROM fully functional? Or are there still some features of the S4 that aren't supported?
Thanks in advance.
-J
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Look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297370
The OP's will describe whether it's AOSP or TW

[Q] The limitations of accidentally taking the OTA instead of staying on MDK

So sometime last year I was just getting into rooting and ROM's and stuff and while I was doing my first attempts to rooting, I downloaded the drivers and stuff for samsung and I accidentally did the OTA with the stupid program samsung installs with the drivers... Now I'm severely limited on what I can do. I'm currently rooted on 4.4.2 NC5 Hyperdrive 16.1.
Is their any possible way to unlock this freaking bootloader? Like seriously? Is it just impossible to unlock it? Or are people working on unlocking it but are making no progress? Why does nothing support safestrap but Hyperdrive?
Baurblades43 said:
So sometime last year I was just getting into rooting and ROM's and stuff and while I was doing my first attempts to rooting, I downloaded the drivers and stuff for samsung and I accidentally did the OTA with the stupid program samsung installs with the drivers... Now I'm severely limited on what I can do. I'm currently rooted on 4.4.2 NC5 Hyperdrive 16.1.
Is their any possible way to unlock this freaking bootloader? Like seriously? Is it just impossible to unlock it? Or are people working on unlocking it but are making no progress? Why does nothing support safestrap but Hyperdrive?
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Several ss kitkat roms out there...just do some reading
sent by bajarom v2.2 kitkat
decaturbob said:
Several ss kitkat roms out there...just do some reading
sent by bajarom v2.2 kitkat
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Most of the ROM's I've seen that are actually active and recent all require custom recoveries.
Baurblades43 said:
Most of the ROM's I've seen that are actually active and recent all require custom recoveries.
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all safestrap ROMs (which you are sorry to say) are Touchwiz only. Honestly yhere are a lot of TW Safestrap compatible ROMs out there. I came from a device where we had 2 choices of ROMs. An outdated Sense or 1 Dev that did CM vased roms like crazy. Here theres a lot of choice if you just look around and read
FordNate said:
all safestrap ROMs (which you are sorry to say) are Touchwiz only. Honestly yhere are a lot of TW Safestrap compatible ROMs out there. I came from a device where we had 2 choices of ROMs. An outdated Sense or 1 Dev that did CM vased roms like crazy. Here theres a lot of choice if you just look around and read
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Sounds like you came from the Droid Incredible 2 forums lol
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Baurblades43 said:
Most of the ROM's I've seen that are actually active and recent all require custom recoveries.
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not looking too hard....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2769389

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