help needed - Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I wanna get the kit Kat Rom for my fascinate but I dont know how to. I tried upgrading from ics but I screwed my phone and had to use Odin to restore it. How do I get thekit kat rom because I don't know how to get it and I'm scared of screwing up my phone again... please help

Go to the developer forums, find the ROM you want to install, download the files mentioned in the first post, and the follow the instructions as given.
That said, if you are that afraid you may be better off with a 4.2 or 4.3 ROM.
Edit: Do not forget to make a nandroid backup before you flash any new ROM.
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I went to this thread ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1874086 ) but I cant find the kit kat rom for the fascinate. I tried the most recent one, but its 4.0. I still decided to get it, but it just made me get stuck in TWRP. I couldnt do anything so i had to reset my phone with odin. I followed the instructions but i eneded up in TWRP with no os, and having to reset my entire phone. What do i do to get kit kat?

What rom are you using?

I have a nandroid of CM11 and DU4.3.
When a new Kit Kat version comes out I restore my latest 4.4.2 and flash the new one to test out if the data is still wonky. If it is, I restore DU 4.3.
Currently I am on CM11 2014-02-21.
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samsung striker said:
I went to this thread ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1874086 ) but I cant find the kit kat rom for the fascinate. I tried the most recent one, but its 4.0. I still decided to get it, but it just made me get stuck in TWRP. I couldnt do anything so i had to reset my phone with odin. I followed the instructions but i eneded up in TWRP with no os, and having to reset my entire phone. What do i do to get kit kat?
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This is the beta6 http://goo.im/devs/notta/roms/fascinatemtd/pa_fascinatemtd-4.0-BETA6-20140219.zip mentioned in the thread (around page 111)
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Thanks for your help. I was able to donwload the ROM. However, I have some issue with it. First, the ROM lags a lot. how can i fix the lag? Second, the play store isnt working. i cant download any apps. How can i get it to work?

samsung striker said:
Thanks for your help. I was able to donwload the ROM. However, I have some issue with it. First, the ROM lags a lot. how can i fix the lag? Second, the play store isnt working. i cant download any apps. How can i get it to work?
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Which gapps package did you use?
The laggeness should settle down and get better after some time loading everything

Do not forget to download the gapps mentioned in the first post and flash it after you have flashed your ROM.
After that you should be able to access the playstore.
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Everything works now. I fixed the play store by logging out of Google, and logging back in. I fixed the lag with NQ Mobile Booster , but i have to use it before i launch every app. Thanks for your help

Glad I could help.
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What kernel are you guys using? The ROM is really laggy..

samsung striker said:
What kernel are you guys using? The ROM is really laggy..
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It would really help if we knew which Rom was laggy for you

hhp_211 said:
It would really help if we knew which Rom was laggy for you
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I'm using the paranoidandroid 4.4.2 kitkat ROM for the fascinate

samsung striker said:
I'm using the paranoidandroid 4.4.2 kitkat ROM for the fascinate
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oh yeah PA is known to be laggy on this phone. there's just a whole lot of code that is optimized for faster devices that.. well aren't ours, let's just put it that way.
I'm sure notta knows what he's doing but ever since the 4.1 days it's been laggy.
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Just upgraded to ICS for my Note-Hotspot?

So GB was easy to get hotspot to work by using titanium backup to freeze a seeded app. So what is the trick for ICS?
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idk what ics version you have but the easiest way that worked for me was to download FOXFI app from PlayStore and yes it is free, works whether you are rooted or not.
or you can flash the latest ICS leak from link below and he made a hack for tethering.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27863509&postcount=1
mha1021 said:
idk what ics version you have but the easiest way that worked for me was to download FOXFI app from PlayStore and yes it is free, works whether you are rooted or not.
or you can flash the latest ICS leak from link below and he made a hack for tethering.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27863509&postcount=1
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I will check out the link. I am using the ICS leak. Thx!
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which rom are you using?
rnehrlf said:
which rom are you using?
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SGH-I717UCLF5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1729694
I just tried to flash the following and it got stuck at the white AT&T boot screen :
CRT-OFF animation for this ROM:
Electron_TetherHack+crt-anim.zip
I had to start over again. I am going to try again. Maybe I messed up the first time.
Don't you do the same thing you do in GB? Delete tetherngmanager.apk or something.
phailyoor said:
Don't you do the same thing you do in GB? Delete tetherngmanager.apk or something.
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ICS doesn't have that app in it. At least not the ICS Leak UCL5 that I am using.
Another update...
started over. ICS Leak ODIN install went smooth. CWM ODIN install went well. Root flash went well. Installed S-Voice (from same thread as the Tether hack) and it went well. Tried tether hack... stuck again at ATT Rethink Possible screen.
crap.
Well I am going to start over again and do everything except the tether piece since that hack doesn't seem to work for me.
For eclectrons tether app u need to go to settings and hit generic ics then ur good to go bud
Hope this helps
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For eclectrons tether app u need to go to settings and hit generic ics then ur good to go bud
Hope this helps
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Where do I find the settings ? It wasn't on CWM Touch or within the ICS Settings when the phone is booted up.
Am I being punked ?
"Electron_TetherHack+crt-anim.zip" is only made for Deodexed Rom and the reason your phone was stuck in boot screen because the rom that you had was STOCK ODEX ROM. what you should do is First flash the stock rom from the link that i gave you from CWM and then reboot and flash the Electron_TetherHack+crt-anim.zip... and it will work for you.
I am using the rom from the link below plus "Electron_UCLF5_15toggle_blueBatt.zip", "Electron_TetherHack+crt-anim.zip" and it the same Rom that you were using but this one is deodexed - zipaligned - rooted - debloated.... I hope this helps you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27863509&postcount=1
I started wondering if that was it. I was a ROM flashing fiend with my captivate.when I upgraded to the note I stayed stock with root only until I couldn't take out anymore. I need to go back and get myself a refresher course on things.
Thanks however.
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need stock firmware/update

Hello I'm basically trying to find android 2.3.6 for att galaxy s 2 pure stock not looking to flash any custom stuff as for me seems to make my phone worse my opinion. Also I do not like android 4 ics I have had to pull my battery out all week since I've updated, if u can please direct me to the 2.3.6 update that would be great. thank you
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/
That's the link. On the top of the page in the search bar just type sgh-i777 and the stock down load will be at the bottom just flash it via Odin good luck
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benp02740 said:
Hello I'm basically trying to find android 2.3.6 for att galaxy s 2 pure stock not looking to flash any custom stuff as for me seems to make my phone worse my opinion. Also I do not like android 4 ics I have had to pull my battery out all week since I've updated, if u can please direct me to the 2.3.6 update that would be great. thank you
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There is no stock UCKK6 (2.3.6) but you can download and flash a Stock plus root version of UCKK6. See Entropy512's thread which is a sticky in the development forum.
...Or you can flash fully stock UCKH7 (2.3.4). See the link in my signature for the return to the store guide.
benp02740 said:
Hello I'm basically trying to find android 2.3.6 for att galaxy s 2 pure stock not looking to flash any custom stuff as for me seems to make my phone worse my opinion. Also I do not like android 4 ics I have had to pull my battery out all week since I've updated, if u can please direct me to the 2.3.6 update that would be great. thank you
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I will add this if you flashed UCLE5 via kies or any other method to get your ICS besides AJ's thread you have an unsafe kernel and possible eMMC SUPERBRICK BUG make sure you DON'T wipe data/factory reset before you flash this package do it after you flashed a safe GB kernel... If it were me knowing KK6 2.3.6 has battery drain issues I would flash KH7 2.3.4..... Just use creeys thread to get the files here is the link... GL
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18859438&postcount=199 For KH7 stock or rooted.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746181 Some info on the eMMC bug
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i flashed on of those and for some reason all i get is samsung galaxy s 2 screen i tryed getting into the stock recovery but it wont do anything just sits there tryed again with odin doing the samething any ideas.? thanks for the replies
Please post detailed information about what you have done so far. Need more info before we can help.
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Please post detailed information about what you have done so far. Need more info before we can help.
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i flashed I777UCKH7-REV02-home-low-CL503881.tar
that i had got from sammobile i didn't see the other post till now and i also upgraded to ics from kies i can get into download mode but when i try recovery i held power and volume rockers and it's suppose to flicker once it does not do this it just stays there
You can upgrade to the stock 2.3.6 by downloading the stock 2.3.4 firmware from the download repository here in our forums, then after you are booted into the operating system, go to settings, scroll all the way to the bottom to software update, and it will download and install 2.3.6. I wouldn't suggest it , just because I don't like it or think it runs well, but try it out. Good luck, happy flashing.
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im just gunna return it and get a new one with gingerbread i only had it for 14 days ,thanks for the help every one
sorry to bug yall again but they wouldn't take it back i was just wondering does cyanogen mod 7 have hardware acceleration srry im a bit weird and dont like ics lol
benp02740 said:
im just gunna return it and get a new one with gingerbread i only had it for 14 days ,thanks for the help every one
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Why didnt they take the phone back
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slim1991 said:
Why didnt they take the phone back
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I'm gonna guess they booted into download mode and checked the flash counter...
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benp02740 said:
sorry to bug yall again but they wouldn't take it back i was just wondering does cyanogen mod 7 have hardware acceleration srry im a bit weird and dont like ics lol
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Why would they not take it back?? You never flashed any custom ROMS from here right? All you did was flash the AT&T ICS update via kies and it gave you problems right? Knowing all that = true I will do all I can to help you (the only problem is I don't know anything) If you don't respond back in about an hour it's 6:30am now on the West coast I have to roll out for awhile. There are some cool people here that will help you. Just make sure you cross reference EVERYTHING...... Do all the reading you can, nobody can keep your phone safe but YOU. Here is a link to one of the best guides on here via the man Creepy <~~~ Koolest dude much respect!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18630030#post18630030 read it so you can understand a little better..... Don't do ANYTHING till you understand EVERYTHING
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18576627#post18576627 Some more good info just read all you can.
1. What is the status of the phone now? (can it boot recovery or go in to download mode)

rom advice (wifes phone)

this is my wifes phone (I have a Note) I want to know what rom I can go to that is very stable , prefer ics :
Samsung SGH-I777
2.3.6
I777UCKK6
2.3.35.14
GINGERBREAD.UCKK6
sorry but I dont generally mess with her phone , she does have root and cwm touch 5.5.0.4 . There seems to be a wifi problem it turns on and then off , never sticking , I suppose wiping all might help , I hate seeming naive but when I mess with my own phone its all a chance , I dont want to just do that with hers!
There are a lot of stable roms. Do you want touchwiz based or AOSP based? I don't have an opinion on AOSP roms because I've barely used any of them.
For Samsung based roms, Shoman94's roms are very stable and popular. That's what I use as my daily driver. For ICS, use SHOstock2, but for the latest JB use SHOstock3.
Vintage144 said:
this is my wifes phone (I have a Note) I want to know what rom I can go to that is very stable , prefer ics :
Samsung SGH-I777
2.3.6
I777UCKK6
2.3.35.14
GINGERBREAD.UCKK6
sorry but I dont generally mess with her phone , she does have root and cwm touch 5.5.0.4 . There seems to be a wifi problem it turns on and then off , never sticking , I suppose wiping all might help , I hate seeming naive but when I mess with my own phone its all a chance , I dont want to just do that with hers!
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When you flash a new ROM you will have to wipe. Also that's caused by using a foreign kernel aka one from galaxys2root.com
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Siyah-v2.6.14-att-CWM , apparently I wiped it again , back to square one (she aint gonna be happy) , this is it still wont recognize wifi ?? what else can I do ,? I want to flash a rom with this keneral can I flash any of the roms you mentioned? will that fix my wifi? should I try to re-install this kernel , or use entropys? I hat to sound new , but I dont have this problem on the note or my a500 , I feel lost in here!
Vintage144 said:
Siyah-v2.6.14-att-CWM , apparently I wiped it again , back to square one (she aint gonna be happy) , this is it still wont recognize wifi ?? what else can I do ,? I want to flash a rom with this keneral can I flash any of the roms you mentioned? will that fix my wifi? should I try to re-install this kernel , or use entropys? I hat to sound new , but I dont have this problem on the note or my a500 , I feel lost in here!
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If I remember correctly, I think that version of the Siyah kernel was put out by zedomax on GalaxyS2Root website. That kernel combined with UCKK6 was always a problem. In fact, that package was always a problem.
Anyway, the kernel has ClockworkMod Recovery. You should decide on a good rom, as discussed above, download the zip file and use usb to transfer it to the sdcard on the phone, then boot into recovery, perform a wipe data/factory reset, and flash the rom. It doesn't matter that you are on Gingerbread right now. You can flash either an ICS or JellyBean rom because the package will contain the complete system and kernel and modem, everything.
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Enter recovery by holding down all three of vol + vol - and power buttons continuously until it boots into recovery. If it won't boot into recovery, then it might be a bad flash.
Thank you, I got the siyah kernel from a thread here,when I first got the phone (off ebay )it did in fact have the wrong kernel,I used entropy flash back to get back,I guess I did something else,but I will use one of the roms you mentioned ,glad we have you here ,I've been messing with wp7 the last few years and finally getting back to android (cept been playing with boot loaders in a500)
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Strangely enough ,o couldn't get restore to work from cwm BUT there was a cwm app I had and when it came back all my backups were there I went back to one to get back to where I was,will flash the roms you talked about for sure at 20% now so will have to wait
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creepyncrawly said:
If I remember correctly, I think that version of the Siyah kernel was put out by zedomax on GalaxyS2Root website. That kernel combined with UCKK6 was always a problem. In fact, that package was always a problem.
Anyway, the kernel has ClockworkMod Recovery. You should decide on a good rom, as discussed above, download the zip file and use usb to transfer it to the sdcard on the phone, then boot into recovery, perform a wipe data/factory reset, and flash the rom. It doesn't matter that you are on Gingerbread right now. You can flash either an ICS or JellyBean rom because the package will contain the complete system and kernel and modem, everything.
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Enter recovery by holding down all three of vol + vol - and power buttons continuously until it boots into recovery. If it won't boot into recovery, then it might be a bad flash.
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Hi friend, pls am very new here and what i have at d moment only sgh-i777 is I777UCKH7-Root-No-BL.7z that i got from your signature.
Pls i want to upgrade to Shostock3 jb, apart from d shostock Rom what other installations do i need on my phone to enable me flash d shostock3 Rom successfully?
Thanks in anticipation.
beneff said:
Hi friend, pls am very new here and what i have at d moment only sgh-i777 is I777UCKH7-Root-No-BL.7z that i got from your signature.
Pls i want to upgrade to Shostock3 jb, apart from d shostock Rom what other installations do i need on my phone to enable me flash d shostock3 Rom successfully?
Thanks in anticipation.
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Please use the guide "how to flash custom binaries without incrementing the flash counter" which is a link in my signature.
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Should i care about theflash counter, i mean i own this phone outright and wont be giving it to samsung if it goes wrong [no warranty]
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Vintage144 said:
Should i care about theflash counter, i mean i own this phone outright and wont be giving it to samsung if it goes wrong [no warranty]
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It is exactly that, a counter, and the only purpose of it as far as we know is warranty protection, so I would say no, it's not important. On the other hand, most folks don't like the splash screen with the yellow triangle, but you can remove that easily enough if you still get it on boot.
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It is exactly that, a counter, and the only purpose of it as far as we know is warranty protection, so I would say no, it's not important. On the other hand, most folks don't like the splash screen with the yellow triangle, but you can remove that easily enough if you still get it on boot.
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I don't also have warranty so the flash counter is not my concern here, getting Shostock3 JB running on my phone is. pls my question is are there any other packages apart from the Shostock3 Rom that i would need to download to enable me flash the Shostock3 Rom?
What i have at the moment is the "I777UCKH7 Return/Unbrick to Stock with Root" that i downloded thru your signature. Dose this contain everything i would be needing to successfully flash the Shostock3 Rom?
Thank you.
beneff said:
I don't also have warranty so the flash counter is not my concern here, getting Shostock3 JB running on my phone is. pls my question is are there any other packages apart from the Shostock3 Rom that i would need to download to enable me flash the Shostock3 Rom?
What i have at the moment is the "I777UCKH7 Return/Unbrick to Stock with Root" that i downloded thru your signature. Dose this contain everything i would be needing to successfully flash the Shostock3 Rom?
Thank you.
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No. You also need to install a custom kernel that contains ClockworkMod Recovery. Please read through the guide "How to install custom firmware without incrementing the flash counter" (link in sig) because it will help you see how things fit together.
Thank you very much creepy ,your page is awesome and your advice the shostock rom is great
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creepyncrawly said:
No. You also need to install a custom kernel that contains ClockworkMod Recovery. Please read through the guide "How to install custom firmware without incrementing the flash counter" (link in sig) because it will help you see how things fit together.
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Thanks for your time as always, any suggestion on a custom kernel that contains ClockworkMod Recovery?
beneff said:
Thanks for your time as always, any suggestion on a custom kernel that contains ClockworkMod Recovery?
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Any
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Any
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Thanks a million.

[Q] Installed AOSP 4.3 to Verizon SCH-i545

Well, I think I downloaded the wrong rom and flashed the wrong file. Here is what I downloaded and flashed:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2348272
For whatever reason, I thought it would work. In my brilliance, I didn't perform a backup. I still have access to TWRP, so what do I do? Also, does 4.3 exist for the Verizon flavor that is Google Play edition?
Thats for the i9505 international version. Theres some 4.3 ports in the dev section. Since you didnt make a backup of stock youll have to odin back to stock and start over. All the odin images are in the dev section as well.
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Did you think it would work because of the "guide" on how to run other carrier's ROMs?
And no one else I know is working on Google Edition 4.3. Mine's not done yet and I've been to focused on 4.2.2's build recently. I'll get back to it eventually.
As far as a fix:
Install another ROM. If you are desperate for SOMETHING 4.3, then install cyanogenmod 10.2(either of the 2 unofficial builds)
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Thats for the i9505 international version. Theres some 4.3 ports in the dev section. Since you didnt make a backup of stock youll have to odin back to stock and start over. All the odin images are in the dev section as well.
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He said he still has recovery. All he needs to do is install a correct ROM
Dubbsy said:
Did you think it would work because of the "guide" on how to run other carrier's ROMs?
And no one else I know is working on Google Edition 4.3. Mine's not done yet and I've been to focused on 4.2.2's build recently. I'll get back to it eventually.
As far as a fix:
Install another ROM. If you are desperate for SOMETHING 4.3, then install cyanogenmod 10.2(either of the 2 unofficial builds)
He said he still has recovery. All he needs to do is install a correct ROM
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Thanks gents. The only reason I'm itching for 4.3 is access to Bluetooth LE for my Fitbit. I used Cyanogenmod for a minute on 4.2 and it was amazing, but BT LE brought me back to stock. It lately started doing that Google Services using 70%+ of the battery, so I started hunting for a 4.3 rom.. in the wrong forum. WOOPS.
I'll probably go back stock until I can get 4.3 rom that has everything working.
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Did you think it would work because of the "guide" on how to run other carrier's ROMs?
And no one else I know is working on Google Edition 4.3. Mine's not done yet and I've been to focused on 4.2.2's build recently. I'll get back to it eventually.
As far as a fix:
Install another ROM. If you are desperate for SOMETHING 4.3, then install cyanogenmod 10.2(either of the 2 unofficial builds)
He said he still has recovery. All he needs to do is install a correct ROM
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Good point, my bad. Thanks.
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G900T unlocked using on AT&T.. Which version of ROM to use?

so I got this galaxy s5 (free) to replace the S4 I had.. I'm on AT&T and the S5 is a T-Mobile device.. I unlocked and am currently using on AT&T without any issues.. I tried Cyanogenmod 12 on it.. had way too many Bluetooth music issues.. so I switched back to a rooted t-mobile stock.. which is terrible.. bluetooth music works great but everything is is painfully slow.. so I want to find a good fast custom rom (that also has proper bluetooth music support).. With so many device versions and so many custom roms I'm just a bit perplexed.. I found some that are debloated stock roms which seem like that would be good. but I'm just a bit confused on what parts I need to have as "t-mobile g900t" and which parts I don't have to have that way? so yeah this is a bit of a newbie question (even though I have run 4 or 5 custom roms in the past (original galaxy s and my s4 both had custom roms). .but those were always at&t devices on at&t network.. so was an easier choice..
at any rate.. looking for some tips on how to best find the right rom.. Would love to do this today/tomorrow.. avoid messing with the phone during the work week..
Thanks in advance!!
Gary
Try the latest stock ROM for the phone. Many of us were having issues with lag with prior 5.1.1 ROMS. The latest ROM has fixed all these issues. Very snappy.
i feel like i remember seeing bluetooth/audio fixes & updates in the CM13 nightly changelogs, you also didnt specify which CM 12 you installed... the last 12.1 snapshot from october or the last nightly from december?
You can run whatever rom you want. If it works with KLTE it works on your phone. Check the S5 unified development. Cyanogen has always been crap on this phone, probably always will be. Try an AOSP based one like Tesla or TipsyOS (probably won't find them on this site, they post all of their roms on their Google+ page)
Unfortunately the only Marshmallow available for this phone so far is CM-13 based so it's also crap and full of bugs...
To be honest, no ROM you find will be perfect. The most stable thing I've found is to just use a rooted stock ROM and debloat the hell out of it then run Google Now launcher or Nova and forget that you have a Samsung device for a while, until the next OTA comes out and you have to do the process over again.
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You can run whatever rom you want. If it works with KLTE it works on your phone. Check the S5 unified development. Cyanogen has always been crap on this phone, probably always will be. Try an AOSP based one like Tesla or TipsyOS (probably won't find them on this site, they post all of their roms on their Google+ page)
Unfortunately the only Marshmallow available for this phone so far is CM-13 based so it's also crap and full of bugs...
To be honest, no ROM you find will be perfect. The most stable thing I've found is to just use a rooted stock ROM and debloat the hell out of it then run Google Now launcher or Nova and forget that you have a Samsung device for a while, until the next OTA comes out and you have to do the process over again.
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much improved deep sleep battery means crap & full of bugs? i'm over a week behind on nightlies & there arent that many bugs... http://www.cmxlog.com/13/klte/ things are improving all the time, only CM 12.1 is stuck... but the last december nightly isnt buggy either
Sort of forgot about this thread. first Thanks for the replies.. So I have been using CM13 since I posted this.. and this has great for speed.. but BlueTooth continues to suck.. no matter what bluetooth device I use with this Rom it skips and stutters. I've finally had enough.. it's been quite a long time with this issue so time for me to switch.. I will try one of the rooted stock roms and debloat it with one of those tools.. thanks again everyone!
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Sort of forgot about this thread. first Thanks for the replies.. So I have been using CM13 since I posted this.. and this has great for speed.. but BlueTooth continues to suck.. no matter what bluetooth device I use with this Rom it skips and stutters. I've finally had enough.. it's been quite a long time with this issue so time for me to switch.. I will try one of the rooted stock roms and debloat it with one of those tools.. thanks again everyone!
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Go to the international s5 site look at Tamirda's phoenix rom . It's 6.0.1 mm very snappy very few bugs. Very moddable. Just load a stock mm rom from here first than so you have the proper bootloader and modem. After installing you feel like you got a mini s7. Good good.
Sean89us said:
You can run whatever rom you want. If it works with KLTE it works on your phone. Check the S5 unified development. Cyanogen has always been crap on this phone, probably always will be. Try an AOSP based one like Tesla or TipsyOS (probably won't find them on this site, they post all of their roms on their Google+ page)
Unfortunately the only Marshmallow available for this phone so far is CM-13 based so it's also crap and full of bugs...
To be honest, no ROM you find will be perfect. The most stable thing I've found is to just use a rooted stock ROM and debloat the hell out of it then run Google Now launcher or Nova and forget that you have a Samsung device for a while, until the next OTA comes out and you have to do the process over again.
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inspired55 said:
Go to the international s5 site look at Tamirda's phoenix rom . It's 6.0.1 mm very snappy very few bugs. Very moddable. Just load a stock mm rom from here first than so you have the proper bootloader and modem. After installing you feel like you got a mini s7. Good good.
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Question.. I currently have CM13 loaded in this phone.. so do I still need to do the "Just load a stock mm rom" first? I assumed I already had the proper bootloader and modem..
thanks!
gpinkham said:
Question.. I currently have CM13 loaded in this phone.. so do I still need to do the "Just load a stock mm rom" first? I assumed I already had the proper bootloader and modem..
thanks!
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If you have the mm bootloader and modem installed just wipe and flash. But I believe cm 13 could be ran on the lp bootloader. I odined the stock tar first that way you know all the partitions are proper. Than Odin Twrp 3 0.0 . Make sure you back up your data from internal storage because when you Odin factory package it wipes phone storage. I learned this the hard way lost a bunch of pictures lol anyway I found this to be the best way. Hoping this helps....
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inspired55 said:
If you have the mm bootloader and modem installed just wipe and flash. But I believe cm 13 could be ran on the lp bootloader. I odined the stock tar first that way you know all the partitions are proper. Than Odin Twrp 3 0.0 . Make sure you back up your data from internal storage because when you Odin factory package it wipes phone storage. I learned this the hard way lost a bunch of pictures lol anyway I found this to be the best way. Hoping this helps....]
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1. is there a way to tell which bootloader I have?
2. I'm running teamwin.. I assume that's fine for flashing Phoenix but does one really need Odin?
3. I had a rooted stock image before I installed CM13.. (the stock image was so dang slow.. forget which.)
thanks again!
Gary
gpinkham said:
1. is there a way to tell which bootloader I have?
2. I'm running teamwin.. I assume that's fine for flashing Phoenix but does one really need Odin?
3. I had a rooted stock image before I installed CM13.. (the stock image was so dang slow.. forget which.)
thanks again!
Gary
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Get any phone info app and check and see if your bootloader ends in pe1 if it don't you don't have mm bootloader. Teamwin is twrp just make sure it's version 3.0.0 that version seems to do best with the phoenix rom.
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inspired55 said:
Get any phone info app and check and see if your bootloader ends in pe3 if it don't you don't have mm bootloader. Teamwin is twrp just make sure it's version 3.0.0 that version seems to do best with the phoenix rom.
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Sorry for eavesdropping but I dont think that PE3 came yet, either via OTA or on sammobile.
Correct me if I am wrong
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@.k.[/user]3;67525688]Sorry for eavesdropping but I dont think that PE3 came yet, either via OTA or on sammobile.
Correct me if I am wrong
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I'm sorry you are correct I meant pe1 pe3 is for the Note 4. I've been working with a friends note 4 past few days. Thanks for catching my error . Hate giving wrong advice... original post edited...
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inspired55 said:
Get any phone info app and check and see if your bootloader ends in pe3 if it don't you don't have mm bootloader. Teamwin is twrp just make sure it's version 3.0.0 that version seems to do best with the phoenix rom.[/URL]
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thanks for sticking with me on the all the newbie questions.. bootloader version reported as G900TUV1FOG6.. later in the list it shows Latest Firmware: G900TUVUGPE1/G900TTMBGPE1/G900TUVU1GPE1.. so at first I was thinking I was ok.. but that second entry had me wondering.. (dang.. just noticed this was never submitted (from 6/28).. oh well)..
ok.. So I assumed I'm good to go.. installed the latest TWRP (3.0.2).. wiped the data area and tried to flash Phoenix.. It starts installing Aroma.. and within a couple of seconds the phone reboots back into TWRP.. did this a few times.. rebooting into the OS gets me a new Cyanagenomod not Phoenix.. figure I must be missing a step somewhere (or have something that is preventing Phoenix from installing).. thoughts?
thanks again!!
gpinkham said:
ok.. So I assumed I'm good to go.. installed the latest TWRP (3.0.2).. wiped the data area and tried to flash Phoenix.. It starts installing Aroma.. and within a couple of seconds the phone reboots back into TWRP.. did this a few times.. rebooting into the OS gets me a new Cyanagenomod not Phoenix.. figure I must be missing a step somewhere (or have something that is preventing Phoenix from installing).. thoughts?
thanks again!!
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I think you still don't have the correct bootloader . The firmware is mm because your using CM13. The easiest way to get it done for sure is to odin the official MM firmware. Than install Twrp 3.0.0 flash superuser to have root . Reboot in recovery and flash phoenix rom v12.0 than the 12.6 update. This may take extra time this way but all the partitions will be correct. Or odin bootloader in BL slot and modem in cp slot . Don't set for auto reboot pull battery back into download mode Odin Twrp pull battery. Reboot into recovery than flash superuser. Than flash phoenix. Good luck
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inspired55 said:
I think you still don't have the correct bootloader . The firmware is mm because your using CM13. The easiest way to get it done for sure is to odin the official MM firmware. Than install Twrp 3.0.0 flash superuser to have root . Reboot in recovery and flash phoenix rom v12.0 than the 12.6 update. This may take extra time this way but all the partitions will be correct. Or odin bootloader in BL slot and modem in cp slot . Don't set for auto reboot pull battery back into download mode Odin Twrp pull battery. Reboot into recovery than flash superuser. Than flash phoenix. Good luck
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OK.. you may be right.. I downgraded TWRP to 3.0.0 and the install started working fine.. but now the reboot into Phoenix has been going for about 35 mins.. I know it can take some time but that seems extreme.. will wait a bit longer and if it doesn't work I'll try the steps you listed above..
thanks again
Gary
inspired55 said:
I think you still don't have the correct bootloader . The firmware is mm because your using CM13. The easiest way to get it done for sure is to odin the official MM firmware.
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Well I used Heimdall.. flashed a bootloader image MM.. now the phone seems to be completely bricked.. get the samsung galaxy s5 screen keys light up.. and just sits there.. time to toss it I guess. .(was a freebie anyway)..
gpinkham said:
Well I used Heimdall.. flashed a bootloader image MM.. now the phone seems to be completely bricked.. get the samsung galaxy s5 screen keys light up.. and just sits there.. time to toss it I guess. .(was a freebie anyway)..
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Got the phone back to CM13. so back to crappy bluetooth music streaming.. ha.. oh well I will give this try again some other day..
thanks again for the help!
Gary
gpinkham said:
Got the phone back to CM13. so back to crappy bluetooth music streaming.. ha.. oh well I will give this try again some other day..
thanks again for the help!
Gary
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Gary look in this general section for the post that instructs you how to install factory mm. Follow the guide. Google to see how to install factory tar files using Lunix . I'm guessing my instructional writing skills leave something to be desired lol . Once you have the factory mm up and running install Twrp flash superuser reboot. Than reboot into recovery flash phoenix rom. Good good
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