Subject says it all - Let's try to get a list of ROMs that work with Safestrap. So far all I know is about N3bula and Alliance.
Let the rivers flow!
Trents Rom works, that's what I'm using
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Trents Rom works, that's what I'm using
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I'm going to give this a go. Alliance has too many bugs/crashes. N3bula never seemed to tickle my fancy.
I seriously need to find a 4.3 GPS fix though. This **** not locking while the screen is on is driving me insane.
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I'm going to give this a go. Alliance has too many bugs/crashes. N3bula never seemed to tickle my fancy.
I seriously need to find a 4.3 GPS fix though. This **** not locking while the screen is on is driving me insane.
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Trents Rom works great. No problem with the gps.
Running Nebula 3.9 with safe strap. .. This thing is always crashing. Do any SS roms allow tethering or does the locked bootloader prevent that?
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I decide to take the ota update to 4.4.2, but when I was on 4.3 with Safe Strap, Alliance Rom build 25 worked perfectly for me. Tether also worked with a free app from the play store.
Trents an Alliance tethering works
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Sorry to go off topic but if we take the 4.4.2 OTA, is there nothing we can do to mod our phones once it's done? I'm kinda wishing I had the option to use Google Camera's Photosphere.:fingers-crossed:
which one is better trents, alliance or n3bula?
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[Q&A] Hyperdrive Rom S4 Verizon ║ Non-Development Discussion ║ Support
Hyperdrive Rom Support Thread
This Thread is Started for Help and Support for those Members who cannot post in development threads or do not have enough posts to do so.
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Love the rom running rls8, I notice when I try to video chat on Google hangouts I keep getting a fc. I didn't use on the earlier releases so I'm not sure if it is rom specific.
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Love the rom running rls8, I notice when I try to video chat on Google hangouts I keep getting a fc. I didn't use on the earlier releases so I'm not sure if it is rom specific.
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Not Sure, but i can check it out, thanks for the heads up!
I have a question on something I don't fully understand.
I had RL7 for one night and LOVED it - until it rebooted and soft-bricked.
I found my way back out of that and flashed RLS8 and have it completely set up exactly perfect, however, random apps make my phone quit responding and some will error and say the app has crashed and needs to close.
So I started looking and the very first thing I saw was RLS8.1 is now out, checked the changelog and it looks like it fixes a bunch of issues, some of which I had been experiencing.
One thing that I just noticed though, is that it's built on ME7. I just checked and double-checked my About, and RLS8 is clearly on MDK.
So my question is really straightforward: If I flash to RLS8.1 which is built on ME7, is there a way back to any MDK ROM afterwards?
I'm not about to take a ROM in the ME7 line if it means that I will lose the recovery I currently use (TWRP 2.5) - and especially if there's no way back from ME7 to MDK.
Please clarify for me!
Thank you sbreen, for all the work you've done on this ROM - this is the first ROM I've put on my S4 since I got it - I did nothing more than root the day I purchased it a couple months ago waiting for something like Hyperdrive offers, and I have to say that so far, I've been impressed with it's speed and customization!
Thanks again!
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I have a question on something I don't fully understand.
I had RL7 for one night and LOVED it - until it rebooted and soft-bricked.
I found my way back out of that and flashed RLS8 and have it completely set up exactly perfect, however, random apps make my phone quit responding and some will error and say the app has crashed and needs to close.
So I started looking and the very first thing I saw was RLS8.1 is now out, checked the changelog and it looks like it fixes a bunch of issues, some of which I had been experiencing.
One thing that I just noticed though, is that it's built on ME7. I just checked and double-checked my About, and RLS8 is clearly on MDK.
So my question is really straightforward: If I flash to RLS8.1 which is built on ME7, is there a way back to any MDK ROM afterwards?
I'm not about to take a ROM in the ME7 line if it means that I will lose the recovery I currently use (TWRP 2.5) - and especially if there's no way back from ME7 to MDK.
Please clarify for me!
Thank you sbreen, for all the work you've done on this ROM - this is the first ROM I've put on my S4 since I got it - I did nothing more than root the day I purchased it a couple months ago waiting for something like Hyperdrive offers, and I have to say that so far, I've been impressed with it's speed and customization!
Thanks again!
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If you want to you can flash to an MDK based Rom after flashing Hyperdrive. The thing to be concerned about when talking about ME7 is not the Rom per say but the bootloader lock out that the OTA has. Flashing a Rom (especially pre-rooted ad 99. 9% are if not 100) does not touch your bootloader so there is no worry about losing custom recovery or root flashing an ME7 based Rom like RLS8
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Is it possible to get the Blue Lighting lockscreen without flashing the whole 'color' theme? I really love it but want to keep stock feel
Psychlone said:
I have a question on something I don't fully understand.
I had RL7 for one night and LOVED it - until it rebooted and soft-bricked.
I found my way back out of that and flashed RLS8 and have it completely set up exactly perfect, however, random apps make my phone quit responding and some will error and say the app has crashed and needs to close.
So I started looking and the very first thing I saw was RLS8.1 is now out, checked the changelog and it looks like it fixes a bunch of issues, some of which I had been experiencing.
One thing that I just noticed though, is that it's built on ME7. I just checked and double-checked my About, and RLS8 is clearly on MDK.
So my question is really straightforward: If I flash to RLS8.1 which is built on ME7, is there a way back to any MDK ROM afterwards?
I'm not about to take a ROM in the ME7 line if it means that I will lose the recovery I currently use (TWRP 2.5) - and especially if there's no way back from ME7 to MDK.
Please clarify for me!
Thank you sbreen, for all the work you've done on this ROM - this is the first ROM I've put on my S4 since I got it - I did nothing more than root the day I purchased it a couple months ago waiting for something like Hyperdrive offers, and I have to say that so far, I've been impressed with it's speed and customization!
Thanks again!
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You can flash my rom with complete safery. What I've done is basically pull the system minus the bootloader part. I believe you are talking about the radio/baseband you are on! Mdk or me7 which is your choice
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Will this rom work with tmobile galaxy s4?
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Will this rom work with tmobile galaxy s4?
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Not yet hopefully soon
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will this work on a mdk phone?
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will this work on a mdk phone?
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It will ONLY work on an mdk phone because there is no custom recovery for phones that have taken the me7 ota
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AlPoo said:
will this work on a mdk phone?
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Yes, just flash it in recovery like a normal rom
I flashed 8.1 today. Again, just like rls 7, I have to double tap a song on the play music app for viper to work. This is really annoying. Also when I use the volume rocker to increase our decrease my ringer, the box just stays on the screen unless I touch the screen. Any fixes for these?
In 5.7 i had a record button on the dail pad how can i get that back on 8.1
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In 5.7 i had a record button on the dail pad how can i get that back on 8.1
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If youre referring to call recording hit menu and theres an option.
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If youre referring to call recording hit menu and theres an option.
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I hit the menu button and there isn't an option there. Do i have to be on a certain screen then hit menu button
Never mind i found it
hyperdrive [email protected] support thread????
Hi, I know this isn't the correct thread for my question but hopefully someone can help. I've spent days searching for this fix.
I have the at t gs3 and my data/internet doesn't work at all. I'm on the latest hyperdrive ROM. Anyone know what thread I can get help in or know a fix to this?? I love this ROM so any help or a nudge in the right direction is appreciated. Thanks again and sorry I know this isn't the correct place but i dont have enough post to post on the hyperdrive rom.
Yes I have 3x wiped everything
I'm on stock kernal included with the ROM
How can I use the aosp wallpapers for lockscreen?
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Has anyone else had issues with mms not sending?
I just upgraded to 8.1 today and will either just restore back to rls7 or live with it for awhile.
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Has anyone else had issues with mms not sending?
I just upgraded to 8.1 today and will either just restore back to rls7 or live with it for awhile.
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No I haven't. Did you full wipe before installing?
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So I was looking at roms for my phone and I saw one named liquidsmooth and I wanted to put it on my phone but every time I tried to put it on using safestrap and everytime I load it and flash it but my screen is black and sometimes it was like pixel like bars that was a light blue and pinkish color. Im running the latest safestrap on 4.3 and I want to know what I need to do. Please help me thanks!
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So I was looking at roms for my phone and I saw one named liquidsmooth and I wanted to put it on my phone but every time I tried to put it on using safestrap and everytime I load it and flash it but my screen is black and sometimes it was like pixel like bars that was a light blue and pinkish color. Im running the latest safestrap on 4.3 and I want to know what I need to do. Please help me thanks!
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Safe strap doesn't work with aosp based Roms. You're limited to only touch wiz Roms if you're using safe strap.
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Safe strap doesn't work with aosp based Roms. You're limited to only touch wiz Roms if you're using safe strap.
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Is there a way I could get liquidsmooth on my phone? I've looked everywhere but im a noob and dont know what to do. Cause ive heard that the bootloader is locked.
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mrgobstopper said:
Is there a way I could get liquidsmooth on my phone? I've looked everywhere but im a noob and dont know what to do. Cause ive heard that the bootloader is locked.
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Unfortunately the bootloader was locked down very tight by Verizon and the devs are working hard for a workaround but there is nothing in terms of aosp Roms for safe strap. If you want something with aosp styling, I'd recommend hyperdrive rls14. It has aosp theming and insane battery life.
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mrgobstopper said:
Is there a way I could get liquidsmooth on my phone? I've looked everywhere but im a noob and dont know what to do. Cause ive heard that the bootloader is locked.
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you can try to pick up a Dev phone that has mdk on it....otherwise safestrap is ONLY option with 7 or 8 ROMS to pick from
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you can try to pick up a Dev phone that has mdk on it....otherwise safestrap is ONLY option with 7 or 8 ROMS to pick from
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And to be honest there are so many more SafeStrap Roms now than back when I had my mj7 S4...its great. Especially when the devs try to add in more aosp features its really not so bad having a fully locked down s4. It's come a long way that's all I'm saying.
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There are a couple AOSPish TW roms you can load in safestrap if you're on MJ7 or MK2. Foxhound Diamond Dogs posted by Gigilie is pretty nice, I'm using the Eclipse rom as my DD... found on Nitro's website. elementalxdesigns. I don't think the newest builds are posted here. If you're gonna try that, read the WHOLE forum, because installing APKs and Playstore doesn't work. There is a fix for it talked about in there, which works great.
I know we could probably go on forever here but I just want to say I've been running Negalite 4.4 (tw) and Sacs ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2512983
On my girls sprint s4 and there both awesome. Someone should see about porting them over or whatever is needed for them to be on Verizon.
Both would make great additions to the SafeStrap list. I realize however though that doing things like this take a lot of time.... Just throwing it out there that's all
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There are a couple AOSPish TW roms you can load in safestrap if you're on MJ7 or MK2. Foxhound Diamond Dogs posted by Gigilie is pretty nice, I'm using the Eclipse rom as my DD... found on Nitro's website. elementalxdesigns. I don't think the newest builds are posted here. If you're gonna try that, read the WHOLE forum, because installing APKs and Playstore doesn't work. There is a fix for it talked about in there, which works great.
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Is there a rom you would recomend for someone who is looking for a battery saving and fast rom that has nice customisable features?
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Is there a rom you would recomend for someone who is looking for a battery saving and fast rom that has nice customisable features?
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Foxhound, or foxhound, or maybe even foxhound. He has an amazing aosp theme.
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Is there a rom you would recomend for someone who is looking for a battery saving and fast rom that has nice customisable features?
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hyperdrive 14 without a doubt, many built customization features and amazing battery life
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hyperdrive 14 without a doubt, many built victimization features and amazing battery life
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customization maybe? haha i laughed when i read that
Hey I ported this over to the S4, I know the original dev and we decided we'd try to port this over. I have it working on my MJ7 S4 with Safestrap (I installed it fine on both stock slot and rom slot). Its aroma'd and I need to confirm it flashes for other safestrap S4 users before I port all the mods.
It should work fine without issues, its worth noting that initially there maybe some android.phone fc's but after a minute or two it will return to normal and also that this rom will work on both MK2 and MJ7 but if you're on MJ7 and don't flash the MJ7 modules afterwards you wont be able to use wifi or tethering. Any feedback would helpful, and you can do that via PM or posting here if you'd like.
Rom building isnt my forte but i do know what im doing. At this point this is basically a stock rom with the exception of having a 4in1 reboot menu and tethering built in its also themed. The apps and addons in the aroma options should work though. I havent added the toggles yet or added support for loki'd phones yet but will eventually.
Thanks
Download:BajaROM-S4-test4
MD5:33447752b71e65d43ab47a1d1ddce7bd
Surge1223 said:
Hey I ported this over to the S4, I know the original dev and we decided we'd try to port this over. I have it working on my MJ7 S4 with Safestrap (I installed it fine on both stock slot and rom slot). Its aroma'd and I need to confirm it flashes for other safestrap S4 users before I port all the mods.
It should work fine without issues, its worth noting that initially there maybe some android.phone fc's but after a minute or two it will return to normal and also that this rom will work on both MK2 and MJ7 but if you're on MJ7 and don't flash the MJ7 modules afterwards you wont be able to use wifi or tethering. Any feedback would helpful, and you can do that via PM or posting here if you'd like.
Rom building isnt my forte but i do know what im doing. At this point this is basically a stock rom with the exception of having a 4in1 reboot menu and tethering built in its also themed. The apps and addons in the aroma options should work though. I havent added the toggles yet or added support for loki'd phones yet but will eventually.
Thanks
Download:BajaROM-S4-test4
MD5:33447752b71e65d43ab47a1d1ddce7bd
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if i had a SS model id be down to test for ya. Even though its not your forte i'm sure you are decent at it., i've been reading around, and of course getting lost in the convos, but you know what you're doing with the phones or at least know how to pull what you need outta them
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Hey I ported this over to the S4, I know the original dev and we decided we'd try to port this over. I have it working on my MJ7 S4 with Safestrap (I installed it fine on both stock slot and rom slot). Its aroma'd and I need to confirm it flashes for other safestrap S4 users before I port all the mods.
It should work fine without issues, its worth noting that initially there maybe some android.phone fc's but after a minute or two it will return to normal and also that this rom will work on both MK2 and MJ7 but if you're on MJ7 and don't flash the MJ7 modules afterwards you wont be able to use wifi or tethering. Any feedback would helpful, and you can do that via PM or posting here if you'd like.
Rom building isnt my forte but i do know what im doing. At this point this is basically a stock rom with the exception of having a 4in1 reboot menu and tethering built in its also themed. The apps and addons in the aroma options should work though. I havent added the toggles yet or added support for loki'd phones yet but will eventually.
Thanks
Download:BajaROM-S4-test4
MD5:33447752b71e65d43ab47a1d1ddce7bd
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I'll be testing this out as time permits surge
When I get home from work @Surge1223 I'll try this out. Right now I'm stuck qualifying at a gun range . I may film this install and post on YouTube if you don't mind.
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Scottchy014 said:
When I get home from work @Surge1223 I'll try this out. Right now I'm stuck qualifying at a gun range . I may film this install and post on YouTube if you don't mind.
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I wouldn't mind at all, but you might lol you see there's a disclaimer in the aroma installer, and as I was quite annoyed at some questions in the q&a on the day I made this I edited the disclaimer. At the beginning in all caps I wrote something to the extent of:
GOOGLE HOW TO INSTALL A BLANKING ROM AND DONT BE A BLANKING --TARD ABOUT IT EITHER AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS BLANKING GOOGLE THEM FIRST JESUS BLANKING CHRIST!
Then the agree box says something like:
( x ) I agree to google my problems first and not be an idiot about installing roms
Of course ill edit all of this out when I make a public stable build but I forgot to before pushing this test build out lol, so its up to you about the video
Edit: Just so everyones clear, "blanking" is a euphemism for my use of the F-word with an "ing" suffix
Surge... I like your sense of humor, there needs to be more of that on here if you ask me. I think you should leave the disclaimer.
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I'll look into it. Too funny BTW. It's very true though.
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Ok, I was able to break away and install this. I went through the installer and rebooted. I could only get to the language option screen. After that, it says that my system UI unexpectedly stopped and I had to pull the battery. It was only the first try. I'll check again in a little bit and see if I get through. I have Verizon MK2.
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I'll look into it. Too funny BTW. It's very true though.
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Ok, I was able to break away and install this. I went through the installer and rebooted. I could only get to the language option screen. After that, it says that my system UI unexpectedly stopped and I had to pull the battery. It was only the first try. I'll check again in a little bit and see if I get through. I have Verizon MK2.
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Mine did that for a minute or two once too. Id say install this to a rom slot and do a full wipe if you can. P.S. (getting anything to even boot to that screen on MK2 is progress in my book )
Also anyone on MJ7 im really curious if it works for you guys without a hitch. A few months ago I had reason to believe that mk2 changed something In the ramdisk, but I couldn't gather enough info at that time.
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Mine did that for a minute or two once too. Id say install this to a rom slot and do a full wipe if you can. P.S. (getting anything to even boot to that screen on MK2 is progress in my book )
Also anyone on MJ7 im really curious if it works for you guys without a hitch. A few months ago I had reason to believe that mk2 changed something In the ramdisk, but I couldn't gather enough info at that time.
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I have mj7...
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Surge1223 said:
Mine did that for a minute or two once too. Id say install this to a rom slot and do a full wipe if you can. P.S. (getting anything to even boot to that screen on MK2 is progress in my book )
Also anyone on MJ7 im really curious if it works for you guys without a hitch. A few months ago I had reason to believe that mk2 changed something In the ramdisk, but I couldn't gather enough info at that time.
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Would not boot cleanly. Tried to flash twice..ui crashed...android processes crash.
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Would not boot cleanly. Tried to flash twice..ui crashed...android processes crash.
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Hmm..ok thanks guys. Ill try to fix the crashes.
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Hmm..ok thanks guys. Ill try to fix the crashes.
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as it boot into rom, a couple fcs and finally locked up. had to pull battery.
Hmm. Thanks to everyone trying to help us with this. It seems the Verizon S4 has a mind of its own lol. I truly hope we can get this thing all figured out
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bajasur said:
Hmm. Thanks to everyone trying to help us with this. It seems the Verizon S4 has a mind of its own lol. I truly hope we can get this thing all figured out
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Think your right there for sure.... Seems like things will work out and go good for one person latterly while others duplicate those same steps and it's a big fail! [emoji15]
No idea why or how.
Ashtrays nice to se ya doing some Rom-ing Surge.. You're a huge help to everyone on here.
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Hey I ported this over to the S4, I know the original dev and we decided we'd try to port this over. I have it working on my MJ7 S4 with Safestrap (I installed it fine on both stock slot and rom slot). Its aroma'd and I need to confirm it flashes for other safestrap S4 users before I port all the mods.
It should work fine without issues, its worth noting that initially there maybe some android.phone fc's but after a minute or two it will return to normal and also that this rom will work on both MK2 and MJ7 but if you're on MJ7 and don't flash the MJ7 modules afterwards you wont be able to use wifi or tethering. Any feedback would helpful, and you can do that via PM or posting here if you'd like.
Rom building isnt my forte but i do know what im doing. At this point this is basically a stock rom with the exception of having a 4in1 reboot menu and tethering built in its also themed. The apps and addons in the aroma options should work though. I havent added the toggles yet or added support for loki'd phones yet but will eventually.
Thanks
Download:BajaROM-S4-test4
MD5:33447752b71e65d43ab47a1d1ddce7bd
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Hey Im trying to use this on my Samsung Galaxy S21 5G but I'm having issues with it please help sir thank you hurry please I'm patiently waiting. Etaplz?
Well the title says it all just bought the Verizon s4, upgraded from an HTC DNA because I can no longer WiFi tether on it. Just one question is the s4 still rootable. not sure which android version is on yet. But I would like to be able to install custom roms.
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jtio21 said:
Well the title says it all just bought the Verizon s4, upgraded from an HTC DNA because I can no longer WiFi tether on it. Just one question is the s4 still rootable. not sure which android version is on yet. But I would like to be able to install custom roms.
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You'll probably never be able to install a custom rom.
Best you'll be able to get is modded TouchWiz, e.g. Hyperdrive: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301724
Check your build version in Settings -> About Phone.
If the last 3 characters are M** (e.g. MK2), you can root/flash TouchWiz roms. If it's NC5, you can't do anything, not even root.
Alright. Hopefully it's still on android 4.2.2
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You can downgrade to mk2 and root nc5 now with safestrap. There is a post toward the top with complete instructions.
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Well the place I bought it from says it's still on android 4.2.2 so I should be good to go once it arrives. Does Samsung drivers work well with Windows 8 or do I need to use 7 or xp like HTC requires?
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jtio21 said:
Well the title says it all just bought the Verizon s4, upgraded from an HTC DNA because I can no longer WiFi tether on it. Just one question is the s4 still rootable. not sure which android version is on yet. But I would like to be able to install custom roms.
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The Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 was a new experience for me when it comes to modding the ROM. It turns out that the revision of the phone makes a large difference. It is very important that you read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606501 thread started by decaturbob. Instructions that work for some versions of the S4 will brick others, so read that thread first. Then you will have a better understanding of your limits.
I picked up mine a few months back, so I have one of the most locked down versions. I can say that I've installed Hyperdrive, and I'm very happy with it. I do miss the CM ROM I had with my old phone (Razr), but that's not gonna happen soon, if at all, with this one.
Good luck!
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Well the place I bought it from says it's still on android 4.2.2 so I should be good to go once it arrives. Does Samsung drivers work well with Windows 8 or do I need to use 7 or xp like HTC requires?
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If you got an mdk(4.2.2)on the way,count your blessings and whatever you do don't take any ota updates... Its hard to get one of these baby's anymore...luckily I read heavily about the s4 when I was looking to buy and knew before I even had it in hand not to update it...good luck and happy modding
If possible, Go back to Verizon and return s4!! Get LG G2 or HTC One M7 instead!!!
Belive me if it wasn't for the fact that foxfi works on kitkat I would have got another phone. But the s4 is a great phone and If I can root it that will be even better if not no biggy I just have to be able to WiFi tether.
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jtio21 said:
Belive me if it wasn't for the fact that foxfi works on kitkat I would have got another phone. But the s4 is a great phone and If I can root it that will be even better if not no biggy I just have to be able to WiFi tether.
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We all root and use modded roms for various reasons. Some want to explore the newer ideas and try the latest cool roms at will. Others, including myself, want a good, stable rom with lots of custom options. After a few weeks of tweaking it, I just go back to using the phone. Both are fine approaches, it depends on what you want. The first option, with easily swapped roms, is not going to happen with the S4. The second, works just fine with the Hyperdrive mod. I agree that the S4 is a great phone, I did root it, I like Hyperdrive, and I use the WiFi tether routinely.
The advice is this: If you want to choose from a variety of roms, especially if you want an AOSP rom, you'll be needing to have an older S4 or another phone altogether. If you're content with the one or two custom rom mods available for the newer S4, such as Hyperdrive, you'll be fine.
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We all root and use modded roms for various reasons. Some want to explore the newer ideas and try the latest cool roms at will. Others, including myself, want a good, stable rom with lots of custom options. After a few weeks of tweaking it, I just go back to using the phone. Both are fine approaches, it depends on what you want. The first option, with easily swapped roms, is not going to happen with the S4. The second, works just fine with the Hyperdrive mod. I agree that the S4 is a great phone, I did root it, I like Hyperdrive, and I use the WiFi tether routinely.
The advice is this: If you want to choose from a variety of roms, especially if you want an AOSP rom, you'll be needing to have an older S4 or another phone altogether. If you're content with the one or two custom rom mods available for the newer S4, such as Hyperdrive, you'll be fine.
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Awesome and thanks.
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So my s4 is on android 4.3 is their still a way to root it
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jtio21 said:
So my s4 is on android 4.3 is their still a way to root it
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Saferoot will take care of that for you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48392009
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I flashed the slim gdux 2.0 coming from the newest hyperdrive.
Everything is great except one bug that is killing me. I can not use a hyperlink without the internet crashing on me every time. Im of course NC5, done flashed all the bells and whistles, just don't know what now. Is there a simple fix? I like this rom so far and would like to keep using it, but not if the internet is worthless. Any help is appreciated...
Try another browser?
Yes. Think i tried everything in my arsenal. Finally had enough and went back to hyperdrive until i can do more research.
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I flashed the slim gdux 2.0 coming from the newest hyperdrive.
Everything is great except one bug that is killing me. I can not use a hyperlink without the internet crashing on me every time. Im of course NC5, done flashed all the bells and whistles, just don't know what now. Is there a simple fix? I like this rom so far and would like to keep using it, but not if the internet is worthless. Any help is appreciated...
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weird considering I used the internet just fine with the 2.0 ROM....
anyway you could do what josh said try a different browser. theres ad blockers built in too FYI.
or depending on what version your using try downloading the brand new 2.1
Full Version with Aroma (not officially released)
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23622183712461335
or the slightly older and slightly differently themed 2.1 slim
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358543218
Thanks man. Ill give the new one a shot.
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