I apologize if I am not posting this in the right location. It has been a while since I posted here on these boards.
Just last week I rooted my OF1 Verizon S4, installed FlashFire, and flashed the Stang5litre ROM to my phone.
Everything works great... However I have always loved the Cyanogenmod Roms and would really like to flash this Rom to my phone.
Can anyone provide some insight as to How I would go about doing so?
Thanks in advance for the help.
focusedonsound said:
I apologize if I am not posting this in the right location. It has been a while since I posted here on these boards.
Just last week I rooted my OF1 Verizon S4, installed FlashFire, and flashed the Stang5litre ROM to my phone.
Everything works great... However I have always loved the Cyanogenmod Roms and would really like to flash this Rom to my phone.
Can anyone provide some insight as to How I would go about doing so?
Thanks in advance for the help.
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If you are not on a MDK bootloader, forget about AOSP or CM roms.
For those on OF1, the best thing you can do is check here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/development/stang5litre-ediition-5-0-t3132555
Stang has developed a GREAT TWZ Lollipop ROM that is stripped of all the bloat and crapware, removed the gaudy red Verizon boo screen, and has really breathed new life into our S4's.
His current version is 3 which is based on the TWZ S5 (or is S6.) I run his Version 2 only because I'm a minimalist and feel V2 is as close to AOSP for those of us on OF1 as we'll ever get!
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my current set-up is surges deoxed nc5 rooted firmware. I have installed hyper-drive 16.1 and liked it but I would like to play around with more rom choices. is there a way to port at&t custom roms to work on my verizon galaxy s4? I can't find a good write-up on it, or tutorial and though googlie has done a great deal for the development community I just don't understand his xstrasmall patch or really understand auto port patches altogether. I would prefer installation methods to be by safestrap, as it is all I'm familiar with. Thank you, for your reply.
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my current set-up is surges deoxed nc5 rooted firmware. I have installed hyper-drive 16.1 and liked it but I would like to play around with more rom choices. is there a way to port at&t custom roms to work on my verizon galaxy s4? I can't find a good write-up on it, or tutorial and though googlie has done a great deal for the development community I just don't understand his xstrasmall patch or really understand auto port patches altogether. I would prefer installation methods to be by safestrap, as it is all I'm familiar with. Thank you, for your reply.
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Some Att roms may work, you may just have to test them. Also you will have to change the APN (google Verizon APN) to be able to get service.
Can anyone recommend a solid rom for this Note II that is solid stable with good performance?
I realize there are many. I am an experienced romer but have just acquired this for a family member and need to fully root, rom and restore.
Any guidance appreciated. I think it is stock 4.4.2 as acquired right now.
I haven't found a KK 4.4.x ROM yet that doesn't have issues. There are several 4.3 ROM's however that are rock solid...I recommend either the Jett or Jelly-Wiz ROM's but many of the others have great reviews.
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I haven't found a KK 4.4.x ROM yet that doesn't have issues. There are several 4.3 ROM's however that are rock solid...I recommend either the Jett or Jelly-Wiz ROM's but many of the others have great reviews.
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Thank you. For these persons, I don't want issues. Thank you for the recommendations. Have you tried CM at all? I also thought about keeping Samsung's 4.4.2 and just rooting it and using Wanam.
No, I haven't tried CM since my Galaxy Nexus days. I never went beyond the stock 4.3 ROM as I'm rooted and unlocked...looking at the rooted stock 4.4.2 there seems to be issues with it too, at least that's what I'm reading in those threads. I tried about four different KK ROM's and they all had issues with the camera, reboots, and other nagging issues. After trying the 4.4.x ROM's I went back to the 4.3 Jett ROM because it really had all or most of the features I wanted and it's rock solid with good battery life. I have no experience with Wanam. Good luck.
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..looking at the rooted stock 4.4.2 there seems to be issues with it too, at least that's what I'm reading in those threads. ...Good luck.
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Yikes, I better read. Perhaps I should have read before just purchasing these two used. I sure hope I can still root and unlock them. I appreciate the tips.
I'm pretty sure if they're on the stock OTA 4.4.2 then your bootloader is now locked...not sure if anyone ever found a work around. I think you can still quasi-root it, through some other method (Ghetto Root?). Read the developer forums below...lots of info there.
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I'm pretty sure if they're on the stock OTA 4.4.2 then your bootloader is now locked...not sure if anyone ever found a work around. I think you can still quasi-root it, through some other method (Ghetto Root?). Read the developer forums below...lots of info there.
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If they are using the OTA verison they can root with ghettoroot and then use safestrap to flash new ROMs. The only catch is that the ROMs have to be based on the stock kernel, so no AOSP or anything fancy. I am not sure if the ROM has to match the system kernel's version, so you may want to check, unless somebody knows???
You can find the instructions here: Safestrap on locked bootloader 4.4.2 ND7
This is, of course assuming that you have the locked bootloader in the first place.
As for a solid ROM for safestrap recovery I have been trying out quite a few, and I like Alliance, as well as Sophisticated ROM Remix. Not too shabby, although I did have some lag issues with Alliance.
I am on stock 4.4.2 so that means a locked bootloader. Uggg.
Okay...off to ghettoroot. What was the last OS that was bootloader unlockab.e?
Any other ND7 roms I should look at?
Can someone point me with links to the roms that work with safe strap 3.72 and a locked ND7 boat loader?
I am confused. Can a person run Trent's 4.4.2 rom on an ND7 device?
Thank you in advanced.
Hey everyone. Been hanging around for awhile now but now i actually need help. I'm running Verizon GS4 NC5 with root and SS 3.75. Now that the other ROM slots work id like to be able to load one but other than some minor mods I've never really flashed anything. the main thing i have trouble with is that on here i'm unable to find and threads and/or roms that are NC5 and SS compatible. Im wondering if its because there are none yet (or under development), or im just not looking in the right places.
Any help would be very appreciated, thanks.
p.s: i would really really like a gpe rom, so if you come across anything relating to that that would be awesome.
WreckedNerd said:
Hey everyone. Been hanging around for awhile now but now i actually need help. I'm running Verizon GS4 NC5 with root and SS 3.75. Now that the other ROM slots work id like to be able to load one but other than some minor mods I've never really flashed anything. the main thing i have trouble with is that on here i'm unable to find and threads and/or roms that are NC5 and SS compatible. Im wondering if its because there are none yet (or under development), or im just not looking in the right places.
Any help would be very appreciated, thanks.
p.s: i would really really like a gpe rom, so if you come across anything relating to that that would be awesome.
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you didn't look very hard then
WreckedNerd said:
Hey everyone. Been hanging around for awhile now but now i actually need help. I'm running Verizon GS4 NC5 with root and SS 3.75. Now that the other ROM slots work id like to be able to load one but other than some minor mods I've never really flashed anything. the main thing i have trouble with is that on here i'm unable to find and threads and/or roms that are NC5 and SS compatible. Im wondering if its because there are none yet (or under development), or im just not looking in the right places.
Any help would be very appreciated, thanks.
p.s: i would really really like a gpe rom, so if you come across anything relating to that that would be awesome.
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There are few gpe roms that work and they're quite buggy. But the roms that you seek are in the development thread. There's plenty to choose from and 99% are TW based. Happy hunting!
I would try Hyperdrive ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=57139361&postcount=30257
It's what I used before going to NK1. Now I use the Empty Galaxy Rom for my Samsung Galaxy S5 I545:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/development/rom-empty-galaxy-v1-5-t2968567
Rodger
I would reccomend BajaRom and Hyperdrive, both very good roms
hi..i was needing some help in picking a good custom rom..i was wanting something without the bloatware maybe and still have use of my pen features..i found several that looked good but i dont know enough about it yet to know if its right for my phone. i have the sprint note 3 SM-N900P stock with 4.4.4 and the NK4..most of what i see has like the NH7 and i didnt know if i could go down or not like that. any help is appreciated.
thanks guys
Cat1970 said:
hi..i was needing some help in picking a good custom rom..i was wanting something without the bloatware maybe and still have use of my pen features..i found several that looked good but i dont know enough about it yet to know if its right for my phone. i have the sprint note 3 SM-N900P stock with 4.4.4 and the NK4..most of what i see has like the NH7 and i didnt know if i could go down or not like that. any help is appreciated.
thanks guys
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Hello… 1st off if your new and haven't done so give this a good read http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-sprint/general/samsung-note-3-rom-flashin-basics-t2896440 so you have a better understanding of what you are about to get yourself in to. Give jimzweb1 and thank you when you get over there for putting this together. Any of the custom roms here will very from rom to rom. Its near impossible for anyone to say what rom is rite for you. Best thing I can say is as with any rom . Pick a rom that is made for your firmware. These day you can get away with using NK4 with NH7 intended roms. For exsample : im running the latest fre3 rom made for NH7 and I updated my firmware to NK4 and is running ok. (But please read up on it first) So pick a rom you think you might want to run and research, research, research.(The more knowledge you have the smoother your install and over all experience will be.) Look at the features listed for that rom and user feedback with in that thread. Also in the Q&A most roms are listed there with user feedback. Most if not all of your questions have already been answered you just got to look a little. Also the search bar with in any thread is a very useful source of information when choosing a rom and finding answers to your questions . BE SURE TO MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR CURRENT ROM/SETUP just incase. And follow all rom install instructions to the T for each rom you try. This makes it less painful for developers and others to help you if anything goes wrong. Rom installation may very from rom to rom. Good luck and happy flashing!
Hello,
Firs off I'm new here so a lot of this stuff is still foreign to me. I was able to get a brand new Verizon S4 with NC5. I have not even opened the box yet.
I want to upgrade to the best OTA which also has a stable, reliable, debloated custom ROM available similar to say CleanRom. Which OTA should I upgrade to? If it's not the newest VZW has put out, will I get notifications every day asking me to upgrade?
Which custom ROMs are similar to CleanRom? I was stability, reliability, speed and tethering.
Thanks!
Empty Galaxy is a killer kitkat rom
Stang5litre edition is a great lollipop rom. He and klabit87 are working on some fun stuff right now too.
There are a few ways to update. Safestrap or flash fire.
Flash fire flashes once in the rom. You have to be careful with it. It can flash the kernel and bugger things up.
Safestrap is a recovery before the rom boots but is only compatible with kitkat. You have to flash a kitkat kernel to use when flashing when using lollipop roms. Then flash the lollipop kernel and boot the rom.
Muniz_ri makes some stock rooted roms with older bootloaders so you can always go back.
Always uninstall SDM with titanium backup when using a stock prerooted rom so it doesn't try to update the phone and ruin the fun.
Brian
Thanks for the reply Brian! Since posting, I taught myself a few things but your tips certainly will help!
I installed Eclipse ROM and so far so good. The one exception is I lost my Verizon voicemail. How can I add that? I have my old S4 laying around, also on NC5. Can it be copied from there?
I'm not sure. if the old one is rooted, you may be able to copy the apk to the directory of the new phone and change the permissions and reboot and have it work but I'm not sure.