Hello XDA forums, today I was working on installing this ROM to my S4 SCH-i545: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...m-albe95-astra-v2-note-5-port-s4-vzw-t3295139
I'm on baseband version OC1, as such.., I had to use FlashFire to install the ROM. However, when following the Flashfire instructions exactly I wound up with the phone having not installed the ROM, but rather the default S4 ROM for OC1. Essentially, I put me back at square one. I'm still rooted, but I don't have the ROM I downloaded. Any help with this?
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Hi,
I have a Verizon Galaxy Note II I605 running Android 4.1.1 that I had originally rooted via Odin and followed instructions on the galaxynote2root website last Jan/Feb in 2012
I would like to upgrade to a stock ROM of 4.3 and keep root and was hoping someone could point me in the right direction in regards to which ROM to use and the steps to do so. I really only use root for the wifi tether and would like to keep the phone as close to stock as possible. I've gone through a number of different forums and posts but can't seem to find some good instructions with a corresponding recommendation on an Official OTA 4.3 ROM to use. I've found a lot variations on 4.3 ROMs, but most of them have gutted a lot of things or discussing having to flash firmware which makes me nervous.
Also, is it true I may be forced to take the OTA in the near future and potentially soft brick my phone if I don't either revert back to stock or install a 4.3 ROM which disables the update app. I'm not sure if the ROM i'm currently running has this disabled or not.
Thanks in advance for any help,
eugenikz
Beanstown or sophisticated rom will be the official stock 4.3, however your gonna have to flash the Official MJ9 firmware via Odin. You could take the OTA but the bootloader will be locked afterwards. There is root available with the OTA stock but you won't be able to load a custom recovery therefore no more custom roms.
+1. I did this with my note2. Was the same as yours. I'm now on sophisticated 2.0 highly recommended. I also updated recovery to Phils, which seems to be the conventional wisdom for flashing 4.3.
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I rooted my Galaxy S4 a while back, and for some reason never got around to flashing Safestrap or any roms, just what came with the Root De La Vega kit. Now I'm looking to upgrade, and I'm wondering if I need to reflash stock in Odin, or can I just skip that step and do everything listed after it in the upgrade android 4.2 to 4.3 and keep root guide (yes I'm still somehow on 4.2 )?
What is your build number ? If it ends in MDK you need to go about things a bit different.
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I have been reading on Installing CM11 on my Galaxy S4 Verizon (SCH-I545) phone. It said not to use that method if you don't have I545VRUAMDK (I'm currently on I545RUFNC5)..
How will I be able to install CM11 on my phone? Is it not possible or is there another method I can follow? I'm currently on the stock ROM and rooted with towelroot.
Some guidance on installing a custom ROM on my S4 would be nice.. I'm kinda lost with all the warnings with the different basebands. Last thing I want to do is brick my phone. x-x
dKatsuro said:
I have been reading on Installing CM11 on my Galaxy S4 Verizon (SCH-I545) phone. It said not to use that method if you don't have I545VRUAMDK (I'm currently on I545RUFNC5)..
How will I be able to install CM11 on my phone? Is it not possible or is there another method I can follow? I'm currently on the stock ROM and rooted with towelroot.
Some guidance on installing a custom ROM on my S4 would be nice.. I'm kinda lost with all the warnings with the different basebands. Last thing I want to do is brick my phone. x-x
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If your phone is NC5 (like mine) then you have the locked bootloader and need to use Safestrap to run a custom ROM. AOSP ROMs like CM will not work for us since our bootloader dont allow for custom kernels. Use Safestrap and try a ROM like Empty Galaxy vDecember, Echoe, Eclipse or maybe HyperDrive.
hey i was wondering if i could change to twrp from safestap, i am using a verizon samsung galaxy s4 l545 that has been rooted and running custom roms since new. right now i am currently running the safestrap version of stangfire 5.0 v2. ive never taken a over the air update from verizon ive always updated from different methods listed on xda or listed by the developers for their roms. i would like to be able to use twrp to have acess to different roms other then the safestrap ones but im not sure what is the best way to install it or what version to install. any help would be appreciated
thanks
Unless you are one of the lucky ones to have the MDK bootloader you will not be able to use TWRP.
If you don't know, the easiest way to find out is to install Samsung Phone Info from the Play Store.
If you are not on the MDK bootloader you could very easily brick your phone trying to install a custom recovery.
sent from a Galaxy far far away.
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.