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OK, a long time ago, I did a manual update on my EPIC 4g (sprint). I am thinking that is why I am unable to download the update through the setting tab a week after the update came out. I know everyone has it now. I have no idea what update I did on my phone last year... but I havnt been able to get firmware updates from sprint since them. I'd kinda like to have this one.
Does anyone know of a link that has this update, I can load to my SD card and execute on the phone? I just want to be able to reboot to the new ROM, I dont want to have to hook up to a PC and load it that way. I need a rookie, easy way to do this.
Thanks!!!
You most likely have either rooted or removed at least 1 pre-installed application. That would cause the EL30 update not to install. You can find the .zip file in both the General and Development forums.
If you have rooted or removed any pre-installed apps, then the stock .zip file won't install for you. You would need to make sure you're on a custom kernel for your current build (most likely EC05 or EI22), get CWM 5 installed and then install one of the near stock roms in the Dev forum.
Yea, it was so long ago, I dont know if it is rooted or not? I have been away from this stuff for quite a while and have completely lost touch. CW5? is that an app that I can install directly from the SD card? Also, does the dev forum have ROM's that I can install from SD as well? - sorry for all the questions!
hammerhead007 said:
Also, does the dev forum have ROM's that I can install from SD as well? - sorry for all the questions!
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Yes... you would know it if you clicked on it. Just don't start a new thread there. Read, and it'll all make sense.
hammerhead007 said:
Yea, it was so long ago, I dont know if it is rooted or not? I have been away from this stuff for quite a while and have completely lost touch. CW5? is that an app that I can install directly from the SD card? Also, does the dev forum have ROM's that I can install from SD as well? - sorry for all the questions!
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Go to your Settings > About Phone to see what your baseband, kernel and OS build are.
Yes the dev forum has kernels and roms available for you to flash. Google search "QBKing77 youtube channel" to get how-to videos for doing everything.
Baseband = your modem version. This is completely independent of your kernel and OS and can be a different version from those two.
Kernel & OS build = these must match in build #. Example would be EC05, EI22 and EL30. Some custom kernel's do not include the build # on the About Phone screen, but stock would.
CWM = ClockworkMod Recovery. This is a custom recovery tool that allows you to flash custom roms, kernels, mods and themes.
Easiest way to see if you're rooted is to look for the application Superuser in your application list. If it's there, then you're most likely rooted.
is there a way to unroot this handset and allow the sprint update to come thru? If not, what is the name of a good (stock) gingerbread ROM? There are a ton of them over on the dev side and honestly I dont want to mess with he clockwork stuff. Im kinda pinched for time.
I did find the CWM5 zip - i assume i can run that directly from the SD card, then apply the new ROM.
no superuser... know that I think back, I dont think I did root it. But I dont know why else the carrier update wont work?
ok, I just looked @ the current version(s).
BASEBAND: d700.0.55.DK28
KERNAL:2.6.32.9
BUILD: FROYO.DK28
so, what is going to be the easiest way to get this to EL30?
I am almost done bothering you guys - I promise!
Odining the el30 stock package and flashing an ec05 modem and then flashing the ec05 to el30 delta
Ill offer to do it for you in a little over 15 minutes if you'd like via teamviewer
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The modem is if I want to tether - correct? If I dont want to tether, then I dont have to flash the modem portion ?
No the modem is what allows for reciveing signal
Usually the most updated modem allows for better signal
Serisouly don't wanna take me up on the offer? You could just sit back let me d it for you then again if your one of those DIY'S its not very hard if you know what your doing
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ok.. I think im getting in over my head here... UGH.
hammerhead007 said:
ok.. I think im getting in over my head here... UGH.
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Let me do it for you free of charge go download teamviewer and private message me your teamid and password and I can walk you through it.
I read post I'm sorry .... do you want to go through the computer it pays off in the long run... this will help you if you ever brick your phone and could be a life saver.
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Thanks for the offer! Seriously an offer like that and I would paypal you a few $'s. Its the girlfriends phone. So, I dont have it in front of me now. I was gonna try to do it late tonight. In this process would she loose her settings / contacts /ect...?
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Thanks for the offer! Seriously an offer like that and I would paypal you a few $'s. Its the girlfriends phone. So, I dont have it in front of me now. I was gonna try to do it late tonight. In this process would she loose her settings / contacts /ect...?
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Yes but these things can be backed up with mybackup from the market her settings not really but contacts sms call logs etc, can be backed up just make sure you don't use the stock cable that you have a good cable and the computer will recognise it
If you would like me to do it from her computer if she has one and her cable isn't stock then I could . Just pm if you need any help.
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Another good idea is to google Qbking77 youtube videos. He has a video for just about everything you need to update your phone.
I'm honestly not sure where to post this, I found it on another forum (and that post was made about three hours ago). In any case, Samsung appears to have open sourced the stock firmware and kernel for Straight Talk's version of the Galaxy S II.
If you go to http://opensource.samsung.com/ and search of the model number - SGH-S959G - it's the only thing that comes up. The download appears to be just what it says, the uncompiled source code.
I've been looking for stock ever since I bought this phone and since I'm not exactly green when it comes to Linux and using a terminal, I'm tempted to give a crack at compiling this myself. Anybody have any experience with this? It can't be too hard...right? :silly:
(source: http://androidarea51.com/modifications/straight-talk-s2-sgh-s959g-source-code/msg8830/)
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I'm honestly not sure where to post this, I found it on another forum (and that post was made about three hours ago). In any case, Samsung appears to have open sourced the stock firmware and kernel for Straight Talk's version of the Galaxy S II.
If you go to http://opensource.samsung.com/ and search of the model number - SGH-S959G - it's the only thing that comes up. The download appears to be just what it says, the uncompiled source code.
I've been looking for stock ever since I bought this phone and since I'm not exactly green when it comes to Linux and using a terminal, I'm tempted to give a crack at compiling this myself. Anybody have any experience with this? It can't be too hard...right? :silly:
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You won't get the stock firmware by compiling the kernel, mate. Why do you want stock when you already have stock (original) firmware? If you're looking for unbranded, you're unlikely to find it as you have a carrier specific phone.
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You won't get the stock firmware by compiling the kernel, mate. Why do you want stock when you already have stock (original) firmware? If you're looking for unbranded, you're unlikely to find it as you have a carrier specific phone.
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I'm aware of how this source code works!
IndigoAK I am the one that posted the link on AA51. The file appears to be in tar.gz format like what is used for install through odin. I have not tested it, as I am not a developer, or in need of flashing to factory firmware at this time. I posted it as I seen many people looking for it. I believe it is needed to be able to safely start making modifications for this phone, CWM, Root, custom ROMs, ect., and being able to flash back to stock if something goes wrong. Hopefully with the information out there now it will jump start development.
Edit: After further research the source code files are used to create the firmware, and these cannot be installed through Odin. Feel free to correct me if I'm still wrong.
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IndigoAK I am the one that posted the link on AA51. The file appears to be in tar.gz format like what is used for install through odin. I have not tested it, as I am not a developer, or in need of flashing to factory firmware at this time. I posted it as I seen many people looking for it. I believe it is needed to be able to safely start making modifications for this phone, CWM, Root, custom ROMs, ect., and being able to flash back to stock if something goes wrong. Hopefully with the information out there now it will jump start development.
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I probably should have linked to your post. I apologize.
I just thought that posting it here on XDA might get it seen by more people who might know how to put this to use.
Hopefully somebody does put it to use. Due to the way that Straight Talked has gimped this phone, it's going to take the community to really make it worth the price they're charging for it.
I tried to link to the original post on android area 51, but as a new member I am not allowed, yet. I am just trying to get information out there, so thank you for posting it here (as I just now joined). The phone is fairly new and under advertised, but hopefully these posts will stir interest.
I was looking under the battery cover and noticed the FCC id for this phone (SGH-S959G) is A3L SGH I777. Now for everyone smarter than I. Does this mean that the phone is an i777, and would all the mods and ROMs ect. be directly compatible. Also its android 2.3.6. Version s959g UDLG1. Kernel 2.6.35.7. Any thoughts, educated opinions would be appreciated. Thanks.
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I was looking under the battery cover and noticed the FCC id for this phone (SGH-S959G) is A3L SGH I777. Now for everyone smarter than I. Does this mean that the phone is an i777, and would all the mods and ROMs ect. be directly compatible. Also its android 2.3.6. Version s959g UDLG1. Kernel 2.6.35.7. Any thoughts, educated opinions would be appreciated. Thanks.
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No.
Everything needs to be modified. The I777 rooting method works for this device, but nobody has been able to get past that as far as I'm aware. I've lost count of the number of times I've had to double reboot my phone trying to install every custom recovery image (and searching around suggests this is the case for a lot of other people) I can get my hands on and I've kept a pretty close eye on custom firmware sites - none of them have added support for this device (probably because you can't install a custom recovery image yet).
Guys I have the same problem, I tried to root my Straight Talk Galaxy SII using the AT&T root but CWM doesn't install and the root breaks the Wifi, Contacts save option, several apps like YouTube. I cannot revert back to the stock ROM due to this issue and I really could use the help.. I'm surprised that DEV teams haven't done much on the phone considering for 45 dollars a month you get really fast 7mb/s speed.
I'm willing to do whatever I can to contribute to a way of finally getting this awesome phone off of a sucky stock rom.
Thanks everyone!
I was just curious if it could be fully flashed to stock i777 GB. As it appears to be the exact same hardware. Completely start over making it the at&t i777.
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I was just curious if it could be fully flashed to stock i777 GB. As it appears to be the exact same hardware. Completely start over making it the at&t i777.
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No. I tried this.
Also, if your WiFi doesn't work, you probably used the Zedomax kernal. Search XDA for Entropy's kernel and use that instead.
LOOKIN. For Fully Rooted .. Samsung Galaxy s2. Sgh-s959g From Straight Talk. FLASHED a kernel dat when loading. Tells me its a sgh-i9100 ... has a ... ! ...triangle under it...and when I check the info on bout phone. It says sgh-i777.. any links for the best FULLY ROOTED kernels GB?.. PS. Willing to do testing with this phone from straight talk. But has. Att kernel.. one from. Entropy! !! Thanks 
From what I am seeing in the forum if a noob like myself wants to use the international or carrier specific rom then we need to change the boot.img and some of the lib files. I am wanting to know if we can use something like aroma installer to create a patch that would flash the appropriate files needed to make roms work for the f320 variant. I don't know how to do this but am willing to help make it happen if it is possible.
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JMM2009 said:
From what I am seeing in the forum if a noob like myself wants to use the international or carrier specific rom then we need to change the boot.img and some of the lib files. I am wanting to know if we can use something like aroma installer to create a patch that would flash the appropriate files needed to make roms work for the f320 variant. I don't know how to do this but am willing to help make it happen if it is possible.
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The HK1 Custom rom converts the device to D802 in a similar fashion but resulted in me getting a soft brick and loss of Root access and a nervous restore back to good health thanks to the guys at Lg G2 forums.... http://optimusforums.com/threads/new-v1-hk-custom-rom-d802-based-100-english-for-cwm-twrp.9159/
I would approach this with caution..
ATTENTION: THIS INFORMATION IS DEPRECATED!
I am leaving the thread up for reference, but as I no longer have the device and haven't been keeping up on the development of the I537, many of these methods may not (and probably won't) apply any longer. Please search the subforums for recent information.
Standard Disclaimer: Flash this at your own risk. I am not responsible for any problems that this file may cause, up to and including bricking your device.
Current Version: MasterPatch v.0.92
Choice of Kernel Modules for MF1, MF2, or MF3
Optional Add-Ons:
-Camera Fix - still no stock camera support
-Hardware Keys support for S4 ROMs
-Speaker-Phone Fix
-Edited "gps.conf" file for faster GPS fix in the United States
-I537 build.prop
-apns-conf.xml file - This may make it so that you do not need to manually input your APN on a ROM for another carrier
FOR NOW, ONLY FLASH AFTER A FRESH ROM INSTALL AND BEFORE FIRST BOOT
Introduction:
After making several MasterPatch zips combining patches and features (mostly to make regular S4 ROMs compatible with the S4 Active I537), things started getting tedious. I decided to make an Aroma Installer Zip which will allow for anyone to to pick and choose what he/she wants.
Note:
Immediately after installing a ROM in a new slot, flash the MasterPatch. Do not reboot in between.
PLEASE SUGGEST ANY OPTIONS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN UPCOMING VERSIONS
Thanks:
Hashcode for SafeStrap
TreyLWalker & jrkruse for the S4_Active_Call_Record_Fix.zip which fixes Speaker Phone
Lejay for the Camera Fix
Darkman for the Hard Keys Fix
Ayush Singh for the incredible guide on Aroma
Devo7v for recommending I try my hand at Aroma
Instructions on editing the code:
If you want to add your own personal options to the installer, you will need to:
-Extract the zip
-Add code to /MasterPatch_v.XX/META-INF/com/google/android/aroma-config to give the option in the installer's UI
-Add code to /Masterpatch_v.XX/META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script to install the files if the option is chosen in the UI
-Place corresponding files in /MasterPatch_v.XX/AROMA/CHECKBOXx/ or /MasterPatch_v.XX/AROMA/WINDOWx/ depending on where the option is chosen in the UI
DOWNLOAD ON ANDROID FILE HOST:
MasterPatch_v.0.93
MasterPatch_v.0.92
CHANGELOG
Version 0.93 20Nov2013
- UI Improvements
- Removed APN option...still working on it
- Added Camera apk from KitKat
Version 0.92 19Nov2013
- Initial Release
reserved
Random reboots after flashing on the GPE ROM
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Random reboots after flashing on the GPE ROM
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Was it a fresh ROM install? What firmware version are you on? What options did you choose?
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my-blue-snog-box said:
Was it a fresh ROM install? What firmware version are you on? What options did you choose?
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No dirty with Dalvik and Cache wipe mf1 speaker phone, GPS, cam
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dave5777 said:
No dirty with Dalvik and Cache wipe mf1 speaker phone, GPS, cam
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Are you able to re-flash the same ROM in a new slot, flash the MasterPatch, boot, and let me know if you have the same problem? I tried dirty flashes on a few different ROMs earlier and didn't run into the problem.
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Are you able to re-flash the same ROM in a new slot, flash the MasterPatch, boot, and let me know if you have the same problem? I tried dirty flashes on a few different ROMs earlier and didn't run into the problem.
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OK made a new ROM slot installed GE ROM used Aroma Master Patch selected mf1, cam, and speaker phone. Then wiped cache before rebooting. No problems yet
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OK made a new ROM slot installed GE ROM used Aroma Master Patch selected mf1, cam, and speaker phone. Then wiped cache before rebooting. No problems yet
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Wonderful! I'll make a note in the OP to only flash after a fresh install for now. I will make kernel modules optional in the next build to try and rectify the problems you had.
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You are going to single-handedly save this phone, and I appreciate all the time you're putting into this. I've installed the GPE ROM and then flashed the Aroma package and I've noticed a couple things:
On the welcome page (the page after selecting the theme) for some reason it mentions "Xperia MFPI Devices..." I'm not sure if this is hardcoded and needs to be changed or not.
The MasterPatch Changelog need a little formatting.
Under the patches, I would say somewhere (possibly in red) that the patches are required to be flashed on first boot. This way a new user will make sure those boxes are checked and won't have a reason to complain that the ROM isn't working. I would say something like "These patches are required to be flashed before the first boot of the ROM. Make sure all three boxes are checked." Another option would be to call them "Required Patches" rather than just "Patches". Or, and I don't know if this is possible, have the boxes checked by default so that the user has to uncheck them intentionally.
I don't know if it's worth it, but maybe the option for other gps regions? I know that this is for the i537 that was pretty much only sold in the US, but if you go on Sammobile there are i537 builds for Mexico and Uruguay.
I'm not sure the confirmation box for installation is needed since there's no way to cancel it.
On first boot of GPE there are no APN's listed. I did select the option in Aroma to flash APN settings, but for some reason it didn't take.
Default camera works fine, but that is to be expected since this ROM was built for the Active. I flashed the camera fix regardless.
I hope I'm not being too critical, I think you've done a great job with this and I think it will really help the community.
The only other thing I would add is the AT&T Compatibility Pack for Hyperdrive. The only trick with that is that you would have to make sure it is the last thing that is flashed in Aroma, otherwise it won't work and the APNs will be wrong. I took a look at the pack and noticed there were a ton of files in there which I'm guessing are there because it is based off a Verizon ROM. That said there may be a couple other things in there that are needed for the APN settings and might fix the problem with your patch.
Let me know if you need me to test anything or if I can help you out with anything.
EDIT: Just noticed the LTE MMS fix for Hyperdrive isn't an option. I'm not sure if this is still needed or not since I use Google Voice, but maybe under the optional patches there should be a Hyperdrive option that will flash everything needed for Hyperdrive.
I would also make sure things are being flashed in the correct order, if that makes sense. I'm thinking the APN settings might need to be flashed last, but I could be completely wrong about that.
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Two other options I thought could be added to this:
T-Moble AWS fix/APN settings
Google Wallet fix. I was able to get it working on my stock slot, I'll have to find the guide I used and post back here later with it. Here are the instructions, reading over them I'm not sure that it's possible to just flash something and get it to work, but it sure would be nice.
Thanks again for doing this.
@Devo7v:
All great suggestions and I really appreciate the feedback. I hope to get to it this afternoon--I just have a few things to take care of IRL and then I will see what I can do.
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@Devo7v:
All great suggestions and I really appreciate the feedback. I hope to get to it this afternoon--I just have a few things to take care of IRL and then I will see what I can do.
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There is absolutely no rush, when you have time you have time. Everybody can get ROMs up and running, this is just more of a convenience thing. Enjoy your real life.
OP updated with new version
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I don't know if it's worth it, but maybe the option for other gps regions? I know that this is for the i537 that was pretty much only sold in the US, but if you go on Sammobile there are i537 builds for Mexico and Uruguay.
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The only other thing I would add is the AT&T Compatibility Pack for Hyperdrive.
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EDIT: Just noticed the LTE MMS fix for Hyperdrive isn't an option. I'm not sure if this is still needed or not since I use Google Voice, but maybe under the optional patches there should be a Hyperdrive option that will flash everything needed for Hyperdrive.
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Google Wallet fix. I was able to get it working on my stock slot, I'll have to find the guide I used and post back here later with it. Here are the instructions, reading over them I'm not sure that it's possible to just flash something and get it to work, but it sure would be nice.
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-The gps.conf still has all the needed code to work anywhere. It just allows for a quicker fix in the US.
-I don't think I'm going to add the Hyperdrive compatibility patch or LTE fix because they are specific to one ROM and I want to keep the size down.
-I plan on working on Google Wallet in the future.
Thanks again for the suggestions.
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Btw, the newest beta build is posted in the OP.
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Hi, This a really good work. But as a user of the international version of the i9295 i cannot use this patch (but i tried )... Is it possible to make it work on a normal i9295 to use regular or custom S4 roms?
Thanks in advance.
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Hi, This a really good work. But as a user of the international version of the i9295 i cannot use this patch (but i tried )... Is it possible to make it work on a normal i9295 to use regular or custom S4 roms?
Thanks in advance.
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So this is something that has been bugging me for awhile. I'm not the most knowledgeable person on the subject, but it seems like you should be able to flash an S4 ROM and then flash an S4 Active kernel on top of it. It would have to be a 4.2.2 kernel for 4.2.2 ROMs and a 4.3 kernel for 4.3 ROMs, but it seems that it should work. It was possible to do this when flashing Samsung i9000 ROMs onto the Samsung Captivate. The devices had very similar internals, but the Captivate didn't have a front facing camera. This is a very similar situation to what is going on with the S4 and the S4 Active.
If anybody is adventurous, extract the kernel from the S4A Google Play Edition ROM, flash a 4.2.2 S4 ROM, then flash the S4A kernel on top of it. Make sure to flash the keys fix as well and see what happens. I feel like it should work, but please don't hold it against me if something goes wrong. You can always Odin back to stock.
If this can't be done I would like to know why.
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Btw, the newest beta build is posted in the OP.
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I just went and flashed 0.93 (well, I didn't flash it I just ran through the installer and then quit at the end). I only have a couple comments:
The "Welcome" screen needs some minor formatting:
"You are about to Installing" should say "You are about to install:"
"VERSION" is bold, which is fine but it should have the same formatting (bold/not bold) as "UPDATED" on the next line. I think it would also look better if "VERSION" was on its own line.
Changelog looks much better, maybe include the day along with the month and year of each version.
On the System Information page, I would make the output text for Device Name, Board Name, and Manufacturer bold just like the output text below it.
Kernel Modules page looks good
On the Other Options page I would:
Make "Required before first boot!" all caps and bold to make it stand out. It is very important that users understand this.
For the descriptions of the mods, most of them are all caps except for the Camera patch description. Pick a format and stick with it.
I'm not sure if you can change this, but on the About screen it says "ROM Name: MasterPatch" maybe change it to "ZIP Name: MasterPatch"
Like I said above I didn't actually complete the installation, and I can't imagine you changed the functionality so I assume that functionally it works the same as the last version. Again, thanks for doing this.
I was thinking more about the Hyperdrive AT&T Compatibility Pack and I think you're right, it would make the MasterPatch needlessly big. That said I definitely think there is something in there that corrects the APN. If and when you do get the APN setting working I would have an option for the T-Mobile APN as well.
@dks21, are you willing to try what @Devo7v recommended? If so, I am willing to work with you on a project for your device.
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Devo7v said:
If anybody is adventurous, extract the kernel from the S4A Google Play Edition ROM, flash a 4.2.2 S4 ROM, then flash the S4A kernel on top of it. Make sure to flash the keys fix as well and see what happens. I feel like it should work, but please don't hold it against me if something goes wrong. You can always Odin back to stock.
If this can't be done I would like to know why.
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I have already tried something like this. In a total freestyle manner, i tried to flash the cyanogen 11 kitkat for i9505 ( this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521384 ) and
the kernel provided here (probably not suitable) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2395242... But It didn't boot at all
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I have already tried something like this. In a total freestyle manner, i tried to flash the cyanogen 11 kitkat for i9505 ( this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521384 ) and
the kernel provided here (probably not suitable) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2395242... But It didn't boot at all
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So I think I know what you're problem is, you are flashing the S4 ROM which is 4.4, but then on top of that you are flashing the S4A kernel which is 4.2.2. The ROM and kernel versions need to match, so you need to either get a 4.4 version of the kernel or you need to flash the 4.2.2 of the S4 ROM.
Do me a favor, flash this ROM and then flash LeJay's kernel on top of it. Since they are both based off CM10.1 hopefully it will work. If it does than that means you need a CM10.2 kernel from LeJay to flash CM10.2 based-ROMs and a CM11 kernel from LeJay to flash CM11-based ROMs. I searched through LeJay's threads to find newer kernels but I couldn't find anything other than CM10.1. I noticed he released a CM10.2 ROM so you may be able to extract the kernel from that, but this is pretty much where my knowledge stops.
EDIT: The important thing to remember is that the ROM version and the kernel version must match to even have a chance at this working.
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@dks21, are you willing to try what @Devo7v recommended? If so, I am willing to work with you on a project for your device.
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I am OK to test things. But as far as my knowledge about how to " compile, program, extract kernel and so on", is limited, I am affraid that my role would only be beta-tester...
I'm with Bell Canada on Danvdh's Google play edition rom and never had an issue with any of his 4.4.2 builds but when I went to flash his newest 4.4.3 rom this morning I got hit with status 7. Just for a little additional information I'm using the newest version of cwm for my recovery and I've tweaked my build.prop to get soft buttons ... Any help/insights/advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
Did you change anything else in build.prop like the model number of your device?
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I would pull the build.prop in original form from the 4.4.2 version of the rom and replace the one you tweaked with it (if you don't have an original copy you may need to download the entire rom or ask someone in his thread for a copy. Once you have an unchanged version you should be good to go. It is all going to be wiped out once you install the 4.4.3 version unless you are trying to dirty flash..... not sure that is a good idea when jumping versions... people have done it within the same version when the developer makes changes but it isn't foolproof either....
jd1639 said:
Did you change anything else in build.prop like the model number of your device?
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Nope only added a line at the bottom to enable soft keys... There were some issues with the rom and he's going to re-upload it tonight so I'll wait on that and see if the problem is fixed. Thanks for all the help guys!