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Are any MTD touchwiz roms coming?

Not exactly excited about the touchwiz aspect, but I just want MTD and 4G.

Chances of this happening are *extremely* slim.

No there will most likely never be an mtd touchwiz rom.
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So our only chance for mtd is miui or cm7?
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flastnoles11 said:
So our only chance for mtd is miui or cm7?
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Or any other AOSP rom, yes. For example, CM9 and ICS MIUI will both only be MTD for us.
A TouchWiz rom w/ MTD is possible, but very unlikely and probably not even worth the time.

flastnoles11 said:
So our only chance for mtd is miui or cm7?
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At the moment. ICS will need MTD and someone could always try their hand at developing a pure AOSP ROM.

|| Acer || said:
Or any other AOSP rom, yes. For example, CM9 and ICS MIUI will both only be MTD for us.
A TouchWiz rom w/ MTD is possible, but very unlikely and probably not even worth the time.
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Not worth the time? Why? Not everyone is a big fan of MIUI or Cyanogen. I see no reason why this shouldn't be developed as something all rooted users could take advantage of.
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Zeinzu said:
Not worth the time? Why? Not everyone is a big fan of MIUI or Cyanogen. I see no reason why this shouldn't be developed as something all rooted users could take advantage of.
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Ehhhh, it requires you have android_kernel_epic4g_gb_official, android_device_samsung_epicmtd, a few other repos I don't remember off the top of my head, CM source, and then you've got to hope it compiles the issue is that it compiles with a CM build. Naturally our regular kernels don't necessarily have a 2 stage init. Go look and see if you can find a stock MTD kernel for other devices which didn't start at stock as MTD, I'm not sure there are many, if not any at all.

Noobnl had it booting but it reboots after a short bit.
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Backups and recoveries help

Ok so I want to flash slim bean to test Rom, I am currently on stock Samsung rom with the only addition of Superuser root, is it possible to odin the cwm recovery to make a backup of stock rom then wipe everything to flash the new rom I want? If not can someone give me the correct steps to take thanks,
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Hi, what I would do is Odin Shabby's or AGAT's custom recovery found in the Android and Original Development sub-forums. Both are confirmed to work with creating and restoring backups. I've personally used Shabby's customer recovery twice to restore backups after testing CM10.1.
Feel free to let me know if you have any more questions.

Alright cool thanks!, I had the gs2 before this phone so I knew it was somewhat the same but I wanted to double check before killing my phone lol
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Go to the Android Development forum and go to Shabbypenguins OUHDS recovery thread, and it provides excellent instructions on installing the recovery.
SLIMBEAN is working great BTW. I have been rocking it since it came out. I was so pumped because I got my S4 the day it came out and before that I was using Slimbean on my S3 so I'm glad the first AOSP rom up and running well enough for a daily driver was Slimbean!
Look out for Garywn's CM, AOKP, and PA roms, those she be up and running soon enough! Actually CM is in beta as well now!
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inlineboy said:
Go to the Android Development forum and go to Shabbypenguins OUHDS recovery thread, and it provides excellent instructions on installing the recovery.
SLIMBEAN is working great BTW. I have been rocking it since it came out. I was so pumped because I got my S4 the day it came out and before that I was using Slimbean on my S3 so I'm glad the first AOSP rom up and running well enough for a daily driver was Slimbean!
Look out for Garywn's CM, AOKP, and PA roms, those she be up and running soon enough! Actually CM is in beta as well now!
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Alright thanks i will odin recovery later today!. Hey is the camera the same in slim Bean tho? Like all the different modes? I'm sure all the Tw functions are lost when you flash aosp correct?
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cris_epic said:
Alright thanks i will odin recovery later today!. Hey is the camera the same in slim Bean tho? Like all the different modes? I'm sure all the Tw functions are lost when you flash aosp correct?
thekidd
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Do it! Takes like two seconds
Yeah AOSP has none of the exclusive TW features, including but not limited to things like smart stay, air gestures, etc.
The camera has the standard AOSP features, still looks just as good, just missing some of the TW stuff!
SLIMBEAN looks so much better visually though then touch wiz haha, worth it.
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inlineboy said:
Do it! Takes like two seconds
Yeah AOSP has none of the exclusive TW features, including but not limited to things like smart stay, air gestures, etc.
The camera has the standard AOSP features, still looks just as good, just missing some of the TW stuff!
SLIMBEAN looks so much better visually though then touch wiz haha, worth it.
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Haha true and I can imagine how smooth and fast it is!! Im flashing now xD
thekidd

is this rom has app2sd working?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317772 looks like a awesome rom but i want make sure before i flash it lol

Dont believe any of our roms do have app2sd yet. Its not an option at all. The new intl. Update allows it but its not avail for our phones yet
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huang1231991 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317772 looks like a awesome rom but i want make sure before i flash it lol
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I have fat fingers excuse me please...(didn't mean to hit thank button 2x) sometimes its just best to back up your current ROM and just flash the ROM your curious about and check it out yourself. You may even love the ROM whether that app works for you or not.
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huang1231991 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317772 looks like a awesome rom but i want make sure before i flash it lol
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For att ROMs you have have mint jelly and GoldenEye are updated to the new firmware with apps2sd... Or you can download an international i9505 ROM based in the new firmware..
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thank you guys for the answers!

A fully stable ROM for this device?

I'm looking for a stable ROM for my friend's S4. He wants something different to the stock bloated experience but he's not into flashing or anything of this sort. So I'm looking for a ROM that I can flash to his device that doesn't need too much tweaking or updating, so he can forget about it and just use it as his daily driver. His device it's already rooted with cwm recovery. It doesn't has to be something out of this world, but at least something that won't give him much bugs with a daily basic use.

SkVergil said:
I'm looking for a stable ROM for my friend's S4. He wants something different to the stock bloated experience but he's not into flashing or anything of this sort. So I'm looking for a ROM that I can flash to his device that doesn't need too much tweaking or updating, so he can forget about it and just use it as his daily driver. His device it's already rooted with cwm recovery. It doesn't has to be something out of this world, but at least something that won't give him much bugs with a daily basic use.
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This http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2313469
Or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2349077
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SkVergil said:
I'm looking for a stable ROM for my friend's S4. He wants something different to the stock bloated experience but he's not into flashing or anything of this sort. So I'm looking for a ROM that I can flash to his device that doesn't need too much tweaking or updating, so he can forget about it and just use it as his daily driver. His device it's already rooted with cwm recovery. It doesn't has to be something out of this world, but at least something that won't give him much bugs with a daily basic use.
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Just use stock ROM simple as that.
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Do you use this one yourself?
ac3theone said:
This http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2313469
Or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2349077
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Do you use this one yourself?

[email protected] said:
Just use stock ROM simple as that.
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I'll try the Goldeneye one, it's debloated and it's still stock so it'll be of ease use for my friend and he'll like the extra space and fluidity.

johnny.tran said:
Do you use this one yourself?
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I do, i used goldeneye fir a long time then i got bored now im On kangkat, everything is solid.
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Inb4 the lock.
These threads are not allowed.
It is up to user preference. Each ROM is different and has its own bugs/quirks, as does each phone. While we may have the exact same device, they all have their own personalities.
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^^^ This ^^^
XDA is not a support site, users are expected to do their own research into what is best or most stable for them.

[Q] Any 4.4 based ROMS available?

It's been a while since I checked out ROMs for the G2. I remember most, if not all, ROMs were kit kat versions based on the JB source and different radios were required to correct some issues.
With 4.4 source being out for a while now, are there any 4.4 based ROMs for the G2 yet? If so, what are some?

N12X93R said:
It's been a while since I checked out ROMs for the G2. I remember most, if not all, ROMs were kit kat versions based on the JB source and different radios were required to correct some issues.
With 4.4 source being out for a while now, are there any 4.4 based ROMs for the G2 yet? If so, what are some?
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Here you go.[emoji4][emoji4]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46907369
Tried it myself, I recommend it.[emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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N12X93R said:
It's been a while since I checked out ROMs for the G2. I remember most, if not all, ROMs were kit kat versions based on the JB source and different radios were required to correct some issues.
With 4.4 source being out for a while now, are there any 4.4 based ROMs for the G2 yet? If so, what are some?
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You can also try this. Very stable and good for daily use.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2590700

Te$la said:
You can also try this. Very stable and good for daily use.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2590700
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I've heard very, very good things about Mahdi, but I'm not a big fan of the stock UI.
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Here you go.[emoji4][emoji4]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46907369
Tried it myself, I recommend it.[emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Thanks, been a while since I tried PA. Last time it was very dry - not a lot of customization options like SOKP or Slim

Thanks, been a while since I tried PA. Last time it was very dry - not a lot of customization options like SOKP or Slim[/QUOTE]
All the more reason you'll like Paranoid Android's ROM.[emoji4][emoji4][emoji4][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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TechGirl90 said:
Thanks, been a while since I tried PA. Last time it was very dry - not a lot of customization options like SOKP or Slim
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All the more reason you'll like Paranoid Android's ROM.[emoji4][emoji4][emoji4][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Haha, Idk. I love all the custom options on SOKP. Plus, I like how it is in the settings so I can skip Xposed mods.

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All the more reason you'll like Paranoid Android's ROM.[emoji4][emoji4][emoji4][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Haha, Idk. I love all the custom options on SOKP. Plus, I like how it is in the settings so I can skip Xposed mods.
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What's SOKP?
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TechGirl90 said:
What's SOKP?
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if I remember correctly it stands for sonic open kang project

XxZombiePikachu said:
if I remember correctly it stands for sonic open kang project
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Never tried it, is it really good?[emoji4]
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TechGirl90 said:
Never tried it, is it really good?[emoji4]
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don't know not a fan of aosp roms on my g2 mainly because of the features available on stock that aren't on aosp
main reason you don't see sokp around the main thread is because they decided to post device specific threads and reason you may have not heard of it is because they lack ls980 support but you just want to look at rom here you go:
d800 sokp
just by looking at features section you can see they offer tons of options

XxZombiePikachu said:
don't know not a fan of aosp roms on my g2 mainly because of the features available on stock that aren't on aosp
main reason you don't see sokp around the main thread is because they decided to post device specific threads and reason you may have not heard of it is because they lack ls980 support but you just want to look at rom here you go:
d800 sokp
just by looking at features section you can see they offer tons of options
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Thanks.[emoji106][emoji4]
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Te$la said:
You can also try this. Very stable and good for daily use.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2590700
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BTW, I had a complete dumb moment. For some reason I thought Mahdi was stock ROM. Tried it out last night, and I really like it.
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TechGirl90 said:
Thanks.[emoji106][emoji4]
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Yeah, SOKP is the sonic open Kang project. Their ROM is literally PACKED with features. It's a little buggy at times. I think last time I used it my screen would become unresponsive and I'd have to reboot. May have been a modem issue though, not sure. It's still based on 4.2 source instead of 4.4. Just hacked to run kit Kat.
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