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[HELP THREAD] I9505 S4 + Omega ROM + KT-SGS4 TW

Hi, as XDA doesn't allow me to ask this neither on the Omega Thread and on Ktoonsez Thread of the S4 development, I'l have to ask it here untill I have 10 posts.
I have a i9505 Galaxy S4, (I had an S3, a Note II with Omega, and an S2) and installed Omega 5.0 through the way ::indie:: indicates on Omega's thread which is as follows:
Installation Instructions:
1. Backup all your app and data so you can restore them to Omega v5.0 (I use Titanium Backup)
2. Make a full wipe (Data, System, cache, dalvik Cache) from recovery then boot to download mode immediately and flash Stock I9505XXUBMEA with odin
Get the firmware from here.
Flashing stock XXUBMEA is needed to make wifi work. Many users reported that it took them many flashes with odin to make wifi work on stock firmware.
3. Make sure all are working ok with stock XXUBMEA firmware, check if wifi + LTE (if your provider supports LTE) are working ok
4. Flash TWRP Recovery with odin, get it from here
5. Boot to TWRP Recovery and flash Omega Rom.
Wipe data from recovery is not needed, wipe your data only if you want to.
6. If LTE is not working flash this zip: I9505_Enable_LTE.zip
Ok.
Everything working great!
But then I installed Katoonsez GREAT WONDERFULL Kernel, but the device got so hot, and I could observe throught KTweaks that my cores were allways ever online and the clocks weren't adjusting well.
This happened with every governor and scheduler.
Then I could install every Kernel including reinstalling the rom with the original kernel afterwards that this happened. The only way to make it stop was going to recovery (TWM didn't helped, but CWM allowed me to format every folder like system folder) and only after formating everything, and installing XUAME2 stock ROM through Odin would make my phone not boot so warm again.
It happened several times and got me lots of flashings to dyscover the above procedure to make the phone not get warm.
Once, it worked I don't know why, with Omega 3.1 and KT-SGS4-TW-JB-INTL-05-30-2013. Actually it had the same issues, but specifically with intelidemand governor it suddenly started to work fine for the first time. That was when I realized why Ktoonsez Kernel was so great! it allows you to set so many parameters I had never seen in another Kernel! I succefully updated to T-SGS4-TW-JB-INTL-06-05-2013 and was the best week I had with a phone ever!!!
The battery was almost as good as with my undervolted Note2!
Then yesterday I tried to update to Omega 5.0 and KT-SGS4-TW-JB-INTL-06-06-2013 and all the madness started again :crying::crying:
I'm stuck in the loop and I simply don't know what in the process is making this happens. I tryed to flash in sevral different ways, but in every single way this happens.
I tried flashing the kernel in the same CWM session as I instal the ROM, I tryed doing separately, I tryed wiping wvwrything, I tried wiping only some things and not others, I tried fixing permissions and not fixing permissions after Kernel install (they recomend to fix permissions)...
Well, it is a nightmare!!! All I wish is to get my phone working as lovely as it was with Omega 3.1 again, but even installing the same files in the same way I did, I'm not geting it!
Please help!!!

i9505 Boot freeze/loop

Hi guys,
I'm having a weird problem. I've used a i9100 and i9300 in the past and have flashed hundreds of different ROMs, kernels and recoveries. I was running WanamLite on my i9505 until I wanted to switch to PAC Alpha 4.3. I had a few problems installing it (didn't want to go past the boot logo) but eventually with TWRP it worked. I wasn't too happy with the alpha version (freezes here and there) and switched to Omega 9 4.2.2. Installed Xposed framework, rebooted and got stuck on boot. I couldn't access the recovery immediately, first I had to remove the battery, wait and after a few tries I was in the recovery. Removing Xposed framework, wiping data, cache, dalvik cache didn't help Omega 9 to boot up. I re-installed Omega 9 and did a restart without installing Xposed framework, and it froze on boot. Same thing happened when I installed WanamLite, Echoe and Google Experience ROMs and did a restart after the successful first boot after installation.
The only way to get past this problem is to:
a) flash the pre-rooted, original Samsung MGA ROM
b) enter recovery and wipe data/factory reset
If I skip b) then it will just enter a boot loop (boot halfway, reset, boot halfway, reset...)
It's driving me crazy. I do not want to use the original ROM and have no idea what is causing this behavior. I appreciate your help.
Here the information of the working MGA ROM:
4.2.2
I9505XXUBMGA
3.4.0-1081224
[email protected] #1
JDQ39.I9505XXUBMGA

ifonuser78 said:
Hi guys,
I'm having a weird problem. I've used a i9100 and i9300 in the past and have flashed hundreds of different ROMs, kernels and recoveries. I was running WanamLite on my i9505 until I wanted to switch to PAC Alpha 4.3. I had a few problems installing it (didn't want to go past the boot logo) but eventually with TWRP it worked. I wasn't too happy with the alpha version (freezes here and there) and switched to Omega 9 4.2.2. Installed Xposed framework, rebooted and got stuck on boot. I couldn't access the recovery immediately, first I had to remove the battery, wait and after a few tries I was in the recovery. Removing Xposed framework, wiping data, cache, dalvik cache didn't help Omega 9 to boot up. I re-installed Omega 9 and did a restart without installing Xposed framework, and it froze on boot. Same thing happened when I installed WanamLite, Echoe and Google Experience ROMs and did a restart after the successful first boot after installation.
The only way to get past this problem is to:
a) flash the pre-rooted, original Samsung MGA ROM
b) enter recovery and wipe data/factory reset
If I skip b) then it will just enter a boot loop (boot halfway, reset, boot halfway, reset...)
It's driving me crazy. I do not want to use the original ROM and have no idea what is causing this behavior. I appreciate your help.
Here the information of the working MGA ROM:
4.2.2
I9505XXUBMGA
3.4.0-1081224
[email protected] #1
JDQ39.I9505XXUBMGA
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This happens with many including me some time with many diffrnt files chainging and overwriting causes the same
Best option as u said above flash stock firmware
Then u can try what I feel will work better in ur case
Root the phone with CF root method
Flash Philz Recovery
wipe cache / dalvik / ix perm and reboot and go ahead with ur Rom flashing

Ok, flashed the stock ROM which was not rooted, then rooted using CF's method and flashed PhilZ. I couldn't find the option to fix permissions in PhilZ recovery, and went ahead with the installation of Omega 9 after wiping. I couldn't even get Omega to boot, previously it worked on the first boot and then no longer after a restart.
I don't know whats going on here.
I'm flashing the pre-rooted MGA now.

ifonuser78 said:
I'm flashing the pre-rooted MGA now.
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Pre-rooted MGA works fine, but no other custom ROM.
I ran TriangleAway to reset the counter, but that didn't help either. No third party custom ROMs for me. :crying:

Flash latest Philz recovery.
Go to mounts and storage.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A ROM ON SD CARD.
Format system, cache, data and preload.
then just to be sure everything is gone I go to wipe /data factory reset and choose the wipe to install a new rom.
Then go to install zip and flash rom.
Once it's flashed you should be good to reboot.
If you're still in a bootloop then go to wipe/data factory reset but choose first option not the one to install rom.
Now reboot again, good to go!
Just a thought, if you're still having trouble flash a AOSP kernel in Philz as you might be trying to boot an AOSP rom with a TW kernel installed
Sent from my GT-I9505 using XDA Premium HD app

[Q] moded tweaked s5 rom from @g00h

have a n9005
i tried to flash the new modded rom from @g00h
but it give me an error every time .. i downloaded the same zip again
and i used different recovery
i made a full wipe
CWM TWRP Philz
but i got the same error every time
any suggestions !

[Q] Stuck in Bootload with any ROM

Hi there,
I installed CM a while ago via App + Wininstaller. Yesterday I wanted to install PAC ROM instead to my N4 but I got stuck in bootloop. So I tried many different ROMS - AOKP, CM and even Stock-ROM (4.4.4) but everytime I got stuck in a bootloop.
So far I managed to recover it with the toolkit and I got Stock-ROM again. After that I followed Step-by-Step rooting-Guide, installed CWM/TWRD (I tried both) and again: Bootloops... I checked the MD5s and everything was okay. Once after Toolkit Recovery I got various errors in TWRD when trying to install via ZIP (tried SD-Card and sideload) like "unable to open zip" or "can't write to /tmp/"...
Well I realy like to try PAC ROM instead of CM but at this point the only possibility for a custom rom is CM via the installer-combo (apk/windows).
Any suggestens?

Stuck on Samsung Logo After Flashing Custom 4.4.2 rom

Hi, i came from 4.3 official rom, i rooted it then installer clockworkmod recovery 6.0.4.8 and then tried 2 4.4.2 custom roms.. but whenever i try to boot the phone it just stays on samsung logo .. on recovery installation goes fine .. i've made all the formats and wipes before each instalation .. i dunno why my phone is bricked

leboreiro said:
Hi, i came from 4.3 official rom, i rooted it then installer clockworkmod recovery 6.0.4.8 and then tried 2 4.4.2 custom roms.. but whenever i try to boot the phone it just stays on samsung logo .. on recovery installation goes fine .. i've made all the formats and wipes before each instalation .. i dunno why my phone is bricked
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I think you should flash an 4.4.2 official rom via odin, try to contact DeHAWK he can help you I think

leboreiro said:
Hi, i came from 4.3 official rom, i rooted it then installer clockworkmod recovery 6.0.4.8 and then tried 2 4.4.2 custom roms.. but whenever i try to boot the phone it just stays on samsung logo .. on recovery installation goes fine .. i've made all the formats and wipes before each instalation .. i dunno why my phone is bricked
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hi mate,
Have you tried a factory reset and then flash a stock rom?