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
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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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my-blue-snog-box said:
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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Devo7v said:
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.
dks21 said:
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.
my-blue-snog-box said:
@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...
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Hi,
I want to flash the I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJKAMD9_ILO.zip Stock ROM (Full hebrew , designed for GT-i9500) on a factory unlocked AT&T SGH-i337 using ICS 4.2.2.
I tried flashing it using both Odin and TWRD recovery with no avail.
IMHO the problem is with the CSC , I cannot change my CSC to ILO.
I hope there is a walkthrough for this.
In the worst case I need ANY FULL HEBREW (with RTL menus) Stock ROM (with no AT&T apps) for SGH-i337. :fingers-crossed:
THNX ALOT
That would be very, very unwise.
I9500 has the exynos octacore system while the i337 (and i337M and i9505) have the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 silicon.
If you manage to flash that i9500 rom into an i337, you would be pretty much guaranteed to hard-brick the phone.
There are very good reasons why the variants of these phones have their own sections of forums
NO!!! Dont do it! You'll hard brick your phone
yes its possible. but it will hard brick it for sure.
THnX AlOt GuyZZZ :good:
It seems I inadvertently bought the better phone it has the same specs as the GT-i9505 which leads me to the question will the SGH-i337 support GT-i9505 ROM ? :fingers-crossed:
BTW "Brick" status (unsuited firmware flashed on hardware) is unrecoverable (physically damages the hardware) ?
I won't be able to boot into recovery/DL mode and flash a working ROM ?
Had a friend flash a i9500 rom as soon as the att g4 was released. He visited the jtag box. HARD BRICK. No you can not run those roms. Besides, for every i9500 rom released they do a i9505 rom also..or very soon after. In my guide is the list of i9505 roms that will work for you.
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I'm glad someone else asked for me. I had the same issue and I'm not sure where to find i337 rooms, are they mixed in with this att forum?
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I'm glad someone else asked for me. I had the same issue and I'm not sure where to find i337 rooms, are they mixed in with this att forum?
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yes they are; root, install recovery (one click three way is easiest, and who DOESNT like a good three way?), and make sure its an auto-loki ROM. There are touchwiz (keep samsung features) and AOSP (no samsung features; closer to stock android), and Cyanogen nightlies that have several issues.
I am running Goldeneye 1.3, Ktoonsez kernel, Xposed framework with multiwindow hack, etc. 100% stable, 100% smooth; all Samsung features work fine. Based on an international ROM, and screen smear is fixed, camera is quicker too.
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yes they are; root, install recovery (one click three way is easiest, and who DOESNT like a good three way?), and make sure its an auto-loki ROM. There are touchwiz (keep samsung features) and AOSP (no samsung features; closer to stock android), and Cyanogen nightlies that have several issues.
I am running Goldeneye 1.3, Ktoonsez kernel, Xposed framework with multiwindow hack, etc. 100% stable, 100% smooth; all Samsung features work fine. Based on an international ROM, and screen smear is fixed, camera is quicker too.
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I installed twrp, is the 3way different?
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Goliath27 said:
I installed twrp, is the 3way different?
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twrp or cwm was included in the 3 way i used (get to choose). im using TWRP as well. You did it differently, same result though :good:
TheAxman said:
Had a friend flash a i9500 rom as soon as the att g4 was released. He visited the jtag box. HARD BRICK. No you can not run those roms. Besides, for every i9500 rom released they do a i9505 rom also..or very soon after. In my guide is the list of i9505 roms that will work for you.
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Hi Axman,
In this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2295557 is there a ROM with Full RTL Hebrew menus ? that's is the prime attribute I'm looking in a ROM right now.
Let's be more specific unlike what you've said currently there is no "Hebrew" ROM for the GT-i9505 (official in sammobile.com or non-official) is there a way/is it possible to customize the current official GT-i9500 Stock (meaning no carrier apps, am I correct ?) Hebrew ROM http://hotfile.com/dl/207318277/2500212/I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJKAMD9_ILO.zip.html to work on SGH-i337 device ? If yes, how hard is it ?
THNX AX
rpz79 said:
Hi Axman,
In this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2295557 is there a ROM with Full RTL Hebrew menus ? that's is the prime attribute I'm looking in a ROM right now.
Let's be more specific unlike what you've said currently there is no "Hebrew" ROM for the GT-i9505 (official in sammobile.com or non-official) is there a way/is it possible to customize the current official GT-i9500 Stock (meaning no carrier apps, am I correct ?) Hebrew ROM http://hotfile.com/dl/207318277/2500212/I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJKAMD9_ILO.zip.html to work on SGH-i337 device ? If yes, how hard is it ?
THNX AX
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again, the link you have here is for the i9500 stock right? And you are trying to flash on i337 att, it will brick, This is NOT good. maybe you can ask the dev of that rom, and see if he has any way you can do this.
I am not for sure about this, but I think Wanam and Omega roms have hebrew.
I could be wrong, but upon first boot, it has many language options.
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again, the link you have here is for the i9500 stock right? And you are trying to flash on i337 att, it will brick, This is NOT good. maybe you can ask the dev of that rom, and see if he has any way you can do this.
I am not for sure about this, but I think Wanam and Omega roms have hebrew.
I could be wrong, but upon first boot, it has many language options.
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Is there an SGH-i337 (or similar) ROM emulator for Win 7 x64 ? I want to check these ROM's while keeping my phone intact.
I know there is an Android emulator for Eclipse but I don't recall if you can boot up entire ROM with it,
THNX
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Is there an SGH-i337 (or similar) ROM emulator for Win 7 x64 ? I want to check these ROM's while keeping my phone intact.
I know there is an Android emulator for Eclipse but I don't recall if you can boot up entire ROM with it,
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There is one, as soon as my tech arrives, I will get some info on it. It is SLOWWWW
on windows, but it lets you emulate the booting of the rom, pretty cool. But I can't stand the slow thingy
Is that what you are looking for?
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There is one, as soon as my tech arrives, I will get some info on it. It is SLOWWWW
on windows, but it lets you emulate the booting of the rom, pretty cool. But I can't stand the slow thingy
Is that what you are looking for?
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Hey Ax , Sorry for the lag I was hell busy this weekend...
I don't need something fancy , just something that will let me check the ROM's initial boot and config.
I could give it a try what's the program's name ???
I wonder why there isn't an Android OS emulation option in Orcale VirtualBox
One Q is very important - does the factory unlocked (GSM free) feature is ROM dependent or it's built in (flashed in) the device (e.g my SGH-i337) ?
THNX M8
Do you have a I337??
SAY NO! to
I9500 ROMS
sloanster said:
Do you have a I337??
SAY NO! to
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awesome
sloanster said:
do you have a i337??
say no! To
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sweet..to the point!
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rpz79 said:
Hey Ax , Sorry for the lag I was hell busy this weekend...
I don't need something fancy , just something that will let me check the ROM's initial boot and config.
I could give it a try what's the program's name ???
I wonder why there isn't an Android OS emulation option in Orcale VirtualBox
One Q is very important - does the factory unlocked (GSM free) feature is ROM dependent or it's built in (flashed in) the device (e.g my SGH-i337) ?
THNX M8
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PM me, so I can remember to check at work...thanks...
Thank you for the forum!
Since this is the "new" S4 I'm very happy that it has it's home now.
I got mine as a surprise after throwing my "old" I9505 in the wall and breaking it in half in a post-op amnesia so it was a nice early Christmas gift
So where do we start? If you look at GSM-Arena: http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5542&idPhone2=5665
It's very close to Note 3. It's so close that I think that they make it in the same production line. That is logical to cut the costs.
There are obvious things that makes them different but really not that much as core-hardware.
Note 3
3 gig ram. It can do record video with a notch higher density, but is that hardware or software? I'm guessing the later.
I9506
I noticed that the cam has focus-problems when I tried to do my bills today (that has QR-codes so you don't have to type them).
It had trouble with near focus. I tried with my HTC One X that focused it much better.
The only thing is if the Knox has an e-fuse but we will soon be aware of that. In that case there will be problems. For Samsung.
What more?
It doesn't have the Wifi-bug that Note 3 has. I don't know if that has anything to do with the 4.3 or not?
Does anybody know about Wifi-problems with 4.3 with the i9505?
The bug is that it considers the Wifi being "poor connection quality" and disconnects. While you stand next to the router.
I tried that on 3 at home, went back to the shop and it worked there flawlessly. Figure.
So that bug is something we don't want to introduce here since I'm guessing we need to blend some code form Note 3?
So basically it's a damn rocking phone. It's a pocket Note 3 and I think we can do amazing stuff with it.
I did an Antutu on original TouchWiz (has only rooted it) and got almost the same score as Note 3.
I know, it doesn't say that much but it's a measure of SOME kind. If not qualitative then at least quantitative.
So since I have a Note 3 as well (damn saleman). I was supposed to give one of them in my family but I think they will get my Htc One X
So the benefit is that I can test stuff on both. I don't care about flags, Knox or not. I have a green light from my cell-provider.
"Don't Duck up our cell-net and no warranty if you brick your phone by software" so a bit of precaution and nothing wreckless maybe?
So. How do I build a custom rom? I need a "Custom rom for Dummies" here
I don't even know if there is Kernel-source to start with? Do Samsung disclose that or do they don't give a damn as usual?
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/Absie
What else?
Hey there, i love your enthusiasm and that there is someone who is willing to dev . I dont know how its in other countries but here in germany my gt-i9506 is still running 4.2.2 and not 4.3. I hope some people will help you out as im not really able to.
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Yes i am also intressted in building rom... Just asop s4 google edition would be very nice!
*edit. Miui would also be nice!
From what I have seen by reading threads on rom building, it could be as easy as building a rom for the the i9505 and then replacing some binaries from a Note 3 rom (or vice versa).
Scrosler in the Nexus7 area gives a pretty good noob guide to building.
I am reading up on XDA-university and CM porting guides at the moment.
Hello guys
First of all nice to see that some of you want do something for the I9506 same like me but i think we need cm support otherwise its not easy to port roms...
Well here are some answers for the questions.
1. Yes it is same s800 processor like in Note 3 wich is supporting LTE+ 150Mbit
2. The wifi bug on Note 3 is Firmware related since you have it
3. All countrys where you can get a I9506 got 4.2.2 Firmware.
There isnt 4.3 Firmware out for I9506 currently but in near future it will since the S4 is on Samsung update list to 4.3
4. Source for I9506 is already out: http://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=search&searchValue=GT-I9506
So CM devs have to grab it and support our device
5. Knox?... Since i can read here our device is ready or has already Knox: http://www.samsung.com/de/consumer/mobile-device/mobilephones/smartphones/GT-I9506ZKADTM
Well we will get it atleast with next update 4.3 cause its not in bootloader currently ... i can see only the Knox app ... but i dont care it
6. The well known dsixda's Kitchen i allready tried but our device is currently not supported http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=633246
7. There is also the AOSP Paranoid Rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1863547 wich can be ported but i didnt tested since it didnt worked with dsixda's Kitchen for me
There are much more but the base of all is CM! So please sign here if you didnt allready
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/79844-request-cyanogenmod-10x-for-samsung-galaxy-s4-lte-a-i9506/
Thanks and Cheers
absolon_se said:
Thank you for the forum!
Since this is the "new" S4 I'm very happy that it has it's home now.
I got mine as a surprise after throwing my "old" I9505 in the wall and breaking it in half in a post-op amnesia so it was a nice early Christmas gift
So where do we start? If you look at GSM-Arena: http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5542&idPhone2=5665
It's very close to Note 3. It's so close that I think that they make it in the same production line. That is logical to cut the costs.
There are obvious things that makes them different but really not that much as core-hardware.
Note 3
3 gig ram. It can do record video with a notch higher density, but is that hardware or software? I'm guessing the later.
I9506
I noticed that the cam has focus-problems when I tried to do my bills today (that has QR-codes so you don't have to type them).
It had trouble with near focus. I tried with my HTC One X that focused it much better.
The only thing is if the Knox has an e-fuse but we will soon be aware of that. In that case there will be problems. For Samsung.
What more?
It doesn't have the Wifi-bug that Note 3 has. I don't know if that has anything to do with the 4.3 or not?
Does anybody know about Wifi-problems with 4.3 with the i9505?
The bug is that it considers the Wifi being "poor connection quality" and disconnects. While you stand next to the router.
I tried that on 3 at home, went back to the shop and it worked there flawlessly. Figure.
So that bug is something we don't want to introduce here since I'm guessing we need to blend some code form Note 3?
So basically it's a damn rocking phone. It's a pocket Note 3 and I think we can do amazing stuff with it.
I did an Antutu on original TouchWiz (has only rooted it) and got almost the same score as Note 3.
I know, it doesn't say that much but it's a measure of SOME kind. If not qualitative then at least quantitative.
So since I have a Note 3 as well (damn saleman). I was supposed to give one of them in my family but I think they will get my Htc One X
So the benefit is that I can test stuff on both. I don't care about flags, Knox or not. I have a green light from my cell-provider.
"Don't Duck up our cell-net and no warranty if you brick your phone by software" so a bit of precaution and nothing wreckless maybe?
So. How do I build a custom rom? I need a "Custom rom for Dummies" here
I don't even know if there is Kernel-source to start with? Do Samsung disclose that or do they don't give a damn as usual?
/Absie
/Absie
What else?
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stxfreak said:
Hey there, i love your enthusiasm and that there is someone who is willing to dev . I dont know how its in other countries but here in germany my gt-i9506 is still running 4.2.2 and not 4.3. I hope some people will help you out as im not really able to.
Gesendet von meinem GT-I9506 mit Tapatalk
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Rechargelegend said:
Yes i am also intressted in building rom... Just asop s4 google edition would be very nice!
*edit. Miui would also be nice!
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Sent from my GT-I9506 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
I've used SamsungCamera2.apk from Note3 on my SHV-E330S(same as I9506) and UHD video works right "out of the box" No any patches required, except some patch from Note 3 community to remove record time limit.
Just some precaution: I'm using 4.3 firmware on SHV-E330S, while I9506 has no 4.3 yet. So, i think you have to wait for 4.3 first and then can use Note3 camera.
Update: actually UHD resolution is already supported by stock E330S camera, but isn't enabled in APK. I've just enabled and it works fine.
PLEASE READ THIS!!!
Let's make a rom! (question)
Its been moved by Mod to general Forum so thats why i post the link for it!
Cheers
sorg said:
[/COLOR]Update: actually UHD resolution is already supported by stock E330S camera, but isn't enabled in APK. I've just enabled and it works fine.
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How did you enable it?
Stock ROM
Is there a backed up stock ROM available? I've wiped out my device and Kies no longer recognizes it and I need a stock rom to be back to life
ipk said:
Is there a backed up stock ROM available? I've wiped out my device and Kies no longer recognizes it and I need a stock rom to be back to life
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http://samfirmware.com/ -> firmwares
Dont know if this link work without login:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/?page=1&model=GT-I9506&pcode=0#firmware
ipk said:
Is there a backed up stock ROM available? I've wiped out my device and Kies no longer recognizes it and I need a stock rom to be back to life
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This link helped me http://rapidgator.net/file/bcff9d350d50276e78a4f90e56d69083/I9506XXUAMHD_I9506EVRAMHC_EVR.zip
S4+ (GT-I9506) System Image.
Ok. Here we are, born to be free (Knox Free). Absalon asked me to give you guys something special. Well, I'll give to you guys still running 4.2.2, - 1 link to my Google drive. You are required to flash with Odin v.1.85. This will be a totally stock XXUAMJ2 system image just ROOTED, the KNOX **** removed and odexed...:good:
Install Chainfire's SuperSU, and some kind of BusyBox.:good:
You can't use CF's Mobile Odin ATM, our model is not supported and that's why I made this pre-rooted system image.
You can now remove/freeze whatever you want, with whatever app you like. I have freezed down 73 apps on my S4+
Try to install CF's Triangle Away and see the result. Funny, not even my S3-LTE shows that kind of info.
Sent from my GT-I9305 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Argh...my S3-LTE running low battery...switching to my S4+
Ok back in business. Right now I'm on the Odexed version of the software I'm gonna give you. Seems perfect.
Sent from my GT-I9506 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
DeHAWK said:
Ok. Here we are, born to be free (Knox Free). Absalon asked me to give you guys something. Well, right now I can't get in to these forums on my laptop. But when I can, I'll give to you guys still running 4.2.2, - 2 links to my Google drive. Both require you to flash with Odin v.1.85. The first will be a totally stock XXUAMJ2 system image just ROOTED, the KNOX **** removed and odexed...
The second one, like the first one....but FULLY DeOdexed.
Then you can remove/freeze whatever you want, with whatever app you want.
Try to install CF's Triangle Away and see the result. Funny!
I'll return and give you the download links when I can get in to the forum on my laptop.
See ya' guys and a happy new year.
Sent from my GT-I9305 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Argh...my S3-LTE running low battery...switching to my S4+
Ok back in business. Right now I'm on the Odexed version of the software I'm gonna give you. Seems perfect.
Am I the only one who have problems on the pc..?
2 images ready for download...Have contacted XDA and waiting...you have to be patient.
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Great ! Thx for your help
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
DeshTwo said:
Great ! Thx for your help
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
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OK, first link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6he3hscczvdMFR1UmZXeVpDM1U/edit?usp=sharing
Click / copy link and download.
This is the normal odex version. Unpack with zip and it will give you 1 file named SGS-4_Firmware.tar.md5, now flash with Odin v1.85!
Fire up Odin, select PDA!!! and browse to the unpacked file, named: SGS-4_Firmware.tar.md5
Make sure that: Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time are ticked! Nothing else.
Get your phone to download mode: From Phone OFF, press the volume down+home+power buttoms at the same time and will you get to download mode or use a USB jig, I use one from the god old Galaxy S2 days.
Connect USB cable to PC and you should be ready to go.
Press start and wait....after some time your phone will reboot, you are now rooted, running totallty odexed 4.2.2 stock.
If you have already rooted your phone any other way, you might get cunstom/modifed...just tell me and I'll make an Odin flash file with stock Kernel and this PDA.
If you like this, please thank me :good:
Next will be be De-Odexed version.
Ok here comes the De-Odexed version:
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LINK REMOVED, due to a problem with the SecContacts app.
It just don't like DeOdexed version.
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If you don't know anything about all these things....don't do anything, READ and learn. It took me about 2 1/2 years to get in to this stuff...I'm 52 now...
Ok guys, please let me know how it turns out!
See ya' all.
Best regards
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Ok. There seems to be a problem with contacts..Deodexed version removed untill a solution is found.
New Edit:
Forgot to tell you, the image is the based on: XXUAMJ2 PDA....
No modem or csc (cache) included.
And not to forget...thanks to Chainfire for providing the SU file! Without him, this had not been possible.
how lucky, you got your new phone after you broke the S4 :cyclops:
DeHAWK said:
OK, first link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6he3hscczvdMFR1UmZXeVpDM1U/edit?usp=sharing
Click / copy link and download.
This is the normal odex version. Unpack with zip and it will give you 1 file named SGS-4_Firmware.tar.md5, now flash with Odin v1.85!
Fire up Odin, select PDA!!! and browse to the unpacked file, named: SGS-4_Firmware.tar.md5
Make sure that: Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time are ticked! Nothing else.
Get your phone to download mode: From Phone OFF, press the volume down+home+power buttoms at the same time and will you get to download mode or use a USB jig, I use one from the god old Galaxy S2 days.
Connect USB cable to PC and you should be ready to go.
Press start and wait....after some time your phone will reboot, you are now rooted, running totallty odexed 4.2.2 stock.
If you have already rooted your phone any other way, you might get cunstom/modifed...just tell me and I'll make an Odin flash file with stock Kernel and this PDA.
If you like this, please thank me :good:
Next will be be De-Odexed version.
Ok here comes the De-Odexed version:
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LINK REMOVED, due to a problem with the SecContacts app.
It just don't like DeOdexed version.
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If you don't know anything about all these things....don't do anything, READ and learn. It took me about 2 1/2 years to get in to this stuff...I'm 52 now...
Ok guys, please let me know how it turns out!
See ya' all.
Best regards
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Ok. There seems to be a problem with contacts..Deodexed version removed untill a solution is found.
New Edit:
Forgot to tell you, the image is the based on: XXUAMJ2 PDA....
No modem or csc (cache) included.
And not to forget...thanks to Chainfire for providing the SU file! Without him, this had not been possible.
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:good:
Ok actually downloading t, maybe you could create your own topic ?
Q&A for [ROM][N910W8][AOA1]Stock Rooted Deodexed (Regular/Debloated versions)
Some developers prefer that questions remain separate from their main development thread to help keep things organized. Placing your question within this thread will increase its chances of being answered by a member of the community or by the developer.
Before posting, please use the forum search and read through the discussion thread for [ROM][N910W8][AOA1]Stock Rooted Deodexed (Regular/Debloated versions). If you can't find an answer, post it here, being sure to give as much information as possible (firmware version, steps to reproduce, logcat if available) so that you can get help.
Thanks for understanding and for helping to keep XDA neat and tidy!
work with encryption?
do you think it will allow encryption? I haven't had much luck yet with any rom except stock for root, twrc, and then encryption. my work email requires it or I'd skip it entirely...
thx
Colin Marr said:
do you think it will allow encryption? I haven't had much luck yet with any rom except stock for root, twrc, and then encryption. my work email requires it or I'd skip it entirely...
thx
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I haven't tried but it's possible. Not sure why encryption doesn't work on other roms, but the "regular" version of this one is basically stock with root, TWRP, busybox, etc. I've disabled securestorage and added r/w permissions for SD card too, but if that's a problem you can reverse those two changes by following the steps in OP2 in my dev thread. If you test it out please report back and let us know if it worked
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resolving LTE display issue
Hi,
I believe I have replaced the Systemui.apk correctly with the correct permissions using Root Explorer but still see the 4G rather than the LTE in the bar.
Any ideas?
Thx.
Nick
ps thanks for the debloated ROM - working great for me with KT Kernel
nbogod said:
Hi,
I believe I have replaced the Systemui.apk correctly with the correct permissions using Root Explorer but still see the 4G rather than the LTE in the bar.
Any ideas?
Thx.
Nick
ps thanks for the debloated ROM - working great for me with KT Kernel
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Check out this post from my other thread in the dev section. I think you'll also need the platform file, not just the Systemui.apk. Let us know if that does the trick.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=58766618
UPDATE!
v2.1 of the roms are now live! Based on the latest N910W8 BOC4 5.0.1 Lollipop firmware. See OP in the dev thread for updated details, instructions, notes, and download links: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=58717681
Still no luck
sefrcoko said:
Check out this post from my other thread in the dev section. I think you'll also need the platform file, not just the Systemui.apk. Let us know if that does the trick.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=58766618
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Thanks - I replaced the platform in permissions/etc/ with the updated one but at reboot still 4G.
Any other thoughts?
Thx.
Nick
nbogod said:
Thanks - I replaced the platform in permissions/etc/ with the updated one but at reboot still 4G.
Any other thoughts?
Thx.
Nick
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What version of the rom are you flashing? Debloated v1.1 or 2.1? The files I linked were from the AOA1 base so not clear if they will work on BOC4.
1.1 and A0A1 base files
sefrcoko said:
What version of the rom are you flashing? Debloated v1.1 or 2.1? The files I linked were from the AOA1 base so not clear if they will work on BOC4.
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A01A Base and debloated V1.1.
I appreciate you taking the time to respond - not really a big deal - just more a point of trying to figure it out for myself at this point. I will likely flash to 5.01 debloated now anyway - I have KT kernel running with the 1.1. Does the 5.01 have it's own kernel? (sorry if this is a naive question).
Thanks again.
nbogod said:
A01A Base and debloated V1.1.
I appreciate you taking the time to respond - not really a big deal - just more a point of trying to figure it out for myself at this point. I will likely flash to 5.01 debloated now anyway - I have KT kernel running with the 1.1. Does the 5.01 have it's own kernel? (sorry if this is a naive question).
Thanks again.
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Happy to help . v2.1 (i.e. Lollipop) has the stock kernel. If you have already updated to BOC4 through Odin at least once before then the kernel will work for you when you flash v2.1. If not, you'll need to flash a compatible custom kernel (e.g. AEL, KT, etc) to avoid boot loops after installing v2.1. See OP in my dev thread for full instructions.
Not sure about the LTE icon. Maybe try copying the CSC folder from another working rom to v1.1 and try flashing that? If you're on kitkat and running xposed there is also a module you can download called LTE Switcher or something like that. I've used it before and it worked for me.
sefrcoko said:
Happy to help . v2.1 (i.e. Lollipop) has the stock kernel. If you have already updated to BOC4 through Odin at least once before then the kernel will work for you when you flash v2.1. If not, you'll need to flash a compatible custom kernel (e.g. AEL, KT, etc) to avoid boot loops after installing v2.1. See OP in my dev thread for fill instructions.
Not sure about the LTE icon. Maybe try copying the CSC fder from another working rom to v1.1 and try flashing that? If you're on kitkat and running xposed there is also a module you can download called LTE Switcher or something like that. I've used it before and it worked for me.
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Thanks - I will install a custom kernel post-2.1 flash to get the BOC4 update. Appreciate you taking the time. I'll keep working away at the LTE issue. Let you know if I figure it out.
nbogod said:
Thanks - I will install a custom kernel post-2.1 flash to get the BOC4 update. Appreciate you taking the time. I'll keep working away at the LTE issue. Let you know if I figure it out.
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Yes just confirming that you should be able to get the LTE icon by copying the CSC folder from stock or from the Regular version to your phone (after installing the Debloated version of course).:good:
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Debloated 2.2 released!
Notes:
Used a new debloat process and also fixed FC when using the front-facing camera.
If you get any FCs after initial setup (such as Google Maps or Samsung Link Platform), just make sure to update the problematic app from the Play Store or Samsung's Galaxy Apps store and then you should be good to go!
All details, instructions, and links can be found in the Dev thread OP:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/snapdragon-dev/trltecan-n910w8-aoa1-stock-rooted-t3025538
Samsung Provider Codes not working
Hi there, Great Rom!
One thing that isn't working is the service provider code of *#2263# isn't working (MMI error).
Thanks again!
whoatemyling said:
Hi there, Great Rom!
One thing that isn't working is the service provider code of *#2263# isn't working (MMI error).
Thanks again!
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Thanks!
Are you using the Regular or Debloated version of the Rom?
sefrcoko said:
Thanks!
Are you using the Regular or Debloated version of the Rom?
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I've tried both versions and neither version can access the RF Band Selector menu. It comes up with a MMI error. I've gone through and tried manually selecting a provider and that didn't work neither. IMEI is intact, and no issues with making receiving calls or texts. Flashed back to stock via Odin and no issues with getting to that menu.
whoatemyling said:
I've tried both versions and neither version can access the RF Band Selector menu. It comes up with a MMI error. I've gone through and tried manually selecting a provider and that didn't work neither. IMEI is intact, and no issues with making receiving calls or texts. Flashed back to stock via Odin and no issues with getting to that menu.
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Hmm that's strange...I could understand an issue with the Debloated version since things were removed, but the Regular version is basically just a rooted and deodexed version of stock. You have a N910W8, and not using any other mods or kernels, correct? Not sure why it would work on stock BOC4 but not the Regular Rom since they are essentially the same...
sefrcoko said:
Hmm that's strange...I could understand an issue with the Debloated version since things were removed, but the Regular version is basically just a rooted and deodexed version of stock. You have a N910W8, and not using any other mods or kernels, correct? Not sure why it would work on stock BOC4 but not the Regular Rom since they are essentially the same...
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Yes I had the same thought, so I went from the debloat to the regular. I also ensured that I wiped 3x in TWRP in all required sections (all except internal storage and SD Card), before doing the flash to debloat or regular. Also made sure I waited 5 minutes post boot and then reboot before going through the setup wizard.
In any case, not a deal breaker for some, but may be fore those that are looking to enable LTE on N910W8 (Wind purchased phones).
I am running a N910W8, with no other mods or kernels. I was running straight stock w/root, before flashing the ROM's. Ensured that I was running BOC4 before flash. Not sure why, unless the base ROM you're using in the Deodex and Debloat doesn't have that menu's within it's native firmware, but I was under the impression that the firmware for canadian models were all identical with their own carrier codes attached to the firmware. (CSC Code chage *#272*IMEI#).
whoatemyling said:
Yes I had the same thought, so I went from the debloat to the regular. I also ensured that I wiped 3x in TWRP in all required sections (all except internal storage and SD Card), before doing the flash to debloat or regular. Also made sure I waited 5 minutes post boot and then reboot before going through the setup wizard.
In any case, not a deal breaker for some, but may be fore those that are looking to enable LTE on N910W8 (Wind purchased phones).
I am running a N910W8, with no other mods or kernels. I was running straight stock w/root, before flashing the ROM's. Ensured that I was running BOC4 before flash. Not sure why, unless the base ROM you're using in the Deodex and Debloat doesn't have that menu's within it's native firmware, but I was under the impression that the firmware for canadian models were all identical with their own carrier codes attached to the firmware. (CSC Code chage *#272*IMEI#).
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Thanks for the info. Strange indeed! Yes the Canadian roms should all basically be the same as you mentioned. This one is based directly off the stock Bell BOC4 firmware from sammobile so not clear why it would on stock but not this version. I've read something about Wind phones being a little different from the other Canadian variants in some way (I forget the specifics now), but that was a while back and I'm not sure if it's actually true or even related to this lol. Either way I will take a look over the weekend and post if I find anything of interest.
Regular/Debloated 2.3 released!
Notes:
Based on new BOE1 firmware released for the N910W8.
All details, instructions, and links can be found in the Dev thread OP:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/snapdragon-dev/trltecan-n910w8-aoa1-stock-rooted-t3025538
I am proud to present my second custom rom!
This is the first custom stock based ROM for the SM-T807P (Sprint). I don't plan on updating it that much as I don't own the device . I created this with archikitchen and a little help and testers which are down below. Downloading the firmware took me 14 hours to mirror and download+ the custom rom took an extra 4 hours also. That's 18 hours total! Anyway hope you all enjoy this rom as it should be a tad better than stock in my opinion.
Features
-Rooted
-Knox Removed
-Debloated
-Built in busybox
-Zipallinged
-Intd included
-DeOdexed
-ANK1 Base
-Many more
Installation
1. Have TWRP or CWM recovery installed (Use T807P)
2. Download the ROM
3.Backup your stuff in TWRP or CWM
4. Wipe dalvik,data, and caches (AKA Factory reset)
5.Install the ROM
6. Reboot and wait
7. Done?
Note: first boot may have crashes because of well its first boot. Simply just reboot 2-3 times and done! Happens on some ROMs
Support
Like what I do? Hit that thanks button! Wanna help even more? PM me  But hitting thanks should do it
Contributors
-Samsung for making the Tab S
-Jono for testing
-ashyx for making snapdragon twrp. Huge huge help!
-Tkkg1994 For the huge amount of help! WIthout him, I wouldn't make any roms!He taught me everything to get this going.
-ArchiKitchen Made the custom rom process easier
-Androidfilehost for host
-Support from others
- Many many more
Downloads
Superskilled V1: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934541003
Help?
Dont worry! I help others all the time. Im more like a help line 
Download not working? Link has different servers. Pick one nearest you!
Note
I am not held responsible for any damages done to your device because of this rom. Your the one choosing to flash it. I try to make things bug free so things like this wont happen software wise.
Bugs: First boot has force closes. After a few reboots its gone
Just in case you mess up...
Firmware T807P: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5DZenb7A53caXhNQkhMb0NkMFU/edit?usp=docslist_api&pli=1
Kernel+Recovery: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/h5zw61wdn6rx319/AADS2Wb8OFDw3DxpuES7GI2Va?dl=0
Twrp snapdragon only! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3055758
will this work on the tmobile version 807t
Thank you
DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
I am proud to present my second custom rom!
This is the first custom stock based ROM for the SM-T807P (Sprint). I don't plan on updating it that much as I don't own the device . I created this with archikitchen and a little help and testers which are down below. Downloading the firmware took me 14 hours to mirror and download+ the custom rom took an extra 4 hours also. That's 18 hours total! Anyway hope you all enjoy this rom as it should be a tad better than stock in my opinion.
Features
-Rooted
-Knox Removed
-Debloated
-Built in busybox
-Zipallinged
-Intd included
-DeOdexed
-ANK1 Base
-Many more
Installation
1. Have TWRP or CWM recovery installed (Use T807P)
2. Download the ROM
3.Backup your stuff in TWRP or CWM
4. Wipe dalvik,data, and caches (AKA Factory reset)
5.Install the ROM
6. Reboot and wait
7. Done?
Note: first boot may have crashes because of well its first boot. Simply just reboot 2-3 times and done! Happens on some ROMs
Support
Like what I do? Hit that thanks button! Wanna help even more? PM me  But hitting thanks should do it
Contributors
-Samsung for making the Tab S
-Jono for testing
-ashyx for making snapdragon twrp. Huge huge help!
-Tkkg1994 For the huge amount of help! WIthout him, I wouldn't make any roms!He taught me everything to get this going.
-ArchiKitchen Made the custom rom process easier
-Androidfilehost for host
-Support from others
- Many many more
Downloads
Superskilled V1: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934541003
Help?
Dont worry! I help others all the time. Im more like a help line 
Download not working? Link has different servers. Pick one nearest you!
Note
I am not held responsible for any damages done to your device because of this rom. Your the one choosing to flash it. I try to make things bug free so things like this wont happen software wise.
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Thank you for this I was kinda disappointed with my tab s till now all the bloatware really slowed it down, but now its running smooth and fast, have not had any crashes "yet" and look forward to the next one and especially when lollipop comes out for it.
racersims said:
Thank you for this I was kinda disappointed with my tab s till now all the bloatware really slowed it down, but now its running smooth and fast, have not had any crashes "yet" and look forward to the next one and especially when lollipop comes out for it.
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Lollipop will be a ton fast Once its out Ill brinf an update. Thanks for trying out the rom btw!
s?o it will work on the tmobile 807T
bmreyna said:
s?o it will work on the tmobile 807T
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Tmobile rom here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=59124401
I wouldn't get overexcited about lollipop. Many people who have had it have downgraded, my self included due to issues on my HTC m8..One main one being rapid battery drain, others are incompatibilities with apps. Xposed was incompatible, but that seems to be fixed, however there are still reports of problems.
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Some yes, i have stock 5.0.1 on my note 4 so far no problems and also having a moto 360 i like the new notification tweaks, how ever on my note 10.1 2014 i have a custom 4om of 5.0.2 and for most part is great performance never better and battery is also lasting much longer but have lost 2 of my more valuable apps with VUDU and Dish Anywhere. Am trying to find fix but no luvk yet may force back to 4.4.3
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racersims said:
Thank you for this I was kinda disappointed with my tab s till now all the bloatware really slowed it down, but now its running smooth and fast, have not had any crashes "yet" and look forward to the next one and especially when lollipop comes out for it.
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What steps do I need to take to get back to stock so I can do ota update?
Help
DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
Just in case you mess up...
Firmware T807P: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5DZenb7A53caXhNQkhMb0NkMFU/edit?usp=docslist_api&pli=1
Kernel+Recovery: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/h5zw61wdn6rx319/AADS2Wb8OFDw3DxpuES7GI2Va?dl=0
Twrp snapdragon only! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3055758
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What steps do i need to take after I get the above files to flash back to full stock? I have the SM-T807P_SPR***.zip 1.7gig and the two .img files now what do i do with them ? sorry am new to the flash thing and just dont want to brick it. thanks for all the work.
racersims said:
What steps do i need to take after I get the above files to flash back to full stock? I have the SM-T807P_SPR***.zip 1.7gig and the two .img files now what do i do with them ? sorry am new to the flash thing and just dont want to brick it. thanks for all the work.
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Factory reset in recovery. Then reboot into download mode. I made a video on how to flash odin roms. Just watch this video I made. https://youtu.be/3KOoyoeozI0
Basically, Just load the T807P firmware in odin, Then hit start. It should get you hback to stock
DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
Factory reset in recovery. Then reboot into download mode. I made a video on how to flash odin roms. Just watch this video I made. https://youtu.be/3KOoyoeozI0
Basically, Just load the T807P firmware in odin, Then hit start. It should get you hback to stock
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Ok so I flash the large file what about the two .img files what are they for?
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racersims said:
Ok so I flash the large file what about the two .img files what are they for?
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Thank you so much the video helped and it also makes me want lollipop on the tab s even more but I have the LTE ver so guess still waiting. Thanks again for the help i needed to get it back to full stock now I can start again but making proper back ups and recovery as i go.
Thanks for the nice Rom. Is there a way to unlock this tab so I can use my tmobile sim in it?
Never heard of arcikitchen im goimg to set it up on my new 8370 8core rig hope to have a new rom out soon if its like android kitchen shouldnt be hard.
dincdoes.me said:
Never heard of arcikitchen im goimg to set it up on my new 8370 8core rig hope to have a new rom out soon if its like android kitchen shouldnt be hard.
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Nah not really. Just make sure you have the right kernel paths when you out it in
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DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
Nah not really. Just make sure you have the right kernel paths when you out it in
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Thanks for the tip do u mind if i pm you if i get stuck its been since the note 1 since i made a rom lol
Thanks for the ROM, would you make the lollipop, thanks
Hello. Thanks for all your hard work. Are you going to do the update for lollipop?
More details in the Verizon Note 4 forum here.
XDA:DevDB Information
EFIDroid, Kernel for the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Contributors
abraha2d, m11kkaa
Source Code: https://github.com/efidroid
Kernel Special Features: UEFI, MultiBoot
Version Information
Status: Beta
Current Beta Version: 0.1
Beta Release Date: 2017-03-18
Created 2017-03-20
Last Updated 2017-03-31
THIS IS INCREDIBLE!! Greatest thing since sliced bread where is the donation link this an amazing piece of development 2nd lvl bootloader f yaaaa!!
vegoja said:
THIS IS INCREDIBLE!! Greatest thing since sliced bread where is the donation link this an amazing piece of development 2nd lvl bootloader f yaaaa!!
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Believe me, I didn't do much work. You can donate to @m11kkaa, though. He's the developer of EFIDroid (if you didn't already know that...). I believe he has a donation link in his profile...
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This is great but is there a way to uninstall it (if necessary) and get back to the primary ROM (stock or Lineage OS) without losing data?
tried to do a bit of light research and couldn't find what's different between this and other preexisting multiboot solutions. I've been using Dual Boot Patcher for sometime without issues. Is this somehow better? and if so, how?
Mtotallywired said:
tried to do a bit of light research and couldn't find what's different between this and other preexisting multiboot solutions. I've been using Dual Boot Patcher for sometime without issues. Is this somehow better? and if so, how?
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EFIDroid is what you would call a "second-stage bootloader". The main advantage over Dual Boot Patcher (at least for me) is that you no longer have to patch zip files before installing. Also, EFIDroid is more than just a multi-boot solution. Quoting @m11kkaa:
efidroid tries to focus on simplicity, and doesn't require any kernel modifications etc.
in general: well having such a powerful bootloader in your boot stage gives you lots of possibilities, like multiboot, replacements/additions for kernels/ramdisk/cmdline.
This project has a lot more potential than what's currently implemented. i.e. you can give samsung devices fastboot and sony devices a standalone recovery. Also you can natively boot GNU GRUB if you're into booting linux kernel's the desktop way.
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The two solutions are similar enough that you can migrate your setup from Dual Boot Patcher to EFIDroid without losing any data. I'll try to post a guide later this week.
I was I under the impression dual boot required multiple ROMs running the same kernel... If that is the case a huge advantage efi has is each ROM having their own boot img. I'm currently running 3 ROMs a lollipop a marshmallow and of course a nougat. I really just wanted to see all 3 latest android os running flawlessly on 1 device. And I did just that hats off to the developer for this.
baharvey7817 said:
This is great but is there a way to uninstall it (if necessary) and get back to the primary ROM (stock or Lineage OS) without losing data?
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There's an uninstall button in the app. Or, you could just flash the original boot.img via TWRP (basically what the uninstall button does).
I'm a noob...What is this? Where do I need to go to learn about why I would want this...Please explain lol
mlock420 said:
I'm a noob...What is this? Where do I need to go to learn about why I would want this...Please explain lol
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you can look at their website, and then decide if you want this level of control over your phone.
http://efidroid.org/
Thanks for bringing us this tool. One thing I can't figure out...how do we Odin a different bootloader? I have DOK2 loaded now, and want to put Dr. Ketan's on the phone. The sub instructions say to Odin the BL and CP, as the ROM is generally generic. There us also a datafix and an essential fix that needs to be applied. Doing all of that is easy, but how do I keep two separate bootloaders (LP and MM) totally separate? If I flash a LP over a MM, my camera breaks, and if I flash a MM over LP, WiFi breaks. And I'm not talking about dirty flashes, a full system, data, and cache wipe 3x. Only Odin back to the base ROM keeps my phone happy.
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Thanks for bringing us this tool. One thing I can't figure out...how do we Odin a different bootloader? I have DOK2 loaded now, and want to put Dr. Ketan's on the phone. The sub instructions say to Odin the BL and CP, as the ROM is generally generic. There us also a datafix and an essential fix that needs to be applied. Doing all of that is easy, but how do I keep two separate bootloaders (LP and MM) totally separate? If I flash a LP over a MM, my camera breaks, and if I flash a MM over LP, WiFi breaks. And I'm not talking about dirty flashes, a full system, data, and cache wipe 3x. Only Odin back to the base ROM keeps my phone happy.
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There's no way to have two different bootloaders. EFIDroid comes between the bootloader and the boot.img, so it has no control over the bootloader.
EDIT: EFIDroid may be able to emulate the behavior of another bootloader... you would have to ask @m11kkaa for details...
Where can I download this for T-mobile ??
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CousinMikeyP said:
Where can I download this for T-mobile ??
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Here is the LINK. You can see more info HERE
I downloaded and started up the EFIdroid unofficial apk but got the following message:
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Can't load device info. Please check your connection.
/data/user/0/org.efidroid.efidroidmanager.debug/files/devices.json (No such file or directory)
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Could you please explain what's going on? Seems that this version is different from the one i downloaded in March. Could it be that it's not getting root access? What can I do to get around this error?
baharvey7817 said:
I downloaded and started up the EFIdroid unofficial apk but got the following message:
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Can't load device info. Please check your connection.
/data/user/0/org.efidroid.efidroidmanager.debug/files/devices.json (No such file or directory)
override ota server try again
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Could you please explain what's going on? Seems that this version is different from the one i downloaded in March. Could it be that it's not getting root access? What can I do to get around this error?
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I will have to look into it... The EFIDroid app error messages are not exactly the most helpful kind. (Good thing the app is being phased out soon). That particular error message could mean many things, but most likely it's a connection issue. We will continue this in Slack.
Will this work on tw 7.0 if i was porting a rom. Also why wont aosp kernel work on tw.. i always thought tw was aosp with skin..
Go to back to the link posted above where you got the unofficial apk and go to post #83. The OP posted an apk there that works fine on our phone.
baharvey7817 said:
I downloaded and started up the EFIdroid unofficial apk but got the following message:
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Can't load device info. Please check your connection.
/data/user/0/org.efidroid.efidroidmanager.debug/files/devices.json (No such file or directory)
override ota server try again
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Could you please explain what's going on? Seems that this version is different from the one i downloaded in March. Could it be that it's not getting root access? What can I do to get around this error?
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RaySCLA said:
Go to back to the link posted above where you got the unofficial apk and go to post #83. The OP posted an apk there that works fine on our phone.
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Tried what you suggested but it didn't work either. So, I chose the 'nuclear option': I wiped the phone completely then reinstalled the stock Marshmallow ROM. using Odin. After that i installed TWRP v3.0.2 (trltetmo) and Supersu v2.79 as well as Busybox v1.26. Only then was I able to install EFIDroid successfully. Now, I'm able to boot the stock rom as well as Resurrection Remix.
It seems that if your going to install EFIDroid you must have the phone rooted using SuperSU. Using Magisk to root your phone instead of SuperSu won't work (at least it didn't work in my case).
lowkeyst4tus said:
Will this work on tw 7.0 if i was porting a rom. Also why wont aosp kernel work on tw.. i always thought tw was aosp with skin..
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This should work anywhere, regardless of ROM... But btw, it's a stretch to say TW is just a skin on top of AOSP. In fact, TW is probably the farthest you can get from AOSP... There's a lot of significant differences that make AOSP kernels incompatible with TW ROMs...