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Hey guys. I had MK2 running Baja rom. I noticed that NC2 was available, so I went into stock rom slot, factory reset, flashed the rom, then rebooted into download mode, flashed the firmware in the PDA section...I then booted into the stock rom, installed the latest version of safestrap 3.72 and now I am unable to create any rom slots...I cannot mount it in safestrap either. I have tried fixing permissions in SS...
What gives?

oops double post.

matholland said:
Hey guys. I had MK2 running Baja rom. I noticed that NC2 was available, so I went into stock rom slot, factory reset, flashed the rom, then rebooted into download mode, flashed the firmware in the PDA section...I then booted into the stock rom, installed the latest version of safestrap 3.72 and now I am unable to create any rom slots...I cannot mount it in safestrap either. I have tried fixing permissions in SS...
What gives?
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ROM slots are currently unavailable in SafeStrap 3.72.

The rom-slots in safe strap 3.72 are currently unsupported due to that exact problem, a few people have however been able to get them to work by setting a specific size (it's posted in the safe strap thread) but be warned, it is unsupported and use at your own risk.
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cjamison08 said:
The rom-slots in safe strap 3.72 are currently unsupported due to that exact problem, a few people have however been able to get them to work by setting a specific size (it's posted in the safe strap thread) but be warned, it is unsupported and use at your own risk.
Sent from my baja kit kat SM-N900V using XDA app
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Do you have a link to those specific sizes?

I tried to install CWM on my AT&T Galaxy S4... Can you help me fix this?

Hello everyone. I was trying to get Cyanogenmod 11 on my Galaxy S4. I read a guide and followed it to a T, but I guess it must have been a bad guide, and I can't find it now.
At any rate, I have 4.2.2 with NC1, and I used Geohot's TR to get root. I installed SU, and that's working. Then (because I used to use this on my GS3) I installed Rom Toolbox pro, chose to install CWM, and I kept getting errors. So I decided to use another, ROM installer, and flash TWRP.
So now, when I reboot my phone, I just get errors that say "Odin error".
What do I need to do in order to get a custom ROM? I've read in these forums that safestrap is the only way, but I don't want to do this until I know that I can move from what I'm currently at, to safestrap. I don't want to dig my hole any deeper.
Thank you so much.

ptizzl said:
Hello everyone. I was trying to get Cyanogenmod 11 on my Galaxy S4. I read a guide and followed it to a T, but I guess it must have been a bad guide, and I can't find it now.
At any rate, I have 4.2.2 with NC1, and I used Geohot's TR to get root. I installed SU, and that's working. Then (because I used to use this on my GS3) I installed Rom Toolbox pro, chose to install CWM, and I kept getting errors. So I decided to use another, ROM installer, and flash TWRP.
So now, when I reboot my phone, I just get errors that say "Odin error".
What do I need to do in order to get a custom ROM? I've read in these forums that safestrap is the only way, but I don't want to do this until I know that I can move from what I'm currently at, to safestrap. I don't want to dig my hole any deeper.
Thank you so much.
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You can only use Safestrap. Boot into download mode and then exit from it (I forget which button you hold) to get back in to the system. Then install Safestrap after using SELinux Mode Changer. You'll probably also want to find the recovery image for NC1 and flash that. Check the NB1-NC1 keeproot ROM thread you can find in the index for that
If you need anything else, ask here, but next time you have a new question, start it in the q&a section please.
Sent from my SGH-I337 running GPE

DeadlySin9 said:
You can only use Safestrap. Boot into download mode and then exit from it (I forget which button you hold) to get back in to the system. Then install Safestrap after using SELinux Mode Changer. You'll probably also want to find the recovery image for NC1 and flash that. Check the NB1-NC1 keeproot ROM thread you can find in the index for that
If you need anything else, ask here, but next time you have a new question, start it in the q&a section please.
Sent from my SGH-I337 running GPE
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First, thank you for taking the time to reply, and second, I'm sorry for posting in the wrong forum.

Plus, even with SafeStrap you can't run CM/aosp roms--

rugmankc said:
Plus, even with SafeStrap you can't run CM/aosp roms--
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I have seen that everywhere. Out of desperation, is there ANY way I can get CyanogenMod on here?
Secondly, my phone is having issues and I want to restore it to factory settings. When I choose this, it reboots and I get the ODIN error. I then have to power down, then I have to hold down while restarting, then hit cancel, then it boots normally. How do I remedy this?

ptizzl said:
I have seen that everywhere. Out of desperation, is there ANY way I can get CyanogenMod on here?
Give up or get another phone-- NO CM at this time--there is a GE rom in General, I believe, for SafeStrap.
Not sure on other issue, maybe Odin back to stock--someone else may have suddestion--Read up on things in General and Q&A on SafeStrap. And a couple other threads like All Things MK2 etc--:good:
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rugmankc said:
Plus, even with SafeStrap you can't run CM/aosp roms--
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Has to be TouchWiz rom. To me it is not worth the effort. I just stay stock for now.

I was hoping to get some help.
I installed SafeStrap, used SELinux, and then installed GoldenEye Rom on slot 1 after taking a backup of my current rom to my external SD card. I then installed update-supersu and att_nc1_modules through safestrap.
I reboot into system and it just boots into the exact same rom as my stock rom... but the only difference is that my networks don't work. So I've booted back into safestrap and changed my boot device back to stock and all is well.
What step am I missing?
Edit: Yes, I've made sure that Rom Slot 1 is active before booting into it.

Don't use SS so not sure what you missed--
Did you follow this--
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53038182&postcount=13961

rugmankc said:
Don't use SS so not sure what you missed--
Did you follow this--
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53038182&postcount=13961
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Yes, this is the guide I followed.
I've been looking into this a bit more, and it looks like I may need to just overwrite the stock rom slot.

ptizzl said:
I was hoping to get some help.
I installed SafeStrap, used SELinux, and then installed GoldenEye Rom on slot 1 after taking a backup of my current rom to my external SD card. I then installed update-supersu and att_nc1_modules through safestrap.
I reboot into system and it just boots into the exact same rom as my stock rom... but the only difference is that my networks don't work. So I've booted back into safestrap and changed my boot device back to stock and all is well.
What step am I missing?
Edit: Yes, I've made sure that Rom Slot 1 is active before booting into it.
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Exact same thing it did with Me also. It was the same Stock rom with all the same programs.

tailgunner9 said:
Exact same thing it did with Me also. It was the same Stock rom with all the same programs.
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I believe that the rom slots no longer work, I'm looking at this right now.

ptizzl said:
Yes, this is the guide I followed.
I've been looking into this a bit more, and it looks like I may need to just overwrite the stock rom slot.
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You do. You can't use rom slots with ss on kit Kat.
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jd1639 said:
You do. You can't use rom slots with ss on kit Kat.
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I've done this, but now my phone is just sitting on the Samsung logo for the last 10 minutes or more.
From safestrap - did the factory reset, went through the GE install process. Went to restart the phone, hasn't come back on yet.

ptizzl said:
I've done this, but now my phone is just sitting on the Samsung logo for the last 10 minutes or more.
From safestrap - did the factory reset, went through the GE install process. Went to restart the phone, hasn't come back on yet.
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You're probably going to have to flash the nb1 tar in Odin and start over again. After flashing in Odin ota to nc1 then towelroot, then safestrap.
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jd1639 said:
You're probably going to have to flash the nb1 tar in Odin and start over again. After flashing in Odin ota to nc1 then towelroot, then safestrap.
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So my backup that I made with Satestrap won't work? I'm in the process of restoring that right now.
Do you have time to explain what all of this means?
flash the nb1 tar in Odin?
OTA to NC1?
Does this mean use Odin to get back to Nb1, then use the built in samsung updater to get to nc1, then start again with TR and SS?
I am a noob, so be detailed
Edit: I assume you mean this guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49562527
another thing: restoring my phone within safestrap worked. I'm back on my stock rom. At least my phone's working again.

ptizzl said:
So my backup that I made with Satestrap won't work? I'm in the process of restoring that right now.
Do you have time to explain what all of this means?
flash the nb1 tar in Odin?
OTA to NC1?
Does this mean use Odin to get back to Nb1, then use the built in samsung updater to get to nc1, then start again with TR and SS?
I am a noob, so be detailed
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Use this file in Odin, it's the nb1 tar file. After you download it you'll need to extract it using winrar or 7-zip. You'll get a .tar.md5 file http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50912149
Use that in Odin pda/pa slot depending on what version of Odin you're using.
The either just ota, over the air, update to nc1 or there is a nb1 to nc1 zip file that can be side loaded in the stock recovery.
Once on nc1 you can use tr to root.
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jd1639 said:
Use this file in Odin, it's the nb1 tar file. After you download it you'll need to extract it using winrar or 7-zip. You'll get a .tar.md5 file http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50912149
Use that in Odin pda/pa slot depending on what version of Odin you're using.
The either just ota, over the air, update to nc1 or there is a nb1 to nc1 zip file that can be side loaded in the stock recovery.
Once on nc1 you can use tr to root.
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Thank you for the detail. I was able to restore my backup - do I still need to do all of this prior to trying again in safestrap?
I suppose it would increase my chances at success.

ptizzl said:
Thank you for the detail. I was able to restore my backup - do I still need to do all of this prior to trying again in safestrap?
I suppose it would increase my chances at success.
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If you restored your backup I would try to flash your rom in the stock slot of safestrap first. Only do the Odin if you can't restore first.
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jd1639 said:
If you restored your backup I would try to flash your rom in the stock slot of safestrap first. Only do the Odin if you can't restore first.
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So my first attempt, the one that left me in the boot loop, was from the stock slot. Try again?

[Q] Why can't I get a custom rom to boot?

Hi all,
Working with a AT&T NC1 safestrap phone. Having problems getting any custom rom to boot. Phone usually shows white on black Samsung logo for a few second then restarts, sometimes into stock recovery.
Detailed below is my method, and methods tried with same result. Perhaps someone can see the error of my ways.
I have been trying to start fresh.... so:
1) Odin I337UCUFNB1_TWRootable_Full_Odin.tar.md5
2) Do not boot, Download mode and flash 2400258.zip
3) Install tr, and SS 3.72
4) Reboot into recovery, install Hyperdrive 18.1 or Gravitron S4 3.2 for SS, then flash SuperUser then NC1 module.
No matter what, I cannot get a rom to boot. Just hangs at Samsung logo
Other methods tried:
1) Using I337_NB1toNC1_KeepRoot_OTA.zip and/or I337_NB1toNC1_KeepRoot_OTAwBL.zip to flash to NC1 before custom rom (after Odin NB1) (instead of 2400258.zip)
2) Using NB1 Odin Files from Magic Tool BL,AP,CP before flash of custom rom, tried also after flashing custom rom
3) flashing NB1 stock kernel
4) flashing NC1 stock kernel
Tried maybe 30 or 40 times, cannot get a custom Rom to boot. To be clear, stock boots just fine whenever i Odin back and upgrade to NC1.
Anyone out there insightful enough to lend a hand? More detailed instructions than on INDEX ALL THINGS POST? See my mistake? Losing my mind just a little bit, flashing the days away...
Any help greatly appreciated!

Are you trying to flash a custom ROM in the STOCK slot? Or a second slot?
I do NOT have safestrap but I know I have read you HAVE TO flash Roms in the STOCK Slot for it to work.

RockRatt said:
Are you trying to flash a custom ROM in the STOCK slot? Or a second slot?
I do NOT have safestrap but I know I have read you HAVE TO flash Roms in the STOCK Slot for it to work.
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Always stock.

ajoh99 said:
Always stock.
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Is your ROM SafeStrap Compatible?

Yes indeed. Tried a variety of them off the safe strap compatible page. I feel there is something I am missing but not sure what. I have been wiping data, davliche, cache, and system each time. Is this correct?

[Q&A] >>>>VZW Retail Stock ROMs--KitKat 4.4.4--NI2 {Powered by SuperSU}

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Before posting, please use the forum search and read through the discussion thread for >>>>VZW Retail Stock ROMs--KitKat 4.4.4--NI2 {Powered by SuperSU}. 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!

I'm in ni2 stock room , what I need to do ?
And Can u add Arabic language to the rom?

alaqswaa said:
I'm in ni2 stock room , what I need to do ?
And Can u add Arabic language to the rom?
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Other than the apps out there to add other languages it only comes with what is included with the stock build. As for the other apps I suggest you search the Play Store or here on XDA for other options.

thank you

SuperSU binary can't be installed after update
HI I've searched the thread and couldn't find any matches, so... I had my verizon gs5 rooted with towel root but when it updated 2 days(ish) ago it un rooted and towel root says in compatible and supersu says binary can't be installed. is there help for this. sorry if i've over looked it some where. Thanks for any direction you can give

B. J. said:
HI I've searched the thread and couldn't find any matches, so... I had my verizon gs5 rooted with towel root but when it updated 2 days(ish) ago it un rooted and towel root says in compatible and supersu says binary can't be installed. is there help for this. sorry if i've over looked it some where. Thanks for any direction you can give
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Download the files here.
You will need to use Odin to flash the G900V_NCG_Stock_Kernel.tar.md5 file and then reboot and run towelroot again. After that enter download mode again and Odin NI2_stock_kernel.tar.md5 and reboot. Then install busybox and then safestrap and flash the rom from safestrap.

Misterxtc said:
Download the files here.
You will need to use Odin to flash the G900V_NCG_Stock_Kernel.tar.md5 file and then reboot and run towelroot again. After that enter download mode again and Odin NI2_stock_kernel.tar.md5 and reboot. Then install busybox and then safestrap and flash the rom from safestrap.
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I can only find safestrap for the NCG firmware - is that safe to use the NI2? If so, then that's awesome!! If not...well... how do then get a custom ROM and/or recovery installed on my Verizon GS5 with NI2? Thanks!!!

papadelogan said:
I can only find safestrap for the NCG firmware - is that safe to use the NI2? If so, then that's awesome!! If not...well... how do then get a custom ROM and/or recovery installed on my Verizon GS5 with NI2? Thanks!!!
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Yes, I have the best one to use in the zip file I linked.

Got 'em, thanks!

ODIN isn't working
Thanks soo much for answeing me! i tried to use odin to flash the stock kernel but when i opened it with my phone in custom os mode the number 0:COM 4 came up and no option to open any thing else. i watched a video about it and the guy said odin should be 0:com 5 or 10. What do i need to do differently?

B. J. said:
Thanks soo much for answeing me! i tried to use odin to flash the stock kernel but when i opened it with my phone in custom os mode the number 0:COM 4 came up and no option to open any thing else. i watched a video about it and the guy said odin should be 0:com 5 or 10. What do i need to do differently?
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As long as it says connected you should be good to go. Also this won't work on a Mac so make sure you are on a PC.

Stuck in android is upgrading
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HI! Thanks so much for the links! I started to follow your directions, i flashed the NCG one and now my phone has been stuck on a black screen saying "android is upgrading optimizing app 3 of 12 for about 20 mins. I'm so sorry to keep bothering you but could you tell me what to do now? i tried taking the battery out but it's still the same thing when it powers back on. Thanks again

I have Safestrap installed, rooted using Towelroot, SuperSU installed.
When I try to install a ROM in to a ROM-slot, I do the factory wipe on that slot the install the zip...it says it succeeds but rebooting to that slot only gets me a black screen. I have to remove the battery to reboot, go in to Safestrap Recovery, and revert to the Stock ROM.
Am I missing a step? Any idea what is going wrong?

papadelogan said:
I have Safestrap installed, rooted using Towelroot, SuperSU installed.
When I try to install a ROM in to a ROM-slot, I do the factory wipe on that slot the install the zip...it says it succeeds but rebooting to that slot only gets me a black screen. I have to remove the battery to reboot, go in to Safestrap Recovery, and revert to the Stock ROM.
Am I missing a step? Any idea what is going wrong?
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Chopstix9 said:
If you would have read numerous threads on the issue you would have known. Instead you found out the same way I did some weeks ago!! There are known bug issues with Safestrap that cause the problems you are experiencing when using a rom slot. Use the stock slot only and all will work well. Yes, this means you have to wipe out your stock S5 system, but you can always odin back to stock.
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^^

papadelogan said:
I have Safestrap installed, rooted using Towelroot, SuperSU installed.
When I try to install a ROM in to a ROM-slot, I do the factory wipe on that slot the install the zip...it says it succeeds but rebooting to that slot only gets me a black screen. I have to remove the battery to reboot, go in to Safestrap Recovery, and revert to the Stock ROM.
Am I missing a step? Any idea what is going wrong?
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Use this updated version of SafeStrap. The reboot issue has been fixed when using ROM slots in this version. Uninstall your current version first and then install the updated one. You may need to install SafeStrap to uninstall it if it isn't in your app drawer.

I have read some threads but obviously not enough.
I believe that I can only use touchwiz ROMs with Safestrap, is that correct? That basically means no AOSP roms are available to me. I ran LiquidSmooth on my s3; any suggestions on what would be the closest to that in a TouchWiz ROM?

papadelogan said:
I have read some threads but obviously not enough.
I believe that I can only use touchwiz ROMs with Safestrap, is that correct?
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Yes.

papadelogan said:
I have read some threads but obviously not enough.
I believe that I can only use touchwiz ROMs with Safestrap, is that correct? That basically means no AOSP roms are available to me. I ran LiquidSmooth on my s3; any suggestions on what would be the closest to that in a TouchWiz ROM?
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Eclipse is as close to AOSP that you will get on the S5. @nitroglycerine33 did a beautiful job at it so give it a try.

I just came across that one and will be trying it later today. Thank you!!

Messed up NK2 stock ROM
I purchased my S5 yesterday and the phone was updated to NK2 at the store. I then proceeded to root NK2 by Odin flashing the NCG stock kernel, rooting with towelroot, and then Odin flashing the NK2 stock kernel. I've attached a image that shows my current Baseband and Build. Here's where I messed up: Before doing the smart thing of installing Safestrap Recovery v3.75 and doing a backup of the stock rom slot, I went ahead and installed Titanium Backup and restored all of the apps+data from my old LG G2 (that part's fine) as well as accidentally restoring some of the LG G2 system settings (I really only wanted to restore my SMS/MMS and Call Logs, but sadly I did more than that). The result is that I'm getting a bunch of "Unfortunately, Settings has stopped" crashes when I go into certain System Settings menus (e.g., "Blocking Mode" or "Notification Panel --> Related Apps"). I'd like to simply wipe the phone and start over and I know that a simple "Factory Data Reset" won't fix things for me. I'd like to Odin flash back to the "stock, rooted NK2' state, but I'm not sure where to find that download and what, if anything, I need to do to prep my phone to get it back into that state. Can I do that with an Odin flash of the "Download NK2 Odex" in Post#2? Or do I need to install Safestrap and flash it into the "Stock Rom Slot" from there?
Sorry I'm so confused.

S4 i337 5.0.1 Rooted -- Trying to Flash Goldeneye

Hey All,
I have been out of the scene for a number of months now, and I'm trying to get my S4 back to life on a custom rom (Goldeneye happens to be my pick).
Currently, my S4 is running Android 5.0.1 on what I believe is a stock rooted rom. Safe-Strap IS installed, and I've been using the NC1 Flasher method to get back into Safe-Strap.
Inside of the GE thread, in the Q&A Section, there is a link for "AT&T SAFESTRAP USERS ONLY!!" , which describes a process of using the NC1 flasher to get into Safe Strap, installing GE with all of the 'SafeStrap' options, then flashing modules. Followed by ODIN'ing two files for the Stock Kernal / Partitions.
Trouble is, after following the above steps to (what I believe was) a T, My phone just boots back into my stock rooted ROM as if nothing happened.
The only thing I can consider, is that when I'm in SafeStrap, am I supposed to use a ROM slot, or just the default slot? The last time I used SafeStrap, the purpose was to keep your stock rom intact. Is that not the case on the S4?

Siiig said:
Hey All,
I have been out of the scene for a number of months now, and I'm trying to get my S4 back to life on a custom rom (Goldeneye happens to be my pick).
Currently, my S4 is running Android 5.0.1 on what I believe is a stock rooted rom. Safe-Strap IS installed, and I've been using the NC1 Flasher method to get back into Safe-Strap.
Inside of the GE thread, in the Q&A Section, there is a link for "AT&T SAFESTRAP USERS ONLY!!" , which describes a process of using the NC1 flasher to get into Safe Strap, installing GE with all of the 'SafeStrap' options, then flashing modules. Followed by ODIN'ing two files for the Stock Kernal / Partitions.
Trouble is, after following the above steps to (what I believe was) a T, My phone just boots back into my stock rooted ROM as if nothing happened.
The only thing I can consider, is that when I'm in SafeStrap, am I supposed to use a ROM slot, or just the default slot? The last time I used SafeStrap, the purpose was to keep your stock rom intact. Is that not the case on the S4?
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I'm pretty sure only the stock slot will work. I haven't tried a ROM slot for a very long time, but have run many custom ROMs in the stock slot without issue. Good luck.