So, I just bought this phone and the version is 4.3. But it has some weird icons, like, they doesn't belong to this version. What is wrong with this phone? Can I change it back to normal?
The icons that "aren't supposed to be like that" are the phone and messaging ones.
P.S. I just realized that I posted this in the wrong section.
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untitledtragedy said:
So, I just bought this phone and the version is 4.3. But it has some weird icons, like, they doesn't belong to this version. What is wrong with this phone? Can I change it back to normal?
The icons that "aren't supposed to be like that" are the phone and messaging ones.
P.S. I just realized that I posted this in the wrong section.
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I will assume you have bought a used set. Possibly the previous owner has flashed a custom rom on it.
Maybe you can try download the official rom for your region and flash it with Odin and see if everything goes back to normal.
If you are not sure how to do the flashing, just Google for the instructions.
I also thought it might be a custom rom. And yes, it's an used set, kind of, but the person said it was never used.
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untitledtragedy said:
I also thought it might be a custom rom. And yes, it's an used set, kind of, but the person said it was never used.
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But is your knox triggerd?
untitledtragedy said:
The icons that "aren't supposed to be like that" are the phone and messaging ones.
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You just have MCIC icon visible as previous user set it up for you, using the Jedi powers (because you have to trust him that he did not used the phone at all)
Knox is not installed if that's what you mean.
I think you can say if this phone has a custom rom in the "about device" section, right?
See image attached.
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untitledtragedy said:
Knox is not installed if that's what you mean.
I think you can say if this phone has a custom rom in the "about device" section, right?
See image attached.
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I don't think that it is a custom rom, maybe he flashed som zips
go to sammobile.com and find your firmware, and flash it to stock so it will be normal
KingOfDope said:
I don't think that it is a custom rom, maybe he flashed som zips
go to sammobile.com and find your firmware, and flash it to stock so it will be normal
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Thanks, I will try that! :good:
I read the instructions and it seems really easy. I just hope everything goes well.
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But one question... I don't really know what have they done to this device, is it really safe to do the flash? I remember that I bought a couple of years ago an used phone that I don't remember the model name, and they told me that the phone was rooted, I checked the phone and it didn't have any visible sign of being rooted and I also downloaded an app and indeed the phone wasn't rooted, so I proceed to update the phone, and bam! Motherboard died.
I want to be sure that is really safe so I can proceed to flash it.
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untitledtragedy said:
But one question... I don't really know what have they done to this device, is it really safe to do the flash? I remember that I bought a couple of years ago an used phone that I don't remember the model name, and they told me that the phone was rooted, I checked the phone and it didn't have any visible sign of being rooted and I also downloaded an app and indeed the phone wasn't rooted, so I proceed to update the phone, and bam! Motherboard died.
I want to be sure that is really safe so I can proceed to flash it.
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I think there is nothing wrong, but try this:
go to System Settings>More
About Device>Status and scroll down
Does it say:
Device status
Official
?
PS: sorry for the big pictures... HD hehe... xd but XDA cant resize it
Yep, it does say official.
And don't worry, the bigger the better, I am kinda blind.
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untitledtragedy said:
Yep, it does say official.
And don't worry, the bigger the better, I am kinda blind.
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hehehe okii, good luck :highfive: gonna sleep now its 05:11 night :silly:
Good! Thanks for your help, you've been very helpful.
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Hey guys.
I have got a demo unit of an s4 I9505 and it's a "live demo" unit that has a Samsung demo ROM on it that has disabled the SIM card slot. Do you know of anyway I can remove all the software and flash a ROM and have it working as a normal handset?
I tried installing a ROM via CWM after I rooted it but it said complete but didn't change anything. Also I'm CWM it doesn't have the option to flash from internal SD card, only external. Have Samsung removed some core files in this Rom maybe? I'm rooted but in superSU it also says "no binary found, this is a problem"
Any help would be great!
Thanks
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strongylad28 said:
Hey guys.
I have got a demo unit of an s4 I9505 and it's a "live demo" unit that has a Samsung demo ROM on it that has disabled the SIM card slot. Do you know of anyway I can remove all the software and flash a ROM and have it working as a normal handset?
I tried installing a ROM via CWM after I rooted it but it said complete but didn't change anything. Also I'm CWM it doesn't have the option to flash from internal SD card, only external. Have Samsung removed some core files in this Rom maybe? I'm rooted but in superSU it also says "no binary found, this is a problem"
Any help would be great!
Thanks
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Hi,
Look HERE
Is it an i9505 or an i9505x? If it has the "x", you won't be able to make phone calls even if you root it successfully.
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I saw that but got stuck at the "unpack roms" bit. I never use Odin I always use CWM so I just flash zips. Can you shed any light on how to get the file I need to select in pda?
Please be kind if it's a simple solution lol
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fstorm said:
Is it an i9505 or an i9505x? If it has the "x", you won't be able to make phone calls even if you root it successfully.
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It's the x unfortunately. Why is this?
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See this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2256252
Basically, it's a whole different unit than the i9505, and I also think I read somewhere it has different hardware too (it lacks a mobile network antenna IIRC but I'm not sure about that). Sorry, this is bad news for you I'm afraid...
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fstorm said:
See this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2256252
Basically, it's a whole different unit than the i9505, and I also think I read somewhere it has different hardware too (it lacks a mobile network antenna IIRC but I'm not sure about that). Sorry, this is bad news for you I'm afraid...
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Damn! Ok no worries. Looks like it's a 5 inch WiFi tablet doesn't it lol
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Has anyone ran across an update zip to update the phone radio to mdl from mdb in cwm?
Thanks
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neo4uo said:
Has anyone ran across an update zip to update the phone radio to mdl from mdb in cwm?
Thanks
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This is the AT&T forum... but I'll look for you...
You've got to keep in mind though, there isn't a modem thread for AT&T, so I don't know about Skrint, but I'll look for you..
EDIT- Your info says Skrint
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This is the AT&T forum... but I'll look for you...
You've got to keep in mind though, there isn't a modem thread for AT&T, so I don't know about Skrint, but I'll look for you..
EDIT- Your info says Skrint
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You did see that this thread was sent from my SGH-I337? I will change my profile to reflect ATT, thanks for pointing that out. Maybe I will extract the radio files and start a thread since it hasnt been adressed yet. Thanks for responding so quickly
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neo4uo said:
You did see that this thread was sent from my SGH-I337? I will change my profile to reflect ATT, thanks for pointing that out. Maybe I will extract the radio files and start a thread since it hasnt been adressed yet. Thanks for responding so quickly
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Yea I saw... Theres no modem zip or OTA.... I'm downloading the entire flash I'll pull the modem and make it flashable...
You the man!!! My computer is not hooked up and my wife woke me up way to early getting this morning and I have yet to have a sip of coffee yet lol.
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Download is ridiculously slow... But I'll build... And others...
DirtyOldMan said:
Download is ridiculously slow... But I'll build... And others...
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Be sure to let me know when you g9t it done You need to start a dev thread since there isnt one yet. I am suprised there isnt one yet.
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neo4uo said:
Be sure to let me know when you g9t it done You need to start a dev thread since there isnt one yet. I am suprised there isnt one yet.
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I will... I've managed to pull everything from my phone.... And had to reboot into Linux... I have to download it again... Just bear with me...
Success with MDB... Working on MDL...
Done....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2318233
What is required to (firmware version) root, unlock and flash a custom recovery?
I've looked here in the forums but I couldn't find anything. Unless if I'm blind as a bat. Haha.
But seriously.
Thank you anyone who helps out.
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mike253 said:
What is required to (firmware version) root, unlock and flash a custom recovery?
I've looked here in the forums but I couldn't find anything. Unless if I'm blind as a bat. Haha.
But seriously.
Thank you anyone who helps out.
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Update to the official 4.1.2, use Matt's 1.20 utility to root, unlock, and flash a recovery.
Welcome to the club
I'm already at 4.1.2 so I'll continue, anything else I need?
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Matts utility will do all the work for you. Just make sure you have a full battery charge.
I did it. Its unlocked and currently running the latest Cm10.1.
Wish I could change the start up screen though. Then again I don't really restart my phone that often.
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mike253 said:
I did it. Its unlocked and currently running the latest Cm10.1.
Wish I could change the start up screen though. Then again I don't really restart my phone that often.
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are you talking about the boot image that nags about the unlocked bootloader?
This isn't my own work but it's a goodie. Flash it in recovery
Pulled link. didn't feel right about posting without giving proper credit and I don't remember where I got it
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if it is the boot image u want to change http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901444 or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2340764
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are you talking about the boot image that nags about the unlocked bootloader?
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Yeah lol.
PantherVT said:
This isn't my own work but it's a goodie. Flash it in recovery
Pulled link. didn't feel right about posting without giving proper credit and I don't remember where I got it
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The boot image is what you were talking about correct?
pbanj said:
if it is the boot image u want to change http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901444 or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2340764
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Thanks man. It'll come in useful later Lol.
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I read that the ATT GS4 was getting a new update (http://www.androidauthority.com/update-rolling-out-for-atts-galaxy-s4-241248/) but I still havent gotten it. Any body else not getting it? When will I get it?
white.noise said:
I read that the ATT GS4 was getting a new update (http://www.androidauthority.com/update-rolling-out-for-atts-galaxy-s4-241248/) but I still havent gotten it. Any body else not getting it? When will I get it?
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Your about 2 weeks too late. Anyway, why would anyone want it? It completely takes away root, and loki custom recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2366576
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2367355
If you really want it, install Kies on your pc, connect your phone and pc via USB and let it patch it. Like was said above, it will unroot your phone... however, if you're not rooted, no worries.
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Hey there guys, I'm relatively new to all this rooting and such. I have a rooted ATT s4. I have titanium backup (I just don't know too much about Roms, flashing, and custom recoveries). Anyway, as I saw the update, I went and started the update. Meanwhile updating, I came across a page saying it broke root...it kept updating though so I frantically thought of things I could do to stop it and simply used titanium backup to freeze the att updater app. If I unfreeze it, it will resume downloading from where it left off. I have downloaded folder mount, set CPU, and I don't think I've flashed anything...I don't even know what it means...but yeah, I really envy the better quality of the photo taking and HDR recording as well as the better memory usage and lag removed with the update...is there a way to keep root and have the updated firmware...keep in mind I'm still a noon so please use non geeky terms...thanks and any help is appreciated...(is there a way to cancel the ATT update progress so I don't have to keep the app frozen through titanium backup?) Thanks again
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ahura999 said:
Hey there guys, I'm relatively new to all this rooting and such. I have a rooted ATT s4. I have titanium backup (I just don't know too much about Roms, flashing, and custom recoveries). Anyway, as I saw the update, I went and started the update. Meanwhile updating, I came across a page saying it broke root...it kept updating though so I frantically thought of things I could do to stop it and simply used titanium backup to freeze the att updater app. If I unfreeze it, it will resume downloading from where it left off. I have downloaded folder mount, set CPU, and I don't think I've flashed anything...I don't even know what it means...but yeah, I really envy the better quality of the photo taking and HDR recording as well as the better memory usage and lag removed with the update...is there a way to keep root and have the updated firmware...keep in mind I'm still a noon so please use non geeky terms...thanks and any help is appreciated...(is there a way to cancel the ATT update progress so I don't have to keep the app frozen through titanium backup?) Thanks again
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here is geek terms for you, you should have read in the many threads about this, you are now stuck on the update, no going back, there is a root method in the works right now, maybe released already, keep searching the general thread, there is something on the root. Sorry, but giving it to you straight, don't take it wrong. Always READ before you even look at doing something to your phone, I CAN NOT STRESS how important that is.
Good luck.
Thanks you.
Well, i figure you mean no harm, but your style of writing killed a part of me... My phone is still rooted though, as I said. Furthermore, it ISNT updated. I froze the updater before it fully processed. Thanks
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Wait do you mean that the update already exists on my phone?
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ahura999 said:
Well, i figure you mean no harm, but your style of writing killed a part of me... My phone is still rooted though, as I said. Furthermore, it ISNT updated. I froze the updater before it fully processed. Thanks
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Wait do you mean that the update already exists on my phone?
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Then if you stopped the update, what are we trying to accomplish?
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Then if you stopped the update, what are we trying to accomplish?
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I want the benefits of the update with root
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ahura999 said:
I want the benefits of the update with root
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Then this is your rom, that way you can keep root and recovery.. has all of the features you are looking for...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2280556
Thank you.
TheAxman said:
Then this is your rom, that way you can keep root and recovery.. has all of the features you are looking for...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2280556
Thank you.
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Thanks for the link, I'm not too sure about doing this or not... I'm a total noon with roms, flashing, recoveries or whatever. I'll ask a friend for help. Thanks for the link though!
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TheAxman said:
Then this is your rom, that way you can keep root and recovery.. has all of the features you are looking for...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2280556
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In fact, this rom has features that I don't like. It says it removes carrier name and things like that. Some people experienced no wifi and no data. Is there not such a thing as just the new update with root. Minus all the custom features.
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If you follow instructions, and check the OP add ons none of what you say will happen. Very fast,stable ROM. Learn what to do by reading..hell watch some YouTube videos...its not that difficult..if you don't like the ROM you can just nandroid back.
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slawcop` said:
If you follow instructions, and check the OP add ons none of what you say will happen. Very fast,stable ROM. Learn what to do by reading..hell watch some YouTube videos...its not that difficult..if you don't like the ROM you can just nandroid back.
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WELL PUT!
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ahura999 said:
In fact, this rom has features that I don't like. It says it removes carrier name and things like that. Some people experienced no wifi and no data. Is there not such a thing as just the new update with root. Minus all the custom features.
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The people not getting wifi/data ARE NOT READING! PERIOD!
I have a new program I am starting...
1) Send me your phone, you pay shipping
2) I will load it for you (rom of your choice)
3) you pay for the shipping back
4) guess what, working.
Cost - priceless! - Not Cheap!
ahura999 said:
In fact, this rom has features that I don't like. It says it removes carrier name and things like that. Some people experienced no wifi and no data. Is there not such a thing as just the new update with root. Minus all the custom features.
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Check out CLEANrom 1.5. It is what I have and I think it might be something you are describing.
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Dont update it!
As the title says.. I tried towelroot.com but the download never actually starts. It says it's starting, but never does anything.. Any tips, please?
Look in the general forum for index, all things at&t...... In there is a link to towel root. Try that. The thread also has a lot of good information for you
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jd1639 said:
Look in the general forum for index, all things at&t...... In there is a link to towel root. Try that. The thread also has a lot of good information for you
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As i said, i tried the towelroot, and it's not doing anything sorry
Wodensman said:
As i said, i tried the towelroot, and it's not doing anything sorry
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In settings, security are you allowing unknown sources?
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jd1639 said:
In settings, security are you allowing unknown sources?
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yep. this isn't even close to my first device that i've rooted, so i'm familiar with the process. Just can't find a method that works.
Wodensman said:
yep. this isn't even close to my first device that i've rooted, so i'm familiar with the process. Just can't find a method that works.
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Well not sure then I just downloaded it. Took about 2 seconds so the link is working.
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jd1639 said:
Well not sure then I just downloaded it. Took about 2 seconds so the link is working.
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downloading it with your phone or pc?
I got it. sorry. delete stupid thread.
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I got it. sorry. delete stupid thread.
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Sorry, one more question.
I can't get cyanogenmod, because it's 4.3 and i'm 4.4? unless i downgrade?
Wodensman said:
Sorry, one more question.
I can't get cyanogenmod, because it's 4.3 and i'm 4.4? unless i downgrade?
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You can't get cm on the i337 unless you're on mdl firmware. And you can't downgrade to it. Thank at&t. You're stuck with touch wiz based roms
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You can't get cm on the i337 unless you're on mdl firmware. And you can't downgrade to it. Thank at&t. You're stuck with touch wiz based roms
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FFS!!!!!!! thanks for the fast replies, friend.
/end thread.
crap, one more thing. can i get this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2610686
or, what, in your opinion, would be the best most complete rom that i could get?
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crap, one more thing. can i get this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2610686
or, what, in your opinion, would be the best most complete rom that i could get?
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See if it's listed here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53758227 if it is you can use it. I don't have an s4 so can't recommend any roms.
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Wodensman said:
crap, one more thing. can i get this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2610686
or, what, in your opinion, would be the best most complete rom that i could get?
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Nope. You can't install any aosp based Roms compiled from source. You can only use TW Roms, and one google edition ROM that's in the general section