Hi all.
I've rooted my phone and now want to install another ROM on it but am unsure as to what is safe to use. I have attached a screen shot showing the hardware specs of my phone. What confuses me is that the processor is different to some of the others used in the I9505. Am I ok to use something like the cyanogen mod for the i9505 LTE?
My recovery menu is also different to what I have found in flashing guides. I have attached the pic with that as well.
Any help that anyone can give would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Dean.
Anyone at all?
I'm new here so don't fully take my word for it...
But your specs seem normal. I have the same processor, and had the same stock recovery menu as you. Idk about cyanogen mod but I've flashed several TW based roms built for the i9505 and it's been fine. I'm pretty sure you'd be sweet using something made for the i9505.
Hi!
Bought this i9506 yesterday, after getting tired of LG Optimus 4X HD. Wanted Full HD, and a black phone (my LG was white).
Got a bit dissapointed when i saw there's no custom ROMS for this phone yet though.. After all, this is taking over for the old S4 (i9505), at least here in Norway.
What happens if i try to flash a i9505 rom? Will it just say that it's not compatible? Haven't dared to try yet..
It's allready been rooted with the Philz Touch CWM.
faabak
I am pretty sure that the phone will not boot. The chipset is diffent and something else that i dont know
Rechargelegend said:
faabak
I am pretty sure that the phone will not boot. The chipset is diffent and something else that i dont know
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Yeah, i guess you're right! SnapDragon 600 in the i9505 vs. 800 in the i9506..
But also, i think the manifest is beeing checked by CWM to check if the rom is the right one..
It's a shame! On my Optimus 4X HD i were hasseling around with building CM11-roms from github/P880-Dev, but since the camera did not work, i just bought this.. Now i guess i have to look more into developing, and see if i can convert a Xperia Z1 ROM to this one!
I tried and Odin fails.It says something about the signature.It's like trying to flash i9505g rom on i9505 wich have the same SoC.It's not possible.
aresbv2000 said:
I tried and Odin fails.It says something about the signature.It's like trying to flash i9505g rom on i9505 wich have the same SoC.It's not possible.
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Yeah, i can see the signature-problem.. Maybe we could just change the signature-files on a i9506g-rom!
That would be nice! But i think the Note 3 is more similar to the i9506. So it would be much easier to port a rom from that. I have no magic dev skills but my phone is ready for testing.
It won't work.
Hardware is completely different.
I9506 is similar to I9505 the same as similar to I9500
Don't look at Qualcomm Snapdragon name. SD600 and SD800 are different very much.
Don't waste your time for this. You will only get results varying from "can't boot" to "brick".
sorg.
Thats good to know! Thought they very almost the same.
sorg said:
It won't work.
Hardware is completely different.
I9506 is similar to I9505 the same as similar to I9500
Don't look at Qualcomm Snapdragon name. SD600 and SD800 are different very much.
Don't waste your time for this. You will only get results varying from "can't boot" to "brick".
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Yeah, but perhaps if we get a CM for Note 3, that we can modify this instead..?
faabak said:
Yeah, but perhaps if we get a CM for Note 3, that we can modify this instead..?
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yep. CM from Note 3 can have good compatibility. But first you need is to get Kernel source code of I9506 and Note 3. Then you will need to transfer CM related changes from Note 3 kernel to I9506 kernel.
After that may be you will be able to boot CM. Not sure. I never worked with CM sources.
I wonder does Samsung contain anything device specific in the system portion of the image? The SD600/800 drivers would be in the kernel/boot portion no? Certainly on normal Linux you can transplant the hardware and only need to rebuild the kernel.
sorg said:
It won't work.
Hardware is completely different.
I9506 is similar to I9505 the same as similar to I9500
Don't look at Qualcomm Snapdragon name. SD600 and SD800 are different very much.
Don't waste your time for this. You will only get results varying from "can't boot" to "brick".
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fatherjack360 said:
I wonder does Samsung contain anything device specific in the system portion of the image? The SD600/800 drivers would be in the kernel/boot portion no? Certainly on normal Linux you can transplant the hardware and only need to rebuild the kernel.
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There are many device specific files in system image. There are many user-space device drivers. Also, Samsung doesn't make any HAL (hardware abstraction level) in their ROMs. Even devices with the same CPU have many incompatibilities in ROMs. For example RIL from Note 3 with SD800 doesn't work in E330S ROM, producing endless reboot cycles, although modem part of SD800 is inside SoC (unlike other SoCs).
Ah, better example: system image with Android 4.3 from I9506 doesn't fully work in E330S phone (camera doesn't work), although 4.2 system image worked fine. It's because development of these two models went by separate ways by (probably) separate development teams. I had to take some parts of i9506 kernel source to make E330S kernel compatible with I9506 system image.
I've try to flash the Note 3 Omega rom the phone works. The wifi and bluetooth do not turn on and the cellular network intermittent disconnect so I think if we can flash on a customized rom for note 3 that integrates libraries and drivers for the gt-i9506 it would be a good start.
/!\ Do not try to repeat what I did, my phone not at all want to connect to the cellular network even after reflash stock rom 4.3 with odin, phone boot, logo becomes dark we feel small vibration indicates that the boot is over and it stops there, after a while a message "system is not responding ..." then reboot. When I reflash with odin there is no error message, this is what is called playing with fire
Well, we have official Samsung sources for 4.3 (I9506XXUBML5).
Someone who have time to learn how to modify it with root and then compiling it would be easier task than try to modify other phones rom's.
Damn, I just baught this phone, I'm picking it up tomorrow.. Quite a bummer not to find any CM ROM's for it. Wellwell, maybe touchwiz will be fine with the good specs the phone has. I just love cyanogen so much
You guys think it will come eventually?
aussieglis said:
Damn, I just baught this phone, I'm picking it up tomorrow.. Quite a bummer not to find any CM ROM's for it. Wellwell, maybe touchwiz will be fine with the good specs the phone has. I just love cyanogen so much
You guys think it will come eventually?
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Sure hope so, i did the same "mistake" as you, thinking there's NO way there isn't any CM for this phone.. I think it's the last phone i would'nt have checked first before i bought it, but still, i should have!
faabak said:
Sure hope so, i did the same "mistake" as you, thinking there's NO way there isn't any CM for this phone.. I think it's the last phone i would'nt have checked first before i bought it, but still, i should have!
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Yeah me too. Thank god it's sooo fast and smooth! I hate all the bloatware tho, I think I will root it in a few weeks to remove most of it.
fouad13fr said:
I've try to flash the Note 3 Omega rom the phone works. The wifi and bluetooth do not turn on and the cellular network intermittent disconnect so I think if we can flash on a customized rom for note 3 that integrates libraries and drivers for the gt-i9506 it would be a good start.
/!\ Do not try to repeat what I did, my phone not at all want to connect to the cellular network even after reflash stock rom 4.3 with odin, phone boot, logo becomes dark we feel small vibration indicates that the boot is over and it stops there, after a while a message "system is not responding ..." then reboot. When I reflash with odin there is no error message, this is what is called playing with fire
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sorry to hear that your phone cannot boot... there is a price for trying and development anyway. you may get it fixed when there is compatible rom available
sorg said:
There are many device specific files in system image. There are many user-space device drivers. Also, Samsung doesn't make any HAL (hardware abstraction level) in their ROMs. Even devices with the same CPU have many incompatibilities in ROMs. For example RIL from Note 3 with SD800 doesn't work in E330S ROM, producing endless reboot cycles, although modem part of SD800 is inside SoC (unlike other SoCs).
Ah, better example: system image with Android 4.3 from I9506 doesn't fully work in E330S phone (camera doesn't work), although 4.2 system image worked fine. It's because development of these two models went by separate ways by (probably) separate development teams. I had to take some parts of i9506 kernel source to make E330S kernel compatible with I9506 system image.
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How can you make the E330S kernel work with i9506's 4.3 rom?
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How can you make the E330S kernel work with i9506's 4.3 rom?
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basically, kernels from E330S and I9506 are almost the same. On 4.3 ROM there is difference in Camera interface, so E330S kernel won't work with I9506 system image. But you can use source code from i9506 to compile kernel for E330S device.
Starting from 4.3, both i9506 and E330S use KNOX bootloader, thus you may expect some side effects after swapping kernel/system images. For best result i recommend to clean both kernel and system from KNOX.
I still use old 4.2.2 bootloader which is not infected by knox. With this bootloader you cannot use any stock 4.3 kernel. You have to compile kernel without TIMA authentification to be able to boot it with 4.2.2 bootloader.
Thus, i cannot tell you much info about stock kernels from 4.3 ROMs. Some users report about non-working WiFi if you flash stock i9506 kernel on E330S device. But you may flash kernel, system and cache from i9506 to E330S - it will boot at least.
Hi,
I have a Canadian Note 3, it is rooted and has a custom recovery on it. I used to have the Tweaked ROM which worked perfectly even the GPS. I have tried to switch over to many different ROM's and even unroot and go back to stock but the GPS does not work in any of them. However if I re-install tweaked rom the GPS starts working again. I have tried various different fixes i could find, some have no effect and some put me in a boot loop. I would really like to try different ROMs and I need GPS to work. Anyone come across this problem or have a possible solution?
Thank you
Do you at least go out of the house to test gps ? Many don't...
Yes, I went outside and drove around for 10 min and then stood in a single place for another 10 and put the phone near the windshield, but still nothing!
Is this Tweaked rom based on S5 firmware ?
If so, there is a thread on how to make gps work if coming from S5 based roms.
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Is this Tweaked rom based on S5 firmware ?
If so, there is a thread on how to make gps work if coming from S5 based roms.
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No I don't think it is the S5 firmware based. It is the version before that (TweakenN3)
If anyone encounters the same problem, I installed Lean Kernel and that fixed the GPS issue.
Hi,
any Idea where to find AOSP/CM ROM for Xiaomi Note 4G dualSIM (aka GUCCI)? Many ROMs here are specifically saying they are for singleSIM (aka DIOR). And others dont specify at all. I tried asking in a few threads (in about three) and Im still awaiting response, but I still want to ask here .
Any ideas, please? I would like larger phone, larger battery and dualsim but I dislike MIUI ... Thanks for any response!
PS: I found this AOSP ROM which I would like to use but first I need to know if it is for dualSIM or not:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note/general/aosp-rom-4-4-4-redmi-note-4g-t2984542
http://redminotezone.blogspot.cz/20...sp-mooke-kitkat-444-for-redmi-note-LTE4G.html
i need to for this rom. thx
Search for gucci
Hi,
i thing its not for this device. You need to search for (phone code name) gucci, not dior! I am looking for this right now. There is cwm, but in Chinese. I found englisth cwm, but i need to test it. CM12 rom is here from this forum.
The mobile data on that CM12 rom doesn't work.
I only have one SIM but I tested on both slots and was not able to get data to work at all.
The only CM rom that I have had any mileage with is the CM11 rom by Ghostly Doctor
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24499762636001100
There's a bit of crapware in the rom but you can open the zip and delete the apk's before flashing.
The only other issue that I have encountered after ~2 weeks of use is that the mobile data periodically disconnects and reconnects, this would normally be a deal breaker but I just cannot hack imitation iOS on the official roms to go back.
Hi
I have international S4 (i9505) and I have tried various roms and every time I end up with some kind of problem, I used one on 4.4.2 and it had connectivity issues, then I tried 1 on 5.0.1 and it started rebooting every few hours, then installed one named optimized cyanogen 12.1 and it says bluetooth crashed over and over.
So the question is can anyone recommend a rome without any of those problems? and dont do anything special on my phone, mostly whatsapp, some online games and music nothing more, but want bluetooth and everything to work.
Ay help?
Thanks
If you don't want to deal with problems, go back to stock and root that.
Even stock has problems.
You should understand that each phone is different, even if it's the same model. Meaning that even if somebody suggest a rom that works perfectly for that person, it might not work for you.
With this in mind I can suggest to you the rom I've been running for a few months and works great for me: Resurrection Remix with alucard kernel.
And if you don't want whatsapp audio issues, go into developer options and enable AwesomePlayer.
one question, what does the kernel affect in the ROMs stability?
right now I´m on Cianogen and it hasnt shown problem, for now at least
totopesce said:
one question, what does the kernel affect in the ROMs stability?
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everything
totopesce said:
Hi
I have international S4 (i9505) and I have tried various roms and every time I end up with some kind of problem, I used one on 4.4.2 and it had connectivity issues, then I tried 1 on 5.0.1 and it started rebooting every few hours, then installed one named optimized cyanogen 12.1 and it says bluetooth crashed over and over.
So the question is can anyone recommend a rome without any of those problems? and dont do anything special on my phone, mostly whatsapp, some online games and music nothing more, but want bluetooth and everything to work.
Ay help?
Thanks
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Hi @totopesce,
I'm currently using the latest version of a ROM called Dirty Unicorns. I've had little to no issues with it. It's AOSP based, it's nice and light and very customizable.
It's trail and error with custom ROMS really. I was hoping from ROM to ROM for a long time before I eventually settled on Dirty Unicorns. It's your own taste at the end of the day.
Good luck with the search!
Steve
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