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help install CyanogenMod on Samsung s5

hi hello so i wanna install CyanogenMod 11.0 | Android 4.4.4 KitKat
or lolipop 5.0 that support my S5 i dont know which one to choose from many links that i see on forums
anyone can guide me and help me
i will tell my phone info
model: Sm-900F
G900FXU1ANG7

newman2015 said:
hi hello so i wanna install CyanogenMod 11.0 | Android 4.4.4 KitKat
or lolipop 5.0 that support my S5 i dont know which one to choose from many links that i see on forums
anyone can guide me and help me
i will tell my phone info
model: Sm-900F
G900FXU1ANG7
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Hi newman2015:
First of all, that can void you warranty since you will root and install a custom recovery on the S5 (Of course it depends on your region).
If you want a more stable and mature ROM, then go for Kitkat, some ROMS out there have great MODs like the Dragon KK CM11 rom.
On the other hand if you want to try something new and new capabilities then go for Lollipop, there are great variants out there and they are getting more stable each day, but expect issues.
I have tried several of them but the best for LP are Bliss, Dragon, CM12 from albino887 (UNNOFICIAL)... For KK i recomend Dragon ROM, Liquid Smooth and Vanir, all of them with great customization, but that's my personal suggestion.
I hope this helped.
Best! :highfive:

there r alot options i need know which one support my phone cuz if i am not wrong in need rom with G900FXU1ANG7
right? to support Sanpdragon galaxy

newman2015 said:
there r alot options i need know which one support my phone cuz if i am not wrong in need rom with G900FXU1ANG7
right? to support Sanpdragon galaxy
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Hi newman2015:
Since you have the International variant of S5, you can flash any of those ROMs that I mentioned earlier, if you need further assistance don't hesitate to ask.
Best! :good:

i would like Dragon KK CM11 rom ,. i wanna the latest stable Rom out there not 5.0 cuz atm its not stable
would u tell me how install it so it will not **** up my phone. and is it possible there choose country:israel
so i will have hebrew option and it will support my mobile company

newman2015 said:
i would like Dragon KK CM11 rom ,. i wanna the latest stable Rom out there not 5.0 cuz atm its not stable
would u tell me how install it so it will not **** up my phone. and is it possible there choose country:israel
so i will have hebrew option and it will support my mobile company
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Hi newman2015:
Of course. IF YOU WANT FIND A GUIDE WITH IMAGES, just google it. But the basic steps are as follow.
- Always do a backup!!, since you can lost everything (CONTACTS, FILES, PHOTOS, ETC.)
- Download a stock image in case that anything goes wrong, that way you can boot you S5 once again
- Download ODIN, that way you can boot you S5 once again and just in case
- Download your desired ROM to your PC
- Download GAPPS to your PC (remember to download KK GAPPS)
- First of all follow the guide to root and install a custom recovery (Chainfire CF-Root, don't do anything extra FOLLOW THE GUIDE and you will be safe)
- Once you have root and a custom recovery and you booted into ANDROID OS, transfer the ROM and GAPPS to your phone
- Remember to do a backup!!
- Find your APN settings in your current ROM and take note of then, back up them, etc.
- Turn off your phone and press HOME, POWER and VOLUME UP button to boot into RECOVERY
- Find the option WIPE
- Swipe to do a Factory Reset (you will start clean... )
- Once it finish, select the option BACK (DON'T SELECT FORMAT DATA OR ADVANCED WIPE)
- Select the OPTION INSTALL
- Navigate to the directory where you saved the ROM and GAPPS
- First select THE ROM FILE
- Select the OPTION ADD MORE ZIPs
- Select GAPPS file
- Swipe to begin...
- Wait a little... a little more...
- If you don't receive errors select the OPTION FLASH DALVIK and CACHE (Just to be safer)
- Select the option REBOOT
- Enjoy your new ROM
- Restore your APN settings, contacts, etc.
Hope it helps
Best!
P.D. To be honest I can't remember if the hebrew option is there, but my guess is that it is

Hi you did not tell how I get exactly rom I need for my phone

newman2015 said:
Hi you did not tell how I get exactly rom I need for my phone
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Hi newman2015:
Just go to this thread Fusion ROM
And download the klte version.
Hope it helps
Best!

and i can write in hebrew there? i mean israel keyboard ?

which one this -->
Fusion Rom
Features KitKat 4.4.4_r2:
OR
Download Fusion 4.6 KitKat

so i downloaded
1. Fusion-v4.6-2014-11-09-klte
2. pa_gapps-stock-4.4.4-20150125-signed
and i rooted my phone.
i copy those 2 files to my SD card right
what next install >?

i did not work.. it says failed to verfie the whole file signature .
it fails to install.
and then it just logback to 4.4.2 i had

Help needed for upgrade

Hi there,
I'm using 4.4.2 wanamlite 2.9 rom on a i9505 with twrp 2.8.
Recently I encountered lot of problems like modem not working properly, rebooting, videos playing in slowmo, no sound etc... weird stuff...
I'm convinced to upgrade to (lets say) marshmallow (any custom rom) but I dunno how to do it properly. So here my questions:
- should I flash the stock rom and start again with root / custom rom etc? Or...
- should I upgrade with odin to stock modem and bootloader first, and after that install a custom rom via twrp? Which way is the correct one?
Btw. Should I upgrade to lolli, marsh or 7.x? Dunno whats better. I'm using touchwiz with xposed framework. I dont need tw but i find xposed very helpful. Any advice or link to guides?
Thanx

Upgrade the individual components. In your case, that means recovery, bootloader, and modem via Odin. Your copy of TWRP is ancient and the newer versions of Android need a newer version of TWRP to properly flash them. Once you've upgraded the components, download any Android 6.x ROM for your device - since you want Xposed - and flash it via TWRP. Android 7.x ROMs are available for your device, but Xposed does not work on them, and I don't expect it to work any time soon.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Upgrade the individual components. In your case, that means recovery, bootloader, and modem via Odin. Your copy of TWRP is ancient and the newer versions of Android need a newer version of TWRP to properly flash them. Once you've upgraded the components, download any Android 6.x ROM for your device - since you want Xposed - and flash it via TWRP. Android 7.x ROMs are available for your device, but Xposed does not work on them, and I don't expect it to work any time soon.
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Thanx Stephron.
Yesterday I updated via .img the recovery (TWRP 3.2).
Now I'll look for bootloader and modem. Should I use the stock ones or are on xda some threads with better modems and bootloaders?
I think I'm going for resurrection remix or for some aosp. Any experience?
Best and happy new year .

foongaz said:
Thanx Stephron.
Yesterday I updated via .img the recovery (TWRP 3.2).
Now I'll look for bootloader and modem. Should I use the stock ones or are on xda some threads with better modems and bootloaders?
I think I'm going for resurrection remix or for some aosp. Any experience?
Best and happy new year .
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There are no custom modems and bootloaders.

Pwnycorn said:
There are no custom modems and bootloaders.
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:good:
Really appreciate your help folks. I didnt follow xda for a while and I felt obsolete somehow heheheh

Help Installing Imperium LL ROM

Hi there to the community, im a newbie in XDA. I recently had a problem trying to installing the Imperium ROM in my Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500. Here's the procedure that I've been following to
-> I installed the Philz Touch 6.12.8 Custom recovery using Odin 3.10.0 -> I did the ''Clean To install a New ROM'' option and also a wiped out the Data/Factory -> I Started Aroma Installer and completed the wizard but at the moment of hit the ''Next'' button the Log just said ''Formating system'' without installing the files. I was able to identify this because when I rebooted the phone it goes semi-bricked. I had to put download mode and install de Stock ROM again.
Sorry if I had some gramatical errors! Im not a native english speaker.
What should I do to this?
Thanks a lot

This may possibly be wrong, but isn't Imperium a ROM for the GT-I9505? The Qualcomm S4 which is absolutely different from yours?

@Pwnycorn: No no, you're absolutely correct.
@DubstepL: Change your recovery to TWRP. Philz hasn't been updated in some three years now, and current ROMs have issues with it. Then find another ROM; one in the I9500 development subforums. Imperium ROM cannot be installed to your device.

Pwnycorn said:
This may possibly be wrong, but isn't Imperium a ROM for the GT-I9505? The Qualcomm S4 which is absolutely different from yours?
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Nope, you are absoulte right with your comment, I didnt notice such a dumb thing hahahaha, thanks a lot

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
@Pwnycorn: No no, you're absolutely correct.
@DubstepL: Change your recovery to TWRP. Philz hasn't been updated in some three years now, and current ROMs have issues with it. Then find another ROM; one in the I9500 development subforums. Imperium ROM cannot be installed to your device.
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Do you have any advice for me in my rom selec?? In your opinion.. what's the better ROM for I9500?

Whichever one does the things you want it to do. I can't give any better advice, not only because "which ROM is best"-style threads don't end well, but because I don't have an I9500.

Some questions about rooting, custom roms etc.

Hello.
First I'd like to say that i haven't ever tried anything like rooting my phone or custom roms so that you know what you're dealing with
Lately I've been bored with my s8 plus(SM-G955F). Was even considering buying a different phone but then i remembered reading about rooting and custom roms so i thought i might give it a try.
I've been reading a bit about rooting and roms but all the information and methods can be a little overwhelming for someone like me who doesn't really know what he's doing. Basically i need help.
While looking for custom rom i'd like to try i settled on renovate ice and i have some questions.
Do i need to root before flashing a custom rom or does the rom come rooted already?
From what i understand i have to start with installing TWRP with odin but what then? root or rom?
Basically if anyone would be kind enough to provide some links with steps i need to take to install that rom and root my device and not mess it up i'd be grateful.
In case you need it I'm on the latest OTA i've received.
build number: R16NW.G955FXXU1CRD7

batripe said:
Hello.
First I'd like to say that i haven't ever tried anything like rooting my phone or custom roms so that you know what you're dealing with
Lately I've been bored with my s8 plus(SM-G955F). Was even considering buying a different phone but then i remembered reading about rooting and custom roms so i thought i might give it a try.
I've been reading a bit about rooting and roms but all the information and methods can be a little overwhelming for someone like me who doesn't really know what he's doing. Basically i need help.
While looking for custom rom i'd like to try i settled on renovate ice and i have some questions.
Do i need to root before flashing a custom rom or does the rom come rooted already?
From what i understand i have to start with installing TWRP with odin but what then? root or rom?
Basically if anyone would be kind enough to provide some links with steps i need to take to install that rom and root my device and not mess it up i'd be grateful.
In case you need it I'm on the latest OTA i've received.
build number: R16NW.G955FXXU1CRD7
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Hello there , you do not need to root your to flash a custom rom . All you need is to backup your data for you own safety and flash TWRP recovery through Odin probram . Renovate ice is most famous and stable rom you can try . It has same UI as the stock rom . Little changes only you might wont see me . If you want to change UI you should for another rom . Also root comes with the rom inbuild, specificaly renovate ice has two options to chose, magisk or supersu . Personally i prefer Magisk before through this app ' you can' modify your system, its like xposed framework.
Link how to flash twrp recovery working on s8 plus, just be carefull to flash the correct image : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SqgHFcHLMw
Link how to flash a rom : https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-install-custom-rom-android/
Link for renovate ice s8/s8 plus xda : https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...ovate-ice-g950-g955-android-7-0-aqdg-t3598040

So I installed TWRP like in the video.
Everything seemed to work i had a clean install of stock ore with twrp. When i tried to boot into twrp i had the "only official binaries" bootloop. So i flashed a bootloader and i was stuck on galaxy s8+ screen. Went into download mode to flash stock firmware but can't do anything. Stuck in download mode and can't flash anything now... How do i get out of it?
Edit:
Ok. Found a way to flash the bootloader. now I'm back to "only official binaries" bootloop.
Edit 2:
Ok managed to get everything to work. At least it appears so for now.
Had to flash nougat firmware then installed twrp, rom and root and it worked.
I thought something went wrong because it was very laggy but after rebooting it seems okay. We'll see how it goes from here.
Gonna google it and try to fix it but if anyone has any ideas i'd be grateful

GT-I9505: Best Custom ROM and what order of installation?

Hello,
I have a GT-I9505 with an untouched Android 5.0.1 and I want to use a Custom ROM. Questions:
1. Which ROM is currently the best one available?
2. Can Anyone provide me a foolproof instructions / order of installing everything?
Thanks in advance

There are many tutorials on XDA on flashing a custom rom, it`s easy once you know how. YouTube also has some great vid`s to watch step by step.
My advice is 1st install a custom recovery like TWRP, concentrate on that first, you will need to download Odin software to flash TWRP to your phone, after that it`s as simple as downloading a zip rom to your sd card and flashing to your phone through TWRP recovery.
ALWAYS BACKUP your current working setup and read the entire rom description as SOME may have a few functions not working.
So far I have flashed about 5 diffrent rom`s to my i9505, all of which have been great, im currently using - [JDCTeam] Aosp Extended Pie Release 2.91 [9.0.0_r21] [unofficial] - with no problems.