Galaxy S4 (SCH-I545) with Bootloader I545VRSGPL1 Android ver. 5.0.1 - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm trying to upgrade to a newer version of android firmware so I can load Octo4a/Octoprint onto my device. Looking at the thread on how to install the LineageOS I hit a wall saying I need to have bootloader I545VRUAMDK. Is there another way to get to a newer OS, or is there a way to change the botloader, or am I SOL all around?

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We got the wife a nice Galaxy S4.
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Baseband: M919vvlufne1
I want to install TWRP on it, and maybe a new rom in the future, but I can't find any information about the boot loader being unlocked or not.
I did manage to get it rooted. motochopper failed, but Towelroot worked.
I put rom toolbox on, and went to the rom installer section. It identified the device as jfltecan, and suggests that there is a working recovery and cyanogenmod nightly that are compatible. But without the boot loader question answered, I hesitate to try anything.
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First off: Yes, i know that Live Demo Units have no modem Hardware. It is NOT my Goal to use a SIM Card or Cellular Network, i ONLY want to use a recent custom ROM on this Wifi-only "phone".
I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 Live Demo Unit and a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Live Demo Unit. I know that the bootloader on those LDUs is somewhat "locked" for upgrading.
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The phone came with Android 4.4, but you could upgrade it to Android 5.0. 5.1 and higher do not work.
I could easily Flash TWRP and Flash ROMs, but new Android Version Custom ROMs require recent bootloader versions for Android 6. So i can Flash those ROMs, but the phone won't boot them up or Crash on Lockscreen (from what i've read about the note 4)
I did not try anything til now, the phone is completely stock. The OTA-Update function of the stock ROM doesn't find any updates.
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I had an A5 (SM-A500X) for a while here and i had exactly the same experience of what i read in the Internet about the note 4:
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And why is the S5 running Android 8 with such an old bootloader without any Problem if it's such a Problem on the "same year" Note 4?
I am sorry for my bad english, i am from Germany.
I would be glad, if someone could help me out. I really like my Note 4 LDU, but with this laggy and slow Stock 4.4, it's not fun to use at all

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https://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model

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