[ROM][1-25][ATT N900A][Stock][init.d][rooted][NL1 Deodexed/Odexed]

[ROM][1-25][ATT N900A][Stock][init.d][rooted][NL1 Deodexed/Odexed] - AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development

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I gathered and also made some Quick guides that might help who need them.
AT&T Note3 Install Guide Documents.zip 9.7 MB
https://mega.co.nz/#!fR8HFA7T!3DiA0XwrmdSId43UK9whHnxXhL2UbTZ6EP4gujZFRss

Nice carl :thumbup::thumbup:
Other working ROMs on AT&T: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2938919

will it be possible to have init.d support on this stock rom

sinichi21 said:
will it be possible to have init.d support on this stock rom
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Init.d support and busybox is already in rom

carl1961 said:
Init.d support and busybox is already in rom
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Thanks carl just one last question I am currently on NL1 stock with root can't I just install safestrap and odin nc2 kernel then install your zip and odin back nl1 kernel to install this? or I really need to go back to stock root NC2?

sinichi21 said:
Thanks carl just one last question I am currently on NL1 stock with root can't I just install safestrap and odin nc2 kernel then install your zip and odin back nl1 kernel to install this? or I really need to go back to stock root NC2?
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You don't have to install safestrap. Odin nc2 kernel ,boot into safestrap then dirty install so you do not loose your apps then back out to main menu hit reboot then download. Install with Odin NL1 kernel

The firmware link goes to a Media Fire error page instead of Mega. The roms work fine. Any ideas?

tcas55 said:
The firmware link goes to a Media Fire error page instead of Mega. The roms work fine. Any ideas?
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thanks will check it out
Fixed

Quick question: does anyone know if I can install this rom on t-mobile note 3? Hardware seem similar and I am using it on at&t network

cnewsgrp said:
Quick question: does anyone know if I can install this rom on t-mobile note 3? Hardware seem similar and I am using it on at&t network
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I see no problem but if you do just let me know we'll see what we can do

got 2 questions about the 4.4.4 rom. when the official first came out i installed it but had problems being able to install to the external sd or save downloaded files to it. i had tried the normal program called sdfix that had allways worked in 4.4.2 but never worked for me on the 4.4.4, maybe it was me and something i did wrong at the time but does save to external sd work in this? also i am on 4.4.2 and everything works great for me now but i like the newest and greatest is there anything that great that is in 4.4.4 over .2? i havent read any post about .4 and whats better. thanks for giving us this pre-rooted stock rom though.

peterson65 said:
got 2 questions about the 4.4.4 rom. when the official first came out i installed it but had problems being able to install to the external sd or save downloaded files to it. i had tried the normal program called sdfix that had allways worked in 4.4.2 but never worked for me on the 4.4.4, maybe it was me and something i did wrong at the time but does save to external sd work in this? also i am on 4.4.2 and everything works great for me now but i like the newest and greatest is there anything that great that is in 4.4.4 over .2? i havent read any post about .4 and whats better. thanks for giving us this pre-rooted stock rom though.
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Really I see no visual different . The change log, I will add to op. I think 4.4.4 is maybe a step closer for android 5.0 , like NB4 was for kitkat.

carl1961 said:
I see no problem but if you do just let me know we'll see what we can do
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Thanks for quick response ... I have TMobile Note 3 SM-N900T with 4.4.2 Bootloader and Modem and ROM with Phil CWM recovery.
I flashed the Deodex rooted file from OP. The flash was fine. After phone started I heard Att sound. I also saw menu and back keys light up like after we clear dalvik. However screen remained blank. I tested it for 5 minutes then rebooted to recovery and restored my nandroid backup

cnewsgrp said:
Thanks for quick response ... I have TMobile Note 3 SM-N900T with 4.4.2 Bootloader and Modem and ROM with Phil CWM recovery.
I flashed the Deodex rooted file from OP. The flash was fine. After phone started I heard Att sound. I also saw menu and back keys light up like after we clear dalvik. However screen remained blank. I tested it for 5 minutes then rebooted to recovery and restored my nandroid backup
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Did you install a 4.4.4 kernel ?
you may also need the overlay lib files and the hw file hwcomposer.msm8974.so from a TMobile rom

carl1961 said:
Did you install a 4.4.4 kernel ?
you may also need the overlay lib files and the hw file hwcomposer.msm8974.so from a TMobile rom
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No I did not install 4.4.4 kernel. Also I am on 4.4.2 bootloader and modem.
I am not sure I can overlay library files when screen is blank.
Looks like installation of att rom is not as easy as i thought

Safestrap
Hi, I followed your instruction to the T, but when I rebooted the ROM works great but I can't get back to Safestrap. Do I have to reinstall it? THx

gordec said:
Hi, I followed your instruction to the T, but when I rebooted the ROM works great but I can't get back to Safestrap. Do I have to reinstall it? THx
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You have to install NC2 kernel to get back to recovery, safestrap will not run with 4.4.4 kernel.

carl1961 said:
You have to install NC2 kernel to get back to recovery, safestrap will not run with 4.4.4 kernel.
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Great thank you. So all I have to do is flash NC2 kernel in Odin if I ever want safestrap back. I'm kind of enjoy not having to wait for Safestrap message right now, and it's booting super fast. THx

gordec said:
Great thank you. So all I have to do is flash NC2 kernel in Odin if I ever want safestrap back. I'm kind of enjoy not having to wait for Safestrap message right now, and it's booting super fast. THx
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Yes a threads here just for that. http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/general/att-nj5-safestrap-t2957471

Related

[STOCK ROM] N915PVPU2BOC8_N915PSPT2BOC8_SPR 5.0.1 Lollipop

This came from Sammobile. I downloaded it so I can start working on a rooted ROM. You will need this to update the baseband, etc. anyway, so I figure I post it in case anyone needs it. This is the one to use to upgrade to stock 5.0.1. or return to full stock.
As usual, all at your own risk. Check MD5 before flashing!!
DOWNLOAD HERE
Enjoy...

snovvman said:
This came from Sammobile. I downloaded it so I can start working on a rooted ROM. You will need this to update the baseband, etc. anyway, so I figure I post it in case anyone needs it. This is the one to use to upgrade to stock 5.0.1. or return to full stock.
As usual, all at your own risk. Check MD5 before flashing!!
DOWNLOAD HERE
Enjoy...
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MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
...just... man.... i soft-bricked and my router was blocking sammobile for some reason. just finished restoring after kicking out bucks for a fast sammoblie download and playing Ethernet games
thanks though

Damn man if i only would have waited instead of making the jump early.....once u flash the or update via ota there's no way of flashing back to kk unless u didnt flash the lollipop bootloader....right?

dinaps86 said:
Damn man if i only would have waited instead of making the jump early.....once u flash the or update via ota there's no way of flashing back to kk unless u didnt flash the lollipop bootloader....right?
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yeah, that's what happened to me. the boot loader was not having it. my system is still recovering. the boats are burned!
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Yeah... in general, if you odin'ed the stock package, which includes the bootloader, you can't go back to KK.
At this point, you guys can root and flash the recovery, and just wait for me to complete the deodexed ROM. At that point, you can just flash the ROM via recovery. You will already have the L bootloader and baseband.

There needs to be a real guide to rooting lollipop
Sent from my SM-N915P using XDA Premium HD app

snovvman said:
Yeah... in general, if you odin'ed the stock package, which includes the bootloader, you can't go back to KK.
At this point, you guys can root and flash the recovery, and just wait for me to complete the deodexed ROM. At that point, you can just flash the ROM via recovery. You will already have the L bootloader and baseband.
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i accepted the OTA. i should have not done that, now i'm trapped

snovvman said:
Yeah... in general, if you odin'ed the stock package, which includes the bootloader, you can't go back to KK.
At this point, you guys can root and flash the recovery, and just wait for me to complete the deodexed ROM. At that point, you can just flash the ROM via recovery. You will already have the L bootloader and baseband.
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So your saying you've tried to odin back to kk? Past samsung has always been pretty liberal with going backwards.

Rooting lollipop is the same as kitkat n snovman this .zip u posted can be flashed via recovery? Or u just posted the .tar to be flashed through Odin im goong to try n build a kernel for us to set sulinux to permissive bc i cant take not having viper4android

cvaria said:
i accepted the OTA. i should have not done that, now i'm trapped
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Not at all. I was waiting for lolly to drop for root.. I just did the chainfire method and you're done.

Rooty

jdidtht said:
So your saying you've tried to odin back to kk? Past samsung has always been pretty liberal with going backwards.
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I'm saying that based on what I have read and experienced, you *generally* cannot revert to a previous major version. Aside from bootloader issues, you may not be able to flash over the modem. This was the case with the Note 2 and 3. I have not tried with the Edge. If you do, please do report.
dinaps86 said:
Rooting lollipop is the same as kitkat n snovman this .zip u posted can be flashed via recovery? Or u just posted the .tar to be flashed through Odin im goong to try n build a kernel for us to set sulinux to permissive bc i cant take not having viper4android
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This is the Samsung stock image, so it is not a recovery flashable zip. It is a tar that must be flashed via odin. It contains bootloader, baseband, and system image.

FYI--I am uploading a deodexed/zipaligned PRE-BETA rooted Lollipop as I write this. READ: PRE-BETA.

snovvman said:
FYI--I am uploading a deodexed/zipaligned PRE-BETA rooted Lollipop as I write this. READ: PRE-BETA.
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Ready to test maybe i get xposed back working

Well, here goes nothing....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/not.../rom-sprint-note-edge-915p-5-0-1-oc8-t3082802

For what it's worth, on the regular Sprint Note 4 you can go back to KK once you have taken the Lollipop ota or odin'd the Lollipop tar. The bootloader is backwards compatible on the regular Note 4. However you cannot run a Lollipop rom using the previous KK bootloader. That definitely causes big problems. Another thing you have to keep in mind is that the Lollipop tar writes carrier partitions and other important partitions so you MUST either odin flash the lollipop tar or have taken the lollipop ota BEFORE you flash ANY stock or custom Lollipop ROM via custom recovery. And before you odin the stock Lollipop rom tar you have to first reboot into custom recovery and do the factory reset several times and also wipe system, cache, dalvic etc several times.Then reboot into download mode and flash the Lollipop tar. Do this first or else you will odin the Lollipop tar and have left over data which I guarantee will cause issues. You would think the rom tar would completely wipe these partitions but apparently this isn't happening because there are reports of left over data from previous roms after flashing the stock Lollipop rom tar. I would assume this would apply to the Sprint Note Edge also. This is just a heads up.

Surf and talk
Quick question. I just bought my edge today and I wanted to verify that If I root it I will be able to surf and talk correct?

platniumrover said:
Quick question. I just bought my edge today and I wanted to verify that If I root it I will be able to surf and talk correct?
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Sounds like you have some reading to do. Educate yourself before you get started.

primo523 said:
Sounds like you have some reading to do. Educate yourself before you get started.
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I have done alot of reading, just haven't been able to find much on the forum about it. So its true that the sprint variant only comes with one antenna? But the big question for me is how permanent is it? Because there is a chance of doing voice and data over the one antenna in the future. But I dont know which direction they are going. What are the correct strings to search on xda?

platniumrover said:
I have done alot of reading, just haven't been able to find much on the forum about it. So its true that the sprint variant only comes with one antenna? But the big question for me is how permanent is it? Because there is a chance of doing voice and data over the one antenna in the future. But I dont know which direction they are going. What are the correct strings to search on xda?
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You can usually find a stock version of any device's firmware. That'll bring it back to unrooted factory condition. HOWEVER, keep in mind that Samsung has included a piece of software called Knox on their newer devices. As soon as you modify the firmware (which you will have to do for root), you will trip a counter that lets Samsung know the device is modified. Basically, your warranty is literally void as soon as you root your phone. There are some apps I've seen that try to undo this, but I'm not sure if they work.
But it really sounds like you don't know enough about root to go messing with it. Do more research first.
Here's a link to a pretty good guide that'll give you an idea of what rooting is for.
http://www.androidauthority.com/root-android-277350/

[ROM] Echoe ROM v49 - TW - LOLLIPOP - CUSTOMIZED - DEBLOATED - DEODEXED - FAST!!!

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gogolie/gigilie proudly presents:
ECHOE "POP" ROM V49 LOLLIPOP TOUCHWIZ 5.01 PORTED FROM I9505 Shoutout to @friedrich420 and the Echoe Team thanks for allowing me to bring your ROMs to VZW and any US S4.
Notes about release: This is the 1st public release of the port some bugs may exist but none have been found. To install any of my new ROMs you'll need my upgrade packages available in individual tars or a collective .rar that you unpack before flashing in Odin they're found here. Along with my usual WiFi fix for VZW and other helpful Lollipop files. Instructions for this release are very specific and I expect no deviation. Failure to follow instructions and pending disaster and questions on how to recover or install will be disregarded and ignored. This ROM uses an Aroma Installer and isn't compatible with any version of FlashFire. TWRP, CWM or Safestrap should install this just fine.
Some Noteworthy Features:
AROMA INSTALLER WITH THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS:
MODS1 (Systemui)
a. SYSTEMUI1= CC, LEFTICONS, 6T, NETMETER, 3MIN, POTGRAD, S6 STYLE WEATHER, AOSP Look: Black Background, White Toggles
b. SYSTEMUI2= CC, RIGHT ICONS, 3MINIT, POTGRAD, 6T, NOSFINDERQCONNECT
c. SYSTEMUI3= CC, RIGHT ICONS, 3MINIT, NETMETER, 6T, NOSFINDERQCONNECT
d. Stock SystemUI
MODS2 (TW Launchers)
a. 4X5 Grid TW Launcher
b. 5X5 Grid, 6 Hotseat TW Launcher
c. Stock TW Launcher
MODS 3 (CALLER SCREEN)
a. Stock Caller Screen/Id
b. Full Caller Screen/Id
MODS 4 (AccuWeathers)
a. Stock S4 Accuweather
b. Ported S5 Accuweather
c. Ported S6 Accuweather
DEBLOAT
** There is a choice of 13 system apps to remove from the rom
(Note: Almost all downloadable gapps are removed from the rom by default
so that's why you won't see options for them)
(Note2: Tick the apps you wont removed/deleted)***
ROM DEFAULT FEATURES:
- Enabled Ultra Power Saving Mode
(Long Press the Power Saving Toggle to access it)
- 5 WAY EXTENDED POWER MENU
- TORCHLIGHT and SCREENSHOT IN POWER MENU
- CALL RECORDING
- ENABLED S6 AIR MESSAGING
- ALL APPS MULTIWINDOW and MULTI-INSTANCE
- UP TO 12 APPS IN TOOLBOX
(Use this Guide to easily enable toolbox in v48: viewtopic.php?f=21&t=379)
- Fully Modded SecMMS app
* No SMS to MMS Conversion
* No SMS to MMS Conversion for emojis
* Save/ Restore SMS/MMS messages to SD Card
* Original Time Stamp
* Enable toggle for on/off display (its in sms/settings)
* Enabled folder view
- Additional TorchLight that you can turn on/off with volume buttons
(Accessible via Settings/Display)
- Enabled the following additional lockscreen effects:
. Popping Colors, Brilliant Cut, Brilliant Ring
- Enabled Grey Scale in Power Savings
- No Increasing Ringtone
- Added Note 4 Easy Side Key
- Revamped Echoe Customization and Tools Portal
- Enabled Quadview in Mutiwindows
- Fixed ext sd card read and writing block
- Fixed Screen Mirroring
- All the cool feature.xml mods
- Mildly Debloated (i.e. most downloadable gapps are removed)
Installation Instructions:
Assuming your starting from NC2-NC5-NG6-NK1 with Safestrap or TWRP as your usual custom ROM flashing recovery. Open .zip from Install option. Flash the ROM. When ROM install is complete reboot to Download mode connect phone to PC and flash my CustomROM_Upgrade_Lollipop_VZW_wNK4-NoSys-gogolie.tar in Odin on your PC. Your upgrade/install is now complete. Odin will restart your phone and you'll be presented with a Safestrap option if using SS clear the option 3-4x before the ROM will boot. Feel free to remove or uninstall Safestrap once ROM is loaded. Note - the initial load takes nearly 20mins! So... patience.
If wishing to install from an already rooted OC1 phone or similar 5.01 S4 you'll need to flash the Downgrade tar (unless using another S4 variant or MDK that has TWRP or Custom Recovery options then you'd follow the 1st procedure and ignore the Odin flashing portion and just flash your favorite Custom Kernel recommended is AEL or KT) but only after installing Safestrap 3.75 and busybox. Personally, I'd install Safestrap on the Phone then press restart to recovery while holding Vol Down this will bring up the Download Mode Screen. Now flash the Downgrade. The phone continues into Safestrap where you'll flash the ROM. Then Restart again to Download Mode and flash the Re-Upgrade and now your finished.
ROM Download: VZW - V49 pr1
Enjoy!
Feel free to thank or donate in order to continue ROM development for the phone
Many thank you's to @friedrich420 he does a fantastic job developing these!

muhahahaha
snagged4future.

So if I have unlocked boot loader (MDK) just install ROM and flash kernel?

sauravdn said:
So if I have unlocked boot loader (MDK) just install ROM and flash kernel?
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yes you may need to flash 5.0 modem too however I haven't been able to test this with MDK yet. let me know how it goes?
I may have forgot to mention but it should flash stock kernel 5.0 if you choose the VZW option from aroma installer. you can try that or flash custom kernel. you could also choose the Other S4 option and it will avoid installing VZW stock apps that aren't really necessary for MDK anyway

gigilie said:
yes you may need to flash 5.0 modem too however I haven't been able to test this with MDK yet. let me know how it goes?
I may have forgot to mention but it should flash stock kernel 5.0 if you choose the VZW option from aroma installer. you can try that or flash custom kernel. you could also choose the Other S4 option and it will avoid installing VZW stock apps that aren't really necessary for MDK anyway
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Where can I download the 5.0 modem?

2 questions a year ago I gave away this phone to someone. It has been running 4.4.2 rom.
#1 does it have Polish language?
#2 if I were to factory reset etc.. flash this rom, is flashing the .tar in odin really needed to install this rom? can't I just simply flash it ?
If I was to install it:
#1 flash in twrp (safestrap)
#2 go into download mode and flash using odin the .tar file
#3 do factory reset,wipe cache etc..
does that sound right?

Since this is essentially a completely custom ROM and not a variant of the stock OC1, is XPosed safe to use on this or will it bootloop?

unable to boot?
unable to get past safestrap screen on NC2 bootloader using safestrap 3.72

After following the instructions to a T, I am stuck on a black screen after boot. I have a status bar, and the power menu works but I don't have anything else. Any reason as to why this is happening?

Which slot do we use in Odin to flash the upgrade/downgrade files?
Alright so I tried it on 5.0.1 and it won't work because I can't install safestrap. I tried using Safestrap 3.75 from https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95832962473398834 but it doesn't seem to install after I open up the app and click install recovery, basically the Safe System stays as Not installed and the reboot to recovery option stays greyed out. I tried going to download mode and flashed the downgrade in the AP slot but it just soft bricks at the Galaxy S4 black screen.
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Seemed to have figured it out. Followed the instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/general/safestrap-t3097741 and installed that safestrap version and selected the enable su at boot in supersu. I skipped the part about flashing the nk1 kernel. Then I rebooted to download mode, flashed the downgrade file posted by gogolie above, booted into safestrap, flashed the rom, booted back into download mode, flashed the reupgrade file, then rom booted up after bypassing the safestrap screen by clicking continue 3x. Rom took 15-20 minutes to load but it's fine so far. Using tethering and getting the rom set up now.

i could also test on mdk bootloader
gigilie said:
yes you may need to flash 5.0 modem too however I haven't been able to test this with MDK yet. let me know how it goes?
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5.0 modem link would be helpful to me as well......
I am curious to test on MDK as well but wanted to get working on my secondary device first which is on NC2 bootloader and currently use MDK device on Safestrap RLS21 as it works the best with my galaxy gear. I have in the past used echo and loved it as well as it also worked well with galaxy gear which is why I really would like to try this out on one of my devices.
I may have forgot to mention but it should flash stock kernel 5.0 if you choose the VZW option from aroma installer. you can try that or flash custom kernel. you could also choose the Other S4 option and it will avoid installing VZW stock apps that aren't really necessary for MDK anyway

patt2k said:
2 questions a year ago I gave away this phone to someone. It has been running 4.4.2 rom.
#1 does it have Polish language?
#2 if I were to factory reset etc.. flash this rom, is flashing the .tar in odin really needed to install this rom? can't I just simply flash it ?
If I was to install it:
#1 flash in twrp (safestrap)
#2 go into download mode and flash using odin the .tar file
#3 do factory reset,wipe cache etc..
does that sound right?
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yes in a nutshell if your safestrap. however I didn't have to do any wipes and brought with my data from 4.4.2 a few times using this method and this ROM. If you run into any FCs well then yeah FReset and Wipe a few times
but theres a big difference in TWRP and Safestrap bro if you have TWRP that'd mean your on MDK bootloaders and you'd be fine with just flashing ROM and installing 5.0 custom firmware. the odin image would be something you wouldnt ever flash if your an MDK user. Most MDK users know to avoid bootloaders / non-hlos files as they'll lose their MDK bootloaders. But if your Safestrap then yes you flash the ODin image. in either Odin or Flashfire. I recommend Odin or you might lose warranty or get the goofy broken lock startup screen. And no this is a US release. However if you know what your doing at all with android MODs making your own custom MOD to add any language would be easy. Take a flashable /system .zip remove contents and add in /sipdb/LanguageOfChoice and /VODB/LanguageOfChoice files then flash. You'd be pulling those language files from an International ROM as Verizon doesnt come with Polish language as an option.

Chadwick108 said:
unable to get past safestrap screen on NC2 bootloader using safestrap 3.72
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thats not following instructions.

hitaxas said:
Since this is essentially a completely custom ROM and not a variant of the stock OC1, is XPosed safe to use on this or will it bootloop?
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havent had a chance to try it yet last i heard rovo had problems with all sammy stock roms this is based off a stock ROM regardless if its OC1 or not. but maybe he got past those issues with the alpha4? I duno u tell me I'll try in a bit been too busy monkin with these layers they made themeing too easy in lolli

Chadwick108 said:
5.0 modem link would be helpful to me as well......
I am curious to test on MDK as well but wanted to get working on my secondary device first which is on NC2 bootloader and currently use MDK device on Safestrap RLS21 as it works the best with my galaxy gear. I have in the past used echo and loved it as well as it also worked well with galaxy gear which is why I really would like to try this out on one of my devices.
I may have forgot to mention but it should flash stock kernel 5.0 if you choose the VZW option from aroma installer. you can try that or flash custom kernel. you could also choose the Other S4 option and it will avoid installing VZW stock apps that aren't really necessary for MDK anyway
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Chad the easiest way I can tell you on howto get the Modem is download my WiFi Fix and open up the .zip on a PC delete the nhlos file and flash I'm sure one exists somewhere maybe muniz or someone popped one online? I'm fairly confident your gear will react well to echoe. but you cannot be on NC2 as much as I love the bootloader myself... You'll need to flash the Odin package on your non-MDK phone. No worries this is not the full OTA and you can fully downgrade every single file back to NC2 when your done! No worries bro I methodically tested this before releasing the method. I also created a thread in General section detailing the process a bit more

aznjosh said:
Which slot do we use in Odin to flash the upgrade/downgrade files?
Alright so I tried it on 5.0.1 and it won't work because I can't install safestrap. I tried using Safestrap 3.75 from https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95832962473398834 but it doesn't seem to install after I open up the app and click install recovery, basically the Safe System stays as Not installed and the reboot to recovery option stays greyed out. I tried going to download mode and flashed the downgrade in the AP slot but it just soft bricks at the Galaxy S4 black screen.
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Seemed to have figured it out. Followed the instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/general/safestrap-t3097741 and installed that safestrap version and selected the enable su at boot in supersu. I skipped the part about flashing the nk1 kernel. Then I rebooted to download mode, flashed the downgrade file posted by gogolie above, booted into safestrap, flashed the rom, booted back into download mode, flashed the reupgrade file, then rom booted up after bypassing the safestrap screen by clicking continue 3x. Rom took 15-20 minutes to load but it's fine so far. Using tethering and getting the rom set up now.
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GOOD WORK MAN glad to hear a success story. If safestrap wouldn't install it was possibly missing busybox. I tested installing on 5.0 and it works fine altho you cannot reboot into it successfully unless you flash my downgrade file as mentioned.

Was able to successfully get the rom installed and setup. However I cannot send texts. I can receive text, can call and use mobile data though. If you need I can upload a logcat or something later.

gigilie said:
yes in a nutshell if your safestrap. however I didn't have to do any wipes and brought with my data from 4.4.2 a few times using this method and this ROM. If you run into any FCs well then yeah FReset and Wipe a few times
but theres a big difference in TWRP and Safestrap bro if you have TWRP that'd mean your on MDK bootloaders and you'd be fine with just flashing ROM and installing 5.0 custom firmware. the odin image would be something you wouldnt ever flash if your an MDK user. Most MDK users know to avoid bootloaders / non-hlos files as they'll lose their MDK bootloaders. But if your Safestrap then yes you flash the ODin image. in either Odin or Flashfire. I recommend Odin or you might lose warranty or get the goofy broken lock startup screen. And no this is a US release. However if you know what your doing at all with android MODs making your own custom MOD to add any language would be easy. Take a flashable /system .zip remove contents and add in /sipdb/LanguageOfChoice and /VODB/LanguageOfChoice files then flash. You'd be pulling those language files from an International ROM as Verizon doesnt come with Polish language as an option.
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He lives in Europe and I will be visiting him in like 2 months that's why I want to prepare my self and I think there is TWRP with safestra 3.75 I think?
So first I flash the rom or the odin image? thanks and sorry for bothering you

I'm confused. You have viper4android pre-installed but it can't work. =( I got excited when I saw that.

Failrunner said:
I'm confused. You have viper4android pre-installed but it can't work. =( I got excited when I saw that.
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It works fine for me as far as the phone's internal speaker goes. I haven't had a chance to test headset or Bluetooth just yet.
Is anybody else having the text sending issue? =/

Instructions for flashing ANY custom/stock Lollipop via recovery

I wanted to give you all an early set of instructions on properly moving to Lollipop. Being that I have already been through the trials & errors of this subject with the note 4, i wanted to give you all a head start to save you a bunch of time scratching your heads wondering why your stock ota/odin flash is buggy. It seems that the stock Lollipop tar's don't wipe everything especially data. So when you go to Odin the stock Lollipop tar without first wiping from your current custom recovery, you WILL have left over data which causes some issues. ALWAYS wipe everything per usual (including the factory reset option) BEFORE you odin the stock Lollipop tar. It's also been noticed that the Lollipop ota hasn't been nearly as stable as the official rom tar. So even if you took the official ota, I would recommend following these simple instructions for the best results. If you have never rooted your device then you can disregard otherwise keep reading. For the BEST trouble-free experience do the following.
***First you will need to download and copy to your sd-card the custom/stock rom zip*** (Custom/Stock ROMs are coming soon!)
1. Wipe everything several times in current custom recovery (including factory reset option) (TWRP recommended)
2. Odin the official lollipop tar.
3. Setup rom per usual. (At this point if you want to remain on the stock ROM you can stop here)
4. Enable usb debugging.
5. Reboot to download mode and odin the compatible cf-auto-root for your device.
6. Odin latest TWRP compatible with your device.
7. At this point you will be ready to flash a stock or custom Lollipop rom.]
Get ready. Roms will be coming soon... you will need to know this important info before you start flashing.

Thank you for the great information. May I ask that you please fix your font colors?
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Get ready. Roms will be coming soon... you will need to know this important info before you start flashing.
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just to be clear, you're recommending that we Odin the stock tar, even if we're already rooted w/ custom recovery (on KK, as an example)?
and again, a sincere *thank you* for your attention to this device and its forum.

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Looks ok here so....

Switch to a dark theme.

kingdazy said:
just to be clear, you're recommending that we Odin the stock tar, even if we're already rooted w/ custom recovery (on KK, as an example)?
and again, a sincere *thank you* for your attention to this device and its forum.
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If you are going to flash a Lollipop based ROM, then yes Odin the OC5 update first. You will need to re-root and flash another custom recovery but it will be well worth it!

weavr said:
If you are going to flash a Lollipop based ROM, then yes Odin the OC5 update first. You will need to re-root and flash another custom recovery but it will be well worth it!
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interesting! I have no issue doing it, if that's the req. easy enough to do. (you can see i've been here for a while)
But can you (or someone like @tx_dbs_tx ) explain why?
(my point being, if I haven't yet odin'd the stock tar or gone the route to receive the OTA already, it seems redundant to wait for tx_dbs_tx to put out his rom at this point. since being req'ed to odin and reroot will get me the same as what I would be about to flash... make sense? lol)

kingdazy said:
interesting! I have no issue doing it, if that's the req. easy enough to do. (you can see i've been here for a while)
But can you (or someone like @tx_dbs_tx ) explain why?
(my point being, if I haven't yet odin'd the stock tar or gone the route to receive the OTA already, it seems redundant to wait for tx_dbs_tx to put out his rom at this point. since being req'ed to odin and reroot will get me the same as what I would be about to flash... make sense? lol)
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If you are currently on any version of KitKat you MUST either take the official Lollipop ota update OR wipe everything in your current recovery and Odin flash the official Lollipop rom tar. you MUST do one or the other before flashing any custom/stock rooted Lollipop rom or you WILL have a non booting phone. If you simply fash a Lollipop rom with a KK bootloader & carrier partitions, it will be a no go and you will have to start over by odin'ing the stock Lollipop rom tar. Lollipop brings a lot of new things and most importantly there afe partitions that must be written to your phone that are required. Simply flashing a custom or even a stock rooted Lollipop ROM WILL NOT write these important partitions. Only the official rom tar will do this as well as the regular ota. So no, the stock rooted rom i'm working on will not properly upgrade your phone to Lollipop. If you plan to move to Lollipop (which i highly recommend due to major system optimizations, features, etc) then go ahead and prep by flashing the official Lollipop rom tar using the wipe methods i explained above. Trust me it will save you a lot of grief. I hope this makes sense.
Edit: I need a couple of people to help me troubleshoot and test the stock rooted lollipop rom i'm trying to finish. I have one person helping me but his work schedule interferes. If you have some basic knowledge on how to flash, use root explorer and also know how to extract and zip a rom, please pm me and i'll give you the files and info you need. I'd like to help you all get a couple of stock rooted roms going so others can then have something to work with for future themes, roms, etc.

i would be happy to help
tx_dbs_tx said:
If you are currently on any version of KitKat you MUST either take the official Lollipop ota update OR wipe everything in your current recovery and Odin flash the official Lollipop rom tar. you MUST do one or the other before flashing any custom/stock rooted Lollipop rom or you WILL have a non booting phone. If you simply fash a Lollipop rom with a KK bootloader & carrier partitions, it will be a no go and you will have to start over by odin'ing the stock Lollipop rom tar. Lollipop brings a lot of new things and most importantly there afe partitions that must be written to your phone that are required. Simply flashing a custom or even a stock rooted Lollipop ROM WILL NOT write these important partitions. Only the official rom tar will do this as well as the regular ota. So no, the stock rooted rom i'm working on will not properly upgrade your phone to Lollipop. If you plan to move to Lollipop (which i highly recommend due to major system optimizations, features, etc) then go ahead and prep by flashing the official Lollipop rom tar using the wipe methods i explained above. Trust me it will save you a lot of grief. I hope this makes sense.
Edit: I need a couple of people to help me troubleshoot and test the stock rooted lollipop rom i'm trying to finish. I have one person helping me but his work schedule interferes. If you have some basic knowledge on how to flash, use root explorer and also know how to extract and zip a rom, please pm me and i'll give you the files and info you need. I'd like to help you all get a couple of stock rooted roms going so others can then have something to work with for future themes, roms, etc.
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i did some testing for you on the note 4. i would be happy to test for you on the note 3 as well.

tx_dbs_tx said:
If you are currently on any version of KitKat you MUST either take the official Lollipop ota update OR wipe everything in your current recovery and Odin flash the official Lollipop rom tar. you MUST do one or the other before flashing any custom/stock rooted Lollipop rom or you WILL have a non booting phone. If you simply fash a Lollipop rom with a KK bootloader & carrier partitions, it will be a no go and you will have to start over by odin'ing the stock Lollipop rom tar. Lollipop brings a lot of new things and most importantly there afe partitions that must be written to your phone that are required. Simply flashing a custom or even a stock rooted Lollipop ROM WILL NOT write these important partitions. Only the official rom tar will do this as well as the regular ota. So no, the stock rooted rom i'm working on will not properly upgrade your phone to Lollipop. If you plan to move to Lollipop (which i highly recommend due to major system optimizations, features, etc) then go ahead and prep by flashing the official Lollipop rom tar using the wipe methods i explained above. Trust me it will save you a lot of grief. I hope this makes sense.
Edit: I need a couple of people to help me troubleshoot and test the stock rooted lollipop rom i'm trying to finish. I have one person helping me but his work schedule interferes. If you have some basic knowledge on how to flash, use root explorer and also know how to extract and zip a rom, please pm me and i'll give you the files and info you need. I'd like to help you all get a couple of stock rooted roms going so others can then have something to work with for future themes, roms, etc.
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I xm test what ever you need. Its 305 ill be home and fully charged by 5 shoot me a pm. Cant test anything. Im fully updated via Odin. And Knox has been triple since day 1. So ill test lol
Sent from my 0x1 Note 3...... I love tep

I can test a rom. I am currently working on building my own and have been failing. I finally got everything deodexed, but building a rom that boots is another story. TWRP backup really messed things up. Have been using Odin to flash the official stock tar about 5 times now to try and get to a clean base. I found a DevBase in 9005 thread that I am testing now. Would love to get something going on this phone to help others (make a minimal devbase for others) since I haven't found a kitchen that works. ArchiKitchen does not work for our device, at least not without some editing
UPDATE: So I finally got it to flash, time to cut down on some of the extraneous files that won't be needed. I'll probably throw it together and post a thread for people to use as a base, just add their own stuff. I'm not looking at releasing a ROM just yet, just a base for people to build on.
I can still test yours and see how it goes. There was an issue with mine where it hung on first boot, booted into recovery and reboot system, all is fine.

tx_dbs_tx said:
Lollipop brings a lot of new things and most importantly there afe partitions that must be written to your phone that are required. Simply flashing a custom or even a stock rooted Lollipop ROM WILL NOT write these important partitions. Trust me it will save you a lot of grief. I hope this makes sense.
Edit: I need a couple of people to help me troubleshoot and test the stock rooted lollipop rom i'm trying to finish...
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thank you for taking the time to explain. since I had a kid a little over a year ago, I've been out of the loop. (barely time to flash things, nonetheless read the tech details like I used to...) I knew LP had a lot of changes under the hood (art, etc), but was unaware of the partition changes.
I'd like to toss you a bit of a donation for your stockROMs when they come out. your time here is appreciated.

[GUIDE] Safestrap access WITHOUT Odin [NC2, NC5, NK4 bootloaders only]

Only for bootloaders NC2, NC5, or NK4.
OC1 bootloaders can and will softbrick!!!
This method will allow access to Safestrap for Verizon Lollipop users.
Based on @K-alz original thread
Requirements
Root Access
Latest Busybox
Safestrap-I545-KitKat-v3.75 Note: Safestrap can still be installed while currently running Lollipop 5.0.1
Downloads
NC5Flasher.apk MD5: 55cfb26535f7abe1c7b17fafac6e4dd8
I545_OC1_Stock_KERNEL_SafeStrap-Flashable.zip MD5: a072dd9d8920f8d71776a5a91729d4e8
I545_OF1_Stock_KERNEL_SafeStrap-Flashable.zip MD5: affc00da2eefacc146a54586befd4aa5
OC1_kernel.tar.md5 MD5: 97aacb686a5636125ab5de5e92628d98
NC5_kernel.tar.md5 MD5: 10da2edf29b9825f00f98a5cfb80d770
OC1_firmware.zip MD5: 71ee207aae432fbbf279330f9b0256fe
No mirrors please. Thanks.
Note: The OC1_kernel.tar.md5 is just in case something goes wrong with SS and you can just Odin the LP kernel to boot up and reinstall SS.
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1. Download and install NC5Flasher.apk
2. Download and copy I545_OC1_Stock_KERNEL_SafeStrap-Flashable.zip to sdcard.
3. Run NC5Flasher and select flash.
4. Grant root access for NC5flasher
5. After the app flashes the NC5 kernel tap the reboot button.
----This will reboot your device directly to Safestrap.
6. Backup or flash rom/mod/whatever.
----When coming from 4.4.x rom flash the OC1_firmware.zip to go to a 5.0.x rom.
7. Do NOT forget to flash the I545_OC1_Stock_KERNEL_SafeStrap-Flashable.zip afterwards.
----If you do forget you can always select recovery at the Safestrap splash screen.
8. Reboot system after flashing your preferred Lollipop kernel.
9. Profit!
****NOTICE: Safestrap backups of Lollipop will NOT restore.****
*********** I use this as a quick way to recover from a botched flash.
*********** By using it this way, I am able to Odin the NC5 kernel if I'm in a bootloop then flash a working rom.
NC5flasher.apk is not my own creation. This app was created by @benwaffle for the ATT Galaxy Note 3 (original thread) Thanks to him for his excellent app.
I only edited and recompiled it to accommodate our needs on the Verizon Galaxy S4.
_Stock_KERNEL_SafeStrap-Flashable.zip was created and scripted by @carl1961
Thanks to him for creating a zip that can flash a kernel in Safestrap.
NC5Flasher screenshot:
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To do this one would have to
1)Use Munix_ri's or gigilies method of upgrading in order to keep root, correct?
Or is there a way to root OC1 now??
Assumption is this will allow testing of Lollipop ROM's.

XxD34THxX said:
To do this one would have to
1)Use Munix_ri's or gigilies method of upgrading in order to keep root, correct?
Or is there a way to root OC1 now??
Assumption is this will allow testing of Lollipop ROM's.
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To my knowledge there is still currently no way to root OC1.
Requirements are you would need to be on rooted on lollipop using whatever method you prefer.
Whether it is muniz_ri, gigilies or any other future method to obtain root on OC1 does not matter.

cool. Now more dev work for new ROMs will begin.

I installed this and wasn't able to access safestrap from the splash screen and had trouble booting into android afterwards
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skepticmisfit said:
I installed this and wasn't able to access safestrap from the splash screen and had trouble booting into android afterwards
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it installed fine but couldn't be accessed, even through the safestrap app's reboot to recovery menu

skepticmisfit said:
I installed this and wasn't able to access safestrap from the splash screen and had trouble booting into android afterwards
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it installed fine but couldn't be accessed, even through the safestrap app's reboot to recovery menu
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Safestrap reboot menu in the app will not work.
Use NC5Flasher to flash the nc5 kernel.
After the kernel has flashed a button will pop up to select to reboot.
All tests have booted straight to safestrap after running the app.
Did you select flash in the NC5Flasher app after installing it?
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Also a slight bug with safestrap on lollipop is that the safestrap splash screen will show about 3-4 times before booting into lollipop.

klabit87 said:
Safestrap reboot menu in the app will not work.
Use NC5Flasher to flash the nc5 kernel.
After the kernel has flashed a button will pop up to select to reboot.
All tests have booted straight to safestrap after running the app.
Did you select flash in the NC5Flasher app after installing it?
Edit :
Also a slight bug with safestrap on lollipop is that the safestrap splash screen will show about 3-4 times before booting into lollipop.
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i installed safestrap (had busybox installed beforehand too), then installed the nc5 kernel
and yea i booted into lollipop after 3 times of the ss splashscreen. it would have bothered me too much so i went ahead and uninstalled it for now

skepticmisfit said:
i installed safestrap (had busybox installed beforehand too), then installed the nc5 kernel
and yea i booted into lollipop after 3 times of the ss splashscreen. it would have bothered me too much so i went ahead and uninstalled it for now
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I understand. Thanks for checking it out.
I just couldn't work with flashfire.
I had too many problems trying to flash things.
So this is what I found and decided to share. For those that prefer safestrap over flashfire.

Few questions what version of SS is ok to go from a rooted OC1 5.0.1 via the flashfire method? Also I want to install this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/development/rom-echoe-rom-v49-tw-lollipop-t3099930 but he says to flash the downgrade file he posted up but I am not sure of which slots to put it in on odin and if anyone could kindly give me some step by steps that would be great so I dont mess anyhing up. Thanks in advance.

PantsFullOfGuns said:
Few questions what version of SS is ok to go from a rooted OC1 5.0.1 via the flashfire method? Also I want to install this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/development/rom-echoe-rom-v49-tw-lollipop-t3099930 but he says to flash the downgrade file he posted up but I am not sure of which slots to put it in on odin and if anyone could kindly give me some step by steps that would be great so I dont mess anyhing up. Thanks in advance.
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The safestrap version is stated and linked in the op.
Help with gigilie echoe rom can be found in his thread.

klabit87 said:
This method will allow access to Safestrap for Verizon Lollipop OC1 users.
Based on @K-alz original thread
Requirements
Root Access
Latest Busybox
Safestrap-I545-KitKat-v3.75 Note: Safestrap can still be installed while currently running Lollipop 5.0.1
Downloads
NC5Flasher.apk MD5: 55cfb26535f7abe1c7b17fafac6e4dd8
I545_OC1_Stock_KERNEL_SafeStrap-Flashable.zip MD5: a072dd9d8920f8d71776a5a91729d4e8
No mirrors please. Thanks.
1. Download and install NC5Flasher.apk
2. Download and copy I545_OC1_Stock_KERNEL_SafeStrap-Flashable.zip to sdcard.
3. Run NC5Flasher and select flash.
4. Grant root access for NC5flasher
5. After the app flashes the NC5 kernel tap the reboot button.
This will reboot your device directly to Safestrap.
6. Backup or flash rom/mod/whatever.
7. Do NOT forget to flash the I545_OC1_Stock_KERNEL_SafeStrap-Flashable.zip afterwards.
If you do forget you can always select recovery at the Safestrap splash screen.
8. Reboot system after flashing the OC1 kernel.
9. Profit!
NOTICE: Safestrap backups of Lollipop are rather large. 5-7GB without compression. roughly 3GB with compression
NC5flasher.apk is not my own creation. This app was created by @benwaffle for the ATT Galaxy Note 3 (original thread) Thanks to him for his excellent app.
I only edited and recompiled it to accommodate our needs on the Verizon Galaxy S4.
I545_OC1_Stock_KERNEL_SafeStrap-Flashable.zip was created and scripted by @carl1961
Thanks to him for creating a zip that can flash a kernel in Safestrap.
I only modified it with our OC1 kernel.
NC5Flasher screenshot:
Bugs: Safestrap splash screen will show about 3-4 times before booting into your lollipop rom.
Credits:
@K-alz - original method
@benwaffle - original work
@carl1961 - original work
@jam0688 - testing my endless zips & apks
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hey bud I had already done this FYI... NC2Flasher but looks like we went down the same road LOL I found the same apks n ported it a while back, few weeks or so.

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hey bud I had already done this FYI... NC2Flasher but looks like we went down the same road LOL I found the same apks n ported it a while back, few weeks or so.
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Ah. So you have. My bad. To be honest I skimmed your thread and noticed a few times of using Odin when flashing a custom rom.
I just don't care to be tethered to my pc when flashing.
The only difference I see is the fact that I used the nc5 kernel instead of nc2 and I am using Carl's zip file to reinstall the oc1 kernel instead of using Odin to restore it.
Well to each their own lol I just prefer this route.
Thanks.

FYI @gigilie his sole purpose of porting this is to make life easier on the average day user. Why go way back to nc2 when nc5 is more stable. With FlashFire still being in the beta stage we're working towards avoiding odin and FlashFire as much as we can. Which by doing this we have created a stable way for users to still be able to use Safestrap as they're recovery. But as he said to each their. As we are treating in uncharted waters with lollipop and Samsung art, the safer the method in flashing things the better.

Works great, it's nice not having to be tied to a PC. .thanks for the port

@klabit87, I also have a Verizon Galay S5, is it possible you can make this one for the S5?? I'm sure everyone in the S5 threads will be thrill!!! Thanks.

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@klabit87, I also have a Verizon Galay S5, is it possible you can make this one for the S5?? I'm sure everyone in the S5 threads will be thrill!!! Thanks.
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hey bud your one of the few ppl around thats had some app dev i havent kept up on my java so its almost become foreign to me again hadn't built an apk for years before my nc2flasher.apk but why can't we just infuse this process into SS? I tried using some scripts but i must not be calling the flashes at the correct times... I'd like to just infuse this all into SS have SS install the 2 kernels we need to a directory like /system/kernels/nk4 or ncx then call up a script to flash the files when we restart to safestrap from the APK and if the SS recovery mode isnt triggered have another script flash the lollipop boot was my initial idea before I found the work that ben had done for the kernel flasher .apks... Want to take this on with me? I'm doubting hash would mind hes moved on from it and I see a ton of SS hacked versions on XDA now.
@jam0688 its not necessary to use anything else... but i don't care klabit87 helped me with the wifi bypass back on 4.4.2... regardless I'd like to just argue your point that NC5 is more stable. It is NOT. However using this method we never actually boot the ROM from this firmware. Therefore all your arguments are nullified lol. NC2 is very stable but all we need to do is hook for Safestrap. We could use NG6, NK2, NC2,NC5 all will yield the same results a bootable Safestrap but unbootable ROM until lollipop kernel is flashed... I've been infusing this as an upgrade process into my ROM's for a while now so theres no need to flash the upgrade kernel. But theres no point or difference in having it reboot to safestrap with NC2 or NC5 because we never use the kernel to boot the ROM! (Duh) I know this because I tried and built copies of this for every stock kernel available. but appreciate your uninformed criticism I mean... I do believe It was me that 1st told people not to use FlashFire and to use safestrap and how and put out the 1st custom ROM etc... so why preach bs to the choir? rather than troll why not pickup a book or research and dev something to help the public like klabit87, Surge, muniz, reggie cheeks or one of the other developers for the phone have done. even if your not successful at least you didn't waste time by ill informing users and telling me i dont know what im talking about LOL and you wont look stupid to the users that actually know whats what or waste my time having to defend whats actually public knowledge when you make false claims and try to make me look like the douche

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hey bud your one of the few ppl around thats had some app dev i havent kept up on my java so its almost become foreign to me again hadn't built an apk for years before my nc2flasher.apk but why can't we just infuse this process into SS? I tried using some scripts but i must not be calling the flashes at the correct times... I'd like to just infuse this all into SS have SS install the 2 kernels we need to a directory like /system/kernels/nk4 or ncx then call up a script to flash the files when we restart to safestrap from the APK and if the SS recovery mode isnt triggered have another script flash the lollipop boot was my initial idea before I found the work that ben had done for the kernel flasher .apks... Want to take this on with me? I'm doubting hash would mind hes moved on from it and I see a ton of SS hacked versions on XDA now.
@jam0688 its not necessary to use anything else... but i don't care klabit87 helped me with the wifi bypass back on 4.4.2... regardless I'd like to just argue your point that NC5 is more stable. It is NOT. However using this method we never actually boot the ROM from this firmware. Therefore all your arguments are nullified lol. NC2 is very stable but all we need to do is hook for Safestrap. We could use NG6, NK2, NC2,NC5 all will yield the same results a bootable Safestrap but unbootable ROM until lollipop kernel is flashed... I've been infusing this as an upgrade process into my ROM's for a while now so theres no need to flash the upgrade kernel. But theres no point or difference in having it reboot to safestrap with NC2 or NC5 because we never use the kernel to boot the ROM! (Duh) I know this because I tried and built copies of this for every stock kernel available. but appreciate your uninformed criticism I mean... I do believe It was me that 1st told people not to use FlashFire and to use safestrap and how and put out the 1st custom ROM etc... so why preach bs to the choir? rather than troll why not pickup a book or research and dev something to help the public like klabit87, Surge, muniz, reggie cheeks or one of the other developers for the phone have done. even if your not successful at least you didn't waste time by ill informing users and telling me i dont know what im talking about LOL and you wont look stupid to the users that actually know whats what or waste my time having to defend whats actually public knowledge when you make false claims and try to make me look like the douche
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When i first decided to go back to using safestrap I looked into the source.
which was short lived when i came across the kernel flasher and the script to workaround the kernel flashing block in ss (if i remember correctly hash made it so you couldn't flash a kernel)
I was going to look into removing that block so i could flash the lp kernel....
Getting into safestrap from lp i never took the time to look into.
I will pm you what im thinking on that and we will see whats what.
But to answer, yeah I could take a stab at it.
I'm not very well versed in java or creating apks from the ground up but I can follow code well enough to make alterations to do what we want.

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some method to root the SCH- I545 android s4 5.0.1

Stock recovery of lollipop needed

Hello everyone (Sorry I'm french from Benin so excuse my faults)
I tried to flash the TWRP recovery on my Verizon S4 from Terminal Emulator. But when i tried to reboot into recovery, the phone stucked in a Startup failed screen. But with some chances, i was able to boot my phone back and run my system.
Now i want the stock recovery of my VRUGOF1 firmware so that my Recovery partition table will be filled with the stock one. Please help me to deal with that...
And also there is something very weird about this phone. I bought a used S4 Verizon from someone. But in the phone, it is said that this is the s4 i9500 model but the bootloader version is I545VRUGOF1. So I'm pretty much sure this is an Verizon S4. Am confused. The phone is unlocked so that it support carriers other than Verizon. I was planning to flash the stock latest lollipop update I545VRSGPL1 and see if my phone will come back to his normal state. But the clue is that i'm afraid of losing the carrier unlocking.
Please, help me....

EsperaKing said:
Hello everyone (Sorry I'm french from Benin so excuse my faults). I tried to flash the TWRP recovery on my Verizon S4 from Terminal Emulator. But when i tried to reboot into recovery, the phone stucked in a Startup failed screen. But with some chances, i was able to boot my phone back and run my system. Now i want the stock recovery of my VRUGOF1 firmware so that my Recovery partition table will be filled with the stock one. Please help me to deal with that... And also there is something very weird about this phone. I bought a used S4 Verizon from someone. But in the phone, it is said that this is the s4 i9500 model but the bootloader version is I545VRUGOF1. So I'm pretty much sure this is an Verizon S4. Am confused. The phone is unlocked so that it support carriers other than Verizon. I was planning to flash the stock latest lollipop update I545VRSGPL1 and see if my phone will come back to his normal state. But the clue is that i'm afraid of losing the carrier unlocking. Please, help me....
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First of all, you can't flash TWRP on an S4 with OF1 firmware because the bootloader is locked up.
If you require the Verizon S4 Stock OF1 firmware, i have them all on the my File Host Account here (just unzip the file):
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=158750
Good Luck!
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Thanks you @Ibuprophen, I will download the ROM from your link. You're right about the TWRP recovery. But, what do you think I can do in order to flash a custom recovery on my phone so that I can install the S4 S8 WizCyan Rom on my phone? I thought there was an loki bypass method since 2013 that was used to bypass the bootloader lock.
Also, I was asking if flashing the stock rom of the phone won't re-lock the carrier.
Thanks you again. :

EsperaKing said:
Thanks you @Ibuprophen, I will download the ROM from your link. You're right about the TWRP recovery. But, what do you think I can do in order to flash a custom recovery on my phone so that I can install the S4 S8 WizCyan Rom on my phone? I thought there was an loki bypass method since 2013 that was used to bypass the bootloader lock.
Also, I was asking if flashing the stock rom of the phone won't re-lock the carrier.
Thanks you again. :
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Root then flash ROM with Flashfire. Bootloader is locked, custom recovery cannot be installed. Yes, it probably will "re-lock carrier". Root methods are in the General Section of this forum.
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bilgerryan said:
Root then flash ROM with Flashfire. Bootloader is locked, custom recovery cannot be installed. Yes, it probably will "re-lock carrier". Root methods are in the General Section of this forum.
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Thanks you bilgerryan for replying me.
So, I can flash the S4 S8 WizCyan ROM with FlashFire? That's good to know. I'm already rooted with Kingroot.
But, about the carrier lock, I learnt somewhere that it's most likely an hardware lock, so if it's unlocked once, it's means that it won't re-lock after flashing or anything. Because, before this phone, I bought an S4 AT&T i337 which was unlocked and I restored it's Stock rom with odin, afrer that, the carrier was still unlocked so it's worked with an non AT&T network. I was wondering if it'll be the same with this one too (S4 Verizon i545).
Thanks you again...

EsperaKing said:
Thanks you bilgerryan for replying me.
So, I can flash the S4 S8 WizCyan ROM with FlashFire? That's good to know. I'm already rooted with Kingroot.
But, about the carrier lock, I learnt somewhere that it's most likely an hardware lock, so if it's unlocked once, it's means that it won't re-lock after flashing or anything. Because, before this phone, I bought an S4 AT&T i337 which was unlocked and I restored it's Stock rom with odin, afrer that, the carrier was still unlocked so it's worked with an non AT&T network. I was wondering if it'll be the same with this one too (S4 Verizon i545).
Thanks you again...
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You'll need SuperSU instead of KingRoot to use Flashfire, there's also a guide for that in the General section of this forum.

@bilgerryan @Ibuprophen
Okay, thanks you.
So what are you saying about the carrier. Should I restore? Or not?

EsperaKing said:
@bilgerryan @Ibuprophen
Okay, thanks you.
So what are you saying about the carrier. Should I restore? Or not?
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You really don't need stock recovery, I wouldn't if I were you. Anything that can be done in stock recovery can be done through Flashfire.

Okay @bilgerryan
1- The system sometimes restarts bt itself and after restart it's stuck on com.android.system has stopped, so I thought that restoring it would fix those problems. Also the phone show model i9500 and bootloader i545, I will attach the screen shot.
2- I tried to replace king root with supersu with SuperSume app, no sucess. I also tried with terminal emulator, it shows failed and it uninstall king root. And permanently pop-up com.android.kinguser has stopped until I restart the phone. After restarting root is gone.
So I want to restore in other to restart all this from fresh stock firmware. But if you have any other ideas, please let me know how to just get root with supersu and use flashfire...
Thanks for replying. ...

EsperaKing said:
Okay @bilgerryan
1- The system sometimes restarts bt itself and after restart it's stuck on com.android.system has stopped, so I thought that restoring it would fix those problems. Also the phone show model i9500 and bootloader i545, I will attach the screen shot.
2- I tried to replace king root with supersu with SuperSume app, no sucess. I also tried with terminal emulator, it shows failed and it uninstall king root. And permanently pop-up com.android.kinguser has stopped until I restart the phone. After restarting root is gone.
So I want to restore in other to restart all this from fresh stock firmware. But if you have any other ideas, please let me know how to just get root with supersu and use flashfire...
Thanks for replying. ...
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In that case, you'll probably have to restore stock with Odin and start over.

bilgerryan said:
In that case, you'll probably have to restore stock with Odin and start over.
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Okay, I will restore in a few minutes and let you know.

bilgerryan said:
In that case, you'll probably have to restore stock with Odin and start over.
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Hi @bilgerryan and all xda members.
I restored the stock rom with Odin and everything goes fine. I rooted then replaced kingroot with supersu succesfully.
The problem now is that after installing supersu, I installed FlashFire and tried a backup of my system. The screen goes black with some blank text. After that, there is nothing else that happens. My phone will stay stucked on a black screen with a blue led on on top. But nothing happens, I have to pull battery and reinsert in other to power on my phone. I can't use Flashfire.
Hope you reply me....Thanks.

EsperaKing said:
Hi @bilgerryan and all xda members.
I restored the stock rom with Odin and everything goes fine. I rooted then replaced kingroot with supersu succesfully.
The problem now is that after installing supersu, I installed FlashFire and tried a backup of my system. The screen goes black with some blank text. After that, there is nothing else that happens. My phone will stay stucked on a black screen with a blue led on on top. But nothing happens, I have to pull battery and reinsert in other to power on my phone. I can't use Flashfire.
Hope you reply me....Thanks.
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You have to use v.53 of Flashfire. The newer versions don't play nice, also a backup with Flashfire is useless, if you have a bootloop you wouldn't be able to use it anyways. You just Odin stock again if you have any problems.

bilgerryan said:
You have to use v.53 of Flashfire. The newer versions don't play nice, also a backup with Flashfire is useless, if you have a bootloop you wouldn't be able to use it anyways. You just Odin stock again if you have any problems.
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I'm installing Flashfire v53 right now, so I will make you know if it's working or not. Thanks for responding.

EsperaKing said:
I'm installing Flashfire v53 right now, so I will make you know if it's working or not. Thanks for responding.
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It has worked like a charm. Thanks you very much. This is the last step of setting my phone. I'm going to install the S8 S4 WizCyan Rom to my phone and let you know. It should work cause I have an Snapdragon S4. I will let you know. Thanks you again

EsperaKing said:
I'm installing Flashfire v53 right now, so I will make you know if it's working or not. Thanks for responding.
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@bilgerryan @bilgerryan
I flashed the WizCyan Rom and it's finished succesfully I also managed to install add-ons from aroma file.
After reboot it's failed to load with software update failed. Kernel error. I don't why it's not working. The installation goes succesfully. Is it the aroma add-ons that I have installed? Or it's just that the ROM is not compatible with the S4 Verizon.
I don't know how to get that ROM work for me. I'm restoring stock with odin right now. I don't know if I should try again because I learnt on a youtube video that for some people, it might failled with a soft break the first time when we use Flashfire to attempt installing a ROM so we should just restore odin, wipe data and cache from recovery and restart the process and then it'll work.
Thanks you...

EsperaKing said:
@bilgerryan @bilgerryan
I flashed the WizCyan Rom and it's finished succesfully I also managed to install add-ons from aroma file.
After reboot it's failed to load with software update failed. Kernel error. I don't why it's not working. The installation goes succesfully. Is it the aroma add-ons that I have installed? Or it's just that the ROM is not compatible with the S4 Verizon.
I don't know how to get that ROM work for me. I'm restoring stock with odin right now. I don't know if I should try again because I learnt on a youtube video that for some people, it might failled with a soft break the first time when we use Flashfire to attempt installing a ROM so we should just restore odin, wipe data and cache from recovery and restart the process and then it'll work.
Thanks you...
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That means you didn't follow the directions.
Go into flashfire and select the ROM you're gonna flash.
Select the of1 kernel tar.
Select the of1 WiFi fix.
Select a full wipe. (System, cache, data) and hold down on the wipe so you can swipe it to the top of your list.
Don't flash the addons.

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