[Q] Can i flash this? - Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello
So currently on my gm900v i have the Syndicate rom (5.0) and i was looking into getting CM12 on the phone. Now can i flash the roms from here http://www.teamub.co.uk/ if i downgrade my lollipop kernel and use safestrap, flash the rom then the gapps, then boot into download mode and then flash the lollipop kernel back on?
Or would this totally f*** up my phone?
Cheers

PCFervent said:
Hello
So currently on my gm900v i have the Syndicate rom (5.0) and i was looking into getting CM12 on the phone. Now can i flash the roms from here http://www.teamub.co.uk/ if i downgrade my lollipop kernel and use safestrap, flash the rom then the gapps, then boot into download mode and then flash the lollipop kernel back on?
Or would this totally f*** up my phone?
Cheers
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If you have the developer edition of the Verizon S5 bought directly from Samsung, then yes you can flash this and CM12. Since you mentioned safestrap I'm going to assume you have the retail version of the Verizon S5, so no you cannot flash this, CM12, or any AOSP based ROM.

hmmmm
landshark68 said:
If you have the developer edition of the Verizon S5 bought directly from Samsung, then yes you can flash this and CM12. Since you mentioned safestrap I'm going to assume you have the retail version of the Verizon S5, so no you cannot flash this, CM12, or any AOSP based ROM.
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To be honest i am not quite sure of it origins we got it in china and the software that came on it before i flashed the Syndicate rom just said g900 so i take it it had some custom Chinese firmware. (see attached) i have made a backup so i can easily flash to its "original" state
Alsi i am in the UK and running three mobile
Edit: also if i can not flash CM12 how can i get a lollipop rom with Nexus style i hate touchwiz i had been using S4 rom with nexus style lollipop and i like it so much better

PCFervent said:
Edit: also if i can not flash CM12 how can i get a lollipop rom with Nexus style i hate touchwiz i had been using S4 rom with nexus style lollipop and i like it so much better
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I don't think this is possible yet. Our only hope for something other than TW is probably the Eclipse ROM but that's AOSP style.

Thanks
snowrelyt said:
I don't think this is possible yet. Our only hope for something other than TW is probably the Eclipse ROM but that's AOSP style.
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Ok thankyou fot he heads up i am going to stick with my S4 with CM12 i find its better than the S5 i got maybe i will wait for the new ?Nexus or something : thanks for everything

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[Q] ASOP Looking rom with touchwiz kernel

Hello all,
I picked up a Galaxy S4 when ATnt discounted a "certified new" off contract device for $190 a few weeks back.
I upgraded it from my nexus 4 and well.. I just prefer the look of stock android, however the better screen, battery life and LTE are great reasons to upgrade.
I was wondering if there was a 4.4.2 KitKat rom for this device ( SGH-i337 ) that will resemble the look and feel of my Nexus4.
My device has the latest bootloader so the LOKI method will not work
Thanks for the input.
EDIT: my device is rooted with safestrap installed on the latest OTA
koszor said:
Hello all,
I picked up a Galaxy S4 when ATnt discounted a "certified new" off contract device for $190 a few weeks back.
I upgraded it from my nexus 4 and well.. I just prefer the look of stock android, however the better screen, battery life and LTE are great reasons to upgrade.
I was wondering if there was a 4.4.2 KitKat rom for this device ( SGH-i337 ) that will resemble the look and feel of my Nexus4.
My device has the latest bootloader so the LOKI method will not work
Thanks for the input.
EDIT: my device is rooted with safestrap installed on the latest OTA
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Blackbox 3.0 or Purified/Goldeneye with Domination theme are the closest you can get to AOSP.
Thr33-F0ur said:
Blackbox 3.0 or Purified/Goldeneye with Domination theme are the closest you can get to AOSP.
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Awesome! I appreciate the fast response I'm going to try them tonight
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2429072
will this one work for the i337?
koszor said:
Awesome! I appreciate the fast response I'm going to try them tonight
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2429072
will this one work for the i337?
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Yes. You'll have to goto blackboxroms.com for the download.
koszor said:
Hello all,
I picked up a Galaxy S4 when ATnt discounted a "certified new" off contract device for $190 a few weeks back.
I upgraded it from my nexus 4 and well.. I just prefer the look of stock android, however the better screen, battery life and LTE are great reasons to upgrade.
I was wondering if there was a 4.4.2 KitKat rom for this device ( SGH-i337 ) that will resemble the look and feel of my Nexus4.
My device has the latest bootloader so the LOKI method will not work
Thanks for the input.
EDIT: my device is rooted with safestrap installed on the latest OTA
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I would also keep an eye on Eclipse rom. It is the only Touchwiz/AOSP hybrid rom that actually has an authentic AOSP pull-down and notification. It also has a whole bunch of AOSP stuff. The kitkat version of the rom will be released soon I think.
4ndroid99 said:
I would also keep an eye on Eclipse rom. It is the only Touchwiz/AOSP hybrid rom that actually has an authentic AOSP pull-down and notification. It also has a whole bunch of AOSP stuff. The kitkat version of the rom will be released soon I think.
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Every rom I've tried to install leaves me at a blank screen where I have to use Odin to bring my phone back, did I miss something?
koszor said:
Every rom I've tried to install leaves me at a blank screen where I have to use Odin to bring my phone back, did I miss something?
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Make sure you follow the instructions from this thread.
Scroll down the the 4.4.2 rom section and there is a step by step how-to.
More importantly, make sure you're installing only Touchwiz-based roms, since you're bootloader locked and on safestrap.
4ndroid99 said:
Make sure you follow the instructions from this thread.
Scroll down the the 4.4.2 rom section and there is a step by step how-to.
More importantly, make sure you're installing only Touchwiz-based roms, since you're bootloader locked and on safestrap.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51067706
I followed that guide, two different Roms both would not boot, I can downgrade to mk2 and have nb1 baseband ...is that the firmware I need to be running to flash the ROM? Or can I be on nc1
koszor said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51067706
I followed that guide, two different Roms both would not boot, I can downgrade to mk2 and have nb1 baseband ...is that the firmware I need to be running to flash the ROM? Or can I be on nc1
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What roms did you try?
4ndroid99 said:
What roms did you try?
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Gravitron and GoldenEye both said safestrap compatible , gravitron booted to a black screen after the phone displays galaxy s4
GoldenEye let me go to safestrap but did not boot at all
koszor said:
Gravitron and GoldenEye both said safestrap compatible , gravitron booted to a black screen after the phone displays galaxy s4
GoldenEye let me go to safestrap but did not boot at all
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Did you flash the nb1 kernel modules immediately after flashing the rom?
koszor said:
Gravitron and GoldenEye both said safestrap compatible , gravitron booted to a black screen after the phone displays galaxy s4
GoldenEye let me go to safestrap but did not boot at all
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GoldenEye requires you to replace the updater script, did you do that?
Thr33-F0ur said:
Did you flash the nb1 kernel modules immediately after flashing the rom?
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yes, and then i booted to odin mode to flash the 3 other files in the BL AP and CP slots
4ndroid99 said:
GoldenEye requires you to replace the updater script, did you do that?
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im going to try this again, i missed that part
Moderator Edit: Thread about rom with specific features begets replies about roms that are great to try. The roms with the features iterated n the OP are the ones that you discover by looking, reading, comparing, and flashing. Thread closed.

[Q] N9005 Going From AOSP Back to Touchwiz

Hey everyone I've had an international unlocked n9005 and have been running AOSP on it ever since you've been able to on it. I never updated to the 4.4 bootloader and I'm just wondering if i go back to a TW 4.4 based ROM will i be able to go back to AOSP?
pyropanda5 said:
Hey everyone I've had an international unlocked n9005 and have been running AOSP on it ever since you've been able to on it. I never updated to the 4.4 bootloader and I'm just wondering if i go back to a TW 4.4 based ROM will i be able to go back to AOSP?
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Yes...two ways....but for going to TW first update BL..AOSP are KK compatible. .
rayman95 said:
Yes...two ways....but for going to TW first update BL..AOSP are KK compatible. .
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Okay, Cool! thanks for the info!

where to get stock 4.4.4 ROM?

Yo guys, anyone know where i can get the latest Samsung stock 4.4.4 rom rooted? My wife's phone was on 4.2 (or 4.3?) And i flashed out to omnirom las night, but it lost the s4 case cover capability, and she wants it back..
Sammobile
codenamezero said:
Yo guys, anyone know where i can get the latest Samsung stock 4.4.4 rom rooted? My wife's phone was on 4.2 (or 4.3?) And i flashed out to omnirom las night, but it lost the s4 case cover capability, and she wants it back..
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Why not just flash a good custom rom on your wife's phone instead of a highly experimental?
Lennyz1988 said:
Why not just flash a good custom rom on your wife's phone instead of a highly experimental?
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Because I need it to get the Samsung cover thing to work.
codenamezero said:
Because I need it to get the Samsung cover thing to work.
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Any TW based custom rom works with a Samsung cover.
ps there is no official 4.4.4
codenamezero said:
Yo guys, anyone know where i can get the latest Samsung stock 4.4.4 rom rooted? My wife's phone was on 4.2 (or 4.3?) And i flashed out to omnirom las night, but it lost the s4 case cover capability, and she wants it back..
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Here you can get 4.4.2 http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/39575/I9505XXUGNK2_I9505PHEGNK3_PHE.zip/
There isn't a official 4.4.4 out
Tkkg1994 said:
Here you can get 4.4.2 http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/39575/I9505XXUGNK2_I9505PHEGNK3_PHE.zip/
There isn't a official 4.4.4 out
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Thank you, let me give that one a try. There aren't that many simple, clean, custom TW rom out there it seems. VirginROM might be my next stop.

What to do next after Cyanogenmod?

Hi I have an unrooted Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 on Cyanogenmod M11, Was on UK VOD stock but moved to Cyanogenmod which is still on 4.4.4 KitKat but I'm a bit worried about future development of CGM. I read about tussles with other companies and big aspirations for M12 but the regular updates I've been enjoying have died out. not even a lollipop stable yet, I'm beginning to lose hope.
I know I shouldn't be so skeptical but I want to explore other roots (no pun intended).
Currently which rom would provide me with a stable lollipop with regular OTA updates for future proofing my phone?
Thanks v much
Alternatively I guess I could go back to stock to get lollipop but haven't done it in a while Im guessing I just flash a stock image via odin
Those tensions don't really affect Cyanogenmod, though I understand your concern. However, the biggest issue you're going to have is that most - if not all - custom ROMs are built using Cyanogenmod as a base. Realistically, the only alternative available I can think of without going to Touchwiz is Danvdh/Kryten's GPE ROM. Going back to Touchwiz is a dead end. Samsung has stated that Android 5.x is the end of the line for the S4, meaning there will be no Android M unless using a custom ROM.
Thanks very much for the excellent advice. I will give Danvdh/Kryten's GPE ROM a go and see how I go. I'm going to post the link to the ROM thread if anyone is following the same route as me: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2557353
EDIT: I'm going to try http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-orig-develop/rom-cyanogenmod-12-t2943934 first as its CM 12 lollipop which is what I was looking for really but will try GPE if i dont like that rom
Another question... sorry: i currently have CWM on my phone but the CM rom says to use TWRP with F2FS does cwm have this or do i need to remove CWM and install TWRP?
Trevsweb said:
Thanks very much for the excellent advice. I will give Danvdh/Kryten's GPE ROM a go and see how I go. I'm going to post the link to the ROM thread if anyone is following the same route as me: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2557353
EDIT: I'm going to try http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-orig-develop/rom-cyanogenmod-12-t2943934 first as its CM 12 lollipop which is what I was looking for really but will try GPE if i dont like that rom
Another question... sorry: i currently have CWM on my phone but the CM rom says to use TWRP with F2FS does cwm have this or do i need to remove CWM and install TWRP?
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Don't use that version of CM. It's not what you want because it's not updated anymore.
Use this version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...lop/exclusive-antaresone-alucard24-s-t3066696
or the Official nightlies.
I used the older one but realised too late (
got stuck with no gapps and the bloody thing wouldnt boot into recovery cwm or twrp :/ never had that before. so having to do stock flash It's failed twice LOL
EDIT: got it stocked well thats something at least. anyway tomorrow I'll try again and get TWRP on there properly, it was weird because cyanogemod had installed CWM on there before i couldnt get rid of it :/ so i ended up with no recovery manager doh! Thanks for the link Lenny
Lennyz1988 said:
Don't use that version of CM. It's not what you want because it's not updated anymore.
Use this version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...lop/exclusive-antaresone-alucard24-s-t3066696
or the Official nightlies.
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Galaxy G900F: ROMs With Safestrap?

Hello guys. I'm new with android, but I figured out many things. Recently I found some Russian guide which says that I can install any G900F custom ROM wits SS support at my G900V. So I am wondering if it's true?
QweS84 said:
Hello guys. I'm new with android, but I figured out many things. Recently I found some Russian guide which says that I can install any G900F custom ROM wits SS support at my G900V. So I am wondering if it's true?
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What is your rom build?
buhohitr said:
What is your rom build?
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I am on OptimalRom 15-5 (it's OG5 based). But I have some issues, so I was thinkibg about some international rom if it possible.
Normally you can't use custom rom with SS, only TW rom. If they said you could, maybe it's not a custom rom, but tweak TW rom. It's not possible to run custom rom with locked bootloader device.
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buhohitr said:
Normally you can't use custom rom with SS, only TW rom. If they said you could, maybe it's not a custom rom, but tweak TW rom. It's not possible to run custom rom with locked bootloader device.
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Oh, I need TW based Rom, so if I d found international stock with SS support I will be able to install it at my G900V?
QweS84 said:
Oh, I need TW based Rom, so if I d found international stock with SS support I will be able to install it at my G900V?
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No, G900F and G900V are not the same, you need to find a G900F TW rom that the dev said it's working for your your G900V, which I don't see any.
buhohitr said:
No, G900F and G900V are not the same, you need to find a G900F TW rom that the dev said it's working for your your G900V, which I don't see any.
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Okay, got it. I can only use ROMs from this section.

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