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[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] AlienSexGod:
Making the ROM Work the best it can be!

Most of us have been trying different roms and thinking that a full wipe and flash is enough. It is on some other roms for stability but Omega whilst arguably being the most advanced is a bit more finicky and really you need to update the modem, and boot loader to the latest or close to latest at least. In the below instructions we use the term settle is use and that just means give it time for a full boot and writing everything necessary for a full clean install before you move onto the next step. Many think this is clear but for newer people this is not clear. I did many full wipes and went back to GE 4.3 many times but this was not enough to give me stable OMEGA!

OMEGA gives you the latest rom but does NOT update your modem, baseband or boot loader!

Register at http://www.sammobile.com

Download latest Stock Samsung 4.3 Romania (Orange) from the below link

latest Stock Samsung 4.3 for i9505

Unzip it to reveal .tar.gz format compatible with installing via Odin

Don’t worry it’s Romanian you just want the latest matching modern, baseband you can spec English when you load it up to test this rom on its own & left the stock software have time to settle.

It gives you an Antutu benchmark of 28.8k as does Omega 13.2.

I am pretty sure the contained latest modem, baseband & boot loader will work well anywhere in the world but can 100% say it’s super sweet in Australia on Telstra

Flash from ODIN Samsung Romania (Orange) 4.3 for the latest I9505XXUEMJ8

Boot the phone and let it settle down for a few minutes...

Boot into recovery, wipe data (be aware internal sdcard will be erased so backup)

Boot again and let it settle again

Reroot with Odin & Chainfire if necessary , stock rom broke my root

Now flash from Odin latest Philz recovery

After flashing, reboot in recovery and reboot into ROM.... settle again...

Boot into recovery and flash Omega with a full wipe....

Be Aware flashing 4.3 stock will flag 0x1 your knox warranty (ATM for sure warranty void in US, in Europe & Australia you are legally cool ) and could break your root like it did for me.

Very stable phone internet apps & super fast with one small issue a dialog box when opening some new apps “Clear default app settings by going to Task manager > Clear default and tapping Clear” and I can’t fix that specifically but it seems to be only the first time you open that app. The kernel I end up with me be a custom one 3.4.0 root@talexop-linux #2 or a reading error?

I ended up with the latest greatest S4 :good: with:

Boot loader I9505XXUEMJ8

Modem I9505XXUEMJ8

Baseband I9505XXUEMJ8

Kernel version 3.4.0 root@talexop-linux #2

Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505

Rom: Omega v13.2 XXUEMJ5

PhilZ Touch 5.18.9
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] phil.o:
Glad that you finally got everything working as you wanted it to be!

BUT

Omega DOES NOT bring you the latest baseband!

Baseband = gsm modem

As already mentioned, modems are not flashable via CWM. So Omega ROMs never include any modem. Neither gsm moden, nor lte modem. ;)

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[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] AlienSexGod:
It's tedious but give the whole process I documented above a go ... it fixed my reception and other issues. :laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] andreipga85:
Hi, good for you that you found the perfect combination.

But regarding this:

Be Aware flashing 4.3 stock will flag 0x1 your knox warranty (ATM for sure warranty void in US, in Europe & Australia you are legally cool ) and could break your root like it did for me.

i wouldn't be so sure ( in what regards Romania ) i have an Orange GS4 and my sister is working for orange and i can tell you for sure that if knox is 0*1 buh bye warranty.

so from my point of view i prefer to stay on old boot loader but with new modem. ( it's still almost perfect combination )

Best
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] marionite:
I have problems with S Health always FC and how come I can't change my ringtone to a my own ringtone? Pls help and also how to know what bootloader I am? Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] phil.o:
Since my S1 I have NEVER had any (software) reason to use my warranty. If there's a hardware issue it doesn't matter if you have flagged your knox warranty, as hardware issues are not related to software. I had a broken volume button and sent my S4 (with new bootloader and flagged knox warranty) in for repair. They resent it repaired and no one asked for any knox/cared about warranty things.

So there's to much trouble about this whole knox thing.

In Germany we have a saying for that:

"Nichts wird so heiß gegessen wie es gekocht wird."

:p

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[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] andreipga85:
for s health : you need to disable Xposed module for Multi Window. ( use the one in wanam xposed )

Create your own ringtone on sdcard and the system should see them automatically. ( or go to music app and set as ringtone from there )

download android system info from market
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] AlienSexGod:
Thanks for the correction Phil. I added a couple of minor steps to yours and Alex's instructions that bugged me out, which are obvious once you know but not so obvious when you are new, which hopefully may assist some others along the way. :laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] phil.o:
Concerning bootloader look here.

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[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] andreipga85:
your post really encourage me to update mines also :D

since i am using smartphones is true that i never used warranty for anything, not even hardware stuff.

that saying say it all :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] marionite:
Thanks S health is running now. I tried that already but no luck. I have MF8 bootloader which modem should I flash? Thanks

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Sorry but which file do I download?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] andreipga85:
go here http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/

and find the exact modem you re on and after that just have a searc in this forum.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] marionite:
GT-I9505 Galaxy S 4 LTE

PDA: I9505XXUEMJ5

CSC: I9505OLBEMJ5

MODEM: I9505XXUEMJ5

Added: 2013-10-23

This is what I got. But I have the old bootloader in MF8. Should I update to the new bootloader? I flashed this modem when I installed 13.2 GSM_Modem_XXUEMJ5_and_LTE_Modem_XXUBMH1.tar
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] andreipga85:
Then i see no problem to try MJ8 modem, you can revert back to mj5 anytime if you don't find mj8 working well. ( in your place i would wait a bit longer with the new bootloader untill at least your device will get official update to mj8. but try to read more about new bootloader and knox and decide after that )

Follow the exact instructions in the modems thread.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Switch Blade:
Actually this is because you are running the i337M variant, and not the i9505 that Omega is designed for. We cannot load these 4.3 modems for our phones yet, and because the MG1 modem is 4.2.2, you will have these symptoms until Bell/Rogers/Telus release their 4.3 modems.

I am staying on v12 until Rogers releases their 4.3 firmware/modems, then I'll be on to Omega v13.2 or higher.

Hope this helps!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] dennka:
same here, had to back to v12 as connection was unusable for me at work as always shows no connection :(
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] phil.o:
Omega v12 torrent link

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[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] acalmenvoy:
Anybody running Omega 13.2 rom on 3ireland. On their s4. If so. What modem (baseband) are you running. I'm having a problem holding a 3g signal.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] leon0602:
all the world is having trouble, have you follow the procedure correctly?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] zicovsky:
Guys, question, can someone explain to me if I should care about CSC? I read and read about it, but I don't see any concrete information if I should change it or not. It seems it does not relate in any way with speed, reception, etc, like a modem would do.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] marionite:
So my bootloader is updated only thru an official update? What's with MJ8 that I have to wait for it to be my bootloader? Sorry for the noob question. I'm quite familiar already with knox and how it voids your warranty when it gets tripped
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] ricky0001:
How do I move app 2 ext SD card .i have downloaded a lot of games from play store but now I can' t because I don't have enough space on internal SD card . I have ext sd card on 32 gb which I can fill up but there is no option on omega rom .

Any advice ?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MXQBLGH:
Thanks that's good to know. I still don't really understand the different modems and what's compatible but I'll stick to v12 for now.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] valtronic:
is there any other way to find out? it says command invalid?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] andymihail:
I flashed 13.2 after 13.1, full wipe, right from the beginning. I'm in old bootloader, but everything worked until yesterday when I started having problems losing gsm signal when phone went to idle then having a hard time to get signal back (had to reboot). I first thought this is because I am on the old bootloader or is something modem related, but it can't be. What I did, I uninstalled Xposed framework, (had only Wanam xposed activated) and after rebooting my phone, I have no more problems. Anyone with a similar experience?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] ::indie:::
Hello Omega friends,

Omega v14 based on firmware XXUEMJ8 is ready,

I will soon upload the new roms so Omegas Team can test it.

Changelog added to 3rd post

More later, stay tuned ...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] dingila:
Can you make it work with Stok Kernel?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] JonesWTF:
As far as I know, talexop's kernel is basically stock without the Knox crap.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kiiiiiid:
I have a question about battery usage.

From last night until now the phone was idle and I just recently installed the rom. But in the morning the battery shows 89% it means more than 1% per hours of idle.

I that normal? Because I remember on stock rom it wasn't like this.

I have tried other ROMs also and it's the same.

What's wrong with my phone?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] CarlM34:
Hi there,

Have you tried using BBS (Better Battery Stats) from play to see what may be using battery...11% over night is not too bad but something is using it. You could also check out a little app called DS Battery saver (also in play store)

:)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] ikkuh007:
Sounds good. Will try when i am back in Holland!

Verstuurd vanaf mijn GT-I9505 met Tapatalk 4
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] SherlockHolmes2013:
1 percent per hour is EXCELLENT.

Battery saving apps are crap.

What I do is set my phone in airplane mode when I go to bed.

Reads 99 percent 8 hours later,
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] leon0602:
Could you share the link? I cannot find BBS on play store :o
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] CarlM34:
Here you go - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asksven.betterbatterystats&hl=en_GB

EDIT - Looks like this won't currently work with the upcoming KitKat ( good old Google:mad: )
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] speedme:
So basically the ROM version and kernel are the only changes ?

Or are there other changes, which aren't mentioned in the changelog ?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] easysofts:
Can't install Omega 13.2 strange bug: loop OmegaDroid 1 boot

Hello everyone,

I use TW 2.6.3.0

Installed Omega 12

I can't install Omega 13.2 on my i9505

I have installed all Omega versions with no problem. When I install Omega 13.2, all process is OK, but when the phone first reboot : It loop on Omega droid (with full wipe and no full wipe).

I use Omega since 2 years on Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note2 with all Rom versions with no problem

Anyone with a similar experience? An idea ?

EDIT: after next tentative / after 1 week (10 re-install) I have Omega 13.2 on my phone !
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] andreipga85:
Have you updated modem as in the flash intructions in OP?

Follow exactly the flashing instructions in OP and you will have no problem at all!!

Use Philz recovery! ( from my point of view this is mandatory because i've had same kind of issues with TWRP and )
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] CarlM34:
Have a look in play store for apps that can help with this:good:

Search for app 2 sd
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] jserrano0628:
Go to titanium backup them move app to sd card.. :D
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] andreasy:
An xposed module to enable the battery stats is already out to take care of this issue in kit Kat
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] CarlM34:
This will be fine for those that use xposed:p Unfortunatley I do not............:cyclops:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] loungecat:
screen mirror

Hey guys

Can anyone tell me why my screen mirroring does not work on my sgs4 it turns on then turns itself off??

Appreciate any help
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Switch Blade:
Basically for any S4 variant that isn't i9505, we cannot load their modems (modems are hardware specific). Until we get 4.3 modems for our models (I337M), we can expect to experience dropping signals and other comms issues on 4.3 based ROMS (all TW ROMS).

It's important to note, that this is not an Omega issue though, all 4.3 based TW roms will have this issue until our variants receive updated modems.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] shanume:
mine work fine here, from my s4 and my android tv with miracast with omega 13.2 rom, but I need to use my miracast app to fine my s4 before I can use mirroring.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] pitastrudl:
ds battery saver is not crap. it actually works but can make your device a bit laggy. i can assure you that it works well for deep sleep. it even has tasker integration. it's not like the others that are actually task killers...

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] leon0602:
Hi, is still possible with Titanium? where the hell is it inside titanium?

edit: it's not possible on S4 with TB (thanks to kantjer for the reply)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
Use FolderMount, it's the only solution that works on the S4.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] CarlM34:
Welcome back???:p;)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
What else is there to change :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] shanume:
I hope omega 14 is up soon :D

nandroid backup is done, now just wait for omega 14 release :D
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] CarlM34:
Patience.....only started testing today!:p:p;)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] easysofts:
I think too that TWRP 2.6.3.1 bug with my phone, I will test Philz recovery.

Thanks,
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] shanume:
hehe I will, at last my backup is done, so is ready to flash anytime when this is out hehe, u know this feel just like in christmas :P
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] andreipga85:
The only app that indeed was doing something to battery life was the Xperia built in Stamina Mode rest not to efficient.

On the other side, i managed to spot something related with battery draining.

It's something related to Waname xposed : i suspect Phone tweaks. ( i've used to have about 1% drain in about 10-15 minutes while the phone was idle with some tweask in phone enabled.) Now after i disabled all of them i have about 1% an hour which for my actual config is great.

best
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] viking13:
I guess that this one is based on I9505XXUEMJ8 (Orange Romania) from 22.10.2013 with changelist 1869009. Right?

I see that there are also two I9505VJUEMJ6 ROMs (Tim Brazil and Claro Brazil) with changelist 1882437 from 16.10.2013. I just wanted to give you a notice about those two, since changelist is higher. I personally would like more to have something from XX series.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kiiiiiid:
I did use BBS and all of the day that I was at work and never touched my phone, it never sleeps.

It points that "PhoneWindowManager.mTorchlightWakeLock (Android System): 10 h 4 m 35 s (36275 s) Count:2358 98.1%" is keeping the phone awake and I have no idea what that is.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] respider:
**If you are having the old bootloader XXUB flash GSM_Modem_XXUEMJ5_and_LTE_Modem_XXUBMH1.tar file with odin by selecting phone.

**If you are having the new bootloader XXUD flash GSM_Modem_XXUEMJ5_and_LTE_Modem_XXUEMJ5.tar file with odin by selecting phone.

How do I know if my bootloader is new or old?

I downloaded phone info app and it says i9505vjubmg3 under bootloader.

edit... nevermind, I'm sorry now I noticed its a VJUB in there LOL i9505

vjub

mg3
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] juno14:
The ROM has been awesome! Great job guys :good:

When I turn on the voice command of the samsung camera app, it said "com.vlingo.midas s4 Unable to open this application because it is turned off". I have absolutely no ideas what that means :confused:

I'm using the MJ8 bootloader btw, and with MJ8 modem, yet I still don't have LTE, could it be due to CSC:confused: Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] bill340:
I sync two exchange-accounts to my s4.

Both accounts are on the same server.

In one account, I do not see all email sub-folders of the account. Some folders are just not displayed.

The other account works with all the subfolders...

Any idea, what to do there?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Stephen88:
Hi Indie, with MJ8 what difference there are about MJ5?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] pepe2909:
Battery life for me.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] putti71:
Hi together. I am on Omega 10, old bootloader. I have already the newest modem mj8 and everything runs good.

Now I am looking forward to v14, but I like to know if it's still possible to run into trouble with wifi, since I am on mj8 modem slready without problems?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] pepe2909:
I have no problem with v13.2 with old bootloader and mj8 modem.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] caudex:
Anybody have a fix for the issue where the wireless data keeps jumping around between 3G/H/H+?

When i monitor the signal it is still the same, but the mobile data keeps jumping around.

Any ideas?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] zicovsky:
Folks, I was on 13.2 all good, my AC, CP and CSC were all MJ5. I'm trying a new modem and now only my CP changed due to the new modem, the rest is still MJ5. Is there a problem that they do not match?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] dannytanky:
Hi, says in the OP:

"Bootloader - Knox:

Omega v13.2 does not include bootloader and v13.2 will not change your knox warranty status."

My question is, do I need to root my phone first before flashing? Or I can just flash it with stock recovery? If I have to root it before flashing, the rooting process will cause a Knox 0x1 status right?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] joeherlev:
No need to root before. . Omega rom Will fix root for you :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] stijndebruin:
Nice to have you around.

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You need a custom recovery to flash omega. Flashing a custom recovery will trip Knox.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Arde:
Stupid question but is it XXUEMJ5 better than XXUEMJ8 or XXUEMJ7 ??
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] el_campi:
Why you say that? The next versión is mj8.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] leon0602:
but you cannot flash rom with stock recovery at all
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
Rooting and flashing a custom recovery are two different things. You need a custom recovery to flash Omega, you don't need to be rooted.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Arde:
OK, maybe indie update this Omega 13.2 XXUEMJ5 to XXUEMJ8 :good:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] ::indie:::
Hello everyone,

I was working all day yesterday and I had no time to update Omega Files repo and release the new v14.

The new v14 rom will be released later tonight or tomorrow morning.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] leon0602:
I know it mate but this is the question that has been made. I cannot quote it, don't know why
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] otcd:
Great news. Many Thanx for the good work
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] shanume:
take yours time mate, u have done a great jobs :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Phk:
This was the most useful thread after all. It should be on OP :P

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
Ok in that case my answer remains the same with the addition that, if you already have the new bootloader flashing a custom recovery will also trip the knox status. So if you have the new bootloader there is currently no way you can flash any custom Rom without tripping the knox flag.

If however you are lucky and still have the old bootloader you are safe to go because Omega won't change the bootloader (you can only change the bootloader by flashing a stock Rom or stock bootloader using Odin)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] martyn.27:
v14

can i have i9505 v14 download (torrent link please )
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] CarlM34:
Mate...please read back......it has not even been released yet:eek::rolleyes:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] marcusjt:
::indie:: in case there's still time to add it to v14, please note that SuperSU has been updated to v1.69 - see https://plus.google.com/+Chainfire/posts/Hd4MRq53V1x
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Shinsan:
Guys, i have 13.2 but wondering if i can use ktoonsez kernel, or what's a good kernel for this version, from a battery save perspective. thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] CarlM34:
KT should be fine to use.....have you tried [MENTION=245596]talexop[/MENTION] new 1.3 kernel yet? Working great for ME;)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] mr.lysgaard:
HD Voice in this rom?

How can I enable HD Voice in this rom? (or any other 4.3 custom roms)

HD Voice is not enabled by default and the ShowServiceMode app from Play Store does not work for 4.3, it will NOT show the service menu...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] miodrag.cutura:
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh,

I kept asking the same question, but no one is answering, unfortunately:(((
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] nickmax1:
this way?

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=43144162&postcount=3130
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] jserrano0628:
Try this.. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2287992 hope it helps..:D
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] martyn.27:
cant intall plz help

signature verification failed error msg when trying to install plz help
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] mitky82:
For three days using that rom i found only one bug. Not every time i can answer a call when somebody calling me and phone is switch on from deepsleep. Screen just dont accept to slide green or red. Ill go back to official odex rom, with them no problems.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] CarlM34:
May be worth trying Philz thread for this issue;)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] woooson:
Check the file you downloaded :D
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] respider:
how do I check my LTE baseband version?

In "About Phone" I only see 1 "Baseband version", no reference to GSM or LTE
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] bladerj:
HDR only in stock camera? Not on AOSP?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] cdzo72:
Not positive but I think so... honestly the camera is the MAIN reason I stay with Sammy ROMs because the AOSP camera pretty much blows no matter which way you look at it... that besides problems with dropped calls and problems with SMS and MMS that I personally get in Costa Rica...