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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
I thought I read about someone who had the opposite outcome.

This is very subjective on:

The device

Setup

Apps

Data

Flash

Conflicts

etc.

With some trouble shooting, I'm sure the issue can be resolved.

I'd say that if 100 people did a Full Wipe and ODIN'd the Samsung Stock Firmware, so that all devices are starting on the same playing field, and then flashed the ROM w/native kernel, 99.99% of flashers :D wouldn't experience any issues.

I have 3.6 running w/4.6 without issue. Maybe someone who has experienced the same issue as you has the answer.

Updated info:

Possibly Wiping:

Cache & dalvik cache after flashing the Kernel may work.

Or dl the kernel again, enter Recovery, wipe cache and dalvik cache, flash 4.6, wipe cache and dalvik cache again, and see if that works.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Did you wipe dalvike and cache when installing Jaminsons kernel? Even if you did, give it a try again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] JJalowiec:
I always dalvik and cache wipe.. The only thing I didn't do was odin back to stock to try, I just figured my phone didn't like that version kernel.. haha
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] reefrunway:
Google Play Edition 4.3 on T-Mobile Version SGS4

Hi!

I am looking to upgrade from my Gnex to an S4. I am debating a bit on whether to buy the Google Play Edition ($649) or the T-Mobile version ($600 paid over two years, interest free :p )

I love having pure vanilla Android 4.3 on my Gnex, so I think I'd want that on my GS4... which won't be problem with the Google Play Edition, but would mean flashing a ROM (or OTA update) if I went the T-mo device.

My question is, assuming my new phone is rooted, is there a way to flash the pure vanilla 4.3 (Google Play Edition) update onto the T-mobile phone? If not, is there a ROM that is pretty bare bones? I guess I'm OK with paying the extra $50 if it'll be much easier to maintain pure Android on the Google Play Edition than on the T-mo device. Any answers or input into this would be greatly appreciated. I'm excited to join the S4 community shortly! :victory:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
@ reefrunway

You can take a look here and see if this is what you're looking for:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2341936
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Yes. You can put the Google version ROM on this phone.

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] reefrunway:
Well, ideally, I'd like to stay pure and true to Android 4.3. The Infamous ROM seems to have a quite a few mods. But if that's the type of ROM I'd have to work with, then that's how it is. Thanks for your reply.

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That's good news! Do you have a link to where I can download the ROM? Doesn't seem to be a Google Edition groupings of threads (...yet?). But if it's posted somewhere, I'd appreciate if you could point it out. Thanks for your help. This is an awesome thread... and OP is where I'll go as soon as I have the new phone (to root, etc.).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
Is this what you're looking for?

Please read thoroughly.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2342446
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Look in the development forum. The thread is called Virgin ROM Google edition. That is slightly tweaked but should be almost exactly what you are looking for,

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Paulenski:
I noticed this on CM10.1 nighties, I have no wma support, is there a reason why it's not supported or something just missing from cm?

I have quite a few music albums in the format and be quite a hassle converting. Any means of adding this to the Rom? Mod/flashable?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mlf83110:
How to remove install-recovery.sh?

I hope this is the right forum for this question. I tried posting in another forum but got no responses.

I recently rooted my TMo M919 UVAMDL using CP-AUTO-FLASH via ODIN and then installed CWM recovery 6.0.3.2 from ROM Manager. Every time I boot into recovery from ROM Manager (for example to create a backup), when I exit recovery I am asked if I would like to install stock recovery and I am told that if I do, the change cannot be reversed. Of course, I choose NO but to be safe I would like to remove the install-recovery.sh file. I have tried many times to remove install-recovery.sh from the Root/System/etc. folder using Root Explorer, Each time I try to change the file permissions to R/W, I am told that I am not permitted to do so for some system files so I cannot delete the file.

Am I doing something wrong or missing something?

If I do inadvertantly revert to the stock recovery, can ROM Manager easily replace the stock recovery?

If I try to enter recovery using the Volume UP / Home / On-Off buttons, will I lose CWM recovery?

Thanks in advance for any help.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
That is weird. You can definitely use ROM manager to replace stock if you install stock. And you can boot directly to recovery power plus vol up without getting stock
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mlf83110:
After receiving your message I rebooted into recovery using power/home/volume up. It booted into CWM recovery. When I selected reboot from CWM recovery I was again asked the question and I selected YES. After rebooting I opened ROM Manager and confirmed that I still had CWM recovery. I then realized that what CWM recovery was asking was if I wanted to remove the install-recovery.sh file. Apparently, CWM tried and was also unsuccessful. So now the only issue is how to remove the file. I assume it is related to a SetUID restriction. I've seen a few posts related stock ROM's with the restrictions removed but would prefer not to mess with them. I would rather wait for a stable version of cyanogenmod jfltetmo.

Thanks again!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
CM is VERY stable for the t mobile variant right now, even though its still listed as nightly builds only.

The only glitch is the phone call audio mute once in a while, but that can be fixed by flashing a modded phone.apk can that also be found in the cm thread in the general forum. After that it works perfectly as long as you don't need the it blaster.

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] caifaz:
Can I flash any rom on t-mobile phone

Here is my noob question:

Can I flash any rom for GT-i9505 on the T-mobile s4 phone? both phones are supposed to be exactly the same right?

thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
You can. There is a guide either in the q and a section or the general section showing exactly how to do it

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] caifaz:
thanks!, and the last one, is it possible to use GT-i9505 kernels?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
I think you want to specifically stick to the t mobile kernels.

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Paten:
I extracted the recovery.img from the stock firmware, M919UVUAMDL_M919TMBAMDL_TMB.zip. Is there a procedure to just install the stock recovery if I didn't want to reinstall the complete firmware package?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dj_aj:
My suggestion is for you to install and use the app Flashify.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cgollner.flashify

Just transfer the recovery.img to your phone memory, find the file from within the app and flash. Reboot. All done!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Negroid:
so I have the mute call audio issue. Im running the PAC man Rom, its kernel, and the team acid audio engine mod and clear audio add ons. I flashed the tmo CM workaround phone.apk, but that didn't work, still had muted call audio. I flashed it a few more times and every time i tried to call someone the screen temporarily froze and the call screen failed to show up. I suspected it was a hardware problem. I then wiped and flashed a touchwiz rom and the problem was gone, there was speaker sound. So its seems that the problem was of CM origin. Idk why the problem persisted with the fix. I plan on reflashing PAC and the mod again. Does anyone have a solution until then? Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
No. Something else is wrong here. That is too many different problems you are describing. A full wipe and clean install might be your best option.

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mlf83110:
Can you point me in the right direction? I can't seem to find the modded phone.apk you are referring to. I was able to find a discussion related to audio problems (such as random muting for short periods of time) but was only able to find a fix for the ATT version of the S4. Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
In the general forum there is a tread called Cyanogen Nightlies. There is a link in there to the modded phone.apk

Search that thread for "phone.apk" and you should find it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Karnier:
I recently purchased a t-mobile S4 from swappa, and I'd like to root and unlock it for future use when I travel. What order should I do it in? Should I factory reset, then follow this guide: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2283068 , and THEN root it? Or some other order.

Also, how could I flash the GE rom onto my s4? Would I just root it through here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2268880 , and then flash the GE rom after? Thanks

Oh, could explain the advantages/disadvantages of the infamous GE rom vs virginROM? Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] shatteredeagle:
Hola,

I have an unlocked TMo S4 that I am using on ATT. I cant seem to get MMS to work, it just immediately fails when I try. Any suggestions?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Did you modify your APN to have them be for t mobile?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] corkythetard:
Personally, I would flash CWM Recovery, boot to recovery, and make a Nandroid backup before rooting. That way if something goes wonky in the root process you can go right back to where you started. After that, root with CF-Auto Root, and you're all set to flash a ROM.

ROMs are tricky. It really is more of a preference by user than pros/cons, imho. I prefer CyanogenMod, but there are MANY other excellent ROMs available. Also, some ROMs have had apps cherry picked for flashable mods. Take the GE camera for example. Flash the file in recovery after flashing CyanogenMod and you have the GE camera with the CM ROM.

Always ask before doing something you're even marginally unsure of in this thread. We're all here to help where we can!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] shatteredeagle:
I am on ATT so the APN settings are for them, I even used Textra and manually put in the ATT MMS settings and it still didn't work :-/.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Wait a minute....if he could flash CWM recovery he wouldn't need to run ch auto root. He could just flash superuser from recovery, rifht?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] corkythetard:
I believe you are correct. I'm just so used to flashing recovery and rooting via Odin that I didn't even think of that. Technically he should be able to download superuser from Google Play and install, no? I know that was one of the methods suggested in the 4.3 thread I linked to earlier. Didn't work for me, but a few who lost root apparently didn't have a Nandroid to go back to and were freaking out and said this worked for them. I believe there's a CF-Auto Root you can flash from recovery ala snapdragon tool kit. Lemme go dig that link up and post here.

Edit: You are correct....almost 100%. :D Need to flash SuperSU from recovery. Link confirming it below. Off to find the SuperSU zip file now!

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=43034876&postcount=71
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
No that won't work to just download SU and install it from teh play store because it won't install as a system app, which it needs to be in order to get it's power. It's like Superman, who needs to be near Earth's yellow sun to give him his powers. SuperUser needs to be installed in recovery as a system app.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] corkythetard:
Derp. Been a long day. Correct again!

The CF-Auto Root is safe enough to not need CWM right away, but I always err on the side of caution. Even if it means an unnecessary step or two. Creature of habit. Just getting back to preferences and habits when rooting. Just trying to look out for the best interest of newbies. :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Once you CH Auto root you can use any number of different ways to put a custom recovery on your phone. ROM Manager, Flashify, Odin. Probably something else I'm not thinking of.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] corkythetard:
Found what I was looking for! This is a guide for just about every possible root method for the T-mobile s4.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2335109&highlight=root+m919uvuamdl

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Pretty sure you covered all the bases on how to flash a recovery! :laugh:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Karnier:
Should I sim unlock it before I root it though? Or after?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
I don't think it matters if you are rooted or not. But you do have to be on the stock ROM for it to work because the method uses features embedded in the stock ROM.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2283068
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mlf83110:
Found the thread and the link to the modded phone. Thanks very much again!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Aoe316:
Frozen samsung screen even after odin.

Hey guys hopefully you can help me. I was rooted for like 3 or 4 months now and have had not many problems or not anything I couldn't fix my self. My phone gets stuck on the Samsung Galaxy s4 screen anytime I reboot. I have tried different roms, different kernels, I even odin back to stock. I was using TWRP 6.0 then reverted back to TWRP 5.2 to see if that was causing the problem. Still have problems. I am going to re download the stock tar to see if it was a bad download but Odin checks the md5 and says it was good. Odin says passed every time also. Odin version is 3.07.

I get a error before and when trying to wipe dalvic cashe. I can wipe reg cash no problem. I think my phone is not mounting the internal storage when it reboots. I could be way off but need help asap. If I format super wipe with twrp then restart twrp and then factory reset I can install or restore a rom some times but still cant restart the phone. Any hope would be greatly appreciated.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] corkythetard:
Have you tried using CWM Recovery? It may help switching recoveries or not, but I've been on the latest CWM version for the s4 since May. Try the Odin version for CWM in the forum thread. Don't use PhilWiz's version if you're having these kind of issues. Not a slight to PhilWiz's recovery as it is based on CWM, but it's my opinion switching to 6.0.3.2 might be an avenue worth exploring.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Aoe316:
I wanted to edit my previous commet. LiquidSmooth seems to be running fine. So TW roms and GE roms **** up on my phone when I restart. so is it the internal systems when I have TW roms. I think it has something to do with partictions messing around maybe.

I like TW roms and want to continue to use them... Thank you
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] montez.061-:
Whenever I flash aosp based ROM ( xylon, cm, slim, carbon, etc. ) I'm having a problem where I cannot hear on outgoing or incoming calls. I know this is a issue, bit I had believed it to be resolved as long asi was using cm source based nightly with the fix in... I just tried to make a call from the cm nightly from last night.... Nothing. Also my data is spotty at best and my signal bars never turn blue. None of the problems persist on tw 4.3 or 4.2.2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baseballfanz:
Some peoples have this problems because of a 64GB micro sdcard. Try formatting to a FAT32 format if you do have a 64gb msdc.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] chispas109:
Guys so i just got myself a gs4, i dont see the favorites contact widget. It was on the s3. Is it excluded om this device?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ChitownWingMan:
There are two problems with using FAT32 on a 64GB card.

1. The physical size of the directory cannot be larger than 65,535 bytes (not the size of the files but the actual size of the directory). If each directory entry takes up 100 bytes you will be limited to approx 6500 files. If you are hoping to use this for MP3s that might be a problem.

2. The maximum size of a file is limited to 2GB - 1 (2,147,483,647 Bytes). This could be a problem if you are storing videos or some other large files (like nandroid backups) on the card.

Samsung worked out all of the exFAT bugs on the Galaxy S3. But if you prefer you can reformat the card NTFS and use one of the NTFS mount apps. However, most recoveries will not work with NTFS formatted cards.

There are other formats (EXT2, EXT3, EXT4, etc.) but they will give you even more compatibility and driver issues. My recommendation is to use the exFAT format that Samsung provides and supports.

I hope this helps you to decide.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baseballfanz:
Definitely exFat is the way to go. Personally I don't have any problems at all. It's just some peoples have problem booting when using TW base ROM, they have no problems on aosp base ROM. They can get TW ROM to work when reformatting it to Fat32. That's the only reason I brought up Fat32.:)

☞Sent from here☜
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] corkythetard:
Agreed. exFAT is the way to go. Had my first 64gb microsd on my s3 crap out on me because it was formatted FAT32. Learned my lesson. New 32gb and new 64gb cards for s3 and s4 all exFAT and no issues whatsoever!

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I'm assuming you're running it straight out of the box? Running a custom ROM already? It's present on CM10.1 & 10.2, but I honestly never used it. I would assume it would be on an s4 straight out of the box.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] chispas109:
I am running the stock rom. No coustom. But even in the stock rom i just dont see it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] corkythetard:
Got me on that one. Is there a People(aka Contacts) widget? Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] chispas109:
Thanks for your reply. I had a s3 and that widget was one of my favorite. I dont get it why samsung would exclude it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] phrotac:
Licensing issues with Apple I'm sure. Big lawsuit going on right now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Soldier 2.0:
What is everyone's screen on time average using stock battery and ROM? I have the extended zero lemon battery and it is killing my wrist because of its weight.

Sent from my SGH-M919 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] TheAtheistOtaku:
any one know if we can use i9505 recoveries with our device? i wanna flash probam, which is a aosp 4.3 rom, but it wont work properly unless flashed with the latest cwm (6.0.3.5) cant use twrp since it also needs to be updated. the i9505 already has 6.0.3.5 working on their device, but we still have 6.0.3.2.

if i cant, does anyone have any news on if/when we are getting the updated recovery
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] shengwang917:
can in stall custome rom now?

i just rooted my Tmobile S4 UVUAMDL using this method : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2268880 (its confirmed rooted by titanium backup) it has TWRP 2.6 and superuser installed. can i go ahead and install the Wicked 5. ROM now? is there anything else i need to do?

and do i NEED triangle away??

thanks in advance.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Do not try this.

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
You do not need triangle away. Custom roms and kernels and all that goodness will work fine without triangle away.

Triangle away just hides the fact that you have previously rooted the phone in case you need yo send it in for warranty repair.

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] shengwang917:
thank you :) . so i can go ahead and install costume roms now?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Have at it! Keep Odin handy on your computer in case anything goes haywire.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] shengwang917:
I have another question, my phone is currently sim unlocked, got the official code from tmobile, will I lose that if I flash a custome rom? Thanks =)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
You shouldn't, no.

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] aNominal:
If you need further confirmation, I just did the same thing last week and no problem after flashing 4.3 GPe
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] zealbert:
connection via usb

Hello,

I just got a samsung galaxy s4, tmobile version. I have never owned a smartphone before. One of the threads says that you can just plug your phone into the desktop computer with the usb cord, and the computer will recognize it as an external device, then you can just drag and drop into the phone's memory.

My computer does recognize it, but I can't seem to do anything with it. Can't drag and drop, nothing. I use Linux Mint.

Any help would be appreciated,

thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
What kind of computer?

Windows? Mac? Linux?

Did you install the drivers for it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] phrotac:
He is using Linux Mint.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Oh right....i missed that in his post.

So its not a drivers issue with linux. Its an incompatibility. Since Jelly Bean your linux phone no longer connects as a usb drive to your linux computer. Its stupid...but thats what your issue is.

It still connects to windows like you want it to. But for linux it only mounts the camera directory and then as a read only i think. You cant add pictures to it. Just take them from it.

Its as dumb as dumb can be but that is the way it is.

I think you can alter your linux mint install to accept the phone as a usb drive by making it mount more like a windows machine would, but I never got it working right and stopped trying quickly. Try googling a sollution to that and maybe you will find a guide. Id search for "mount jelly bean as usb drive linux" and see what you find.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lordcheeto03:
I must have gotten lucky then; I have full access to both internal storage and the external SD in Ubuntu 13.04, which obviously isn't Mint.... Plugged it in and it mounted right up. AOSP and TouchWiz. My old LG Nitro is the same way and I never did anything special to set it up.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] phrotac:
Ubuntu is like a souped up and supercharged Linux so it doesn't suprise me that it has support for our phones. I'm a little fuzzy on the details but I think it was originally gonna be named Lindows. It was built to be somewhat of a hybrid of Linux and Windows and was supposed to support programs from both Operating Systems simultaneously. Of course, I may have it confused with a different OS altogether.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lordcheeto03:
I honestly couldn't say. I do know though that in 12.04 LTS I had to jump through a few hoops to do what 13.04 does without even trying..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
I run Ubuntu 12 and it doesn't mount the phone. Maybe I should upgrade
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lordcheeto03:
Didn't do anything special to get this.. Plug and play

Ok, that didn't turn out like I thought it would, but you get the point..