yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
QA

1. Q. How do I disable OTA notifications?

A. Do steps 1 and 2 from here http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=30787965&postcount=1

2. Q. Can you use this on ATT?

A. Yes. Please flash the "ATT Specific CSC" zip towards the bottom of OP

3. Q. How do I disable LTE?

A. By pressing *#2263# you can force which Band you want to connect to

4. Q. In v2 (and above) when booting out of Recovery it says "ROM may flash stock recovery on boot. Fix?".

OR

Root access possibly lost. Fix?

A. NO! Select No

5. Q. I seem to have lost root with 4.3. Is there any way to get it back?

A. Yes, please try newest SuperSU http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1538053

6. Q. I am having signal loss on 4.4

OR

I am unable to hear sound via speakerphone on 4.4

A. For SGH-M919, please follow this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2544612

If you have a different i9505 S4 device, please ask your respective modem/baseband thread maintainers for assistance with choosing the correct .bin files

7. Q. What happened to the AOSP Browser in 4.4. What gives?

A. It is well known and documented that Chromium Webview in 4.4 has caused issues with the AOSP Browser in 4.4. There's nothing that can be done about this at this time.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Truballa4real7:
Cant wait sounds good. Any screenshots?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Charlie Brown:
Good stuff. Waiting to try this out. Another option for the M919. AOSP goodness. Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
yep, was just about to add haha

i submitted this thread by accident. wasn't quite ready.

edit: give me about 40min and this will be live. sorry about that. really didn't mean to submit prematurely :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ktetreault14:
Cant wait.. you should also make one for the 4.3 leak:D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
there's no root for it yet, but i do have the files. this will get updated to 4.3 but not the leak. i'll wait until Google officially releases it for GE. i believe they had SamMobile pull the link after i snagged it because it likely has bugs. i saw a lot mention their battery was draining fast.

edit: upload at 40%
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ktetreault14:
Can't wait for that one. Is there a way to use the hover feature in these roms, because if you type *#0*# in the dialer and press Hover Test it actually works?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
yeah it's zippy, man. pretty sure this is the first GE ROM with ausdim's kernel baked in and it fliesssss.

i'm sure there's a way to get the hover features to work since this is still TW. may take some finagling. some mods i tried to add in didn't work like in skinned TW ROM. maybe someone will figure it out.

this ROM will get a couple of updates, maybe. i didn't mean to leave Wallet in. it FC's but even if it didn't FC, it still wouldn't work on our device. i know someone who made their own build and it opens but still says you can't use it.

edit: upload at 75%
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
live.

so only known issues:

fix Wallet FC. but won't let you sign in [without workaround] after fixing FC anyway.

oh, also get a few reserves. man, derped out on beginning of thread lol

also, nobelium ends up being a repeat alarm tone if you've already downloaded that Noti_Ring_Alarm zip. about to fix that now though. sorry, it's like 3:40AM :eek:

edit: alright, deleted nobelium. i'll fix Wallet and add one more thing in a day or two. bed time. let me know if there are any other same sounding notifications/ringtones/alarms. i just did a compare against the names but it seems manufacturers like to rename but use the same sound lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ktetreault14:
Thanks man:D it is wierd how on rhe 4.3 leak Wallet works perfectly without any mods though.

---------- Post added at 08:46 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:45 AM ----------

And it would be pretty cool to get some TW features in there
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mgbotoe:
Does mtp install in this one? I know a bug floating around is the phone not being recognize by the computer.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
i will certainly look into this asap, thanks for telling me :good: easy fix
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
ditto. only kernel i didn't have that problem with was KT MF4 and this one :D

TL;DR yep! please take a quick peek at the link mentioning ausdim and this (his) kernel :)

edit: thanks for asking. added to OP as "features" haha
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mgbotoe:
Alright great, will flash and let you know how things work out ^.^...im feeling like flashing something lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
yeah... i've flashed a lot in the past day or so. think i'm done now lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] norml:
I think everyone with compatible variants have!

btw luv ur roms, I used ur stock mdl with debloater for the longest when I first got this phone, take it easy and stay up.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
thanks mate

edit: 4.3 Wallet isn't working either so it's just going to be pulled from ROM. the typical workaround might work, iunno. i've never used wallet or had a use for it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Jamison904:
Looks good man! Great job.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Lobster!:
Will do this and report back later today after the SF aquarium. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Nooblit:
Getting pretty sick of how bloated TW is at the moment. Nothing on here i use any differently than i did on my s4, aside from wifi calling, which we'll probably get eventually at some point. Think it's time i try this out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
upcoming updates - tues

upcoming...

-SuperSU updated

-AOSP Browser updates

-moar kernel updates
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
could be a long while. the merges are insane.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Nooblit:
I'm getting "Unfortunately, the process androird.process.acore has stopped." a bunch of time during initial setup. Should i just reflash this real quick?

EDIT: did reflash, but i didn't install any of the extra .zips. Seems to be working now. I'll try to flash them again in recovery now that i'm up and running.

EDIT EDIT: Everything working now. Guess the first flash just didn't take. weird too i wipes factory 3 times, cache 3 times, and dalvic 3 time before i did it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
yeah i would always do an initial boot before flashing anything extra... i do not offer support for the current add-ons as they are not my creation.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Nooblit:
I'm loving this over stock TW right now. So much smoother. I do have a couple questions.

Something i've gotten used to, has been when i long press the middle button, the list of programs would open up. Right now google search is popping up instead of programs. Is there a way to set the middle button to show me recent programs instead of google now on long press?

Is there a specific way to get to the recent programs menu otherwise? This is confusing the heck out of me. :confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] scorpio_bpl86:
Same thing for me... If possible the center button could show the apps running and a kill all apps button
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
double tap the middle button
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Nooblit:
aaaaaah! that i can get used to. Many thanks sir.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] scorpio_bpl86:
thank you :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Nooblit:
After using this for about 24 hours, it is indeed pretty fast, aside from one big issue I'm having. For some reason after the phones been on for a little while, fps drops noticeably in all applications. They run smoothly enough, no hiccups, just at a more lower fps than one would consider "smooth".
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
search for gears by Jeff boody in the market and post a screen shot to confirm. solid 58-60 fps here...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Nooblit:
I actually just reflashed it and everything seems tip top now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
okay. if it happens again, please give that a go
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jbdan:
How close are you/we to getting the lock screen unlock icon centered or is this something that cannot be tweaked. Lovely ge rom mrvir :cool:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
thanks.

lock screen icon centered? mine is centered. maybe you can post a SS in case i don't understand.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jbdan:
Odd. I thought this was an issue across all platforms for ge roms. Sure I'll post a ss
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
no need. my apologies. just something i happened to miss haha

i've read it was an issue with the Nexus line as well. i'll see if i can find the fix...

edit: thanks for the SS. i'll look into it today.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Bhambones:
mtp issues

I upgraded to v 2.4.2 and am still having the same issues with the mtp. My computers (windows and mac) still wont recognize the phone. I'm uninstalled kies/samsung drivers and reinstalled but it still doesn't seem to work. Really weird because i came from the latest wicked rom and had no mtp issues. Any other ideas to fix this. Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] laureanop:
MrVirginia is there a chance that this is associated with the 64 gb sd card module implemented in 2.4.2 ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
maybe. but it still doesn't explain why only 2 people have mentioned this nor why my phone is recognized.

try another Kernel just to test. faux's mainline would be a good place to start. or ktoonsez has one.

also, 2.4.1 still had the old MH1 which was working for everyone else as well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] laureanop:
I don't have the issue, but yes try another kernel. Both KT and faux work very well with this rom
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] therourke:
I am having similar problems on the 4.3 (2.4.2) version of this ROM. I am wondering whether a recent Windows 7 update is to blame? What OS are you using?

Could someone link to these kernels directly? What custom boot are you using? I have only had problems getting custom kernels to install and work on Google Edition ROMS. When I was on a Touchwiz ROM (FoxHound) they always worked. Since moving to Google Edition ROMs I always get an infinite booting screen when I try to install a kernel. Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] guardzero:
So I just installed the ROM yesterday on my T-Mobile S4 and almost everything worked perfectly. The only issue I'm having is bluetooth not working. I have a pair of bluetooth backbeat go earbuds and for some reason the phone isn't recognizing them. Anyone else have a similar issue? Thanks in advance!

*UPDATE*

User error! Bluetooth works perfectly! Excellent Rom!! Thanks to everyone who helped make this rom!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] labrea:
I was going to respond your question since I had similar issue.

Just turn off BT from settings and turn-on again then it works
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] laureanop:
For KT use the 4.3 TW version (yes TW)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2289140

For faux use the GE 9505g 4.3 version

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2273437
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] therourke:
This didn't work, once again. The faux never booted properly, the KT booted and then shutdown straight away.

I have an international i9505 (UK). Not had any luck with kernels and GE yet
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] laureanop:
You should have mentioned that. Faux does have an international kernel but I don't know if it works for you
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
that may be the cause of all of your issues. i can't say for certain since i don't do too much poking around in the i9505 threads. i can tell you i tried to flash a ROM from there and it failed. the hardware should be the same, though, but you'd have to speak to a Kernel dev to be certain. i also know that the initial release (v1?) had issues being recognized by the computer. i don't offer support for international phones, nor ATT or any other GSM i9505 for that matter. not because i don't want to, but because i don't have your phone so it's harder to figure out solutions to problems should there be any. this ROM is in the T-Mobile threads only because this is where i guarantee 100% fully functioning ROM and where i can trouble shoot easiest since i have the exact same device.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
sorry i missed this question.

i'm not sure mate. it should still work but i don't use it. i was using 8sms (previously 88sms) for inverted and quick reply.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] therourke:
Thanks for the reply. I just did a completely fresh install of this ROM and now MTP is working again! No issues.

I understand the compatibility might not be perfect, but so far the 4.3 Virgin ROM has been the best on my device (I have tried a lot). Best battery, cleanest and quickest, least hassle. Now that MTP is working again it's perfect. Again, thanks for the reply.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
lol yeah anytime there are issues, I always recommend a fresh install. all i9505 devices *should* be compatible
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] matthewdavis:
Are exchange policies removed from latest 4.3? I know op says the are, but I thought the rebase in 2.4 update put them back in.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
no, exchange policies have always been removed since way back on 4.2.2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] polo79:
Man, I remember 4.2.2. I was such a young lad....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
Can't get better than this... Thank you Mr. V & Team...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lotzakritters:
Is that the stock kernel? Very nice

Coming to you live from my Tmobile GS4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
Yes it is stock kernel.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] spodie:
I dont know if this has been asked but is there some way to get native teathering on this rom?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] laureanop:
Used it yesterday. Settings, more, tethering and hotspot, enable and setup password
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nivekx9:
Did you tweak the kernel settings at all?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
No, I didn't tweak the kernel settings at all...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] farru503:
Hey Mr Virginia when 4.4 is out, will you make the ROM for our s4 ?:D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] therourke:
Wondered if you could give me some advice...

After messing with kernels and rom reinstalls I seem to have screwed up my network settings a little. I have an international S4 i9505 running LTE or GSM. Is there a kernel specifically for this that will work with the 4.3 ROM? Everything was working fine before, but after a few swaps the network option is a bit shakey. Takes a while for 3G to be recognised over 2G.

Basically I still haven't found a kernel that works with my phone and the Google Edition 4.3 ROM. Should I do a complete factory reset and install of Samsung TouchWiz and THEN install this ROM?

It was working before I started messing about, so I assume some kernel options have been erased along the way. How do I get them back? Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
yes, of course. i assume it will be out in Nov. Dec at the latest.

do a full wipe/factory reset. wipe cache. wipe dalvik cache. then go to mounts and storage and do a format of /system. then flash the ROM.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] smyk44:
Anyone have charging issues?

I am still running 2.3 and two nights ago my phone stopped charging. I changed cable and such then by troubleshooting figured out it would charge while in recovery.

Are you interested in any sort of log before I just flash the latest version?

One weird thing I've noticed was when I turn the phone on it says USB connected or something when I don't have the cable plugged in.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
this sounds like a hardware issue...

new version won't fix this but you are more than welcome to try.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] spodie:
My unlimited data plan comes with 500mg of tethering data, but I saw 2 diff. APN's of LTE & tmo tethering and am not quite sure what the other apn fully does.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] farru503:
Yay...but, I thought it was gonna be released on October with the new nexus 5
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
the other APN does nothing and has never worked as far as i can tell. i just haven't removed it. yet.

new versions of the Android OS haven't been released for GPE devices on the same day as the Nexus flagship, currently the Nexus 4. i would safely assume this trend would continue and the GPE devices would get them shortly after, likely in November.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] smyk44:
Well looks like you're right. New version didn't fix it.... sad day. Guess I need to restore to factory and call Tmo.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] spodie:
This ROM is so smooth, its unbelievable ! And your support is awesome.

Thnx MrVirginia !
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nivekx9:
Weird... I only have 500mb of high speed data but on some nights it would be full speed 4G LTE! I could watch YouTube videos without a hitch. Anyone else experience this?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jbdan:
Shhhh! :p

That's great news ehh

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nivekx9:
Haha you too?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jbdan:
No I have unlimited. That is great though. So are you supposed to get throttled to edge after 500mb and you're not right? That rocks!

†<><†
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nivekx9:
Only on some days lol. It's throttled to like 2G.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Stryke_the_Orc:
Thread cleaned.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] GoreTan:
About to install this ROM. Just rooted, took like 20 minutes. Thanks devs!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
this ROM comes rooted. you just needed a custom recovery ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
No Clock, Opaque Status Bar, Percent Mod

here's another personal mod i made for myself...

no clock, opaque status bar (75%), actual percentage battery. turns white when charging.

if enough download it, i'll put it in the OP
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jbdan:
That looks sexy! thx!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] laureanop:
What's the general consensus on force gpu rendering for this phone. In TW roms, it causes weird green bands while watching videos.?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] therourke:
It's unnecessary and uses up battery. Best avoided
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] laureanop:
I ask because in my gnex it did have a positive impact.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
this may be true, that it uses up battery, but i've noticed some lag here and there with it unchecked. i've never seen the weird green bands on this ROM or my TW one with it enabled.

i think of it like this...

with it unchecked, the CPU is doing all of the work for things that aren't graphic intensive. this means that your GPU is basically being unused a large portion of the time unless you're doing things like gaming very often. with it checked to render, both CPU and GPU are being used to do simple tasks. some work is being offloaded to your GPU. this also makes sense if having it checked uses more battery.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
thanks Ryan :highfive:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] GoreTan:
Ahh, wasted 15 minutes for nothing, I should of figured this out haha.

Anyways, after a day of use, perfect ROM, fixes everything wrong with Touchwiz. Awesome work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dt@yahoo:
I absolutely love this Rom, only thing I'm having problems is apps2sd....I.don't know if I'm missing anything, I've read up on how 4.3 busted it, and that only a simple command line is needed in the platform.xml, but I still can't move any. But other than that I love this Rom, the best of the best, if anyone can advise would be great, thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
can you link me to the command line info needed for platform?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dt@yahoo:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=44990642&postcount=1656

Thats the link to where i first delved into it.

but it seems all you have to do is open up platform.xml

and include a line underneath the external WRITE EXTERNAL STORAGE group to read

<group gid="media_rw" />

But funny thing is its their, and still a no go, at least for me, so no use for my 32gb i bought for games lol:o

forgot to add Im on the 4.3 version of your rom.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
I will look into it when I get back to a computer
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dt@yahoo:
Great I would imagine it would be a patch or so, cause thats the only thing missing from this awesome rom!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
thanks again [MENTION=2997007]justenuff2bedangerous[/MENTION] :highfive:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] chispas109:
By the way, one cannot clear the notifications all at once?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
hit the clear button
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] chispas109:
I dont know what i am thinking. I have done it before. Today is one of those days. Thanks anyway .
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hotbread:
I'm a bit confused about the CSC file. What exactly does that do?

I have a TMobile version of the Galasy S4 (SGH-M919) and I'm running Virgin Rom on AT&T network, do I need to flash the AT&T CSC file as stated in the FAQ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
yes, flash AT&T one. it's apns and network lock for them. same for tmob one. gpe is multi carrier with no network locks and tethering has always worked with it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hotbread:
Thanks! I flashed it and it's working great.

After i flashed the ATT CSC and about to reboot, it asks me abour fixing root permission. I know in your original posts, you said to select NO for some recobery fix --- not root fix.

I answered no and did not fix root permission. Should I have fixed root permission?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] chispas109:
I actually never flashed the csc files for tmobile, so is this a must for tmo as well?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] laureanop:
NO. Never. Always hit no
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dt@yahoo:
Still nothing on apps2sd, I think it's something built in to 4.3 that disallows apps2sd....as Google's nexus line does not use any other partition other than the internal..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
as someone else already pointed out, also select no, even for root permissions. it's a problem with recovery and how it interacts with how SuperSU gains root on 4.3

no. T-Mob is baked into the ROM. it is there for anyone who wants to go back if they flash one of the others.

still haven't had a chance to look. i know that apps2sd isn't supposed to work, though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Jason_Nguyen:
Does modern combat 4 work on this rom?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] byron1985:
Why wouldn't it? The only thing is you would have to see if its 4.3 compatible
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Jason_Nguyen:
Because on jamal's GE rom it crashes at loading screen.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Yepiz92:
What can be ported to this rom from the stock touchwiz rom, I know that the camera is not fully working on this but I really like s health and some of the air gestures and I would like to know if they can be used on this rom (4.3GE)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hotbread:
Thanks for the explanation. I selected No anyways and will do that from here on out.

On a side note, does anyone have issues with the camera not able to focus? I would tap on the location and I would constantly get the red reticle feedback and image not focused. I've ensured it's at a good distance from the subject to be focused. Also, sometimes when I tap to focus and it does the focus and reticle turns green, it makes my entire image blurry out of focus, so it's turning worse out of focus from the tap action.

The trick I found out is that I have to make it look else where, then quickly point it at what I want to take a picture of and try to fit my picture window as fast as I can before it auto focus. If I do it fast enough, it will auto focus correctly into a sharp image. :(

I came from using a TW based ROM and had been very happy with Samsung's camera. This is my first time using the Google camera.