yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
unfortunately, that is TW and this is not. things behave a little differently. my parents would disagree with your statement, though. they had me root their S4's over the holiday because my mother specifically said "...because some of these apps are draining my battery."

in your case, i suppose you have to decide if you want "worse battery life" or a more bloated and laggy OS. also 4.3 vs 4.4.

it probably will not be fixed in 4.4.1. if you have already flashed the modem/radio, you won't have to again though.

if you'd like to give it a try, sure.

it's developer preference in regards to Odex vs Deodex.

i've actually been running 4.4 Vanilla.

the Dialer/Volume distortion appears to be gone with touch sounds enabled because if audio is played closely enough to changing volume/dialing the first number, it does not distort. if you give it a second or two between touching something and then doing volume up/down, the distortion is still present. i'm fairly confident that 4.4.1 will iron out these tiny issues.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mralexander006:
On 4.4 I tested my battery at idle last night by leaving my phone unplugged, wifi and sync both on but location services and Google Now off. Over 7.5 hours, I averaged 0.7% battery drain per hour, which seems pretty good to me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] therourke:
Just a mini update. So my phone is broken, properly. It sorts itself out on some boots, then fails again. Am having it fixed.

For the time being I will be sporting the rather retro M3100. High fives all round
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
yeah i get similar but i usually leave syncing off. was going to try and report battery life today but i need to do some tweaking to the ROM before we jump to 4.4, which means i have to plug my phone in to do so.

sorry to hear that, mate. hope you get it sorted!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jmulla718:
So I read 4.4.1 is out.. Damn read it wrong its for the nexus 5
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
yep, so we'll get it soon enough. i'm working on a new build right now which is prob only gonna last a few days because of 4.4.1 but whatever. i wanted to go ahead and polish up 4.4 as much as i could before 4.4.1 comes out. i am likely going to be removing the ability to enable ART so that users don't enable it and cause a bootloop.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jmulla718:
I don't get bootloops with art enable.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
ATM you don't because you aren't on the new build he is making

xposed users do not have to worry about ART bootlooping them as xposed protects the user by now allowing the switch from dalvik to ART, interested to see how you do this mrvirginia, my guess it's a boolean value in settings.apk or framework-res.apk, if that doesn't work I don't know if deleting the XML would work, probably not because it would cause errors with the smali and dev settings will more then likely force close

also the OTA is around 50-60 mb for the nexus 5 4.4.1
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
updated

12.05.13

-v2.5.3 (v2.5.2 was internal testing)

-removed vol up/down sound to kill distortion; thanks Danvdh :D

-HSPA now displays

-updated Exchange Email to 4.4

-removed AOSP Browser

-added Chrome

-removed ability to enable ART; removed libart.so (don't want anyone bootlooping!)

-replaced 4.4 Camera with 4.3 Camera to fix FFC issue; themed to look like 4.4

-4.4 as polished as possible now considering firmware issues. enjoy

the reason i removed ART is because the distortion fix from the volume required a framework.jar mod which means it is now deodexed. that one app (and maybe a few others?) made it necessary for me to remove ART to keep bootloops from happening to users. also, ART is highly experimental and likely causes issues with some apps that users install.

regardless, i will hopefully clean this up for 4.4.1.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
would have never thought of removing the lib, grabbing that just to protect my users

nice find! and good work

We have worked hard on our google edition ROMs, you have always helped if I needed it and also reported issues I didn't even know existed.

this is a token of a appreciation from me and my user's who donate across all my projects, and thanks again for directing me how to flash the official OTA and get a clean clean untainted base.

Confirmation number: 98M13938VX324060K

given the previous track record, GPe 4.4.1 should be here in 2-3 weeks but hopefully sooner
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
hey thanks man!! :D

i did a tad more than just remove the lib. it was a 2 step process. you can do either/or or, like i did, both. i pulled Settings.apk from my deodexed build, decompiled, and went in and removed the actual line from the app so it's no longer visually there, either. it's at the top of developer_prefs.xml. then compiled and threw it into the ROM. i just wanted to be certain there would be no mention of a bootloop.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] shadyraver:
calling over Wifi

Just wondering if this rom has Support for calling over Wifi? It's important form me because I don't get good reception In My house
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
simply removing the lib get's rid of the option in developer settings :highfive: doesn't appear anywhere

now we know for next time :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] shock2sys:
Nope. :( I wish that it did. I'm not a fan of TouchWiz, but it's the only way to keep/have wifi-calling.

Having wifi calling is important to me, but NOT having TW is even more important to me. I love the simply smooth AOSP experience.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
oh nice haha thanks for the heads up :silly:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] roblxskye:
Art is to awesome to use so I won't be updating.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nivekx9:
Same lol and I'm lazy to update until 4.4.1 comes out. Don't wanna do it twice. But great ROM. Need a good background tho lol.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] kelmar13:
If it helps...

"Android 4.4.1 Is Now In AOSP" http://feedly.com/k/1kh5NZl
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] melqui2004:
It gives you like 8-10hrs but just checking time using once in awhile calculator some Internet but if I see Netflix or YouTube is like 3hrs top not using not even 25%brightness :( it doesn't have that much good life battery
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
crossing my fingers that things get fixed
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] GoreTan:
It's nice to see two great devs helping each other out to make a even better experience for all of us here. Big thanks to both of you fellas!

[MENTION=2651267]mrvirginia[/MENTION], how long should we expect before the 4.4.1 ROM comes out from you? are you waiting for the official 4.4.1 for the S4 GPe, or is this going to be coming from the nexus 5 base? ie - a few days or a few weeks before a 4.4.1 VirginRom here?

Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
prob a week or two before Google pushes it out to GPE devices. the N5 update likely wouldn't include the fixes we need
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] wendellc:
Chrome browser FC? Anyone else

---------- Post added at 09:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:53 PM ----------

Uninstall TB and reinstalled from play store..OK now
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] cptsmidge:
Dirty flash ok since it's not a full version jump?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
thanks [MENTION=289746]swamp7[/MENTION] :highfive:

thanks. fixed.

i think you might be okay with a dirty flash :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] RBalber:
d/ling and dirty flashing afterwards. will report back with results. :)

I might ask or say, would it be wise to switch back to davlik prior to upgraded to v2.5.3 if users are currently experimenting with other runtime?

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Would like to report a working v2.5.3 and the themed camera working well. I just wiped cache/davlik installed over the top, then wiped cache/davlik again and fixed permissions. I did have to install/update xposed framework again, but not a problem. gravity box already kept options. working well :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
sweet thanks dude!

in regards to experimenting with other runtime, i would prob switch back to dalvik just to be safe for those who aren't on the latest version yet.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] epsix:
New n5 camera works great with 2meg front cam, need the new gallery dunno where.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2516061
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gizmoscoop:
Xposed Installer is not showing gravitybox download in 2.4.1 version. I can't seem to find it. Anyone else having this problem?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
Yes I did but then I downloaded three apk form the gravity box thread from here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2554049

Works like a charm.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
Hey buddy. Noticed the 4.3 gallery and cam broke setting user display pic via quick settings. Fixed this by shipping 4.4.1 cam, working fine here now with 2mp support
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
thanks. i'll wait until that's sorted before updating the install zip.

thanks a lot for the heads up! when I get back to my PC I'll take a look. needs libs, too? or just the apk(s)?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
When I did you're fix I grabbed the libs from the 4.3 gallery apk and overwrote the ones in /lib. I put the 4.4 libs back in from stock, the gstock gallery and the 4.4.1 cam.

All working fine. Just wanted to make sure this gets in your update as the cam is a lot better now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
awesome, thanks dude
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] NATA8986:
Is there a way to get rid of the update notification in 4.3?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=43085299&postcount=3
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
updated v2.5.4

12.06.13

-v2.5.4

-GenieWidget themed again

-Power Control themed again

-revert back to 4.4 Gallery

-updated to 4.4.1 Camera - thanks epsix / Danvdh

-updated to Play Store 4.5.10

if you dirty flash and Play Store starts giving you problems, you need to delete it from /data/app
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] minhthai17:
Can I flash the android 4.4 ROM on my device with the mk2 baseband? And how does it work so far?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] LoopDoGG79:
First question, yes. Second question, read thru the thread or flash and find out for yourself. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
yes if you have an SGH-M919 like your sig says. I would read Q/A of the first page of this thread to answer your second one
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Black SER:
6. Q. I am having signal loss on 4.4

OR

I am unable to hear sound via speakerphone on 4.4

A: If you are an International or ATT user, please ask your respective modem/baseband thread maintainers for assistance with choosing the correct .bin files

Screw it iI'm going to flash your 4.4 (12/6) unsure where to start (Net10)...anyone? Currently on OP's 4.3
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
for baseband, you need:

latest 4.2.2 NON-HLOS.bin from your carriers TW firmware

and

latest 4.3 modem.bin from your carriers TW firmware
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] shock2sys:
Wow! This is a super smooth ROM Mr. Virginia. Thank you very much for this.

Say, what are most folks using as the default launcher: the google search launcher or the standard launcher? I'm undecided at the moment, but i really like being able to swipe to Google Now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
thanks!

I'm using Nova Launcher beta4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] roblxskye:
Can you make a version with ART?

---------- Post added at 06:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:37 PM ----------

Just wanted to let you all know k tweaker app works with stock ROM and you can adjust colors and gamma with it screen looks awake with some tweaks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
yeah sure, I can bring back ART
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] roblxskye:
I love you Mr Virginia! And not in a gay way lol thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
haha np mate. it's uploading now. will be live in about an hour.

i'll go ahead and put release notes in OP
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Fenny:
Dude, I love you too! I will neither confirm nor deny whether or not it is in the gay way. Basically, you do all of the mods that I would do. Because of that, I can be lazy.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] roblxskye:
Haha
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
lol thanks :laugh:

i try to do what i can
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] epsix:
Oh crap 4.4.1 release already? :D:thumbup::thumbup:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
2.5.4 ART

12.07.13

-v2.5.4 ART

***same release notes as v2.5.1 +

-updated Exchange Email to 4.4

-removed AOSP Browser

-added Chrome

-updated to 4.4.1 Camera

-updated to Play Store 4.5.10

sorry, lunch had passed and i still hadn't eaten ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
not for us, yet. just getting cam update which is pretty nice. already seeing benefits from 4.4.1 from N5 firmware :cool:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] roblxskye:
You rock MrV
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] byron1985:
Anyone have a link to the kernel for this room couldn't find one. I tried searching the forum
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
thanks a bunch for all of this useful info. hopefully i can get it working today

it is linked in OP under "About the ROM" where i mention kernel was built from sources by ausdim.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] byron1985:
Ah thanks I see it. Guess I just overlooked it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Pinan:
You know he's up to v.7 now right? Looks like he took v.5 down. :)

"Fixed GPU overclock and added {128-200-320-400-450-533-600} Frequencies (Thanks to Talustus) default is 450."
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
yeah, sticking with V4 in the ROM, though. if users want more options, they can go to V7 should they choose. V4 has been the most stable for me personally.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Fenny:
I just did a writeup on the NfcNci mod:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2361183
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
so far so good. currently sitting on the setup screen that says it could take up to 5min
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
Wallet working

thanks to Fenny

be sure to visit his thread and give thanks :)

edit: download link added to OP under extras to get it working for you GE kids
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Laggedoutal:
The only issue I am having is trwp.. It takes me like 3 times to get to up. Any suggestions
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
yeah, sounds like TWRP has more problems than i'm aware of

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2260031

i've never used TWRP. always OUDHS
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Persianhawkes:
Just flash, disable su, and its good to go out of the box?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
yep yep :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] zaventh:
Brilliant, sir. Worked perfectly.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
Google Wallet - root bypass

the Google Wallet zip under add-ons has been updated so you no longer need to disable SuperSU. thanks again to Fenny. if you are on a GE ROM, it will work. currently trying to work with Fenny to get carrier/device restriction removed so it works universally...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] scorpio_bpl86:
question

i bought some NFC task Launcher stickers , will those work with this ROM if i program them to do selected tasks using NFC Task Launcher app ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Paradoxx123:
Um. In the upcoming update may I ask what the Nfcnci thing is? Is it crucial to install if one wants to use Google Wallet? Sorry I just want to make things clear because I love the setup I have now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
yeah, they will work. you will prob need to flash the Google Wallet add-on, though, as currently the NfcNci app is checking for its odexed counterpart.

the NfcNci app in its current form in the ROM is checking for NfcNci.odex, which does not exist since this is de-odexed. this app is necessary for Google Wallet to work. the Google Wallet add-on removes this check and therefore enables Google Wallet to run correctly. so yes, it is crucial to install if you want Google Wallet to work. further more, you have to use that Google Wallet app [in the zip].

edit: Paradoxx, you can just flash the zip under add-ons. it's all i currently have planned for next update.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
okay you should be good to go then
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Paradoxx123:
Thanks Mr.V I appreciate the help and your work is amazing, by far the smoothest ROM I have tested.

This is now my new daily.

Thanks so much.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] JackOneil72:
Flashing Kernel

Hi Great ROM!! No Problems except the No charging when Phone is off. Hopefully that will be fixed at a later date. The Question I have is Can I flash this kernel "Google Edition KITKAT 4.4 VERSION:

http://ktoonsez.jonathanjsimon.com/s...12.05.2013.zip"

I'm Running Virgin Rom 2.5.3

Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hotbread:
[MENTION=2651267]mrvirginia[/MENTION] With the latest camera update, are you able to touch to focus with HDR on?

I'm using Danvdh's rom right now and if I turn HDR on, there is no focus action at all... auto nor tap.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] roblxskye:
In HDR you don't touch to focus .let it auto focus on its on and it works.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
the "no charging when phone is off" is a bootloader issue as far as i can tell. i've mentioned this before. we can't flash the bootloader from a GPE device. so, unless there's some other way around it, this will never get fixed.

it looks like the Kernel you mentioned is for Google Play Edition ROMs running KitKat 4.4, so yes, you should be fine flashing it.

we are using the same Camera now, so it will probably act the same.

when i tap to focus, sometimes it turns green. maybe this is how HDR works? i have no idea because i literally have never used HDR.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
[MENTION=5336207]Hotbread[/MENTION] looks like it's working as intended according to [MENTION=4750904]roblxskye[/MENTION] here
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] roblxskye:
On every Google edition camera it's been the same. Turn HDR on, aim at your subject and let it auto focus on its own. works every time even on macro shots .
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jmulla718:
Loving this ROM
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hotbread:
Great! thanks for the explanation. Looks like the HDR will also disable flash control.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] laureanop:
He's correct. And it does a good job at auto focusing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
+1 no issues with it and we have the exact same setup :D

loving the 4.4.1 cam
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] minhthai17:
MrV can u include a zip with Google apps?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
gapps are already included. something specific you're looking for?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] minhthai17:
I mean, the Google apps that u removed! In the feature, it said over 100mb Google apps removed
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
it's better to just download them. not only does it help keep the ROM smaller for download, but many of those apps have been updated post firmware
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Black SER:
What link... I checked the Q&A and Mr V only linked to a t-mobile thread?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] shock2sys:
MrV, could we please get the extended power menu like the 4.3 roms had or can you point me to the place where I could get a mod that will add it?

sent from my communication device
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] kelmar13:
Flash the Xposed installer zip and install Gravity Box. When installed, go into the power tweaks and activate.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] shock2sys:
Thank you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
what's your carrier?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Black SER:
Net10 Mr V... I quoted this poster after a search within the thread. I know I need to flash the modem and something else baseband maybe? But he stated he clicked on a link, but the only link is to a T-mobile baseband/modem in the Q & A. he says there are two files?

I'm on an m919 with a net10 sim.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nivekx9:
Doesn't the gapps occupy the unpartitionable data from tw? So if we leave it in the ROM it'll save our 9gb of usable data.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
follow that thread, it's what you need. it's for SGH-M919 devices, which is what you have. i will update Q/A to say this. carrier doesn't matter since everyone is enjoying using an M919 on a carrier other than T-Mob it seems haha

this wouldn't help because, as i said before, most of them have been updated post firmware. so, in other words, you'd end up with two apks - one in /system/app and one in /data/app. on top of that, it would be unwise to continue updating a ROM just to put the newest gapps in it. i'd also have to test before hand to make sure they worked. example, newest Chrome FC'ed in /system/app.

tl;dr - not putting the apps i stripped out back in ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ashwinmudigonda:
I am newly rooted and this is the first ROM that I gave a spin. I love it speed and nimbleness. This is what this phone was designed for! Thanks for your hard work, Mr. V!

I do have a question, however.

I was playing with the camera (the one thing I miss about TW), and when i tried to switch to the front facing camera, it crashed. After that, subsequently, I got 'Unfortunately, camera has stopped' error. I was able to fix it by clearing cache and data, but when I tried to launch the front camera again, same issue. Is this a known issue? I couldn't find this specific issue in the thread.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] kelmar13:
Just dirty flashed to the latest version. No issue with front facing camera.

Did you wipe cache and davlik cache in recovery after installing the ROM?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ker0zene:
FANTASTIC WORK MrVirginia. Thanks from silicon valley!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] scorpio_bpl86:
does anyone here uses Google voice to make calls /receive calls to save on minutes ?

i changed my plan to $30 unlimited web and text and thought i would use Google voice as my mode of calling , but it seemed to be using my t mobile minutes

can anyone suggest something

i know groove ip will help but its description says that the service is about to end in may

would really appreciate if anyone can help or assist
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nivekx9:
Thanks for the explanation, Mr.V.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ashwinmudigonda:
Yes. I followed the instructions in the first post. Strange.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] kelmar13:
Try a fresh DL. Perhaps the .zip wasn't complete. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
mrvirginia

hope you are having a good weekend bud, I have another good addition to you're ROM if you choose to add it :) I just thought I would run it by you because it's certainly a nexus 5 feature that really does look good

Transparent status bar

decompile framework-res

navigate to res/values/bools.xml

search for this line " <bool name="config_enableLockScreenTranslucentDecor">false</bool>

Change the value to true, save, recompile and enjoy

also not really an issue now but, might be handy in 4.4.1

<bool name="config_useVolumeKeySounds">true</bool>

(in case they don't fix the distortion)

cheers!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jmulla718:
What model s4 you're using?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ashwinmudigonda:
Well, it's a Tmo S4. Before flashing the ROM, my about phone said SGH-M919. Now it says GT-I9505G.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jmulla718:
Are you running the new boot loader?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
pretty laid back weekend, mate. hope yours is going well.

looking good, looking good! might do that as a background update, as in same version number. i hate updating very frequently. thanks!

it's supposed to change. part of the build.prop
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ashwinmudigonda:
I am not sure how to find the version of the bootloader. If it helps, I was on the 4.3 update (MK2) when I rooted and flashed this ROM. After that I followed the instructions here in the first post.