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[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] MJHawaii:
Yes I'm getting help from some other talent like [MENTION=1380660]iB4STiD[/MENTION] on getting possibly a Kernal that is what is breaking the WiFi and we do have Kernal source for 4.3 out already.

Hopefully we can get something soon that's the key

FYI I am trying to get some help or advice from [MENTION=4325945]ktoonsez[/MENTION] as well
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] nfsmw_gr:
Try using /system/lib/modules from original i9505 TW rom, or give a go at my .zip which is stock MGA kernel + stock modules.

The only thing that fixed WiFi for me when I had this issue with Omega ROM, I flashed NOS HL WiFi fix (or something like that) several times that was on first post with odin but that didn't make my wifi work again.

I read an old thread on xda about HTC Sensation where a Senior Member was mentioning that if the files in /system/modules folder was from another kernel the WiFi wouldn't work.

So I used stock MGA boot.img and extracted the modules folder from stock ROM, placed them all in one flashable .zip and voila!

I flashed and WiFi was working once again!

Anyway, enough talking.

Try manually yourself or try my .zip!

I hope it helps man! :)

EDIT:

Backup your /system/modules folder just in case.

If you run in any trouble, restore your modules folder and reflash an your previous kernel.

If you still have any issues (highly unlikely, but still) flash back to Stock ROM and you'll be good as new.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] MJHawaii:
I sent you a PM

Unfortunately this will not work though its a Great idea! Our I9505G is slightly different.

Update : tried it did not work if someone did on the I9505G let us know

Even if I unpack to stock kernal and try to replace the WiFi modules I don't think it will work. Thoughts anyone??
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] MJHawaii:
Deleted.....
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] thepktrckt:
The ROM itself can't be done or the fix provided above won't work? Just figuring out how much hope I can have :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] MJHawaii:
Right now I've been talking with Ktoonsez he is kinda busy but I'm trying to see if he can help us.

If he doesn't have time maybe I can get permission too do so ( have to learn how I'm not a kernal guy )

We will have TW fully working. Who knows maybe someone is ahead of me and will beat me to it
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] MJHawaii:
Apologies to [MENTION=3382081]nfsmw_gr[/MENTION] some people are saying that got the TW kernal from Ktoonsez to work on MFD. Im gonna try that see how it works. I sent a PM to him seeing if I can use it in a port soon.

I got permission from Ktoonsez to use his kernal in a port

Gonna be out for a week though.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] MJHawaii:
Read OP everything works
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] thepktrckt:
Sorry if I missed it but I can't find which ROM you are installing the Kernel on top of?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] MJHawaii:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2349369
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] thepktrckt:
Awesome!

Got everything loaded up, WiFi is working, haven't tried the rest yet. Was a very straightforward flash and install.

Barebones

Apps Aroma installer

Ktoonsez 4.2.2 kernal

Will let you know how I progress!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] Chahk:
Great news! This combined with the upcoming MoDaCo Switch will make our phones so much more awesome than they already are.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] thepktrckt:
Ohh that is nice to see for us i9505g folks he is using a i9505 base. Assuming there is a way to apply Ktoonsez Kernal and not disrupt anything inherent to MoDaCo.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] ktoonsez:
Glad it all worked out!!!!!!!!!!!! :good: :laugh: :highfive:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] xR3KyZx:
Ohhh, nice to read this great news!

Can someone guide us how to do this?

Im guessing that i have to Flash Recovery, Flash any TW Rom for i9505, Flash ktoonsez Kernal for TW 4.2, make full wipe and done?

Thanks MJHawaii you are becoming an expert too fast!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] wilbarger:
Here is what I did and it is working well for me. Download the ROM, Aroma and the Kernal. Boot into recovery, full wipe and then wipe system. Flash the ROM (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2349369), Aroma (and select what parts you want) and then Kernal. It takes quite a while for permissions, so be patient with the flashing. After that, you reboot and are good to go.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] xR3KyZx:
Hi, it works very good hehehe...

First you have to flash a Recovery (If you dont have one), then make a full wipe of Data and System 5 times, install Barebone Rom, intall Aroma apps, flash Ktoonz Kernel for TW 4.2.2, if Recovery ask you to fix permissons select NO.

Everything works fine, but after the first time that i restart the phone it stucks on the Google logo. sometimes shows the samsung logo.

Thats my results, i'll test more roms.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] wilbarger:
Fixing Permissions might solve your boot problem. Certainly not sure of that though. Let us know of other ROM's that work.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] iB4STiD:
glad u got it working man! :good: told ya *kt kernel* :p
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] xR3KyZx:
I reinstall Barebones rom around 7 times again but it not starts, then i made full wipe 20 times! Reinstall barebones, aroma and ktoonez kernel. And it work again!

Now works great, i can restart the phone without problems, always boots up.

I only notice that the battery drains fast, i dont know if is it because im configuring all functions and downloading my stuff...

I have fear to change settings on ktweaker...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] illogic6:
The system partition on our phones doesn't have enough space for all the Touchwiz system apps. I've tried to push them and I get an out of space error before I've pushed half of them. This might be why your phone isn't booting right. We will probably have to do some wonky symlinking to the data partition to work around this.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] wilbarger:
My battery drain is much higher that it was with the OTA 4.3. I did install some of the Aroma items, so that may be much of the issues. I messed around with ktweaker and did not find a setting that was better. Other than running something like AnTuTu, you would not likely notice any difference in performance anyway. Nobody can see the difference in 1.9 GHz and 2.1 GHz. Not humanly possible to see this difference. Hardly anyone would run anything on a phone that would suffer from the lost 200 MHz.

By the way, did you let it fix permissions on your latest flash?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] xR3KyZx:
Hello, i DONT fix permissions, and i DONT fix Root by the TWRM.

I just full wipe 20 times, Install Rom, Install Aroma APPs, Install Ktoonez Kernel, Reboot System and that all. After booted i reinstall SuperSU.

Its working very well, after i finish to install all my stuff and configure my settings the battery now its working good.

Will be nice a Google Edition ROM with all functions of TouchWiz

Greets.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] wilbarger:
Different approaches, same results. LOL. I never wipe more than once on any ROM. I most always fix permissions with a new flash from a full wipe. I just re-flashed and left out Aroma. Seems to work just as well with some functions left out. I will see if battery life is better now.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] thepktrckt:
Anyone else experiencing multiple freezes?

Mine is freezing and forcing a hard reboot at least 5 times today, usually at notification time.

Are there any other i9505 ROMs anyone would suggest to start with and layer the kernel on top of?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] MJHawaii:
As soon as I get settled I will finish my TW ROM its been a hectic week for me because I am looking for an apartment for me and my daughter my landlord is selling so now I got to be out by end of September.

Rest assured though I am going to be releasing something. Appreciate your patience. Hopefully we will see a selection of ROMs in the coming months.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] occupational_hazard:
Just curious if you are going along the same lines as the barebones ROM. Having a base to flash then all your apps, goodies, etc in a second zip?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] MJHawaii:
I'm not going along the same lines as BB ROM because that's too debloated for me. I would also like to add some theme and a kernal.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] occupational_hazard:
I figured as much. I hate bare or severely stripped Roms. Its a good base to start adding your own too. But most people that do mod their own, debloat their own.

I look forward to your work. If there is anything I can help with anything, please don't be afraid to ask or pm.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] xR3KyZx:
Update:

I tried several times to install FoxHound rom, everything installs OK then i install Ktoonez kernel, and stucks on Google logo.

Someone has tested another rom?

Barebones rom its working very well.

So now i can say: Air Gesture is garbage... the only good thing of TW is, Samsung Camera, S-View for my S-View Flip Cover and S-voice.

Greets.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] occupational_hazard:
Im just going to assume the rom is 1.3gb+ and it will not work on our phones, more than likely, due to partition sizes as quoted from illogic6 here.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] thepktrckt:
Well I found out part of my problem and an embarrassing one at that. Throughout my process from receiving phone to multi stage approach of flashing I missed one crucial step, unlocking the bootloader. Sadly this isn't my first, second or third google device but for some reason I just didn't do it. Having now started over and unlocking the bootloader things have become much more reliable. I went in this order, wipe, wipe again, flashed the barebones ROM, flashed the kernel, flashed the aroma installer. I installed much of everything samsung that I didn't recognize because some apps just didn't seem to run right the first time. I've only had one hard crash in the past 24 hours.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] illogic6:
Yep. I've identified which apps I want and they fit on the system partition. I played with TW for a few days and got bored. Back to CM I go...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] MJHawaii:
So I am gonna have some time this week to start working on my TW ROM for those interested. Anything you guys want or don't want post it here. No promises but I will try to cater to some requests.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] occupational_hazard:
I'm quite fond of Samsung's music player and camera, anything else, i could care less.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] MJHawaii:
Well I just finished packaging things up on an MH1 build and I'm still running into booting issues I'm trying to preserve as much as I can without going to slim or sacrificing performance so I will keep going and hopefully have a beta out soon.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] thepktrckt:
Thanks for the update!

What are the boot issues?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] Chahk:
Most likely the /system partition of the ROM is too large for I9505G.

On I9505 (international variant) Samsung gave a third of the phone's internal memory to /system so that all their TouchWhizz bloatware can fit, while Google partitioned I9505G in a more sane manner.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] MJHawaii:
I've slimmed my down just under 800mb but I am still having boot issues with MH1 but I'm close

I've been at it all day :confused: need a break

Well I am having a bit of a problem. I unpacked the TW I9505 MH1 build and I have got it pretty slim and I cannot get the display when it boots ( same problem Illogic6 had when he first booted TW) now I added 4.3 libs from the OTA like he did and I tried every Kernal stock 4.2, 4.3, TW Ktoonsez pretty much everything and with Stock 4.2 or 4.3 I can see the first SAMSUNG Logo I hear it booting but no display. This is the same problem we had before but adding libs and the stock 4.2 kernal got it to boot.

Not so in this case. I have no trouble with MGA builds but this one has me at a loss.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] MJHawaii:
Well after 2 weeks of slimming down MH1 I still have not made any head way. I am wondering if continuing the TW project is even worth it at this point. Even with a working Barebones ROM base we still run into out of space errors and overall performance issues. Anyone want to continue this now? We have lots of options with a source build and modified stocks builds. I think I will put this one aside at the moment and start finishing things up we can Actually boot up and use. MJ
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] occupational_hazard:
What kind of sizes are you looking at, and can you kinda half way summarize the included apps? It does not seem like a lot of "want" is being driven towards it. I like a themed TW rom personally. Plus I can live on a lite version of it too. But if you feel like it may not be used but about a small ring of people here, I would say put forth your efforts towards MH1.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] MJHawaii:
I basically got it just under 700mb almost identical to Barebone but on the MH1 base its hard to even think about themeing when I am running into issues at this phase on size.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] ChaoticUnreality:
Some what off topic but how large is the system partition on the GE? I'm asking because the CM10.2 rom that I have been using just added the ability to dual boot but both roms get installed to the system partition at the same time so not sure if it would even work on the GE, and you seem like you would be the most knowledgeable about the size limitations for system.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] occupational_hazard:
I was thinking the system partition was close to 1.1gb but please correct me on that.

That info I got from reading a recovery.log. It broke down every partition basically, total size, size used.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] ChaoticUnreality:
Yeah after posting that I googled and found the command to get terminal emulator to show the size of the partitions (df /system) and saw that it is in fact 1.1gb
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] MJHawaii:
Yeah even with my working build at 633mb it does not give us lots of room to work with
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] thepktrckt:
My apologies if I am not understanding this correctly. Your build is still experiencing issues regardless of size? Or are the issues because the image is too large?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] MJHawaii:
Size is not an issue right now because I am slim like the Barebones ROM which is MGA but with MH1 I am having issues booting. I have

Merged libs

Tried every kernal boot.img 4.2.2, 4.3 ext

Tried adding other libs/modules with existing like Illogic6 did

Still..No Joy
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] thepktrckt:
Still in purgatory?

Just throwing in my moral support. :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] MJHawaii:
No its not totally dead yet. I have been looking for an apartment this month to move to because my landlord is selling. I found one I am moving this weekend so once I get settled in next week I should be back in development next weekend ( I hope ) so I can start getting some more things done for everyone. Thanks for your patience!:)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] wilbarger:
Thanks for your hard work for us. Hope you enjoy your new apartment.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] MJHawaii:
Update: The Barebone ROM developer Stavr0s91i has cleared the way so we can use his MGA base for our own TW ROM as I mentioned above I will be getting to this next weekend. Things I need help with or I am having trouble with.

1. Strangely I cut down the MH1 base exactly like Barebone ROM but it won't boot. ( please read through this thread to see what I did )

2. The partition space is limited this makes things difficult and glitchy the only solution would be a Partition Swap and then could we go bigger

3. What do we want to keep and what do we want to get rid of. The base we are working with is very slim. Maybe having exposed or some theme options would make it more attractive.

4. Finally this would be a Beta at best I would need testers and GOOD feedback things that matter. I.E. deal breakers

That's it so let me know your thoughts I will be getting to this next weekend.

MJ
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] deezytg1:
testing

I can do some testing for you. I used to dev for the Motorola cliq.

Just let me know what you need.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] MJHawaii:
Thanks. I need good feedback

Sent from my Android Phone
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] deezytg1:
Make it all go

Ok before I get flamed for my methods let me state for the record I'm Linux admin not an Android admin ;).

Method to make everything work:

1. Install ROM and Kernel per OP instructions but omit the Aroma directions for now.

2. Boot into rom

3. Enable USB debugging

4. Goto your c:\sdk\platform-tools folder using command prompt

5. mkdir system

6. adb pull system system

7. adb shell

8. mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /system

9. cd /data

10. mkdir app-sys

11. cd /system

12. rm -rf app

13. ln -s /data/app-sys app

14. exit

15. adb push system/app system/app

16. adb reboot

17. Once you're back into your phone you'll notice the Phone and Web icon are missing. Just drag them from the app drawer back into your dock.

18. Shut your phone down and boot into recovery

19. Run the Aroma installer and select EVERYTHING (If you want to...)

20. Reboot your phone and complete Samsung setup and install apps to your hearts content.

This worked for me so test it out guys let me know if this helps.

Not working:

SensorService fc's for some reason maybe someone can figure that out.

-Deezy
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] deezytg1:
I got the SensorService working now. I just installed it by itself before doing the adb pull/push then after all the steps above I installed everything else that I wanted and no more fc. Hope that helps.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] drdingo21:
What ROM are you using, the barebones one?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] deezytg1:
Yea I'm using the one from this thread. I followed all the instructions here except after the install I ran aroma and only installed the s-cloud stuff and sensor service. Then add pull system/app made a symbolic link to the data partition and pushed it all back.

I guess it's the MGA rom. I know it's the one from this thread though that was in the first post.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] MJHawaii:
Touchwiz ROM coming by this weekend everyone. I am just fixing some minor bugs. Thanks for your patience. MJ
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] deezytg1:
Can't wait!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] bpl710:
Does LTE work on the rom you're releasing this weekend? The method in OP only gives me HSPA, which is dog slow in my area. If you need any testers, let me know.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] MJHawaii:
Im getting great speeds here in Honolulu but I cant speak for anyone else. Lmk when you get it though
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] t0ny0:
I hope it will be a good one :) I tried a few, but only the google-fied version worked, and its..meh. I want to see what samsung has to offer /Will come back to vanilla eventually though../

Quick question, for whoever used it... How is the battery life? I know its different for everyone, so just compare it to the stock vanilla if you please.

Thanks! :) Can't wait!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] drdingo21:
I was able to get the Echo TW ROM to work. Just FYI
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] bpl710:
Interesting. I tried both MH1 and MH5, with no luck.

I only had it for a couple of days, however, I was getting about the same as on stock. (Typical day is 16-17 hours on battery with 8-10 of that being with music on, and I have 20-30% left.)

Any special process?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] t0ny0:
I got it to work too, but after you get the error (It WILL give you the status 7, but its still installed), and you flash the KT kernel on top - you boot into it, and just as you are excited as theres no tomorrow - you realize that you can not use the phone to talk on ;)

The reason I say that is because it has some weird issue, and while on the phone with someone - all you have to do is to move it away from your face and back a couple of times, so the sensor turns the screen on and off, and the phone gets stuck. You can no longer wake the screen, and the moment the other party hangs up - the phone reboots.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] moobieboobie:
Brother's gf picked up a i9505G used and wanted touchwiz features. She's on Tmobile and I was wondering.. is there a hardware difference or something that would keep me from loading a stock tmo tw rom? hopefully getting wifi calling to work... might be a long shot atm, but is it possible?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505G Android Development] occupational_hazard:
There is a touch wiz ROM listed in this section along with instructions in this thread to flash the ROM from the i9505 section. The i9505g is partitioned differently. That means we can only use smaller Roms in size. The google edition s4's partitions are nowhere near the size they should be to flash a carrier branded ROM.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Astagar:
Heys guys,

Never had such a problem: my Z doesn't boot any longer.

What happened: my BL is open, my phone's rooted, and yesterday I flashed the DoomKernel v12 (no more wifi-reboots!).

Everything worked fine, and before I felt asleep, I turned my phone off and charged it with my dock. Something strange happened: I saw the Kernel Bootanimation for short, then the symbol for charging.

Now this morning I want to turn it on: DoomKernel, then short "Xperia" (?, never had this before), then the boot animation, which never ends.

I try to flash system and kernel with the flashtool, with no success. I still can access my dual recovery and the fastboot mode, I've done a backup with TWRP, just in case.

Do you have an idea, what I should try? I don't want to flash everything to stock (if possible).

Thanks in advance!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Astagar:
Doesn't really help me :/
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Astagar:
I even try to restore everything with flashtool (wipe everything and flash everything), still got the same problems....

Maybe because of the DoomLord Kernel v12?

Is there a way for booting with adb or something like that?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Astagar:
OK guys, it's over now, SUS dit it.... But only after the third or forth try...

Can be deleted / closed, thank you!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hubriss:
Can u please elaborate how u did it.I have a similar problem n I have tried most methods in this forum with zero luck.My device was rooted but not unlocked.But it died anyway.Now its stuck on bootloops.I would like to know in a little more detail what u did to make yours work again.Thanks in advance.