yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] colonel187:
Oh lol I read the date at the top of the page. It was today's date but a 2nd look I think it's a tweet or something
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] chris17922:
GPS

hey guys, has anyone gone though this? GPS is not working well in my stock rom nor in my WICKED rom in slot 1. i get 0 satellites. I have tried all the GPS fix apps in the market. Also fixed perimissions through the SS recovery and rom toolbox. Idk what can it be.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] ChefAnt:
Ahhhh I hate TW! I miss CM based ROMS. Anyway I can help you guys I will. Pm me if you guys need anything.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Ms. K:
Twrp 2.5 version

Hi,

I have safestrap. I want the penguin recovery. People have suggested that I downgrade to the TWRP version 2.5. But I have safestrap with 2.6 version. Will changing versions of TWRP affect safestrap?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jball:
You can't do it.it says not to attempt to upgrade to any other version of TWRP in the OP instructions
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Ms. K:
Hi,

Thank you for reminding me.

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Hi,

Thank you for reminding me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] MadBullBunny:
Can we not just downgrade back to mdl with this method?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
With SD, it is literally impossible to brick your device by installing ROMs with it. You can brick if you mess with the stock ROM.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
No. Downgrades are impossible because of the blown qfuse.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
That's great!

It just seems that it still has the Stock ROM Loaded onto the phone as well as any other ROM you load off the SD?

That's kind of what confuses me.. I've just never used this so I am trying to learn exactly how it works.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] DeadlySin9:
It's just like a dual boot. Normal system files are kept in place, but others are created in an img and loaded on boot if the slot is active
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sig-239:
Any down side to this? lag and such?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
You are limited to how much space you have on the internal SD. Shouldn't be any unusual lag.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] DeadlySin9:
True. In running safestrap on a bionic i never experienced any extra lag or anything. Also, if the slot storage location is not changed between now and the first official release, it stores the rom slots in /data/media/safestrap so safely within the stock ROM and if you format internal storage it's still there.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
I am hoping to see an external SD method. Might be slowish, but more space.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Thermalwolf:
Ouch, looks like I didn't read up on it as well as I thought :/ Thanks for the clarification though!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
If they get kexec, it will allow all the things!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dwd3885:
Well the GPe has TW kernel so maybe?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] gflare:
Good news! Thanks for the heads-up & link.

However... This thread may raise better awareness if the thread had a topic-based title... Nothing screams "I'm pure BS" like a thread titled "Look what's happening." :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] HORiZUN:
Proof of concept build for Verizon confirmed working on MF3/ME7. Roms will be here before you know it. Subscribe to HashCode's thread for immediate updates on newer builds. Still buggy and needs to iron out the kinks. The forums are about to explode!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
I have seen reports of it "working" on our phone. By working, I mean installation and such was successful. There are no compatible ROMs yet.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Bladerunner1825us:
If you cook them....they will come.....:)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] scott14719:
Hashcode said he plans on making a version of SafeStrap to run on each S4 phone varient. The safe bet (yet not always easy to do) would be to wait for the AT&T S4 release. But the seduction of mod is strong. :laugh:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
I plan on just using it for the multiple ROM slots. I am one of the few lucky ones to have gotten a S4 that shipped with MDL. I am going to wait for Kexec to be implemented so I can keep my current kernel. I am also hoping that there will be a way to load off the external SD. In the future. If that happens, I will be all set. I am looking to test for some ROM developers and having a good amount of space to do so would be very beneficial to both myself and them.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dwd3885:
You have MDL, you don't need this.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] rebel1699:
He already knows that, as he said. He wants it for the multiple rom slots, which gives a type of multiboot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Galaxy*$4:
i am downloading avatar rom right now 8min left then about 10-20 left to get it transferred via cable, its a CM based rom, if it wont work i am downloading a KT kernel (its a TW base) so in theory it should work like that.

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hope for the best guys, i am about to flash it to my phone (slot one

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well guys i got the black screen of death, i tried flashing the kt kernel then hit fix permissions and it said failed, so now i am lost if anybody can figure out how to at least get a boot image well thats progress
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] BIGDADDYXXL:
Can't figure out what is going on but every time I try to flash a different Rom I get to safestrap it says enabled then the screen goes black and nothing. I've tried gravatron and vision rom nothing. I had saved the install log from gravatron. Deadly venom boots just fine. But nothing else. Any help would be appreciated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] rayburne:
You can only use the kernel that is on your stock slot with SS for now.

SS blocks the kernel install when installing to a rom slot (just take a look at About Phone for any other ROM you have installed to any Slot, they all use the same kernel as your stock slot).

You cannot flash a different kernel until SS supports kexec on the GS4.

Please read up and you will see this is mentioned over and over again in this thread.

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Are you flashing the MF3 modules ZIP after you install the ROM?

I installed Graviton last night and it runs without issue.

In the Aroma installer, I didn't select any loki patches or kernals for the install.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] BIGDADDYXXL:
Ya didn't select any kernel or Loki patch and yes I flashed the mf3 modules still nothing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Galaxy*$4:
i didnt know about the kernel, i thought we could only flash TW kernels?

i have kept with this page ever since the first page. and have been following it on the Verizon thread

the only thing that has popped up is can we flash aosp or other roms, i tired it for fun and posted for others just to show an in depth about what happens so that new people that read, will know what happens when you flash a rom like that. it would be a waste of your time,
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hovax615@hotmail.com:
Did you reboot after making the ROM slot? Then wipe the device clean? If you don't reboot after making the ROM slot you'll get a message "unmount blahblah" which won't wipe it to do a clean install. After you wipe the device install the files that's needed. I usually reboot after everything I do.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
Let it sit for a bit on that black screen. It may take up to 5 minutes to load everything correctly to then load the ROM. Especially on first boot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hovax615@hotmail.com:
Will virgin ROM work? I tried but to no luck I get the black screen. Tried the other GE ROM but android system battery drain effects it for me and can't seem to pinpoint it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Moostafa29:
Virgin ROM works. I'm using it now. I'm not sure if there are multiple versions, but make sure you get the 4.2.2 version.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dankify:
Anyone test CM mod yet? Working?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
Are you kidding me? Wow... Go read the OP. I am begging you. Before you say anything else, go read the OP.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hovax615@hotmail.com:
I just tried it doesn't work for me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] deadenz:
it should if you did everything right. works for me
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hovax615@hotmail.com:
I got virgin ROM 2.3. I made a 2gb ROM slot, rebooted than wiped data to do clean install than installed the zip from files. Rebooted let safestrap continue onto ROM but I got a black screen with the notification lights on than I get a min vibration from the phone and it restarts back into recovery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] deadenz:
there's your problem right there. you downloaded the wrong version
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hovax615@hotmail.com:
Okay thanks will try with new download.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] deadenz:
you should read this first http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2428254 :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dankify:
Whats anyones favorite ROM to use right now? I currently have GoldenEye, but wanna switch to something more custom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hovax615@hotmail.com:
I know you have to use a 4.2.2 tw based ROM. I was just stating the virgin ROM was the 2.3 version of it I think the new one is 2.4. I was following this safestrap since before att in the Verizon thread before this thread was a q/a for safetrap when it was called “look what's happening" I just couldn't do anything because I didn't have a micro SD card to root my device so i stopped following the threads and than came kingo root.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Moostafa29:
Make sure you download the 4.2.2 version http://apollyon-dev.com/roms/VirginROM_v1.4.2.zip. Read my post here to see all the other steps you should take to making sure this works correctly http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=46214783&postcount=533.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Galaxy*$4:
i have posted on page 59 that you will be wasting your time, all there is a black screen (i did it for fun). and it has been said over and over again in this thread. so please read from first-to last page.

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try this rom out of all my roms that i downloaded this works great. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2370121

you have to buy the 3 mint app its only $2 on google play. it does come with one in settings but causes settings to FC

and the 3 mint app system tab freezes so you have to force close and it works the second time\

lost root, so you will have to flash super user

boot logo ( which if you want you can download rom tool box pro and get a different boot imige.

thats all i found

the pros

custom carrier works on lock screen and pull down. on mine i got warning this is a modded at&t galaxy s4 (lock screen). then status bar colors for pretty much every item, pull down its all transparent (my set up) and the bat life seems ok, been on batt for 6hrs and 30min and still have 78% left (i dont use my phone often)

hope this gives you and idea.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
Favorite/best ROM questions are looked down upon here in XDA. It turns into a pissing contest to see who has the smoothest legs, then turns into an all out flame war.

Rule of thumb, flash and find out what works best for you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hovax615@hotmail.com:
Thanks for your help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] ealvinito:
So with safestrap I'm running Graviton and has ran flawless for me. Can I run Omega ROM i9505 on my At&t device? In OP it says so or is that if you have the int'l version you can run Omega?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hovax615@hotmail.com:
In the op if it says you can run omega than you can run omega just flash the mf3 module after installation of of the ROM.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] ealvinito:
Am I going to have to mess around with APN settings for LTE?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] kehart25:
Just want to clarify something from the link that you referenced about changing a code in the build prop. The only change needed in ro.build.fingerprint is to change the version from 4.2.2 to 4.3. If you change the whole line of code to match the code in the link, it breaks the play store and causes other issues. Unfortunately, without thinking I changed the whole line to match what was referenced in the link and it caused major issues. Thankfully, with SS it was no big deal, I just deleted and recreated the ROM slot and reloaded Virgin ROM. It only cost me about 30 minutes of my time and I learned something in the process, so it was worth it. Thanks for the tip because I've wanted to run a GPE ROM since SS came out for the i337, but every one I tried I'd get the update notification and couldn't figure out how to get rid of it. I agree that Virgin ROM is one of the best.:good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] monkteo:
at last i found it (I use this on moto droid maxx) and I was super happy with this .

questions :

-can i use it with SGS4 GT-I9505 LTE International ?

thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
As long as they are TW, they should work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Phoneguy589:
This only applies to those whose phone came with MF3 firmware or did the factory update to MF3. If the device is running MDL then either recovery will work. There are some people that are running safe strap with the MDL firmware.

Sent from my At&t Galaxy S4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
Wait! With the i9505 phone? Or with the i9505 ROMs? ROMs, yes, phone, no. This is only for the 1337 S4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
As stated in the OP.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] monkteo:
GT-I9505 phone

too bad I really like to use this application , maybe in the future some one have mercy and bring this superapp to us , the GT-I9505 LTE International user .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Moostafa29:
I apologize if it caused you trouble. What's weird is that I had the opposite experience. The only way it would work for me is if I changed the whole line. My playstore works flawlessly as well. I'm just happy that you were able to figure it out, and do what works for you. I'll edit the OP to say you may or may not need to change the whole line in case anyone else has the same issues you do. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
Well considering that you are more or less safe from a brick, why not test it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Ms. K:
SS Quandary

Hi,

A few days ago. I tried to install Infamous on my extra slot. I received an System UI failure. I rebooted into recovery and the SS Icon did not show up. I reinstalled Graviton. I went into TB and reinstalled SS. I followed the original instructions. I installed the recovery. But every time I use the SS to reboot into recovery, I end up with the Infamous screen trying to set up that ROM. I know I never tried to install over my stock which was Graviton. I was in the green slot the whole time.

I actually reinstalled Graviton a few times over the days. Then I tried to perform SS "recovery" again and received that same Infamous start up. Any suggestions would be awesome.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
The always happens on first boot of Infamous. After it is all set with, it doesn't do it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] chris17922:
I deleted infamous too because it kept giving me the system ui failure bug... after 3 days of using it... i couldnt take it anymore
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] monkteo:
OK maybe it's not a bad idea to make a test .

I will bring you some answer , in a few day .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] cafonez:
I am sorry if this was asked previously .. I did search xda the last two days and couldnt find the answer and searched google with no answer.

When I set up rom slot 1 I did 1 gb. Can I go back and increase the size somehow?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
Nope. You have to delete the whole slot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] 78Staff:
But, you can backup the rom in that slot, then delete and recreate to the size you want, then restore the rom back into it.

I did that once or twice :).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] chris17922:
Thanks man, ur way worked for me. i love how smooth this rom is but i miss having the samsung features. I think i will be keeping this rom as my default everyday use... i just love how smooth it is and the battery life is very good too. any recommendation for mods or apps? also what roms are you guys using as your default everyday rom?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Ms. K:
Hi,

I just deleted the data on TB for Safestrap. I rebooted just to change my font when I saw the SS icon. I did another reboot and hit recovery. It seems that I have been on my extra slot all this time. That I have an error where both Infamous and Graviton trying to share that slot. I'm going to try to delete the slot and recreate it. The question. Do I need to do a full wipe when I'm on the extra slot when I'm installing ROMs to it?

Now, I need to back up and read up on deleting slots.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jonman11:
Sorry, I'm a bit of a noob at this.

I rooted it, foolishly deleted some system applications, soft-bricked my AT&T S4 (Terrible thing to do), had it fixed at best buy, but with a warning never to root. It had a "custom system status" when you went into download mode. When I first rooted it, it wasn't custom, until I installed XPosed. I was wondering if SafeStrap made your system status to custom, in case I ever have to go to best buy again (you never know).

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
SS does not make the system status custom. In some cases though, flashing a ROM that uses Aroma Installer will make the custom splash screen with the lock, show at boot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] t4duzan:
I'm on Graviton and liking it; it's pretty customizable.

I saw an earlier post about gps not working and it hasn't been answered yet. I'm having gps problems as well, I can't get any satellites. I didn't notice this with other roms, although the problem might have existed. I just never tried to use maps or anything. I can switch back to stock and it seems gps is truly broken. Can someone post a fix for this. I saw this somewhere, but have searched and can't find it now.

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It's not a bad idea to do a full wipe. A couple of roms I've tried has this built in while doing the install, but I always do a full wipe when installing from one rom to a new rom. They all will have new type of data that doesn't always work with each other.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] kehart25:
I'm using the Virgin ROM as my default everyday ROM. I didn't load it down with a bunch of apps because like you, I like the excellent battery life and smoothness of this ROM. I only installed all of the Google apps that I use and just a few miscellaneous apps as well. On my OEM ROM, I have it loaded with apps that constantly push notifications to me which might account for the weaker battery life. I missed the Samsung apps for a little while, but I quickly found that I really wasn't using them much anyway. As far as mods, I like Virgin ROM just the way it is so I can't really suggest any. I'm glad you found the advice helpful.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Moostafa29:
I want to do some more experimentation with GPE ROMs. I was able to install the touchwiz camera on another GPE version, but not on Virgin. I feel like that's the only thing stopping this from being the ultimate ROM.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] deadenz:
I keep experiencing 'android system' battery drain with gpe roms and I just started using virgin and noticed with this rom too. I didn't notice this with stock touchwiz roms tho.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jt1998:
help please - I'm running Deadly Venom with SS on my slot 1, of 16gb MF3 Galaxy S4 i337. I've downloaded graviton v1.5 from both links in his forum and tried both internal SD and external SD and SS keeps failing to flash...think it says install fail. When I tried flashing another custom ROM from my ext SD card, it works flawlessly. Anyone know what I can try differently or other suggestions? Would really like to try out this ROM. Thanks all. He doesn't use SS so he recommended I post in here.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] guapinoy:
Really glad you turned me to Virgin ROM. Coming from a Nexus 4, I really needed this awesome ROM. But unlike the Nexus 4, I have ridiculous battery life with this ROM and the Zero Lemon 3000 mah battery.

75% WiFi 25% LTE. 30 min talk time. No Facebook, only Friendcaster. Sync On. Location Services on. No GPS.

I've also had the Note 2 for awhile and this is pretty close if not better. Outstanding.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] ombheembush:
So, did you guys flash the 4.3 version of the Virgin ROM on MF3 based AT&T Galaxy S4? How about the 4.2.2 mf3 kernel modules that you have to flash after flashing the ROM? Will that 4.2.2 kernel module work on the 4.3 Virgin ROM? Please let me know if I need to take care of something before flashing this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] phantom1999:
i thought i read somewhere u r not suppose to u the 4.3 version of a ROM on the MF3 S4. i think it said only 4.2.2 and then flash the mf3 kernel after that. 1 question can u have different roms on your phone in the different slots. so lets say i have virgin in slot 1 and graviton in slot 2 and my stock in the stock slot, i can just go back and forth between the slots.?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] raulz28:
Correct on 4.2.2 ROMs as the 4.3 ROM won't work since we can only use stock MF3 kernel and yes you can go back and forth between slots very simple.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] deadenz:
make sure you flash the mf3 kernel module after each rom you install