yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bkrickles:
I wouldn't know how to get a thread moved and I don't think I could make that kind of commitment.

I'm just an old guy who likes to f__k around with his phone.

I like to try all the different roms and find what works for me best.

I do go to there google+ page and follow them so I am familiar with who Dave kessler is.

You should try to get the thread moved to development. I was talking to Dave Kessler and he wants a maintainer for the S4 for Verizon on xda
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joey3002:
What kernel is everyone using with these betas. 12/26 running nice for me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] amosavitas:
I'm sportin' the 12/21 KT with the aptly named smooth operator v2 settings and v3 script
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] whitesides:
:good: Great. It's work for me. Thanks a lot
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 760hacker:
Do we need to flash gapps after the Rom? Ask because I saw something in the Rom install script about "resurrecting gapps from pre flash backup"

Also, is anyone using the updater? Mine doesn't show any of the 4.4.2 builds.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swieder711:
I have a 64GB SD card that is formatted exFat. As a result I could not see my SD card after installing Vanir. Disappointing. I could back up my SD card to my PC and reformat it. I will restore my old Beans ROM via NANDROID for now.

Are there any plans to support exFat?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mightycaptain:
Yes. Flash gapps. Just don't need too when dirty flashing new night lies.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joey3002:
It was a simple solution. I connected the phone to my computer, created a folder on my desktop called 'sdbackup' and copied everything of value on the sd card to that folder. Booted into recovery and formatted the sdcard. Once I knew I could see it in recovery, I installed the ROM, after I was up and running, I again connected to the computer and restored the files.

Was easy process..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swieder711:
I would love to see some more feedback from users of this ROM on the Vz S4. Is anything not working?

Is there another forum that is actively talking about the Vanir ROM on the Vz S4?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bkrickles:
This ROM is great and everything works. Their Google+ page is good but I don't know of any forums. I'm running the commotio version which has some small theming. Definitely worth a try
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brizey:
I have been running the standard version, mostly because I can find it :silly:

Where are the commotio versions posted?

Edit: NVM...found it digging around DHO's builds.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Crossoverdoc:
Hate to quote such an old post, but how did you go about this? It won't read my 64GB card either, and I really wanna give this ROM a try.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] k1mu:
Google around - there are utilities that will format 64Gb sdcards as FAT32 devices.

For example, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2041679
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Triscuit:
TO ANYONE READING THIS, THE VANIR THREAD HAS MOVED TO THE ANDROID ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT SECTION!!! See you over there and happy flashing :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joey3002:
Here is the link to the official thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2595202
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ninja-grandpa:
great

I love vanir mostly so far.... I'm running it on my s4 us cellular... Two biggest bugs I've ran into after getting the WiFi thingy figured out is the music...no matter what player I use scrambles sometimes kinda annoying in your ears lol.....an 2 the browser an Google search both force quite..I can't fig it out any help would be appreciated ty guys.... Oh I'm kinda a noob lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] tkacer:
what he said! you'll have a better chance of getting a reply there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ninja-grandpa:
update...

The music bug I have narrowed down to the Bluetooth service...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mightycaptain:
They did for me. No issues. If you like inverted stuff you should also check out Team Black Out app in the play store. Give you the rest of your inverted fix. They are true black and white inverted though. No colors like the slim gapps.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Heatshiver:
A bit confused here, which version do we download for ours if we choose 4.2.2? Any?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] zeroxg4:
I used the latest slim gapps (from the weekly 9/5) and got non-stop com.android.phone FC's on boot. Are those the ones that you used?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mightycaptain:
It was actually the gapps from the bean stalk rom post in original development. Like I said I had it already downloaded, so I used them with no issue. Might be safest to just download the latest 4.3 gapps from goo.

I'm not sure what recovery your using but with TWRP 2.5.0.2 I've had great success with these 4.3 rom's with the following process.

1. factory reset, then advanced wipe selecting system, Data, dalvik and cache. Doing it x3. Alternating between the two.

2.flashing the rom and gapps. then wiping davlik and cache after flashing.

3.Then reboot to recovery and wipe dalvik and cache again.

4. Then reboot system.

::enjoy :

Some one else might have a better method but that has yet to fail me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Harleydroid:
Yeah I'm getting the same FC and used those gapps also

---------- Post added at 12:28 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:25 AM ----------

Maybe there's another way to fix it because everything else is smooth.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mightycaptain:
Yeah, it might be best to get the gapps from goo.

Like I said there is a theme preloaded that when applied will invert the standard gapps. That might be the safest route.

Again I was being lazy and got lucky probably.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] zeroxg4:
Anyone have any luck changing LCD density? I get intermittent hangs on the Samsung splash screen that require a battery pull..not sure if its related. Pulling battery and booting again seems to solve it until the next time it happens.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mightycaptain:
Haven't tried it. But I know that has to be done just so. I've done it on my Nexus 7 with slim. I don't remember the particulars off hand. If your sure you went thru all the motions correctly, might just have to reflash.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] fallingd0wn:
I usually run at 320dpi. Haven't seen any issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] zeroxg4:
I think I'm a little closer to finding the phone FC issue... it seems as though it's unrelated to wiping, install location, or gapps (I've tried almost every permutation). Upon first boot, for whatever reason the signal bars constantly go from bars to zero (roaming). When it goes to "R" I get the phone FC. It happens like 15 or so times before it corrects itself and I finally get LTE. In every situation, the phone FC occurs upon boot BEFORE I get service (the Roaming and bars persistent switching only occurs during first boot). This is using TWRP 2.5.0.2.

EDIT: FYI this is on the 9/11 build from Nuke's link. Tried in latest CWM and having the exact same issue. NOT having this issue on ANY other AOSP or TW based ROMs.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mightycaptain:
Maybe it's the 9/11 build then. I'm using the 9/10 build.

Edit: mine is crashing to on reboot. Hadn't noticed that before. It only does it once though. Then signal hooks up and it works. Tried x3 this morning. Still runs good after that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] fallingd0wn:
It might be the build then. I'm not seeing that on my own build. Try today's. If you're still getting the same thing I'll post mine from yesterday.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] zeroxg4:
Same problem on today's (9/12) build. :(

EDIT: Looks like it still randomly hangs on the Samsung splash screen as well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] perceptualdoor:
I've also been getting FCs and crashes from rebooting...used the 8/13/13 gapps from goo...not sure what the deal is...did a factory reset btw before flashing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mightycaptain:
So maybe the 9/10 build is the one to run? Like I said mine crashes too on reboot. I hit Okay and it hooks right up and works great. Data etc....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] fallingd0wn:
I ran a build this afternoon. I'm not getting any crashes but I've had 3 random reboots.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] perceptualdoor:
I started on the 9/10 build and that was acting up for me too...one of the reboots sent me into safe mode which I've never had happen before. Is it possible it has something to do with my apps? My apps always automatically start downloading after I clean flash (factory reset) a new ROM...I dunno, that hasn't caused an issue on all the other 4.3 roms I've tried.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] tkacer:
sd card contents not showing up - I'm assuming this ROM doesn't support exfat format??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] prstorero:
This runs pretty awesome. The only big issue I have is it doesn't work with my smart cover, which I believe no aosp ROM does :/

prshosting.org
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mightycaptain:
That could be. That caused me trouble a few times. So I started using TIBU. I usually untick the restore from Google option during setup.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] perceptualdoor:
I actually don't have any apps that I need backed up...just reinstalling one by one is kind of a pita...although I guess I'd just have to do that once n then update to the latest nightly.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Triscuit:
Ahhhhh! So happy vanir finally popped up for the S4! Thanks for this

Edit: I keep dropping my phone! Such a buttery ROM
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] crossen0:
Will someone please help me find a link to the nightlies? I've been all over the G+ page.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Triscuit:
Here ya go http://www.emccann.net/nuclearmistake/VanirAOSPNightlies/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] shawnten:
is this rom still freezing on reboot
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] docnok63:
I'm not having this issue. I suggest you wipe dalvik cache and cache if you haven't already. You can try a custom kernel if that doesn't work. If you're already on a custom kernel, go back to stock.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] fallingd0wn:
This is too cool not to post. I'm linking a build I ran this morning including a couple of un-merged commits from Dave Kessler that enable Moto X style active notifications on the lockscreen. They seem to be working well so far. You'll find the settings in Vanir Customizations-Lockscreen customization.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByIb6QXbex5uZVhaRVBsRmlQZDA/edit?usp=sharing
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] shawnten:
what was the trick for getting titanium backup to work on this rom. I know you have to change some directory or something but dont remember. my back up is on my sd card
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] prstorero:
I believe it had to go through legacy for internal. External mine works just using the standard extsd directory.

prshosting.org
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] shawnten:
any one know how to fix the fact that everytime i reboot the phone com.phone.andoid says it stops
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] fallingd0wn:
modify backup folder location path to /storage/emulated/legacy/Titaniumbackup
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] prstorero:
[MENTION=4814153]Shawn[/MENTION]

For some reason I can't quote your post lol. After signal gets established it should stop.

prshosting.org
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] shawnten:
thanks as long as i can use the phone I dont care about it stopping on boot up
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] x4sper:
this rom is awesome ! only issue i am having is the stock browser keeps crashing. i have to use chrome which is fine
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joey3002:
wow! thanks for this. I am installing it in about 1 hour.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joey3002:
for some reason, this wont recognize my 64gig sd card. Anyone get theirs working? what do i need to do to get it to work?

thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] prstorero:
It may need to be in a different format. That's usually the issue with reading.

prshosting.org
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joey3002:
thanks, i formatted to ntfs and all was good, I was just about to reply and saw you did already :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] SupaSwag:
I haven't used Chrome but I would get constant browser crashes with Maxthon and Dolphin. Reverted back to touchwiz for a bit since I haven't been on it for a while.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Galaxys4bean:
Will this work with me7 with safesrap? Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joey3002:
how is battery life for everyone? I am thinking about a few kernels but was wondering what others were doing.

I installed the version the OP posted half way through the thread. Its the one with the Moto X notifications incorporated. Works really nice. Wish more rom makers added this function.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] prstorero:
My battery life was pretty bad with faux kernel. I believe it was the cause because once I dirty flashed a newer version of the ROM, battery went back to normal. It sucks because I love faux's kernels.

prshosting.org
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joey3002:
I love fauxs stuff too... so you are back on the roms kernel? Anyone running the latest Rom, can you tell me if it had Moto X notification stuff? I'm using the one the op suggested and love the notifications.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] paulg1981:
Just flashed the latest nightly and it is in there
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joey3002:
Lol I guess I knew what I'm doing at the office tomorrow
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mightycaptain:
I don't think so yet. If I understand correctly SS only supports roms that use the stock kernel. ME7 if that's what your stock kernel is. To run AOSP ROM's I believe a kexec exploit must be found to load custom kernels or a different kernel from stock like AOSP would use.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mightycaptain:
Flashed the 9/19 nightly. Loving active notifications. The phone is not fc'ing on reboot anymore either. This ROM is stupid fast.

Hey OP might want to post this link in your first post to make the nightlies easier to find. Right to our device download page.

http://www.emccann.net/nuclearmistake/VanirAOSPNightlies/jfltevzw/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] paulg1981:
I am still getting the phone fc :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Triscuit:
My battery is great using ktoons kernel with super bull settings.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mightycaptain:
Hmm... It came back. Wasn't there the first few boots. Well it only does it once. Got rid of my custom samsung screen @ boot up. That thing seems to come and go as it pleases. I'm loving active notifications. I feel like after 1 day it's a

Feature I can't live without. Have 2 see if feel that way in a few days.

Edit: Flashed 9/17 ktoonsez kernel and the phone fc stopped. 4 reboots. Not showing it's self yet.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] arkfirefighter:
No phone fc here until i flashed a theme from the play store and then after the theme it'd fail on sending a text
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Jayrod76:
Gonna try this in the next few days...just to make sure,the common consensus is to flash KT Kernel to avoid phone FC's?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] prstorero:
The kernel doesn't necessarily prevent or cause a fc. Its more a signal thing. Once a signal is latched on, it stops.

prshosting.org
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joey3002:
After almost a week of active notifications, I can't live without. I wish I could turn it off for a few apps like Google now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mightycaptain:
For me it seems to be all over the place. I didn't have it come back after flashing the KT Kernel. A dozen reboots or more. I flashed the 9/22 nightly last night and it hasn't fc on the stock kernel yet. Again about a dozen reboots. On a few of the previous nightlies I tried it wasn't there @ first but came on after several reboots. But for me it isn't that big of a deal. After signal hooks up I've had no issues. I'd give it a try. Very smooth. The stock kernel runs very nice. I'm going to stick with it for a few days.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kylesag21:
Do the active notifications not work with a secure lock screen? Can't seem to get them to work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] SupaSwag:
Rom is plenty fast and there's really no need for a custom kernel. If anything the kernel could introduce a few bugs. The phone fc's only occurs upon boot up.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Jayrod76:
Thanks for the replies. Sounds like this might be the AOSP I've been looking for.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Triscuit:
I feel like this should be moved into the development forums as it's too good to pass up. This is the best rom I've run on my phone so far!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] prstorero:
I'm sure prime or someone from the team will make a thread when it's ready.

prshosting.org
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bkrickles:
running newest nightly with paranoid gapps and it seems fast.

On reboot I get an annoying popup that quickly goes away, but otherwise seems very solid
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Pr1meSuspect:
Excellent builds. Based on the G+ community, the guys behind the project seem to be pretty cool.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Jayrod76:
Here are a couple of walls I made..posted them on the Vanir G+ page as well. Enjoy!

http://i.imgur.com/ErnmmnA.png

http://i.imgur.com/zrk5sBK.png
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mightycaptain:
Dude, nice work. Got one set as my WP now.

Get a kick black one worked up would be perfect.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] xWasabi:
FC

So I've attempted to install several of the nightlies and I still get processcom.google.process.gapps failure. I was just wondering if anyone has came across any fix for this? I have already, wiped x3, cache, devilk, and format system before installation of rom and gapps. I downloaded rom a couple times to see if possibly I got a bad download and I still experience this issue.. I also searched google for a fix and when troubleshooting this issue people had success by reseting the app preference in the apps settings, but that didn't work for me..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] paulg1981:
I am using the gapps from goo.im, which are you using?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] xWasabi:
FC

I installed the gapps from goo.im, gapps-jb-20130813, and I've tried using others.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] arkfirefighter:
I'm using the same gapps 30813 n haven't had that issue. Only issue I've had is after a few texts it fails to send. Receives just fine though lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] xWasabi:
Ya I may just be one of the few people with issue. Just out of curiosity, which recovery are you using?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] arkfirefighter:
Twerp recovery
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Jayrod76:
I originally flashed the same gapps package. However, I then flashed inverted gapps (Hangouts and play music) from TBO. I don't use the Gmail app nor any stock messaging apps though, I use Enhanced Email and handcent. I also am using TWRP.. 2.5.0.2 to be exact.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] il buono:
If it's not twrp 2.5.0.2 then that's why you're having issues flashing. If your are on it, then you should try regular cwm. I use cwm and it can be easily installed via rom manager.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] arkfirefighter:
That's the version im running as well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sigmaxaa:
Wicked fast rom but...

I can't get it to install cleanly on my phone (have tried 5-6 times, all completely clean wipes). I've downloaded 2 different nightly's, am using the 8/13 gapps and each time that I get it running and get my apps reloaded from the Play Store, I try rebooting and it freezes on S4 splash screen. I read on the CM pages here that "Apps and ADB" need to be checked or the phone thinks it has lost root but when I go to where that setting should be, it isn't there.

Any thoughts? I'm bummed because the speed/smoothness of this rom on the stock kernel is unbelievable.

Thanks in advance for any help!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] SupaSwag:
What recovery are you using? Use regular cwm or twrp 2.5.0.2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sigmaxaa:
Using that version of twrp.

Here's what I've done:

- Factory reset PLUS wiped dalvik/cache/system

- Installed rom then installed gapps

- Rebooted and set up my Google account, letting Play Store load all my backed up apps (since I'm coming from a TW rom, I thought it best to let Play Store do a clean load of my apps)

- Tried to reboot after the app load and that's when I get stuck at the splash screen. I've let it sit for for anywhere from 5-20 minutes and nothing happens - have to pull the battery to get back into recovery.

Not sure what else to try. I've done a search on the Vanir G+ site and searched here as well but haven't run into anything that works.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mightycaptain:
I'm on the version of TWRP. Have never had that issue. The only thing I do differently than what you listed for 4.3 ROMs is that after flash I wipe dalvik and cache then reboot back to recovery and wipe dalvik and cache again. Then reboot system. Not really even sure if it's necessary but it's never failed me. I started having to do that on the nexus 7 for slim rom 4.3 and twrp and the habit followed me to the s4.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sigmaxaa:
My twrp keeps asking me for a password every time I boot into recovery. From what I've read, it's probably best to Odin back to stock and reroot. Once I get things up and running normal again, I may give this rom another try.

Thanks for your help!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Triscuit:
Is anybody else seeing laggy UI on 8/27 build? It just seems really choppy all of a sudden
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joey3002:
Hows the latest nightly running for everyone? I am about 2 weeks behind, and thinking of upgrading today. Just curious.

thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mightycaptain:
I'm only up to the 9/25 nightly. It's been fine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bkrickles:
Its real good. Fastest I've tried
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Settaz:
How is this compared to CM? If anyone has used both.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Triscuit:
It's running really well, the new moto x active display settings are sweet.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Triscuit:
Much faster, just a word of caution, this is probably smoother than any other rom out there so don't be surprised when you go back to another rom and it seems laggy lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joey3002:
Just upgraded to the latest nightly, it is so smooth. I think this may be my all time favorite Rom
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joey3002:
delete this.. sorry for double post
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] pschatz12:
Anyone find latest nightly a little laggy?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] fallingd0wn:
No, but I've noticed battery life being worse in the last week or so of nightlies. Android OS usage is way up in battery stats. Disabling active notifications doesn't seem to improve anything.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bkrickles:
I agree with the battery life being worse.

I guess you're giving up battery life for speed, because it's definitely faster than any other rom for me.

Specifically, when I wake with the home button, it's practically instantaneous compared to all the others which lag on screen wake.

I've gone back to Sllim as it has the best combo (for me) of battery life, features and speed.

I'll try this again in the next day or so, I can't help myself
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] SupaSwag:
Yeah Android OS usage is what killed battery life for me too. Nothing I did to try and bring it down worked. Kinda sucks since I was really enjoying vanir. I'll try it again soon though since it's a beast of a rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scott62185:
Same here!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] viceversa:
Also getting the poor battery life. attempting to charge the phone on anything less than 2 amps is a joke at the rate it drains lol Other than that...Love the speed and responsiveness of this ROM! Only other feature I wish it had was the option for torch light with long press on lock screen lock icon.