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[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheTanker23:
I had awful GPS issues before. The only time I could get a signal was when I put the phone on my dashboard in my car. I have since rooted, flashed recovery and flashed a couple Roms. With Gr33nd3vils CM11 build I get excellent GPS. Pretty much locks instantly. Same with malladus. I forgot to test out on the other Roms I flashed. I also flashed a GPS fix I found in another ROM thread. Can't remember what one. But I'm not sure if that actually fixed it or if its just the new ROM.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brava27:
My GPS sucks donkey balls. Frustrating.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MoNsTeReNeRgY22:
It seems to be very hit and miss with the Verizon variant. Has to be crappy LG qc issues

Sent from my VZW LG G2
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joanjgm:
Great

Great fix
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
Hi there.

I should start by saying that I'm not the developer of this rom, not even have I the skills and knowledge to do the magic that some of you guys do.

Also, if this is not the place to create this thread, or if, because of its context, it's just not right to create the thread at all, please let me know.

This rom is famous in other devices for the speed and responsiveness, and since I got my S4 that I've been following developer's Google+ thread to see when it would be ready... And it just got ready a couple of days ago.

Because there was no xda thread for this rom, I talked with nuclearmistake (the developer) about the possibility of creating a thread to share the rom with you guys and see if some of you could do your magic. He doesn't have this device, so he won't be active in the thread, but i'll post the links and credits and we'll start from there.

I tested it in my device and it ran perfectly both with normal gapps and banks gapps...Tested later with ChronicKernel and there was no issues either. So it's up to you guys to test further and see how to make it better.

Note:

NEITHER ME, NUCLEARMISTAKE OR ANYONE INVOLVED IN THE VANIR PROJECT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT CAN HAPPEN TO YOUR PHONE IF YOU FLASH THIS ROM

, IF YOU DO DECIDE TO FLASH THIS ROM, DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Note2 : When I used this rom in nexus 7, there was a discussion about using kernel cleaning scripts before installing new kernels. The use of these scripts would clean the content of the init.d folder, which in this case was where all the "magic" was.

I can't confirm that the same happens if you use those kind of scripts with this device, but what was suggested then was to simply clean cache and dalvik before installing new kernel.

Features:

(taken from another device because there's no official release for jfltexx... if some don't match, let me know and I'll update this list)

Vanir follows AOSP Upstream and mainly focuses on performance Tuning Android.

Offical Vanir source

Fully optimized GCC 4.7 toolchain

global -fstrict-aliasing -O3

HALO

App sidebar

Privacy guard

Led customization

PIE

Modified AOKP navigation bar & quicksettings

CM statusbar

Slew of lock screen customizations

Modified AOSP vanir keyboard (faster, no key logging, better layout)

Quiet hours

Inverted + stock UI theme

Custom UI selector

Expanded desktop

Quick Settings Tiles and Layouts

rom download :

http://www.vanir.co/nuclearmistake/VanirAOSPNightlies/jfltexx/

DHO's gapps :

http://goo.im/devs/DHO/4-GAPPs/Current-DHO-GAPPs.zip

nuclearmistake G+ :

https://plus.google.com/u/0/110273218142033773171/posts

Team VANIR G+:

https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/111378032131473754160

VANIR AOSP github :

https://github.com/VanirAOSP

VANIR official website :

http://vanir.co

All credits to @nuclearmistake, @PrimeDirective, @DHO, @Sonicxml, and everyone else who has contributed to vanir's codebase.

Cheers
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] boterkaaseneieren:
Going to test right now.

Note. If you don't created it than it doesn't belong here. But in general. Will not report it. But it will be moved I think.

Thanks for sharing
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] xmyszka:
Some screenshots ?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] neunzehn77:
Whats the base of this rom? Cm10.2?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] nielsscholte:
Is this based on android 4.3.1?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
OP updated, let me know if your question was answered

Very similar to base aosp... But I'll post some tomorrow

OP updated, let me know if your question was answered
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] boterkaaseneieren:
Just flashed it. So far so good. Based on cm so no point to post screenshots. 4.3.1

It has some extra features. Really smooth. Going to test some more.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] nielsscholte:
OK so is 4.3.1 the same as 4.3?

---------- Post added at 09:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:27 PM ----------

And do i need to flash Gapps?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] boterkaaseneieren:
4.3.1 the same as 4.3? If you mean the looks yes. In OP stated flash gapps. So I did. :p
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] nielsscholte:
Ok thanks ; D
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Me Gusta:
Op says based of cm.. Is it really?

Me Gusta!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] boterkaaseneieren:
No TW :p
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Me Gusta:
There is a difference between aosp and cm. that's why I'm asking.

Me Gusta!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
It's based on aosp latest sources. I believe that the main difference is some "under the hood" tinkering. Don't ask me what, because I don't know exactly :) .

Try it and you'll see the difference...

One thing I noticed, also in other devices, is a slightly higher battery consumption. That was the main reason of my decision to create this thread : to see if we can optimize the battery consumption without compromising the performance.

Talked with Eric about that and he mentioned that the Google services from regular gapps could be the cause for that. Other gapps could have better results and he suggested to have a look at DHO's gapps. I didn't try them yet...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Me Gusta:
In that case it would mean that the current kernels available in the original android development section don't work, because of a different kind of RAM disk.

EDIT:

And DHO's gapps? Where can I find those?

Me Gusta!

---------- Post added at 10:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:28 PM ----------

Got it! http://goo.im/devs/DHO/4-GAPPs/Current-DHO-GAPPs.zip

Me Gusta!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
Well, I tried latest chronic kernel and it worked fine, so not sure that may be the issue.

I compared Google services activity with other ROMs and it's a little different. If you check running services, there's, for ex. Google play services that doesn't exist in some other ROMs (slim bean for instance). I tried to disable the service to see how it would work, and had some issues.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] boterkaaseneieren:
Who is taking about different ramdisk?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Me Gusta:
Used to be the case on my old nexus s. And I thought broodplank was talking about this. That's why custom kernels don't work on his rom. See why I asked ;) this means this is probably not based on aosp, but cm

Me Gusta!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] diddly3000:
Nice ROM. One thing I noticed is where is the option to change windows animation speed in developer options. Its so slow I like to turn all them onto .5 or .25 :D
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
I'm not sure I'm following you... I said in OP - and then again while answering to your post-, that ChronicKernel works.. And you keep saying that custom kernels don't work?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Me Gusta:
Read again my friend, it says HIS ROM. Not THIS ROM ;)

Me Gusta!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
Yes, i noticed that also... Normally with other roms i turn them off. But with VANIR is so snappy that you almost want to have animations on to see them working.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
You're right... My bad
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] diddly3000:
Yes I like to speed them all up. But I hate not being able to change it haha. I want it to fly :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Me Gusta:
Np! :)

Me Gusta!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] boterkaaseneieren:
They work but you only lose root.

---------- Post added at 11:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:45 PM ----------

Only tiles and no bar?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
If you're asking for statusbar config screen, it can be found in Vanir Customizations screen.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] boterkaaseneieren:
Great thanks

---------- Post added 16th October 2013 at 12:05 AM ---------- Previous post was 15th October 2013 at 11:59 PM ----------

There is animation setting at display i found. But can't find statusbar
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
settings->vanir customizations->statusbar mods
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
One detail I just remember...

When I used this rom in nexus 7, there was a discussion about using kernel cleaning scripts before installing new kernels. The thing is that these scripts cleaned the content of the init.d folder, which in this case was where all the "magic" was.

I can't confirm that it's the same with this device, but what was suggested then was to simply clean cache and dalvik before installing new kernel.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] vakaviti:
Ahhhhh ive been waiting for this!!! I use this rom on my work GNEX and its the ducks nuts....cannot wait to flash this on my S4...thanks
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Hardcore69er:
the download of their webpage is throwing up a red flag for my chrome downloader. anyone else? kind of scared now haha

and installation aborted.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
hi there... I don't remember having any red flag. I'm also having the file in my desktop and antivirus doesn't say nothing...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] boterkaaseneieren:
Download direct on you phone.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] diaboliko.hacker:
Someone can add screenshoots of this rom? And how is the battery life?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] boterkaaseneieren:
It's cm10.2 you seen one you seen them all.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
Battery life is imo a little worse than with other roms, like slimbean or liquismooth... But on the other hand, the speed and reaction is also different (for better)

Like i said before, the main purpose of creating the thread was to see if we can optimize the battery consumption without compromising performance. I'm now trying some different clock speeds (lower values) for default kernel ... Let's see how it affects performance and battery

Could you find notification drawer settings? I can see the quick tiles settings, but I prefer to use the quick toggle in notification drawer... But i can't find it anywhere
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] boterkaaseneieren:
Only tiles not horizontal toggle
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Tylog:
Nice. Vanir is great use it for some time on my N4 ,will Test it now :)

GT-I9505 ~ SlimBean
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] GabrielSousa:
Custom UI selector is the hybrid ?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Tylog:
This build of Chronic kernel works fine. Faux and KT Aosp doesn't boot.

http://d-h.st/o0o

The reason the latest chronic works are this commits

https://github.com/Team-Hydra/SGS4-RAMDISKS/commit/802216ebbbffe0c2dbe5775fd04cfa6e45d1f9c8

The Rom himself is blazing fast, feels like my N4 :)

GT-I9505 ~ SlimBean
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] nightmarept:
Just installed this rom and for now is working great, only thing is that the phone is a bit hot and battery is draining fast, but this is soooooo smooth.

If i install chronic kernel does get colder or are there any settings that i can change?

I'm using stock kernel settings.

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Tylog:
With Chronic it's colder

GT-I9505 ~ SlimBean
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] nightmarept:
Hmmm let's try it, why not.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] gleybert:
memory card does not work. 64GB exfat
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
Mine is showing without problems... But I'm not sure if it's in the same format than yours.

have a look here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2346995&page=27

Some people complaining about the same issue...Maybe you find your solution there.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
Been testing with latest Chronic and battery seems a little better... Still not the same as with Slimbean, but getting close...

Changed gov to Wheatley and reduced max freq to 1.5, did UV by 50 and could see a a really tiny decrease in performance while scrolling - the rest seemed Ok.

Same settings but without UV seems to work perfectly though... and battery friendly
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Tylog:
KT Kernel works now too

Postings 4465

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2297379

GT-I9505 ~ SlimBean
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] vakaviti:
Sweet gonna try latest nightly with KT kernel :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] bennycop:
I flashed this Rom, it's so smooth. Only one problem that I have is that I can't restore apps with Titanium Backup.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Tylog:
Set your folder in tb to legacy and you can:) if you don't know how let me know, I post the way in a few threads but a can do it again if you don't know what to do :)

GT-I9505 ~ SlimBean
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] nightmarept:
I was really loving this rom until a few hours ago. Unfortunatly when i tried to send an mms it was a no go. :)

Apn was correct and tried to diactivate lte and changing various network settings and always error sending mms, network unavailable or something.

Can anyone help please, maybe i'm doing something wrong.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] NiXiNiX:
Dunno if there's a connection, but I have same with several other roms (PAC-MAN, Carbon, BAM), too.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] diaboliko.hacker:
I've tried this rom but home button doesn't work(s4 i9505) philz recovery
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
It works here without issues... And I also have philz...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MARRAKECH83:
Good Rom:good:but my external sd card(64gb)no works...:crying::crying::crying::crying:any idea please:confused::confused:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
See post #46... Not sure if it's the same issue, but maybe you fund a solution
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MARRAKECH83:
Thank you man i try this solution the problem with the latest Philzrecovery
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
derp
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
New Nightlies available...

Download : http://www.vanir.co/nuclearmistake/VanirAOSPNightlies/jfltexx/

Changelog : http://www.vanir.co/nuclearmistake/VanirAOSPNightlies/jfltexx/vanir_jfltexx_4.3.1.101713.changelog

Enjoy
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MARRAKECH83:
Hello man,thank you for your works,this new version support external sd card 64 GB problem?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
hi there

i can't replicate the issue you mention because i don't have the same sd card. however the same situation was talked some posts ago. check post #46... maybe you find solution there.

cheers
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] MARRAKECH83:
no solution here consequence: try another rom support exfat(echo rom) sorry...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
Anyone would like share some thoughts on improving battery life for this rom?

Overall, with Chronic Kernel my bat life is better than with stock kernel... I'm still messing around with voltage and clock speed to find the best setup.

Would like to hear your opinions... Maybe someone using other kernels?!?

cheers
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Shudder123:
ROM does not work with KT kernel. lots of graphic glitches
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
Weird... I didn't try KT yet, but another user said it was working. You have latest build?

Edit:

Just tested latest build with latest Chronic2.3 and also have the issue you mentioned... Read someone saying that it was due to something in latest CM updates... Some kernels are already working on the solution.

Latest build with stock kernel runs without issues
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
Was reading latest changelog and found this :

**** https://github.com/VanirAOSP/packages_apps_Mms ****

3455e14 : MMS MediaModel: prevent NPE and log uri that could not be opened in initMediaSize <nuclearmistake> 6 hours ago

Not sure if it has any connection at all, but maybe your problem might have been solved.

Cheers
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Tylog:
I give a answer about the kernel here :) http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=46674749&postcount=1046

The only thing you need to know is when the rom was build.

The latest Vanir build is from 10/17 as I know so you can look in my posting and you see what kernel are working :)

Only faux you can't use here, faux had another ram disk :)

GT-I9505 ~ SlimBean / Aosp 4.3.1
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Shudder123:
thats weird because the kt kernel i had issues with was from 10/08...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Tylog:
You talk about the Graphic errors ? Or you talk about boot problems ? If you have boot problems the reason is the Ram disk , if you talk about the Graphic and you have problems with it the rom has the update become and you need to use the KT Kernel from yesterday :)

Not so easy at the moment, not all roms and kernel are up to date with the cm commits by the just created quite a mess.

I don't know if the graphic commits from CM are in this Rom or not so it's hard for me to give you a 100 percent correct answer , I am sorry.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
Not that it changes what you just mentioned, but just to keep everyone informed, since 10/17 build, rom has been updated on a daily basis.

cheers
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Tylog:
So I am sure guys with graphic errors ( on build from today or yesterday ) need to use chronic 2.31 and KT from 10/20/2013.

Guys on older builds need to use chronic 2.3/2.2 or the KT Kernel I have link a few posts before ( and only this one, no older one ) :)

GT-I9505 ~ SlimBean / Aosp 4.3.1
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
Just to inform that build 10.21 works flawless with chronic 2.31....

Something has improved battery life, not sure if latest build of rom or chronic kernel, but it's definitely better

This rom is probably the smoothest thing that I ever used
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] diddly3000:
Does any latest build allow to disable animation scale in developer options yet ?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
It was always there, just not in that place...

Can't confirm the exact place now, but I think it's in "display settings"... If not try "vanir customizations"
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] diddly3000:
Decided to give this a try. First place I tried to go causes settings fc. Clicking display in settings gives settings fc on build 23
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
I didn't try that release yet... Still on release from 21.

But that's strange... I had only one fc, when trying to set widgets viewpage in pie controls. Immediately after that, i tried again and it worked. Never had another fc after that.

My thoughts is that the rom needs a couple of minutes to settle down... One reboot later and everything seems to work properly.

I also use Banks gapps, instead of DHO's
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] diddly3000:
I used dho apps and Installed build 21 afterwards and Display Was fine must be just bug in Build 23
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] DKMIK:
I tryed build 24, could't get mms to work, but it every els working fine.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
Where did you guys see those builds??

Last one i see in download link is from the 21...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] GabrielSousa:
what is the Custom UI selector ?

is dpi per app ?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
from last changelog :

**** https://github.com/VanirAOSP/platform_manifest ****

b68c956 : D801 <nuclearmistake> 3 hours ago

f7b0c5d : Staging for 44 <DHOMD> 6 hours ago:D
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] marcel112:
looks like there is nanir in black is on...

Can't find how to disable..
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
Vanir normally comes with default holo theme... In order to have the "dark mode" you have to choose the dark theme in theme chooser. Maybe you choose the dark theme??? Try to choose the default theme...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
Just wanted to share that finally I found a kernel that provides awesome battery life...

With KT kernel you're able to choose one of the profiles in the following link :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2393708

I'm still trying to see which one suits me better, but the ones aiming at battery life surely won't disappoint.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] marcel112:
thats not it.

tried both system themes that come with the rom...

álso tried themes i downloadeD and normal not dark...

look google play and then my apps etc/..... text all dark
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
weird.. .you're the first mentioning that issue... which build you have? you using anything that might interfere with themes, like xposed frameworks??
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] marcel112:
build off 110113

fresh install

no xposed
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
i'm running that build and don't have that issue...

if it was with me i would clean install the rom again :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Garner:
Will this rom be updated to 4.4?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
from last changelog :

**** https://github.com/VanirAOSP/platform_manifest ****

b68c956 : D801 <nuclearmistake> 3 hours ago

f7b0c5d : Staging for 44 <DHOMD> 6 hours ago

So i guess is a matter of time
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] vakaviti:
Running the latest nightly now from 5/11 its epic! love the new bootanimation and overall feels smoother cant wait for the 4.4 version.

Great rom!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] coolnessQ:
This rom better than carbon??

Sent from my GT-I9505 using app: XDA Premium and rom: CarbonRom
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
I believe carbon might have a few more customisation options, but vanirs performance is unique.

Try and you'll see what I'm talking about
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] coolnessQ:
And how is battery life? :)

And can flash this over carbon rom without wipe its also a v4.3.1 rom :)

Sent from my GT-I9505 using app: XDA Premium and rom: CarbonRom
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
I didn't try the latest release yet... I'm using the one from 01.11 and battery life is very good. I'm also using KT kernel with battery profile.

Whatever rom i try, I always do clean install. I can't say if it works without wipe or not...

Nowadays with Titanium Backup and Nova Launcher Backup, I really cant see why people don't wipe before new rom :).... It takes less than a minute to set everything back as it was
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] feelpt:
BTW... I found some really slim gapps that I use nowadays and that seem to have positive impact on battery

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2240652

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2435683

Either of these are really good and work perfect for me... It's basically the Google play store service and almost nothing else... all the rest can be downloaded from playstore

cheers
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] coolnessQ:
Well i dont like getting my data lost, i never buy my apps and dont want to download it again :( but thnx for thr help :)

Sent from my GT-I9505 using app: XDA Premium and rom: CarbonRom
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] manager77:
Ex- sdcard 64 Gb exfat doesn't work with this rom...any solutions?!