yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] calebcabob:
The 07/16/14 build isn't based on Verizon's KitKat, right? I'm assuming not because of the international aroma mention in the OP.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Redflea:
It's based on the international S4 version of KitKat, yes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dtomlin:
On jrkruse's AFH profile there is a 7/17 build of ng2. Are there any differences?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Redflea:
No idea...could be the same build, just date-challenged. Is the 7/16 build there as well?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] markwebb:
Yes, I have and they match. No matter if I choose phone w/LTE and wifi or computer w/ wifi, the files download correctly (I even chose different mirrors) but upon TWRP install, I get the fail message.

I do full wipes, btw.

Am on Dev Edition w/ MDK bootloader so that should not be the issue.

Prior releases, such as NF1 have installed w/o a hitch as well as other Int'l Rom's.

I just wanted to upgrade.

Very strange.

Just happened again: 2 failed installs from 2 different mirrors.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Redflea:
Haven't been following your issue, but did you try updating TWRP?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] markwebb:
No because this is the only ROM which will not install. I am on version 2502 which has been proven to be the most reliable version. I have never had any failed backups or restores.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Redflea:
Nor have I, using the most recent versions of TWRP, never had any issues with ROM flash, backup or restore , it's been perfect. If you aren't willing to update TWRP, you may be stuck.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] coldhardtruth:
Anyone have any inverted boot animations? The stock red Verizon one is fugly. Lol. Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Velocifero:
I agree. My favorite is the Google Play Edition boot animation: http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...a-from-google-play-edition-devices-root-only/

If that doesn't work, try this: http://www.droid-life.com/2013/06/2...unbeam-live-wallpaper-available-for-download/

After downloading, enter recovery and flash it. No need to clear cache or anything.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
New Build

Here is International NG8 Build. This is full stock rom I am redoing my aroma installer so when its done I will also post it for this build.

VZW_NG8_8_13.zip
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Nonek:
Hey jrkruse,

Does this version have emergency notification? You know weather notifications and whatnot? I used to have them but I can't remember if you had them on your roms.

Thank you sir. I hate to admit I'm on echo 29.1 at the moment as I'm a somewhat fickle flasher, but yours just tend to WORK and I'm all about that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
Yes emergency notifications work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] theineffablebob:
What does NG8 add? Are there any modems newer than NC5?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshm.1219:
No you only want to use Verizon firmware modems, NC5 is the latest.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
S5 mod

Here is a modified S5 mod by [MENTION=2739548]tamirda[/MENTION] please go Here To Original Thread to thank him. This is modded to work with my NG8 rom it will probably work on others with my international patch but I havent tried. Some things may not work but let me know I will try to fix but be aware that somethings may just not work in our verizon phones.

Instructions

1. Flash my NG8 rom go through setup

2. Rebooot to recovery flash S5 mod

3. Reboot and Enjoy!

S5.MOD.V2.VZW.NG8.by.tamirda.zip
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Nonek:
Hey jrkruse,

I usually pride myself to be able to figure things out, but I have been looking online and everywhere I can think of on the rom and I can't find the setup for Amber Alerts / Weather Alerts Anyplace.

I applied the S5 mod that you recently posted as well, but for the life of me I can't find it.

Is it there in the rom and it got nuked with the S5 mods?

I would really appreciate any assistance...

Thank you
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
In the regular rom the settings for emergency notifications is in the MMS settings. The S5 MMS doesnt have emergency alert notifications
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Nonek:
Thanks, Yeah, I was reading up online and just found that the S5 has a separate app now for setting up / receiving emergency alerts.

I don't suppose anybody has that app?

I'll do some more searching, but if anyone has it, that would be swell.

Thanks again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] shindiggity:
Or just flash a s4 apk.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] reggie cheeks:
I didn't expect so much to work on this. Very low expectations but I'm currently blown away. I haven't played with it enough to say "flawless" but so far so good. Thanks for posting here, I may of missed it.

Amazing work [MENTION=2739548]tamirda[/MENTION] !!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Nonek:
Well.. I guess I could do that, but I hate going backwards.. I would have to probably flash the old messaging apk.

That might be my only way of getting alerts again as I see a bunch of posts on how to turn off the Alerts and not so many people wanting to turn them on. ;)

Thanks for the suggestion.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] elkay:
Any reason to go from NG2 to NG8? Anything notable? I haven't noticed any problems with NG2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mochamoo:
Seems weird that they would take that out. I don't miss the amber alerts but still like the option of having the rest of them.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] heath2805:
So who's running this NG8 with S5 mod? Seems pretty flawless so far. Couple reboots in the first few hours but seems stable now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] NikolaiVolkov:
Im running it, and it is awesome, battery life is amazing, other than settings FC'ing if I try to open about device or contact settings, that is it, everything is running great and looks good as well
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] heath2805:
Yeah same here. "About device" from playstore works fine as an alternative. This mod and Jrkruse's build are amazing!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] markwebb:
But that app doesn't reveal all. How do I get to developer options? Otherwise the phone force closes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] heath2805:
Yeah I know. I don't see any other way yet. I woke up in S.O.D mode. Good thing I didn't have to go into work today lol Guess its time to change kernels.

Edit: Just grab this from the playstore

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.selfip.unet.developer_options
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] markwebb:
Excellent! Great catch. Thanks@
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mochamoo:
Clean flash. Set dev options and then restore data only from your recovery.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
Just wanted to let people know from here on Rom and Patch development for the S4 will be limited to major build updates due to the fact that my S4 finally gave up and died on me. I will continue the best I can but its hard when you cant test your products. Im still always available to help out on problems the best I can. If I come across a S4 with mdk bootloader I will purchase one if I can. I still like the S4 and believe it is a great phone but for now its on to the S5.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Redflea:
Thanks very much for everything you've done to lead, encourage, and support S4 development. Your ROMs have been reliable, stable, and fast, and you have been a great help to other S4 devs as well. I wish we could clone you and spread you all around XDA... :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] shindiggity:
Yeah thanks man for you've done for us, w/o you I could have never run any international Rom! Much appreciated work kind sir!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
Thanks guys. I'll still be around actually looking at an S4 tomorrow hopefully its mdk bootloader
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] richieroro:
Thanks jrkruse! So is the 8/13 build considered a stable release? Will you be posting the Aroma build soon as well?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Redflea:
If he releases it, it's stable. :) I wait for the aroma versions so I can leave out all the Verizon junk and some of the Samsung bloat.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] markwebb:
Thanks as well.

For me this will be my first and last Samsung dev edition phone as Samsung has been locking them down. Yeah mdk version was the only way to go on the S4 model but am done with them. Heck, if I didn't need this vzw line, I would sell you mine!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] coldhardtruth:
Is there a newer modem for NG2 or NG8?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Redflea:
No, those are international releases. No new Verizon modem since the NC5 Verizon release.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] calebcabob:
Got some screenshots of the new S5 themed parts anyone? :good: :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Redflea:
Jkruse...Are you still planning to have an aroma version of the new build? I'm itching to try the new build, and prefer the ease of customization offered by the aroma installer.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] theineffablebob:
Sometimes I have an issue where the phone will be on but the screen won't turn on. For example, phone will be working fine, then the screen turns off from me pressing the power button or it going to standby. Then I try to turn the screen back on using either the power button or the home button but the screen won't turn on. There are still notification lights and whatever, though.

Does anybody know why this might be happening? I have KT kernel btw, with no modifications.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mochamoo:
Try a different kernel or different kt settings. I have had better luck with ael. Just remember to flash Loki doki if you do that since it is an international kernel.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] zooyork0721:
flashed the rom with the s5 mod zip and cant seem to get wifi to even turn on, tried flashing gogolie's nc5 retail wifi zip but still nothing....

any suggestions?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Redflea:
Try the AEL kernel.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] zooyork0721:
would that work for safestrap?

--- Got everything fixed, nevermind
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] markwebb:
Am getting lots of black screens of death. It seems to occur when it is plugged in for charging. I then have to reboot the phone. Is happening more often than not and I didn't wake up for an alarm 1 day. I installed es 5 mods so I am Not sure what is causing it. Seems to happen when the phone is in sleep mode. I may try to reflash the rom without the mods to see how it handles. I have been on this rom since it was released.

EDIT: apologies. It just occurred to me I had changed the kernel shortly after installing the ROM. I will reflash the original kernel and see what happens. I will also try the AEL kernel as some have suggested.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Redflea:
Also try the Samsung KitKat SystemServer crash fix xposed module.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Redflea:
Hmm...lost 4G tonight, no mobile data at all. Wife's S4 is fine (stock Rom). Any ideas? It was there, then it stopped. Rebooted, turned data on and off, etc. Made no changes to my setup in the past several days.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Redflea:
Rebooted again last night and it came back. All is well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ahmed.zubair:
Aroma Installer ??

Aroma installer version of NG8 ... Still waiting!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Redflea:
I found jkruse...LOL. Having fun with his new toy. :)

Have to admit in jealous, my cousin has an S5, I really liked it, especially the camera and screen.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2857678
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
When a major update comes out Ill keep my ould friends updated!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
Echo has a nice debloater that lets you choose in aroma installer what you want removed. Just make sure you havent updated any apps you want removed. If you run after a fresh install before you will get the same result as my aroma installer.

LINK HERE just scroll down about 3 quarters of the bage its under older builds its called SmartDebloater v1b KK I9505
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Redflea:
Thanks!

My older son just an S5, and looks like my younger son will too! I'm feeling very jealous...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Redflea:
Updated to NG8, everything runs fine, looks no different, yet now I'm happy. ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Silassi1:
Flashed this but now I don't have adb access...keeps on telling me access denied...mtp works fine...any ideas?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] DV8:
3minit mod

Does anyone have 3minit battery mod working on NG8?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Redflea:
For anyone using the AEL kernel, v6.1 is available.

http://echoerom.com/echoe-kernels/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] eder5jga:
I'm using SS and when the phone boots, I can't turn on WIFI, what should I do?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshm.1219:
Need to read the OP of the safestrap thread and the install instructions in the OP of this thread or the OP's of any the stickied guides in the general section so you can learn how safestrap works.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] droidmark:
I installed this ROM on an i545 with MDK and TWRP 2.6.3.0. The phone is very very flaky and unstable since flashing. WiFi barely works. Just about any app freezes in short order, or force closes or just generally behaves badly. I can't get back into TWRP - it just freezes on the teamwin splash screen. I tried reflashing TWRP 2.6.3.0 from Odin but it goes through the whole process and then fails. I would try a newer TWRP but can't find one in Odin format and can't install GooManager or other apps to try a different route.

Any help much appreciated!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] heath2805:
Download "Flashify" from playstore. TWRP 2.8.0.1 is out. I'm on it now with no issues.

edit: just realized you said you couldn't install any apps lol

can you try to boot into recovery from powered off state?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
You can't flash recovery with Odin because bootloader is locked. Did you check the md5 of the rim download? Sounds like a bad file. You do need to update recovery2.6 wasn't made for kitkat roms. It probably failed to flash the kernel
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
You can't flash recovery with Odin because bootloader is locked. Did you check the md5 of the rom download? Sounds like a bad file. You do need to update recovery2.6 wasn't made for kitkat roms. It probably failed to flash the kernel
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] luke24:
Safestrap

Is the latest build 8-13 only for MDK users? I tried flashing it on safestrap and had to use Odin and start bank from scratch.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
Yes I never got a chance to continue since my S4 died so I never made an aroma version
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] luke24:
Oh ok thank you!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
Ok Thanks. I will hit him up for some info
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] res0prw2:
Just curious as to what are the differences in this build vs old&slow's rom. Does the international build just mean more access to mods and themes?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
Thats about it. there is nothing wrong with Verizon MJ7 I have made a version and trickled in a few updates from the later builds that works really good I will post it up soon I just want to ask Old&Slow if he minds since he was the first to post MJ7 build I will probably just give it to him and let him post it. Im just trying to give us a few options to play with. You know Verizon will hose us on the KIT KAT update the only reason they pushed this 4.3 version out so fast was to get gear support working.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gunnermike:
Don't feel bad, Im having trouble inverting the stupid stock TW Contacts. Cant find the white background behind the buttons and text field for the contacts.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] res0prw2:
Thanks for the info. I look forward to flashing this, and I would really appreciate your inverted theme gunner when you can make it work! :thumbup::D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sxrmafia:
Bro , You made my day .. Thanks for everything.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
Glad it worked
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
Got the problem with Native Hotspot fix Just working out a few more issues. Should have new MKF rom up in a day or so.

Edit: Uploading now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] blulite:
Hey, if you want to make the Device Status look "Official" you may want to integrate this post into the ROM. Phoenix is MKF based, so should be good. Just grab the smali file and stick it in your SecSettings file.

I'm looking forward to trying your MKF ROM.

Jeff
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
MKF Build

Here is MKF International build: Native Hotspot Wifi Tethering is working and working Goggle Wallet Is Included. This build is really battery friendly.

Downloads:

JFLTEVZW_MKF_12_12_13.zip

md5: 21fe6fc1e03c690502c7020fcd791221

If Battery Icon is not showing up use this fix

Battery_Icon_Fix.zip

md5: 849bde8d18964d7233de2b65bac309ca
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] claytonjn:
I'm sorry if these are complete n00b questions, but this is my first non-nexus phone. How do people keep track of what the newest firmware versions are, with all the S4 variants around the world? Is MKF newer than MK2? Are there advantages to porting international versions vs. running vzw versions, other than having the latest firmware?

Thanks guys!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
These builds I post here are International Builds. MKF is the newest. They contain no verizon framework except the stuff to make data and mms work. MK2 is a Verizon build to replace the MJ7 Verizon build.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
Thanks. I will use this later on. Rom is uploaded and ready
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] benpwarner:
Something weird about this newer build. I can't get my battery icon or percentage to show up and it says it's incompatible with my extended battery case. Also I'ds it normal for the phone to reboot twice after a reboot?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
I see that I will check into this
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
If Battery Icon is not showing up use this fix

Battery_Icon_Fix.zip

md5: 849bde8d18964d7233de2b65bac309ca
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] blulite:
Does this build fix the RIL issues (delay in Messaging startup)?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
I uploaded the wrong battery fix redownload this one
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
I uploaded the wrong fix last night sorry use this one below

Battery Fix.zip
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Sir Lancelot:
Can this be in the next build?

sent from my rooted toaster
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gunnermike:
dude, im so close to getting the dialer inverted, if you could spare a few minutes I could really use your help.

gunnermike53@gmail.com is my gtalk
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] blulite:
Here's the latest Battery Fix the patch to make the Device Status look "Official". This keeps the padlock off the boot screen.

Battery_Fix_w_Official.zip

md5: 90f514344ba55622468a3e880d8f6369

Update

- If you already have the padlock then you have two choices to get rid of it.

One is to odin back to MDK stock ([GUIDE] No-Wipe Factory Images), which will reset the "custom flag" in boot loader.

Load the Battery_Fix_w_Official.zip patch

Take a nandroid copy

Follow the No-Wipe Factory Images instructions

Restore back your nandroid.

Or the easiest is to buy Triangle Away, which resets the flag in a few clicks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rmanaka:
Hmmm...I have loaded the latest version together with the"battery fix official" mod and I still get the Samsung custom lock on my Development Edition phone. Thoughts?

Other than a random reboot when the phone was in its case, the ROM has been very fast and smooth. G Wallet working great!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sxrmafia:
The custom padlock still on boot , i did a clean install
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Redflea:
Same, clean install, full wipe.

Back to 2% per hour drain at rest, which is very nice.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] blulite:
Opps, my bad. The change from custom state to Official keeps the padlock away, but to reset you need to reset in bootloader. I updated my original post with better instructions. I did the Triangle Away method, was real easy.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sxrmafia:
I lost root after flashing the latest build u posted.

:(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gunnermike:
Ill just leave this here....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Redflea:
Battery life on this MKF ROM is very good for me. Just loving it. Let's aromacize this sucka! :)

Triangle Away (bought that ages ago and had forgotten about it) removed the unlocked icon on boot, nice.

When I reboot I get three reboots - first two reboots restart as soon as the lock screen appears, the third time it sticks and I'm able to enter my PIN and unlock the phone. Not a big deal, really, but indicates something is a little odd. Other than that I really like how MKF runs on my phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] claytonjn:
If you're referring to the MKF build I did not have this issue.

I'm not having these reboots here. When I first flashed the last couple builds and did a cache/dalvik wipe it would boot, show the Android is updating... screen re-building cache for all the apps, then re-boot again to the lockscreen. After that, it always boots normally.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Redflea:
Yeah, mine does the multi-boots each time...I did a full wipe, so not sure why that's happening.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
Did you restore apps with titanium backup?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Redflea:
Let the market restore them, except for a few that aren't on the market (internal development apps).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
Most of the time the double reboots are caused from restoring app and data from titanium backup. Or a bad data block on the SD card or internal storage.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Redflea:
Thanks...it's not really an issue fir me, just wanted to report it in case others were seeing it. When I have time I'll wipe data again and reinstall the internal apps from their apks.

The interesting part is I've done this on every ROM for months now. Either I accidentally restored both app and data for those apps this time, or some other bytes got twisted up somehow.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Redflea:
MKF, 16 hours on battery, 1.5 hours screen time, 43% remaining. Happy.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] blulite:
Custom Boot Padlock

First apply the patch to make the Status show Official in the ROM. Then run TA and press the "Reset Counter" even though it shows 0. On my phone the "counter:0", the "System:" does not show official. So here are the steps I follow:

Press Reset flash counter

Continue

Continue

wait for droid character, then hold power button 10 seconds until screen blanks

phone reboots with a triangle, but text in upper left shows counter=0, status=official

volume down to reboot

done
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rmanaka:
Thanks for your reply! I was very concerned as we don't have a stock .tar file for the Developers Edition so I have stayed away from TA. :mad:

Everything went fine for me until turning off the phone after the droid character. Not sure if it was because I had both the battery in the phone and the phone was plugged into a charger, but the phone went into a soft bootloop where it would just vibrate, pause, vibrate, pause, etc. continuously.

I pulled both the battery and the charging cable, replaced the battery and then used power + volume up to boot into recovery.

At this point I got the TA triangle and my phone said 3 flashes, status original.

I used volume up to reset the flash counter and then volume up to reboot.

TADA! No more custom padlock! :laugh::good:

FYI: my Kernel version says:

3.4.0-1.3+

root@talexop-Linux #14

Sat Nov 9 18:38:05 EET 2013
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Redflea:
What does "SE for android status" mean. Mine says "Permissive."

The other status says official.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] blulite:
Here's a good write-up

[Exclusive] Android 4.2 Alpha Teardown, Part 2: SELinux, VPN Lockdown, And Premium SMS Confirmation
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swieder711:
Is anyone using a custom kernel with this ROM?

The built-in kernel seems a bit slow.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrkruse:
KT-SGS4 works fine

Here is ktoonsez page