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[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] csrredcoat:
Upgrading

Hello,

Been running the sprint s4 Mahdi ROM version 2.7 2014-0717. It's been rock solid in performance and battery. Only thing not working for me is wifi hotspot however the wifi bluetooth tether does work. Not a deal breaker as I don't use it that much and can live without it all together. I am considering upgrading to the latest verson (2014-07-27). Is it recommended to start over wiping everything or since it's a new version of the same rom can I just install over it? I took a long time customizing everything to my liking and may just leave it as is. Just looking for some friendly advice.;)

Have a great day!

Darren
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] tomurbanowicz:
How many update will be for S4 yet?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] btoddweber:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=54439819
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] ench18:
Sorry my friend this update 7/27 will be the last update to Mahdi Rom for S4 :crying:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] GhiGo65:
not correct... there will be the final release as mahdy said

wrong ...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] btoddweber:
He actually states...'Here is the final build from me'

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=54445253
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] GhiGo65:
thanks. i lost the post
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] ench18:
btoddweber wrote it before i was able to. LOl :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] tomurbanowicz:
I don't understand :) The build 27.07 is the last or not?

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And what about MoKee? ;)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] GhiGo65:
The build 27.07 is the last
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Diabl0z:
Your rom is best and you will be missed good luck. ?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] jazenf:
I'm loving this rom, very fast an smooth. I'm just having issues with the camera. It's crashing on me a lot.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] michaeldepotter:
How do i enable lockscreen notifications? I see it in my settings but i can't enable it.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] posydon1:
Turn off notification peek if it's on

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[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] l_npl:
I appreciate if upload.. :highfive:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] akarol:
I seem to have lost root priviledges when updating to the latest build (07/28). I still have ADB and Apps enabled under Superuser in settings. Any way to re-enable root?

Thanks in advance...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] DevastatorTNT:
Flash supersu via recovery ;)

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[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Chelonee:
This is really sad to hear. Mahdi Rom has been my absolute favorite rom since I discovered it in December. At the beginning, I tried out other roms but always came back to Mahdi. It became my daily driver because it worked so reliable and smooth.

You are an awesome dev and I thank you for sharing this rom with us for so long! :highfive:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] mascondante:
Apps to SD

Does this ROM support moving apps to the SD card? I'm presently using http://sourceforge.net/projects/unofficial-cm/?source=dlp strictly for that functionality but its been getting slower and slower.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] diaboliko.hacker:
I use Mahdi-i9505-exp-4.4-v2.9, and , another thing Is possible to implement 4 colums on quicksettings?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] krinyo75:
For me things like smooth. And responsibility are secondary things.. what is the most important is the battery life :)

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Does anybody have googleplay errors? Installed pa-minimum gapps and multi dpi play store 4.5.10 but trying to refresh apps through play progress bar only running but not installing the app.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Battlehero:
Have you tried banks core gapps?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] krinyo75:
PA Gapps I installed for this rom works well on CM rom. Only this one problem is with this rom. I'm very happy that all works on this rom except now this play thing.. but I'l try that Gapps..
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Chelonee:
As far as I know that feature is not in the Rom. Maybe you should ask Mahdi if he can implement it. :)

I know, battery life is important for me, too :D With the very first cycle and Chronic Kernel I had 2 1/2 days with 4 h Screen on time. And I hope it will get even better within the next cycles. :)

Or you could try KT kernel with one of the settings from this thread ★KTWEAKER SHOP★

I don't have any problems with the google play although I'm using the same gapps. But at first it wouldn't install right, so I had to flash it a second time.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] krinyo75:
Okay google play don't work.. I think so I can't use this rom :( Using the same apps, same gapps, on CM rom no errors, but on this rom I have gogle play errors. I'm sad, because otherwise this rom is perfect.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Chelonee:
I don't know if it helps, but did you try the steps mentioned here? -> http://www.androidpit.com/google-play-not-working
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Mahdi786:
Hey guys, thanks for the nice comments and I'm glad your enjoying the ROM, anyone planning to use the experimental kernel make sure to set the governor to ondemand, also Kcontrol from the app store is the best app to use to control the kernels features, it is a paid app but its excellent, you can also use trickstermod app which is free but doesn't include options to control sound.

Another tip: anyone experiencing boot hangs don't reboot the device by holding the power button, just press the power button for 1 second and then release, it will boot after that.

By the way the old customisable battery styles are coming back, I have also added number of tiles per row 3/4/5 which a lot of people are asking for.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] GhiGo65:
good job

i use this as my daily rom :thumbup:

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[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] skeamznz:
After testing I still can't get the same battery life I had with the 27th release. Using the exp kernel. I can't see any major wakelocks or anything.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] krinyo75:
Chelonee>> there is a big problem with Chronic kernel. Once u plug the usb cable to the phone the pc sees it, but when u unplug the phone from cable and plug in again the PC sees no more only after a restart again the phone. I trying the exp kernel of Mahdi
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] bigdam:
sorry for quoting my post but i found out why the cameras freeze for ex. fv-5 or focal. Because of enabled HALO! if i disable HALO cameras work fine!its not a problem for me, just an information.:)

And i got a connection with bluetooth-speaker(don't know why it didn't work a day before).So i think it was a false alarm.

Otherwise this is the best KK-Rom i have tried,thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] chris264:
Good morning, you can adjust only the percentage somehow be displayed? Because the white circle, does not fit to my shared theme. About an answer I would appreciate it. Nice Greetings

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[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Mahdi786:
I posted on the last page that the next build will have the customisable battery options, thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] chris264:
Many Thanks for the answer. I am excited and looking forward. Your kernel also runs very fast and smooth. Keep it up.

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[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] krinyo75:
A little summarize after trying a few roms in the last days..

-noobdev's & invisiblek's CM 11 rom is a steel-hard base rom. the best wihtout a lot of extra features. I loved invisiblek's work on 4.2.2 android CM rom but now he has a little fallback, there is something to do on the rom - missing features what was available on 4.2.2 roms -, it's pity 'cause I think the most stable roms are CM roms.

-SlimKat is a rom with a lot of extra features but has base problems, can't choose network modes, languages and keyboards without FC error when you are on a different language than english. And this team can't solve this problem from builds to builds. Otherwise I don't like when somebody want to decide in my name what kind of a kernel "should" I use. This is an own choose of every user, so a rom must come out with a base kernel and leave the choice for everyone. I can't accept this team's ideology in this way (included KT kernel has always freezing and FC when you want to change governor modes, so I can't imagine why build they this kernel into the rom) and when somebody is unable to confess his mistakes and can't solve an error 'cause for him is easier to say "user error or I don't have this error".

-Mahdi rom seems now the best - after I solved the Gapps problems - here is no FC errors, but with exp kernel I didn't realize extra batt life. Using Chronic kernel there is a little problem, once you connect the phone to the PC it sees the phone but when you disconnect it and connect again PC sees it no more, only after reboot the phone - and this problem is only with this kernel in another roms, too. So I use the base kernel the rom included. This developer is on a right way, the best work!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] GhiGo65:
using mahdi kernel and all goes well....
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Mahdi786:
New build is up

frameworks/base

-Limit QC camera features to post-ICS HALs

-WifiController: fix high perf lock sometimes not respected

-AppOps: track op persistence by name instead of id

-Revert "Frameworks: Forward Port Circle Battery and Landscape Battery

-Revert "QS: Make it possible to show smaller icons (1/2)

-Quicksettings: add option to choose number of tiles per row (1/2)

packages/apps/Settings

-Always show band 0

-Improve app op details layout

-Revert "Settings: Forward Port Circle Battery and Landscape Battery

-Revert "QS: Make it possible to show smaller icons (2/2

-fix Customization settings fc when layout is set to dual pane

-Quicksettings: add option to choose number of tiles per row (2/2)

-fix Home settings fc when layout is set to dual pane

packages/apps/Camera2

-fix long press shutter behavior

-Round camera settings icon margins to 8

-Set the width dynamic to parent from fixed 400px

-Set original camera parameters while switching between modules

-Enable module switcher on resume

-Fix for unsupported resolutions by codec

packages/services/Telephony

-Add option for setting device phone number

dalvik

-DMB Optimisation

-DMB Optimisations for TracingJIT

The main changelog is in the OP, thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Chelonee:
Wow, you are fast! Thank you! :victory:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] kenshiroSG24:
Yeah it does. Do a nandroid backup and try out the function in settings - > app and then sdcard and you should be able to move them. Like I said try it and if you don't like it then restore your nandroid backup.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] mascondante:
Actually I don't seem to have that option. This ROM is really zippy so I would hate to have to roll back to my nandroid backup. Is there an option somewhere to enable this feature?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] mascondante:
I was able to work around this by using Link2SD. Works well.

Now then... I was hoping the experimental kernel would let me change SELinux to permissive but I see Samsung security is still in place preventing this. Can this issue be addressed in a future release?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] jaymact:
Hi! pls help..

how can I to transfer apps or games to sd card? the simplest way?

thx
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] ybncqr:
Use Titanium Backup to backup apps + data on to SD Card
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Jikul:
Guys, I wiped everything and flashed this ROM, coming from CM11, but at the end of the initial configuration screen, when it suggests me to launch additional wizards, nothing happens when I select that option. Only if I select finish the window closes, but instead of the adittional wizards, it gets me to the homescreen.

Any idea? I reflashed and same thing happens. Is there a way to launch those adittional wizards after?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] mascondante:
Not sure but I can confirm the same thing happened to me. The only issue I'm experiencing now is I can't turn off SELinux enforcing mode .
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] GhiGo65:
Yes, nothing happens if you select the additional wizard.

It is always been so
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Jikul:
Well... why is it there then? Are those wizards coming in the future?

Anyway... I ran into a problem. The exact same problem I had in CM11 which led me to change into this rom... my wifi isn't working well. I turn the phone on and it connects fine to the wifi connection of wherever I am (home, work, public, whatever). However, if I go somewhere else, it won't connect to any wifi network there. I have to reboot the phone for it to work again... until I go somewhere else and then it breaks...

This is exactly the same issue I had with several builds of CM11. Now I'm afraid I just can't use any CM based rom because of this god damn problem. THERE MUST BE A SOLUTION!

Also, it seems that my data connection is disabled every time I turn the screen of, and therefore I don't get any notifications.

Does anyone know any of this issues? Any help?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] ybncqr:
Forget the wizards, they're useless anyway.

Turn off battery saver mode to fix your data issue
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Jikul:
Thanks ybncqr, that took care of the data problem. But the wifi thing remains... Any clue?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] klausel:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2192025

It may be a modem related problem. You can try to flash another one. Be careful with your choice depending on your phone model and bootloader version.

Good luck
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] erghetto:
stock kernel is 3.4.0 a bit outdated as linux version. kernel is good for me, but i'm curious about other users. do you have changed it?

edit: other question.. how to make open apps in floating window when i receive a notification? with mms it doesn't work and the option for floating mode is ticked.

edit2: nevermind.. it works..
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Jikul:
I flashed that "non-hlos.bin wifi fix" thing, to no avail. :(

All hope is lost.

If I can't find a solution, all that remains is going back to stock...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] ench18:
What kernel are you using? And what variant of the S4 are you using?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Jikul:
It's the Qualcomm International i9505. As for the kernel, I never changed it, so it must be whichever one that came with Mahdi.

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[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] MJD:
Can't believe updates have stopped for this brilliant ROM. Thanks for all the time you put into it.

Can anyone recommend a ROM that is somewhere near as good as this?.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] ench18:
I had that same problem back then.. can't remember where i saw that wifi fix link when i was still using a rooted stock Sammy firmware. You might want to try the experimental kernel that Mahdi made for this rom (Its on the OP). I never had problems when i had it on my i9505 :good: Nothing wrong with trying. ;) If not, there are alot of other good kernels like Alucard and Googymax.

Edit: Not sure if this might help, but by reading this might lead you to the right people who could help you more.

https://www.google.com/url?q=http:/...ds-cse&usg=AFQjCNE_nQnIeGSMMVNyA7jrNu-3zLzP5A
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Jikul:
Thanks ench18, I will try that and report back on the outcome.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] ench18:
No prob man [emoji4]
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] twerp71:
There are two that are either as good as, or better (I used mahdi over several versions):

- AOSB (also no development for a while, but there are indications that a new version is round the corner)

- spirit: my current favourite. It has all the mods I want, rock solid stable, and good battery life with alucard kernel
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] tomurbanowicz:
I recommend MoKee.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] smehks:
Sokp ( sonic open kang project) the rom has all the costumizations and tons more!! Seems like the official site is down though so i dont know if its dead :(

After sokp if that is dead i have to recomend mokee, not as mus costumizations possible but a really smooth and nice rom, perfect for the new phone experience! :P
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Jikul:
Well, I tried the experimental kernel, but it didn't solve the problem. But I found a way! :D

I thought that maybe my wifi settings were damaged or something, so I deleted /data/etc/wifi, /data/misc/dhcp and /data/misc/wifi, rebooted and voilà, wifi working properly again! Finally!! Jesus, this thing was driving me crazy.

:D
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] MJD:
Thanks, think I will have a try with Spirit, looks good.

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I'll give it a try
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] ench18:
Hey that's great news man. Well now you can enjoy using Mahdi. [emoji1]
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Ritchiejoe:
Damn was just going to start using this :( have it on my nexus 7
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] ench18:
Dude, you can still use it :) It's still one of the best rom's out. A little outdated yeah.. but it's still great :good:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] tomurbanowicz:
Spirit ROM looks very, very good :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Ritchiejoe:
Going to give it a try then, if you find any good new roms keep me posted :p
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] ench18:
Well, hopefully PA comes out with a new update to their rom soon. I'd like to try theirs. I'm made a huge jump from Mahdi to CM11 M9. Pretty stable. Just don't expect alot of tweaks like this Rom (Mahdi)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Ritchiejoe:
I still can't get it working, time for a new rom already :(
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] noskojv:
When the dialer is included in "incoming call in background " is not working answer a call by pressing the " Home ."
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] posydon1:
Check show as heads up to answer calls
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] noskojv:
It works when on the screen when using the phone
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Kannibalism:
this was my favorite rom and for the past month i have been switching roms like a lunatic to try and find one that will please me as much as mahdi-rom did but so far its a complete failure.....

I am going to try and self compile unofficial builds of mahdi-rom so far i am syncing the source which will take approximately 4-5hours and then i will try to build the rom which will also take a few hours if the build completes successfully i would be glad to share the latest mahdi-rom with you guys

NB: i am no talented android rom creator so bare with me on this if interested
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] posydon1:
Is that good?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] ench18:
Dude, this is great news plus your doing a good thing for us Mahdi fans! Hope things go well. Can't wait for the outcome. :good:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Kannibalism:
i have the mahdi-rom synced on ubuntu all that is left before i start to compile the rom is building a manifest for the jflte device which i will have to do some research tonight since this is my first time compiling a rom :o once that manifest part is done the building will start!!!!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] ench18:
Sounds good! :D and don't forget to have fun and enjoy making it :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] undeniableturnip:
do you have a link for the Spirit ROM?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Ritchiejoe:
I'm in if you can get it working :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Kannibalism:
so far i have found all of the manifest files needed some using mahdi source and others using cyanogen source all i need to do is create the manifest xml source and repo sync once again and if it is that simple of a process we should have this rom running again

UPDATE: getting closer to a build of the rom i think if it does not build correctly tonight i will hunt down the errors tomorrow after work!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Kannibalism:
i have been trying to build this rom for the past two days but i am unable to fix this error with my basic knowledge! i checked the boardconfig.mk files and the paths are all correct im stuck! any help will be great!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] ench18:
I think you could PM Mahdi for assistance bud.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Kannibalism:
gave mahdi a quick pm will wait for a reply thanks for the idea!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] ench18:
No prob man, happy to help [emoji1]
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] tomurbanowicz:
OR here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/116540622179206449806
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Ogre6473:
YouTube landscape broken

I was totally in love with this Rom, then I tried to use YouTube. Sometimes, I can open the app immediately after a reboot and landscape will work for the first video. After that, I'm locked into portrait mode. I do quite a bit of tubing, and would hate for this issue to be the one to send me to another Rom. Does anyone have any ideas how to fix this? I did a clean flash with everything wiped.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Ritchiejoe:
The stock youtube app does the same to me. The modded youtube, viral lite and PVR apps work for me with landscape :good:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] ench18:
Did you try to clear you youtube cache? what i like to do when my apps seem wonky, i get into my recovery and clear my dalvik. if that doesn't help try re-flashing gapps again.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Ogre6473:
Thanks for the response guys. It turned out to be a case of id10t. I had managed to lock it into portrait mode.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] ench18:
LOL :laugh: at least you got it fixed :good:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] swieder711:
I am thinking about trying this ROM on my Verizon SCH-I545 with MDK. I would be coming from "GOOGLE EDITION 4.4.4 BY Danvdh."

The one issue that I have with Danvdh's ROM is with cellular reception for data in weak signal areas. I often have to toggle Airplane mode to get a 3G signal when the coverage is weak.

Can anyone comment on how well the cellular coverage works in weak signal areas when using the Mahdi ROM?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] ench18:
You'll have to try it to find out bud. I for one had no problems at all with my cellular reception when i was still using Madhi. Can't really say how the turn out would be for you where ever you are in the US. Just do a backup of your current rom and then install Madhi. If the reception is bad with this rom for you, just restore your backup.