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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Oishikatta:
The trick was only to flash a TW rom, get a GPS fix, and then clean or dirty flashing either way it would work fine in the non-TW rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bswides412:
Right. Maybe the same concept could apply for our sms issue. FLash TW, send and receive mms/sms, they flash GPE. Worth a shot I guess. Worse case scenario you have to restore a backup.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
someone test latest is my intl thread, I may or may not have solved it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bswides412:
If someone doesn't get to it this afternoon, I should have some free time this evening to give it a try. Thanks [MENTION=4830253]Danvdh[/MENTION]!

Hopefully my donation after your initial release of 5.1 will be able to go toward your new keyboard as well!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gadget!:
Just finished a clean install (Verizon).

Install was flawless, fast and smooth, no need to flash the modified kernel and it boots up fine now.

But still no data, can't send SMS.

Still testing things.

sent from a Galaxy far far away.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Shockz:
Downloaded and flashed the latest zip on the int thread. Previously had F2FS so everything got wiped, no dirty flash possible.

On first boot data was stuck on 3g, went into the settings and set to LTE/CDMA and rebooted, LTE stuck

Tested sending and receiving calls, works

Tested sending and receiving MMS, works

Tested sending and receiving SMS, works sms sends might not be working, need to do more testing

Tested GPS, had a lock

Edit: So data works but randomly drops sometimes, and sms do not seem to send.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] itsmejson:
Has anyone tried testing SMS with a third party app like textra?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ribenabob:
clean flashed latest zip. install easy, runs smooth.

data was set to 3g by default, switched manually lte connects easily.

receiving sms works, sending does not. tried with textsecure, which ive never had problems with before

can't access apn settings.

calls work, mms works.

gps lock quick.

compass is inverted e/w. known issue kernel fix exists.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Shockz:
That is what I use. Still doesnt work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bswides412:
I have the same experiences. If that sending SMS could be ironed out then CDMA users would be golden!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gadget!:
I really like this rom and have spent days researching the data issue on Verizon.

For me it's worse than just not being able to send sms, if I don't have WiFi turned on I have no data at all. I can make and receive calls but no internet, GPS, or anything else.

In settings, about phone, it shows my carrier as empty.

Last night I thought I was onto something...

I entered test mode from the dialer and the SMSC number was not what the internet says it should be for Verizon so I changed it from there, rebooted and my carrier name was now listed as "VERIZON WIRELESS"

I was elated until I tried to make a call, no luck!

"Cellular network not available"

I hope someone smarter than me can figure this out, I really like this rom.

I really appreciate all the work everyone has put into this rom especially the dev.

But without being a Verizon user I think what he can do to trouble shoot this issue is really limited.

sent from a Galaxy far far away.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] AzureShadow:
There is a kernal fix for this now? Where can I find it? I didn't realize someone got it fixed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] signupstuffid:
Thanks to all who are making this ROM possible for our S4s.

I would like to know if it is possible to install, or modify this ROM that makes it free of the google apps, and play services.

On my S4, I currently run a CM 12.1 ROM with no google apps, or apps from the play store installed, except ones I can side load, that don't require google play services.

The reason I want to do this is that all my previous phones slowed down considerably the bigger, and more numerous google's background services got.

The background play services was listed as the number 2 battery user after the screen.

I installed CM 12.1 5.1.1 on my old phone, without gapps and my battery got much better, and phone less sluggish.

The problem with CM 12.1 based ROMs on the S4 is that there are still some annoying bugs, and features that aren't ever going to be available like apt-x bluetooth.

If anyone has tried to remove the play services after install with something like

system app remover (link) or disable them with disable service (link) or just used any other method to achieve what I'm trying to do, let me know.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ribenabob:
yes it has been fixed, works in cm and on the 5.0.1 gpe using hulk's latest kernels.

Antares explaining the problem:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=62882887&postcount=22010

bounty thread with some discussion and a link to the cm code review:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/general/bounty-make-compass-cm-12-1-t3088991
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] AzureShadow:
THANK YOU! Seriously, I didn't even realize someone finally fixed it. Performance doesn't seem as good on the hulk kernal but Google Sky Map finally freaking works! My S4 can continue holding me over until a decent phone actually comes out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cognitivedissonance:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the Ktoonsez kernel fix the issue as well? I know I remember about reading that about the 4.4.4 version, but I thought it had been done for 5.whatever as well. Is that not the case? Anyone tested that kernel?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ribenabob:
i dont think ktoonsez ever made a 5.x gpe kernel..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2294083
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cognitivedissonance:
The AOSP 5.0 won't do it, huh? That's a shame. Seems like I heard that kernel was significantly better than the Hulk.

Out of curiosity, do you know if the 5.0 Ktoonsez will work on the previous builds of this ROM (the 5.0.1 base versions.)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JettMartinez:
I'm lost with the progress on 5.1.

Everyone was tinkering with the issues then the thread got pretty quiet. Do we have a stable process with working data/SMS/GPS with all the APN, etc changes a few pages back or are this still issues?

If there is a stable a stable process could someone summarize for me? If not I'll go back to patiently enjoying the last version! Thanks all.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ribenabob:
the kt kernels were nice, but he moved on and none of them have been updated in a while. unfortunately you have to match versions, so none of his kernels will work with gpe 5.0 or greater.

ive been running cm lately but i had good success with the hulk kernel on 5.0.1 gpe after applying some tweaks. search thru that thread and you should be able to find some good suggestions.

i dont think anyone ever got sending sms to work. this appears to be an issue with all cdma variants, not just verizon. so that's the big one. compass is inverted, which is minor. other than that everything worked great and the rom was super smooth. checking on github it looks like mattbooth has started some work on gpe stuff, not sure if it will fix the sms sending bug, but hopefully someone can figure it out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] zeb carter:
OTA notification for JFLTE-GPE-20150919

Did anyone else get this? I haven't seen anything in the OP and the website ultimarom.com seems to be down so I can't look at what was done to update it. Anyone?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Thread got quiet because nobody here could figure it out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gadget!:
I keep trying different things, I don't know if this will help anyone but I restored a backup to this rom to try some things.

I went in to settings/Network Connections/More Networks/VPN

I added a dummy VPN, I just named it "test" and had to put in s server in order to save it (I just typed "google.com").

After saving it I was able to go into apn settings and add a new APN.

I googled Verizon APN settings to get the settings. After I added them it let me save them (it didn't before).

I soft rebooted and the APN was there and in the Lockscreen it now said "Verizon Wireless" as my carrier.

But...

I still have no data, can't make a call, sent SMS or MMS, and still can't make a call.

So I rebooted (not soft boot this time) and the APN was gone :(

I still haven't given up yet but I don't know where to go next.

sent from a Galaxy far far away.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ribenabob:
are you clean flashing the 9-19 version? calls, mms, and data all worked for me without any trickery. just no sms.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gadget!:
After all of the changes that I had made earlier, I wiped everything and done a clean install last night.

I can now make phone calls and send and receive MMS but my carrier is still listed as "Empty"

I can receive sms but not send, for a work around if I need to send or reply to an sms message I just add a smiley then it will send or reply as an mms message.

This issue is not rom specific, in the many searches I have done on this issue it seems to be quite common in 5.1 with Verizon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] pclov3r:
Damn still no fix for this. I guess it's a dead end at 5.0.1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] lecapitan:
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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] TheLoonyRebel:
I am assuming this ROM is only for those with MDK bootloaders and not for say Safestrap VZW S4's (ie: NC5)?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skepticmisfit:
yea. also newest release has bugged mobile data/SMS so you wouldn't want it anyway.

the reasoning behind it not working is Samsung's modifications to ART in their stock kernel. all other manufacturers stick with stock androids art but Samsung just had to be different for the sake of being different, therefore, we can't have Google play edition lollipop ROMs like we were able to on KitKat.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] pclov3r:
So somebody said in the Sprint forum that updating the baseband fixed the problem. Verizon users might want to try this and see if it fixes the issues if it hasn't already been done.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] flamadiddle:
It seems 20150702 is the last stable build for our beloved Galaxy S4.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bswides412:
Was anyone able to try this? What is the latest baseband anyway? I assume that just means flashing the latest modem. Does anyone have a link to the latest modem?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gadget!:
I tried OC1 and OF1, still couldn't get a data connection work Verizon.

sent from a Galaxy far far away.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] pclov3r:
What is your your ro.telephony.default_network set to in build.prop. it should be set to 8 or 10 and not 9

I'm trying to look into doing an AOSP build but my exp is limited and I'm learning currently. Chances of us seeing a GPE 6.0 update is rare.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gadget!:
I've tried both, rebooting after each change.

I really liked this rom, I spent 3 days researching and making changes trying to get it to work.

At one time I thought I had it, I had Verizon listed as my carrier (instead of "Empty"). All seemed good until I tried to make a call.

I finally gave up and moved to a different rom until someone that knows more than me tackles this.

sent from a Galaxy far far away.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] vettesale:
The SMS issue is related to Verizon because I'm running the latest version of this ROM on ATT and SMS is working ok. I did have an issue when I did a clean install - SMS would not work. But when I did a dirty flash AND waited about 10 minutes before sending an SMS, it worked. Before the 10 minutes, I could receive but not send. In subsequent reboots, the SMS continues to work. And I have the Verizon version of the phone but using it on ATT. I'm using GoSMS for text.

The only two issues I've noticed are LTE showing up as 3G but I'm getting LTE speeds and Google Voice FC's - won't start at all.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bswides412:
Any chance this latest update from Samsung will have changes that allow us to use 5.1 on Verizon? Fingers crossed!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] pclov3r:
Most likely no. It's a stagefright patch.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] zeb carter:
Last stable version?

I'm guessing that the 0702 release was the last stable version? I had notices for the 0914 & a 0919 release but I did not install those after seeing people complain about various issues.

I am trying to keep this phone going for a bit longer until I can get a Moto X Pure (unlocked version).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bswides412:
For the Verizon S4, yes the 5.0.1 update is the latest version that has all aspects of the phone working. The most current updates that bring the OS up to 5.1 have some issues, most notably the inability to send SMS. This is due to Samsung changing some code. [MENTION=4830253]Danvdh[/MENTION] and others have tried many workarounds with no success. It is nearly complete if that last piece of the puzzle could be ironed out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] pclov3r:
It appears it can't be fixed unfortunately. Dan has dropped CDMA device support now. There is a 5.1.1 AOSP ROM and 6.0 being worked on so that's the best answer I guess.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] tangoboyz:
SOO I'm currently on the current Hyper Drive RS21. I want to try this ROM out. What would be the steps? Do I have to upgrade firmware/kernel first?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sob372:
Depends on your model s4. If you're flashing with twrp or the like then you don't have to upgrade firmware, but it depends on the build you want to flash. I believe the latest build has a kernel in the op to flash afyer rom, but only if you face certain issues. All previous builds should just require the normal clean flash. They did for me at least. Do some reading though. A lot of people were having issues with the 5.1 update, mostly us carriers.

Flash fire and safestrap are incompatible I believe, Samsung roms only.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] tangoboyz:
I'm using SS with my Verizon S4. I just flashed the stock OC1 tar with ODIN and I'm going to start fresh. ROOT then SS then... I was going to flash the current "Stable" version, I think its 5.0.1 (0702). What are your thoughts there??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Oishikatta:
mdk only. goodbye.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sob372:
Yea bro you messed up by flashing that factory image if you like safestrap. You can still root oc1 and flash roms with flash fire but like I said you can only flash touchwiz roms. Nothing with an aosp base will work on flash fire or safestrap. I think there may be one or two aosp roms compatible with safestrap but I don't think there is a safestrap version compatible with any lollipop bootloaders. Good luck bro, gotta search and read more.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dajakal:
My compass is also borked. Seems like the pitch/roll/yaw calibration is off. I don't know when it started, but I know it was like this in my last ROM, Hyperdrive Rls 18.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ribenabob:
im no longer using this rom (or this phone, moved on to the 6p). don't know about 5.1 but for 5.0 the hulk kernel was updated to fix compass and worked great on 5.0 while i was using it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Anyone know how to disable the update prompt?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sob372:
Long press, select information, disable notifications

Or disable notifications from Google play services with app manager

Search button works pretty good as well
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Those are both terrible options that I wouldn't recommend anyone do. Here is what I did: changed phone name/model in build.prop to jfltevzw/SCH-I545. That's the correct one for the Verizon S4 and kills the update notification.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dajakal:
I did that, and verified that in Settings -> About Phone -> Model Number is jfltevzw/SCH-I545, but the update notification is still there. Only way I can make it go away is to hide the notifications...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Change these things(bottom of post) in build.prop. Go to the cache and delete the update that has probably already been downloaded. Reboot. The notification should still be there, hit it, it will run and fail and won't come back after that and won't download any more updates. You basically just need to clear out the notification that's already there after you change the build.prop. Otherwise change build prop after a clean install and you'll never get notification in the fist place.

Changes:

ro.product.model=SCH-I545 ro.product.brand=samsung ro.product.name=jfltevzw ro.product.device=jfltevzw

ro.build.product=jfltevzw
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Did it work?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dajakal:
Sorry for the late reply - but yes, it did work, many thanks!

Also, huge thanks to:

This fixed a whole lot of issues I was having, including GPS lock and 3D gallery apps force closing due to android.process.media or some sort.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] pclov3r:
Sucks SMS isn't working on 5.1. I'm getting a Nexus 6 soon so I can play around with it to see if I can find anything that's causing it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Alxoom33:
You will love the Nexus 6!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] zeb carter:
I hate to see this thread go away

I hate to see that further development is dead. This has been a good rom and daily driver for me.

Thanks Dan for all your hard work. Sorry to hear you are not supporting CDMA any longer.
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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cognitivedissonance:
Anyone on 5.0.1 having issues with 4G? I had an issue that started yesterday and still hasn't worked itself out. I tried flashing the radios again (both OC1 and NK1) and I also reflashed an efs backup that I had made previously. Also wiped cache and dalvik. I pulled the battery, reseated the sim, reseated the micro USB, and charged the phone up.

After all the troubleshooting, and only getting 4G consistently in certain places around town (where previously I got it everywhere) I'm wondering if it's a service issue. Anyone else having issues with 4G?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] flamadiddle:
20150702 was the last stable build for me. I did not have any issues with 4G on it. However, I've moved on to OctOS 6.0.1.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cognitivedissonance:
Thanks! I've been too scared to even consider 6.*** ROMS. Just concerned that there will be issues with Xposed, the modules I use, the other apps I use, etc.

Also concerned that it won't really do the performance any favors. Seems like in general Android phones struggle to run versions of the OS that come out a couple years after they're released, because they're designed to run on superior hardware. What's your comparative experience been (Lollipop base vs MM base?)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] flamadiddle:
Performance hasn't changed much that I can tell, but battery life has been noticeably better so far. I haven't tried Xposed yet, or root for that matter. It comes with SuperSU pre-installed, but the VZW S4 is the only variant they haven't gotten it to work on yet (lucky us). They recommend Superuser for root on VZW, but I haven't even looked into that yet.

Anyway, I don't want to clog up this thread with off-topic discussion. If you want, we could continue in PM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Jalh:
Hellos guys; I'm still in this ROM and I was looking to change it in the future for something more updated. I tried to install a custom recovery TWRP but i get the "System software not authorized." I was wondering what can I do to get this fix ? Should I just flash MDK then root and install TWRP or is there a way to TWRP from this ROM and then flash a different one ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] MonkeyAround:
If your bootloader is past MDK, DO NOT Flash MDK it will not work. You must use flashfire if your on lolipop. If your still on kitkat you should be able to use safestrap which reboots into a temp recovery.

Not sure if this is mdk flash-able or of1.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] corollagtssrx:
So I'm not sure what's going on....

AFAIK I am on MDK with TWRP v2.8.7.0 currently with Google Edition 4.4.4, I just did the 'Factory Reset' wipe located in TWRP (twice), then installed this rom and got the "System Software not Authorized" message. Did I do the wipe wrong? Did the GE4.4.4 make me flash a different radio (I have a different radio .zip on my SD card, but can't remember why), would this cause that?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] corollagtssrx:
Sorry about the message above.... I think when I searched the forum before I misspelled a word...

Anyway, I found the link to the Loki-able kernel, but the link is dead

"https://mega.nz/#!pMkkGQhK!c1Bq-TlIpenrFN_AW-H4tY1cCGx50ho_TxWs0LuJskk"

Can someone repost the link, or can I simply patch it with the old 'loki doki.zip" and get it to work?

Thanks!!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Xerq:
Resurection bump

Best damn Lollypop rom for the Galaxy S4 in existence cleaned debloated and excellent battery life and work's like rocket with the Google now launcher (i hate the damn thing but it's light speed fast)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] trasabdcf:
Did you try this one as well?

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2557353&page=2356

Which one would you consider better?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] StoneyJSG:
Does anyone know if this ROM will work with the OF1 bootloader using flash fire?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brw9100:
Thanls! I looked in the OP a couple of times and must have passed right over that section - probably my "Old Timers" kicking in.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spotmark:
Go to System settings>About phone>Status, and see if Network says, Out of Neighborhood. If it does, you're connected.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] persom55:
Just flashed from 4.3 tw ROM doing only a factory reset in twrp and GPS works now! I are happy. Thanks for the tip
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kprice1658:
Try dialing #48 - it will tell you if you're on the extender. This is a known issue with the cm based roms. Always shows 'out of neighborhood'...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spotmark:
Anyone know if there is an Xposed mod to change the quick tiles to toggles?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
I use power toggles from the market. Amazing app! Truthfully I use ART as well :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spotmark:
How do I add it to the notification pull down?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brandonair95:
Open it > notification > switch on in top right
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spotmark:
D'oh! Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mistertac:
Hello...my name is Mistertac and I am a Flasha-Holic....

Sent From My Verizon S4
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brandonair95:
Flash this then
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spotmark:
You might not be, after you flash this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] BizzLeonDaCouch:
THANK YOU SO MUCH! haha... was the only thing I was missing and I couldn't remember what app to download. You rock! :highfive:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spotmark:
I actually found another one that lets you have more toggles, and customize the colors a little more. It's called Notification Toggle.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
They both look awesome
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spotmark:
Agreed. Thanks for setting me on the right path.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mistertac:
I'd like to try this out since you guys are having so much fun with it but I'm getting that Status 7 error since I'm using Philz version of CWM. Did some research about editing a file in the rom that would fix this... Just too late right now for me to get on the laptop and start fiddling lol

Rather not switch to TWRP either ... I have Philz all set up how I like it.

If any of you guys have suggestions please feel free....

Sent From My Verizon S4
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brandonair95:
Lol nvm
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
use a few version earlier of philz or TWRP

they did something and the updater-script needs to be altered, I didnt make the changes yet because most ppl are on old recoveries and they would break and be forced to update if I did.