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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Modernly:
To upgrade or to wait?

So I'm still running strong on 3/29 release but having some random closes and a few other small ticks and such.

I was wondering if I should go ahead and jump to the newest 4.4.2 which seems to be pretty popular and stable/good battery or wait for 4.4.3? I'm pretty happy with 4.4.2 just looking for a bit more stability and hopefully battery life. Maybe I already answered my own question?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] radpp16:
same here doing it now. keep those donations going for this daily driver.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] eNkrypt:
What happens when you flash a modem older than your bootloader?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] CarvedArt:
It depends on your combination of bootloader vs modem. It has the potential to cause issues and strange behavior. Specifically no radio signal until you upgrade to a newer modem, potential bootloops, soft brick, or just plain weird behavior. If you want to test it make sure you have a backup of your IMEI to be safe.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] piunti:
Guys, my phone downloaded a OTA update itself. I'm running this ROM. It will probably update to 4.4.3 .

What should I do?

Cheers

Sent from my Motorola DynaTAC 8000X.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swieder711:
Dont install the OTA!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] piunti:
That was my first thought, but how can I cancel this crap?

Cheers man

Sent from my Motorola DynaTAC 8000X.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sherdog16:
I would go nuclear. Boot to recovery and wipe everything
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] CarvedArt:
Just delete it from /cache, if you go to update after that it will countdown from 10 and not do anything.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
it will just fail when you try to flash it anyway ;) lots of checks there ;)

ok so, the port is coming along great, Jay and I managed to get an even cleaner port of 4.4.3 then we did of 4.4.2 HOWEVER we are still working out MMS so we need just 1 more day to make sure everything is ready for release

thanks for being patient

Dan
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] amoeller:
This is great to hear. I rather you take longer and fix bugs than an early release for you to have to fix bugs later.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] crossen0:
I'm still running your GSM build with the build.prop edit and it's been rather great so far. Lol you've made it easy to wait...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swieder711:
That is very interesting. I have had no luck with any retail modem except for MK2. I would like to be on the NC5 modem

Maybe I will try the DEV version of NC5.

Any other reports on using the Dev version of NC5 with this ROM?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] snael:
Just installed it after everyone one was talking about it. I had been running retail NC5. dev NC5 seems to be doing fine as well haven't had too much of a chance to test it out but I haven't had any problems either over the last day.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
Mms fixed. Port is done. Uploading while I'm at work will post tonight around 6 est
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] blastthenoise:
Will we still need to use APN settings? Did the fix used on the 4.4.2 port not work here?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jds3118:
You shouldn't need to set apn but you will have apn settings access if you need it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scrillakev:
Thank you Danvdh for an awesome ROM. A few months back I tried AOKP on 4.3 and it wasn't stable at all. I've been running GPE for a week and love it. Was having issues with WiFi & Cell signal so I flashed the MK2 modem yesterday as suggested in the first post and it greatly improved my service. Did have an issue with sending SMS but a battery pull this morning seems to have fixed that for now.

Thank you for breathing life into my S4 again.

On MDK Baseband (Downtown NYC)

On MK2 Baseband (Downtown NYC)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshm.1219:
They enabled band 4 aws LTE (what they ended up branding as xlte) there a couple months ago, so any modem after mj7 will do that for you. :thumb:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jdfrye:
Yeah the Dev Nc5 modem seems to be keeping a data connection for me more often then not, at the place I'm working today, where yesterday using the retail nc5 was pretty flaky.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brizey:
Just an FYI...you can get to APN settings by creating a shortcut. Just drop a shortcut in your launcher, choose settings, expand it to show all the options, and pick APN. Not that a link right in the menu is not better, but its nice to know about a workaround.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] DreamFX:
Can anyone point me to a thread with flashable radio zips so I can update my wife's radio? I can't seem to find such a thread for the S4.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scrillakev:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2487298

Flash the modem only.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Divine_Madcat:
I will say the NC5 development modem is also working better for me. I have really bad service in my building, and while not strong, the dev version is doing better.. Haven't had to touch my apn once today (unlike other modems)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
I've been using it since it was discussed in the thread a few days ago. No issues whatsoever.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
get ready for a release guys

start you're nandroids now, get me to 10,000 thanks!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Spookymyo:
THANKS x 10,000!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
public test

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358545796

let me know hot it goes guys, please report if you boot straight into LTE, if not you need to select you're APN again but all the tools are there to do so just like 4.4.2, get you're data going and reboot a few times mates, if ppl aren't booting straight into data I'm gonna make a quick change before I post the final build.

MMS, calls, 3G, LTE, and all that other fun stuff should work 100% in this build

if all checks out this build will go in the OP

please report back asap try not to keep me stranded here, setting up you're phone isn't as important as providing the feedback I need to release officially to the masses
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Spookymyo:
Trying now!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jds3118:
Lol I only have 645 ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
yep ill give this an hour, if ppl aren't booting straight into data I'm gonna change 1 thing up that will make sure they boot into data guaranteed
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] shpotik:
Wish I was able to test this. I'm in Mexico enjoying my vacation... Checking the progress on here, when I'm bored lol. Hopefully this will be ready when I'm back! Thanks again Dan!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] eklipze:
Reporting in: I do not boot straight into LTE with this update.

I went into airplane mode and switched the apn from EHRPD (vzwinternet) to LTE - Verizon Internet and LTE fired right up.

Everything else looks and works great. Thanks so much for an amazing release and all of your hard work, Danvdh! It's absolutely appreciated. :good::good::good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jdfrye:
Reporting in: got a triangle with and exclamation mark and says....

" System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest Verizon Wireless Store for help"
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jds3118:
Need to flash Loki after rom
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ktraub:
Checking in. Working great for me, even on a dirty flash!

Thanks much!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jds3118:
Dirty flash doesn't tell us if it boots into lte, 3g, or no data. Dan needs feedback on clean flashes. ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dstreng:
Didn't boot into lte for me. Clean flash
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
kk making that adjustment now mates :) I will upload with me LTE so it will be super quick, Jay has already confirmed this change boots into LTE guaranteed
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jdfrye:
Reporting in again: After flashing Loki Doki ROM booted up fine (i'm a moron)

it booted into preferred network type CDMA/EVDO/GSM/WCDMA

Changed to LTE/CDMA/EVDO/GSM/WCDMA

Entered LTE - Verizon Internet on the APN

Quick settings tile and lock screen service provider says "empty"

Rebooted and tried airplane mode. no data connection.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brizey:
So after doing triangle away and loki doki (again :p fool me once... lol). I fixed APN on the first boot and it stuck on the second boot. No data issues for me. Mine did the empty thing at first but it switched to Verizon after maybe 20-30 seconds. It booted FAST after triangle away. Like 20-30 seconds. Fastest cold boot I have ever experienced on this phone.

I did NOT change network type, BTW. Just switched the APN,

Will test all the other stuff.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jdfrye:
gonna try another clean install
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] macravin:
I booted into data with a dirty flash, but that makes sense since my settings are there.

Sent from my Galaxy S4 Google Edition
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brizey:
I booted then:

Airplane Mode

APN to LTE

Airplane Mode off

Wait.......

LTE

I am travelling tomorrow so I may not get a chance to catch the update, but so far this seems pretty stable.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
hold off on that, official build is rolling out now ;)

im uploading at over 1mb p/sec
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brizey:
Sweet...will get the official for my trip.

Did you lokify the boot image?

Should have done this a long time ago: 30V77148A8436442G
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
nope, you guys can do it yourself as it's the stock GPE kernel from Google/Samsung ;) I don't wanna touch it

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358545820

md5 checks out, updating OP now guys
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 760hacker:
Is Loki doki required regardless, even those on MDK bootloader
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jds3118:
Remember to let the rom settle for 3-5 minutes I know it's difficult lol lte should kick in in about a minute or less without having to changing settings. ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jdfrye:
Still have no data and also doesnt know that its on the Verizon Network. The quick setting tile still says empty and the about phone/status /network "empty"

Maybe I'll try a dirty flash after restoring my nandroid backup
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jds3118:
Mdk has to be loki'd
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
UPDATE IN THE OP

06/11/2014

-Based on official 4.4.3 GPE

-Vibration intensity reduced on back/menu/hold home haptic feedback, was way overkill with stock values

-H+ icon will now show when H+ is available, H will show otherwise (gsm only)

-Superuser updated to latest

-Framework-res translation for the clock app is fixed, Ringtone array is flawless now in all languages (Samsung/Google derp fixed

-Dialer is now Carbon Holo

-Contacts is now Carbon Holo

-Novalauncher updated

-Optional flash for the battery icon got an update

-Framework-res ringtone translation fixed across all languages

-App ops enabled in Settings

-Teleservice unlocked (We can now change to all available network modes)

-Added CM filemanager by ktoonsez request for quick phone setup

-CRT disabled in favor of the fade effect, much nicer on the eyes and better on battery life

-Don't expect a million updates like 4.4.2, I was well prepared for 4.4.3 and all my features/fixes from 4.4.2 are in this build

-Tons of new flashable dialers/contacts themes for you to enjoy in the optional section
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jds3118:
Official release is up ? try that first.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] shpotik:
Can someone upload a screenshot of the new dialer and contacts?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jdfrye:
okay downloaded offical and clean flash it is then.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jds3118:
Gimme a few minutes and I can
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
DarkUI optional flash added to OP

enjoy it mates

AHHHH SO CLOSE TO 10,000 THANKS!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] CarvedArt:
I've notice a lot of people seemingly confused about modems. Hopefully I can shed a little light on the subject...

A modem flash is nothing more than a driver update (or downgrade). Generally speaking, if you flash the correct driver for your device it will preform as expected. Drivers are often updated to include new features or capabilities. For example, adding LTE or fixing bugs.

Not all hardware is created equal though, so some devices may preform better with an updated driver and some may perform better with an older one.

In the case of your phone the driver (modem) that you should use will depend on several factors i.e., signal strength, geographic location, available service coverage, etc. Modems are not firmware specific. Any modem for an S4 could be flashed on any S4 the differences are carrier optimizations.

You can typically flash, without fear, any modem that is equal to or newer than your bootloader version. You can flash older modems, however, you may lose a capability or bug fix that could cause unwanted wonky behavior.

You may actually want to flash an older modern to test it out on your device; it might just be the right one for you.

I recommend backing up your IMEI (/efs partition) and of course a Nandroid backup. 99.9% of the time the worst you should expect with flashing an older modem is that it just won't work; as in no signal or perhaps no sound. In very rare cases a bootloop or similar condition. Which is most often caused by not properly clearing the cache. It very well could give you amazing performance and reliability, but that's a slim chance!

Ultimately you want to find a modem that works where you use it. There is no "best" modem. The one that gives you good call quality and isn't constantly searching for signal, eating your battery, is the best modem for your phone.

Hope this helps a little.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jds3118:
Here ya go
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jdfrye:
wiped>flashed ROM>Flashed Loki> Wiped Dalvik >rebooted........

Booted to LTE and Verizon Network on quick tile!

SO SUCESS!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jds3118:
Nice write up my man ! :thumbup:

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Holy cow this ROM is fast!!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] snael:
Working great! Man placebo effect or what this rom is blazing. Extremely nice work porting it over!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] BizzLeonDaCouch:
so we do have to flash the lokidoki.zip on the 4.4.3 build? Cool
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] CarvedArt:
Yes, unless you flash a Loki'd custom kernel.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] eNkrypt:
How come we don't have the new Google Phone? It's still the old black one - I was really looking forward to the new phone :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jds3118:
That is the new dialer it's been modified carbon halo.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
flash the stock dialer then, it's in the OP, and this is the new phone, it's just themed to be a little more friendly towards our AMOLED screens
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] CarvedArt:
You could flash the uncarbonated stock dialer from the OP
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
Carbon Holo > Stock

ANYDAY
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] CarvedArt:
100% agree!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dstreng:
Google contact sync down for anyone else?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danvdh:
let GSF framework update along with google play services and contacts will be fine, you're rushing you're setup without allowing the system to update with google ;) after you log in on inital setup its always best to walk away for 5 minutes, close the playstore and re-open it :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dstreng:
Just wiped both and rebooted and we're good now. Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] crossen0:
Is there any way you could do stock inverted for contracts as well? The color really pops on the dark background and I find it rather sexy...lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] drWIDOWMAKER:
Whelp... slight issue. Last night I dirty flashed the new version to check it out. I then decided to clean flash the ROM (because I OCD) and Oden failed. Now Im getting a 'Update interrupted connect to Kies" error message. :crying:

Anyone have any insight on how I fix this? :confused:

Any help would be appreciated!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brizey:
Why are you using Odin or Kies? Are you trying to go back to stock MDK first? Not really needed unless you have serious issues like a soft brick (bad recovery and bad ROM).

You should just wipe in recovery. I usually use twrp and just go to advanced wipe and wipe system, data and cache. Even system is optional as most ROM scripts have it built in.

In other words, what exactly are you trying to do?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] drWIDOWMAKER:
I was having issues with some things and wanted a fresh start. Ive used Oden before to fix issues that TWRP advanced wipe would not fix for some reason.

As for what I am trying to do, I want to keep my phone on MK2 and be able to use it. Right now it is bricked.

But thanks for the input.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshm.1219:
Huh? Are you on MDK or mk2?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] egore93:
I can see how you bricked your phone! This is for MDK boot loader. When playing with a phones hardware always read and understand what you are doing. I hope you get your phone up and running again. Best of luck!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] drWIDOWMAKER:
Sorry that was a brain fart... MDK.

Im lost without my phone. Cant even think straight....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshm.1219:
So Odin won't work? Full wipe or no wipe? I would suggest making a thread in q&a so we can help you better, don't wanna clog up a ROM thread
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Anyone tried getting 3G only signal? I can get LTE, but no 3G, which means My Verizon app and who knows what else won't work. I'll keep testing my own device, but wonder if someone else can turn off LTE and see what happens with 3G.

Edit: when I turn off LTE, my carrier reads as empty.

Free storage from Copy:

https://copy.com?r=cScoov
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] shpotik:
Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jds3118:
It should switch automatically between 3g and lte if you want to switch yourself try xposed framework maybe gravity box
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] amoeller:
Since this is the stock GPE 4.4.3 kernel, it doesn't have the patch to allow the phone to charge while it’s off. This is an old bootloader issue. I hope Ktoonsez or another kernel developer makes a patched stock kernel for 4.4.3 like Ktoonsez did for 4.4.2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Thanks, but can you test that you can connect over 3G? I can get no 3G service. Can anyone else test, please? When I switch to a different network, like gsm, my carrier says "no service" as it should, but if I switch to 3G it says "empty". So something seems to be missing. But it would help if someone else can test it.

You don't need xposed or anything; you can do it from the settings.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jds3118:
If you want 3g go to apn settings and select ehrpd-verizon Internet it should switch to 3g

Edit: if you switch to gsm you need a gsm sim and add the apn for the gsm carrier

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4.4.2 ktoonsez kernel should work with 4.4.3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Here's a screenshot from 4.4.2 of what I think is missing. There is no apn for 3g service. I only have LTE apn's on mine. I assume everyone else is the same.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jds3118:
That's correct I see 3g in your pic
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Yeah, I had to restore my 4.4.2 to take that screenshot. If I took a screenshot on the new rom, only those LTE apn's are present. When I open My Verizon app on the new rom, it can't connect, because it has to connect over 3g. It just hangs on the splash screen until it gives a connection error. I'm pretty sure without that apn the phone won't switch to 3g, either manually or automatically. Am I correct?

Free storage from Copy:

https://copy.com?r=cScoov
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Spookymyo:
I've had the evil triangle before too and my recovery is lokified. I flashed another ktoonz kernel and that made it go away.

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When I booted up at first it didn't boot into LTE. I had to setup like before.

But I just changed a network setting to switch to 3G and I got a good signal.

I get a better signal on this release than I did before. I'm using the dev NC5 radio.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
So you can connect over 3G? Do you mind checking your apn and telling me what is checked when you are on 3G only? Does your network still say Verizon Wireless when on 3G only? I'm also on dev NC5 so don't know what would be different for me.

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Seems like you didn't quite understand me. Here's my apn screen on the new 4.4.3 followed by the prior 4.4.2. You are saying the phone will still connect over 3g without those missing apn's?

Free storage from Copy:

https://copy.com?r=cScoov
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Divine_Madcat:
Interesting... i did a dirty flash, and still have all the APN's...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
I still have them if I dirty flash as well. But not on a clean install.

I'm gonna try an apn app and see if I can just add it back.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jds3118:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.verizon.oxygen

Have you tried this
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jds3118:
It works for me
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] coolsilver:
Ugh bad time to find Phil-Z recovery doesn't like to loki the latest build. Flashing back previous to download loki flash. First time it failed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swieder711:
What version of Philz are you using? What is the error message?

I thought Philz recovery could loki a ROM for us.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jds3118:
My bad my last posts pic is for residential ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Tried "My Verizon" mobile app to see if it works for ya?

I'm gonna try and copy the apn settings from 4.4.2 and add it to 4.4.3 and see if that works.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Spookymyo:
I get 3G and can access the internet and play store, check email and everything else i could do on LTE just slower. I don't use the My Verizon app because it's malware, it can check to see if you're rooted and report that to verizon, so i can't comment on if it works.

In my status screen under about phone, however, it does show "empty" next to network.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] lordunknown:
I had something a bit weird happen. I was running the 4.4.3 build for about 12 hours, no problem. I then installed Ktoonsez 6/09 kernel and, while messing around with WatchOn, my phone crashed. When it turned back on all of the APNs were replaced with vodafone etc. Also - and I didn't realize this initially - it had changed my network to GSM.

If it happens to you, a dirty flash of 4.4.3 should get the APNs back, then put it in Airplane mode to change the APNs and the network mode back. Your phone framework might start forceclosing but should stop.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Did you dirty or clean flash?

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] coolsilver:
It should have been... Philz Touch 6.18.7 lol little behind.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ribenabob:
looks like I'm in the same boat. Clean flash of 4.4.3 with kts latest kernel. dev nc5 modem. No 3g (i have weak 4g in my building at work, the 4g works fine, but when it loses that connection instead of going to 3g i lose all service) my apn list is the same as yours, no 3g options.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
Maybe that last minute cleanup of the apn's by our distinguished and appreciated developer erased something we needed.

Free storage from Copy:

https://copy.com?r=cScoov