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[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] s3icc0:
My external SD just got deleted ...

I connected phone to USB ... (30 minutes ago) .... it shortly appeared as the media drive but immediatelly disappeared, so I let the phone charge, but after 30 minutes it connected the media storage back .... but my external SD is empty .... 8GB of photos lost :(

The USB connection is behaving really strange ... every time I connect the phone (and does not matter which USB mode it is MTP or MassStorage) it shortly pops in and immediatelly out ..... and gets connected after some more time or for the second attempt to connect ....
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Bejda:
Command is good yeah (if recovery.img file name and path to it is correct of course) but you also have sgs4 flasher app from market to install recovery.img , .tar and .tar.md5 directly from sdcard on running device.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] s3icc0:
I know he is comming from Philz, but new Philz recoveries can be also flashed from recovery :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
I never use anything else than "SGS4 Flasher" you don't even have to boot into recovery to change flash a new recovey.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] lost_:
Andromizer - you can flash any recoveries easily, and do other things. I double backup EFS with TWRP and Andromizer.

I also use Auto Flasher for routine flashing of multiple files. There are tons of utilities like this, but for routinely flashing the same set of files, with changes only to the main ROM or gapps files, Auto Flasher is great.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Jsilver73:
hmmm, that gives me an idea - I always used to use TWRP manager which met my needs, that is before I got hooked on the whole dual booting thing (which is about the equivalent of crack cocaine for a flashaholic like me lol) - but this doesn't work with dual boot. I wonder if any of these other apps work, maybe someone else knows................................. bejda???

sorry for OT kantjer :p
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
No problem, I f you are looking for tools to make the life of a flashalcoholic easier, also have a look at my favourite, zipinstaller.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Bejda:
Sure there's also a thread with twrp flashable zips but i'm not sure it's still maintained (can't find it to check right now,thought it was under i9505 general section but not sure..)

He could even grab an older zip (maybe not too old though) or even a Philz one and replace recovery.img within before flash.

There's many and probably safer ways than the terminal command but it should be ok anyway,i occasionally used it before and just tried it again just to be 100% sure before answering and get some regrets after lol. I used Kantjer's link renamed as recovery.img and switch from Philz to twrp went fine.

I would presume his difficulty to update his twrp version is due to goo manager app,maybe not well configured dunno..
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=53198055&postcount=281

But not as nice as the one in my sig :laugh:

EDIT: and if you wan't one that looks nice, look here

And for a nice TWRP theme , here
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] aleksik:
Try to connect the SD card to your computer and download a program called Recuva (atleast for windows). It's a program for recovering deleted photos. Open Recuva and check if you are able to recover your photos, no guarantee though..

Sent from my GT-I9505 powered by SlimSaberKat & alucard kernel
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] hawkerpaul:
I've not tried it yet as I'm still using the stock CM kernel and finding it excellent, but Googy has now released a CM-based kernel

Googy kernel
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] s3icc0:
will try - have no other option :( ... .just to be sure I disabled the fast charge ...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] coyttl:
Also, before running the recovery program, see if windows states that the card needs to be 'fixed'. Do this in an SD / Flash reader, not your phone.

I had a similar thing happen - once I plugged the SD card into my laptop, I had to run chkdsk on it, and after that, all files were good and could be read by phone again. My heart resumed beating.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] munichsfinest:
I have this in fact every time I put the card in the card reader :eek: chkdsk and it works... But it's more a write problem. Although it never finds a problem. Dunno if it's due to this ROM because I formatted it to exFAT at roughly the same time.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] lost_:
[OT but because some people reported lag with it last week...] latest SwiftKey update brings in great performance
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] TichDarkener:
Flashed this one using zipinstaller, works perfectly. Thanks a lot!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] HaTrED_:
So, you can flash all together with this app?

Say, when updating your rom, i've got to flash it plus SU and Gapps. With this app i'm able to do it in an all-in-one shot and that's it? Am i right or... not really? :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
yes you can do that. You can even set filters so the zips you want to flash will be automatically selected in the set order.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] __NBH__:
Not sure how much better this ROM and kernel combo can get but I've just hit 2hrs screen on time with 76% battery left, that's crazy but I also updated my boot loader and modems to NF4, not sure if that has helped too but if you can I would recommend it.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
I will keep trying ;)

But nice to hear your positive comment :good:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] brunodu91:
Must wipe before flash? I don't remember

Thx

Envoyé de mon S4, via tapatalk 4 .

Slimsaberkat 4.4.4 released, alucard Kernel , buzz launcher , modem ET bootloader NC4.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] __NBH__:
No wipe for a kernel update but maybe delete data/.alucard folder before flashing to make sure the new settings are loaded.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
Not needed for this update. It will be for the next.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] wonsky21:
Can we use your yesterday's profile with this fixed kernel build? Or maybe it is included already?

GT-I9505 | SlimSaberKat 4.4.4 jflte by kantjer
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
You can use it. Next kernel will have updated profile included (did it an hour ago)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] hawkerpaul:
Have i missed something?

What's happening in the next update?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
Ramdisk updates.

I was only talking about kernel setting reset, not a full ROM wipe.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
Sneak preview: Slimrecents background color && transparency :D
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Jsilver73:
somebody ought to pm formhault lol
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] brunodu91:
Hi

Could you share your icons theme?

Thx

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Slimsaberkat 4.4.4 released, alucard Kernel , buzz launcher , modem ET bootloader NC4.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
Look for 7null in Google play
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] HaTrED_:
[MENTION=3306843]kantjer[/MENTION]

By default which settings under stweaks your rom uses? Kernel defaults (alu) or your profile settings?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
Kernel default is the stock setting like the original kernel.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] brunodu91:
This release of rom and kernel better than precedent

Envoyé de mon S4, via tapatalk 4 .

Slimsaberkat 4.4.4 released, alucard Kernel , buzz launcher , modem ET bootloader NC4.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] brizey:
lol, i have used that exact wallpaper and icon set before. Pro-Tip: extract the icons from apk and use the mask .png for zooper widgets. Just don't pass it off as your own work.

ROM is great, BTW. It's the only one that approaches the smoothness of the GE ROM, but with features better integrated as compared to using gravity box, etc. I just wish Slim would get on board with the theme manager (but maybe this is one of the factors in the smoothness?)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] brunodu91:
[MENTION=4205816]brizey[/MENTION]

Could you share your icons png extracted from the 7null for zooper widget?

Thx

Envoyé de mon S4, via tapatalk 4 .

Slimsaberkat 4.4.4 released, alucard Kernel , buzz launcher , modem ET bootloader NC4.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
7null is a paid theme, what your asking is not legal.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
SlimSaberKat-jflte-4.4.4-20140730 uploaded

Changelog:

added Quiet Hours System Sounds

added Slimrecents background color && transparency

kernel updated (I highly recommend deleting data/.alucard before upgrading)

kernel SSK profiles updated

synced with SlimKat 6.9 source
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] russ18uk:
[MENTION=3306843]kantjer[/MENTION]

Thanks very much for your work on this excellent ROM. /Salute

But now my homies belong in the SM-G900F club :good:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
There is very little change I will ever join that club ;)

As it looks now my next phone won't be a Samsung. I don't like the way there development is going.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] russ18uk:
Me neither. But the Z2 also has issues, albeit build quality/hardware ones. And I need an extSD because I'm never going to pay manufacturers' ludicrous fees.

Luckily EU will protect me against the KNOX BS.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] fusionjack:
[MENTION=3306843]kantjer[/MENTION], as promised :)

[1/2] Base: Configurable overflow menu button

[2/2] Settings: Configurable overflow menu button

Settings: Make mobile settings a first-class citizen
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] s3icc0:
I already decided not to buy Samsung as next phone .... as I love AOSP way and Samsung running AOSP is always tricky, buggy and something is missing from the original phone. Unfortunatelly I am not allowed to buy anything new this year and I also want to buy some watch ... fall 2015 I will be 30 so I will buy both together - this delay buying new technologies will also grant me some safety or guarantee of the good function of those ... only thing I hope for is Slim to be developed for that device(s) :)

some cons of samsung devices running AOSP (sometimes even with TW):

- poor signal

- lost of Wi-Di function

- damned media storage (why the hell cant we have full mass storage)

- camera not that good as in original firmware

- many more I cannot remember
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] brizey:
Yeah, sorry man, but I don't feel comfortable doing that. That's why I tried to make it clear that I would not share the zooper widget I made. If you already have the theme I can help you find the png...They can be tricky.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] :
Stating to be a bit off topic but as you guys speaking of that, who is the best phone maker right now?

If i plan to change, I'd like to have the developers point of view, because from my user view, s4 + slimsaber is pretty nice.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] brunodu91:
Hi

Bugs on last release!

No animation on crt lockscreen and no Animation since a screenshot

And I just have a S O D for the time since slim Kat history!

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Slimsaberkat 4.4.4 released, alucard Kernel , buzz launcher , modem ET bootloader NC4.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] lost_:
New SlimRecents custom color/background goes away after switching TRDS on/off

Before TRDS, with 100% transparency

During TRDS

After TRDS

Will report to Slim too..
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
Wait with reporting, that function isn't final and not commited yet
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] ParkerParker:
crt works for me on latest build
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
You have most likely turned off "Windows animation scale", "Transmission animation scale" and "Animation duration scale" in Developer options.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] brunodu91:
It's right ! Screen shot run again but not for crt? ?

Envoyé de mon S4, via tapatalk 4 .

Slimsaberkat 4.4.4 released, alucard Kernel , buzz launcher , modem ET bootloader NC4.

---------- Post added at 06:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:54 PM ----------

Rebooted and all fixed! Thx

Envoyé de mon S4, via tapatalk 4 .

Slimsaberkat 4.4.4 released, alucard Kernel , buzz launcher , modem ET bootloader NC4.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Jsilver73:
LOL :p
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] John_wba:
You cheated lol having data and WiFi turned off for over half the current cycle lol :p
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] HaTrED_:
Settings mate?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] lost_:
Keep in mind that the downward slope isn't linear. It would taper off quicker below 30%. You gotta use some wifi or data though to be fair :).

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Ok. Hopefully it will get fixed before it gets merged. Pretty slick looking with 100% transparent bg.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Jsilver73:
Yeah, I cheated totally as I left my phone with screen switched on in my office for over 2 and half hours not doing anything with it at all haha :silly:

I don't really give a crap about battery screen on etc so long as it gets me through the day and it's fast and stable, that's what really matters to me anyway. See, I am never that far away from a charger either in my car or office or home whatever and I have a 10000mh portable charger for when I am in long haul flight , just give me speed and reliability :good:

I thought this just process though that, and I'm not saying everyone cheats, but how it really depend far more on what you are doing with your device than just screen on day looking at it lol. Honestly, on proper use I am quite happy with 4 hours screen on over the course of the day and on charge at night when I go to bed :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] trein91:
Does the rom have network traffic meter? I used this awhile ago and couldn't find it.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
No it never had.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] trein91:
Ah Dang. That feature is essential for me. Super easy to see if your network is performing.

Sent from my f2fs-ed Galaxy S4
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] wonsky21:
You can do it with Xposed module.

GT-I9505 | SlimSaberKat 4.4.4 jflte by kantjer
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] trein91:
Ye I know but that particular module is lacking and hasn't been updated in awhile.

Sent from my f2fs-ed Galaxy S4
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] wonsky21:
I used Network Speed indicator when I was on Dalvik :) works flawlessly :)

GT-I9505 | SlimSaberKat 4.4.4 jflte by kantjer
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Mistertac:
Well I just want to say I miss this ROM very much!

You don't know what you had really until it's gone. Hope all is well in here!

- Sent From My G3
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Jsilver73:
Cheer up though, you got a great bit of hardware there mate ;)

I actually upgraded to z1 but returned it and got the s4 instead (for less money, much better deal) because development was so slow, but when I look now they are flying over there, it'll be the same for g3 in a couple of months or so. It's difficult when coming from such highly supported devices like the s family, and yes, we are very spoilt with all the awesome devs we have here. But as good devices get older they surely get more development :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] gaww:
Could a duelboot expert tell me where this is folder for duelboot (not multi) ROM ? I tried scanning for it and no luck.

Never mind - it was in data/data/duel/.alucard. scanning actually found it
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Jsilver73:
Yeah (not that I'm an expert, I think you need Chen or bejda for real expertise !)

It's the same as normal, go in from the ROM you want to upgrade your kernel in ie ssk, navigate with root explorer and make sure you have su rights and hidden folders shown. Then it's the same as always /root/data/.alucard

That's it, no magic needed for this one ;)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] HaTrED_:
Cheater!!

[emoji13]
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] ricardofago:
Here I was again starting to hate myself for my battery life. Even though SlimKat improves it a lot, I've just started gaming and now situation is more critical. I think I will buy a spare battery, or one of those power banks. Are they any good?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] lost_:
Another OT - has anyone run into any issue using Online Nandroid Backup app? I know a few has used it successfully with this ROM, but I'm asking if any of you ran into any issue then was able to fix it.

Mine just runs looooong when backing up data... 60+ minutes and nothing comes out of it. Backing up system is fine. I don't think it's the ROM cause I see [MENTION=3673848]wonsky21[/MENTION] uses it.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] aleksik:
OMG, after adding this I think this ROM is very close to be a PERFECT ROM! :)

Sent from my GT-I9505 powered by SlimSaberKat & alucard kernel
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] HaTrED_:
I use it too but restoring it's backups just don't work with me and I can't understand why! [emoji20]

Have you tried to perform your backup with your device plugged in? That makes a huge difference!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] wonsky21:
This is how long my backup takes: 7 minutes 17 seconds. I have about 90 user apps. And it lasts longer since I'm on ART, on dalvik it took about 6,5 minutes...

GT-I9505 | SlimSaberKat 4.4.4 jflte by kantjer
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Jsilver73:
Yep, obviously now on multi boot with my ten million ROM set up lol I could not use it even if I wanted to.

But in the past when I have tried to use it backups were unusable, can't remember now if they just didn't boot, although possibly they failed on restore.

I lost patience with it and never worked out what the problem was.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] s3icc0:
You should say it is Piriform company software :) Thanks for the tip .. .found and restored complete content in less then 5 minutes (I tried some other software before and it takes 90 minutes only to scan .... ).
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
I use onandroid daily and it backup and restores fine for me.

Some suffer from a long data partition backup time, a onandroid script fix has been posted here

My backup time is little over 4 minutes, with about 120 user apps.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
Thats normal, the backup using ART is larger (my backup size grew about 500Mb after switching to ART)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] s3icc0:
Is anyone of you having soft reboots when installing or updating certain apps from play store??? 20140730 ssk build and 173 beta full gapps (maybe also mini and normal). E.g. Instagram and Messenger are causing softreboot for me after it is downloaded (just when the installation starts) ... I tried some random apps and only few causes soft reboots.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
50% done, Mobile Networks setting is available without having to drill into a number of sub menus. You can also switch mobile data from there.

I never understood why such an important setting was buried so deep into the menu structure.

Configurable overflow menu button proves to be a bit more complex. My source code is different than the one from [MENTION=1228651]fusionjack[/MENTION] so it's not just a simple cherry-pick
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
No soft reboots but this morning I had an update of Kii keyboard and after the update kii kept FC'ing.

Did a reboot and all 150 apps where optimized again.

I had the symptoms you described a few months back (while still using dalvik), a re-flash then solved the issue.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] ItsmYarD:
I have a weird issue with both the 28&30/07 builds whereby after switching on the screen from sleep, the phone hangs and nothing appears on the screen. Pressing the power button for 8seconds to restart it seems to be the only solution.

Had this issue twice on 28/07 and thrice on 30/07. Unfortunately I was on the go all the time so couldn't investigate it further. I have been dirty flashing the last at least 8builds and did delete the alucard folder before the latest build.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
Those issues are mostly caused by incorrect kernel settings. Are you using stock settings or one of the SSK profiles.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] s3icc0:
no one understands how google is thinking about menu structures ... in one hand they appear to be like apple (no settings required) in the other hand things you really need to setup are hidden between milions of menus so you don't even have a chance to change ...

anyway I think there is much more what can be done about the existing android menus and also about the slim own menus ... maybe I will post desired structure somewhere some day

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I am getting 175 beta gapps now and will reflash after ... lets see if it will remain here

anyway I feel having much more issues with the phone over last 1 week then ever in the previous 6 months (actually without any backup and wipe I am running since december 2013 Slim .... )
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] Jsilver73:
Maybe it's time for a full clean install for you then s3icc0 ?

I'm on latest update (have me a great big grin all over my face yesterday when I saw the update pop up in status bar :good:) and slim is running best it ever has, zero issues for me :D

Think about it though, we have been through at least 5 different updates of AOSP source since December last year, something has to give :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
Good hear the working SSK OTA makes you happy :D
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] ItsmYarD:
Didn't touch the kernel settings at all as the ROM has always been smooth and stable. Will try doing a clean flash later today and report back.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] wonsky21:
Now this is weird...

GT-I9505 | SlimSaberKat 4.4.4 jflte by kantjer
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
What's wierd?

In the new kernel you can now set min/max frequencies per core.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] s3icc0:
fock ... reflashed along with newer gapps and even delete play store data but still the same problem ...

and I also see the slimrecents transparency is really not working well .. I see it black but in settings it is transparent .... (before reflash it was ok) - just saying as I don't know if you are helping slim to report such things

EDIT: going back to previous versions of slim and gapps to see if the problem will be there ....

EDIT2: :( seems I will have to full wipe today ... nothing is working ... . phone connected to pc stopped showing sdcard, bottom buttons stopped working, chronus is telling me I have incompatible launcher ... what the heck is going on ...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
The Slim resents transparency is a know bug. Just move the transparency slider a bit and it's applied again.

Switching TRDS seems to break the settings being applied.

EDIT: I have reported the issue to the dev.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] kantjer:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2733038
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] wonsky21:
Oh, I didn't notice that there's cpu 1, cpu 2 etc in the descriptions... :)

Very useful thread, thanks :)

GT-I9505 | SlimSaberKat 4.4.4 jflte by kantjer
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Android Development] s3icc0:
thanks, but actually mine problem is not there ... I am not getting any error .... just soft reboot when the app downlaod is 100%

will try once more with /system format ....

I hate this happenning when I am at work ...