yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] marbertshere:
Thanks for the write up! I have a couple questions as I'm somewhat new to flashing:

When I looked in the original ZIP that I downloaded, the etc folder was full of files. According to the instructions, it must be replaced with one that only contains the apns file that we extract from our phone. What happens to all those missing files that were in to original etc folder? Instead of doing that, I just replaced the apns file in the ZIP with the one I extracted from my phone. It worked just fine.

Also, can this be used to get any ATT ROM working on the Verizon network? The other day I flashed an i505 ROM to my i545 on accident, but everything was working great except that I couldn't get on the Verizon network. Would replacing the apns file in that ROM allow me to run it on my phone?

Finally, I'm on the 4.4.3 ROM and everything is working fine. Is there any specific reason to update to 4.4.4?

Again thanks so much for the instructions and all the other work you put into it!

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Yes,it changed my model to i505 as well. AFAIK, as long as your baseband is still the same it shouldn't be an issue. All it took for me to fix my service was a reboot. Now, I haven't done the upgrade to 4.4.4... Did you find a fix for your WiFi issue?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JeeperDon:
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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] RickGrimes411:
When you move the etc folder that contains the apns file from your phone into the system folder in 7zip it merges the two etc folders. All the files that were originally in the etc folder are still there. This just adds the apns file from your phone.

And no noticeable differences between 4.4.3 and 4.4.4. Just some security patches.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/06/19/changelog-posted-android-4-4-3-ktu84m-4-4-4-ktu84p/

Sent from S4 GPE 4.4.4
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] zombolt:
While I was running this rom I messed around with some of the settings. Now no calls or sms. I tried downgrading to 4.3 then back to stock 4.4 using surge's method. my bl is mk2. Not sure what to try next :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] RickGrimes411:
That happened to me after I first flashed this ROM. I ended up having to Odin and start all over to get data/calls/SMS back. Have u tried that yet?

Sent from S4 GPE 4.4.4
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] zombolt:
Yes. I figured if I used Odin to go back to 4.3 it would be back to normal but still no voice or sms
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skeezer308:
Same problem here.

I'm having the same problem as above. I was on 4.4.3. I went in to mobile network settings to make sure that I was using the LTE settings, and when I clicked on type and then clicked on LTE my network dropped. After I tried to reboot, hard and soft, it still didn't reappear. So, I tried doing a factory reset in SS. Still didn't wok. After that i figured i would re-flash the ROM to see if that would work, nope. I went ahead and did the 4.4.4 upgrade and that hasnt fixed it either, so I'm not quite sure where to go. I think I may try flashing the stock NC5 image and then take my APNs from the and re-apply them to the ZIPs and try flashing them with APNs from the stock image. Hopefully this will work, but we'll see. If anyone has any other suggestions please let me know. Any help would be great!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] zombolt:
Correction. Sms works. Just no voice. The buttons freeze up. It behaves the same way in 4.3 as 4.4 which is what I'm currently running
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gsciullo17:
Possible Fix

I posted this before, but a possible solution is to go to: Settings>Connections>More Networks>Mobile Network>choose CDMA/LTE. This fixed my issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skeezer308:
That's what I had done to cause this issue. I'm going to go to odin the NC5 image and take the APNs from there, and then re flash 4.4.3. Maybe I'll check to see if 4.4.4 will work after that as well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sinner822:
Push a new data & cache partition .
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skeezer308:
What do you mean by "push" a new data partition? I thought about wiping data through SS if that's what you mean. I just have some things that I wanted to keep on my internal SD, so I'm a little hesitant to do that, for fear of losing the information on it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] RyaNov1333:
SMS/Service Fix

For those of you who have gone into Settings > More Settings > Mobile Networks > Preferred Network Type and then selected "LTE (recommended) from the list without any selected, here is what you do to get your service back.

I had done this because, hey nothing was selected, might as well select it right? Afterwards I lost all service and continually got a "Mobile Network Not Available" message whenever I tried to place a call. To fix this, I did the following:

1. Open Phone app to the dialer

2. Type *#*#4636#*#*

3. A testing menu should appear

4. Tap "Phone Information"

5. Scroll down until you see "Set Preferred Network Type"

6. Tap the dropdown menu and select "LTE/CDMA auto (PRL)"

7. Enjoy having your service back!

Just remember not to touch any mobile network settings and you should be fine.

This happens because (I believe, correct me if I'm wrong) the ROM was made for AT&T phones running on a GSM network, therefore the mobile network settings are programmed to try and pick up a GSM network, while our phones can only receive a CDMA connection. When you selected LTE (recommended) from the Mobile Network settings, it was referring to a GSM network.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sinner822:
If you want to save internal forget it.. I have found that data gets corrupted. You need to odin partitions. Wipe does not do a clean wipe. Extract a Verizon 4.4.4 gpe build.prop and apns-conf and replace rezip and flash all will work no soft boot on wifi.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sinner822:
Got it tweaked fairly well. Still no GPS though.

Sent from my SCH-I545
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] marbertshere:
Have you thought about just upgrading to 4.4.2. And towel root?

Anyway, I think you're going to have to flash stock via Odin and go through the process in the OP.

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The other day I put my phone down for a few hours, picked it up, and noticed wifi was disabled. I couldn't even switch the toggle to the on position. Now I have to flash the NC5 modules after every boot. Anyone else having this issue out know why they don't stick?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] RickGrimes411:
Flashing the pit file for a new data partition is only used for fixing specific problems. This re-partitions your phone if something is wrong with the partitions. In my opinion the partitions are not your problem here and if something goes wrong while flashing this in Odin a hard brick is a very real possibility.

I would backup the stuff you want to keep to an external SD or computer, wipe EVERYTHING flash the odin file and start over with step one. Do this a few more times before considering the pit file. Then if that is your only option research before you do anything with the pit file so its done right.

Sent from S4 GPE 4.4.4
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] RickGrimes411:
Soft reboot doesn't work?

Sent from S4 GPE 4.4.4
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skeezer308:
Well I got it fixed finally! I tried flashing the stock NC5 image and rooting that, but for what ever reason I couldn't install SS on that. So, I just went ahead and did the downgrade upgrade method, which ended up working finally. I'm back on 4.4.3 and everything's working as it should. The only thing that I could never really get to work is MTP, but that's to be expected. I just use airdroid for any transfers I need to do. Thanks everyone for the help and suggestions.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gsciullo17:
Safestrap

You could have installed SS on NC5 if you installed the busybox app then installed it via the app. After that you could have changed selinux to permissive. Then the install would have been succesful
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skeezer308:
Well I guess I didn't try to change selinux, but I had installed superSU, then busybox and then I tried to install SS. It said installation was successful but it would read "not installed". If I end up in that situation again I'll try to change selinux and see if that works.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gsciullo17:
Yeah its a proven fix. You need to have busybox installed first then change the selinux to permissive. Works every time :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] marbertshere:
Yep next time download an app called SELinux Mode Changer (or something like that). I guess you could do it through terminal emulator as well. Glad you got it working though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] zombolt:
For some reason my issue with no voice calls resolved itsself with me taking no particular action other than possibly rebooting a couple times. But I appreciate the folks who tried to help me with the issue. I sure do wish I knew how this **** works better. Lesson is don't tamper with the network settings at all maybe? Makes me think that we only know what we think we know and there's many things unknown about the device.

I tried the code someone suggested in the dialer and nothing happened. Is that number for the dialer specific to this at&t ROM? I tried it on deodex nc5 stock and nothing happened.

Did anyone get wifi tether working? I tried Foxfi and it didn't working.

I will come back to this ROM when I hear wifi tether works if you guys don't mind.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skeezer308:
Yeah I already have the app. I just didn't think to use it so that I could install SS.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sinner822:
Surges AP, CP, CSC most likely would have taken care of it. No pit file needed. You used those files anyway in your down/upgrade. Those are cache and data... Next time try it. You will save a lot of time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] taz1458:
Just cannot get data to work. Did the dialer shortcut (*#*#4636#*#*) and switched to lte cdma and had no luck. Says 3g, but refuses to connect to 4G. Anyone have any clue how to fix this?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gsciullo17:
Anyone know when some of these bugs may be fixed?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] RickGrimes411:
Read the ROM thread for more info on the bugs and fixes. Most are covered in there.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2767026
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] RickGrimes411:
Somebody in the ROM thread said barnacle WiFi tether worked for them. #591 Keep an eye out there. I have not tested but its a small ray of hope.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2767026
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skeezer308:
So who on here so is using ART instead of dalvik? I'm currently using dalvik and getting some extraordinary batter life. I was using ART prior to reinstalling, but there's a couple things that I like from gravity box that I can't use with ART.

So what do you guys think? Dalvik or ART? How's your battery life and why do you prefer it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rrrrrrredbelly:
How'd you get art to stick? When i selected it, the phone rebooted but it didn't go through optimizing all the apps (like it has in the past on my old mdk phone), when i go into dev options it's back to dalvik.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skeezer308:
It only works if I have exposed uninstalled and no modules running. Other wise it does the same thing that you say. Optimizes but doesn't actually change the setting in dev options
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] taz1458:
Got it running. So far so good. Nice to have aosp back. Let everyone know tomorrow morning about 4g. Thank you!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] marbertshere:
Yeah, it's just that every time I do a normal reboot I lose wifi if I don't flash the modules.

Rick, should this process (copying the Verizon apn file) work with other i9505 ROMs?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sinner822:
For Verizon. Use 7zip and extract the rom you are using now.

Get this rom

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2643031

Pull the apns-conf.xml out of etc and the Build.prop out of system. Exchange with the rom you extracted. Rezip and flash. Wifi and phone will work after every boot.

Do the same for whatever carrier you may have. Get your carrier GPE files.

If you use Verizon give props over there. GPS fix is simple too.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] taz1458:
Are the status bar signal icons not working for anyone else?

EDIT: All is good now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JeeperDon:
What is the difference between a completely de-Samsunged and de-VZWed NC5 running Google Launcher and AOSP 4.4.4?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bryannn29:
I am curious to know this as well. From what I can tell, AOSP has always felt lightweight compared to a TW rom, even with it debloated of all the Samsung/Verizon apps. And of course with AOSP you lose out on those smart features (smart stay, smart scroll, etc.). The stock apps are probably the most notable difference between the two. I have been really enjoying the Google Dialer and the In-Call UI but I do miss the Camera and the stock TW Music Player app. I just enjoy the overall look and feel of AOSP and with Gravitybox paired with it, I would find it difficult for me to go back to a TW Rom. Anyway, those are the most obvious differences between the two in my opinion. I'm sure somebody with more experience can explain this a whole lot better :).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sinner822:
For me negative 1.2 gig per backup and a total backup of 101 seconds
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JeeperDon:
AOSP is basically a stripped down OS, generic, no hdw specific apps added, included apps very basic (camera), I think meant more as a starting point for the hdw vendors than an end product.

Seems to me like buying the lowest stripped down model of a car, knowing you plan to add leather seats, A/C, and sport tuned suspension yourself. We don't hesitate to buy a nice well equipped model of a car, even if we don't use (turn off an app) or choose to replace a few things. We also don't worry that the fuel mileage (backup size, etc) suffers from carrying around the extra weight. I doubt most of the AOSP advocates here would also buy the cheapest car model because the MFG didn't 'dork it over with all that extra crap'.

Just thinkin' :confused:
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] RRibeiro:
Hello all,

When I put the Code *#123# to see how much money I spend in this month, my Qtek stay in the "waiting" ballon forver and don't give-me any answere.

Anyone know I way to put this to work or one app that I install and can give me the information I need?

Thanks
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] nabuhonodozor:
Hi,

I am not very familiar with that issue but try to call Your customer services - I thing Youll have to provide something like "PIN2" code to get informations about Your calls and finances.

best

Piotr
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] gtm55:
Maybe you should try *123#...

it works on Vodafone (at least in Romania)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] RRibeiro:
I call'd customer service and they tolld-me that Qtek Roms don't assume that function. I also try'd the *123# and don't work.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] niketkumar:
Even *123# works on my jj with imate rom.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] RRibeiro:
Well, none of that codes work in my phone.

What are the radio versions that you are using?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] niketkumar:
Radio version is 1.13.00
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] wakko:
The problem is generated by your SIM card, it's mailbox is full. Try to put the SIM card in another phone and clear inbox and then try again.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] niketkumar:
In my humble opinion this thing is not at all related to the mailbox getting full AFAIK this thing is controlled by the network operater .
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] wakko:
Yes, you're right, but if your version of windows doesn't read and delete those sms (like it happened to me) you're cost control messages will stack up on your sim and nobody will delete them, unless you put your card into a phone and delete them.

I've had ROM 1.30.77 from Q-tek and had that problem, after upgrading to AKU 3.2 i can delete them from sim card and everything it's OK.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] skywriter:
i get a 'command not supported' message from my phone.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] niketkumar:
Try wakko's method to delete them.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] wtfsykhang:
How to Install

1)Download the bootanimation you want and place in SD Card or internal storage

2)Download Root Browser from the Play store or any other file explorer that can view system

3)Rename the bootanimation to either hTC_bootup_one.zip(SENSE) or bootanimation.zip(CM)

4)Sense Users: Go to system/customize/resource and replace hTC_bootup_one.zip

CM Users: system/media/ and replace bootanimation.zip

5) Once you have replaced it, make sure you change the permissions to R-W-R-R.

All bootanimations are 1080x1920, preview bootanimation gifs resized

_______________________________________________

Akuma Bootanimation

Download Akuma Bootanimation

________________________________________________

DMC: Nero Bootanimation

Download DMC Nero Bootanimation
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] kuailan:
Awesome boot for AKUMA....im a fan of the street fighter :D Would be cool if you can also make Ryu or Ken...heheehehehe...:good:
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] wtfsykhang:
Thanks. I'll work on a ryu and Ken one when I have time
[Moto X General] isaakmg:
Fantastic News of this forum:

http://forum.frandroid.com/topic/196964-maj-444/

Users report ota 4.4.4 moto x xt1052 france.

I don´t speak french, but that somebody speak with the users of this forum for share the ota zip.

Please help to every world has the ota zip.

Thanks in advance.....
[Moto X General] Wutang200:
I'm in the UK with a XT1052 and haven't had the update yet.
[Moto X General] isaakmg:
Because the ota is retail france sbf.

I had install retail france 4.4.2 but nothing. Don´t upadte. Look forward or somebody upload ota zip for flash it.

The news is yesterday evening and I don`t understand, because some people, don´t share the ota....
[Moto X General] samwathegreat:
Good news! Yes, I think the reason many don't share the OTA...and I could be wrong about this: AFAIK, once the update has been applied, it is erased from "cache".

I'm fairly certain that that you must extract the OTA -before- you apply the update, or it is gone...forever.

So someone would have to know this ahead of time, and extract it from cache before they let it install.

Good Luck, I'm sure it will show up soon.
[Moto X General] KidJoe:
That is correct.

For someone to share the OTA zip file, they must be rooted, download the OTA to their phone but NOT install it, then using a root capable file explorer navigate to /cache and copy the OTA to /SDCard or other folder *BEFORE* they install the update.

All OTA's erase themselves from the phone upon successful install.
[Moto X General] abuttino:
This is good news.. Faux will get the update and revise his kernel
[Moto X General] isaakmg:
When Faux get the update I'm sure that he work perfectly on the kernel and upload and share the ota 4.4.4 retail france..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mafioso:
I'm trying to use Bluetooth headset with Skype on a non-Samsung KitKat rom, however without any success. When I connect a call, I can hear the phone ring on other side on my Bluetooth headset however as soon as it connects, the headset goes silent. If i switch output to speaker, I can hear them :rolleyes:

I've tried many AOSP / CM roms and kernels (including ones based on samsung sources) but all of them have same issue. On stock Samsung Touchwiz 4.3 ROM, it works fine without any issues.

Are there any fixes for it ?
[Android Apps and Games] refaelsh:
Here is My latest app:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dev.morsecode

Great for trying out Morse Code for the first time.

Variable signaling rate.

Predefined signaling strings.

Manual mode.

Fully automatic mode.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] dutchman1993:
Hi there xda gear users , each morning i got a wierd noise on my galaxy gear SM-V700 , and i can't turn it off.

It sounds like a wake-up command

But i cant see where this is coming from

Hope you guys know a solution

Becaulse its very annoying.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] dutchman1993:
The problem has been fixed

I saw a other alarm from the null rom where it was been turned on

Topic can be closed.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] verona:
Hello,

I just got a new S 5 with build: KOT49H.G900FXXU1ANE2

Background:

- Rooted via Towelroot: o.k.

- Installed SuperSU: o.k

- Installed BusyBox Pro: o.k.

- Restore Titanium backup files (NO system data) with Pro version: worked fine

- installed SD card fix with this guide with total commander file editor:

-- Use a root-enabled file manager and navigate to /system/etc/permissions

-- Edit platform.xml and find “WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE“

-- Add an additional group definition for this permission: <group gid=”media_rw” />

-- Save the changes and restart your device

-- You are now able to write on your external SD card again

After restarting device, many system apps were crashing over and over like:

samsung data cloud relay, samsung account, google account, ....

Steps did so far:

- Connecting via USB cable: No access to internal / external SD card > File explorer shows only internal and external SD card with no files

- Tried to copy/move/backup files from internal to external SD card: failed, files like photos, downloads are gone

- Factory reset: done, still app crashes

- Firmware flashed: done, initial configuration not possible due to app crashes, hangs in the form where to fill in my name

Any solutions, hints, to fix this ?

I would be very gratefull for constructive solutions.

Thanks in advance !
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BJSerpas:
Hmm... I've never seen a problem like this in my experience. The only thing I would suggest is going into your recovery and fixing permissions. Beyond that, I wouldn't know how to fix this without recommending you flash a new ROM after fixing permissions. If that still doesn't work, it may very well be a bad SD card or a bad SD card reader. For your sake, I hope it isn't either of these problems, as it would take longer to fix. Good luck!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] verona:
Bevor doing a firmware flash, I restored the originally settings for SD card permissions without solution.

If you think this is a persmission issue, how to fix this ?

Any further solutions, hints, tips ?

Greetings
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] verona:
Maybe anyone has a solution for how to fix permission as posted above ?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brachypelma:
EXACT same problem here

Hello Verona, I have EXACT the same problem here. Same hardware, same configuration, same setup, same symptomatic.And also the same: no solution in sight! :crying:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fffft:
It sounds like a permissions issue. That could be time consuming to track down and fix. I'd suggest restoring your backup to restore your phone to a stable baseline. Then do the SD card write mod following the instructions in one of the proven threads that have a lot of feedback indicating that the method is sound.

Alternately if you don't care about the Knox flag, you could install a custom recovery like TWRP. TWRP has a option to fix permissions for key files with one click. Which may resolve your issues. I rather prefer the former option myself.

Good luck.

.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brachypelma:
permission problem

Hello fffft,

Verona already installed a new firmware! Where is here the place for remaining permission problems? I always though that then everyting is written new to the system. I have no nandroid backup because I rooted only with towelroot and it could not be written to the external SDcard....where we are again at the beginning of the story.

Now I can take the decision to bring the S5 without knox flag to the service as it is or to take the risk, that the permission reset with a recovery doen't fix the problem WITH Knox flag.I see no clear way here to make it right :(