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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] marbertshere:
I fixed mine by dialing *228 but i heard that can mess up your sim card if you're on tw.

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I'd call Verizon. Just tell em you rebooted and that showed up. Did you try flashing modems?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] untruestory:
In desperation I tried *228 and it said I have no signal and could not complete the call even though the signal bar said 4G. I never flashed anything but the NC5 Odin file. I spent several hours on the phone with Verizon and they said their system showed I was connected to Cellcom which is a CDMA carrier in my area. They said they need to send a service tech to my area to check the tower which may take up to 3 business days and that I should call back if the problem doesn't resolve itself in 3 business days... UGH
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skeezer308:
Did you try flashing the ODIN full wipe file? including the pit file and everything or did you flash to no wipe file?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] azgoth666:
Hi. I got the is rom to work just fine minus the mtp issue. I had to repackage the build prop and the apn-conf.xml from another rom -- http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2643031, into this one. Installed thru safe strap, flashed a root zip and lastly the WiFi modules from Surge, rom runs amazing. No more touch wiz...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] marbertshere:
Under about phone what does it say about your network connection?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skeezer308:
That's hows it's done!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] untruestory:
Odin full wipe

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Says LTE.

I wound up going down to the Verizon store. They put in a new Sim, did some stuff on their computer and it's back and fully functional.

Phones were so much nicer before 4g and locked boot loaders :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skeezer308:
I was starting to think that it was a hardware related issue on your end, because it's never happened to that extent with me.

At least you got it working again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spacepirates:
I installed this last week, and it has been running great since.

Originally, I tried just going from my ROM at the time (empty galaxy), but couldn't get wifi to work, so I followed (roughly) the OP and odin'd to stock NC5, installed 4.4.3, let the rom settle for a while (I only had wifi and 3g during this time), then updated to 4.4.4. Been running fine with wifi and 4g since.

Gravitybox and Wanam kit (the AOSP version of Wanam Xposed) are both installed, most tweaks are done through gravitybox, though, and I haven't changed any related tweaks in Wanam, so they seem to be playing fine together so far.

I like AOSP a whole lot better than TW. Add in the Xposed framework, and you have a killer setup wanting for nothing.

Roughly, here were the (final) steps I took:

- Odin to NC5 stock

- root, install safe strap

- wipe, install 4.4.3, use sinner's awesome modules/apn zips

- reboot, setup the rom, let it settle for an hour

- install 4.4.4 update, user sinner's zips again, install superuser zip

- let the rom settle, root, install xposed

- win.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] marbertshere:
Will updating to 4.4.4 erase any data / installed apps?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skeezer308:
It depends. The update itself won't erase data, but if you wipe then you will lose the data. You don't have to wipe to install the update though. You will probably want to wipe cache and dalvik cache before you flash it though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gsciullo17:
I need some help...

I located my stock apns.config file and copied it to my external sd card. I then went on the computer, downloaded both the 4.4.3 and 4.4.4 GPE ROMs and deleted the apns.config file in those and replaced them with my stock one that was on my external sd card. I then moved both the files onto my phone. I have safestrap 3.72, and im currently making a nandroid backup of my stock system. I have the 4.4.3 and 4.4.4 module zips that sinner posted earlier in the thread. I've tried this before, only to fail and have to odin back to stock. I need a step-by-step of how to do this properly from where I am right now if anyone could. I don't want to have to odin back to stock again. Thanks in advance!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Raymondlikesroot:
So how stable is this rom with safestrap? I can handle having to reboot for wifi or signal, but is there anything else to know about?

Also, how's the battery life with maybe only gmail and fb checking every hour and one youtube video?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skeezer308:
The battery life is great. I normally get about 4.5 hours of screen on time before I have to charge. So I normally get about 20-24 hours battery before recharging.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gsciullo17:
If anyone is ever having trouble with battery life, the anker 7800mah battery for the GS4 is highly recommended. I have one and it adds some weight but it lasts a day and 9 hours with heavy use. Its like 32 bucks I think. And I'm not trying to advertise or anything, just a suggestion.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skeezer308:
At this point you need to:

Flash the 4.4.3 zip.

flash modules and boot up.

After the ROM has gone through the setup you can flash the 4.4.4 update, or you can just run 4.4.3 and enjoy that.

Also, you NEED to flash these on the stock ROM slot. I don't know if you tried on a ROM slot or not but they're not supported on this version.

That should be it, you should be up and running GPE 4.4.3 or .4 depending on what you decide to do.

gsciullo- I sometimes get that amount of battery life on my stock battery with this ROM
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gsciullo17:
Should I be letting my apps install on 4.4.3 and then upgrade or not sign into google on 4.4.3 and then upgrade right after setup without my apps downloading?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skeezer308:
I let my apps update after 4.4.4. All you have to do on 4.4.3 is go through the setup wizard. You don't have to sign in to Google or anything.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gsciullo17:
I don't know if anyone else is having this problem, but my service is really weak where it used to be strong. I have LTE but where I used to have 4 bars I have one.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] untruestory:
TW roms typically show more bars even when it's the same. Try an app that displays the actual signal strength in db and compare that way. My bet is that it's the same.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spacepirates:
I'm at 67% after 16.25 hrs (only 36 minutes screen on time today though). My phone usually gets 20-30 minutes screen on time during the work day, and by the time I get home (about 10 hours after commuting) I have never had less than 70%. 4G is left on while at work (no wifi connection).

Aside from having to reboot the first time to get wifi working, I haven't had any major hiccups since. wifi stays on all day and switches seamlessly to 4g and back to wifi. I think one time my phone defaulted to 3g, but after a toggle of airplane mode on/off the phone connected to 4g again.

I really enjoy AOSP. Much better than TW for me, but I use nova launcher anyways, so I guess to the average person the differences probably seem minimal.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] aldroid:
Working 110% thanks XDA guys...:good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Wrathos:
Safestrap partition

Hello,

I believe I made a newbie error... I upgraded from VRUAME7 to NC5 in order to get to AOSP S4 GE, and I was using 3.65 Safestrap back in ME7. I had a rom-slot 1 made, which I forgot to delete when I upgraded to NC5, and now in Safestrap I just see a gigantic stock partition and no room for any rom slots. Does anyone know how to free up the partition that was absorbed into the stock rom slot?

So far I've tried wiping, factory reset, attempt to revert back to ME7 (which was a failure, I'm not sure how to do so at this point). I really wanted to try out the AOSP S4 GE...

Please help! T_T
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rrrrrrredbelly:
Are you using ss v3.72? If not, you need to be, and rom slots aren't working at this time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scryan:
In addition to this, learn to odin, and realize that with rare exception you cannot downgrade.

Basically read more, because at this rate you have a decent chance of bricking your phone because your just doing random things. The tools you are using can very realistically leave your phone temporarily or permanently unusable.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] marbertshere:
* Use ODIN to flash stock NC5.

* Root with TowelRoot (TowelRoot.com).

* Install SuperSU.

* Install SafeStrap 3.72. You may need to dl an app called SELinuxModeChanger to get SS to install properly.

* Make a backup of your stock ROM in SS.

* Flash the GPE ROM to your stock slot. Flash NC5 modules to get Wifi working .

Yep it'll take you a little bit of time. And please please read everything you can if you're not sure about anything. YouTube videos are good for walk-through.

And read the instructions in the OP on how to flash this ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Wrathos:
The biggest mistake I made was assuming to install AOSP GE on a rom-slot. That clearly wasn't the case! Thank you everyone for letting me know.

I still used 3.75, and now I'm comfortably on 4.4.4 GE. Only issue is that I'm having trouble getting the Wi-fi to work, even with NC5 module flashed as per guide instructions.

I'm assuming soft reboot is hold power button -> shut down?

Anyway, thank you all for your wise words. Reading is key!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] RickGrimes411:
Search the play store for soft reboot. There are a few apps out there that will do it. There is a soft reboot option in xposed framework. I use the advanced

Power menu xposed module and added soft reboot as an option when I hold the power button.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] marbertshere:
I'm glad you got it fixed. And yes, the WiFi will be fixed after a soft reboot. It's not what you were describing. Rick gave some good advice. Hope you like the ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Wrathos:
Yup, Rick gave me awesome advice. Thank you! Wifi is working well, and everything is as expected. Only thing is that my phone has a tendency to lock everything (screen goes black, unlock button/volume/home buttons non-responsive) while I'm in any sort of call (skype video/messenger/normal phone call). Really bizarre, but I don't believe it has anything to do with AOSP S4 GE Rom.

Anyway, thank you everyone! The rom is so smooth and fast and the battery life is amazing!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skepticmisfit:
Has anyone tried Joe-Tech's GPE ROM? From the at&t thread..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skeezer308:
That's what I'm on. I like it. Plus it's deodexed
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] marbertshere:
What do you like better about it? I only kind of know what deodexed means.

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An app like Gravity Screen or Screebl might help with that in call issue. I like gravity screen better.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skeezer308:
I get a little bit better battery life in it. I changed the Boot animation and deleted some Gapps to shrink it down a bit as well. One cool thing about it is that there is an extended reboot menu built in, so you don't have to use an exposed module like GB or Advanced Power Menu.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skepticmisfit:
Did you flash the nc1 build and then replace the apns
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skeezer308:
Super nexus and the update
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ivan84gt:
I got is all installed and working smoothly. I did notice the sdcard space is greatly reduce, 9.7 GB total. Is there any way of reclaiming the rest of the space?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] marbertshere:
That's really weird. This ROM should be super light
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ivan84gt:
Its not the rom taking up space, the partition only shows a little over 9GB total space. I will try to wipe again and reinstall tomorrow.

Edit:

Here is a screenshot, as you can see total space is only 9.7GB. I was hoping that by flashing GPE on stock slot it would get rid of all the junk TW brings and reclaim space.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-nswa4yNwpDNXZhemlHbGhINEtGdDdzY3RobWI3V1I4WXBz/edit?usp=sharing
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skeezer308:
Mine is showing the same available space on internal. Except I have more usable space than you. I have a lot less space taken up in apps so that's probably it though, but either way it's the same available space at 9.74GB
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sinner822:
All roms will read the same.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] marbertshere:
I always thought that it was all the extra stuff they put on TW that brought it down from 16gb to ~9. I learned something new today
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] untruestory:
GPS, WiFi, LTE, etc, everthing working for me. I tried a couple other GPE ROMS from the AT&T development taking this same route and they worked fine as well. I'm still trying to get the Samsung camera on here. Tried a couple different zips I found made for older GPE versions but it results in a bootloop every time. The zips I looked at are merely copying needed files from the system folders app, app-priv, lib, framework, and camera data and were confirmed working on those older versions so I'm trying the same though filenames have changed. If anyone else is messing with this LMK.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skepticmisfit:
samsung camera is probably highly unlikely due to the fact that it requires quite a lot of libs and other proprietary things for it to work. your best bet is a third party camera app (i've heard good things about SnapCam HDR, there's others too)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Raymondlikesroot:
First off all, Thanks so much for these Sinner822!

Also, mad4some, your experience provided me with great instructions :D. To everybody who is about to download and flash this, just follow these instructions :). (i only followed till 4.4.3)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skepticmisfit:
I would like to report success with this ROM: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-att/development/rom-google-edition-s4-t2837239

i flashed the GPE ROM but im sure the SuperNexus one would work just as well. i did replace the apns-conf.xml file and i also flashed the nc5 wifi modules and supersu for good measure. other than that it's pre-updated to 4.4.4 (meaning no OTA notification) and it isnt as bloated with google stuff as the jmsq rom.

edit: there are two builds for AT&T bootloaders, i flashed the NC1 zip but it probably doesn't matter for us.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Raymondlikesroot:
bugs

Hello,

I flashed the ROM, then I flashed sinners APN then I flashed SuperSU.however, my MMS and phone aren't working. Any fixes?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] RickGrimes411:
Try post 152 for phone. And there is a MMS fix in the OP. Did you try that yet?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshnat:
No Signal

Well, I had 4.4.4 running pretty well for a week or so, then decided to wipe and reflash today, because of some weirdness around MediaServer and ADB. So, I Odin'd back to NC5, rooted and installed SafeStrap 3.72, because 3.75 wouldn't install recovery successfully. Installed GPE 4.3 and Sin's all in one module. At first, 3G only, and LTE settings wouldn't stick. Reflashed, then for the next 5-6 flashes (yup) no signal at all.

Odin back to stock and signal is OK. Restore Eclipse from nandroid, signal is OK. Even wifi is fine on GPE! But still no cellular signal. I thought maybe the SIM card was fried, but it works fine in TW-based ROMS. Got SS 3.75 installed from Eclipse and tried GPE and still nothing. Tried all the versions of modem and wifi modules I could find too.

I'm sure I'm missing something simple, but I can't figure out what it is.

Edit: OK, take my own advice: RTFT.

The *#*#4636#*#* code seemed to work. I had tried it earlier but I must have typed the code wrong because it didn't go anywhere.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JiNXYY:
Thank you so much for getting this ROM to work with safestrap. Im using the 4.4.3 version and i haven't had any difficulty sending MMS messages. The ROM is stable and butter smooth. I may have been running it for less than a day but once all of my main apps are installed back on to my phone i will let people know may battery results. Again thank you for letting me free my S4 from TouchWiz. I could never be happier.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] vicariouscheese:
I am very interested in trying out this rom... one quick question: I just switched to AT&T, was running hyperdrive 17 and had to change some apn settings. If I try this rom, do I just skip the copying over of verizon apn information?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] RickGrimes411:
If your on at&t you shouldn't need to mess with apns.conf or APN settings unless you have issues. just follow directions from the ROM thread linked in the op. This was built for at&t. We just are making it work for vzw. There is this one too which I believe is at&t also

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2855206
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Raymondlikesroot:
Hey, that's for the help. I found the error was that I needed to change it to cdma LTE mode. Now the only thing that's annoying is the proximity sensor for the phone during calls.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Baurblades43:
So I followed the instructions exclusively. I flashed NC5 through odin, ss 3.75. Everything was working fine. Then I flashed the rom itself in stock slot, flashed modules. Then I rebooted, and it showed the ss menu where you can go into menu, or hit continue, I hit continue, then it black screened for a few seconds, and vibrated once, then twice. Then rebooted again. Ended up bootlooping for whatever reason. Any ideas?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bamige1:
Does 3.75 even work on the s4?? Thought it was for note 3 and s5.

Sent from my SCH-I545 that isn't MDK.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Baurblades43:
On the OP it says 3.72 was reported to work, as well as him himself using 3.75
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] foodpig1:
Tethering

What tethering app can we use with this ROM? I can not seem to get my other devices to see the hotspot. I am on Davlik

I am traveling today and struggling to get the tethering to work

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Bluetooth for tethering is to slow and usb is not an option since I am trying to tether to a tablet
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skeezer308:
There's a supposed fix for this in the ATT source thread in the OP. I think there should be info on jmsq's tether fix on his OP
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] foodpig1:
It did not work. It could not execute the command. When i typed in su and then the command it broke the wifi thus needing a full restart
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] foodpig1:
Got it working!

I used Chevelles Tasker profile and it worked

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2767026&highlight=barnacle&page=68
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bamige1:
I was asking if 3.75 is on the s4. It seems like it is and I need to update.

Sent from my SCH-I545 that isn't on MDK.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skepticmisfit:
It isn't . don't attempt to install an s5 or note 3 safestrap
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skeezer308:
Well, according to OP you can use 3.75 for this, but it doesn't really matter. 3.72 works perfectly for this process, and I don't think there's any need for 3.75.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] RickGrimes411:
I'm using 3.75 still to this day. Should I be using it? Maybe not. But I have not had any issues with it. Suppose if I ever did I would downgrade.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] nick.koutrelakos:
I've followed this to a T and it doesn't work for me. It works up until turning on/off the mobile hotspot, and Tasker says it's completed, but there's no network. Any thoughts?

EDIT: Got it working. Enabled the System+ Module in Secure Settings, which prevented my phone from freezing/rebooting. I have to manually enable tethering after running the ON script, but it works great.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] untruestory:
Samsung s4 camera was ported to GPE 4.3 deodexed with most functions working. If you look at libs used they weren't too numerous. Also, s5 camera and note 3 camera were ported to the s4 and the s4 was ported to the s3 so that says to me it can be done. I cross referenced all filenames from these other ports with the names of files in our TW stock ROM under the same directories and compiled a list which I've used trial and error to attempt to get it to work. There were no issues using files from app, app-priv, lib, or cameradata but the framework files create a bootloop. I just haven't narrowed it down to which one(s)... yet. I'm determined :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] marbertshere:
Good luck. I would really like my TW camera on my phone again!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Rimmir:
people who have tried this, how does it look? mainly concerned about wifi tethering. I figure i might as well do this, as it's the closest I'll be to having AOSP on this locked bootloader s4. miss being able to swipe to camera from secure lock screen and many other things. :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skepticmisfit:
It's pretty great. I use a different ROM (made by Joe-Tech, its quite a bit cleaner and it is maintained and updated often) but generally its quite stable, even more so than some of the TW Roms I've tried. And its blazing fast too
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] marbertshere:
What do you mean by cleaner?

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Also, has anyone else had any problems with Better Battery Stats ? The main app is deleted when I reboot. I emailed the Dev and he seems to think it may be an issue with the ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] marbertshere:
I got a couple questions:

I can't flash a custom kernel with safestrap, right?

Also, I was looking into audio mods/tweaks (Pure, Viper, Acid, etc). I can flash any that's compatible with AOSP with this ROM, correct? Does anyone have any experience with any of these mods?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skepticmisfit:
Correct on not flashing a custom kernel.

The ROM I use had viper built in and it seems to work pretty well. I had to set the FX mode to compatible for it to work though. Viper isn't really flashable, just download the APK, give it root access and install the driver.

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Also does anybody else have issues with GPS? I can't get a fix at all, and I've tried resetting the FTP server (aka used FasterGPS from the play store)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] RickGrimes411:
I have not had issues with GPS but others have. Check out post# 120.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] RickGrimes411:
For the most part if it works with AOSP it works with this ROM. Never tried any of those. Should work but for sure backup before you flash anything

Also right now flashing other kernels is bad. Brick ensues if you try. Looks like surge is working on flashing insecure modules in NC5 which may lead to this someday if I'm reading it right. I could be wrong tho. Check out these threads for more info about that.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2500826

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2877403
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] RickGrimes411:
Dup
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] RickGrimes411:
XDA app sucks sometimes :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Rimmir:
I have gps issues as well. Is there a way to do it besides having to flash the rom again?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skepticmisfit:
Probably not. There's nothing I know of that modifies GPS other than the apps that change the NTP server it connects to
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skeezer308:
Yeah I think that's pretty much the goal. I think he's currently working on getting kexec to boot up. It looks like he has a solid start but the kernel goes into panic and reboots, so I'm not sure where he goes from there or what kind of progress he's had since then. With kexec we would be able to flash insecure kernels and with that custom AOSP like CM PA and so on. The exploit Surge is working on isn't new. It was previously implemented on 4.3 by Jeboo, but had been patched since then and is now available again. So, we'll have to see if any progress can be made beyond what had been done.