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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jrkruse:
This Alliance rom Requires BOC4 or BOA8 firmware. You can flash back to NK2 @ any time

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For those of you running Flashfire here is a themed app if you are having trouble reading the menus

Flash_Fire_Inverted_Theme_V1.zip
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] :
[MENTION=1949695]jrkruse[/MENTION] can you upload the boot animation from v8 because I had too many problems even after a clean Install so I'm on v7.12 but I love the boot animation. If you could upload the necessary files so I can add them to my media folder. Thanks :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jbwui:
G900v

Runs really nice on G900V, thanks to developers, nice job phone runs much better then stock rom.

This question I am sure has been answered but I cant seem to find the answer anywhere...

Why are there so many different firmwares for the s5? Different rom's require different firmwares and if your not a phoneaholic its very confusing.

why not make all the roms to work on one firmware version?

Do stock unmolested s5 phones update firmware automatically from verizon update?

What is the advantage of a newer firmware version?

Are all s5's the same exact hardware, so will any firmware run on any s5 reagrdless of operating system?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Stupifier:
Whenever there is an update to your phone from your Carrier (Verizon), you will be notified on your phone. Each update you take typically has a new Firmware (Firmware = Kernel & Modem). Since Lollipop recently was released for the S5 on Verizon, there have been multiple small patches/fixes/updates to our Phone resulting in multiple new Firmwares. Typically, the newest Firmware is always the one you want. Moreover, so far, it appears ALL LOLLIPOP FIRMWARES ARE COMPATIBLE WITH ALL LOLLIPOP ROMS. It is just the suggested practice to always have the LATEST Firmware on your Phone (Regardless of what ROM you are using). If you are just plain Stock, just check your "About Phone" page and you'll see what the latest Firmware number is. Simple as that.

OC4 is Verizon's current LATEST Firmware.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] oxgon:
Finally made the jump, rooted from 5.0 back and installed this. Everything is working great but because this is first time doing custom roms on my s5 few questions.

Will I still be using safestrap on this rom? If no which I think is the case, the recovery on here is how I flash now?

I downloaded the fix_data.zip i'm on 8.1, it seems to error when I try to flash in recovery, is there anyway to tell if it was installed.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Stupifier:
Ok...a couple things to clear up.

1. SafeStrap is curerntly the ONLY recovery available for our Non-Developer S5 phones.

2. SafeStrap does NOT work on any Lollipop Kernel. If on a Lollipop ROM, You must Flash NI2 Kernel using ODIN and reboot to access SafeStrap....Once done using SafeStrap, Flash the Lollipop Kernel again to return boot back to your Lollipop ROM.

3. FlashFire is a brand new App (Still in Alpha/Beta). This app allows you to Flash things while on Lollipop ROM. This App is NOT a recovery.....but it does sort of act like one.

With that in mind, I have no idea what you used to Flash fix_data.zip........If done properly, you could have used either SafeStrap or FlashFire.....nothing else.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] donbudafuko:
can I root 5.0 or do I need to go back to 4.4.4
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] phillipmckinnish:
FlashFire

Can you use FlashFire to flash a theme or a add on?So you dont have to odin back to KK to use SS and then odin back to LP...If so is there anywhere I could go to find out how to use FlashFire?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] yodasoda:
u can i just flashed black glass theme
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jrkruse:
google is your friend

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If your on 8.1 you dont need to flash the data fix
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jrkruse:
Here is a fix for Dark MMS corrupted png's and notification fix and some theme edits to fix some white on white

Alliance_Dark_MMS_Fix.zip
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] phillipmckinnish:
I did google it and couldn't find what I needed,what I am not sure of if what to wipe when I flash a theme..I tried wiping dalvik and cache but it boot looped.I ended up odin back to stock....Im back on this rom now....Some help please......Btw this rom is sick thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jrkruse:
When you say theme your talking about the dark alliance dark theme and dark glass theme right? Because other themes wont work on this rom. You just need to use flashfire and flash either of these 2 zips no wiping is necessary if flashing on 8.1 rom. If you use flashfire to flash a rom just add the rom zip then add a wipe make sure you wipe everything except internal storage. Then where it shows the rom zip and the wipe on the flashfire screen drag the wipe above the rom zip so it wipes first then click flash and wait.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Savagerun:
Did you select aosp theme in Rom Customizer when you installed the rom or did you select black glass?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Savagerun:
Battery life at this time equals to that of the Eclipse rom. 2 hrs screen on time at 80% Excellent!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] elliwigy:
really lmao. this has been discussed for a long time and has nothing to do with goldie and this build he brought us.. he doesnt even have our device and you ask about selinux lol
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] MIKEYSAKZ:
That's the answer you provide. You should just not say anything? I just don't get it sometimes. What point does berating somebody serve.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] elliwigy:
yes it is.. you have to understand that it has been months that we talked about permissive on vzw s5.. it has been talked about multiple times in multiple threads.. so it does get old fast.. also, it was completely random and in the wrong thread altogether.. goldie doesnt even have a vzw s5 lmao.. so was more of a "Really?" moment for me.. sorry if I offended you but I notice a great rom comes out and immediately people are posting requests, random questions or only issues right off the bat.. maybe a "Thanks for the awesome ROM!" then a question would have been nicer
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Savagerun:
Ok the activation notice that appears has returned after rebooting my phone :( BUT after freezing system update 1.9.24 it instantly disappeared :) so that had to be it. Hopefully... Lol.

Edit....Just rebooted the phone and even made phone calls and activation notice is gone!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Goldie:
Lol...68 downloads. Maybe I should have changed some manifests and build.prop to 4.4.4. No one would have noticed the difference [emoji12]
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Savagerun:
Actually 69 now lol. Im sure there will be many more very soon. Thank you very much Goldie for this port. Im still going through all the settings there's just so many options to choose from it's great.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Chemdawg:
I really like the alliance rom, and it does everything I want. I was curious to know about the selinux. I wasn't making a demand. I was just wondering if it was something included. I'm used to being bashed by people like this. Hence why I stopped asking questions. Thanks for the great rom
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] evilryry:
It's kernel related, and with the retail s5's locked bootloader you cannot flash a custom kernel. so it's unfortunately something this rom or any other rom cannot resolve. Hope this answers your questions

Sent from my Supercharged KT Powered S5 On OptimalROM
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] CyberpodS2:
Digging this a lot so far! Have not really found anything to ***** about and the black theme is really cool. LTE speed seemed slower but to soon to know as it could just be crappy connection. Thank you for the rom !
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Chemdawg:
Yeah that helps. It really stinks that I have such a nice phone with awesome rom that I cannot use with my app radio
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] lesbme:
[MENTION=719678]Chemdawg[/MENTION] you can use your app radio with S5 in enforcing mode. You have to use ARUR by Area51 Version 17 Hope this helps
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Chemdawg:
Where do I find that? I Google it and got alienware computers

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I found it. You hit it right on the head. Thanks a ton!!!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] yu42hit:
Downloading

whenever i try to download it brings me to an a fake one. or so i believe.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] evilryry:
Hit the one that says "download now" that's the correct download button

Sent from my Supercharged KT Powered S5 On OptimalROM
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] yu42hit:
it brings me to a .exe
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Jihoonie:
Try using Chrome to download. I tried to download unsuccessfully on Dolphin browser. Chrome worked.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] yu42hit:
i used internet explorer, but thanks for the suggestion

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Will this work coming from Optimum Rom?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Savagerun:
Yes but you'll have to flash the NE9 firmware too.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] DSouljah:
Anyone else having issues with brightness slider on Notifications disappearing. It's a hassle going to settings and enabling again.

Also what about the gap in notifications between the toggles and top, basically where the S-finder and Quick Connect should be but I have it disabled.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] snowrelyt:
I also had this problem, the solution is a couple pages back just look for my posts
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] DSouljah:
Thank you... mine wasn't so simple but I got it! Hope it sticks! I had to enable the App Bar, Restart UI, disable App Bar, and Restart IU several times in that order for the gap to go away.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Zooandbio4me:
I'm sorry, i'm a bit confused. You said you have to odin back to stock, and this fixed it, yet you haven't done that? I've tried odin-ing back to the dev rescue package (which i believe was ni2 or nha) and it didn't solve my issue...

I briefly searched, couldn't find a dev edition package for OA8 or above.

Also: My baseband still says i'm on NI2, been using kt's latest kernel.

I've tried everything I can think of and still have no voice service, used galaxy tools and changed my preferred network type etc.

Anyone have ANY suggestions??
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Metroba:
Perhaps I missed it but what is the changelog for v8? Do we still need to flash a stock rom, lock gps and then flash this one?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] donbudafuko:
I Oden back to stock oa8 as I have retail an it worked I have voice back an everything is working fine... there is a oc4 just for the dev edition in this thread [SOFTWARE GUIDE]***Odin Back To Stock***[Root Files] Retail Verizon S5 Firmware Files it even says oc4 dev-edition firmware only..
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] rhianc11:
FlashFire

After doing a lot of reading on this thread couldn't really find a solid answer... If I'm on stock rooted BOC4 is there a way to install this rom by just using FlashFire or do I have to go back to KitKat and use SafeStrap? If so, directions would be super useful!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Stupifier:
If you already have BOC4...You can just use FlashFire. Wipe System Data, 3rd Party Apps, Dalvik Cache, Cache Partition, and the Alliance ROM.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] rhianc11:
Installed perfectly except there is a really odd gap in the notifications.. It is above the quick toggles, brightness slider, and s finder/quick connect... Already done several restarts and looked the alliance manager can't seem to find what the issue is...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] bestchoicedon:
Has anyone figured out how to get viper4android working on this
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] freak69ize:
Trying to change the green text and white divider but can't find where to do so. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] rhianc11:
Anybody else having an issue with Google play music notification when notification background is set to white and text to black, the music notification text stays white so nothing can be seen
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] pyroelite:
Make sure neither is set to default or transparent & reset ui.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] doby-nut:
FYI...On my unit,Noticed if I install the 3minit battery upgrade in play store I immediately get error "unfortunately system ui has stopped..." uninstall update fixes it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] freak69ize:
How do i go back to using .qmg for boot animation? thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] iamthedj:
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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] iamthedj:
is the lollipop v8 up on here to ? i didnt see it in the op
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jagrave:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=60227790

That is where he posted link to 8.1 which also has the data fix.

Not sure why op hasn't been updated with the links yet.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] iamthedj:
thanks brotha
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jrkruse:
Latest flashfire with black on black fix

Flash_Fire_Inverted_Theme_V18.zip
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] MosesTheTool:
Hey,

So my GPS was not working AT ALL. So I reflashed the BOA8 Stock Rooted rom, got a lock with GPS, went to Safestrap, wiped, flashed Alliance8.1, flashed BOA8 Kernel only, unchecked the boxes to send reports.

But now the GPS is still not working, the GPS symbol is flashing, instead of the circle inside it, it does not work.

Any solution please?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Stupifier:
You performed the correct steps to solve the GPS not working issue. This is the issue where the GPS symbol would NOT even flash as if it is trying to get a lock.

So, at least you are NOW getting the GPS symbol to flash as though it is TRYING to get a lock, CORRECT? If so, then I would recommend just using the typical GPS fix apps in the app store. Betyond that, all I can recommend is to just do it all over again and hope.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] MosesTheTool:
In the Stock Rooted rom, the GPS "water drop" symbol was not blinking, but the circle inside it was blinking as if it's looking for a lock, and then it stopped blinking when it locked.

currently, the whole "water drop" is blinking, so i would say there is no progress to this problem :(

i'll try the GPS fix from playstore, and then do it all over if that doesn't help.

EDIT: the "GPS FIX" App was able to locate my phone after a minute or so, while the "water drop" was blinking, but it still is blinking and not locking when i use Google Maps.

maybe in the setup I am missing a checkbox that i need to uncheck, because i am not entering a sim card in the process and not adding a google account?

EDIT 2: It seems that the "water drop" on the Alliance rom doesn't lock with the circle inside, it does not have a circle inside the drop, so it was blinking while searching for a lock. i was a bit confused.

I downloaded a different GPS fix app, and it seems to be locking fine now. :) Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Stupifier:
So.....you were just confused about the icon modifications related to GPS on Alliance ROM???? Is that all?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] MosesTheTool:
Eventually Yes.

But the GPS was not working at all and not showing any icon at first, but then i used the solution that was written here, reflashed to stock rooted, unchecked all the report boxes, got a GPS lock with MAPS, flashed Alliance, flashed kernel, then used the GPS FIX app AND THEN I was confused about the icon blinking :)

So... Yup, all good now.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Dashaquavius:
One question, please don't harrass me..

Xposed? :angel:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Stupifier:
Not happening. Xposed currently does NOT SUPPORT ALL SAMSUNG TouchWiz ROMs (yes, that includes this one).
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Dashaquavius:
Thanks for not cussing me out, though I thought it worked for some TW devices. Anyway, thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Stupifier:
There might be some rumor about an S4 TouchWiz which someone got Xposed to work on.........but again, its just some vague-ass rumor. Nothing confirmed (experimental or official). I'd say its dead in the water.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] NANDjustice4all:
OP has outdated version for download.

Has Goldie abandoned this thread? I downloaded 7.12 from the first page and had data issues. After I found Alliance_VZW_V8.1.zip on page 55 I flashed the newest version and 0C4 Firmware and haven't had any problems.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Maphack:
Anyone having GPS issues? I think I saw someone earlier who had them. For the longest time my turn by turn nav hasn't been working. I did a clean flash and stuff. It gets a lock on my GPS but I just can't get turn by turn to work.. Any help would be great.

Sent from my SM-G900V using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] gabowler300:
I found out about that the hard way a couple of days ago. Hope someone has a fix for it!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jrkruse:
You have to install a verizon stock rom turn on gps open maps get a gps lock make sure it works then install this rom. This step is always needed when flashing international roms
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] freak69ize:
I lost the Samsung weather widget some how. Lol
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Nicktendo13:
I have been reading everywhere, but could someone confirm this for me that is does actually work on the 900v? I am currently running safestrap, rooted, and running the older Alliance Rom (running kitkat) for my 900v. Is it just me or are there very few 900v supported roms? Is there any reason to why this is?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] freak69ize:
It works ;)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Nicktendo13:
Fantastic! Thanks good sir, I do have a quick question tho: I should be able to do a full clean wipe, then just install this to my stock rom slot right (i am currently running kitkat Alliance Rom for 900v)? Or will i need to go to download mode and use odin to flash something (assuming the OC7 Kernel) after i install?

Thanks for any help, I really appreciate it :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] NANDjustice4all:
As long as your kernel works with Safestrap (NI2 or older) you can just flash the Alliance ROM and then Odin to OC4 Firmware.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Nicktendo13:
Alright awesome. I just did that, had an issue with the mms and mobile data, but i just switched LTE/GSM/CDMA auto(PRL) to LTE/CDMA auto(PRL) and it appears to be working. Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it. :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] KjK89:
You may run into GPS problems if you haven't bee on a LP rom before. The current best practices for flashing an international rom, as quoted above, is to install a verizon stock rom first and turn on gps, open maps, get a gps lock, and make sure it works. After that you can flash this and everything should work great (speaking from experience).

Also, once on a LP rom, the only way to get into SS is to odin an earlier kernel (or firmware). After you do what you want with SS then just odin back to the current kernel.

If you haven't used it yet, look into the fairly new FlashFire app as it can be used to flash most zip files without using SS or odin.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Nicktendo13:
Ah alright, i haven't used my GPS yet so I should probably test that. I should be able to Flash the stock rom using FlashFire, but does it do backups similar to SS? That would make my life easy for restoring what I just spent the last 24 hours setting up on this rom.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] KjK89:
I honestly have not used the backup function enough to give advice. I have made back ups, but have not needed to restore yet. Hopefully someone else can chime in and enlighten us both!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Mike The Menace:
This has been exactly my issued and i've been pulling my hair out about it. Do you mean you get a constant System UI has crashed message that will not go away and causes your phone to flash between whatever screen it's on and the lockscreen? I've wiped and re-flashed 3 times already and keep having issues, I guess that's what I get for auto-updating apps after a new rom.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] freak69ize:
Does the extreme debloat zip remove the Samsung weather widget ?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] careingemt:
Could I install this alliance rom

Verizon S5

G900V

ANI2

4.4.4

Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Nicktendo13:
Yeah you can install the one jrkruse posted on this thread, I want to say page 53, and just install that right over the stock rom slot using Safestrap, assuming you have it. Or you could flash it using Odin, but either way after its installed on the device you will need to flash the BOC4 firmware using Odin. It is fairly straight forward to setup, and a really good rom, been using it for a few days now. Just do know that if you start experiencing issues with data connection and GPS there are fixes just a few posts up from you :)

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Have you tried flashing down to a stock rom, leaving it there for a day or two (using GPS and data just to ensure it works later on)? This seems to be the holy grail of steps for this rom if you are having any issues with things crashing or not working/connecting correctly.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] DR4LUC0N:
Okay, so I have an issue, I flashed v7.1 onto my girlfriends phone first and then mine because the 8.1 info isn't on page 1 for whatever reason....thanks that made everything easier.....ANYWAYS, so here's the dilemma, I flashed v7.1 onto my GFs phone and now she's stuck in eHPRD and it won't go to LTE all the APN settings are the same as mine. I flashed v8.1 on our phones and she's still having the same issue. Mine on the other hand has had no issue. I've been trying to figure out what the fix is/would be, but google isn't helping with this problem. Please assist me if it's not too much trouble. Thank you in advance.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Nicktendo13:
Have you tried going back to a stock rom then flashing back up to this rom after you confirm everything works (do a GPS lock and some general browsing on the phone)? For some reason this seems to fix a majority of problems.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jhr5474:
dialer on v8

I flashed the v8 of this rom and the glass theme in alliance zip folder. For the life of me I can't figure out how to get my dialer buttons to show using the alliance app. Any ideas?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] DR4LUC0N:
I have flashed stock NCG, didn't fix it, went to a Verizon store to try a new sim card, still no luck. Any other ideas? Thanks in advance.

Edit: Okay, so I used Verizon Upgrade Assistant to force a Lollipop update and it has been fixed, now I'm gonna try and flash NCG again to gain root and reflash 8.1 onto the phone.