yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
Ok, I must now ask the "dumb" questions. I have suggested TWRP to many who have had issues and questions flashing CM or a CM based ROM or have had questions about CWM and you are the only one who I have heard has had these issues. TWRP is pretty much the current standard recovery at this time. ClockworkMod has not been maintained/updated for better than 6 months. So I must ask that you be patient and forgive me, but I must ask.

1) What is your bootloader?

From a terminal editor type: getprop ro.bootloader

2) What is your current recovery?

3) What software are you currently running.

4) Have you verified the md5 of the downloads to make sure the file is good?

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First try to install it a second time and reboot, if that doesn't do the trick, read on....

What I have had to do to get BBS installed and properly working was to install it fresh. Make sure there is no apk for it in /system/app or /system/priv-app. If any exist, delete them and reboot.

Install BBS from the Play store or storage if you have the XDA version.

Open a file explorer such as Root Explorer and set /system to R/W. Choose the Home Button, do not close Root Explorer. In BBS choose to install it as a system app and reboot when it finishes. I had to do this because it would fail to install as a system app and the zip download would also fail.

After rebooting you may get the screen saying this is a "companion app" to BBS. If you do, reinstall BBS again and reboot.

Should work, I learned this from the BBS support thread.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] traco1:
Lets do this

1) bootloader VRUAMDK

2)Have un-installed TWRP so? I had installed the latest one form what I was told on a"How To Use TWRP" tutorial

3)lollipop OTA 5.01

4) haven't even gotten that far............... I want to install this rom 12.1

I am running S4 Verizon i545 on latest OTA

when I got in the app (TWRP) it said no recovery installed so I hit ok & it sent me to download boot

I am on a learning curve here so yea

I have a Galaxy Nexus which I load roms on all the time no problem ,, But its fully unlocked
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
Ok. I have two other "dumb" questions, again I apologize but I must ask. Did it say VRUAMDK after typing getprop ro.bootloader and when you say 5.0.1 OTA does that mean you took an OTA update from Verizon?

I ask because if you did take the OTA from Verizon your bootloader is no longer MDK. It also would have been updated with the OTA update. If you flashed the 5.0.1 that is here at XDA you should still have it. If you did actually take the OTA you are now stuck. The MDK bootloader is the only one that could be exploited by a process called "loki" which would allow you to flash a custom recovery such as TWRP. All later bootloaders have been locked down and this exploit is no longer available. That is the only way you can flash any AOSP based ROM such as TWRP. It would also explain why you are having trouble flashing it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] batendalyn:
Hey Traco,

Sorry to hear you are still running into have trouble with this. What tools do you have available to you now with your S4? Like, what ROM is installed (if any) what recovery and version is installed, do you have access to Odin, or can you access a terminal script through the recovery, ADB or ADB sideload?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] traco1:
Thanks Anyway

Well I got stuck in downloader again refreshed with Odin. Now I have no root at all & no matter what I try nothing seems to work. I did find out my bootloader IS VRUGOC1 so that fixes that. Now I'm stuck with crappy Samsung boot animation. @#$%^%&*@!%

Thanks for your help
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] traco1:
Maybe if I factory reset?? What do youse guys think?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
I would give it a shot. I definitely cannot hurt anything.

I've seen this happen before when doing a restore and many times that does help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] traco1:
NO that didn't work!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
Sorry to hear. It sounds like the only option is to flash the OC1 factory firmware in Odin.

Here's a thread with info.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3160125

Hope it is helpful.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] traco1:
Odin

I tried that it relaods me back to my system changes nothing.

But I have noticed in file explorer there are a leftover config files of kr_config in the system
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] traco1:
I deleted the kr_config files & tried again . Nothing

If I could delete a file (files) so phone would not boot then I could re-install with Odin & then it would take me to the original settings.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] traco1:
What if I deleted all of my drive . Is there a chance there is security files on another partition that prevents me for rooting again?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] snakecharmer23:
If your boot loader is ...OC1, there is no way to ever downgrade it back to MDK. Search the forums for phrases like knox and q-fuses and you'll get a better idea of what this means. The AT&T variant is in the same boat. Anyone who upgraded past MDL can't use the LOKI script to flash custom recovery and is stuck with the option to use safe strap and touchwiz based ROMs.

This discussion does not belong in this thread as it has nothing to do with development of a custom ROM. You should move it over to the Q&A section.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] traco1:
Redundant

Sorry the subject got carried away from trying to load down this rom & losing root on my phone.

And yes I know I can;t down grade I heard that a 100 times. It's like a broken record. Yes I have read about all that.I had root before on my OC1 then I lost it. I just wanted info on security . I will go to root thread.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rholm:
With the exception of a few Bluetooth issues, I have been running 07/29 without a problem. How have the latest few nightlies been running? Has there been any improvement to Bluetooth? The issue I see is, once in a while Bluetooth will disconnect and the only way to get it back is a reboot.

Otherwise, VERY stable ROM!

Thanks!

Cheers,

Rich
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] phonedawg:
Use awesome player - you will find this in developer options. Once you start using this, your BT crashes will reduce a lot.

When it does crash, clear "bluetooth share" data and restart BT- no need to reboot
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rholm:
Thanks, I'll give it a try. What nightly are you using?

Cheers,

Rich
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] phonedawg:
08/15
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mickleby:
Rhapsody Music player playlist stops at the end of each track

I also have this issue. Any luck resolving this problem?

SGH-M919

cm-12.1-20150825-NIGHTLY-jfltetmo.zip

m919uvuemk2 baseband
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gmp029:
Installed 8/26, now chrome (and chrome beta) crash on startup. Anyone else experience this?

Edit: went back to 8/25, problem solved.

Also, I noticed an MMS fix in 8/25. I got some group texts this morning that came through perfectly. Hoping this is the fix we all need!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] TeMpTiN:
Yes I got repeated Chrome Crashing on 8/26

8/25 seems to be running fine so far.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Spookymyo:
I can't stay away from CM! I've tried just about every rom out there and always find my way back here.

I do have a few questions.

1. Why doesn't CM12 allow gravity box to add the date to the clock in the status bar like CM11 did? All other gravity box tweaks work.

2. What's the possibility of adding that feature? Just add a seeing in the clock settings to add the date.

3. It would be great to make the profiles changer a little more featured. Add the option to auto start a program when you launch a profile, if I select car mode it works be nice to turn on all the settings I like plus launch the map.

Not complaining by any means. Just thoughts.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gmp029:
Does anyone use NFC (Google wallet, in particular?) On this ROM? I used it a long time ago (early 2014) and havent used it since then. Until today, when I left my wallet at home and really needed Google wallet tap and pay to work, and it didnt . I'm wondering if it was a failure of NFC on my phone or at the vendors terminal.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] grussinko:
I used GW at an NFC terminal a couple weeks ago without any trouble.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gmp029:
Thanks, I tried again at a different place today and it worked fine. At least I got free lunch for my troubles at the first place ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] TeMpTiN:
Has mobile data been borked on the last couple nightly builds for anyone else?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dmt010:
Nah but there is new modem firmware that's been out for a couple of weeks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dmt010:
Here it is
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] CrookedKnight:
Just did a clean install of the 12.1 snapshot and it's mostly working fine but notifications have some issues. Ambient display doesn't seem to be working (and yes I turned the option on) and I can't set the notification light for apps - in the menu, there are color/timing options for charging and battery like normal, but the "Apps" section is empty.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
What you're seeing is probably normal behavior. If you look at the changelog you'll find the Snapshot doesn't have all the commits of the latest nightlies. The good part is bug reports can be submitted for Snapshots where they cannot be for the nightlies.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] CrookedKnight:
Turns out the notification light thing was my own noob mistake with CM12.1 - setting the option for custom lights adds a + icon to the top right of the screen, which lets you pick an app to set notification behavior for. The button should really be more prominent, but it does work!

Ambient display still does nothing, though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rholm:
I haven't tried it in a while, but Ambient Display was a battery killer for me.

Cheers,

Rich
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] amoeller:
Has anyone had any trouble with Bluetooth streaming with Pandora on the 12-20150625 snapshot build? For some strange reason Pandora will work just fine up until an advertisement plays. The ad will play as normal but once the ad is done, it locks up the app and I forced to restart the phone. I was able to capture a logcat of this happening.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] AntsInMyPants:
Do you have a link to the modem update?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dmt010:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2487298

Post #943 get the modem only if on mdk bootloader.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gmp029:
Is it just me or is anyone else's cm running really sluggish lately?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ViperZ28:
Mine was, I was even losing service at times. Wifi seemed to be ok but I would get no service. I switched to another ROM to see if I still have the same issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] phonedawg:
I am losing cell service too. I usually observe this on some mornings after I wake up.

Toggling airplane mode does not fix it and I have to restart the phone to be able to get signal again.

I am also experiencing dropped calls and bad reception - I do not know if this is related. - Are you experiencing this as well?

Please let me know if you have the same issues with signal loss on the new ROM?

On another note, is BT fully stable now? For me, it still keeps crashing but not as often.

I am seriously considering moving to Nexus 5X.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ViperZ28:
On the new ROM I am not having service issues, time will tell with BT. I am also considering upgrading my device, Nexus 5 or Samsung Edge 6+, not sure yet.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] phonedawg:
What ROM are you using?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ViperZ28:
Dirty Unicorns - http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/orig-development/rom-dirty-unicorns-v9-1-t3025820
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rholm:
I used DU for a long time, but switched back to CM because of battery life and stability issues.

Cheers,

Rich
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
But the Bluetooth works better on DU.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rholm:
How's battery life?

Cheers,

Rich
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jackdubl:
A little hard for me to say. I think I've been using my phone extra heavily lately. I'm experiencing better SOT than I've had in a while, but less overall time(i may be hitting my SOT limit quicker). Typically I'd say SOT is the better indicator, but my take is battery is not great, but need some normal workdays to really see.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ViperZ28:
Had issues with both bluetooth and service, had to reboot my phone. Also, other issues issues with laggy wake up and lockscreen, seems 12.1 may be with the least issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Eloquence:
Guys, I cou really use your help. Got a ton of force closes with open gapps. I wipe data, cache, dalvik, even system! Clean installed CM12.1 and don't kno what else to do. Would someone mind telling me the EXACT version of play services framework that is working for your cm12.1 install? Want to see if I can install everything manually since no Gapps seem to work. Thanks in advance!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
I've heard this with other CM flavors several times. It seems most are having the best luck with a pico or micro Gapps. I personally recommend open_gapps-arm-5.1-micro-20151005.zip
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Eloquence:
Could you provide a link to download for that my good man? I can't get it from their website.

Thanks!

-Elo
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
I downloaded from http://opengapps.org/ without issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Eloquence:
Yeah... it's still not working for me. Gonna go back to KitKat, CM11.

Thanks anyway guys.

-Elo
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] amoeller:
I’ve been seeing a decent amount of people reporting force closes and Bluetooth issues. For some reason I haven’t had a single problem with either. I’m also noticing that people with those issues are using different gapps than I. I don’t know if it’s just a coincidence, but I’m using the gapps-5.1-arm-2015-07-17-13-29 gapps found https://github.com/cgapps/vendor_google/tree/builds/arm
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] boostedcx:
I just flashed this on my MDK S4, coming from a stock NK1 ROM. It works well and is stable, but does seem to be slower than it should be. Also, I get very spotty LTE signal. Sometimes I can only get 3G where I used to get LTE. Even WiFi seems slow. I will continue to use this and see if it improves.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
Have you flashed a newer modem?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] boostedcx:
I'm using the NK1 modem. I got strong LTE signal on the stock ROM. Is it possible I would get better signal in CM with a lollipop modem?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
I have used the OC1 modem and currently use OF1. Both have worked well for me. Best thing to do is try one for a couple days, then try another. Some have better results with different modems. Make sure to flash the modem only, your nonhlos should be MDK since that is your bootloader. If you are unsure it won't hurt anything to flash the MDK+nonhlos, reboot, then flash the modem only of your choice.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] FernBch:
Been a while since I flashed the official but I see streaming BT audio is still borked. Played two tracks using Pandora and it failed. Doesn't matter if track three is a song or an ad. It just stops. Logcat filled with A2DP errors when it does.

Logcat

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wwlgam2t6zp5f21/Log_2015-10-23_22-03-05.txt?dl=0

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I guess I'll go back from whence I came now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swordmastr54:
Is there a thread for cm 13? I downloaded it and it just force closes on setup wizard.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 65vdub:
Haven't seen one yet, but have been running the nightlies. Only issue I'm having is installing supersu through twrp as it installs but the phone itself doesn't get past the splash screen. The rom has selinux set to enforcing by default and the only way I'm able to install supersu is to set selinux to permissive and install it from the common folder in the zip file then set it back to enforcing otherwise it won't boot past the splash screen. This is without xposed and on a clean flash. Rebooting after installing supersu and setting it back to enforcing won't boot however, it only reboots fine if I do a soft reboot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] tryanDLS:
Is 20151204 going to be the last release for 12.1? Given problems I ran into inadvertently loading a 13.0 nightly, and issues reported above, I'm not anxious to mess with them yet.

I see later 12.1 nightlies built here for 'xx' http://www.cmxlog.com/12.1/jfltexx

EDIT: and now the last 12.1 nightlies for 12/1-12/4 are all 404 here. http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=jfltevzw&type=nightly
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sammycomelately:
Are most of the CM13 problems related to people trying to use SuperSU (which may not be required unless have an app that doesn't work the built in CM root?) ?

Does SuperSU 2.62 or above fix the issues?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 65vdub:
To be honest I'm not sure what the issue is with flashing supersu through recovery. If I flashed the older supersu 2.52 beta it wouldn't get past the boot animation. I've also tried all of the systemless roots which result with the recovery saying this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=64409846

I'm still using the same install the app from the common folder within the supersu zip file and setting selinux to permissive through a terminal emulator then opening the supersu app and updating the binaries, then setting selinux back to enforcing and relying on soft reboots to restart the phone. My phone died last night due to leaving it off the charger and I had to reflash the rom and gapps just to get it to boot. It's a tedious process to do every time I update the nightlies, or the phone randomly reboots but I don't mind it all that much.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sammycomelately:
Did more reading, I think I am going to wait some more weeks before CM13, for me anyway...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 65vdub:
It's far from ready supersu wise but it's definitely daily driver worthy excluding the above mentioned issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ctoph0:
I wasnt able to get the recent nightly to run, it had forced closed during setup wizard. oddly, when i installed cm13 without a gapps 6, it it didnt force close on the same setup wizard.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] HowardZ:
Are the LineageOS 14.1 builds loki'ed ? (item#2 from your list)

Howard
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ibuprophen:
They are untouched from Invisiblek.

Invisiblek is one of the 2 individuals who are the Official Lineage Developers for the jfltevzw device.

Invisiblek releases (only for a few different devices that he is involved with on the Lineage team) Unofficial LOS14.1 for those who may want Nightly's before they are Official releases.

The one who signs off on making builds Official for Lineage hasn't done so yet for the jfltevzw devices.

I hope i explained it okay.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] HowardZ:
Your help in posting the builds and other files is very helpful.

However, I have been burned by TWRP in the past when they do not LOKI their img file. It is really a pain in the but because the S4 becomes unbootable (can't boot into recovery, and can't boot into the Cyanogenmod system), and samsung software must be used to basically reimage the recovery partition to make the S4 bootable.

Now if the LineageOS is not LOKI'd, then I have to use samsung software to put factory operating system onto my MDK S4 phone - with the risk that it might autoupdate on me to the later firmware.

I really don't want to flash anything that isn't explicitly said to be LOKI'ed - even when the OFFICIAL S4 LineageOS builds become available - I won't flash it unless someone says it is LOKI'd.

So, it's a simple question.

I think your answer means that you just don't know.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ibuprophen:
I understand your concern in protecting your device.

If you would prefer to get it from Invisiblek's site directly, then the link is as follows:

http://download.invisiblek.org/roms/lineage-14.1/jfltevzw/

Also, if you notice that the OP Dev on all the official threads for the CyanogenMod releases (like this thread) are Invisiblek.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] HowardZ:
Tried the invisiblek LineageOS 14.1 March 11 build.

Wiped: System, Data, Cache, D.Cache

Left Internal storage and SD Card UNwiped.

Good: It is Lokied

Bad: The startup wizard - I tell it to restore apps from Google account, and when the wizard ends the screen is all white. buttons don't do anything. waiting doesn't help, rebooting has it go back into the startup wizard.

Also Bad: The startup wizard - I tell it to do a fresh install (no restoring of apps from google account). Installed Titanium Backup, but it could not find my backup folder in internal storage.

So, Restored my last cyanogenmod backup. Internal storage is OK, and Titanium Backup can find its backup folder.

Conclusion: The startup wizard needs some fixing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ibuprophen:
Restoring apps from the Google account may not have been such a good thing to do.

Remember that apps you used on one Android version may not be compatible on another.

The Nougat is a complete overhaul of the Android system and there are so many apps that doesn't work on it that worked on Marshmallow.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] HowardZ:
When I installed LineageOS 14.1 on my Google Nexus 7 LTE tablet (after wiping off the CyanogenMod) I used the installation wizard to reinstall my apps from my Google account - and it did a wonderful job.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ibuprophen:
I never stated that all the apps were not compatible.

You were lucky that it worked for you.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] HowardZ:
I wiped and installed LineageOS again.

Same problem exists with wizard restoring apps from google account.

This time I did manage to get Titanium Backup to find its folder on the sdcard, so got my apps restored.

It seems to work well - but keep in mind the SIM card in the S4 phone does not have service.

Regards,
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] side:
lineageos14.1 for jfltevzw is coming tomorrow
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ibuprophen:
There's an S4 LTE-A...

I never heard of it...

https://download.lineageos.org/ks01lte

I see the comparison:

http://www.ubergizmo.com/products/lang/en_us/devices/galaxy-s4-lte-a,galaxy-s4/

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] HowardZ:
Unfortunately to install the official lineageOS over the unofficial one required wiping (system, data, cache, dalvic).

I would have preferred the flexibility to flash between official and unofficial versions without the need to wipe.

Official LineageOS still can not restore apps from a google account. Still a problem with the wizard.

Official and unofficial versions seem to work equally well.

Thanks