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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] joshua14:
I tried FF for xposed and it caused problems. It didn't install xposed at all either. I ran the apk then went straight to FF to flash the zip like the post said also. So I haven't tried again yet tho. I did try installing TBO Google Drive, without any version from Play store on this phone yet, and it didn't install. I had asked earlier if this was a situation where you must use SS but didn't get any answers. I'm still just playing around but I made sure that once I got to a spot with all needed fixes and everything running smoothly I made a full backup with FF. Like [MENTION=5042884]samccfl99[/MENTION] had told me before if we ever run into a soft brick we can always flash back to G900A_Downgrade_to_NCE.tar with Odin, root then flash back with FF.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
well it has been a little while since I flashed Xposed. Last time was when I had to dirty flash to get rid of the halloween theme. i thought I used FF. Should have worked. Do you know that even when you flash it, xposed still says it needs to be installed, but it really is installed? have you tried installing a module? just flash it in SS then. it is not really a big deal to do it that way. but like i said, the backups of FF are much smaller.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] joshua14:
I remember having an actual app on my s3 when I had xposed. But no app appeared in my app drawer or in the application manager list. Referring to the blue ice them package, doesn't Jim state he had quite a few wallpapers in the wallpaper selection screen after the flash? I have the black with little androids, which I like, but the only other ones there are stock. I know I can find any image and use it. Just wondering if something didn't go right. I think he had all the images listed on his filehost page for the VR pulldown and wallpaper ones too I think.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
yes there should be an app in the drawer for xposed. i have a shortcut on one of my home pages. just install the apk again and then flash zip thru SS. i do not see why that should not work.

dont know much about his wallpaper or what came with the rom/theme. i got so many different wallpapers.

i guess i am going to have to prepare for stock (YUCK) before the end of the year. i am sure i will be chomping at the bit once i own my S5....LOL. if only google would get their head out of the behinds and put sdcards in their phones. i do not understand...:confused::rolleyes:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] joshua14:
Yeah, the s5 I'm on now I was lucky enough to get thru Mobile Insights. After completing the 6 months and sending for a deactivation code several times with no reply I finally just froze and melted the app with TB. The other 2 s5 I have, one being the wife's, are on the Next plan. That ends mid August. I want to go the route of Google fi (https://fi.google.com/signup?u=0) but do not want to shell out the money for a Nexus. There's an option for already having a Nexus and just get a new Sim sent so I haven't checked on xda yet if there's a way to trick them into thinking an s5 is a nexus but they aren't supporting any other devices at this time. How convenient.... I really don't care about Knox tripping on this phone so I've even thought about going full custom to a CM nightly but I saw elsewhere in this thread that you weren't getting the constant freezes that someone posted about. I'm getting 3 to 4 a day. Not sure if a zip I flashed started it or not. I've gone thru all the fixes and haven't really seen anything newer that I might have missed. Other than the one if you started with full bloated before coming to blue ice. I get freezes every morning now when I try to unlock phone, b4 and after unplugging as I've tried both ways. I've had it freeze with the screen still up but dimmed too, set it down b4 getting out of my truck at work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] twistedvip:
I'm actually constantly getting freezes myself around 3-4 a day I would say as well. It's quite annoying and I have no clue what it could possibly be. It doesn't appear to happen for any particular instance besides me just locking the phone and when trying to unlock it, it never turns the screen on/just locks up. I'm thinking of going with a different ROM if it continues unfortunately.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
How is ur internal memory on ur sd card? Ive found if it gets below at least a gig it starts freezing also . Of course i started with the debloated also. Ive found it to work best without freezes . I really couldnt say what else it may be but when i wipe to set it all up . I goto advanced and wipe all but the sd cards three times in a row to make sure it gets everything real clear. Other than what all has been said i have nothing else i can tell ya.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jazzhoo:
Hey,

can you tell me what's your RAM usage on debloated ROM (with no apps running)? i'm asking because i'm considering switching to debloated.

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] joshua14:
I have the debloated installed with 5.83gb available on internal. So far since I posted about freezes yesterday it hasn't done it surprisingly. Lol. I was thinking about wiping dalvik & cache to let it rebuild tho as a next step. If it freezes again I'll try it and report back.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
I really have my loaded down which is what i dont understand lol it works fine.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
Here
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
Ram
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
Killed all processes with task manager they are restarting on this screen shot
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] joshua14:
I think I finally got the freezes to stop. I decided to restore back to the first FF backup I made for this ROM b4 I really got anything setup. Reflashed the VR pulldown I liked and the GPS fix, as I knew that was one I didn't have on that backup, and changed TM settings back to the way I like it and no more freezes while charging like b4. Not sure if I flashed a fix that was already in the tmbuild and that caused something to go wrong or what. But unless it starts freezing again I'm happy. Lol. Now that I have a solid backup I'm tempted to try and recreate the issue to see what might have caused it but that's probably going to be a weekend while in front of a pc so I can flash back to stock via Odin if I get stuck in a bootloop or something.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] joshua14:
After having an uptime of 47.5 hrs while trying to unlock my phone, via fingerprint, it froze so I had to reset it with vol down - home & power. I waited awhile too. Not sure if it was a fluke or if its the same freezes starting again. I'll report back of what happens.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
Glad you are liking the rom Josh. Don't knock yourself out testing...LOL. No one is really listening and there is absolutely no one out there to fix anything on the rom...LOLOLOL.

Fingerprint, eh? I played with that when I got the phone when it was stock. Did not work too well. I use Swipe anyway, I don't give a crap who looks at my phone. NO ONE DOES, I ALWAYS HAVE IT ON ME...LOL!!! I AM NOT A SECURITY MINDED PERSON!

I guess I probably will get a S7 Edge 935F when the price comes down a bit in the summer or later. Seems I might even be able to get $150-$200 for my G900A to help recoup some of $$$.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] joshua14:
Yeah, I have bank stuff and PayPal on here and secure with fingerprint instead of storing login & passwords in the event I do leave my phone somewhere. Lol. But I never really had any problems with the fingerprint scanner. I've heard a lot of people do. I registered my index finger and then also my thumb for one handed operation. The key is staying flat & center for the entire swipe. You deviate and it shows a read error. I know the OP contributers aren't on anymore but I figure it's best to share what I can for any new people looking for answers. Lol. I really wish we could flash CM nightlies on the g900a..... Don't know if anyone will ever figure that out. As far as the s7 goes, it'd be nice but I'm not doing anymore payment plans and I've never paid more than $50 for my phones. I used to just negotiate my ass off in the store until this next bs started. But even if its on a Nexus I might go the route of Google fi. Cheaper in the long run for me. Plus if I remember correctly the Nexus isn't locked up at all and is fully customizable.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
There's a new test version if flashfire that adds aroma compatibility, can confirm it works, maybe this opens new doors for roms on this phone?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
Yes, I watch the FF thread and read that. I do not really know exactly what Aroma does, although I always hear about it. Who is going to work on the G900A anymore? It is a great phone still, but...........I am just waiting until my 24 month next plan is up in June. Then I might get a G935F from ebay, sell my G900A and be done with it. No locked BL on that one.

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The G935F is the international version. Unlocked BL. Custom roms, etc. But it will probably cost around $700 if I wait a while and am lucky....LOL
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
It's just a graphical installer for zips pretty much, a few roms use it making it trivial to use them since we previously had no ability to use aroma-based roms, as long as it doesn't havily(or at all) rely on a custom kernel or anything, and is touchwiz based I believe in theory those roms should work, I may try one and report back. As for next phones, probably going for a Nexus, if a rooted att s5 with a cracked case is high value, maybe will sell it[emoji14]
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] joshua14:
In TM settings under Hardware Key Mods, Allow 360 degree rotation - is this supposed to allow home screens or App drawer screens to rotate/scroll continuously? I have it on and I'm stuck going right to the last screen then having to scroll left to get back to home or beginning screen. I remember there being a setting to allow continuous rotation on stock & Muniz_ri 5.0 keeproot. I can't find any other settings on this ROM though. Not that big of a deal, just curious. I'm not referring to rotating the screen when turning the phone sideways just to be clear. Lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] alex_df:
Hello,

I installed few days ago this rom. It seems everything works smoothly but I have an issue with google voice recognition. I selected 2 languages (english + my native lang) everywhere on my phone and it usually works fine, but most of the time when I try to use voice recognition it starts recognising english even if I'm talking in my native language (Italian).

I noticed that the offline recognition has only English installed (I guess it is the thing to blame) and every time I try to download another language package after few seconds the download disappear, then from time to time I notice the download icon appearing on the top just to disappear few seconds later. Still, no other offline language pack is installed.

Before installing the rom I had no this issue and I was able to install even 3-4 languages.

Any clue about how to fix this?

Thanks

P.S.

Thanks for the great job on doing this rom
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
FYI Josh, the base rom is not exactly ATT stock. It is based on OC7 International base, whatever the heck that is...LOL, so there are some slight differences and the reason it is not ATT stock is because Google and Samsung made it harder to develop in LP and this is what happened. One I know of is the way it handles ringtones via headset and bluetooth. Very minor things. Just a tidbit of info.

As for your question....DUH :confused:, I am just a simple user of a teeny tiny computer...:laugh::D

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Which roms? Also I thought Aroma (what a strange name...) needed an unlocked BL?

Can't do a Nexus. I MUST have an sdcard slot....I GOT MUSIC....:laugh::D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
Flashfire is able to do it by emulating the framebuffer aroma uses, so previously it did just to display,not necessarily to function, I may try to flash phoinex with the kernel removed. Ya, I'm a bit wary about the no SD card slot, I want something very stock, or something that allows it at least, I don't know of any other unlocked bootloader devices from att than the Nexus, I won't be switching for a few months so I'm still open to persuasion. I'm going to wait for this bootloader thing from team firewater to pan out before deciding on anything.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] joshua14:
It must just be the att nexus with no sim. I haven't looked into it. But for Google Fi they offer to just mail an activated sim if you already have a nexus 5 or 6. So I would have thought they'd all have a sim slot.

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Thanks for the info too!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] FilthyFord:
[MENTION=5906506]Rakuu[/MENTION] let me know how it goes with the Phoinex rom. I love that rom and it is what i run my other S5 (currently with the screen sitting beside it waiting on a new home button to arrive before putting it back together) but i would love to put it on this S5 (AT&T branded)

[MENTION=5042884]samccfl99[/MENTION] from what i see about the Aroma stuff is that pretty much the rom itself is stripped of bloat but the Aroma gives you the option to add in the system apps you want (or whichever the dev adds to the Aroma file) it also allows you to add pre modded apps by the dev or just load the factory untouched app. Basically it let's you choose mods that the dev has made before you load the rom or stick with stock things. The Aroma files vary as to what is in them depending on the dev of the rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
What is this BL thing you are referring to, may I ask?

I am surprised ATT even sells a Nexus, it being unlocked. I was wondering if it even was unlocked...LOL. I hate to put up money up front for a phone (a phone that almost would cost as much as a new desktop I really want...), but I got a credit card offer for one year interest free and $150 stmt credit, so with that and maybe $150 for my S5 it won't hurt too much....after the summer I think...or maybe after June when I own the S5...LOLOL.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] joshua14:
Question for anyone that might know. The phone I'm using now I got directly from Samsung thru the mobile insights program. It is At&t branded so all I had to do was insert my sim from my Next plan S5. I never took any OTA updates. So the question is, did samsung give me a phone with a locked bootloader and how can I check to verify? Since it's not under any contract I was wondering if I could get At&t to unlock it for me if it does have the locked bootloader. I've seen elsewhere that they will give the unlock code to use with a different carrier sim, but I'm not sure if that will change a locked bootloader along with it?

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I found this page about unlocking bootloader on Samsung devices using ADT.

http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/77872/how-to-unlock-bootloader-on-samsung-devices
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
Give it up...LOL. The unlock code as you said, is to unlock it to go to any carrier. I will unlock mine when I own it. NOT to unlock the BL (although for some crazy reason when I first got this phone I thought that there might be G900A's that had unlocked BL's, but I must have dreamed that...LOL). And that crazy page you linked to...well that is probably for G900 phones that have unlocked BL's, mostly everyone except ATT and Verizon branded ones...:rolleyes::eek::crying::laugh::D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] joshua14:
Lol, just trying to look at options. I was hoping I could get something. It'd be nice to go full custom on this phone then put tms5 3.0 on my next plan phone. That page was stating how to unlock the bootloader for all samsung devices, but only att & Verizon have locked bootloader so who else would it be for? Lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] FilthyFord:
Check out the GS5 Verizon forum. Go to the android dev page and read the thread about unlocking the bootloader. One dev over there says that it should work on the AT&T phone as well as long as you eMMC starts with a 15 i believe. You can check you eMMC by downloading the eMMC check brickbug from the play store. I'd try it but mine on my AT&T branded phone starts with an 11 and my other phone already has an unlocked bootloader.

Here is the link. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3337909

Read carefully if you try it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
No method for att yet, there is hope though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] cehf:
I don't know what the heck happened when I tried to flash this rom. followed OP's instructions. flashfire got to "installing superuser and busybox" and the bar slowly moved to the right until it filled the width of the screen. it froze there, so I pulled the battery. got stuck at the samsung screen. went into recovery and factory reset. phone finally booted up after that. then it got stuck at the "checking connection", so i pulled the battery, removed my sim, and i could get past the startup wizard. the phone freezes after a few minutes of use. flashfire wouldn't open, so I reinstalled using an apk. now it starts but doesn't ever ask for root. installed the apk for root checker, which tells me my phone isn't rooted. again, my phone now freezes after a few minutes of use. what went wrong and how do I fix it so I still have a rooted phone in the end????
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] joshua14:
Dude it hangs there for a bit, when flashing anything patience is key. You will most likely need to flash the downgrade to NCE with Odin and start over. Did you start from Muniz_ri 5.0 keeproot? Did you make a backup of that b4 you tried flashing this ROM?

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Also during a flash process a battery pull is extreme. It will result in the process not being finished. How long did you wait while it was "Frozen"? If it had gotten to the boot screen and froze then a Vol down, home button, power button for 10 to 15 seconds will force the phone to reboot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] cehf:
15-20 minutes. it was definitely frozen at flashfire, then it froze again at the samsung screen when I rebooted it. I think I started from muniz_ri 5.0 keeproot? I used the first released method to get to lollipop and keep root. i remember using safestrap to flash a prerooted lollipop rom and then using odin to flash other files.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] joshua14:
The CID starts with a 15. But I can be patient to see how this Team Firewater BL thing goes. If something viable comes up for g900a specifically then It'd be the best option. Obviously, lol. I'd still like to talk to Samsung and see if they are willing to help since it's not under contract with Att. I don't know why companies have to try putting restrictions on anything that we own. If anything let us mess them up so we buy a new one. Hahaha. That or I might see if I can get a hold of an Att support rep that can at least answer questions if it can be done under any certain conditions by them, doubtful because they don't want us bypassing services they charge for. But I might use the tactic of wanting to sim unlock also to use with a different carrier....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] joshua14:
FIRST, are you an At&t s5 g900a?

If so go here - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=61672721

Scroll down to where it says to unbrick ---- 4. If you do not already have root access (or to unbrick) you must flash the G900A_Downgrade_to_NCE.tar using Odin's PDA/AP slot (Caution! Do not flash if you have taken the OC4, OF2, or OF3 ota updates) and root with TowelRoot, before continuing with the above process.

Once you flash that via Odin start with that thread to get to the 5.0 keeproot. Make a backup of that state and start with the steps in this thread. There are things, like the OA1 bootloader, that are necessary before trying this ROM.

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If you're a g870a then go here - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=61959999
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
Does it boot up? I wonder what version of FF you were using? [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] has been updating alot lately. He released V0.30, but most of these changes he has been doing lately are for pure android devices. If it does boot and you know it was on [MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION] 5.0, maybe you should install SS and NCE Flasher and download the Flashable OC4 kernel zip, then clean wipe and flash our rom again in SS. It is recommended to flash the rom in SS, the other zips can be done in FF. It also matters which rom you flash. The OP is a bit old.

If all else fails then you should be able to downgrade to NCE, towel root, setup, do [MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION] OF3, then try our rom again. I would use the Debloated rom and make sure you flash the Blue Ice V2 theme and small update. It is a must to fix bugs in the debloated rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] cehf:
yes, at&t g900a. my bootloader version is OA1 (I just checked), so I will follow these steps, thank you.

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I was using v0.30, what should I be using instead? will I be okay downgrading back to nce, rooting there, installing safestrap, and then flashing this rom in safestrap? I will try the debloated rom and ice theme + the small update. I also want to install xposed, which I can install through flashfire after all this. Is this the correct process I should follow?

sorry btw. I've been out of the scene pretty much since lollipop first came out and it's pretty frustrating to mess up this badly. i just want to make sure I don't mess up this time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] joshua14:
As far as I can tell FF works fine. The issue is that even if you add the wipe first it will try to put it last. So I just drag it back to the top of the list of processes. But like [MENTION=5042884]samccfl99[/MENTION] said SS is a better option if you prefer it. Less variables to go wrong. From Muniz_ri 5.0 keeproot I used FF for mine and just flashed the debloated, blue ice theme and VR pull down in succession on one flash. You might want to go ahead and include the GPS fix, it can be done later. My GPS worked b4 flashing it but kept repeatedly losing signal. Works fine now tho.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
Not to worry. The devs are gone and the OP is not totally correct in some places. So you still did not answer the question if it boots. OA1 BL is good. what is the rom? OF3 or OC7? OC7 is our rom. What I said before still applies now that we know you got our phone and it is on BL OA1.

Again, if it boots, the safest thing to do would be to clean wipe and go to OF3 and backup the stock rom in FF (I only say this because of the problems you had). I have not used V.30 to flash anything yet. I just installed it yesterday when it came out. Backup seems to be working, so there should be no problem with it, but you never know. I do not see any reason why you could not install SS and flash OF3 with it, then backup and go install our rom like I said.

The OP is fine to flash xposed and it works. You can do that at the end.

You can PM me if you want. I seem to help everyone who comes here new due to the devs being gone and the OP not totally correct for someone new coming here with our phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] joshua14:
[MENTION=5042884]samccfl99[/MENTION] I forgot to mention he did state that he did a factory reset from recovery when it wouldn't boot. That's why I was pointing him to the downgrade and start over from the muniz_ri thread. He could probably just TowelRoot then upgrade to 5.0 from there. But I was playing it safe. Lol