yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ninjasinabag:
No, most of our roms currently are built for different versions of the S4. Which means the overall rom will work, but the kernel will look for hardware that doesn't exist. (Like wifi)

Or in the case of roms for the I545, they may be using outdated drivers due to the fact that the ROM was built for prior versions of Android or for prior builds of similar firmware. Like oc1 and of1. Just because they're both lollipop based, doesn't mean the drivers are interchangable.

Still, it's a good look that you don't need the wifi part since the rom still works.

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I know the feels.

I had to reflash windows at least twice a month since my desktop refuses to play nice with Grub.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 3link22:
OC1 kernel with stweaks support please...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bilgerryan:
Flash the OF1 WiFi Fix kernel, I bet it will work after that. It's in the OF1 flashing instructions in the OP.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bilgerryan:
Custom kernel isn't possible with a locked bootloader. There are some custom kernel modules for governor and scheduler floating around in the Android Development forum though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] deadpixeldust:
I did tty that when I first flashed and then again about an hour later. No wifi though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] BullmooseXDA:
Encrypting the phone

First of all, thank you to stang5litre for all the hard work on this project, as well as supporting it here! I made my old S4 usable again by flashing from PL1 to OF1 and then following instructions on the first page of this thread.

However, I am having trouble encrypting the phone. Is this disabled/broken?

When I try to do so by going to Settings->Security->Encrypt Device, creating a password, typing it in, and then clicking on "encrypt" it displays the "crypto-android" logo on a white screen, and then goes to a blank black screen with a blue LED on. I've left it on for hours to no avail (and then pulled the battery and was forced to do a "factory reset" since encryption failed). When you do this in stock version, the "crypto-droid" logo on a black background with a percentage progress indicator appears; no such thing here. Does it have something to do with the fact that password authentication doesn't persist across reboots on my phone?

If whole device encryption is impossible, can someone point to a utility for encrypting certain directories (like documents, music, pictures, SD card) that plays nice with stang5litre? I love using my phone now, but would like a modicum of security... Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ninjasinabag:
Encryption doesn't work except on stock.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] BullmooseXDA:
Ok. Thanks for verifying that it's not just my phone...

Per the second part of my question: is there some kind of an alternative? Perhaps a way to encrypt individual directories or the sd card?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 3link22:
How to active camera2 api this rom..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bilgerryan:
Could you be a little clearer? Not sure what you mean. If your camera isn't working then you probably didn't wipe data when you flashed the ROM or had a bad download of the ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ibuprophen:
[MENTION=4840281]stang5litre[/MENTION], [MENTION=4310299]bilgerryan[/MENTION] & anyone else in this thread...

Have either of you or anyone else (known of course) tried the Root ToolCase in the following thread?

[App][Root] Root ToolCase by cpu82

It's fairly new but, i was just asking in regards to a newer app that may work in place of the older FlashFire v0.53.

I may give it a try but, just wanted your input as to a more updated app in place of the FlashFire app. I'm still a fan of the FlashFire app and am still a supporter of it too.

Just looking for some input/option regarding this.

I may give it a try sometime and report on it here but, I'm trying to get what information I can before doing so.

Thanks a Bunch!

"Live Long and Prosper..."

~Ambassador S'chn T'gai Spock

Sent via Communicator [D2VZW] from the Bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bilgerryan:
No, interesting though... 5 star rating on the Play Store.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ibuprophen:
I had asked the same question as you and [MENTION=4840281]stang5litre[/MENTION] to the other Developer, in the Root ToolCase thread, and also if he could take a look at this Stang5litre instructions to see if he could determine if his app is able to perform the same tasks as the FlashFire app.

Here's his response:

Kinda looks real promising...

I'm tempted to try it out on my S4 sometime and report back my findings.

Things that make you go HMMMMMM... LOL!

"Live Long and Prosper..."

~Ambassador S'chn T'gai Spock

Sent via Communicator [D2VZW] from the Bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kelex2014:
Ok so can anyone verify if this ROM works on a SCHI545PPVRUAOH7 baseband? I've been reading through the thread and only one person has attempted it but they never really specified if it worked completely.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bilgerryan:
Is that the prepaid model? Never heard of that baseband or build. If it is, I personally wouldn't attempt unless you have a stock tar to use to recover if something goes wrong.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ninjasinabag:
Directory encryption is definitely possible. Can't tell you where though, I don't encrypt my devices due to a couple of resources so the knowledge is lost on me.

Actually, after skimming the play store there are viable options for encryption. Just type encryption into the search bar. One of the first options allows directory encryption.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sgtdavis:
I have been running this for a while but I am now starting to have trouble with my data. The data come icon comes on and off. When I reboot it seems to fix it for a little bit. But the other issue is the phone has trouble rebooting. After many attempts of pulling battery it will reboot...so far so good. Any recommendations? Reflash?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mannyx99:
Hi guys,

This is my first post here and flashing/rooting/roms is all new to me so try to go easy on me :)

I can't get this to work on Verizon S4 OC1 version. First i struggled with step 2, took me few hours to figure it out, apparently replacing Kingroot newest version (5.2.1) with Supersu doesn't work using that guide but with an older version of Kingroot (4.5.2) it worked like a charm, now i have root with Supersu and Kingroot is uninstalled.

I did all the remaining steps: wipe, rom, kernel, Supersu in this order but when Flashfire starts i can see it's running terminal commands and a Loading.. message for 10-20 sec and then the black screen with notification led lit.

Then nothing, stays stuck like this forever and after an hour of waiting i had to remove the battery and booted up to the original state. I tried a second time with a newer Supersu (v 2.79) but same outcome, left it again for an hour until i removed the battery.

Not sure if this is an issue with Flashfire or this mod but i'm hoping someone here knows how to fix it.

Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bilgerryan:
You have to use an older version of Flashfire, v.53 if I remember correctly.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rprussell:
Finally, after getting the black screen of nothing myself, I found the "gotta use v.53" thing.

Unfortunately, that one gets done enumerating all the STUFF, but before the main UI shows up - maybe just after "Checking for PRO"? - it just dies on me and I'm back to desktop.

And 0.52 (and earlier) won't even start up...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rprussell:
Oh haha, I wonder if this is why - from the Flashfire release notes, emphasis mine:

It's probly realizing I'm not "pro" and bombing out because it's decidedly past February. Huh.

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SON OF A HOSEBEAST THAT WAS IT.

I put the phone in airplane mode, turned the date back to January 2017, and V0.53 works just fine!

Have to consider paying for this bad boy, avoid this stuff in the future :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rprussell:
Oh, ****.

Totally forgot the reason I wasn't using this ROM was coz it couldn't run the "Gear Manager" to work with my S2 watch.

Has anyone figured that one out since last year?

Gnarrgnarrgnarr....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] stang5litre:
Make sure you don't have wipe at the end of flash fire. Sounds like you did
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] stang5litre:
Have you tried installing the apk?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rprussell:
I'ma slap you, dude...

HAHAHA J/K - I forget the sorts of folks who come looking for help here. You devs have to have the patience of saints some days.

Anyway, yes, I did, but I had to do it "illicitly" since play.google thought my phone was incompatible. And I also did the Galaxy Appstore. I got it to connect to my watch, but the Galaxy Apps would only return "Service Unavailable (2020)" when I tried to get watchfaces, so I figure there was some underlying library that I don't know about that needs installing also.

PLEASE don't take this as a reflection on your awesome work, but I went with klabit's Note port instead :) It had all the original Samsung stuff in there, so I was able to just pick up and go.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ibuprophen:
[MENTION=4840281]stang5litre[/MENTION] & [MENTION=4310299]bilgerryan[/MENTION]...

I heard/read from "A Little Birdy" that the latest FlashFire v0.60 was working on the S4 OC1/OF1.

Has either of you heard/seen anything regarding this?

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PLEASE NOTE: I welcome any member to help with further valuable information/clarification for any of my posts.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bilgerryan:
Nope, haven't tried to flashed anything in awhile.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ibuprophen:
Okay...

I haven't tried it yet either myself and just wondered if you had seen/heard anything about this yet.

Thanks!

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PLEASE NOTE: I welcome any member to help with further valuable information/clarification for any of my posts.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] VasKeX(z):
FF v0.60 not working for me...

Ok- I've just picked up two S4 phones (OF1 and NK1) off of ebay to replace my aging droid 4 global. I've spent the last few days trying to sort through all the info out there on how to root and install the ROMs. I FINALLY got this ROM installed on the OF1 phone using flashfire.

- I rooted the phone using KingRoot and then replaced it with SuperSU using the SuperSU-me Pro app (SuperSU is waaaay better).

- Tried FF v0.24 and couldn't get it to work b/c I didn't understand about the needing to set the date to before 2014.

- I then tried FF v0.54 with the same results as before- the app would start to load and then immediately close. Again this was b/c of the date not being set.

- I tried flashfire v0.60 on OF1 and no luck- I would get the FF loading screen and then it would hang at the blank screen every time. I did seem to be able to create a backup of stuff though i never tried restoring. I was also able to successfully wipe my system (factory reset) but FF 0.60 just wouldn't let me install anything new.

- Used Odin to flash everything back to stock OF1, unrooted.

- Messed around with the NC1 phone for a while and came back to the OC1 phone.

- Re-rooted using KingRoot, then SuperSU-me Pro again.

- Discovered my mistake about the date thing with FF and installed v0.24, set changed the year back to 2013 and bam! I was able to flash stuff to the phone. :good::good::good:

- I haven't revisited trying FF v0.54 with the date change b/c v0.24 was working for me.

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After much work, I got the ROM up and running. I have to say that I love it! Really nice job on blending the Note 5 and S6 stuff into the ROM. Unfortunately, I have to get rid of it and go back to rooted stock because I kept encountering issues that are just too much of a deal breaker for me...

Using a Verizon i545 S4 on OF1 and a Total Wireless sim card (verizon towers)....

1. Cellular signal dropped. I used to get one-two bars of 4G while sitting in my house using the stock rom but it dropped out to no signal once ROM was installed. I tried messing around with the "Data roaming" option and "Available networks" with no difference.

2. Boot time was in excess of 10 min if the phone got powered off- ouch! Even longer with more apps installed. Is this due to being deodexed?

3. Auto brightness was not working and would get reset every time I turned off the screen. It would frequently come on and I would have to immediately adjust the brightness up. It's super annoying when it turns on at the darkest setting when I'm in a bright room or outside and can't see anything on the screen.

Does anyone have any advice on how to fix any of these before I switch things back to stock? I'd love to stay with this if possible.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bilgerryan:
Try flashing with Flashfire v.53 and wipe cache and dalvik cache. I have never had any of these problems. Something must have gone wrong during installation. Also make sure you have the right APN settings for your carrier.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] deboyz1014:
Where can one get an older version of FF? I supported FF and bought pro but now am screwed since I can't downgrade to flash.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ibuprophen:
I have a copy of the FlashFire v0.53 that was resigned to sever it from the Play Store.

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=817550096634744214

It is only severed from the Play Store but, it is not altered in any other way.

This means that you can purchase or restore your purchase of FlashFire without the Play Store automatically updating it.

Good Luck!

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I Am The Egg Man,

They Are The Egg Men.

I Am The Walrus!

Coo Coo Cachoo!

I DO NOT PROVIDE SUPPORT VIA PM UNLESS ASKED/REQUESTED BY MYSELF.

PLEASE KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] syed020:
black screen

MOD EDIT: OP quote deleted. Do not quote the whole OP when replying in a thread.

I have OF1 build but when i try to flash with flashfire it gets stucked on black screen.Please help me
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bilgerryan:
You need Flashfire v.53, it's been posted a bunch of times just read over the last few pages and there is a link somewhere.

PS- don't quote the whole OP please
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ibuprophen:
So what are you trying to point out?

Why can't I use FlashFire?

HA-HA!!! :D

Just kidding... :cool:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Am The Egg Man,

They Are The Egg Men.

I Am The Walrus!

Coo Coo Cachoo!

I DO NOT PROVIDE SUPPORT VIA PM UNLESS ASKED/REQUESTED BY MYSELF.

PLEASE KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] DGKG:
Error, need help plz

[MENTION=4840281]stang5litre[/MENTION] Well, i was trying to install this rom again ( I installed sucessful the first time) but now im not able to install it cause FF V0.53 Keeps saying Some changes failed :confused::crying: im on OF1 What im doing wrong?:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kostic2006:
Hi, could anybody point me in right direction, I have troubles with WIFI, actually I am fully unable to use it now, just can't activate it by any method.

Little story:

I flashed "stang5litre Ediition 5.0", thanks [MENTION=4840281]stang5litre[/MENTION],

but occasionally I had problems with 3G over WIFI tethering, after define AP sharing is not work, I tried to stop it, setting app was crashed and that's all.

After that I am unable to connect to WIFI network as client nor sharing works itself.

I started investigating with hostapd and wpa_supplicant conf files, changing permissions, deleting those, I have done complete mess in /system/etc/wifi (I don't have backup for that)

Now,*by touching WIFI icon nothing happened, it just stays greyed (for moment it becomes dark green) and no errors in logcat/syslog.

Before play with tethering WIFI was working quite good, so it's probably not modem issue, can I somehow re-flash (or just copy) only needed files with appropriate genuine permissions? Does anybody facing that problem with sharing at all?

By the way, I am on i545.07 with OF1

just share your thought about, I am completely tired with bouncing with WIFI absence. Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Neroi:
Hello everyone

I'm a noob

sorry

I follow all the steps

wipe

stang5litre Edition 5.0 NON-MDK v3 ROM

VZW_OF1_WifiFix.zip

super your

I tried flashing my s4 of1 it installs everything fine but at start mark process errors and I can never see the initial configuration I'm just in a process error loop

What do I do wrong?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] moorecomp:
Just want to share that the OC1 installation went smooth on my PL1 version S4. Thanks for the great ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ss5488787:
ser i have samsung s4 i545 verizon (build lrx22c.i545vrsgpl1) (baseband i545vrsgpl1) (kernel 3.4.0)

ser i need any recovery file for this model i am really tied pls
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Surge1223:
Sure. Anything I can do to help id be happy to.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sinner822:
<permission name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" >

<group gid="sdcard_r" />

<group gid="sdcard_rw" />

<group gid="media_rw" />

</permission>

Put at line 150. Of platform. Xml Seems safe for noobs.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Daeo:
Where is this dev options located if you dont mind explaining.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Sir Lancelot:
I had this problem on my last install of the last two nonStang ROMS as well. I tried uninstalls, kernel tweaks, and just about everything but it didn't resolve until I installed this ROM. I still have problems with Pandora freezing & crashing. I think it's just a badly built app.

sent from my MDK Mossed-covered 3 handled family S4
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gadget!:
Go to Settings/About phone

Then start tapping. On "Build number"

That will enable Developer options.

sent from a Galaxy far far away.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Daeo:
And all you did was wipe and install this ROM? did you use backups or reinstall everything fresh?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] XxD34THxX:
I wouldn't do backups... I reinstall all my apps and have photos and contacts on my SD Card.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Daeo:
Might be my issue, im using Titanium Backup for apps and then saving contacts and photos to SD
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] stang5litre:
I want to say thanks to Dana for the Donation !!! Greatly appreciated! !! Also on a side note EPIC NAME. ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Neffy27:
My Google Hangouts crashes upon trying to enter or initiate a video call.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] AsaSpades:
Has nothing to do with Titanium Backup, it has to be a ROM issue or Lolipop thing. My music stutters also, and I use Google Play Music since there is no Apollo installed. Maybe it has something to do with the "Music Fix" as stated in the OP, since we need NuPlayed enable to even play music through apps.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] stang5litre:
This has nothing to do with the Rom. As other users are streaming fine. The problem is when your using TIBU coming from kitkat to a totally different platform if you will Lollipop. That's why you do fresh installs. If it were the same version just different rom but was still 4.4 kitkat or whatever then TIBU is actually useful.

Try actually doing a clean install and don't use TIBU. if you look a few pages back people are streaming music with no problems. If instructions are followed 9 out of 10 times you will be successful. Other is bad download which is happening to people more often.

I don't use TIBU as Google does pretty much the same thing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] stang5litre:
Hey Neffy let me try this to see if I can duplicate. Give me a little bit ?. We will get you squared away. I talk to old&slow all the time on it.

But that wasn't video.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] raddison:
Congrats on your son's birthday! It'll be funny when Gage becomes 12 Gage ... :)

From my Vzw GS4 with Hyperdrive
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sauravdn:
Were you able to fix sms and mms for non Verizon carrier users?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] stang5litre:
Lol thanks !!!!! Funny thing is we talked about the name to see what kids could say to be mean and so on. And I said the same thing. I said no like 12 Gauge hahaha then my wife advised me better not teach him that as now a days it would be a threat or something. But that will be epic!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] slopenut:
MDK'ers the new TWRP 2.8.7.0 will not boot up Stang's rom

Just a heads up if you are on Teamwins lastest 2.8.7.0 this rom will not boot up past the galaxy S4 screen. I tried both mdk versions and had no errors during the flash. Clean install even internal/external sd cards wiped. Rolled back to TWRP 2.8.4.0 and install went perfectly.

Now it's time to flash surge1223 kernel and see if I can get my samsung MHL adapter to cast screen with audio.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] AliceBToklas:
Thanks. I just saw the TWRP update & was thinking about it. Glad I saw your post first.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JTime S4:
Twrp 2.8.7.0 and 5.0.1 LP TW stang

That's weird because I flagged the latest twrp and then flagged this room with out any issues on both my phone and my wife's without any issues. Both are on MKD BL. What I did do before flashing the room was wiped by advanced delvik,system, data,cache. love the room and its my favorite now. Flashed surges kernel and battery life is amazing. I'm down to 71% in 9 hours of moderate use running a new ankor battery.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] stang5litre:
This Rom is only for Verizon users sorry.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bilgerryan:
There is no recovery file. Root and use Flashfire.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kostic2006:
hi guys, I need your help, my i545GOF1 stuck at bootloop, I have stang5litre Edition 5.0 on it,

Any way how can I store my contacts?

I have working ABD while stang5litre logo is spinning, I already backuped /sdcard, but I can't su,

I need access to

/data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db

and

/data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts.db

shell@jfltevzw:/ $ su

1|shell@jfltevzw:/ $ su

1|shell@jfltevzw:/data $cd /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/

opendir failed, Permission denied
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bilgerryan:
They should already be backed up on your Google account.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kostic2006:
[MENTION=4310299]bilgerryan[/MENTION] I have deleted all google stuff before ...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bilgerryan:
You are running without a Google account?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kostic2006:
yes, is it a problem? I don't like the way they make software, especially how they treat with battery power
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bilgerryan:
Nope, just not something you see very often. I don't know what to tell you then.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] stang5litre:
Bad idea.... why would you delete Google backup? Doesn't drain any power and doesn't take much space. If you didn't use tibu to backup or make a nandroid. Your gonna loose it. Besides no Google account = no play store.....

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] stang5litre:
? Your bootloader is locked. No real recovery bud. Just use Odin and flash the fw and should fix whatever issue you have.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] stang5litre:
What version of Flash fire ?

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] stang5litre:
Post a FF log bud. I can get your phone on the rom no issues. Send me a pm TG. Easier to trouble shoot and fix

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] stang5litre:
Sounds like you had wipe at the bottom and not the top..

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