yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Torbins:
Hi Rick1684,

Stock 5.0 ROM does not support Ukrainian language (4.4 did), that is why I had to borrow a few files from deodexed I9295XXUDOE8. I have made an update: https://yadi.sk/d/l9XEhPJrmBHrD that works quite fine on top of I537UCUCOC7. Can I install it on top of your ROM?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
I don't see why not. It should work just fine. My rom is built from the same firmware. Let me know if it's something I can include in the next update. If you have time to test please let me know the result. Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Torbins:
My Update successfully applies and ROM boots, but after ten seconds of work it reboots every time. What I was able to notice, is that this update effectively disables most of your modifications and ROM looks like stock. So at the moment there is no point for me to install your ROM. I hope that your S6 port will contain Ukrainian resources in apk's and this update won't be necessary.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] ournewhero:
any news on update? don't want to be annoying, but my phone has been a huge punk lately, and i need to give it some love. was hoping your update would be the carrot.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
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Yes I have been testing it here the past week. I have been very happy with it. I will start the upload tonight. Here's a quick list of changes..

Updated xposed to 86.2

Updated Xposed installer to latest material version by dvdandroid.

Updated all system apps

Permanent system notifications are now removable, eg the voicemail noti. That one really bugged me. Lol

System Ui pulldown full background color control.

New performance app, fly on was doing more harm than help

Redeodexed and zip aligned

Layers updated and new ones added

Theme fixes and updates, the menu issue on some apps is still pending.

Gms, webview and chrome mods updated.

Battery bar integrated into sys Ui

Battery percentage color control

Stock launcher motion gestures.

I'm sure I'm probably forgetting something...

But yes 1.8 is ready and will be up within 24 hours.

Edit. Uploading now..
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] ceoliveira:
Hello from Brazil!

Try installing this custom kernel:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-develop/kernel-imperium-ll-kernel-v1-0-t3058867

I faced the same problem when installing this ROM on my GT I9295. Now everything is working well!

Except for the lack of the Portuguese language.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] ederekun:
Hmm i9505 on i9295? It works? Can you Screenshot your about device
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] ceoliveira:
My device is now listed as i537. But everything is working as i said before.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] ederekun:
Nice trick... Will try to do some time
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
Hey and thanks for sharing, I would really like to know how things are going on the i9295. I don't own the phone so it makes it difficult for me. Anyway I need to update the download link to 1.8. I see several already found it on afh. Please note anything you guys notice in the rom that needs work.. I know there are a few theming issues .. but the overall functionality has improved. I have tested and retested.. Your opinion does matter to me so don't hesitate to share. We are a small community here and what bothers you I may not notice. Also I have a small update for 1.8 already within 3 days. I will post asap. Just some theming stuff. I will make a flashable zip for those on 1.8 and post a 1.8.1 rom in the link asap.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] ederekun:
Well... CM13 i am in... Will check your rom later... I need to do quite lot of things
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
Sounds good, thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
Here is an updated Xposed Installer zip. I noticed it updated the day after uploading 1.8. This will make it follow the system theme again.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] ederekun:
Doesn't work mate

:(

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Screen Doesn't respond, although it seems to boot with sound, buttons and led
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
I wonder if he's flashing the one I made for i9295 a while back. Maybe if we apply the masterpatch and flash the kernel second.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] HTC55555:
Just wondering on 1.8.1

No worries. I'd love to test it out :)
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] ederekun:
Hmmm
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
Hey everyone, thank you for all the support on here. I appreciate the feedback. I just wanted to say that I picked up a version s4 i545 and it's in the same boat as we are with the bootloader. I will be creating from scratch an off build for the i545. Taking what I can from this rom and merging the two. The good news for the i537 is that with this I will be able to port some newer apps into the i537 rom. It won't be a port exactly but taking what I can from a newer build. This gives me a chance to start over and create the best I can from both worlds. That being said, I will taking the current i537 build and redeodexing and putting up a new 1.9 final. After that the newer 2.x versions will be aroma roms supporting at leaSt the two devices I own. I537 and i545. In time when I learn more about porting I hope to have support for all s4s in a unified aroma installer. Only time will tell. I can say that I know our devices are still more than powerful enough to get us through another couple years. Being that I just had to replace the lcd on the i545 for 80 bucks twice in the past month. Clumsy me

Lol.

Also if you weren't aware flashfire supports aroma. I will be getting with sickmade and the sickness on learning more about aroma. The dream is to have a stock or material light rom and the blacked out that I've been currently working on. One benifit from starting over will be the choice to have a light experience if you choose. Again thank you all helping with making somethingood for these damn bootloader locked phones.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] dedon4christ5:
Hello, Please I want to ask if i need to unlock my bootloader before flashing the recovery or roms on this i537 running android 4.3

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Hello, Please I want to ask if i need to unlock my bootloader before flashing the recovery or roms on this i537 running android 4.3
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] dedon4christ5:
Hello,

I have the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active i537 AT&T (UCUBML2) running Android 4.3 .....

I have root, done by towel root, and ive installed the safestrap recovery

Please could you point me to the right direction to upgrading to 4.4.2 or 5. (Lollipop)

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Devo7v:
Seriously, stop posting the same question all over the place, it's really poor etiquette. I've answered your question elsewhere, you need to do more reading, especially the stickies.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] dedon4christ5:
OMG! i'm so sorry, its just that ive been posting some questions since last week, couldnt get a response.

You said to check some of those stickies, I did, but couldnt get a concrete understanding of upgrading, i'm a little new to this Samsung Stuffs, So please, could you pinpoint a tutorial to use, please if that's not asking too much.

And do not forget the state of my phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Devo7v:
http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-active/general/guide-update-to-i537-att-firmware-t2835481/page9
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] dedon4christ5:
Thanks a lot.

APPRECIATE
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] itsvetkov:
Can I install this rom on gt-i9295
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] dedon4christ5:
i downloaded the odin files twice... but odin keeps reporting the error that the md5 is invalid

i dont know what to do

please help

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i tried flashing the files, odin failed.

When i boot my device now it says "firmware upgrade encountered an issue please select recovery mode ..."

What can i do ?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] dedon4christ5:
please how do I flash this rom ?

I'm on ne3
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] dedon4christ5:
Mheeeen.. you guys are the bomb... this rom is .... freaking crazy ass sick ...

Great Job Guys...

I swear it guys, i need to come be an apprentice to you guys....

you're just way tooo mucch...

Great Work!!!
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] dedon4christ5:
Hi. Please my phone is beginning to hang after installing this Rom. Is there anything I can do to stop it. Please I love this Rom
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
Well, it could be a number of things. Did you make any changes in lspeed or restore any system data from titanium? If not I would try a dalik wipe.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] dedon4christ5:
Okay, when I do this? Would I loose files?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] dedon4christ5:
Please, how can i turn on hotspot, there is no support for it ?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
That from my experience depends on the service you have. I'm not sure on the specifics.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
That from my experience depends on the service you have. I'm not sure on the specifics.

It works on at&t...
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
Here is a flashable zip for the newest music app. It has a new ui and I also blacked it out and made it follow system theme. I wanted to share it before the update because I its pretty dope.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
New features coming, 7 new themes for launcher, TWSWIPE app for launching desired app by left swipe on home(togglable), Magnification works now, color inversion works now, video editor works now, updated music, added game mode and game tuner, switched to chrome canary and built theme layer for it, removed lspeed, added screencast... For the die hard users I hope this helps. I have been steadily working on things. So give me a few days to do some testing and 1.9 will be up.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] dedon4christ5:
Hi Rick, great job all the way. .. but please just assume that I'm new. ... my phone hangs pretty badly, and takes a while to open apps, even before opening any app, when I check the ram, about 1.3 gig, is already occupied, so when I try opening more, the phone just takes a long while before responding, and when I try to use accessibility settings, it exits with the unfortunate message.

I'd be grateful if you could help me with this.

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
Hey sorry for the delay, I have been testing and making several changes here lately. As far as the hanging goes, I do notice a little. But on the other hand I keep in mind that this device is getting older. There us no lag that I find untolerable so if it's more than a sec or two then it may be an issue. The worst is probably chrome. I have been working on speeding it up by testING differentry builds. I think I've found a sweet spot. So another thing is I have done away with Lspeed it seems to me unnecessary and cause more issue than improvements. I would try this when I get the 1.9 up. Odin back to ne3. Root and flash the new rom. I have had a better experience since. I hope you will too. I will get it online here soon. Thank you for testing.

And to answer your question on the ram the usage is always high 60-75 percent. I have included no extra background processes, and actually have removed several from the stock build. That is normal for the phone. What I'm trying to do is make the best of our situation. Unfortunately we don't have many options using the locked bootloader. Still I think when u try 1.9 from a clean Odin you should see improvement. Plus I added many new things and a newer setup wizard so fingers crossed
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
Heres a link to the latest test build. If anyone's intrested. Its very solid. The only reason it's not 1.9 is I'm still working on some new things before it's official.

Download 1.9 beta
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Kerzhan:
I rooted my i537 using KingoRoot and KingoUser, which seems to have worked successfully... but FlashFire doesn't recognize the phone as being rooted. Will this ROM and instructions still work for me, or do I have to make FlashFire work first?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
You need to use king2su. It's a script that removes king root and installs supersu. Afaik this is only necessary if you are on oc7 from ota. So if youre on 4.4.4 still just unroot king root and use the towel root v3. Also if you are trying this rom for the first time I would recommend not trying the beta. Unless you want to test.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] dedon4christ5:
Great Job

First off, it's sweet n amazing u still make time to work on thdis Rom, seeing how troublesome it is with the locked bootloader and all. I'm gonna try out this beta n see what you've done. Wish I could be ur sidekick. Lol. Merry Xmas Rick.:good:
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] dedon4christ5:
Tested

Hey Rick, how's it going!

I bring you news.

I odined back to ne3

gained root with towel root

downloaded supersu and disabled knox

downloaded flash fire

flashed the new 1.9 rom beta

After flashing, the phone automatically goes off after displaying the "Samsung Galaxy S4 Active Boot screen.

So i odined back to ne3, now im gonna flash the official deodexed oc7 with root.

When SickAsHell 1.9 is ready, you let me know so I can try it out.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
Hey thanks for trying out the test build. This is whats happening... When in flashfire and the rom is flashing. If it does not make it to the end of the script. (eg at the end it says success.. rebooting) then the rom did not flash completely. This has always been an issue with using flashfire. I have had the best luck with making sure that usb debugging is enabled and letting the phone settle for a min after odin. I promise you if you keep trying it will flash correctly, I know its a pain and I have seen it on multiple sammys... Flashfire is a blessing but is not perfect. If the phone reboots during the install without taking at least thirty seconds it did not take. The best way to know is to watch your screen during this important time. If it takes a min and says success then you are good. if not unfortunately you have no choice but to start over... That goes for any rom using flashfire.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] dedon4christ5:
Do I need odin for anything aside from reverting to Ne3 ?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
Not really on this phone that I can think of. It's mainly just for starting fresh from stock ne3. All other mods or roms have to be done after using root + flashfire. I would not recommend using Odin to update to 0c7 because the rooting process is more difficult.

Also I have finally gotten a 5.1.1 s6 port fully working on our phone. So there will still be some new stuff coming in time. Basically starting completely over. But hey that's what it's about. Lol
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] dedon4christ5:
Okay. I'll try it out again . And you take a lot of time to respond.

Thanks a million though
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] tunetokheyno:
newbie here

Please enumerate the steps to use/flash this ROM, can't see it anywhere in the forum.

- step 1 would be to download the latest stable version which would be 1.8.

can't seem to figure out what to do next? :crying: I have flashfire, I'm using the 1.5 of this ROM (Thanks to you SickasHELL!)..

ps: your rom is the only working rom for S4 Active i537 IMHO. for the sake of other newbies and my lazy self please help out, even a link would be nice.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
Hey, Thank you for using the rom. All you need to do is make sure you backup your user apps and flash the rom through flashfire. No extra steps. The updater script will wipe the necessary partitions. So simply open flashfire and flash the new zip. I on the other hand am working right now to create an updated rom. So if you haven't flashed yet I will be uploading 2.0 within the next couple days. I have finally gotten my screen replaced and switched back to this device so there should be some new things coming soon.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
UPDATE

v2.0 has been uploaded. There has been a lot of performance improvements. All included apps updated to newest versions and themed. Also new audio system is available in mods section. It updates ViPER to 2.5.0.5, replaces dolby plus with dolby atmos, and adds Beats Audio. I made it optional because the old setup is less demanding on resources. Completely redone init.d scripts. Battery is overall better. Still no deepsleep. The root method we are using breaks it. So no deepsleep on any 5.0 rom with root. I have had good luck with the xposed module ds battery saver. Basically shuts off all data when screen is off.

As always this rom uses TeamBlackOut themed google apps. Update through their app instead of Google Play. Also if you choose to update Chrome then uninstall the include theme layer. Or just dont update it until I create a new one for v59 and v60. It wont hurt anything if you do it just wont be correctly themed. Thanks

Any issues feel free to post.

/SiCKRiCK
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] sammnt!:
Hey, I finally got your ROM installed!

It was complicated because FlashFire did not install it, but it solves it doing the same as when you have to flash the rom rooted to update to Lollipop, you use FlashFire version 0.24, you modify the date to September 12, 2015 and then you flash and it works perfectly. I like your Rom works excellent!, but personally I prefer the previous notification bar (the original of lollipop) as well as the settings menu and I could not change it by uninstalling your layer or installing others layers, I only damage the settings application ... I hope you can help me with that I would appreciate it!, very good job and I hope the ported version of S6, seems interesting :D
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
Yeah I'm using .53 pro without issue. I haven't successfully flashed anything with .57. I will update the op. As far as the notification panel I agree, I'm getting tired of it too. That's my next misson to rebuild the systemui. You can do what I did and change the bg colors in rom control for now or flash oc7. I will upload a zip as soon as I can. I'm working 72 hours a week right now.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
Screen
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
So... I had to odin back to stock yesterday. I flashed the 2.0 and I wasn't happy. I had left out alot of what I'd been working on and it just made me sick. I have uploaded 2.0.1 and tested this release. It has more to offer. I got rid of the outlined pulldown, just starts off blacked out now. You can customize it to your taste. All system apps are now updated. Removed unneccesary bloat, and made a much better experience IMO. The most important note is there is a add-on for a enriched audio experience. The reason it is optional is that I did notice a draw on performance when playing music. The rom comes with great audio. The add-on updates Viper, removes Dolby Digital, and adds Dolby Atmos and Beats Audio. It is a great addition. Dont get me wrong. I use it daily I just didn't want to add a resource hog without an option. SO... Just flash 2.0.1 and enjoy. Want to test the limits of awesome, flash SiCK Premium Audio v3.

ps I also chose a stock s8 boot animation, made the sick one optional.

trying to provide the best possible exp on this phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] matus699:
Is everything working?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] sirtweak0:
I appreciate everything you've done with this ROM, you sir are truly a trailblazer.

I'm not seeing any other options as far as ROMS go for the s4 active on 5.0.1, am I correct?

Are you done with developing it?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
Yes unfortunately for now. I want to pick up another s4a to continue on but have not yet. As far as other roms there was an s6 port floating around for the i9295 that was mostly working on the i537. JASONRR was the devs name.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] sirtweak0:
Awesome, thanks for getting back to me! I dropped my s8+ the wrong way (after putting it through hell for months), its out of warranty now and I just found out its $200+ for a new screen unless I want to start replacing cracked glass on ebay.

I found a bricked ATT s4a on ebay for $30, got it in 2 days, and now I'm trying to make it into something similar but the locked bootloader is killing me. Theres tons of I537 and I337's bricked.

After hundreds of pages of reading I think going from 4.4.2 to 5.0/1 rooted OC7, flashfire and xposed is the best possible solution besides your ROM so far. What do you think? I just can't stand 4.4 and below anymore...

You might be my savior but I'll look into JasonRR as well. Thanks again!
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] jerryspring:
which flashfire version? what options do we tick and untick in flashfire? not a very thorough guide. can you help me? you didnt include full instructions. thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
I no longer have the device. I will request moderaters close the thread.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
If i remember right it was .53 version. But it has been too long.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] jerryspring:
no. dont ... all we need is an updated flash method. first time i did it according to your o.p., it was on att logo... is that the "download mode" you speak of?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] jerryspring:
Couldn't safestrap work too? I tried on SS, it worked just like flashfire, but kept getting black screen. PC doesn't recognize it, so I know it is not recognizing while in download mode like it's supposed to. I was thinking...maybe do a deep wipe in SS and then flash it?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Rick1684:
No I remember ss didn't work, unless it's been updated. I would read back through the thread. I honestly cannot remember. It's the same exact method as muniz_ri's deodexed build if that helps. I may order a device and make an update here soon. I imagine alot of theme work will need to be done.. The muniz_ri rom will be much more stable until I get a device.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] jerryspring:
i figured it out.. installed the .53 of flashfire version in your o.p...i changed phones date to sept 3, 2003... then in flashfire, i selected flash ota/zip... left auto mount unchecked...(i left the rest alone as well). tapped the bolt, and this time it flashed...unlike last time i tried, there was a red sliding bar showing progress. just like the modern twrp.... viola.. profit!!

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ok... with muniz's... do i follow the o.p? in other words, he says to leave auto mount unchecked... disable ever root.. and chose reboot to download mode...then flash bl in ap... also meaning. do i use the same version of flashfire like yours? thanks.. i really appreciate your help

Yes...use flashfire .53 and flash the same way.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] bjeastin:
Hey, I think the link is broke. I keep getting a download failed. I've tried in on my phone tablet and pc, tried vpns and all and no luck.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] bjeastin:
Sorry for the forum spamming, but I love this ROM. But it does have some issues. Ultra power saving mode and floating messages do not work. Messaging crashes when pop up display is checked and a text message is received. And xposed knock code has trouble and it didn't on stock. Other than that this ROM is a must for anyone who wants some life into this locked down phone. Thanks again :D