yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] sbs8331:
My heart jumped into my throat for a minute when I got the kernal error. Fortunately, Odin cleaned it up quickly. The ROM seems to be working well so far. I'll be interested to gauge the battery life, since it has seemed to drain more quickly lately, and I haven't been able to pin down why. (Maybe the battery itself.) Functionality seems really good. No surprise, but the ROM lists my device's model number at SM-G900F. (Twi5ted, which was based on T-Mobile, had listed it as 900T.)

Other G900A users might want to note my experience with flashing it, i.e. that the OC4 kernel didn't flash but required separate Odin install.

Also, I flashed the TMS5 extra toggles in order to get the flashlight on notification panel pull down, as well as the zip to install the Chome home button per T-Mobile, which I've found to be very handy.

Thanks for finding this and giving us locked bootloader users at lease one more ROM to play around with. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
In the ROM settings there's a thing that adds the extra goggles, no zip needed :P

It gets the model from the build.prop, you can go in there and change it if it bothers you
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] sbs8331:
No, the model # is no big deal. I didn't see the extra toggles. However, I have the "Cover Warnings" disabled but I'm still getting the message about the USB port cover, which, on my device, broke off a couple of months ago. I don't miss the cover.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
The enable toggles is under header tweaks (screenshot attached). I also had issues with that, just froze it in TiBu, I think it's popupuireciever
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] inspired55:
Been running this rom for 2 days now battery life has been great. The only issue I have is my wife likes to send me long text messages and I don't receive them had this problem with alliance rom also. Anyone have any ideas why. 2 to 3 line texts no problem
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
The text size limit has to be increased I know it can be done .I just don't remember how to or if it was modified in app or system.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] inspired55:
I guess with this port of rom to G900A it didn't take cause on the op it says it was increased. Oh well. I just have to have my wife send shorter texts. Lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
[MENTION=5906506]Rakuu[/MENTION] sent you a pm.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jazzhoo:
ok Guys,

i flashed Phoenix on my SM-G870A.. it's fast! No major issues.

The question is.. any idea how to enable Active Key function? well the button itself is enabled because when i hold it i get the popup message "do you want to assign". When i tap on "Yes" i get "Settings app crushed". Of course there is nothing like it in 900F settings so that's why it crashes.

The point is how to assign it? Modify settings somehow at the level of cooking or by some 3rd party app?

Btw1. anyone tried XPOSED on Phoenix?

Btw2. is the 5.0 animation memory leak fixed in Phoenix? or Xposed is the only way to fix it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
Try flashing the button fix from tms rom I heard it works

---------- Post added at 11:54 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:52 AM ----------

Also I just turn all mine off

---------- Post added at 11:59 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:54 AM ----------
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jazzhoo:
any hints how to? i was looking for it in the tms but i didn't find anything :/

anyway..

i tried to flash xposed_tms over phoenix.. and now i'm unbricking my phone :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
Just do the normal one from the arter97 thread, v83 works a-ok for me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] inspired55:
I need anyone's help here on every custom 5.0 rom I can't get text messages over 3 lines long. I reflashed muniz_ri stock rooted rom and texts work fine. What do I do to fix this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jazzhoo:
Hi,

have you tried any 3rd party messaging app?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] inspired55:
I have tried a few different 3rd party apps with no difference.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
By the way when you get it fixed if you are still needing it look in the tms thread under older version 2.0
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jazzhoo:
OK i managed to get Phoenix rom on my 870A to the "all i need stage" :laugh:

Thanks for that [MENTION=5906506]Rakuu[/MENTION]! After bricking my phone around 3-4 times. (trying to flash various versions of Xposed) I can confirm that v83 modded by dkcldark works nice!! http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=65373013&postcount=3960

Thanks [MENTION=3429831]captivated1971[/MENTION]! It's working nicely! If anyone need that's the link: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60427629&postcount=5

Thanks guys! Pints on me! :highfive:

----edit-------

OK, i've just found a problem.. Flashing TMS2.Fix means switching the Phoenix Settings App with TMS2.0 Settings App :/ so i don't have any access to Phoenix Settings... Not good at all..

any idea?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] iondelox:
Help please

Anyone have some video as flash it because when the amount is brick with FlashFire
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] inspired55:
You have to remove the boot.img file from zip and remove the lines in script? Or you can just flash or Odin the oc4 kernel after rom flash .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
Two things you can do, you can make a shortcut to the phoinex settings, I know Nova will do it just ha e to make a "Nova activities" shortcut, or you could switch the settings, set the active key, and then switch it back.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] sbs8331:
I was unable to flash the oc4 kernel in FF when flashing the Rom. It didn't take for some reason, and I got a bootloader error when it rebooted. I had to use odin to get to the kernel to flash.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] inspired55:
Did it work for you is the rom working
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] sbs8331:
Yes. After flashing oc4, I've been on Phoenix for several days. I haven't encountered any problems. The ROM runs smoothly, and I have good battery life. Its operation and features are pretty similar to Alliance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jazzhoo:
i didn't know that Nova is such powerfull! Cool.

but what i did was:

1. I fashed the TMS5 2.0 fix which contains ActiveButton app and SecSettings

2. I set up Active button to what i wanted

3. I modded the TMS fix package by replacing TMS SecSettings and config files with Phoenix SecSettings and config files

4. Flashed again the modded package and voila!!

5. Active key is set up and Phoenix settings are back

did you brick your phone and want to unbrick it? you haven't tried to flash yet and want to make sure how to?

i haven't tried this way. i found that it's very stright forward to edit the .zip rom:

1. just delete boot.img

2. open updater-script in notepad, with ctrl+f find line that references to boot.img and remove that line

3. done, flash it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
Yea back in the tms thread that's how I flashed it to mine , I purposely had mine reboot to download mode to Odin the kernel. Just in case it didn't take , because FF doesn't flash protected partitions. It says that also in FF. I.e. locked bootloader partitions .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] iondelox:
What phoemix version are you using?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jazzhoo:
v11: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2741302
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
Been poking at the framework-res, had to use a layer though:P I have some of it done so I thought I'd throw it in here, if you have the dark Phoenix theme this will fix text in some views if it was black on black, still working on the rest

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By1Zk8PEZHmhaUYtcGpGUVN0VzQ/view?usp=drivesdk
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
Kinda stumped, been mainly looking at these lines

<color name="primary_text_default_material_light">#def9f9f9</color>
<color name="secondary_text_default_material_light">#8af9f9f9</color>
<color name="primary_text_default_material_dark">#ffffffff</color>
<color name="secondary_text_default_material_dark">#b3ffffff</color>

As you can see there, both white, which fixes for example in package installer black background on black text as I said before, however it also introduces some white on white where it previously wasn't, and setting them both to black, or one or the other to black or white, no matter what way around fixed one thing and breaks or just does nothing to the other. I'm knee deep in XML files here, and I can only use layer and my phone so it's a bit of a mess :P if anyone wants to give it a shot I'll send you my framework, I thought I'd at least let it be known what I'm doing so anyone can tell me I'm a moron and how to do it right.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
Send it to me [MENTION=5906506]Rakuu[/MENTION]
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
You already have it :P

Just another update, doing this

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<color name="primary_text_default_material_light">#de333333</color>
<color name="secondary_text_default_material_light">#8a333333</color>
<color name="primary_text_default_material_dark">#ffffffff</color>
<color name="secondary_text_default_material_dark">#b3ffffff</color>
</resources>

Lets some views that have white text on white background show properly, but then it causes some black on black, I can't win with this lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] joshua14:
What if you change all the text color to something that will show up with both white & black backgrounds?

~TMS5-3.0-TMBUILD on G900A with Blue Ice Theme
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
I don't know of a color good for that, and even then what I'm messing with doesn't seem to apply to everything anyhow so there's still work to be done.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] joshua14:
Ok, I was just thinking if the other theme colors are yellow then maybe a yellowish text might work. There are probably other areas that need changed to catch them all. I can imagine it's a ***** from on the phone. Lol

~TMS5-3.0-TMBUILD on G900A with Blue Ice Theme
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
Your imagination is accurate
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
Just when I thought I was getting somewhere with this, once again the layer bootlooped me, even with safestrap it didn't help, oh well, such is life when you screw with system files.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
Alex has given me permission to post the modified theme zip, so for anyone running Phoenix this should somewhat get you going with dark, it includes the framework-res overlay which at the moment may leave you with some white text on white background in some places, I'm still working at it. A semi-important side note, Alex does not support this theme so please send all questions my way.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By1Zk8PEZHmhbTlWQ1BMVEVHdWs/view?usp=docslist_api
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
OK flashed

---------- Post added at 09:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:59 PM ----------

OK I flashed it lol so far I can't read what I'm typing until I post it . But it's having issues with smart manager it force closing so I just froze it in tibu. But looking good so far just a few bugs

---------- Post added at 09:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:00 PM ----------

OK I switched to dark themed on xda that fixes the text while typing but not dropdown menu , but I am able to read what I type

---------- Post added at 09:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:03 PM ----------

By they way I flashed it in ss and cleared cache and dalvick cache after flash but before reboot

---------- Post added at 09:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:17 PM ----------

I'd try to see if you can get this color to stick "#ffffff4e" for the menus text.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] asahi_nysurf:
Maybe a newb suggestion, forgive the incompetence, but based on the 1st information page it looks like resurrection remix rom support the G900a? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3275340
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
That is not TW based so no.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] aiikae:
But also here http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/unified-development/rom-cm-13-0-based-vaniraosp-t3355159 there is download link for g900a. Why do they put link if we cant flash? Sorry for my incompetence like he said.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
No clue, we can't run it though as far as I know, you're free to test it if you want but you know what you're getting in to. Not sure how we could even have an aosp based MM from when we don't have MM in the first place, only thing I can think is it has att APN or something.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
Here's where the theme currently is if anyone has any suggestions

The main problem is either some views not getting the white text for some reason, or still has a white background, I'm looking for where they get those but most of my themeing knowledge is from comparing files from this already themed, so forgive me if I'm making a dumb mistake.

This is the overlay I have currently

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<color name="safe_mode_text">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="suggestion_highlight_text">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="sliding_tab_text_color_active">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="micro_text_light">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="primary_text_leanback_formwizard_default_dark">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="primary_text_default_material_light">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="secondary_text_default_material_light">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="primary_text_default_material_dark">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="secondary_text_default_material_dark">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="tw_text_color_title_material_toolbar">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="tw_text_color_subtitle_material_toolbar">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="tw_text_color_menu_material_toolbar">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="tw_popup_text_color_normal_material">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="tw_searchview_hint_text_material">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="tw_searchview_text_material">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="tw_text_edit_action_popup_text_color_mtrl">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="tw_edit_text_hint_text_color_material_light">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="tw_edit_text_hint_text_color_material_dark">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="tw_edit_text_text_color_material_light">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="tw_edit_text_text_color_material_dark">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="tw_dialog_title_text_color_material_light">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="tw_dialog_body_text_color_material_light">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="tw_dialog_button_text_color_material_light">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="tw_toast_text_color_mtrl">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="tw_fastscroller_preview_text_color_mtrl_light">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="tw_notification_action_button_text_color">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="tw_secondary_text_color">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="tw_dialog_title_text_color_holo_dark">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="tw_toast_text_holo_dark">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="tw_toast_text_holo_light">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="tw_new_action_popup_text_color_holo_light">#fff5f5f5</color>
<color name="tw_new_action_popup_text_color_holo_dark">#fff5f5f5</color>
</resources>
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
[MENTION=5906506]Rakuu[/MENTION] , i maybe wrong but shouldnt we see a text bg color in there somwheres for backgrounds?

---------- Post added at 02:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:35 PM ----------
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
The current color XML I'm using is only setting font colour to white, I'm still looking for background areas, I have some i think but I'm still working on it. I think for some apps like root explorer have their own background set for spots but use the system font color for some reason which may make those situations unfixable unfortunately.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
Omega v18 same flash process and I'm guessing any other 5.0 g900f rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
Omega version is older than pheonix and not as snappy
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
Its pretty much Phoenix or the galaxy project, im surprised by the lack of themes, I guess everyone I on an s6 or mm port which has the theme engine.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] arachniac1:
Noon help....

Hi all,

I wanted to root my phone (unlocked SM-G900A now on metroPCS) running lollipop 5.0 and have been told that's impossible to root or even get future system updates. Are these true? I thought a phone have to be rooted for a custom rom? Here's my phones stats:

Baseband: G900AUCUB0C4

KERNAN VER: 3.4.0-4432708

BUILD #: LRX21T. G900AUCUBOC4

So, was hoping to put a custom Rom on it to get more customization for more speed and battery life I'm currently using Nova Launcher. I'm interested in the Phoenix Rom, dark theme (if same text/background color issues have been/can be fixed).

Also, can someone point me to a "full noob guide" to rooting (i will be rooting/rom flashing my SM-T520 first with, prob, CF_AutoRoot.. Picasso wifi to "practic"... and hope to do something to my SM-900A S5.

Lastly, I need step-by-step info including when/where/what to d/l for each step of the process... Anyone able to point me to any good noon root/rom flashing threads/Web sites? I have the "if you're a pro directions", just need some "hand holding! Feel free to PM Me as not to waste thread space! Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
I can answer all your questions in one word

No
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] arachniac1:
Thanks for the further confusion!

So now 2 "seemingly" helpful 'senior' members on the XDA-dev forums have completely contradicted themselves, over the same Q's about the same devicr. One says an unlocked Sm-G900A can't be updated/rooted, and [MENTION=5906506]Rakuu[/MENTION] says it can. But he won't offer any help in atleast pointing me to someplace to learn how to properly do it... SOOOOO glad I wasted last few days combing the XDA forums for info only to get two completely opposite answers and no useful help or specific forum, ect to learn how. AND I was going to get the XDA ad-free too, and make a nice donation to whoever could help me out. Clearly those new and looking to learn how to properly root their devices and/or add custom ROMs aren't helped out. Sorry for wasting your time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
Please quote specifically where I said that, I'm quite certain i didn't. You were given an answer already, reposting it here won't change it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] inspired55:
The bootloader is locked on your device so it can not be rooted. Whom ever said you could most likely thought when you stated your phone was unlocked thought you were talking about the boot loader . But what you have is an unlocked phone able to be used on any GSM network.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
I hate to say it but . I also know it cannot be done. If it could I sure would be running mm right now .this locked bootloader crap sux. We all can get to 5.0 with root but you can't get passed it to 5.1.1 because in the updating process between the 5.0 bootloader and the 5.1.1 they they have patched the bootloader exploits and the only kernel you can run are stock signed official kernels. And to run those kernels "I. E. 5.1.1" you also need a 5.1.1 bootloader which they have locked down..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] IJoxer:
Alright, so being on an 870a, what kernel do I need to flash? Or how do I remove it? I've tried flashing pheonix twice now, once with tweaks, and once without. I tried flashing the oc4 kernel, and an oc5 kernel, and neither attempts would boot, went to download mode. I really want to try this pheonix rom, I've been desperate for something new.

Thanks for any help!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
Flash it using ff and set it to reboot to download mode then flash your 870a kernel with odin. Set odin reboot to normal reboot for some reason even though ff is not set to flash kernels by default to protected partitions it still messes it up so you need to reflash the oc5 kernel with odin

---------- Post added at 11:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:06 PM ----------

If it does not boot into rom by any chance reflash bootloader also , but I didn't have too. Just a suggestion before you re odin all the way back again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] IJoxer:
Alright, I'm trying it now. Did you happen to use any of the tweaks, or should we leave all the extra settings alone? I'd at least like the sound mod. No big deal, I'm just curious, thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] IJoxer:
Alright, got everything up and running. You guys were not lying, this rom is quick, I'm in love already. I'd really like my shot at MM, but I think this will certainly hold me over until it gets released and the devs do their magic with it!

Thanks so much for the help, I'm one happy guy right now!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
I tried a few tweaks but as fast as it is and stable I really can't tellya if there is any diff. Made by them.

---------- Post added at 06:52 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:51 AM ----------

I'm gna try a 5.1.1 rom soon I just need to talk to [MENTION=5906506]Rakuu[/MENTION] first.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
Most of the tweaks work.

As for 5.1.1 rom... maybe? If the kernel for 5.1.1 is available then I guess it's theoretical, just make sure it's a 5.1.1 rom not 5.1 or 5.0.1, also you woukdnt have root :s your only saving grace(someone fact check me here) is you may be able to flash xposed but ones that need root also would not work. Youd have to use the muniz method to go up to 5.1.1 and in the same flashfire 'session' flash the 5.1.1 rom, as I said though it'd be a custom ROM without root so, your call.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
OK I thought if you have a rom with root built in .which is pretty much what I'm running now because of the stock kernal and downgrade able bootloader. If I used a stock 5.1.1 kernal it would work because pheonix rom I'm running now is supposedly built off of pa2 which he said was 5.1.1 am I wrong on how that works ? And I believe if I read right the 5.0 bootloader will load the 5.1.1 kernel?

---------- Post added at 01:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:59 PM ----------

But I'm not sure is why I was asking for your input

---------- Post added at 01:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:00 PM ----------

Pmd ' you [MENTION=5906506]Rakuu[/MENTION]
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
Phoenix=5.0

We can't root 5.1.1 on our phone because of the kernel, even if the rom comes "prerooted" it won't function, I'm not sure if it would even boot in that case honestly, since that's the issue with rooting 5.1.1 from my understanding is that the kernel is a lot stricter so it just simply isn't possible. If we find a root method for 5.1.1 that will be the last saving grace we get i think, hell of a lot more 5.1.1 roms so it would at least open those doors up.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
Gotcha thanx saved me some odin in and rerooting
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] gots54:
I'm interested in trying Phoenix, but often get a texts multiple lines long. So will I simply not get the text if it's say 5 or more lines long?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
Not too sure, I know someone else mentioned something about it but I don't get very long texts to I can't say anything for that.

On another note I've been spending the last few days trying to getting all these theme issues ironed out, I'm trying to get stuff to compile(still stuck to just phone) but I will post the full theme here(not using layers :p) once I get it done.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] gots54:
Thanks. I'll try out Phoenix this afternoon and will report on the text message length issue - if there is one.

Edit: Got Phoenix installed and so far so good. I sent a test text to my phone over 33 lines long and it came through fine. I had to scroll about 2 pages to see it all, but it was A OK.

I really like all the customization options within PhoeniX extra!!!