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30/Jun r1 (JFB) - MoDaCo Custom ROM for Samsung Galaxy S with Online Kitchen

I'm pleased to present my MoDaCo Custom ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S! READ THIS WHOLE POST BEFORE YOU START! No, really, it contains everything you need to know. wink.gif
This ROM is the 'starting point' for my Galaxy S custom ROMs.
About MoDaCo Custom ROMs
MoDaCo Custom ROMs are based on official ROMs - either shipping or leaked. A MCR release is designed to feel as far as possible like a stock ROM, with optimisations, tweaks and complimentary additions that enhance the user experience. The aim of a MCR is to be ultra reliable for use on an everyday device.
Requirements
In order to use this ROM on your device, YOU MUST ALREADY BE RUNNING THE JFB ROM FROM HERE. Do NOT use this ROM with any other base, unpredictable things will happen, the most likely being you'll have to reflash your device via Odin.
Features Included
* Based on the JFB release
* Rooted with Superuser 2.1 by ChainsDD
* Built with the MCR build process which reduces the size and boosts the speed of the ROM
* busybox with Droid Explorer support
* Updated Google Maps
* MCR version displayed in 'About' screen
* Optional Google Voice Search
* Optional Google Voice Dialer
* Optional Fancy Widget
* Optional Beebplayer
* Optional baked in Wavesecure via the online kitchen (installed to system partition for maximum security)
Changelog
Please see 2 posts below this one for the changes in each release.
Installation
To install this ROM:
* Ensure you have the JFB ROM installed (linked above)
* Download the zip file of your choice from the links below (or the online kitchen) and copy to your SD card named 'update.zip'
* Restart your device in recovery mode by running 'adb reboot recovery' (download adb if you do not have it already, use adb-windows, adb-mac or adb-linux as appropriate)
* Select the option to apply an update zip, and select the zip file you copied to your memory card
Upgrading
No wipe is explicitly required in order to use this ROM, however if you do encounter issues of any kind, it is recommended that you wipe your device and reproduce the issue before raising it here.
Downloads
This ROM is currently only available in the online kitchen - prebakes to follow.
Thanks
It's impossible to mention everyone who contributes to the Android community by name, but to everyone out there who does great work and shares it with us all - you have my gratitude and respect.
And finally...
If you would like to show your appreciation for the ROM, please consider supporting MoDaCo by signing up for a MoDaCo Ad Free or MoDaCo Plus account, both of which also give you early access to Beta ROM releases and access to the the online kitchens.
Enjoy!
http://android.modaco.com/content/s...rom-for-samsung-galaxy-s-with-online-kitchen/

Does this ROM fix the ram issue so that all 512MB of ram is utilized?
Congrats on being the first custom rom here.

Congratulations! I don't have a phone yet but I am very pleased to see a custom rom already!

woohoo custom ROMs already. Guess I'll be getting myself the phone after all.

umm.. but in another thread people where saying that it wasn't gonna be possible because samsung encrypt their drivers etc. so this mean they did release they drivers? and there is gonna be alot of custom rooms for galaxy gravity?

Perrosky said:
umm.. but in another thread people where saying that it wasn't gonna be possible because samsung encrypt their drivers etc. so this mean they did release they drivers? and there is gonna be alot of custom rooms for galaxy gravity?
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No I said it would be near impossible to get roms from other sources like Sense roms or Froyo on because of the driver issue. I never said you would never see custom roms. The only roms you are going to see are one's based off of Samsungs release.

Hold on, hold on. So even though Samsung released the Galaxy S' driver source code to the public, it's going to be "near impossible" to port Sense and FroYo to the phone? I may be ignorant but I'll just ask with ignorance, how do you figure?

Javalu said:
Hold on, hold on. So even though Samsung released the Galaxy S' driver source code to the public, it's going to be "near impossible" to port Sense and FroYo to the phone? I may be ignorant but I'll just ask with ignorance, how do you figure?
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Download the source code..... ok now open it and go to GalaxyS_Kernel.tar.gz. Now in there just enter the first folder then go to modules. Go to Dpram. Open up any of those files in notepad. You should see written non-compiled code right? That is fine now go back to the module folders and go to S3cbc. Now open up s3cbc_module.o. Does that look like non-compiled code? No it doesn't. It's either already compiled or encrypted. That's what I mean

psychoace said:
No I said it would be near impossible to get roms from other sources like Sense roms or Froyo on because of the driver issue. I never said you would never see custom roms. The only roms you are going to see are one's based off of Samsungs release.
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Quick question, does that mean any custom rom that is release will be based off the official rom they release which has Touchwiz backed in? If so, does that rule out a plain vanilla android rom for this device? Thanks for your help and appreciate the knowledge.

Papa_I said:
Quick question, does that mean any custom rom that is release will be based off the official rom they release which has Touchwiz backed in? If so, does that rule out a plain vanilla android rom for this device? Thanks for your help and appreciate the knowledge.
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No it doesn't rule out plain vanilla android rom. Yes they will all be based on Samsung but rom makers can take out all the touchwiz garbage and throw in another launcher like adw or Launcherpro.

That's what I wanted to hear. Thanks for the help. Now if I only could decide if I should keep the Nexus One or purchase this phone..... Decisions, Decisions.

psychoace said:
Download the source code..... ok now open it and go to GalaxyS_Kernel.tar.gz. Now in there just enter the first folder then go to modules. Go to Dpram. Open up any of those files in notepad. You should see written non-compiled code right? That is fine now go back to the module folders and go to S3cbc. Now open up s3cbc_module.o. Does that look like non-compiled code? No it doesn't. It's either already compiled or encrypted. That's what I mean
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How lame. Have other handsets had similar problems?

what are talking about .o files and unix compiled modules same on all versions of unix. o stands for object module.

Javalu said:
How lame. Have other handsets had similar problems?
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Yes the Behold 2, the original Galaxy, and the Moment all made by Samsung have only had Samsung roms on them.
lgkahn said:
what are talking about .o files and unix compiled modules same on all versions of unix. o stands for object module.
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So they can easily be decompiled? If it's source code why is it already compiled?

dont go too deep into specific things that we may not even need (we are not coders here) but the source code for basic hardware that we need to get things going are already there.. things like camera, wlan, etc. btw, do u know what s3cbc is for?

raspdeep said:
dont go too deep into specific things that we may not even need (we are not coders here) but the source code for basic hardware that we need to get things going are already there.. things like camera, wlan, etc. btw, do u know what s3cbc is for?
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What about s3clcd? Here is a little copy and paste of some of the garble that was in the compiled file
screen width=%d height=%d va=0x%x pa=0x%x
I would go out on a limb and say those are video drivers. The one's that have been encrypted on all other samsung phones.
Also in s3cbc there is some code at the bottom
PVRSRV_PIXEL_FORMAT_YUY2 PVRSRV_ERROR_FIFO_SPACE char ui32ByteStride psDevInfo PVRSRV_PIXEL_FORMAT_PAL1 PVRSRV_PIXEL_FORMAT_PAL2 pfnOpenBCDevic
If you don't know the Galaxy's gpu is PowerVR SGX540 and YUY2 is a colol format for video screens
http://www.fourcc.org/yuv.php#YUY2 and Pal is of course a European video standard.

they are not encrypted, they are object codes in machine language for arm.. and why we need that again for custom roms?

Wanted to test modaco ROM but they are not free.. Any kind souls upload and share ?

well feedback on the R1 rom its clean and smooth, worked even better when i did the stall tweak posted here
http://android.modaco.com/content/s...298/got-the-stalling-problem-rooted-try-this/
the phone seriously got 2 times faster, opening apps playing game very quick .. happy as here

Ferdimage said:
well feedback on the R1 rom its clean and smooth, worked even better when i did the stall tweak posted here
http://android.modaco.com/content/s...298/got-the-stalling-problem-rooted-try-this/
the phone seriously got 2 times faster, opening apps playing game very quick .. happy as here
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How much free ram have you got? Considering flashing and rooting, but not sure if it's worth it right now. Meh 10£ isn't that much think I'm gonna give it a try.
EDIT: Just flashed, but now I don't have root access(says access denied when I try to access the /data/data folder). Thought this included the rooted PDA file or do I have to flash that again with odin?
EDIT2: Scratch that I forgot to press the allow-button on my phone after sending the Super-user request..

[ROM] AT&T Stock Properly De-Odexed LG1 OTA System...

This is mostly for new devs that want a stock build to work with, or just want to use the latest files & firmware version with their unlocked & rooted device.
All of the stock files are in this rom. The only changes made are busybox, SuperSU (Faster responses than traditional SU in my humble opinion), & I tore a lot of the apks down to java & applied diffpatches from the OTA update to all applicable apk & jar files, De-Odexed 100% & zip aligned. This currently includes the stock rooted kernel & will also work with the kernel by NunHugger (which supports init.d & custom boot images). You can easily change kernels with WinRAR or WinZip by making certain that "no compression" is selected & then drag & drop new boot.img to the root of the zip.
Also in the rom are the newer camera binaries & the other fixes from the AT&T LG1 OTA.
I did change the GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk so that on-device searches are still possible.
Rom include latest SuperSU & a working busybox 1.20.2 build.
Other than that, this is a fully bloated & stock AT&T rom & contains the stock rooted kernel. If you would like init.d support or anything else added, just let me know. I don't believe in init.d, & personally believe in editing xml's or boot init files to accomplish init tasks, but I'll add if desired. I am working on modding the LG1 kernel to have UV/OC function, but other than that, not much else.
This will
I am working on applying the diff patch to the kernel source, so that the kernel will match the LG1 system. However, I am having trouble with occasional bootloops when battery is under 30%. Could be the source, but most likely it is the fact that I haven't played with 100% stock source much, let alone Samsung source.
At any rate, do what you will with this. It is there to do with as you like, or not...
MD5: 1474aaffe7c178f939498da3a87469e3
Link: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bxxb003sdLoJZS1kUDJYcnVaXzg
*I will add a second link with updated apk's so that no google play updating is needed.
UPDATE: New version with most of the frequently updated apps located in Data/App to avoid duplicates & allow users to uninstall.
MD5: af4381d027abaec2e96828aa2799037f
Link: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bxxb003sdLoJNkFhSFB4M0N5ZUk
***Devs - Anyone familiar with Sammy source & willing to provide any assistance in patching the ALEM Kernel source to ALG1, it would be appreciated!

_just in case....

Am I missin something or where is the link to download - I like having a back up of the latest Stock "just in case' -
Oh - I see this is a fairly recent post - is the "upload" still processing?

Waiting for this as well.
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I should lock this is but ill give you the benefit of doubt.

Mr.Highway said:
I should lock this is but ill give you the benefit of doubt.
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What, a 9 hour upload time is excessive?

RampageRR said:
What, a 9 hour upload time is excessive?
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Yes

GSLEON3 said:
This is mostly for new devs that want a stock build to work with, or just want to use the latest files & firmware version with their unlocked & rooted device.
All of the stock files are in this rom. The only changes made are busybox, SuperSU (Faster responses than traditional SU in my humble opinion), & I tore a lot of the apks down to java & applied diffpatches from the OTA update to all applicable apk & jar files, De-Odexed 100% & zip aligned.
Also in the rom are the newer camera binaries & the other fixes from the AT&T LG1 OTA.
I did change the GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk so that on-device searches are still possible.
Other than that, this is a fully bloated & stock AT&T rom.
I am working on applying the diff patch to the kernel source, so that the kernel will match the LG1 system. However, I am having trouble with occasional bootloops when battery is under 30%. Could be the source, but most likely it is the fact that I haven't played with 100% stock source much, let alone Samsung source.
At any rate, do what you will with this. It is there to do with as you like, or not...
***Devs - Anyone familiar with Sammy source & willing to provide any assistance in patching the ALEM Kernel source to ALG1, it would be appreciated!
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Were is the link ??

So
what happened? Waiting...

LOL...Damn T1 line went down, traffic was bad & forgot when I got home. :silly:

1st in after the link lol. Thank you for your contribution look forward to trying it out!
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So can you flash a different kernel like ktoonez just using cwm?

Yessiree.
Any kernel in the AT&T section I have tried so far has worked fine.
And if anyone wants, I can remove the debugging crap from all of the jars & apks to trim the files down further.

So the modem didnt change? Mine is still the same just curious
Edit: my bad forgot its just ota and just patches on the side note why no just make flashable zip of the removed apk if ever you debloat the rom
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remove the debugging crap!
GSLEON3 said:
And if anyone wants, I can remove the debugging crap from all of the jars & apks to trim the files down further.
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Actually - yes, please do and share! We're all after efficiency and optimized stock experience.

Curious as to why you didn't debloat this?

tomween1 said:
Curious as to why you didn't debloat this?
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It is really meant to be a base for other's that wish to begin learning to cook. That way there is a base rom that is 100% stock for them to add to or deduct from as they choose. However, if you wish, I can do a de-bloated version. I have a new version as well, that still has bloat, but most of the frequently updated apps are in data/app & named so they are properly handled by updates.

Is there any consensus as to what is "Debloated" besides removing the AT&T crude? I usually remove gmail, I don't need two email clients, Flipboard, is gone, awww heck, I'll just do whatever & if ya'all want something back I'm sure I'll hear it.

GSLEON3 said:
It is really meant to be a base for other's that wish to begin learning to cook. That way there is a base rom that is 100% stock for them to add to or deduct from as they choose.
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Just like the one I released. Only this is based on patches from the newer OTA.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium

GSLEON3 said:
Is there any consensus as to what is "Debloated" besides removing the AT&T crude? I usually remove gmail, I don't need two email clients, Flipboard, is gone, awww heck, I'll just do whatever & if ya'all want something back I'm sure I'll hear it.
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Well if you do a de-bloated version, anybody that wants the app's you've pulled can pull them from your first one and install what they want. Also thank you

[FAQ] [REF] [GUIDE] Welcome to your device, T-Mobile Galaxy S4 (SGH-M919)

Welcome to your device. The Samsung T-Mobile Galaxy S4 (SGH-M919) is a great device! Why don't we learn about it before we go any further?
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Other names associated with this device:
SGS4 ✓
Galaxy S4 ✓
SGH-M919 ✓
M919 ✓
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This device is NOT a:
GT-I9500 ✗
GT-I9505 ✗
SGH-1337 ✗
SCH-1545 ✗
SPH-L720 ✗
SCH-R970 ✗
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Device Specs:
Size and Weight:
- 5.4 x 2.7 x 0.3 inches
- 4.6 ounces
Operating System and Processor:
- Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Battery Life:
- up to 15.5 hours talk time
- up to 18 days standby time
Memory:
- 2GB RAM, 16GB ROM
Connectivity:
- Sync methods: Bluetooth, WiFi, USB, NFC
- 4G Capable
- Wi-Fi Calling
- Audio and Multimedia
- T-Mobile TV
- GPS and Apps
- GPS enabled
International:
- UMTS: Band I (2100);UMTS/HSPA+: AWS Band IV / 2100 / 1900 / 850;Band II (1900);Quad Band GSM;LTE
- Hearing Aid Compatibility
- M3
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Unique Features:
S Beam
Screen Share
S Voice
Smart Stay
Extended Gesture UX/Motion
Pop-up Play
Burst Photo
Best Photo
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Great! What Android versions can be ran on this phone?
JellyBean - 4.2.2 - TouchWiz ROMs are 4.2.2 and there's a few CM10.1 ROMs out there still.
JellyBean - 4.3- CM10.2 ROMs are rolling out but remember, you may encounter bugs as it is still a WIP (Pretty stable, though.)
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Cool, but I'm a noob, what should I start off with?
My suggestion to you is for you to run some TouchWiz ROMs to get you comfortable with the flashing, nandroiding, tweaking processes and then move on to something else. Above all read and search.
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Okay, I see.. but I don't quite understand what flashing, nandroiding, tweaking, etc. mean?
* - anything and everything possible. A good example would be "All my friends live at 10* Croxley Street." This is saying that they are all live at 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108 and 109.
Dev - See developer.
Developer - A man or woman who has created (developed) software.
ROM - 1. A modified version of the Android operating system operating system. 2. Read Only Memory, a place where information is stored and can not be destroyed, modified or written to.
AOSP - "Android open source project" a project by Google Inc. to give android to developers and manufactures for free (see open-source)
Open-source - (not to be confussed with free) A peice of software that is free to edit, use, distribute and share with no charge.
CM - See cyanogenmod
Cyanogenmod - A free open-source project based on the AOSP. It is a modded (see modded) version of the Android firmware
Firmware - see ROM (1)
Stock - An unchanged version of something. Example: I just flashed stock sense
OTA - "Over the air" a term used to indicate software that was sent to phones directly through the internet to their phones.
FOTA - "Firmware over the air" this normally refers to ROM's but can refer to radio firmware (see OTA)
Firmware - a piece of software to make hardware function correctly. This can refer to Radio Firmware, but is normally used as another name for ROM (1)
Radio - (not to be confused with Radio Firmware) A piece of hardware that allows communication. There are 3 main radios in your phone. Bluetooth, WiFi and GSM/CDMA.
Radio Firmware - (see firmware) a type of software that allows correct communication with the radio and the operating system. A newer firmware would normally improve battery life and call quality. The radio firmware only applies to the CDMA/GSM radio.
CDMA/GSM - A type of network communication between phones and carriers. GSM phones normally are included with SIM Cards that authorize them onto the network. CDMA have this authorization built in and do not need a sim card.
Kernel - An important part of all operating systems that handles the CPU and other vital components. A modded kernel may be used for overclocking.
Overclock - (not to be confused with underclock) to exced the default maximum CPU speed. This could make a phone more powerful but may cause damage. Although no damaged has been reported so far it could still drain battery life.
Underclock - to change your phones maximum frequency to LOWER than the default to attempt to extend the phones lifespan and battery.
Mod - A modification to a part of the phones software. It is also POSSIBLE to mod the phones hardware but is not recommended.
Modding - To perform a mod
Modded - to have included mods
Modification - see mod
Governor - a system embedded into the kernel to automatically change the current working CPU frequency depending on the workload. It would only go up to what it is overclocked (or underclocked) to, this is called the maximum frequency. It would not drop bellow the (just as eaisly configurable) minimum frequency.
Library's/Libs - a set of instructions for applications to use to function. A functioning camera lib would allow the camera to be used.
WFS - "Wildfire S" an armv6 device made by HTC in 2011.
Logcat - A logging system built into the ADB
ADB - "Android Debug Bridge" a system that can be accessed using a computer where you can manage the device from. You need the Android SDK to use it.
SDK - "Software Development Kit" a set of tools used for software development.
WIP - "Work In Progress"
JDK - "Java Development Kit" an SDK for the java platform. It is needed to run the Android SDK.
JRE - "Java Runtime Environment" a collection of binarys and files to allow java software to execute.
Execute - To "run" or "start" a binary
Binarys - (sometimes called bin's) a group of executable files.
RAM - Could be one of three meanings: 1. Memory for the CPU to process processes. 2. Random Access Memory, a place where information can be used, executed from, modified, or deleted. 3. A type of sheep.
SD - Short term for MicroSD
Marvel - A gsm version of the phone
Marvelc - The cdma version of the phone
Marvelct - A rare Easten CDMA version of the phone.
Marvel* - all versions of the HTC Wildfire S (see *)
GB - Could mean one of two things. 1. Gingerbread or 2. Great Britain
Gingerbread - Android 2.3
Froyo - Android 2.2
Honeycomb - Android 3.x. it was never released or ported to the wildfire s because it was built for tablets.
Ice cream sandwich / ICS - Android 4.0. The latest version of Android.
CM9 - Cyanogenmod 9. A modified version of ICS. (see cm)
JellyBean / JB - Android 4.1 / 4.2 / 4.3 - The latest version of Android.
CM10 - Cyanogenmod 10. A modified version of JB. (see cm)
RUU - "ROM Update Utility" An automatic installer for Radio Firmware, ROM and HBOOT
HBOOT - The bootloader for all modern HTC Android phones.
Custom recovery - A o version of the stock HTC recovery to install unoffical ROMs.
AFAIK - "As far as I know"
KANG - The process of creating a code based of someone else's code.
Zipalligned - This is something that makes a ROM faster. If you can improve this please contact me!
Deodexed - Where ODEX files are moved into the actual applications
APK - "Android Package" an Android application
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This was written by benjamingwynn and brought over to the Vibrant section by Woodrube, so thanks goes out to them!
Okay, I think I'm ready to begin! Where do I start?
You have a few ways to go here..
But before we continue, let me explain something to you. Our phones have this 'flash counter' built in.
There is a way to reset it after you've triggered it, so don't be alarmed.
Flash counter? What's that?
The flash counter is a binary counter built in Samsung phones that is used by Samsung to basically help identify if you have been tampering with your firmware and flashing unofficial software.
Each time you flash unofficial firmware via Odin, your binary flash counter goes up by 1.
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Ah, okay.. is there anyway to bypass that?
Yes and no.
How to get root easier and faster, triggering the counter:
Chainfire has developed an way to flash a custom recovery and root your phone.
Visit this thread to download and see the many features it has: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294005
Big thanks goes out to him for making things so simple!
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NOTE: You CAN reset your flash counter to 0 using an application developed by Chainfire called Triangle Away which can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
What can I do now that I have root?
You can backup your apps using Titanium Backup found in the Google Play store.
Use apps that require root.
Etc.
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What can I do now that I have a custom recovery?
Make a NANDROID backup of your current setup and restore that backup!
Flash ROMs, modems, kernels, themes, etc.
Wipe data, clear cache, etc.
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Credits and Thank you's:
- s15274n for his great guides and borrowed words!
- Woodrube for his great guides and borrowed words!
- Anyone else I may have missed.
Note: I will update this thread daily and keep everything current.
These are my ways of flashing my device and they have worked perfectly, there are other ways as well and they have been posted.
So look around if you find this confusing!

Useful Links and Resources​
How to SIM Unlock your S4: Here
[GUIDE] Better Battery life when Idle: Here
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Useful Downloads​
Odin Program:
ODIN v3.07: Here
Stock File:
T-Mobile Galaxy S4 SGH-M919 UVUAMDL (Android 4.2.2) | ODIN FILE: Here
Recoveries (ODIN):
[CWM Advanced Edition] PhilZ Touch: Here
CWM Recovery (Non Touch) (IMG File): Here
STOCK Recovery (Touch) (IMG File): Here
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How to ROOT your T-Mobile Galaxy S4 on a Mac / Linux PC using Heimdall​
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45538268
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How to ODIN back to stock after messing up trying to flash a ROM or rooting.​
Follow this amazing guide written by @k0nane
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
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How to ODIN back to COMPLETE stock (Reset flash counter as well).​
Follow this amazing guide written by @djintrigue808
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2336392
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Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Qs)
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Q: I flashed back to stock, but my phone hangs at the Samsung logo, what do I do?
A: Don't forget after you ODIN, you have to boot into stock recovery, wipe data and cache, reboot!
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Q: How do I get into Recovery Mode?
A:
1. Unplug the USB cable.
2. Shut down the phone.
3. Hold down the 'HOME' + 'VOLUME UP' buttons and press the 'POWER' button for about 5 seconds to enter Recovery Mode.
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Q: How do I get into Download Mode?
A:
1. Unplug the USB cable.
2. Shut down the phone.
3. Hold down the 'HOME' + 'VOLUME DOWN' buttons and press the 'POWER' button for about 2 seconds until a WARNING! Screen appears. Press the 'VOLUME UP' button to enter Download Mode.
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Great idea.
Simple and to the point :good:
Btw, I was reading this:
"Battery Life:
- up to 15.5 hours talk time
- up to 18 days standby time"
Where can I get me one of these :silly::laugh:

From all the guides Ive seen for phones and ones Ive written while a staff member on Android Forums, I gotta say this is probably the cleanest most organized guide Ive ever seen. Very nice job man. Will help alot of people.

Added a new guide:
[GUIDE] How to ROOT your T-Mobile Galaxy S4 on a Mac / Linux PC using Heimdall

Great thread!! This is just what I needed. Thanks a lot.

i Have Q
is there somw way to track my mobile if stolen from me without internet enabled just only by GPS ??

themes...
Are there any other themes for wicked v9.1 beside the toxic green?
any help is appreciated.

Hotfile has been seized.

re: thread
Brianzdman said:
Great thread!! This is just what I needed. Thanks a lot.
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I think that I may also have a good use for this thread. LOL

whats the truth?
I was looking around at various sources when I updated to MK2_4.3 from 4.2.2 and I read that once you've Flashed MK2, updated 4.3 that there is no way to go back down to 4.2 . . . is this true? Also is it possible and/or stable to flash 4.2.2 Roms from MK2?
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I was looking around at various sources when I updated to MK2_4.3 from 4.2.2 and I read that once you've Flashed MK2, updated 4.3 that there is no way to go back down to 4.2 . . . is this true? Also is it possible and/or stable to flash 4.2.2 Roms from MK2?

re: 4.2.2 - 4.3
Robot916 said:
I was looking around at various sources when I updated to MK2_4.3 from 4.2.2 and I read that once you've Flashed MK2, updated 4.3 that there is no way to go back down to 4.2 . . . is this true? Also is it possible and/or stable to flash 4.2.2 Roms from MK2?
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I was looking around at various sources when I updated to MK2_4.3 from 4.2.2 and I read that once you've Flashed MK2, updated 4.3 that there is no way to go back down to 4.2 . . . is this true? Also is it possible and/or stable to flash 4.2.2 Roms from MK2?
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That is only true if you have done one of these three thing:
#1: Allowed OTA update to 4.3
#2: Updated to 4.3 using Kies
#3: Odin flashed the official stock 4.3 firmware from http://SamMobile (or elsewhere)
If you have not done any of those three things you can go back and forth between 4.2.2 and 4.3.
Good Luck!

Misterjunky said:
That is only true if you have done one of these three thing:
#1: Allowed OTA update to 4.3
#2: Updated to 4.3 using Kies
#3: Odin flashed the official stock 4.3 firmware from http://SamMobile (or elsewhere)
If you have not done any of those three things you can go back and forth between 4.2.2 and 4.3.
Good Luck!
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How would I know if I were able to flash 4.2.2 Rom or not? Just give it a try and if it works then im good and if not it will say error or what (I am just asking so I don't try something and screw things up)
Also kinda off topic but Ive been trying to Flash a jfltexx Rom which is the GT-9505 int variant, I tend to use alot of their Roms and never have problems but latley when flashing aosp based roms like omni it says that i could only use jfltetmo builds, I was thinking that I could flash a TW based build like Foxhound or something then factory reset and flash from there and maybe it would register as a jfltexx but so far no luck. Thanks again

re: 4.2.2 roms
Robot916 said:
How would I know if I were able to flash 4.2.2 Rom or not? Just give it a try and if it works then im good and if not it will say error or what (I am just asking so I don't try something and screw things up)
Also kinda off topic but Ive been trying to Flash a jfltexx Rom which is the GT-9505 int variant, I tend to use alot of their Roms and never have problems but latley when flashing aosp based roms like omni it says that i could only use jfltetmo builds, I was thinking that I could flash a TW based build like Foxhound or something then factory reset and flash from there and maybe it would register as a jfltexx but so far no luck. Thanks again
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Personally I stay away from roms like that, I just stick to the
M919 Samsung Jellybean Touchwiz based custom roms.
Don't get me wrong I tried basically all of those AOSP/AOKP/CM/GE/KitCat and the Ported roms
but found that they all have one thing in common, they are basically stripped bare from all the niceties
and the bells and whistles which make the M919 Tmobile Jellybean Touchwiz based roms so excellent.
Since I am really not too much into those other roms, I would hate to guess at giving you or anyone
else any suggestions as to how to fix any issues you are having with those other roms.
As far as trying to go back to the M919 4.2.2 Jellybean Touchwiz based custom roms go it's easy,
just make a nandroid backup of your existing rom and see for yourself, if you don't get any errors
or other unusual issues trying to flash those roms then then you are Ok and need not worry about
the KNOX pox.
Remember there are only three ways to get KNOX on your phone as you saw in my previous post.
Good luck!

Turn off Amber Alert
I am running Wicked V9.1 on both my and my wife's phone. She, but not I, keeps getting Amber Alerts - 8 today alone. Is there any way to stop receiving them?

hisself said:
I am running Wicked V9.1 on both my and my wife's phone. She, but not I, keeps getting Amber Alerts - 8 today alone. Is there any way to stop receiving them?
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It might be coming from Cell Broadcast.. I'm not sure if Wicked has it or not but I remember getting amber alerts from the cell broadcast that was on the cm rom and there was settings on there to turn it on & off or if you wanted it keep it on you were able to control the types of emergency's to get alerts from like weather emergency's like hurricanes etc or amber alerts
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Misterjunky said:
Personally I stay away from roms like that, I just stick to the
M919 Samsung Jellybean Touchwiz based custom roms.
Don't get me wrong I tried basically all of those AOSP/AOKP/CM/GE/KitCat and the Ported roms
but found that they all have one thing in common, they are basically stripped bare from all the niceties
and the bells and whistles which make the M919 Tmobile Jellybean Touchwiz based roms so excellent.
Since I am really not too much into those other roms, I would hate to guess at giving you or anyone
else any suggestions as to how to fix any issues you are having with those other roms.
As far as trying to go back to the M919 4.2.2 Jellybean Touchwiz based custom roms go it's easy,
just make a nandroid backup of your existing rom and see for yourself, if you don't get any errors
or other unusual issues trying to flash those roms then then you are Ok and need not worry about
the KNOX pox.
Remember there are only three ways to get KNOX on your phone as you saw in my previous post.
Good luck![/QUOTERom.
Yeah I know what you mean... I agree with you about touchwiz ROMs compared with aosp/aokp/cm/pa/...
I was just asking because I've had this problem before and some how it went away and I never thought of it again until this last week went trying to flash Omni Rom...
What is your favorite Rom or some of your favorites... Like do you use several different roms or do you stay with a particular rom update to update?? Just wondering
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re: roms
Robot916 said:
It might be coming from Cell Broadcast.. I'm not sure if Wicked has it or not but I remember getting amber alerts from the cell broadcast that was on the cm rom and there was settings on there to turn it on & off or if you wanted it keep it on you were able to control the types of emergency's to get alerts from like weather emergency's like hurricanes etc or amber alerts
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Misterjunky said:
Personally I stay away from roms like that, I just stick to the
M919 Samsung Jellybean Touchwiz based custom roms.
Don't get me wrong I tried basically all of those AOSP/AOKP/CM/GE/KitCat and the Ported roms
but found that they all have one thing in common, they are basically stripped bare from all the niceties
and the bells and whistles which make the M919 Tmobile Jellybean Touchwiz based roms so excellent.
Since I am really not too much into those other roms, I would hate to guess at giving you or anyone
else any suggestions as to how to fix any issues you are having with those other roms.
As far as trying to go back to the M919 4.2.2 Jellybean Touchwiz based custom roms go it's easy,
just make a nandroid backup of your existing rom and see for yourself, if you don't get any errors
or other unusual issues trying to flash those roms then then you are Ok and need not worry about
the KNOX pox.
Remember there are only three ways to get KNOX on your phone as you saw in my previous post.
Good luck![/QUOTERom.
Yeah I know what you mean... I agree with you about touchwiz ROMs compared with aosp/aokp/cm/pa/...
I was just asking because I've had this problem before and some how it went away and I never thought of it again until this last week went trying to flash Omni Rom...
What is your favorite Rom or some of your favorites... Like do you use several different roms or do you stay with a particular rom update to update?? Just wondering
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For years now my favorite rom has been and still is @evil1art 's "Wicked" custom rom.
Other people have their own favorites, but Wicked rom is and has always been mine.
Good luck!
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Yeah I like Wicked also, very stable well rounded Rom

Discussion: All things unified

I posted this in another thread about flashing S6 Edge roms on an S6. My post was prior to getting my S6. I had gotten my S6 information from a SM-G920I forum. I made the wrong assumption that all S6s would have the same partition layout, they don't. Once I got my S6 I found that the Sprint S6 and Edge did have the same partition layout. So flashing Sprint S6 Edge roms on an Sprint S6 does work. The OP of that post said, "I think that we have exhausted this topic." I am honoring the OP request, so started this thread.
With little happening, development wise, on the Sprint S6, we should be having this discussion. I came from the S4 and many of the roms that I ran were international roms. Their development far exceeds development on the Sprint variant. @AntaresOne's optimized CM 12.1 is definitely one of the best roms for the S4. @chenxiaolong's work on dualboot made possible running multiple roms on an S4 (this now works on the S6 Edge and so S6). @AntaresOne also added multirom support (@tassadars Nexus 7 work) for the S4. These are just some of the international S4 work that worked on the Sprint S4. I am sure in the future much of the good international work will work on the Sprint S6. We know from my incorrect post that SM-G920I (India) roms would have problems on our Sprint S6 without modifications to the updater script.
Continue the dialog here. We need to make International development work on our Sprint variant.

International ROMs are created for GSM phones, not CDMA phones. So unified development requires as you mentioned a proper update.script, an aroma like installer and either detection of carrier or have you choose so that the proper kernel can be installed, as the kernels will be a little different...so there would need to be correct kernels included to correspond with the chosen carrier.

KennyG123 said:
International ROMs are created for GSM phones, not CDMA phones. So unified development requires as you mentioned a proper update.script, an aroma like installer and either detection of carrier or have you choose so that the proper kernel can be installed, as the kernels will be a little different...so there would need to be correct kernels included to correspond with the chosen carrier.
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Most of the innards is above my pay scale. However, I think what you are saying is probably all true for TW Albe95, Echoe, etc.) , but for AOSP so so. Once CM was unified, this opened the door for many of the AOSP roms (CM, pacman, GPE, etc). I do not know how they managed unified, but it was done with the same kernel, did not require aroma, and no changes to the updater script. I know dualboot patches the updater script in addition to other things and does flashes by name as opposed to partition number (/dev/block). I surely hope this technology gets carried over to the S6.

todivefor said:
Most of the innards is above my pay scale. However, I think what you are saying is probably all true for TW Albe95, Echoe, etc.) , but for AOSP so so. Once CM was unified, this opened the door for many of the AOSP roms (CM, pacman, GPE, etc). I do not know how they managed unified, but it was done with the same kernel, did not require aroma, and no changes to the updater script. I know dualboot patches the updater script in addition to other things and does flashes by name as opposed to partition number (/dev/block). I surely hope this technology gets carried over to the S6.
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What is used is auto-detection and then auto-selection of proper kernels during the flashing which would be unseen to the user. This was mostly beneficial to the developers and maintainers because then they only had to monitor one thread.

KennyG123 said:
What is used is auto-detection and then auto-selection of proper kernels during the flashing which would be unseen to the user. This was mostly beneficial to the developers and maintainers because then they only had to monitor one thread.
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What you refer to as auto-detection and auto-selection is all built into the rom or kernel, not the updater script. Most of my experience is with CM12.1 optimized which is unified by @AntaresOne and uses the @Alucard kernel. Neither rom nor kernel zips have any auto-selection in their updater scripts. Each has only one boot.img. I have flashed @Alucard's and @ktoonsez's kernels on both CM12.1 optimized and jfltespr CM12.1 nightlies along with other AOSP roms. As I can flash a unified kernel @Alucard and @ktoonsez) onto a device specific rom (CM jfltespr) quite a bit of the unification code must be in the kernel.

todivefor said:
What you refer to as auto-detection and auto-selection is all built into the rom or kernel, not the updater script. Most of my experience is with CM12.1 optimized which is unified by @AntaresOne and uses the @Alucard kernel. Neither rom nor kernel zips have any auto-selection in their updater scripts. Each has only one boot.img. I have flashed @Alucard's and @ktoonsez's kernels on both CM12.1 optimized and jfltespr CM12.1 nightlies along with other AOSP roms. As I can flash a unified kernel @alucrad and @ktoonsez) onto a device specific rom (CM jfltespr) quite a bit of the unification code must be in the kernel.
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Thanks for that info...so the detection and selection of correct drivers occurs on kernel level.

KennyG123 said:
Thanks for that info...so the detection and selection of correct drivers occurs on kernel level.
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That's what I have seen.

Don't know this for fact, but in another thread read that Sprint variant is the only one that has different partition layout. Confirmed TMO and Canadian have same layout, but different from Sprint.

[ROM] Twisted Project 6 v4.0.1 -- 7/31 [OFE BASED] Stagefright Patch 8/11

This is a debloated touchwiz rom with some mods.
uploaded a recovery flashable stagefright fix zip. overwrites libs with libs from OGA. Two CVEs still remain red in zimperiums test app which is normal and happens on stock OGA.
v4.0.1
*fix google account manager FC on clean install
updated full rom zip and added a v4 to v4.0.1 patch zip for those who would rather not redownload the whole rom
v4
*Deodex
*5-Way Reboot (thanks kmokhtar79)
*added sqlite3 and zipalign scripts and binaries
*enable MMS when data is switched off
*Hide IME switcher icon
*remove app/jar signature check
*add bash
Since the ROM is now Deodexed we now have to switch over to the deodexed addon zip here
v3
*fixed lockscreen wallpaper
*removed some more apps and libs related to things already removed
*solved the issue of some websites being broken
If the ROM is missing something you'd like back such as sbrowser or private mode, edgarf28 has an amazing zip just for that click here
If people have issues with the zip I will gladly PM edgarf and ask him if I can use his zip to make one specifically for our OFE update
v2
*Native Hotspot Unlock
*zipalign
*increase messaging app attachment size and resolution
*turn on camera shutter option
*updated FHA tweaks
*debloating
v1
*rooted
*init.d
*busybox
*deKnox
*remove sprint ItsOn
*FHA multitasking tweak
*remove annoying system has been modified notification
*datajosh's rooted kernel
How to install...
*install custom recovery
*copy zip to internal sd
*factory reset/wipe in recovery
*install via recovery
DOWNLOAD.....
Stagefright PATCH zip flash in twrp
link v4.0.1 full rom
link v4.0.1 patch zip
link v4
link v3 MD5: adf8aa692f536e89c6452a54de4c4966
Sprint VVM Flashable zip
link v2
v1 link
KNOWN ISSUES:
*have to update supersu binary on first boot.
*??
thanks to
datajosh for his stock rooted kernel
kmokhtar79 for some mod tuts and i used his samsung stagefight patch zip to make one that had the libs from our update in it.

First! I have a couple questions. #1, can you possibly pull the modem/baseband from this from as a seperate flashable zip? #2 can I flash this over 5.0.2? Thanks ahead of time.

MD5?
Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk

i know we should never ask if your are going to do things but any chance you will integrate xposed or try?

I'm just going to say thanks for starting a new rom, I will definitely be trying this out after work

Finally a rom thanks bro
Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk

Wanted to say the rom is running great and thanks for supporting our device!

Awesome! I just got 3 S6's for myself and the fam. I'm gonna secretly root their phones and drop a custom ROM on it. This may be first on the list! Is there a way to get hotspot to work on this ROM?

First off... THANKS a bunch from all of us for our first ROM!!!
Second I just have 1 request and 2 questions..
Request is to include 3 Minit framework to be able to have crazyy customization!
2 questions are... what's the difference between this ROM and THIS one? And which FHA memory tweaks are implemented, and are they in the build.prop or kernel?
Thanks a lot @pwnyourace!!!!
EDIT: Also, ya'll guys getting an MD5 of: ca087eb0a5642b91d1440b3aa967dcbc

JoeFCaputo113 said:
First off... THANKS a bunch from all of us for our first ROM!!!
Second I just have 1 request and 2 questions..
Request is to include 3 Minit framework to be able to have crazyy customization!
2 questions are... what's the difference between this ROM and THIS one? And which FHA memory tweaks are implemented, and are they in the build.prop or kernel?
Thanks a lot @pwnyourace!!!!
EDIT: Also, ya'll guys getting an MD5 of: ca087eb0a5642b91d1440b3aa967dcbc
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Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk

cyberone3 said:
i know we should never ask if your are going to do things but any chance you will integrate xposed or try?
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As far as I know xposed doesnt work on the s6
JoeFCaputo113 said:
First off... THANKS a bunch from all of us for our first ROM!!!
Second I just have 1 request and 2 questions..
Request is to include 3 Minit framework to be able to have crazyy customization!
2 questions are... what's the difference between this ROM and THIS one? And which FHA memory tweaks are implemented, and are they in the build.prop or kernel?
Thanks a lot @pwnyourace!!!!
EDIT: Also, ya'll guys getting an MD5 of: ca087eb0a5642b91d1440b3aa967dcbc
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That ROM is a stock rooted ROM and this one is going to be one with mods and tweaks. And I'm going to take a look at implementing 3minit but I've still got things that I know how to so before I tackle figuring adding that.
hebejebe said:
Awesome! I just got 3 S6's for myself and the fam. I'm gonna secretly root their phones and drop a custom ROM on it. This may be first on the list! Is there a way to get hotspot to work on this ROM?
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I'm going to look at adding it in v2

pwnyourace said:
That ROM is a stock rooted ROM and this one is going to be one with mods and tweaks. And I'm going to take a look at implementing 3minit but I've still got things that I know how to so before I tackle figuring adding that.
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Awesome, thanks man! Also, just wondering which FHA tweaks are added into the build.prop? Bc I'm using these right now courtesy of @mikeyinid and they are working fantastic.
Code:
ro.config.fha_enable=true
ro.sys.fw.use_trim_settings=true
ro.sys.fw.empty_app_percent=50
ro.sys.fw.trim_empty_percent=100
ro.sys.fw.trim_cache_percent=100
ro.sys.fw.bservice_enable=true
ro.sys.fw.bservice_limit=5
ro.sys.fw.bservice_age=5000
ro.sys.fw.trim_enable_memory=128000000

I'm just using the FHA enable line along with removing dha. I'll give those values a try though and they might go in v2

I have a request.
I know lots of people enjoy the 3minit framework, but I absolutely hate it with a passion. It makes things super ugly and I could never figure out how to make things look like stock again.
My request is: if you do add the framework, can you please make it optional? I've already had to go back to stock ROMs twice now because the ROMs I wanted to use had this ugly framework stuff.
Thanks for considering.

Really dude...

JoeFCaputo113 said:
Awesome, thanks man! Also, just wondering which FHA tweaks are added into the build.prop? Bc I'm using these right now courtesy of @mikeyinid and they are working fantastic.
Code:
ro.config.fha_enable=true
ro.sys.fw.use_trim_settings=true
ro.sys.fw.empty_app_percent=50
ro.sys.fw.trim_empty_percent=100
ro.sys.fw.trim_cache_percent=100
ro.sys.fw.bservice_enable=true
ro.sys.fw.bservice_limit=5
ro.sys.fw.bservice_age=5000
ro.sys.fw.trim_enable_memory=128000000
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these additional lines fixed my game lag thanks for the quote

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these additional lines fixed my game lag thanks for the quote
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@mikeyinid is the master of the tweaks haha. But yes, they have VASTLY improved my phone, I love em'.

I'm usually never around for the developmental part of these ROMs. I always come in as the devs are moving on to newer devices. This is pretty cool to see this ROM take form! I wish I knew more about this stuff so I could actually help y'all out.

Thanks
I was about to trade in my GS6 today but thanks to this ROM, I have given it a second chance, thanks. :good:
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these additional lines fixed my game lag thanks for the quote
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I have but one hopefully simple request....
Can you please make a flashable modem/baseband?
The reason I ask this odd request is that in other model phones when flashing a different orgin roms example of i317 device with an i317m rom. Baseband would break but flashing the i317 radio fixed it and you could run the i317m rom perfectly.
I know cdma and gsm are different. But I also know 90% and have a very strong feeling that a,flashable modem/baseband of OF7/OFE will open access to cross platform roms like the note 2. potentially opening up experimentation of other roms from other carriers, including gsm carriers.
I've gotten roms from att, T-Mobile to boot up fine also got roms from g920i/f/v/vzw/etc to boot up(why the base and is needed) and all works fine except the baseband. On the,f model the baseband is only broken. Can you or someone very knowledgeable please make this theory a reality? pm me or something.