I'm looking for an S7E/N5 hybrid with mostly everything working. Coming from a N3, this would be a Dark Lord ROM with fingerprint and NFC.
I started with a stock BPA1 phone which I unlocked/rooted. I wanted to upgrade to a true 6.0.1 ROM which meant upgrading firmware. I started with Odin flashing a tar.md5 of the CPD1 firmware - bad idea. It failed and messed up the bootloader. So broke phone.
I was able to Odin the stock BPA1_BPA1 and the BPA1_CPD1 firmwares. In each case though, it was very hard to obtain root. If it rebooted or locked up for any reason, I had to go back and reflash the stock firmware, wipe and reinstall kingoroot. Otherwise I was stuck in a bootloop with DL Mode saying I was locked. This is what lead me to fix it. I noticed after the first flash of samsung_unlock_n4-fix (root took that time and no crashes) it would bootloop. I went into DL Mode to reflash firmware but it finally showed Developer Mode. I gave it a shot and flashed twrp without issue. Instead of having to install the n4-fix twice or go through multiple roots, turns out that it took just took once to reclaim Dev Mode.
(I had been thinking that Dev Mode was wiped out with aboot when flashing the stock BPA1. Guess not)
So the bootloop I figured was due to a kernel issue. With Dev Mode, I Odin flashed TWRP. I formatted my sdcard and put a kernel on it, using twrp to flash it. And tada, working phone. This worked on both the BPA1_BPA1 and the BPA1_CPD1. So I was able to load the 6.0.1 firmware. It took so long to do this though that I didn't get a chance to try more than a few roms.
From a brief visit to these ROMs, I am still looking for something that has everything:
From T-Mobile:
Maximum OvrDrive 6.0.1 MM v.8 - Great ROM but I didn't have wifi afterloading it. I'm sure I was missing something to get it to work but I realized this was not an S7E port either.
Maximum OvrDrive S7 v3.7 - It's a 5.1.1. ROM and works well but is missing AOD, fingerprint and most importantly hotspot.
General forum:
Dr.Ketan 6.1.1 - could not get this to load. It bootlooped after flashing the M5 rom (910g?), kernel, datafix and supersu as per instructon. Will revisit.
Verizon forum:
Kyubi Note 5 Port - One of the first ROM I tried and it is amazing. This is a very stable ROM with almost all the bells and whistles. I wouldn't even look at another ROM except it doesn't offer AOD and a few minor tweaks (haven't figured out how to skin my status bar clock for example). I posted in the thread a fix for MMS btw. It's a 5.1.1 ROM of course and lacks in a few ways.
I'm still looking for a perfect ROM for me. Will update the list as I try them.
I flashed the Noble ROM yesterday. So far, so good.
If you get time this rom by @aukhan and the Emotriod team is great. It's a pure note 4 with edge features, but I can't remember if mobile hotspot works or not. I'm using the Nameless Rom at the moment and really enjoying it as well. On the Nameless Rom mobile hot spot works, I'll check to see if fingerprint works, everything else as far know works well. One more option is Kurama Rom, I got it to boot with data/mobile/wifi, but to be honest I didn't stick with it too long because as soon as I got it set up, the Emotriod Rom caught my eye and I just had to have it.
douger1957 said:
I flashed the Noble ROM yesterday. So far, so good.
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Hahaha....I've been on Noble for a few weeks now, and just flashed hsbadrs cm13 7.17. release for a change. Noble is a beautiful rom, and I themed it with Marshmallow dark theme from the Samsung theme store. CM13 is just slightly more fluid, and used to be my favorite, Noble is by far the most stable s7 port on my phone.
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Dr Ketan rom you need to flash rom then m5 fix right away let it boot (can take up to 11 minutes no longer average 5-6) dont sign into anything ( google, samsung, etc.) then go back into recovery and flash louforgiveno's data fix for your bootloader and ketan rom. then reboot. It has to be a clean flash in my experience. It will take about 5 minutes to get data signal but it comes. The roaming indicator off text stays on lock screen it does not mean you are roaming though (check in about device), there is a way to get rid of it but i didn't doesnt bother me.
Does anyone know if there is a way to add Wifi calling to any of the N910F roms?
UPDATE: I went back to Ketans Rom but on the BPA1 bl and it works very nicely. I had to utilize my MMS fix to get the native app to send mms. I'm currently working on finding an Xposed framework that boots. Neither Wanam mod's or the stock seem to fit. Ketens is so far the most kitted out N5/S7E rom I've seen, with even a cobbled together version of AOD. Anyone have any luck with Xposed running the H Vitamin kernel? I'm thinking of switching to some other kernel to see how it works.
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If you get time this rom by @aukhan and the Emotriod team is great. It's a pure note 4 with edge features, but I can't remember if mobile hotspot works or not. I'm using the Nameless Rom at the moment and really enjoying it as well. On the Nameless Rom mobile hot spot works, I'll check to see if fingerprint works, everything else as far know works well. One more option is Kurama Rom, I got it to boot with data/mobile/wifi, but to be honest I didn't stick with it too long because as soon as I got it set up, the Emotriod Rom caught my eye and I just had to have it.
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Just curious what kernel and data fix are you using with the emotroid rom. I have tried Lous MMs fix v4 and also the 3b version but MMS is all not working properly.
Is there anything wrong with the mm bootloader? Seems like a lot of ppl Including me is having trouble flashing roms on it. So we Convert back to the lollipop bootloader... How can we get roms to work on the mm bootloader. I can't find any reason to this.
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I am trying to find a fully functional rom. I have tried numerous roms and run into 2 or 3 of the same problems. What I need is working ? . Working Wifi. Working Camera. And working GPS. Most of the roms have given me a problem with the camera. For instance, I take a picture in a dark place and when the flash goes off I get a black screen and there is no display I am forced to pull battery as the phone will not reboot after. I have not had wifi or bluetooth problems in a long time so I can not comment on that. I recently tried Liquid Smooth's 4.4 rom and the camera works, however GPS will not work unless connected to WIFI which does me no good if it won't navigate. Has anyone found a rom out there that is fully functional? I do not have service on my device, which is d2spr by the way, so mobile data and 4g are not needed. Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated.
If you want fully functional with no additional stuff except what you want, just use stock odex, latest firmware is NJ2, If stock untouched is giving you problems then you may have a messed up internal memory or something.
Wicked S5
Phone is Completely Screwed
So i flashed a MK5 Modem on my L710t due to the fact that my wifi and data were not working ... I though it would fix this ... before that on some roms, the wifi would work, but the data didn't ... and vice versa with other roms ... Carbon and LiquidSmooth to be specific. I can't seem to fix it .. so i tried Unrooting back to all stock everything ... and no matter what tar file i use i get a FAIL in Odin ... i tried three tar files and even tried the 1-click.exe. got an EPIC FAIL ... i tried flashing a stock MK5 deodexed rom because i had flashed a MK5 modem and the damned rom wouldn't boot ... I really just want to revert to a stock Virgin Mobile Samsung Galaxy S III with 4.4.2 and an N8 Modem or whatever modem it came out of the box with ... CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME ...
please and thanks
Thanks. It was a pain in the butt to get it installed as I had to update to ND8 but I think this is is quite functional and what I was hoping for will see in a few days how the system reacts but so far the camera works and i am bout to test gps. So thank you for recommending the Wicked S5.
I have searched the internet for an answer to my problem to no avail. The reason I can not find a solution is that I'm either slow or there is not yet a solution. Had to get that out there. OK here is the issue: I of course have a sprint note 4. I installed twrp and CM 12 official on the third of march. Last night I was up late, bored , and out of my mind. I decided that I wanted to try xposed framework. That went well. Installed a few modules such as Pandora patcher, flat colors, hex clock, call recording for cm, and finally gravity box for LP. Everything was fine after making changes in every module except gravitybox. After I had rebooted my phone to finalize the changes made in GB I had no service. So its recognizing that I'm with sprint and I have service for just a sec when I turn on and off the phone/ airplane mode, but just goes back to emergency calls only. I realize I shouldn't have messed with GB or any other mudules on my note with LP. Things I have tried: I installing the xposed Disabler in twrp, undoing all the changes I made in all of the modules then uninstalling them, restoring my earlier back up, reflashing the stock firmware( although this time it was LP stock), tried to change my network settings(but they are greyed out), and patting my tummy while I rub my head. Please help a brother out. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Have u tried ##72786# in dialpad or updating prl and profile on a touchwiz rom then flash cm again but my thoughts on cm are garbage but thats on u
The suggestion above is the first thing you need to try. Second thing is if you have never taken the Lollipop update via ota or odin flash the stock BOB7 rom tar, then that could very well cause issues running Lollipop on KK firmware/modem. You must take the Lollipop update by one of the two methods I just mentioned then you can flash the CM based Lollipop rom and you should be fine in the radio/connectivity department. If you don't or haven't done this already then expect problems. Good luck.
I recently went from a touchwiz rom to a CM rom last week. After I kept getting tired of some of the issues I was having I attempted to install a touchwiz rom. Everything seemed to work but I am unable to connect to the sprint network at all. I used a different rom and I got the exact same results. Weird thing is that if I go back to the CM rom it can connect to the network if I update the prl(Which I cannot do on the touchwiz roms). Any ideas on what I can do to fix this?
Going back to TW, you should wipe everything but extSdCard, power down, boot into download mode and Odin stock tar and let it auto reboot. Go thorough setup wizard and check for full function on stock before flashing TWRP and custom ROM.
You may see a reboot before setup wizard completes; expect one at some point before proceeding.
Most likely, you need OG5 tar if that was your last full update. Use that one unless you're certain you had OB7 or older bootloader.
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I recently went from a touchwiz rom to a CM rom last week. After I kept getting tired of some of the issues I was having I attempted to install a touchwiz rom. Everything seemed to work but I am unable to connect to the sprint network at all. I used a different rom and I got the exact same results. Weird thing is that if I go back to the CM rom it can connect to the network if I update the prl(Which I cannot do on the touchwiz roms). Any ideas on what I can do to fix this?
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Here are some links to some of those Stock roms
also consider the link discussion at the bottom of this post
OG5==>>> http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.p...axy Note 4 (Sprint) (SM-N910P)/Stock ROMs/OG5
(HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH ERRORS WHEN IFlashed this one but will work if planning to go to new rom) ==>>>
http://www.mediafire.com/download_repair.php?dkey=30dx61r9ecu&qkey=gay68ipbb7m8k88
OF5==>>> http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.p...axy Note 4 (Sprint) (SM-N910P)/Stock ROMs/OF5
OB7 ==>>> https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934542777
ALSO ==>>> http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/confirm/44252/N910PVPU1BOB7_N910PSPT1BOB7_SPR/
ALSO ==>>> https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934542369
ALSO==>>> N910PVPU1BOB7_N910PSPT1BOB7_SPR.zip
NK2==>>> http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.p...axy Note 4 (Sprint) (SM-N910P)/Stock ROMs/NK2
DISCUSSION (last page of...)
==>>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-sprint/general/stock-tar-odin-flashable-t3056478
Please hit thanks if this helps at all.
Someone showed me the thread with the 12.1 cm rom and the .img for the recovery is it okay if I use flashify to put the recovery on my phone instead of using odin after rooting? Or does someone have a .tar recovery for the L520 in a drop box somewhere? also do I need to update my firmware before flashing a rom? I think I'm on firmware na7 on 4.2.2
it's fine, trust me use flashify. Odin doesn't flash .img files. No, you don't need to update your firmware, it's going to be flashed over anyways.
Seemed to work fine. That cm 12.1 rom still working okay for you?
There's a few little annoyances but it's working okay otherwise. I get an exclamation point by my bars sometimes and have to reset the apn to fix it. GPS has some issues so it's become more a roadmap than actual guidance and I can't send mms but that's not really an issue as I have unlimited data and can just facebook messenger as a workaround. I hope that these issues get fixed but I understand that alot of 5.1 roms have issues with the exclamation point thing and even some unrooted 5.1 phones have the problem. It would be nice to see a fix for these issues but I don't see anyone making any more roms for this phone and the guy that made this rom seems to have landed a job with cyanogenmod and is too busy to update this rom. What a shame but at least I have 5.1 now.
Hmm I suppose I'll stay at 4.2.2 till I feel like flashing 12.1 thanks for all the info. You don't have any overheating issues or random restarts right? Also how does the GPS not work well?
No overheating or random restarts. All things considered its a pretty smooth rom if just a little incomplete. I only tried using the GPS once and it came up with my location and the route for where I needed to go but when i was driving along the GLS was not updating my location. It may have been just a one time thing, idk, I havent needed to use GPS since.
Cool do you know a way to go back to stock if I don't like the cm 12.1 rom?
Hi all, I have a note 2 shg-i317 that was originally on Bell in Canada. It was unlocked and the aws mod done to it, I use freedom mobile, aka T-mobile in the states.
I was running a Rom for the past 3 years Slimfast 4.4 and liked it. I had tried Nugat on another phone, thought I would try the [ROM][7.1.2][OFFICIAL] LineageOS for N7105
I did the upgrade, broke the root, could not get a few things working, so I decided to restore the Slimfast backup I had just made (complete including modem etc) and everything works except the GPS.
GPS for me is huge, I use it a lot. I cannot lock on to 1 satellite now. Before i was able to lock onto a minimum of 16 in about 30-45 seconds, if outside.
I really dont care if I can get to 7.1 at the moment. I need my GPS back - any troublshooting for getting GPS to work on this phone?
James
I would try to flash the original stock for your phone and country from sammobile. com
Gps should work normaly then. If not your hardware is broken. If it works you can always flash your data back from your Slimfast rom.
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Crap, I am posting here, because I did it again. Again not sure how. I tried to run Reserection, and I guess that messed up the GPS.
To put the original stock rom on.. I have to do that through ODIN? I dont remember how I fixed this last year.. Sorry.
Hope somone can help I need the GPS.
James
ps. Used odin 3.09 to flash the original rom... still no GPS
You flashed the latest 4.4.2 room?
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You flashed the latest 4.4.2 room?
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The Rom that I flashed to try and restore the GPS was I317MVLUDNF1_I317MOYADNF1_BMC (mine was an originally BELL phone)
But that did not repair the GPS from me flashing resurection.. I THINK did it. I flashed an android 6 and an android 7 rom. (Mokee) but tried to go back to my Slimfast.. and the GPS was now broken.
Basically what I did a year ago.. somehow I fixed it then.. but cannot remember at all how I did it.
James
The note 2 sold by Rogers, Bell, and Telus are exactly the same model and stock roms from these carriers can be cross flashed.
Try flashing the stock ROM twice in Odin with a factory reset in between each flash.
audit13 said:
The note 2 sold by Rogers, Bell, and Telus are exactly the same model and stock roms from these carriers can be cross flashed.
Try flashing the stock ROM twice in Odin with a factory reset in between each flash.
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Do you mean boot up the rom.. run the reset in the rom? or flash.. - load TWRP back in.. WIPE.. then FLASH again with odin?
Thanks for helping btw.
James
I have backups (complete all partitions) of my rom.. Slimfast 4.4 from 2-3 days ago.. when I tried this. SO.. if I can get the Factory rom to restore the GPS.. how can I restore the backup.. I saw somewhere that the EFS partition could be left out and that might help? dont restore the modem? how??
James
I meant flash with Odin, boot into stock recovery, factory reset, flash again with Odin, boot into stock recovery, factory reset, and boot into the stock ROM.
Nope, still no GPS lock.. I have the flashing circle (always had) and it will not lock.. I read about where people go into a service mode and rebuild the NV? .. I assume this is something that Mokee or Reserection did.. not sure how.
Any other ideas?
James
what about using Odin or TWRP to put different modems in? does the modem effect the GPS?
tried this.. does not seem to. grrrrr wish I knew how I fixed this.
James
I assume there are no loose wires. Does it get a lock when using wifi? Not sure what else to suggest.
Not sure about rebuilding NV.
No.. I broke it with playing with custom roms.. Liniage was last year.. I did not try that this year.. but tried both android 6 reserection and android 7 Mokee.. and I am pretty sure they messed it up.. I am also pretty sure there was something I did .. easy like load an old STOCK rom and it fixed it.. I was then able to put my slimfast 4.4 back over it and it was fine. Unfortunatly .. not enough people still using this device.. I will have to have patience I guess.
James
So I have tried differenct stock roms, but I think the issue is ODIN will not restore code from a rom image that is HARDWARE based. I wanted to use Samsung smartswitch but they disabled the part of it that allowed you to factory reset the phone, this seemed to work for several people. Many have also reported entering a code and going into a service mode.. there you can do to a menu that will rebuild hardware modules back to default. But I have not been able to get into that mode because it seems to be a touchwiz only option, and I cannot find a factory rom that is touchwiz based for this model.
What needs to be done is a true FACTORY ROM image.. that would revert all software and hardware back to original, but I cannot seem to find that anywhere.
James
The only factory roms that I know of come from places like sammobile.com and they are all based on TouchWiz which is Samsung's launcher.
So guess what? put Ressurection back on.. and the GPS is back.
I cannot get it to work in any KitKat based rom.. but now anything Marshmellow up.. works.. HMMMMMM
James