Galaxy S4: I've got Root... Now what?

[sk8trix]

Re: I've got Root... Now what?

Try golden eye rom, it is stock touchwiz but its deodexed and rooted. On top of that it also includes ad ons to change the way the rom looks, and it is based on the european touchwiz which is a little different in some aspects. Also this rom works on the att s4, and canadian s4 and if I am not mistaken there is a version for the T-mobile S4. Eitehr way its a good choice if you want to stay stock but want a faster less bloated rom.

Golden Eye rom review - YouTube

 

[rafa1707]

Re: I've got Root... Now what?

as it did to install custom roms

 

[metle_geek]

So I rooted an S4. It's my first Android phone and it took me all of no time to want to get my hands dirty to see what I could do with this thing.
Cyanogenmod really interested me, as there is no way to install the "Google Edition" software on the Verizon model of this device (unless I'm wrong, please, PLEASE let me be wrong).

Can someone point me in the direction of good (recent, as I'm realizing that's absolutely necessary) resources to help flash custom ROMs on the Verizon S4?

I have:

Android: 4.3
Model #: SCH-I545
Baseband Version: I545VRUEMK2
Kernel Version: 3.4.0 se.infra@R0210-09 #1 Wed Nov 20 12:44:43 KST 2013
Build #: JSS15J.I545_4.3_0017
Secure Boot Status: Type: Samsung
Hardware Version: I545.06

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

If you've read this far, you're awesome - and I appreciate it I've come from WPCentral as a recent convert after researching a little more into Android/Java/Linux. Loving it so far, just want to get this thing as close to stock as possible!

No your not wrong mk2 (4.3) is locked if you never updated it to 4.3 you will be fine to flash what ever the he'll you want but if your on 4.3 only stock roms as only the stock kernel will be allowed to boot and you will be forced to use safe strap

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[metle_geek]

Re: I've got Root... Now what?

I would love other members/peoples input like success stories, because it's very possible with updates and thangs that this isn't current or right, but the research I did that ended me up here I couldn't find well anything I can remember off the top about success with custom recovery and/or then moving forward with a custom ROM with my phone build model ect (variables everywhere!) (my goal was OCing the cpu, because im a geek haha not that it really needs it) Instead I did find several accounts of varying age where Samsung "soft bricked" or said NO. Probably not a correct usage of soft brick, but yeah I read several frusterated people with software gimped S4's so as new as I am I'm not going to be a trail blazer quite yet. If I'm wrong I will be happy if someone could enlighten me how to do it semi safely or even some success accounts (understand stuff like this isn't ever 100% with out risk) long post short...Tiger is a wimp haha.

The only recovery you can use is safe strap any other recovery will potentially brick it brick means bad paper weight phone=useless so please read up on it and look out for safe strap addition roms that way you know it will be safe to flash go to xda and read the safe strap threads too bad my rom isn't Verizon compatible (it's amazing but AT&T ) yea but I just urge you to look at 4.3 touch wiz based roms as sadly these are the only ones you can flash with a locked boot loader

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[metle_geek]

I love this rom we figured out a way to get kit kat on an mk2 boot loader by odin flashing some files but we won't know if it will work for Verizon as the 4.4.2 update hasn't hit you yet

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