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THESE ROMS ARE FASCINATE ROMS. DO NOT USE THEM UNLESS YOU ARE RUNNING THE FOLLOWING:
EC01 (ED01) Fascinate Radio
Fascinate Kernel
IF YOU ARE NOT USING ALL OF THE ABOVE DO NOT FLASH THESE ROMS
See dfgas' post here for getting ec01 set up intially
Now that you've been properly warned, here's my intro:
I am not the creator of these roms. I merely edited the necessary files to make them work for mesmerize users running ec01 setup. These rom's have been bug tested and are being developed by the fascinate guys, they will get issues resolved as they are able. Since we are using their firmware, we may have bugs or issues that they may not be experiencing and those should be kept to this forum.
Any and all risk and liability is on you. If your phone breaks, call the wahmbulance. I've tested all these roms on my phone so they worked when I upped them.
These roms are for USCC users only, on mesmerize phones running TW kernels.
See original fascinate threads for installation methods.
***DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE ROMS FROM THE ORIGINAL THREAD LINKS. THEY ARE NOT EDITED FOR THIS SETUP. THESE LINKS ARE PROVIDED FOR INSTRUCTION ONLY.
DOWNLOAD FILES MARKED "DOWNLOAD FIXED ROM HERE" ONLY****
***DISABLE LAGFIX BEFORE DOING ANYTHING AND DON'T RESTART IT UNTIL YOU ARE FINISHED***
First up, Blackhole 4.4 (Original Fascinate Thread), courtesy of sonofskywalker3
Thank/smack him for what does/does not work
Download Fixed Rom Here
Next we have Nameless V3 (Original Fascinate Thread), courtesy of navenedrob
Lick/Punch him for what does/does not work
Download Fixed Rom Here
And lastly for now, we have Evil Fascination EC01 Debloated (will get the release up today) (Original Fascinate Thread), courtesy of nitoglycerine33 via adrynalyne
Tickle/*****slap them for what does/does not work
Download Fixed Rom Here
That's all for today. Have fun with them, as always
Thanks to dfgas for pointing me in the right direction, and all the devs who made these great roms.
Thanks great job
Any fascinate roms will work as long as we make the edits noted in the post by dfgas correct? I ask because I noticed one of the roms in this post was updated today.
*evil fascination was updated since this post.
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This is true as long as you keep your rom release/kernel in mind. Make sure any roms you use matche your kernel. I simply got these up here for folks that didn't feel comfortable editing the build.prop or moving apps on their own.
Okay. Thought I would check. Thanks for putting these up here.
I did one and it seems I didn't mess anything up. beginners luck I think.
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Great work!
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Okay. Thought I would check. Thanks for putting these up here.
I did one and it seems I didn't mess anything up. beginners luck I think.
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Great. We encourage people to dig in and try stuff. You should upload anything you do for the rest of the community as well.
so I got the EC01 installed....checked my regular USCell setup and everything worked still....So i went ahead and installed the OTB-Reloaded TouchWiz ver 1.1 Kernal.....everything's good......but when I tried to install the fixed Rom (evil) for Mesmerize....it just didn't work.....it said install aborted (bad)
any pointers? I'm downloading Blackhole 4.4 and am going to give that a go...
and yes, lagfix was disabled!
I tried the Evil one as well, and I got constant bootloops... I redid everything from scratch (Stock) and tried again, it got into the ROM but many FC's... Then I wipe Cache and Dalvik, and it went back to Bootloops... Tried at least 4 times..
However Blackhole works just fine using the same procedure ...
Shame because the last ROM on that list seems like the best... Oh well will try out Blackhole..
EDIT::: In fact after all that messing to get the Radio files on etc, it made no difference whatsoever on my 3G Speeds... The ping went down, but everything else is the same speed wise...still averaging out at 1mb a sec tops...
Well back to Stock EC10 and Mesmerize SuperClean ROM for me for now.... Was fun trying tho
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so I got the EC01 installed....checked my regular USCell setup and everything worked still....So i went ahead and installed the OTB-Reloaded TouchWiz ver 1.1 Kernal.....everything's good......but when I tried to install the fixed Rom (evil) for Mesmerize....it just didn't work.....it said install aborted (bad)
any pointers? I'm downloading Blackhole 4.4 and am going to give that a go...
and yes, lagfix was disabled!
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I have the same issues with otb-reloaded kernal. The original OTB worked great. My suggestion is to use jt's 4/15 release to get things going. Once you get to ec01 installed and working, then try going to a different kernel.
leave jt's kernel in place until you get your rom of choice loaded.
If all else fails, goto #samsung-mesmerize irc chat and ask those guys.
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Great. We encourage people to dig in and try stuff. You should upload anything you do for the rest of the community as well.
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I would, but you posted it already. I did it before I found this post.
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hey, yours may work better than mine, you never know. don't feel like you're limited by what other people have done. At least thats my perspective.
the Evil Fascination rom has been updated. If I have time today I will try to edit it for the mez. That is unless someone does it first.
How would I go about getting it on here once it's ready for others to use?
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Got changes made. Will test and if all goes well will put it here for others.
It is Evil Fascination ver 3.1
Version 3.2 uses CWM3 so not going to worry about it yet.
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Well, you can get yourself some webspace, like, mediafire or megaupload, upload to one of those sites, then make a thread.
You can send it to me and I can host it on my peronal server.
Or you can come up with option three on your own, lol.
I'm on the mesmerize MIUI rom right now... I'd LOVE to switch to the EC01 radio if there was a MIUI rom for it... is there MIUI for the fascinate? If so maybe ill try tackling the necessary edits to use it on ec01 mesmerize.
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I have the same issues with otb-reloaded kernal. The original OTB worked great. My suggestion is to use jt's 4/15 release to get things going. Once you get to ec01 installed and working, then try going to a different kernel.
leave jt's kernel in place until you get your rom of choice loaded.
If all else fails, goto #samsung-mesmerize irc chat and ask those guys.
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I tried using the 4/15 release kernel with the EC01 Radio.
This is what I did:
1) Reflashed the Stock EC10 onto the mesmerize (fresh no data on it.. like out of the box)
2) Flashed Clockwork Mod and EC01 Radio to phone.. Checked it booted. Booted ok
3) Installed the JT Kernel (disabled Lagfix so it would not do any of that)
4) using CWM installed the Evil Fixed ROM from the OP
Booted, and it comes up with the boot logo.. Then does the Vibrate followed by three more Vibrates.. and reboots. keeps doing this till battery is pulled..
Then I tried wiping Cache and Dalvik, get the same thing...
Thats when I gave up.. after trying it three times....
I've heard others have issues with the evil rom. I have fixed the 3.1 update and will upload it shortly. You could try that one and see if the issue is fixed.
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Fixed version of Evil Fascination 3.1 is up.
SO, I am running the EC01 radio with the fascinate MIUI ROM. all is working (to the extent of the MIUI abilities), and so far I'm happy as a clam. Ill upload the zip to megaupload as soon as I can.
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EDIT: Zip file uploaded. CRAP. At first the changes I made to build.prop didnt stick, and it actually worked just fine. After making the changes and making them stick, now every time the phone boots it's sluggish and the "system" force closes. It only does it once, when you first boot. Any thoughts, anyone? It may be worth mentioning, near the bottom of the build.prop file, there was this line: "net.cdma.pppd.user=user VerizonWireless" i did not change it to anything different, like uscc or whatever... it wasnt mentioned in the needed changes.
midNIGHT ROM: Spreading Autism Awareness through Android
midNIGHT ROM v6.1 EF02 Based GB BYOR Edition
EF02 modem tar Thanks to qbking77
Change Log:
Please remember this is a leaked build and stability does not reflect a final Official release.
Based on the Stock DeOdexed EF02 Update by Decad3nce
Stock lockscreen and kernel (Want a different kernel try flashing a different one)
This will NOT backup or restore. (I opted out of that do to people coming from different ROM's or versions)
RFS ONLY
Sprint and TW stripped out
1% battery mod (Gingerbread battery icon)
"Pure Google" 4G icons from the Nexus s 4G
Fixed erroneous Sdcard icons in mediaprovider.apk
AOSP Themed icons (coming soon, maybe)
Injected with Autism Awareness
Default ringtone to OldPhone
midNIGHT Extras for (GB Only) will copy to SDcard during install
Turned on Setup Wizard
Apps installed by default:
Titanium Backup
Launcher Pro (replaced the stock launcher)
Download (presents problems is removed)
Contacts
Calendar
Camera
Task Manager (Can't Remove)
Hotspot (Can't Remove)
SuoerUser (Required for Root)
Instructions:
1) Download ROM and Copy to SDCard
2) Boot into Recovery: You can use the most current CW3 or but I personally recommend you Re-Root with the Bonsai MasterKey and use their new recovery (it's free)
3) Backup any Data you don't want to lose
4) Flash the ROM and let it install.
5) Allow the phone to boot
6) Boot into recovery and browse to the new midNIGHT ROM Extras (GB Only) folder and flash what ever apps you want.
7) You can also simply flash the midNIGHT ROM Standard Upgrade and that will flash all the basic apps at once
8) Will should odin the EF02 modem now. Below is a tutorial by qbking77 on how flash a modem via odin
I want to say a big Thank You to the following:
k0nane for being....well..k0nane
The entire ACS team and especially Dreams for ALL the continued support and help spreading Autism Awareness
Bonsai for all the support and knowledge they freely
share
I also want to Thank the entire Android community for all the support and generosity. Thank you for taking on the the worthy cause of spreading Autism Awareness.
Known Issues:
Problem:
I have noticed mostly after boot the desktop wallpaper gets cut off. It may just be my phone.
Solution:
Simply press the home button and the screen refreshes normally.
thanks a lot man. I'm sure you worked hard on this one. Like you do on all your roms. i'm going to give this a try. Can't wait to see how it runs..
I don't get it, what does "coming soon" mean? Is it being uploaded now or is this still days away?
Yayayyyy ef02 =D
tobiasly said:
I don't get it, what does "coming soon" mean? Is it being uploaded now or is this still days away?
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about 10 minutes
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about 10 minutes
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10 WHOLE minutes !!???!!!??? how do you expect us to wait THAT long ...
Come and get it
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about 10 minutes
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Awesome thanks!! Didn't mean to sound impatient, I was literally getting ready to flash 6.0 beta when I saw this post
Thanks a lot! Although I can't try this now, I will when I get home. I already know this will have quality, and stability like all your releases. Thanks again
gonna see what its working with lol
EddyBalls said:
Thanks a lot! Although I can't try this now, I will when I get home. I already know this will have quality, and stability like all your releases. Thanks again
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I was waiting for a reply with reviews after this but I couldn't wait any longer , flashed, will let everybody know how it goes, looks good so far!
dang i just flashed the regenerated 1.1 now the ef02 rom by midnight this is like christmas morning and you get everything you wish for and more
Bonsai 5 B13 wont go into deep sleep on my phone. That's the only EF02 Rom I have tried. Anyone seeing that with this rom?
Edit: answering my own question here, just tried this and no deep sleep. Even killed every process on the phone and stopped background data.
I guess gingerbread doesn't like my hardware
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Well I'd like to try it out but I can't read anything with this default curly font and flashing "Stock Font.zip" (twice) from Midnight Extras didn't fix it. Going back to stock.
tobiasly said:
Well I'd like to try it out but I can't read anything with this default curly font and flashing "Stock Font.zip" (twice) from Midnight Extras didn't fix it. Going back to stock.
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Flashing the stock font should work. Have you tried manually dripping them in the font folder and rebooting. I'll look at it in the morning. Maybe I zipped up the wrong fonts.
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ptfdmedic said:
Flashing the stock font should work. Have you tried manually dripping them in the font folder and rebooting. I'll look at it in the morning. Maybe I zipped up the wrong fonts.
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Nope I hadn't tried that yet, may give it a go over the weekend but for now reverted to stock. Any idea whether Netflix works with this ROM? What about the overscroll / CRT animations? Really miss those from EE03
tobiasly said:
Nope I hadn't tried that yet, may give it a go over the weekend but for now reverted to stock. Any idea whether Netflix works with this ROM? What about the overscroll / CRT animations? Really miss those from EE03
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The zip was messed up. The hierarchy was wrong. I fixed it. Should work now. As far as the CRT and overscroll goes, I haven't seem them for this build and it was't my mod the last time.
I will definately try this out when I get home! Thanks again for all you do for the epic comunity. One question, and I apologize if it is stupid. I know this says rfs only, but is there any way to convert this to ext4? Your roms have always been of highest quality and exactly what I'm looking for, but the EE03 rom feels really slow and I know it has to do with rfs. I tried the only ef02 ext4 rom I could find and it was fast, but I had too many problems with GPS and other things. Thanks again, and I am autisim aware because of you.
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I will definately try this out when I get home! Thanks again for all you do for the epic comunity. One question, and I apologize if it is stupid. I know this says rfs only, but is there any way to convert this to ext4? Your roms have always been of highest quality and exactly what I'm looking for, but the EE03 rom feels really slow and I know it has to do with rfs. I tried the only ef02 ext4 rom I could find and it was fast, but I had too many problems with GPS and other things. Thanks again, and I am autisim aware because of you.
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The kernel has to be modded to support ext4. I'm not a kernel guy. I could possibly borrow the bonsai kernel but we all know where that would lead. I think this leak is better then EE03 was. At this point, when the OTA hits EXT4 will be available. However, this still feels pretty quick to me. I don't even use an Epic cause I'm using the Nexus S 4G but have this on my wife's phone and I don't notice much of a difference. I tend to ignore the benchmarks and go with how it feels in the real world.
While this build or leak isn't perfect it does seem pretty solid.
This is an all in one mod similar to the one RandomKing did for EG22. This includes a framework.jar, services.jar and settings.apk. The features included are 8 locks, wifi tether, sound, overscroll, reboot and rotation lag fix mods.
Special Thanks to Thanks to Maddoggin for taking the time to update the 8 locks Mod which includes reboot and overscroll. Thanks to mkasick and randomking for the volume Mod. Thanks to Chris41G for the rotation lag fix Mod. And last but certainly not least, Thanks to Necrosan for the wifi tether Mod.
YOU MUST HAVE MADDOGGINS MOD INSTALLED BEFORE USING THIS!
Get Moddoggins Mod here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1089073
After some testing it looks like the new framework has cleared the issue I had with renaming it to Wireless Hotspot. So I am going to put up both versions to let you choose which one you want to use.
Flash this zip with clockwork. Make sure you have maddoggins mod installed first.
Don't forget that if your battery is missing after flashing to go to Settings|Lockscreen Settings|Statusbar Settings and check Hide Battery Icon then uncheck it.
MD5: afb0110ef43603c3ae7c3990029ec321
Download Sprint Hotspot: http://www.multiupload.com/0P7TRYUJO3
MD5: 5450adead251571faa4f4d1ab324de1c
Download Wireless Hotspot: http://www.multiupload.com/LQHCKQTNIA
This is the latest version of maddoggins mod right?
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Thanks for being so quick on compiling and releasing this. I already flashed half of this individually but I can flash this now so i dont have to reflash more times. is this themed at all?
deano0714 said:
This is the latest version of maddoggins mod right?
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Yes this is his latest version.
justlovejoy said:
Thanks for being so quick on compiling and releasing this. I already flashed half of this individually but I can flash this now so i dont have to reflash more times. is this themed at all?
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No problem. This is not themed. It is built off the stock version of maddoggins EH06 release.
Quick ? Still says sprint hotspot ......but works fine ......is it suppose to say wireless
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lballer69 said:
Quick ? Still says sprint hotspot ......but works fine ......is it suppose to say wireless
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Read the OP.
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Read the OP.
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Lol at work got a lil flash happy
Gracious
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Thanks much your hard work!
Will install when I get home.
does it fix the browser lag?
I think I get it. I have the deodexed Rom from deca, and I flashed maddoggins EH06 8 screen mod already.
So this I just flash with CWM (no wipes) and I'm all good?
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does it fix the browser lag?
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No it doesn't fix the browser. You can flash my odin EH06 for a working browser. I will throw up a cwm fix for it in a few since it seems a few people have asked about it.
Neckberg said:
I think I get it. I have the deodexed Rom from deca, and I flashed maddoggins EH06 8 screen mod already.
So this I just flash with CWM (no wipes) and I'm all good?
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That's it. Just flash and go.
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No it doesn't fix the browser. You can flash my odin EH06 for a working browser. I will throw up a cwm fix for it in a few since it seems a few people have asked about it.
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done that then installed the theme ... it was fine until i installed mads theme
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done that then installed the theme ... it was fine until i installed mads theme
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Didn't think to check that. Maddoggin didn't use my updated Deodex to built his mod. Here is a fix and I will update the OP http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1221670
Edit: The browser fix doesn't work. The problem is not the browser but the framework. I have pulled this until it can be updated.
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This is an all in one mod similar to the one RandomKing did for EG22. This includes a framework.jar, services.jar and settings.apk. The features included are 8 locks, wifi tether, sound, crt, overscroll, reboot and rotation lag fix mods.
Thanks to mkasick and randomking for the volume Mod. Thanks to Maddoggin for the 8 locks Mod which includes reboot, crt and overscroll. Thanks to Chris41G for the rotation lag fix Mod. And last but certainly not least, Thanks to Necrosan for the wifi tether Mod.
YOU MUST HAVE MADDOGGINS MOD INSTALLED BEFORE USING THIS!
Flash this zip with clockwork. Make sure you have maddoggins mod installed first. This will rename the Wifi Hotspot app back to Sprint Hotspot (Found compatibility issues on this while theming).
Download:
MD5: 6a92b6d90466154b3a0e4872281d3044
Pulled - Pending Update of 8 Locks
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Was his mod was released earlier than the new DeOdex versions that were done with baksmali 1.27? The modifications he made to the system files were they DeOdexed with the newer 1.27 version? I just don't want to carry in proposed problems as people said 1.26 did not handle Samsung 2.3 roms properly.
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Was his mod was released earlier than the new DeOdex versions that were done with baksmali 1.27? The modifications he made to the system files were they DeOdexed with the newer 1.27 version? I just don't want to carry in proposed problems as people said 1.26 did not handle Samsung 2.3 roms properly.
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I am assuming that it was built on the old 1.26 since the browser is busted and it won't decompile unless I use 1.26. I have sent maddoggin a PM to ask if he will update this based off my version for us.
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I am assuming that it was built on the old 1.26 since the browser is busted and it won't decompile unless I use 1.26. I have send maddoggin a PM to ask if he will update this based off my version for us.
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Wow that sucks, I wonder if the older version only has issues with framework or if it will effect all APKs like settings, phone, etc all the other themed ones he has done...
formula84 said:
Wow that sucks, I wonder if the older version only has issues with framework or if it will effect all APKs like settings, phone, etc all the other themed ones he has done...
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All I can say is this. I used 1.26 on EG22, because the new one wasn't out, and the whole time I used EG22 the only problem I had was with the Browser. Maybe I didn't have problems or maybe I didn't notice any issues or maybe I didn't use it enough to get any issues. With that being said, I still want to work off of the latest version which I know at the very least fixes the browser. If the framework is messed up enough to hose the browser than who knows what else is going on.
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All I can say is this. I used 1.26 on EG22, because the new one wasn't out, and the whole time I used EG22 the only problem I had was with the Browser. Maybe I didn't have problems or maybe I didn't notice any issues or maybe I didn't use it enough to get any issues. With that being said, I still want to work off of the latest version which I know at the very least fixes the browser. If the framework is messed up enough to hose the browser than who knows what else is going on.
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You sir are a wise man. Exactly who knows how many other little problems could have been caused by the old Baksmili
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This is a Stock ROM for the KJ2 update that we never officially received. Its Deodexed and Rooted with the Modified recovery inside already, so you can use CWM.
Everything is Stock KJ2. The Kernel and Modem and everything else is untouched. Just rooted with the modded recovery, and deodexed.
Same install Method. Check mounts and remember to disable voodoo if you have it enabled or you'll soft brick (Remember this has a Stock Kernel!).
Stock KJ2-DEO-ROOTED
What's the dif in the other stocl roms?
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What's the dif in the other stocl roms?
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There may be various bug fixes, but there wont be anything MAJOR compared to the other stock ROMs. They are auto compiled and they dont give us a list of whats been addressed or not. You can try them out to see if you notice a difference, or if your happy with what you have keep it. Remember you can always make a backup and restore.
Downloading now. Thanks ayoteddy
Downloading now & switching base's for my new LRV2 to KJ2 if it's good enough .
Are u kidding me? how did I miss this. Crap. @ayoteddy where did you find the untouched stock version so I can get to deodexing another new base for my newest update.
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@undead the roms were on the android dev of the sidekick 4g but nobody used them since they did not work , and now they do\here are they http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1292683 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1307216
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Are u kidding me? how did I miss this. Crap. @ayoteddy where did you find the untouched stock version so I can get to deodexing another new base for my newest update.
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yea i used the links in one of the threads xtrem88 posted
Thank you
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thank you teddy!
you never disappoint flashing now!
I don't notice anything different , let me double check .
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I don't notice anything different , let me double check .
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bug fixes probably!
Dan_Brutal said:
Downloading now. Thanks ayoteddy
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yo dan, you got a sidekick now bro?
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yo dan, you got a sidekick now bro?
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Sure do.
There aren't any real new features to this version, there's some bugfixes (undisclosed, as it is a dev build), and some random new bloat widgets/apps.
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There aren't any real new features to this version, there's some bugfixes (undisclosed, as it is a dev build), and some random new bloat widgets/apps.
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Still, cut the fat, keep the meat of the ROM. This phone (like most of them) runs really well when you tear out the garbage that Samsung/T-Mobile preloaded on it. I've been playing with Undead9k's KG2-based ROM the past few days and removed even more stuff from the ROM (and added a couple of things I wanted) and it finally 'feels' like the old Sidekicks did. I'm looking forward to seeing what comes from us having this update.
Got this flashed last night after some stupidity on my part. Thanks teddy for uping this! If you ever decide to release a bare bones version of this, I'd greatly appreciate it as I hate debloating ROM's. No T-Mobile stuff, no Amazon MP3, Books, and most of the Google crap (all but GMail, Marketplace, and Maps) removed.
This rom doesnt randomly force close like previous roms, nor does it reboot randomly either. Great job. Those were my only gripes with others, thanks!
Since install, this ROM hasn't bogged down on me at all. I only seem to have two small issues with it but if they could be eliminated, this would be a perfect stock ROM. After being plugged in to USB for a long period of charging, the phone can't play my custom ringtones. A reboot fixes this. The ringtone still shows there and the MicroSD is still mounted after being disconnected but even trying to reselect the same ringtone or another from the SD card just gives silence. Second issue is, heavy traffic causes data to fail. I can consistantly replicate this using Shazam to find song information. This does happen, as I said, only when the device is sending and receiving a lot of data. I'm going to try a different radio to see if this fixes that.
This is a literal stock rom, as being straight from Samsung, not just being in the design of stock. The only difference this has from stock is that it's deodexed and rooted, it's intended to be a base for those who like the stock system but want to be able to theme/mod it.
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The purpose of this thread is to keep people updated on the status of various ROM's for the VZW SGSIII, because although the search button is our friend, sifting through pages of progress is cumbersome for a few of us. This is not a babysitting thread, though - I'm not posting hundreds of links to different pages and answering ROM tech support questions ( at least not all of the time ). If you post pending issues with the ROM, we can get them here and also post work arounds and fixes in a centralized area so as to not clutter the ROM sub forum. This thread will have THREE major parts.
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PART 1: ROM's and Their Status
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☆ ★ | ROM | SynergyROM VZW S3 | ICS 4.0.4 | FULLY OPTIMIZED | ★ ☆
Currently at version 1.2
Touchwiz Based
Stock SEC Messaging used
Compatible with themes, but Stock messaging gets replaced by AOSP MMS.APK
Compatible with on screen NavBar, but the scaling is a bit off
Compatible and functional with invisibleK v2 Kernel
Can be flashed with CWM Touch or Regular CWM or TWRP
Features Bravia Engine, Fully Deodexed, zipaligned, Debloated
NOSympathy Base
GPS Working
Bluetooth Working
Can be Used as a Daily Driver : %100
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[Rom] Bean's Custom Stock Rom R2 (50gb dropbox, Bravia Engine, JB Anims, Reboot Menu)
[FEATURE LIST FROM THE ROM THREAD]
*Re-Based off of NoSympathy's Full Deodexed App's And Framework*
*Has Stock MMS & AOSP Email/Exchange*
*Customized Toggles*
*Themed Toggles & Battery*
*Center Clock*
*Jelly-Bean Animation's*
*Native Call Recording*
*Added Ringtones MIUI/CM*
*AOSP Keyboard*
*Build.prop Tweaks*
* 4-way Reboot Menu*
*Deodexed*
*Zipaligned*
*Bravia Engine*
*Beats Audio*
*Rooted*
*Init.d Support*
*Removed Vzw ****/Bloat*
*International Boot Anims*
*Alot of Apps Install to /data for Easy Removal*
**50Gb Free Dropbox**
[UPDATES AND FINDINGS]
Currently at version R3
Touchwiz Based
Stock SEC Messaging used
Compatible with themes, but Stock messaging gets replaced by AOSP MMS.APK
On screen NavBar works, but still doesn't scale
Compatible and functional with invisibleK v2 Kernel, seems to be blazing fast
Can be flashed with CWM Touch or Regular CWM or TWRP
Features Bravia Engine, and Beats Audio! Functionality of beats audio isn't confirmed, in my testing I don't notice the EQ working.
NOSympathy Re-Base
Center Clock Working - sometimes causes notification bar weirdness (YMMV)
Can be Used as a Daily Driver : %100
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[ROM][HYBRID][Jellybean] PARANOIDANDROID v1.9.1a
NOT FOR THE FEINT OF HEART - K-EXEC USAGE is REQUIRED - IF YOU DO NOT BACK UP YOUR EFS/IMEI, and you LOSE IT, AS OF RIGHT NOW THERE IS NO WAY TO GET IT BACK WITHOUT BRINGING YOUR STOCK BRICK BACK TO VERIZON. BACK IT UP! FOR THIS, I WILL POST A LINK. HOW TO BACK UP YOUR EFS/IMEI
AOSP Based
Jelly Bean Google Applications Flashable Zip Link Provided
Google Now Fully Fuctional, with Cards
Hybrid Tablet/Phone rom with Properly sized NavBar
AOSP Kernel
Can be flashed with K-Exec ONLY
Camera only goes up to 3mp, performance is shoddy, there is a fix but at the moment it is not up to par with the Touchwiz - Naturally, it shouldn't be.
Android 4.1.1
Blazing fast,great stock JB experience, 4G works and 3G is great but I cannot stress enough, YOUR MODEL MAY VARY
Can be Used as a Daily Driver : %50/60: this is purely enthusiast at the moment: user choice.
CM9/10 seems to be the cause of the 0 imei error! Not kexec. This is cm10 based.
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[Rom][7.23.2012][VRALG1/VRALG2]NoSympathy's Stock OTA 100% deodexed, zipaligned rom.
[FEATURE LIST FROM THE ROM THREAD]
*Based Off A System Dump Provided to me by invisiblek of the latest OTA
*100% Deodexed including SMS app and Visual Voicemail. Access you SMS app from the lockscreen again.
*Rooted with latest Superuser.apk and SU Binary. Also Latest busybox installed.
*100% Zipaligned
[UPDATES AND FINDINGS]
Currently two versions for each firmware version.
Touchwiz Based
Stock SEC Messaging used
Compatible with themes, but Stock messaging gets replaced by AOSP MMS.APK
On screen NavBar works, but still doesn't scale
The best pure stock ROM you're going to find (purely subjective, obviously) . Everything is there, and everything works as it's supposed to.
Compatible and functional with invisibleK v2 Kernel, and it adds to this ROM's already insane speed.
Can be flashed with CWM Touch or Regular CWM or TWRP
This is the ROM everyone else is using as a base, props to NOSYMPATHY for properly Deodexing the stock mms app!
Can be Used as a Daily Driver : %100
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I will be adding more ROM's as they come and as I have more time to. At night when my wife and daughter are passed out, I test these ROM's extensively. I also decompile and check everything out, just to see what might make one tick. You can post any questions you have here, and this way the devs have a centralized thread to look at where major concerns can be posted and fixes/updates/patches can be relayed just incase you missed a reply/skipped a page using the xda mobile app/etc.
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Part 2: Complaints, Workarounds and Fixes
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Q: I lost my ability to do direct call from text after flashing this rom, and a theme.
A: I'm willing to bet you didn't realize the stock mms was replaced by the AOSP version. Luckily for you, forum post #298 in the Jellybean Domination v7.2 thread has a stock MMS fix, that is also themed blue.
Q: I flashed paranoid android and i lost complete cellular service, and I have no IMEI! Why would they make a ROM like this?
A: It's a fault somewhere between flashing this rom and K-Exec doing it's job. We don't know exactly whats causing it yet. But chances are if you would have READ you would have heard about this being the number one RISK as of right now, and backed up your EFS/IMEI accordingly. A link on how to do just that is in the first part of this thread.
Q: SynergyROM people said that tethering works and VZW Mobile Tethering is broken. What gives?
A: I could have sworn they included a different WiFi hotspot app that works off of one touch. Look for it
Q: Google Now isn't working. I installed the APK and all it says is initializing.
A: As far as I know Google Now is a jelly bean addition, correct? We are on Ice Cream Sandwich. We can't really expect everything to work. A working google now can be found in the Paranoid Android ROM, which is AOSP and Jelly Bean'd.
Q: The Dev(s) of (variable) ROM haven't replied to me or addressed my issue directly. Whats the point of being a dev?
A: This is not the Devs job. The Dev makes the ROM. The Community flashes, tests, and reports bugs/problems. The dev then finds the time to fix these issues when he/she/they can. You're not a twelve year old in a ROM candystore where every ROM is a Daily Driver until this bootloader situation gets handled properly.
Q: Awesome Beats doesn't seem to be working, help!
A: Just because it's on there doesn't mean it's supposed to work. It's experimental, and some people have given the nod and others the axe. Your model may vary. I do have a modified SGSII version of a beats script I've been working on that i've test flashed on mine that works, and I'll pass that out after some more testing and after I find the creator of it and get his/her permission, at least so I can give proper credit for the original compiling.
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Hey guys, this is for you. It looks like confirmation of the efs/imei backup working on more than one person. This comes from Paranoid Android thread. I hope this helps!
It is now.. I have data AND voice. Where previously I did not.
itsmefu is correct. I used the backup from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29201792#poststop
To elaborate, I went from:
stock rom->rooted with root66 rom->made a backup of my IMEI/EFS
I did not know this but for some reason this phone views our internal storage as SD CARD whereas the actual "physical" SD CARD is named EXT SD Card... so when i first backed it up I was unaware of this... but I had used the method I linked to back up the IMEI/EFS. So that there is an EFS.BIN on my EXT SD Card.
I than updated my kernel to the latest OTA->updated my baseband to the latest OTA (I advise rolling back to the previous baseband as this baseband is HORRIBLE...)
|_->downloaded the vzd2 image recovery from this thread->downloaded JB GAPPS->downloaded paranoid droid
|_->booted into recovery using three finger method->data wiped->cache wiped->dalvik cache wiped
|_->installed PARANOID ANDROID-> installed JB GAPPS
|_->rebooted... and my data/voice was broken.
SO:
went back to recovery->nandroided back (^ok sorry i forgot I nandroid before the whole installing process...)
|_->got back to root 66 rom with root.
|_->downloaded terminal emulator
|_->followed the instructions to push the imei/efs back into the phone.
|_->rebooted.
Working data and voice. Got 4g/3g/and VOICE (<-the MOST Important).
Repeated the appropriate steps to install Paranoid Android..
Now i have working data/voice.. 4g and 3g.. Going to roll back to previous baseband though as with this new baseband I'm dropped 4g, 3g constantly at the areas when i had constant 4g and 3g! 
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I can't really confirm but I know I had ALOT of zeroes in my IMEI with broken data and voice... so I'm pretty sure I had it, as I lost connection to network in total.. basically a broken phone but a working wifi tablet? haha.
ChadHughes said:
Part 2: Complaints, Workarounds and Fixes
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Q: I lost my ability to do direct call from text after flashing this rom, and a theme.
A: I'm willing to bet you didn't realize the stock mms was replaced by the AOSP version. Luckily for you, forum post #298 in the Jellybean Domination v7.2 thread has a stock MMS fix, that is also themed blue.
Q: I flashed paranoid android and i lost complete cellular service, and I have no IMEI! Why would they make a ROM like this?
A: It's a fault somewhere between flashing this rom and K-Exec doing it's job. We don't know exactly whats causing it yet. But chances are if you would have READ you would have heard about this being the number one RISK as of right now, and backed up your EFS/IMEI accordingly. A link on how to do just that is in the first part of this thread.
Q: SynergyROM people said that tethering works and VZW Mobile Tethering is broken. What gives?
A: I could have sworn they included a different WiFi hotspot app that works off of one touch. Look for it
Q: Google Now isn't working. I installed the APK and all it says is initializing.
A: As far as I know Google Now is a jelly bean addition, correct? We are on Ice Cream Sandwich. We can't really expect everything to work. A working google now can be found in the Paranoid Android ROM, which is AOSP and Jelly Bean'd.
Q: The Dev(s) of (variable) ROM haven't replied to me or addressed my issue directly. Whats the point of being a dev?
A: This is not the Devs job. The Dev makes the ROM. The Community flashes, tests, and reports bugs/problems. The dev then finds the time to fix these issues when he/she/they can. You're not a twelve year old in a ROM candystore where every ROM is a Daily Driver until this bootloader situation gets handled properly.
Q: Awesome Beats doesn't seem to be working, help!
A: Just because it's on there doesn't mean it's supposed to work. It's experimental, and some people have given the nod and others the axe. Your model may vary. I do have a modified SGSII version of a beats script I've been working on that i've test flashed on mine that works, and I'll pass that out after some more testing and after I find the creator of it and get his/her permission, at least so I can give proper credit for the original compiling.
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Please update and say that the backup is at least working.. so it is a verified backup in a sense. So people won't be as scared as before since then the backup was a HUGE if. I can verify this because I made the backup, lost data & voice compeltely, and than rerolled backup and now have a working phone!
Slic|< said:
Please update and say that the backup is at least working.. so it is a verified backup in a sense. So people won't be as scared as before since then the backup was a HUGE if. I can verify this because I made the backup, lost data & voice compeltely, and than rerolled backup and now have a working phone!
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What about the unofficial CM10?
Hurleyzero1 said:
What about the unofficial CM10?
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If its the same issue it should work.. imei independent of ROM.
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Slic|< said:
Please update and say that the backup is at least working.. so it is a verified backup in a sense. So people won't be as scared as before since then the backup was a HUGE if. I can verify this because I made the backup, lost data & voice compeltely, and than rerolled backup and now have a working phone!
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May want to make sure it's confirmed on more than one device and total IMEI loss before adding to the main post.
Rather clutter than people flashing and borking phones because of bad info. Mods delete this after a solution has been found and then no more clutter.
Yayyy clutter to arrange clutter....... stupid...
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ChadHughes said:
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Q: I lost my ability to do direct call from text after flashing this rom, and a theme.
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Are you talking about the lift to call motion here? If so, that has worked for me on both versions of nosympathy's ROM as well as the most recent synergy ROM.
Pretty sure if the stock MMS gets replaced by a theme/ROM direct call gets borked.
Didn't say it was won completely working, but it's better to have a backup then it is to flash and then be pissed off. One if the main reasons I made the thread is just so people can be aware. There are plenty of roms and same day developers and assholes and trolls, but we need more people helping instead of demeaning. At least now they can look and SAY OK, there is a huge warning in red regarding k-exec and AOSP Roms. Instead of people dev bashing it can help. Also I don't consider this thread clutter.
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pjamv5 said:
Are you talking about the lift to call motion here? If so, that has worked for me on both versions of nosympathy's ROM as well as the most recent synergy ROM.
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It should work on any rom based off of mine. Synergy is one of those.
He is posting it mainly because there are some themes out there that default the stock ICS mms.apk instead of the TW secmms.apk that is in my bases. No one had a working deodexed secmms.apk until I released my first base.
nosympathy said:
It should work on any rom based off of mine. Synergy is one of those.
He is posting it mainly because there are some themes out there that default the stock ICS mms.apk instead of the TW secmms.apk that is in my bases. No one had a working deodexed secmms.apk until I released my first base.
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Absolutely. Before no sympathy it's safe to say we were stuck, in a way. His tremendous work happened after these themes were being created, and people were blaming the ROM and that's clearly not the problem, and unfair.
Great work by the way no sympathy.
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ChadHughes said:
Didn't say it was won completely working, but it's better to have a backup then it is to flash and then be pissed off. One if the main reasons I made the thread is just so people can be aware. There are plenty of roms and same day developers and assholes and trolls, but we need more people helping instead of demeaning. At least now they can look and SAY OK, there is a huge warning in red regarding k-exec and AOSP Roms. Instead of people dev bashing it can help. Also I don't consider this thread clutter.
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Thats why I suggested the OP to update the thread with the backup to be at least confirmed working for more than 1 person-the orginal OP of the backup efs thread and me-so far... Because than at least people will be less afraid. They still have to be cautious as even getting root is not 100% safe if you don't follow anything to the T.
Well said slic!
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ChadHughes said:
Absolutely. Before no sympathy it's safe to say we were stuck, in a way. His tremendous work happened after these themes were being created, and people were blaming the ROM and that's clearly not the problem, and unfair.
Great work by the way no sympathy.
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Gotcha. I was reading that in the wrong context.
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Farabomb said:
May want to make sure it's confirmed on more than one device and total IMEI loss before adding to the main post.
Rather clutter than people flashing and borking phones because of bad info. Mods delete this after a solution has been found and then no more clutter.
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it is more than one person.. the original OP of that thread and me.. -__-. You can check out the threads of EFS/EMEI backup and Paranoid Android to confirm... This was all posted earlier this afternoon.
ChadHughes said:
Well said slic!
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Thanks glad you agree with me! Because apparently Farabomb thought it was clutter... which in my aspect I think at least having it worked twice should count as a fundementally WORKING backup vs. a "THEORETICAL" backup... Because realistically till this happened to me we only had one case which was the OP of the EFS thread.. so it wasn't only in theory that it would work.
And i'm pretty sure for a 15 numbers string theres only one way of messing this up..
Btw, thanks Chad for posting what i wrote in the other thread up. And my apologies if it's a bit long, people said they wanted a detailed transcript so I did that..
LOL!
I'm glad it's long. The way people work on xda sometimes, long descriptions and transcripts are needed. I want everyone to work together, because all we will do is benefit!
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Slic|<, my comment was in response to the post below me. Sorry if I offended. I was in irc trying to find out if it was just you that came back. I just didn't want people flashing madly without a proven solution. I flashed aokp without issue but I was still wary of trying any other ROMs without a working backup.
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LOL!
I'm glad it's long. The way people work on xda sometimes, long descriptions and transcripts are needed. I want everyone to work together, because all we will do is benefit!
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Couldn't agree with you more lol! Fascinate still gives me a headache lol... I had to go back to it after I lost my INC2 in a club.. . I think someone stole it :crying:.
Hopefully i can get it back sometime.. until than i upgraded to my S3! :highfive:
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Slic|<, my comment was in response to the post below me. Sorry if I offended. I was in irc trying to find out if it was just you that came back. I just didn't want people flashing madly without a proven solution. I flashed aokp without issue but I was still wary of trying any other ROMs without a working backup.
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Oh.. sorry than. Cuz the two sentences seemed to go hand in hand lol.. And it's cool man. I'm not in IRC. I'm at work lol.. no IRC on government comps! :silly: Yeah that's why I told the OP to post that the backup was working but as already stated FOLLOW EVERYTHING TO A T AND YMMV since that part of the info hasn't changed lol.
Well you can try paranoid android rom now with no worries <--less worries- since I was the unofficial guneai pig... thank god I fixed it though lol. I also just got my 4g working again, had to reset my radio to LTE/CDMA/GSM it was set to GSM/CDMA auto. Reset it with the phone info app. Now i can see if it's better than the last baseband.
Will keep you guys updated.