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ROM That Works

If you Verizon S5 Developer Edition owners are looking for a ROM that works go here: https://www.elementalxdesigns.com/eclipse/showthread.php?12016-ROM-TW-VZW-SV-Dev-Ed-SM-G900V. This ROM is a WIP but everything works and it runs smooth. It's a TW based ROM but it runs pretty nicely and every function works. The developer makes no promise as to the speed with which he continues to develop the ROM, but it is a pretty good ROM at this point.

jpcalhoun said:
If you Verizon S5 Developer Edition owners are looking for a ROM that works go here: https://www.elementalxdesigns.com/eclipse/showthread.php?12016-ROM-TW-VZW-SV-Dev-Ed-SM-G900V. This ROM is a WIP but everything works and it runs smooth. It's a TW based ROM but it runs pretty nicely and every function works. The developer makes no promise as to the speed with which he continues to develop the ROM, but it is a pretty good ROM at this point.
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usually you post in here with permissions or if you actually develop something to post
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elliwigy said:
usually you post in here with permissions or if you actually develop something to post
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Sorry, I didn't intend to break any rules. I know finding a stable ROM for the S5 (developer edition) is like finding hen's teeth so I thought I'd share. If I should delete this post I will.

jpcalhoun said:
Sorry, I didn't intend to break any rules. I know finding a stable ROM for the S5 (developer edition) is like finding hen's teeth so I thought I'd share. If I should delete this post I will.
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Click the "report" triangle in the upper right corner of your first post and ask a moderator to move it to the general section. Also ask the mod if they can edit your thread title so it identifies this thread as being for the dev edition.
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landshark68 said:
Click the "report" triangle in the upper right corner of your first post and ask a moderator to move it to the general section. Also ask the mod if they can edit your thread title so it identifies this thread as being for the dev edition.
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Thanks for the help....done.

Been using this rom for a couple weeks. I haven't installed any of the updates yet. Everything works on it.
Can't wait until the retail S5 gets Safestrap as we should see a few TW roms. I've also been watching the unified development section. I'l looking forward to CM working out the bugs so those roms will be come stable enough for daily use.
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people who have the dev edition most likely have already seen a few ROMs here that are posted in the correct areas of the Verizon thread

Uh, what ROMs dude? I havent seen any. I have a dev edition and have tried 2 already that didnt work with verizons 4G. I apprectiate this post very much.

7bigjohn said:
Uh, what ROMs dude? I havent seen any. I have a dev edition and have tried 2 already that didnt work with verizons 4G. I apprectiate this post very much.
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I guess no one knows how to search anymore, here's 5 bro
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/unified-development

Dennisg34 said:
I guess no one knows how to search anymore, here's 5 bro
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/unified-development
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He was looking solely at the VZW roms in our rather desolate ROM sub-forum. He wasn't looking at the broad spectrum.

kprice8 said:
He was looking solely at the VZW roms in our rather desolate ROM sub-forum. He wasn't looking at the broad spectrum.
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Well these were under Unified Development in our Verizon forum. There's a CM one under Android Development section, but that get re-routed to here.

Dennisg34 said:
I guess no one knows how to search anymore, here's 5 bro
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/unified-development
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The operative word in the OP is "works". The five ROMs listed in the thread you provided all have major issues such as can't receive or make phone calls, camera doesn't work, no data etc. To me that is not a stable/working ROM. But, it is a start so I'm not complaining.

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The operative word in the OP is "works". The five ROMs listed in the thread you provided all have major issues such as can't receive or make phone calls, camera doesn't work, no data etc. To me that is not a stable/working ROM. But, it is a start so I'm not complaining.
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Well they are AOSP and those tend to never be fully stable. I'm actually surprised there isn't more out there but then again dev editions are never very popular
Sent from my VW S5 using your mom.

Dennisg34 said:
Well they are AOSP and those tend to never be fully stable. I'm actually surprised there isn't more out there but then again dev editions are never very popular
Sent from my VW S5 using your mom.
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Yeah, I tried a lot of AOSP ROMs on my S4 and was never really satisfied with any of them. The TW ROMs just seemed to run smoother and everything worked on most of those ROMs. But, I hold out hope for the S5 and AOSP ROMs , maybe there'll be a break through

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Yeah, I tried a lot of AOSP ROMs on my S4 and was never really satisfied with any of them. The TW ROMs just seemed to run smoother and everything worked on most of those ROMs. But, I hold out hope for the S5 and AOSP ROMs , maybe there'll be a break through
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im sure once vzw n att retail s5 gets ss then itll jump all around.. at least with stock based roms.. or when the dev edition drops in price it will bring more attention to these forums
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Dennisg34 said:
people who have the dev edition most likely have already seen a few ROMs here that are posted in the correct areas of the Verizon thread
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Dennisg34 said:
I guess no one knows how to search anymore, here's 5 bro
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/unified-development
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You seemed bugged all the time bro. Just saying. Maybe take a couple days off and chill out. It's like, help if you wanna help and good for you for wanting to help. But like helping in a rude way feels weird? Am I crazy?

jimbohurt said:
You seemed bugged all the time bro. Just saying. Maybe take a couple days off and chill out. It's like, help if you wanna help and good for you for wanting to help. But like helping in a rude way feels weird? Am I crazy?
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Because no one knows how to take 5 minutes to search, they just post question after question when within that 5 minutes on here, or Google (which XDA threads pop up at the top) you can find what you're looking for easily.

kprice8 said:
He was looking solely at the VZW roms in our rather desolate ROM sub-forum. He wasn't looking at the broad spectrum.
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you mean he didn't click on the link in all s5 sub forums that links back to the main android dev thread?

cyberace1985 said:
you mean he didn't click on the link in all s5 sub forums that links back to the main android dev thread?
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No, I mean, he looked in the VZW S5 'Rom' Sub-forum, and didn't check the Unified GS5 Sub-Forum.

kprice8 said:
No, I mean, he looked in the VZW S5 'Rom' Sub-forum, and didn't check the Unified GS5 Sub-Forum.
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I feel like cyberace was going for sarcasm there, not being literal.

Best Rom/Kernel

As its now open season on XDA for best ROM threads (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55678988&postcount=5) I thought I would post this
What's the best rom and or kernel for the s4?
Quality of post doesn't matter, and it doesn't matter how much work has been put into that ROM/kernel
It also doesn't seem to matter if you offend any devs with your response or we have these kind of threads (seemingly as per XDA mods)
Discuss..

DSA said:
As its now open season on XDA for best ROM threads (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55678988&postcount=5) I thought I would post this
What's the best rom and or kernel for the s4?
Quality of post doesn't matter, and it doesn't matter how much work has been put into that ROM
It also doesn't matter if you offend any devs with your response (as per XDA mods)
Discuss..
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in my opinion best rom is imperium rom if you want samsung tw

Well I didn't see that coming. Surely the "best rom" is particular to the user and there isn't an overall better rom. Perhaps the mods have given up and just want to contain the pointless personal opinions to 1 manageable thread.

cryme007 said:
in my opinion best rom is imperium rom if you want samsung tw
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So you are a fan of stock roms with a couple of basic mods, that's fair enough....you could probably do the mods contained in that ROM yourself
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Well I didn't see that coming. Surely the "best rom" is particular to the user and there isn't an overall better rom. Perhaps the mods have given up and just want to contain the pointless personal opinions to 1 manageable thread.
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Well said that man! :good:

DSA said:
So you are a fan of stock roms with a couple of basic mods, that's fair enough....you could probably do the mods contained in that ROM yourself
Well said that man! :good:
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thanks

Come on guys
When best ROM threads were banned, there was at least one thread popping up every day...now its a legit chat no one has an opinion?
What changed? Do you guys only like creating threads that aren't allowed? You certainly weren't bothered about XDA rules before...

For i9500 Omega is the best for me..
I would really like to see an updated version of Perseus kernel but I think that project is dead..
because of this reason, omega kernel is also best.

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Para mi de las bonitas tw que he probado

Imperium is the best.
The best means when an update is released you don't see any reason to update.
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For goodness sake, DSA wants to know why "best rom" posts are now allowed even though there is no such thing and it can offend developers. Reading threads, especially the OP, before posting would go along way to improving XDA.

For me Phoenix rom is the best all the time. About kernel, I think alucard's
Pros: ahead of it's time (S5 mode and other features), rock stable and battery very friendly.
In the same time I'll be really hypocrite if I say this is the only one. Many others brought me love for my phone again as echoe, imperium, myba and your black box( which I wish to see continued some day
And there are some firmwares with great potential, which is also imprtant
Conclusion: lucky us

the imperium rom, because you have the s5 design and a stabel rom.
and the googy kernel. it has a good battery life. :good:

Lol, thanks

I'm staying subscribed to this thread until someone actually gets the point of the of the OP. Fingers crossed.

Pheonix with kt kernel smooth criminal v5 gives almost 5hrs+ SOT so Pheonix has been my fav rom since the day version 9.3 was released no bugs and everything works plus its very light thats the best thing and it was probably the first rom to make one handed operation work as on note 3 and s5[emoji14]

HANDSY said:
I'm staying subscribed to this thread until someone actually gets the point of the of the OP. Fingers crossed.
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Still no one! Lol

@DSA Out of common human curiosity, without prejudice, wtF man? :silly:
You know me, I can't stay in the dark (on occasion), LOL.
Cheers.

Fevves said:
@DSA Out of common human curiosity, without prejudice, wtF man? :silly:
You know me, I can't stay in the dark (on occasion), LOL.
Cheers.
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Duuuuude! How the hell are you!?! :highfive:
Best ROM threads were (quite rightly) banned on XDA...now they are allowed for some reason
This is an ironic thread of sorts...

DSA said:
Duuuuude! How the hell are you!?! :highfive:
Best ROM threads were (quite rightly) banned on XDA...now they are allowed for some reason
This is an ironic thread of sorts...
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[a lill' bit of OT, excuse me]
/me have seen better times Naaah, rolling in silence here and there, since I worn myself out... and if explicitly not being poked, I maintain my calm and post where I see due. In fact I'm enjoying while always learning from XDA knowledge and masterpieces around S4.
Aside that, I'm toying with my phone, tweaking it to my preferences, but it seems I have to perk with it almost every time Google (continuously) screws it up with their Google Play services and additions I never needed :silly::silly:
[/a lill' bit of OT, excuse me]
Re this thread - I got teh point, still needed to stop by and say hello to an old friend :highfive::good:
Cheers.

[OFF-TOPIC] The one and only S4 off-topic thread

Hello everyone,
There's a huge amount of off-topic posts even if not declared with "OT" around threads in this XDA section.
So, I thought it's best to give a dedicated place where to talk about everything, hopefully this will reduce OT posts around forums, making them a better place for us as there should be less junk while trying to find what we need.
Now with that said, this doesn't mean that there are no rules in this thread, all of XDA rules still apply.
Flaming and the belittling of other users (of any title) will not be tolerated and dealt with harshly by the moderating team.
This should be a fun place for us all, to have a chat and a general vent of frustrations.

Lol :silly:

Fair point fella, but what's wrong with people posting in the off topic forum?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/off-topic
The s4 forum is for device specific threads..

DSA said:
Fair point fella, but what's wrong with people posting in the off topic forum?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/off-topic
The s4 forum is for device specific threads..
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Nothing wrong. We can use this OT thread for S4 users, for who doesn't know where to ask/write something...
Even for posts that shouldn't come in both dev & Q&A thread, for general questions... Things like these
@DSA you was a GT-I8910 modder?

Yes I was! I did codecrom...that was my first custom setup

I still visit the OT thread for the S Advance and glad to see one for the S4 now
Sent from my GT-I9505

DSA said:
Yes I was! I did codecrom...that was my first custom setup
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Noooooooooo really???? I loved that ROM!!! Glad to see you here
bobfrantic said:
I still visit the OT thread for the S Advance and glad to see one for the S4 now
Sent from my GT-I9505
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I was inspired by that

AntaresOne said:
Noooooooooo really???? I loved that ROM!!! Glad to see you here
I was inspired by that
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Yes I was! I did codecrom...that was my first custom setup
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So you are part of the reason we have such a great CM12 for our S4 today, I love the way this community works

well I made a switch from i9070 to i9505 two months ago and thought that something looks familiar

Chibbo said:
well I made a switch from i9070 to i9505 two months ago and thought that something looks familiar
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Yes Chibbo, you already know me and @bobfrantic

still any developement going on for advance? might just have some fun with it

Chibbo said:
well I made a switch from i9070 to i9505 two months ago and thought that something looks familiar
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hehe we got our S4s in October so about the same time

Happy 1st day of winter... Spring is just around the corner (in the northern hemisphere) LOL
Sent from my GT-I9505

well it's spring time here even if it's winter lol

Sad... RIP Joe Cocker
http://youtu.be/bRzKUVjHkGk

Happy Holidays all ☺
Sent from my GT-I9505

i got tired of all this roms backups and restore and lose data and wifi. once you instal a rom always there must be a weakness points even if tamirda's phoienx once you add (some) exposed moudles you will face system ui crash and reflash your rom. so in my opinion the official fw is better than custom. [Discusion]

maybe but I hate tw and it's far from perfect in my opinion

Is there any chance Xposed can be installed in Lollipop?

amlopez said:
Is there any chance Xposed can be installed in Lollipop?
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Wait until robo make it work :3

[R&D]New CM ROM project - TESTERS NEEDED

Hi everybody...I just moved on to this device and even if I've read this section for awhile and knew there's not much development I still have hope.
So, I've discussed with some people I know and there is at least the will to try to develop something. @javelinanddart made some nice kernels for my old device and he wants to make a CM ROM for S6 Edge. I know there were other attempts and I know they failed (at least here I couldn't find anything else).
He needs testers...and when I say tester I mean no newbies or users that just want to be cool..real, good testers. Someone who's able to flash and test kernels and ROMs, someone who has some medium to advanced knowledge and of course knows how to flash, take logcats and things like that. So don't jump in if you think you're not qualified. Devs are more than welcome to join this if they want to.
We would like to start a specific Hangouts chat for that to be easier to communicate, there will be NO public releases untill at least a bootable build is made. As with any other development, there is a small risk of bricking the device if something goes wrong but that's a risk we all know and accepted when we start flashing. So once again, THIS IS NOT FOR NEWBIES, please don't even think about asking to be a tester if that's the case.
If there is anyone interested, please let me know by posting here and send your Hangouts contact via PM (I don't want to have a public disclosure of personal info)
Also if there is detailed info about development for this device like kernel sources, device trees, vendor files and so on, please post the GITHUB links, it'll help the development.
Thank you...

Rapier said:
Hi everybody...I just moved on to this device and even if I've read this section for awhile and knew there's not much development I still have hope.
So, I've discussed with some people I know and there is at least the will to try to develop something. @javelinanddart made some nice kernels for my old device and he wants to make a CM ROM for S6 Edge. I know there were other attempts and I know they failed (at least here I couldn't find anything else).
He needs testers...and when I say tester I mean no newbies or users that just want to be cool..real, good testers. Someone who's able to flash and test kernels and ROMs, someone who has some medium to advanced knowledge and of course knows how to flash, take logcats and things like that. So don't jump in if you think you're not qualified. Devs are more than welcome to join this if they want to.
We would like to start a specific Hangouts chat for that to be easier to communicate, there will be NO public releases untill at least a bootable build is made. As with any other development, there is a small risk of bricking the device if something goes wrong but that's a risk we all know and accepted when we start flashing. So once again, THIS IS NOT FOR NEWBIES, please don't even think about asking to be a tester if that's the case.
If there is anyone interested, please let me know by posting here and send your Hangouts contact via PM (I don't want to have a public disclosure of personal info)
Also if there is detailed info about development for this device like kernel sources, device trees, vendor files and so on, please post the GITHUB links, it'll help the development.
Thank you...
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Thanks for posting this. The kernel will probably be stock kernel with a few patches, i'll be releasing source for that immediately, however, the trees will be closed till we can get a booting build, once it boots, and maybe fix a few issues, I'll leave it there because I don't own the device (however clicking the donate buttons a few hundred times if you like the project might resolve that ) Screenshots can be posted here, and updates on what works or if it boots or not can be posted here, but most of the discussion will be in the google hangouts chat.
I'm looking mostly at @BMc08GT's stuff right now, and mythos.... something I can't remember.

Check this guys http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=61785445

Johnny camaro said:
Check this guys http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=61785445
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Yes, we've checked that thread already but he said he's no longer working on S6 and his device start acting bad...so I don't think he will want to be into this, but maybe he can help with what knowledge gained during his tries

Johnny camaro said:
Check this guys http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=61785445
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man..he wrote that allready (..... I know there were other attempts and I know they failed (at least here I couldn't find anything else)................)
so this was unneeded..
good luck at op..

thanks for trying port cm to s6 edge, good luck!!

I'm in for testing. I've been doing this sort of stuff since Android version 0.7 on the HTC Vogue, so I'm no stranger to the type of effort involved. I'll PM you my Hangouts details now.

I am up for testing on s6 edge g925f

Um, if I'm not mistaken both GS6 Flat and Edge have the same hardware so maybe you can make this thread in Flat section? It would get to bigger audience. Also what about funding the device to @javelinanddart? I have seen fundraisers couple of times so maybe we will start one here too?

Skreedi said:
Um, if I'm not mistaken both GS6 Flat and Edge have the same hardware so maybe you can make this thread in Flat section? It would get to bigger audience. Also what about funding the device to @javelinanddart? I have seen fundraisers couple of times so maybe we will start one here too?
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I need a T-Mobile S6 Edge then, i personally don't care about getting one, I'm trying to help @Rapier out. I'll do as much as I can but I'm busy AF with school right now, idk if this will get far, or how far it will get

Tester
I am a tester for the g925f

I have a g925p, the Sprint edition. If this will be compatible with my device, I'd love to test. I know my way around a logcat haha
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I recently got my SG6 edge, i love the phone, it's design, the camera, but i damn touchwiz. it makes the phone look so cheap and laggy. so guys go for it - i'd also help you in testing

Edge and Flat version of Galaxy S6 share the same hardware so Flat version users can also participate in tests I suppose?
I know nothing about development but since we have unified kernels and roms that should be possible I think, right?
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Count me in g925f

G925F here, I'd be willing to Test and report any bugs.

How come that you ask for testers while the thread has no pictures or progress ?!!
Do some updates tells what you did or what are you doing at the moment .
G925F , Here.

Any update?
Thank you for your work

I can help by Development and Testing too!
just send me a PM

don't know if you know about this :
https://github.com/Thecrazyskull/device_samsung_zeroltexx

I've ported Sailfish OS 3.3.0.16 to Motorola Moto G7

I don't have enough posts to make a thread in ROMS section so, to make myself useful while I'm at it, feel free to ask me anything. When I have the permissions, I will get a thread there.

what's working?

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what's working?
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I'm sorry it has been so long, I've really forgotten about this post.
As far as I'm concerned, everything works, besides vibration motor being kinda weak for whatever reason

This has got to be the most baffling thread I have ever read. Did you actually get it working or are you just making believe? Are you going to share a build with us ever?

idumych said:
This has got to be the most baffling thread I have ever read. Did you actually get it working or are you just making believe? Are you going to share a build with us ever?
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I'd be right happy to, but being a newbie to XDA prevents me from doing so. I've posted the ROM multiple times in moto g7 telegram channel, if you want to check it out, go there. Until I get 10 replies, no luck for xda

Well, anyway, here's the latest message. And here're sources. When I get the chance, I'll do 4.0 with android 10 base, but for now, this is all I can offer.

I do apologize for my skepticism! I had no way of knowing about your Telegram until now. Thanks for sharing!

Now that I have enough replies, I've made a thread in ROMs, this marks this one as closed

Are you doing oS 4? ＼(^o^)／

motolio said:
Are you doing oS 4? ＼(^o^)／
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The thread in ROM's section already has Koli ported, and I might consider making a few more builds in the near future

ZinStack said:
The thread in ROM's section already has Koli ported, and I might consider making a few more builds in the near future
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Awesome. Gonna check it tonight. Been wanting to try sailfish for a while, and now I have a reason to power up the old G7!