[Q&A] [ROM][Unofficial][Lollipop 5.0] CyanogenMod 12.0 for S4 Mini 3G & LTE

[RuffBuster]

Alright. However will it not be an issue if I mix the stock firmware with a custom ROM running LP? Stock runs with JB if I remember correctly. When I flashed stock I just reverted to my NAND backup that was made from the software that came with the phone yeah. My country (ZA) and region, Vodacom branded version of Touchwiz.

I'm gonna try my SIM in a different phone and vice-verse later today to see if it may be related to the SIM card somehow. I've used all the different available APN settings for Vodacom SA and nothing works. I firmly believe this is a firmware problem though, seeing as that my stock ROM with APN settings that used to work also don't work now.

Not sure what you mean about mixing firmware as you can only run one or the other. But I'm thinking maybe try searching http://www.sammobile.com for the latest matching firmware, flashing that 2 times. Testing data . Then try a custom recovery and LP rom. I would wipe system when flashing LP.

Is what I would do... I think you might have better results flashing from the latest compatible stock kit kat firmware.

BE WARNED! Your boot loader will most likely be updated to the latest version also, maybe KNOX enabled. Don't know how this will affect the i9190 but on i9195 it wasn't an issue.

You could do with advice from someone with your device. This isn't really the best place for this as it's not really this roms issue. Try opening a separate topic from q&a. You might get a better response.

I wouldn't act on my advice until your 100% sure as I doubt you can undo bootloader changes.

Best of luck!

 

[sekret1]

On Last update there is no way to change storage to sd card in Camera... can anyone help ?

I see this setting with the current release cm-12.1-20150713!

 

[rdv05]

Reboot after VPN-connect

If you connect through a VPN device reboots

 

[jlfevr]

Not sure what you mean about mixing firmware as you can only run one or the other. But I'm thinking maybe try searching http://www.sammobile.com for the latest matching firmware, flashing that 2 times. Testing data . Then try a custom recovery and LP rom. I would wipe system when flashing LP.

Is what I would do... I think you might have better results flashing from the latest compatible stock kit kat firmware.

BE WARNED! Your boot loader will most likely be updated to the latest version also, maybe KNOX enabled. Don't know how this will affect the i9190 but on i9195 it wasn't an issue.

You could do with advice from someone with your device. This isn't really the best place for this as it's not really this roms issue. Try opening a separate topic from q&a. You might get a better response.

I wouldn't act on my advice until your 100% sure as I doubt you can undo bootloader changes.

Best of luck!

Thanks for the help dude. I opened a new thread, no-one replied so whatever. I flashed a new bootloader. (The latest.) And that didn;t help. Haha. I found out that my SIM card was apparently defective somehow. Got a new SIM and it's working great now. Sigh. ALL THAT HASSLE. Anyway, thanks again. :good:

 

[Tazzypillar]

Will the contents of this page work for a Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (SGH-I257 M)?

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-mini/development/rom-cyanogenmod-12-0-s4-mini-3g-lte-t2946176

I can't really tell what the GT versions are in relation to this.

I was already able to Root my SGH-I257M, now I'm wondering if I can flash it. It seems to have very little support, relatively...

EDIT: Apparently the I9195 version should work with, at the very least, Canadian SGH I257. Is that also true for US AT&T versions?

If so, then I have a queston: I tried to flash the 12.1 Cyanogenmod ROM using ROM Manager, and it failed during installation giving me the following error:

"failed to verify whole-file signature"

my system reinstalled to the stock samsung ROM.

I've tried to reinstall it three times, both clean and dirty installs. Nothing seems to work. Anyone have a clue?

 

[Ronussks]

Dirty Install

I installed F4k's Previous build and then tried installing Latest build without wiping anything at all. I got stuck in boot-loop.
Is dirty install not possible in F4k's builds??
Anyone?

 

[sekret1]

I installed F4k's Previous build and then tried installing Latest build without wiping anything at all. I got stuck in boot-loop.
Is dirty install not possible in F4k's builds??
Anyone?

I did the exact same thing and it worked very well. I usually wiped dalvik and cache, but thought "No, Cyanogenmod said it's not necessary, so let's see if that's true". While booting I still had this "Apps are being optimized" thing, but there was no boot loop and the system runs just fine.

Could you solve the problem by wiping dalvik/cache?

Or do you happen to use f4k's kernel and forgot to flash it over the rom?

 

[Ronussks]

I did the exact same thing and it worked very well. I usually wiped dalvik and cache, but thought "No, Cyanogenmod said it's not necessary, so let's see if that's true". While booting I still had this "Apps are being optimized" thing, but there was no boot loop and the system runs just fine.

Could you solve the problem by wiping dalvik/cache?

Or do you happen to use f4k's kernel and forgot to flash it over the rom?

I wiped out everything and reinstalled the latest build and f4k's kernel.
O, so i have to reflash Kernel again, after installing the ROM?
That might be it. Thanks, I will do that on the next build. :good:

 

[jimbomodder]

I wiped out everything and reinstalled the latest build and f4k's kernel.
O, so i have to reflash Kernel again, after installing the ROM?
That might be it. Thanks, I will do that on the next build. :good:

Yes ad each time u flash a ROM the kernel flashed is the one included in the rom

Sent from my GT-I9195

 

[Ronussks]

Which setting is best: for both Battery and Performance while using f4k's Kernel? m using kernel adiutor. what should i choose? Plz suggest.

 

[Kelvin Dare]

Question

Which one is better: Stock Android or Cyanogenmod unofficial 5.1.2 (experimental) ?

 

[Ronussks]

Which one is better: Stock Android or Cyanogenmod unofficial 5.1.2 (experimental) ?

i would choose Samsung Stock android the one with Lollipop. I really love Touchwiz that the samsung devices are using now.
But our S4 mini has not been updated to Lollipop, so I prefer CM 12.1 rather than stock rom on our device.

 

[omg1010]

i would choose Samsung Stock android the one with Lollipop. I really love Touchwiz that the samsung devices are using now.
But our S4 mini has not been updated to Lollipop, so I prefer CM 12.1 rather than stock rom on our device.

Same here. Cm12.1 is the Rom of choice. However I personally would not install the experimental versions because I am not so adventurous. And I don't want to be beta tester ...

Brgds
Omg

 

[Jon Targaryen]

Fixed stage fright vulnerability

Thanks f4k. Based on the zimperium detector app, the 2 August build passes the vulnerability tests. Great ROM. Loving cm12.1

 

[rioko]

Did a clean install to the latest ROM (trying it with stock kernel a few days now) and wanted to set up my alarms, but when I want to select the ringtone it asks for the app to proceed with (media-storage or es file explorer) and I can't choose the "random" option anymore. Any ideas how to set up a random ringtone every time?

Edit: the option in the clock settings to remove the alarm-symbol in the status bar also isn't there any more



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[Ronussks]

Thanks f4k. Based on the zimperium detector app, the 2 August build passes the vulnerability tests. Great ROM. Loving cm12.1

Whoa. stage fright vulnerability is already fixed??
Awesome

 

[mautheus]

Performing some tests, I realized that there is a problem when trying to import the SIM2 contacts to the phone.
Everytime I try to do this, the device always reads the contacts from SIM1.
There is a hint to developers.

 

[JenItols]

I really love CM12.1 and am enjoying it. The 08/02 build seems stable enough for my everyday use and have not yet experienced anything that I would consider a huge issue. So keep up the great work.

That said, there was one thing that I was hoping that could be answered. I was reading in the following thread about large capacity batteries (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2612050&page=3) and junkyde stated that the battery capacity is hardcoded in the kernel itself. So for my phone to recognize I have a 5100 mAh battery I would need to recompile the kernel from source.

I think I have done the above (compile kernel from source) only once when I was trying Gentoo Linux. Even then I was following a step by step process which was not the best method since I had no idea what I was doing.

Now that I have prefaced this question with a superfluous preface, here are the questions.

tl;dr: "I have big battery in phone but registers as smaller battery"

Question 1: Does CM12.1 have a place were I could modify the battery capacity to indicate that i have a 5100 mAh battery?

Question 2: If not, would someone be willing to compile or point me to a resource on how to compile a custom CM12.1 kernel from source so that I may research and modify this variable myself?

Question 3: Does battery conditioning (e.g. deleting the battery stats, draining battery, then full charge) allow the phone to identify the larger capacity battery in my phone or will the hardcoded value above still need to be modified?

 

[zwitico]

I need a little help

Hi guys,let me start by saying I'm not a native English speaker...
A month ago i was using the cm 12.1 and i tried to update...following the usual steps...but i got an error and my phone softbricked (stuck on samsung screen), then i tried to reinstall but i couldnt it was showing the message : "patching system unconditionally" and then it froze on the installation. Right now i am on stock 4.4.2 android (i installed via odhin) and then using recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.6 tried to install again and the same error message "patching system unconditionally" and then softbricking my device again...Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks
I have tried to:
Download the rom form different links.
Format system

tldr: I cant install cm (using cmr) "patching system unconditionally".

 

[RuffBuster]

Hi guys,let me start by saying I'm not a native English speaker...
A month ago i was using the cm 12.1 and i tried to update...following the usual steps...but i got an error and my phone softbricked (stuck on samsung screen), then i tried to reinstall but i couldnt it was showing the message : "patching system unconditionally" and then it froze on the installation. Right now i am on stock 4.4.2 android (i installed via odhin) and then using recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.6 tried to install again and the same error message "patching system unconditionally" and then softbricking my device again...Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks
I have tried to:
Download the rom form different links.
Format system

tldr: I cant install cm (using cmr) "patching system unconditionally".

Maybe try using the latest CWM 6.0.5.1 or maybe TWRP latest build. Personally i use CWM latest without issues on any ROM i flash. If stock installs ok then your phone should be ok too. Should...