[Q&A] [=ROM=][4.4.4-NI2][900V] OptimalROM (SlymHyde) R12 -=SPEED - STABLITY - SMOOTH

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[Q&A] [=ROM=][4.4.4-NI2][900V] OptimalROM (SlymHyde) R12 -=SPEED - STABLITY - SMOOTH

Q&A for [=ROM=][4.4.4-NI2][900V] OptimalROM (SlymHyde) R12 -=SPEED - STABLITY - SMOOTH=- 9/23

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[belleguttman]

updating from 11-2

Hi

If I'm already on R11-2, how do I update? Do I just flash this to the same slot (after backing it up)? Do I need to flash the NI2 firmware tar again?

Thanks

 

[BigBot96]

Hi

If I'm already on R11-2, how do I update? Do I just flash this to the same slot (after backing it up)? Do I need to flash the NI2 firmware tar again?

Thanks

Read through the OP right before the download section. Its all there :good:

 

[GoldenArcher96]

Flashing From Stock

Sorry for a total noob question, but I'm new to flashing and I'm paranoid
It says in the first post to do a full wipe if coming from a different ROM... Would stock TW count as a different rom? Or can I dirty flash this to the stock slot without doing anything else?

 

[BigBot96]

Sorry for a total noob question, but I'm new to flashing and I'm paranoid
It says in the first post to do a full wipe if coming from a different ROM... Would stock TW count as a different rom? Or can I dirty flash this to the stock slot without doing anything else?

No worries ask away. Yes stock TW would be considered a different ROM.

 

[xXAaron04Xx]

Not sure if anyone is having this similar problem, but I cannot seem to get the flashlight toggle to work. I flashed the fix file multiple times and still nothing. Any ideas? (I'm on R12-2)

 

[g3llings]

S Health Crash

I'm having healthservices crash constantly. I went from "stock" rooted 4.4.4 to your 12-2 release with a dirty flash. Do I need to wipe anything? For now I turned off S health and everything else seems to be working fine.

 

[BigBot96]

Not sure if anyone is having this similar problem, but I cannot seem to get the flashlight toggle to work. I flashed the fix file multiple times and still nothing. Any ideas? (I'm on R12-2)

If you can't get it working, backup your apps and clean flash.

I'm having healthservices crash constantly. I went from "stock" rooted 4.4.4 to your 12-2 release with a dirty flash. Do I need to wipe anything? For now I turned off S health and everything else seems to be working fine.

As stated in the OP, flashing from a different ROM (stock is a different ROM) you need to clean flash.

 

[g3llings]

If you can't get it working, backup your apps and clean flash.



As stated in the OP, flashing from a different ROM (stock is a different ROM) you need to clean flash.

Thanks! After it brought me to the q&a I saw the other post and realized this. I wiped, flashed 12-2 and updated to 12-4. Running very fast, no issues so far!

 

[RiggsDaRuler]

Latest update..... Can we dirty flash.?/or should we clean wipe

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[BigBot96]

Latest update..... Can we dirty flash.?/or should we clean wipe

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Dirty should be alright.

 

[Xxirs]

Is there any way you could mirror the download on another site? I currently do not have a computer at my house and I have to use a work computer which has androidfilehost blocked. I would very much like to receive the latest updates to this wonderful rom.

 

[BigBot96]

Is there any way you could mirror the download on another site? I currently do not have a computer at my house and I have to use a work computer which has androidfilehost blocked. I would very much like to receive the latest updates to this wonderful rom.

Here ya go! OptimalROM_R12-5.zip

 

[Xxirs]

Oh my goodness thank you so much!

 

[DarkWaveZ]

Is anyone else having a problem with the regular Amazon app force closing? Amazon app store works fine.

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[BigBot96]

Is anyone else having a problem with the regular Amazon app force closing? Amazon app store works fine.

Sent from my SM-G900V using XDA Free mobile app

Mine works. When in particular does it FC?

 

[snowrelyt]

Works pretty well. Battery life has definitely improved.

 

[jcarv85]

NI2 Firmware

So, what happens if I don't flash the NI2 firmware with ODIN after flashing the ROM with safestrap? In my haste to get this up and running I may have run out of the house before flashing the firmware. As of now it's running fine and it says my build is OptimalRom. I can see Viper has installed and the volume up flashlight tweak is working. It seems to be mostly there short of the extra toggles in notifications.

Chances are I'm going to get home later and fix this, but I was just curious because at the moment my phone is running great.

 

[BigBot96]

So, what happens if I don't flash the NI2 firmware with ODIN after flashing the ROM with safestrap? In my haste to get this up and running I may have run out of the house before flashing the firmware. As of now it's running fine and it says my build is OptimalRom. I can see Viper has installed and the volume up flashlight tweak is working. It seems to be mostly there short of the extra toggles in notifications.

Chances are I'm going to get home later and fix this, but I was just curious because at the moment my phone is running great.

It would probably work on other firmwares (since rooting NI2 requires downgrading), just not 100% stable and you'll probably get many FCs. What's your baseband say? If it ends in NI2, then you're fine. If it says NE9 or NCG or NHA, then you'll want to flash the NI2 firmware.

 

[jcarv85]

It would probably work on other firmwares (since rooting NI2 requires downgrading), just not 100% stable and you'll probably get many FCs. What's your baseband say? If it ends in NI2, then you're fine. If it says NE9 or NCG or NHA, then you'll want to flash the NI2 firmware.

Baseband ends in NI2. But, like I said, it's running pretty much flawlessly. Being paranoid of something down the line not working correctly I'm probably just going to fix it later tonight though. Thanks for the quick response! If this is not 100% than I'm going to be extremely happy when I re-do it later and get it working correctly. Cheers.