Cyanogen Mod 10.1 for Samsung Galaxy S4

Cyanogen Mod have come up with their versions for Smasung galaxy s4. They have come up with Cyanogen mod 10.1 nightly for the US T-Mobile version SGH-M919 and the Canadian variant (SGH-i337M) of galaxy s4 two days back. The release for the International version and other variants will be followed at a later date soon. The current releases are working experimental versions of the firmware with not all the bugs cleared. The builds are both in theri nightly stage.
The nightlies of the above versions can be downloaded at the links below.

T-Mobile version SGH-M919
Canadian variant (SGH-i337M)

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How to Root PACMan ROM in Galaxy S2 I9100 : Complete Rooting Guide

PACMan ROM may not be much popular among fresh android users and those are interested in rooting. But the Rom is quite interesting. PACMan Rom brings the goodness of CyanogenMod 10, AOKP, and ParanoidAndroid together in a single root. The Rom is based on AOSP. Now the Rom is available for T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 and contains the best features from all three of the above Roms. It also brings Init.d Support. The complte rooting guide of PACMan ROM for Galaxy S2 and download links are given below.

Whats New

• Features from CM10
• CM File Explorer
• Fresh compiled CyanogenMod 10 kernel

• Features from AOKP Milestone 1 (AOKP M1)

• Disable Vibrate on lockscreen
• Toggles can be hidden(AOKP toggles only)
• Clickable (short & long configurable) Clock and Calendar in the Notification Slider

• Features from Paranoid Android 2.52
• Color Engine from PA
• Per app color, latest PA invention, Let's you define different colour schemes of navbar, status bar etc
• Statusbar and navbar transparency 

• Init.d Support

How to Root

Devices with Custom ROM

1. Wipe Data/Factory Reset
2. Format /System
3. Flash ROM
4. Flash your choice of Gapps
5. Wipe Cache
6. Wipe Dalvik Cache
7. Reboot the handset

Devices with Stock ROM

• Root Phone - Get CWM Recovery
• Then follow the above 7 steps finishing with rebooting the handset

Devices Updating from previous version

1. Flash ROM
2. Flash your choice of Gapps
3. Wipe Cache
4. Wipe Dalvik Cache
5. Reboot

 Download (Thanks to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1974280)

hercules_PAC_jb-v17.0.0.zip : http://d-h.st/vcG






Previous Versions

hercules_PAC_jb-v16.1.0.zip : http://d-h.st/Xaj
hercules_PAC_jb-v16.0.0.zip : http://d-h.st/xPr
PAC_hercules_jb-v15.8.0.zip : http://d-h.st/Iym

Source

• Orginal Thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1974280 
• Posted by : gs2usr
• szl.kiev and the whole PAC_Team 
• CyanogenMod Team 
• AOKP 
• Paranoid Android

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CWM Recovery on all SGS3 LTE Variants

This post is all about on how to install CWM recovery on all variants of SGS3 LTE.  This is the first step to enable you to root and customize your phone.I thank  noobnl for this recovery image.

Supported Phones
This recovery should theoretically work on all LTE variants of SGS3.  Do not flash on other phones.
Confirmed on Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T SGS3.

Disclaimer
We are not affiliated with Sprint or Samsung.  By using this software or following these instructions you run the risk of damaging your phone.  We are not responsible for what you to to your phone.  You may be violating the warranty.

Download

• CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-v1.tar.md5 [1] [2]

• md5sum 2f0e18d7c18039bb46927d797823f2ad

• Changelog

•  v1 released 6/22/2012

• Built from AT&T SGS3 I747UCALEM binary kernel.

•  Samsung USB drivers for Windows

• Sprint_L710_GSIII_Samsung_USB_Driver_v1_4_6_0.exe

          

•   Odin v3.04 [1] [2]

• md5sum a6e2cfce68b6caf91d29edbb888fa370

How to Install CWM with Odin (Windows only)
Currently the only way to flash the SGS3 is the Odin utility on Windows.  Heimdall (for MacOS X and Linux) does not yet work on SGS3.

Step by Step Instructions

1.  Install USB driver on Windows.
2. Put SGS3 into Download mode.   

   • Power off.

   • Power on, immediately hold down Volume Down, Home and Power buttons until a Warning  message appears.  Press the Volume Up button to proceed.

3. Unpack the Odin .zip and run Odin on Windows.
4. Plug USB cable into phone and computer.  If your drivers are setup properly, Odin should recognize the phone by turning the COM box on the left blue with a message "Added!!"
5. Click on PDA, select the CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-v*.tar.md5 file.   
6. Click Start to begin flashing.  If it succeeded the box on the left should turn green and say "PASS!"

How to Boot into Recovery on SGS3

1. Power off.
2. Power on, immediately hold Volume Up, Home and Power buttons until recovery appears.
3. In recovery you can flash new ROM's or customization to your current ROM.  If your SGS3 is new, you may want to flash Team Epic's Root from Recovery tool, the easiest way to root the stock Samsung ROM.

Troubleshooting Odin
The #1 cause of Odin flash failures is a bad USB cable.  USB cables that come with phones are often not good enough.  It is hit or miss with retail USB cables, you might try two seemingly identical cables but only one consistently works.  Find a USB cable that works for Odin and stick with it.

Source: Cyangenmod's Team Epic
Supporting thread: xda-developers forum

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