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• The tutorial will work only with the Samsung Galaxy S4 model number I9500. It is the Exynos 5 Octa (eight-core) CPU variant of Galaxy S4. Don’t use this guide with the I9505 model as you will brick it.
• Your Windows computer should have the Samsung USB drivers installed on it.
• Try and backup all the data that’s currently stored on your device.
• Enable USB Debugging option from the Developer Options menu. If you can’t find this menu, then you should open Settings, then ‘About phone’ section, scroll down to ‘Build Number’ and tap this 7 times. You will be told that ‘now you’re a developer’ or something like that.
• Make sure that your computer doesn’t have any antivirus applications running in background. You’ll use the ODIN app to install this rooted firmware file and an antivirus app might consider ODIN to be malware. Note that it is a perfectly safe-to-use program.
• The battery power left level should be over 40% before starting the root process. This will prevent the device from switching off.
• Use this tutorial only if you’re an advanced user and you wish to test new rooted Android 4.2.2 releases on your Galaxy S4. Do not blame us in case you brick the phone or you lose any data files in the process.
• Read all the instructions listed below and make sure that you won’t skip any steps.

How to install rooted Android 4.2.2 XXUAMC6 Jelly Bean for the Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500:

1. Download the XXUAMC6 I9500 Rooted zip from HERE. Save the file on your PC and, when download is complete, extract its contents. You will get a file that has the ‘.tar’ or ‘.tar.md5′ extension.
2. Download Odin 1.85 from HERE. Extract its contents on your PC. NOTE: If Odin 1.85 fails to install the root, then you might want to try Odin 3.04 (here) or Odin 3.07 (here).
3. Power off your Galaxy S4 device.
4. Boot it into Download Mode by pressing and holding simultaneously Volume Down and Power buttons. When the Lcd powers ON you will need to press ‘Power’ once again for the Android Download Mode to appear. Get to the next step.
5. Launch Odin exe on your PC.
6. Now, connect your Galaxy S4 to your PC via USB data cable. Odin should say ‘added!!’ when the phone’s drivers have been successfully installed.
7. Next, click the ‘PDA’ button in ODIN. Browse your PC contents for the I9500XXUAMC6_I9500OXAAMC6_ROOT_ODEX.tar.md5 file. Load it into ODIN. Don’t change any default settings of ODIN, just make sure that the ‘Re-partition’ option is disabled.
8. Press the ‘START’ button when you’re ready for the installation. ODIN will take several minutes to complete the firmware flash process.
9. When the install is complete you will see that the phone has restarted and ODIN displays the ‘Pass’ message. You can unplug the phone from PC now.
10. The phone will reboot now and the last thing you need to do, is to check for the Superuser icon in the App drawer. If it appears, the root is now complete.

1. PAC-man For Samsung Epic 4G SPH-D700 (Sprint)  [Filename: pac_epicmtd-nightly-20140514.zip]

1. Google Apps [Filename: pa_gapps-stock-4.4.2-20140207-signed.zip]

1. Connect your device to PC using USB cable and then copy downloaded files to the SD card of your device. Important: Don’t extract any files.

1. Disconnect USB and then turn off your Samsung Epic 4G SPH-D700 (Sprint).

1. Now, boot into recovery mode. To do so, press and hold Volume Down, Camera and Power button together and you should see recovery menu soon. In recovery use Volume Keys to navigate between option and Power to select an option. Alternatively try this: Recovery Mode without Key Combination.

1. Perform a Nandroid backup of your existing ROM that you can restore later if this new ROM not work or you want to go back into your previous ROM. To perform a backup, select Backup and Restore, then on the next Lcd, select Backup again. Go back to main recovery menu after backup is complete.

1. Now, perform data wiping task. To do so, select wipe data/factory reset, then select Yes on next Lcd to confirm your action. Wait few minutes till the data wipe is complete. Now come back to CWM recovery main menu. Select wipe cache partition and after wiping process done, select Wipe Dalvik Cache under advance option to perform Dalvik cache wiping.

1. Select install zip from sdcard, then select choose zip from sdcard. Now, locate the PAC-man Zip file that you copied earlier in Step 1 and select it by pressing Power button. Confirm installation by selecting Yes – Install _____.zip on the next Lcd. The ROM installation will begin.

1. Once the ROM installation process end, repeat the step 6 but choose the pa_gapps-stock-4.4.2-20140207-signed.zip file instead of ROM zip to install the Google apps package.

1. When installation is completed, go back to the main recovery menu and select reboot system now to reboot your Samsung Epic 4G SPH-D700 (Sprint) and boot up into Android 4.4.2 KitKat ROM PAC-man. 

1. Returning to Previous ROM: To go back to your previous ROM, boot into recovery, select backup and restore then restore your previous ROM by selecting it from the list.

1. Connect your device to PC using USB cable and then copy downloaded files to the SD card of your device. Important: Don’t extract any files.

1. Disconnect USB and then turn off your Samsung Epic 4G SPH-D700 (Sprint).

1. Now, boot into recovery mode. To do so, press and hold Volume Down, Camera and Power button together and you should see recovery menu soon. Alternatively try this: Recovery Mode without Key Combination.

1. Create a Backup using TWRP Backup Option.

1. Perform a Factory Reset (this will delete all apps and their settings and game progress). To do this, Tap on Wipe, then at the bottom of the Lcd do a Swipe on the ‘Swipe to factory reset‘ option.

1. Now its time to add zip file for flashing. Tap on Install, then browse to the location where you saved the files and tap on the PAC-man Zip file. Then tap on Add More Zips, and add pa_gapps-stock-4.4.2-20140207-signed.zip. Now at the bottom of the Lcd, do a swipe on the Swipe to confirm flash option to begin flashing.

1. When installation is completed, go back to the main recovery menu and tap on Reboot and then, tap on System to reboot your Samsung Epic 4G SPH-D700 (Sprint) and boot up into Android 4.4.2 KitKat ROM PAC-man.

1. Returning to Previous ROM: To go back to your previous ROM, boot into recovery, select Backup then through Restore option, restore your previous ROM by selecting it from the list.

1. PAC-man For LG Optimus G E973 (Canada)  [Filename: pac_e973-nightly-20140514.zip]
2. Google Apps [Filename: pa_gapps-stock-4.4.2-20140207-signed.zip]
   Read Also:LG Optimus G E975 Android 4.4.2 KitKat PAC-man ROM

1. Connect your device to PC using USB cable and then copy downloaded files to the SD card of your device. Important: Don’t extract any files.
2. Disconnect USB and then turn off your LG Optimus G E973 (Canada).
3. Now, boot into recovery mode. To do so, press and hold Volume Up & Power until fastboot screen appears, then press Volume Down twice, then press Power to boot recovery [use volume buttons to scroll and Power button to select]. Alternatively try this: Recovery Mode without Key Combination.
4. Perform a Nandroid backup of your existing ROM that you can restore later if this new ROM not work or you want to go back into your previous ROM. To perform a backup, select Backup and Restore, then on the next screen, select Backup again. Go back to main recovery menu after backup is complete.
5. Now, perform data wiping task. To do so, select wipe data/factory reset, then select Yes on next screen to confirm your action. Wait few minutes till the data wipe is complete. Now come back to CWM recovery main menu. Select wipe cache partition and after wiping process done, select Wipe Dalvik Cache under advance option to perform Dalvik cache wiping.
6. Select install zip from sdcard, then select choose zip from sdcard. Now, locate the PAC-man Zip file that you copied earlier in Step 1 and select it by pressing Power button. Confirm installation by selecting Yes – Install _____.zip on the next screen. The ROM installation will begin.
7. Once the ROM installation process end, repeat the step 6 but choose the pa_gapps-stock-4.4.2-20140207-signed.zip file instead of ROM zip to install the Google apps package.
8. When installation is completed, go back to the main recovery menu and select reboot system now to reboot your LG Optimus G E973 (Canada) and boot up into Android 4.4.2 KitKat ROM PAC-man. 
9. Returning to Previous ROM: To go back to your previous ROM, boot into recovery, select backup and restore then restore your previous ROM by selecting it from the list.

1. Connect your device to PC using USB cable and then copy downloaded files to the SD card of your device. Important: Don’t extract any files.
2. Disconnect USB and then turn off your LG Optimus G E973 (Canada).
3. Now, boot into recovery mode. To do so, press and hold Volume Up & Power until fastboot screen appears, then press Volume Down twice, then press Power to boot recovery. Alternatively try this: Recovery Mode without Key Combination.
4. Create a Backup using TWRP Backup Option.
5. Perform a Factory Reset (this will delete all apps and their settings and game progress). To do this, Tap on Wipe, then at the bottom of the screen do a Swipe on the ‘Swipe to factory reset‘ option.
6. Now its time to add zip file for flashing. Tap on Install, then browse to the location where you saved the files and tap on the PAC-man Zip file. Then tap on Add More Zips, and add pa_gapps-stock-4.4.2-20140207-signed.zip. Now at the bottom of the screen, do a swipe on the Swipe to confirm flash option to begin flashing.
7. When installation is completed, go back to the main recovery menu and tap on Reboot and then, tap on System to reboot your LG Optimus G E973 (Canada) and boot up into Android 4.4.2 KitKat ROM PAC-man.
8. Returning to Previous ROM: To go back to your previous ROM, boot into recovery, select Backup then through Restore option, restore your previous ROM by selecting it from the list.

• this post works only with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone.
  - don’t attempt to update any other devices with the files listed in the tutorial.
• your device has to be rooted and running the latest CWM Recovery.
  - make sure that the latest CWM Recovery is installed on your device.
  - TWRP might work too, but it is recommended for you to use the latest version of CWM Recovery.
• make sure not to skip the ‘NANDROID ROM Backup’ step, as that one will help you create a restore point for your device.
• a ‘factory reset’ is required and this step can be found in the tutorial.
  - do not skip this step, as otherwise the new ROM might not boot in normal mode and you will be forced to repeat the entire tutorial more than once.
  > you can skip the ‘factory reset’ only in case your smartphone already sports a previous official CM 11 Nightly build.
• backup data from applications that are installed using Helium tool — Google Play Store link here.
• backup SMS text messages and APN Internet Settings using the following tools for Android: SMS backup & restore | APN Settings Backup & Restore.
• sync Contacts data with your default Gmail account.
  - those who don’t know how to backup such data can use the guide here.
• enable USB Debugging from Developer Options.
• check the phone’s battery charge level and make sure that it is over 50%, so that the phone won’t switch off in the middle of the updating process.
• read the entire post, don’t skip any steps and ask for more help in comments in case you can’t complete the installation.
• this is a guide for advanced users, do not blame us in case you brick the phone or lose any important data.

How to flash CM 11 Nightly ROM for Galaxy Nexus I9250:

1. Download the latest CM 11 Nightly zip build from here.
   - make sure to grab the latest build.
2. Download the Gapps zip for Android 4.4 from here.
3. Connect your phone to your PC, then move both zip files to your Galaxy Nexus internal storage.
   - when the files are copied, disconnect the phone from PC.
   - do not unzip the files.
4. Power off your device.
5. Next, boot your phone in CWM Recovery Mode.
   - TWRP might work too.
6. First thing that you need to do is to create a NANDROID Backup for the installed ROM:
   - select ‘backup and restore’, save the file on your device and then continue to the next step when done.
7. Now, apply Factory Reset for your phone:
   - select ‘wipe data/ factory reset’, confirm the process.
8. Next, install the new custom ROM:
   - select ‘install zip from sdcard’, then ‘choose zip from sdcard’, find the CM 11 Nightly zip.
   - confirm the installation.
9. After the ROM is installed, select once again the ‘choose zip from sdcard’ option. Flash the Gapps zip now.
10. When both files are installed, return to the first CWM Recovery screen.
11. Reboot your phone now in normal mode.
    - the first boot process takes several minutes for all the files to be correctly loaded.
    - if the first boot takes more than ten minutes or the device enters into a boot loop, then you should repeat the entire tutorial.
12. Create your CyanogenMod account when the home screen appears, then take control over your device and start testing all the new features.

Please note, not all Android 4.4.2 KitKat feature yet ported to PAC-man ROM.

1. PAC-man For Motorola Atrix 2  [Filename: pac_edison-nightly-20140514.zip]
2. Google Apps [Filename: pa_gapps-stock-4.4.2-20140207-signed.zip]

1. Connect your device to PC using USB cable and then copy downloaded files to the SD card of your device. Important: Don’t extract any files.
2. Disconnect USB and then turn off your Motorola Atrix 2.
3. Now, turn on your device and when Android robot screen comes, tap on it. You will see Boot Menu Manager screen.
4. It’s time to set partition. If you want to use default partition which is System 1 then you dont need to do anything, just tap on Recovery. However if you want to use any other partition (excluding System 2, the System 2 partition on Motorola Atrix 2 have some memory limitation), then you must create it first. To do so, go to Settings –> tap on the System that you want to create for example System 3 –> Partition Setup –> System.img –> Create –> Set space, for example 500MB –> then create data partition and give it space such as 1 GB –> The create Cache Partition and assign space for example 300MB. Now tap on Recovery.
5. Tap on Switch system and then tap on System 3 (that we created earlier). Tap on Firmware Flashing and then Backup CID.
6. Now, tap on Mount & Format. Now perform format/system, format/data and format/cache. Once done go back to main recovery screen. The tap on Wipe & Clean option. The perform all 4 wiping task that located there one by one. Once done switch the system again to System 3 to make sure, you are in right partition.
7. Once everything done, tap on Install zip package, then tap on Install a zip package, now, locate the PAC-man Zip file that you copied earlier in Step 1 and select it by pressing Power button (use Volume keys to scroll). Tap on Yes to start the installation process. The ROM installation will begin.
8. Once the ROM installation process end, repeat the step 7 but choose the pa_gapps-stock-4.4.2-20140207-signed.zip file instead of ROM zip to install the Google apps package.
9. When installation is completed, go back to the main recovery menu and select reboot options and then tap on Reboot to reboot your Motorola Atrix 2. Then boot into BMM again, go to Recovery, tap on System Keeper and then install BMM on main system (which is System 1). Now reboot your device again. Boot into Boot Menu Manager and select the partition where you installed Android 4.4.2 KitKat based PAC-man ROM.