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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] djmouse:
I did not follow the unroot thread because others had success with the OTA. I did not have success. You must not have read it. I had no trouble following the directions to root and remove lock icon. I have not had any problems since I started rooting and custom flashing way back with the HTC touch pro. Now that I don't have root, I can't do anything that requires root, which includes unrooting. And the root procedures I follow fail like others in this thread. Just because it works for you now, don't assume that everyone else is stupid!

Now, I'm hoping that someone else has some helpful tips please.[/QUOTE]

lol idk what to tell you, have no clue what voodoo is never used that and from reading the op im not sure that i see anything about us cellular , you could try reinstalling supersuer from play store , and to think about it ,if your not rooted just go into the factory recovery and do a factory reset
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] sikalb:
ive been having the same problem... but i think i do have the updated drivers.

can you supply a link as to where you got your drivers???
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] 97prelude:
For some reason i cant get it working. USB debugging mode is on, device is connected per instrux.... it just says daemon started succesfully and thats it.

EDIT: Wasn't using correct drivers, must download them here: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SGH-T959HABTMB
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] sikalb:
frustrated as hell over this. ive tried everything. uninstalled drivers, reinstalled, followed all the instructions to the finest detail. still keeps telling me my device is offline and trys to push the exploit. even though it says its pushing it has done nothing at all
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] Dean1650:
Have you tried any adb commands prior to running the batch file ? Try adb reboot to see if your phone reboots. Trouble shoot the connection first.

sent from my SGH-i317
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] taketheleap:
Verified on the Galaxy S4, from Telus, the I334M: rooted, Titanium Backup recognized, transferring everything over.

Enabled USB debugging, downloaded ZIP, plugged it in, ran the BAT file, rooted.

Amazingly fast, compared to what I had to go through on the i9000M.

Well done.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] kremer4:
I'm having the same problem. Tried on two different computers

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Mine is the 32gb. Not that it matters.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] Dean1650:
Make sure your usb cable is unplugged. Reboot your pc. Plug your cable back in and you should get windows notification the drivers are loading. You should be able to see the device in windows. If not, start there to fix. Drivers s/b v1.5.14, if not, uninstall what you have and get the latest. once you can see the device from windows, test adb. I have a 32gb and worked fine. If you have the latest drivers, and still dont see the device, try a factory reset on your phone.

sent from my SGH-i317
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] duckredbeard:
Jackpot!

Worked for me first time. Remember to take a glance at your phone a few times during the process. I had to select a few things on the device for the process to complete.

Beers to you, my sir!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] ilanoraa:
How did you get going?

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So I was stuck too, went to settings/about phone. Clicked on Build number 7 times which activates developer options then activated and selected USB debugging. Ran on MacBook pro S4 is now rooted. Waiting on bootloader Unlock. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] lmt125:
Hi I had posted before about my memory card. The one I have on my rooted phone now do I need to delete any files or folders before rooting the S4?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] Baldilocks:
You shouldn't have to. You can always remove it if it makes you feel better. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] djmouse:
i had a sd card in my s3 witch i kept full of all my files for that phone , when i first unpacked the phone i put in my sim card and my micro sd card and all was good,i did check before i did anything to make sure the phone was seeing the card,it was then i proceeded with following the root directions,if that helps you at all , after i was up and running i copied the whole card to my pc then deleted off the card things i would never need anymore like roms and backups of s3
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] sikalb:
so i have given up. ive tried everything. probably just going to wait for an odin solution. thanks to all for your help
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] djmouse:
do you know how to get into factory recovery, power off your phone press volume up keep it held in put your thumb on home button keep that held in along with the voulem up use your index finger hold in the power button so all 3 are held in watch the phone boot up when your see the little blue text at the top left of the screen let go off all three it should take you to the factory recovery scroll down with the volume button to factory reset press the power button to select,that will take you to another page scroll down again with volume to wipe user data and select with power button once again and then let the phone do its thing then you will be back at the first menu it will say reboot system select that, it may take a few minutes to get up and runing again just wait it out, hope that helps, and if your having problems with your computer seeing your phone im not 100 percent sure but i dont thing odin will either unless it reinstalls the drivers
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] sikalb:
yeah i have tried that also. going to try on another computer before i give up completely.

usually i have never problems. my s3 i never had a problem with anything. this though is driving me crazy
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] djmouse:
so can you get into the factory recovery?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] sikalb:
yes i can
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] djmouse:
this is what i did, wheni first got the phone im running windows 7 i plugged the phone into the computer let windows find the drivers for the samsung device i did have a problem saying the drivers werent installed sucessfully i unplugged phone opened samsung kies plugged phone in it connected,unplugged phone closed kies plugged back in windows found the device, i kept the phone plugged into the computer dled the motochoper file extracted the folder to my desktop opened the folder just to look in it as i did that i saw windows start searching for drivers for adb once that was done and sucsessfull i just clicked on the batch file and then watched my phone it prompted me to allow some connection then followed on the computer screen pressing anykey then enter to reboot. before any of that i enabled developer options and checked usb debugging
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] AxAtAx:
Thank you, thank you, thank you..that worked, umm now I just got to root..

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Ok, got it setup just as you do, what is the worst that can happen? here we go..thanks

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Rooted perfect....just to see if I got this right...if you do the update...it removes root...and there is no way to root again...anyone? Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] djmouse:
no do the update and then just pug in to your pc and run that batch file again it will re root
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] AxAtAx:
Thanks for your help, seriously appreciate it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] djmouse:
thats what its about,hey if you already did the update chances are even after a factor reset you already on the update check the build and see and also dl root checker basic to make sure your rooted,after i did a factory reset after updating it kept that build i guess unless the i never saw it update witch i doubt happened
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] JVH84:
Thanks

First thing I wanted to do with this new phone was root it :) So much bloat ware on this though can't wait for a stable rom to be released :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] AxAtAx:
Hmm I am on MDL now with root..so update removed root..I just re-ran root again. Weird..on my wife's her update says wait some 23hrs..wth...

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+1 I can't stand the lockscreen.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] djmouse:
is your wifes rooted?,and what is she on uccuamba?and are you on att just curios i asume you are,and i love the lock screen i put an al black screen changed it from person message to the large clock and use the swipe unlock with the light option instead of the ink, this isnt the place to probably talk about lock screens but if you want to pm me its all good
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] AxAtAx:
she is not rooted..haven't touched hers yet...hers says she is on MDB still...but it will not let her update for 20 so hrs.

ok ok the lockscreen is ok i guess .:D good idea about not here..will do thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] theraker007:
you can manually change the date and time ahead a day or so and itll let you do the update right away
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] AxAtAx:
wow..didn't think about that...lets see what happens...thanks bro for the idea.

update: thank you...perfect..

now all we need is a recovery.

good luck to the devs.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] fukenbiker:
root after update

I saw a big deal update a few days ago from AT&T and pressed to remind me later and then it tried to force through but couldn't because my battery was too low. I plugged it in and it "updated" overnight and next morning I wasn't rooted anymore.

Today I have been formatting and copying my material to the micro SD chip after I learned gallery is fussy and didn't like my 32 GB Class 10 Lexar Micro SD. While putting my new s4 in order, I noticed a

notification

Samsung Update Push

I don't know why it disappeared when I clicked on it and I don't know where it went or what it did. Anyone else see that one flash by? I can't tell if it did anything at all, I notice no difference.

SO! I just now ran motochopper again and root worked fine.

I'm rooted but still stock on firmware, and will patiently wait for the Adam Outler's and djrBliss type developers to crack the boot loader thing. I see gossip about an exploit and remain hopeful that we won't need a class action against AT&T to get complete control over the handsets we have purchased.

Thanks again for the ability to root and it's still working!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] djmouse:
that is an awesome idea never even thought about that, not that i need to do it but i may someday,thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] pachi72:
Awesome..can't wait to get mine.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] djmouse:
for att? where did you see this?

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just checked no recovery for att

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what a douche
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] polish_pat:
Hey guys, i'm having some issues with the official status, can somebody please take a look at this thread? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2272988

Thanks in advance
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] djmouse:
i have auto updates off i just checked the playstore and saw the samsung update push said it fixed some wifi connections and something with chat on if you go to the play store and uninstall the update im sure u can read what the update is if you want
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] alacrify:
Please don't cross post. I recommended that you use this thread as a resource, not do this. Do some reading and searching in here instead. ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] stevehkim:
Just traded in my 16 for 32 gig and had it rooted in 5 mins. Thank you.

ATT S4 Rooted. Beastin.

4.2.2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] datura77:
does anyone know what was in this update? There is the whole thread of overheating which is a huge problem but it doesn't seem to fix it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] sikalb:
after days of trying to work this out i can confirm that i have rooted the damn thing finally.

not sure what it is on my computer but i tried it on my laptop and it worked the first time.

thanks everyone for all of your help
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] twinky112:
is it safe to remove att bloat? or will that mess with system?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] alacrify:
Use TiBu and freeze them - and there are already threads with stuff that's safe to freeze. I've got 18 frozen so far and still playing with some of the Samsung stuff.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] lmt125:
Thanks I just wanted to make sure there wouldn't be an issue with /system or anything like that. So no need to delete files until after rooting.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] PaPa_nIc0LaU:
It works on my phone.:D

samsung galaxy s4 carrier TMN
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] pokedroid:
Thank you for making this such a painless process. I truly appreciate it.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] techfanatic9:
Here's a step-by-step video guide I just posted on YouTube:

[YOUTUBE]lyHeDMg7MkM[/YOUTUBE]

The OP can put this on the main thread page if he would like to.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] sdizzy101:
every time I run the exploit I get a failure line. what am I doing wrong
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] spectrumfox:
What's wrong is you're not providing us with an error message, or the procedure you followed. You need to explain yourself if you want help. We're not mindreaders.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] Baldilocks:
All of a sudden, my phone is back to Official again. I guess there is no rhyme or reason to it. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] ActorMike:
Looks like Sprint has an update now. Just woke up to this.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] sdizzy101:
I apologize but with this method in the tread its mainly jus a one click method. its hard to explain. superuser installs but I'm still not rooted. but here's a photo in the attachment
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] jazon1:
having the same problem sdizzy,

was rooted on sprint with motochopper

got update this morning i was stupid and installed it without checking to see if people were having issues with it before doing it.

lost root after update,tried to restore root with my voodo backup but it fails

tried to re root using motochopper and get the same results as sdizzy with the "failure"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] StolenVW:
on your phone go to /system/xbin and look to see if su is in there
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] spectrumfox:
Are you on the Sprint network as well? Did you download and install the recent OTA?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] jazon1:
im having the same problem as sdizzy101 and yes su is in the xbin
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] StolenVW:
What's the last 2 letters of your baseband
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] jazon1:
Last two letters are "DL"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] sdizzy101:
I restored it back to stock & tried it again it worked but now my wifi isn't working. Every time I try to turn it on I get a notification saying to reboot my phone
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] mrleprechaunboy:
Root is not working for some reason and I can't figure it out..all the latest drivers are installed, debugging is checked, etc. but this is the log im getting (toward the bottom you see "failure")

[*]

[*] Motochopper: Android root exploit (Windows version)

[*] v1.1

[*] by Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss)

[*]

[*] Tested on the Motorola Razr HD, Razr M, Razr Maxx HD, and Atrix HD.

[*] Supports lots of other devices as well. ;)

[*]

[*] Before continuing, ensure that USB debugging is enabled, that you

[*] have the latest USB drivers installed, and that your phone

[*] is connected via USB.

[*]

[*] WARNING: This will likely void the warranty on your device. I am

[*] not responsible for any damage to your phone as a result using this

[*] tool.

[*]

[*] Press enter to root your phone...

Press any key to continue . . .

[*]

[*] Waiting for device...

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

[*] Device found.

[*] Pushing exploit...

2632 KB/s (1283460 bytes in 0.476s)

[*] Pushing root tools...

2559 KB/s (366952 bytes in 0.140s)

2780 KB/s (1867568 bytes in 0.656s)

3004 KB/s (1578585 bytes in 0.513s)

pkg: /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk

Success

[*] Rooting phone...

[+] This may take a few minutes.

[-] Failure.

[*] Cleaning up...

[*] Exploit complete. Press enter to reboot and exit.

Press any key to continue . . .

After all that I have superuser on my phone installed but can't install the binary..tried downloading supersu (maybe I'd get lucky) but nope..root checker says no root access -_- maybe it's because of the most recent OTA?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] jbe4:
did you accept the two security warnings on the phone during the process?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] mrleprechaunboy:
It wouldn't have ran if I didn't...but on a side note I did some research and this method is currently not working for the stock MDL kernel. There's a modified MDL kernel somewhere in the OTA MDL post on the General forum that allows root, but there's currently no way of rooting without that modified kernel for the MDL.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] Baldilocks:
On which carrier? Works on AT&T with MDL.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] skipdawg02:
I Just got my 32gb GS4 in the mail from AT&T and it worked flawlessly. :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] ovoxo.:
Finally decided between the S4 and the One (guess which one I went with ;)) and rooted my phone successfully. Just curious if factory resets after the update are working ok or not.. Cheers!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] hypersonicx:
I can also confirm for the ATT 16GB GS4. I purchased off of Craigslist all stock but Sim Unlocked. I accepted the OTA last night and used the root method from this read AFTER the OTA update and root worked fine. was a simple 2 min process. Titanium Backup works fine which means the root worked in my case. Just waiting for unlocked bootloader next.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] jazon1:
AT&T hasn't released there update yet, the carriers that have have broken root with it,so when you guys get the update you might want to skip it for awhile til a easy/stable work around is out.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] hypersonicx:
I have a ATT S4 using on TMobile network and I got the update last night. What do you mean ATT hasnt released the update yet? And I did this root method after my phone had already received the update.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] ovoxo.:
Same here, rooted after applying the update.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] jazon1:
i dont believe its the same update yet, as the one other carriers released last week,they changed the kernel and if you can still manage to root it disables wifi and bugs you to restart your phone. no idea is ATT will release the same just be careful accepting updates for awhile.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] hypersonicx:
Is there a specific software version or modem version to look for?

After the OTA My baseband is MDL and Build Number is MDL also.

My Device Status says Custom.

Like I said this was from Doing OTA first and then this root method.

Just trying to provide as much info as possible maybe to aid in some development here. Im soon going to be trading my current S4 to get a TMobile S4.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] jazon1:
here is the tread with the update file http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2269426

should have any info you need in there:)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] skipdawg02:
I got the AT&T update this afternoon after rooting and it of course took away root so I plugged it into the computer and used motochopper again to regain root. Went just as smooth as before.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] spectrumfox:
Confirmed. I was able to re-root with Motochopper after applying AT&T's recent OTA released last week.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] mrleprechaunboy:
I'm on Sprint and I got the info about stuff having issues off the the Sprint page for the S4 (kinda just realized this one is in the AT&T section -_-)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] Fuze_yo:
^^ this .. if you have sprint and you update you wont be able to get root without switching kernels and if you do get root youre wifi will go bye bye! From what ive read this is what goin on.. Im gonna hold off updating ..

the att update is not the same so i guess att folks can just rerun and get root after update!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] djmouse:
what update for att are you guys talking about the I337UCUAMDL update or a newer one?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] Baldilocks:
The MDL is the latest AT&T update.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] ovoxo.:
Were you guys able to factory reset after rooting with no problems?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] djmouse:
so nothing new that i missed im actually in the hospital with my wife not looking for sympaty just being honest ive been outta the loop past two days,thanks i appriciate the answer

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i was able but not untill your completley remove busybox and superuser from xbin,i couldnt get into the factory recovery when i still had that custom unlock screen if that helps, but i dont know what file you used the moded chopper one or the regular and did you get rid of the unlock icon?theres a thread on how to unroot where to go what permissions to set to remove busy box and superuser.

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one quick qestion that i asked a while back and never got an answer,every time i reboot it says andriod updating is that normal it never did that on my s3 expect when i wiped dalvik or added an app it doesnt go threw optimizing all the apps just andriod is upgrading,is this the norm?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] Baldilocks:
Sorry about her being in the hospital. You haven't missed anything really.

As for the Android updating? No, that's not normal.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] tornado92:
awesome work

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] gratian556:
I updated to the latest software and it also went through Android updating.

Ran the modified motochopper, downloaded SuperSU and rooted. All went smooth. Hopefully cracked bootloader will be out end of month.