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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] djmouse:
thanks,i wonder whats causing that,i just formatted my external card because it was from s3 i put that right in with all my files i had on my s3,i just now formatted to see if it changed that and i used the modded chopper file the second time i rooted after factory reseting and i didnt have the custom icon now i just rebooted again now that icon is back?that is after formating the external card........... actually the custom icon is on there if i choose to restart if i power off then back on its not but still says andriod updating starting apps,and in status my phone was saying offical even know i was rooted checking with root checker now its custom weird,hahahah so werid i did a restart with out powering off and its back to saying official still have root
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] Baldilocks:
Sometimes mine says Custom, sometimes Official. Hard to say what goes on inside the phone. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] djmouse:
yea it seems to be if i hit the power button and press restart it goes to custom and if i hit power button and power off,it goes to official but always stays rooted so no big deal to me just hope its not a problem down the road but im sure it will get fixed if so..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] BillzillaAus:
I've tried motorchopper but it seems to hang at "daemon successfully started".

How long should I leave it?

FWIW when I plug the USB cable in, it goes straight to MTP mode and that's all that's available. Will motochopper work like that?

I've ticked the USB DEBUGGING box in developer options but it doesn't seem to be appearing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] Phoneguy589:
I had to install the drivers from Samsung, reboot my pc and make sure usb debugging was on. Then the device should ask if you would like to accept communications from your pc when you run the file from the extracted motochopper folder.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] hamzer11:
Make sure you accept the connection on your phone. That's probably what you're missing. It prompts you once you launch the script and you have to accept it for the script to access your phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] BillzillaAus:
Nothing pops up to accept.

Anyway I managed to root the phone last night with Odin so all sorted.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] sgs22012:
Confirmed on tmo s4 with no issues
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] lmt125:
Did you do the update before rooting?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] BIGSx420:
Rooted after updating my phone on AT&T. Everythings working perfectly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] pj1000:
From previous post here - Maybe this will help...

Was hanging at "Daemon started successfully." Everything set according to OP. Then I noticed "Verify apps via USB" in developer options (which was checked as the default). I unchecked it and tried again. All went perfectly after that. Perhaps this instruction should be added in the OP?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] qqbabii:
hi, i just bought my s4 from fido, sgh-i337m. tried like 10times using the motochopper. but the same thing keeps happening.

keeps repeating

-waiting for device -

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

ADB server didn't ACK

*failed to start daemon*

error: cannot connect to daemon

please help!!!

debug mode is checked
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] lordlittlebrooks:
Worked like a charm on AT&T.

First try, all good. Thanks man.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] rfb813:
Rooted with Motochopper and then removed the custom unlock Icon with the SuperSU change. All worked well. Today the Custom Unlock Icon reappeared. I unrooted and got back to a clean system and rerooted with the modified Motochopper and still got the Custom Unlock Icon. Unrooted again and then went through the SuperSU change again. Still have the Custom Unlock Icon. Phone works perfectly. Any Ideas on how to get rid of the Icon?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] Baldilocks:
The only way that sticks is restoring and not rooting. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] AceCooper0506:
So this option doesn't work with the MDL version for T-Mobile S4, and we have to use the May 7th root method instead, right?

But what about the at&t version, does it have that SetUID stuff in the MDL build or does this root option still work does't matter what version the at&t S4 is?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] theasylm:
I apparently am having trouble getting ADB to start, as I am stuck at "Daemon started successfully". I have gone to the Samsung site, downloaded the S4 drivers and installed them. I have restarted my PC. I am on Windows 7 64bit. Plugging in my phone, I see it just fine in the file explorer. I have enabled developer mode, and when I click on the Build Number again, I get the following message: "No need, developer mode has already been turned on".

Suggestions on what I can try?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] jcase:
Guys, please be careful with modifications. You have no way to repair/return to stock if you softbrick at this time.

and we won't be advocating warranty fraud here.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] rsmolen:
Did you check "Enable USB Debugging" in Developer Options?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] theasylm:
That was it. Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] artpena2323:
Kinda of noob here. Can you explain how to do it in OSX. Mine says no such file or directory. Thanks Again
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] Bigjim1488:
Someone will need to make a safe deletion list for the bloatware!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] Aou:
Agreed. But first, I used Titanium Backup to freeze a few more bloatware items that I was not able to disable through the app manager. And then promptly froze the AT&T update manager, and the system updates as well. I'd hate to see AT&T somehow push a silent, automatic update that removes root and patches the exploit.

Next up: getting the native tethering app to work. On the SGS2 it was easy - a matter of freezing or uninstalling a tethering check app. In this case, freezing/uninstalling TetheringProvision does not work, but rather just causes Settings to crash when attempting to enable.

Disclaimer: I don't really use the tethering, but it's nice to know it's there if I really need it. ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] ChaosMinionX:
OT: are you the owner of XTP?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] scott14719:
Absolutely great advice. Please be very careful until the bootloader can be unlocked.

A have a question. Can Kies be used as an option to restore a phone if something soft-bricks until the bootloader can be unlocked and custom recoveries installed? Or will Kies not recognize a device if root is installed?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] sameer1807:
followed instructions, can confirm that root works on ATT galaxy s4. got Titanium backup installed and running. thanks soo much.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] 02busa:
Thanks Dan!!! Also Thanks again for Root and unlocking the Atrix HD bootloader for us!!! :D

Sent from my Atrix HD Maxx...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] lilmikey201:
can this work with windows 8?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] jcrompton:
After I install with some errors during the install about not being able to create directories ... couldn't save

I have the Supeeruser app installed but when I click on it - it gives message that the superuser binary must be updated, please choose an installation method ...

If I choose Install I get an error -- there was an error installing Superuser

Any ideas on what's happening - my device is not getting root?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] lowspeed:
Sweet! Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] highaltitude:
Yes! Err wait why? Lol Bolt On Torque!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] wtd966:
Worked for me, and I am showing the unlocked symbol. Doesn't this indicate an unlocked bootloader?

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Make sure you are including the full path to your unzipped package. Try putting it on your desktop and typing "cd ~/Desktop/motochopper/" and then "./run.sh" both without the quotation marks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] Baldilocks:
Yes. That's what I used.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] BigE:
For Noobs

Just in case people ask how to enable debug mode as in my case the phone arrived without developer options:

Setting -> More -> about device.

Scroll down to build number and touch it quickly 3 times. Do it again, and get a 'developer' level. press the 'back' button once and developer options show up just above 'about'. Inside there is a USB debugging check.

Note after applying the exploit and rebooting the phone will show 'Samsung custom' screen . Until something like 'triangle away' will be available, this may become an issue with AT&T service and warranty , although absolutely legal.

Looking forward to have bootloader unlocked. As a matter of fact I show my battery drain has 33% done by AT&T AT&T's Wifi free hotspots search. and I really don't like the idea someone snoop me up on my phone. Google is bad enough but harmless.. (I hope)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] ChaosMinionX:
Haha! I just bought your IMS a couple weeks back, you shipped it to MA. Thought it was funny I saw your XTP link here :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] jcase:
I've never seen Kies used to restore a soft bricked phone unless it was from a failed flash in kies
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] StolenVW:
It works on the MDL att s4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] starbucks2010:
Whre is this custom unlock icon?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] rfb813:
Just before the boot starts.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] aaronc_98:
I am having the same issue it says device offline. I cannot execute ADB commands either. USB debugging is on and i did a fresh factory reset, so I am out of ideas. How do I get the device back online?

thanks,

AC

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got it. I had to copy all of the files into my \android-sdk\platform-tools directory and it worked like a charm...

thanks,

AC
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] bluediablito:
Just exchange my phone from bestbuy and the lady updated my phone to the latest update (sprint).... i read on top that this root method works for t-mobile MDL what about the latest sprint update ((((MDC))))) can i use this method? if not what should i do?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] fresh_TD:
You're going to need a custom kernel to achieve root, I believe...check on the Sprint threads
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] bluediablito:
Thank you fresh_TD

I am a little more confused now.

was the motochopper root successful or do i have to do another method?

i have not installed any custom recovery nor any rom........( i don't understand by what you posted that i will need a custom kernel sorry i am a noob)

Random what's the difference between MDL and MCD?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] jazon1:
the motochopper method is no longer working for sprint after the latest update,if you go to the sprint forums there is another way to root but honestly if you wait a few weeks im sure someone will make a one click version.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] Dragosmp:
I rooted my phone with motochopper, then I wiped my phone and now when I try to update my phone it says "Your device has been modified. software updates are not available."

Can anyone help....?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] ducksauce88:
Ruins my camera.apk

After rooting my device(att) I have ran into the problem that my camera is no longer working. I open up my camera app and i see the interface, but no camera picture, than I receive a warning telling me that the camera has failed. Has anyone else had this problem? I find it very odd. I returned it back to stock and the camera was working....rooted it again, same problem.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] fresh_TD:
What I meant was..if you're are running the latest software on your device(Sprint)..then motochopper rooting method will not work because the stock kernel for the Sprint devise will not allow root..therefore you need to flash a custom kernel to achieve root..I have an at&t device so you'll have to check in your specific thread for your Sprint phone..hope this helps;););)

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We need more info...what model phone do you have? Did you customize systemui or anything else? Are you running custom recovery? Your device will not take OTAs if you have custom recovery if that's the case..also I'm not sure why you wiped your phone after rooting:confused::confused:

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Did you modify anything else besides rooting? If not, I would try wiping data/cache for the camera app see if that fixes your issues.. menu> settings> more> application manager> camera> clear data/clear cache..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] ducksauce88:
No, I have not changed anything else. I was back to stock unrooted, camera worked. Rooted, camera stopped working. Cleared cache/data still no difference.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] hamzer11:
Could it be that there is something wrong with your ext SD card and it's trying to write to it? Try removing it if you have one. I have no issues with camera after rooting as I think most of us don't either.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] raymond499:
not working for M919, on the screen showed, superuser, but apps says install error....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] ducksauce88:
Still same issue after removing sd card. Yea, I haven't found anyone else in this thread that has this problem. Maybe I will try to deodex my system and see if that helps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] gcardy:
I also see a similar issue on my M919:

I just unboxed this puppy, and I have the following stock FW installed: M919UVUAMDL

Any suggestions?

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] cinnabar:
Works on mine after the last update using Microsoft W8 :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] gcardy:
Hmm, I am using OSX. I'll give it a shot in W8, that was my next move anyway.

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] thatsupnow:
hell yeah!! this worked like a charm and only took a few seconds. Thanks for this:laugh:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] techfanatic9:
Here's a video guide for all you Mac/Linux/Ubuntu users!

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] joeym11:
Works with telus

Worked for me, and took less than a minute, but debugging has to be activated. Go to about phone in settings and tap build number 7 times to get developer options on the last page, then go to debugging.

Thanks

Joe
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] 92drls:
Everything worked smoothly for my updated T-Mobile S4 but when I clicked on SU it asks to be updated and has an error installing. Anyone else?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] FireRaider:
Worked on my 32gig I337 running the MDL update. That part about tapping the build number several times almost escaped me, I am glad it was mentioned several times in this thread. Its not in the OP so it always pays to read the whole thread.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] letmeputdatipin:
I downloaded the exploit zip but my pc keeps telling me that there is a virus (pwn file). Is this really a virus or is that file supposed to be in the zip? Has anyone experienced this when downloading the zip on there pc? Any help would be appreciated!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] 92drls:
sYfiOTE=letmeputdatipin;41510350]I downloaded the exploit zip but my pc keeps telling me that there is a virus (pwn file). Is this really a virus or is that file supposed to be in the zip? Has anyone experienced this when downloading the zip on there pc? Any help would be appreciated!![/QUOTE]

Yeah mine said that too but its fine, it thinks the exe file is spy ware.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] letmeputdatipin:
I should be able to use this exploit if my firmware ver. ends in MDB?

I did not do any updates after purchase!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] speed4134:
Same problem here concerning the updates only. The rest seems to be working perfectly.

I'm on a Canadian carrier ( Videotron). Here's a screenshot if it can be of any help.

Aside from using this root tool, did not change anything else either.

Is there a way to unroot, if necessary, to get the updates ?

thanks in advance
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] fresh_TD:
do people not search/read anymore?? it took me me 30 secs to pull this up by searching.. follow this link to unroot/root your device..

http://androidtechy.com/index.php/2013-04-28-19-55-53/how-to-diy/48
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] speed4134:
Well, yeah, I've been searching, for a couple of days actually, and did see this method that you just pointed out. But since it does not represent the problem that applies, and is not connected to this root tool, I did not try it yet. That is why, I politely asked if there is a safe unroot method...

So......no need to insult. I don't think I did ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] gcardy:
I am still getting the same behavior, so I tried running all of the commands individually from the CLI. This is what I get for the pwn portion:

bash-3.2# ./adb.osx shell /data/local/tmp/pwn
[+] This may take a few minutes.
[-] Failure.

Yes, I did run through the other commands and pushed all teh packages over to the phone first, then I tried to run this executable. You can see that it just says "Failure" with no other explination. I guess I will try it on a Windows 8 host, but I don't see how that should make a difference one way or the other. Can anyone else offer additional insight?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] evodon84:
Got my GS4 tonight and got it rooted in 5 minutes on Win7 64 bit. Thanks so much djrbliss!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] polish_pat:
i love you so much for this, ive been struggling with that official status but now, this soled all my issues, thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] 92drls:
Well I've been trying for a couple days now to avoid asking this question and searching throughout both of the "how to root" threads but still cant get this fixed.

I have flashed the UID fix kernel, the original .tar file, used motochopper etc etc.

As of now I stand with the kernel saying its from Apr 26 so it should be pre OTA, but whenever I try to get into SU it says "there is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it".

Where can I go from here? I've tried installed the superuser zip in recovery but no dice.

Thanks for the help in advance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] Phoneguy589:
I'd just odin the stock firmware and then run motochopper. Basically start from scratch.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] djmouse:
for some reason now when i reboot i have the custom icon back,i used the modified motochopper ,but ive also installed the kernel tweaker app,i have the xposed installer installed with a bunch of modules and im also deoxed now,even in the status about phone it says device custom now,is there a way to get rid of this icon now?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] fresh_TD:
Probably not,, as people are reporting that the custom icon comes and goes even when using the modified mootochopper...it shouldn't be a big deal though you could always unroot and back to stock if you're trying to turn your device in for whatever reason:thumbup:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] djmouse:
yea im not really worried just curious if it was normal,what about att updates will i be able to receive them with custom status?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] StolenVW:
If it says custom then no....I wouldn't want them anyway....I have ota update stuff blocked....would suck getting an update that blocks root
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] Phoneguy589:
Once you root you can't update but I wouldn't update once I've rooted. If it's an important update it'll be posted up in a thread or included in a rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] fresh_TD:
This is not true....that only thing that will stop you from receiving updates is having custom recovery which we can't flash yet due to locked bootloader..if you're just rooted like me then you'll still receive OTAs, unless you freeze the right system apps to prevent getting OTAs:thumbup::thumbup:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] StolenVW:
If status says custom it will not get the ota.....its been covered many times on here...when it says custom try to check for an update it won't let you
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] Phoneguy589:
I stand corrected, and I apologize. I remembered using ota root keeper when I updated so I didn't lose root. Last bootloader lock I had was the Atrix... and that was a nice phone as well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] StolenVW:
Your not completely wrong if you have root and phone says official it will do a ota
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] fresh_TD:
My man...I was rooted and updated with no issues...unless you have a custom recovery you'll get OTAs...if you're rooted and modified something like systemui for example you'll still get the update but it will fail..if you're just rooted with absolutely no other modifications your good for updates
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] Baldilocks:
If your software status is OFFICIAL you will. With this phone, it's hit or miss.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] psychoticsmiley:
Thank you for all of your hard work. I just got the 32GB AT&T SGS4 today. Initially I disliked all the AT&T Bloatware, then after a reboot, there were a crap-ton of updates for said bloatware.

Now I can get back to the android I love. Without all the bloatware crap, now that I can freeze the apps with Titanium Backup.

Thanks again!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] pachi72:
We got lucky for a 32GB Gs4 and black. I hate 16gb phones.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] dr.pythagora:
Simunlocked, rooted (with motochopper) and installed cm10.1 on my i337m from fido.

The stock rom was really slow, slow!

CM10.1 runs very smooth. There are a few issues that I can see and am concerned right know:

1. Camera does not focus and pictures are not sharp.

2. CM Recovery fonts are very very small.

3. When rebooting from CM recovery mode the phone powers off instead of rebooting.

4. SDcard does not mount on mass storage mode. To copy a file on sdcard is a pain!

5. Headset does not work while in a call.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] FrayAdjacent:
Shazam! Just picked up an AT&T S4 today. Rooted within hours. I love this place. Need to get off my ass and send the OP a few bucks to buy a beer with.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] PearsonDKA:
Anyone getting that "Hardware ID Missing" pop up when hooking the S4 up to your computer? Was working before the Root =3