yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Thibor69:
I did get it from there also .... still MD5 fails. Does anyone have the correct MD5 value for this file and were the matching file is ?

THanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Thibor69:
Awww come on people. No one can tell me the correct MD5 and a location to get it 0ther then link in OP or post #160. They both FAIL MD5.

UPDATE## I have download the file now 6 times from 4 different sources and 4 of the 6 say the MD5 is ecd3324ce1872b8d6618479917af4ec8

Can anyone please verify that for me ??? I still get md5 fail in Odin.

Please help me out .....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Shortbus-Driver:
I don't know what to tell you other than your like the only person to have issues with this.....If your on 4.3 ....it's not going to work for you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Kiladar:
Sorry to bother you in the matter

I have one small issue im rooted i tried doing the 4.3 one and it soft bricked the phone would you need to go back to stock 4.2.2 then do the 4.3 one?

Great guide though thanks a bunch for this!

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I am having the same exact issue as you are! I have tried everything. we need the exact 4.3 file not a leaked version which we wont find that here. i dont believe its a bad download at all i've been developing for 3 years.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ShinySide:
Did you get stuck in a bootloop?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Kiladar:
No bootloop i got the dreaded yellow triangle with the computer and the phone saying use keys to recover
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ShinySide:
Ahhh

Well if you wanna try a different 4.3 heres this one. Its the one I used

https://copy.com/1yJkfBBGa4VwTzl
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Kiladar:
I was mainly trying to get back to stock for warranty reasons but thats not gonna happen cause of stupid KNOX
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] MeatyCoins:
Trust me when I tell you T-Mobile will only charge you if the device has physical damage or water damage. I once sent in a HTC G2 and forgot to return it to stock (custom splash screen and all) smooth transaction.

I personally had to swap a knox tripped S4 due to a speaker blow and I have no charges to my account.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ultrafta:
downgrade for unlock

I bought a second hand GS4 that was already on 4.3 with knox. I have already voided my warranty by rooting it.

My question is can i safely downgrade this phone so i can preform a free unlock?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] villeban:
I will also would like to know if we can downgrade....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] whitemonster:
i'M ON 4.2 BOOTLOADER WITH MK2 MODEM. I'M SWAPPING PHONES AND NEED TO GO BACK TO STOCK. DO I USE THE STOCK OR OFFICIAL TAR?

TMOBILE GALAXY S4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ThC23:
Wait! So what's the difference between the two? Trying to go back to stock, but not sure which one to flash!! Or is one the rom and the other stock recovery??

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] UnseenMaster:
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> M919UVUAMDL_M919TMBAMDL_M919UVUAMDL_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/007> Added!!

<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..

<ID:0/007> File analysis..

<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/007> Initialzation..

<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/007> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/007> sbl2.mbn

<ID:0/007> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/007> sbl3.mbn

<ID:0/007> rpm.mbn

<ID:0/007> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/007> FAIL! (Auth)

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Can anyone help me out? Trying to go back to stock.

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Duh... found out what my issue was. It's fixed. :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] supreme83:
Shortbus is right. Dont follow instructions given by WIlliamBS or ShinySide. Theyre not for 4.2 MDL (as the thread title says and Shortbus tried to explain) and will update you to stock 4.3, knox bootloader and all.Maybe Bill and Ted up there work for samsung, maybe they are just well intentioned and not getting that they are placing this link in a place where some people will use wrongly and end up stuck with knox bootloader. We all understand you guys want to post and feel knowledgeable but please let threads stay clean of contradictory software updates. This thread is for MDL no one here wants knox
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Vigz:
This thread (or part of it) is a bit outdated. I don't think it is wise for anyone to flash the link that says Stock Tar. I've been seeing a lot of users having problems on Q&A saying that they flashed this tar file. UVUAMDL can stay but Stock Tar (UVUAMDB) needs to go.

Here is the 4.3 tar if anyone is looking for it (UVUEMK2):

https://www.copy.com/s/1yJkfBBGa4VwTzl/M919UVUEMK2_M919TMBEMK2_TMB.zip
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Vigz:
Why is that? The stock tar is god awful on the S4.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Naddict:
Whoa! - Thread cleaned of totally useless junk that is NOTHING more than members NOT being respectful of each other...

keep that junk for other sites folks...this here is a site for development...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] boni7010:
Please letme know about this:

Iam runing on my Tmobile the rom called "Hyperdrive RLS14"

--sgh-919

--Version 4.3

--M919UVUEMK2

--KERNEL: KTOONSEZ- SGS4-JB4.3

I want to return to STOCK, so I need to know if I using right now the modem M919UVUEMK2, can I do the same steps (on the first post) but using the 4.3 tar file from Vigz??

I want to get the Stock rom but I dont want to get the 4.2 I want to get the 4.3 but knox free !!! please any help with this matter? :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Shortbus-Driver:
Your fine....just flash any of the custom 4.3 roms
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ArmyofTracy:
The links in the op are not working. Anyone have Odin 3.07 and the stock rom?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Shortbus-Driver:
Guess that's the end of this thread.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Naddict:
[MENTION=443687]konan[/MENTION]e ...

Going to close as links all point to dead sites. Let moderators know if you want to reopen. Thanks!

Edit - reopening this one as konane is mirroring the links while he does a server transfer...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Shortbus-Driver:
For those of you looking for the stock file.....look at post #8 by hyelton.

It is a working link....make sure to thank him, even though he was told it wasn't necessary to mirror it....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Dr. Fed:
Is is true that, for anyone on a Knox-secured bootloader (MK2 or NB4 bootloaders), attempting to flash this will fail? If so, should that sort of warning be added to the OP? I've heard some people have tried to flash the MDL tar after going official to MK2 or NB4 bootloaders, resulting in soft bricks.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, thank you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Shortbus-Driver:
Yes its true, as for the op being updated....he hasnt been around for awhile....that my friends is why you read, read, read

People should not be flashing their phones if they dont understand what they're doing.

The plus side to that...is these phone's in my experience are unbrickable.

I've owned the gs vibrant, the gs 4g, the gs2, gs3, and now gs4....never seen a true brick.

On a side note....The op does say MDL in the title
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] boni7010:
thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Root:
GS2 was brickable when they stupidly put the recovery in the kernel partition. Dumbest move ever. Otherwise I agree.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Cuban Cigar:
download link

Download links are down. Can any one help me find the mdl stock firmaware.? Thanks:good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] norml:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=14362
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Cuban Cigar:
Thanks mate. Fixed my soft bricked s4. Thanks again
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] sp1kez:
I keep failing writing the UVUAMDL, I already flashed the UVUAMDL modem Im trying to get to the ServiceMode with the *#27663368378# code but nothing happens when I input that, help?

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> M919UVUAMDL_M919TMBAMDL_M919UVUAMDL_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> sbl2.mbn

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/004> sbl3.mbn

<ID:0/004> rpm.mbn

<ID:0/004> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/004> FAIL! (Auth)

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Fenny:
That Auth message usually happens when you have flashed a newer version of aboot or one of the bootloaders, and the phone is refusing to downgrade.

I have however seen this error with certain versions of ODIN when flashing the same version as you already had. Have you tried with both v3.07 and 3.09?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Slicktune:
I have however seen this error with certain versions of ODIN when flashing the same version as you already had. Have you tried with both v3.07 and 3.09?[/QUOTE]

Someone please help.. same thing is happening to me... i was on google rom 4.4.2 and for some reason something that i applied to exposed installer soft bricked my phone... i installed "instagram downloader" and then for it said that it might soft brick my phone but i didnt think anything of it since ive done it before when i rebooted my phone to apply changes it just stayed stuck on bootloop so i tried to restore my back up and it would turn black once i swiped ok (twrp)... then i tried this How to Unroot/Unbrick galaxy s4 4.4.2 KitKat: http://youtu.be/pDwl3DWLgmI and it just keeps saying fail... on 2 different computers... im so scared seriously... can anyone help... i would really apreciate it...

Thanks in advance....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] tunedwhitey:
Someone please help.. same thing is happening to me... i was on google rom 4.4.2 and for some reason something that i applied to exposed installer soft bricked my phone... i installed "instagram downloader" and then for it said that it might soft brick my phone but i didnt think anything of it since ive done it before when i rebooted my phone to apply changes it just stayed stuck on bootloop so i tried to restore my back up and it would turn black once i swiped ok (twrp)... then i tried this How to Unroot/Unbrick galaxy s4 4.4.2 KitKat: http://youtu.be/pDwl3DWLgmI and it just keeps saying fail... on 2 different computers... im so scared seriously... can anyone help... i would really apreciate it...

Thanks in advance....

Did u try switching USB ports? I had problems like that had to connect to the back of the computer
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] k0nane:
Hey folks, links in the OP are back to normal. My domain's online again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] skygear:
Can I use this same process for the hybrid firmware? Or would I need to flash the FULL 4.4.2 tmo? Where is the full file?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Toaster Strudels:
This is happening to me too... Regardless of ODIN firmware. Please tell me which Stock Firmware TAR i need if i am on the newest boot loader... thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Fenny:
http://www.cheatersedge.org/android/m919/M919UVUFNB4_M919TMBFNB4_M919UVUFNB4_HOME.tar.md5

Warning to others: DO NOT FLASH THIS UNLESS YOU WANT TO GET STUCK ON THE NEW BOOTLOADERS.

Sent via a scry stone in Daggerfall
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Toaster Strudels:
So if I flash this through ODIN, it won't fail, I will be 100% back to stock (I don't want to root and stuff anymore) and I will be all set and ready to go? Everything will work (including texts/calls)? Right now texts aren't working on CM11... :(

EDIT: Thank you Fenny <3
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] rizoh66:
Hey guys, no matter what I do my device says "custom" under the device status. I've tried

all

the un-root back to stock methods and I'm still stuck. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] manaurys:
after flashing tar with odin my wifi is not working anybody knows how to fix this please
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Sherrillface:
So i just bought my phone from tmobile it came with 4.3 knox mk2 is there a safe way back to stock cant seem to find a clear answer reading all posts in two different threads plus no dice on search thanks in advance just trying to be safe dont quite understand knox bs coming from epic 4g og to the nexus 4 to this i am however quite familiar with odin

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Just dont think this device was ever in fact on the mdl build i think it was mk2 out the factory
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lalec:
You cannot go down to the 4.2.2 bootloader version. You can still modify your phone and still restore stock firmware later if desired. What Knox does is make it so that you cannot hide the fact you modified your phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] BoloVon:
M919UVUAMDL.tar.md5 would not flash with odin. it kep failing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] phrotac:
The same happened to me. Microsux Security Essentials kept blocking the write process. I had to turn off real time protection before it would write. Make sure all antivirus and firewall software are disabled and try again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] engashelpdesk:
Ah..

What TAR file should I download if I'm from the Philippines?

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] DreamCrusher:
k0nane. Thanks for this guide. I just came over from a Verizon SGS3. This I'm sure will come in handy.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] TheSleezkIng:
might be a stupid question but i just did this cuz phone was stuck on a loop so im back at stock,do i have to re-root the phone in order to install a new rom?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Sickness:
Yep. Assuming your completely stock

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] TheSleezkIng:
yea i installed root checker from the play store and figured i had to just wanted to be sure... thanks:good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] wolfsbay:
I used this thread to return to stock before. I first used the stock rom then the other one. The other rom was the one with ought any wifi problems and let me update. I've recently gotten another t-mobile s4 and this time it wont let me use the other rom, I keep getting a fail when trying to start it on odin. Anyone know what's wrong?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Sickness:
Because the links are for 4.2.2. You are probably 4.4.2?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] wolfsbay:
yea, I was on 4.4.2 originally. So I have to find a tar for stock 4.4.2?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Sickness:
Yes.

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=26608

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] wolfsbay:
Thank you so much! It works now :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Sickness:
Sweet. Glad it all worked out for you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Susasama:
Hey guys, i have been searching for hours now, and i can't seem to find a suitable answer... Am in dire need of an answer..

Start from the beginning, i sold my Galaxy s4 rooted and ROM'd and everything. It has never failed me since launch day. So, before i sent the phone off to the guy who bought it from me, i wiped it clean using TWRP wipe. Re-installed Wicked ROM, did the initial setup, and mailed it. He received it, could play around with it, but if he rebooted, it wouldn't boot back up. So i talked with the guy for about 6 hours, teaching him to wipe, and re-install wicked in TWRP.

We got it all re-installed, but same problem, once he rebooted it, it wouldnt boot back up a second time. So, assuming it was just him, not being technology savvy, i told him to mail it back to me, and i would "fix" it, and re-send it back.

Now, i thought it would be a simple, wipe, re-install kinda deal. No. I got it back, could get into twrp and everything, waited til i got home tonight, tried to get back into twrp. Couldn't. And now, the phone is soft-bricked. I can get into download mode and that's it. And i have followed every guide on the internet (or at least the first page of results from google) I have tried at least 4 different versions of "stock tmobile ROM" to "fix soft-brick and unroot" NOTHING is working. Everything i have tried is failing in Odin.

I cannot seem to find the right stock .tar to get it back to the basic stock ROM. Everything is failing, and i'm getting many different error codes from Odin. "no pit file found" despite the fact the re-partition box has NEVER been checked. From Complete wipe failed, to just flat out failure...

**TL;DR Version**

Sold my old GS4 to someone. PLEASE someone help me fix a soft-bricked tmo gs4. I haad Wicked V8 on it when i sent it to him, worked fine, but would freeze on reboot. Sent it back, can't even access recovery now, only download mode. Every "stock" tmo gs4 rom i download fails in Odin. Tried every USB port. Multiple cords... tried restoring using Kies, Tried odin 3.07 and 3.09. I have seriously followed every major android publication website guide on how to fix soft brick and nothing working...

PLEASE HELP

**Edit** I was able to "successfully" re-flash TWRP. When i say "successfully" I mean, Odin said PASS!, but the phone will not boot into recovery, still only download mode.

**Edit 2** I was able to "successfully" odin flash the stock tmobile ROM (finally) I got the Odin PASS! thing again, yet still, when i turn it on, i get the Samsung galaxy S4 logo for about 1 second, then it shuts off again. I am so beyond lost and confused. Odin tells me success, the phone tells me otherwise.......
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lalec:
TWRP can cause problems like that. Have you tried using a different recovery? I switched to PhilzTouch after TWRP soft bricked my S4 while installing wicked ROM and I've never had a problem getting a real full wipe when I need one since then.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] MrPapito429:
Can someone post the tmobile official 4.4.2 tar. And if I flash the official through Odin, will my status say official so I can trade the phone for the jump program?

I tried sammobile but the servers are slow so can someone mirror just the tar
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Shortbus-Driver:
If the sales rep wont trade it in on jump with custom rom....go to the next one...ive gotten different stories....I almost jumped to the note 3 last week cuz the guy I talked too said it doesnt matter if its rooted and flashed....and that I dont need to concern myself with the labor of doing so...

All they are concerned with is that the water indicator is white and theres no physical damage to the device.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] MrPapito429:
Do you think you can post a mirror though to nb4 tar since my Internet is going slow. And thanks for the info
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Shortbus-Driver:
I cant...dont know where to find it....im still on 4.2 bootloader....besides if your on 4.4 bootloader, youve already tripped knox so it doesnt matter if your on stock or not.

They can jump you...its just a matter of who you get
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Susasama:
Update on my situation....

I have tried 3 different computers, 5 different usb cables and every usb port on all 3 computers.

I have no recovery and no ROM. I can boot to download. That's it

I have "successfully" flashed the current updated stock rom from sammobile. Even though it says successful and PASS! it won't boot into anything except download mode.

I have flashed at least 4 different stock ROMS, including the launch version.

I have tried flashing the pit file, cannot get pit to flash to save my life. I either get re-partition failed or i get a complete write fail.

I have tried 3 different recoveries. CWM, twrp and philz i can get it to "successfully" flash, as in get the PASS! message, but once again, after restarting the phone it won't boot back in to recovery.

I have tried every single thing i can think of. I have followed every guide i could find. It's not hard bricked, cause i can still get into download mode, I'm stuck in a permanent soft brick it appears.

If there is ANYONE out there that is knowledgeable on this subject and wouldn't mind taking a few minutes to chat and i could explain things step by step, maybe there is something i'm missing...

update: I got it to successfully flash CF Auto Root. It did it's thing, and after that, i could get into the stock recovery. Once. I got into stock recovery once, couldn't do anything with it, so i restarted the phone, and now cannot get back into recovery.

update 2: I can get into stock recovery at will now, i have to flash CF Auto root every time, but at least i can consistently get into recovery. So now i should try to flash a stock image through recovery?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Shortbus-Driver:
From your computer dl a custom rom and put it on your sd card, put sd card in phone then from recovery flash rom
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Susasama:
Just tried that, and from what i can tell, that will not work. I got into recovery, flashed wicked v10 and it started the install, and it had a few red lines of text stating there were some errors, but it said "update complete".

Now it's back to doing the same thing. Won't boot to rom or recovery, just download mode.

The only way i can get into recovery mode is if i odin flash CF Auto root, and hold vol up when it reboots. I can get into recovery just that one time, then once i reboot the phone, i cant access recovery again...

I am having just the worst luck with this, i have searched and searched everywhere and found other people getting their problems solved, i've ried every method i could think of.....

I might upload some pics, or make a video or something so people can actually see what i'm going through.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] redcamp:
Try downloading the official 4.4.2 firmware from sammobile. Its a slow download but worth a shot.

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=26608
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Susasama:
I have done that. Numerous times. See what i don't understand is that, i can flash almost anything via odin now and get the PASS! message. But when the phone reboots, it's like nothing happened. It will show the Samsung Galaxy S4 boot screen for about 5 seconds or so, then boot loop. It's like it doesn't "save" any of my Odin flashes.

I will try to get some videos of it so you guys can see.

**EDIT** Of course, now that i say that, it works. I have successfully flashed the sammobile ROM. Although, i have flashed it at least a dozen times before......

I will have to thoroughly test the phone, make sure there are no more hiccups. Thanks again for all those who tried to help. If any further issues arise, i'll be back.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] emeres:
Two questions:

1. What do you mean "Wipe data in recovery" after everything ( I am new to this I don't understand it ) ?

2. Should I go with " Original Tar or Official Tar " version of the file ? What is the difference ?

And also wanted to thank for the excellent lay out of this post and such help for newbies like ME.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] MrPapito429:
So if I download the nb4 zip. Do I do all the same steps just with the nb4 files to go back to stock 4.4.2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Shortbus-Driver:
This is not for stock 4.4.2 !!!!!!

If your phone 4.4.2 you can never return to this.....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] MrPapito429:
I mean instead of the mk2 file. Can I do the same process but with the nb4 files
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Shortbus-Driver:
I believe either kies or odin is the only way to flash stock 4.4.2 yes

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But as for tripping knox....that cant be reset unfortunately. ..I wish it could ....then I would jump the fence and try it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] MrPapito429:
Wait. I'm on Goldeneye. If I use Kies, can it put me back to stock. Or will Odin NEED to be used