yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: it worked - I have root

That worked! the mdboff cwm flash zip did it........ I also got the latest SU from the playstore already too.

There is one thing I already see different in this MDL compared to MDB, the phone reboots a lot faster,

it reboots at least twice or more as fast as my S3 does and its real fast.

I know that this does not mean too much but I tested the Quadrant score on both phones a few minutes

ago, the new S4 clocked at 13875 the S3 clocked at 6100 , even though these numbers are not

too important and may not even be very accurate it's still nice to at least see over a 100% faster reading.

Thanks for all your help, I really appreciate it a lot.

Without you I would have been going in circles all day! :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dreamsforgotten:
:) anytime.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] BlackGURU:
Guys I Just Restored My Phone to Factor settings, using Samsung Kies. Flash the UVUAmdl.....tar and then plug in your phone to laptop, launch Samsung Kies, wait till your phone gets recognized and then righ click and upgrade firmware...kies is Just like Itunes so if anybody has any familiarity with iTunes, It makes it easier
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Atmazzz:
What does that do that just using Odin to install MDL doesn't?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Rotary Parts:
It has been updated my friend i'm running it now!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Atmazzz:
You sure about that? Have you rebooted and looked again? Have you checked in Odin mode for 'official'?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Rotary Parts:
says current binary samsung offical

but says custon under it. whay does it says offical in the app but not in Dl mode sorry i was wrong!! :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Closed Source Project:
I tried to odin the latest OTA tar provided but my baseband keeps saying its the MDB version. How can I get the MDL version? I also tried to flash the modem from the modem thread in the general section and still no luck, any help?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Atmazzz:
Did you try wiping everything before you used Odin?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Closed Source Project:
No but I will try that now. I just assumed the flash would do that automatically. Will report back asap.

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Still on the older baseband. And now my wifi wont turn on....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] crnkoj:
thanks for the guide, oen question that poses to me is the following:

if i flash ac ustom recovery onto it, than flash cm10.1 on it for instance after that i want to get to full stock without the "binary count in download mode", can i than use triangleaway to reset it in cm10.1 directly reboot to download mode and odin flash this stock and it will be all stock (it worked that way on the s3 i owned before)

thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mwep:
I tried to install the TAR without Triangle Away on my first attempt and was created by "Device has been modified" when checking for updates.

So I rooted again, installed Triangle Away, did a battery pull once Triangle Away was complete, went into Download Mode, re-installed TAR and now I am able to check for updates (ie device is not modified).

I am in the process of exchanging the device due to a hairline crack on the screen. But I do know that when I exchanged a S3 at Tmobile a while back, the sales person tried to update the software to see if it was modified.

Hope this help.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Smrkulja:
Hi

Sorry I trash this topic. I have first time T-Mobile phone and I'm a little bit confused.

1. How can I ROOT them? I reed one tutorial, but doesen't work:(

2. How can I put on, the last clean samsung rom without T-Mobile apps and animation when I turn on the phone?

Thank you very very much!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: rooting

First you need to download MotoChopper, here is the download link: http://vulnfactory.org/public/motochopper.zip

#1: Make a new folder folder on your windows computer's desktop.

#2: Unzip the contents of motochopper.zip into the new folder.

#3: Plug the USB cable from computer to your phone.

#4: Click on the RUN.BAT in the new folder on your desktop.

#5: When the black DOS window opens it will prompt you to continue.

#6: When it gets done it will tell you if you had success.

#7: Reboot your phone.

Then go to the playstore and download "Goomanager". (a free app)

After goomanager is installed in your phone open it and click the menu button, select "InstallRecoveryScript".

Then follow the prompts on the screen, when it gets done flashing click "reboot recovery" in gomanager and

after the phone reboots you should see the TWRP Touch recovery.

If you done everything successfully you will be able to flash custom roms, mods and themes

as well as making nandroid backups which you can restore with Twrp recovery.

The first thing you should do once you are in TWRP recovery is to do a BACKUP of your

rom which now is stock and rooted.

Answer to your #2 question, you will have to find a MOD which changes the boot animation.

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Smrkulja:
It doesen't work :silly::crying:

I don't have "OpenRecoveryScript", I have "InstallRecoveryScript"

When I click install, app start downloading something and when it is finish, downloaded file is gone.

Reboot recovery doesen't work. If I manualy go to recovery (vol up + home + power) I see original recovery, not TWRP.

:confused:

I have UVUAMDL
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Smrkulja:
I found the solution here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=41941776#post41941776
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
Its the same thing, I just made a typo error,
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] sgs22012:
Got phone to flash to stock recovery but hanging now

How long should the reboot take after the MDL Tar flash (via Odin)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] norml:
It takes a bit of time at the white T-Mobile bootup animation part, like 2/3 min is my estimate, I never timed it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] sgs22012:
it stays at s4 logo after doing the funky stock recovery bot crap
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dreamsforgotten:
I'd stick to 5 mins maximum.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] sgs22012:
Keeps hanging at the s4 logo like a custom with no animation but its plugged in and not getting any indication of life

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but it doesn't appear to hold stock or custom recovery, which is scaring me
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: stuck on boot

Here is a sure fix, this works 99.9% of the time when the phone gets stuck after flashing stock/odin flash firmware.

Reboot into recovery mode then simply do a "Factory Reset" and then reboot again.

This time it will boot up completely and normally.

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] sgs22012:
Turns out first flash was borked and phone never charged since last night so it just needed juice back to working stock mdl...

Just confirming that both motochopper / odin flash of a custom recovery will both succesfully root with stock mdl onboard and I dont need to retrograde to mdb?

Coming to you from a Wild 'n Wicked Tmo S4...

If I have helped, a thanks is appreciated, if a dev helped buy them a beer or red bull.....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] k0nane:
FYI, folks, the MDL TAR alone has clocked in at over 9tb of transfer this month. Bandwidth isn't free! ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mayhem204:
1? if I odin back to stock would it reset my flash counter ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] k0nane:
Use Triangle Away for that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mayhem204:
damn i just odin back to stock because i think my radio is f.ed up i get no more 4g icon at all ... just signal bars
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] LuigiBull23:
Appreciate the work in putting this thread together!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] unciviilized:
edit: nvrmind
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] elesbb:
About this,

chainfire is working on it. It currently doesn't work for us. You go and use the app, it says "success" and in the app is shows counter as 0 with official status. But if you reboot to download mode, you will notice it still says "Custom" he is definately working on this though. I feel his update will be perfect.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] milesmarrero:
Me ****ing too dude. And odin didn't do anything.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] DarkMenace:
The new version of Triangle away supports the S4.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] :
MORE BANDWIDTH!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA

http://www.mediafire.com/download/bi14x655asiotg4/M919UVUAMDL_M919TMBAMDL_M919UVUAMDL_HOME.tar.md5
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] sgs22012:
BTW just for those curious the MDL unrooted has deep sleep capability as confirmed via better battery stats.

Sent from my SGH-M919 using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] milesmarrero:
Can someone help me please? After doing both odin restores multiple times I still can't get my data to connect. It shows bars, but I get no signal. No 4g icon or anything. I get wifi only. I have no idea at this point
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] DarkMenace:
Toss me a PM and I'll seee what I can do for you when I get home in about 40 minutes.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] kevinrubio1:
So doing this method, I can revert to stock completely? (I don't have any kind of brick, i just want to get my custom rom and kernel off of my phone)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] DarkMenace:
I sent you a PM.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] kevinrubio1:
Thanks man!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] DarkMenace:
Your recovery M919UVUAMDL is in progress.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ivesdotkom:
after using odin and the official tar from sammobile my device status is still custom, is there a way to make it official?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nillyboble:
I get a fail in odin on setup connection it said can't open the serial (COM)port.

damn soft brick please help. thanks

(update) Problem fixed
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nillyboble:
Did you find the fix for this?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] DarkMenace:
Who needs a recovery? I've been followimg the other threads and lost track of this. PM or message me here for info/files.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Tankrat:
This thread saved me a headache, custom ROM and kernels flashing made my phone app force close no matter what I did and flash.

Odin this sick ROM in after advance/ complete wipe in TWRP and then checkmarking nand erase all in Odin. First time forgot to put the dll in the Odin folder that caused it not to reboot by it's self and remove the custom labels. Second time it worked.

Re-rooted w/CF-Auto-Root and I'm back in business.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] twiifm:
I'm having a problem with boot stuck at logo. I think it's because I formatted my partition.

I Odin'd the stock TAR. That was OK. Boot gets stuck at logo. I tried to go in recovery but there's no recovery. I can Odin TWRP but when I try to do a factory I get a "fail" message. I can't restore my TWRP backups either.

Any Ideas?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Android.Junkii:
same issue...any luck?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] vance74:
I have to say thanks to who ever created Odin Mobile it saved my phone works amazingly
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] unk2009:
Please do a search before trying this..

Sup Bro, had this happen to me once about 6-7 months ago, it took me a while to find the solution and I can't remember what source it was, but I did share the solution and if I'm not mistaken MisterJunky posted the solution as well(I have it archived in my pm's somewhere, but I digress)..while I was stuck in Bootloop after Odin. I turned off the phone booted into stock recovery and did a factory reset, then it booted...I hope this helps Bro
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Android.Junkii:
Thanks. I've since searched and found the same solution. Solved. Yet another problem surfaced, stuck at Samsung spash screen now. Odin both MDL and B stock tars..no luck. Flashed TWRP and tried a few other roms..no luck either. Had similair problem before on S3 but flashed stock and repartioned with PIT file...unable to find one for Tmo S4:confused::confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] CitrixLemon:
Thank you for hosting the files. I needed to fix a very strange bug where my contacts app would force close, this did the trick!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nba1341:
Is the stock file MDB. if not where do I get MDB at?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Tankrat:
This one is uamdb
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greengoldmello:
I cannot for the life of me get my browser to stay in memory. Every time I go go a small app, say music or messaging, the browser usually has to reload when I return to it.

What gives? Dealt with with this same crap on the evo lte last year and that was the main reason I got rid of it. This phone has 2gb of ram but still does the same...
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gtg465x:
Hmm... doesn't happen on mine. Maybe you have a rogue app eating all of your memories.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Cyber Akuma:
I believe this is a misprint or typo, but on Sprint's site for the S4, they list the Galaxy S4 as having a Super Amoled Plus screen.

The fact that the display is pentile is the main thing holding me back from pulling the trigger right now on upgrading my Evo 3D to a S4 (When I put my phone side-by-side to a S3 I noticed jaggier edges and a somewhat faint rainbow hue over white areas).

I know this isn't the first time a carrier put a customization on their phone that gave it an advantage over others (like how T-Mobile's S3 had 2 gigs of ram when the others had 1) but going for such a large Super Amoled Plus over Super Amoled screen seems like a rather drastic and expensive customization to make, especially since other than on the stats page I have seen no mention or advertisement of this anywhere else no matter how much I Googled it.

Can anybody confirm or deny this?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] CCallahan:
From the few specs I have seen on other sites for the Sprint version they do state it as a Plus version. Not hard to believe since the Sprint S2 is a Plus version as well. Not sure whether the other carriers just don't list it that specific or don't have it on their versions. However, it doesn't seem to be a typo by Sprint.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] physwm2501:
Must just be for marketing. we have a nice microscope at work and I was curious what the pixels looked like up close. They are definitely pentile
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] CCallahan:
They are both PenTile. The Plus just uses a different arrangement.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Cyber Akuma:
I thought that all of the S2s were Amoled Plus and not pentile?

Damn, I see :(

Thanks for confirming it.

Still not sure what phone to get, the fact that the HTC One has no SD slot is a complete deal-breaker for me, but I don't want to get a display that is less sharp than my current two-year old phone, even if its a higher resolution. If the Sprint S4 wasn't pentile then there would be no question.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] crawrj:
All I can say is DAMN! This screen is amazing. Completely blows away my S2 and S3. I fired up a movie using directv on it yesterday and was blown away.
[Xperia Play General] XDM inc:
I am a little upset that the xperia E comes with official Android 4.1 JB having less specs then the xperia play and they get jellybean! not ICS straight to jellybean! :mad: both specs are identical but the xperia E has a lower Gpu and internal memory AND STILL! :mad: I understand that sony said that they wanted to leave this phone as a gaming phone but at least make it a optional update on your own risk or something :mad:
[Xperia Play General] abdel12345:
Yeah it sucks that we dont get it and we didnt even get ics :mad: (i dont count the beta because of all its bugs) but there was a rumored release for it a while ago could this be it? :confused::sly:

Sent from my Xperia Play (r800x)
[Xperia Play General] ozzmanj1:
I think the problem is even if Sony released JB for our phone game development would still be slowing down like it has been lately. Plus all the older XPO releases like asphalt 6 and star battalion wouldn't work. Not like a lot of people play those. I still do. Is it possible to utilize some aspects of the xperia e's firmware?
[Xperia Play General] XDM inc:
thats why i say at your own risk, for people who might not want to game in the xperia play
[Xperia Play General] TLRtheory:
Wouldn't be the first time a weaker phone got a newer FW than Xperia Play... we've already established that the reason Xperia Play didn't get ICS/JB was because it would throw the software compatibility way off.

If you want a good example of how bad it would've been, just look at all Evo V owners who are in an absolute fury because the vast majority of 3D games were made to operate under 2.3. The way I see it, Sony did the smart thing by opting for a more stable ecosystem.
[Xperia Play General] XDM inc:
The thing is that a lot of app developers are abandoning gb, and making apps for 4.0+, even Google them self, example, chrome browser a great browser but not for gb.

I'd even settle for a decent official ics from Sony, I mean the developers here are doing a better job than them
[Xperia Play General] CosmicDan:
The Xperia Play has a Scorpion S2 CPU, it's old. The Xperia E is a Cortex A5. Scorpion might be faster in raw flops but the A5 has more features. Snapdragon is quite poor by today's standards and the Xperia E will probably beat it in many ways.

They don't do it on purpose. 2.x API just doesn't support anywhere near as much as 3.0+.
[Xperia Play General] XDM inc:
Hey dan! :)

and i see what you mean by the differences, i seen some benchmarks
[Xperia Play General] ozzmanj1:
I am going to admit many people know more about the inner workings of hardware. But I am sure that with the xperia e's 320x240 resolution also helps in benchmarks as it's not having to push as much in terms of resolution. Although I know that is only one aspect of a bigger picture.
[Xperia Play General] Mocket:
My friend has an Xperia J which is running on stock ICS and I can tell you it is laggy as hell, my phone with Krisdee's Hybrid ROM is much more stable. I know this has nothing to do with the Xperia E but Xperia J has similar hardware as our Xperia Play. Maybe he has a faulty device, I don't know.
[Xperia Play General] XDM inc:
Us modders have done a great job in making ics work well on Xperia play
[Xperia Play General] olokos:
My friend also has xperia j and yeah, it is laggy ;)

Sent from my own planet using ion cannon :D
[Xperia Play General] crazymonkey05:
Haha off topic but I love how you titled that
[Xperia Play General] ozzmanj1:
Family Guy.......?
[Xperia Play General] XDM inc:
Yea lol
[Xperia Play General] ozzmanj1:
Before I bring it back on topic. Here's a test xdarkmario. What FG moment has this line.

"Knuckle babies"

Okay back on topic of xperia e
[Xperia Play General] XDM inc:
hmmm.... not sure:confused:
[Xperia Play General] ozzmanj1:
Its one Peters rants when he is at the movie store and Tom Tucker walks in asking for 18+ videos and the clerk tells him they don't allow 18+ movies. Peter goes off on a rant about 18+ videos and "fire off some knuckle babies"

Okay..back to topic.
[Xperia Play General] XDM inc:
Ahh lol just got it lol
[Xperia Play General] labbala:
We all know what is the real problem.... we don't have an option for buying an xperia play 2 sony failed the smartphone gamming community...
[Xperia Play General] Visa Declined:
Considering how poor the Xperia Play sales were, it was the smartphone gaming community that failed Sony.

Why would they make a second version of a phone that sold like crap to begin with?
[Xperia Play General] abdel12345:
Well it actually sold as much as they expected so it wasnt crap but most phones sell more so Sony was probably disappointed. What I don't like is that they patented the idea and d won't release touchpad sources so now no other company will make one and we can never get touchpads smooth on ics and jelly bean.

Sent from my Xperia Play (r800x)
[Xperia Play General] crazymonkey05:
Well I believe that Sony should release xplay 2 because when the play was released people weren't all big on android or even mobile devices but today everyone wants a mobile device and I believe that the play 2 will sell huge if Sony puts some money into advertising it
[Xperia Play General] abdel12345:
With that I agree... now we just gotta tell that to an important Sony representative lol

Sent from my Xperia Play (r800x)
[Xperia Play General] Miles Wolf:
How many times has to be said that the reason thet the Xperia Play didn't get ICS wasn't its specs?
[Xperia Play General] abdel12345:
Yes we know it messed with gaming which was the whole point of the play but they could have made it optional. And if we had an official update then the devs could've made even better

Sent from my Xperia Play (r800x)
[Xperia Play General] XDM inc:
Shiiit if they made a Xperia play 2 I'd buy it in a heartbeat! Shut up and take my money
[Xperia Play General] ozzmanj1:
+1 There's a reason why I just replaced my R800x with an R800at, its because despite the age of this phone I hate touch screen gaming, and the PLAY is still fun to play with, 2 years after I bought my R800x.

$ony.... pull your head out of @$$ Then again I know why no XP2..... they dont want it competing with the DOA PS Vita.
[Xperia Play General] RozenTensai:
Sony's going blind. If they continue like this, they will lose a big opportunity.

There's a big potential in the mobile gaming market as it's increasing rapidly. They can use this as an advantage to sell XP2's or whatever could replace the Xperia Play.

With devices like ouya and nvidia's project shield in the works, Sony could be a great competitor to them and give an impulse to the market. Don't you think?
[Xperia Play General] mehdi.moha:
any news about xperia play 2 :D ????

my beautiful xperia play is really poor for today , but i can't use any phone without dedicated gamepad :(

does anyone have news about samsung our htc ... is there any plan for a phone with dedicated gamepad ?
[Xperia Play General] pedyvirus:
nvidia shiled has a gamepad but its not a phone

its an android gaming console
[Xperia Play General] mehdi.moha:
thank you pedy .

surely i was bough that if that one had call option :(
[Xperia Play General] abdel12345:
Samsung probably won't release one. Their galaxy series is too big and they're concentrating on those phones especially the s4 with all is accessories. The only company I can really see making something like the play is Microsoft but then it would be windows and not android :(

Sent from my Xperia Play (r800x)
[Xperia Play General] mehdi.moha:
2 years passed that i crossed my finger for xperia play 2 or something like that . now, i feel my finger is broken :(
[Xperia Play General] crazymonkey05:
Well like others said there is the nvidia project shield which I'm sure will have a mic and you can then just download a calling app from the play store
[Xperia Play General] mehdi.moha:
and where can i inseret my sim-card ?!!!
[Xperia Play General] sewer56lol:
You know what grinds my gears?...

The Xperia Z "Ultra" (or Xperia ZU if you prefer)

What the ....
[Xperia Play General] XDM inc:
why? the xperia z is the best
[Xperia Play General] sewer56lol:
But the benchmark.

I just feel like saying.....

POW!!!

POW!!!

POW!!!
[Xperia Play General] XDM inc:
Xperia ZU wait what? when did this come out?
[Xperia Play General] sewer56lol:
It's an upcoming device with already leaked screenshots and real life physical images.

It's been known for about a month but a benchmark was only found now.

Xperia Z "Ultra"

It's a phablet type phone.
[Xperia Play General] XDM inc:
ooooh the way i see this "possible price drop on xperia z!"
[Xperia Play General] sewer56lol:
Might make me get it instead of my S3 (but still keeping my play)
[Xperia Play General] abdel12345:
Yay if price drops I'd love to get z. Im with page plus though so I don't think itd work though I could just switch to a similar company with sim cards

Sent from my Xperia Play (r800x)