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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] 78Staff:
Well, I am noticing I have to reboot twice when exiting from recovery. So basically swapped rebooting twice to get in recovery to twice to get out.

2.5.0.2 doesn't have these issues, but reports crazy data partition sizes so nandroid backup's don't work. Philz does the same but you can force the backup anyway. Once fix reported to be to factory reset - I'll probably be loading a rom update soon so will see if any change.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] seanpr123:
Anybody know can you do an internal SD Card data wipe?

Tried it once on 2.5.2 and it killed my phone until I did an Odin restore.

I've tried Philz but just can't get past how cluttered everything is and the touch interface is waaay behind TWRP.

Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] doesntmatterx:
I did this and it killed my phone two days ago. I did multiple ODIN restores to unroot but everything fails as I get stuck into a boot loop. Are there any additional steps you took to fix your phone?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] seanpr123:
Yep, once in stock recovery wipe everything!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jproy12:
Looking forward to a new version for the i337m device (jfltecan)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] RobPiazzajr89:
Haven't found this anywhere else.

I am unable to wipe my cache, and or Dalvik, it just doesn't allow me, it froze earlier restarted and my phone rebooted, worked went back into recovery and it said unable to mount /cache. HOW THE HELL do i fix it?

I've looked everywhere.

****EDIT***** Upon even reinstalling the recovery I get

Updating Partition details...

E: Unable to mount '/cache'

E: Unable to mount '/cache'

Running boot script...

Finished running boot script.

E: TWFunc::Copy_Log -- Can't Open destination log file: '/cache/recovery/

E: Unable to mount '/Cache'

E: Unable to mount '/Cache'

E: Failed to wipe dalvik

Updating partition details

E: Unable to mount '/cache'
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Wing_Zero_Custom:
The latest TWRP is not installing for me.

When I do GooManager -> Install OpenRecveryScript, it downloads and then I get a toast that says "Recovery Installed!" then "GooManager has been granted SU" and then nothing happens! When I reboot TWRP still shows 2.5.0.2.

Any help would be appreciated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Febby:
I had posted a zip for the latest one a page or so back.

"All men are created equal, some work harder in pre-season."

- Emitt Smith
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Wing_Zero_Custom:
Your zip worked. I am now on 2.6.3.1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] mikew29:
Sorry for the noob question, but what is the most I can wipe running 2.6.3.1 on an at&t s4? My WiFi & Bluetooth is wonky after flashing a few ROMs today and I want to 'start clean'.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jd1639:
Wipe data, system, cache, dalvik, and android secure. But flash a rom after that or restore a nandroid.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Tachyon_1:
Is TWRP ever going to support SD Card partitioning/formatting?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] VICIOUSVIC1:
Is this done on PC via Odin or can I just flash in recovery?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jd1639:
??? It's thru the goo manager. There is a zip file floating around that you could flash thru your recovery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jproy12:
You can also download the file from the TWRP website and flash via Odin :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] VICIOUSVIC1:
Sorry to keep bugging but is there a direct link tried Goo manager did not work been looking for a few hrs but can't find zip or tar almost time for work am still on 2.5 would like to update

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Too didn't work it said it installed but when I rebooted in to recovery it still at 2.5 do I have to log in or something.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] oak:
2.5.0.2 is the one that works. Why change? 2.6 hangs at boot, at least for me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jd1639:
Here's a link to a 6.3 zip. But as others have said 2.5 seems to have less issues. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=45656348
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] seanpr123:
Unless I'm mistaken or in the wrong forum, you can't flash a custom recovery via Odin on the AT&T S4...

Locked bootloader and all.

You need to use a method like Casual or be rooted first.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jproy12:
This is also the Bell, Rogers and Telus forum for the S4, and I've always done it via Odin without any problems.

I'm sure there will be a new release soon with an updated twrp that doesn't hang or have any problems.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] VICIOUSVIC1:
Oh thanks just seen it was 4.3 updated hear Sho will be releasing updated Shostock 4.3 sometime soon.. Just thought I be ready
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Febby:
Since I noticed anybody noticed the release of 2.6.3.1 release officially for the i9505 while back and keeps using older version or even 2.6.3.0 that has issues.

I had posted a flashable zip too! This version does not hang for me at splash, not once. Others report the same compared to 2.6.3.0.

Here is again my post of the unofficial version of twrp 2.6.3.1.

This is an unofficial release for the SGH-I337. Use at your own risk!

How to install recovery:

**** Recovery install method ****

This requires to have a custom recovery already installed.

1: Download zip

2: flash via recovery.

**** Flashify app install method ****

1: Download and install flashify from play store - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cgollner.flashify

2: Download twrp 2.6.3.1 zip.

3: use a program that allows you extract zip files to extract the recovery.img ( I use root explorer).

4. Open flashify and use it to flash the extracted recovery.img

**** Download links ****

MediaFire: http://www.mediafire.com/?k9okxzy2yozuyxb

Box: https://app.box.com/s/eckh8a0krm05iuklsjmt

Dropbox: https://db.tt/oWgPH1m0

Report any bugs you find on the official thread linked below as source.

All credit goes to [MENTION=912474]Dees_Troy[/MENTION]

Source of GT-I9505 THREAD = http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=46139238
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] 78Staff:
I used this zip for a week or two, it mostly worked well but I would occasionally get hangups on boot. A power cycle would resolve, but I eventually just went back to 2.5.0.2. Hopefully the will release an official update for us soon.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Febby:
Guess there is still kinks to be worked out. When you say at boot do you mean the blue letters.when its attempting to go to recovery or the twrp splash screen? I'd report issue to the github of twrp and the i9505 thread :)

"All men are created equal, some work harder in pre-season."

- Emitt Smith
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] soccerkidguy:
I would like specifics on how to do this

I have attempted to flash several recoveries and I have no been successful in any attempts.

I have a GS4 l337 on the latest OTA update 4.2.2 Stock

I have root through the ./pwn ./script sh method and I have successful root with SuperSU.

I tried to install cwm recovery through the app and the LOKI method and wasn't successful.

I have flashify and goomanager on my phone and have tried to flash from them and it hasn't worked

Could someone please give me an explanation of what I have to do?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Febby:
Sorry since you have the latest MF3 you shouldn't be trying to flash any custom recoveries. Use safestrap.

"All men are created equal, some work harder in pre-season."

- Emitt Smith
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] 78Staff:
When exiting recovery and rebooting, 2.6.3.1 would hang at the Samsung S4 logo, which is kinda opposite of .0 which hangs when rebooting into into recovery. 2.5.0.2 doesn't hang up anywhere, but does ask to fix root every time, which is annoying as well.

Philz does none of this, but I just am not wild about the interface.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] emmabellachristian:
if someone can help me out some how i stupidly installed clockwordmod over my twrp i dont know how i did that but i wanna get twrp the goo manager way is not working. any help ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Latty:
CM10.1 nighties are already 100% stable on the Canadian SGS4s... Us lucky bums get to enjoy it. The only thing missing is nfc.

Yup, Odin will work to flash a stock image, but I would have just recommended throwing CM10.1 on an SD card and running with it :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] AceCooper0506:
Wait, so this is what I understand from reading all the threads on the at&t S4, even though this custom recovery is available but we can't install it yet because the at&t S4 has a locked bootloader right?

So what are the options left for rooting the at&t S4, will the motochopper work on the updated MDL version of the at&t S4?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] wally3614:
I used motochopper then got an ota update which unrooted me but motochopper worked right after to re root:)

deviantlife
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] penguinjoe:
Mine did have a lock on it. However I got 1337M from Virgin mobile (Bell) and it was network locked (not bootloader-locked). As soon as I did the unlock code magic, the lock icon went away.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Moose0704:
So cannot wait to get my S4 on Monday and get that bootloader unlocked!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] CZ Eddie:
Direct TWRP pages with links to ODIN files:

Canada S4:

http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2/175

AT&T S4:

http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2/174

AT&T ODIN file isn't hosted yet but likely will be after djrbliss releases the boot unlocker next week (or whenever).

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I love XDA.

"it's 100% stable"

"oh, NFC isn't working".

:laugh:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] penguinjoe:
There also appears to be an issue of CM 10.1 mounting/recognizing exFAT-formatted SDCards.

I noticed spider solitaire (one of my offline favorites) animates seriously slow using the May 17 nightly.

------- edit - sorry OP. this really wound up being off topic. my bad!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] PearsonDKA:
Haha cool, got this working on my GS IV from Bell =D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] thatsupnow:
Is there a way to turn down the sensitivity? Its damn hard to fo any kind of scrolling
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] PeterGuru:
Will happen, but it make still take a bit of time ...

I have the exact same problem, as do many others. I'm sure that Dees_Troy will up-date the recovery once the entire AT&T/Verizon bootloader issue is resolved, which should be later this month.

In the meantime, I suggest using the "Name," "Date," and "Size" buttons at the bottom of any scrollable screen to help access files you need. It doesn't always work well, but it's certainly better than simply trying to scroll, which can be a nightmare right now.

Peter
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] mrdindon:
Im still unable to use it...

E: Failed to decrypt data....

Any idea ?

Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] prking07:
Twrp has been updated to version 2.5.0.1 sensitivity has been fixed. Grab it at goomanager.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] peoples_flip:
Just out of curiosity how come no one is using CWM?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] PeterGuru:
Doesn't yet exist ...

Well, let's see. It's kind of hard to use something that doesn't yet exist.

TWRP is the only recovery available so far, but I'm sure that will change over the next week to 10 days.

Peter
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] peoples_flip:
It exists and as a matter of fact I'm using it on my i337m right now.

I installed it via ROM Manager and it works beautifully.

If you go to clockworkmod.com it'd listed there for or devices (Canada/Bell)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] prking07:
It does exists, you can use the 9505 one.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] PeterGuru:
Well, then I'm the one to apologize. I'm surprised that CM hasn't listed the CWM Recovery in the Original Android Development section of the North American S4 pages. To be honest, I would never use any file from the pages of ANOTHER thread/device unless expressly permitting it, and since it isn't listed on the "AT&T, Canadian Bell, Rogers, Telus, Virgin Samsung Galaxy S 4" pages, I would never take the risk. Then again, I've had too many issues with previous devices using CWM Recovery, including losing my IMEI on two units, which is why I use TWRP exclusively. Although it's simply my opinion, when I see the words "ROM Manager," I cringe.

Peter
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Maesedroid:
Installed CWM successfully in my SGH-I337M, wondering why there's no listed custom rom available at least for us "unlocked" models. Might consider to take a look in 19505 dev section :(

Regards :thumbup:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Firestar292:
I lost my IMEI on rogers s3 using TWRP. Had nothing to do with CWM.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] romracer:
Attached is TWRP 2.5.0.1 in Loki format. Curious about Loki? See Dan Rosenberg's (@djrbliss) disclosure on unlocking the bootloader here.

This was made for JDQ39.I337UCUAMDL so I believe you will need the OTA to properly use it (for aboot from the OTA specifically).

I can't take screenshots in recovery but I've tested and it is working.

Steps:

1) Download the attached zip and extract the .lok file to your desktop. Download loki_flash from Dan's GitHub here.

2) Push loki_flash and the .lok file with adb

- adb push loki_flash /data/local/tmp

- adb push openrecovery*.lok /data/local/tmp

3) Using the device, flash the recovery image.

- adb shell

- su

- cd /data/local/tmp

- chmod 755 loki_flash

- ./loki_flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.1-jflteatt.lok

4) Reboot into recovery and enjoy!

ALL THANKS TO DAN ROSENBERG and the creators of TWRP. I just used their tools to put this together for the less inclined.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] gravedigger76:
Find the recovery flushable .zip for you're device in previous threads. Flash in cwm reboot recovery. Profit.

Make sure you're getting one for you're device and if its Att its lokied
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] emmabellachristian:
im total moron thank you i guess thats what no sleep and being up at almost 3 am does. thanks again
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] oak:
See the post 6 up from yours. He plainly lays out exactly what you are looking for.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] emmabellachristian:
already said im moron and i got it :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] oak:
Ah, don't be so hard on yourself. As you said, it's late. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] upndwn4par:
Since there seems to be some issues with CWM based recoveries lately, I thought I'd make some flashable zips for everyone.

I recently went back to 2.5.0.2 since there is no hang at the splash screen.

As with anything that anyone posts...flash at your own risk!

TWRP_2.5.0.2_SGH-I337_Recovery-Flashable

TWRP_2.6.0.0_SGH-I337_Recovery-Flashable

TWRP_2.6.3.0_SGH-I337_Recovery-Flashable

Edit:

Peeps, let's get this thread up to 5 stars where it belongs. :good: :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] seanpr123:
Thanks.

What are the advantages on the I337 to 6.3.0 > 5.0.2?

Also, since the Internal data wipe is borked on 5.0.2, does that actually do anything different than using a file manager to manually delete everything under sdcard?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] rav4kar:
I am new to TWRP and used 5.0.2 to backup TW based 4.2.2 ROM last night , just to give it a maiden try and it went smooth, no issues. But I read iB4STiD had given this warning (below) in one of his threads

<<

IMPORTANT

when using twrp recovery

do not choose "format data"

(that option will ask you to type "yes")

what if i did?

rom will not boot past "padlock" boot screen or

rom will not boot on second reboot

>>

But I did not find "format data" in anywhere in twrp ( any blind-spot there? ) on 5.0.2, folks can share their experience with latest releases like 6.x.x. TWRP seem to be feature rich compared to CWM but I don't know how stable it's :fingers-crossed:

Edit:1

Oops that dangerous "format data" is under Wipe ..I am not touching it instead I do "Swipe to Factory Reset".

Edit:2

As far as I used 5.0.2, everything worked including flashing , backup , restore, file explorer, dalvik/cache cleanup, etc. I should definitely rate this thread 5 stars!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] crzygrmn:
I have a problem.

I rooted my i337m on stock rom no nothing custom kernel just stock rooted rom.

Anyways: installed goomanager from play store.

Gave it root access and then I looked for recovery for my i337m.

Well there was no recovery for device found???!!

Always worked for me in the past .

Any help . I dont like cwm recovery
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] tzlot:
Same issue for me, but as far as I know TWRP is still a bit buggy on the gs4 (frequent lockups either entering or exiting recovery depending on the version)... I tried a few versions and quickly gave up from dealing with lockups... If anyone has a version working perfectly I'd love to hear about it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] oak:
2.5.0.2 works fine for me. No hangs.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] tzlot:
No problems with the old version on 4.3 / 4.4 Roms?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] oak:
I haven't tried any 4.4 roms but 4.3 are fine.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] rav4kar:
+1 as far as my experience with 4.2.2 is concerned.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] seanpr123:
2.5.0.2 is perfect except for /data/media (internal sdcard, type yes) format.

Do that and you'll find yourself needing an Odin.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Mrkrackie:
I'm using 2.6.3.0 and I cannot seem to install any themes that use Aroma. :confused:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Cusa:
Not necessarily, use adb sideload and problem solved. That's what I do all the time when flashing a ROM.

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Sorry for asking this question but can someone please fill me in on why there seems to be many problems with twrp? It seems that only 2.5.0.2 is the one that works like charm.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] BrokenLegGuy:
okay I'm seeming to have a problem. I'm rooted and trying to install twrp buut every time I try to install it via GooManager app the page times out.. I went to their site and found the following instructions for installing it manually

The only problem is I don't know where I should put it. Based off the command being run I'm guessing I just put the *.img file on the internal sdcard at the same level as the downloads folder. Is that correct? I don't know command line that well, at all, and just wanted to be sure before doing anything.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] :
Just flash in recovery and as mentioned don't do format where you type "yes"

I wipe all partitions individually and manually and never had an issue on any rom--

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/yhrq0tia8512rj9/FCjN8C9RMT/TWRP_Flashable-2.5.0.2.zip

Always have at least one nandroid on phone and pc--:)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] BrokenLegGuy:
yeah, I can't seem to get into recovery... it's volume up + home button + power button right? If so it's just flicks and then goes to download mode. I even tried to use GooManager to boot into recovery and still no dice, I get put into download mode.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] :
You are probably not releasing correct buttons at right time?

For me--

With screen on:

I depress vol- and pwr at same time

When screen goes black I continue to hold both about 5 seconds

Then I release pwr and continue to hold vol- until blue text appears at top left of screen.

Then release vol- immediately

If you hold too long it will reboot

If you can't get it then you may need to do the adb mentioned
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] :
The file *script.img doesnt download (i337m)

Any other way to install TWRP ?

Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] 78Staff:
Right below the steps in the OP you quoted is a link, go there and you can download version for your device and install via adb or terminal
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] CZ Eddie:
2.6.3.1

was released on 11/25.

I haven't tried it yet though.

http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/174

And it's not available though Goo Manager yet. Or maybe it is, I dunno. I have a 9505G ROM so it would have given me the wrong recovery anyways.

You may need to download and install the .IMG file if you want the latest version.

No list of what the fixes might be either.

EDIT

: Just flashed it via wireless ADB Konnect app.

I used it to wipe everything, including data. Rebooted into it four times and never got a hang-up.

Installed 4.4 Dandroid Google Edition ROM without a problem.

So far, so good.

Sure hope this is the TWRP that fixes all the little issues because I miss having a solid TWRP recovery.

EDIT #2: Gone into recovery about 12-13 times now and not a single slowness noted. Even cache & dalvik wipe about 200 times faster than they did in 2.6.3.0.

The only weirdness is every once in awhile when going into recovery, I'll "briefly" see a screen I've never seen before that appears to be dedicated to wiping cache & dalvik. But that screen goes away in the blink of an eye, before I can do anything with it. It's happened twice now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] CZ Eddie:
sorry, wrong thread.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] trunzoc:
You sure this is new? I've had 2.6.3.1 running since Oct.

There was a link to it back on page 78.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=46751395
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] 78Staff:
It's new for the I337, at least officially.

openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-jflteatt.img	2013-11-25 8:03:41 PST

Is it any different than your version gleaned from the 9505? That I can't answer :).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Febby:
I released an unofficial version modified from the the i9505 2.6.3.1 but who knows if this has any changes.

"All men are created equal, some work harder in pre-season."

- Emmitt Smith
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] 78Staff:
Yeah, I've been running yours for some time. I'll probably try the new one, I still occasionally get hangs at the Galaxy S4 screen with the unofficial one... :).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] trunzoc:
I need to change the sig. I'm actually on an AT&T. Running KangaKat, which has 9505 in the built prop.

FWIW I installed the version CZEddie posted and have no issues.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] CZ Eddie:
Still no hangs for me at all.

Can't talk to the formatting data issues of the past, since I don't run TW and it's never given me any issues on AOSP or Google Edition ROM's.

I'm very happy with it so far.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] 78Staff:
wow even official 2.6.3.1 is taking 2 and 3 reboots to get past the hang :(. Eff it I'm going back to 2.5.0.2 for time being...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] tevil:
Help

Just did the terminal emulator install and everything seemed to go fine yet when I went to reboot it says

"Could not do normal boot"

Then does the android logo with

"Downloading do not turn off target!!"

Under it

Any tips?

Is it bricked?

Brand new galaxy s4