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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shabbypenguin:
crawrj is correct, its not a matte rof re-rooting its the binary is being killed as it tries to launch. att didnt get it in an update yet, only tmo and sprint for the us carriers.

http://www.shabbypenguin.com/OUDstu...-Kernel/TW/Stable/Stock-MDL-Stable-spr-TW.zip
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kyhassen:
I have not rooted yet and im trying to push the OTA update now. once it goes through, you want me to try one of the rooting methods???
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] garwynn:
Crawj tested them all the normal ones so far with no luck. Best working solution is flash Shabby's kernel and then re-root.

BTW, informed Agat of the change. He'll be looking at it for his kernel as well.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] crawrj:
You can test if you want to confirm. I have tried all rooting methods and they don't work with the updated kernel. You can install Shabby's kernel and test. I haven't done that yet.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ChadH42:
so do we flash update.zip then Shabby's kernel then reboot? Can the update be installed by a custom recovery (CWM or TWRP)?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shabbypenguin:
the update can be flashed by any recovery so long as you are stock enough. as in it doesnt care if you are rooted but more of if you removed maps.apk and it tries to update it with a patch the ota will fail.

my suggestion is flash ota, flash root, flash the kernel i compiled and youll be on latest ota with root :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] garwynn:
Normally I'll make one clicks of this right away but I'm going to wait a day or two and see if we see anything from Sextape's sources or Kies. Worst case we can make them via the dump method.

I'm also up for suggestions on boot.img for rooted one clicks. We'll obviously have to use a custom one and would prefer it to be unmodified from source drop except for flipping those switches off.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Shoulon:
I don't get why they never gave a MDL changelog =/ did it fix the Touchwiz's purple glowing from scrolling?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] crawrj:
Not sure what purple glowing you are talking about?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ChadH42:
ota wouldn't run. It's looking for a setting ro.secure = 1
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xchampx13:
What would be the easiest way to update? I am rooted with CWM and maybe 2 or 3 apps that need root. Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shabbypenguin:
that means you didnt have teh stock kernel
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] garwynn:
For the moment:

1) Un-root

2) Apply OTA

3) Flash Shabbypenguin's MDL source built kernel (but with root break off)

4) Re-root.

One click fans will have to wait a few days to get one. I'm holding out for tars if possible.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kyhassen:
Ok so I rooted, installed the ota, flashed root, and that kernel. I got it booted up and got root checker it says I have root access. But I got a message warning me of a harmful app and need to reboot.

EDIT. i just rebooted and the message is and it is still rooted.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ChadH42:
but I had the stock, rooted kernel installed from crawrj's Stock Rooted Odexed MDC.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shabbypenguin:
yea which i imagine he has ro.secure set to 0 to have an insecure kernel (aka a rooted kernel)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MoHoGalore:
Agat found this out in the source built kernel. I believe the solution was posted in his thread and I'm swamped at the moment to check and cross post that here (since it seems it's time to get that out everywhere at the moment).

Check the Org. Dev Section for Agat's thread or I'll do it when I get a free moment. Just wanted to get this response in here.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] crawrj:
I don't have a kernel in my Roms. Perhaps you installed Agat's kernel?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Shoulon:
like if your in settings the blue bars they use in the GUI to seperate sections (like in connections tab the one bar says "connect and share") when scrolling the bar shows a ghost image thats purplish.)

looks horrible when u know its there.

[MENTION=4194834]garwynn[/MENTION] - would the one click have the end same result as to the method present to root MDL now? Or should we just wait?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kyhassen:
Thank you. I'm checking it out now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] garwynn:
That would be the goal of a one click... otherwise it doesn't match as advertised, does it?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] opz187:
Is there anyway we could do this update process with just our s4 and a custom recovery? I don't have access to any computers for a couple days. Say we apply the update within cwm or twrp, when we go to reboot it usually says you last root would you like to fix, and disable flashing of stock recovery
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] crawrj:
OK apparently that is not just kernel related. I haven't tracked it down yet but I did flash completely stock MDC. I then installed Custom recovery and root. Right after I flashed just the rooted MDL system I started getting that. So it appears to have some kind of root checker in the system.

I am not sure yet though. I have been doing 12 things at once and haven't had any time to dig into it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cidica:
Anyone know whats in this update? I'm rooted right now and not by a pc so not going to have time right now fo do it. But is there anything thats actually updated or is this just a trhing to stop root update?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ChadH42:
The Sprint site states that this release fixes an SMS issue and provides a new version of s-Health application. That's all.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cidica:
Hmmm well I've yet to have sms issues which is odd thanks for the heads up though :) waste of an update for now from the looks of it though.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Shoulon:
I meant as would they both end up with a custom kernel or there just wont be a way of stock root?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] crawrj:
Ok there is definitely something in system causing the security alert. I can flash the mdc stock rooted Rom and the alert goes away. Flash the mdl stock rooted Rom and the alert comes back. Happens every time. Will dig deeper when I get a chance.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xchampx13:
Would it be safe to say since im having no issues its not worth updating yet?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MoHoGalore:
Hit Agat up. I know he was looking into it and only finding that the se app was the culprit. (If memory serves me correctly) Try freezing it and see what your results are.

Sent from my SPH-L720 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] apexcell:
US Cellular just released theirs with some documentation today. I wonder if the Sprint one is roughly similar.

http://www.droid-life.com/2013/05/0...ng-galaxy-s4-on-the-way-as-build-r970vxuamdl/
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Mudavo:
I am waiting until the devs figure out what exactly this update does for root. I'm sure once its worked out, we will get an updated rooted ROM.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MoHoGalore:
Seems that root isn't the issue anymore with the update rather than the annoying access msg. That's the hunt...

Sent from my SPH-L720 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] crawrj:
Ok nag fix is posted in the OP of my MDL Rom Thread. I have broken my wifi and sdcard. It is 1:22am and it has been a long day. I am going to bed and will pick this up again in the morning. If anyone knows how to decompile the two files in the fix so we can try and find the difference that would be great.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] opz187:
Nice work buddy
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Mudavo:
Question: Since a kernel is not part of the rom, what kernel is recommended? or do I flash ontop of the MDC kernel?

*Edit Opps wrong thread.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] aFoodStampBaby:
Is there a safe flash zip for the ota yet?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] reverepats:
I used crawrj's odex NO DATA WIPE zip, then flashed his NAG FIX zip and everything is fine. It just won't give you the new Radios. He's still working on the Modems. But it's been fine for me for 2 days so far. All done with OUDHS.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TheNinja370:
Thanks for the update. Gonna wait it out a bit before I do anything else.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DarqAnshin:
So excuses my ignorance, but does this mean that at a software level the MDL patch now works with root, we would just have to update our own Radios at this time (ie via something like tasker?)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] theralphretort:
Odin doesn't work for me

I am a complete noob at this, although I successfully rooted my phone and got Titanium Backup and all that and thought I was rolling along nicely. Now I also downloaded Odin, which happens to not work for my S4. So how, or what, are you guys using or doing to flash ROMS?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DarqAnshin:
I may be a complete noob but I do know that if you did the Odin Recovery it isn't the easiest thing to step into (Vol Down + Power till blue text then release). The quickest way into Recovery for me was a little app called Quick Boot. Quick Boot gets you right into the Recovery mode really quick. Also try ROMToolbox for Romcontrol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MoHoGalore:
Just a quick correction:

To get to Recovery - (phone is powered off) Hold Vol UP + Power - When you get the Sammy S4 Boot Logo, let go. Then you'll see the blue text that it's booting into recovery. (You can also let go of the power key when you feel the vibration. As long as you hold the Vol UP until the boot logo)

To get to Odin Download mode - (phone is powered off) Hold Vol DOWN + Power..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] silvioj:
Still not rooted here, decided to apply the update and it definitely feels smoother. The kernel definitely seems to have been optimized
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] theralphretort:
Ok, so I downloaded the desktop version of Odin (ran as Admin), as I was trying to use Odin mobile. But I can't flash any roms because none of them are in .tar format, at least the one I've been able to download. ROM Manager said I needed to flash CWM in order to be able to use it's functions, but it's not going so smoothly at the moment due to this issue. I suscessfully got it into downloading mode, where the little green android guy is their warning me not to turn off the target. And it's showing up on Odin (although not in the yellow color it said it should, Says [COM6] with blue hue around it.

Any help would be much appreciated.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DarqAnshin:
Check out the instructions from here: Shabby deserves a thanks

The files you will need are listed in that link.

I followed these instructions and it worked the first time for me. My only problem right now is that I am showing custom instead of Normal
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] theralphretort:
Thanks man, that's really a big help, obviously!! I've been at this for 2 or 3 hours now, so I will try the guide when I let my brain rest for a minute. Again, though, big thanks for your help!!! And thanks to Shabby as well!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] theralphretort:
It says something about a Skyfire app not passing verification when I try to flash the Samsung Update with CWM. Maybe I ****ed up somehow and got rid of too much ****? I'll try to get a screenshot.

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Yep, it was that damn Lumen toolbar I deleted lol.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Snazarian:
What are some of the other changes/bug fixes you guys are seeing???
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DarqAnshin:
Can anyone verify for me that this is the best way to get MDL onto my phone without loosing root or hosing up the system or making a mess of an otherwise pretty awesome phone?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JesseFK:
I tried installing this update but it just fails when it tries to install it through recovery. I am rooted with CWM for the recovery. What do you need to do to get this to install? Thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dbpaddler:
So I"m not rooted and post update. Have Shabby's download on the phone. Should I flash it and root? I'm guessing I'll get that security nag so it's best to just wait it out.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Tahde:
Flash cwm via Odin first, then flash shabbys built kernel and supersu and your good. With the nag, just freeze it with titanium backup or equivalent (I used rom toolbox pro).

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dbpaddler:
Thanks. Flashed CWM via Odin then Shabby's kernel via CWM then ran Motochopper. Root checker says I have root. Now to wait till Helium finishes backing up my Note 2 and then I'll restore over to the S4.

My ability to give thanks seems to have disappared. I think I have to change a setting of sorts to get it back.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] olechevytruck:
Hey I just got this galaxy S4 upgrade from a razr, when I picked it up the guy at sprint had to run the new OTA update before he would let me have it... Now I can't root it. I know I need to flash the other kernel but "I dont know how... I do have a version of CWM on it already but it doesnt look like any version Ive seen in use... no options to flash from memory card or anything... I'm lost, can someone please help me out? I do have the debugging and dev options turned on, and the build number is L720VPUAMDL. Ive tried moto and the other way listed... I've tried with Ubuntu and windows, and every time I get errors during the root process. Signature errors... And the root privilages never unlock. Root checker says sorry and Tit. Backup wont work. i dont remember exactly what they where but I can do the process again and find out if needed... please help someone I need titanium backup to get to a few games from my old phone.... thanks in advance
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Marty:
The MDL kernel prevents root using the Moto method. However, the kernel is still rootable, you just have to go about it a different way (so no, you don't need a different kernel). There should be an option to flash a zip in CMW from your internal/external SD card (if you still can't find it, try installing this version of CMW: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2254678). Once you locate the option in CMW to flash a zip from from your internal or external SD card, flash the SuperSU zip located here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1538053

After you flash the zip, you will be rooted. If you still have questions, be sure to read these threads first:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2270065

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2277480
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] olechevytruck:
"when I run the updated kernel file from this thread I get a "signature verification failed" error before reboot, then if I go ahead and flash the super su zip from the link above I get this:

failed to verify whole file signature

failed to verify whole file signature

signature error

right after the Verifying Update package line... This is the same errors Ive been getting all along...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Marty:
Why are you trying to install a kernel? You are already running MDL. The MDL kernel is perfectly rootable, you just need to follow the instructions I stated in my previous post. No offense, but be sure you are actually running CMW and not the stock recovery. If you aren't, then install the CMW-based recovery I provided a link to in the previous post.

If you still can't get it to work, follow the CF-auto root method here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2292615
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] olechevytruck:
No offense taken... I am willing to admit my noobness... I might still be in the stock recovery as it looks nothing like the screen shots of CWM Ive seen and I used safestrap and bootstrap before so I dont know... any way when I went step by step in the instructions above I am still getting an error durring the instalation of super user. same error just one this time instead of three. Also I couldnt get the Odin 3.04 to run because it was missing a dll file from the DL, but I used Odin 3V185 from a previous download from an earlier attempt at this, it worked the same, do I need to re download 3.04? I apologize for the noob questions, I've never run into this kind of trouble rooting a phone... and this is my fourth one.

EDIT: I didnt see the link for the auto root above... I'll try that

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OK, So, evidently I'm just a tard. I'm sorry, but thank you for all your help. The issue was I wasnt beating the phone to reboot from Odin and getting to recovery mode before it rebooted. Read a line on the auto root thread that said turn off the tick mark in Odin for auto reboot and when it flashes just take the batt out and then boot into recovery mode that way... did that and it installed CWM... once CWM was installed, I follwed the instructions for every root process Ive done today ;) and presto... rooted... fully....

Thanks again everyone... XDA rocks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] lafester:
So I just did this and I'm wondering why people aren't just using cf autoroot?

made the process pretty painless. odin stock, update, cf autoroot, goo im for twrp and done.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MoHoGalore:
Because when the op was written, CF didn't have autoroot at the point it is now to work with MDL...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] P1_e85:
I am currently still on MDC, rooted, hot spot mod, ktoonsez kernel :beer: overclocked, boo ya. :D

Point of all this is, im just wondering if I flash this ill be MDL? That notification is starting to get annoying. :banghead:

Cheers.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] crawrj:
You would have the MDL system. You would want to flash the firmware to get that updated to MDL. But the modem would still be MDC. Only way to get the modem is from the OTA.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] ragnsep:
Hey guys u was wondering about getting a MHL 2.0 adapter. I mistakenly ordered one from amazon that doesn't work(apparently Samsung uses a different pin arrangement?)

Will any GS3 mhl adapter work but still need an auxiliary charging port? Or is there a specific MHL 2 adapter that I will need?
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] AnthomX:
I am curious as well, ran across the same issue.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] ashdatank:
maybe this will help.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10833&cs_id=1083314&p_id=9716&seq=1&format=2
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] facetubespam:
The Galaxy S3 and Note 2 MHL adapter works. It will not charge your phone while it works, but it works. To charge your phone at the same time, you have to attach the charger to the MHL adapter.

The MHL adapter for the S2 will not work with the S3 or S4 unless you get the 5 pin to 11 pin connector.

The S4 MHL adapter (which is twice the price of the S3 one) will charge your phone when connected to the TV without an additional adapter. It also has a higher refresh rate (60) vs the S3's MHL adapter (24).

The S4 MHL adapter is also backwards compatible, but still needs a charger attached to it to charge your phone at the same time.

It all depends on your needs and your willingness to pay.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] grundlestain:
I have figured out an incomplete list of dialer codes for my t-mo galaxy s4, hopefully this will help someone with something...

*#06# IEME number

*#0*# Test screen

*#0283# Audio loopback

*#2663# Firmware and Update versions

*#12580*369# Software and Hardware info

*#0228# Battery Status

*#2263# RF Band selection

*#9090# Service Mode

*#7284# UART MODEM PDA

*#8736364# Update Settings

*#7353# QUICK TEST MENU

I have tried these and know they work, feel free to add any more that you find...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] JusTeN_:
*#03#

NandFlashHeaderRead
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lucaslion:
thanks very much.:highfive:

this is very useful.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] skygear:
Is there a way to pull a list from the Rom? One that lists all the codes?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] KaneHusky:
There is. I pulled a bunch of them from decompiled phone/settings apk files over the weekend. Most of them did nothing though. I'll try to remember to post them tonight.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] skygear:
I appreciate it. Would also be interesred in which files/ apk's had the codes in them also.

Was a sim unlock solution reached for the S3? I have as going to start my work on it in a similar fashion to the Sensation. Unless the s3 had it done rhen I would look how it was achieved

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Just saw the sgs3 unlock with the video... Yep, not on ours. No menu there.

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*#197328640# Service mode screen
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] KaneHusky:
These are all of the codes I found. I cannot remember where I found them at the moment and I don't have my phone with me to check. I'll post again if I remember where I found the codes. Of all the codes listed in the file, only some of them worked.

*#22558463# ResetTotalCallTime

*#3214789650#

*#9900# SysDump

*#0514# SysDump (shorter list)

*#66336# ServiceMode - MDM Ramdump mode

*#99007788#

*#197328640# ServiceMode - DEBUG SCREEN (1 Basic Information - same as 0011)

*#27663368378# ServiceMode - MAIN MENU (7 DEBUG SCREEN)

*#2684#

*#0011# ServiceMode

*#123456#

*#22553767#

*#32489#

*#2580#

*#9090# ServiceMode - DIAG CONFIG

*#4238378#

*#745#

*#66336#

*#746#

*#2263# ServiceMode - toggle Auto/WCDMA/GSM/LTE bands and modes

*#1575#

*#6984125*#

*#2866#

*#2767*2878#

*#147852#

*#5337632#

*#369852#

*#1478963#

*#73876766#

*#738767633#

*#7387678387#

*#7387677763#

*#4387264636#

*#03# Nand Flash Unique Number

*#TESTMODE#

*#1111#

*#2222#

*#8888# ServiceMode - READ FTA HW VERSION

*#301279#

*#279301#

*#3214789#

*#827828868378#

*#3698741#
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gaslucas39:
I appreciate for this. very useful post
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] skygear:
unlock achieved.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] RMXO:
anyone know how to turn off fast dormancy?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Roamin64:
I have not tested this method, but seems to work for almost everyone : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2283068
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] skygear:
I know. Worked....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] coyttl:
Silly question, but..

What would you use any of these for? The only one I saw referenced was the SIM unlock.. but the others? Far beyond me. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] skygear:
Well, SIM unlock was achieved from these codes for 1. Reset, program etc. Don't worry, you will probably NEVER use any of these.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Roamin64:
Videotron Specific code

Here is one, that is specifically for videotron's SGH-M919V , that is one to change the amount of seconds before the voicemail answers. It will most likely not work on any other carriers.

**61*+15144242302*11*xx#

xx = time in seconds between 05 and 30 seconds. (Sadly , you cannot make it longer than 30 sec for videotron)

The + really is part of the code , hold down the 0 key to get the +.

The phone says this :

MMI code started.

Call forwarding

when no reply

Registration was successfull.

If you try 31 or higher as the time in seconds, you get the following message :

Call forwarding

Connection problem or invalid

MMI code.

when no reply for All Speech

Services

It would of been nice to have more than 30 seconds to answer.

Roamin
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] coyttl:
Hey, very cool. What's the default answer time, anyone know?