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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freakboy13:
What he said ^

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skswati:
Sorry, kindly move this
[HTC One S] aneeshcphilip:
I m abt to buy htc one s from ebay... and seller doesnt have bill or orginal box with him... and he doesnt want to install any apps on it... only thing i can see is black htc one s... seller claiming tat all black htc one s are coming with 1.5ghz s4 proccy... can u guys please verify that? is all black one s are s4? please reply asap...
[HTC One S] Seraz007:
well without the box its pretty hard to tell :(
[HTC One S] aneeshcphilip:
Anybody with black HTC one s s3?
[HTC One S] usaff22:
Yeah, it is possible to have a black S3.

However if the item is not as described you should be able to return it.
[HTC One S] aneeshcphilip:
I m trying to avoid that burden....
[HTC One S] yatindroid:
Try this

Ask seller to switch phone in bootloader mod by switching off phone then press volume down + power button then release power hold volume button

There will show if it is s4 there will Vle in 2nd line

If s3 vle c2 written

See pic below

From HTC One S
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] Lloyd:
looking for one

cheap

xda

please get intouch and tell me whats wrong with it,money waiting

honest sellers only please :)
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] F DOT:
got 1

yea i got an xda n da corner of the screen is cracked n da crack aint big so il sell it 4 £50-nufin more nufin less
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] polar20:
Me too. The screen is cracked with a black spot. Touch screen and everything else still works. I would buy a used screen or sell my device. I simply need a PDA phone with a working screen right now.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] kevinheb:
Hi guys check out :

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....MESE:IT&viewitem=&item=280074851090&rd=1&rd=1
[Android Software Development] Abhinav1997:
Presenting PAC ROM Porter

About the tool:

This tool can be used to port the great PAC ROMs from any device. It's based on the guide of rishab.raj37. Thank him too.

How to use:

Make sure you that both the ROMs(Base and PAC) have the same resolution. I recommend taking CM as base. Also make sure that the android versions of base and PAC ROM matches. Try to use port from a device of same manufacturer, though it may not matter much.

Steps-

1. Place base ROM zip in CM folder.

2. Place PAC ROM zip in PAC folder.

3. Now click on Main.bat the tool will do some steps.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions.

5. Then it will zip the ROM, select name as desired and find your ROM in /PORT folder.

6. Congrats on your newly ported ROM.

Downloads:

Download the tool from here.

Screenshot:

FAQs:

Credits:

1.rishab.raj37- For such a great guide. Thank him too ;)

2. PAC Team- For such great efforts on such great ROM.​
[Android Software Development] djkidy123:
I'm getting error sub directory alredy exist??
[Android Software Development] Blitzpwnage:
I'm going to give this a shot, I'm on a Hisense sero 7 pro and will be trying to port a nexus 7 pac man ROM, they are the same basically aside from NFC HDMI and rear camera. SD slot too,but same processor and all. Any advice?

Our manufacturer ROM is 4.2.1 too, does this help?
[Android Software Development] Abhinav1997:
I think u ran that already before getting the error..run the resetting, clearall batch script and u shud be good to go :)

also I think even after showing the error it must hav worked :)

U can try....I can't make anything sure but shud work :)

Cheers,

AJ

alokbina is now Abhinav2
[Android Software Development] Blitzpwnage:
I ran this, and it errored, bit i still zipped the file should I try installing at all?

:confused:
[Android Software Development] Abhinav1997:
Can you tell me the error, sir? I'll soon add a log function so I'll be able to help you all easily :)

Cheers,

AJ
[Android Software Development] zeyaan:
will this work for android lollipop
[Android Software Development] Abhinav1997:
No. This is deprecated and I have no idea why I used to make such toolkits.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] NanJitsu:
Is there CWM recovery for media pad s7-931u ?

If there, please let me know.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ivesdotkom:
Beginning May 7, the Samsung Galaxy S 4 will have a software update to Android version 4.2.2/Baseband version M919UVUAMDL via OTA and Samsung Kies. This update improves the Visual Voicemail app and includes ISIS app improvements.

http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-5887
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] sahussa9:
Just updated to me the phone feel allot snappier and especially the transition animations lag seem to be gone..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] flipq88:
I'll wait til a custom rom comes out with it. Don't want to have to reroot.

Sent from Flip's Galaxy S4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] movieaddict:
Exactly!!! lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ivesdotkom:
theres an expiremental build of cm 10.1 available now. imma try it out tonight.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] flipq88:
Not a big fan of cm. I like Samsung. Don't want to lose camera, motions, music player, etc.

Sent from Flip's Galaxy S4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Atmazzz:
I wonder if it includes a locked kernel.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] witeboy07:
Got my update, snappier! It was only 15mb
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] bbobarino:
I agree must no b4 updating

Sent from my SGH-M919 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gruuvin:
Got my update at 6:00 am EST this morning.

I kinda like this Samsung ROM. Not sure I want to ditch it to root and try other ROMs that are probably more buggy at this stage, unless I can guarantee full recovery to stock and hopefully not take up too much space storing ROMs (9GB user space is getting used up fast!).

I was hoping for an update that would improve other things, such as batter life, for one.

I see that Samsung released an update recently on international versions (build number ending in MDM) that may have improved other things besides what is reported to be improved in this build pushed from T-Mobile. Can someone shed some light on this? How do we know if T-Mobile has pushed fixes that include the latest Samsung updates? In my 'About Device' in settings, I see Android version 4.2.2, Kerrnel version 3.4.0-453951, and Build number JDQ39.M919UVUAMDL, which I believe is this update.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] k0nane:
The system partition's size does not change no matter what you flash. You can return to stock, see guide.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nitrogen618:
Is the kernel locked on this one?

Locked kernel = can't install recovery via goo or ROM manager.. And must use ODIN. O;
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] thachosenone:
Are there new toggles in the quick settings? I'd really like a mobile data and torch toggle.

And hopefully the black status bar when using custom wallpapers is fixed
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] k0nane:
Did you read the OP?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] thachosenone:
Yeah that's what is disclosed, but maybe they made some framework charges that are subtle that not everyone notices. I'm not installing until it's confirmed to not have a locked kernel. 16mb could include what they said with some small changes that aren't disclosed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
if someone can pull the update for me, i can compare and tell you all of the exact changes :)

edit: nvm, pulling now...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] movieaddict:
Ty Mr Virginia, let us know
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrsns70:
Damn...got the update by mistake and no longer able to root device:eek:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] will6316:
I wonder if motochopper works for this
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] movieaddict:
Your serious? The kernel is locked on the new update? Curious?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] WatermelonSlim:
Just installed the new update. Haven't noticed a difference yet.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jrsns70:
Do u still have root access after update?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mebborne:
Transition "stutter" gone after update for me.

Hey Everyone,

Just thought I'd let you know that there's definitely more changes in this update than T-Mobile included in their change log. I got it this morning and virtually all the transition "stutter" I had before when opening and closing apps and (once in a blue moon) while scrolling homescreens is gone. For me at least, the difference is night and day. I am rather encouraged that this was fixed so quickly. I'm enjoying the phone a lot, but the "stutter" was kinda bothering me a bit. Although, it was certainly not the end of the world as some people seem to make it into.

Have a good day.

Mebborne
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] WatermelonSlim:
I'm not rooted so I can't answer that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] MMakoto:
So yesterday I turned the animations down to .5 and all was snappier, but this morning after the update-i put those animations back to 1x, and now doesn't seem as fast. I was hoping they'd fix the camera shutter speed instead of anything else.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ghylton:
I lost root after update.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Disconn3ct:
Did you use voodoo ota rootkeeper or anything?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ghylton:
MotoChopper failed to re-root after the update.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] vlad2277:
Of course you loose root

But can you root again?

Don't think it's locked, people just making evil jokes
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ghylton:
No I had just used MotoChopper. I had only rooted to restore some apps and data using Titanium
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ethem11:
So you say if we update we will lose the root and we can not reroot the device any more by using motochopper ? Can you make it clear ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] movieaddict:
That's what I wanna know? Can u re-root? The jokes aren't funny
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ghylton:
Yes after the update I was unable to re-root the device using MotoChopper.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Disconn3ct:
That is correct. There is no word on whether it breaks OTA rootkeeper though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] vlad2277:
Can anyone confirm that rooting still works?

Anyone with recovery installed?

Motochopper was never good way to go anyway.

---------- Post added at 03:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:53 PM ----------

Motochopper was just a Backdoor

It was never there to stay.

We need actual confirmation from guys using real recovery like twrp or cwm
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Disconn3ct:
If someone posts the OTA zip I'll see about making a keep-root/keep-recovery version. The only issue will be if they set the kernel to forbid it..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ghylton:
Agreed..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Toleraen:
I fail to see how Motochopper isn't a good way to root. It provides root, and only root. Any way of gaining root on a device is a 'backdoor' as you say.

I was rooted prior to the update. I did not use any tools to retain root. I was using SuperSU instead of Superuser (I removed Superuser). Lost root after the update. Running Motochopper after the update threw a 'failure' error message in the script when it was running pwn. Superuser was installed but could not update the su binary.

Edit: Had the packages mixed up. I had Chainfire's SuperSU installed when running the update, as I had removed the version of Superuser that came with Motochopper.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Root:
You should be able to Odin custom recovery and then flash supersu.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ddizzy81:
So there is no root for the new update?

Sent From My GSIII
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Disconn3ct:
It breaks existing root. (Every update ever has done that, starting with the getty problem on the G1.)

It breaks motochopper.

It may or may not break custom recovery. (Most updates do that.)

It may or may not break voodoo ota rootkeeper. (It isn't hard to break, but without the OTA zip I can't check.)

If we get the OTA zip, I can dig into it a bit and see what it does and how to fix it..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jmoak:
I had twrp and supersu installed. I updated via keis, it removed root and twrp. Now I cant turn on wifi. I get a prevention notification that says the device has detected an application attempting unpermitted actions and wants me to reboot. Rebooting doesnt help.

Ill try to reinstall twrp and supersu via odin soon
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Disconn3ct:
Kies will always break root - it writes the entire /system volume. That is why we need the OTA zip file.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hoggles:
+1

Agreed... CM to me is boring...and the camera app in CM is just horrible.

The ONLY reason I got the S4, is because of the software.

I will give the dev community a few weeks to develop before I root etc. This baby is awesome enough pre-root.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jmoak:
Which I expected. I just can't get the notice to go away or wifi to turn on now. I didn't expect that....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Toleraen:
I'm not having any issues with WiFi, just as a data point.

Also, running update now shows this. Guessing its standard but never saw it on the SGS2.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] wannabeswede:
I'm rooted and when I went to "software update" in settings it said it couldn't as my phone was modified.

For those of you here that also had root how did you update?

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] pezlomd:
I updated manually lost root but w.e this update feels way smoother
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] miaan:
any mirror or torrent up?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Toleraen:
I woke up with a notification saying it was ready to go. Hit 'continue', it rebooted instantly and installed. Guessing it will get rolled out eventually (maybe wifi is required?)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Disconn3ct:
It detects some su apps but not others. I don't have a list, but IIRC SuperSU and one of the superusers is bad but the other superuser is good..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Toleraen:
That would make sense...I had Chainfire's SuperSU installed, and had removed the Superuser that was installed with Motochopper.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Disconn3ct:
I can't find the original info so I could be wrong. I'll experiment later and see if I can find a setup that keeps root while still allowing updates.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Atmazzz:
I had Odin'ed k0ane's 'unofficial' stock rom a few days ago and unrooted. When I tried the OTA it still said I was rooted. When I was rooted It had SuperSU.

Anyone that was rooted, have you tried to Odin TWRP and root after the update?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] removesstains:
After reading through this thread, i'm going to hold off. Dont feel like rerooting for a rom i dont really even care for. The camera app is literally the only thing i would miss. I wish i liked it as much as other people on here do. But i'd rather use AOKP or CM on this bad boy.

I'm going to hold off until the CM nightlies start mounting the sd card correctly or (fingers crossed) AOKP releases a build soon.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] vlad2277:
That's exactly what I need yo know as well. Before I update

Can you Odin recovery again and then install supersu to gain root.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Atmazzz:
I downloaded the new stock this morning. Its the same build as the update. When I get off work I plan to Odin it and see if it changes the 'Custom' in Odin mode back to Official. Then I'll Odin TWRP and see if I can root. I just have to wait 3 more hours to get off work. :crying:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jmoak:
Here is the error I am getting
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] bgaccord:
How can I update? I have custom recovey n its not leting me update.dont care if I loose root
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jmoak:
Keis
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] :
Thank Gawd. Finally. Someone who actually uses ODIN to do their work on Samsung devices. I just read through 7 pages of ppl hoping for a miracle app to do the work for them. FML

Please report back here after you give it a go, mate. Me and a lot of others would appreciate it.

---------- Post added at 01:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:52 PM ----------

Do this... then trigger the OTA in settings.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] GG2012:
Small update - I don't know if it was early or what, S4 seemed a bit snappier after the update. I haven't rooted my phone yet since I'm still in my 20-day test period. Would definitely like to know if there are other changes not listed on the T-Mo page that we should be aware of, especially if it pertains to an unlocked bootloader/kernel/etc.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] bikrame:
Any links for flashable zip for todays update??

I am rooted dont want to loose root
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] :
HERE ARE A COUPLE OF LINKS TO GET THE UPDATE OVER YOUR PC

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2267895

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ ----> http://www.hotfile.com/dl/213469534/9ff06bd/M919UVUAMDL_M919TMBAMDL_TMB.zip.html
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] vlad2277:
Thanks, awaiting confirmation, from real person that will actually install TWRP and the root.

Otherwise, could always install back original firmware that came with phone, Odin tar already available
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Disconn3ct:
Or you could do it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] vlad2277:
Nope, that would be pointless

There are many people who already installed new update, lost root, want to get it back

It would be stupid to go through all the trouble of installing, erasing, and then installing again, for people who don;t want to loose root access just to install this new T-Mobile update which officially just updated visual voicemail app which gets update through play store anyway
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] :
I'm downloading it right now. So I'll let everyone know if I was able to reroot with ODIN. I honestly don't see any reason why I wouldn't be able to. But.. who knows. I'll go through the steps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ChitownWingMan:
A little more information.

I read in another thread ( http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2264526 and http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2264526 ) that new updates from Samsung will have a Kernel compiled to disable the internal function SetUid(). This is the function that gives you root access (by setting the user id of your process to zero [root]).

The threads said this applied to the I9500 and the I9505 models. I don't know if this applies to the T-Mobile models.

Just some additional information, I hope this helps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] vlad2277:
Yes, read that, but it's just speculation.

No reason for Samsung to do that now, when it's officially released T-Mobile model with unlocked bootloader.

that was by choice or request of T-Mobile. It doesn't harm the company by having people root their phones.

It's your phone, your choice.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mattlgroff:
Mine does seem do have this built into it. Flashed Koush Superuser.zip and no root, tried Motochopper and no root...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Disconn3ct:
Two different problems. Unlockable bootloader means you can wipe it and get root or do whatever you want. (In theory you could even port maemo to it.) The important part of that is "wipe it".

Gaining root without wiping is something a trojan could do without ever notifying you, and that is worth fixing. (Give Saurik's blog post a read if you don't know why it is different from unlocking..)

ETA: if you don't need vpn access, you can try copying 'su' over to 'pppd' (make sure it has the same permissions as the original 'su') and then symlink 'su' to 'pppd'. That should work around the check, but it'll break (some) VPN access.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] vlad2277:
Are you using custom recovery?

Supersu or superuser?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mattlgroff:
Yes. I am using OUDHITSQUAD recovery. It flashed the root and set permission but the kernel itself is denying it from setuid access I believe.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] vlad2277:
What kind of recovery is that?

I was under impression that it's either CWM or TWRP

Are you getting any error message or you just verify and it shows no root access?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mattlgroff:
Go check in the Development section. It's a forked CWM.

You can call su but it won't give root, that's pretty much it. More details to come.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] W.Feather:
couldnt a fix similar to what is out for the international version be used:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41081566&postcount=57

its a binary hack at the kernel level it seems --- this is outside my knowledge currently, but shouldnt a similar hack be possible?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] vlad2277:
I see, so new update breaks root

Hopefully there's a way around this problem

Root access is very useful.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mattlgroff:
Most definitely a hex edit could do the trick, I got someone looking into it now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jmoak:
I was able to flash twrp using odin. I also installed SuperSU via twrp but when I launch SuperSU I get the follow message.

"There is no SU binary installed., and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem!"
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] vlad2277:
Hopefully that's possible in our case as well
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] W.Feather:
Thanks, good to know, im picking up one tomorrow, and hope I dont get locked out of doing stuff before i even get a chance :D ... Will be nice to try deving for some stuff...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mattlgroff:
#

# Samsung Rooting Restriction Feature

#

CONFIG_SEC_RESTRICT_ROOTING=y

CONFIG_SEC_RESTRICT_SETUID=y

CONFIG_SEC_RESTRICT_FORK=y

CONFIG_SEC_RESTRICT_ROOTING_LOG=y

Here's the problem.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
LOL

i can't stop laughing. not sure why Samsung did this after but whatevs. for those that waited, there will be an updated package that won't kill root.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] vlad2277:
What updated package you talking about?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nitrogen618:
Can't you guys just use ODIN to flash TWRP, and then install a custom rom?

= Done :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] vlad2277:
That's not the point of all of this

Custom ROM would need to be older build...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mattlgroff:
That would also not be as fun.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] vlad2277:
What you mean, not as fun?

Not being able to get newest Android updates?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mattlgroff:
Call me crazy, but bypassing checks like this is fun to me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] wannabeswede:
Confirmed, I had SU from motochopper and it didn't work, installed chainfire SU and went to settings/software update and worked fine
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] shabbypenguin:
you can have a rom the latest version, once source drops you can have kernel as well. this just means any roms will be behind on a kernel til source comes out (that includes leaks :/)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
what shabby said

most of us who mess around with this stuff have actual lives to live lol

so we can't drop an update seconds, or even hours, after Samsung ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] vlad2277:
In theory, yes

In practice, would see if it's even possible to root latest update with locked kernel
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] bikrame:
So guys basically this update is just to disable root and inprove hd voice ??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] :
YES
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] fbueller:
So just to be clear here -

1 - you were on the original stock rom

2 - you rooted with motochopper

3 - once rooted you replaced superuser with Chainfire's SuperSU

4 - you updated your rom to the newest stock

5 - you kept root?

No voodoo or anything else so you kept root for the upgrade?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] thachosenone:
Can we update via kies, then flash MDB kernel via odin, and re root after that?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Root:
That should work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
no, no one does that. i'd rather cook a new kernel...