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[Galaxy S 4 Active General] joshuadjohnson22:
A user a few post back could tell you. My guess would be the software version to MF2 but I have no idea. I hope to get that info
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] joshuadjohnson22:
What color did you get?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thatbigmoose:
Red. I requested an androidified case but they sent me a bug droid circuit one. Not gonna complain because it was free and I only got it because they wanted people to test/review them anyway.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] paleh0rse:
So the MF3 update drama has been officially squashed?

That's great news! :)

Now we just need to unlock the damn boot loader...
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] kjfan985:
here's a screen shot of the build prop on mf2 I am going to try it as soon as the odin download's ( I have slow internet ) if any one need's screen shot or wants me to copy the whole log of mf2 build prop I will
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] renegaderon:
This did not work for me
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] kjfan985:
what did you edit? maybe you missed something?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] joshuadjohnson22:
Can you elaborate? Did it start to download and stop at 25%?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] renegaderon:
I edited all the instances of MF1 to MF2, build date.utc, and build. host

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It downloaded 100% rebooted and started upgrade and stopped upgrade at 25%.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] joshuadjohnson22:
I guess there are files in MF2 that are needed
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] kjfan985:
Did you unroot?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] renegaderon:
Yes I did unroot
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] :
Good to hear. I did not receive mine today so I'll probably get it tomorrow. Could you upload a picture of it?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] kjfan985:
Not sure if this was posted but otterbox is making out phone a case

http://www.otterbox.com/Galaxy-S4-A...1&start=1&cgid=samsung-galaxy-s4-active-cases
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] :
That case is ugly. Hopefully they will make a better commuter case. I like otterbox but that case is really fn ugly.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thatbigmoose:
Here's my review of the Cruzerlite Bugdroid red TPU case.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVDufrf1qs4

Hope you enjoy my big gulp and computer in the background. For the record I'm not overweight. My first video review of anything, screwed up the formatting by holding my phone vertically and now the video appears super ugly in 4:3 :/

Edit: Holy crap youtube killed it hold on..
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] kjfan985:
I don't think it's to bad but I mostly want it for protection...It's a shame outer box stopped putting a screen over the camera I alway's seem to scratch mine
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] greeneyez15o:
Do u have the android stockcapps unfrozen like knoxagent.apk ? Unrooted conpletely using the supersu app ?m?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] renegaderon:
Yes I have all stock apps, but I used root keeper to un root.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] htcman724:
Ok so heres my question what is the difference between the gs4 and gs4 active on att? Beside the camara and the fact the active is water resistant
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thatbigmoose:
Screen is a TFT LED which is easier to see in the sun. On my GS3 with AMOLED if I looked at it in the sun I'd just see a black screen even at max brightness, this I can see during the day. Apparently AMOLED has more satured/fake looking colors but I don't notice a difference.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] kjfan985:
It's LCD and also it has hardware key's which I like better
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] dajabec:
All that plus I prefer the physical buttons. They don't accidentally activate like the others.

Also, if you work around magnetism the S4 battery drains like crazy.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] greeneyez15o:
Need to unroot usin super su app. It uninstalls the banaries n everything. Trust me u can reroot usin active app after updating
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] renegaderon:
Ok going to try again
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] yankeesfan714:
What program do you personally use to edit build props?

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[Galaxy S 4 Active General] renegaderon:
Root Explorer
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] yankeesfan714:
Maybe its because I'm intoxicated but don't you have to be rooted to use root explorer?

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[Galaxy S 4 Active General] kjfan985:
Yeah you need root to edit system files
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] renegaderon:
But you do to edit the Build prop
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] yankeesfan714:
I apologize in advance. I'm having a hard time grasping this. Am I missing something?

Unroot and restore.

Edit build prop.(this is where I'm lost. Don't we need root to edit build props?)

Do we reroot after mf1 restore?

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[Galaxy S 4 Active General] paleh0rse:
Maybe it's like this:

Unroot

Restore to MF1

Re-root

Edit build.prop

Unroot

Update to MF3

Re-root

??
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] fegarciaii:
Tried that... gets to 25% and fails... like our attempts earlier this week.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] yankeesfan714:
Between your step 5(unroot) and step 6(update to mf3) do we restore or just unroot using supersu?

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[Galaxy S 4 Active General] kjfan985:
why is it telling me I need to wait 23 hours to check for a update??
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] renegaderon:
Because it will only let you check every 24 hours
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] kjfan985:
is there any way around this?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] fegarciaii:
Yea, use Rom Toolbox Lite and clear the at&t updater data.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] yankeesfan714:
Change the date on your phone

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[Galaxy S 4 Active General] fegarciaii:
Yep, or that.. quicker!
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] kjfan985:
i changed most of the stuff still says im up to date...what if we just replaced the build prop with the one from mf2? I would try it but I allready downgraded
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] paleh0rse:
I have no idea if what I wrote above is correct, but that's just how I interpreted the previous instructions -- which were very short on details btw! LOL

I really wish I could be of more help, but I'm already on MF3... :(
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] renegaderon:
Don't bother it does not work, tried everything update fails at 25%.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] yankeesfan714:
[MENTION=5357749]fegarciaii[/MENTION] Did you attempt this method?

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I think someone attempted this already. Not 100%

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[Galaxy S 4 Active General] paleh0rse:
Did you all remember to turn off usb debugging before attempting the update?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] kjfan985:
changing dates work...I downloaded update battery is to low to apply will post if it works or not
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thatbigmoose:
If you guys really want to waste your time trying to take that update then here, let me make it easier for you.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=44192371&postcount=1264&nocache=1&z=8062783693894744

Download the file in that post, rename the update file(.cfg) to .zip and put it on your external SD card. Fire up the stock recovery and "Install update from external SD" and you can watch it fail with a detailed message log.

Unless AT&T/Samsung has updated to add support for upgrading from MF1 to MF3, which is very unlikely, this is still unconfirmed and I recommend not wasting your time.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] fegarciaii:
;) I agree... wasting time.. but learning a bunch about Android... (just switched from iPhone)
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] greeneyez15o:
I didnt edit the buildprop... I restored all major stock apps knoxagent...etc.... turn usb debuggin off unroot usin SUPERSU ! Update
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] kjfan985:
If you did not edit the build prop why did you root in first place?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] fegarciaii:
You started with MF2, correct?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] :
Thanks for posting the video. I like the red that you got. That doesn't look bad at all. I'll be ordering that color once it is available. I requested black so I'll have to see tomorrow what they sent me.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] joshuadjohnson22:
This is what I think happened. He started with MF2 so his was not missing any files.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] kjfan985:
I opened the update in note pad..there are alot of file's it patch'es my guess it get's hung up on a certain file at 25% we could try to find what it is and replace/edit it? maybe a verification/signature check some ware also we need to address?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] dave5777:
For anyone who doesn't like ATT policy of one update check per day

just use this code in your phone dialer *#8736364# (OTA Update Menu) then hit Software update.

You can also hit result in and it will tell you if there is an update.

Cheers :beer:
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] yankeesfan714:
This I would unroot and restore to try after other method failed.

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[Galaxy S 4 Active General] dave5777:
This will not do anything different it's the same as going to the about phone menu it just doesn't have a once in 24 hour update check limit.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] yankeesfan714:
I see

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Im on mf1, I unrooted and edited build prop and got it to tell me there is an update for my phone. If I accept this it will fail right?

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[Galaxy S 4 Active General] kjfan985:
Yup at 25%
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] yankeesfan714:
Just like the other method did to me. I hope ATT decides to let all s4a devices update to either 4.3 or 5.0 regardless of current FW. I'd hate to be stuck for good.

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[Galaxy S 4 Active General] joshuadjohnson22:
What usually happens is we will get a leak at a random time and then POW you are good to go.

Or maybe a dev will buy an Active?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] dave5777:
We could make a buy a Dev a S4 Active thread and see how much we could raise. We would still have to find a Dev willing to support us.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] yankeesfan714:
Sh-t I would be willing to loan mine out as long as I get it back in good condition.

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[Galaxy S 4 Active General] :
Ok, I received my cruzerlite case today in the mail. Now my question is once I used it for a day or two where do I post my review. In this thread or else where?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] joshuadjohnson22:
They have requested that all reviews be placed here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2396942
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] xuanphucn:
Where the heck in the world u can find a 64gb memory card for 20 $?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] joshuadjohnson22:
Seller is no longer around.. it was on ebay
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] xuanphucn:
U do notice that alot of memory cards on ebay are fake right?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] bubba9004:
I'm still trying to find something that is changed and maybe preventing the update from proceeding past the 25%.

As [MENTION=4434032]thatbigmoose[/MENTION] pointed out the update is failing at the system/SW_Configuration.xml and I'm curious to see what others file says. So if anyone can post what theirs says it would be appreciated. Ideally someone one that is already on mf3 and someone on mf2 thats completely stock and hasn't done any mods to the system files.

Mine was changed on Aug 1st, which is when I first attempted the update, but I don't know what it said before that.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] kjfan985:
digging around in the update file I found this patch/system/app/FWUpgrade.odex.pPK could be nothing tho but maybe we can change this with one from mf2?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] newbie2006:
just a random thought - if a TiB backup is made of system apps from an MF2 and that file is copied to an MF1 device - then that MF1 device runs the backup to RESTORE- would that put the files needed to the Mf1 to be able then to get that OTA to update and to bring them to MF3?

sorry if thats a dumb question.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] joshuadjohnson22:
mine has been working great since day 1
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] bubba9004:
For most of us that is already how we have been restoring everything to attempt to get the update. Something is changed that we aren't seeing that is preventing the update from proceeding.

That apk was already part of the system. It may have been changed as part of the update, but I don't know.

As I posted, I would like somebody to go into the system partition, copy and post what their SW_Configuration.xml file says.

[MENTION=4315861]joshuadjohnson22[/MENTION], I know your already on mf3 and modded, but what does your file state?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] joshuadjohnson22:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

<SW-Configuration>

<MobileData>

<PublicName>SGH-I537</PublicName>

</MobileData>

<CustomerDataSet>

<CSCName>I537ATT</CSCName>

<CSCVersion>AMF3</CSCVersion>

<NbCustomer>1</NbCustomer>

<CustomerData src="/Customer/ATT/customer.xml" />

</CustomerDataSet>

</SW-Configuration>
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] kjfan985:
there are some things that are different from mf1 I will try this
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] bubba9004:
Thanks,

So this is the only difference listed: <CSCVersion>AMF3</CSCVersion> between yours and mine, as mine says <CSCVersion>AMF2</CSCVersion>

Which leads me to the other files I've noticed that where also changed on aug 1st being related to the CSC.apk.

Which there are a bunch of different files that show being changed on my phone when I attempted the update.

If someone can also go into system/etc and list what they have in each of the following txt files for a start.

csc_apks_list_ATT.txt

csc_ringtones_list_ATT.txt

hidden_apks_list_ATT.txt
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] joshuadjohnson22:
all are empty.... for me at least
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] greeneyez15o:
Doesba factory reset bring u bak to the beginin witout root and then making it possible to update ?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] dave5777:
The MF3 Update will only work on a system running MF2. Even if you doctor all your file names and system refs at the end it would probably run a checksum and fail.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] joshuadjohnson22:
On a plus side... if you are running MF1 you never have to worry about losing root.... lol I'm trying to be positive here
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] kjfan985:
I will say this it seems I get much better signal on mf1 then mf2...other then that mf2 seemed alittle smoother not much..I hope we get this fixed soon or I may just sell this and get the I9295 version lol
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] my-blue-snog-box:
So yeah. Bricked my phone doing this and had to flash MF1. Any suggestions as to what could have gone wrong?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] yankeesfan714:
If I only knew that we would be eligible for an update at some point I could sleep easier

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[Galaxy S 4 Active General] jtl6060:
I totally agree. Being used to jailbreaking my iPhone I was never up to date. I don't have to worry about losing my features because of an update. Even 4.3 doesn't appeal to me. Now 5.0 may be a different story but will hit that bridge when it comes. As of now my phone is essentially bug free and runs beautifully.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] dave5777:
Hmmm On my other Android my company phone RAZR MAXX it to has a locked bootloader. Hashcode developed Safestrap to hijack the bootloader letting you flash custom ROMs on separate partions on internal storage. I wonder if a boot hijacker would work on the Active?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] paleh0rse:
Offer to buy him an Active (using bounty funds) if he's willing to develop a version of Safestrap for us! ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] dave5777:
I asked him on his safestrap thread if it's possible on a Samsung. On my RAZR it's effing awesome.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] :
I used to have a atrix 2 that I used safestrap and bootstrap on. Motorola and Samsung build two totally different firmwares. It more than likely would not work.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] dave5777:
It would have to be custom made the current safestrap won't work. If anyone could figure it out it'd be Hashcode.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] bubba9004:
Still looking for someone to post their files that I mentioned earlier in post=1491

Also need someones backup of there original mf2 SecMms.apk, SecContact.apk, and SecPhone.apk

Thanks dave5777 for the upload, but those aren't the right ones.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] dave5777:
You have to wait. I'm uploading a zip to my Dropbox. Here you go http://db.tt/xORPig4W
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thatbigmoose:
Aren't you the gentlemen who dumped your /system/ partition for me? Those apks would be in that dump
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] bubba9004:
Yes, but I'm pretty sure from messing around last night that I still had and still do have the dark apks in place and my backups are gone.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] yankeesfan714:
Would you happen to know how to change all these to mf2?

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[Galaxy S 4 Active General] joshuadjohnson22:
try:

/system/CSCVersion.txt, build.prop and SW_Configuration.xml
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] yankeesfan714:
Thanks buddy.

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[Galaxy S 4 Active General] kjfan985:
when I changed those to mf2 it tell's me I don't have a update available
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] robstunner:
Guess who's back :)
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] joshuadjohnson22:
The dev who created Flash gordon has a few ideas on how to flash roms without an unlocked bootloader and may need our help. We need need someone who is on MF1 to be willing to try a few things to see if it will work. The reason I ask for a MF1 user is because you will probably have to ODIN restore your device during this process and it would be nice to have someone who is already stranded on MF1. Please let me know if you are interested. Forum http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=44513073#post44513073

The first step he asked us to do is:

If you're brave, you can try the following while grabbing a logcat:

Odex your Rom using this script: http://xdaforums.com/show...php?p=44228706 (Flashing the zip with flash gordon, then running the odexing from terminal)

(If your Rom is already odexed you can obviously skip this step)

Download a Rom you want to flash (as light a Rom as possible)

Flash it with FlashGordon (if it doesn't accept the zip, tell me I'll provide an "unsecure" version of the app)

Cross your fingers and grab a logcat
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] my-blue-snog-box:
I'm willing to try. But I'm also new to everything involved. Any way you can give me a step-by-step?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] :
Not trying to be a ass but if you are new to everything you might want to let someone more experienced try this out. I would but I'm on mf3 and I don't want to risk it.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] joshuadjohnson22:
Same here, if I was on MF1 I would. We need someone like [MENTION=4434032]thatbigmoose[/MENTION] to try
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] my-blue-snog-box:
Nah, I totally get it. If someone more experienced wants to step up, great; if not, my offer stands. Here is where I'm at: rooted my Active right after I got it (I'm 22 and it's my first Android device). I am a fairly quick learner and have figured out what I need to (TB, creating Tasker profiles from scratch, restoring to MF1 when I soft-bricked, et al.) out of necessity from lurking. All that aside, I just don't have the experience to be a first choice for something like this. But if I can be of help, let me know :)
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] joshuadjohnson22:
Thanks man! We will let you know, I'm hoping someone will step up but if they don't we will def ask you. Here is the kicker, the point of doing this is to see where the system will crash and stop writing so he can find a way to finish writing the system (I think that is the plan). Basically you will need to ODIn restore because this process will software brick your device.

I'm thinking we can either use the CM10 rom for the international Active or a regular S4's rom (because a member of the international active community tried the rom and it booted but the screen didn't work). Once we get the information just reply on the thread I posted above and lets get this ball rolling.

There is always a risk of fully bricking your device even though if it boots to download mode you are set. Just make that clear from the beginning
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] my-blue-snog-box:
Yeah, I'm aware of the risks. And I do regular backups so restoring back to MF1 isn't an issue. The fact of the matter is this: I wanna see this work. No risk, no reward.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] joshuadjohnson22:
It appears moose is already working with the developer, let just stand by for now
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thatbigmoose:
OT, I find your username very interesting.

Also OT, does anyone else on here type with only their pointer fingers? I can type 75wpm with just my pointers, I never use the other fingers o.O. Feel like I'm the only person into tech who does this as it seems such a nooby thing

On topic, yes I'm working with androguide.fr
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] joshuadjohnson22:
You are the man, you clearly know 100X what I know about android so your the best chance we got ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] my-blue-snog-box:
OT: Thanks. It's a reference to Doctor Who when Clara says something to the effect of "...I'm not getting into your snog box!" (referring to the TARDIS).
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] paleh0rse:
Nope, I've been a typing "cheater" for 29 years now, and I'm as fast as you are. I've been hacking that long, too -- both privately and professionally -- without any issues. :)

On another note, thanks for your efforts here!
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] echonc:
Guys i just got a replacement phone with MF3 i have 8 days to return the Mf1 device if you need me to try anything im down. I will brick the MF1 if need be.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thatbigmoose:
Inb4 we do not condone insurance fraud here at XDA
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] echonc:
Please dont jump to conclusions. My wifi was borked and stopped working completely. Since i dont have unlimited data i asked att to send me a replacement device. Guess i wont try to help since my work isnt needed.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thatbigmoose:
I didn't jump to a conclusion. I was implying that somebody else would. Sorry if I offended :highfive:
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Groovu:
Bricked my S4 Active

**** man! I was trying to get some apps to work on my phone and tried install Chain Fire 3D, afterwards the phone doesn't get past the AT&T logo. I've tried to get into the phone with adb to uninstall chainfire, but I can only get it to sideload through the stock recovery. I'm trying to restore to factory using this guide, http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=44392738&postcount=1417, but the DL is taking for ever. All my work! Do you think I'll have to re-do all the stuff to get T-Mobile service back?

Anyways, my restore gets my back to factory MF1 (whatever that means), so what's all this hubub about MF1-2-3? What does it matter? Should I want MF3?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thatbigmoose:
You (should) want MF3 but if you're stuck at the boot logo and can't get past it and can't get into ADB while the phone is sitting at the boot logo, there's no hope and you'll have to go back to MF1.

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Need these files from anybody's MF2 device.

AllshareFileShare

FWUpgrade

InteractiveTutorial

MobilePrint2

S_Translator_CSLi

SecCalculator_3d

SecMMS

SecPhone

Yahoostocks

Yahoonewsphone

Post both the apk and odex please.

Probably to be continued tomorrow.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] 903tex:
Well i just got this phone on trade from a guy on cl. Im in mf3 and looks like its best to keep it like that. Phones awesome but may trade for regular s4 cause I want to flash roms....
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] robstunner:
For me this Active is actually a breath of fresh air. I was flashing like a maniac, and I got so tired of wiping and installing and setting up over and over. I feel like I have an iphone now lol.