yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TurtIe:
So essentially there's way for an AT&T S4 to get a 4.4.2 ROM as of right now?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
Not without being on mdl build
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TurtIe:
And now when i flash 10.2 I get a light blue screen with flashing pink squares, and after multiple resets it hangs on "Starting apps"

I can forsee an anger stroke in the near future
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
I mentioned checking out the SS thread and mk2 ones--

No aosp either
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TurtIe:
I think I'm just gonna revert to stock and patiently wait for the root for 4.4.2 because this is more work than I signed up for. **** AT&T and their Alcatraz bootloaders. ( And **** Samsung and their lack of SD write support on 4.4.2, which made me start all this in the first place)

Thanks for the help man
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
NP--:)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] edgarzin:
Im not sure if I understood correctly, the post #2 says:

Does he mean that if i root and install TWRP or CWM i will brick my device? Can I flash custom ROMs to my i337 MF3 build?

thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
Yes you may brick and you can run only 4.2.2 roms afaik. There is quite a bit of info on it in General and Q&A--:good:

Go to MK2 and run 4.3 roms just no aosp/4.4/and I believe GPE
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
This is what i did :good:

I recommend the golden eye rom :cowboy: the best one for 4.3 in my opinion
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MyEpix:
I am currently rooted on my AT&T S4 and running custom ROM based on Android 4.2.2. My Baseband is AMDL, and I am about to upgrade to another custom ROM based on 4.4.2. My custom recovery is CWM 6.0.4.7. If I format /system as suggested in OP, will it not render my phone unbootable? I have read that formatting with CWM corrupts the system files and render the device useless.

Also from what I have read on the forums, I really shouldn't have to update my baseband in order to run Android based on 4.4.2 do I?

Thanks for you help

Edit: I should have stated that the ROM I thinking of upgrading to. It's Skyfall (International Version) by iB4STid
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] nuwan5213:
Hi im noob.

I want to know is there any methood to have kitkat on my rooted gs4 i337 at&t 4.2.2

Please help.

Im stucked.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
Do you have a custom recovery, twrp or cwm?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] nuwan5213:
No none of yet

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Dear jd.

Help me out.:mad:

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Any guide lines.......
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
read the op of this thread. If you're on 4.2.2, mdl firmware you can flash twrp or cwm. I personally prefer twrp.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
[MENTION=5416389]nuwan5213[/MENTION] if you want to update your firmware and use gear watch I'd put on a custom recovery, root your device and then flash a 4.4.2 rom. You said you're currently on 4.2.2 (mdl?) firmware.

If you don't care about root or flashing custom roms then for you the easiest thing for you to do is flash the all in one nb1 tar file you can obtain here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=49687770

Sent from my Nexus 5
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] nuwan5213:
No its 4.2.2 mf3....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
If you're on mf3 you can still use Odin to flash to nb1.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] nuwan5213:
I would like.

Please giv a guide.

Is rooted occur problem.?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
I don't understand "Is rooted occur problem" If you mean if it's a problem if you're rooted, no it's not. If you mean you want to be rooted after flashing nb1, then yes it's difficult but not impossible to use a 4.4.2 rooted rom

Sent from my Nexus 5
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] nuwan5213:
Or can I go to the i9500 8nternational rom witout at&t sh**.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
Sorry man, forgot you have an i337m. Here is what you need to do:

1 go to sammobile.com and download the nc1 firmware. It's a zip file. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file

2 download Odin 1.85 to your pc. Google it

3 open Odin, boot your device into download mode, power + home +vol down

4 plug your usb cable into your pc and phone. Odin should show it's connected

5 in PDA slot of Odin browes to where the .tar.md5 file is

6 click start in Odin

Sent from my Nexus 5
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] nuwan5213:
In international v I mean 9500 abd i337 has same hardwar config I think.then kit kat possible?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
No, i9500 is not the same as i337m

Sent from my Nexus 5
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] nuwan5213:
Not i337m.

Only i337.

Is it a problem.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
No problem, then you are going to want to flash the all in one tar from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=49687770

Sent from my Nexus 5
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] nuwan5213:
Tanks boss.

You saved my life.....

I will bak to you before flashing.....

For mor info.

Now im going to work....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] narutozoo:
thank you

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nice nice
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] junkdr:
what is the difference?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jt1998:
Let me google that for you.

http://bit.ly/1lTn3XH

sent from my Samsung SGHi337 16gb with NB1, safestrap 3.72 and GE 26 SS ROM over stock.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] junkdr:
sorry, I meant in terms of root, putting in a new rom
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jt1998:
The forums with flashable ROM's tell you which variants they work on and which they don't.

sent from my Samsung SGHi337 16gb with NB1, safestrap 3.72 and GE 26 SS ROM over stock.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] vctrlzkn:
VirginROM on i337m

Can I install VirginROM on a Canadian Galaxy S4 [i337m] ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Claw22000:
I noticed that these all have the wireless charging option. In case someone is not comfortable with disassembling there device this might be a good alternative.

Can't post links yet so just google Galaxy S4 Wireless Charge

DrClaw
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Griffin_nnn:
thanks for the guide man.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Claw22000:
I recommend using the Google account feature with all android devices. You simply sign in with a gmail account an it will keep your contacts backed up. Once a new rom is in you log in and bam your contact are back. This has the option to back up pictures and more as well.

Dr Claw
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cagerbody:
CWM/TWRP does not work

I tried...I really tried...I read all the instructions...followed to the letter but to no avail...

I have ATT Samsung SGH-i337 that is rooted. I lost my calendar sync trying to delete bloatware and I cannot get it back no matter what forum or encyclopedia I read. Downloaded files, asked questions, etc...nothing. So I figured Iw ill just flash a stock rom or ANY rom for that matter. I cant even get pass through CWM or TWRP. I have both of them, got the step by step instruction but still when I try to do recovery mode, my screen just go to "cannot do normal boot" - ODIN mode and to the never ending screen of Downloading "DO not...".

I just need my calendar sync back again and I will do it even if I have to flash a ROM but I need so much help as I am a NEW as in NEW to EVERYTHING. Even after I have read pages and pages of this...Please...I beg anyone!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
Sounds like you'll have to Odin the Dave firmware you're currently on. Do you know what that is?

Sent from my Nexus 5
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cagerbody:
THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING!!!!

unfortunately...I do not know...I somehow was able to root my phone ( I did this 4 months ago so it should be what ever was the newest version then...) I used one of the forums here which I cannot remember anymore either....

I love tinkering with my phone but can't get it to work ..

What do you think is happening? I probably have done at least 5 factory reset and numerous rebooting...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
Get a terminal emulator from the play store and put it on your device. Open it and type

su

getptop ro.bootloader

What does it give you? Type exit to back out of the emulator when your done

Sent from my Nexus 5
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
Just in Case getptop to getprop :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] docsupra25:
What about a sim unlocked at&t s4 with mk2?

First of all, thank you to the developers for making this guide simple to follow. I have successfully rooted my galaxy s4 using this method, and now before I try to flash a custom ROM, I would like to know something.

I am planning to sim unlock my s4. My understanding is this will remove any restrictions AT&T places on the phone. I also think the bootloader will still be locked at this point, which means I can only flash custom ROMs which can be used with safestrap, which are very few and the process is a bit tricky in my view. My question is two-fold:

1. Once the phone is sim unlocked, is there a method to unlock the bootloader?

2. If I can unlock the bootloader, is there a way to reset the phone to the original samsung settings with the original samsung OS, without the AT&T restrictions, and then upgrade to Samsung Kitkat 4.4.2?

Basically, with sim unlock, will I be able to unlock my bootloader and install any ROM I want or am I still restricted to the mk2 build ROMs only?

I appreciate taking the time to answer my questions.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Lacrious:
nice

thanx for the nice info <3
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Whizzpopper:
Don't mean to be blunt but the answer is no. Some people argue about the degree to which AT&T have the right to lock the bootloader when the phone is subsidized. But at the end of the day, AT&T doesn't care whether the phone is subsidized or bought outright. They own the line the phone is supposed to work on and that's that.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] charrog:
Question

..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] robosiris:
Quick noob question, I would like to root my device (i337). Do I have to follow original post 1 or 2?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kpirnie:
judging by the fact that yur device is on an unreleased build (it was a leaked beta) MLD. id say yur already rooted.

Folloq the thread for MLD

Rockin it from my Blue Chrome Themed Deadly Venom SS 3.0.2 NC1 S4 (team: [MENTION=4631220]Venom0642[/MENTION] [MENTION=2284570]ted77usa[/MENTION] [MENTION=833788]rebel1699[/MENTION]) ~ 20GB free cloud https://copy.com?r=vtiraF
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] robosiris:
Thank you. However, I can't install superuser or any applications that require root access. Please advise.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
You have to ODIN back to MK2 to do anything. Then use the second post.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] robosiris:
Thank you sir for your kind assistance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] YaKillaCJ:
Moved my own post elsewhere. No need to double post.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] spirodave:
Nice guide ... This is perfect for users who just got their hands on this device now and not on its release . Its its a pain in the a$$ to try to read a million different threads before you start rooting especially with some devices "mainly mf3 and mk2 if you are now just owning this phone". I bought it last week and bricked it on day one but was able to recover after staying up all night . There is nothing worse than some of these people that get bent out of shape over a question that has been asked once already.. I understand how it could be frustrating but some people forget theyu were a noob once . As i was too and after reading reading reading and using CL3Keners develop now guide i was able to jump in the dev world .. This is a perfect reference guide and a donation will be in order thanks again this will save me time cause i can link this to my buddy who just bought this phone .. It will keep me from pulling my hair out trying to help him. Anyway ill shut up now
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Iamjamil:
I need help How do you know if it is on mf3 or mk2 my device is a stock samsung galaxy s4 on att
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jt1998:
in About-->Settings

Baseband version listed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
Updated OP. Added information on Loki and included a link to attn1's write up

and directions on the topic as well as his loki-doki recovery flashable zip.

Read up. Crack a craft beer. Cheers
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
Thanks BD,

I just finished reading the Loki thread in Original Dev Section for the third time. Read it awhile back but things were still hazy back then. Already had read attn1's site. So, think I got it now. The extra info should really help new Samsung flashers. Your explanation is well written and keeps to the point. I think when just scanning these threads there are a lot of questions but not straight forward answers all the time. Or, answered in terminology not always understandable to new Samsung folks. Happens that way with all the phone forums from what I can tell. With that and folks reading the Loki thread and attn's site, there should be no more questions from new members--I hope--:)

Now back to scanning threads and listening to Bob Marley on my new, almost free, Bose headphones--:D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
Updated Post #2. Happy 4th!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
BD:

Hope ok to post these for you--

Here is flashable CWM and TWRP. For some reason couldn't upload 2.5.0.2 twrp so pasted page link. Use only 2.5.0.2

View attachment OUDHS-Recovery-jflteatt-1.0.3.4.zip

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2262996&page=36

Thanks for the update and your hard work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
added. thanks [MENTION=2661206]rugmankc[/MENTION]! i hadnt come across those zips yet. a truly great set of items to have on the micro sd card. thanks for sharing their whereabouts and thanks to [MENTION=4913579]CPA Poke[/MENTION] for the twrp zip upload. cheers!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
You are welcome BD. A benefit of having read most of this Forum trying to learn a new phone with a locked bootloader--:)

Sorry forgot to credit CPA
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Mr Strange:
Thanks for this thread xBeerdroiDx it has helped me out tremendously. I'm going to try this out with Shostock rom and sipping on some Firestone Walker Double Jack. Cheers! :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
Drinking and Flashing don't usually mix--have a nandroid--:D

And Welcome and Congrats on a meaningful first post--doesn't normally happen--:good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
glad this guide could point you in the right direction(s). enjoy the Firestone Walker. their DBA is my favorite. cheers, buddy.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
+1 Great Guide--:)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] idealxfit:
What to do with files for download mode?

I have a question. When trying to use casual there are some files that are located here http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41294112&postcount=63. I have downloaded them, but after that what am i supposed to do? Apparently they are for download mode? Mode where? I am new to this so im sorry if its out of line. I am looking for a step by step video because i dont want to mess things up. I rooted my htc evo 4g and told myself not to get involved with rooting again, but i just cant stand bloatware. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
why did you link a verizon casual---get on the att forum
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] idealxfit:
Because i dont know what im doing. Is there a causal for att?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2297900

Another link was posted for you on easy rooting did you read it

Based on your first error--:)

I would do some reading thru the Guides and How To's to avoid any bricks

It would be time well spent

I have flashed for many years and spent many, many hours reading hear before i even rooted

read up on the loki thread in the original dev section also

good luck--:)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] idealxfit:
im confused. the person who started this thread just told me not to install drivers. You have asked me why i have posted a verizon casual in att? I got that like from this thread and it is titled att.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
The link you posted is to Verizon, has nothing to do with att casual. Not sure where you got it. It's not even for the S4 but, Note II

I posted the att casual link--

ATT Casual installs your Drivers

Read the Casual OP and still do a lot of research first in ATT S4 Forum--:)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] AxAtAx:
Thread is looking very good!

I am going to send everyone who is lost here today, starting to see the confusion out there, and there is no better place to start than HERE.

The Ax says, I'm on a roll today. Get out the way!

I vote for a sticky for this thread, a lot very useful information here and deserves to be rewarded...everyone agree?

Besides, this thread looks better than mine ever could. I have blah text!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
bah hahaha! thanks for the laughs and the compliments. :laugh: your thread is extremely useful, as well as the information you post daily. i didn't create any of this material, as you all know. this guide merely directs users to the correct threads and through the proven procedures. its extremely hard to mess up if you follow EXACTLY steps 1 through 4 and have done the research.

pm a mod. see if they add it. i think i did initially but they said they already had the root video stickied.

cheers, all.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
►►SGH-I337 USERS: DO NOT UPDATE TO THE LATEST 7/9 (MF3) FIRMWARE.

You WILL lose root & the ability to return to MDL firmware◄◄

Added this to the OP. Will consider it usable information until a root method is determined for the I337 MF3 firmware. cheers, and happy wednesday
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
AT&T MF3 OTA warning & information

all you at&t users, i posted some good information by [MENTION=1124755]Aou[/MENTION] and [MENTION=426561]scrosler[/MENTION] in the warning at the top of the OP. check it out and drink a craft beer.

cheers :cowboy:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Iamjamil:
it says I337UCUFNC1 is that MF3 or MK2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
Look at the last three characters of your build number in settings, about phone
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jt1998:
You're neither. You're NC1 - I believe that's the latest one after NB1 for the i337 Galaxy s4.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] beefwilliams:
Thanks for this post. Very helpful to new users.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] wallacetsoi:
stuck on splash screen after first successful boot

hey there gents,

I've been suffering with MF3 for a long time now, but recently had to replace my phone, discovered that authorized resellers like Radioshack, tend to have older versions of the S4's that weren't as quick to update their basebands. So I now have two MDL S4's just in case.

So, I followed this thread's instructions exactly, and was quite successful..

used the CASUAL java applet to root and install TWRP

immediately backed up all checkboxes for my stock ROM to my microSD

wiped data, did factory reset, and wiped remaining checkboxes just in case (system, dalvik, cache, preload, data)

added Cyanogenmod M7 snapshot, Gapps 11, and lokidoki patch onto microSD

installed all three zips, no problem

phone boots, voila

AMAZING, I LOVE YOU GUYS

however

everytime I restart the phone, hangs on Samsung Galaxy S4 splash screen and does not proceed to CM loading

so, everytime I want to replace my battery or restart, I have to rewipe all and reflash all.. thereby starting anew each time

I can't figure this out. I've read that some have had success wiping internal storage since Gapps isn't compatible, but isn't wiping system and data the same thing?

Thanks in advance, and I apologize if I'm missing any information.

Cheers
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
You are on the mdl phone

You did checkmd5 on both downloads

You are using the latest jtlte version, it is one fits all--

http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=jflte

Get PA Gapps here--use the mini modular

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2397942

Wipe all and install rom then gapps then loki in that order. Don't Factory Reset. Just use the Wiped/Advanced Wipe, I believe, where you can check the 4 boxes data/system/and both caches

If casual is installing TWRP 2.5.0.2, check it in recovery, when told you don't have root and do you wany to fix--tap on "Don't Fix"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] wallacetsoi:
Thanks for your help, rugmankc. What do you mean by 'checkmd5 on both downloads'? I don't see that option when installing, only during backup. And yes I'm installing from TWRP thanks to CASUAL. Also, you're not telling me to Wipe after installing ROM, Gapps, and loki, are you?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jt1998:
Check md5 sum means you're using an app or program on pc ( you can manually check too) making sure the downloaded version is the same as true source version. Way of confirming good downloads. Google md5 checker

From my Samsung Galaxy S4 SGH-I337 AT&T Black 16 GB - NB1 running Goldeneye 36 over stock via SS 3.72, with the Deadly Venom KitKat Magic tool
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
No, don't wipe after installing--

Where you get the CM rom there is an md5 number below it. A long number.

http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=jflte

Look right below dl link, it starts md5sum, then number.

Get the fx app from playstore. It is a file explorer. Very good. Type fx in the playstore search block. After you dl the rom to your phone, find it with fx. Long press on it and tap on Details. At the bottom of the first section it says Calculate. Tap on that. The number that comes up should match the number on the CM dl page exactly. If not it was a bad dl. It may take a little while to calculate. You can google md5 for what it exactly is. If you are familiar with Command Window on your pc, you can check md5 that way before you even put it on phone. Just open window and cd to your adb directory. Once there just type md5 at the prompt then hit spacebar one time. Then drag the downloaded rom file to the space after md5 and hit enter. The md5 will come and verify the dl as good/bad. I am very familiar with adb and for me it is quicker plus I find out if dl is good before I even transfer to phone. :good::good:

I don't remember if gapps has md5. Not all dl's will--

HaHa jt beat me, I am slow typer--:)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] brainiak4431:
which method do i use if I am on NC1? thanks in advance
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2616221

Get very familiar with this thread, you can post there too--:good:

Wait a minute, I don't see any post of yours the last couple pages. What method are you talking about--:confused:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] wallacetsoi:
Thanks again, much appreciated for your aid.

Both md5 for CM ROM and Gapps match those listed below the respective download URLs.

I haven't turned the phone off in the past 2 or 3 days since installing with the Gapps you provided versus the one listed on the CM wiki site.

But I will check later this afternoon.. fingers crossed I don't have to wipe and install again.