yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
kingo is no longer recommended here.

root and setup via these steps: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=42320414&postcount=2

stay off wifi and keep the sim card out until you have your device setup on a different rom or you've disabled the necessary files to avoid the update.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] thesuffering:
I don't have a spare micro sd and would rather not wipe the one I have. Is there a reason kingo isn't recommended anymore? Seemed to work fine on my last gs4. I don't care about custom roms, just root so arliberator will work. Not being argumentative, just purely curious as to what changed. Last time I read here kingo first came out and everyone loved it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] force70:
Just buy another sd card..problem solved lol?

sent from canada via my S4,Note 3 or G2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] thesuffering:
Well I wanted to be lazy and not leave the house. But alas it doesn't matter now. Apparently I took too long to do anything and my phone decided to update itself without my input. Im now on mk2. Thanks att. Guess its a waiting game to get root again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jh64dsb877r:
It's a waiting game to get Safestrap (or something similar) on MK2.

As for root on MK2, it's already available (see this thread for details).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ALAMO695:
i just received my galaxy s4 i337 in the mail, the first thing i did was try and root it then install clockworkmod to then install either aokp or cyanogen, as i do with all my android phones since the mytouch3g back in the days. i used motochopped to root it successfully since im on the i337ucuamdl baseband which is 4.2.2. i verified that it has root and it does. now when i went to install clockwork thru rom manager, it tells me its installed but then i go into the recovery its the stock one?? so then i tried twrp thru goomanager and it tells me "you’re download is starting” and does nothing. any help? now i have my phone off the whole day so it doesnt install the update since its already prompting me :mad:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
Try this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=41746967

Do not take the ota!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ALAMO695:
were would i flash it from? because the problem is the programs tell me the custom recovery is installed but when i boot into them i got the android image and it says no command then goes straight to the stock android recovery (not the custom one)... yet my splash screen has the unlocked lock on it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
Yep, it's a problem. It's been a long time since someone had a mdl phone. I'm trying to find if there's an odin flashable recovery, but I don't think so. Hang in there. [MENTION=4945572]xBeerdroiDx[/MENTION], have any ideas?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ALAMO695:
O crap lol, I pmed him to see if he had any suggestions. I heard w. The updates after so many postpones it automatically installs its self? Is this true
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
It's true. Here's another link that has .tar.md5 files. See if they is one firm the i337. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=42538777

Edit, there is jflteatt is the i337. It should be flashable in Odin

Edit, try this too http://www.andromods.com/apps-mod/how-to-block-latest-ota-update-on-att-galaxy-s4-sgh-i337.html
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ALAMO695:
i tried PhilZ recovery but that failed on odin, but i was able to get rid of the update prompt with the second link. thanks a lot boss, lets see when the op gets a chance and see if he has any input
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
Good, that should buy you some time to get it sorted out. If I think of anything else I'll let you know
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gravedigger76:
Do a search for casual root here in S4 threads. Consider yourself very lucky u got MDL. Make sure to keep it off WiFi and Sim out until you're rooted and can flash away stock.

Sent from my SGH-I337
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
have you given Casual a shot? thats my first suggestion.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2297900
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ALAMO695:
Thanks guys, i got it working perfect with casual, now onto flashing lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
Fantastic!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] tonyc0642:
I don't know why this root method hasn't been added to the OP yet, worked like a champ for me and most other MK2 users, I've only seen a couple people saying it didn't work for them.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
I've been meaning to update this guide for awhile now. Been so busy with the Nexus 5 and some development for it. I'll get the guide up to date soon.

Cheers
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
Thread updated. Guide now fully supports all AT&T firmware variants. You will find the MK2 information added to post #2, alongside MF3 now.

cheers, all. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] NHComp:
Please help me not make the same mistake again....

I followed the guide and successfully rooted the ATT S4 and installed a CyanogenMod nightly several weeks ago. Then I wanted to try out a PhilZ Touch ROM.

I started at Step 5A:

In CWM:

2. Select Wipe data/factory reset

3. Select Wipe Cache

4. Select Advanced and Wipe Dalvik Cache

5. Select Mounts and Storage and format /system

Then I flashed philz_touch_6.07.9-jflteatt.zip (Lokied)

The phone wouldn't reboot, it was stuck at the "Samsung Custom" screen (Unlocked padlock). PhilZ was indeed installed successfully because when I went into Recovery the menu items were PhilZ. So I read more and used Odin to get back to stock. I've rooted the phone again and made it through Step 4 (Nandroid Backup).

Before I go any further, does anyone know where I screwed up installing PhilZ? I don't want to mess it up again.

What's my next step? Do I wipe everything listed in Step 5A and flash the PhilZ file?

Or was wiping everything my mistake?

Thanks for your assistance!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
Flash a nandroid. You wiped your system. You did not need to do the wipes if you're only flashing a recovery
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] NHComp:
Thanks for the quick reply. Not sure if I understand...So once the phone is off stock I can flash any Lokied ROM without taking any other steps?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
Philz is a recovery. When you flash that don't wipe anything. Just flash it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] NHComp:
Thanks, I appreciate the info.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Ideas4ya:
Hey guys I just rooted my S4 using android_root and it worked great. But I went to flash twrp via goo manager and I was stuck in a boot loop with a black screen with white writing "Go to the AT&T store for service..." or something like that. How can I install a custom recovery?

I've got odin and the root and recovery exe downloaded. The root and recovery exe attempts to install twrp also but I end up with the same results.

What can I do guys?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
what is your firmware build number
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rysimpson318:
Great guide!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Nephentos:
Question

I'm on I337m, MG2 vers. Android 4.2.2, currently rooted. So.. What guide is useful for me? The one for MK2?

Thanks for this amazing guide :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] d@rksoul:
Unable to sim unlock galaxy S4 baseband version I337UCUEMK2

I just got a Samsung Galaxy S4 a month ago and I have been searching for fix to sim unlock it but all the fixes available online don't seem to work with this phone. Can someone please help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] d@rksoul:
Flashing the MF3 modem fails.. tried a lot.. but no success.. can anyone help?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] disturbd1:
Ok, I know it's been asked and probably addressed more than once, but I'm OCD about not bricking my phone, and doing my research first...

I'm on MK2 firmware, rooted, running SlimKat 4.4.2. To clarify, I got the phone back in June, so whatever firmware/radio it shipped with is what I had before MK2, and I believe that means I used the motochopper method for rooting at that time. Recovery is currently PhilZ.

I've got enough hardware issues that I'm taking the unit to a service center for replacement, but I want to return the phone to stock. Everything I've found refers to the do's and don'ts for MF3, but very little about the revision I'm on when it comes to UNrooting, and returning to a stock ROM.

So, flame if need be, but after seeing too much conflicting information, I need whatever clarity I can get on which files to flash, the method, and what NOT to do.

Thanks in advance!:good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
You need this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48557730

Pm the op, I'm sure he would be glad to help you
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] disturbd1:
So, what I gather about the process is that, given the root method used, I should be able to flash a stock ROM with no problem, but what I'm unclear on is how to unroot, and put the stock recovery back on, AND get rid of the "Custom" at boot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
I haven't done it so I don't want to tell you the wrong things. But [MENTION=2284570]ted77usa[/MENTION] can probably help
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
Firstable.....If u are ATT user, there is no way that u on MK2 firmware able to flash 4.4.2 SlimKat and use Philz recovery.......not even MF3firmware.....both MF3 and MK2 can only use Safestrap recovery by Hashcode.......unless if u canadian i337m with unlocked bootloader....In order for u to go back to stock u need to know what is your original firmware......If u are ATT user.....i'm thinking that u have MDL firmware like u said around june 2013....coz MF3 came up around july 2013......or maybe even MDB.........pm me u if u still need more help....:D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] disturbd1:
Here are my stats. I believe you're correct about being on MDL before. I still could really use a step-by-step if you or anyone else has time, and I really appreciate it!

Edit: I'll add that I only updated the radio itself to MK2, and that happened recently. I never went through the Safestrap method.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sm_xyz:
Hi,

I was using Safestrap to try and enable Hotspot on my AT&T S4. I messed up and probably flashed the wrong set of files. Now I cannot go past the AT&T logo. When I switch off and switch on, it goes into Safestrap, but when I press Continue, it goes and gets stuck at the AT&T logo. The phone is rooted and I had flashed the MF3 modem successfully earlier. The quest to get hotspot enabled messed it up. How can I recover from this? Please help!! Since I can get into Safestrap, can I use that to recover? What files do I need to flash to recover? I tried the various options through Safestrap and it did not get me back to factory reset. I tried entering into Recovery by pressing the Power/Vol/Home key and tried the various options there (clear caches, Factory reset option etc) but none of these work. Please guide me. Thanks in advance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ashkanmcse:
galaxy s4 i337 baseband ucuemk2

Hi everyone.

After doing lots of search here, I wasn't able to find any method to unlock my s4. There was a method for a differeny baseband (vuemk2) whch didn't work for me. Another website mentioned the saferoot method which they said works for any baseband but when I ran the install.bat it got stuck on (waiting for your phone to appear .

Is there any way for me to unlock my device?

Galaxy s4

Android 4.3

Sgh-i337 ucuemk2 (at&t)

Thanks in advance
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JohnnyMac999:
HELP!

I hope someone in this thread can help me.

I went through the entire process of

1. returning to stock MF3 (I was using SafeStrap 3.65 and Hyperdrive 10.1 successfully...wanted to try the MK2 > SafeRoot > SafeStrap 3.71 > HD Rls 12)

2. Ran Update.zip successfully, got to MK2

3. Ran SafeRoot - successfully rooted phone

4. Installed SafeStrap 3.71 APK - no issues

5. From SS Recovery, installed HD Rls12 went OK but had an issue with the reboot menu

6. Installed the AT&T compatibility pack, still had issues with reboot menu, so I thought I'd re-run the HD RLS12 install

7. Went into SS Recovery, did a wipe but this time I did a system wipe...this is where I FU'd, I think

8. Still in SS recovery, I then hit the reboot button...my OS was gone so it stayed on the Samsung screen indefinitely.

I can still get into Download mode, but when trying to reflash the 4 MF3 files via Odin, I get a fail every time. I've tried to flash just the Platform, or all but the bootloader, (thinking this was where my write error occurred), and it seemed to go OK but still failed.

I'm stuck with a phone that can enter Download mode but that's it.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ssgterry87:
U need to download the pit file for Ur phone, it reformats Ur drive and flashes stock rom. I'll look for a link to it..

---------- Post added at 12:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:16 PM ----------

It is in general under index pinned tab. It's the factory Odin file
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ashkanmcse:
Hello again.

Do u think there is a solution to my problem?

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
Are you trying to root it or unlock it? Google mk2 root method xda.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JohnnyMac999:
I think I found the .PIT file and tried both flashing it by itself first, and together the other 4 stock MF3 files. Fails every time, although when I flashed the .PIT by itself, it seemed to do something. I will run through it again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ashkanmcse:
I'm just trying to unlock it so that I can use it in another country. Also I will be returning to the us and will be using the phone in att network again.

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] thedoodahman:
Am I good to go?

2nd post and I sure hope this is in the right forum.

SGH-i337m

4.2.2

MVLUAMG1

rooted

cwm-recovery

nandroid backup with rom manager.

Thats it! I have made no other mods

So I have a few noob questions. I obviously want to flash custom roms so heres my story....4.3 downloaded some time ago and I never installed it after hearing of so many problems, the files are in my phone (I can see the knox store and I disabled it) but like I said I never installed it.

So what I need to know is

1- do I need to remove the 4.3 update somehow although its not installed?

2- can I flash any custom roms for my specific device and not have to worry about the issues with 4.3 or 4.4 and still revert back to 4.2.2 stock if needed?

3- can anyone confirm that I definitely should NOT ever install the official 4.3 or higher.

I'm being very cautious as this is my first go at it ( the rooting and recovery proccess went perfect the first time after a lot of research) and I dont want to screw it up now, lol

Thanks to anyone who can help/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] thedoodahman:
Anybody can help or guide me to some answers? I have searched but found nothing regarding canadian s4's that received the automatic download with the option to install, which I did NOT install!

After searching more I found my answers
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ashkanmcse:
Hi all.

Is this forum still active or should I open a new section for my question?

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jt1998:
There are people still here lol!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ashkanmcse:
Then if this forun is active, may someone please help me with the above mentioned problem.

Also I want to unlock this phone to use it under a different network in another country. But I will return to the us and will be using the phone in att network again.

Thanks again
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dovedescent7:
Have rooted i337 4.3 mk2

Looks like I can safestrap and rom this now?

Would love to flash aokp /task I hate this phones os
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
if this section doesn't get you rooted than i'm not sure what the issue is. the fella that posted below you has the same baseband and he rooted just fine it appears. you'll have to do some searching around or ask in the Q&A section for more info on unlocking. cheers

i believe you can only flash TW or GE roms in safestrap. someone please chime in and correct me if that information is wrong.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jt1998:
Only TW roms for SS. SS 3.65 with MF3 could use GPE 4.2. Im pretty sure no other GPEs work with newer SS etc.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ashkanmcse:
Finally I was able to get my s4 rooted. But how do I unlock the device now?

Sorry the more I read the more confused I got.

I'm trying not to be annoying!

The only clue I got was that if my device has been updated to ucuemk2 there is no way to unlock it. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ashkanmcse:
Please disregard this message. I went ahead and asked my question in q&a section.

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] 11hitcombo:
Awesome!

This is one of the most useful threads on the entire internet. Well done.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
I humbly thank you and heartily agree...

Cheers
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] FahrenGrade:
I need a link to download a 4.2.2 gpe custom rom for mf3 att s4!! Help
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dovedescent7:
I can't stand this awful stock mk2 anymore. Sure I'm rooted but Samsung did a horrible job with this software. I miss my s3 with task650 aokp. I look every day to see if things have changed to no avail. #bummed
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] noobchef:
Im safestrapped and all but u agree with you I was a fellow s3 aokp user too and wanted to upgrade. Im now probably going to get a nexus 5, I just wish it had extsd slot
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dovedescent7:
thats a nice phone..

Ive been out of the xda/hack scene for a while now so im afraid to ask but i guess i wonder what the chances are, that even Eventually, if we will be able to put a custom rom on this thing like aokp thats not a TW rom??? 10% 50% never?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
nobody can tell really. There's a few possibilities being worked on and looked in to, but it's just a waiting game. Unlock is unlikely, exploit is difficult, but it's not impossible.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mts121:
I just rooted my MK2 using the saferoot method described here.

In case it helps anybody, I only got this to work by leaving the phone unplugged at first, running the .bat file and hitting enter (without plugging in the phone). Once it says searching for device, I plugged the phone into USB and everything worked perfectly. Got some popup about google checking apps for bad behavior and I just hit 'decline'.

I'm running Windows 2008 R2, ATT galaxy s4 MK2

p.s. thank you to all contributors for making things easy & painless.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] numbR7:
Learned this stuff over time and I know how nice this would have been. Tedious work.

Good for a lot of people. Just wanted to say "great job"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Lobster!:
What baseband should I ODIN when updating to 4.4.2?

I lose signal. Sorry if this has been asked before but I don't currently have enough time to use the search tool and skim.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kpirnie:
The os is actually pretty nice...smooth... and stable...

Once you remove the ATT bloat.

Have a look into Titanium Backup... freeze first to make sure yur phone doesnt bork... then backup and uninstall the stuff u dont need.

I did it... removed everything att and most things samaung related and the only issue i got was with the default gallery... then again i have a couple thousand pics lol

I say all this because the bootloader is locked and the only other way for u to have a custom rom is to do it through SafeStrap... make sure not to use yur stock slot tho
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gadget069:
Why not use the stock slot with safe strap? I'm running sho stock on it right now. With the mk2 and mf3 tar files you can always Odin back to stock if needed. The one thing you should do is backup your EFS folder in case of a bad flash.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kpirnie:
Personal experience with another s4... :) borked it by doing that on mf3
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cave.man1908:
Hyperdrive is in my stock slot. Flawless flash.

Out of the box my phone runs 4.3 mk2

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/84121/gs4sigsm.jpg
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
[MENTION=4945572]xBeerdroiDx[/MENTION] haven't seen you around lately. Hope all is well with you.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bigal1542:
So from the looks of it, Rom Manager doesn't work on the S4's currently. It claims to update, but really doesn't.

Is there any way I can update to the 6.0.4.7 version without Rom Manager? Right now I am stuck on an old version that came with an ODIN stock flash that I just did.

I don't know too much about the inner workings of everyone, and have seen a lot of different ways, but they seem to be different between phones.

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] edgarzin:
Guys, I have Att SGS4 on MF3 build. As far as I understand, i can root it, but i cant flash a custom rom Right? Ok, basically I need another ROM (STOCK or NOT) that has brazilian portuguese, att only provides english, spanish and french. Here is my question.

Can I flash other Stock Rom that has the language I want, via ODin? A i9505 Rom for example.

thanks in advance!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] paniro187:
Any root for kit kat update? Does safestrap work? I just want to get the bloat off of wife's phone. Can stay stock other than the bloat.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
No to both--
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Adel1994:
SGH-I337Z

Hello, my friends. I need help from us. I have Samsung SGH-I337 Z, I337ZTUUAMH1 4.2.2 android version. I need to update this telephone. I bought it with ROOT, Sim-Unlock yet. I want to update this for latest android version like a 4.3 or 4.4. I want to know can i do this or not? And if i can, how i can do this? Thank you, I counting on your help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jmjoyas:
With MK2, you can flash only 4.3 based Roms. GPE 4.3 Roms don't work either.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
You can't use a 4.2.2 ROM if you have MK2. Only 4.3. Look for the All Things MK2 and NB1 thread, and scroll to the MK2 section for working ROMs.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TodWulff:
Thanks, jmjoyas & DeadlySin9. Hashcode ended up helping me wrap my gray matter around things via IRC this afternoon/evening. I appreciate your responses.

I understood that TW ROMs were required, but what escaped my comprehension was that candidate ROMs needed to be based on the same kernel/etc. - i.e. limiting me to consideration of 4.3 TW ROMS only.

Since Hashcode helped me arrive at this realization, I've been able to get several ROMs installed and tested. I am liking the Eclipse ROM best so far, as it is an AOSP themed TW 4.3 ROM. Initial results are leading me to believe that it may still be too early for real-world use, however. Too bad that the GPE 4.3 ROMs use a different kernel... :crying:

Oh well, now that I've been helped with my mental block, there are a number of options I am finding. DeadlySin9, I stumbled across that All Things... thread earlier tonight. It is definitely a wicked good resource.!.

Again, thanks folks. Much appreciated. :good:

-t
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TurtIe:
Question

SO I rooted and have safestrap installed on y AT&T s4, and everytime I flash a rom with it, I hang at a black screen after it says "SAFE STRAP ENABLED"

Is it because I flashed a 4.4.2 rom while only having 4.3 on my phone? How the hell am I supposed to get a 4.4.2 rom on this thing? I used to have CM on my old GS4 (shattered it, and for some reason, I got worse battery life than stock no matter WHAT ROM I used, so I stayed stock for awhile) but now it looks like everything just got a HELL of alot harder.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
No 4.4.2. Locked bootloader. It's all covered in SS threads. Only option new phone. ?