yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Damani311:
yeah, i was in working hyperdrive which i had to flash back to stock to put on, and have the same files on my computer about a month later

tried flashing the new goldeneye from safestrap, it bricked my phone (nothing ever seems to work right for me)

and now i can't even get it back to stock, or get recovery to load........sigh....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] iB4STiD:
nothing in my rom will brick ur phone .. u should be able to flash back to stock .. again nothing in my rom will stop that

hope u get it working . my steps should work
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Damani311:
so what has happened that it can't even boot into basic recovery now? And if it can't, and can't load FW with odin, what are my options then? Can I take it to a store or something?

FWIW my steps were "create backup, flash rom from SD, brick"

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even kies can't do anything with it, even though it says to use kies.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Tylorw1:
Try just messing with it really. I have not seen 1 S4 that was 100% bricked, and if it was messed up the user didnt take the time to mess with it. When I first got my s4 I didnt loki and flashed a kernel. It took me about 3 hours to get kies/Odin to finally kick in and boot. Just try pulling battery out/in, shoving it into download mode and continue trying. I suggest Odin>Kies. And the drivers, try uninstalling/reinstalling if you must.

If you try every last thing, you could try taking it to a store or bestbuy and see if they can get it to work, but that should be completely last resort. And when I say completely, I mean trying kies odin kies odin pull battery and letting sit for 10 minutes kies odin etc etc etc. Its a long process lollol.

Tylorw1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Damani311:
thanks

i've been messing with it for 8 hours now

have reloaded the drivers

odin won't flash a confirmed md5, just fails

can't manually enter any kind of recovery

kies isn't even working

i think i'm out of options, unless you can think of any more....All I have is download mode and brick "firmware upgrade encountered an issue screen"....it won't even connect to kies in this mode
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] iB4STiD:
well, if u think its bricked then i wont argue .. my last bit of advice go to safestrap forum maybe they could help u there good luck :good:

last thing.. if md5 doesnt match then d/l again u had a bad or incomplete download .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Tylorw1:
yuck. Have you tried redownloading the odin package? There is nothing else you can do but continue to try odin and kies. What did it for me was letting my phone sit for 15 minutes without battery then doing odin. But you must make sure the tar.md5 is good, and I mean fresh copy of file with MD5 hash check.

Tylorw1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Damani311:
alright well i'm willing to redownload odin and the stock rom file, for i337 GS4....could someone kindly link me to one that should work? I really want to get this nailed down, I can't afford to spend tomorrow also without a working phone.....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] iB4STiD:
yup :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Tylorw1:
Well what version stock were you on? SafeStrap thread would have this information and download locations within it.

Tylorw1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] kpirnie:
herr ya go bud... https://copy.com/OthtlkV9i2mFGTIU
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Damani311:
this thread? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2448925

and if so thanks i'll go there, but what exactly am i trying to do? I don't think i can install the safestrap APK on a phone that won't do anything but download mode, can i?

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yay thanks I'll start the DL now and give that one a shot too
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Tylorw1:
You would use the search function is the SafeStrap thread. I dont use SafeStrap nor know of processes people have done to restore their soft bricked phones with errors when using SafeStrap. Only file I host is AMDL, BTW which has over 1000 downloads on my AFH account lol.

Thanks [MENTION=4819587]kevp75[/MENTION] For posting the link. I may have to start "thanking" every post of your if you keep doing it to mine lol.

Tylorw1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] iB4STiD:
[MENTION=5117542]Tylorw1[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4819587]kevp75[/MENTION] .. thank u for helping out as always :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] kpirnie:
LOL

I thanks anyone and every I can remember too... who's helped me, suggested an idea, or even asked a good question lol.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] :
I agree Safestrap thread would be place to get more specific help. I have seen people flash things with the SD Card pulled when other options failed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] guut13:
What base were you on before? If you were on MDL, flashing anything in odin later than that (ie - NB1) will lockdown your bootloader.

You said you couldn't boot into recovery and odin didn't work... Were you able to boot into download mode? What error did you get when you tried to odin the file and what file did you use? It's possible that you just got a step or two wrong.

These are the complete steps to odin to NB1 and then take the NC1 upgrade...

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51130818&postcount=5

If you were on MDL base, you may want to find that odin tar and use that instead of the NB1.

(BTW - I mean no disrespect if you are already familiar with the odin process... but when the two choices are bricked phone or made a mistake in odin... I'm hoping for the latter)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Damani311:
yeah thanks...sadly i can't remember what i was on before, is mk2 a possibility? i337MK2_full_odin_tar.md5 is what i used last time

and weird i thought i had pasted the error log on here in an earlier post, now can't find it

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also just saw this, what FW did I need to flash before switching roms? I asked and several people confirmed it was just wipe/flash new rom. Nothing about new FW needed, which is where i might have screwed up. I always miss something reading things that long and complicated, so I asked just to be sure....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] iB4STiD:
no 1 likes to read, i dont like it either .. but when ur dealing with a device u depend on and its not a cheap replacement u have to do it ..

i have put this in the faq and download center

i dont think ur bricked .. but best advice i can give u is always read .. and read again .. know what ur fw is b4 u flash anything and make sure u can get back to a 100 percent stock .. b4 u do a thing ..

..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] guut13:
Well, if you were using safestrap recovery, then you were on either MK2, NB1, or NC1.

If you were TWRP or another recovery then you were probably on MDL or MDB.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Damani311:
yeah i thought i had it. mk2 was my original. I still have the exact file I used to fix it last time. And it doesnt work now
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Tylorw1:
An easy way to check for corruption with a tar.md5, Use a program that can open tars and force open it and see if it opens up. If not the file is likely corrupted. The file kevp posted, I downloaded and can open it and view the boot.img and recovery.img and such.

Tylorw1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Damani311:
cool thanks

i doubt that file is going to be done downloading tonight

should i get another mk2 version also, just to be on the safe side?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Tylorw1:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2621279

ALL-IN-ONE is the one you want, which you put in the PDA slot. Just read through youll get the jig of it. There is also MD5 checksums for you to check to make sure the file downloaded correctly.

Tylorw1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Damani311:
cool thanks, that's the exact same one i've been trying all this time...and i know its a good file, maybe it corrupted somehow sitting on a hard drive for 3 months though

also the good news is that one isnt on a limited download so it'll be ready to try in another 5 minutes
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Tylorw1:
Take your time and try reading the steps about what odin to use and stuff on the post I just sent you. there is a guide there.

Tylorw1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Damani311:
alright i downloaded the versions of odin from that thread

is it problem when i open it it says "epic 4g" instead of android?

it says Android SLP in their demo pic, but mine says Epic 4g...

and thanks alot for your help btw

update: still fails with the mk2 download that just completed
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Tylorw1:
Uhm yes that is not too good. Sounds like drivers are wrong.

Uninstall, restart computer, then go to here: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SGH-I337ZRAATT?

Support, Downloads. There are the drivers for the S4. It shows the red s4 but drivers are the same.

Tylorw1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Damani311:
awesome you rock!

we'll get there

what's the cleanest/easiest way to uninstall the drivers that are already installed?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Tylorw1:
Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs or Programs & Features. should be in there somewhere, or (try to find and uninstall first) just try installing the drivers from the link I posted.

Tylorw1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Damani311:
wow, no dice

uninstalled, rebooted, installed drives, rebooted, tried running the mk2 file in both new and old odin, both fails. Tried that NB1 that kev put up, told me it was invalid........
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Tylorw1:
You try KIES again? You putting it in download mode, right? Also what version of Odin are you using? Try the one here: http://xda.tylorhost.me/Samsung Galaxy S4/S4 Odin/

But dont download the AMDL package.

Tylorw1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] KMan94:
Thanks for looking into it anyway. Maybe something to keep in your back pocket.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Damani311:
Kies actually won't even connect.....just says connecting indefinitely. Even the troubleshoot connection feature is messed up, it tells me to unplug phone, runs really quickly, and then when i replug phone same thing

i've never seen a brick this hard. No clue what did it either, i simply flashed the rom from SD and boom, no more phone. And then tried to odin my stock firmware and ended up with not even being able to enter basic recovery mode. Wow, is all I can say. I don't know why it never works correctly for me, even when I'm following instructions. Some other guy tried installing it at the exact same time and he got stuck in a bootloop too, apparently.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] iB4STiD:
go to an att service center..

we have all tried to help u as best we can, none of us can be there with u to help make sure ur doing the correct steps, you have to ask urself why has everyone been able to flash this .. example safestrap users, loki users, international users, tmobile users, canadian users... so on and so on . except u and this *other person* .. if u bricked ur device it was caused by u and only u .. not this rom

i understand ur upset, and i understand ur new but , if u knew more, u would know this rom couldn't have caused this! again i wish i could guide u thro it but we have all tried! good luck :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] brwatters:
Questions regarding MDL

I have a S4 that has TWRP 2.5.02 and the MDL base .. Can I flash this directly or do I need to update my base prior ? .. this is a S4 that has NOT taken any AT&T updates (i,e, no locked boot loader).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] iB4STiD:
yes.. do this read faq section and download center

make a nadroid backup .. wipe/factory reset.. if u want go to advanced wipe, check dalvik,cache,system,preload swipe to erase

then flash rom pick ur options is aroma.. reboot ur done :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] spocko:
You can flash directly. Just follow the instructions in the first post.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] webbie2:
Dude Odin back to last firmware. I did that a while back when I bricked.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] cojoda:
C4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] buggerritt:
You realize you need to be in download mode for Odin, right?

On the grid via GoldenEye v38 (swapped systemui.apk from v37) +Domination 2.4 +Wanam Xposed enhanced l337 on AT&T's 4G LTE network.

Wurrrrrrrrd!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] iB4STiD:
we tried to suggest that .. hope he can fix it ..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] :
I hope so too. I know you want to move on from this iB and rightfully so. OP should start a separate thread from here.

But, I got to add for anyone reading here and OP may have done this. But, too many folks are wanting to get the steps to do the process. But, don't read enough before hand to understand why the steps are being done. This is not directed at OP. It is just an observation of things thru out the Forum. And it is getting worse. You got to understand the why not just the steps. Over 4.5 years ago I read for 2 months before doing anything. It helped me out of a lot of problems without needing anyone else.

BTW iB you are one of the most responsive and patient devs here.

Not wanting replies, just my thoughts and know we need to get back to rom. :)

Good luck to OP :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jt1998:
Wow. Well said. I've thought the same thing. Read for 1 month before I dared to flash anything.

From my Samsung Galaxy S4 SGH-I337 AT&T Black 16 GB - NB1 running Goldeneye 38 over stock via SS 3.72, with the Deadly Venom KitKat Magic tool
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] rezlmet:
Possible Updates

You could also update your baseband if you haven't already. I was on the same boat as you were. Running MDL bootloader and baseband. I have been getting better LTE and phone reception when I updated my baseband to FNC1. You will enjoy this version 38. I also tried Exposed for the first time and I'm loving it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] iB4STiD:
well said is right man, i really want to thank u man for the kind words.. as always man thank u :good:

i'll tell u guys a little story about how i started out ..

i was able to see the htc g1 b4 it came out .. i owned an iphone at the time .. and thought i like the message android was about .. so i dropped att and went over to tmobile .. bought the g1 on day 1

then an app hit the market that allowed u to root.. little did i know it flashed amon ra's custom recovery as well .. as i was sitting there i thought to myself .. i knew what root acces was but i really didn't think i had a need for it .. nor did i know adb or well most things..

as the processes started it hit me.. wait .. what if something goes wrong .. i ignored that and b4 i knew it i had rooted my device and flashed a recovery .. i lucked out .. things can happen things can go wrong .. even now i think back and know i should have known more about what i was doing

but u live and ur learn .. and hope to improve .. which i have alot i would like to improve on .. and hope i get there .. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] :
Amen iB, amon ra was my first recovery too. I was, as I would like to do on occasion, chastised by one Senior member (efrant) for not more quickly getting proficient with adb/fastboot. I eventually did any very glad, as it saved my arse many times. I thank him to myself repeatedly for pushing me. He was a mentor in many ways. I will say I read so much before even buying my Nexus One, I had the process and why down before I even rooted. It went a whole lot easier that way. I would not have been as lucky as you on my first root and flash--;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] lakid06:
Just installed GE38 and it's running great as usual but the only issue I am running into is the all share screen mirroring feature is not working. Anyone else experiencing the same? I Tried clean install and no mods but still nothing. Running on at&t s4 mdl with philz recovery. Would appreciate any help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] chowhoundb:
Ok, been playing around with GE38 for a while now and finally got things nailed down perfectly. I achieved something I never thought possible on a TW rom. 1.4% battery drain per hour during idle (in my pocket). This is in the same realm as the battery I got running CM11 on my previous phone. Kernel deep sleeps 80-90% of the time the screen is off.

Incredible work iB! GE38 is a keeper. Thank you for the hard work and the awesome support. I have never run into a dev that responds to every question posted in his threads. It is very refreshing to know that you are dedicated to making sure we all have a killer custom rom experience.

P.S. I cant really call this a touchwiz rom anymore because I turn off all the gimmicks except for smart stay, I slim out all the samsung apps. I uninstall even more system apps. Finally I greenify a bunch more system apps so they only run when I need them.

P.P.S This is also without a custom kernel since I am running SS (which makes it even more impressive)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jt1998:
I'm interested in learning more about how you get such awesome battery life. Would you mind sharing specifics, and how I can adjust settings, apps needed to download, freeze, etc?

Thanks!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] operick:
Hello, i tried to use sidesync samsung application but i couldnt make it work... has anyone tried it?

PD: ITs a wonderfull ROM :) Thankyou B4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] chowhoundb:
Here is what I do (YMMV):

- Start with a clean install of GE via SS over NC1, choosing the slim option in aroma.

- Run TYLORW1's app installer and choose to remove samsung browser, email client, accuweather, etc.

- Using Trickstermod, I set the max cpu freq to 1458, freq lock on, read ahead to 512, multicore power save to 2

- Using ES file explorer in root mode, I uninstall the following system apps:

active app manager

chocoEUKor

com.samsung.android.sdk.spenv

coolEUKor

digitalpensdk

directconnectmanager

directsharemanager

exchange services

INDIservicemanager

music

musicFX (I use viper4android)

omadrmpopup

roseEUKor

s voice

samsung video

shareshotservice

touchwiz home (I use Nova)

voice recorder

- Turn off all gestures, air control, voice control, and smart control (except smart stay, I really like that feature)

- Turn vibration intensity down to the lowest setting

- I leave location settings on and set to high accuracy but I use AppOps to disable location access to any app that I feel should not use it

- I run auto brightness, but I set adaptive backlight to Standard

- I greenify alot of user apps. Pretty much anything that doesnt get regular pushes (gmail, hangouts, my work email client) or needs to run in the background (lightflow, cf lumen, cool tool, viper4android)

- Finally I greenify the following system apps:

adapt sound

animated photo

assistant menu

best face

calculator

camera

camera test

capabilitymanagerservice

clipboardsaveservice

collage

color adjustment

com.sec.android.app.wfdbroker

content adaptive backlight

devicetest

drama

eraser

factory mode

gestureservice

google music

google search

google text to speech

google wallet

google+

maps

market feedback agent

mdmapp

multimedia UI service layer

myscript resource manager

photo editor

remote controls

ringtonebackup

securitymanagerservice

setdefaultlauncher

smartcardservice

street view

talkback

tcpdumpservice

trim

unified daemon(EUR)

usbsettings

video

video player

youtube
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] kpirnie:
DUDE!

You should post this as a thread. Seriously...

Great info with this... and almost exactly what I do... but I throw in sime Tasker profiles to autogreenify on screen off... slow down the cpu when certain battery % are reached etc... I can get almost 2 weeks with moderate usage on 1 charge. granted i have a ZeroLemon 7500 but still...

Awesome info here bud. KUDOS
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] chowhoundb:
Hahaha, thanks.

I have yet to mess with Tasker, but I do have the Nova gesture double tap set to hibernate and turn screen off. So I just double tap my homescreen instead of hitting the power button and all my apps hibernate. My way is kinda low-tech.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] kpirnie:
Actually... that's pretty handy :)

I use Smart Launcher Pro, and have the double tap set to turn off my wifi :)

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I am serious about that man... that's good for a ton of "Thanks", contributions, etc... :)

If you don't want to, do you mind if I do, and credit you for this stufff?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] chowhoundb:
Be my guest. Just be sure you let people know that uninstalling and greenifying some of these system apps can break some functionality. Example, if the SmartCard Service isnt running it can break NFC, but in my use case, I dont use NFC, so its ok.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] rcgators:
I often see idle battery use of 1.5%/hr with standard settings. Nothing special, default install options and no tweaks. Read enough and you'll see what works for one person often fails for another. It's heavily tied to network, apps and location of towers. (aka voodoo...)

now... When I map my bike ride (gps) while streaming internet audio to my bluetooth headset... after 60 miles I see some serious drain. :p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] beast3300:
If you guys get into kernel tweaking KT's is quite amazing. On GE38 slim, I get less than 1% drain an hour, and only sightly more on LTE idling. Also I'm using the NB1 modem and I think the NC1 may be better.

Anyhow this is what i have: all Samsung gimmicks are turned off. Be sure to turn off "wake up command" in S voice as well. Location service set to power save. I have 2 Hotmail accounts set to push with the stock email app and of course the gmail email account via the gmail app.

If anybody would like to try my kt settings I will attach the link. Just unzip it and put it in the profile folder that the kt kernel will add on install. Then in the ktweaker app you can apply the profile.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/30266816/my%20profile.zip
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] kpirnie:
i wish i culd flash a custom kernel lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Damani311:
alright looks like I'm up and running! wifi doesnt work, I think that's the only issue I can detect so far.........any ideas?

flashed rom, su, modem and apn.zip.....looking good minus the wifi
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] ma678:
Welcome back.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Damani311:
thanks

if anyone has any suggestions to get wifi working i'd love to hear it

i flashed the jflteATT NB1 module to no avail....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Tylorw1:
This isnt related to your wifi issue but You got your phone back up and running now? What was the thing that finally fixed it?

Tylorw1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Damani311:
master reset at best buy :/

i guess i tried to restart the device before i flashed all the files, ended up in a bootloop, and then never got a working NB1 file to restore to stock.

no telling why it told me that file you confirmed as valid wasn't valid...