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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Bruuce:
Hi Lacussumok, I've been researching the very same thing and today is the day I try out my plan! It sounds like you've already found the sim unlock thread HERE. I took the time to read through the whole thing yesterday and there are some great peices of info sprinkled throughout. Here's some highlights.

* sim unlock it before you do any other hacking, rooting, roms, etc. Several people have said it works without a sim card in the phone.

* No one has been able to figure out why it doesn't work on some phones, but here is a list of things to keep in mind.

-Requires stock rom.

-Disable wifi calling. I'm not sure how to do that yet, but I'm sure there's a setting for it somewhere.

-Don't let the phone do a firmware update. A few people have said you can still unlock it after the update, but why risk it :)

-Follow all of the instructions very carefully. Some of your settings (like step 6) may already be set correctly, but continue to follow the instructions. Your phone is not unlocked out of the box.

-If you try this process and it doesn't work, try a few more times. I think 3 is your magic number.

-If nothing works, you will need to try a different method. Most people have had really good luck with the USB method from FastGSM.com

-If nothing else works, you can call T-mo (or talk to the rep in the store) and get the unlock code from them, but they will make you wait 1-4 weeks for it. :eek: I think if I can't get it solved by this weekend I'll reutrn it and wait for me google edition to arrive. (another 2.5 weeks)

NOW TO YOUR QUESTIONS:

1) You aren't changing the phone into an AT&T version just by sticking your sim card in. It still has T-mo's software on it so I'd stick with Roms that are T-mo specific or ones that are confirmed to work with this version. I'm still trying to figure out the differences between all the versions of this phone, but remember that the SIM just connects you to the network. This unlock you just performed merely opened the restrictions on the wireless receiver. It didn't change anything in the OS.

2) Many people in the Sim Unlock thread have said that LTE works great on AT&T. If you get to that point and its not working here's a few things to check into:

-Give it a few minutes to initialize the network the first time. No need to wait 10 min, but patience is a virtue.

-Make sure your APN is setup correctly. I'm not sure yet how to do that on this phone so you'll have to do some leg work.

-Have you used LTE before on the phone your sim came from? If not, changes are you're not setup in AT&T's system for LTE. Just go into the AT&T store (or call customer service) and they'll put you on the right plan.

WARNING: If you are using a prepaid phone from Net10 or Straighttalk or the like, you will not get LTE. They only reserve that for their own customers at the moment...but that may soon change...again patience. :fingers-crossed:

I hope this helps. Let me know how your experience went and I'll relay mine later today and remeber to click [thanks] :highfive:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] stefan2305:
1. Yes you can flash AT&T ROMs. But you cannot flash any radios or modems.

2. Your data will work. You may even get LTE. However, it may not be as stable as having a dedicated AT&T device.

3. First, I suggest you flash ROMs through recovery rather than through ROM Manager. Second, all you will need to do is check your APN settings under Mobile Networks to match up to AT&Ts settings (if the ROM doesn't have it already).

If this helped you, please hit the thanks button below. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] BusyPooping:
looking at the root guide for a friend. seems pretty simple. All i have to do is flash a recovery, then flash root and superuser via the recovery?

what is mdl and such that i am reading about?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] stefan2305:
It's actually even easier than that. You can use CF-Auto-Root and that will root and install superuser for you. It requires Odin. You can flash the recovery from Odin as well.

MDL is the download mode you need to put your phone into in order to flash things.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] BusyPooping:
ok well, i feel silly. Alright thanks guys!!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Faktor4:
I am Running the Echoe Rom v5 on my Tmobile m919. I am experiencing the known issue with the network dropping all the time. So to remedy that, I have it set to GSM only. That works fine. However, who wants to be on GSM only.... come on.

I tried wicked rom v7 and loved that, until I realized it was 4.2.2 (a little vague on the thread due to 4.3 features) I hear they are going to update it, but is there any other option? I have the samsung galaxy gear, so I need 4.3 touchwiz for it to work properly. What ROMs are options for me?

I need my LTE, and need 4.3 Touchwiz. Seems to be pretty hard to get both at the moment.

What should I be anticipating? Or is there something out there now that I missed?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] rastiya:
Rebooting again again.

Last week end I restart my M919.which had Infamous Google edition.Once it passes the Tmobile-Galaxy S4 screen it started to reboot again.not going in to the system.It happened couple of times.So I tried to go to CWM screen.It worked fine and was able to install the OS again.But I could not log in to the system because it restarted automatically.I tried different ROMs and the problem was not solved.I would really appreciate if anyone can help me to resolve this issue.:crying:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] SaintCity86:
Okay well I started a thread in the questions and answers section, nobody answered so I'm assuming I wasn't supposed to start a whole new thread just for that maybe? So hopefully you guys can help. ..

I've got this "phone addict pro" app that records touches on the screen and screen on time to give you an understanding of how attached you are to your device. Anytime I reboot I've gotta go manually start the service again from inside the app and it doesn't have an option itself to startup on boot for whatever reason.

Is there anyway I can get it to start automatically on boot?

I thought there might be a way in Android tuner pro but I couldn't find the option
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: auto start

I think this is exactly what you are looking for, it's called "Autorun".

You can find this free app at the Play Store here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jydaddy.autorun.lite&hl=en

This lists all the apps you have running and allows you to place a check mark

on which ever apps you want start up after boot or reboot automatically.

Good luck!

Remember it takes less time to click the "THANKS" button than it takes to type "thanks" (unless you type real fast).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Cal-El:
Ok so lets dive into this one. I flashed Goldeneye 9.0 4.3 w/touchwiz the other day and experienced the data drop issue. That was no surprise. So I went ahead and flashed back to Goldeneye 8.0 4.2.2 w/touchwiz and I did not experience a signal loss with screen off but noticed that my calls and texts were not coming through. Thinking it may have been an issue with leftovers from 9.0 I went ahead and used odin to get back to stock. Now after flashing Goldeneye 8.0 again to get back to my original setup and flashing KT kernel I am still experiencing missed calls and texts but only when on LTE/CDMA/GSMauto. Everything works fine if I switch to WCDMA/GSMauto or just GSM. I have very strong LTE in my area. Any ideas anyone. I have been doing this for awhile (since tmobile dash lol.) and this one has me stumped. Also I am on Philz latest and mdl baseband.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
Check this one if it has all you need:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2467693

Sent from my T-Mobile Galaxy S4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ChaseSTi:
So I have my phone on Goldeneye s4 and I want to try out a different rom.. Ive tried infamous s4 wicked 7 and 8. everytime I try to install it just does a boot loop and then reboots back into recovery. What am I doing wrong?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: full wipe

Before you flash any other roms, including Wicked and Infamous you need to wipe

everything including doing a "factory reset" in CWM, TWRP or other recovery.

A FULL wipe includes the following: "DATA-SYSTEM-CACHE-DALVIK CACHE & FACTORY RESET".
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] chino_487:
I am gonna bump this since no one replied.

This happens when a text comes in too.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
I think it might be because of bad flash. Did you do a clean flash of the ROM you are using? You may want to check the ROM thread to get more help. I used wicked v7 in past but never experienced anything like that. All the best :)

Sent from my T-Mobile Galaxy S4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
How long has this been going on? If it's just a day or two then T Mobile could be upgrading the LTE signal in your area. To do that they often need to take the existing signal offline periodicly.

If it's been a week or more, you need to start looking at what you changed.

The MDL baseband isn't likely the issue. Everyone is using that and this is not a common problem at all. So rule that out.

You might try to use TWRP recovery to install a freesh Goldeneye and see if you get a different result. There's a 5% change that might help. It' slow odds, but it's also really easy to do and won't take long. So you can at least use it to rule out problems with how the recovery installs the ROM.

Also try to install other ROMs. Specifically try an AOSP ROM to see if the same issue resurfaces.

Did you get the signal issues after you Odin'ed back to bone stock?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
The factory reset part of that just redoes the wipe of the user data. No need to do it twice.

Wiping the data, syte, cache, and dalvik is enough.

Technically wiping data, cache, and dalvik is enough since MOST install scripts for roms will format the system partition automatically anyway. But wipe it manually anyway.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lgkahn:
be very carefull updating to a 4.3 rom due to knox.. you may not be able to go back and possibly may void your warranty.. I'd hold off for now updating to 4.3 till the smoke clears and we have flashable roms without know 4.3 bootloader.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
The 3rd line in the first post of the thread you linked says "Knox Removed" by a recognized developer.

It's safe.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lgkahn:
knox removed does not necessarily mean it was removed from the bootloader.. could just be the apk's removed which will still cause issues in the future.. I didnt dig in any further.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrgonzodad:
Google settings icon color changed

My phone had some strange network issues last night, little to no signal at home. I normally get good 4g,bad LTE. Last night it was almost nothing, and was changing to gsm/wcdma only by itself. That seems to have corrected itself after a few hard reboots.

This is probably not related, by my Google settings icon is Grey this morning instead of green. Any ideas why the icon change?

I haven't had any issues with functionality so far, just curious.

Stock with root, just installed the ktoonsez kernel update, philz recovery.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baseballfanz:
Can you connect to the Play store or any Google app?

Now that you mentioned it, mine is grey too.:)

There was a Google Service app update yesterday I recall.

Edit: found this http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...e-location-and-wipe-in-device-administrators/

☞Sent from here☜
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] wbexpress:
Capacitive lights always on (REQ)

This is probably the opposite of what most folks want, but especially for seeing the keys at night I would like to know of a setting change or an app that will make it so the lights are always on. Other ROMs have had something in settings but this ROM is perfect except for that. I have used Keyboard Backlight Controller and AdjBrightness but neither keeps the lights on permanently, they go off and I have to open the app again and then they come on for a short time again. TIA...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
If you are on a custom rom, ask the question in teh thread for that rom. You will get an answer much faster as teh people reading that thread will have more intimate knowledge of the ROM's settings.

If you are not on a custom rom, move to a custom rom. Most can force the lights to stay on.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] wbexpress:
Done, thank you. I should have stated I was using AoCp in the body of the question. I was mostly looking for general responses for ROMs that don't have that feature.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] PanchoPlanet:
Apparently if you get long winded in "quick reply" you get a " you don't have permission to post" message. ??

Would like to deodex my stock rom.

Rooted with cf autoroot, Phils recovery, in house debloat.

Want to run 3Minit app on my current rom without having to go with a custom rom. No luck finding "stock deodexed roms" .

Any input will be appreciated.

Pp.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] demonr6:
Root question

I recently rooted my replacement handset using Chainfire's method.. I installed the Alpha ROM without issues and being the flash whore that I am I saw the new Dirty Unicorn ROM and wanted to try it. When I booted in recovery (Philz) and wiped the device then installed the zip I got the error mentioned previously. Now, as an added point of interest I downloaded the IOKP that Jamison recently posted, same issue. I installed a root checker app and it verifies I am rooted so I am stumped why it will not allow me to install either of these two ROM's but Alpha is fine.

I did re-download both ROM's, tried them and no joy. I may just unroot, wipe everything to factory and try it from the start again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
When you switched between teh ROMs did you do a full wipe?

You can't just wipe cache anc dalvik and install a completely different ROM. You can't only do that if you are flashing a new version of the same ROM you are already on.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Here is the google version...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2342446

If you want the touchwiz version and can't find it, honestly....it's more trouble than it's worth to deodex it yourself.

Take a look at this guide to hot to deodex another stock rom (Don't use it! It's for another rom. You will probabyl run into campatability issues)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2374008

But look at all the steps involved. It's not a quick or easy process.

If what you really want is a touch wiz rom that's debloated and deodexed so you can use 3minit, just download a custom touchwiz rom. Either Wicked or Infamous (I can't remember which) already has 3minit built into it. And they are both tweaked so they run a lotthe smoother with better battery life. And they are fully rooted so you can uninstall any apps you consider bloat and basically turn it back into a slightly better performing stock rom for all intents and purposes. And it's MUCH MUCH easier than trying to deodex the stock rom yourself.

Plus you will have a lot more customization options with a custom ROM, which is obviously of interest to you since you want to install 3minit.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] demonr6:
I never ever dirty flash. I completely wipe always and in some cases I choose to format everything except the external card of course. In Philz I choose the wipe option Clean to install a New ROM.

My error is:

Install failed..

assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") == jfltetmo" || getprop("ro.build.product" == "jfltetmo"

Error in /external_sd/SGS4 ROMs/DUv4.0-SGS4_TMO.zip (Atatus 7)

Using Philz recovery, I am going to ODIN a different recovery and see if that resolves it else I will throw the phone down the stairwell and oops..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] xdapowerapps:
I am just curious and don't know the solution, but make sure to check the md5 hash to make sure you don't have a corrupt download. If that is not it, I apologize and Godspeed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: flashing roms

From reading the above, I see that the zip file rom is on your external sdcard.

Copy the rom to internal sdcard and see if it you can flash it without errors......

If it still don't work, try this too, remove the external sdcard after you copy

the rom to internal sdcard, reboot the phone into recovery and start the flash.

If the 2nd way works it means you need to backup your external sdcard and

remove it from the phone, plug it into your computer with adapter and then

do a FAT32 format on the sdcard.

Here is the Windows FAT32 format utility which can be found here in case you need it:

http://download.cnet.com/MiniAide-Fat32-Formatter/3000-2094_4-75701815.html
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] demonr6:
Fixed it. Followed the advice from a previous post that it may have been theme related from a custom recovery which Philz is... I Odin'ed a different recovery, problem solved.

I did try Oudhs and that was a fail but CWM worked so all is well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] badboytw:
Need help getting tmo 4.3 leak wifi working

I GOT A TMO 4.3 UPDATE UP AND RUNNING AND WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE KNOW WHERE THE WIFI FILES ARE LOCATED OR CAN DIRECT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO GET WIFI WORKING?

ANY HELP OR GOOD RESPONSE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED

Tj.......................
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] netcrack2k:
4.3 on SGH with working wifi?

Hey guys,

since a friend destroyed my german S3 during our last visit in the US, I had to buy an SGH-M919 (T-Mobile S4) there. It was heavily branded and therefore I decided to install a debranded international stock firmware.

I choose the XXUDMI1 GT-9505 from DjeMBeY's thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2250824 and installed it with PhilZ Touch Recovery. This went totally fine and I've been using it daily for 2 month or so.

Yesterday I decided to give 4.3 a try, so I downloaded XXUEMJ7 from the before mentioned thread and installed it using PhilZ. Again this went totally fine, except that the WiFi wasn't working. [MENTION=4398524]DjeMBeY[/MENTION] provides WiFi fixes for that scenario, but I can't install them unfortunately. I suppose this is because I am using a SGH-M919 (although with GT-i9505 firmware) and the modems are for the international modell. Odin refuses to flash them (Write Operation Complete (Failed)).

So, what is my best chance to get a pre-rooted, debranded, stock version of Android 4.3 on my SGH-M919 WITH working WiFi? I tried echoe for a little while, WiFi was working there but the ROM itself was highly unstable (rebooted like every 5 minutes).

Any thoughts on that would be highly appreciated :).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] xdapowerapps:
Just a warning, you never ever want to flash a different modem as you can end up with a nice paper weight. :) Also, try Google Virgin Rom 4.3? I forgot the specific name but it worked fine for me.

EDIT: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2343513
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] netcrack2k:
Thank you for your answer :). I know that flashing a "wrong" modem is not such a bright idea, but it didn't work anyway =). I also think the Google Rom might work but I am kinda fond of TouchWiz and I would prefer a ROM which is as close as possible to the Samsung stock ROM, just debranded and rooted ... and possibly debloated.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] xdapowerapps:
You are very welcome! You and I have the same model phone and it will work. But I understand. I love TW and I've tried literally dozens of different ROMs and I'm not totally fond of them either. Which is why I am still on stock TW 4.2.2 which I had to debloat myself. I am waiting for Tmobile to release their version for 4.3 which should be sometime next week. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. You and I are on the same boat!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] geccekusu:
t-mobile i9505

Hi everyone. I am ignorant of phones and issues of them. I have a s4 i9505 t-mobile. I am using Bh Telecom simcard in Bosnia and Hercegovina. I wonder if there is any chance that my phone is sim-locked. How can i learn this? Another question would be that isnt there any way to update officially without using t-mobile support?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: updating without tmobile

The way to update without tmobile support would be to use ODIN for

flashing stock official roms for your phone's model number.

The best and easiest way to get updated stock official firmware would

be to go to SamMobile.com: http://www.sammobile.com/

SamMobile specializes in official stock odin flash roms/firmwares.

Just be sure you download and flash the correct version for your

phone's and carrier's model number.

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] JackOneil72:
Help! Can't Flash Custom Roms w/ TWRP or CWM

Hi I'm trying to flash a custom Rom onto my Galaxy S4 M919 Android 4.2.2. It's Got Root and and TWRP 2.5.0.0 and i'm using a 64gb Microsd card that's been formatted to Fat32. The Problem I'm having is that when I try to Flash a Custom Rom I get (E:Unable to open zip file) Error Flashing zip /external_SD/WICKED_v8.Zip. I've tried Wicked,Darthstalker, and InFamous Roms all give me the same error. I've also Tried the newest TWRP and CWM still the same errors I've checked the MD5 checksum and they all match I've put another 64gb Microsd card in and I still get the same errors I've switched USB Cables still the same errors I've taken the SD card out put it in the computer and transferred it right to the SD card and then Put the SD Card back in my Phone and booted into Recovery Mode and tried to flash but still got the same errors. I've tried to flash from the Internal memory and I still get the same errors. Don't know what else to do Any Help would be appreciated.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] xdapowerapps:
I am aware of some people having issues with TWRP not working properly for some ROMs as I saw in other forums today. Are you sure you tried with the latest CWM (6.0.4.4)?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Before you switch recoveries, try redownloading the rom install file. It could just be a corrupted download

Sent from your phone. You should be more careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] JackOneil72:
Thanks but I redownloaded it about 4 times on each Rom I tried and thru different Mirrors and did an MD5 Checksum on each one and still get the same error. I just did a full system wipe and re flashed my Stock Rom then I rooted it again and then I flashed CWM_6.0.4.4_Touch_SGH-M919 again and then booted to recovery and did the normal wipes and tried to flash a new ROM still got the same Errors that I've been getting.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] xdapowerapps:
Can you try a different SD card that is 32GB or less? If no, try formatting the 64GB as FAT and try to flash again. I suspect that can be the issue.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] JackOneil72:
I Don't have a SD card less then 64gb though I might have to buy one. Both 64gb Microsd cards have been formatted to FAT32 that was one of the first things I did. Even if I put the ROM on my Phones Internal Memory it still gives me the E: can't open zip file error. Never had this Problem before with my s3 s2 and s.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] xdapowerapps:
Ah, okay. Can you open up the zip file on your phone or on your computer to make sure the file isn't corrupt? If it is corrupt, you'll get an error that the zip can't be opened. If you are able to open it, then the file is not the culprit. Are you trying to install this manually through recovery or through a rom manager?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] JackOneil72:
Yep I opened 3 Roms with WinRar and did a test extraction and got no errors. Yep Through Recovery. I've tried to do it through Rom Manager also.

I just made a 20 Gig Partition on my SD Card maybe that will do something.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] xdapowerapps:
Let us know if the partition works. Maybe it's an oversight but did you check the md5sum on the computer and then transfer to SD card or did you test the md5sum after you transferred it to the SD card?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] JackOneil72:
Yeah I checked the MD5sum while the Roms were on the computer before I transferred them to the SD card.