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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
If your wireless is as good as you say it is, then what are

you doing here complaining about download issues? LOL

Also I hate to say this, but if you cannot figure out how to

download files using your computer, then how in the world

are you going to figure out how to flash a rom.........

And you are right, your problem will persist!

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] djari3:
you guys aren't even helpful. i will try to solve this on my own
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Stick with the i9505 ROMs if you want to get away from the T mobile specific roms.

The Verizon and Sprint are CDMA variants and things are a littel different. The i9500 is another beast altogether so REALLY stay away from those roms.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Bye.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] iToPiK:
Tried it, it still doesn't show up on Odin while in Download Mode.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baseballfanz:
Maybe your missing the correct drivers.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] djari3:
so chldish
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: usb driver

Be sure to use the stock usb cable which came with your phone,

some after market cables are only good for charging the phone.

Also if I was having your issue I would uninstall kies if it's installed

and uninstall any other samung drivers you might have installed.

Then reboot the computer and download the latest official samsung

mobile phone drivers which can be downloaded here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/k7ut088zsc5g0un/Samsung%20USB%20Drivers.zip

After downloading and installing the drivers, disconnect

the usb cable from your phone and re-connect it after

your computer is up and running and ready to use.

NOTE: only connect the usb cable from phone to computer after

you have put your phone into download mode for best results.

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] aamir123:
ok I was just asking cuz in the s3 you could flash any carrier with slight mod
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Sakete:
Thanks for the help! Much appreciated. I'll get the M919 then.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] tahahafeez12:
hey everybody, i rooted my s4 a couple days ago and it was working fine until i rebooted it too much in a short amount of time last night. Im a complete noob and new to customization. the phone is just stuck on the tmobile screen and wont go past it at all. i factory wiped it from stock recovery and that still did not help.

the root I used was: true- android. blogspot -dot- com / 2013 /11 /install -uvuemk2-android-43-jb-firmware.html

I followed everything correctly and the phone was rooted properly by odin.

theres not much else to it except that i was using font installer- a very stupid app that set its fonts to default and i was trying to get rid of them.

also i rerooted the phone using the same processes in the link above and nothing happened.

to the mods: sorry if this issue has been resolved somewhere else. if you know where please let me know. Thanks everybody!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: issues

Here is a sure fix for your issue.

Download cf-autoroot and odin flash it, but be sure you uncheck the

checkmark in odin which says "auto reboot" before flashing.

(unzip cf-autoroot so you get the TAR file which odin needs)

After flashing cf-autoroot use the power button to power off the phone.

Here is the direct download link for cf-autoroot:

http://download.chainfire.eu/328/CF-...mo-sghm919.zip

After that's done you need to odin flash TWRP custom recovery.

Here is the direct download for TWRP custom recovery

http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/jfl...1-jfltetmo.tar

After you are done flashing TWRP the phone should work properly

without any further issues.

I would highly suggest that after your phone is working properly make

a nandroid backup if the rom in TWRP recovery before you change any

settings, adding/installing or flashing any mods, themes or apps.

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] zlThomaslz:
Rooting With Tmobile 4.3 OTA

Happy New Year Everyone! I have someting I have been trying to do. I did the OTA update to 4.3 that included knox, yes I know stupid. I only did it because I have Tmobile JUMP and I want to return it to tmobile after 6 months and purchase a nexus 5. The question is, How can I root and flash a rom without tripping knox? I am ok about the flash counter because I have triangle away. But if there is ANY way to do this please respond as I want a non OEM rom.

I have a Tmobile Galaxy S 4 ( SGH-M919)

Thank You

Happy New Year!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] aircooledbusses:
not a noob but new to this device.

coming from completely stock 4.2.2 build JDQ39.M919UVUAMD

I am going to root using chain fire method, install latest TWRP through odin and hope to run the Infamous Google ROM

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2341936

my question is........do I need to do anything else before coming from 4.2.2 to go to 4.4.2?

(the reason I ask is that I remember having a bootloader issue with my ATT s3 a while back)

thank you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baseballfanz:
Steps you listed above should be good to go. No need to do anything special.

Are you running the T-mobile or ATT version of GS4?

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] aircooledbusses:
this is for the t mobile gs4. thanks. I take it I should not have any problems installing the Google ROM after I back up the stock one and from your post, I don't anticipate any issues flashing 4.4 - thanks, but yes, I will hit the thanx button!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] TJSteveMX:
In case (and just in case) you have drops signal issues, one of the main posible reasons is because you still have AMD baseband. All you have to do is upgrade to MK2.

But you will find out how that's for sure ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] aircooledbusses:
alright so it went pretty well considering.........I did update to MK2 boot loaders but had to roll back to the stock backup.

when I installed the infamous rom, I rebooted then went back to TWRP and installed the 12/30 mini modular PA gapps. And the next boot had serious force closes and google stops.

Now Ive been here before and know that I will get past it, but are there special gapps or a certain order I need to flash that would save me from trial and error.

this is what I am planning on next:

TWRP factory reset

advanced wipe everything but the SD

install rom

install superuser 1.86

wipe dalvik

boot and set up

boot to TRWP

flash mini gapps

wipe dalvik

reboot

any suggestion are appreciated. I don't want to ask this in the developer thread but know it is a ROM specific question.

thank you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] verngator:
4 in 1 Boot Mod for 4.3 - MK2

OK, I've tried to find this somewhere in the forums but have not been successful.

I had the 4 in 1 Boot Mod as a stand alone mod on my 4.2 setup, but cannot find it available for my modified stock MK2/ 4.2...am I missing something? It seems to be available for other T- Mobile S4 ROM versions.

Thanks in advance!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baseballfanz:
Try this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2567347

If that don't work try Xposed framework and Wanam module.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] TJSteveMX:
Mmmm for 4.4 I always use:

And I always use CWM (philz to be more exact)

And do a factory data reset,

Wipe all except sd

Then go to mount/storage and wipe system too. But like I said, I use philz. Sorry bro.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] verngator:
I can't believe that I missed this! Thank you so much.

Guess I needed to be more creative in guessing what to call the mod when I searched for it...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] reaper815:
custom roms with stock 4.3?

Can i put custom roms on my phone after rooting it with all this fuss about knox?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baseballfanz:
Yes, anything 4.3 and up.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lalec:
What phone and what version of Android and bootloader do you have?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] aircooledbusses:
Yes. I don't understand knox entirely, but flash away and worry about the warranty later. Lol

That's what I did anyway
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Nooblit:
Alright, i got a question that no one has really asked this clearly yet.

My s4 is still running 4.2. i'd love to just grab the ota 4.3 update. knox and all, because all i want is the latest update, but also root.

Can i root the latest stock update, regardless of whether or not it has knox? i really don't care about warranty at all.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: knox/flash counters/warranty

Here is the fastest and simplest answer:

If you don't care about KNOX and the possibility of losing warranty then just forget all about

KNOX and Flash Counters, pretend they do not even exist and simply go a head and root the

phone, flash a custom recovery like twrp or cwm then flash any roms which are compatible

with your phones specific model.

And that's it, end of story...........

(That's what I have done myself)

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Nooblit:
aaand that's that. thanks a bunch. now to find a link to the latest update. i get a message on my phone when trying to OTA update "your device has been modified. Software updates are not available"

They like to make this as complicated as they can, huh?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
As soon as you successfully flash one of the better custom roms like

the Darthstalker or Wicked rom that message will magically disappear....... :good:

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
You can update manually. There is a link around here somewhere for a flashable version of the ota. Just flash in recovery. That will give you the rom but not the knox bootloader. You may have to flash the new modemin odin though

Sent from your phone. You should be more careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Nooblit:
I got one more question. Is there a guide floating around specifically for getting root on M919UVUEMK2? Every guide i've followed to date always has a flashable .zip that pretty much takes care of everything for me. I've heard that clockworkmod recovery can do it for me but i'm not sure how reliable that is, especially with M919UVUEMK2. Thanks in advance guys.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baseballfanz:
Cf Autoroot will work.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2294005

Keep in mind Knox counter.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] HeWhoGameZ:
So I've heard of something called Optimized Qualcomm Dalvik Libraries. Or something like that. I'm running CM11 nightlies with a custom kernel right now. Anyone know how I could get the Optimized Qualcomm feature on my device? I saw it on Danvdh's ROM but I don't really like 90% of the features included in that ROM and I'd think it'd be a waste of space.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] EdMN:
where can I find the stock TM to download and flash back onto the phone?

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My phone is personal use only... What is KNOX and do I need it and does it affect me in any way? I currently have rooted stock TM-version 4.2 and am trying to update
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] reaper815:
Tmobile gs4, running stock tmobile 4.3
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] fruitblender:
Forgot what rom I installed

I feel kind of silly. Couple weeks ago I went through and installed, uninstalled and reinstalled probably 10 roms until I found one I was happy with. And now I can't remember which one it is.

This is what I have on my "about phone" page, which doesn't really help me, maybe someone else can help identify? Or send me some app that identifies it for me? Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lalec:
S4 Google Edition. Next time this happens to you one way to find it is to DuckDuckGo the build number. Or, if you insist, Google it.

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Knox is not something you need and is something which can be used to void your warranty once you start flashing. Rather than stay purely stock, if you really want to update to the next version of Android you can install one of the TouchWiz (i.e., stock-based) ROMs that were designed to let you install without adding Knox. Do some research first though because you may need to flash an updated radio also and if you aren't careful how you do that you will end up with Knox.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] simplicityy:
Crippled phone

Okay, so I recently flashed the infamous ROM for my phone, and it was okay except that it started lagging bad. I assumed it was the ROM and had no time to fiddle with it and figure out if it was something else. I then flashed Darthstalker ROM (latest) and it was super fast and responsive at first, but after a bit of use, it started really slowing down and lagging again. I'll click on an app and it takes a couple seconds to open up. I'll be Swyping and it's almost impossible because of the lag. I'll be trying to watch pr0n on Chrome and opening up new tabs of sexy vids only to have it slow down to a stop and then reboot. Then I cried because the videos looked really sexy and I had opened them in Incognito Mode so there was no way of finding them ever again. This lag is everywhere. When I receive a text message, the notification is even lagged. Screen turns on, then a second later the sound plays. I was going to post this through my phone but when I was searching threads by typing in "lag", it took a good 20 seconds to zoom into the Typing Bar and for the actual word "lag" to show up.

I've reflashed a bunch of times and each time, it kills me because it takes me forever to re-set up my phone. I have an application called Fast Reboot and I do it often now and it sort of helps at first but then the lag starts up immediately or a minute later. Obviously, I do not think the ROM is the issue (I don't think at least). Is it an app? A service?

I haven't had the time to really sit down and diagnose the phone (Busy student who just wants to do work and fap).

I took a screenshot of what was killed during a Fast Reboot.

UPDATE:

Things I've tried now that I'm done with classes for the day:

Watchdog (nothing?)

Apps2SD (moved what I could. like 5% improvement?)

Greenify (Went on green spree. Practically almost every appropriate app I greenified )

LagFix

Nothing has really worked. Help? A slow phone is an unusable phone for me :c
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Antalor:
I need the help of some Pro's here:

My friend got a Galaxy S4, everything original, no custom rom or such things, today he got an update via OTA and broke the update (he doesnt know very much about phones :) , and now he doesnt get a phone Signal, sim is not recognized, beseband, imei and imeicv is unknown... now ive tryed to flash stock rom, flashed beseband, flashed stock rom with pit file and repartition in odin... no changes, error still is the same... so what else can i try? Thx for help
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lalec:
At the risk of sounding obvious, your phone was not designed to have 20 open porn tabs in your browser. Assuming that's not what was happening, did you tweak any kernel settings when you installed the Infamous ROM? And, did you review that ROM's thread thoroughly to see if any other users had the same problem? Lots of people speak highly about that ROM so I would assume that you either did something wrong (e.g., didn't wipe properly before installing ROM) or that you over-tweaked some kernel settings. Good luck sorting it out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] simplicityy:
I had only opened a second tab and it crashed. Also, I did search the thread and found nothing relevant to me. Also, since it was on more than 1 ROM, I don't think it was the ROM. I did not tweak any kernel related things, and I reflashed multiple times. I was about to restore my phone back to stock because I got tired, and I accidentally just rooted it again. It seems to have helped it somehow... but only by like 30%. Still not where I want it to be/should be.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] kaniebas:
Thanks for the help
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] SaintCity86:
Couple quick custom rom questions.

What is the difference between cyanogenmod roms and tw roms like Wicked? I mean, what do you get with flashing Wicked roms that you don't get with a cm rom?

Besides the option to install bloat apps and the customization options in the Aroma installer...

I'm thinking of switching to CM, but I don't know what I'll be missing out on.

I'll still be able to flash ktoonzs kennel, right?

I'm sort of a newbie. I got a pretty good grasp on the basics, there's just a few things I don't know cuz I haven't done them yet. Any feedback would be appreciated.

If there's a better thread I could be posting this on, could you redirect me please

Tapatold from my Galaxy S4 running Wicked v7
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: CM and other non-samsung based roms

You will be missing out on all the bells and whistles which Touchwiz Jellybean based custom

roms like Wicked, Darthstalker and the Infamous custom roms which includes them all.

That means you will also loose all the "smart" features which are built-into the Samsung Touchwiz

Jellybean based custom or stock roms.

S-Voice, S-Stay, S-Beam, Voice Control, Air Gestures, Smart Screen & Smart Pause just to name a few.

Plus it lacks in compatibility to most all of the Samsung TW JB mods, themes & add-ons.

But the most important two features which will be missing is the fabulous Camera/Camcorder

and the really excellent feature of "Wifi Calling" which requires a TW JB based rom.

Wifi calling as you most likely know does NOT count against your allotted minutes, it's 100% free.

Don't get me wrong, the AOSP/GE/KitKat/AOKP/CM roms all have a camera included

but it's so inferior to the stock Samsung TW JB stock or custom rom's camera that it's not

even fair to compare them in any way at all because they are not comparable.

The user interface of those other camera look (at least to me) like either home made or un-finished.

It not only looks inferior to the stock samsung camera but it's lacking half of it's features & options.

Good luck with the CM roms in case you do decide to flash one...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] SaintCity86:
Lol. Thanks man. That's pretty much what I thought. I had flashed cyanogen on my Galaxy vibrant a few years back, an ICS one. The main thing I was thinking about was sd space.

Tapatold from my Galaxy S4 running Wicked v7
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] HeWhoGameZ:
Is there any useful apps anyone would recommend to buy for root access or help with ROMs? I'm going to buy Titanium Backup Pro, Triangle Away and Swiftkey. Not really sure if Helium or ROM Manager would really help me that much. I run CM11 nightlies and update around once or twice a week BTW.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lalec:
Assuming you already have root access:

Titanium Backup Pro - works well; I use it often

Helium - I've heard it works well but don't personally use it only because I probably don't need both it and Titanium Backup Pro.

ROM Manager Premium - doesn't work well for me and there is virtually zero support on this app.

Swiftkey - not familiar with this app

Triangle Away - works well but really only needed if/when you are trying to unroot your phone and revert fully back to stock for warranty support reasons.

Depending on your needs, you may also want to take a look at System Tuner, Greenify, Wakelock Detector and/or BetterBatteryStats, Xposed Framework, etc.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] HeWhoGameZ:
Heard of Greenify but don't see many times that I would take advantage of it. I have used Xposed for quite some time and it's great. I need to have Triangle Away because I'm on the Jump program and I'm gonna upgrade to a new phone and don't want to get in trouble for having a tripped counter. I'll take a look at WakeLock Detector though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baseballfanz:
Keep in mind Triangle Away only work if you're still on the mdl bootloader(that's the only way to revert to 4.2.2 mdl stock firmware) If you're on the mk2 bootloader is not going to work.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lalec:
Although I can't say for sure how much of this can be attributed to Greenify, I used a combination of System Tuner, Titanium Backup Pro and Greenify to control what processes run on my phone. I still use stock rooted 4.2.2 most of the time and I get 0.6% per hour battery drain when idle (before I tweaked everything it was more like 3-4% per hour with most of that being sucked up by a multitude of Google culprits).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] HeWhoGameZ:
Yeah, I know. I haven't done any updates from stock yet. When I return my phone I'm gonna delete all files in the storage/emulated/0 directory. Then Odin back to stock, root the phone, run triangle away then Odin back to stock again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: shopping list

Don't forget to buy "Root Explorer" for me it would be #1 on my shopping list.

None of the other file managers/root managers or explorers can even compare to it.

Rom manager has no useful purpose anymore since now we have TWRP custom recovery.

It's also a bit confusing to use and for sure it's not compatible with many of the newer roms

which are not based on Jellybean Touchwiz. It used to be a must have 2-3 years ago.

Helium is not needed at all.

Titanium Backup Pro is another MUST HAVE like Root Explorer.

Triangle Away at this time has no useful purpose, it only works with 4.2.2 or older firmware.

Be sure to get Goomanager and TWRP manager (free apps) if you plan to use TWRP custom recovery (free too).

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Well this is very much an opinion as well. That can't be understated.

If you dont' value the touchwiz features like the S-View stuff, then you aren't missing out of much.

The camera with CM and other AOSP roms is still pretty darn good, even if it's not as good as the touchwiz camera.

Plus CM and other AOSP roms give you A LOT more customability. Themeing the look of the UI is much easier. Changing the layout of menus and the notifications is simple.

The installed size of an AOSP rom is also about 2-3 GB smaller than a touchwiz rom. This makes backups much smaller so they can be easily kept on the phone in the event of an emergancy.

AOSP tends to run faster than touchwiz due to severely reduced overhead.

There are a lot of benefits to AOSP (which CM is) over Touchwiz. And there are a lot of advantages to Touchwiz over AOSP that are mentioned above. In the end it's all about personal preference. You have to try both and see which one is better for you. Neither one is a hands down better option universally than teh other.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] HeWhoGameZ:
Can anyone try to explain to me how to backup to Drop box/Drive on Titanium Backup
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lalec:
As far as I know there isn't any way to get that feature to work and I believe the limitation is on the dropbox end although I'm not 100% certain of that. The only workaround I've found if you really need to put your backups on dropbox is to first transfer them all to your computer to a folder you have set up to sync with your dropbox account.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] HeWhoGameZ:
So I managed to get Drop box to work on Titanium Backup. But I want to clear up some space and fill the 2.2gb of system space. So I tried using the convert to system app thing in TB and it just hanged on processing. I had to FC and restore backup. I did see a suggestion somewhere saying to use Root Explorer and move data/app/name of app.apk and moving that file to system/app. Can someone verify this or give me an alternative?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Queena:
Hello, I just received the S4, and would like to install the apks from this thread. I do not know how. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2490100

I searched, but couldn't find any clear instructions.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
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