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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Sakete:
Hi,

In my gallery it always shows my Camera folder (the folder where the camera app saves the pictures) twice. The camera folder is located on my external SD.

I've discovered that this happens because the gallery app approaches the Camera folder from two locations. It goes through /mnt/externalSD and through /storage/externalSD.

The externalSD folder located in /mnt is a shortcut/virtual folder (in ES Explorer, it shows a shortcut icon), whereas in the /storage folder it's a physical folder (no shortcut icon). Is there a way for me to remove the shortcut folder from the /mnt directory, or at least exclude it from the gallery app? It's a bit annoying that it keeps showing the camera folder twice :) Would I need to go through adb to do that? Because I think by deleting it in ES Explorer it will just erase my entire SD card (i.e. I don't think ES Explorer is intelligent enough to just delete the symlink, and it'll think I want to delete the actual data the symlink is pointing to).

Thanks!

Edit: I believe those shortcuts are called symlinks, correct?

Also, by deleting the /mnt/externalsd symlink, will it break other things as well? I can imagine that some apps use /storage to access the externalsd, and others use /mnt to access the externalsd.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: .nomedia

If you don't want any photos or videos or icons included in any of the galleries all you need to do

is to create a "0" byte file called ".nomedia " and put it into any folders on your phone where you

don't want any galleries or photo viewers to detect/ display them.

This also holds true for external sdcards too.

Don't forget to put the " . " as the first charactor in the filename. ".nomedia".

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] destroyer_348:
Hello all! I wanted to know that if you use a galaxy note 3 launcher rom thats ported for s4 like hyperdrive or phoenixrom, is there a way to change the app drawer back to 4x5? 5x5 seems too cramped up. And I mean only the appdrawer, nothing else. I wanna keep the features of the rom except I really hate the 5x5 app drawer.:silly:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
The only ROM that should have a radio/modem included is a stock ROM flashabnle through Odin.

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] anl2304:
Flashed Verizon Rom..but not able to send messages

I followed a guide on the ATT thread that provided directions on flashing non-carrier specific roms . So I followed the directions and flashed hyperdrive (Verizon), then flashed the kt kernel. Everything works fine and I then entered the t mobile apn settings to get data. However, I am unable to send text or mms messages.

Did I forget to do something?

Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] phrotac:
Short version...

Rooted phone and installed recovery.

Entered recovery and nand backup (did not realize it backed up to internal storage)

Necessary wipes performed plus wipe internal sdcard and system

Factory Settings.

Wrote JellyBeer flash.

Discovered nand had been erased.

Read and followed directions to flash stock using oden3.07.

Phone has been at 4g lte screen for about 20 minutes.

[Q] Is that good or bad?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
Did you ODIN the Samsung M919 Stock Firmware?

20m is a little long.

Did you check and uncheck appropriate boxes, and did you see PASS, etc.?

Wait a few minutes, remove battery and put phone in ODIN mode.

Maybe you had a bad download of the stock Firmware?

Try it one more time. If no good, dl the Firmware again, and try again.

Make sure you have enough juice in the battery.

Below is the Samsung Firmware which you need to dl and ODIN.

http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SGH-M919&details=Galaxy_S_4_T-MOBILE
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] phrotac:
Yes to all questions. I have actually gone through the process several times to get the same result every time. I have downloaded that same file from three different locations also with same result from each and watched several YouTube videos too.

EDIT: I noticed in the top left corner of the download page on the phone states "Write Protection: Enabled." Is it supposed to say that?

UPDATE: I got to thinking... What if I have something in cache that is stopping it from booting so I booted into the samsung recovery and performed a factory reset and wiped data partition and VIOLA!!! I booted quick. Setting it up now. Thank you :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
When in doubt, wiping cache and dalvik is always a good thing to try. You can't break the phone when doing it and it will solve half of your bootloops that show up after flashing something

Glad you got it working!

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
You mentioned 'necessary wipes performed' in your op, that's why I didn't go over the necessary wipes needed.

(system, data, cache and dalvik cache)

Glad you got it working ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] phrotac:
I'm coming from an HTC Vivid and we only had to wipe before we flashed but I am learning that Samsung GS4 needs the wipes before and after flashing. I could only get the JellyBeer cm10.1 Rom to boot and the print was way too small for my old eyes to read lol. I could only get one other Rom to boot but I didn't like it. Before you ask, no, I don't remember which one it was.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
What do you mean wipes after flashing?

That's like finishing painting a wall by doing a final coat in white.

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] phrotac:
I always wipe cache, Delvic cache, data, system, and internal sdcard before flashing but in order to get my phone to boot I had to go back into recovery

after

flashing and rewipe data and Delvic cache. I don't know why I had to rewipe

after

flashing but after 2 days of fighting with it that was what finally worked. I'm not a noob here, just new to Samsung lol.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Soldier 2.0:
Why does my Galaxy S4 freeze at the boot screen after I power off then power on? I am no stranger to rooting and unlocking, but this phone is weird. Am I missing something? Do I have to flash the kernel every time I flash a ROM?

* I own a Nexus 7 & Galaxy Nexus.

Edit, update. I went into recovery and I dirty flashed the stock kernel and the phone booted up fine. Is this something I will have to do every time it freezes at boot screen? I'm running a Google Edition ROM.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lotzakritters:
Yes you do have to flash a kernel after every rom, unless the kernel is baked into the rom you are flashing. Hope that clarifies everything .
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
There is no reason to wipe the internal SD card.

And there should be no reason to have to wipe data after flashing. And if you are just updating a ROM you should only need to flash cache and dalvik and nothing else.

If you have to do anything more something is wrong. Being on a Samsung device has nothing to do with it. Any brand should work the same.

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
I have yet to see any ROM for any device that doesn't include a kernel.

You may want to flash a different kernel, or need to flash a kernel for your carrier, but every ROM has a kernel included.

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
No. Something is wrong. I'd bet large sums of money that simply wiping cache and dalvik would have cured your issue. But you shouldn't even have to do that. You might have a messed up install and could consider a full wipe and fresh install of the ROM.

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] phrotac:
For me, I wiped cache and Delvic cache and she finally booted. There is absolutely no reason to keep flashing the kernel every time you reboot. Next time, just try wiping cache and Delvic cache and see if that helps. You should only have to do it once and it should boot normally from then on ;)

EDIT: I misread, sorry. Always flash the accompanying kernel with new Rom unless the kernel is built into the Rom.

---------- Post added at 12:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:02 PM ----------

I have to politely disagree. Not wiping internal sdcard leaves stuff behind from previous Roms and I like to start fresh when changing Roms, hence the wiping of the internal sdcard.

I HAD to wipe (not data) cache and Dalvic cache or my phone would still be stuck on the splash screen lol.

One more point, brands are definitely different. HTC is much easier to flash. No PC needed to flash kernel, recovery, or Rom as long as you have root. HTC has to be HTC DEV bootloader unlocked before you can root and there is another mod called S-Off. S-Off gives you even more freedom with flashing.

My buddy's Skyrocket has a completely different way to root anf flash the phone too.

Not trying to be difficult, just informing ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
The internal SD card is a completely different partition from the system partition. No ROM or system files are ever housed on the internal SD card. Ever. All ROM and System files are stored in the system and data partition of the internal storage.

Now the system and data partitions should be wiped when installing a different rom, but not when updating an existing ROM. The SD Card partition is totally separate and does NOT need to be wiped as it includes things like your photos, some app data, videos, downloads, etc etc etc...but NO system files. The only thing that wiping the SD Card does when switching ROMs is makes you spend 20 minutes reloaded your personal files for no reason at all.

It's the EXACT same thing as the external SD card on a phone that doesn't have a large internal storage. There is absolutely no reason whatsoever to wipe the SD card or SD cards when installing a new ROM. None. Zero.

As for HTC's S-Off, it doesn't give you any more freedom than an unlocked bootloader on a Samsung device. You don't need a PC to flash a kernel on the S4 (Or any oher Samsung device). Different recoveries can be flashed from either the existing recovery or from within a ROM either with an app or through Terminal Emulator with either an HTC or Samsung device. The only thing that you can do with an S-Off'ed HTC device that you can't do with a Samsung device is flashing firmware and radio updates in the booloader with a PMXXIMG.zip file without a PC. On a Samsung device you need to use Odin to do that stuff, though Mobile Odin can even compensate for some of that.

And for future refference with HTC device you want to avoid the HTC Dev method to unlock bootloader if there is another method available for your device (Such as Revolutionary, Juntobear, etc etc etc). The HTC Dev method of bootloader unlocking is VERY incomplete. It doesn't give you access to modify everything on the device like a true bootloader unlock does. And worse yet it gives HTC a record that you've modded the device and thus greatly limits your warrenty by doing so. Whereas other methods of bootloader unlocking on HTC devices can be reverted back to stock without any indication that thad been previously modified. (And RUU.exe does amazing things with an HTC device)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Soldier 2.0:
Wiping cache doesn't have anything to do with it because i had already setup my phone then i shut it down and it froze during the next boot.

I know every ROM has a kernel, but I think you have to flash the kernel every time you flash a new ROM or the phone will freeze the first time you power off then on.

Sent from my GT-I9505G using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Canyon30:
Threaded Group Messaging?

Hi, I'm thinking about upgrading my S2 t989 to the S4. But I have one question, I don't live anywhere near a tmobile store so I cant find out for myself... does the tmo s4 have threaded group messaging? Easy way to find out and let me know is go to your stock messaging app (secmms.apk) and hit menu -> settings it should be under mms settings if there is a check box for "Group Conversations" then it does have it. Please let me know. Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
It might not have anything to do with your problem. But it can be a cure to other problems with yoru same symptoms. Cache and Dalvik can sometimes get messed up when making any kinds of mods, even if you had previously formated both. Reformatting them can often cure your issues. Plus it's painless to try it and it can't hurt, so it's always a good option to try it when you have a bootloop because you can't make it worse and there's a chance it might help.

Wiping Dalvik and Cache are like the Penicillin of Android. It will be a miricle cure half the time, do nohing the other half the time, but won't ever make things worse.

It depends. With a device like the S4 where there are multiple varriates like the 919 (T Mobile version) or the 9505 (International / AT&T version) you may need to under certain conditions. Like if you are using a ROM developed for the 9505 S4 on your 919 S4, then you will have to flash a 919 Kernel each time because the kernel that's included in the 9505 ROM is incompatible with your 919 phone.

However, if you flash a ROM developed for the 919 onto your 919 device (or a 9505 ROM on your 9505 device), then the included Kernel will power it right up without issue.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] SaintCity86:
Hey guys, when I run a scan with antutu, at about 14 percent, my device shuts off. Any idea why?

Tapatold from my tricked out TmoGalaxyS4 running: ♧♢dbombROMv2♤♡
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Sakete:
Okay, but if I put that .nomedia file in my Camera folder, then won't that mean that it doesn't show up at all? Because now it just shows the same folder twice, because it 'sees' the folders as being separate, but they're essentially the same as they are visible in through both the /storage and /mnt folders. Does that make any sense?

Say I take a picture and it's named 'picture1.jpg'

In the gallery it shows 'picture1.jpg' twice in the folder 'Camera'.

When I click on details for 'picture1.jpg' in both folders I would get this for its location:

/mnt/extSD/Camera/picture1.jpg

/storage/extSD/Camera/picture1.jpg

It's the same file that's physically on the external SD card. But the system sees it as two files. The externalsd is physically mounted to /storage. On /mnt it's connected through a symlink.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
Try to put the .nomedia file into the "/mnt/extSD/Camera" folder only, it just might work for you.

Or you can try it the other way around by putting it into "/storage/extSD/Camera" folder only.

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ssanuibsss:
Hello I just got a GS4 recently new from t mobile and I know I will have to deal with knox. My question is if I dont care about keeping the voiding the warranty or anything does it matter what root method i choose ??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Sakete:
Nope, didn't work either. But I found a better solution: I installed a different gallery app (QuickPic). Now it works great! :)

thanks for the help though!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] omni081977:
tmobile sg4

I just got my sg4 sgh-m919 and i want to root it and get rid of the crap. Any help really appreciated plus I am a total noob with this phone !
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Use CF Auto Root in that scenario. It's the easiest option.

The other viable option is the one that lets you not trip the Knox flag, but it's complicated and takes longer.

Both work fine. It's just a matter of what's more important to you. Keeping warrenty or saving time.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Step 1) Root it

Step 2) Get rid of the crap

Step 3) ???

Step 4) Profit

I'm not sure what you're asking. You seem to have outlined what you want to do in your question, and it's really as simple as just doing it. See my post above about rooting options.

Once it's rooted make a backup, then delete anything you want. If you break the phone, restore the backup and start over.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] tonebone:
Hey guys, I'm stuck here... I used to have a SII and was quite experienced with putting roms on it, odin, etc.

Well I tried to odin Clockwork mod following one of the guides, it would not stick no matter what I would do, would always revert back to the stock bootloader, So i read somewhere to uncheck restart in odin and remove the battery after flashing CWM in odin.

Well, now I get a "kernal is not seandroid enforcing" "set warranty bit: kernal"

So... I just want to flash back to stock using odin, Can someone please link me to the stock image? Also, why is my phone doing this? What did I do by removing the battery?

Thanks.

BTW, My phone will not boot, just sits at that error message.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] omni081977:
Sorry for not being specific... I want to root my sg4 and get all the goodies lol.I couldn't find exact information for my model (SGH-M929 4.2.2) and plus I am noob and don't want to brick my phone.. Help would be so greatly appreciated! (the only phone I have ever rooted was a pos samsung transform)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lalec:
best and easiest way to root SGH-M919 on version 4.2.2 UVUAMDL is to use CF-AutoRoot. Then install your custom recovery of choice, use it to make a nandroid backup, and then follow your desired ROM developer's instructions very carefully if you want to install a new ROM. Good luck.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baseballfanz:
Cf Autoroot will root 4.2.2 and 4.3.

If you're on 4.3 bootloader, beware the Knox counter. It will not prevent you from rooting or flashing ROM. Just an fyi that if trip will possibly void your warranty.

☞ Sent from here☜???
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] omni081977:
recovery

Noob question...Got rooted and now installing recovery with rom manager my question is which option do I choose? Also what rom should I use? Thank you!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: flashing roms

The option to choose in rom manager is "install rom from SD card".

And DON'T choose any of the roms which appear in Rom Manger.

Just download a custom rom like Wicked v9.1 which is truly excellent

and copy the zip file rom from computer to your phones internal sdcard.

After that open Rom Manger and select "install rom from SD card"

and follow the prompts in Rom Manager.

It will automatically reboot your phone and install the rom.

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lalec:
Does ROM Manager do this successfully for you? These steps soft bricked my phone when I was first installing an older version of Wicked over stock 4.2.2 because ROM Manager didn't do a proper wipe for me. I'm not saying that it won't work in any case, just that it didn't work for me. I had to learn to recover from soft brick and do the full wipe myself (which would be a good thing for everyone to learn). I did use Wicked for a while but still don't trust ROM Manager to do the install.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Fleetknight:
Ok so I used SuperSu to uninstall root, then booted into recovery and did a factory reset. One thing I noticed during the cleaning process though was that it mentioned formatting SD-ext....does that mean it deleted content off the external SD card I still had inserted? Or does the Touch Recovery not do anything to the external SD?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Different thing

Sent from your phone. You should be more careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] destroyer_348:
Um hello everyone!!!!! I recentlyl made an account so technically i am a noob, however I am pretty experianced and i know what i am doing. I just wanted to ask a quick question, if I get a ROM thats ported from the note 3 like Phoenixrom or hyperdrive (any rom that has note 3 features like quad multiscreen) is there a way to change the app drawer back to 4x5 but keep the rest of the rom in tact? 5x5 feels too cramped for the s4:silly:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] htcg2:
Originally Posted by markn951

Hey guys, I used the CM Installer on my SGH-M919 (jfltetmo). However, the installer changed my device name to jfltexx (international version). Now when I try to flash packages meant for jfltetmo, it gives me an error. I know the two are very similar and that I can edit the package's install script but I'd rather have my phone reflect the correct device name. Is there any way to change it back?﻿ TIA

im having the same issue, only i cant seem to work out how he solved his problem. Could you help me?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] omni081977:
rom issue

I need some help...I am trying to flash wicked 9.1 rom but i keep getting errors in recovery that says aborted and (bad)! Not sure what is wrong but ive tried multiple times. This is what i did

1.Installed rom manager and downloaded cwm from there

2. Downloaded wicked 9.1

3. Put it in sdcard no particular folder

4. Reopened rom manager and added it to it.

5.Reboot and install from rom manager (also wipe data and cache) per the installation instructions in rom manger

6.Boots into recovery starts to open and then error.

Any help would be great!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Are you 100% positive that the version of Wicked you downloaded matches the version of your phone? (T Mobile 919, Internation 9505, etc)

If so, try flashing a different ROM. Any different ROM. Just to see if it works. If it does, then the recovery isn't broken, but your ROM file is. Try redownling the Wicked rom and trying again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] omni081977:
rom

I think I hsve it right....tmobile m919 running 4.2.2. Ive tried three seperate times w the same result and I thought maybe I put it in t

the wrong location. So not sure whats wrong w it.....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: trying the same thing three times

How can you expect to get different results if you are doing the same thing three times?

Why not do what Skipjacks suggested and try to flash a different rom so you can find

out if it's a rom issue or an issue with rom manager.

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] omni081977:
Thank you all......I will try a different rom today. I tried wicked 9.1 and 10 with same result so todsy I will try a different rom.. any suggestions on which one to pick...once agsin sorry fir noob questions just trying to get it right
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lalec:
Try installing it without ROM Manager. When I tried to do the same thing you are doing except in an older version of Wicked, it soft bricked my phone because ROM Manager didn't fully wipe my phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] omni081977:
wasngn

ok if I do that from recovery do I need to wipe anything before installation and does it matter where I put the zip file (my old phone neded file lacation)?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Wipe System, data, dance, dalvik before installing a new ROM.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] bryannvee:
Tmobile galaxy s4

i am using tmobile galaxy s4 sgh-m919 4.3 .. windows never seems to recognize the device when i turn on usb debugging i tried everything .. help is appreciated.