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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Flash the stock rom in Odin twice.

Don't restart the phone in between. Just flash it. Then immediately flash it again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gaurav gaba:
i got same problm when i flashed stock rom moded s5 ... wifi nd hotspot wasn't working
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] RavenMind1:
Updating Bootloader

Hello. Can anyone tell me how to update my bootloader to NK2, and where I can find the file?

I've literally searched for hours & can't seem to find this information.

Mostly I've read that updating with stock firmware is supposed to do the trick, but it either doesn't or I'm doing something wrong.

In About Device my Baseband & Build numbers both show NK2, however Root Check shows Bootloader as MDL. I suspect this may be the reason my WiFi won't turn on.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] rlichtefeld:
You need to download and flash the full firmware. You an download the firmware from Sammobile, or here: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile/general/firmwares-official-mdl-mk2-nb4-t2816508

After you flash the first time, DO NOT reboot. Pull the battery. And, bring the phone back up in flash mode, and flash again.

You should have NK2.

Rob
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] EvoNotEvil:
Hi all Have a tmobile variant here and I messed up along the way trying to get rooted and recovery. Im now tring to return to stock bootable rom and phone via odin 3.07 but im getting errors.. analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> sbl2.mbn

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/004> sbl3.mbn

<ID:0/004> rpm.mbn

<ID:0/004> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/004> FAIL! (Auth)

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

this is the stock img file im using..

M919UVUAMDL_M919TMBAMDL_TMB

phone states something about check fail in red .. what am I doing wrong here and how can I get this phone resurected from download mode only.....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] christoophat:
NK2 is the most recent bootloader/modem for the M919.

Find it here:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile/general/firmwares-official-mdl-mk2-nb4-t2816508

And follow this guide to install to your M919 phone:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile/help/nb4-to-nh7-firmware-upgrade-via-odin-t2880284
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jmacguire:
Without a doubt christoophat is right.

You are installing a firmware that is earlier than your locked bootloader.

While you can downgrade your modem, you can not downgrade your firmware so easily

For example, on my M919 I can use NK2 and flash and reflash it all day long. If I try to flash anything below 4.4.2, I get the same error messages as you are getting. Anything below NB4 will simply not work.

I flashed back down to NB4 without any issues and I could then flash the modem/baseband lower, but I could not flash the entire firmware any lower.

The NK2 or NB4 will work fine for you I am certain.

Best,

jmacguire
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gaurav gaba:
you are flashing wrong md5 file :| for any assistance ping me
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ShinySide:
Let's not spread rumors now. M919, no matter the firmware does NOT have a locked bootloader.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] EvoNotEvil:
bit noobish on the sammie front. forgotten all the date codes/names etc. odin is writing it as Im typing. Just haad to find the newer download. thanks for the help,,
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jmacguire:
Sorry Yoda, spoke before I thought........... :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] x000x:
I don't have an s4, and have just started reading up about it. My goal is to get one for the at&t network, but also I'd like a stock android experience. I've got a few misc questions I hope someone can help me with.

1. does the tmobile version have all the bands for at&t?

2. between the at&t version and the tmobile version, the tmobile version is the only one with an unlocked bootloader?

3. probably a long shot, but can i somehow covert the tmobile version into an authentic google play edition version? I really don't like touchwiz and bloat, but really like how the gpe editions are updated pretty frequently. I've seen a custom gpe rom, but it has some added extras/tweaks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ShinySide:
Why not just make it simple and get a GPE s4?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] x000x:
sure, if you can show me where to buy a new one somewhere. you can at least find some new tmobile ones on ebay etc
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jmacguire:
This did not take long

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...ion&rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=1&_trksid=p2045573.m1684
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] x000x:
try again. none of those are NEW and i did specify new. not used. I've looked pretty much everywhere.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jmacguire:
I think you can google something just as quickly as I can.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrbigrzl:
What is the best touch wiz rom for my S4. Was going to try cm12 but I didn't want to lose all of the Samsung features but I wanted to get rid of most of the bloatware and to be able to push all my apps ect to my sd card
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
There are quite a few based on what you need. You can check in I9505 Android Development section, it has a wide selection of lollipop ROMs. Try a couple and duck with what suites you best.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] preacherjoe123:
Imperium Ll ROM is a port from the gt i905 s4 and also incorporates s6 features/styles I recently installed this ROM on my Father's phone and he loves it no problems other than the lack of WiFi calling. So its a great ROM to look into. I am currently running Cm 12.1 nightly. I personally wanted something different than touchwiz. So both are great ROMs
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Bosskling:
S4 Stuck on boot?

My dad's S4 is stuck in the Samsung boot logo, I tried booting into recovery and wiping cache but when I hit reboot now it said error and then it did the first couple boot animations only to get stuck after the Tmobile one. Not sure what to do since it is completely stock, not rooted and running stock Samsung ROM, Kernel and Recovery.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mgp53:
Might consider going to download mode and Odin the latest stock release.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] loustu:
Reboot issue

Hello. So i flashed a rom on my t-mobile s4 and it works fine, that is until i reboot or battery pull and it stays stuck on the samsung galaxy s4 screen. I boot in to twrp recovery (the latest version) format, then flash rom again. that is the only way it will boot up again. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

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Reflashed latest version of twrp and rom once more and the issue is resolved! Thanks anyway, hope this helps someone else.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Lazarus416:
WiFI Tether?

I know this has probably been asked/answered everywhere, but my searches are not turning anything up. Which ROMs out there enable the TMO WiFI tethering so that TMO doesn't pay attention to it? Wife just upgraded her old S2 that was flaking out to an S4 and now I'd like to enable her WiFI calling and/or WiFI tethering. (Tethering being the more important one.) Thanks in advance for any info.

Laz
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
For wifi calling you need a modded stock rom. No custom roms have it. (We've tried to get it working but t mobile has it locked down hard)

For wifi tethering t mobile can still detrct that the data traffic is from a computer because the data signature is just different.

Wifi tethering is easy to do. Most roms have the ability natively. But t mobile still handles the data on thier network so they can see the traffic signature.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Lazarus416:
Most of our tethering is to tablets anyway, so the signature should be similar. I tether off my S3 currently and have not had a problem so far. *knocks on his wooden desk* I suppose I'll need to research mobile VPNs and see if I can find a cheap one to hide traffic. Just hate those because they slow things down even more than they already are. Appreciate the info.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] rlichtefeld:
For WiFi Calling you have to use either Stock or a ROM based on TouchWiz.

For Tethering, if you want to stay with Stock, check out my signature.

Lots of us stay with Stock because of WiFi Calling. We just root and remove/freeze the apps we don't want.

Rob
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] preacherjoe123:
I installed imperium Ll ROM which is a touchwiz laden lollipop running port from the gt i905 on my fathers phone still no WiFi calling. He also has tmo s4 m919 variant. So it not only must be touchwiz but T-Mobile based. So you may look for a T-Mobile note 4 port from or a port from another flagship that uses T-Mobile software. (The hard part is finding them)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
If you want WiFi calling then you can't run lollipop because T-Mobile hasn't released lollipop for GS4 yet. Your best bet is to look into T-Mobile galaxy s4 android development section. You'll still be running android 4.4.4 if you decide to flash a touchvwiz ROM though.

Edit: check these threads. I've tried the sickness ROM long back which had WiFi calling.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3009561

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2990478

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2876946
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] TidusWulf:
Just got this phone today. Successfully rooted with Chainfire Auto, installed SU and newest TWRP. I want to put a custom Lolipop ROM. Currently on the stock FNK2 build. Anything I need to do (that is Samsung/Gs4 specific) before I download a ROM and flash it? My previous phone was an HTC One, which was running a custom ROM before it was physically damaged.

Also, obligatory "what (lolipop) ROM should I get?"
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] whizinc:
New to galaxy phones

Hello Respected devs and helpers. I just bought a Galaxy S4 M919 with the baseband version UVUFNK2 and Android version 4.4.4 the phone is great. But i would like to flash a custom recovery and flash a lollipop custom rom on it. As this is my first Samsung phone im a complete noob in it. But ive done enough work on android before, so i know the ins and outs. Now i would like to be bullet proof because i dont want to brick my only phone.

i have mentioned the variant and baseband version so please help me according to that . So my question is:. I want to know do i have to unlock the bootloader or the bootloader is unlocked from factory on tmobile variant? What are the complictaions that i will face during flashing recovery and rom? Does samsung knox prevents from flashing recovery? I just have one goal. And that is: A Custom rom. I just want to take advantage of Android L. Since TMO didnt released a LP update. Also i want to gain root after fla

shing custom rom. Another question: Do i have to gain root to flash custom recovery? If any expreinced person can shed some light on my questions that

would be really appreciated. Thanks in Advance.

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I also want to know the same information as you do. Lets keep it together man. And Can you please let me know how did you flashed custom recovery? did you do any bootloader unlockings or etc? or did you just directly flash the recovery from adb without any hassle? Thanks in advance. My previous phone was a Moto X.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
If you have a 919 the bootloader is absolutely not locked.

If you install a custom rom it will probably already be rooted. (A few arent)

Know wont stop anything.

Look at the first post of this thread for all you need to know about flashing anything.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] TidusWulf:
coming from the most recent official stock OTA from Tmobile. I used chainfire/odin to obtain root, then used the official TWRP app to apply custom recovery, then did a standard backup > wipe > flash ROM/Gapps
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] bumpusd:
Odin Keeps throwing PIT Errors

I need some help reseting/ rebuilding the PIT on my SGH-M919. I am not entirely certain what I did but Odin is very unhappy with me. Any firmware I try to flash returns "FAILED!" right after it says "Getting the PIT for mapping" it throws the error "There is no PIT".

So I could really use some advice on how to get the PIT back in order so I can reflash everything back to the 4.4.4 stock that I was running before I stepped in this big pile of dodo.

If it would help at all my wife has the exact same phone and I could borrow it to create images or backups or extract files if need be.

Thanks in advance

So after performing Google-Fu until my brains were goo I discovered a reccomendation to change USB ports on the computer. I switched the stock Samsung USB cable from a front port to a rear USB port on my computer and like magic Odin worked!

I hope that my trials and tribulations with the PIT issues help someone else!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] WhosAsking:
Quick and honest question. Because I rely on WiFi Calling (you wouldn't believe how useful this is when abroad), I apparently need to stick with custom TouchWiz ROMs. I've been looking around for a while, but AFAIK custom Lillipop TW ROMs are not that common yet, and in the ones I've found so far, WiFi Calling is not working. If someone can indicate if this is more or less true universally, I'll kindly let the matter sit for a while, but if there is a Lollipop ROM with working WiFi Calling and someone can point me in the right direction, I would appreciate it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
There is none at the moment. We may have a few only after T-Mobile releases Lollipop for Galaxy S4 and any of the kind developers decide to cook a custom Rom.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] WhosAsking:
As I suspected. Thanks for the quick answer.

Oh well. I can wait.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] capicue26:
Samsung Galaxy S4 T-Mobile

Originally Posted by capicue26

I added a new rom to my phone but everything is working except my wifi. I can't enable it or nothing. Yes I'm new at this. But it's getting frustrating. I called a place were they can fix it for me. But they charging me 45.00. Bucks I know it's something simple. Can you please help me out. Thank you
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Frankenscript:
Flash the very latest stock firmware (NK2 perhaps) TWICE using ODIN. Flash it the first time after unchecking the "reboot" option. Once the first flash is done, power down the phone, then boot it back into download mode. Flash the firmware again. Then turn it off and let it boot into the OS.

This will make sure all the modem bits are properly flashed. Sometimes they don't flash properly the first time due to reasons that are a bit obscure but are very real.

See the link in General section for where to find the firmware and how to flash it. Good luck. Let us know how it goes.

Here is a link to where you can find the firmware:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile/general/firmwares-official-mdl-mk2-nb4-t2816508

Marc
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Haseo98:
Root problems

I tried rooting my phone... but the root did not take place... instead when I ran the root checker I get this

Sorry! Root access is not properly installed on this device.

Results provided by Root Checker Basic version 5.5.8 from joeykrim in Google Play - - on your device: SGH-M919 - Android 4.4.2

Device diagnostics: Error: stderr: [-] Connection to ui timed out, stdout: null, exit_value: 0

What can i do?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] OriginalGabriel:
What method did you use to root?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] rlichtefeld:
First, which root method did you try to use? CFAutoRoot will work with this phone. Look at the link in my signature.

Second, did you download and install SuperSU? If not, here is the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.supersu
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Haseo98:
yes I used CFAutoroot, but I donwloaded the one for my phone from the website... also I do have SuperSU (the superman shield logo buut with a '#' rather than an S", but it says to update binaries, however it says it failed to update...)

(BTW I used odin PC version... I am not 100% sure about using the mobile version, I think it may be a tad unstable...)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Haseo98:
fixed the problem, however i cant flash any roms T_T

i get

E: failed to verify whole-file signature

what can i do?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] rlichtefeld:
That sounds like the download file is corrupt or incomplete. You will need to download it again.

Also, if you were going to flash custom ROMs, there was no reason to root, since custom ROMs all come rooted.

Rob
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Haseo98:
I am looking for a rom that is light, bloatware free, and has a kick-ass interface... I am torn between cyanogen and the sickness.... can you help me find one? (also... a reliable downloading page would be nice... btw my device is a galaxy s4 m-919
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] rlichtefeld:
I'm the wrong person to ask about custom ROMs. From my signature you can see that I run the Stock ROM that I've rooted and de-bloated myself. TitaniumBackup will allow you to freeze and un-freeze apps very easily.

If you want Wi-Fi Calling you'll need to stick with a ROM based on Stock TouchWiz - which means no Cyanogen ROMs.

The Sickness has several ROMs here for the m919:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile/development

The links to download the ROMs are all in that forum.

XDA is a great resource. Please Read any thread before you flash. It will have helpful hints, flashing instructions, and also any issues that are known to exist for that ROM. These phones are very expensive toys, that can be broken, so the best thing to do is READ, READ, READ.

Good Luck.

Rob
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Haseo98:
I see... but most roms I find are the nightlies... I am looking for stables ones... I tried downloading a rom from the site itself (cyanogenmod) but I get an error verification on whole signature
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] rlichtefeld:
You may want to ask these types of questions over on the I9505 forum. That is the international S4 forum, where there is more development. There are some differences between the m919 and I9505, you can flash ROMs - just not firmware.

If you are only finding nightlies, then you need to up your XDAFoo or your GoogleFoo and search and read more. There are tons of stable ROMs listed right here on XDA in this forum. Have you looked here:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile/development

BTW, if you want stable, stay far, far away from nightlies of any ROM. Those are not for the faint of heart. Those are never stable.

Rob
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] enotune:
i tried to root my device samsung galaxy s4 sgh-919 m919uvufnk2 4.4.4 using these instructions http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=2268880 . I installed CWM touch and followed all the steps . I also installed the file from my

Recovery Mode but i still get RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING Kernel how do i fix it ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] rlichtefeld:
That's the message you get, if you aren't running a stock recovery. That's essentially what it is telling you.

Rob
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Haseo98:
NVM... fixed itself... however I keep getting the error everytime I keep trying to use the rom -_- how can I use the CWM bootloader? I keep getting the regular one and when I try to install superuser binaries I get: footer is wrong signature verification failed

signature verification failed
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Don't be scared of the nightlies. Nightly roms aren't nearly the minefield they used to be.

There can be problems, buts rare they are disastrous.

Just grab the latest one. If you have problems update it to the next one (don't have to redo settings and stuff) until you find one that's working for daily use.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Haseo98:
fixes it yet again XD this phone REALLY needs to make up its mind
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] xDark_:
Is there a ROM for this phone that puts emphasis on stability and battery life? Doesn't need to be Lollipop or have any super fancy features, it just needs to work without crashing or burning up.

My mom's S4 on CyanogenMod is on its last legs and has started crashing apps, heating up and draining battery life like no one's business and now, the camera app keeps crashing so she can't use the camera. She is about to chuck it through the window and I've tried all the fixes, with no result.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
Use GPE or TW ROMs, both are stable fit daily use. Don't use xposed or any mods. Keep the ROMs as stock as possible for stability.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] 93starletgt:
Well, I followed an XDA thread to SIM unlock the M919. It involved downgrading from 4.4.4 to 4.2. and I successfully unlocked my device! But now I have no Wifi... I tried flashing every single modem, every firmware (Official TW ones via Odin, every custom rom using TWRP). They flashed well and everything worked besides the Wifi. I've found some threads from people with the exact same problem (they tried to unlock it using the same method) but those are old threads with no solution.

I've spent 24hrs reading and flashing and wiping and reading again. Any ideas? Will send $20 on Paypal if you find me a solution!

Thank you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] xDark_:
GPE? The 5.0 one? Could you post a link?

She hates TouchWiz, it was terrible on her S3 and S4.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2557353

Use it with Googymax kernel for stability, performance and battery life.