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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Manic9803:
Hi all,

Had a number of issues with my SGS4, decided it's time to wipe it out and start fresh. Thankfuly I have everything on my SD card.

Long story short, I softbricked it, none of my backups are working. I read that if I launch KIES and follow instructions it loads a new firmware and OS (factory). The problem is, I can't get it into "download" or recovery mode. I have Clockworkmod recovery on this phone.

How do I get the CWM removed in order to reboot into the default download mode that came from factory? The phones will reboot and sit at the AT&T logo. I've done everything I could think of, been 4 hours and not making progress. Please help me remove CWM and or boot into download mode so I can try and restore my SGS4. Thank you all:crying:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
Did you make backups in cwm? Can you restore any of them?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Manic9803:
Yes I tried to recover via my back ups. Some say md5 mismatch which I can't fix until I get into the OS. Other ones restore, however upon reboot it gets stuck at the ATT logo.

I am downloading the stock ROM onto a SD card as we speak, hoping to flash to it using CWM. Ultimately I would like to remove CWM and use KIES to restore/reinstall my firmware. I'm told this is considered a soft brick.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
What stock rom did you download? Stock roms are generally flashed thru Odin. You don't need to get rid of cwm.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Manic9803:
stockroms.net/ file/ GalaxyS4/SGH-I337/I337UCUAMDL I337ATTAMDL_ATT .zip

Looks like the stock rom? Figured I'd load it onto my SD card, then use CWM to flash to it. Think it'll work? It's downloading as we speak.

In an ideal word, I'd use KIES to do the firmware restore and upgrade but CWM is blocking me from my standard/stock download recovery (power button home button and volume up button)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
Don't know stock roms.net. Next time use sammobile.com. my guess is the zip won't flash thru cwm. Most of them you need to extract the .tar.md5 file out of the zip and use that in Odin. You'll need 7-zip to extract it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Manic9803:
Well, long story short I wasn't able to mount the external SD card from CWM. Thankfully after wiping the device and cache over and over and reloading my backups over and over it finally loaded and by passed the software loop.

I am happy it's no longer a $600 piece of plastic.So, I am hoping to do a fresh image install (downloading firmware now) and doing better backups. Any recommendations on a new boot manager outside of CWM?

Any ideas for a bullet proof (or close as possible) plan to keep this from happening again? Thanks all
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Manic9803:
Bump- anyone
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] halatosis:
I was recently trying to get my kindle back to stock from cm10. I have a decent amount of experience with it all, but I wouldn't say that I'm an advanced user. What I did wrong was install the stock zip from twrp without wiping the system first, face-palm. It flashed just fine in recovery, and boots the stock os all the way up, however immediately after it loads I get errors for several processes and apps stopping unexpectedly. I can force close the error and do a bit before the next one comes up but after a bunch it just instantly reboots. I can get the factory restore in the settings just barely started but it reboots before I can do anything. Since I couldn't get that I went back to the KFU to try to get twrp and fff back on, but have not been successful. It detects the kindle as online in normal boot mode. I have an android adb device showing up in device manager, and I have uninstalled the drivers and reinstalled them several times. KFU won't let me get the kindle into fastboot and when I tried to install twrp it utterly failed saying it couldn't find a bunch of directories that it needed. I have come back from some pretty bad bricks before, but this one has me vexed. Any help would be appreciated.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hashbang173:
Try installing twrp and firefirefire manually
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] halatosis:
Okay, I was able to get twrp and fff installed using soupkit, but now it errors out when I try to install the update .zip file. I always used twrp below version 2.5 but now that is what I have. Any ideas?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hashbang173:
Try flashing modded stock http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2211872
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] halatosis:
Went on a gut feeling and installed the older version of twrp that I always used and the update.zip instantly installed. Thanks for the suggestion of doing a manual install, I probably wouldn't have found soupkit and Linux definitely saved the day. Now I can sell it without guilt, so this is farewell. I haven't posted much but this community has been extremely helpful and allowed me to have loads of enjoyment from my Kindle so thank you much.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] DaftMule:
A few people have commented to me that when I am speaking to them on my XDA IIs, my voice is very echoy to them. My guess is the mic must be picking up sound from the speaker even though I have the telephone volume a few notches below loudest.

Anyone had similar comments?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] hebrick:
I have the exact same problem, someitmes they(ppl I call) say thet its better when I reduce the speaker volume its better but still kind of echoes....

i dont think there is anything that can be done about this,
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] ferrarista44:
this happens sometimes on other phones as well. my P800 for example. :)

although it's just an intermittent event.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] PaulJ69:
Hi, I followed everything in the how to get root video on the Galaxy S4, but when I tried to flash it to the 423399 kernal (so I can eventually obtain root), it failed. No I am stuck. I can only get to the odin download screen and if I just try to boot it normally it goes to the firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again. When I reboot into Odin download, its connected and I load the 423399 into PDA then Start. Here's what I get.

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> SCH-I545_MD2_423399_Kernel.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

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

<ID:0/004> Removed!!

<ID:0/004> There is no PIT partition.

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

I don't know why but it keeps Removing. I am no longer getting a blue load bar under the Downloading... Do not turn off target!!

I can not get into recovery mode either.

Any help would be much apprectiated!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] PaulJ69:
I tried the "Unbrick method" by flashing the stock restore. Didn't work.

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> SCH-I545_MDK_562219_Stock_Restore.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Removed!!

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

<ID:0/004> There is no PIT partition.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] BusyPooping:
is usb debugging turned on on the phone?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] DarkMenace:
He said he can't get his phone to load so therefore he can't enable USB debugging. I sent you some info to try and assist you. Message me back if you need anything.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] PaulJ69:
So after trying a ton of different things and kept getting the same

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Removed!!

I figured it was something on my end removing the connection. I took out the USB cable and plugged it directly into the back of the motherboard and Bingo! it worked!

Thanks again DarkMenace for sticking it out with me!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] DarkMenace:
Anytime.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
We're toying with the idea. Would you want this for your device? Price would be firm at $4.

We originally gave the front piece a try for the Nexus 4. The slight curvature on the right and left sides of the face mean that the skin would have to end around 1.5-2mm short on each side. This also means there is no possibility for full bevel. The front skin would be split into individual top and bottom pieces. If we find an overwhelmingly positive response, we'll release this within a week. All of the cutouts, as well as the outer limits of each top and bottom piece would (obviously) be as precise as possible, with as much coverage as is physically possible without any possibility of the skin peeling up over time.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] kpjimmy:
I would but personally I would want a screen protector as well. Maybe a hybrid piece with a screen protector option to the front skin? I have the same issue with the Nexus 7, but I cut my own screen protector.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
No chance for a screen protector. Sorry about that man, it's just that it requires a 100% dust-free facility (something we don't have right now). Even a single speck of dust on a given unit would = defective.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Aerogriff:
Yes please. I'd be all over that.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] brandonc0526:
Yes! Do it! I'd buy 2 right off the bat!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Kendaihou:
I would give that a try. The front of the nexus 4 has slight curve to it so no clue how the skin would fair on a curved surface, there would be a chance for it to flap off but knowing how strong the back skin sticks, front should be fine. Also one thing to take in consideration, many people use screen protectors for the front. Those who would have those pricy ones would bail on the front skins. Yes you could cut the screen protectors but I don't know if people would want to do that. Another thing, there are various cases for the phone, I'm guessing most people just use a bumper, since the skin would be offsetted on all sides by 1.5-2 mm it should be fine. I'm not saying its not a good idea, just a few things to take in consideration. You guys could give it a whirl and see how it fairs before you keep it on your site officially. Then again, at 4 bucks it is awesome.

I would give it a try :confused::D:confused:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dr.devman:
Do it!!!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] bodom_hc:
i wish you guys made phone cases with the same patterns/designs
[Nexus 4 Accessories] anirudh412:
No please don't! Dbrand is known for not only their precision, but how closely it covers the entire surface. Makes the skin blend in with the phone so much that it starts looking like a part of it. The front skin, as it would not go over the curves will look like a patch over the screen. Take a look at how bad the dry application SPs look because they cannot go over the curved edges compared to their wet counterparts. A front skin thus would be completely contrary to what you guys strive for.

Not only that, but since one of the main features of a nexus is the smooth, buttonless screen that aids swipe gestures, a front screen would hinder the movement. Also, and this might just be me, front skins cheapen the look of the phone and make the screen look smaller.

Again, this is just my .02
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
I'd be willing to try it :D:thumbup:

“It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.” ― David Brin >^.^<
[Nexus 4 Accessories] TJ_Ahluwalia:
What would you do about the LED light? Then there are other cutouts like the sensors and stuff which would make it ugly in my opinion and so its a no from me..
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Ace42:
Would there be static colors available too or only textured?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] AlleN7:
It would be a little piece on the top and then a little one on the bottom? I don't think that would look very nice. Any pictures?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] XxSilent22xX:
I'm going to vote no, I don't think the front pieces would work well with any screen protectors, the back skins are plenty :)

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Accessories] flightsimmer:
If you had some sort of mock-up or possibly some real life pics that could make my decision. Without seeing what it could look like, I can't imagine it looking that great.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] freezeburn:
I voted NO, I've spent too much on finding the right screen protector so that I can keep the screen looking like new. Now if people had one of the glass screen protectors like the fantom4, maru labs or Holy grail then maybe it would be a good idea.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] brandonc0526:
You guys are being irrational. A simple solution to this problem would be to put a screen protector over or under the skin. That's what i do with the rear skin. I just cut off a little piece of the protector so when i need to take it off i can without removing the skin, same idea
[Nexus 4 Accessories] d0rkster:
Need a picture to imagine how it would look like
[Nexus 4 Accessories] kpjimmy:
dbrand already nixed the idea, saying it wouldn't really look right.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] smirkis:
his .02 indeed.

i've always loved front pieces. another website sells front/backs for 15 bux. i'd buy one, love your dbrand backs
[Nexus 4 Accessories] talltexan:
Do you have a mock up of what it would look like? You could always send me one with my custom I just paid for to try out ;)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Hey everyone!

Thanks for all the input and votes. In the end, we decided against the front piece, as it really just didn't work. The coverage was too narrow and the adhesive didn't stick well to the front of the device. The result was a front skin that looked absurd and had potential to peel up at first entry to a pocket. At the end of the day, we could easily make a front piece that wasn't up to our standard and profit like mad. The only result would be a product which would diminish our image as a brand who is uncompromising. Stay tuned for the release of Mahogany, as well as a full overhaul of our website coming this winter.

Signed,

A Robot
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Ace42:
Well at least I can still look forward to Mahogany later this year. :victory:
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] SKyRocKeting727:
I noticed that my captive buttons (back button and home button) doesnt stay lit up. Is this normal?

Sent from the "ONE" phone for me
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] born_fisherman:
Yes they only light up when the prox sensor detects a low light level.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] SKyRocKeting727:
Ok thanks. I was beginning to worry.

Sent from the "ONE" phone for me
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] rahtrip:
haha i freaked out about the same thing ... just cover the light sensor with your finger to test it out, the capacitative light buttons should light up then ..
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] silentheero:
I am having issues with the phone displaying a warning, "SIM card added. Restart your device to access the mobile network.". I have determined that this happens anytime the phone is the least bit flexed (when in my pocket, when removing the case, etc.). I can bypass the popup by tapping outside of it, but it is annoying and sometimes it will not connect again until I restart. Just wondering if other HOXL owners are having the same issue.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Heisenberg:
A few people have reported this problem. Try sticking some tape to the back side of your SIM card, it'll force the contacts together a bit more.

Sent from my Evita
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jabo052:
So I thought it was a google thing since my hangouts/talk msgs and gmail email have been recently slow or nonexistant but I've noticed it with other apps. This has been going on for a week or so. IM repies, email, score notifications often don't show until I open the app or refresh(gmail). Thing is...it's very random. Sometimes they all seem to be on time. Other times, not. It's very random.

They can show in my notification bar on time, minutes late or hours late and, again, sometimes not until I open the app. I've noticed it much more this weekend when I've mostly been on wifi but emails and such will show on my laptop(running off same wifi) yet may or may not push to the phone as stated previously.

Any ideas?
[Android General] berniebling:
New member here learning to root and flash custom ROMS.

Big Thanks to MikeyMike01 for the custom MIUI rom for gingerbread. Im cutting my teeth on my samsung Infuse before i start on my Galaxy Note 2.

Great website
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] majdinj:
So far tested and worked flawlessly on:

>> Samsung Devices:

- Samsung Galaxy Note I (GT-N7000).

- Samsung Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100).

- Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (GT-N8000 - GT-N8010 - GT-N8013 - GT-N8020).

- Samsung Galaxy S3 (GT-I9300).

- Samsung Galaxy S II (GT-I9100) - Thanks to remuntada78 for testing.

>> Sony Devices:

- Sony Xperia T (LT30p) - Thanks to eybee1970 for testing.

>> Acer Devices:

- Acer V370 liquid E2 - Thanks to t-minik for testing.

Needs more testing from other devices platforms,,,
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] remuntada78:
thanks for sharing but it work for galaxy s2 too?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] majdinj:
Wow, you quoted all OP :cyclops:

It should buddy if you do the procedure in a correct way
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] zai89:
thanks, you make me read OP twice!..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] remuntada78:
I 've done for those who do not l' had understood:D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] mjrifath:
Wow anothe great thread from Guide Master..:D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] majdinj:
Thanks and I hope that you can get use of it :cool:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] not-i:
Looks good mate. Thanks for all the work you have put into this :good:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] majdinj:
thanks a lot m8 ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] eybee1970:
though I usually use an other method for odexing back: works like a charm on Sony Xperia T ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] remuntada78:
I'm trying the tool but when I try re-odex I get this

View attachment 2086810

What can I delete from system?

I tried to delete Zinio.apk but the space remains the same
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] majdinj:
Thanks eybee

So can I say: tested and worked on Sony Xperia device in post #2 ??

The script will push dexopt-warpper and busybox binaries which needs about 1.2 mb free plus the size of your deodexed app and the original app with its odex..

So to estimate needed space on system partition; it will be:

deodexed app size + original app size + original odex size + 1.2 + 8 (estimated new odex) = your needed space in mb
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] eybee1970:
yes ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] majdinj:
Thank you eybee for your precious testing of my tool,,,, I hope you all the best
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] remuntada78:
tested on galaxy s2 and it work thank you majdinj

the test I 've done with deodexing android.policy and applied this mod guide http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=35727764&postcount=73 thanks for this
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] majdinj:
appreciating your testing,,, 2nd post is edited to include S2
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] sazz11:
A great utility for deodexing, real fast and smooth ...... A big thumbs up.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] majdinj:
thanks, can I ask you for which device you had tried the utility?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] sazz11:
Yeah sure.......I tried it on my galaxy note gt n7000.

Thanks again for the great work:

---------- Post added at 11:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:49 PM ----------

Yeah sure.......I tried it on my galaxy note gt n7000.

Thanks again for the great work:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] filou75:
Thanks ! I'll try it on my Note asap :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] t-minik:
Hi majdinj, thanks for your great work.

I tried to use your app with my Acer V370 liquid E2 (Mediatek MT6589 SoC) but it stop working at pushing dextop-wrapper on /system/bin

I tried to mount /system read/write manually before the process and commenting the 2 lines from your script :

echo Mounting System partition as Read/Write,,
echo Please accept SU permissions if prompt in your device
[MENTION=302893]adb[/MENTION] shell "su" "" "mount -o remount,rw /system" > nul
[MENTION=302893]adb[/MENTION] remount > nul

the problem remains the same ...

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|23/07/2013 -- 11:29:24|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
failed to copy 'C:\apk\DeodexOdex\tools\dexopt-wrapper' to '/system/bin/dexopt-wrapper': Permission denied

does anyone have a clue ?

EDIT // please don't bother this post.

adbd insecure noob ....

Works perfect on Acer Liquid E2 Duo V370 :good:

great work man !
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] majdinj:
Don't worry,, we are all noob at one stage..

Thank you for testing,, I will update 2nd post
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] bombaybadboy:
so what was the answer noob here to at this

failed to copy 'C:\Mandinj deodex tool\tools\dexopt-wrapper' to '/system/bin/dexopt-wrapper': Permission denied

* server not running *

what did i miss?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] t-minik:
You must use adbd insecure app by chainfire ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] majdinj:
ADB insecure should be installed or you must be running insecure boot.img

:good:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] bombaybadboy:
I have installed adbd insecure app now and will try again when I can get on the pc next. Thanks guys :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] 4tech-ye:
thanx 4 all ...........:good::good::good::good::good:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] luigimak:
you can add compatibility with Note3 N9005?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Tehs:
i used this tool to deodex and edit an apk (in lenovo A660) and then reodexing it. It is really helpful and straightforward. Great work :good:

What i had to change a bit in the script is to make it wait while deodexing just before "echo B. Smali classes output into classes.dex file,," in order to edit the .smali files.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] JrSmilez:
Thank you sir for your hard work. This is the only tool I've found that will deodex the LG G2 rom I'm on.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] kermage:
:good: great tool
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] Kael ruch:
Thanks for sharing
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] carl1961:
PDF/DOCX

Great Guide

PDF/DOCX

I did for backup of info
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] GreatApo:
Awesome tool!

Works with Lenovo A850 :good:

I added an option in the A menu so you can also decompile the classes.dex file of a jar.

No extra tool needed :)

View attachment 2898413

Add at the bottom of the bat:

:class_decompile
if %capp%==None goto noproject1
IF NOT EXIST "%~dp0/finish/Deodexed_%capp%" ( goto noproject3 )
echo.
cd "%~dp0tools"
echo Extacting Backsmali classes from Deodexed_%capp%,,
java -Xmx%heap%M -jar baksmali.jar -x "../finish/Deodexed_%capp%" -o "../finish/%capp%-classout"
IF errorlevel 1 (goto error)
echo.
rmdir /S /Q temp
mkdir temp
echo.
echo Your files are saved in "finish" folder as:
echo /%capp%-classout
goto OpenFinish

:noproject3
echo.
echo *************
echo * ERROR *
echo *************
echo.
echo Please deodex first your Current Android Aplication.
echo (Option 3)
echo.
PAUSE
goto restart

And change the menu in order to redirect you at "class_decompile" when you press the d or D button

(menu starts at line 140)

IF %menu%==d (goto class_decompile)
IF %menu%==D (goto class_decompile)

All credits goes to majdinj.