yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] exeleon:
you might be good if you can show that it was in fact faulty hardware and not the process of rooting or flashing roms that "broke" your phone. Attached are sprints policies on rooted devices. It says they discourage rooting and custom software but they will still work to fix devices and may replace if it is a hardware issue. Pretty cool!

http://dl.xda-developers.com/attach...handling_rooted_jailbroken_devices_policy.pdf

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When you chose to take the OTA update to 4.3 it updates both firmware and software. First make sure that you running 4.3.. go to about phone and check under baseband and software versions, they should end in MJA. If so, follow this link to re-root your phone, its gonna be really similar (if not the same) to the way you rooted before. After you do so, I would suggest flashing a custom rom to avoid the whole OTA update thing or find a way to disable it yourself. Good luck!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Karma231:
link is gone
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] BIGSAMDA1ST:
[MENTION=5586355]Karma231[/MENTION] is this the link you need: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=455

GS4 Stock Rooted MJA 4.3,Philz Touch CWM,HotSpot Mod,Transparent Weather Widget,8SMS(Stock Messaging,KitKat)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Cabledwg:
Okay so this might have been asked since this forum is very large and hard to navigate for answers.

Can I install TWRP from Goo.im on stock unrooted MF9?

If so could I then flash SU zip in TWRP yo get SU access? Would that give me root?

If that's all possible I can then flash the ROM I want and any mods.

Reason I ask is I don't have a PC or access to do it the Odin way that I know how to from rooting my S3.

I've gone into Goo and I get to the last yes to install TWRP, but I get scared it might brick my phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] pimpwaldo:
no network

Maybe but even then my main problem is that I have no network no matter what I do.

I finally just flashed MJA - Modem only Tar Still no network.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] churchey360:
Go completely stock it should fix it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bobwonderful:
I have had the stock MJA build, unfortunately I did the OTA update to MK2. Now WIFI is broken and many of the apps are broken. I had rooted perfectly on MJA and made a nandroid backup but it only allows me to boot into Android recovery not Clockwork Mod. I'm trying to recover the last and only backup I did. I'm on Ting Mobile so I really need WIFI as I don't have unlimited data. Any help here in getting back to a CWM recovery?

I finally got to get to a Phil Z's recovery.. Restored. But apparently my baseband and IMEI is now gone. Anyone know what my next steps here are?

Update: After about 20 minutes with Ting support not getting anywhere, I was left to my own research and tinkering and finally got this back to the stock MJA image, luckily someone hosted a good file, and have my network back in order. I unrooted the phone and brought it to stock and miraculously all of IMEI, phone number, MIN, PRL, MDID, ICCID came back. There must have been a corrupted network file which caused the information to disappear and nothing could be done to recover except for a stock re-install. I will try the OTA Update hopefully when it re-pushes it out to me. Or maybe I'll just install it through Andriod recovery as an update.

Does anyone know if I can perform a Nandroid recovery without Clockwork Mod and rooting the device? I'd like to get back to my original configuration so it would be easier than configuring all of my applications and settings as I use more of the stock.

If you install a different recovery, do you have to root the device?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Goat1378:
Ok i got a question... The animation that happens when you hit the power button to turn the screen off... Whats that called?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] dewrust:
very simple

screen off animation
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Goat1378:
Lol... I ask cuz when i update my rom i like the screen off animation it has but when i restore my tb data/apps and such it goes back to default and i wanna try to get it back. Ive tried different things such as only restoring some data like contacts and some apps w/o things like user settings and i can't figure it out . Is there a zip i can install to get that back? Well i guess i should just ask the maker of the rom maybe?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] barelynotlegal:
i too had a question, just got my sprint s4 yesterday, wow what a phone, love it! so i used QBking's tutorial on roothing theni used the hotspot mod, all is well. i woke to my phone wanting me to update to 4.3. i did that on accident with my moto photon and it bricked it. so i was was wondering how i can delete the downloaded update so the notification will leave.

or is it worth it to unroot then accept the ota and re root?

thanX in advance
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] exeleon:
No way, that I know of, to delete the downloaded update. You can get rid of the notification though by pressing

and holding

the notification>app info and unchecking "show notification". If it were me, I would not take the ota just because of the whole knox security thing and not being able to downgrade the 4.3 bootloader. Some people don't care, just a matter of preference. You can still have all the benefits of the update minus knox and bootloader. Just use any 4.3 based ROM and follow these steps to update to the mja modem only. Also keep an eye on that same thread. Unknownforce may or may not put the new mk2 modem up (an update to mja, if they left the modem unchanged he may not post it)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] dewrust:
if your flashing different roms try not to restore all the time. sometimes it does more harm then good.

you are better off just setting them all again manually

contacts should come back on their own

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personally im still on mf9 I dont want a locked knox boot loader

there is a way to delete it with a file manager with root privileges (many to choose from in the app store)... I forget where it is but it will just redownload and prompt you again
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Goat1378:
Yeah I was thinking that myself cuz tho its not a huge deal it just bugs the s@*#! Out of me when it happens. I wonder if there's a way to just add a screen off animation.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] exeleon:
The new mk2 firmware minus Knox had been posted by unknownforce. Linked below for those interested.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2338919
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Goat1378:
Heres a question that may or may not been asked b4. How do i change recovery? From one to another...Is there a wiping process? Or can i just flash and go ...one on top of the other? Just doesn't sound rite to just install without some kind of wipe. Its not for my phone but for my girls.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Salil999:
Try and install from a backup. O had a similar problem, but I did a full restore. I think a backup would work just as fine.

Sent from my SPH-L720
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] babyshrimps:
I've got an issue, not necessarily a fresh noob, I've had several rooted HTC devices, jailbroken i5, G Nexus, S III and now S IV. I am full root. I can NOT for the LIFE OF ME get ANY other rom installed on this animal (TW, AOSP, AOKP, hybrid roms etc). I'm assuming it has something to do with the MF9 release as plenty of people have encountered issues with this. But its not just ROMS. I can't even change my bootload animation from the sprint stock. I've got TWRP and GooManager and MF9 which I've lovingly dubbed MotherFudger9. I'm thinking if I go back to a full unrooted stock phone (pre MF9 update) via flashing with Odin and then repeating the process it should work? I'm trying to install the precise zip file for Carbon I had on the S IV prior to this one (lost in a terrible drop accident). The whole process then was a dream... now a nightmare.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] maduncan1:
Did backup and that solved several problems,

back on MDL on both baseband and build with wifi working

Still get a message, "Storage Space running low"

going to menu, settings, more storage, I have Total 9.62GB which before this problem was 16.00GB

with Available Space at 97.70MB with a message at the top "Not enough storage space some system functions such as synchronization may not work correctly. Try to free space by delecting or unpinning items, such as apps or media content.

I have deleted all downloaded apps except twrp, goomanager rommanager & root verifier and of course sprint bloot.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Salil999:
When you go to Settings > More > Storage, which block takes up the most space? You can also upload a screenshot, that might help me a bit better.

Sent from my SPH-L720
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] malybru:
Hi,

Did you make a nandroid , and save it on your internal storage?

Look in system root/Data/Media/clockworckmod

:)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] maduncan1:
applications with 460MB and then Misc. with 82.45MB

will work on screen shot
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] riceeeeeeeeee:
Hi everyone, I just got my S4 yesterday and love it.

Although I have come up with a problem and have no internet connectivity while at my homes wifi. Wifi is connected, but when I try to browse the web it says no internet connection and to please retry.

Anyone here with similar problems?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] maduncan1:
I know I did a nandroid backup but I'm not sure where I saved it.

How can I find and/or locate it?

Thanks for your help!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] malybru:
Hi,

Go to the market and get "FX File Explorer"

Look in system root/Data/Media/clockworckmod

:)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] maduncan1:
can't download

insufficient storage available
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] maduncan1:
screen shot
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] malybru:
Hi,

You barely have 1GB of stuff visible.

So, there must be some hidden files.

You must have a file explorer on your phone by default.

See if you can navigate to the folder I suggested.

Also check in the settings of the file explorer, to see if you can "View" hidden files.

:)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] maduncan1:
I do have My Files, checked to show hidden files, when I open My Files I get two options, device storage or SD card, I opened device storage

no option for system. I'm not sure where to look at this point.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] malybru:
Hi,

Last resort.

Look HERE

It's a way to browse your Android files from windows.

:)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cruise350:
He has twrp so the directory you told him to look in doesn't apply. Look in twrp/backups. and then click on the serial number and it will show the nandroids you have. 1 back up can be several GBs so if you have a few that is where all your memory went. Next time make sure you have twrp set to backup to the ext sdcard.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] maduncan1:
You got it! I had 4 backups deleted them and all is well!

Thank you so much

:)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] aghasi24:
What would be the best way to install the Google edition ROM coming from stock mf9? Last time I tried I ended up bricking my phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] mattkane21:
So I am not really new to the phone or whatnot, but I'm running into a problem and don't have enough posts to ask elsewhere.

Just recently switched from BluKuban to Sac's. did full wipe, twice. flashed, was originally running KT's most recent kernel.

Everything works, but my phone is no longer charging worth crap. I have it plugged into the wall, and yet with very mild use (sms, facebook every 1-15 min) I am slowly losing charge, not gaining it.

I tried changing kernels to AGAT's kernel to no avail. New problem that popped up when using SAC's rom. Nobody else on his thread is reporting the problem and I can't find anything similar in the forums.

help?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] thunderchicken02:
If you have a d-link router, this is what helped me.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...axy-s4-d-link-routers-wifi-issues-solved.html

TL;DR - Make a guest zone specifically for your S4 with TKIP encryption. Problem solved.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Salil999:
1. Root device

2. Install recovery using goo manager

3.Download the ROM and TouchWiz based kernel of choice. (I used AGAT 0.4.0)

4. Back up your phone using recovery

5. Wipe phone for clean install.

6. install ROM then Kernel

7. Reboot.

Credits to T3CHW0LF

Sent from my SPH-L720
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] skandranon314:
I just spent 30 min trying to find the modem thread, and I just cannot find it. Anyone have a link?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] exeleon:
Here you go!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2338919

Wipe caches and flash, you can also do it from within gooManager or rom manager
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Goat1378:
Ok another dumb question with a few parts to it. I am currently on a mk2 based rom with mf9 baseband version and a mf9 software version. So my question is does baseband = firmware? Should i upgrade these to mk2? and if so what are the benefits ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] exeleon:
Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but your baseband is part of the firmware the other part being the bootloader. Unknownforce has taken the full firmware update and striped off the bootloader because of the whole flash count thing and not being able to backtrack if need be. MK2 is an incremental update pushed out by samsung to "fix" the MJA update (people were reporting wake locks and glitch). They suggest being on the mja baseband to update to mk2 for this reason. Supposedly the OTA mk2 update addresses mostly software issues and is pretty much the same as MJA when it comes to the modem. I haven't gotten around to flashing MK2, but I made the jump from MF9 to MJA modem and noticed a great increase in LTE and 3g, though this is all heavily reliant on the area you live in.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] timjcody:
Ok so I just flashed Gummy's ROM from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2527318 I have a Sprint S4 I rooted it and have clockwork recovery aaaand its not getting past the gummy logo.

It boots past the Samsung Galaxy S4 screen and that takes some time but when it gets to the Gummy Logo with the star and the blob it just sits there.

I went back into Recovery Mode and Wiped Data/Factory Reset AND wiped the Dalvik Cache and it still won't get past the Gummy Logo. Does this normally just take a long time the first time or do I need to flash back to stock and try again?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] J5037:
MMS not working

I've recently flashed Beanstalk and everything works fine except MMS I can't send picture messages, every time I try it just says "sending" forever and never actually sends. Thanks for any help.

Update- I downloaded 8sms off the play store and the MMS works on WiFi now but still doesn't work over data.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] VaderSS:
Is it possible to upgrade to stock Android 4.3 from 4.2.2 without doing a wipe and having to re-install everything, while retaining the MF9 bootloader? Sort of like taking the OTA update, but without losing the MF9 bootloader.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] stoshua88:
Odin wont flash stock rom

wanted to unroot my phone, odin wont flash the stock rom and now phone is stuck in boot

any helpful tips?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] BIGSAMDA1ST:
What build were you on?

GS4 Stock Rooted MJA 4.3,Philz Touch CWM,HotSpot Mod,Transparent Weather Widget...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] stoshua88:
i tried installing a kitkat rom and got the "android.phone.com" error, so i tried restoring my back up and got stuck in the boot loop, now my restore is gone in twrp, and im trying to flash the stock rom and it fails in odin, i was on the mja before root and the rom i have is the 4.2.2 rom, does that make a difference?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] BIGSAMDA1ST:
If you were on MJA there is no going back to any older builds. What you are going to have to do is go back to MJA : http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.php?dir=Files/Devices/Samsung Galaxy S4 (SPH-L720)/Stock ROMs/MJA

GS4 Stock Rooted MJA 4.3,Philz Touch CWM,HotSpot Mod,Transparent Weather Widget...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] draven760:
Hello, this might be a bad question to ask but can anyone provide a comparison between the AOSP-based roms and the Touchwiz roms? I remember on the E4GT there usually were severe issues with the battery and other features on AOSP-based roms, but I imagine this might be different on the S4 since there is a Google Edition available.

The reason I ask is I'm on MF9 and it seems as if there's severe issues with the MJA and MK2 firmwares...

Thanks in advance.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] BIGSAMDA1ST:
How about I give you this : http://highonandroid.com/android-roms/what-is-aosp/

GS4 Stock Rooted MJA 4.3,Philz Touch CWM,HotSpot Mod,Transparent Weather Widget...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] draven760:
Thanks for the link, but I'm familiar with AOSP ROMS. I have previously run CM on my Epic Touch, and currently run AOKP on my Nexus 7. My question was in particular to AOSP Roms vs Touchwiz roms on the S4, and whether there are any significant issues (I remember that Samsung had many proprietary features that required a lot of work to implement in AOSP roms).

Thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] barelynotlegal:
Just curious, was experiencing high battery ddain after rooting. (Followex qbking77 method) so unrooted and factory reset. All is well now but would cause the drain? Just a basic root was going to flash but never did

Running 4.2 stock

Thanx in advance
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Danster840:
Hi I was wondering if I can deodex this rom [ROM] [MK2] Repacked Update/ROM by using Ti Backups delvik feature? It won't deodex because it detects no integration but it had odex files. So I was thinking of odexing then de odexing it? Or is deodexing easier than I think?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ewkabel:
Where can I get an odin flashable copy of the mk2 modem and radio?

Where can I get an odin flashable copy of the mk2 modem and radio for my sph-L720? I am running sacs custom rom.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Danster840:
[FIRMWARE][ODIN] All Sprint Firmwares {12/8/13}

This what ya looking for?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ewkabel:
Yes thank you

Yes, that is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so very very much.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] dewrust:
There are apps that will unlock your Bluetooth to connect to a ps3 controller

Haven't used them in a while
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jamesduen:
I have only installed the Hotspot Hack via QBKing's video and now I am getting the same message. Funny thing is I did not start getting this until more than 8 hours after the mod was finished. It may be related, but it could also be that the towers in my area are being upgraded or are having some trouble. It was about 7 degrees F this morning so it could be a temperature thing.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] alexcar210:
I think my sprint gs4 is soft bricked

I got a problem with my phone I stocked rooted my phone was trying to do the wifi hotspot but when i restarted my it just goes to the sprint logo and won't do anything else. So I tried to do unroot to stock but keeps failing every time and I noticed that my phone doesn't have recovery mode is there a way I can fix this out do I have to break it and call sprint would really appreciate the help.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Danster840:
You might need to download a stock rom and install a custom recovery like Philz. Unless some more experienced folk have a better idea?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] dewrust:
If your stock rooted install xposed installer. Then wanam xposed it has it built hotspot mod without having to flash anything

Xposed installer:

Install framework

Enable wanam

Reboot

Wanam xposed:

System

Disable tethering provision

Reboot

Stock hotspot should work

As always backup just in case. Always better off safe then sorry
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] BIGSAMDA1ST:
You were stock rooted on which build?

GS4 Stock Rooted MJA 4.3,Philz Touch CWM,HotSpot Mod,Transparent Weather Widget...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] alexcar210:
Sorry but is there any links to the install exposed im really New to this and how would I install this cause my phone seems not to have a recovery mode.

QUOTE=dewrust;48465914]If your stock rooted install xposed installer. Then wanam xposed it has it built hotspot mod without having to flash anything

Xposed installer:

Install framework

Enable wanam

Reboot

Wanam xposed:

System

Disable tethering provision

Reboot

Stock hotspot should work

As always backup just in case. Always better off safe then sorry[/QUOTE]
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cruise350:
[/QUOTE]

You need to be able to boot into your phone to install exposed. You have 2 options to get your phone working.

1. Download the full stock tar and use odin to install. This will reset your phone to stock. The key here is to know which tar file to download. What software were you on? If it was 4.3 aka MJA, then you need to make sure you install that tar. If you were on 4.2.2 then install MF9.

2. Odin a recovery like TWRP or Philz to your phone and install one of the many stock or custom roms available in the development section.

The reason why this occurred in the first place is you downloaded the wrong version of the hot-spot mod. Next time make sure you know what software you are on before installing a mod.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] alexcar210:
Thanks for your help but can you tell me where I can find these tar files I when I was on stock I was on 4.3 I used qbking 77 to root. If I try to do it the other way using odin to install recovery where can I go sorry im new to this really appreciate your help.

You need to be able to boot into your phone to install exposed. You have 2 options to get your phone working.

1. Download the full stock tar and use odin to install. This will reset your phone to stock. The key here is to know which tar file to download. What software were you on? If it was 4.3 aka MJA, then you need to make sure you install that tar. If you were on 4.2.2 then install MF9.

2. Odin a recovery like TWRP or Philz to your phone and install one of the many stock or custom roms available in the development section.

The reason why this occurred in the first place is you downloaded the wrong version of the hot-spot mod. Next time make sure you know what software you are on before installing a mod.