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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] pro5431:
hope this helps...Anybody

:(i did the exact same thing as you and soft bricked my phone as well the thing is we downloaded the wrong file well at least i did the developer emphasizes this

"Make sure you install the right version for your phone. Go to settings| More| About device. Look at build number. Match that with the zip. If you are odexed flash odex and vice versa. If you aren't sure use a root file explorer and check in system >then> app. If you see .odex files you are odexed. If not you are deodexed."

so yeah for me it will be deodexed mf9 because of my build number and because there was no file with .odex Hope this helps anybody:good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] matraca:
Well since tbis is noob friendly, how do I acces and erase clipboard on slimbean v2?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] churchey360:
I just got my s4 not to long ago and was wondering if its safe to remove the sim card lol i wanna look at it but never took it out because i dont wanna ruin it. Is it safe ti just take it out wile the phone is on?

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Also what would happen if I put it in a Verizon or at&t phone?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cruise350:
You could, but I would recommend powering down before removing. Make sure you don't mess it up or lose it. It is required to receive LTE. On you second question, the sim slot can be unlocked allowing you to use foreign sims while traveling internationally, and now they have figured out how to make it work with domestic gsm sims, not Verizon. You won't receive LTE, but you can use talk, text, and data on those networks. There is a thread on what you need to do.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] mannee:
CHANGING the sounds on the Sprint s4 lock screen

:confused: Apparently the word "change" is being misinterpreted by the internets when I search for it. I've been searching for how to's on how to change the sounds for the lock/unlock screen on the SPRINT galaxy s4. But apparently the word "change" seems to be to general to express what I'm actually wanting to do. What I'm searching for is a way to CHANGE the lock/unlock sounds. And by "change", I mean altogether, aside from the default water drop & click sounds. Is the only way to root it? I would've thought I could drop a wav in a folder somewhere on the phone, no?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] nissan52:
Hey sorry this question has probably been answered in someway but I'm currently running negalit ROM for my s4 and I just want to get back to stock but stay rooted could you give me a step by step not just a link to something although a link is better than nothing or pm me if you think chatting on hangouts would be easier thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] xpendablesoul:
Heimdall firmware package for factory stock rom

Hey everyone,

I've been looking all over the place for a Heimdall firmware package of a factory stock rom. I used the search feature to no avail was not a success. I have no option of going to Odin as I have switched to Linux. Please if someone could point me in the right direction that would be great.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Mistertac:
Is putting SuperSu in survival mode and taking the MJA update an acceptable method to keep root?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] churchey360:
Yeah i would use triangle away first tho.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] RuckusDecay:
If you're rooted and have system as RW then yes.

Navigate to "/system/media/audio/ui" now look for the lock.ogg and unlock.ogg delete those files there and replace with the audio file you like but you have to rename them as the ones you deleted like "lock.ogg" & "unlock.ogg" without the quotations. And that's how you change audio
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] rbradley51:
Can't seem to install 4-in-1 Reboot Menu

How do I know if my system is odexed or de-odexed?

My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S4, I am running Stock MF9 software, rooted with Philz Touch 5.18.2.

When I try to install a 4-in-1 Reboot Menu there are two choices, odexed and de-odexed.

My system then locks up on the reboot after installing. What am I missing?

Thanks (in advance),

Richard
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] patrockss:
You want odexed if you running a stock rom you can check you need to use a file manager that will let you access root files such as ES explorere or root explorer.

look in the folder /system/app if you see any files that say .odex and .apk*then you are still odexed. if you only see files that say .apk*then you are deodexed
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] exeleon:
CM10.2/TWRP Root Problems

Hey all! I am having a weird issue and am unsure whether it's the ROM I'm using or the recovery. So here's a quick run down-

For a recovery I'm using TWRP v2.6.0.0 (which I'm new to I've only ever used CWM) and the ROM I'm using is Wambo's BlakCM (4.3). Now the problem is, is that occasionally if I turn my phone off, when I turn it back on the phone hangs at the Galaxy S4 splash screen until I battery pull and boot into recovery> wipe cache and dalvik. when I touch reboot TWRP puts up a message that says "root permissions appear to be lost" and ask me if I would like to fix- I click ok it does it's thing and boots up just fine. I have also noticed that it hangs at the TWRP splash screen from time to time also. Any tips or suggestions on how to remedy this would be awesome.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] 2dirty:
sorry for being a noob but first time im trying to install rom on my sprint gs4. wanted to install this rom http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2517416 but im lost. i have official 4.3 rooted through cf auto root and have wifi tether mod. so can someone explain what i need to do? thanx again build is mja.I never flashed rom or recovery before this is first time
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] exeleon:
Well first you should definitely boot into recovery and nandroid backup if you haven't done so already. As for flashing a new ROM, download the .zip file and gapps if it's not included in the ROM and place both on the root of the SD (not in any folder). Wiping/flashing varies slightly from recovery to recovery but is basically the same process. I'm currently using TWRP and their website suggests going to wipe> and sliding to factory reset which wipes data and both cache's. (I like going back into advanced wipe and manually wiping stuff a second or third time just to be safe, but I don't think that's completely necessary) After, go back to TWRP's main menu touch install and follow the buttons to select a .zip from your SD (I forget exactly what it says) Navigate to the rom's zip file flash it. Do the same thing with the gapps file if you have one and you should be good. Some people suggest wiping again after you flash your rom and gapps. I don't, but it might be good?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] melendez214:
mja

Hi I'm new to these forums can someone help me. I updated from mf9 to mja ota tried to root with Odin and failed, my phone got soft bricked and I managed to install cwm and install PAC man ROM. I downloaded sacs custom 4.3 ROM and I want to install it but I noticed that you need philz touch recovery so I tried to install in through Odin and it failed. So instead I downloaded the zip and flashed it through cwm and when I installed the rom it got stuck on the Samsung Galaxy s4 sph-l720 screen. So I was forced to restore my PAC man backup.

If someone can help me I'd really appreciate it..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] gamester_47:
I am on stock MF9 rooted and i cant seem to get mirracast to work, i just get an error. Anyway to get it working?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] exeleon:
TWRP alternative?

Anyone out there using CWM recovery with their Sprint s4? I only have ever used CWM and Amon-ra on my OG Evo and had zero problems with them. On my S4 I'm using TWRP and I gotta say, I'm not a huge fan. Mainly because it hangs at the splash screen most of the time. Tried downgrading to an older version with no joy. Looking into CWM- Any info?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] churchey360:
Has anyone else had a hard time playing videos ever since the 4.3 update or is it just my phone?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Foulwx:
I had to reboot to get some to play. I kept getting messages about not being able to play the video.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] churchey360:
Thats what happens to me it does it on 85% of videos i try to watch
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jonraymond21:
So I posted this question and got hit with the "search plz" well I searched and couldnt find an answer for the specific sph-l720. Rooted with autoroot, runnin twrp. Is there a way to update to 4.3 without losing root or is re rooting fairly simple I ask cuz when lookin up rooting all the things were like "unless ur running 4.3" so just kind of worried that updating wont be worth the hassel of re rooting. Thanks in advance
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] exeleon:
I don't know if your talking about an OTA or not, but if you are- from what I've read you should never accept an OTA update on any rooted device, you would most definitely lose root. I rooted while on 4.2 so I'm not definate whether there is a root method for 4.3, I wanna say there is, but that you might have to search for. Why not just flash a 4.3 ROM? There are plenty here on XDA. I just flashed a 4.3 ROM from stock and love it!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] 2dirty:
I have heard bad things about twrp recovery on my phone so I'll try to install cwr recovery and trying this.just wondering if knox will block me or screw up my phone. Never did this before as stated before but want to learn thanx for all your help
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] exeleon:
I've heard mixed things about both recoveries. The easiest way to go about it is, if you want CWM official, downloading ROM Manager from Play, and then in the recovery section> recovery setup> install CWM. The same can be done with Goo Manager if you want TWRP. I personally like to find flashables here at XDA and flashing them manually though, just preference. Let me know how you like CWM. As for knox, I can't advise. I never took the MJA update that incorporated knox.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] flacraker:
mja and knox

so what is knox exactly ive searched and read and is it just a counter so they can see if you have been flashing so they can void your warrenty, or can this be controlled by them to were they as in samsung or the carrier can check out what you are doing, shut you down for flashing or modified boot or unlocking.. thanks :confused:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] 2dirty:
I'm going to search a bit more before I do this thanx a lot again
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] sam151959:
Updated to 4.3 now my phone does not see my sd card exfat gb64
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jonraymond21:
I'm pretty sure i know the answer, cuz this even sounds retarded asking, but I cant find the answer anywhere because its so obvious. You have to be on android 4.3 to flash a 4.3 rom right? Or can I flash a 4.3 aokp with my 4.2.2 android now
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] exeleon:
To be honest I'm not 100% at exactly what it is. I've read pretty much the same stuff you have and from what I understand, it does trip the flash counter in the bootloader and there is currently no way of reversing the flash counter (though a way MAY be developed by someone eventually). This will void your warranty for sure. That is about all I know, I plan on staying with MF9 until people who know what they are doing get a chance to play around with MJA.

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I was on stock TW 4.2.2 and flashed a CM10.2 based rom (4.3) in TWRP, No problem... and it's awesome. :good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] nickf914:
Having some problems getting root on a recently replaced S4...any ideas?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jonraymond21:
So i'm fairly confident on flashing the 4.3 beanstalk rom with TW 5.2 but just wanted to be sure.

The instructions are : Wipe data factory reset

Wipe cache and dalvik cache

Go to mounts/storage

format system

format data

format cache

Flash rom

Flash gapps

Wipe cache and dalvik cache again

Reboot

Im confident in everything but two things. For formating I just go to formating option in TWRP and click said catagories right? Does formating system replace recovery? If not that takes care of my second question which is after wiping and formating, will my TWRP still be there for me to install the Rom and the Gapps afterwords? THanks so much guys, helps alot!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] exeleon:
When I flashed I only factory reset and went back and manually wiped caches, flashed then wiped again. I'm hoping some one with a little more experience with TWRP and the gs4 chimes in on this!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jonraymond21:
I just did as it was said, used titanium back up's .zip file and flashed it after rebooting, then went thru and used titanium pro to do the apps that i wanted on the rom. worked like a pro
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jonraymond21:
your gonna have to tell a lil more for these geniuses here to help u. Like whats happening when you try, and your method used. Also go to settings>about phone and tell them the firmware and kernels and all that bull****. Not like I can help, i'm fairly novice, but they wont even entertain your problem without it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] exeleon:
So you did all the steps you listed or just just factory reset and wiped caches? Some developers suggest formatting data and/or system, but I don't know exactly how to go about that and have read some horror stories.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jonraymond21:
back up your pictures before this, and i use google accont for contacts so I didnt mind losing my SMS and contacts and pics because I had pics backed up, google account for contacts, and why would i wanna re read old texts. So I did the steps I listed above (Well, developer listed), and when you do this on twrp it seems easier cuz the factory wipe does the first 3 steps, and after flashing there is an option for wiping cache/dalv. So after factory wipe, you go to format and make sure only the system, data, cache are selected and format. Flash both roms, then wipe cache/dalv. and reboot. went thru the rom setup (since its factory wiped) then let it sit for 5 min, rebooted to recovery, flashed the update.zip i made of user apps in titanium pro, rebooted, then went to titanium and restored any app i wanted that wasn't already there. Worked perfect. Got everything. Oh and this would be the point you would put back on you photos n ****, OR you can move your photos to SD card cuz the formats didnt wipe that. All my SD card information (Music, books) were untouched. If your careful in TWRP you should be fine.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jj14:
Hate to bring this up again, but I'm trying to go back to stock (I'm rooted on Sprint - MF9, TWRP - mostly stock except for hotspot mod).

I can't seem to find MDL tar file, so I think i will have to go to MDC, and install triangle away

Is this sequence right?

ODIN - flash the tar file from the link in quoted post above (question - will this take care of removing TWRP and getting everything stock?)

boot up - don't bother connecting to wifi or activation at this time

copy triangle away app to the ext-sd card, and install it (instructions at this link)

Verify status in download mode

Take OTA to MDL and then to M9 (don't want to install MJA at this time)

Sidenote: I read this - does triangle away really work with MF9 (as long as I don't root and/or install custom recovery)?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cocachase:
MDL to MF9 to MJA

I am somewhat knowledgeable when it comes to rooting, recovery, etc.

however...I have been on MDL for quite sometime now.

I am currently rung Sacs Custom Rom V8. I really want to first get myself to MF9 and eventually to MJA.

What is the best method to get there and can I just skip right over MF9.

My ultimate goal is to have MJA with Sacs 4.3 V3 Rom.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] churchey360:
This is MF9 full restore, unrooted. Flash this with odin on a desktop and then root it so you can use triangle away to reset the bootloader and then unroot it and do the mja update. Or you can try to enable survive mode in supersu to keep root after the update. http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.p...PH-L720)/Stock ROMs/MF9/Full Restore/Unrooted
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] mannee:
CHANGING the sounds on the Sprint s4 lock screen

And if NOT rooted? As I eluded to "... I would've thought I could drop a wav in a folder somewhere on the phone,..."
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] leaderbuilder:
If you flash the full restore Odin file it will remove TWRP etc. - it formats all partitions and brings it to a state as if you just walked out of the store.

If you're just trying to get to full stock MF9 you can flash that .tar and get to there at one shot.

This file is the full factory MF9 (stock boot.img, recovery, ROM, Kernel and modem). Extract the 'one-click' file. Run as administrator on you PC. Put phone into download mode (power on, home button and volume down. then power up to continue) then plug into your PC and it should show up on a com port. then run it.

That'll clear up everthing.

Then IF you want to root just use CF-Autoroot to root if you'd like.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] twisclone:
I actually figured out a trick to make it work. ..after replacing the two files and before doing a reboot go to your hotspot on the phone then attempt to turn it on. You will get the message saying you arent subscribed to the service contact customer care......then do the reboot and it works just fine....ive reverted back to the MDL kernel because MF9 has too many issues....mainly data and very high battery drain due to constantly switching between 3g and 4g because of the variations in signal strength. I find MDL to be far superior to MF9
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cocachase:
mf9

Is there no way to just flash mf9 without unrooting?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] churchey360:
Yeah you can download a rooted mf9 no data restore

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Heres the link for the download. http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.p...H-L720)/Stock ROMs/MF9/No Data Restore/Rooted
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] churchey360:
I installed ktoonsez kernel on stock rooted 4.3 rom and it works perfectly but im constantly getting a notification that says "the device has detected an application attempting to perform actions that are not permitted" and it asks to reboot. How can i stop this message?

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I used titanium backup and deleted KNOX Notification Manager and that annoying message is gone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] 2dirty:
Just flashed my first rom couldn't be happier.just telling you that Knox didn't block or anything it went very smooth and it has everything I need.it has few bugs like no mms but if you turn off 4g it works.I flashed it over my stock rooted 4.3 through clockwork recovery thanx again oh here is the rom http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2190753

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Sorry this is the rom

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2327692
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cocachase:
Updating to Sacs 4.3 V3 MJA

If I am currently on Sacs Custom Rom V8 on MDL, can I update to Sacs 4.3 MJA following methods provided under that thread?

I am just curious if I have to go from MDL to MF9 to MJA before I can flash that Rom.

I would prefer to go straight from where I am but am not 100% sure.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] sam151959:
I am on Sacs 4.3 can I go back to mf9 modem?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] x_maniic:
HELP..phone stuck on splash screen!!

I have a Sprint Galaxy S4, i received the OTA update to 4.3 and when my phone began to restart it crashed. I tried to ODIN back to stock but I keep getting the error shown below. I even tried using Samsung Kies, but when it asks for the S/N number, It keeps saying its invalid

Does anyone know how to fix this problem!?!?!?

Pls help..ive already been without a phone for 2 days, and I dont have the time or resources to take it to the sprint store.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] nickf914:
Thanks mate. I went on a 6 hour tirade posting and hunting info. It turns out....

I tried CF method, and it did not work. (SU app never installed) I then tried this method http://theunlockr.com/2013/09/13/how-to-root-the-sprint-samsung-galaxy-s4-build-mf9/ - and that did not work. I realized then that this could be bc of the previous failed attempt with CF. I uninstalled updates and the SU app from application manager, tried this method ( http://theunlockr.com/2013/09/13/how-to-root-the-sprint-samsung-galaxy-s4-build-mf9/ ) again - and this time it worked!

Sorry for the initial vague post - I was moving a bit too quickly for my own good...Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] mcbmail:
Ignore/delete 4.3 update?

Rooted stock 4.2.2/MF9. Not much for custom ROM's as i really only root to get wifi hotspot. The OTA update has download and is stuck in my notification screen asking me to touch to update. How do i get rid of the notification and delete the download? I'd rather stay 4.2.2 with root than have my knox flag tripped.

Thanks,
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] exeleon:
Back in the days of Gingerbread there was an option you could check of to "not ask again" I haven't received an OTA on my GS4, but you could check to see if its there the next time it pops up. I've also read that some people have success by freezing "FWUpgrade.apk" and "SDM.apk" via Titanium Backup. And in root explorer, renaming the file "/etc/security/otacerts.zip" to "otacerts.zip.bak" and renaming the file "/system/app/ wssyncmlnps.apk" to "wssyncmlnps.apk.bak". There also was an .apk floating around XDA called fotakill. I haven't tried any of the above methods, just some stuff I thought you could check out. Besides that, I know you said you weren't one for custom ROM's, but there are plenty of stock rooted ROMS that incorporate your tethering mod and also disable OTA's.

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I personally don't have much experience with bricks, but which .tar file are you trying to flash in odin? If its stock 4.2.2 it might not work because of the updated bootloader. Grab the 4.3 .tar from here and try flashing that in odin.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] byoon:
ROM switcher for Sprint S4?

Hi All,

Has anyone ported Garak's Quadboot ROM switcher http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2417600 for the Sprint S4? I would love to be able to switch back and forth between a Touchwiz and AOSP ROM.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Jocelyn:
Flash TWRP, then accept the update, it'll fail and the notification will be gone. I just did this two days ago with my partner's S4 (She's also on rooted stock 4.2.2/MF9). You might have to reinstall SU binary, but that's about it :)