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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] stuartv:
I'm also glad to see you here, Nils! I ran your ROMs for a long time on my Rezound - right up until I replaced it with the S4.

That sucks about the VZW tech. I think I might have told him to put that phone back in inventory and get me another one.

Also, when you wrote "unlocked Exchange", what does that mean? I'm using my S4 bone stock and connected to my Exchange server. I haven't noticed any issues with it. What does "unlocking Exchange" mean?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] NilsP:
If the exchange server enforces security policies then you are forced to have a pin or password set to open the phone every time it locks. The patch fools it to thinking you did that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] RaptorMD:
I would have refused the phone on the spot. It is not theirs to accept terms and conditions nor any updates. It is YOUR property and to accept TOS is not acceptable.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brandonhatty:
Everything worked just the way it should. Thanks to everybody for their work in this. I kick myself for not researching this a little more before I upgraded to the S4. I miss my S3! I'm sure it won't be long before one of you android brainiacs has the bootloader figured out. Thanks again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] eklipz3:
+1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] michaelg117:
Okay sorry but let me get this all straight.. I should first root.

Then flash MDK

Then a Loki'd recovery,

Then ROM?

Correct or am I wrong here .

Thanks

Sent from Navi
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] riker147:
If you have ME7 all you can do is root. Period.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] michaelg117:
You can't flash MDK in Odin?

Sent from Navi
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] riker147:
No
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] michaelg117:
Sad day.. Is any progress being made on this..? I'm new around here :P

Sent from Navi
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] riker147:
Spend a little time searching around. There's a lot of info in theses threads.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Sir_Eagle:
Nice simple root process. Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] RaptorMD:
Simple answer, yes, long answer it could take days, weeks, months or never. Those who are working on it have real jobs and are smart developers but they have to find a bug to exploit in the bootloader which is not easy and make it safe for the common user to implement without wrecking their phones.

If the bootloader gets cracked I will likely be on the GN3 by then and wondering the same thing about that phone. Root at least gives you the majority of what we need, like adaway and other need things.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] tamaramarrero:
Quick question. How do I format my SD card to exFAT if it's smaller than 64gb
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Sir_Eagle:
Use a card reader and do it on your PC.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] tamaramarrero:
I don't have a card reader is there a way of doing it from my phone or connecting my phone to the computer?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] michaelg117:
Can you see what format your SD card is straight from your phone? And if it is correct could you just don't straight from phone with no computer involved

Sent from Navi
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Droidatar:
So if I have a new sam4 with vruamdk best bet would be root and block updates with titanium?

I have yet to get the update pushed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] michaelg117:
As I understand it, absolutely.

Sent from Navi
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Droidatar:
Thanks for the quick response. I'll make sure to airplane mode until I have a chance. I did my previous sam4 it was 16 GB. This new one us 32. I'm assuming it will be all the same instructions and pretty fat Verizon build
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] michaelg117:
I wish I would've had the chance before the update, but the best buy rep did so before I knew anything about it blocking recoveries. Take the chance while you have it bud.

Sent from Navi
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brandonhatty:
Nope. Gotta have a card reader.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] michaelg117:
Can you see what format your SD card is so I can maybe do it without having my card reader, that I don't have?

Sent from Navi
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] RaptorMD:
If your card is 64GB you can format it on the phone it will format in exFAT
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] michaelg117:
Damn I wish I had a 64!! No, I have 16, I just want to make sure its the right format

Sent from Navi

EDIT: sorry. Thought that was to me :P
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Droidatar:
It pays to have completed once, I followed all steps in this wonderful guide, I'm rooted back to stock in under 30 min.

That includes freezing update files in titanium!

Edit note: I had the mdk version and followed those steps.

Now I need to learn hand backup.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] michaelg117:
My computer fought with me over moving files to my SD card, so I did it straight from my phone but otherwise worked like a charm. Much thanks

Sent from Navi
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swears11:
I put my sd card in a blaxkberry and hooked it up to a Windows machin3.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] revolt1:
heads up so not send Samsung your phone, I had my phone rooted

didn't want to get another from Verizon cause of the

so I sent it to Samsung to replace the defective screen got it back

and updated fml I'm pissed
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] michaelg117:
Ever since I've rooted I've been having random reboots. Any ideas..?

Sent from Navi
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] scott_ev:
weird issue with /pwn

When I try to run pwn it errors out with continuous too many open files errors. does anyone have any ideas?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] android4temo:
I can't wait until the boot loader can be unlocked on this updated software version of my S4. I need a custom ROM, custom Kernel and Debloating fix ASAP!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] michaelg117:
+10000000

Sent from Navi
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] nookroot19:
Do you think they would do this for me?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kasim1:
Waiting .....

We All Waiting :crying:

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Can you point me to that patch for "exchange"???

Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] NilsP:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1117452
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ekarelis:
I had the same exact error when running ./pwn from better terminal emulator pro. I installed the Android Terminal Emulator that was referenced to in the OP and it worked like a charm. Must be a difference in the bash shell that is hosting the process.

-Pete
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kench33:
Don't have an s4 yet but got a quick question. My 64gig sd card is formatted to fat32 I believe. If I use another one of my sd cards formatted to exfat and root with that, will I still be able to use my 64 gig fat32 card?

Sent from my Galaxy Note²
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] anuradhakelum:
Fast and Easy way

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKrnjMepuAU&list=PLb1xjipFlU-X4cwpJ15_fCl_tzN1SKY74&index=8
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jntdroid:
Thanks for this!

FWIW, the first time I ran it, I saw one "permission denied" error after running the second command (sorry, didn't get a screen), but then it seemed to run normal and the # showed up. After I ran the 3rd command, SuperSU wasn't there, and I was afraid it didn't work. But after rebooting, SuperSU was there and all continued as the instructions laid out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bill.in.detroitX:
I don't like being the one that asks the obvious question, but here goes. Are you saying this method will put recovery on a ME7 crippled S4?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] :
Where do you see this info?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] th3drow:
is there a thread or anything out there that has any status update on anyone working on unlockng the ME7 bootloader?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bill.in.detroitX:
If you watch the video posted by anurad ... It seems to imply (since he quotes the root method from 31pages back) that this would work. Am I the only person that watched it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ss12108:
I'm assuming that since the files shown in the video have dates no more recent than 5/30/13, that it is a video for rooting and unlocking the bootloader for MDK software only. It would be nice if I'm wrong though :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] b4u2:
Now that I have done this can I install a custom rom now?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] riker147:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not with VRUAME7 firmware. A little research goes a long way. :mad::mad::mad:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] b4u2:
That's what I was doing by asking. I did find the info I needed just hadn't updated here within the last few minutes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] xVallex:
Not yet no.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hkbladelawhk:
Awesome. Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] android4temo:
Is there any way to undo an OTA software update to go back to the build that is unlockable?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] UK_Wildcats_Fans:
Not yet if you took the most recent OTA. They are actively working to find it a way to do this. There are several bounties out there for an unlocked bootloader.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2384222

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2348290

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2359090 - Thread is closed
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] b4u2:
I am rooted and it's sticking but I have noticed that some of my root apps don't seem to be working properly? Is this just because of the latest Jelly Bean update and the developer needs to update or some other problem?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] :
Is it worth it to root and later on WHEN (thinking optimism here) the bootloader is unlockable, to do that separate? Or should I keep it stock and unrooted and not take any OTAs?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Bait-Fish:
Root now, especially to block the future OTA threat. Rename SDM.apk with .bak at the end. Do the same to FWUpdate.apk if you wish, too. Make sure Kies is not installed on your computer/s so you don't get updated through USB. Someone mentioned renaming the Kies apps as well.

Also, I always back up root with OTA Rootkeeper, just in case. Nice too is temporary unroot if you have an app that gripes about a rooted device.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] b4u2:
Good info! I just installed OTA Rootkeeper from Play store. Where are the two files you mentioned stored so that I can change the name on them?

Edit: Found the files and renamed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hkbladelawhk:
Am I the only one who has run into the SDM being renamed not doing anything? I rooted a friends device, renamed SDM to "update sysSDM.bak" and the OTA ran and unrooted him.....wtf?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Bait-Fish:
SDM.apk is the only thing I did on my retail GS4 and never got the update notice. This was done early, before the phone ever got the OTA notification. Maybe that's the difference?

Or, did your buddy's phone already have the update downloaded?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] android4temo:
Where is this SDM and FWUpdate file located please? Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] b4u2:
/system/app/sdm.apk

/system/app/FWUpgrade.apk

I use ES file explorer and you must have root access enabled in it to change the root files and save them.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] SolidSnakeUS:
Curious, if I'm just going to root the phone (no custom ROMs) and freeze certain programs, should I just do the update and then root it on the ME7 build?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] b4u2:
Do what update? If you are on MDK don't do the OTA to ME7!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] SolidSnakeUS:
Is there a way to delete the downloaded OTA (not installed yet, but it keep bugging me)? Also, still hate this phone for one feature and I don't know if the ME7 will fix it, and that's MMS texts will not send unless the Wi-Fi is turned off...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] :
DO NOT update your phone to the latest OTA. You will be able to get custom recovery. Root and Loki with your MDK update.

As for your MMS issue, you could probably fix that under settings via your messaging app.

If you want more/better features flash a custom ROM of your choice. There are ME7 custom ROMS now, so you shouldn't have a problem when you flash those.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] SolidSnakeUS:
For me, I just want to root so I can freeze all these awful bloatware programs. Actually, the MMS thing will be fixed if I turn off Wi-Fi before I send. I'm using the given messenger app with the phone. But as I asked, is it possible to delete the OTA download so it stops bugging me?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] :
I'll still recommend staying on MDK. Get root and use Titanium Backup to freeze SDM 1.0.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Bait-Fish:
This post has the info you seek.

Save yourself some heartache and regret. ME7 is no godsend. Leave the option open if you want to expand your ROM horizons later and stay on MDK. In case you mess up freezing and removing bloat, having recovery nandroids to fall back on is peace of mind.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] arozer:
I keep getting denied.

My build # is the same as the main post suggests (JDQ39.I545VRUAME7). But when I type the second line in terminal (./pwn), I get the following error:

/system/bin/sh: ./pwn: can't execute: Permission denied

Any suggestions?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] greencat2:
Hi Did you see this part? If the card is less then 64GB then it must be formated in your PC as exFAT.

Insert a microSD into your device ***Required***

Make sure it is formatted as exFAT (not FAT32) ***VERY IMPORTANT***

If you have a 64GB microSD card you can use your phone to format it as exFAT by default directly from the Storage settings

If you have anything less than 64GB microSD card you may have to use the computer to format it manually as exFAT

***If your microSD card is not formatted as exFAT you will see "permission denied" errors when running the exploit***

Once formatted, move all files and folders from the Root Exploit package directly onto the root of your microSD card (nowhere else)

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Thanks - very easy and great directions. I had a problem getting the file names to change. I forgot I had to change the R/W mount for /system.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Superstarstickel:
When I format my 64gb sd card in the phone or on the pc the sd card will not mount in the s4.

It says "mounting sd card" ... "sd card safe to remove"

The only way I can get the sd card to mount in the phone is by formatting it FAT32

Please help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sound-mind:
I've seen this behavior before.

exfat is a loadable kernel module on the S4; it is not built into the kernel binary (zImage). As I mentioned in the root bounty discussion thread, if you trigger certain events Knox will trip an efuse that will prevent kernel modules from loading, even modules shipped by Samsung. When you insert an exfat card, it attempts to load the relevant module, and fails. When this was occurring I saw the same UI messages as you.

I no longer have a phone in this state but I know I figured out what the problem was by looking at the kernel messages. If you're rooted you can see the problem with dmesg. If not, /proc/kmsg and dmesg can not be read as a unprivileged user, but /proc/last_kmsg can be read as the shell user. So, reproduce the problem, reboot, adb shell cat /proc/last_kmsg :)

A few questions - have you rooted your phone? Have you done anything else in /system, or more general adb or a terminal, after rooting the device?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Superstarstickel:
No I have not rooted my phone.

Thanks for the quick reply. Is there anyway around this?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sound-mind:
I should have been more general. The situation you're describing is similar to a situation I was in a few days ago. Have you modified your phone, or attempted to modify your phone, in any way? Have you tried to flash, tried to root, tried to downgrade off ME7, used Odin, etc? Have you done anything with it besides use the stock software delivered?

As for a way around this, it really depends on a variety of things. For example, the /proc/last_kmsg output will tell us if the exfat kernel module is attempting a load but is failing of if it is a corrupted exfat image from Android's perspective.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Superstarstickel:
Yes I have done a few of those things .
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] arozer:
Yes I saw that. Thank you.

I feel like a goober for not reading the entire post.

Anyway, I do not have a card reader. I can't root yet. =[

Would a regular SD Card where I can insert the micro SdCard work, ya'll think? I have one of those for my digital camera.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] lokerman:
Yes it is possible. For sure. And don't even think about going with ME7 unless you're trying to screw yourself. That came out specifically as a way to unroot/uncustomROM all of us. Why would you want to do that to yourself?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sound-mind:
DISCLOSURE: all the usual things - this *has* worked for me but may brick your phone, kick your dog, etc.

Try two separate approaches and let me know how each works out:

1. Try using Odin to flash back to stock. There is a post here that links to the Odin download for ME7.

*If* you still can't use the sdcard then you could try this:

1. Start flashing via Odin, unplug it and yank the battery 1/2 way through.

2. Replace battery, plug it in, and re-Odin.

Two GS4s, an i9505 and an i545, have been recovered using the second method. Again, please let me know if it works.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] notoriousB:
Got a new S4 yesterday as my Nexus charging circuit crapped out and about set the phone on fire and I need a phone for work. Very disappointed getting home to find out the AME7 locked bootloader existed, but have just rooted first try with this guide and can now at least remove some of the bloat that's on the phone. Wanted to say THANK YOU to the devs and OP for this mod!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] SolidSnakeUS:
Curious then, where is it possible to delete the downloaded OTA (the one it keeps asking me to install) after I root.

Nevermind, I'll take it over to the other thread.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Dambuzbee:
Ok so I just got my S4 today and I formatted the 32GB Samsung SD Card using my computer then moved the files needed to the root of the removable SD Card and when I put in the first command it tells me no such file or directory.... and no my phone isn't plugged into my computer. Can someone give me a hint as to what I might be doing wrong?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] xVallex:
cd /mnt/extSdCard

./pwn

./script.sh

In the first command make sure you add the space after cd. or maybe you added the space and need to take it out......i don't remember I'm tired.....but I'm pretty sure that's it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Dambuzbee:
While I do thank you for the reply but that is not the problem as I re-entered it over at least a half a dozen times making sure the space was there I even tried putting the / backwards \ lol nothing...... I literally did everything the way it says up until that point and yes my build is VRUAME7
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sushiman79:
Just got the phone from VZW ... root appeared to work fine even with giving a permission error on the second command. However, since i have the 14 day exchange policy in effect - is it possible to swap it out and "hope" i get a MDK version? Or is it just not going to happen that they have older ones sitting around?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] primo523:
My friend just bought a verisin s4. It is me7. So I'm clear. .. we can obtain root with the emulator Methed but will we be about to install twrp and install a custom ROM or is he screwed?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] iwearthebelt:
The bootloader hasn't been unlocked or bypassed yet for the ME7 build. You can't install a custom recovery. All you have for now is root. There are devs working on it now so hopefully it won't be too much longer.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Superstarstickel:
I cannot find the link for the Odin flash able download for me7 any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] broderp:
I have read every page on this thread..:eek: (I said read, not memorized,...it was some dry repetitive reading at times)

I had a question, but now have a question about my question.! :confused:

I KNOW you can't do what called flashing a ROM or custom ROMS, we just get root with this method. The question has come up many times regarding going back to STOCK (Unroot). It was one of my questions.

I saved a few links pointed to in this thread on Odin (What ever that is- I'm a noob). But what I DONT see ANYONE talking about is the post I read back many pages on this:

Someone posted (Sorry I didnt write down your user name for credit)

Q-Can I ever 'UNROOT" to go back to stock with this method, such as for warranty service etc.?

A-Plug your phone into a Mac or PC, install the VZW utility, select repair device. It will download and flash the official firmware and change your status to official and your splash screen back to the normal samsung logo, not the open lock with custom. It will be ME7 and bone stock. Have done it and rerooted myself. Hope it helps.

If the above is TRUE, then why has it not been more activly suggested everytime I see the question regarding going back to stock? :confused:

I have many questions, a lot I answered on my own as I read all 35 pages (as of last night :eek: ) before bed. I'm off to work, so I'll review them and see if there are any I still need answers for. This forum is awesome. As easy at this appears....I'm looking forward to trying this root method. (Now if I can only get my old Samgung Galaxy S rooted I'd be thrilled!)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] iwearthebelt:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=43420116 I believe this is what you're searching for. Hope it helps!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gotmilk702:
Cant get root working. I get the # sign but can't get the root binaries or supersu fully installed. Any ideas of whats going wrong?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] broderp:
Got that,^^ I was inquiring about THIS QUOTE:

I see only 1-3 short discussions on this. Does this NOT WORK? If this is true, THIS would be the easest and preferred way to go back to stock, yet everyone speaks of Odin. Who the h$*l is Odin? lol ;)

I would like to root, seems easy enough for a noob like me, but definatley need a way to get back to stock for warranty perposes. I do not knwo Odin or voodoo or what ever you smart android people speak of . :cool:

Last thing I need is to ruin my new $140 S4.

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I'm new to all this, but I did litterally stay up all night and read EVERY page of this thread to date. Many have reported such "errors" when rooting. The gerneral reply has been that you can redo the process and reboot. There is also discusstion that even though the screen appears to indicate trouble, you are actually rooted. If the $ turns into the # sign, it means you have gained root access. Finish the install of Super App and update the binaries per the instructions.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Erisnoob:
It works and essentially is an Odin process. It will return you to what ever the current firmware is. So if you are on mdk it will update to me7. It is very easy and newb friendly. Also if you run into an issue it is supported by vzw if your intent is to return. Btw. Think that was me that said that and yes I have done it and it is very effective if you are on me7.