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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] PearlS4:
I ve rooted s3s note 2 etc... BUt I just tried to root my GS4 on Sprint, and it said write protected, now even though I was able to install super user on the device but it isn't working properly, and I cant flash any rom's any advice would be very much appreciated, I also noticed when I out the device into download mode to push cwm recovery it said write protection enabled, how can I disable this. thanx ahead XDA members...:fingers-crossed:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Salil999:
Are you on MF9 or MDL?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] PearlS4:
Mf9
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] FanOfSkynyrd:
Which root method did you use?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] daniel4653:
I don't know how members mess up rooting a device. We have great and VERY easy methods. Plus tutorial vids from QBKing77.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Salil999:
You're supposed to use ChainFire's auto root method: CF-auto-root
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] crawrj:
The write protect is normal and does not impact rooting or flashing anything. So any issues you are having are unrelated. It would be a problem with something you installed or are trying to install.

As Salil999 said, cf auto is the preferred rooting method if you aren't installing an already rooted Rom.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cruise350:
Wow, sounds like you are having a bad day. Not trying to piss you off or anything. But cf autoroot works, and works very well. And all knox does is trigger a warranty flag that can not be reset and limits you going backwards on firmware. It doesn't do anything to prevent rooting. I think the best method for you would be to reset and start with a clean phone. By reset, I mean downloading and installing the full MJA tar file and doing a factory reset. This way you have a clean phone with nothing that might be blocking your rooting process. Next, grab cf autoroot and make sure you are using a newer version of odin. I use odin3 ver. 3.07. Run cf autoroot and let it boot all the way up. Now go into your app drawer and see if supersu is installed. If it isn't install it from the play store. Open cf autoroot and install the binaries, use the normal button. Now, if it errors on the binary install don't panic. Redo the cf autoroot and repeat the install of supersu again if it is not in the app drawer. If it is in the app drawer open it and install the binaries if it asks. It's basically a rinse and repeat operation. On MJA it sometimes takes a few attempts for it to stick. After you successfully have root, then use goo manager to install twrp or install the latest philz recovery. It takes a little patience but cf autoroot does work, and it is the best method available. Remember, starting with a clean slate is best. And if you want to be the most up to date, take the MK2 OTA before you start the root process. CF autoroot works on MK2 also.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] VenomousViper:
Thanks for the useful help

No Sir, not pissed off and maybe what i wrote was misconstrued since I left out some pertinent information listed here now... very pleased with your answer. Probably some of the most productive and useful information thus far and the best I have received/come across yet. I was currently trying to update the post when I saw your comment to me. I had failed to mention some important facts to include what I have had successfully completed listed down here:

KNOX tripped of course 0x30 Custom ROM via Odin Flashed/Stuck; MDC/MDL downgraded from a MF9 Baseband Modem Flashed via Odin/Stuck; Custom Recovery CWM 6.0.6.6 touch Flashed via Oden/Stuck PASSED; Root I HAVE TRYED MANY DIFFERENT WAYS POSTED VIA POSTS ON THE SPRINT COMMUNITY and FAILED TO KEEP ROOT. HOWEVER, it was succesful according to ODIN 1.85 & 3.07 many times over and over with CF-Auto-Root it stated as it PASSED via Odin... DID NOT STICK OR STAY when the reboot restarted the phone and loaded the Custom ROM every time I look up with root checker as stated still NO ROOT!

There isn't much I can possibly be missing but I am hoping there is some kind of solution via information you have provided by MK2 OTA root

I certainly am going to try posting all of this information for others to see in an easier to read/find post to benefit the community sometime before the new year. I was able to gain more by reading the posts to Unlock SIM which helped a lot since it was a refresher on ADB commands/steps for me.

Thanks again. i will update as soon as I figure it out or do not figure it out.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Jdmomma13:
I LOVE YOU!!!! I feel the same way. Like im smart ok i am not near as knowledgeable as u r but i have messed with phones since iphone 3g came out and since the first ibm desktop cost 4000.00 lmao my dad and i are alike in that we cant just leave **** alone lol i dont understand a damn bit of what these posts say. Sometimes u have someone who has no knowledge of how these damn phones work mentally but u give me one i can tear it appart and fix anything on it even waterdamage thats my favorite. But no one tells you what these files are what they do and why u want it and then in like odin what the abrev mean what file goes there and why like if a rom is basicay windows but custom what slot does it go in then what are the rest for? Do u need to fill all or just one u need, why? Would it mess it up, why will one mess it up n the other not? What is this mk9 bs and how do i know what mine is? Ya know and im a single mom with 2 kids and my phone is important and the damn thing is stuck cause its update jacked up and now its in a boot loop and i cant get it out. It wont recongnize it in kies it wont take the md5 update through odin it wont even let me get to the menu that lets me clear cache or factory reset it. Ive done all sorts n got no where.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] DJ29Joesph:
Hello. Long time Android & XDA user here.

My old Motorola Atrix 4G is finally starting to die. So I decided to go out and start looking at a new phones.

Phones im considering:

1. Samsung Galaxy Note 2

2. Samsung Galaxy S4

3. Samsung Galaxy S4 Active

Now a liitle about me. Im a computer tech, I know a good bit about linux and windows OS. I sometimes for my job have to remote into servers to fix issues. Mainly Windows servers. Because of this I am already testing the Galaxy Note 2. I like the big screen and battery. But it is big. Maybe too big?

I also would and have flashed my previous phones to better roms so I would say a strong development community for the phone is a must. The more roms (stable) the better in my option.

I like the S4 because of the camera and the S4 Active for the "water resistant" & dust proof. I also like the IR blaster, something the note 2 lacks and the higher processor power.

My question at the end of the day is im looking for a phone that:

A. Has good remote desktop resolution

B. Good development community for roms

C. Maybe IR blaster

D. Resonable battery life

Im thinking the S4 Active but how stable is it compared to the S4?

Thanks for any feedback!

Dimitri
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] eallan:
I'd definitely wait for the note 3 over the note 2.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] DJ29Joesph:
I kinda need a new phone soon. Does Samsung have an ETA or the note 3? Thanks for the tip.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] eallan:
They'll announce it in a couple weeks. No idea about availability but I wouldn't think it would be long after
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
The active is nothing to write home about. It is garbage to many people and a failure on Samsung's part.

My wife has the Note 2. Huge screen. Not too big for the hands, fast and reliable, but bulky in an otter box. She is completely stock.

I have the S4. I was lucky enough to get it shipped directly from AT&T with MDL so I am able to flash all the ROMs I want from both The AT&T and T-Mobile forums. If i were to have gotten MF3, I would only be able to root.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] DJ29Joesph:
So wait for the note 3 or the S4?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
That is entirely up to you. I personally love the S4. It smokes every phone out there and will probably continue to do so for the next year.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] toxicpaulution:
Too be completely honest go with a nexus 4 or the nexus 5 when it comes out. The s4 doesn't feel that much powerful. I still get lag and such. I came from a 1core family phones both Inspire and Infuse, but I jsut am not feeling it. If you want support you better get a T-mobile phone that has an unlocked bootloader because the s4 along with the note 3 has a locked bootloader.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
I don't have any lag. Disabled animations and debloat as well as a few things like greenify help a huge amount. Android is made to customize. It is up to the user to do so.

The S4 is the top dog. Much better than the N4 on every aspect. Even on stock with locked bootloaders, the S4 destroys it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] toxicpaulution:
I'm on a custom rom but I still don't feel it. The amoled screen really sucks. I always have it on full brightness but I can't see it outside at all. The battery life works for me as I have three other batteries. The camera is only good on TW as are other phones.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] DJ29Joesph:
I decided to go with the S4.. not a bad phone..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] scott14719:
Do yourself a favor (if you haven't already done so) and read the "pinned" threads in the general and Q & A sections. It doesn't matter how much you know or don't know already, those threads contain information that needs to be known for this specific model phone.

I hope you enjoy the phone and I think you made a great choice. Good luck.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caaznkid:
Has anyone figured out a way for this to work? The fix on hippowise doesn't work for 4.3, only 4.2.2. Thanks.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caaznkid:
bump
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exb0:
AFAIK LTE is not enabled in the newest radio, but I remember there are hybrid radios out there. Flash a hybrid radio and you should be able to use LTE
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *child:
I've fixed LTE tethering for 4.3. More information here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2416822
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caaznkid:
So I just have to flash the zip and it does everything automatically?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CdTDroiD:
I'm just curious to see what people think, is there anything missing? Any type of ROM or particular feature that people are looking for that we don't have yet?

It would seem PA and CM10 are the most popular, is there much call for more AOSP style ROMs?

Please let me know what you all think...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rohit02:
As of now and to be true we are very much satisfied with the hell lot of features various ROMs are providing. :)

Still thanks for what you thought. :good:
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] shaileshashar:
XDA IIs has broadcomm bluetooth implementation while xda II microsoft bluetooth implementation. Has anybody found out a way to do it ?
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slow_mo_panda:
ETA: I've gotten it all figured, I think, and you can read my updates in the comments. I am STILL STUCK on this though:

ANY IDEA WHERE I CAN GET A NEW REPLACEMENT NOOK HD+ CABLE??? This 'unique' style is the STUPIDEST IDEA EVER, because I cannot find one ANYWHERE on Ebay or Amazon, and am NOT paying a crapload of cash to B&N to get this cord plus other stuff I don't want. The cord has a very loose, bent, worn spot on it just before it gets to the plug for the Nook end, and it frequently disconnects itself. (I know how to keep an eye on it though so this wouldn't be the reason for my other problems in this post.)

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I got a new Nook HD+ based on the amazing HD display and that I was looking for an eReader/Tablet closer to 10"

I was NOT happy at ALL with the original Nook OS, so after a while of digging and asking around, and not being able to shell out $60+ for the Amazon.com 'N2A' or 'AFN' cards, I found the thread on here showing how to install it myself. (Cyanogenmod 10.1) Well, it installed clean and easy, but then I tried putting in my formatted (empty) 32gb micro SD card, and then tried sideloading my videos, ebooks, etc. I have tried several different ways to transfer files to this thing, and it WILL NOT WORK! It refuses to show ANY of my files, even though it shows that all this space has been used on the card.

I was just trying to delete all these files and start over with transferring them, but now whenever I open the 'My Nook' window from the 'My Computer' window when my HD+ is connected, it will sit there on a white empty box, and show the top bar loading for like EVER. It shows this green bar S L O W L Y loading up, and it has never done this before! It took a good 20 minutes to do this on the SD card window, and then just showed a blank box, when it still had files on it.

I took out the card and formatted it again in my laptop SD card adapter. I was then trying to access the files in My Nook to delete some of them, and it does the same loading forever BS.

Before I did this clean CM 10.1 install, the Nook would still not show any files sideloaded onto a card. I have tried my 64gb Samsung class 10 SDXC card also, with the same results of not showing any files. I am using Calibre to load the ebooks up, and I see them all in the folder when I check it on my Laptop, but I haven't really installed any apps from the Google store yet, so I don't know for sure if the ebooks will work. I just know that searching the files on the Nook itself show NOTHING...

PLEASE HELP!! I have spent literally a WEEK of SOLID TIME in converting video files, transferring files, and formatting/installing/rooting/whatever my Nook, and I haven't gotten ANYWHERE really. I love the interface on this CM OS, but I am primarily wanting to use this for watching MY MOVIES that I have already on my laptop...

ANY help is much appreciated, because I feel like I wasted a crapload of money and this is just sitting here driving me nuts!!

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aaron Camp:
Ok

Couple of things to check here.

1. If you put the card into a windows machine, does it show that the card is 32gig? Does it show any files on the card?

If YES to both, then the card is fine. If NO, then you need to reformat the card and get it back to 32gig and showing files. If you need help with that, there are some apps on the web that can help....

2. On your Nook, load up a file viewing app. For ease of comparison, load "File manager HD"from the Play Store. Use the app to navigate to the External SD card and validate that you can see the card, that it is 32gig and you can see files? If yes you are good to go, if no, then if number 1 above is OK, there is something wrong with the CM 10.1 load or with your Nook.

3. If the issue is now installing APK files from the card, you should be able to from File Manger HD, as long as you have turned off "unknonw sources" in the settings menu.

Settings -- Security -- unknonw sources checkmark needs to be checked.

Give those things a shot and report back your results. the HD+ is an awesome unit and it sounds like you may have a tiny issue somewhere.
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slow_mo_panda:
Thanks for the help, but the card is fine. I've used the card for other things before, and I have formatted it multiple times. My question is, how can you expect to see files on it after it has been formatted? The format wipes all files from the card.

Also, I was not trying to load apps. I thought I had made that clear in my post, that my problem is trying to load videos/movies onto the card. I searched online for hours, and couldn't find anything useful or helpful on why I couldn't load video files, but there was a huge abundance of forums, YouTube videos, and other help on how to load apps to an SD card...

I stayed up the whole night messing with this, and ended up taking the 64gb class 10 card from my phone and using that in my Nook, and after about 12 hours of straight work, I got some movies to load on it. I found a half-decent video player in Gapps that I could watch them on.

My next problem: the battery on this thing is horrendous. I had it sitting, fully charged before hand, and in sleep mode, for about 4 hours, and the battery went down 10%! I notice when I am browsing the Nook, not playing videos or getting online, I discharge about twice that fast. At this rate, I will be darn lucky to watch a 2-hour movie before the battery dies... :(
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hooah212002:
1: What ways did you try exactly? Have you tried Airdroid? That is my go to for transferring files to and from my devices. That way, I don't have to mess about with connecting USB cables and whatnot.

2: What is "it"? You say "it will not work" and "it refuses to show.." and "it shows all this space".

So you have the SD card loaded in the Nook and are browsing it via USB cable on your Windows 7 machine? Just trying to clarify how exactly you are doing this.

Did you use the same adapter to load the files? Did that not work?

Does this occur when the SD card is freshly formatted or only when there are files on it?

Odd. What size and format are the movies? Do these cards work fine on other devices?
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kmahoney:
How did you format the SD cards? Did you put them in the Nook and format them, or did you format them in Windows and then put them in the Nook? Are they formatted with the correct file type? Taken from the user manual:

To format the memory card, do this:

1.

Tap the

Format Now

button to format the memory card.

Your NOOK displays a warning that formatting the memory card will erase its contents.

2.

Tap the

Format Now

button again to confirm that you want to format the memory card.

Your NOOK formats the card with the exFAT file system.
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ntajlis:
Have you try formating your sdcard to fat32. Try that it should work

SPH-L720_!
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hooah212002:
Where is that option is CM 10.1? I have been unsuccessful in finding an in device format method. If it's in the user manual, chances are this operation is in the stock rom and does OP no good.
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kmahoney:
I don't there is one (as far as I can see). My point was that I believe the 64 GB SD has to be formatted with exFat in order to work. I think the 32 GB card can be either exFat or Fat32.
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hooah212002:
Ahh, I see. I did not know that. thanks.
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slow_mo_panda:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Not sure what size you mean, I had several HD .mp4 movie files, none bigger than 2gb. I used the 32gb card multiple times to transfer movie files between computers, and the 64gb card I finally got to work was in my Note 2 phone since the day I bought it. I am not happy I had to take the card out of my phone, but oddly enough, the 32gb card that the Nook refused to take is working fine with videos in my phone now...

If you didn't see my comment just below my OP, I have it working now, more or less...
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slow_mo_panda:
I used the free windows program/app called 'SDFormatter' that was recommended to me in the thread that I used here for the CM 10.1 Rom... And I got the 64gb class 10 card that WAS in my phone to work after it was formatted to exFAT.
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slow_mo_panda:
FORMAT

To clarify all the other comments/confusion on SD card format...

The 32gb card I had I am not positive what format it was, but I believe it was FAT32, and the Nook did NOT format the card, or make any effort to, and even after I formatted it myself in many ways, it was still FAT32...

The 64gb card was either always exFAT, or was turned into exFAT when I formatted it just prior to inserting into the Nook. I believe this was a big reason the 32gb card wasn't working for me, along with my having to COPY the 'My Files' folder from the Nook Onboard storage, and PASTE the folder into my SD card storage, which I then put all my videos and other content into, and afterwards it worked fine...
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dagem:
What apps are you using? Different apps store things in different places, I was trying epub readers and the last one found 3 copies of every book I had scattered all over internal and external storage.

I settled on the Nook Reader app, and it took a while to figure it out. I installed the APK, then I had to reboot the HD+ to get the Nook folder to show up on my pc. I then simply moved the epub files to BN NookHD+/internal storage/Nook/My Documents/ - I used the following - /Author/Book/epub file. They were showing up as they were being pasted, and work fine.

For movies I use MX Player with the mkv codec so I can watch movies with converting them. I would also rather stream with ES File Explorer and MX Player, but I can move the files to my sd card and watch as well.

You can only get the cable from B&N, or search for a used one, yes it's stupid, but it's also covered under the warranty. Take it back and they will replace it, under the 1 year warranty or the extended 2 year one, they replaced my cord/charger (wall part) with no questions ask - it hummed - and annoyed me, I told the gal working "This thing hums and is distracts me while reading, I need another one" the gal said "No problem" grabbed a box and pulled one out and away I went. You can also buy just the cable for $14.95.

My Nook sometimes loads very slowly when connecting it to my Windows 7 desktop, but nothing like you are describing.

When you used SD Formatter, did you enable "Format Size Adjustment"?

Did you mess with the Performance settings in CM10.1? If not, I'd say the battery is dying. That is way to short, I streamed "Lucky Number Slevin" @ 720P for an hour and fifty minutes and didn't use, but 15% of my battery, it was fully charged before starting the movie. So everything was turned on and actually working the whole time.

Sorry, I answered your questions out of order, I'm too tired to order things correctly, but I think I answered everything. Oh, I'm using the cheapest Sandisk Class 4 32GB card, I could buy at Staples for $30, and it works fine.

Hope this helps, don't get too discouraged, when you get it working right, it's a great tablet.

Good Luck!