yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] deboze:
*sigh*

Hi all, a friend tried to root and flash stuff to his phone yesterday, but it turned out to be MF3, so it blocked most of his attempts; he didn't really know what he was doing.

Anyway, he gave it to me to try today, so I figured out the MF3 thing, got it rooted, found Safestrap, put it on, got a slot created, then realized that I most likely couldn't put CyanogenMod on it like he wanted. So, I successfully booted it back up into the stock rom and gave it back to him while I browsed around to see what roms would work. A few minutes later, he came over to my desk, and it was stuck on the Samsung logo while booting. I don't really know what he did, he doesn't even really know what he did. From what he described, It involved going back into the Safestrap recovery console and doing something, possibly wiping all available partitions on the stock slot... :eek:

My question is, is there any way to recover from this other than telling him to head over to BestBuy and see if they can re-flash everything for him? I've found some threads about flashing PIT files and stock roms and the like:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2404970

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2378946

But I kind of don't want to dig any further into this hole.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Ms. K:
Can you get into download manually?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] t4duzan:
Can you provide a link for this rom?

Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] t4duzan:
Try and hold the volume down, push the power button, and the home button all at the same time and see if you can get into Download mode. From there, you can probably boot into recovery and maybe see what's going on.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] aka120:
Its here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2343513
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] ChefAnt:
Now that 4.3 is real on tmob and we can boot tmob ROMs does that mean we can boot 4.3 ROMs?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sikkar:
Thanks!

Thanks to everyone involved in this project. I just registered to say that!

Like many others, I'm stuck on MF3 ,but thanks to SS my I337 is free again :good:

Right now I'm running GOLDEN EYE 8.0 flawlessly!!!

And finally I thought I'd mention that 4G at my home seems faster than when I was on stock MF3 :cool:

Keep up the good work !!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
No.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Moostafa29:
I'm off work on disability with a torn achilles, so I have a lot of free time on my hands. I dug through the internet and found quite a few 4.2.2 GPE based ROMs. I'll go ahead and list toward the end of this post. My main reason for this post is to say that I finally found a GPE ROM that is fast, home button fix works with, reboot menu works, aaaaaannnnndddd the TouchWiz camera port works with! It's a port, and apparently buggy (I haven't used it much yet), but it does indeed snap regular pics as it would on a regular TouchWiz ROM. I haven't been using this ROM for a full day yet, but I'm hoping this will become my everyday, go to ROM. The ROM is called Brood ROM http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=43665433&postcount=106&nocache=1&z=7016894540283829. You will need to change the buildprop to get rid of the 4.3 updated popup.

Here is a link to the camera port by Jamal2367: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0l9-rC-UpWAQlZHUEZabFNpMkk/edit?pli=1

In case any of you are interested, or want to try some other ROMs out, here are all the other 4.2.2 GPE ROMs I found:

Jamal2367: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2341794

Aodhan: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2341376

Gameriot: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2365317

yeahmann: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2356276

Stockdroid V6: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2340783

janjan: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2341026&highlight=gpe

samuel2706: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2341026&highlight=gpe

Infamous: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2341936

Dubbsy: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2343355
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
Thanks.

With this and quite a few other things, I will be doing an overhaul of the OP tonight.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Moostafa29:
Awesome, glad I can help out! :highfive:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] 78Staff:
I had good luck with Yeahmann's, also works with wallet out of the box since it uses L720 build prop.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] t4duzan:
Has anyone had gps problems with their S4?

I noticed the last couple of days that my gps quite working, although it was probably not working longer than that. I'm wondering if anyone else has had problems getting theirs to work? I posted a solution in the general sections (it should have been in the Q&A section, my bad) and think maybe the reason it quite working is because I used a verizon rom (Hyperdrive) although this is only a guess that makes sense to me. Anyway, curious if others have had problems. Sorry if this is in the wrong place to post, but if it is because of another networks rom, this is a place where people of all roms visit.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] deboze:
Hey guys, sorry I disappeared. He just decided to go to best-buy today on lunch-break and get it unmangled. It seems to work now and he wants to hold off until a more complete/reliable solution is available for MF3. I can't say I blame the guy, but if it were my phone I'd have Safestrap and a nice rom back on there by now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Ms. K:
wicked rom

Hi,

Which version of Wicked ROM is for the ATT i337 S4? I think it's the version 7 but I'm not sure. I have a ATT S4 that I'm using with T-Mobile.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hovax615@hotmail.com:
He can use kingo one click root and it unroots also, than don't touch the stock ROM. install safestrap and install virgin ROM or any other aosp ROM.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] t4duzan:
I don't think it's recommended to use any non TW rom with safestrap, as it states in the OP.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hovax615@hotmail.com:
They're based off of tw. I had it, virgin rom, Google edition and another running on mine I just didn't like the battery life of the Roms I think it has to be 4.2.2 based roms
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Mosius:
Couple questions.

First Do you have to back up the stock rom before you flash?

Second when you make a Rom Slot, does that determine how much storage you have on that Rom?

Any One have Step by Step directions on how to use this?

I've rooted and flashed before but not Using this tool.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hovax615@hotmail.com:
Watch this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84UJnU4TPos&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
AOSP is NOT based off TW. Please read before posting.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hovax615@hotmail.com:
Thank you Mr. Know it all how about a round a round of applaus:thumbup:e
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
Howbout you don't comment on my threads if you are going to be a douche. You posted wrong information, I corrected you. Either shut your face and deal with it, or leave my thread.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hovax615@hotmail.com:
Yes thank you for correcting me. Dude I said something on the att thread about safestrap before you made this thread when it was look what's happening right after I said something about safestrap.. I'll leave this thread and not comment anymore. Thank you sir
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
Yeah, you said "sh*t just got real". Congratulations. It doesn't matter what you said in the past. If you are going to post information, please make sure it is correct. I really don't want people coming in here asking why AOSP won't work, because they read that it does. You know how the newbies are. I don't need the clutter. It is nothing against you personally accept your comment after I corrected you. Either way, let's get back on topic, and back in line.

Nothing to see here kids.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hovax615@hotmail.com:
Lol way before that before this thread was even made. Well I'll stop cluttering your thread sorry and stop cluttering xda cause I'll be going back to an iPhone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] rithvik14:
HELP

So if I were to flash the mf3 module, would wifi,gps,etc. work on my galaxy s4 stock rom???

I want to install the google play edition rom 4.2.2. I installed without the module, it installs fine. But before installing the module, I wanted to know if wifi and gps etc. will still work on my stock rom

---------- Post added at 05:42 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:26 AM ----------

Will WiFi GPS etc. not work on my stock ROM if I install the mf3 module on the ROM I am going to install? Cuz I what if I want to boot up stock? Will the WiFi and such work?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] DeadlySin9:
Using Safestrap doesn't touch the stock ROM unless you do that yourself, that's where the safe part comes from. It will function just as you left it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] rithvik14:
And also, in the Google play edition ROM, if I get an update, will it update only the Google play edition ROM, or will it delete the stock ROM and make the phone just Google play edition ROM?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jh64dsb877r:
Just a word a caution, if you're using an MF3 device and get an update notification using a GE ROM, it's most likely attempting to update to 4.3, which is something you should avoid until there's a workaround to use different kernels on MF3.

As far as whether Safestrap catches those kind of updates and routes them to the appropriate ROM slot, my guess would be no, but someone with more knowledge of Safestrap will have to answer that.

A decent rule of thumb is to flash ROMs after downloading them and booting into Safestrap. That way, you know you're flashing a specific ROM into a specific slot, and, if something goes wrong, you're much more likely to understand what happened.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Moostafa29:
I've tried it. Whether you update or install a 4.3 ROM, it won't work. We just have to wait. I have a 3 week old Nexus 7 on 4.3, and honestly, with the amount of customization that's out there through modded ROMs and Xposed modules, I don't feel like I'm missing much on my GS4.:good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] deadenz:
stop the update message by changing this build.prop entry. find ro.build.fingerprint and change only "4.2.2" in that line to "4.3"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
Updating OP right now, guys.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] humblehyper:
What exactly did you add on the OP? Maybe its a good idea to highlight them in red :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] deadenz:
he hasn't added anything yet. it was last edited on oct 8th... guess he's not finished yet :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
Still updating. Adding links.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] rithvik14:
srry

srry im a beginner.

Can you tell me how to do that?:confused:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] deadenz:
I use Rom toolbox pro. check out this guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1948558
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
Going to take a break. The old lady needs me for house stuff... Will finish this afternoon.

Also, a new version has been released. Go check it out on the development thread. Link in the OP.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] rithvik14:
help

Can you tell me the rom toolbox way??

there seemd to be an update for the es file explorer and the format of the app is different.:confused:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] deadenz:
use the build.prop editor that comes with rom toolbox. you might be able to use the free version https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.liberty.toolbox&hl=en open the app once it's installed, swipe to the performance tab, click build.prop editor, click search on the bottom left corner (magnifying glass icon), type 'fingerprint', click on ro.build.fingerprint, in the property value field find "4.2.2" and change it to "4.3" but don't change anything else, click ok, save changes and reboot your phone
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] M973:
SHOstock

Already posted my question in the thread for SHOstock ROM

As there are 2 (2.2, 1.1) both appear to be TW roms, which one is recommended :confused:

I installed and am running v 1.1, wondering if that's not the one the OP means, as the link goes to v 2.3

Thanks :)

Edit: NVM, got the answer, both are compatible with stock rom :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] xerythul:
Graydiggy, thank you for saying the things I an always thinking but can't say because all that comes out is an angry grr.

If this man corrects you, you have already gone too far. Read more, think more, and think twice before you post.

Thank you for keeping the OP updated, its made finding roms and such even easier, not that it wasnt already. Who wants to research stuff though? (See above) :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dankify:
Diggin the update on the post. Nice job!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Galaxy*$4:
ok i kinda got a stupid question and i am sorry its been asked before, or in the OP. but can we flash other carrier roms like Verizon, etc

i like some of there roms, eclipse, and synergy. downloading eclipse now...

if this does work and i have issues i am guessing it would be signal issues how could i fix it.

this kinda answers my question above, but i am guessing since we cant flash kernals yet, i should be good to go right?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] DeadlySin9:
I'm pretty sure you can, there was a guide on it and I think it still works on safestrap. You can use ones from the international S4 also, like mine. As long as it's TW base.

Sent from my SGH-I337 running Foxhound 2.0
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Galaxy*$4:
thank ya, i knew we could flash rom international roms i ran fox hound until i found alpha 10 which is an att rom, but not a different carrier, i was reading the guide earlier and it said to flash stock kernels, i think it was a couple of post back but somebody said safe strap uses stock kernels.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] DeadlySin9:
Yeah, safestrap uses the stock Rom kernel, which for some of us is stuck on mf3. Other's who can still use loki can actually change the stock slot and use different kernels, but for your case it doesn't matter because the guide asks for your carrier's kernel which stock would be fine

Sent from my SGH-I337 running Foxhound 2.0
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Galaxy*$4:
ok the rom works but sad thing is i cant get any type of data (and i cant edit my apn either) i think i am going to try and flash kt kernel to see if that changes my issue,

i like the rom its like aosp but its tw based.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] deadenz:
are you flashing the mf3 modules after each rom? I flash this file after the rom but before I flash the mf3 modules, it fixes the at&t apn settings. and you can't flash different kernels, unless you aren't on mf3 firmware. what rom is it?

ATT_CSC_fixer2.zip (179 KB)

https://mega.co.nz/#!jQchXYRa!GpeM4Cb5ivsdjkcDmFIaViyTIgAvEMWrXSThxth_Ajk
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] humblehyper:
The 4.2.2 ROM works great, I just wish we can add the dial pad auto complete on that ROM or support for Google edition 4.3 on safestrap.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Ms. K:
SS Disappearing

Hi,

I have updated my SS. Now it shows up "sometimes" on my reboot. When I go into SS and hit reboot to recovery. It always reboot me back to my original ROM. I have wiped Data and deleted my extra slot when I'm able to enter it. I have reinstalled it several times. Any suggestions?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Galaxy*$4:
Of course. Its eclipse vzw carrier. The kernel flash seemed to help I could select the carrier choice edit. I chose att that didnt seem to help me. What is that link for?

Well I couldnt get it to work without flashing kernel might try bone stock att kernel I know that it doesnt help I downloaded kt kernel btw

the other carrier is wicked v7 and synergy s4 (latest update)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Moostafa29:
Does flashing this fix the issue where you can't send texts while on LTE, that us AT&T folk get when flashing a Verizon ROM?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] 78Staff:
Choosing "reboot to recovery" from the various reboot 4 way/5way/etc mods will do just that, reboot to stock recovery (b/c it's still there, which is kind of the whole point of SafeStrap :) ).

To get to Safestrap recovery, just reboot the device as normal, not "reboot to recovery". Then, you will get SafeStrap's recovery screen and you can choose to boot into SafeStrap recovery, or into the defined rom/slot. The reality is you should rarely ever need to use a ROM's "reboot to recovery" option when using SafeStrap.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Ms. K:
Sorry. I was unclear. Yes. Understood. When I reboot my phone. Usually you see the SS icon where you can choose to go into recovery or wait 10 seconds and the phone reboots into the rom.

Sometimes the SS icon is there. Sometimes its not. Meaning I don't want to switch to my rom slot if the SS icon doesn't always show up so I can switch back.

Do I have to unistall it and start over. Can I delete it with TB? Then reinstall it from my file manager?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] deadenz:
I flash it to fix apn settings. it came from the virginrom op. I haven't had a problem sending txts with verizon roms but I can't get lte to work either
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
Due to the very unfortunate news of a sudden death in our XDA family, I will be off of here for a little while. For those of you that have frequented the E4GT section, you know what is going on for the most part. I am keeping this thread open. Remember to read this entire thread, and Hashcode's development thread. Remember the rules people.

I'll return soon.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] deadenz:
sorry to hear this news man
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] whitesox311:
So I installed Darth stalker rom using SS and then flashed the mf3 modules, but WiFi is not turning on. I've read that this is usually due to a kernel/modem mismatch and it looks like the modules zip doesn't flash a kernel. Has anyone had luck installing non-mf3 ROMs ? Is there an mf3 kernel floating out there that I could just flash?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] bschemmel:
I am running darthstalker currently with no problem through ss. Just did what you said. Installed the rom then flashed the modules.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] whitesox311:
Hrm, ok. Maybe I'll try reinstalling. Really like this ROM!

Thanks bschemmel
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] 78Staff:
Ah, OK - that is unusual, but yes sounds like something is not right. Are you on the latest version? I know there was an update a few days ago.

Uninstalling SS is a manual process, it's in the OP of the Dev thread. It's pretty strait-forward, however - I did it when I returned my MF3 phone and it is a relatively painless process. But maybe check with hashcode or others first to be sure it's not something simple.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Galaxy*$4:
i will have to try that i hope it helps me out.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Moostafa29:
Please let me know if you try. I want to use that TouchWiz Eclipse ROM. The developer created a GPE like interface on a TouchWiz ROM. It's not just GPE, but more like a hybrid. Really awesome, but I text a lot, and enjoy LTE speeds.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jball:
I use Darthstalker and all works good.not one problem
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] rithvik14:
Cm

Would cyanogenmod work?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Galaxy*$4:
i will flash it here real quick i rebooted my phone and forgot to add the file

it works but down side is NFC service has stopped. it says that constantly. i might see what the problem is.

dont download the file,

name:att

APN: pta

Proxy: Not Set

Username: Not Set

Password: Not Set

Server: Not Set

MMSC: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net

MMSC proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net

MMS port: 80

MCC: 310

Authentication type: Not Set

APN type: default,supl,mms

APN protocol: IPv4

APN roaming protocol: IPv4

Bearer: Unspecified

she works for me i hope that this will help somebody out. i forgot we could add apn settings, and i dont have lte here. so it may work for you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] phobia09:
Two things: Do not quote the whole OP, and please do some reading. The answer to your question can be found in the very OP you quoted.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
Are you flipping kidding me, right now? Not only did you clutter my thread by quoting the OP, but you asked a question that is ANSWERED in it. So I have a question for you... Are you blind or just lazy?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
Today is not the day to be stupid, guys. I am on edge and do not have the patience for people to be ignorant and lazy. Please read the flipping OP!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
Well it's not such a bad day. You made me laugh blasting that guy. You were right to do it too:D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] motoman96:
Can Not Get Into SafeStrap Recovery to Switch Rom Slots

I have done some searching in this thread, the dev thread and the OP's blog and can not seem to find an answer. I originally installed the SafeStrap version just before the lastest update was released and had no problems entering into the Safe recovery, I was even able to install a custom rom (shostock) and boot between it and the Stock Rom. After I updated SafeStrap to 3.62, I have not been able to get back into recovery.

The Safestrap splash screen pops up and when I hit the menu key to get into recovery, all I get is a black screen. I can get the phone to reboot into the stock rom with no issues. I have seen a couple threads that mention busybox and having multiple versions of it but no solutions. Any help would be great.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
Let it boot for at least 5 minutes. Sometimes it takes a little while to get there.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] motoman96:
Still No Recovery

Thanks for the reply (I dont see a "thanks" button anywhere). I have let it sit for about 10 minutes now and still nothing. Any other thoughts? I have already tried completely removing Safestrap following the directions in the Dev thread by using adb and made sure the SafeStrap splash screen was not being booted to. I then re-installed 3.60 (B09 version I think) and tried again, still no recovery. I also tried updating again with the same results.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Ms. K:
Reinstalling SS

Hi,

I can't uninstall it. I tried with my Macbook and with Rom Tool box Pro. What would happen If I use Titanium Backup to uninstall it. I want to go back to it immediately. I have version 3.62 on my internal drive saved.