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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] DeadlySin9:
An Idea

Has anyone tried flashing the MF3 Unadulterated ROM using safestrap to the stock slot or ROM slots? Might be useful for anyone with a stock system that they messed up or deleted files, but they have Safestrap still. We already have the kernel so my idea is that it would flash the system back to a true stock, good for anyone who wants a factory stock MF3 since we don't have an Odin file, and to allow possible update with the 4.3 OTA to anyone who wants to take it after rooting since last I checked OTA's usually do file checks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Ricardin:
Sorry i was about to ask a stupid question. Please ignore this.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Zorachus:
I am a newbie at this, so please bare with me, want to make sure I do this properly on my ATT S4 with MF3. Are these five steps correct, and right files I linked ?

#1 = Root the phone, which I did with Kingo

#2 = Download my ROM, I want to use, and put on my sd/card ? I am looking at this one;

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2305752

#3 = Download the kernel / module found here and put on my sd/card ? http://xdaforums.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=508

#4 = Then download + install this Safetrap .apk using Root Explorer ? found here http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/jflteatt/safestrap/Safestrap-JFLTEATT-3.62.apk

#5 = Reboot the phone after installing the Safestrap .apk, and that should bring me to the special SS Recovery ? Do I wipe system, Cache, Davlik like normal first ? An then flash the ROM zips, and before rebooting, also flash the kernel / module ?

#6 = Profit :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] CyberManiaK:
Once booted to Safestrap.

#6 CREATE A SLOT choose boot options, here choose ROM-SLOT-1 and create one with the size you want 1gb,2gb,3gb. AFTER you created the slot, and choose activate,

ON top of the screen before you do a wipe,install or something verify that it says ROM Slot: rom-slot-1 And it's on green, if this is in RED don't do a wipe or anything else..

If everything is on green then you might go for..

#7 Do I wipe system, Cache, Davlik like normal first ? An then flash the ROM zips, and before rebooting, also flash the kernel / module ?

#8 = Profit :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] rayburne:
If you create a new Rom Slot, there is no need to perform step #7 (#7 Do I wipe system, Cache, Davlik like normal first) as there is no data there yet (however if you do perform the wipes it can't hurt anything). You would only need to wipe if you created a Rom slot, then installed a Rom, then wanted to install a different Rom to the same Rom Slot. Instead of all the Wipes, when I want to flash a new rom I delete the Rom slot then recreate it then flash the new Rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Zorachus:
What do we do once ATT finally has the 4.3 update for the S4 ? Which should be by Christmas or sooner ? I am rooted, just running stock ROM now. Would I have to unroot and take the official update over the air ? And then root again ?

And with the official ATT 4.3 update, will that come with new firmware, that could allow an exploit for full root and custom recovery possibly ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] ctleng76:
I highly doubt any new version will allow any existing exploits. In fact it looks like safestrap may be broken by 4.3. Carriers are putting heavy pressure on handset manufacturers to lock down these devices. One of the drivers is to make Android devices safe for enterprise use. Software such as Samsung Knox is designed to do just that. If the bootloader is compromised, then that opens up the device to some nasty stuff that can compromise corporate data on a phone. As time goes on, customizing these devices is only going to be more challenging. I hope I am wrong, but it doesn't look good.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] phantom1999:
so as of right now there is still no custom recovery for the mf3 besides like using safestrap.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jball:
Correct
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] phobia09:
Just wanted to point out, I ran HyperDrive 9.1 briefly and only ran into the sms on LTE issue otherwise worked fine. Attempted to flash the latest version (with Note 3 UI) and that slot then wouldn't boot. Anybody else experience this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Moostafa29:
I tried the latest version, and it booted up. I just wasn't able to get the data working at all for some reason.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] chris17922:
Nop, it booted up fine for me. I used it for like 3 days... its an awesome rom but sadly the LTE issues with sms is still there. also, maybe it was just my phone, but when i turned off LTE to stay in H+ or just shut off mobile data completely i would just get no signal at all at times. very annoying... couldnt even make calls. I love the rom but just cant have my phone with no signal at all lol... defeats the purpose of having a phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Psych0t1c20:
Are they still there if you use a 3rd party messaging app like GoSmS?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Moostafa29:
Yes. You're only changing the interface with which the sms is sent. It still sends by the same method though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] xerythul:
Sorry it took so long to reply. This may sound dumb but I dont bother with my stock slot at all. It sits in the corner in timeout where it belongs. I do agree though I believe we are relying on a rom dev to make a rom specifically for us safestrap users on mf3 with little hope of updating the firmware thanks to at&t.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Galaxy*$4:
mine booted just fine. did you have any issues with the incoming phone numbers,
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] phobia09:
I assume you are talking about how a phone number is displayed during a phone call? If so, that was fine. My contacts would show up no problem. The only issue I enountered was the known issue of being unable to send SMS while on LTE. Good ROM, though, wish I could get RLS10 to boot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Galaxy*$4:
Say you get a call, it should show the correct format (123)-456-7890 mine shows 12 34 56 78 90. Germany (I used the att version through aroma) my phone ###s show up like normal in contact it could be my apn causing this?

On getting that rom to boot. Mine booted up just fine. I did a factory reset before I flashed then again when aroma booted up.

On the sending messages issue. It seems to be all vzw roms.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] phobia09:
I dunno. Never seemed to have that issue. Though, I didn't use RLS9.1 very long. No idea whether it's the APN or not, that's bizarre.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] motoman96:
Black Screen When Booted Into recovery

Im going to try this again, just in case my post got lost in the shuffle. I had SS installed before the latest update came out, and everything was working fine. After I installed 3.62, when I try to boot into recovery, all I get is a black screen. I have let it sit for 20 mins on the black screen and still nothing. I have tried manually removing SS and re-installing. I have also tried wiping cache/dalvik-cache using adb with no luck.

I hope someone has seen this and knows what happening. TIA
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] NanoLogic:
Don't mean to disrupt the thread, but a few pages back I said I would update the situation with the wifi in case some others have this issue. xerythul, I decided to try Shostock rom which is based on att MF3. After installing I also flashed the mf3 kernel module like instructed. This time around wifi works perfectly (and also no more glitches in a few things I had with wanamlite and alpha s4). Try and find a TW based rom based on your carrier and see how it goes. Since we aren't in the ideal scenario, unfortunately we're going to be limited in rom options. I'll pm gj23 of my findings.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] ChefAnt:
Anyone looking at MJ6? Possible boot loader unlock?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jball:
Looks to me after reading the" R&D lets get this bootloader unlocked "thread that there is no one working on unlocking it anymore.this model phone anyways

sent from a I337 MF3 S4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] rayburne:
Not sure I have heard anyone else with this problem...

I'm sure you did, but after you upgraded, you opened the SS app and selected install recovery, right?

Have you tried to re-install the original version of Safestrap on your phone before your upgrade?

If no, I would uninstall it per the directions on the dev page, reboot, then install the same version you originally had to see if that has any different results.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] synthetikid:
SO i'm using SHO as my daily driver and I realized that I'm maxing out my memory, I think increasing my slot specs will help (I used the defaults since i wanted to try a couple)- the question:

If i back it up via SS and Titanium- then delete the slot, rebuild it with the better specs, will i be able to restore it to that slot with no (or few) issues?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] rayburne:
If you take a back up of a rom slot with SS then try to restore it to a different or new rom slot that is a different partition size, it may fail.

However if you backup all your apps/data with Titanium, you should be able to restore all apps and data (including your system apps/data) since it's the same Rom you are restoring. You wouldn't want to restore system apps/data if you were restoring to a different Rom (in that scenario you would only want to restore user apps/data).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] synthetikid:
yeah, i was just trying to increase system data and cache- not change the ROM- i'm running titanium backup right now- i'll report results.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] synthetikid:
So far so good...

I restored from the SS backup to the newly created. larger slot and everything seems to be working well with the extra space showing in clean master. I also ran the titanium backup but it seems as though I may no need to restore anything from it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] ChefAnt:
So my question is, when 4.3 drops from ATT. Will we be able to flash 4.3 ROMs?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sykoj82:
Not until Hashcode works his magic & I have faith in him...but what really stinks is: it's getting more & more difficult to bypass the locked bootloader every time there is a update. :(

We may have to invest with international phone models in the future if we decide to stay with At&t.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] ChefAnt:
Has anyone looked at how secure this new firmware is?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] motoman96:
Blank Recovery Screen

Thanks for the response.

Yes, I have tried both your suggestions.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] rayburne:
Man, sorry to hear you are having troubles with the upgrade.

If you haven't already, maybe post this problem in the SS Dev thread and see if Hashcode chimes in with a suggestion?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] motoman96:
Blank Recovery Screen

I would but I dont have enough posts.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] cyrusalmighty:
Is 3gb the largest size for data partitions for each slot?(Im aware that out of 16gb of internal the system rom only leaves me with 9.4gb available for data). I wouldn't mind using slot 1 for a daily driver Rom & giving it the majority of the total space but I may need more then 3gb.

And does anyone know if I buy international android phone in future and have a plan with at&t if I can get insurance on phone? I would pay the full retail price as long as bootloader wasn't locked, But at that price I need insurance. I live in U.S and have AT&T.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sam.balia1012:
help

man i hate to do this...ask something off topic:

rooted MF3 sgs4 no custom recovery installed (just root) used Jortex exploit (sd card way)--------> best way to unroot?

Thank u (trying to help my little brother)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
Unroot in super su. It gives you the option
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sam.balia1012:
unroot in superSU

i am assuming i have to uninstall superSu.apk?

I have to ask : have u verify it or seen it work?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
Just go into super su. There is an option to unroot. Don't remove the apk
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] RickHenry:
Hyperdrive RLS10

I installed the latest version, RLS10, today. Flashed it, then Hashcode's MF3 modules, and all booted up and ran just fine. I did have the issue with sending MMS, but noticed that the only APN was for Verizon and could not be edited. I thought maybe I had made a mistake in Aroma, so went back and installed again, making sure I selected the ATT/T-Mobile version. Still only the one APN for Verizon.

So my fix was to add a new 'ATT Phone' APN with the exact same settings as on the stock MF3 ROM. That worked, and I can now send MMS/SMS in my LTE area. Towers in my area were just recently upgraded to LTE, so I am curious as to whether this fix works in other older LTE areas.

The other issue I have seen reported has to do with how dial numbers are displayed. I have not seen that, but I use Rocket Dial instead of the stock phone dialer, so maybe it is just a dialer app issue. Like I said, it's a problem I don't have so can't offer much help.

Graydiggy, here's a link if you want to update the OP:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2301724&page=1299

Rick
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] phobia09:
I've heard from multiple users that have flashed RLS10 successfully. Can't figure out what I could be doing wrong. What partition sizes did you set for Hyperdrive? (If you don't mind my asking)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] bennyboy78:
Can you please post your APN settings? I tried the exact settings as well, and it would only work for a little while before the phone lost messaging capabilities.

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Moostafa29:
I've done all of that, plus I have a brand new tower in my area also. Can you confirm that what you sent was a SMS (and not a MMS), and that your phone was on LTE at the time, and didn't switch to H+.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] RickHenry:
I left mine at the default size in SS 3.6.2. I think it was 2.8GB system, 3GB data..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Zorachus:
How do I remove Safestrap, and go back to stock ? I might be trading my ATT S4 in for a 32GB without MF3 firmware, but this one needs to be stock again, before I can exchange it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] pandaturtle64:
Tried to restore system from system backup, was prompted with "FAILED"then was prompted to reboot. Clicked reboot, now i'm stuck in bootloop. Can only get into D/L mode. Anyone???:eek:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] RickHenry:
I was on LTE at the time, and tested both SMS and MMS. But I also had Wi-Fi connected at the time and SMS will go out via Wi-Fi.

I have the Wicked ROM loaded right now. Next time I load up Hyperdrive I will test with Wi-Fi off.

Btw, I had to do the same thing with wicked; add a new AT&T APN.

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I have not tried to restore a Nandroid backup yet, but was about to. Before I do, I would like to hear from some other SS users. Anyone else have this problem, or anyone restore Nandroid backups in SS successfully?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] pandaturtle64:
Found the cause of it, I did an Advanced Restore, restored ONLY the system and got a failure.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Moostafa29:
Sometimes when you're on WiFi, it will switch to H+ in the background. Let me know if you're able to try it with WiFi off, LTE showing, and able to send a text.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jt1998:
Im on the latest safestrap with deadly venom on slot 1. Created slot 2 and no matter how many times I try, cannot successfully install a 2nd rom. Tried SHOSTOCK, vision, graviton and none will install. Always says failed after spinning in TWRP/SS for 10 mins.

Help?! Suggestions? could it be due to whats in slot 1? Size of slot 2 thats made? Solutions??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] mrro82:
Is there enough space in slot 2 for the entire rom you want to flash in it?

Sent from the other side of the Milky Way with my S4.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] RickHenry:
Here's the APN settings I have been using:

Name = ATT Phone

APN = phone

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

MMS proxy = proxy.mobile.att.net

MMS port = 80

MCC = 310

MNC = 410

Authentication type = None

APN type = default,mms,supl,hipri

APN protocol = IPv4

APN roaming protocol = IPv4

APN enabled (checked)

All the other settings are not set. I left Bearer = unspecified.

On the APN type, those are commas delimiting the types, and no spaces.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jt1998:
I guess I'm unsure. I have been making at least a 2gb slot for the 2nd one. The zip files for the Roms I've been flashing are at most 1.5gb. How do I check before installing if there's enough room? Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] mrro82:
Add up the total size of the rom to be flashed and any additional zips. If that exceeds what you have for a slot size it could be the issue. It could also be a bad download. Have you checked the MD5? You know how much room is there when you create the slot.

Sent from the other side of the Milky Way with my S4.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] RickHenry:
The size of the ROM zip file can be deceiving. If you don't already have it, go get Lidroid File Explorer from the Play Store. Hit the "<" at the top bar to get the left hand menu, then click on "Partition Size". Of course, that tells you the size of /system and /data for the ROM you currently have, not the one you want to install. But it will give you a better feel for how much space they can occupy.

My guess is your /system partition is not big enough, but that's just a guess. If you have room on your internal SD card, I would recommend going with the default partition sizes. If not, then maybe you could just do a Nandroid backup of your rom slot-1 and install it there.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jt1998:
Thanks. Its always been less than the slot size but I haven't checked the md5.

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Ok will do. Thanks for the lidroid tip. After I check my current system file size, I'll try doing a nandroid backup and then installing a new ROM in the slot 1 which I currently am using. Thanks for the advice. Now if that doesn't work jeez!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] RickHenry:
I restored Hyperdrive today to do this testing for you, but have not been able to get anything but a H+ connection so far. Yesterday it was a solid 4G, but I did have WiFi on. I'll try again another time. Maybe next time I go into town and closer to the tower I'll be able to lock in 4G better.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Moostafa29:
Awesome, thank you!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] bpdubbb:
Hello all, I am attempting to flash a few roms using safestrap, both goldeneye and echoe rom. I created a new slot, flashed the rom, and modules, everything says successful, but when I try to boot, it gets past the safestrap screen and then just a black screen with flashing led. Ive had the locky rom flashed previously, and worked fine, just wanted to try otherwise. What am I doing wrong?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jt1998:
So I deleted my functioning slot 1 ROM. Recreated slot 1 with max 3gb size. Tried installing/flashing Virgin ROM and SHOstock ROM and both failed. So not a size issue. Downloaded from PC and transferred to ext SD card. Have also tried downloading directly onto phone with no change. Now what??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] mrro82:
Are you trying to flash a 4.3 rom?

Sent from the other side of the Milky Way with my S4.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] bpdubbb:
yes, should I try another version?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Supreme Dynamite:
Yes, 4.3 Roms are not compatible with SS
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] ChefAnt:
Really........?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] bpdubbb:
Got it, will try another rom. Thank you

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I was looking at the "confirmed working rom" list, which had listed both roms I was attempting to flash, I didn't know that 4.3 roms were not compatible at this time
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] rayburne:
Only 4.2.2 roms are compatible with SS for now.

Many of these roms in the OP list have a 4.3 and 4.2.2 version, just make sure you are installing the 4.2.2 version.

When/if SS for 4.3 comes out, then you can use the 4.3 roms.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] RickHenry:
I assume you mean 3GB each for system and data. No, definitely not a partition size thing. SHOstock was the first ROM I flashed in SS, so I can verify it works. Excellent ROM.

Please don't take this as being condescending, just trying to cover all the bases - you did activate the ROM slot-1 before flashing? And flash the MF3 modules afterwards? If so, you did exactly as I did, and it worked for me. The only other thing I could think of is a bad download, but it sounds like you thought of that.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jt1998:
Not at all - didn't think u were condescending! All in the name of helping is fair! Yes activated rom slot 1. Won't finish the ROM zip so never even get to flash the MF3 module. Have successfully installed deadly venom and GPE in slot 1. Nothing else ever. Don't know how many "bad" downloads can one person get. Ugh. Do u have the link for your functioning shostock??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] RickHenry:
I used the link for v2.0 in the SHOstock thread OP:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2305752

Installed v2.0, it ran great. Went back later and did the v2.3 upgrade, also no problems. Only other thing besides a bad download might be your Ext SD card? I have never had an issue with install from external SD card, but I know from posts in the SS forum that some have. Mine is formatted exFat. Don't know if that makes a difference, but you might try to install from emmc.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jt1998:
I also used that link. Maybe it is the SD card. What's emmc?

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Also my extra SD card is exfat