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[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] colbur87:
If I uninstall safestrap with a rom flash to the stock slot will my phone still boot properly?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] AndroidState:
yes if it is under 4.4.2.

on 4.4.2 there are bugs with the roms.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] zero061099:
Hi I came from the kitkat 4.4.2 UC9 version on my atat galaxy s4 active (i537) I know my stock software was MF1 but after I rooted and upgraded to 4.4.2 its UC9. which compatibility pack should i download for safestrap bc I have spent two days trying to install Hyperdrive RLS 16.1 and i keep getting errors and no data or wifi. Thanks in advance for any help

oh btw i did try using MF1 but it did not solve anything
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] my-blue-snog-box:
I'm not trying to be a jerk, but this thread is for development. Please move any discussion here. That being said, if you message me on Hangouts, I can guide you through pulling the files I'll need to make a flashable zip.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] zero061099:
oh shoot sorry i read so much stuff today i wasnt even paying attention. I am msg u on hangouts thanks man
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Devo7v:
When you get the files, you should put a flashable zip together so others can find the files when they need them.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] zero061099:
When he does if he can i will share them or maybe he will i dunno lol
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] zero061099:
FIX IS IN for Galaxy S4 Active users...CREDS to developer

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53601871#post53601871
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] tracker01:
safestrap 3.73 Force Close everytime on Verizon Samsung galaxy s4 KK..please advise.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] blaz1nr:
If you don't have busybox installed, it will do that.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Devo7v:
You're posting in the wrong forum. This is the forum for the AT&T S4 Active (i537), not the Verizon S4.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] sharpeyedman:
Ok I have safestrap and my phone is working fine with mdob running on it.

My question is can I uninstall the safestrap and go back to stock and unroot the phone as well? How shall I do this properly?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] my-blue-snog-box:
Flash and Odin image
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Diablo2424:
I just updated my phone to NE3 KitKat and installed 3.73 SafeStrap... I WAS able to press the reboot to recovery button within the app and it did bring me right into SafeStrap Recovery.

However, I see on the first post it says that ROM-Slots aren't supported in this version? Is that true? If so, what version should I install on my ATT I537 to install one of the confirmed working ROM's? (I am interested in trying out Omega or Skyfall)
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] firestorm942:
U have to use 3.73 and wipe your stock slot and install there
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Diablo2424:
Okay, thank you.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] jeffrausa:
I have an i537 with root and safestrap. I have Flashed a few different themes and other things. I wanted to go back to stock, so I flashed stock firmware with odin, and my phone is running fine now, but I have a lot of junk taking up space now. My question is, can I format SD card and system in safestrap, and then re-flash stock firmware , or will formatting brick my phone?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] firestorm942:
Im formated everything in safestrap and I could still reach dowload mode and recovery no problem
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] jeffrausa:
Good stuff, thanks for the reply, gonna do it now.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Tommyboy2k:
Re flashed hyper drive but can't get to recovery/safestrap... need to. Add patch for Wifi .... what did I miss?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] atvspecialties:
You'll hv to reinstall safe strap
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Ultiweap:
Hi all,

I would like to know if there is safestrap for the international version of s4 Active I9295?

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] jpcdeux:
So, I can install on my stock, rooted 442 AT&T but can't install any Roms?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] firestorm942:
You can but you have to wipe and install over stock
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] ZzB3B0zZ:
Can I flash an aosp or only TouchWiz on ne3
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] atvspecialties:
TouchWiz
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Xanthos58:
Only google edition touchwiz Roms works which there are two that work

Sent from my SGH-I537 rooted, running GPE 4.4.4 ROM
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Chance Ill:
Having a issue with rom slots/internal memory. As the picture suggest, I have no internal memory available or isn't recognized by safestrap. So far, I've flashed back to stock (MF1 4.2.2 from MF3) via one-click and wiped internal storage space completely to no avail. Simply haven't been able to find a definitive solution to fix.

Hours of continuous searching. Anyone familiar with this issue? Possibly corrupted?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Devo7v:
If anybody wants a working version of SafeStrap with ROM slots, they should work with [MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION]. He's got ROM slots working on the AT&T and Verizon S4.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] muniz_ri:
ROM Slot Enabled Test Version Release

This version has not been tested but should enable ROM slots. If someone is willing to test please let everyone know the outcome. Proceed to install and use at your own risk!:

Safestrap-JFLTEATT-ACTIVE-3.73.apk
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] jeffrausa:
This is for the s4 active? I have i573. I'd be glad to try it if it's for my device.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Devo7v:
It's for the i537, give it a shot and let us know if ROM slots work.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] jeffrausa:
Will do, gotta cook dinner for the kiddos, I'll let ya know later tonight.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] jeffrausa:
Safestrap works great, installed Eclipse to slot 1, it loaded up like it should, said Safestrap enabled, rebooted back to stock, works like it should. What does this mean? Can we now install aosp roms?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] muniz_ri:
**Safestrap-I537Active-3.75-KitKat.apk w/Working ROM Slots!**

Here it is: Safestrap-I537Active-3.75-KitKat.apk [11/4/2014 - updated to TWRP v2.7.1.0 and incorporated surge1223's feature setting selinux to permissive eliminating the need for the SELinux Mode Changer app]

Previous Versions:

ATT-Safestrap-S4-ACTIVE-3.73.apk

All precautions, limitations, and known issues stated in the OP still apply! Proceed to install and use at your own risk!

Instructions:

1. Uninstall previous Safestrap recovery version using the Safestrap app "Uninstall Recovery" function.

2. Uninstall the previous Safestrap app from your app drawer.

3. Place the new Safestrap apk onto your sdcard or extsdcard.

4. Install the new Safestrap apk.

5. Locate and open the new Safestrap app from your app drawer and press "Install Recovery."

6. Done!

Disclosures/Known Issues:

1) The only observable bug, so far, is the new ROM in the rom slot will hang when powering down. You must long-press the power button to shut down the device or use Wanam Xposed Advanced Power Menu.

2) Per Hashcode......."the system size is now not adjustable on 4.3. Samsung put in a verification that has issues if the partition size changes too much. So I opted to keep it exactly the same as stock."

Please note: This is a Development Thread! Therefore, please do not post comments related to ROM specific issues, favorite ROM's, that weird rash that won't go away, etc., in this thread.

Please use the following thread in the General section for non-development related discussion: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-acti...st-version-t2910253/post56115353#post56115353

Credits:

[MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION]
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] namitutonka:
N/A
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] VolksWagenGm:
HOW TO INSTALL RECOVERY MOD FOR I537 ON 5.0.1 ? THANKS " muniz_ri " SO MUCH ! [IMG="https://vozforums.com/images/smilies/Off/beauty.gif"]https://vozforums.com/images/smilies/Off/beauty.gif[/IMG][IMG="https://vozforums.com/images/smilies/Off/beauty.gif"]https://vozforums.com/images/smilies/Off/beauty.gif[/IMG][IMG="https://vozforums.com/images/smilies/Off/beauty.gif"]https://vozforums.com/images/smilies/Off/beauty.gif[/IMG]
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Devo7v:
This doesn't work on 5.0.1, you need to use Flashfire instead.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] mcnova92:
I have an S4 Active I537 which I recently installed the rooted deoxed OC7 Lollipop firmware. I have been having a hard time trying to get the Xposed framework to install.

Please any help

Also can I upgraded my Samsung i537 to mash mellow
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] skeppley:
Anyone else noticing a much lower quadrant and antutu score running aosp rom?

My quadrant is extremely low on it. 8400 compared to 12909 on stock rom.

It seems it may be locked into some power saver mode or something.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] killkillkill:
The new score is probably more accurate. Samsung has been known to fake benchmarks;

http://www.technobuffalo.com/2013/07/30/samsung-caught-manipulating-galaxy-s4-benchmark-results/

The article talks about the exynos version of the s4, but I'm sure they would be doing it here as well.

What you can do, is check what frequency your CPU cores are running at when benchmarking, try out performance cpu governor, etc.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Devo7v:
I'm having an issue with the play store and I'm hoping somebody can help me figure it out. I installed the AOSP ROM and it's working great, my only issue is that I can no longer push apps to my device from the Play Store website. The device that shows up when I click install is i9525, and it says that app will be installed momentarily, but it is pushed to the AOSP ROM and I would like the option to push it to the Stock ROM. Any ideas as to what's going on or how to get it to work again? I've tried clearing the cache for both the Play Store and Play Services, but I can't figure out how to get the Play Store to push apps to my Stock ROM again.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] my-blue-snog-box:
Here is the module fix for MF2: https://db.tt/m87mU1iM
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] ceo.mtcl:
Do I have to have an external SD card for installing this?

I could not find the downloaded ROM in internal storage once I switch to ROM slot 1.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] dave5777:
No extsdcard needed. Press "up a level" until you get to the main mnt then look for /sdcard that is your internal storage.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] proutpa:
Do I uninstall Safestrap like a regular app and does it remnants leave behind?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Hashcode:
I'm out and about today, can you post a screenshot of stock quadrant vs. SS ROM? I'm interested in what category stock is showing better.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] skeppley:
Thanks [MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION]

Here we go. Stock would be the higher numbers :)
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Hashcode:
Thank you for posting this. I found the bug and #'s should be back to normal with the next version (coming soon).
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Hashcode:
I added the MF2 modules to the download section.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] skeppley:
Great news. Thanks for all the effort and time on this.

If the CPU was indeed running at a crippled speed, i CANT WAIT to see how the AOSP GE Rom runs at full throttle. It was already pretty snappy.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] br0adband:
27590 on Antutu, damn... my best is about 25790, go figure. What the hell are you doing to get that kind of number? :D

Your sig just says you have an S4 Active, is it the I9295 International variant or the I537 AT&T US model, just curious? I think my highest on Antutu was 11K or something, but yeah, been seeing scores in the 8000-9000 range not only on the stock MF3 ROM but also on AOSP with SS too, and my Antutu scores on stock MF3 are similar in the 22-23K range.

/me kicks his GS4A for being a bit underperforming... (no, not really)
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Hashcode:
Yep, the hijack HAS to run on the 1st processor so the others are detached temporarily. Then, during the new boot sequence, the CPUs are re-added to the mix. Of course Safestrap has only been run on devices with 2 processors up till now... so only 2 were left attached to init.

You can do the math on the CPU # in Quadrant: stock shows ~40k and on SS it's showing ~20k. Thats 2 cores missing :p

I did a quick Quadrant test and saw #'s much closer to stock after my fix.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] br0adband:
So, for all of us running Safestrap with this AOSP or any ROM (it's the only one so far that I know of), we've been running at 50% of the potential? :fingers-crossed: :D

Oh geez... you just made this a much much more enjoyable phone... well, when you release the updated Safestrap, I mean. hehehe

EDIT: just wanted to say thanks, and I've been forgetting to donate, so I wanted to say THANKS again and I'm donating now for all your efforts which are turning this GS4A that was previously fine into something spectacular... :D
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] uvbeenzaned:
Can't wait to see it's full potential on GPE!

---------- Post added at 09:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:28 PM ----------

Is there anything special we will need to do to upgrade when you release it? Just install apk or remove things or what?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] br0adband:
But here's the thing that's bugging me now about this:

When I look at benchmarks for the regular GS4 for Antutu, they're in the 24-28K range, and the GS4 is the basis for the GS4A using the same processor, etc, so I can't imagine why Quadrant on the GS4A would suddenly double in scores to the 40K+ range for this. Stock Quadrant on mine is currently about 12-14K depending on whether it's a clean after-boot run or something in the middle of other stuff, and so on. Hashcode, are you sure you're not mixing up Quadrant (typically 12-15K on the GS4/GS4A) and Antutu (typically 24-28K on the GS4/GS4A) scores?

Unless of course Quadrant isn't reading all 4 cores even on the GS4 as well and... well the whole damned situation is a bit odd, I'd say.

But sure, if an update to Safestrap will then push my Quadrant (and other scores) into a nearly doubling of what they are at this moment, I'm all for it. :D

My scores with the stock MF3 ROM are right where I expect them to be given it's a GS4A and not the GS4, so they're very similar in terms of results.

Very odd indeed.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] uvbeenzaned:
I actually just tested via quadrant on the gpe rom and it showed 4 cores and results waaay above the one x. Is that what you guys are talking about?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] uvbeenzaned:
Do these tests tell you anything on mine? Still gpe ROM here.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] ceo.mtcl:
Followed these instructions.

I installed the custom rom into slot 1 also. Bricked my phone. The phone wont boot. It kept on saying that the phone has unrecognized software on it. Take it to local AT&T store to get it fixed.

I panicked and took it to local best buy. The geek squad guy asked me if it was rooted. My standard reply is i do not know. They have a samsung store in my best buy. The samsung guy restored the mf3 firmware in 15 minutes. Back to stock. Unrooted and it is gonna stay like this for a while. Lmao.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] paleh0rse:
Hmm... I wonder if those who are stuck on MF1 could get the fine folks at best buy to "restore the mf3 firmware" for them?

Did you happen to see or discuss the process that the tech used for that?

(Sorry for slightly OT, hashcode! Ceo, please use pm's or the general thread to respond)
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] skeppley:
No, no Broad, He is referring to the CPU reading only of quadrant. Notice on the pics i posted with the stock rom at the bottom it will break down each systems value with a number. On quadrant and stock ROM it shows 41000 for CPU, and quadrant at the bottom of GE ROM shows 19,000.....Hence, running the CPU on 1/2 the processors :)

Hope this helps.

So basically when fixed, a total quadrant score of 11000 to 13000 would be reasonable, with the CPU part of it close to 40000.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] ceo.mtcl:
I was actually thinking the exact same thing. I asked him if he used Odin to restore my phone and he said no. He used some 'Samsung proprietary software' to do it. I asked him if there's anyway he can make it available to me and he said no. But he did say that if I ever have any problem and if I do not root my phone, he will restore to factory settings always.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] br0adband:
Gotcha, just seemed a bit odd in that the numbers were so close to what one might expect from one benchmark and it gave me the impression it was getting mixed up. ;)

Thanks... and it's bb, just bb.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Hashcode:
I have the new Safestrap 3.6x-B09 build ready for the s4 ATT-Active variant, but I need a tester to hit me up via PM / IRC so that I can make sure it's not going to cause issues.

I should say there is always the possibility of soft bricking the device when doing these tests. Unfortunately, for the i537 users, a soft brick means a run to a Best Buy instead of a simple ODIN fix. :/ So keep that in mind when sending me a PM as a tester.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] br0adband:
Sent a PM, not sure which IRC you frequent, logged into Freenode and didn't notice you (an idle whois turned up a "Hashcode" that quit earlier so I'm guessing that's you).
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] proutpa:
Hi guys,

Can I uninstall Safestrap like a regular app and does it remnants leave any behind?

Paul
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] br0adband:
The instructions to remove Safestrap are in the first post there, and it can only be done manually as I understand it (hence the commands listed that require using adb shell - it's not for the faint of heart I'd say). Since there's nothing left over to uninstall from the apk, the OS can't "see" Safestrap to do a normal uninstall - it has to be removed following those instructions Hashcode provided.

<take all this with a dose of salt just in case I'm completely wrong, of course> :p
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] dave5777:
When I used it on my RAZR you just open up SS on your stock system select uninstall recovery. Uninstall SS app. Then use a file manager to delete the SS directory on the internal storage.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] popfan:
If you bricked your phone and got that message, you loaded your rom into the stock module instead of rom-1. I did the same thing the first time too - but I restored MF1 onto my phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] br0adband:
Well Hashcode will be posting some good news here in a bit and I have to run out for the day, won't be back till this evening but but but... I don't think he'll be too pissed if I share the screenshots of what the updated "full blast" version of Safestrap that recognizes all 4 cores can get this GS4A doing. ;)

Thanks again, Hashcode, I do note it runs just a wee bit warmer now too but there's a reason for that, obviously. Good thing I have 2 batteries. :D
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] skeppley:
Getting the same results here with the update. All looking great!

Thanks Hashcode !!!!
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Hashcode:
Downloads section has a new Safestrap version:

Safestrap-JFLTEATT-ACTIVE-3.6x-B09.apk

CHANGELOG:

No more wipe error on /cache

Reworded the /boot not found message as INFO

Boot partition should be protected in stock now. (In past versions, a boot.img file in a .zip being flashed to stock would overwrite the actual boot partition and force the use of ODIN to restore the stock boot partition).

3rd and 4th CPUs are reattached correctly after 2nd-init (this was reflected in lower benchmarks)

Installation scripts were debugged a bit. But still seeing some users not getting a clean uninstall. :/ I'll work on this more.

TWRP update to 2.6.3.0 (See change log here: http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2). And if you like TWRP don't forget to let them know.

From a local build stand point, this update was HUGE for me. I redesigned how the recovery files are built in order to support / maintain more devices in a better manner. This portion was not reflected in the change log but hopefully helps keep the builds consistent across several devices in the same family (VZW, ATT, ATT-ACTIVE).

INSTRUCTIONS FOR UPGRADING

Boot to your stock ROM

Install the new APK via file manager

Make sure to agree to the warning about replacing the existing APK

Once you're in the new APK (you'll note 3.60 in the lower left corner), use the "Install Recovery" button.

That's it. Now you can reboot into recovery and go right back into your ROM slot.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] paleh0rse:
Is the camera patch still required in 3.6x after every rom install? If so, the link to download it doesn't seem to work for me... anyone have a mirror?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] skeppley:
Click on the first part of the link that says "Lejay"

clicking on the zip will say "gone"

I would assume you still need it.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] paleh0rse:
Awesome, got it, thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] uvbeenzaned:
After testing again with new safestrap update, my active outperformed the s4 and HTC one on gp ROM. Before it was lower than the s4.

Sent from my Galaxy S4 Active.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Diablo2424:
Thanks for the updated version, phone runs a little bit faster on my end (not that it wasn't super fast before :p). But I noticed now I am having an issue when trying to backup my rom-slot1. I am getting

I checked the permissions on each directory listed (TWRP, BACKUPS, e05...) and set them all to 0777 to ensure TWRP has write capability, but I am still getting this error. Anyone have any ideas on what else to try?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] rcklss1:
Hey guys I have the HTC one right now but am thinking about getting the s4A AT&T model but I just wanna know can we flash any s4a ROM with this or only the GE ROM in the OP?

I saw a few ROMs in the development section but they looked like they were for the international variants
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] rcklss1:
Yeah I had the regular s4 and it really just didn't do anything for me lol... I like the way the active looks more, the LCD screen vs smoked, and the water resistance is a big plus too so I'm still considering it..
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Devo7v:
This has got to be the most comprehensive post I've read about a phone on XDA. Even though I knew most of this, the stuff about MI2 was new to me. Just wanted to say thank you for all your contributions.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] :
Hashcode, you are a genius! You have no idea how much I appreciate this. Does anyone know of a working port of Cyanogenmod with this method?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] dave5777:
No working port yet the i9295 version doesn't boot. I think eventually we will be officially supported by CM now that we have safe strap :) I had the RAZR MAXX with a locked bootloader after safe strap was being used for a couple months CM picked it up.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] :
It would be nice. I bought a Nexus 4 just because I was thoroughly disappointed with the Active's bootloader. I've been using CM 10.2 nightlies, and I can't live without those extra features. None-the-less, this is a VERY impressive feat and the AOSP interface destroys TouchWiz in every way.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] ChristopherXDA:
When you Safestrap boot the AOSP rom do you need to reload all your apps and their data?