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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] daveo24:
Thanks so much man I really appreciate it. I followed all the instructions and im now running graviton rom! Can I buy yu a beer? Lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jongcruz:
For WIFI to work you need to flash this After Any new ROM you flash

http://xdaforums.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=508
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] bschemmel:
This is working perfectly. Good work and thank you!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] FireRaider:
Ya. I did that. Its not helping. MDOB has a stock kernel so I would think it should work but it doesn't. The phone just hangs at "Turning Wifi on..."

MDOB in the stock slot works just fine, but anything in the other slots loses the Wifi.

Would rebooting before flashing the patch and then going back and running the patch make any difference ya think? I have done that each time i think?

When my battery charges back up I will reflash and then flash the patch before rebooting. I wouldn't think it would make a difference but perhaps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] intika:
As i did not get any authorization... i started from scratch for this MF3 dedicated rom, and i am comming with verry good stuff... will post the rom this weekend

- Latest 3minit framework included,

- Phone Video Call

- More than fully customizable regarding new modded framework

- Xposed framework included,

- huge changes

- etc...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] rayburne:
MDOB has a loki'd stock kernel.

Not sure if that is what preventing WIFI from working?

Can't hurt to get a nandroid and flash to stock MDL and retest....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] FireRaider:
That might be the problem. I just reflashed again in a different slot, followed immediately by the kernel patch and WiFi still wont turn on.

I will see if I still have a stock nandroid and try that next. But if I have an MDL based phone and go back to stock, don't I need to Loki the ROM after installing it or I lose root, and then I cant install SafeStrap?

This cant be so complicated, maybe I will PM a few of those who are running this on non-MF3 phones and see what they did.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] 78Staff:
I'm on MDL now, but not running SS on this firmware (had an MF3 and used SS quite a bit since it was dropped.) But I'll just wait for Hashcode's non locked bootloader version now for my MDL phone :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jeboo:
Wifi not turning on usually indicates the kernel doesn't match the drivers installed (/system/lib/modules). I'm not sure how SS handles that though..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] tokoam:
following OP guide everything is working great on goldeneye with everything working ...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] alnals:
hello guys, I love safastrap but i have one problem. I have tried with many roms like gravitron, visionX, GPE, Deadly venon, Shostock and A few other and none of them fix the problem. I use my phone to play music in my car with bluetooth, but with all these roms im unable to play, pause or skip tracks with the controls on the steering wheel, only the stock MF3 rom that came with phone does it. I also tried with a bluetooth speaker that I have and I get the same result. Only the stock rom let me skip tracks with the remote control of the speaker. My question is if anyone know how to fix this. To me this looks like something was modified in MF3 kernel modulo that we have to install after every rom, but Im only guessing.

thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Jaxellis:
My girlfriends phone has MDOB on slot1 with the module patch in OP and wifi works and everything....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] rebel1699:
When installing in slots, the modules you use should match your stock rom kernel. Example: If you have a stock mdl rom in stock slot (you lucky dogs!! :) ) then you would flash the mdl modules to the slot roms, not mf3 modules. The modules must match the stock rom slot kernel.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] mdaudioguy:
I, too, have noticed the same thing. None of the roms I've tried allow for remote control of music playback, as far as skip forward, back, play and pause. I booted into stock briefly this afternoon, and all of these functions were present there.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jee'sgalaxy:
hash has been awfully quiet in this thread :D:D:D:D:D

this means a wonder update surprise anytime now :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jball:
Hope so
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] 78Staff:
mdl modules...where are you getting this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jh64dsb877r:
Isn't it more accurate to go by kernel rather than Rom slot? MF3 with a locked bootloader has TW-based 4.2.2 kernel. So, TW-based 4.2.2 Roms are pretty much what you must use across all slots, and you must flash the kernel-specific modules. Technically, you shouldn't even need to flash the modules, you could just move them to the appropriate system folder if you have them stored somewhere (not that you'd want to do it this way).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Galaxy*$4:
this isnt to be rude, but i am hoping for aosp and cm support:fingers-crossed:. that is all, but what ever hash comes out with its going to be great, (i thought about seeing if i can get a different gs4 (mdl) thanks to hash now i dont have to deal with an att store :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] azz72:
If have a bigger sdcard and I copy from one to the other will SS, roms and backups work the same? Or will i have to redo anything?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] FireRaider:
My particular problem is I am running MDOB in slot 0 as the 'stock' ROM. MDOB has a stock MF3 kernel so I would think it shouldn't create any issues with SafeStrap.

However I can't get WiFi to turn on at all in the other slots even after following the OP directions exactly, and after further investigation I can't even get a data connection on the cellular side. I am thinking perhaps the issue is that I am still running the MDL modem/radio because I went through all the steps to activate the AWS so I could use a TMO card if I wanted to and don't want to flash a new radio and have to redo it again.

I don't have time right now to fiddle around to much with the phone so I haven't yet done anything drastic like flash back to stock or swap radios around. But I agree with all the suggestions on here that those are probably my next steps.

I am certainly not going to complain about a fantastic free application that work well for many here when I haven't done everything possible to troubleshoot it on my side. There are other multi-boot options available but I really like the way this one is set up. I try to post my issues, related facts, and findings in case anyone using the "secret" search function on XDA finds the information helpful. :laugh:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jonman11:
Does this change the system status to custom?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] hovax615@hotmail.com:
Is that the only way to remove safestrap through the adb shell? Or is there another way to remove it? I need to take my phone to best buy so I can fix my stock ROM only thing holding me back is when it boots up to safestrap in the beginning.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] johnharty3:
I have never had a problem just going to best buy rooted and custom screen they flashed it for me I told them I messed it up flashing roms dude at my best buy is the ****
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] alfmetal:
Lucky you, my best buy sucks , they told me my phone lost is warranty because looks like is rooted but they are not sure how . Lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] sockaplaya22:
Black Screen

I was really excited about this app/recovery since i received this phone on MF3 and i really hate touchwiz over aosp... but .. whenever i try flashing a rom i just get a black screen and nothing happens after that... i flashed the modules along with it but still nothing... i tried different roms too.. am i missing something...?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jball:
What roms are u flashing and what steps do you take if you want to know if its something you may be doing wrong. Now if you are trying AOSP they do not work and its been stated so.im on Darthstalker and it runs better than stock and its TW base.all it takes is time to find a rom you like.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] wings9130:
I only want recovery to be able to backup my phone. I have it stock rooted on the MF3 ( just switched to AT&T from Sprint). The Sprint phone was so easy to mod. Is it worth going through this method and creating the partition for a backup? I want to backup my phone to my external sd card. I don't see the point of putting it on the internal memory in case i ever had to wipe. Is it possible to backup the phone to the external card with this method? Will it ever be possible to get normal recovery on this phone? Last question is can we mod the phone to get free wifi hotspot on MF3? Help would be appreciated as I am new to AT&T.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] DeadlySin9:
You don't have to create a partition for a backup, you can do a normal nandroid and move it. Normal recovery is not likely due to the locked bootloader. I believe hopes to unlock it rely on leaks basically. As for wifi hotspot, search the forum because i know there is a thread for that somewhere. You have to disable some app package.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] wings9130:
Thank you for the info. Quick question. Do the people at att stores get upset if your phone is rooted? Sprint reps don't care. I'm asking because this will show on boot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jh64dsb877r:
AT&T as a company is pretty anti-root, anti-unlock, etc... But, as with anything, it depends on who works at a given store. I'd say to always play it safe and try to unroot and bring the phone back to stock conditions if at all possible.

I haven't brought a rooted or unlocked phone to AT&T before, but I've had massively different experiences at various AT&T stores for other phone problems. If they see your phone is rooted, I wouldn't be surprised if they're instructed to just not help you at all.

Someone with more experience with the AT&T reps can add more insight.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] dtruong23:
I flashed the kernel module zip. I am trying to locate the name of the GPE Rom I flashed, but it is the one that was linked to this thread or the other one in General.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jlopez1286:
Did u flash the rom from the link provided or did u look for one in the dev section?? our buddy dtroung23 had a bad flash with a GPE rom. trying to figure out what rom he got.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jan g:
HI

THIS IS THE THREAD OF WHICH posting ROMS IN GENERAL (AT & T Official Discussion S4 Safestrap) EDIT http://xdaforums.com/show...php?p=43394245

[ROM] Google Edition 4.2.2 [Clean] [Slim] [280MB] [2013.09.07????

THIS WAS THE ONE YOU USE?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] phobia09:
So far running MDOB 2.2 and I am seeing no issues thus far. Wifi is working no problem; texting, calling, GPS all working fine. I am using wifi to assist with my location, however, once I test GPS with wifi off I'll report back. So far, fantastic experience, thanks Hashcode!!!

EDIT: I did flash the mf3 module, just so we're clear.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jlopez1286:
If u flashed the one in the General Section link, then it was maybe the verizon version.. Thats the only think i can think of if u did all the steps correctly. What if u press vol Up + Home + power... the release power untill u see "Recovery booting" on the top left.. from there just do a factory data reset... hope that helps..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] dtruong23:
Ya that is the one I used. I am thinking that it has to do with Rom Slot 1 not activating properly. Not sure why this would happen as others have been able to flash successfully. I'm heading to Best Buy later today to have them restore my phone back to MF3 Stock and/or get a replacement unit.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Andrew149:
This is gpe rom I flashed.

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

[ROM][DEODEX/ODEX]][ROOTED] Google Edition 4.2.2 - v1.3
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jan g:
HI

IF SO YOU FLASHER THE Atachment DE (GS4BUIL.PROP)

THAT POST IN FORUM ROMS? (CLEAN) FOR USERS GS4 ATT??

SORRY FOR THE QUESTION BUT I WANT TO INFORM YOU AS POSSIBLE ..... BUT MANY ARE NOT GUARANTEE AND DOES NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE

THANKS

I'M SORRY FOR MY Inglish, USING GOOGLE TRANSLATOR
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] konaman:
Ok so let me make sure I'm correct before I attempt this. I need to root, install ss and download the mf3 module. Then I can flash a rom and the mf3 module and all should be well, correct?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Hashcode:
Make sure you create a rom-slot for flashing ROMs. Don't flash the stock-rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] haremmon:
Here's the instruction from first post, also note that mf3 module is installed after the rom.

To sum it up and tweak your post a bit is as follows:

Root, install ss, flash your choice of rom that is compatible with SS and flash the mf3 kernel module last.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] movielover76:
MDL baseband, not MF3

I saw this question before but didn't seem to be answered.

I never took the official MF3 update, still have the old mdl bootloader and I have Cleanrom 1.5 currently installed. Just debloated TW, nothing strange.

Can I use this to multiboot between cleanrom and a GPE or Cyanogenmod based roms in additional rom slots?

or does this depend on the MF3 bootloader and only works for those who accepted MF3 and are locked out of traditional custom roms?

Thank you very much in advance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jerrah:
id like to know the same thing, but with goldeneye rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] mrro82:
Did you flash the kernel that hash posted? Seeing if you did and still don't have wifi.

Sent from the other side of the Milky Way with my S4.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] kalmoa:
Just to verify, will any AT&T Galaxy S4 ROM work with SafeStrap? Or does it have to be specific ones?

And FYI - (I'm on MF3)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] IgnitedBeast:
I have all of the needed downloads to be able to flash the GPE ROM onto my phone, just wondering is there any special way to flash a ROM on safestrap? If there is please explain it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] mrro82:
I'm running the gpe and everything went smoothly in the install. Everything in the rom works great too including wifi, gps and bt.

Edit :well was working. I lost all sound for some reason after a reboot.

Sent from the other side of the Milky Way with my S4.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] nativesmiley:
How can I tell if my phone is encrypted and well this work with build MDB?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] rebel1699:
Settings-security. It will tell you there if it is encrypted or not. General rule of thumb-If you dont know if your phone is encrypted or not, it most likely isnt. If your phone is encrypted, it was you who did it. You would probably remember if you did or not.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] nativesmiley:
I never missed around with security settings, except the unknown sources and lock screen security. Other then that, nothing else inside security settings.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Hashcode:
Updated the OP / Download Areas w/ v3.62 of Safestrap for the AT&T S4 (*NOT* the Active)

CHANGES / BUGFIXES:

Customizable partition sizes! You will now see "+" and "-" buttons on the rom-slot creation screen. These move the partition size up / down by 100MB. Eventually I'll also add "Presets" for AOSP / TW STOCK, etc for easier management.

A lot went on behind the scenes since the last release, and there were many related bugfixes to the new code which made it easier to maintain more devices

Bugfix: If you have any issues using your current rom-slots, I recommend that you delete and re-create the rom-slot. Instructions:

activate the "odd" slot and make a backup if you'd like to restore later

activate stock slot

delete the "odd" rom-slot

re-create it, and leave it active

if you made a backup of the rom-slot, you can now restore it

REASON THIS MAY SOLVE MANY OF THE "ODD" ISSUES WITH ROM-SLOTS: I'm dropping the journaling feature of ext4 fs on the virtual partitions now. This is because the partitions themselves are located on an emulated "sdcard" area which also has a journaling ext4 fs. 2x the journaling causes some of the flash / restore related issues we've been seeing.

Remember to update Safestrap, I recommend swapping back to the stock rom-slot and installing the new APK there.

Installing over the top of the old one is fine, just make sure to use the "Install Recovery" button.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Ms. K:
Hi,

I'm sorry for the noob question. But to update to 3.62 you want us to touch the "red" install button on our stock to update safestrap?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] deadenz:
I'm pretty sure that is not what he means.. boot up with your stock rom and install the new apk there, open it and click install recovery
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jball:
Activate "stock slot" and reboot system .go to downloads and install new apk then it will show old version till you hit install recovery button
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Ms. K:
Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] rav4kar:
Ms.K you can hit thanks button instead of a post. Just a suggestion. :cool:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] deadenz:
why is the thanks button so important to people? lol. isn't knowing you helped someone enough?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Ms. K:
Downloading new apk

Hi,

When I get into downloading, do not turn off target. Where do I go next?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] phobia09:
You are in download mode, which is not what you wanna be doing in this situation.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Ms. K:
apk

Hi,

Have anyone had a problem where TWRP does not see the apk file but es file explorer does?

---------- Post added at 12:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:42 PM ----------

Hi,

Twrp sees the file under "file manager" in recovery. I never worked in the file manager before. Any suggestions?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] rayburne:
You don't want to be in Download or Recovery mode.

Here are your steps to upgrade (also seen in post 381 of this thread).

1. Boot to the stock slot (your stock Rom).

2. Download the new SS.apk.

3. Using a file explorer, navigate to the location where you saved new version of SS.apk.

4. Install it.

5. After it installs, open it (you will see it in your apps).

6. In the SS App, select "Install Recovery".

7. Once complete reboot and a go into SS recovery.

8. At the top of the SS recovery window, confirm the new version is seen.

9. Upgrade complete.

Optional (you only need to do his if a rom has odd behavior and you want to see if the new version of SS fixes it).

1. Activate the Rom slot where the rom displays odd behavior (again not your stock slot).

2. Create a backup/nandroid.

3. Delete the Rom Slot (make sure you are not deleting your Stock Rom slot).

4. Recreate the Rom Slot.

5. Restore your backup to the newly created rom slot.

6. Test to confirm if the odd behavior still persists.

Good luck.

---------- Post added at 07:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:04 PM ----------

I wondered the same thing. Some people are bent on posting a thanks instead of hitting the thanks button.

I can see both sides of it, but after a little research I find this on XDAU

Using Thanks

Once you find the answer to your question through searching, you should give the user who posted the solution a “thanks” by clicking the button at the bottom left of your post. You need to have one post to do this, but there is a “Say Hi” thread you can introduce yourself in, which will give you 1 post. Users have 8 thanks available per day, and they will be replemished 24 hours after they are used. Use the thanks feature rather than making a post to say “thank you”, as it reduces the amount of needless posts, and helps other users to find the right solution. When a particular posts has a number of thanks, it can be an indicator that it has worked for other people.

So I guess per these rules, we should not use a post to thank someone but instead use the Thanks button.

Sorry to take this off topic (which is a rule that I just broke posting this).

Back to SS discussions!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Ms. K:
Got it. For some reason my phone was checked off on allow installs from other sources then google. That was an wonderful explanation. I never installed from my file explorer before. Cool.

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Hi,

I updated to v3.62, then I reinstalled the recovery. When I reboot to recovery from SS. I just reboot my ROM. I don't see the SS icon at all. Then I went into TB. I deleted the data to SS. I'm still v3.62. I agreed to the terms of SS. I reinstalled the recovery. But when I reboot to recovery. I just rebooted my ROM again. I have over 5 GB on my internal. It's not a memory issue.

Anybody have any suggestions?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jt1998:
Just tried restoring my rom slot 1 backup and it says fail. Awesome. :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] rayburne:
Try and reinstall the rom from the zip package.

Then install the MF3 modules zip.

Boot to the new rom and confirm working.

Next boot back into recovery then apply your backup.

see if that fixes it up.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Bimboy:
First, thanks to Hashcode for this great bit of kit.

Since my work requires encryption, even though it is my phone, I'm out of luck, and have been checking back frequently to see if there has been any work done to help those of us with encrypted phones. Does anybody know if this is on a list of to-dos, or if it probably won't be addressed, and I'll have to continue to hope and wait for an MF3 bootloader solution?

Thanks in advance for any info that any of you might know.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jt1998:
"New" rom install worked. Back in recovery restore of backup failed again. $hit!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jball:
If you check out users profile it shows how many posts and times they have been thanked,it kinda would give you a sense of security they know what they are doing .a little like high ranking in games.o and we dont bloat up the forum
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Hashcode:
Did you keep the same partition sizes as what you had previously?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jt1998:
Honestly I dont know but I may have bumped it up. I fortunately had everything on TB so just manually did it all. For next time though. Thanks for the help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] DeadlySin9:
Interesting that it didn't work on yours, I changed size (max data, min cache, don't remember if I touched system) and even switched slots and it worked just fine.

Sent from my SGH-I337 running Foxhound 2.0
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] kman79:
How do I delete a ROM Slot?

Is selecting the ROM slot I want to delete and formatting the data the same thing or is there a specific delete function that I haven't been able to find? Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] 78Staff:
You need to make the stock rom active before you can delete a rom slot, iirc.