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[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] bigfdaddy2:
Can't get roms to work boots to factory recovery in the roms I install... But yet still have safe strap I can boot back to and switch to stock slot
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Devo7v:
[MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION], any chance you can post SafeStrap v3.71 and the MI2 and ML2 modules in the download section of this thread? It would make it a lot easier for users to find this information. Thanks for all your work on this.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] endofwed:
this is amazing!

quick question, I would like to add more memory to the rom slot I used but im not sure how to go about doing so. I'm also confused as to the differences between sys partion size, data parition size, and cache partition size.

If i increase the cache, does that mean i will have more memory to do things?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] yankeesfan714:
[MENTION=3047491]Devo7v[/MENTION] are the ML2 modules floating around somewhere?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] endofwed:
everything was working perfecting but when i tired to go back into the stock rom, the samsung s4 logo pops up but it then goes into a black screen..

any help?

steps i took:

(i activated the stock rom, then i went into reboot menu and restarted it)

EDIT: i was posting in the wrong thead.(my phone is not the avtive version, please ignore)
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Devo7v:
I'm sure somebody has them but unfortunately I don't. Can somebody post the ML2 and MI2 modules? Hopefully [MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION] will see them and put them in the downloads section.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] yankeesfan714:
They are not found using a Google search. Is it something we can pull ourselves?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] my-blue-snog-box:
If one of y'all hits me up on Hangouts, I can walk you through pulling the files and I will make a zip.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Devo7v:
Any chance you can throw them in the MasterPatch zip? It really makes everything much more simple.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] my-blue-snog-box:
I can do it tonight. I'm at work until 11pm Eastern and I have to do everything on my phone. That isn't a problem for a simple zip, but Aroma is a pain without a keyboard. Right now, I'm gonna throw together modules + gpio-keys.kl.

[MENTION=5051673]yankeesfan714[/MENTION] is pulling the files for me. [MENTION=3047491]Devo7v[/MENTION], once it's pulled together, I'll send you the link to the zip as well so you guys can try it out, as i don't have the device any longer.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Devo7v:
Thanks for doing that even though you don't have the device. I'm still on MF3, so I won't be able to test the ML2 files, but [MENTION=3917479]Yahk[/MENTION]eesfan714 should be able to test everything for you. I should really look at learning how to make Aroma zips, are there any threads you recommend reading up on?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] my-blue-snog-box:
I'll send you a link that was very helpful for me

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All right y'all, I made a flashable zip with the kernel modules and a fix for the hardware keys. I no longer have the S4 Active, so I can't test it myself. If you are brave, you can download it here. Please let me know how it works. If you run into any trouble, I will do what I can. I will try to get an Aroma zip up tonight. Please pm me with what you would like included.

[MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION], sorry to hijack your thread.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] yankeesfan714:
Well [MENTION=5381171]my-blue-snog-box[/MENTION] i don't believe safestrap was ready for us and our ML2 modules. Since we didn't have them we had no way of testing safestrap 3.71 it apparently doesn't read internal storage. Oh well. At least we are ready whenever it is updated. Hopefully [MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION] has an update in the works.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] my-blue-snog-box:
What happened?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] gatoraid84:
I thought I was the only one. I have a small ext card so the zips I want to flash I put on internal sd but SS3.71 wont read internal
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] yankeesfan714:
When you go to create a ROM slot it says there is 0 free space. No matter how small you try to make the slot.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] bigfdaddy2:
I am on 4.3 with safe strap 3.71 installed and a Rom slot created ... point me to a rom to try and ya zip with the patches and I'll try it out ...

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Currently dling dbomb rom 4.3 for the s4 will dl ya zip and see if it works crosses fingers ....

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Well didn't work for me just kept rebooting .... my kernel is the pwnd 4.3 not the stock 4.3 since wifi and everything still worked... so would that be my problem with it just boot loop cause not using stock 4.3 kernel.....
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] my-blue-snog-box:
I don't have the device any more, but unless there was a major overhaul then you cannot use a custom kernel.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] bigfdaddy2:
Well I'm currently using the leaked 4.3 kernel that was needed in order to get root ...but I never odin back to the 4.3 release kernel cause everything still works ....

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I'm using the mI2 kernel and it currently reads SELInux permissive and secure boot type: Samsung
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] yankeesfan714:
How were you able to create a slot? Mine says 0 space free. And hashcode agrees with the recovery.log I sent him that there is indeed something wrong.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] yankeesfan714:
I tried flashing the pwned kernel and tried creating a ROM slot with no luck. Hope hashcode gets this worked out and that is an easy fix. [MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION] I would be happy to test anything for you.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] bigfdaddy2:
I installed it and went to recovery and it reads my free space and so I created a slot and tried using a 4.3 rom but just sent me into a boot loop ...If someone could get the modules needed for mI2 kernel I think it would work ....
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Devo7v:
You should already have the ML2 modules from the previous post that you responded to. These modules only work with the original ML2 kernel. The pwned kernel is from MI2, so if you have that kernel installed you need to use the MI2 modules which I haven't seen.

TL;DR, The modules need to match the kernel you have on your phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] bigfdaddy2:
That's Y I asked if someone has or can tell me how to get the mI2 modules I need I can try it and see if it will work know ....
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Devo7v:
via [MENTION=5381171]my-blue-snog-box[/MENTION]:

If you have ADB setup, you just run:

adb pull /system/lib/modules/
​
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] bigfdaddy2:
Ok will do that ty

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[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] yankeesfan714:
I sent you a pm.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] my-blue-snog-box:
[MENTION=4791260]bigfdaddy2[/MENTION], if you can pull the modules I will make a zip
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] yankeesfan714:
[MENTION=4791260]bigfdaddy2[/MENTION] Is it safe to assume you are on The leaked 4.3 and not the official 4.3?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] bigfdaddy2:
I'm on official 4.3 but using the leaked 4.3 kernel still just never flashed back to ml2 kernel since for me mI2 kernel works....

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Ok I will do that and let u know
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] yankeesfan714:
Weird. I tried that same setup(official 4.3 with leaked kernel) and cannot create a slot.

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Maybe I will reflash 4.3 reroot and not put official kernel back on and see if it works then. Why do I have to have a day job. I wish I could just flash all day long.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] bigfdaddy2:
Lol...well my exact steps was on 4.2 then flashed official 4.3 with ml2 kernel .... Once root was posted I followed directions of flashing the leaked 4.3 kernel mI2 then ran the root bat and then once restarted and had root I discovered that the leaked kernel for 4.3 mI2 still left everything working for me as far as wifi and all so I never flashed back to the official 4.3 kernel ml2 ...I stayed with the leaked 4.3 mI2 kernel and then installed safe strap 3.71 and it read my free space so I created a rom slot 1 ...
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] yankeesfan714:
WiFi did not work for me on the mi2.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Devo7v:
Just a minor point to make that could avoid some confusion, the two kernels you are talking about are from different firmwares. The official kernel is from ML2 (emm-ell-two), while the pwned kernel, or the leaked kernel as you are calling it, is from MI2 (emm-eye-two). One is from ML2 firmware and the other is from MI2 firmware.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] yankeesfan714:
Im with you so far....
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] bigfdaddy2:
Here's the module I think I pulled right ones .... https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B1DGsUzId7AHM29BZHkwTGdUYU0/edit
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] my-blue-snog-box:
It's protected, but I requested access
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] bigfdaddy2:
[/COLOR]

Granted ya access
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] my-blue-snog-box:
Sorry about the wait. Some stuff came up. Link to my ftp server here
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] bigfdaddy2:
That's fine I been mowing for two days know anyways and had a severe asthma attack yesterday so I wasn't up to messing with the phone ....will let ya know my results in few ....ty for ya effort ....
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] bigfdaddy2:
Everything works for me except when u do the clear recent ...it shows ya recent but is all full of lines along with doing screen shots ....those have been my only 2 issues so far that I've found ....

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Well still boot loops but it could be that rom gonna find another rom and try it out ....
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] gatoraid84:
Test your output on speakerphone I could heqr the caller but they couldnt hear me
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] bigfdaddy2:
I use my speaker phone all the time without issues ...only one who had issues was when I used the Google play edition ....
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] yankeesfan714:
Well I tried a fresh restore and still cannot create a rom slot on Mi2 or ML2. I must have some special phone. LoL
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] bigfdaddy2:
Lol I think I may have the special phone ....but I will be going to the dark side next week ...going to get the htc one m8 since it's boot loader is unlocked ... but i would still like to get a rom working on here and help if I can ...
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] my-blue-snog-box:
I was just looking over the OP and noticed this, which I forgot about:

Maybe we should move this discussion.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] jkeuclid:
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[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Hashcode:
I need a link to the stock boot.img for ML2 to try and fix the internal storage mounting issue.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] yankeesfan714:
If you have the patience to guide me I can try.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] jkeuclid:
Hash if you need any testers I'm willing.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] QuentinX5:
So I've been going around in circles with this app/recovery for about the past eight hours. I installed it and assumed it worked similar to how TWRP does. I found out that it does not, and skipped over the part in regards to setting up different ROM slots, and soft-bricked my phone.

After an ODIN reset, and going through and rerooting my phone and reinstalling this app and the recovery, I canNOT for the life of me get booted into the Safestrap menu again. I go into the app and reboot it, and try holding the menu button, no luck. I try holding the PwrUp/Down buttons, no luck. I try the power button, no luck. I have even tried holding the home and return buttons, and still no luck.

Awkwardly enough, before I reset my phone, when I got into it the first time, I don't remember how I got into it. It just came up and I pressed the button in the bottom left corner that said recovery. Since then I haven't been able to access it again no matter what I try or do. Safestrap is installed, and I am just... GAHHHHHH. I hate missing instructions. :/

Could it of had something to do with the ROM I used? I installed the one in the General section, under the firmware guide. It's the... I537UCUBML2. Don't know if that makes a difference or not. I did a backup of my "stock" ROM before I tried flashing it, so my data is there. I just want to get back into Safestrap and figure this thing out so I can use it... Any help? It is MUCH appreciated.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Devo7v:
In order to use SafeStrap on ML2 you have to use version 3.71 or 3.72 when Hashcode releases it.

As for your backup, you can only restore backups to the same version of SafeStrap, so if you weren't on 3.71 before then you cannot restore your backup.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] QuentinX5:
I was using 3.65, so that's not a good sign... Hmmmm...

When I rooted my other ROM, I had used GeoHot's method and it worked, so it for sure wasn't ML2... i'll see what I can do with the older ROMs I guess and try to find something. Thanks for the heads-up. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Devo7v:
Since you flashed ML2 and presumably the ML2 bootloader you cannot flash any other firmware. You're only option at this point is to use SafeStrap 3.71 and only 4.3 TouchWiz-based ROMs. I don't think there's any way you will be able to use the backups that you made.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] QuentinX5:
Well, thanks for that note. Now I know that instructions are going to be quite important...

On a brighter side, Titanium Backup makes my world better. :3
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] mefistofel666:
softbrick after creating slot

Hi everybody!

I tried to find the answer, but could not, so I am sorry if that has been asked before.

I installed Safestrap --> worked

rebooted the phone into the recovery --> worked

rebooted back to system/default slot --> worked

rebooted to recovery again and created slot 1 --> worked

Problem:

rebooted the phone --> turns off ok, but then shows the flash screen with safestrap ENABLED and the countdown to the default action and then goes black. The only way to get out of it is to pull the battery. But it still is stuck at the flash screen? Did I over-ride some system space when created the slot? Help!!! TIA

Mef!
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Devo7v:
What ROM did you flash to your new ROM slot? You need to make sure the ROM is TouchWiz-based and the same version as your stock slot (4.2.2 or 4.3). You also need to flash the appropriate modules to the ROM slot after flashing your custom ROM.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] mefistofel666:
i did not install anything after creating a slot. I just rebooted into the active slot which was the system partition with the original rom.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Devo7v:
When you created the new ROM slot you also activated the new ROM slot, meaning it will try to load after you reboot. When you booted up and the splashscreen said "Enabled", this means you are about to boot to a ROM slot rather than your stock slot. This is your problem, SafeStrap is trying to boot to ROM Slot 1, but there is nothing installed there so there is nothing to boot. Any time you try to boot to your Stock Slot the splashscreen will say "Disabled". It doesn't necessarily mean that SafeStrap is disabled, it is more of a warning that you are about to boot to your stock ROM.

You need to do the following:

Reboot your phone

When the splashscreen shows up, press "Recovery"

Select "Boot Options"

Most likely "ROM-Slot-1" will be highlighted. SafeStrap will always try to boot to the highlighted ROM slot at boot, so in this case it was trying to boot ROM Slot 1 which didn't have anything installed.

Select "Stock ROM"

Select "Activate"

Reboot and your phone should now boot to your stock ROM

I recommend doing a little more research about how SafeStrap works so you don't mess anything up. With SafeStrap, if you're not careful, you can easily overwrite your stock ROM and brick your phone. Be careful!
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] mefistofel666:
Unbelievable!!!! I have tired that 10 times... but after reading your reply I figured let me just keep on clicking in the region when I know the option for recovery is.. and it worked!!!! Damn!!! Thanks dude!!!

Guess, now I have to figure out how to install roms with safestrap..... can't believe the bootloader is locked!!!!
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Devo7v:
You don't enter recovery by pressing the touch screen, you enter it by pressing the physical button below the word "Recovery". That may make things a little easier.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] bigfdaddy2:
Here's the link to 4.4.2 modules so u can make a flashable ... https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B1DGsUzId7AHUDZKUmdvcUlIMVE/edit
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] jkeuclid:
Safestrap 3.71 is throwing errors on the latest KK root by Sunderwear, where the recovery function works but the app itself gives "Unfortunately, safestrap has stopped". Is this due to KK itself and SS still in the beta stages of development?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Hashcode:
Hey guys,

I could really use an advanced S4 active user in the #safestrap channel on irc.freenode.net at some point to pull some files and run some tests for me to get support for this device finally worked out. I'll try and watch the thread to coordinate with said user for a time to meet up, etc.

Preferable on the KK build I guess.. since that's what is now current (tho I haven't been able to get any Samsung device to work with rom-slots yet on KK).

Supporting this device has been pretty difficult and for that I apologize for the overall experience so far. :/
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] jkeuclid:
No apology necessary, available if needed.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] bigfdaddy2:
Don't need to apologize I'm willing to help anyway I can... If electronics and software manipulation was easy there be no need for XDA or our great devs ....
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] yankeesfan714:
I have figured out how to pull the logs you have asked for thus far. I don't think of myself as the advanced user so if someone wants to take over then go for it. Otherwise you're stuck with me [MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION]
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] my-blue-snog-box:
I no longer have the device, but if someone who is undertaking the project and has questions, feel free to contact me. I will walk you through what I can.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] BeantowneS:
A question about GE on active for att. It appears that my device is running rather hot from time to time. I have nothing running on at the time and it would be sitting on the table. I do not have a heavy case for it so it has plenty of exhaust. It isn't overheating to the point where I am nervous but wanted to know if this is a common trait for the GE that we are using for the 537. I'm on mf1 if that would make a difference.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] AndroidState:
[MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION] Anything Happening?

I can help give you any files for 4.4.2 and be tester.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] yankeesfan714:
[MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION] I was the one experiencing issues with SS 3.71 not recognizing internal memory. I recently used 3.70beta and it works fine.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] metaltrek:
OK haven't seen anybody on this thread in a while but I can get bs to install but when I try to create a rim slot it says unable to read or write system
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] yankeesfan714:
What firmware are you on? I'm on 4.3 and ss 3.71 doesn't read internal memory but I installed 3.70 beta and it works. You might want to try that.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Maibol:
hi guys im a newbie here i follow [MENTION=695185]Transform[/MENTION]ix guide to install roms and i successfully flash a few roms 4.3 based all of them boot well and works like charm except for the camera, i did flash a fix that i found around but it didn't work. my sd card was read by the roms and i could flash from both sd card with ss 3.71. im coming from 4.3ML2 stock rom

thanks for your work hash ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] AndroidState:
Please [MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION] :'(

Did you abandon us? :'(

We need you.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] blaz1nr:
[MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION] If you still need someone to help out. Ive got some time and a kitkat active,I would like to make stock backups for.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] AndroidState:
I am on the irc network right now and I will check in later.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] zero061099:
hi thanks for this having it working and im rooted but everytime try to load a rom it says error loading /system any ideas same error when i create a new slot...also when i reboot phone it says safestrap disabled?
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] blaz1nr:
Read my kitkat backup thread. There I explain how to mount the system. There is only one way to do this for now,so go check it out.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Hashcode:
Hello S4 Active users,

I apologize for the long wait. However, I updated the OP today for Safestrap v3.73. This new build is for TW4.4/Kitkat release.

Please read through the OP regarding the upgrade process.

SUMMARY TO UPGRADE

- Make sure you're on TouchWiz 4.4 (Kitkat)

- Make sure you're rooted

- Use existing Safestrap APK by pressing the "Uninstall Recovery", and then uninstall the APK

- Please REMOVE XPOSED framework for the NEW Safestrap installation, it was causing problems on the tester's device (you can re-install afterward)

- Please goto Play Store and install "Busybox": https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox And run the "Smart Install".

- Now download the new v3.73 APK for Safestrap:

Mirror 1: XDA Downloads

Mirror 2: Goo.im

Mirror 3: Crackflashers

- Install the new Safestrap APK and open it.

- Agree to Super user access

- Use the "Install Recovery" button

- All done

ROM SLOTS DO NOT WORK YET (ON ANY SAMSUNG DEVICE USING TOUCHWIZ 4.4 AND SAFESTRAP).

YOU CAN ONLY FLASH TO THE STOCK SYSTEM

If you're not comfortable with that process, then you may need to wait a bit longer. :/

Enjoy. The tester I was working with confirmed that system mounts correctly in recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] jkeuclid:
Installed and working, app no longer stops working, thanks [MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION] :good:
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] blaz1nr:
Removed
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] AndroidState:
The tester was me. [MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION] this is my XDA account.
[Galaxy S 4 Active Android Development] Hashcode:
Hello SS users,

So [MENTION=5176708]TransformixS4[/MENTION] has noted some ROM flashing issues that I need to debug before this is really a "useful" version of Safestrap. He tested Goldeneye for the S4 ATT (i337) and SD card wasn't mounting and it didn't seem like SS was detecting that it was on the stock slot (vs in a rom slot).

This will take some time to debug. Sorry for the wait.