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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] WhiteSRT69:
hmmm i want my watch to work so bad i dont know if ill be able to wait.....i guess we will see what skyrocket does and ill take it form there
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jbarresi19:
Decisions decisions...i want my galaxy gear working fully so bad...i wish skyrocket wou;ld give us an update and let us know what to expect....or maybe he is hard at work :) So excited to day is here Do you think somoenone will have a flashable 4.3 with root by today? Im sorry im so excited and normally dont ask about ETAs
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Takers_ats:
Cf root has been confirmed working in the general thread.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jbarresi19:
Im sorry but can you explain what i should do then, im an idiot.....how do i use to update to 4.3...and then root?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] ram9200:
Yes but it turns Knox 0x1 on
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] skyyrocket:
Theres a way to get around knox flag for rooting but i am not sure if cwm or twrp will cause a flag... If i removed the Knox BL it might break somethings IF i leave it might tripped the counter and you can't go back to mf9 besides if you have a custom rom or recovery
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jbarresi19:
Ur the best skyrocket....would u be able to put up a flashable zip for people who wouldnt care about tripping the counter

Im just impatient and want 4.3 for my watch but also wanna keep root....lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] smccall:
Correct me if im wrong but cant we use chainfirers triangle away to reset the odin count after Knox has been removed. I myself will flash regardless as well lol

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I hear you I myself bought it knowing 4.3 was around the corner plus alot of under the hood fixes and the new browser is nice
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jbarresi19:
I did the update....I restored back to stock MF9 through odin and then flashed the 4.3 zip update....i am hoping they come out with a root method soon cause now i am missing my titanium back up and all my goodies like 3mint.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] ChadH42:
I heard that CF-Root work on 4.3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] ram9200:
here's a system dump if your interested http://d-h.st/efb
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] smccall:
I agree I haven't maid the jump sac23 said when he got home he would make a rooted flashable 4.3 zip it wont have 3minit stuff in it but with time he will have it going.

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I think it will trip the flash count but I would think triangle away would possibly work not sure. This knox stuff is what needs to be removed. Between skyrocket and sacs we should have a flashable soon.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] ram9200:
I just put up the link to the system dump you should have a flashable very soon
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] smccall:
Awesome I appreciate it. Thanks button hit
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jbarresi19:
So if I'm on stock in unrooted 4.3 right now I should be able to use qbking old cf root video to root 4.3 and then use goo manager to install twrp?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] smccall:
That im not sure I know they said they confirmed cf auto root working but I personally am going to wait for the flashable it wont be long.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] skyyrocket:
Quick Update I got Cnexus base to boot and work only one issue for some reason the modem/baseband is not sticking so you have to flash or odin mf9.. Once i get that working right without reflashing the baseband, Ill have a my first build of MJA with a little bit of goodies attached. Happy Halloween guys :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] leaderbuilder:
Sweet!

Hoping we can get the firmware flash working (for modem etc.) without having to take the update. That way we could update the firmware (seperately) and then flash the ROM.

Looking at the update file, the modem isn't complete; it's just a patch.

Thanks so much to Sac23, skyyrocket, CNexus and crawrj!

What a kick a$$ community!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] domhall:
MJA Modem only is here -> http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23203820527944974

From CNexus post... Being Tested...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] CNexus:
Can you add me on hangouts? cnexus0 at gmail dot com
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] JrQuesh:
If I have already updated with the official and have the knox bootloader, can I flash this to get rid of knox bootloader?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] CNexus:
No, first of all this does not include firmware like the bootloader. Second of all, you cannot get rid of the Knox bootloader once it is installed. Not even with Odin.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jbarresi19:
Hey Sac's or Skyrocket of coarse i couldnt wait to get 4.3 so i Odined back to stock MF9 and the flashed the 4.3 update zip.....i the rooted with cf root and installed TWRP through goo manager without any issues.....i was wondering if you can take a look at these pics and let me know if i will have any issues flashing one of your roms when they drop. Thanks again!!!!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] skyyrocket:
You shouldn't have a problem. I am stock and rooted on 4.3 just stock recovery still. Cnexus I added you on hangouts and I should have something soon and 4.3 is awesome amazing battery life very smooth and responsive but I think this update is just for the galaxy gear to get going. Sammy forgot alot of things that the note 3 got and not us so idk but expect another update soon
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] skyyrocket:
I am going to need a couple of testers for a MJA build. I don't have a custom recovery right now so I just want to see if this works ill post a test build in a little

**Uploading now but you guys once booted will have to flash MJA modem after thru odin (thanks domhall and CNexus for link) Please test Wifi LTE 3G and SMS/MMS everything else should be good. This is a stock rooted and debloated version. Link should be up in 20 mins.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] pastert33:
I'm down if I won't be stuck on the newest update with no way of flashing anything else.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] skyyrocket:
No its a flash able thru CWM OR TWRP
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] daniel4653:
I'm curious too. If people will be able to flash this ROM while on MF9. Or of you have to be on stock rooted MJA with Knox counter/flagged.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] skyyrocket:
Test build is up Please flash the modem either MF9 OR MJA after you get into the rom
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] daniel4653:
So we can flash if we are on MF9
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] skyyrocket:
Yep its pretty much like a custom rom (sacs rom aosp cm etc etc) Remeber its knox free so no counters and anything where you get stuck lol...... I do recommend a backup of your data and apps and wipe and do a clean install thru a custom recovery.... Only thing you guys have to do is maybe reflash the mf9 or mja modem/baseband for some reason it kills it off
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] majid25:
can the modem be flashed through TWRP or do I need to flash it through ODIN?

edit: flashed MF9 modem, no wifi, data, sms, nothing..any step i may have missed or did something wrong?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] cmonsterf50:
It says this in the OP

"You guys once booted you will have to flash MJA or MF9 modem after thru odin (thanks domhall and CNexus for link) Please test Wifi LTE 3G and SMS/MMS everything else should be good. This is a stock rooted and debloated version."
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] majid25:
Yea thats what I did...disregard my first question as it was a stupid question. But I followed the directions, flashed the ROM then flashed MF9 modem. Im not getting any of the connection listed working
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] skyyrocket:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2506562 u can use these to flash thru twrp or phillz recovery..... [MENTION=229847]majid[/MENTION] try one of those thru the link i just gave you and I am working on another build to see if I can get it fixed now and I would flash myself but I am on official MJA lol i already tripped my knox counter and i really dont wanna take a chance of flashing something else and getting bricked
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] majid25:
These can be flashed through TWRP right? I just tried flashing MJA modem and radio, and it says "error flashing"
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] cmonsterf50:
I believe you have to use the custom TWRP recovery it mentions. I haven't tried yet ... just what I have gathered by reading the thread.

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Here's my experience so far ...

Flashed via TWRP 2.6.3

Took a good 2 minutes to boot from Samsung screen. Once booted, I restarted and installed the modem via Odin.

Upon reboot and menu, I came across a couple FC's ...

MyMagzine - Here and now

NFC Payments

Wifi Turned on and then off again, was able to turn back on and continue.

Setup Google, skipped pretty much everything else.

Unified Daemon(EUR) FC message.

MyMagzine - Here and now FC message

Accessed Playstore, updated apps. So far so good.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] KelevrA_8:
Default language upon first boot is Deutsch. A few force closes initially (My Magazines and NFC) but have gone away. No data so far.

Almost there though this is solid other than that.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] majid25:
Did you install mf9 or mja modem?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] skyyrocket:
Dammit I posted the wrong file I've been sick I wasn't paying attention.... ill have a new one later today I need some rest

.. Don't worry the file you guys flashed was mj5 an older build I never released I grab the wrong test file but I am going to sleep a little and I should have another test file out within a couple of hours
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] cmonsterf50:
MJA from the link on page 30. WiFi was inconsistent and no cell network ... back to MF9
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] filebug:
so...

so I flashed the 4.3 test file and it booted with the errors talked about earlier. Then I rebooted into download mode and flashed the MJa Modem and got stuck at a boot look. When I go back into TWRP it asks for a password? never seen it before so not sure what it is. so I flashed Sacs v8 and get a encryption error when I booted after a factory wipe. trying a factory restore from ODIN to see if it will finally boot. any idea's what I did wrong?

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after a full odin restore im still getting a encryption failed please reset the device any idea's what I can do to get my phone working again?

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after a full odin restore im still getting a encryption failed please reset the device any idea's what I can do to get my phone working again?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jbarresi19:
Maybe someone can explain to me if I did something incorrect but I feel that I updated to 4.3 so easily, rooted it with cf root and installed TWRP with goo manager so easy that maybe I did something wrong....All I did was ODIN back to stock MF9 and then flashed the 4.3 update zip. I then used CF root with no problem and installed TWRP through goo manager. Looking at these pictures wouldn't you think I am fully updated to 4.3 correctly? Or am I missing something?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] cmonsterf50:
Where do you stand now? Ive had the password issue with TWRP before ... dont recall the fix. I Googled for a bit I remember.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] domhall:
Im curious... So the ROM you installed was the test rom listed? I thought that posted rom was a mistake but either way does everything work 3G 4G web browser? And data?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] daniel4653:
No, what he used was the update zip that is about 550 Mbs or so, that was taken out of someones phone that had received the update.

And for the other guy that is having problems getting his phone to work, you cannot go back to MF9 once you install MJA at this time. You are stuck on it for the time being.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] filebug:
okay so I got it working I flashed the restore through odin and im back on MF9 and im gonna hang tight here till a more noob friendly way to get to MJA is wrote. Im gonna reroot and flash sac's v8 and stay and stop getting so flash happy LOL
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] skyyrocket:
Your not going to get stuck on MJA unless you install the knox bootloader with the kernel.... Knox is the thing that causes you not to be able to go to MF9 again or anything older THIS ROM HAS NO KNOX BL'S and Neither will any 4.3 roms I make so you are safe to flash and go back to MF9 happy flashing
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] daniel4653:
Sorry I was getting confused. That's what happens when I try to help and am studying for a finance exam at the same time.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] filebug:
other then flash your rom what modem should we use? mf9 or MJA? and which modem flash's should we use cause when I flashed this I got hung on boot loop no matter what modem I used? can we maybe get a link in the main post to the modem tar's you are verified working?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] skyyrocket:
Lol no issues man just explaining how the knox effect works and trust me I am half asleep with a fever and I uploaded the wrong lol :eek:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] skyyrocket:
You can either odin back to stock or flash a custom rom or stock rooted rom with twrp or cwm and yea 4.3 is a pain in the a** and 4.4 looks even more stubborn and for radio For me I fine mf9 works better idk so people may find different results
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] imneveral0ne:
You JUST pulled the link lol. I know it was the wrong file, but I am that bored :-p
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] skyyrocket:
HAHA sacs actually pointed it to me on hangouts and then i noticed one of the issues someone else had and realized it was a mj5 build but I am working on MJA trying to get one working but i keep getting unknown baseband thats whats stopping me right now
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] skyyrocket:
Okay guys uploading another build this time the right one lol. This one is running of KT's newest kernel and this time let it boot up and see if the 3g/lte radios are working if not try odin MJA radio/baseband only
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] majid25:
stuck at galaxy s4 logo..stuck in boot loop
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] skyyrocket:
Okay I think i found where the issues is causing it to get stuck on the gs4 logo. Cause the one I use when MJA first came out was mj5/mja mix and it boots up fine this one is only mja... I gotta look into it now
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] majid25:
What if you used MJ5 base and the things that dont work (LTE, or whatever it may be) from MJA? I dont know how the process goes but was wondering if something like this can be done
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] skyyrocket:
Thats what I was doing with it but the first one the baseband showed as unknown and so I start placing mja files to the mj5 base i done apps framework and libs and now i notice that something in the ETC files is causing MJA roms not to boot cause thats the file i just put in the rom you guys are testing now
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] vat829:
So I can just download the MJA 4.3 Test file and flash with CWM? Do i need to do something else?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] skyyrocket:
Yes you can but i pulled it I broke it while trying to fix the modem issue so back to square one MJA doesn't want to work with me lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] leaderbuilder:
Man that sucks. Wish we could get a completely working ROM,

without

being locked out of restoring MF9, with knox horsesh&t removed.

Thanks for all the work skyyrocket, Sac23, Cnexus, Unknownforce, cerj and the rest. Sure we'll get something.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jbarresi19:
I'm just curious, since I'm so inpatient and I wanted my galaxy gear working I went ahead and got updated to 4.3 with root and twrp. Battery life on 4.3 seems really good. Why would people be concerned with restoring to MF9? Just trying to learn
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Mudavo:
Currently, and someone correct me if I'm wrong, the goal is to get a working tw 4.3 MJA ROM with MJA modem WITHOUT having to update to the new Knox boot loader and anything else unfavorable to root users.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] miketucky350:
Mudavo nailed it. We want the ability to go flash crazy. Soft brick and not care because we can just Odin back to stock and go flash crazy again. Say no to knox!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] leaderbuilder:
Well Mudavo said it pretty well.

I'll add to that. I'm a disaster recover feind. In the real world I've been in the business of digital business continuity for a few decades. I migrate systems from one to another (physical and virtual), upgrade legacy software and hardwares and recover data (and systems) from the 'dead'

If something does not go well with an update/upgrade or migration I want/need the ability to 'go back' to a working point in time.

What can happen? I don't know - that's why I want an image(s).

With my phone it's the same way for me. Especially since I'm down to one working phone - which I need to run my business.

I am still the total geek/flashaholic/system tweaker though. And i like to play with different settings, ROMs mods etc. I also like/need to keep up to date with the latest tech builds in case I have to support them (not so much with the phones, but still).

And if an update or mod goes south I must be able to recover my known working system quickly and easily.

You can also look at it from the value standpoint. If I have a classic car - say a '65 mustang all stock in good condition and working it's worth more than one that I've 'upgraded' say with disk brakes, better suspension etc. Even though those things are 'better, safer and more functional'.

I'm sure we'll get something going, some kind of 'fix' or a complete workaround.

That's all I was looking for.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] :
Just wanted to say thanks to all you guys working hard to get this going. You guys rock!! :thumbup:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jbarresi19:
Very nice explanation by all...but let me see if I understand this. So let's say I flash something and have an issue I may not be able to Odin back to stock MF9? Which I'm guessing is cause of this whole knox thing. But at the same token wouldn't I just be able to Odin back to stock 4.3 MJA? Or would I just be stuck in a soft brick?

The funny thing is that since I've been on 4.3 I haven't even seen the knox icon like on the note 3 or really anything explaining Knox. I mean I see some files in root explorer but it's not set up the way I seen it work on the Note 3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] leaderbuilder:
So far the only thing you can do -

that I've been able to discern by reading everything for the past week

if you take the plunge to 4.3 is to restore to 4.3 and

NOT

back to a TW 4.2x.

There are about half a dozen or more threads regarding TW4.3 and

none has yet shown how to go back to TW 4.2x;

Odining a stock MF9 (or other 4.2x) .tar will not work.

Using custom recovery to flash 4.2 nandroids - created by CWM/Phil's/TWRP etc. has not worked etc.

All I've seen is restoring to a working 4.3 after the upgrade borked.

BUT that is NOT a restore as far as I'm concerned.

Just my two cents.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] GramKrackr:
I took the plunge to 4.3, I really wanted my Gear to be Fully Functional. I was on Sacs V8 and flashed back to Stock MF9 via odin. Than I updated to MJA via Zip on EXT SD. Than I rooted with CF Auto Root via ODIN and TWRP via ODIN. The question is, is it worth flashing this or staying where I sit now until further development.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] ROMANTiC KiD:
Edit: wrong post sorry.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jameztownbarber:
I took the update and restored my backup of sacs abd everything is good now I cant go back to 4.3

**Team VeNuM**
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jbarresi19:
What do you mean you cant go back to 4.3? just trying to learn
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jameztownbarber:
I made a back up of 4.3 and when I try to restore I get stuck in a boot loop
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] cerj:
I think there is a CWM recovery which is the only one that will let you make and restore a backup of 4.3...If you are using CWM try this, if your backup is on internal try moving it to external and restoring or vice versa.. Check it then
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] youngpro83:
Where is the download link?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] skyyrocket:
I remaking a new version with sacs fixes so it run without the boot loop and no data issues so just give me some time and I should have something out for guys
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] smccall:
Not sure about root for 4.3 but if you want to install this rom you have to use Philz recovery. I heard cf - auto root works. You will get the ugly triangle and trip flash count because of Knox on the stock rom
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Lucky422:
system update

its missing i dont see it on there.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] skyyrocket:
This version of 4.3 don't have it.... remember this is a Gsm port over we don't have a cdma 4.3 leak
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] ChadH42:
You need to use a apns-conf.xml file from a Sprint ROM. The one in v1 won't work.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] skyyrocket:
Yep doing it now thanks for the tip.. might take some time I am doing this in class on my laptop lol. This is what happens when you work on something all day you forget the little things lol I only had 4 hours of sleep trying to get little things to work so I can run this as my daily
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Lucky422:
Thanks this is what i call team work

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can you add it to you next release? Thank you! you're doing an awesome job!!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] bickfordman:
Is this sac rom? With wifi fix or we didn't get that yet?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Lucky422:
This is Skyrocket rom...I think Sac23 is working on his own to release his own version of TW4.3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] bickfordman:
Okay I thought he helped get wifi and data fixed
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Lucky422:
Yeah he said that he figured out how to get the Wi-fi and data to work...but he's not the one that posted this ROM.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] sac23:
downloading this now going to put my fixes in and then ill upload then u can add to op
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] skyyrocket:
Cool thanks sac. Just let me know when your finish:good: