yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
It's interesting that you were still showing "custom" status after the odin flash, hmmm. Anyway, you can download the MJ9(4.3) OTA update file from this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2529759

The thread also provides a good adb sideload tutorial but I would suggest that you place the update file on your extsd card and flash it via recovery using the "apply update from external storage." Good luck.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] lilg754367:
if i am on 4.3 update mj9 can someone explain to me what this does?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
Well, you got the latest firmware. No reasonable way to root, defiantly no custom recovery. You're basically stuck were you are until at&t releases another update
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jball:
Nothing past stock.sorry
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] akihiko_51:
ATT S4-i337 unable to root 4.3

hi, all

can someone tell me how to root my ATT-i337, i updated from 4.2.2 to 4.3 ATT update on the device.

i was rooted on 4.2.2, now lost it.:(

when i turn on my phone, it display custom unlock icon.

my build # JSS15.I337UCUEMJ9

Baseband I337UCUEMJ9

Please point me to the right direction...

thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ChefAnt:
I'm rooted on mj9..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jball:
Thats great news . stock rooted is a little better

How about a recovery?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] troybklyn:
+1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jball:
+ recovery?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] akihiko_51:
okey. so how did you able to root stock 4.3.

EXPLAIN?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jh64dsb877r:
When someone unlocks the bootloader or posts a workaround, it's pretty safe to assume we're all going to know about it.

Until then, no custom recoveries are possible (except maybe Safestrap).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cyberkeeper1:
needing a PIT file for the i337 (USA- AT&T model)

hello, i was wondering whom may have the PIT file so i may wipe my phone completely before flashing. i would love it if one of you can use Heimdall to record a PIT file and send it to me. i tried but its failed. ERROR: (Failed to access device. libusb error: -12) yes i installed drivers. in fact, i installed all 3 drivers in windows heimdall suite. i am a pretty advanced android programmer and i just am getting snagged with software i dont really know that well. (havent used heimdall much haha)

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heimdall ONLY supports TAR.GZ formats, yet you offer a 7Z format file. this is making it to where i cant use the provided file link even a little bit. can we get a fix for this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
7z is a type of archive file, you need the program 7zip to extract it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jball:
Sorry I don't have recovery and sure didn't update after making the mistake of taking the MF3 update.i made the "+recovery"as a question to be a smart A??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cyberkeeper1:
help! heimdall flash failed!!

PROGRESS REPORT!\

Heimdall flashed my i337 phone and before it finished, "failed to check end of transfer!" now the phone has a black screen, no response to 3 button combo and i cannot get into download mode or recovery. YES i followed all the instructions to the letter and this is not my first phone i've flashed. in fact, its probably around 60. anyhow, what do i do?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Brooklynsour:
Not quite sure but I think u bricked ur phone possibly...?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cyberkeeper1:
well yea i figured, but its still being recognized by the computer as qualcomm usb download mode, but no screen and no charge light. this means its still fixable somehow. any ideas guys?

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i know what it is, but the fact is that Heimdall doesn't use that file format, and in fact, the entire file doesn't flash right. it bricked my phone... using the package flash option fails because firmware.xml is missing and that needs to be fixed and uploaded again, and manual flashing and making sure the partitions are all loaded to be flashed doesn't work either.

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going to post this is Q&A as well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] k.sravan:
pls hlp me

i have a galaxy s4 i337, running on android 4.3 with new boot, i flashed stock rom 4.2.2 odin flash fail pls hlp how to recovery normal
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Sans143:
Did you ever figure out how to get past the black screen or fix your phone? I am in the same boat as you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] hovax615@hotmail.com:
Look in the mj6-mj9 update.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] k.sravan:
There is no odin flashable 4.3 file. pls share me odin flsh file link
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cyberkeeper1:
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we bricked the device on purpose and at&t gave us a new replacement under warranty. the update feature was broken so we "helped" it fail more. Every time we downloaded the update (24 HOURS at a time... lame...) it would fail at about 67%, and this was after i returned to stock and used triangle away. so we next then just left it alone and tried AGAIN to update, only to have another failure. SO, i used heimdall to flash an update provided here to get to 4.3 android, and when it wouldnt work, then we just told heimdall to do random bad things and poof! no more screen, no more power, nothing... when I realized there was an actual issue, i didn't bother fixing it. i intentionally borked the device and i made at&t replace it because it was unfair to have a partially functioning device. In essence, i spared myself and it (more so me than it) of its misery. the only other reason i purposely hard bricked the device is just in case somehow there was a way to scan for root access after the device quit working. problem solved. XD failing to update was only one of a few other problems i had. LAG when you unlock the screen from one type of lock screen, but not the other. air gestures not really working efficiently.

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both of those builds are highly unstable and MK2 has been released since then. don't use any of the updates before MK2 because it could break things. it could cause bad stuff to happen. The MK2 build is out for the USA version of the SGS4 for at&t. not sure for others.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] hovax615@hotmail.com:
The only reason I said to use this is to get the device where it needs to be so you can sideload to mk2 after if people can't get to mk2 via update through phone they can use the sideload method or go to best buy.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cyberkeeper1:
Well I tried it and it didn't even get very far. Doesn't matter though,because as I said, I got a free brand new replacement phone. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] VinceII:
I have AT&T SGH-I337 build JSS15J.I337UCUEMK2 that I would like to root. Is there a step by step guide on how to do it?

I'm also interested in learning the basics behind the rooting process. I'm a computer programmer but I have no experience with phones. Can someone point me to a tutorial on that?

Scratch the step-by-step part, I'm reading the beginner's info and How-to threads at the moment. Feel free to move the question to a different thread/sub-section of the forum if you think it's more appropriate for it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] hovax615@hotmail.com:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2565758

Use this method to root your phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] SystemErrorOne:
So I tried this using all the proper things listed below in order:

and My phone shows the boot screen but then never actually works after that. Just shows the Samsung S4 logo goes dark ~ vibrates then NOTHING. Tell me how you flashed this please and thank you.

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im having the same issue.. i tried this method and it just messed up my phone even worse. I wish I really didnt flash it using the Heimdall crap.. Im 100 percent sure I did it right Now all i get is a black s4 screen and nothing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ElLoco25:
question

can i flash this FW with ODIN on my at&t galaxy s4 with MF3 FW? thaks!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
This was a 4.3 leak and includes multiple bugs so not sure why you would want to. If you want stock 4.3 then sideload the MF3 to MK2 OTA update.zip
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ElLoco25:
question

Thanks! And where i can get the MK2 OTA update.zip?? Thank you very very much!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
No problem, the file is in this post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2573080

But if you are currently on stock MF3 you can also go to settings/more/about device/software update to take the MK2 update ota.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ElLoco25:
question

Im going ti check that post. I was tried by that way to update my s4 but my phone is unlocked and im not living currently in usa. Thank you!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cyberkeeper1:
same here. i know what i am doing too (7 years of programming phones at least?) and it still messed up my phone. this should have been thoroughly tested before offering it, because now we have 2 confirmed hard bricks from something that was praised to be working well. The Heimdall software and all traces of its existence can die in a fire as I'm concerned, after what happened to me. NEVER again. For all we know, the instructions programmed into the software are there to "trick" us into doing what it is we want, and then when you hit flash or whatever, the REAL instruction from the software to the phone is to wipe the entire NAND blank on purpose, including the boot-chain. hey, i'm just saying...~ haha.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
It sucks that people are hard bricking trying to flash this.

To everyone else, there is no benefit to flashing this MJ6 leak. Not only is it unstable but the official 4.3 MK2 ota update zip is available. If you are on MF3 and want 4.3 flash the MK2 OTA update zip. Additionally this leak has a different bootloader than MK2 so people coming from MK2 will hardbrick after flashing MJ6.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] hovax615@hotmail.com:
Nobody can hardbrick flashing that only soft brick. And there is a way to fix this if people were reading...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
These don't sound like softbricks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] SystemErrorOne:
yep now my s4 is a nice expensive paper weight Thanks OP.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
Those may be hardbricks, but this is not OP's fault. The files are good, and have been confirmed working by many MF3 S4 users. If it was bad or malicious then they would have been taken down before.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Agreed not the OP's fault but at this point, and in light of MK2 being available, I can't think of any good reason for anyone to flash MJ6.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] SystemErrorOne:
I mean I did everything right.. put every file in its correct place put my phone in download mode and it all worked.

PS: How come the OP never replies anymore ? uhhhh :eek:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
Maybe he's busy or at least doesn't check in to this thread since it's obsolete at this point, and also unless he's directly mentioned he probably wouldn't check a thread with this much discussion. He didn't do the development for the files, merely put them out in this topic, so he has no obligation to reply. I don't know why it didn't work for you, maybe you used a front USB port and it glitched or maybe it's heimdall's fault (that thing rarely worked for me so that's my bet) but sorry you have a brick, and I know how much bricks suck :P
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] SystemErrorOne:
its all good we all make mistakes im not mad at anyone, thats why I purchased insurance. Ill just say it "stopped" working one day :silly:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] t4duzan:
If I'm coming from MF3 with safestrap installed, is this still a good option? And I'm thinking you mean to flash via recovery to mean stock recovery? I've tried to update OTA and it downloads and enters stock recovery but fails at 25%. I'm assuming this is because I have safestrap installed. I've went to the app and clicked uninstall but it won't uninstall it. I'm hoping by placing the zip file on my extsd card this will install 4.3. Please advise if it's as easy as this.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
I don't know much about safestrap but my guess is that it is likely why the OTA update is failing. You have at least a couple options, you can go to the safestrap thread and see if you can find out why you are unable to uninstall. Or you can flash the MF3 tars ( http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2502003) to get back to full-stock then flash the OTA update via your ext sd card in stock recovery or even take the update over the air at that point.

By the way MJ9 was a failed 4.3 OTA update by AT&T and has since been replaced by the MK2 4.3 OTA update. Ted's thread has alot of good resources you may want to review: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2573080
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] SGHI337:
How can I use this with ODIN

ODIN DIDN'T READ THIS FILE, I Downloaded and i open with 7z zip but i couldnt find any .tar file to use with ODIN
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
This isn't made for ODIN, and it's outdated anyways. Flash the MK2 4.3 tars or even use the 4.4.2 leak if you want.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] SGHI337:
are those stock rooms because my s4 had the "write protection enable"

do you know where i can find those .tar files if they are stocks roms
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
They're in a thread further down in the General section here.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jotade:
Heimdall dosent work at all. Someone has the odin version of this? Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
There is no MJ6 ODIN, it was a leak. Use either the official MK2 update or even the new 4.4.2 NB1 update.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jotade:
Ohh but im trying to install a CWM but i have read that MK2 dosent let you. I want to install CM10.2 or even CM11 con my phone but i have tried and i cant. DO you know how? Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
Unless your phone is on the MDL firmware you can't. MJ6 isn't an exception. Otherwise, look at the root and recovery stickied thread in the general section.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cyberkeeper1:
they sure are not soft bricks. AT&T confirmed it and replaced the phone. :) not to my knowledge til recently (it was my friend's phone), i come to find out it already had other problems.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Andrew149:
Guys the only way i was able to push the image is through a MAC my Windows 7 64bit was failing to push the image.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ugoff:
I had the same question. The file is the size of a full ROM, and if it is, it should be usable on non-booting devices, as long as you can get into download mode and the device is recognized by Odin/Heimdall.

I'm more interested in root. Are any existing root methods going to work with MJ6?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LZLandingZone:
When and why did they ban it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dharmil:
I have been reading this thread and cant seem to figure it out, so here is the questions.

Can i use kies to update my phone using this file? I have a phone on MF3 and i have it rooted. I do not care if i lose my root, I am also not running any custom recoveries or anything. Its just a stock phone on MF3 which is rooted.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] squarebobspongepants:
Im right there with ya. Ive been refreshing this page every 5 minutes.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] caiosilv:
If I update this, I will lose my data? (contacts, photos, apps...)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
Just back them up with Google.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] caiosilv:
And if I do an offline backup with kies, and then restore? Will it work? thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] joeavery2:
No you will not (likely) be able to use kies or Odin to flash this file. It's a Heimdall file.

Andrew143, showed the settings needed in the Flash tab of Heimdall. You choose the PIT file, then click "add" lower right, then in the drop down you choose one of the options, say Radio. Then click Browse, navigate to where you unzipped the file to, find the radio.img and it "ok". After that you repeat for each of the options.

It replaces every partition with the one from the new build. This means you will loose all of your data. It also means that when you are done you'll be on 4.3. There is probably no way back. The bootloader will probably prevent reverting to a earlier build.

Andrew143's Windows 7 x64 machine was having trouble pushing the system.img. My guess is it was due to the file size. It could be due to being x64 vs i386. For anyone who has got half way through and needs a solution, you might boot to a Ubuntu build via a USB drive. It's free and won't effect your native, Windows, OS. Otherwise, find a different PC.

Once he moved to a different PC (iMac in his case) it pushed the system.img.ext4 file and booted.

He still has some issues with playstore not working.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
In settings, backup & reset, have the backup checked. Then when you flash a new Rom it'll restore all your contacts, apps, etc. It won't backup pics, music so back those up separately
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] caiosilv:
Ok thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] joeavery2:
Might try ADB Backup. It's been there since Android 4.0.

A) Personally I would copy the contents of the SD card's. Forget about the text messages. Google has your calender, email, contacts backed up.

B) If you don't know if this will wipe your settings or how to backup everything, you really, really probably shouldn't do it. ATM this is a early leak build. It's buggy, it doesn't' work right, and there is no way back. No factory image to revert to, etc.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
:good:

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Recently and forget details. But, had to do, as mentioned, with IP to China and no known reason for it. You could probably Google it and get more details.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LZLandingZone:
I've searched and I haven't pulled up anything mentioning a ban. I saw a post on Reddit about it, saying how it's an English version of the app that was originally by a developer in China. Nothing else though. I rooted my phone with it and haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary yet, and neither have the other users who have used this. I'll look and see if there's more I can find about it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dharmil:
Thank you very much that was helpful. I do not plan to go to an earlier build so this would work for me thanks a lot!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] caiosilv:
How do I configure odin?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
The files are to be used on hiemdall, not Odin
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Andrew149:
it's not odin, its heimdall
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Twincode:
Mirror please.

Mirror, please.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2460626&page=7

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2460745
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] joeavery2:
Troll inside says

When I install this via Odin on my Nexus 4 it gives me this error:

ThisIsAHeimdallFileItOnlyWorksWithHeimdallNotKeisNotOdinAndWillProbablyBreakYourPhoneSoDon'tDoIt

Can you please help me?! I need to leave for work in an hour and I need my phone to work!! :eek:

/Troll
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
I would restore a nandroid and try tomorrow if you need phone working--:good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Andrew149:
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] wilberatilioa:
I have been trying to flash this the whole day, but I just cannot figure out how to do it. I always get some items left when I am packing everything with Heimdall :confused:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Andrew149:
my windows pc did not work with Heimdall, try a Linux pc or a osx.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] joeavery2:
What's a nandroid? I don't have one, can I borrow yours?

:laugh: Ok, ok, I'll stop....

We'll just have to repeat over and over that this is a Heimdall file, not Keis, not Odin. No you can't flash it in recovery and if you've asked any of these questions, you either haven't read, haven't understood or just don't know enough about what you are getting into to do it safely. So go back and read this thread from the start, until you understood what you read. And even then, know that you will probably turn your phone in to a $700 paperweight.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
You're kidding on nandroid, right--;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
I don't have a nandroid but I have a hemroid he can have
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
lol :laugh:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] joeavery2:
Sorry, I'll behave now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Andrew149:
Just tried it cannot get root.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Aou:
Just when I was about to finish perfecting my custom MF3 kernel.... And now MJ6 drops (kinda). >_<

I'm wondering what risks would be involved if one were to "neuter" this one also... ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Andrew149:
Just want to warn everyone the google play store is having issue's mounting and installing some apps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] FrankJL_:
i tried to install this followed the directions.

But now my phone turns on i cN SEE THE SAMSUNG LOGO but when it boots into desktop the screen goes black and i can unlock it get calls etc but i can tsee anything.

How can i revert back to stock software? i was on mf3
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
You flashed with heimdall? My guess is you're stuck where you are. Did you come from mdl or mf3 firmware?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Andrew149:
Anyone think this will work for root?

http://galaxynote3root.com/galaxy-note-3-root/how-to-root-att-galaxy-note-3-sm-n900a/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] FrankJL_:
I come from mf3 and yes i tried with heimdall

Anyway to revert back to stock mf3? I am going to try jeimdell again on a linux computer - stupid windows kept on timing out at system
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
I wouldn't be first to try it. It could brick your device.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] joeavery2:
Find the Factory firmware image and flash it... You might brick it. This is why We've said now at least a few times Don't Flash it if your not ready to have a brick!

AFAIK There is no Going back. Your now a proud owner of a Android 4.3 Samsung Galaxy S4 that mostly works. Humm, or mostly doesn't in your case.

He says mf3 in his post.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ugoff:
...Someone beat me to it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] FrankJL_:
I am going to try and do it again on a linux machine.

where can i get the stock image? i have searched everywhere. I was not aware how pathetic the current state of stock firmware MF3 for the gaalxy situation is.

ATT/ KIES dont have the mean to revert back at all
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
Missed that. Then he's sol. Probably was anyway.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] joeavery2:
That method flashes the factory image at 3m28s. At 5m50s he pushes the rooted System.img.ext4 file.

Basically what you guys need is to mount the system.img and push SU.bin and BusyBox into it. There is more to it, you need a dev who knows how to root factory images.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] FrankJL_:
Even thoughis soft brick?. I should be able to bring this bad boy back to life.

At least I hope i can lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] lthary:
This post is an accident willing to happen. I think you guys need to wait for a dev who can make a rom or Odin file. If you are not very good at this you may end up with a brick!