yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bjoostema:
I'm down with donating to Hash directly. I would love to have the bootloader unlocked but I don't see that happening...it's been my experience that the longer a device remains unlocked the less devs are interested and the chances of an exploit become smaller by the day. I think safestrap would be a wonderful alternative, at least for the time being. We need to wrangle Dan Rosenburg back in the game, otherwise I feel like this device may never reach it's true potential.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] devilboy211:
im good with either. Id love to be able to flash something better then this stock crap.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] SynysterX:
I just can't bring myself to do that lol. It would kill me
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Aizukaori:
I wish we at least had a root method I felt safe about. >.> Would be nice to at the very least have Xposed. I'm this close to stealing my fiancee's S3 (which has CM 10.1.3, Xposed, and TWRP backup).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mysterfix:
You can install Xposed and it works just fine on rooted MJ7. I have it installed on my phone on MJ7 :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Aizukaori:
I know. Just hesitant to use the dreaded vroot (no offense to Tomsgt) :laugh:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] stinkfut:
I used Vroot to get root on MJ7 and it works well. On boot it shows an unlock symbol and says Custom. In download mode it says system status=custom. I hope there's a way back to stock/unroot from here, I'm screwed if I need support from Verizon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
I think the odds of unlocking a boot loader becomes less and less likely as Samsung issues further updates. None to be found so far on ME7 and MIJ is locked down even more. We were lucky that hash found an exploit for our ME7 phones for safestrap to function....I know he's been looking into MIJ with no luck yet.

Enterprise level customers carry more weight than the modding community....its all about the bottom line. Unless some one on the inside leaks something....customization will become a thing of the past. Unless there is a basis for legal actions against the phone manfs

powered by hashcode safestrap hyperdrive 10.2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] iviyth0s:
Just do it, he has a zip that will install the american supersu and remove the chinese stuff. Not a problem at all
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hitch_Itch:
This entire root/boot loader situation has me so mad.

4 years on HTC phones with root and unlocked boot loader

Now I decided to go with Samsung because the phone as seem to be much better then HTC offerings and no one can get the boot loader unlocked

So dissapointing
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] loco63:
I m actually OK with my S4 the way it is. Granted, I'd live the flexibility to run some custom ROMs, however this device is fast, powerful, the right size, 4G.....I could go on with positive things about this device.

I'm very happy with it even with the locked boot loader.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hitch_Itch:
I am happy how well the phone works, I just don't understand why Samsung has locked their phones down and HTC has not
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] xs11e:
I think the odds were zero the day the phone was released, I believe the odds of finding another exploit like LOKI are now zero. I believe SafeStrap is as good as it will be.

I believe this to be true of ALL future phones. If Samsung can lock their phone I expect they'll share that with all manufacturers and all carriers.

I hope I'm wrong but I don't think so.

BTW, I believe any legal action will succeed in making a bunch of lawyers rich but won't unlock any phones! <sigh>
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] trook:
Safestrap for MJ7 Bounty thread active

Here is the link, lets get this mofo safestrapped.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2550383
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Stolly08:
I sure hope SS can get this shiz figured out!!! I'm such a Samsung fanboy and I'm about to loose faith...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ksteele123:
Any good news yet? :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Omerta82:
Here's a good link for rooting Stock S4 on MJ7 firmware. Worked on mine perfect without tripping Knox counter. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2531704
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ksteele123:
I thought this was for unlocking the bootloader?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Omerta82:
Earlier in this thread someone asked for a way to root MJ7 thought this would help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ProtossPaul:
I have rooted my MJ7 using the vroot method, worked like a charm, didn't even trip KNOX. However when you reboot it it says "Galaxy S4 Custom" and has an image of an unlock. Like everyone else, just waiting for the unlocker and safestrap! If you use Tomsgt's method you can get rid of the Chinese user and there is a very easy way to unroot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Omerta82:
To get rid of "Galaxy S4 Custom", I ran the newest version of Triangle Away, clicked on reset flash counter which then rebooted my phone into download mode, from there I held down the power button which brought me into stock recovery where it says to press volume up to run the triangle away script which I did and they took care of the custom galaxy screen. Hope this helps.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] k1mu:
Did running Triangle Away to clear that set the Knox Warranty Void flag? It would be great if it didn't!

To tell, boot into downloader mode and read the very tiny text at the top of the screen.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Omerta82:
I didn't trip my Knox counter. I don't know if it would clear a tripped Knox though. Would be worth a try though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Poonbag:
I did the same thing, Mine does not say custom when restarting though and shows no unlocked padlock
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ksteele123:
Guys this thread is about unlocking the bootloader and flashing. Not rooting. There are plenty of threads to easily root and unroot mj7 i545.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JeeperDon:
Relax sweetie, it will be fine. Did you ever sit around in the doctors office waiting for him to check for STDs, and talk to the guy next to you about yesterdays football game? The main goal reading this thread happens at the end. While waiting, things digress out of boredom.

Anyone else see that Lions/Eagles game in the 6" of snow? :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mistertac:
Sorry to add another off topic question... But I didn't think triangle away was working on our Knoxed S4's?

Verizon Galaxy S4

# MJ7 #

ALL Knoxed Up!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Omerta82:
It definitely worked for mine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Omerta82:
If I were you, I would freeze everything that has to do with Knox with titanium backup. Not sure if it's needed but that's what I did as soon as I rooted MJ7.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Stolly08:
Fellas! Good news! Hashcode has a MJ7 phone on the way so hopefully we will have SS for our phones soon!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] BJSerpas:
This is wonderful news, but I'm curious about the pros and cons of this. I'm currently on ME7, which is limited to only Android 4.2.2. I want to get a Galaxy Gear at some point, so if I were able to retain custom rom support while also running 4.3 as well as MJ7, that would be awesome. I can't see any possible drawbacks to this, but I am a bit apprehensive about updating my bootloader. Would anyone have some insight on this? Hopefully I'm just being overly cautious. Regardless, I've been waiting a long time for a SafeStrap update; looking forward to it!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Wdswds:
I know there isn't a real answer to this, but I'll ask anyway. Is there any hope of being able to run a Google edition rom on my MJ7'd GS4 again? I am absolutely livid that Samsung updated it. I may never buy a Samsung/Verizon device again because of it. I'd love to have stock Google on it once again, but is all hope lost with the newest bootloader?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Sczar:
Finally Root

Rooted my Verizon wireless S4 MJ7 Flawlessly. No need for Vroot anymore....:D:D

And it works for the newest update MK2

Check this link: :good:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2565758
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Nismo6921:
Okay so I'm rooted on MJ7 and I got the notification for MK2 and it downloads but when it goes to install it goes to download mode and says failed to boot. How can I install the update?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] tshelby73:
I've read if you purchase supersu pro you can enable survival mode and it should update. In order to update you can't be rooted and bloat can't be removed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Nismo6921:
Thanks for the reply, but I just manually downloaded the MK2 firmware and flashed it with Odin.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] fillyo:
Were you able to retain root?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Nismo6921:
No I lost root through the update, however the method below will give you root again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] fillyo:
Yes, I saw that method. However, I am rooted via De La Vega and want to get the update. I deleted bloatware originally, but restored almost all through Titanium and the update is still failing. Maybe the Tether mod is the cause. I don't want to wipe phone. Not sure how to get update. I have the paid version of SuperSu to do survivor mode.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshm.1219:
I was there it was insane
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Sczar:
What firmware you have?

I was on the MJ7. I tried to get update after rooting but it didn't work. So i had to Odin the firmware and then root. It worked fine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] CoMtnMan:
The tether mod modifies the framework-res.apk so it may be the thing preventing you from updating. In the tether thread Surge has the terminal commands to remove the mod and go back to stock. This will remove your tethering capability as the new MK2 OTA has a different framework-res.apk and there is not a tether mod for MK2 yet. Surge did say he will try to get one working but he needs the framework-res.apk from the MK2 update.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] tech_head:
You will need to flash without a wipe.

Forgot which thread but there is a way to flash and not wipe your data.

Then do the upgrade and root.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JeeperDon:
I have so much bloat disabled, I doubt I'd ever get the OTA notify, but I doubted the update would install anyway. Thinking WTF, I used the manual update function in About Phone, saw there was an update, and took it figuring it would fail. It worked fine. I now have MJ2, am still rooted, still heavily bloat disabled.

I have the paid SuperSU and had the 'Survival Mode' still checked from a few weeks ago when I did the MI1 to MK7 upgrade via de-la-vega root.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Bradh024:
How were you able to update from mi1 to mk7? I thought mi1 is a later version and your not able to roll back. Im curious because I'm on mi1.

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Nevermind, Im thinking of me7
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JeeperDon:
I mis-typed. The order is alphabetical. MEx - > MIx -> MJx -> MKx. I just went from MJ7 to MK2. I think the last digit is just which one they finally for right to ship.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Stolly08:
Hash has a SS build out... Not for the faint of heart he said we have some ppl testing should know more soon!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] djmcho:
safestrap beta for mj7

SafeStrap beta for MJ7 people released this morning. Still can't ROM but we do have a semi-working recovery and backups
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dincodee:
Nice Please keep us posted to this ..........
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gunzaa:
Is the beta closed or open? I can't find a link anywhere. Not important though - glad to see progress!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ksteele123:
Link?

a link would be much appreciated. :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Craleb:
Works for mk2 as well

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http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2441441
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] matholland:
I know I don't have many posts. I am a long time lurker around the forums. Hashcode has made a lot of progress the past few days. I am running his safestrap right now. Cannot flash roms like mentioned already, but it is definately huge progress! Very excited! I cannot wait until it is possible to flash this phone with other roms! I hate being stuck on the factory rom!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JeeperDon:
This is just another layer of onion peeling. I doubt it will be any time soon after SS works that there will be any ROM to flash. And given one, I suspect you will be waiting a log time for a choice of a few ROMs. If you want to be a crack-ROMer, get a different phone. :confused:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] lazer9:
??? :confused::confused: One of the most popular roms available in the dev section has already been made available and updated to the 4.3 base ->> Hyperdrive RLS11

I'm not sure where you are coming from with this post. :silly: :eek:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JeeperDon:
I'm coming from a Galaxy Nexus, where it was unlocked, rooted, had ClockWorkMod recovery, and a zillion ROMs to pick from and cleanly install.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
Hyperdrive 11 will be a go for us. Just give hash some time

powered by hashcode safestrap hyperdrive 10.2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jco897j:
I'm pretty patient! I have faith! I'll be waiting for an exploited bootloader even if it never happens. Then my next phone will be something I can unlock. Are there still people working on it or is it a dead project?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Stolly08:
FYI HD11 is operational on MJ7 now we have multiple ppl with it operating at 100%...

After this second beta is confirmed working better with no flaws I will make a writeup in the op about how to do it! Be excited ppl we have a ROM to flash!!!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Silent Red:
It looks like some people are still working on it over here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2500826
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] devilboy211:
how

how did they flash it on MJ7 ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Stolly08:
Safestrap is now working... It only goes in the stock slot for now tho u can't use the other slots yet but its a work Its a work in progress Hashcode is coming along with it fairly quick.... Quicker than we expected... I'd say if the improvements keep coming at the rate they are the process will get pretty easy by the end of the year... There's still some steps involved in flashing that are more "techy" than the average flasher is used too..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] matholland:
I trade phones a lot...I wanted the s4. That's great, but I have safestrap installed with hyperdrive ROM on MK2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshm.1219:
As a MDK user who's flashed every ROM for this phone, I just want to let you MJ7 guys know that even though HyperDrive is all you got, it is the best ROM for this phone by a longshot. It's been my daily driver since I got this device because nothing else could compare.

It sucks to have to deal with a locked bootloader, but at least the one ROM you can flash is the best one there is!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] devilboy211:
thank you. I already got it and am running hyperdrive. runs like a champ although with themer it loses the theme on restart. still looking into that though
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Chadwick108:
RLS12

RLS12 is out and Safestrap 3.71 should be used working google wallet tap and pay loaded just have not had a chance to test it yet.

:D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mta2:
Is there a writeup on how to do this? I don't want to mess this up. Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mistertac:
I agree. Having thrown many roms2 on my sprint s4 I can say this is the most stable by far. Battery life is awesome too. I've ran into so many annoying bugs with the sprint one and you have to keep dirty flashing and that usually doesn't even fix the bugs. I've got the other phone on kit kat but at what cost?

Hyperdrive is awesome!!

Verizon Galaxy S4

SafeStrap

Hyperdrive 12

Sprint Galaxy S4

Philz

Carbon 4.4

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What exactly are you wanting to do? They're are instructions for each. ..root

.SafeStrap. Check the development section for them.

Verizon Galaxy S4

SafeStrap

Hyperdrive 12

Sprint Galaxy S4

Philz

Carbon 4.4
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mta2:
I already rooted I'm on MJ7. Basically I would have to safestrap recovery and then install hyperdrive RLS12?

Safestrap Recovery | http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2441441

ROM | http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2301724
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wuwinso:
Hi everyone,

first of all i hope it`s not a double thread, I could not find any BTU discussion of 4.3.

I`m getting really lost in this OTA / Kies compatibility over here..

My S4 was rooted now I`m trying to restore it to official state to make it OTA update compatible again.

The phone was bought in UK, GSM phone.

There was a matching firmware, which should be compatible for updates here, but i keep getting the same "Your firmware is not supported..." error message again and again.

Details:

AP: I9505XXUEMJ7

CP: I9505XXUEMJ7

CSC: I9505BTUEMJ8

Current binary: Samsung Official

System status: Official

Later on 2nd try:

AP: I9505XXUEMJ7

CP: I9505XXUEMJ8

CSC: I9505BTUEMJ8

Current binary: Samsung Official

System status: Official

So far after trying to help my problem with Google all I got, that I9505XXUEMJ7+I9505XXUEMJ7+I9505BTUEMJ8 is the latest official state and BTU is for the UK.

If someone could explain what is wrong here, I would be very happy.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wuwinso:
Thread says the same, that I`m using the correct version

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2265477

Is my question so stupid or is it an unique problem that I have so no one will reply?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RossFixxed:
Maybe I'm missing something here but have you reverted to stock, stock recovery and Triangle Away first. You cannot receive OTA updates or Kies if your device is rooted or has a custom recovery etc...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wuwinso:
Yes, Triangle away done, stock rom, stock recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RossFixxed:
Cool, is BTU the correct firmware for you? Are you on a different carrier there? Can you flash the stock ROM you want through ODIN? (gotta run for lunch but I'm sure someone better than I will help)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] feckineck:
restock

put phone into download mode

open kies select firmware upgrade initialisation

enter model number and serial number in capitals

make sure both are correct you can find it on the box or under the battery.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wuwinso:
Thanks everyone, I`m gonna do it all over again this evening. BTU is correct for me, its unbranded gsm unlocked phone from UK.

Edit: Boring day in job here.. redone the whole thing and it works now.

Thank you everyone, again.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CornFly:
Hi,

For some reason while holding the phone in portrait mode, the compass (in maps, and other apps) points to the west and not to the north.

If i hold the phone in landscape mode (turn it 90 degrees), it start showing north perfectly (and updates too to reflect changes)

Is there something i can do to fix this?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nfaust01:
mine does the same thing. Also it is only with static maps ex no navigating. If you navigate then it will correct itself as it then uses the movement to point the arrow.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strongergravity:
Get the GPS Status and Tools ap from the Play Store. One of the tools is a compass calibrator. You basically end up rotating the phone 3 times around each axis and you are done. I've used it for years.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nfaust01:
Dont know why i didnt try that. Guess i just figured it should work out of the box. Anyway that worked like a charm. OP check it out.
[LG Optimus Black] mellhen:
Hello friends of the optimus black.

I encountered serious bugs in [ALPHA][ROM][4.3][UNOFFICIAL] CyanogenMod 10.2 for LG Optimus Black - Alpha 1 which are not listed in "Known Issues". As iam not allowed to post in the developing section until i reached 10 posts in total i will present my experiences here.

Known Bugs are:

Video recording is slow.

Microphone recording is not proper.

WiFI Tethering doesn't work

WiFi Direct doesn't work

Bluetooth Tethering doesn't work.

My encountered Bugs are:

Camera apps (CM and native) stop responding when photo is taken.

Connecting the Optimus black to a power supply (even the original LG) leads to a complete system hang. To bring it back to live a battery pull is necessary.

Maybe the root of the evil lyes in the way i took to get there. So here in short.

1. Original firmware V10A was successfully rooted with GingerBreak

2. Installed newest RomManager via Aptoide

3. Installed CWM via RomManager

4. Rebooted to recovery

5. successfully installed CM10.2 image

6. rebooted

7. started into CM10.2

8. rebooted

9. installed Gaps for 10.2

10. Tested for bugs, encountered known issues + own issues

I would be happy if someone could find the missing detail. Thanks in advance.
[LG Optimus Black] #Derrick#:
Camera

I think the camera buck is also a "know" bug for most if not all of the 4.3 ROMs that is based on CM10.2
[LG Optimus Black] mellhen:
Camera slow

Yes its known to be slow, but it isn't known to crash the camera app, is it?
[LG Optimus Black] #Derrick#:
CM10.1 camera

google for "cm10.1-lge-cameraa.zip" it is the LG camera that works on cm10.1. I can not remember where I got it. I am using it on Velox rom with android 4.3 without any problems.
[Micromax A110] CrashOverride1995:
I am on Dark Nexus ROM and I have tried reodexing the ROM many times using different methods but to no luck. It always get stuck at boot logo.

PLEASE HELP
[Micromax A110] GuestK00380:
Buddy Why Do U Want To Re-Odex It Again Cuz Its Already Deodexed.
[Micromax A110] CrashOverride1995:
Odexing improves boot time and increases performance thats why i need to odex my rom
[Micromax A110] snowsunil:
Go Here... And tell me if u find any improvements...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2414044
[Micromax A110] CrashOverride1995:
Dts d first thing i tried , gt bootloop
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avi312singh:
Hi there i have rooted my phone with doomlord's latest rootkit for c6603 UK devices (you can tell im a noob), when installng and the opening he chainfire 3 app it asked me to install some graphics drivers and i did, it then restarted and then the loop restarted (turns off after sony logo, doesn't even get to xperia logo, then turns back on). I have tried several fastboot and flash methods but the problems still persists, does anyone know of any recovery or factory reset methods wihtout having access to your xz?

Thanks
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gripfly:
1. Hold on boot volum up and power for 12 seconds i think.

Or

2. Charge the phone and see what's happening

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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avi312singh:
charging it goes into a reboot loop then after a few times it displays battery meter...
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avi312singh:
ive tried flashing with flashtool but it comes up with "For flashtool, Unknown Sources and Debugging must be checked in phone settings", no idea how i gonna do that though, anyway to flash without this on? maybe fastboot?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -totonio-:
I assumed you installed chainfire 3D app.

So, if you want to flash with flashtool, you must set your phone in flash mode.

Hold vol - when plugging the usb cable in (with phone powered off).

If you got the loop, plug the USB cable pressing vol - at the moment the phone is off.