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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
Glad that i can help .....welcome back .....and check this RECOVERY LOCKED/MF3 Safestrap Recovery v3.65 for MK2 Safestrap v3.7.0 beta version for testing or wait till Hashcode release for stable version....don't forget to hit THANK button on OP if u this thread helpful.....or if i helped u anyhow....:D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeathBoT:
So your saying you were running a CUSTOM ROM on 4.3 and 4.4.2 with safestrap? What ROM? Im assuming it was TW, as Ive heard nothing about non TW based ROMS becoming safe. Im currently on 4.2.2 I337 MF3 running SS 3.70, and would love to have CM on my phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
U can't running CM due locked bootloader (can't flash custom kernel yet only stock TW kernel) .....u can only running 4.2.2 TW or GPE. Since u said that u are on MF3 and have SS-v3.7 install u can try creating rom-slot1 and flash 4.3 custom rom .......Check your PM if u willing to try something.......but as far as i know u need to be on MK2 firmware to install SS-v3.7 and able to install some 4.3 TW custom rom......this guide is for u to upgrade from MF3 to MK2 firmware or to Unbricked MK2 device when u follow gtj0 guide that i edited.....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dc5ftw:
does this work with stock rooted MF3? or I'll have to unroot it first? Im on SS 3.65 so I would need to go back to stock rom and uninstall recovery Im guessing?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
Is always recommended that u r on Stock MF3 Coz the system update check your current system before applying update patch from zip files. .......but it doesn't hurt to try and see. ......:D

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dc5ftw:
Grrr I meant like yea I'll definitely go back to stock first. Didn't know how to explain it. Guess I was trying to ask can I update it when my stock MF3 is rooted? Lol thanks. I got it now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
If I were.... I'll stay on MF3 for now .... I don't see much different than 4.3..... till SS recovery v3.71 more stable or some miracle comes up. ....to unlock bootloader

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rbedell:
Is anyone working on making these files work with Odin yet?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
Well we have MF3 .tar Odin already and I'm pretty sure someone is working on MK2.tar just have a faith and it will come eventually soon or later. ....if u have more knowledge about it and u can start working on Mk2.tar for Odin .....that would be helpful for community. .....:D

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rbedell:
I would but I wouldn't know where to start lol. If there was a thread or reading material on how to do such a thing please point me in the right way. Lol.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
The reason is when u rooted ......it changed some system binary. .... and some people uninstalled ATT bloatware from Titanium backup too like me....:D:D which is they all connected, and when the system check for verification for your current system is seem not Att software most likely failed Coz they all removed. .. check couple pages back where I posted update.script. .....from what I read stock MF3 always work like a charm when applying update either flashing via Sd Card or adb sideload......:D

Check this thread. .... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2549712 it might help ..... it might not. ....i just recently read it from jball thread about mk2 stock recovery.img and I was just thinking same way ......:D

OP UPDATED.......ADDED i337MK2stockrecovery.tar.md5 just incase someone need it.....:D

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] trouty:
hey good night guys. need some help down here in the U.S. Virgin Islands..the OP said something about signal that caught my attention. he also said different phone, so i cant b sure. so i had a s4, nt sure what firmware it was on, but it damn sure OTA updated to MK2, never had signal problems nothing, little trouble rooting it but got around that just fine. phone got wet, had another s4 for parts. swapped out the mainboard, just for kicks guys im using a Sprint S4 screen assembly, but the home buttom cables way too long, dont wanna mess the screen up taking it out the frame. ever since then, n the new mainboard i used was on MDB firmware. just never seemed 2 have as good signal as the previous mainboard. which is why i was interested in the OP claims about different phones. anyways, my OTA on this phone was supposed 2 b installing when it rebooted to recovery. now its saying some **** about check for an update in 24 hours. can this update.zip for MK2 help me from MBD?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
I was just telling my story why i didn't update to 4.3 MK2 yet using this update.zip ....it because i used to have MDB firmware and installing custom 4.3 rom .....but my signal always drop and sometime i dont have signal at all.....so i called ATT, they sent me new replacement phone with MF3 firmware and with same spot ( home and work ) i got full signal with MF3 firmware....so i decided to keep MF3 and returned MDB phone.......now that i regretted since i found out CWM_auto loki recovery for MDB/MDL always causing signal drop on 4.3 rom.....but like i said different phone is different.....some people just fine with MDB/MDL with 4.3 rom .....but if u have same problem with signal drop, try change to TWRP recovery and just flash loki-doki patch If u on ATT network. So if u still on MDB bootloader......try changing your recovery to twrp and flash 4.3 custom rom see if u got ur signal back.....and keep ur MDB firmware.....people are dying to have MDB/MDL firmware due to locked bootloader on MF3&MK2 ( Luckily we have Safestrap now to install some custom 4.3 TW rom )

But if u still want to update to 4.3 u need to be on MF3 firmware before u can update to MK2 4.3 firmware.....but u can try this since MDB/MDL/MF3 they all 4.2.2 it might work as long as u are on stock firmware..........PM me if u need more help to flash to stock MDB/MDL. i still have all tar files to flash via ODIN for MDB/MDL or check on post#2 or post#3 later on, i will add some guide on how to ........:cool:......hit THANK if someone helped u......:cool:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] trouty:
Thanks so much man..ill let u know what happens.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] hoangps:
I also have I337 but after updated from MJ9 to MK2.

WIFI cant open

i can fix it with method?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
Try installing ATTMK2KERNELMODULES.ZIP http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48947038 And hope this work before we do anything else

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] HAVOK83:
Has anyone tried going to best buy to have them flash stock mk2 back? I'm on mk2 and rooted with safestrap but I think I accidentally wiped stock Rom and now all my phone does is boot loop..I was trying to flash shorom and installed fine but wouldn't boot up just boot loops. Any help appreciated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
Check Second post for how to unbricked method for your Mk2 phone. ....let me know if u need more help

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
| ★ SECOND & THIRD ★ POST ★ | ★ UPDATED ★ | ★ Dec.30.2013 ★ |

Sweet like a candy can.......New year.....New Beginning .....So with this MK2boot.img.tar.md5 when we got bootlooped can we flash this via ODIN after installing 4.3 TW rom?

SECOND POST UPDATED FOR GUIDE HOW TO UPDATE.......

THIRD POST ALSO UPDATED FOR MK2 UNBRICKED METHOD AND MK2.tar.md5 FILES.......
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Unfortunately not...don't flash custom ROMS or custom Recoveries on a locked bootloader. You'll brick your phone. Not sure how the boot.img tar can be used I just had some time to kill.

However people on MK2 that borked their phone by flashing TWRP/CWM can try flashing the stock recovery. People on MK2 having connectivity issues, i.e.bluetooth, wifi, can try flashing the modem.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kevearc:
hey ted. first off.... THANK YOU ... this is the most pain free update i have installed in a while.

secondly: is there any way to solve the "camera failed" issue im facing now? i was on mf3 and thought that this update would fix it.

can you recommend any fix?

btw, all things work thus far, will do more testing and let you know. just formatted cache again in hopes of fixing cam but still no dice :/

edit::: forgot to mention, when i start teh camera app, it says "updating camera firmware, please wait" this message is under the camera failed warning
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Psych0t1c20:
I searched the thread, can't get update to work. Just comes back as failed and reboots me back to MF3. Is there anything I could be missing? And also could this be flashed via safestrap or made into an odin?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] HAVOK83:
So can I use these files now instead of the previous method in post 2 to get me phone up and running? Mk2 safestrap wiped stock Rom and I'm stuck in boot loop
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
So far I think is to go back is using MK2 Unbricked_Method from post #3 as far as bootlooped u need to flash 4.3 rom that are compatible with SS-V3.71 and flash ATTMK2kernelmodules or SHOSTOCK_V3.0_SAFESTRAP that came with MK2 kernel.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mrstitch619:
THANK YOU!!!

Thank you!! I've been trying to unbrick my S4 for a week now and your guide did the trick. I would pay you if I wasn't broke already.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
Just hit Thank button that's more than enough .....:D:D.... just trying to give back to community from what I read and learned

.... Happy New Year everyone.....:)

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] uscg.matthew:
I'm with this guy :/

Thank you again for putting so much effort into all this. I have unrooted and everything. removed safestrap etc. Are there any other options to getting this to work?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] HAVOK83:
guys im having trouble with post 2 instructions. im on the step where i flash emergency tar part 2 and phone is suppose to reboot into recovery by itself and install update but phone is just stuck on downloading do not turn off target...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Press the power button and reboot then place back into download mode and flash recovery. After that reboot into recovery and wait for the cache update to be applied then power off again and reboot back into recovery and sideload the ota.

---------- Post added at 06:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:11 PM ----------

Aspects of your system are likely missing or modified. You can try sideloading from adb if you are interested in knowing what the issue/s are. Or you can just flash the MF3 factory tars to get back to full stock then sideload.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
Well check POST#2 FOR GUIDE ON HOW TO UPDATE When u rooted,installed custom recovery like SafeStrap it would changed your system/bin/......system/etc/firmware..... (Custom or Modified) so when update.zip checking your current system it failed to verify that is ATT system software before update patch would apply.....that's why u need to be on STOCK MF3 ......check MF3.tar link so u can go back to stock MF3 before continue update. But if you do make back up of your STOCK ROM SLOT and also make your ATT bloatware back up with titanium backup before you uninstalled them, this might save u from going back to stock via ODIN......u should install ATT bloatware first before updating......and make sure that u are on STOCK ROM SLOT .....and if this work or if i help u anyhow,please hit THANK button.....is not that hard to do right.....:D

Well MK2_UNBRICKED_METHOD moved to post#3 and if u check guide that i edited, coz right now u don't have stock recovery....u need to install recovery-mj6.tar.md5 first via ODIN since u are on downloading mode.... When u have stock recovery installed, then u need to force reboot to go to back to recovery since u coming from MK2 ....hope this help....

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Mrhunter13:
help

i need help i have win 8 and adb is saying that it cannot not read the update.zip ..what can i do it fix it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
Check your PM......Try using different PC with Win7 as it worked best as my preference..... See post 2 on guide how to update......also try to re- download the files and check md5 sum if that match......Hope this help fix your problem......:D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] machhho:
I know that this is not possible but is there any Dev , anyone working on going back to MF3 from MK2 !

THANKS
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Mrhunter13:
ok im going to try that in a few thanks for the reply
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
The only way to go back is ....if we have unlock bootloader...... or unless someone comes up with magical exploit similar to loki patch so MF3 and MK2 users would be able to flash custom kernel......be patient and have a faith.....it will come eventually......base on what i learned and read.....:D try different rom...see which one more stable and feed your daily need......i've to returned my MDB firmware to ATT and got this replacement MF3 firmware since my phone never got signal when i flash to 4.3 custom kernel before....some kinda hardware problem ..i dunno..i don't care now..:D For MK2 firmware i think the most stable right now :

SHOstock_v3.0_SafeStrap_Ready

HD12_Safestrap from verizon thread but u need to enter APN manually to work with ATT network.

Hit THANK BUTTON instead.......:p:p......goodluck and let me know if does work or if u need more help.....:D

OP UPDATED.......Added MF3.tar.md5 Mirror
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Mrhunter13:
thanks

thanks ted i got the update going now
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Mrhunter13:
did not work

it didnt update after 3 tries...with the side load and now i cant recieve calls all the tiome or text my phone is just messed up now
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
Did u check md5 is it match? What is the error messages did u get after updating?

Just want to make sure that u are on att MF3 stock phone before u continue updating. .....I attached MF3.tar mirror at OP...... download that ..... check if md5 sum if they are match that way u know that u r getting the same files with mine. .... and then when u are at MF3 stock go to stock recovery then try updating again......pm me if you need more help. ..... Goodluck

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] audiowikid:
what to do....

Hello all, I have been out for a while so please excuse my noobnes :p I am on ATT stock 4.2.2 MDL and rooted. I have gotten OTAs but all fail (I am assuming because I am rooted). So I was wondering a. what the big deal is about this update and b. if I should even bother doing it. I am pretty sure I am able to flash custom roms now although I haven't done so. So again just wondering if this has any advantages, thanx.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
Keep ur MDL......do not update. ....u can just install custom recovery CWM or TWRP and then instal custom 4.3 or even 4.4 kitkat.....if u update to MF3 (4.2.2) or even newest 4.3 firmware (MK2) then u stuck. U can only install some of 4.3 custom rom......4.4 is out limit. .....trust me.....alot of people would trade with your firmware if u still want to update. ......I used to have MDB......but my screen broke and had replacement that came with MF3. .....:D

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] audiowikid:
Great! Thank you kind sir.... now to see what ROM options are available :) I know this is not the right place to ask but... any suggestions
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
U can install pretty much any custom rom ....4.2.2.....4.3.....4.4......from this AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development on MDL/MDB firmware .....Lucky you.....remember if u have ATT phone u need to have loki.doki patch handy in your Sd Card......i'm using Deadly-Venom-v8.2-ATT-MF3 for my daily use....everything is worked....WiFi,bluetooth,gps,etc......but there is alot of other is also good like .......Graviton.......GoldenEye .....Vision X.....u just need to try it......BTW asking for best rom or best kernel is NOT allow at XDA since alot of DEV spent their own time to develop rom and to help other with some issue. Is not fair for other DEV.....all u need to do is READ.....try it yourself what is the best for u and feed your need..... If someone helped you please hit THANK button instead.....:D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] spirosbond:
Well guys I think I need some help here... I spent two days reading but no luck...

I had an AT&T S4, with OTA MK2, I rooted successfully and then installed safestrap. After that I flashed twrp with gooManager which broke my recovery (yeah I am stupid). The phone boot ok though through safestrap.

I tried to flash some roms with this one http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48945412 being the latest. After that, my phone wont even pass the first screen (with custom locker sign).

My phone boots to odin ok, so I started with the #post 3 guide, but neither I337MK2stockrecovery.tar.md5 or recovery-mj6.tar.md5 file I put inside an empty sdcard, odin stacks at downloading...(see attachment). Do I need to format the sdCard in another format (now its FAT)? Do the .tar.md5 files need renaming?? I need to put them at the sdCard one at a time right?

I really need some help guys and sorry for being such a noob...

Cheers

EDIT: I just downloaded odin 1.85 and it seems to recognise my phone. But what category do I need to choose for each file? Bootloader, PDA, Phone or CSC?

EDIT2: I found that emergency parts 1 and 2 must be loaded with PDA, but what about recovery-mj6? I think that this is the last think I am missing...

EDIT3: Well, recovery-mj6 must be flashed via PDA also, but should I flash it first and the the emergency parts?

EDIT4: I made it! I just followed the bellow steps...

Thank you all!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kevearc:
was hoping to get some assistance with this
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Ideas4ya:
Hey I am trying to follow this guide but the first emergency file keeps stopping on me. Does anyone have an updated link? It's deathly slow and I think that's why it never completes.

Please help devs!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
Try clearing data from menu> settings> more>app manager>all> camera.apk.....if doesnt work.....please go back to stock recovery full wipe/factory reset hopefully u get fresh clean factory stock install...

Check your PM later on I might have a mirror for those files......still at work. ....:D

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Ideas4ya:
I got it downloaded finally. Thanks for the help. I'm still a bit confused. I've installed both emergency files via odin. It doesn't reboot into recovery, so do I flash the mk2 recovery or the mj6 recovery? (I flashed the mk2 update zip via sd and was running ok before this happened on mk2). Before I mess up again, I figured I'd ask for help.

Which recovery do I install? MK2 or Mj6

Afterwards, can I flash the same mk2 update zip via sd card? I don't know how to use adb really.

Last time I did this I immediately flashed mk2 recovery and then flashed the mk2 update.zip via external sd card. It gave me a few errors in red (signature verification, and something else)...but I got this far by reading the forums, but I need a little help finishing this off. Just to clarify, if I start my phone normally I will get the blue lights blinking, I need to know where to go from here.

I WILL donate to if you can help get me going again. Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Ideas4ya:
Just got it going again. I don't like sideload so I wan't sure it would work. Root cause: I used the mk2 recovery then flashed the mk2 update.

Solution: Restarted the steps from #1 and used the recommended recovery and then flashed the mk2 update via sd card again and it worked.

Thanks to everyone for the PM'sand help!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kevearc:
i actually did that already. as well as had went back to bone stock, still no go

thinking i might have to get the camera module replaced
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
Follow gtj0 guide from post 3 that I edited. ... if u stuck between step 6 and 7 install recovery. Mj6.tar.md5 from odin. .... then force your phone to reboot by using combo button or flash that attached files to reboot to recovery. ..... in order to do the update the last part of unbricked method.......u need to go to...... post 2 on how to use adb sideload. .....get all the files u need .... click on the link i posted. ....hope this help get u going...... Goodluck. .... or pm me if u need more help. ....:D

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Austin_tacious:
I've been reading through this thread, but there is one thing I'm uncertain of:

If I updated to MK2 OTA can I use the root tool that was shared in the first post? I saw that someone had done the same thing, but it didn't seem like it had worked for him and that he is currently having trouble with it.

(AT&T GS4 running MK2 4.3 stock)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
From what I read. ... it worked perfectly even now kingo also worked and allowed on XDA since kingo thread are opened . .....

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Ideas4ya:
Luckily I didn't have to use adb at the end. I simply followed the thread and I did NOT install the mk2 recovery. I had already copied the update.zip to my sd card so I just flashed it from my card and all worked perfectly.

I did notice that when I installed the right recovery, I DID INDEED notice that the recovery updated. I watched it for myself. So if this helps anyone else, if you use a different recovery like I did (mk2) the recovery will not update. After that, my flash via sd card went flawlessly and I'm back up and running.

Now I'm on the safestrap thread because I can't seem to install literally any rom and loki file with success. Thanks dev!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
Check my Post #1066 from ATT-Safestrap-v3.71 thread.....there is a link for SHOstock-v3.0-Safestrap or follow his (Shoman94) thread Shoman94 & Jeboo SHOstock-v3.0-i337 that he made special for MK2+SSv3.71 users.....confirmed work perfectly for MK2+SS-v3.71 users.......Goodluck.....:good: FYI.....loki patch only for MDB/MDL firmware.....for MF3 and newer....we don't have any exploit yet to by pass locked bootloader.....that's why we can't flash custom kernel yet.....:D .......
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jrfloreano:
help me

I have recovery, but not stock,m how can I have the stock recovery again? because I used another recovery and doesn´t work
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] wahlmart:
sooo it didnt work at all!

tried it and it says "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in kies & try again" i disregarded the message and continued with the second file, then waited for it to complete and it did not reboot to recovery so i tried manually and still gives me thaat error
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
So because it doesn't work for u ....u gave bad rating on this thread......:good:.....u don't even provided enough information what are u trying to achieve.....? IF you READ and ASK before u do anything that might help u.......I READ YOUR POST....seem to me that u need MK2_UNBRICKED_METHOD from post#3 to get back to stock MK2 .....GOODLUCK....next time ask for help before u gave bad rating.... :mad:....this Method CONFIRMED work by alot of users.....:good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mr_kill_666:
mk2 to mf3?

will any of these files help is trying to downgrade from mk2 modem to mf3? i have an imei issue that im trying to fix with a z3x box but from the looks of it, my phones modem isnt responding to the z3x. i do know for sure the mf3 modem/build works perfectly to repair the imei back to original from 0.

thanks