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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
I believe that u can just flash mf3 modem from RockRatt RADIO Thread ..... please double check with him......:good:

SWYPED_FROM_S4_MF3_REDVENOM
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
Reminder....

If u guys are able to update to MK2 or even back to stock MK2 using this guide .......PLEASE back up and uninstall..... ATT.Software.Update.apk from Titanium BackUp. I think that ATT would do OTA update patch again to ML base since international ML base rom is out quite some time now......it would happen all over again......then u would stuck on ML firmware....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] svs57:
I need advice.

I337 MDL, root, LOKI, Omega 19, KT-SGS4 kernel

modem.bin - MK2

NON-HLOS.bin - MDL

Do I need to install MK2 NON-HLOS.bin?

The only problem I have now - no incoming call while 4g.

I don't know is it provider fault or my old NON-HLOS.bin.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
KEEP YOUR MDL BOOTLOADER.....DO NOT UPDATE...... I think modem/baseband/radio work best with matching firmware......i found out after returning my MDB firmware that CWM auto loki recovery known issue is signal drop.....so some people switch to TWRP-v2.5 and flash loki patch afterward.....

If i were u :

1. Try switching to TWRP.....If u have CWM recovery

2. Try different kernel.....

3. Try different modem/baseband

4. Different phone and different location might result different signal strength......
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Rarebreed08:
E;Error in /tmp/update.zip (Status 7)

I followed post #3 to the "T" and regardless of what I seem to try I still get the error "E:Error in /tmp/update.zip (Status 7)"

In the line above the error I also get the output "assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/SW_Configuration.xml", "acdd86b773e13cca512e4bb4f7c88a8489640994", "428f3b805bef7bc04df9eab6b262ff39f416cc41")

Followed by an "Installation aborted."

I've read this thread and others looking for answers but all I can seem to find is that it's because I disabled the ATT bloatware.

While following the instructions on post #3 the phone does not reboot by itself following step 6. It just hangs there. I waited 5-10 minutes to check that it just wasn't slow. Nothing happened. I even followed your advice to flash the recovery-mj6.tar.md5. Continued past even though it didn't reboot (got the black screen with blinking blue led still.) Tried to sideload the update and the above happened. If you can help me please do. I am in desperate need to fix the phone.

I've rooted many phones before, but this mk2 OTA update was a new hill to conquer and it looks like I'm not doing so well.

Thanks in advanced. If any more information is needed, just let me know and I'll do what I can.

EDIT------------------------

I neglected to mention I tried to sideload the mj9>mk2 update.zip at an earlier point doling the same steps. Instead of the error noted above I got a different one as follows:

"assert failed: file_getprop("/system/build.prop", "ro.build.fingerprint") == "samsung/jflteuc/jflteatt:4.3/JSS15J/I337USUEMJ9:user/release-keys" || file_getprop("/system/build.prop", "ro.build.fingerprint") == "samsung/jfltuec/jflteatt:4.3/JSS15J/I337UCUEMK2:user/release-keys"

E;Error in /tmp/update.zip (Status 7)

Installation aborted.

I am only ever able to get in to recovery or download mode. I am not able to boot past either. it seems to boot past it at some point because if I tap the back button or menu button it makes a droplet sound, as well as the computer sees the device as if it was on and attached as a media device.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
So let me get this straight......U are on MF3 firmware and trying to update to MK2 right? and u removed all ATT bloatware right? THIS IS WHY U FAILED.....COZ WHILE THE UPDATE PATCH CHECKING YOUR CURRENT SYSTEM IT WAS MODIFIED OR CUSTOM .....ROOT AND CUSTOM RECOVERY INSTALL MAYBE.....ALSO U REMOVED ATT BLOATWARE....AND POST3 IS FOR GUIDE TO UNBRICKED ....IF U ALREADY UPDATED TO MK2 AND BRICKED YOUR PHONE......NOT FOR U TRYING TO UPDATE If u just want to upgrade to MK2:

1. Download MF3.tar files from OP

2. Reboot your phone to Download/ODIN mode

3. FLASH that MF3.tar via ODIN

4. Go back to recovery using combo button......SEE POST#2 ON HOW TO UPDATE......Save that MF3>MK2 update.zip on your sd card....

5. Apply update via external Sd card or Apply update using ADB.....ALSO SEE POST#2 ON HOW ADB SIDELOAD

IT SHOULD WORK.....PLEASE PM ME IF U NEED MORE HELP.......AND HIT THANK IF WORK OR I HELPED U .......:D

I'll get it now....u bricked your MK2 phone for any reason.....

1. Download MF3>MK2 update.zip files.( save it inside your sd card )

2. Go to Post #3 and Download all the MK2_UNBRICKED_METHOD guide files....mf3 emergency part 1 and 2 ......recovery.mj6.tar.md5 files....skip update mj9>mk2 coz u gonna replace that update files to MF3>MK2 in the end anyway......:D

3. Reboot your phone to Download/ODIN mode (VolDown+Home+Power) and start flashing mf3 emergency files( follow guide )...

4. When u stuck at Download/ODIN mode between step 6 and step 7 ......U need to flash recovery.mj6.tar.md5 .....and force your phone to stock recovery ( VolUp+home+Power ) check post#2 if u can't reboot to recovery for ODIN force reboot.tar file.....

5. Apply update via external sd card ( make sure MF3>MK2 update.zip are inside your sd card )........if this doesnt work....Check post#2 for adb files that u need in order to do adb sideload

[B][COLOR="Red"]adb sideload update.zip[/COLOR][/B]

6. Welcome back to MK2......

7. Hit THANK if this work......GOODLUCK......PM me if u need more help.....:good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] wahlmart:
um first of all it isnt a bad rating so calm your tits! im not sure what i did wrong... im trying to achieve my phone to actually boot up! it used to go to the att logo and wouldnt continue.....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gb.sn:
I currently have MF3. If I only flash the mk2 kernel "I337MK2Boot.tar.md5" would it work? considering its a factory kernel, or does the bootloader from MF3 only accepts and boots "MF3" kernels?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
You're right about the bootloader. No way to only do a partial update.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] svs57:
Of course I'm not going to do an upgrade MDL bootloader.

I've try all you wrote.

The question is

Does MK2 NON-HLOS.bin (lte modem) work with MDL bootloader.

I know that there is problem with new LTE modem and old bootloader.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
Well If u tried all the above that i recommended.....still don't have signal.....i guess is time for an update.....just like mine.....some phone can't handle 4.3.....maybe one last time....change different Rom.....or try to go back to older backup that u know that everything is work.....see if your phone go back to normal like before.....if not then time for an update......goodluck

Technically yes.....coz is signed by Samsung ......... just wondering why u want to flash MK2 kernel anyway? .....but i wish that simple with MF3 and newest Firmware (MK2)......the only way to find out is to try it......but like my sig said.....BACKUP....FLASH WITH YOUR OWN RISK.....IF I HELPED U.....HIT THANKS BUTTON......:D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
Well it will flash right, but with the bootloader checks the MF3 bootloader will notice it's different even if it is signed, because it checks for the specific kernel along with a signature.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] machhho:
I need help ,when I was on MF3 I had backed up my IMEI , then successfully updated to MK2 and now I lost my IMEI .

how can I recover my IMEI ?

thanks in advance

EDIT : Solved

How it was solved is unbelievable to me , I did restore the phone to stock using the MK2 unbricked method on post 3 and still the *#06# is MEID 0 , so I decided to root the phone using the Kingo Android ROOT app and after the phone is rooted , rebooted and I got back the IMEI .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dc5ftw:
uh so i downloaded the mf3>mk2 update and put it in the extsdcard, flash it in stock recovery, phone boot up fine but im still on MF3????? getting confuse here. I thought hte file suppose to put me mk2 Firmware? gonna redownload the file and try again
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gb.sn:
Because im safestrapped on MF3, flashing the 4.3 kernel would have allowed me to run 4.3 roms (like google edition), "technically", since these roms require the updated kernel. Maybe i'm wrong ;b
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
No u are wrong......MF3 & MK2 we can't flash custom kernel.....eventho u flash 4.3 kernel.....it wont stick ....MF3 only flash mf3 kernel.....mk2 only flash mk2 kernel for now.....not like MDB/MDL they have loki patch that by pass bootloader so they able to flash custom kernel... in order for u to flash custom 4.3 rom ......u need to update to MK2 firmware ....remember STOCK MF3 always recommended if u would like to update........UN-ROOTED........UN-SAFESTRAPPED ....mostly failed when u try to update.....coz your system are set to custom or modified when u rooted and installed Safestrap recovery......
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dc5ftw:
So the mf3>mk2 update zip still gave me mf3 firmware. Also tried ota mk2 update...installed, rebooted, still showing mf3. I don't get it. I guess my phone doesn't want mk3 4.3
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gb.sn:
I know we can't flash custom kernels, I just needed cleared out that the bootloader checks for a specific version on stock kernels and deadlysin cleared it.

Either way, i'm ditching my at&t s4, I got a tmobile s4, its the closest thing to the i9505 and also supports LTE on at&t ;D

Its like an at&t version with an unlocked bootloader and supports more bands for the US than the i9505 and i337.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] topgun303:
So I ran update.zip for ATT S4 MK2. I was rooted on MK2 and had SS 3.71

Everything is working now. The only problem is I am still getting unlock symbol on the initial boot.

The phone settings says I am on custom firmware?

I am not rooted and no safe strap recovery. Any ideas how to get rid of this
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TBayTom:
So I followed the OP's instructions of flashing the update.zip to upgrade my i337 from MF3 to MK2.. everything ran smoothly except GPS. GPS will not locate any satellites and is constantly searching. I've never experienced this problem before, and I've tested this during my travel across the state of Florida with no luck. I tried all the GPS fixer apps in the playstore, including rooting and installing Fasterfix GPS, but still no luck. I unrooted and had AT&T reflash my device, and they still could not get it to work. I see some people have similar issues on the Q&A board. Anyone have any suggestions on what to do? I also tried reflashing the update.zip but with no luck.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
Try flashing ATTMK2kernelmodules........I posted it somewhere on the SS thread......If I'm not mistaken post #1066 with also SHOstock_v3.0 link that work for SafeStrap ....PM me if u can't find it....or maybe tomorrow deadly venom have SS edition out.....

well I dunno what to say.....That's weird ....but if u want to know where is the problem. ....try to do adb sideload...If something wrong it would give u error log. ......but with flashing from external sd card it wont.....it just flash either work or not work.....

U can follow SS thread on how to remove it manually......or try triangle away app....it would set ur counter to 0 and maybe restore your system......If nothing work......your only option is to go back to stock using post#3 on how to unbricked method from gtj0. .. to go back to MK2 firmware..... Goodluck
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dc5ftw:
im going to do odin mf3 then go from there. i had ss on so it might be that. I did uninstalled SS and unroot though, idk why it didnt work. I'll post the result later today

Edit 1: Odin back to MF3 Success!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dc5ftw:
Yup, I had to Odin back to completely Stock MF3 in order for the update.zip to work. Uninstall SS & Unroot will not do the trick. As Ted said somewhere about recovery system being messed up from SS, Odin back to freshly MF3 with fresh MF3 stock recovery solved my problem. Im now on MK2 Firmware.

Thanks again! :highfive::victory:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
Deadly_Venom_SS_v1.3.8ML6

Awesome bro.....im glad that everything working for u......Deadly_Venom_SS_Edition is almost up.....everything working great ......watch for DL link on main DEADLY-VENOM-1.3.8-ML6 THREAD.....PM me if u guys like to try it ....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TBayTom:
The MK2 att modules did not help with my GPS issue.. I'm at a loss for what to do... Is there any way to do a reflash of MK2? Besides doing the update.zip?

edit: Flashing MDL modem solved my issue
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] metalrific_daddy:
Ur a life saver

just some friendly advice from someone who has bricked there phone TWICE now. READ, READ, READ all info you can. if you can't get the update file to sideload using adb ( which i could not) load it from your external sd card (make sure you have flashed the recovery file) and you will have an unrooted but working phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Techsavage:
Okay so I'm planning on getting a replacement unit for my s4 (damaged lcd) and I wanna go back to stock without root. I'm currently on mk2 so what would i do? I'm very confused.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Jamesyboy:
Easiest update and root Evar!!! <3 Ted. Whenever I think of you, I think of the bear from the movie Ted.

This bear is a pro!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
Glad that all worked out for u....Love that movie bro. ......LOL. ....:D

Swyped from MK2 Deadly Venom SS
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] davefeelsright:
Every time I try to flash MF3 in Odin it always fails at the end. Any suggestions?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] tegath:
You are a Genius!

Thank you so much for this. After a week of frustration (and self degradation for fooling around with my phone in the first place) this worked for me and I am back up again. Thank you!! You are My Hero of the Day!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] AtrixBomb:
I'm confused about fixing an i337 MK2 build that has Safestrap and is now in a boot loop due to flashing an incompatible ROM:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=49336980&postcount=1522

The solution in post #3 above seems to be partially edited/updated with red font, but it's not clear if I need to do all the steps, including:

- Flash mf3-emergency-part-1.tar.md5

- Flash mf3-emergency-part-2.tar.md5

- install recovery-mj6.tar.md5

- use MF3>MK2 update zip

Can you kindly elaborate on the steps for unboot-looping an i337 MK2 phone?

0. Download mode ???

1. Flash I337MK2stockrecovery.tar.md5 ??? - Reboot to download mode ???

2. Flash I337MK2StockModem.tar.md5 ??? - Reboot to download mode ???

3. Flash I337MK2Boot.tar.md5 ???

Sorry, but this isn't clear, and now I'm really trying to be careful :) Thanks in advance...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
If u don't understand all these term on how to flashing. .... reboot. ... Download / Odin mode.....etc....u should READ more before u do anything. .... is also required by XDA that u need to ..:p:p:D:D:p:p................If I were u I would get MY READING MODE ON to get better picture on how to or even more worst bricking your phone in the future. Follow MK2_UNBRICKED_METHOD and Read whole thread since it help alot of people on how to unbricked from MK2 not to mention if u want to read gtj0 original thread that I linked as well .....PM me if u need more help. ... ALWAYS HIT THANK TO SHOW YOUR APPRECIATITON IF I HELPED U .....:D:p:D.......

What are u trying to achieve? Flash to stock mf3..... update to mk2 firmware from mf3..... UnBricked your mk2 phone. ..... This thread can help your achieve alot of different thing..... :cool::p:D:cool:.... Btw what is your firmware. ....? Did u Check md5sum to make sure u get same files as mine. ....

Swyped from MK2 Deadly Venom SS
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] pGuerrerox:
updated to MK2 via sideload,,, all good really easy!

thanks you very much!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
AWESOME.....:good:.....Hit THANK button would be more appreciated......:p:good::p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] guut13:
Thanks Ted and Mark. This along with post #3 got me back up and running.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] foomashoo:
Ted,

I just wanted to express my sincere gratitude towards you and the others that contributed to this thread. I was able to successfully follow your posts (specifically post #3) and I have my previously bricked/boot-looped S4 back online and working as good as new!

Thank you SO much for all of this information. I've hit the "Thanks" button more than once!

Thanks,

Ethan
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
Awesome. .... I'm glad that i can help and giving back for this great community......:thumbup::thumbup:.... Remember your first THANK from me. .....:p:D:p:thumbup:.....

EDIT: I saw the thread rate went back up to 5 stars.....i really appreciated to whoever voted and mean a lot to me....:good::victory::good:

Swyped from MK2 Dark Carnage SS Edition
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bgmg:
MK2 Un-Root

Ted,

This GSM straight talk experiment was a failure for me. I realize now that their 2GB limit is way to low for my needs....So I need to unroot my phone and sell it on ebay, then buy a CDMA phone. Can you please help me covert from rooted MK2 to Stock MK2 now? I hear you have a another good post to get from rooted MK2 to Stock MK2 but am having trouble finding it.

Also, do you know if taking it back stock will undo the subsidy unlock and re-lock the phone? I hope to sell it as unlocked, which is the way I bought it.

Just found out I can still return my Galaxy S4 SGH-I337 (firmware I337UCUEMK2) for a full refund if I return it in the next four days, but to do that I have to get it back to stock first. My phone is not bricked but it is rooted with Teds awesome root thread. Can someone please help me get this phone back to stock fast?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] zhiheng:
thanks a lot OP!

Finally unbricked my phone after two days. "patching system files" literally took about 6mins, thought my phone was bricked again, lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sm_xyz:
AT&T S4 Stuck at AT&T Logo

Hi,

I was using Safestrap to try and enable Hotspot on my AT&T S4. I messed up and probably flashed the wrong set of files. Now I cannot go past the AT&T logo. When I switch off and switch on, it goes into Safestrap, but when I press Continue, it goes and gets stuck at the AT&T logo. The phone is rooted and I had flashed the MF3 modem successfully earlier. The quest to get hotspot enabled messed it up. How can I recover from this? Please help!! Since I can get into Safestrap, can I use that to recover? What files do I need to flash to recover? I tried the various options through Safestrap and it did not get me back to factory reset. I tried entering into Recovery by pressing the Power/Vol/Home key and tried the various options there (clear caches, Factory reset option etc) but none of these work. Please guide me. Thanks in advance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
Follow past#3 same step as unbricked method. .... that's should get u back to stock mk2.....:thumbup:

Check your PM......since u can go to SS. . could u just go back to stock slot and delete slot 1, wipe and re-create slot 1 and then install new Rom to slot 1......

Swyped from MF3 Deadly Venom SS
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Mrhunter13:
that's funny I have straight talk and I have hit more then 5gb and counting
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cyrusalmighty:
Need mf3-emergency-part-1.tar.md5.7z

I have tried to download this one file literally over 20 times and it keeps stopping at 296mbs or 300mbsish. The file is supposed to be 1.39 gb. I already downloaded part2 and the other things needed. Is there any other links for this file? I tried the dev-host one.

Edit**Oops sorry. I think I downloaded wrong files since Im not hard-bricked. I only wanted to go back to stock mf3 to update to mk2.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dave5777:
Ted thanks for all your work! For those of us on MK2 with root and not bricked what's the best way to restore stock MK2 to take the up coming 4.4 update ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
LOL.....btw u still need it since u are going to Update to MK2......and this MF3-Emergency-part 1 and 2 are required to UNBRICKED if u ever brick later on.....i hope not.....:good::p:good:

POST#3 UPDATED......ADDED MIRROR LINK FOR MF3-EMERGENCY-PART 1 AND PART 2

Appreciated U hit that THANK button so hard.....:D:D:good::good::p:p ......please double check with DeadlySin9 ......or just follow post #3 brick or not brick.....this would bring u back to stock MK2....i'm helping bgmg right now to get him back to stock MK2 but his not brick or anything ...only unroot and uninstalled SS...and he just want to return to stock MK2.....i'll update if he confirm later on .....:D:good::D .....

In case someone with same issue ....Download this zip file to your sd card and go to SS recovery and then flash it.... sm_xyz_fix ...i replaced system/framework/service.jar from hotspotmod to stock mk2 system/framework/service.jar......i pulled it from my phone ....:D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] synthetikid:
been trying for a few days...

I thought I was careful and only froze my bloatware- unfroze it for the update attempt. When I tried to sideload the update it wiped my device :( and just went to 4.2.2 mf3.

looks liek my custom fonts are the issue so now i either need to restore them somehow or flash via odin...

so if I'm trying to restore via ODIN but I am confused about the steps- as there are options within odin that are not specified in the steps posted.

1. which option an i supposed to use to FLASH? (bootloader, PDA, PHONE, CSC)

2. should I extract this file http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23269279319201122, since it's a .rar and not a .tar? if so, which of the contained files shall i choose?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ted77usa:
I'm assuming that you're talking about MF3.tar to go back to stock right?

Bootloader goes with bootloader, platform goes with PDA, Modem goes with Phone and CSC goes with CSC..... hope this help. .....:D:thumbup:

Swyped from MF3 Deadly Venom SS
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bgmg:
Straight Talk

T

Well that gets under my nerves. They chocked me right at 2GB. and they choke you directly down to 2G from 4G. 2G celluar speed are not good for anything. Good Luck, my friend, I hope they keep giving you 5GBs but be careful.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Mrhunter13:
yea I'm using the t mobile sim ...it seems to work a lot better than the att 1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bgmg:
-----------------

Thanks good info. Unfortunately, TMobile doesn't get any coverage where I live in the sticks. I'm going back to unlimited Sprint with no throttle. will cost $80a month minus my emplorer discount. Its the best I can do out here. anything else wil cost me $110 bucks a month. I already signed a new two year contract the the phone is being mailed to me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] synthetikid:
that did the trick, thank you sir!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] machhho:
@ ted77usa

Any progress , any news on how to go back to MF3 ( 4.2.2 ) coming from MK2 ( 4.3 ) because I'm having issues with Wifi in terms of the annoying disconnection notification that can not be removed and then I have to reconnect manually .

I think they found a solution on how to install a PhilZ Touch CWM on the Verison S4 locked bootloader ( http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2322675 ) , hopefully the At&t S4 will have very soon the same solution

thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jpcdeux:
Can MJ9 to MK2 be installed via safestrap?