yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AhellHound:
A couple of days ago I rooted my Galaxy S4 from AT&T, and used SafeStrap as a recovery tool. After, I attempted to partition a ROM slot with SafeStrap, but it said I didn't have enough room.

I then installed the Cyanogenmod ROM, but apparently I installed it incorrectly (maybe over the stock ROM, not sure). After, I booted my phone but it said that the recovery failed, and if I continued the screen would be horribly pixilated with bright purplish squares and stripes. Through SafeStrap, I went to ('wipe' or 'restore') and then used the advanced option, and then clicked the box marked 'System' and 'Data', which I now horribly regret. I had thought that they would be replaced, not completely wiped. I attempted to use a backup, but I had no luck.

Then the boot loops came.

For about 9 hours straight, I've been researching and troubleshooting my phone with Odin, stock recovery tool (Hold down Volume Up and Home button on start up), and tried custom ROM's, as well as a Stock ROM.

Through the boot menu, I've wiped the cache data and the partition data (I believe that's the name), then attempted to install custom ROM's with no luck.

I then downloaded a Stock ROM (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2502003) and used multiple versions of Odin with the original Samsung USB cable. I've also re installed the drivers multiple times. After trying Odin, I receive "FAILED (Auth)" messages.

Ever since I deleted the 'System' and 'Data' from the phone, Samsung's 'Kies' won't reconize the phone, but will attempt to install firmware if I try to through the 'Tools' menu and 'Firmware Upgrade and Initialization'. After entering the model number and serial number, I accept the lose of data messages and give administrative access to the program. After, the program freezes in a dark-gray tint and I must use task manager to close it.

At this point, on start up the phone will only go into download mode, and not the boot menu mode. The message that is shown is "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again".

If this post was too long, I apologize, but I'd like to give as much info as possible, as other people post very short posts that give no information at all.

If the phone is stuck in a 'soft' brick, I'll need to purchase a new one, as my phone is vital to my work and family communication, which will be unfortunate.

So, how would I go about restoring functionality to my phone, though stock ROM or custom?

Thanks for anyone who took the time to read this, and to anyone whose willing to share some advice!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] compucanton:
Use Odin 3.07 Download the MF3 Firmware from https://mega.co.nz/#!WEEzSA7Z!aB46731_AwM7P83eMdDlmFYd1hUZfFBcQAZjc1X7wAE And put all the extracted files in the correct spot
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AhellHound:
Thanks for the reply!

After attempting this, it failed with the below message:

<ID:0/006> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> PLATFORM_I337UCUAMF3_812098_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> BOOTLOADER_I337UCUAMF3_812098_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> MODEM_I337UCUAMF3_812098_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> CSC_ATT_I337ATTAMF3_812098_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/006> Odin v.3 engine (ID:6)..
<ID:0/006> File analysis..
<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/006> Initialzation..
<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/006> sbl1.mbn
<ID:0/006> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/006> sbl2.mbn
<ID:0/006> sbl3.mbn
<ID:0/006> rpm.mbn
<ID:0/006> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/006> FAIL! (Auth)
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AhellHound:
The phone's status on the top right when in download mode is as followed:

ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I337
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x0
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
eMMC BURSRT MODE enabled
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Nurmi_CEO:
I don't know anything about safestrap, but can you get into safestrap recovery and flash another recovery program like CWM or TWRP? From there you can wipe the phone clean and "mount usb storage" to transfer a custom rom to load and start fresh.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] graydiggy:
For future reference as posted in both the SS development thread and QA Thread OPs, Cyanogen and the like is not compatible with SS

---------- Post added at 07:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:09 PM ----------

Also, if you are unable to restore with Odin and the MF3 files, I suggest mobitechvideos. They can possibly J-tag it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] FahrenGrade:
HELP NEEDED! soft brick at&T s4 i337

hey i recently upgraded my at&t samsung galaxy s4 sgh-i337 from stock mf3 to stock 4.3 mk2 then upgraded to 4.4.2 nb1 then to 4.4.2 nc1 everything worked perfectly. then i decided to flash custom roms i succeeded to flash multiple roms via safestrap but then i flashed a rom and i got a msg saying that the firmware is not recognized by at&t probably because the kernel was different so i tried to flash stock mk2 again however i stupidly forgot to wipe data/system in recovery and odin failed during the flash and i recieved a msg saying firmware upgrade encountered an issue please select recovery mode in kies and try again. kies doesnt connect to the device and i dont know what to do please can someone assist me!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
You can't flash mk2 any more since you've updated to nc1. You can however flash the nb1 tar file and get your phone working again.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=50912149
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jdean0413:
Dude, you totally saved me. I soft bricked my galaxy s4 and tried everything to get it back up. couldnt get anything to take on it. Until I found this and I pushed it through via Odin 3.07 in the PDA slot. It took and I am back up. Much thanks my man
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] morphius2036:
Is there a download with the NC1 stock flash? I am soft bricked at the Custom boot screen and can get to Download mode but that is all. I have safestrap but won't post past Samsung Splash screen with Unlock on it.

If no option how can I hard brick this phone so employer won't be able to turn it on?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
There's a nb1 tar file in the general forum. Use that.
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VandyCWG:
Never seen this, but one of my biggest issues is the lack of a Reboot command in the power menu.

Read that 'pressing and holding' the power button for about 3 seconds will reboot the device... Shockingly, it worked!

Not a big deal probably, but it solved my need for a reboot button!
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jaocagomez:
that turned off my phone inmediately instead of rebooting, still, its handy
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Collisionc:
The app Quick Boot also can function as a reboot button. It has a small 1x1 widget that you can place.

Requires root though.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] kewlashu:
Can anyone plz help me in making or provide me detailed guide to make 5 way navigation bar on my neo-v mt11i stock ics .587. I know how to activate nav bar but neo-v has 3 way nav bar by default and i want to make it 5 way (home,menu,recent apps, power button & back button). I searched a lot but couldn't find any guide for neo-v. Other guides that I tried was for xperia z, that didn't work. I know there are roms for neo-v with this mod but I want to make it myself on my stock ics or if it's possible with this systemui (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1980237). I think this is the coolest systemui for our neo-v, thanks to Rizal Lovins. So if anybody could plz help me doing this....
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Vatsal:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2587837

Use search button next time

Cheers,

Vatsal
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Attitude.SSJ:
Well actually the tutorial thread came 2 days after this thread.. So search wouldn't have helped...:p
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Vatsal:
Haha my bad. Xda app shows date of 1970:p so I didnt know when it came up.

Appologies:o

Cheers,

Vatsal
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] kewlashu:
Thanks a lot [MENTION=4910973]koradiavatsal[/MENTION] for this, I actually did search a lot and found few tutorials too but that didn't work with my neo-v...now i'll try this one. Thanks a lot again for your help.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] kewlashu:
Thanks Attitude.SSJ for your reply. I almost thought of apologizing for not searching enough...LOL I thought i was so dumb for missing that...well thanks again.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] schultz:
I need to get a hold of the ROM on my QTec 9090. I want to change the Extended_ROm portion of the image, and then write it back to the device.

OS:

windows Mobile 2003 second edition.

Version 4.21.1088( build 15045.2.6.0)

Device:

ROM version: 1.40.00 WWE

ROM Date: 03/10/05

Radio: 1.12.00

Protocol: 1337.42

ExtROM: 1.40.149 WWE

I did try the OSImageTool but was unable to do anything with the resulting .nb1 file i tried "Split.com" but it only made on large header.nb1 file (other filed hade size 0).

Any other method to change the Extended_ROm would also be appreciated.

PS, I have tried :

-Changing the original ROM ( from www.WindowsMobile.no) but no password i could find would unlock the ms_ file.

-backup ROM to the SD card, but device hangs on "Calc Checksum".

-Programmically chage the protecting and type of protectiong on "\Extended_ROM\VOL:", using DeviceIOControl.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] indra9110:
please read wiki .... :roll: :roll:
[Micromax A110] CODE_WORKX:
HI EVERYONE

AFTER ALONG TIME I AM STARTING DEVOLOPING WITH MY FIRST CUSTOM ROM....

STARK RELODED

​

FEATURES

JELLY BEAN 4.2.1

HUAWEI EMOTION UI

HUAWEI LAUNCHER

HUAWEI MUSIC

HUAWEI GALLERY

HUAWEI CAMERA

HUAWEI SECURITY WIDGET..

DIRECT INJECT

INIT.D TWEAKS

PRE ROOTED

THEMED

ZIPALIGNED

GOOD RAM MANAGEMENT..

MUCH MORE..

WORKING

WIFI

BLUETOOTH

CAMERA

WIFI HOTSPOT

BUGS

VIDEO PLAYER FCs in a while

download link

stark reloded

SCREENSHOTS

XDA:DevDB Information

[ROM] STARK RELODED..., a ROM for the Micromax A110

Contributors

Avenger4droid, khan_frd2002

ROM OS Version: 4.2.x Jelly Bean

ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x

Based On: AOSP

Version Information

Status: Beta

Created 2013-12-26

Last Updated 2013-12-26
[Micromax A110] CODE_WORKX:
credits

[MENTION=4333809]khan_frd2002[/MENTION] always with me....great person

[MENTION=4847445]sagarwep[/MENTION] for his canvas turbo rom... [MENTION=5415199]AlphaDroid[/MENTION] helping me....always...
[Micromax A110] CODE_WORKX:
reserved for mods n patches....
[Micromax A110] rohit83:
download link causing prob

hey thanx dude for ur awesome contribution, it looks really awesome. surely wanna give this rom a try but download link is causing probs, i tried downloading 4 to 5 times but download speed is super slow only between 3 to 12 kbps :( , i hav a broadband connection of 4mbps browsing speed plus download speed of 500 kbps. pls try n upload it on some other site like mediafire or zippyshare maybe dev host servers are down....
[Micromax A110] kevalthakkar:
Screenshots looks awesome.....:D:thumbup:
[Micromax A110] rizwan2phd:
Thanks for new look ROM, Downloading....

Brother thanks for this new ROM for Micromax A110/ QMobile A10. Seem like a good ROM. In all other ROM there is a problem of RAM management. The RAM is not much available during multitasking. Lets see how RAM is handled in this ROM

I will give reveiw after using it

THanks for efforts...:good:
[Micromax A110] CODE_WORKX:
Thank u bro..,.....waitin for my first review of my first rom.................

:d

hit thanks it motivates me.....
[Micromax A110] friend_007ganesh:
owesome

bro...

your rom is owesome....

but my badluck net is not working on that...:(
[Micromax A110] CODE_WORKX:
net is perfectly workin in the rom...................

i hope so......u have problem with ur connection....:rolleyes:
[Micromax A110] friend_007ganesh:
rom is ok

yes bro i know there is no bug in ROM

i have problem with my cell itself..

my net dident works on 4.2.x ROMs..

And samsung based ROMS....

i am not able to found out the exact problem...:(
[Micromax A110] gsunil:
check accesspoint in setting
[Micromax A110] Sai Aditya:
How to fix camera

please can anyone tell how did u all overcome the camera problem in 4.2.2 ??
[Micromax A110] friend_007ganesh:
done that also sir....:(
[Micromax A110] friend_007ganesh:
thank you so much...:)

Sir,

Thannks for your help....

net is working now...

u resolved my main issue...

big big thank to you..

:)
[Micromax A110] CODE_WORKX:
if anyone has tried my rom...please post review....:good:
[Micromax A110] friend_007ganesh:
owesome

yaap bro your rom is owesome....;)

buttery smooth...

no any lag found yet..

boot animation jabardast...:D

all an all excellent rom bro....:)
[Micromax A110] Avinash272426245:
Download zip file from above link and flash it through cwm recovery... I flashed in my canvas 2. no problems appeared. But i am not responsible for yours...:cowboy:
[Micromax A110] CODE_WORKX:
bro please do not discuss about kernals here.....pm the links...
[Micromax A110] ##W4TCH0UT##:
Awesome ROM bro:D:D:D

Keep it up:cool::cool:
[Micromax A110] nathanjp:
Review for Stark Reloaded

1. Extremely smooth

2. Good RAM management. Got around 200 mb free after fresh install

3. Cool boot animation

4. Good work on the theming. Keep it up

5. Getting good battery time after keeping wifi on the entire day

Bugs and Requests

1. FCs in gallery while trying to play a video. I deleted the video player app that you provided as it did not have a good UI

2. FC while trying to set a password in Security Guard

3. FC while trying to switch to video recorder in Camera App

4. It would have been nice if u can provide a patch for stock nexus dialer. As the dialer is not very appealing

Overall its a pretty good ROM but sadly I have to switch to another ROM because of the video recording FCs and gallery FCs
[Micromax A110] vinwin06:
Nice Looking ROM will give a try and post my reviews thanks :)
[Micromax A110] CODE_WORKX:
thank u bro .........

not thniking of patches.....as currently making a new one.....better than this.......:good::D

thanks for the review.....
[Micromax A110] nathanjp:
Cool. And no problem I always give a review. Hopefully will try your new ROM. I hope it has a similar theming cuz i really liked this theming. Not a big fan of the samsung themes. I would request for a stock nexus dialer if possible.
[Micromax A110] CODE_WORKX:
ok i will try my best...
[Micromax A110] ##W4TCH0UT##:
When are you building v2 of stark reloaded:p(kidding)

Excited about your new rom
[Micromax A110] vinwin06:
Hi bro when is your new ROM coming out we are waiting for it....
[Droid Ultra Themes and Apps] VandyCWG:
I take ZERO credit for this.

This was posted in another thread and it solved a BIG complaint for me, so I'm reposting a link.

This app will add the battery percentage to the standard battery meter. NO ROOT REQUIRED.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.kroegerama.android4batpercent
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] demert858:
Hello Everyone!

I'm new(ish) to the forum and have had my Htc One X rooted since February.....I knew KitKat was being released for other phones but it looks like the HTC One X is just not being supported....

The highest Rom I found is android 4.2.2. (I'm currently on 4.1.1.)

This whole phone has left a really sour taste in my mouth.....Like so many other people.

"Here is our flagship phone for At&t"..........Nope here is the Htc One XL.......Nope here is the Htc One. I know tech changes quickly but my god........So I'm still under contract....Grrr:mad:

Anyways, back on topic. Are there any roms we will eventually see that include KitKat?

I'm not sure who to be madder at HTC or At&t......

I knew I should've gone Samsung lol

Thanks for the help!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Heisenberg:
Here is our flagship phone for At&t"..........Nope here is the Htc One XL

The at&t One X is the HTC One XL, exact same phone, different branding.

The highest Rom I found is android 4.2.2. (I'm currently on 4.1.1.)

Where are you looking? There are later ROMs than 4.4.2 available.

Anyways, back on topic. Are there any roms we will eventually see that include KitKat?

Yes there are KitKat ROMs available in the Original Android Development section. Please search before posting, it's XDA's #1 rule.

I'm not sure who to be madder at HTC or At&t......

I knew I should've gone Samsung lol

Why be mad? At&t have a release due out in Q1 of next year. As far as HTC are concerned, the phone is 18 months old now, I'm not sure how long you expect the device to be supported for.

PS. The acronym DOA stands for Dead On Arrival and refers to a new device that is faulty out of the box. I think you meant EOL, which means End Of Line.

PPS. Questions go in the q&a section, please make sure you post in the right place in future.

Sent from my Evita.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Ovy13:
I got a Nexus 7 (2013) for Christmas (non-LTE, 32gigs), but I'm not sure I want it. I already have an HTC One (Verizon, so who knows if and when I'll get KitKat), and suffice it to say, it's just a better device, spec-wise. The only reason to keep the Nexus 7 is for the tablet form factor and a 3 inch larger screen (which isn't that big of a difference). So I figure I should ask people who know better: What can I do on a tablet (or do more comfortably on a tablet, e.g. such and such game) that I can't do on my super slick HTC One? The only examples I can think of is the Commander option in Battlefield 4 and that Xbox SmartGlass will supposedly be cooler. Please try to convince me to keep the Nexus 7! Any advice is appreciated.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] 95Z28:
Whether or not you keep it should be up to you. I personally love having both my Nexus 5 and Nexus 7. Yeah my 5 is faster and better on the go, but I like the larger screen when I'm sitting at home or watching movies when I'm out, and the battery naturally lasts a lot longer.

So I'm not going to try talking you into keeping anything, but for some of us 2 devices are better than 1.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] h.han:
I have a HTC one and I am thinking of getting a nexus 7. They are different devices serving different purposes, I am planning to use my 7 for reading(not books but feedly), movies, some games, Skype. Yes, those cane be done on One, but hey, with a bigger screen, everything becomes so comfortable.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] zioxda:
Since you already have it, keep it :)

You can use your tablet when you are at home browsing with wifi and occasionally playing games.

This is what I do with my n7
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] BoundsChecking:
I have an Optimus G Pro, and an N7. I use them both in conjunction with each other, whether it be through Google sync with documents for college, or just plain watching movies, and browsing the web on the N7.

My OGP has a 5.5inch screen, and still the N7 seems like a monster compared to it. In all fairness, I usually use the NFC capabilities of both devices extensively, whether it be for web pages, or files that need to be transferred. I personally love the combo, and plan on keeping this duo, until the GFlex hit's the United States or Project Ara kicks off,.. Whichever first :)
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] subhumanderelict:
This.

I have the HTC One and I jumped on a Nexus 7 deal last month because I found myself using my dad's iPad more than my laptop while around the house. Now, I pretty much exclusively use my Nexus while at home. The One is hands-down the device to take with you if you're and about, but the Nexus is perfect for home use (it even fits in back pocket while walking around my house).

I use my One pretty heavily over the course of a day, so the battery is pretty drained after work. The Nexus can go days on a charge, so it's ready for the trade-off when I get home if haven't kept my phone on a charger. Unless I need to talk to someone, the Nexus covers pretty much all forms of communication. I set up MightyText on my devices so I can text from my Nexus (or browser) through my One.

It's true, the Nexus isn't as well-spec'd as the One, and I'd even say the One's speakers are better, but for the price, screen, performance, dev community, and ergonomics, I feel that the two complement each other extremely well.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Ovy13:
Thanks for the replies, everyone!
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] _MetalHead_:
Of course keep it. Forget the specs, the N7 is a beast and handles everything you toss at it just fine. Plus, you can never have too many cool devices. Case in point- me. Not counting my actual computers, I have a Moto X, Nexus 5, Nexus 7, Dell Venue 8 Pro, iPad Mini, and a Microsoft Surface Pro, and I use all of them fairly regularly. The N5 and N7 are the ones I use the most though.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] dud3me:
Tbh, n7 looses very little to One performance-wise. I mean if you oc to 1.7 you get pretty much the same performance as the chip set is close to identical.

As everyone else here has been posting out, they're for different situations and uses. The real question is whether or not you feel the need for a tablet. ;)
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] buddahj:
I just got my Nexus 7 (Christmas present) & really like it so far. It was by far easier to unlock/root/install custom rom & kernel than my htc evo 4g lte. I have an Ultrabook but wanted something smaller when I just wanted to hop on the interwebs or check scores. IMO, you should keep it.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] daffie:
Same here exactly...just today got the Nexus 7 and I already had the HTC One. The One screen is too small for browsing and such for a longer period of time on the couch. The Nexus fills that gap between the One and the stand-alone PC.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Simba501:
You ask this question as if they are similar devices. Keep it! I have both, and it's awesome.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Remoteconcern:
One thing that hasn't been added is that it's like having two batteries when travelling. I recently didn't have my tablet for a flight and it's so annoying, having to moderate usage to save phone battery.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] mhannigan:
Definitely keep the Nexus 7. You will not regret it. The truth is that a tab!et will open up a new and exciting part of android that you haven't seen yet. I JUST bought a Nexus 7 yesterday and already have a galaxy S4. I do a lot of my work from my phone and I cannot believe I didn't do this earlier. It is an entirely separate class of device and you will! Understand later why I am saying now that a question of either or is not a sensible question. At least give yourself some time with it to elite first. The nexus eerience is quit a bit different t as well. I'm not saying that one is better than the other,,, what I have quick!y realizes is that they are Twp entirely different devices with vastly different purposes,

Mike
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] igobytony:
Asphalt. I'm a WAY better driver on my N7 than my HTC!