yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Surge1223:
The bootloader is locked because when the evil companies AT&T and Verizon finally merge and form the Cyberdyne Systems Corporation, they don't want us to be able to deactivate the Terminator when Skynet comes online.

But in all seriousness (I'm only being 70% serious above) it's locked because AT&T and Verizon requested them to be, and Samsung signed off on it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] guut13:
Thanks for the heads up... and I see we no longer need to replace the updater-script. Thanks for that. :good:

There is also a download link in post 5.

Speaking of POST 5... Thread update

I've expanded on Post 5. It will be the Complete Odin to Stock, Update, Rooting, and Recovery Guide and includes...

- NI1 rooted w/ safestrap

- NC1 rooted w/ safestrap

- NB1 rooted w/ safestrap (coming soon)

- MK2 rooted w/ safestrap (coming soon)

- NB1 Stock

- MK2 Stock

4.4.2 ROMs updated - Insane Kit Kat 4.4.4 v2.5, SlimSung (UCUFNI1), Goldfinger v3, SkyFall (UCUFNI1), Echoe Rom v32 and v32.1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] studyplenty:
Apologies in advance if asking in the wrong place but I am finally feeling like I'm getting a handle on what I need to do with my baseband NI1 phone to try a custom ROM for the first time.

Assuming I can figure out how to use Odin (have to boot over to Windows 7 where I usually use OS X) to re-root my phone since updating to the NI1 baseband a couple days ago - my understanding of these posts leads me to believe that I can then install custom/stock ROMs "around" the TouchWiz kernel, and the ones listed here as tested should work in that arrangement.

My only goal here is to remove all the bloatware **** that came from AT&T and Samsung. I don't do anything too exciting with my phone and just want some space back. Due to this locked bootloader issue, where any custom ROM installation has to avoid touching TouchWiz's kernel - is there any real value in doing this at all? If I flash one of these tested ROMs, how much space can I expect to have available on a 16GB phone vs. what came with it...?

Again sorry I'm not at the technical question stage quite yet, but hopefully someone can guide me in whether this is worth doing at all for someone with my goals.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] guut13:
Correct. Follow the steps in post 5 and you'll be rooted with safestrap recovery installed. Then you'll be able to install any rom in post 2.

Other option is to skip the safestrap part and just root your phone. Then you can install an app like Titanium Backup and delete the Apps you do not want. (Normally best to freeze first, then as long as you don't see any issues, you can delete the app.)

Advantage of Installing ROM over removing apps... Most ROMs come with some degree of bloat already removed. They usually have a few performance enhancements. Some have themed look (screenshots are usually available in the first post of each ROM thread.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] guut13:
THREAD UPDATE

INDEX - added NI1 Safestrap Tethering Add-on

4.4.2 ROMs - updated Omega v38, ChaosRom v3.0.0, AllianceROM v3.0
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ozz200127:
Is there a way to disable status bar
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] parkerj7uc:
Nova Launcher

”The Android people are free to do exactly what they are told.”
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ozz200127:
I have nova launcher.where is it at in nova
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] parkerj7uc:
Under look and feel. Unchecked notification bar

”The Android people are free to do exactly what they are told.”
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kntorkel:
alright so I'm a bit of a noob coming into custom roms, so excuse my lack of knowledge..

anyways, I have a ATT Galaxy S4 i337 thats on NB1 base (I was on NC1, but safestrap did something weird so I had to odin to NB1 using muniz_ri's I337UCUFNB1_4.4_Rootable_Stock_Odin_tar) I'm wanting to flash this rom, and the thing that's getting me confused are the installation instructions. In the ROM instructions, it says to flash the rom with the modules corresponding to your base (in my case, NB1). Yet, in the instructions here, it says to use NC1 modules when installing a rom for the first time. Wouldn't flashing NC1 modules with the NB1 GPE ROM brick my phone? I would think that you would use NB1 modules with NB1 ROMS, and the same for NC1. I'm currently sitting in safestrap recovery because I don't know which road to take, so please advise me which one to take. :confused:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Either nb1 or nc1 modules will work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kntorkel:
Nevermind, the wifi does work. The ROM Installation went smoothly. Thanks for the help!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] singh30:
Call recording on MK2

Can anyone please confirm if call recording works on AT&T MK2 4.3 if rooted and using hyperdrive ROM as I read in other forums that it does not work on stock ROM when used with Wanam on MK2 specifically...

Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Can0dope:
Ok... So I've tested several of the roms available, but none of them are quite what im looking for... Don't get me wrong, there are some excellent roms here, im just being picky. I basically want a "naked" rom. Stripped of everything that can be stripped, without losing functionality.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Or maybe a good tutorial to make it myself?

PS: You guys are awesome!

sent from my T.A.R.D.I.S.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] tus1109:
Slimsung. ..

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So I took the att ota to NC1 from NB1 out of boredom and my baseband shows that I am on NC1, everything worked fine. After a bad flash I soft bricked my phone and recovered successfully. The only thing now is that my baseband shows that I'm on NB1 regardless of what I install on it. I thought that we could not change our baseband back to an older one on a locked bootloader? A side note, before all of this I had to flash the NC1 kernel modules while flashing a new rom to get wifi to work but now the NC1 modules do not work only the NB1 kernel modules worked. Any ideas?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] guut13:
The modules need to match the kernel that is installed.

In order for muniz_ri to make an odin image of NB1 that was rootable using towelroot, he swapped the NB1 kernel with the NC1 kernel. Therefore, if you odined to NB1 rootable, technically you have the NC1 kernel and should use the matching module.

That said, muniz_ri has confirmed that the nb1 and nc1 kernels are similar enough that the modules are interchangeable.

I may have to change it back to NB1 to avoid confusion.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] singh30:
MK2 post rooting issue

Need help guys..

I just rooted AT&T MK2 4.3 with saferoot, it worked like charm.. BUT after root when i connect phone with PC and see 2 drives which are Phone and Card. I can create a folder on Phone or SDcard from PC but cannot rename or copy anything into it.

It just keeps saying Not responding on explorer window on PC (win8.1) and i have to unplug phone to end it

I have tried to Scan microSD card through a card reader - OK - no errors

Tried connecting my phone to 2 different PCs - same thing

Please help.....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JQuincy:
Bluetooth woes

I agree totally. The strange thing for me is I can use my Motorola M505 bluetooth in the car all day long with no issues. If I use an in-the-ear bt headset the audio goes away and I need to reboot the phone. FRUSTRATING.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mumboender:
So frustrating. I am using Microsoft sync in my car.

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But it doesn't seem to be a widespread problem as nobody else is having this issue. I wonder what the determining factors are maybe just the type of blue tooth connection.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] skylinegtr116:
Is it just me or after updating to the new AT&T Nl1firmware, international roms don't function 100%?. I've tried 2 different roms and both gave me no data icons and no Internet availability even after setting the correct apn settings. Installed an AT&T based rom(GF) and everything works. Any ideas??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] t4duzan:
NB1 to NC1

[MENTION=2982241]guut13[/MENTION]

I'm currently on NB1 with the Phoenix 9.4 rom installed. If I'm understanding right, NC1 might be more advantageous for me, so if I back up my rom and flash NC1, can I then restore that same backup? I'm sure I'll have to reflash the NC1 modules afterward but didn't know if the backup was married to NB1 or not.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] colorchange:
I am having the same problem running 4.4.4 rom on Tmobile. Everything works but the radio. It is claimed that not having a 4.4.4 modem is the problem. I have the latest NI1 but that isn't doing the trick.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] skylinegtr116:
Well at least I know now I'm not the only one with this issue...hope someone figures out how to get this working
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] guut13:
First off. Don't know about you, but I kind of like the new look to XDA. Everything does feel more spread out, though.

I had same issue at one point. I can't remember what it was though. I think it only affected folders in the root directory of each sdcard. I think Odin back to stock fixed.

Haven't noticed that, but I have noticed my battery draining faster. (But that could be attributed to a newer version of the ROM or my battery just getting older.) Maybe it's all in my head. :silly: , but I think I'm going to go back to NC1.

Yes. you are correct. After you are on NC1, restore your backup and then flash the NC1 modules. I think because they are both 4.4.2, there isn't an issue.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Aaron78:
I agree. It is a nice clean simple theme.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] skylinegtr116:
That's what I tried doing also. I went back to NC1, then installed my usual ImperiumV12 rom and I still didn't have my data icons and Internet. Nl1 does drain battery a lot more I only have 2 hours usage and I'm at 15%. I went back to NB1 then flashed the NC1 update and that should be it right?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] nwaldhart:
I also have an AT&T i337, but on NC1 bootloader, and using SafeStrap recovery, on T-Mobile. I am currently running one of the GPE 4.4.4 roms with good results, but wanted to try the Insane rom for its Wifi calling, so I installed Insane 4.4.4 v2.5. It installed easily, and looks great, but I don’t have any cell service either.

Earlier today I went to the T-Mobile support website, and in the forum for the Galaxy S4, found a number of complaints of the same kind. And they all said it happened after the T-Mobile 4.4.4 update (as I recall, one involved an OTA update, another a Kies update).

Is there a chance this is really a SIM card problem? When T-Mobile announced what they called Wifi Calling Unleashed a few weeks ago, they made a point of stating that the feature required a “new” phone and new SIM card (and that all of their current new phones supported it). At the time, I wondered if they really meant a phone with the 4.4.4 update.

Anyone have an opinion?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] skylinegtr116:
So I I was on Nl1 and trying to go back to NC1. I odined back to NB1 then flashed the NC1 update through the stock recovery. I then flashed an international rom and I still don't get data icons and internet. Am I some how still on Nl1??

UPDATE:no data icons but i can send and receive texts, no internet but my apps are still downloading without wifi...i just cant use the internet it says the DNS lookup failed

UPDATE:WOW IM AN IDIOT...INSTEAD OF DEFAULT I PUT INTERNET ON MY APN SETTINGS....EVERYTHING IS ALL GOOD BACK ON NC1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] colorchange:
I'm going to get a new sim and give it a shot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TheManCam:
NB1 -> NC1 or Nl1 with GPE 4.4.4

Sorry if this has already been covered. I'm the slow kid and I'm not sure if the instructions post #5 cover my situation.

I have an AT&T S4 I337 on baseband NB1. It's currently running GPE 4.4.4. My question is this. My phone has never had a baseband newer than NB1. Would it be worthwhile to upgrade to NC1 or Nl1? If so, how exactly? As I read the instructions in post #5, I would start by going back to stock NB1 and then following the steps until I have NC1 baseband. Is this correct? Is there an easier way to get from where I am on NB1 to NC1? What if I were to flash NC1 modem and NC1 modules in recovery without going to stock NB1? What I'm really wondering is if I can do this without wiping anything except cache and dalvik.

I suppose I should mention that I'm using SAFESTRAP 3.72. I really like the setup I have with this GPE 4.4.4 ROM and I would to prefer to not start all over again with it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
If everything is working well for you I wouldn't change anything. You won't notice any difference
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TheManCam:
Thanks. That answers my question. I didn't know if NC1 or Nl1 would improve anything or not. You can read in threads all over the Internet about folks upgrading but I haven't found anything that states the differences.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mumboender:
Okay I restored an old backup from April and the problem did not exist until Google services updated. So it had to be some conflict between the blue tooth and Google services. I have to figure this out. It is absolutely driving me insane...do you have OK Google anywhere enabled? I'm thinking it has something to do with that since my April version didn't have that as an option from the Google launcher that I took from my N5
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] guut13:
Thread updates...

POST 5 -- ODIN GUIDES

added NB1 rooted w/ safestrap, added MK2 rooted w/ safestrap

4.4.2 ROMs

Insane Kit Kat 4.4.4 v3.5, SlimSung, SkyFall v6, Empty Galaxy v5.5
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mumboender:
Figured it out, Yay! !! the work around is to uncheck OK Google everywhere just have it available in the Google now launcher and the problem goes away. I have even used the exposed module to enable it everywhere and blue tooth still works
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
**NEW Beta** Safestrap-I337-v3.75-kk-B01.apk

[MENTION=2982241]guut13[/MENTION]

FYI:http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=55694647&postcount=1953 . Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JQuincy:
Nice!

Great detective work there! I unchecked that box rebooted and it appears to have solved the issue. And I found the exposed module, too. Thanks for the help! :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] parkerj7uc:
[MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION] I was on NC1 and did the NI1 update. No no matter what I do my wifi is broken. In comes on and says it's working but it has a very unstable connection were nothing works when wifi is on. Turn it off and everything works great. I downgraded back to NB1 and still the same problem. Went to NC1 and same problem. Any help please. Thank you
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Itzamistry:
Dang bro did you flash the kernal? When you upgrade to ni1 you need to flash nc1 kernal on Odin then root and get safestrap, then flash ni1 kernal. Everything should be smooth then :) I can help u if u want. I did the whole process yesterday
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] parkerj7uc:
Do you have links to both of those?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JT1510365:
Okay guys i have a major issue that I would like to talk about. My issue has already been fixed by me restoring my phone via odin. I want to know what the cause of my issue was so lets talk about it.

My issue was that I was on the rom carhdrom for 2 weeks. My phone was running perfectly smooth and normal until one night I decided to reboot the phone. Once it booted i got the yellow triangle and words at the top of the screen saying can't load or boot unsecure kernel and the phone said at the bottom: At&T has found unauthorized firmware on your phone and it would never let me boot into android. So what was the problem exactly?

My Phone info when problem occurred:

1. Recovery used to flash rom is safestrap

2. My Phone is the samsung galaxy s4 sgh-i337 running on AT&T
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Itzamistry:
Yea

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They are under post 5 under the update to ni1 section
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] parkerj7uc:
i got them. so far not workining. do you mean flash ni1 modules or kernel?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Itzamistry:
Kernel...so basically once u update yo ni1 u want to flash the nc1 kernel using Odin and then u want to root it and get safestrap. Make sure u flash nc1 kernel before rooting or getting safestrap. Then after you have those two you can then flash the ni1 kernel. It will be laggy on nc1 kernel while using ni1 but you need to be on the nc1 kernel to root it. That's why after you root it and get safestrap you flash ni1 kernel via odin. You should be good after that. If not you should try and flash ni1 modules cause why not. If that still doesn't work you can use Odin to restore to nb1 then take the ota to ni1 then do what I mentioned up above. Sorry for the long response but hopefully this helps :P
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] parkerj7uc:
I got my wifi to work. Thank you for your help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] parkerj7uc:
Want to thank [MENTION=2284570]ted77usa[/MENTION] , [MENTION=3305391]Joe-Tech[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4370174]Itzamistry[/MENTION] for helping me get this WiFi thing fixed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Itzamistry:
What was the problem
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] parkerj7uc:
It was my home WiFi connection. Weak single. Didn't make sense because my laptop was fine and my wife's phone was fine. But wasn't strong enough for my S4. So sorry for the inconvenience.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Itzamistry:
Haha that's funny, no problem glad you got your WiFi working again!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] guut13:
Thanks for the update. Good job.

Glad you got it worked out. Thanks, you reminded me that I wanted to add a Modules section to the FAQs in post 6.

Thread update -- FAQs have been updated with ATT Modules section...

ATT MODULES

Why do I need to flash the ATT Kernel Modules?

Locked bootloader means we are stuck with the stock kernel. In order for wifi to work, we need to make sure the modules in the "/system" partition match the kernel version.

If the ROM you are flashing has the same base as your kernel, you DO NOT need to flash the modules separately.​

Which version do I need to flash?

Took NI1 update --> ATT_NI1_modules.zip

Took NC1 update --> ATT_NC1_modules.zip

ODIN NB1 (rootable) --> ATT_NC1_modules.zip -- NC1 Kernel was added to Odin file in order for Towelroot to be compatible.

ODIN MK2 (running KitKat ROMs) --> ATT_MLD_modules.zip -- MLD Kernel is Odin'd as part of the Magic Tool process.

ODIN MK2 (running 4.3 ROMs) --> jflteatt-MK2-modules.zip

If you are not sure, you can run a script to check. More details can be found here...

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51067793&postcount=4

NOTE - The NB1 kernel and NC1 kernel are so similar that either module can be substituted.​

I flashed the module zip and my wifi is still not working. Did I flash the wrong module?

In System Settings, can you flip the Wifi toggle to the ON position?

If NO, then you do not have the correct modules installed. Please run the script to verify your kernel.

If YES, then the modules are fine and something else is wrong. Double check your wifi password or reboot your router.​
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] thomasye:
Has anybody successfully install imperium v12?

Post 2 has the following link

Imperium v12 -- XXUGNH8 -- i9505 -- 9.19.14

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=2706844

My ATT i337 has bootloader version I337UCUFNB1 and modem basband NB1, I used safestrap and installed imperium v12 but cannot enable wi-fi. Based on imperium requirement, I guess I need the update my modem baseband to match the requirement as following

FNB8

FNC9

GNE5

GNF1 + NON-HLOS

GNF1

GNG2 + NON-HLOS

GNG2

GNG4 + NON-HLOS

GNG4

GNG8 + NON-HLOS

GNG8

GNH7 + NON-HLOS

GNH7

GNH8 + NON-HLOS

GNH8

I have download the closest FNB8 modem firmware, but flashing using ODIN keep get error message (security check failed). My question is, is ATT I337 possible to update the modem to the above mentioned baseband? I saw another post

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2496517

mention that I337 ATT MODEMS:NI1 NC1 NB1 FMLD MK2

Does that mean the latest modem is NI1, which is still not compatible with imperium v12?

Or what is the correct method to flash method to update the modem to the above compatible baseband?

I guess I figure out what is wrong, I need to do step 5. Will give another try tonight.

0. Root and install safestrap v3.72

1. Copy remaining files above to extSdCard

2. Reboot into Safestrap Recovery

3. Wipe... Advanced Wipe... everything except extSdCard

4. Install... 4.4.2 ROM

5. Install... ATT_NC1_Modules.zip (to fix wifi)

6. Install... UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.02.zip (to keep root)

7. Reboot

8. Check APN settings and configure if necessary
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] guut13:
I'm assuming you are safestrapped since you are in this thread. If so, ignore ROM instructions that involve flashing modem or base.

You can only flash modems that are made for ATT. That would be any modem in rockratt's thread that you linked.

Are you having issues with cellular too? or just wifi? If it's wifi only, can you flip the wifi toggle on?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] thomasye:
Initially I only have cellular signal. I cannot flip the wifi toggle on. Now I carefully check your instruction and notice that I missed the step of flashing ATT_NB1_Modules.zip to fix the wifi issue. It is working perfectly.

Thank you!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] parkerj7uc:
[MENTION=2982241]guut13[/MENTION] I think we need to remove Deadly Venom 2.2.6 from KK ROM list. It does not keep root and I had ted remove it from host. So it is dead right now. Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dave5777:
I just received an invite for a 64gb OnePlus One, I'm still waiting for the next Nexus to be released before I decide which phone I want. If anyone wants to try and claim it hit me up. I'll definitely never buy another carrier branded phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] colorchange:
Any guess when we might expect a 4.4.4 modem? I can't run Sickness 4.4.4 Tmo Rom as the radio doesn't work, apparently because of the NI1 modem not being 4.4.4.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] guut13:
Thanks for the heads up. I'll remove later when I get home.

Radio worked for me, but I did have to muck around with the settings. I'll try it again later and report back. I can tell you I was on NC1 when I tested it. Not sure if that will make a difference.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] colorchange:
On one install I saw the signal and data for a short time and then it dropped. To me, it shouldn't start to work then stop if there is an incompatibility. Maybe but that sounds odd. I just don't know what else to try at this point.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kevinco1:
How many people have tried the new version of SafeStrap? Just wanted some feedback before proceeding

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2448925&page=40
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] WordsworthESP:
He says there's no added functionality, though in a later post he says it mounts in KitKat, I don't know if he's referring to USB or not. I'm going to hold off until more progress is made.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] guut13:
I didn't have luck today. Also tried a new one in T-mobile thread called HispAsian. Couldn't get cellular working on that one either.

Removing it from list. I wonder if it's more of a kernel issue, than modem issue. Maybe once we get the 4.4.4 update (and figure out a way to root and safestrap it), I'll add it back to the list.

For those that like Insane, there is a v11 (Linked in post 2) is based on 4.4.2 and works fine.